Chapter 258: Portrait of a Serial Arsonist
"Hey, hey, hey! Sato! Don't pull me yet! What's the matter? Rush you into this? ”
As usual, Yuichi, who is sitting at his desk drawing comics to kill time, is biting his brush to create his masterpiece.
However, just when he was about to be inspired, Miwako Sato hurriedly pushed the office door open, and before the whole office could react, Yuichi was dragged away in a daze with his swivel chair.
And when Yuichi reacted, one of the two teams he didn't want to see the least while killing time appeared in front of him.
"Kudo Police Department! Ayumi said that she may have witnessed the murderer of the recent serial arson case that gave the Twilight Police Department a headache yesterday, so in order to catch the murderer as soon as possible, we need to try to draw his portrait, I thought about it, let's take the whole class, except for Mr. Shigawa, who is on vacation with a cold, maybe you are the most suitable for this, so I quickly invited you over! So that the little ones don't get nervous! Forgot what important features were forgotten! ”
Listening to Miwako Sato's explanation, Yuichi, who was stimulated by the word please, wanted to complain and express his resentment, but after seeing the work that Sato showed that belonged to the work she had just tried to complete, Yuichi had already chosen to forgive her.
Because that picture, just like what this group of imps who don't lie to euphemism say, one word - ugly!
Looking at the image of the murderer with fox eyes, baseball cap, and beard drawn according to Ayumi's description, Yuichi felt that this murderer could only be found in the second dimension, and it was impossible for a normal person to look like this.
However, just as Yuichi was about to complain about this alternative work belonging to Sato, the sycophants who came to him with two other inquiries made him completely desperate for the bottom line of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's search lesson.
"What's going on? I heard that Sato carried Officer Kudo directly to the conference room with chairs? Don't be afraid! Officer Kudo, I'm here to save you! ”
"What? Actually doing something indescribable with my beloved Sato on a chair in the conference room? This...... This is simply too much! No, I'm going to stop them! ”
"Ahh Hahaha! I came to paint! Poof! Who drew this? It's hilarious! It's the same as the graffiti of the imp! ”
"Huh? What the? This is what Sato painted? Sure enough, I felt that this painting had neat lines, intriguing style, and a postmodern style! If it was painted by Sato, it would not be surprising! ”
"Yes! Oh, yes! Especially this fox eye, it is simply the finishing touch in this whole portrait! Wonderful! What a wonderful drawing! ”
"You two bastards who don't understand art, give me some suitability! There's a limit to how much you can do on the back, right? Can you see the beauty of this kind of painting? What a lie, not a draft! ”
Looking at Yuichi, Takagi and Shiratori, who were about to stage a tearing war because of their own paintings, Sato reluctantly pulled back his painting from Shiratori's hand, and reminded him helplessly.
"Three police officers! There are children here, too! Would you please maintain your glorious image as a criminal policeman? Let's not talk about painting for now! It's always okay to talk about this arsonist first, right? ”
"Of course!"
Looking at the transferred back that had been pinched off five finger prints on the side, the three people who were quite knowledgeable immediately unified their voices and gave the answer in their hearts, so, under Sato's forced gaze, the three of them listened patiently to Ayumi about the situation she encountered last night.
"Ayumi, huh? Are you saying that when you went to the vending machine to buy a drink last night, you saw a strange man come out in the side alley, and then when you got home, you saw the news that there was a fire there, and then you remembered that man, you, came to the Metropolitan Police Department to call the police today? That's too casual, isn't it? You didn't see the man set the fire with your own eyes, how can you be sure that he is the murderer? ”
"Huh? What do you mean? Are you saying Ayumi is lying? I tell you, don't underestimate us little friends! It's only these unnoticed children who can see this, just because this guy has committed four crimes, and we don't have any information about him to see that he is a cunning guy with anti-investigation methods, and ordinary adults can't approach him, right? So I don't think it's a good sign that you're so arbitrary, Officer Shiratori! ”
Just when Shiratori Renzaburo disdained to judge after hearing Ayumi's description, how could Yuichi, who had already decided to support Takagi pursue Sato, let go of this bastard who always stabbed himself in front of the Twilight Police Department, and immediately stood up unceremoniously and fought with Shiratori, just because there was Conan in the team this time, Yuichi dared to bet everything with Shiratori.
"And just now Ayumi also said, yesterday's weather was so hot, that man was actually wearing a long coat, wearing leather gloves, his pants still smelled of being splashed with gasoline, and with a weird smile on his face, he appeared in the alleyway near the fire scene, anyway, he is also suspicious, right?"
"Oh? Is it? So since the Kudo Police Department thinks that there is something suspicious in that place, why don't you take Takagi and this group of imps to the place where they met the suspect yesterday and investigate it properly? I'm going to have some personal business with Officer Sato in a moment? What do you think? ”
The corners of the white bird's beak that saw Yuichi really put on the set couldn't help but show a smug smile, and when Yuichi just felt that the situation was not good, he immediately told his long-planned plan, and slapped Takagi and Yuichi who wanted to say something on the side to the ground together.
"This ...... This...... I...... Youyi Police Department! You can do it alone, right? ”
Seeing Shiratori say this, Takagi immediately looked at Yuichi with a begging gaze.
And while Yuichi was scolding the two bastards Takagi and Shiratori in his heart, he wondered what kind of medicine these two people had taken today? When Sato had some private matters that made these two care so much.
Seeing that they were all involved in their own cases, Sato immediately opened his mouth to interrupt the dispute between Takagi and Shiratori, and walked towards the outside of the Metropolitan Police Department with Ayumi in his arms.
"You two don't have to fight, I'll take this group of children to the scene, and then I'll stop by to do my private business!"
Hearing Sato's words, the two immediately changed their faces again and competed with each other.
"Hahaha! Youyi Police Department! That one...... I don't think you're going to be able to do it alone! Let the lowly go to the scene to help you, right? ”
"Ahem! With so many people, maybe there are not enough cars! Or I'll send you there! I'm fine for the time being anyway! ”
Looking at the two who began to fight to go to the scene again, Yuichi couldn't complain about the second word except for saying one word in his heart.
So, the group drove towards the place where Ayumi saw the arsonist last night, of course, before that, Sato also went to the special place for her today, to start a special day for her.