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"Conan was taken aback," Conan said, stunned, "So, you're saying Mr. Sugiyama isn't dead yet, but has just lost consciousness or had his movements restricted?"
"Uh-huh." Hissashi nodded.
Conan was flustered.
Still just saying 'Uh-huh'? Are you that calm?
We need to quickly find a way to find the Manager and save him!
"Let's go grab him!"
Genta, Mitsuhiko, and Ayumi were already running towards the Shop aggressively.
"We have to force him to tell us where he hid Mr. Sugiyama!"
"And," Ayumi added indignantly, "ask him why he would use Police Officer Takagi, such a good and pitiful person!"
"Hey! Wait up!" Conan quickly chased after them.
Some murderers are determined to kill, and even if you interrogate them, you won't get anything. It's better not to alert the suspect and find the person first.
Of course, he also needs to double-check, to confirm whether Jiro Hanazaki really intends to commit murder.
Ai followed, running out a couple of steps, then turned back to find Hissashi unhurriedly getting up and following, leaving her speechless.
Brother Hichiji is sometimes so calm it's scary.
In front of the BBQ Restaurant, Conan successfully stopped the three Children who were about to rush in, and quietly observed through the glass window of the BBQ Restaurant, his heart sinking.
In the Shop, Jiro Hanazaki had food grilling in front of him, but didn't eat any of it, instead constantly looking at the Clock hanging on the Wall.
"He keeps checking the Time," Conan said, "It seems Brother Ike was right, his estimated time of crime is indeed from one to three in the Afternoon, specifically choosing a Shop that's open for two hours, so the Time can be even more precise, his Method will probably cause Mr. Sugiyama's Death between two and two-thirty."
"Then what should we do now?" Ayumi turned her head worriedly, looking at Hissashi who had just caught up with them.
"Either grab him and torture him severely, but he might not talk," Hissashi said, "Or quickly go find his Residence, Mitsuhiko was right before, he should have put the Manager in his Bathroom."
"Okay!" Conan automatically ignored the 'torture him severely' option, taking it as Hissashi joking with them, and said to the three Children and Haibara Ai, "Then let's split up and search!"
"Uh-huh!"
Genta, Mitsuhiko, and Ayumi ran off full of energy.
Conan also moved quickly.
Haibara Ai was about to run when she suddenly stopped, turning her head to look at Hissashi who hadn't moved.
Hissashi observed Jiro Hanazaki in the Shop, and looked towards the crane operating in the Construction Site not far away, "There's sand on the side of the Slippers, near there."
Haibara Ai looked speechlessly at the direction Conan ran off in, "Let's go too, we can probably be one step faster than them."
She always felt that Conan's State today was a bit Offline.
Like Hissashi, observing Jiro Hanazaki for Clues before going to search will be much faster, right?
In the Park next to them, Wataru Takagi turned his head and found that everyone had left, feeling a little lost and aggrieved.
"Sigh... Even Mr. Chi and the Junior Detective League don't want to pay attention to me..."
...
"Are you still going to make Money tonight?"
"This Case shouldn't be delayed for too long."
"Have you confirmed the specific area to go to?"
"Earlier Conan saw you take out a Map, so we won't choose a Place that needs a Map, let's find a familiar Place... Let's go to the Shinagawa Station area."
"You're really guarding against him."
"His Curiosity is too strong."
"Also Correct, we should guard against him a little..."
Haibara Ai and Hissashi chatted about 'Making Money', and when they arrived near the Construction Site, they asked a nearby resident and confirmed the specific Location of Banzaki's Residence. Then, using the Detective Badge, she contacted the others, "We found it..."
More than ten minutes later, Conan ran up to the Apartment Building, panting heavily, and said to Hissashi who was waiting at the Entrance, "I know Banzaki's Murder Method! He went to the Ice Shop before to buy large Ice Cubes, and also picked up Bricks at the Construction Site, he should have tied up Mr. Sugiyama and put him in the Bathtub, then hung the Bricks above Mr. Sugiyama's Head, and tied the other end of the Rope to the Ice Cubes, when the Ice Cubes melt, the Bricks will fall down and hit Mr. Sugiyama to Death, afterwards, as long as he rolls Mr. Sugiyama's Corpse down the Staircase, it will make people think that Mr. Sugiyama was drunk and accidentally fell to his Death..."
