Chapter 123: Another Gambling Dog

"The deceased Kenzo Hirota, 49 years old......"

The police officers of the search section surrounded the scene, and Masami Hirota, who had fainted, was taken to the hospital by an ambulance that arrived, and Conan remained at the scene as the first discoverers of the body.

"How can this be ......" Seeing Masami Hirota being carried into the ambulance, Mao Lilan grabbed his wrist, his eyes were full of mist, "I finally found my father, but it turned out to be such a tragic scene when I met, Miss Masami ...... her"

"Yesterday afternoon, we also met Mr. Hirota who is alive, who would have thought that it was just a night, and it would be heaven and man forever." Maori Kogoro's eyebrows were also all gloomy, "Damn, who did it......"

Watching the cops untie Kenzo Hirota's body from the chandelier, Conan clutched his phone and waited for Joker's response, his mind racing through analysis.

"The deceased was strangled and hung here." After a brief on-site investigation, the Twilight Police Department had already come to a preliminary conclusion, "The technique was very rough, there were multiple repeated strangulation marks on the neck of the corpse, the deceased had obvious signs of struggle, and there were pieces of rope and cloth in the nails...... The murderer has a lot of strength, and it is guessed that it should be a strong adult male. ”

Adult male, strong and strong......

There was a regular vibration on the phone, and Conan raised his hand, saw the caller ID, quietly exited the door, and picked up the phone in the hallway.

"Hey, Joker."

"It's me." Joker's low voice dispelled the casual feeling in his voice, "Kenzo Hirota is dead, how did he die?" ”

"After being strangled and hanging in the house, I think so according to the judgment of the Twilight Police Department." Conan, who has entered the state of solving the case, doesn't sound so childish anymore, "Yesterday, the last time we saw him was around 6 p.m., at the convenience store near the apartment, Uncle Maori repeatedly checked his characteristics before returning to the office. In your opinion, is it about the organization? ”

After a brief pause, Joker asked, "Describe the situation in his room." Also, Where is Masami Hirota? Still on site? ”

"The room was empty, with simple chairs, coffee tables and TVs, and no decorations in sight. It was a small bachelor apartment, and as far as I could observe, I couldn't see any personal belongings, which was very strange. Grabbing the railing and looking down at the police car on the first floor, Conan could see the officers interrogating the tenants and the landlady on the first floor, and he asked as he thought back, "According to you, he is a gambler with a lot of debt, so why would he rent an apartment in this area?" It's close to CBD office buildings, and small apartments are very popular and can be very expensive...... Well, Miss Masami Hirota was frightened and fainted after entering the house, and she should be at Rice Flower Central Hospital now. ”

During the call, Joker let out a particularly noticeable sigh, a long breath blowing through the microphone, bringing out a hint of noise.

"Trouble, it seems to be organized. Little detective, don't contact me just yet, I have to deal with the problem. Masami Hirota, have you taken any precautions? ”

"Yes." Conan's answer did not surprise Karazawa, "I put a transmitter on Miss Masami Hirota, originally to hear the conversation between her and Kenzo Hirota...... Now, it probably doesn't make much sense. ”

"How so." Joker chuckled twice, "Thank you for your caution...... Get the killer out of the way as soon as possible, I've got my business to do. ”

Receiving Joker's exact reply, Conan's heart sank.

He looked at Mori Ran, who looked out the window from time to time with a worried face, and Mori Kogoro, who was discussing the case with the Twilight Police Department with a serious face.

If the case is related to the organization...... Should he warn Xiaolan and them as Kudo Shinichi?

“…… That is, this person is the father that your client is looking for. After asking about the reasons why several of them were at the scene, the Twilight Police Department touched his round chin, a little worried, "So, your understanding of his specific situation is limited to his name and occupation, well, it seems that you still have to ask the victim's daughter, Masami Hirota." At the hospital, Takagi followed, right? Contact Takagi and ask how Miss Masami Hirota is doing? Have you woken up and your emotions stabilized? ”

The police officer standing aside on call answered the call and dialed Wataru Takagi's phone.

Well, it seems that Xiaolan should still be informed, once Kenzo Hirota's fake identity is found out, it is difficult to say whether the forces behind him will be involved.

Observing their movements, Conan made up his mind, pulled the voice changer around his neck, and prepared to go to the no-man's corner of the stairs to give Xiaolan a call.

"What? You said that in the interval between you went to the doctor, Masami Hirota was gone?! ”

Conan jerked his head back at the Twilight Police Department, who was asking questions loudly.

"Hurry up and send someone to find it! The murderer hasn't been caught yet, she's in danger now! ”

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In the machines, the rattling balls collided and rolled in the dazzling light, and the people sitting in front of the machines, or shouting and slapping hard, or silent and gloomy, merged into a noisy and chaotic state, and fell into the ears of pedestrians as the doors of the pachinko shops opened and closed.

Akemi Miyano pushed the sunglasses on her face, and her high heels smacked a regular light sound on the tiles, sweeping over her faces, and she quickly found her target.

"Kishii!" She stood behind the man, gritted her teeth and called out the man's name.

The tall man with his back to her didn't react, just poured a few more steel pillars into the entrance of the machine, twisted the knob, and his bloodshot eyes fixed on the flickering lights of the machine.

"Akira Hirota!" Akemi Miyano slapped the empty plastic basket in his hand.

Startled by her voice, he let go of the button too early, and Kishii first watched the stalled marbles slide down, then smacked his lips regretfully before looking at Akemi Miyano with a frown.

"It's you......" Kishii rolled his eyes, ignoring the empty basket that was no longer a marble, and stood up, "What's the matter?" ”

"Come here!" Akemi Miyano looked at the noisy crowd around her, and patiently tugged at his sleeve, "Come out and say ......"

Kishii pursed his lips, put his hands in his pockets nonchalantly, and leisurely followed Akemi Miyano, who stepped on the high heels and made a percussion sound, and said casually perfunctory: "Masami, you are always so surprised, the task is placed there, even if it is two days late......"

"You killed Shirou Kaizuka?!" Standing outside the side door at the back of the store, Akemi Miyano could no longer suppress the anger and fear that welled up in her heart, and asked sharply, "Why didn't you notify me first when you found him!" I'm the one in charge! ”

As soon as she walked into the empty apartment, Akemi Miyano understood everything.

Kaizuka Shirou swept up all the cash that the three of them had robbed, which was a full six or seven large suitcases to hold, and since it was a bank robbery, all of them were new bills with serial numbers, it was impossible for him to launder the money in such a short time, let alone take the banknotes with these numbers recorded for storage, and only let them remain as they were.

Such a small apartment, no matter how he hid it, he didn't have a place to hide so many boxes, and the person who came for the money, except for her, could only be Kishii.

"Cut ......" Kishii put away the casual look on his face, looked at the angry Miyano Akemi, and smiled maliciously, "You want to ask me where the money went?" Hmph, useless woman......"

Akemi Miyano's face was pale, and her anger was difficult to hide, but she was not surprised by Kishii's sudden change in attitude.

What kind of credibility and morality can these bad gamblers have?

She closed her eyes, and as soon as she raised her right hand, a small pistol slipped out of her cuff and fell into her palm.

Raising her hand and pointing straight at Kishii, she repeated, "I asked you, why didn't you notify me first when you found him?" ”

The company had a dinner, and I didn't come back until 8 o'clock, and I was paralyzed

Chapter 2 is a little later, and I hit the keyboard at full speed

(End of chapter)