Standing just outside the "Prince Hotel", in the woods not far away, Gao Yuan looked at the hotel that had been surrounded by the police at this time, and began to think about the next plan.

The kidnappers wanted to realize the kidnapping today, and the only way they could think of it was to get the target to voluntarily leave the police protection.

And to achieve this, there are only two cases:

For one, the target itself was one of the kidnappers. The second is to use some reason to threaten a student into having to do so.

If it is the first case, then it can be understood that the kidnapped student is a member of the kidnappers, and he can start to investigate from this aspect.

But in the second case, what are the reasons for the kidnappers to threaten whom?

Now, the kidnappers have kidnapped Suzuki Sonoko, and the easiest thing for the kidnappers to take advantage of at this time is to threaten people who know him with Suzuki Sonoko's safety, and among all the students, there is no doubt that there is only one person who has the best relationship with Suzuki Sonoko!

Maoriland!

Moreover, Moriran is also a person related to Kudo Shinichi. If you are a member of the kidnappers and provoke Kudo Shinichi in the form of a challenge, kidnapping Maolilan is also the best choice.

Thinking of this, Gao Yuan roughly had an idea, then took out his mobile phone, sent an email to Mao Lilan's mobile phone, and then waited for the development of the situation.

Until just now, seeing the panicked Kudo Shinichi running out of the hotel and having an argument with Mori Kogoro, Takato knew that he had guessed correctly.

At the same time, Gao Yuan also determined who two of the people involved in this kidnapping plan were!

Now, Shinichi Kudo, it's up to you what the kidnappers will do!

Thinking of this, Gao Yuan walked to the woods behind the hotel, looked around without people, and said, "You can come out, no one is here except me!" ”

As soon as the words fell, in the woods, a figure walked out, slightly apprehensive, looking at Gao Yuan-Mao Lilan!

At this time, Mao Lilan was wearing the clothes of the waiter in the "Prince Hotel".

"Why? Will Mr. Wise know, what about all this? ”

With a puzzled expression, Mao Lilan looked at Gao Yuan and said.

"I don't know, I just vaguely guessed it."

Gao Yuan was very relieved to see Mao Lilan here.

"If you have the opportunity to listen to my arrangement to wait for me here, it means that the kidnappers are asking you to go to the designated place on your own!"

Gao Yuan said.

"That's right. Mr. Wise, what should I do next? If I don't do what the kidnappers ask, the other party will detonate the bomb! ”

Mao Lilan cried for help.

"Don't worry, you just do what the kidnappers ask. Now finding the location where Suzuki-san's detention is the main thing! ”

Takato said, "You can do it, for Suzuki-san!" ”

Hearing this, Mao Lilan nodded, and said seriously: "For the sake of the garden, I can!" ”

"That's good."

Gao Yuan said, "I'll leave first. I can't be exposed to the kidnappers until I figure everything out! ”

With that, Gao Yuan hurriedly left here-

It seems that the situation is a little better than she expected, and the kidnappers did not take Maolilan away after she left alone, but asked her to wait at the designated place first, which means that the kidnappers can't get out at all now. In other words, all the kidnappers are now in the hotel!

However, are there still bombs? Shinichi Kudo, who the hell did you provoke?

Now, the kidnapper's attention should have been on you, so I, who was not exposed to the kidnapper, had to do something!

Outside the door of the "Prince Hotel", Kudo Shinichi got up, very disappointed, looking around, at this time, because of the disappearance of Mao Liran, the police officers who were originally guarding outside the hotel were also called by Officer Tamagawa to search the hotel, and there was no one around him now.

It was also at this time that Kudo Shinichi's mobile phone rang, and another call from an encrypted number, seeing this, Kudo Shinichi's expression suddenly became angry and picked up the phone.

"How dare you kidnap Xiaolan!"

Suppressing the anger, Kudo Shinichi.

"Or I won, even if you have the help of the police, you can't protect your friends!"