Ayumi was also panting heavily beside him, "When we rushed over, Mitsuhiko and Genta had already gone to find Police Officer Takagi, they should be arriving soon too."
Haibara Ai went upstairs with a large bunch of Keys, "I asked the Landlord for a Spare Key."
Hissashi moved aside, letting Haibara Ai go open the Door.
Originally, he wanted to go get the Spare Key together, but Haibara Ai actually said that if he went along, the Landlord might not give them the Key.
Does he look that much like a bad person...
Also, even if they couldn't get the Key, what does it matter? Couldn't they just break down the Door by force?
"Conan, is it this room?" Wataru Takagi hurriedly followed Genta and Mitsuhiko upstairs, went straight into the Door, and ran towards the Living Room, then was pulled back.
Hissashi dragged Wataru Takagi to the Washroom and opened the Door.
Wataru Takagi saw Seiichi Sugiyama tied up in the Bathtub, stunned for a moment, then realized that the Ice Cubes had broken, and the Bricks hanging above were falling towards Seiichi Sugiyama, he quickly reached out and pulled Seiichi Sugiyama out in time.
Haibara Ai looked at Hissashi, "You've given him the opportunity to redeem himself."
Conan saw that the person was saved, breathed a sigh of relief, and couldn't help but chuckle dryly.
Hissashi's 'opportunity' was really given decisively, he directly dragged Wataru Takagi over... But it was very useful!
The good News is that Wataru Takagi's Police Handbook was picked up by Seiichi Sugiyama, Jiro Hanazaki just saw it and took advantage of this Matter.
The Police Handbook is still on Seiichi Sugiyama, and it was also returned to Wataru Takagi.
Wataru Takagi doesn't seem to need any opportunity to redeem himself anymore.
The bad News is...
An Hour later, Inspector Megure led a team to arrest Jiro Hanazaki at the BBQ Restaurant, looking at Wataru Takagi with Half-Moon Eyes, "Police Officer Takagi, I heard that you prevented a Murder Case from happening, is that right?"
"Ah, yes," Wataru Takagi hesitated, looking at Hissashi and the others, "But..."
"You've really worked hard, this is a great achievement," Inspector Megure said, clearly displeased, "But is your headache better now?"
"Huh?" Wataru Takagi was stunned.
"Didn't you say you had a Fever of 39 Degrees?" Inspector Megure stared at Wataru Takagi, walking closer step by step, "You also said that your stomach was constantly cramping, your legs were weak, you couldn't stand up, and just breathing could make you gasp for breath..."
Wataru Takagi broke out in a cold sweat, retreating step by step.
Aside, Ayumi whispered, "Police Officer Takagi pretended to be sick and asked for a day off to find the Police Handbook."
"It looks like it." Conan was also a bit speechless.
"Now there's no use in having an opportunity to redeem himself." Haibara Ai summarized succinctly.
"You bastard!" Inspector Megure was extremely angry, and started a stern roaring mode at Wataru Takagi, "How can a Police Officer pretend to be sick and ask for leave?! You come back to the Police Station with me right now!"
"Yes..." Wataru Takagi was so scared that his face stiffened, and he stood straight and saluted, "Yes!"
Inspector Megure turned around and got into the Police Car, closing the Car Door, "You run!"
"Yes..." Wataru Takagi watched the Car drive off, and quickly ran to follow, "Wait for me, Inspector Megure!"
Mitsuhiko withdrew his gaze, Police Officer Takagi was really too miserable, Brother Ike inviting him for Coffee beforehand as comfort was indeed the right thing to do.
...
The group dispersed and went back to their Homes.
Haibara Ai wasn't in a hurry to go back, and went for a drive with Hissashi.
Hissashi really found a Place he hadn't been to before, drove Haibara Ai for a drive and dinner, Disguised himself, found a Truck, and also helped Haibara Ai Disguise as a Little Girl with Short Hair.
Haibara Ai made a Phone Call to Doctor Agasa, saying that she would go to Hissashi's Place to play Horror Game tonight and try to clear the Game, gaining a night of Freedom.
