When he got home, Ogata was relieved to see that Ran and her mother were fine.

He worries that if Gin can find Shiho, he should also be able to find his family and residential address. If he used the time he spent to see Shiho to act, he couldn't take care of both ends at all.

Thankfully, the worst-case scenario didn't happen.

Today, Xiaolan and her mother and Conan went shopping together, and Ogata couldn't help but stand aside and smile when he saw them happily chatting about the harvest and results of this shopping. Fortunately, there is a mother to take care of Xiaolan, a cousin who came all the way from Japan to accompany her, otherwise with her own itinerary, it is really difficult to find time to visit New York with her.

It is said that women are born to love shopping and shopping, and Xiaolan is the same. She's just a high school student, and although she's usually very sensible, it doesn't mean she doesn't have a girl's mind. Ogata knew that it would be difficult for him to have fun with her, and that it was very rude for him to bring someone back to the United States without good company, so he asked his mother before going out in the morning.

Being in a foreign country, you must take care of this cousin's feelings!

"Cousin, are you back?" Xiaolan noticed Ogata standing silently on the side at this moment, and she was in a good mood, and said happily.

Ogata let out a "hmm" and smiled, "How's it going?" Have fun? ”

"My aunt bought me a lot of clothes and took me to eat a lot of famous local snacks, and today we went shopping for a long time, and now my legs are a little sore." Xiaolan hurriedly replied.

Hearing her say this, Ogata was relieved.

But when he looked at Conan, it was clear that the latter was in the eyes. Not so happy. He leaned back on the couch. It seems to be quite resentful.

I can accompany two women to the street to buy things. Just walked alive for a day, it was really difficult for him. Ogata winked at him, wondering if the imp had regretted going out with them instead of staying in the room and watching TV.

"Mom, how are you? Are you tired? Do you want me to rub it for you? ”

Ogata said to his mother, who had worked hard all day.

Ogata's mother also seems to have enjoyed shopping, and is busy 'sharing' with Xiaolan on the table, taking out all kinds of clothes and shoes from the shopping bag at her feet. Until the sight is full.

"No, stinky boy, you're busy. By the way, I bought you a suit and I'll try it out later. Ogata's mother waved her hand and said to Ogata.

Ogata took a shopping bag handed to him by his mother, with a sign on it that he didn't recognize.

Subconsciously opened the neatly stacked suit tags in the bag, and when he saw the price on it, he understood why Xiaolan and his mother were pushing back there.

Anyway, before Ogata left New York. Seeing that everyone was fine, I was completely relieved.

Maybe the whole living room. Only Conan can understand what kind of mood he has at this time, and he treats his most precious family.

Ogata knew that he was completely risky when he flew to Los Angeles this time and infiltrated the party held by the black-clad organization. Whether it is possible to return to them again will be unknown.

The other party has powerful firearms, and from the mouths of Shiho and Akemi, they know that the power of this black-clad organization is terrifying, and in the hands of this group of people, in addition to ordinary pistols, they even have submachine guns with amazing lethality, as well as bazookas and helicopters!

So, for the first time, Ogata felt that when he left home, his mother, his beloved, and the one he had now, he faced a thing that was not particularly obvious to win, and it was difficult to describe the concern and reluctance in words.

Looking at them, Ogata clenched his fists.

The black-clad tissue is like a cancer, which can erupt at any time.

While everyone's happy and happy smiling faces are still at this moment.

He must face it, relying on his own ability, to protect this beauty that is engraved in his heart.

"Yusuke, what are you doing in a daze? Go try this outfit. Ogata's mother couldn't help but laugh when she saw Ogata standing in place, carrying the shopping bag in her hand.

Hearing this, Ogata nodded

The next day, in the morning.

Ogata took a taxi to New York International Airport with very little luggage and only a simple satchel. It contains some daily necessities for daily use, as well as some simple charms written in advance. and a New York Times that passes the time when I have nothing to do.

Originally, in order to guard against what Gin would do, he planned to prepare as many materials as possible with the characteristics of Gangqi.

But exorcisms such as mercury and cinnabar, which are particularly effective against evil spirits, are blamed on liquids. There was no way to get through the security check, and Ogata found it very troublesome to check in, so he chose to travel light.

Sitting on the seat in the waiting hall, looking at the many figures who hurriedly passed in front of him, he leisurely crossed Erlang's legs.

Ogata glanced at his watch, and there was still about half an hour before his flight took off.

He got up early and ran out secretly without saying hello to Xiaolan and his mother. Because once they know that they are flying to Los Angeles, they will definitely try to stop it. After all, he had only been in New York for two days after flying back from Japan, and he had to be tossed somewhere else. And Xiaolan is his cousin, who was 'abducted' from Japan, it stands to reason that he took Xiaolan to have a good time, which is in line with what he should do as an older brother.

Unfortunately, there are priorities.

Ogata could only apologetically leave a note on the desk in his room, informing his mother and Ran that he had something to leave for a while, and specifically explaining that it was an extremely important matter.

This special explanation is also to let Xiaolan not be angry with herself.