On the other end of the phone, the voice that had obviously changed his voice said in a pleasant tone, "It's really boring to continue this one-sided game!" This time it was the last, and I planted a bomb in the place where they were being held. The explosion was scheduled for midnight tonight. What do you think? Can you find them? ”

After saying that, the other party hung up the phone.

Looking at the time at this time, Kudo Shinichi looked serious - less than twelve hours!

Back in the hall, at this time, the police had finished the investigation of the scene and had almost left, leaving only Kogoro, standing in the center of the hall in a daze, looking at the hall.

Kudo Shinichi looked at Kogoro, thought about it, and chose to walk up.

"Maori detectives."

Quietly, Kudo Shinichi shouted to the other party.

"Just now, I'm sorry I beat you up impulsively."

Kogoro's anger seems to have disappeared a lot, so he said.

"No, I should thank you. Because I can't beat myself hard. ”

Kudo Shinichi said sincerely.

"But!"

Turning around, Kogoro said indignantly, "What the hell is going on with this whole incident, so simple as making a person disappear." Do prisoners have superpowers? ”

"He's just an ordinary person. The heart is full of evil. ”

Kudo Shinichi said angrily, "That guy contacted me again and said that he had planted a bomb in the place where Xiaolan was imprisoned." The time is set at zero o'clock. ”

Hearing this, Kogoro's expression changed, nervous, urgent, and worried.

"What did you say!"

"Either way, be sure to find them!"

Kudo Shinichi said firmly.

"But we don't know anything now, who the prisoner really is! How to find Xiaolan and them, there are too few clues! ”

Kogoro said in a trembling tone, and then recalled.

"However, at least Miss Mai is absolutely impossible to commit a crime!"

"Why?"

Shinichi Kudo asked.

"Because she's always there for me."

"All the time? Are you sure? ”

"That's right. If you want to say anything suspicious, it's the captain surnamed Dong and the guy Nantian. ”

"Why?"

"The guy named Nanda went to make a phone call before the power went out. And Captain East hasn't been back since he went to the bathroom! ”

Recalling, Kogoro was a little excited, "There you have it! The kidnappers are the East! He must have done that word in the garden! ”

"However, on the tour boat, Mr. Dong has been at the helm."

Somewhat skeptical, Kudo Shinichi said.

"Stupid! It can be autopilot! Just let the boat move autonomously! ”

Kogoro retorted.

"Then how did he take Xiaolan away?"

Shinichi Kudo still didn't understand.

"This kind of thing, as long as you catch him himself, you will know! There's no time, let's go! ”

Kogoro urged, pulled Kudo Shinichi, asked where Higashi Kunio lived, and drove there.

Then, just downstairs from Tobango's residence, I saw an ambulance, parked there, and the paramedics, who were carrying a person on a stretcher, into the ambulance.

Kudo Shinichi and Kogoro stepped forward to take a look, but found that the person on the stretcher was Kunio Higashi!

"What's going on!"

Shinichi Kudo grabbed a paramedic and asked.

"We were notified that a resident here had hanged himself."

The paramedics replied like this, and ignored Kudo Shinichi.

Faced with such a situation, Kudo Shinichi and Kogoro immediately rushed to the apartment building, the room of Higashi Kunio, and the door was not closed at this time.

Rushing into the room, Kudo Shinichi saw at a glance that on the coffee table in the hall, there was a piece of letter paper with a handwritten sentence on it, like a suicide note:

“i am a kidnaper。”

"Sure enough! The prisoner is indeed this guy! ”

Faced with such a situation, Kogoro shouted anxiously, "Damn! I don't know if that guy is dead, if he does, I don't know where Xiaolan and the others are imprisoned! Gotta get to the hospital quickly...... No, let's see if there are any clues left here. ”

With that, Kogoro put on his gloves and began rummaging through the house.

And Kudo Shinichi, at this time, stepped forward curiously, picked up the letter and looked at it, only to see that on the back of this suspected suicide note, an arrow was drawn - the position of the arrow corresponds to the letter "a" and "ma" on the other side, and the direction of the arrow is from "a" to "am".

Seeing this, Kudo Shinichi was suddenly stunned - is it possible! The prisoner is!

But! Who left it, this tip!