Then, she spent the whole Night helping to Packaging Deliveries...
"He, three years one Robbery, a very persevering Bank Robber Boss..."
"He, three years one Robbery, a very persevering Bank Robber Member..."
Haibara Ai wore Gloves, threw the corresponding Printed Paper into the Cardboard Box, and took the Adhesive Tape Hoop handed over by Hissashi.
There were quite a few people in this wave, they caught four at once... Huh? Wait, the Adhesive Tape Hoop was handed over by Hissashi?
Hissashi helped hand over the Adhesive Tape with his Tail, sighing in his Heart.
Ai's action of sealing the box is getting more and more skilled, skilled enough to make a Snake feel sorry for her.
Such a small person staying up late to Work to make Money, it can only help hand over Adhesive Tape.
Haibara Ai looked at Hissashi, turned around to tear off the Adhesive Tape and seal the box, not forgetting to leave a few air holes, and then pasted the Printed Paper of Live Delivery.
Sigh, Hissashi's action of handing over Adhesive Tape is so skilled it makes people feel sorry for it, I Guess it has helped a lot...
Hissashi came back with a Woman in a coma, dragged her into the Car, and put her in a box, "Fraudster."
Haibara Ai flipped through the Printed Paper, and found that Hissashi had really prepared a Printed Paper that said 'Me, a Fraudster who swindles Elderly People, worth 500,000', threw it into the Cardboard Box, covered it on top of the Woman's Head, and asked curiously, "She's really a Fraudster?"
"She has repeatedly used false Information to swindle Money, mainly swindling Old Person who have Pensions, or Family members who have Accidents and received Compensation, she has been wandering around for about ten years, and has swindled almost more than 500 million Japanese Yen," Hissashi explained, throwing a Voice Recorder into the Cardboard Box, "This time her other Accomplice are not here, Police interrogation should be able to find out."
He didn't know where the Accomplice went either, anyway, the Crows only locked onto this Woman.
The process of locking on was also very special.
After this Woman wandered to Tokyo, she lived alone in a Residential Building. One day, she suddenly saw Crows staying On the Tree Outside the window, probably had a moment of brainlessness, and threw a Drink Bottle to hit the Crow out of cheapness, and then she was unlucky.
That Crow called its Companions, originally wanting to Stare and find an Opportunity for Retaliation, and discovered that this Woman was contacting her Accomplice, going out to scout and inquire about Information, and contacting an Old Person who had received Compensation.
A Group of Birds decisively reported it, and Feimo arranged for a Voice Recorder to collect evidence.
Recording evidence was necessary, because so far, the Police had not obtained a Photo of this Woman, only some Testimony descriptions, and the Appearance in the descriptions were all Disguises, and according to the Testimony, they couldn't catch anyone at all.
Haibara Ai looked at the Woman with long Hair, slender figure, and honest Appearance for the last time, and helped to seal the box, "What about those four Bank Robber? Why do you say they are very persevering?"
She really liked this kind of Night, leisurely sealing boxes while listening to Hissashi tell Stories of a Group of strangers.
Even though most of these Stories are about Crime, you will always encounter some special People, making people Sigh at the vastness of the World and the strangeness of everything.
"Those four People are from different Places, but they insist on one Robbery every three years, and every October of every three years they will gather together and randomly choose a region to commit a crime," Hissashi said, "They have committed a total of four crimes, the second crime was in Hokkaido, heavy Snow blocked the Road, there were not many People in the Bank, but they still persevered, the third crime was uneventful, but the fourth crime, which was three years ago, the Location was in Kumamoto, and as a result, they encountered a Celebration Parade, the Road section where the Bank they robbed was located did not allow Car traffic..."
(End of Chapter)
"Uh-huh." Hissashi nodded.
Conan was flustered.
Still just saying 'Uh-huh'? Are you that calm?
We need to quickly find a way to find the Manager and save him!
"Let's go grab him!"
Genta, Mitsuhiko, and Ayumi were already running towards the Shop aggressively.
"We have to force him to tell us where he hid Mr. Sugiyama!"