The wait was boring, and Ogata couldn't muster the appetite to read the newspaper, so he pulled his phone out of his pocket.

"Shiho, take care of yourself."

His fingers clicked a few times on the keyboard before sending the message.

After waiting for about two minutes, Ogata quickly received a reply from her.

"I know. You'll be back! ”

See here. There was a flash of tenderness in his eyes

When Ogata arrived in Los Angeles by plane. It was already noon.

He was alone, had just left the airport, and there was no one to pick him up, but went directly to the taxi waiting area opposite the airport bus.

This wasn't Ogata's first time in Los Angeles, so he was familiar with the roads.

According to the specific route map he found on the Internet before he came, Ogata explained how to get around the driver in fluent English.

The Cecil Hotel chosen for the Blackcoat congregation. Due to the remote location, the scenery along the way deviates from the bustling city of the city.

Ogata sat in the co-pilot's seat, chewing gum and thinking about things in his head.

"Sir, if you don't pay the deposit, I advise you to choose another hotel to live in." At this time, the driver, who had been driving, kindly reminded.

Hearing him speak, Ogata came back to his senses and looked at the driver with the middle-aged face. Somewhat strange asked, "What?" Is there anything wrong with this hotel? ”

"I'm a native of Los Angeles and as far as I know, very few people come to stay at this Cecil hotel. Even if you find this kind of ghost place. It's also mostly because the housing prices there are relatively cheap, so I choose to live there. I look at your clothes, sir, I don't care too much about the cost of the room, right? If you're visiting Los Angeles for the first time and haven't chosen a hotel, I'd advise you not to stay there. The driver glanced at Ogata, then talked eloquently and made his own statement.

Those who hear these things actually know these things in their hearts.

Before he left yesterday, he deliberately checked the background of this hotel to see what it had to do with the Black Clothes organization, and what kind of meeting place would be chosen in this kind of place.

But what he didn't expect was that he seemed to have found something amazing.

According to the website profile about the Cecil Hotel, in the thirties and forties of the last century, the Cecil Hotel in downtown Los Angeles was a popular destination for celebrities and the wealthy. But as downtown Los Angeles decayed, so did Cecil's condition. Due to the low rent and flexible length of stay, it attracts many homeless people in close proximity, and the hotel has become a crime-prone place.

The Cecil Hotel is located in an old neighborhood of Los Angeles with a high incidence of crime, which is notorious for being "dirty, messy and bad."

So this driver gave him a heads-up, which was completely kind!

Ogata was silent for a long time, and asked knowingly, "Since it's a four-star hotel, the accommodation environment shouldn't be too bad, right?" ”

The locals have the most to say, and the driver seems to be very chatty.

"No, no, you probably haven't heard of it, this hotel is evil." The driver seemed to think of something, his face sank, and he explained: "If you read newspapers and magazines a lot, you should know about the "Black Dahlia" case, right? ”

"Black dahlia?" Ogata was slightly stunned, thoughtful.

Seeing that Ogata seemed to have heard of it, the driver still concentrated on driving, and said, "As a citizen of Los Angeles, the unsolved case of black dahlia can be said to be a case that is often mentioned after dinner. And the case involved the deceased, Elizabeth. Sauter died at this Cecil Hotel. ”

As a forensic doctor, Ogata has certainly heard of one of the famous unsolved mysteries in history, and once in class, Professor Kate specifically brought out the 'black dahlia' that he talked about!

I still clearly remember that a classmate asked Professor Kate about the whole case.

At that time, Professor Kate gave a general account of the case. Afterwards, Ogata, who was extremely curious, went to the library to check the relevant materials.

Black Dahlia, this is a world-class unsolved case on a par with the "Jack the Ripper Serial Murder Case"!

The 1947 real murder tragedy caused a sensation in California, and the deceased actress Elizabeth . Sauter is known as the "Black Dahlia" due to his black outfit. Elizabeth. After Sauter's death, the Los Angeles Police Department did everything in its power to help solve the case, not because Elizabeth. Sauter's name is resounding, but because the murder was so bloody and horrific that it made the residents of the whole United States, especially Los Angeles, panic.

If this cruel murderer is not caught for a day, the local residents, especially the female residents, will not be able to live in peace for a day.

The Los Angeles Police Department spent three years investigating the case, and hundreds of people were investigated, during which many people turned themselves in and claimed to be the "culprit", but after investigation, none of them were the real murderers.

For several years the police found nothing and killed Elisabeth. Sauter's killer vanished like nothing into thin air, and has not been found to this day.

Therefore, Ogata once wondered if he had been born in that era, and if he could use modern forensic technology to unravel the mystery that shocked the whole world!

"The Cecil Hotel is the scene of this case, and since then, there seems to be a constant number of homicides at this hotel, so we locals would advise travelers who are out of town or on business not to stay in that kind of place if possible."

The driver sighed and looked at Ogata.

However, to his consternation, Ogata actually smiled and said slowly, "It's okay, I'm a forensic doctor." ”

"Huh?"

"Well, that's when dealing with corpses." (To be continued......)