Rebirth of Conan as a Detective

In the evening, Takagi and Shiratori were called by Police Officer Megure to Shinagawa to hunt down a long-haired man suspected of being an arsonist, leaving Sato to continue investigating the fire site.

Gao Cheng followed Sato to find the place where Ayumi saw the suspicious person yesterday.

A few Kamen Rider toy machines are next to the alley, and the opposite of the alley happens to be the place where the fire broke out. Unfortunately, the surveillance cameras in the nearby shops can't take pictures of this side, so they can't verify the arsonist Ayumi said.

"If that guy continues to commit crimes, he should set fire somewhere today, right?"

Gao Cheng took the map and marked the scene of five consecutive fires.

The first was in Ikebukuro, then Asakusabashi, then Tabata, Shimokitazawa, and finally Yotsuya, which they investigated. Except that they were all near the station, there was really no connection...

"Still don't have a clue?" Huiyuan chuckled lightly, "You detective is always in a daze. Are you still thinking about Officer Sato's promise?"

"I'm not the only one who can't figure it out," Gao Cheng snorted and looked at Conan who was thinking on the other side, "Speaking of which, don't you own a Prada purse?"

"It was already last year."

"It's not broken..."

Gao Cheng couldn't help muttering, this woman likes bags and the like, but keeps her salary every time she doesn't need it, so she's probably just a small coffer now.

Huiyuan stared at Gao Cheng vigilantly, and took out a pen and paper to outline the location of the fire: "Connected with lines, it's just an ordinary trapezoid, with no regularity..."

Yuantai and the others came over: "It looks a bit like a tadpole."

"Should be more like a spoon?"

"Spoon?" Gao Cheng re-observed the map, "Whether it's a tadpole or a spoon, the order of setting fire is very wrong, right? The prisoner doesn't seem to set fire along the adjacent area. Our place is obviously the fifth place, but it's in another location , and the 3rd and 4th places are so far away, it's like scribbling on a map..."

"Graffiti?" Hui Yuan's expression changed slightly, and he snatched the map from Gao Cheng's hand.

Gao Cheng stared blankly at Hui Yuan who suddenly fell into deep thought, paused, and asked Sato helplessly, "Officer Sato, Officer Takagi, have they caught the arson suspect?"

Sato took out his mobile phone and said, "I'll make a call and ask about it.

"

At Shinagawa Station, Takagi answered the phone: "We have arrested the escaped suspect at Shinagawa Station, but he kept saying that he was not an arsonist, but just a thief who broke into an empty door..."

"Thief?" Sato turned his head and shook his head regretfully at Gao Cheng, "It seems that we have to find another way..."

"That's right, Officer Sato," Takagi glanced at Shiratori secretly, and whispered while covering the phone, "I already know who the robber was eighteen years ago. If my deduction is correct, maybe... . . . don't be surprised to hear that the robbers may be among the few we saw this afternoon...”

Shiratori suddenly appeared beside Takagi with a sullen face, and Takagi swallowed his words again, and said with a dry smile in a cold sweat, "What's the matter, Officer Shiratori? You almost scared me to death!"

Shiratori looked at Takagi suspiciously: "Takagi, your actions are suspicious, who are you calling?"

"You, what are you talking about, really..."

"Officer Takagi?" Sato yelled, but there was no response on the other side of the phone, and he asked confusedly, "What is that guy Takagi doing? He suddenly said he knew about the robber eighteen years ago, so he stopped talking..."

"Officer Takagi already knows?" Gao Cheng's ear twitched, "Aren't they busy arresting the arsonist? How did it get involved in the case eighteen years ago?"

Sato smiled wryly, "I don't know either..."

"Officer Sato, Officer Sato," Takagi's voice rang again, panting, as if he was running, "I have figured out all the puzzles from eighteen years ago..."

"Takagi, what the hell are you doing?" Sato urged, "If you know who the robber is, tell me quickly!"

"Holding, I'm sorry," Takagi held his hand against the wall and breathed a sigh of relief, "The robber should be..."

"boom!"

The sound stopped abruptly, and there was only a crash, and the phone seemed to fall to the ground.

"Takagi?" Sato's face paled, "What's wrong? Takagi! Come back!"

Gao Cheng watched Sato closely and kept calling, but in the end there was only a busy tone.

"Someone hung up the phone... Did something happen to Officer Takagi?!"

Seeing Sato anxiously calling Shiratori, Gao Cheng's heart sank.

The arson case has not been investigated clearly yet, and even the old case from 18 years ago has been pulled out. It is very likely that Takagi was attacked by the robbers back then...

But this also shows that Takagi really knows the identity of the robber.

In the afternoon, there were four old friends of Sato's father who came to worship at the crossroads. Takagi should be talking about those people...

"Officer Sato," Gao Cheng asked, "Those old friends of your father, can you find out where they are?"

"Ah? They went to the izakaya to drink, it should be the Qiqu izakaya in front of Shinagawa Station..." Sato said while holding the phone, his face changed suddenly, and a trace of sweat dripped from the corners of his eyes.

"The murderer should be among them." Conan said seriously, "Someone among the four people overheard Officer Takagi's speech, and probably wanted to silence Officer Takagi before attacking Officer Takagi."

"In Shinagawa..." Haibara said abruptly from behind, "The place where the arsonist set fire next is also near Shinagawa Station."

"Eh?"

Gao Cheng looked at Hui Yuan in a daze: "Xiao Ai, how do you know?"

"Graffiti," Haibara held up the atlas and drew lines with a marker. "The arsonist said that there is still one place to complete the eve festival. Some festivals will use words made of fire, right? The arsonist actually wants to write in Tokyo. A big 'fire character', the last stroke fell on Shinagawa Station."

"The person who attacked Takagi..."

"If the arsonist mistakenly thinks that Officer Takagi saw him arson and call the police, it is not impossible to attack Officer Takagi." Haibara paused, looking in the direction of Shinagawa, "If this inference is correct, near the scene of the next fire, it is possible It will be the same as the fourth case, there will be bodies found."

Sato couldn't care about Haibara's tranquility that didn't match his age. The image of Takagi being killed appeared in his mind, and his face became even paler: "I'll go to Shinagawa Station, Kido-kun, take them back first."

"Should I take them back?" Gao Cheng turned around and looked at Ayumi who were obviously reluctant, and smiled wryly, "But my job..."

"Someone must take care of these children, right?" Sato anxiously got into the driver's seat, "Take them home by tram, and meet at the main hall tomorrow..."

Haibara interjected: "The gangster who attacked Officer Takagi may also be an arsonist, shouldn't he bring Ayumi, the only one who has witnessed the gangster?"

"This..." Seeing Huiyuan questioning like a little adult, Sato was stunned for a moment, with sweat streaming down his face.

Why are kids so powerful now?

"Then let's all go together," Gao Cheng said with a smile, "I will take good care of them."