"And," Ayumi added indignantly, "ask him why he would use Police Officer Takagi, such a good and pitiful person!"
"Hey! Wait up!" Conan quickly chased after them.
Some murderers are determined to kill, and even if you interrogate them, you won't get anything. It's better not to alert the suspect and find the person first.
Of course, he also needs to double-check, to confirm whether Jiro Hanazaki really intends to commit murder.
Ai followed, running out a couple of steps, then turned back to find Hissashi unhurriedly getting up and following, leaving her speechless.
Brother Hichiji is sometimes so calm it's scary.
In front of the BBQ Restaurant, Conan successfully stopped the three Children who were about to rush in, and quietly observed through the glass window of the BBQ Restaurant, his heart sinking.
In the Shop, Jiro Hanazaki had food grilling in front of him, but didn't eat any of it, instead constantly looking at the Clock hanging on the Wall.
"He keeps checking the Time," Conan said, "It seems Brother Ike was right, his estimated time of crime is indeed from one to three in the Afternoon, specifically choosing a Shop that's open for two hours, so the Time can be even more precise, his Method will probably cause Mr. Sugiyama's Death between two and two-thirty."
"Then what should we do now?" Ayumi turned her head worriedly, looking at Hissashi who had just caught up with them.
"Either grab him and torture him severely, but he might not talk," Hissashi said, "Or quickly go find his Residence, Mitsuhiko was right before, he should have put the Manager in his Bathroom."
"Okay!" Conan automatically ignored the 'torture him severely' option, taking it as Hissashi joking with them, and said to the three Children and Haibara Ai, "Then let's split up and search!"
"Uh-huh!"
Genta, Mitsuhiko, and Ayumi ran off full of energy.
Conan also moved quickly.
Haibara Ai was about to run when she suddenly stopped, turning her head to look at Hissashi who hadn't moved.
Hissashi observed Jiro Hanazaki in the Shop, and looked towards the crane operating in the Construction Site not far away, "There's sand on the side of the Slippers, near there."
Haibara Ai looked speechlessly at the direction Conan ran off in, "Let's go too, we can probably be one step faster than them."
She always felt that Conan's State today was a bit Offline.
Like Hissashi, observing Jiro Hanazaki for Clues before going to search will be much faster, right?
In the Park next to them, Wataru Takagi turned his head and found that everyone had left, feeling a little lost and aggrieved.
"Sigh... Even Mr. Chi and the Junior Detective League don't want to pay attention to me..."
...
"Are you still going to make Money tonight?"
"This Case shouldn't be delayed for too long."
"Have you confirmed the specific area to go to?"
"Earlier Conan saw you take out a Map, so we won't choose a Place that needs a Map, let's find a familiar Place... Let's go to the Shinagawa Station area."
"You're really guarding against him."
"His Curiosity is too strong."
"Also Correct, we should guard against him a little..."
Haibara Ai and Hissashi chatted about 'Making Money', and when they arrived near the Construction Site, they asked a nearby resident and confirmed the specific Location of Banzaki's Residence. Then, using the Detective Badge, she contacted the others, "We found it..."
More than ten minutes later, Conan ran up to the Apartment Building, panting heavily, and said to Hissashi who was waiting at the Entrance, "I know Banzaki's Murder Method! He went to the Ice Shop before to buy large Ice Cubes, and also picked up Bricks at the Construction Site, he should have tied up Mr. Sugiyama and put him in the Bathtub, then hung the Bricks above Mr. Sugiyama's Head, and tied the other end of the Rope to the Ice Cubes, when the Ice Cubes melt, the Bricks will fall down and hit Mr. Sugiyama to Death, afterwards, as long as he rolls Mr. Sugiyama's Corpse down the Staircase, it will make people think that Mr. Sugiyama was drunk and accidentally fell to his Death..."
Ayumi was also panting heavily beside him, "When we rushed over, Mitsuhiko and Genta had already gone to find Police Officer Takagi, they should be arriving soon too."
Haibara Ai went upstairs with a large bunch of Keys, "I asked the Landlord for a Spare Key."
Hissashi moved aside, letting Haibara Ai go open the Door.
