"...... of the swamp"

"Jiichiro!"

Hearing this name come out of Takato's mouth, Hattori Heiji and Conan, both of whom obviously knew this person, repeated his first and last name respectively, showing a surprised and puzzled expression, as if to confirm something, and said-

"It's the robber murderer who is currently wanted!"

Conan asked in surprise.

At the same time, Hattori Heiji seemed to remember something after hearing this name, and looked at the photo from twenty years ago again-

"That's right, this very special appearance is Jiichiro Numabuchi!"

After Heiji Hattori confirmed that among the people in the photo, there was really Jiichiro Numabuchi back then, and he couldn't help but say in surprise.

In this regard, hearing Hattori Heiji's words, Conan seemed to realize something, recalled the details he had just heard about this incident, and asked puzzledly:

"The accident that happened to Officer Sakata's father was related to the students of the driving training class he taught back then? Then all the students at that time were the targets of Officer Sakata's revenge, so of course they also included Jiichiro Numabuchi. But ......"

"But why is it said that Jiichiro Numabuchi is now in the hands of Officer Sakata?"

Heiji Hattori asked.

To this, Gao Yuan replied:

"Because Officer Sakata knows the time of the truth! If Officer Sakata had known the truth of the year, there would be no reason to take revenge now. According to the current known information, the first incident occurred half a month ago, and the Osaka Prefectural Police got the clues, Numabuchi Jiichiro also fled to Osaka almost half a month ago, and a lot of police were dispatched to search at that time......

"It is difficult to investigate the truth of the incident 20 years ago, unless the parties involved in the relevant incident can be found and the truth can be directly asked from the parties, otherwise it is difficult to investigate clearly......"

"I see!"

Suddenly, hearing Takato's half-spoken explanation, Hattori Heiji and Conan both knew what Takato meant, and couldn't help but follow Takato's analysis and continue to think:

"Officer Sakata must have met someone involved in the incident and learned the truth about his father's accidental death from him, and then began to take revenge on everyone who caused the incident. And this possible party ......"

"Most likely, it was Officer Sakata who happened to catch the other party when he was involved in the search for the whereabouts of Jiichiro Numabuchi! Jiichiro Numabuchi is a fugitive on the run, and he is also a party to the incident back then, so Officer Sakata, as a police officer, took the opportunity to catch the fugitive and asked him the truth of the year......"

Conan also analyzed.

In this regard, listening to the conversation of several people, Yusuke Sakata also smiled bitterly:

"That's right, it's not far from what you guessed. At that time, I was also involved in the search for the whereabouts of Kiichiro Numabuchi, and found Numabuchi who had fled to the mountains in the mountains...... At that time, when he saw me, who looked like my father, he suddenly said everything in fear......"

Saying this, Yusuke Sakata recalled that at that time, when he was searching alone, he really encountered the vicious fugitive.

At that time, he was ready to fight for his life, but he didn't expect that after seeing his face, the other party actually showed a frightened expression and began to beg for mercy-

"Spare me, Instructor Inaba, it's just a prank. The reason why we get you drunk and run out of brake fluid is because we want to see if you, as a devil instructor, can also have a scared face......"

In this way, after briefly repeating what Jiichiro Numabuchi said to him at that time, Yusuke Sakata fell to his knees and continued to confess to everyone:

"It was only then that I learned the truth about my father's death, and it turned out to be just a prank by the students at the time...... This kind of thing...... When I thought of my father, who was so strict and serious, was killed because of this kind of thing......"

"So what? Because the statute of limitations had expired, and he knew that he could not convict them, did he kill them? ”

In this regard, listening to Yusuke Sakata's explanation, Conan couldn't help but say seriously, and he absolutely did not approve of the other party's behavior.

"Don't say it so pathetic......"

At the same time, Hattori Heiji couldn't help but step forward at this time, grabbed Yusuke Sakata's collar hard, pulled him up, and said angrily:

"The police are one of the groups that can legally own guns in Japan! Why don't you take pride in this and continue to commit murder as a policeman! You stand up for me, Sakata! The cherry blossom badge on your criminal police card is crying! ”

It seems that because he has known Yusuke Sakata for a long time, he didn't expect the other party to embark on such a road of no return.

Seeing this, looking at Hattori Heiji who was so emotional, he also knew that Yusuke Sakata usually had a good relationship with Hattori Heiji, and the big Taki Goro on the side looked at Hattori Heiji venting his emotions like this, and after a while, he still came forward to persuade Hattori Heiji to leave-

"Pingji, okay, okay...... Now the matter still involves the fugitive Numabuchi Keichiro......"

Goro Otaki said this, as if he was a little tired, and Heiji Hattori finally let go of the hand that was holding Yusuke Sakata's collar.

So, Otaki Goro took advantage of this and asked:

"So where is Jiichiro Numabuchi now!"

"I found him in the mountains of Meiji-no-Mori Keno-Sei National Park, and after learning the truth from him, I handcuffed him to the ceiling of an abandoned log cabin near Minoh Falls...... Originally, I wanted to wait until the serial killings were completed, and then let him disguise himself as a suicide and put all the blame on him, so I left him alive......"

Slowly, Yusuke Sakata finally told the whereabouts of Jiichiro Numabuchi.

In this regard, after hearing this, Goro Otaki immediately took out his mobile phone and began to report and ask for support.

After asking the police officers who arrived at the scene to bring Yusuke Sakata and Sumie Okazaki back to the police station, he prepared to drive to Meiji no Mori Kenoba Quasi-National Park first, and join forces with the police of the Osaka Prefectural Police Headquarters to complete the arrest of Jiichiro Numabuchi.

But unexpectedly, Hattori Heiji and Conan also got into Otaki Goro's car, and together with Otaki Goro and Takato, they were ready to go to the scene of the arrest of Numabuchi Jiichiro-

"Pingji, when you get to the location, don't you act rashly...... And Mr. Wise too. By the way, this kid ......."

After getting into the car, facing Hattori Heiji and Conan who came with him, Otaki Goro was a little helpless, knowing that he would not be able to persuade Hattori Heiji for a while, so in order not to waste time, he acquiesced to them coming, but in this regard, Otaki Goro still seriously advised Hattori Heiji and others.

In this regard, Hattori Heiji smiled and said:

"Yes, yes! You don't have to worry about it, Officer Otaki! As for this child......"

"It's Conan, who lives in the Maori detective's house, and he is a child who likes to reason, and he has a good relationship with Hattori's classmates."

Takato helped Conan explain his identity.

Hearing this, Otaki Goro nodded, and without asking too much, he installed the police lights on his car, and after turning on the police lights, he stepped on the accelerator and accelerated to the place where Yusuke Sakata confessed that he Sekinuma Jiichiro.

Then, after galloping like this, they came to the vicinity of the Minoh Waterfall in Meiji-no-mori Minoh Quasi-National Park, and after meeting up with the Osaka Prefectural Police Department, the police force that arrived first had already found an abandoned log cabin and looked for it on the ceiling.

But—

"Report, no Jiichiro Numabuchi found!"

Soon, the advance troops, after investigating the ceiling of the cabin, reported such an unexpected situation......

(End of chapter)