Originally, he wanted to go get the Spare Key together, but Haibara Ai actually said that if he went along, the Landlord might not give them the Key.
Does he look that much like a bad person...
Also, even if they couldn't get the Key, what does it matter? Couldn't they just break down the Door by force?
"Conan, is it this room?" Wataru Takagi hurriedly followed Genta and Mitsuhiko upstairs, went straight into the Door, and ran towards the Living Room, then was pulled back.
Hissashi dragged Wataru Takagi to the Washroom and opened the Door.
Wataru Takagi saw Seiichi Sugiyama tied up in the Bathtub, stunned for a moment, then realized that the Ice Cubes had broken, and the Bricks hanging above were falling towards Seiichi Sugiyama, he quickly reached out and pulled Seiichi Sugiyama out in time.
Haibara Ai looked at Hissashi, "You've given him the opportunity to redeem himself."
Conan saw that the person was saved, breathed a sigh of relief, and couldn't help but chuckle dryly.
Hissashi's 'opportunity' was really given decisively, he directly dragged Wataru Takagi over... But it was very useful!
The good News is that Wataru Takagi's Police Handbook was picked up by Seiichi Sugiyama, Jiro Hanazaki just saw it and took advantage of this Matter.
The Police Handbook is still on Seiichi Sugiyama, and it was also returned to Wataru Takagi.
Wataru Takagi doesn't seem to need any opportunity to redeem himself anymore.
The bad News is...
An Hour later, Inspector Megure led a team to arrest Jiro Hanazaki at the BBQ Restaurant, looking at Wataru Takagi with Half-Moon Eyes, "Police Officer Takagi, I heard that you prevented a Murder Case from happening, is that right?"
"Ah, yes," Wataru Takagi hesitated, looking at Hissashi and the others, "But..."
"You've really worked hard, this is a great achievement," Inspector Megure said, clearly displeased, "But is your headache better now?"
"Huh?" Wataru Takagi was stunned.
"Didn't you say you had a Fever of 39 Degrees?" Inspector Megure stared at Wataru Takagi, walking closer step by step, "You also said that your stomach was constantly cramping, your legs were weak, you couldn't stand up, and just breathing could make you gasp for breath..."
Wataru Takagi broke out in a cold sweat, retreating step by step.
Aside, Ayumi whispered, "Police Officer Takagi pretended to be sick and asked for a day off to find the Police Handbook."
"It looks like it." Conan was also a bit speechless.
"Now there's no use in having an opportunity to redeem himself." Haibara Ai summarized succinctly.
"You bastard!" Inspector Megure was extremely angry, and started a stern roaring mode at Wataru Takagi, "How can a Police Officer pretend to be sick and ask for leave?! You come back to the Police Station with me right now!"
"Yes..." Wataru Takagi was so scared that his face stiffened, and he stood straight and saluted, "Yes!"
Inspector Megure turned around and got into the Police Car, closing the Car Door, "You run!"
"Yes..." Wataru Takagi watched the Car drive off, and quickly ran to follow, "Wait for me, Inspector Megure!"
Mitsuhiko withdrew his gaze, Police Officer Takagi was really too miserable, Brother Ike inviting him for Coffee beforehand as comfort was indeed the right thing to do.
...
The group dispersed and went back to their Homes.
Haibara Ai wasn't in a hurry to go back, and went for a drive with Hissashi.
Hissashi really found a Place he hadn't been to before, drove Haibara Ai for a drive and dinner, Disguised himself, found a Truck, and also helped Haibara Ai Disguise as a Little Girl with Short Hair.
Haibara Ai made a Phone Call to Doctor Agasa, saying that she would go to Hissashi's Place to play Horror Game tonight and try to clear the Game, gaining a night of Freedom.
Then, she spent the whole Night helping to Packaging Deliveries...
"He, three years one Robbery, a very persevering Bank Robber Boss..."
"He, three years one Robbery, a very persevering Bank Robber Member..."
Haibara Ai wore Gloves, threw the corresponding Printed Paper into the Cardboard Box, and took the Adhesive Tape Hoop handed over by Hissashi.
There were quite a few people in this wave, they caught four at once... Huh? Wait, the Adhesive Tape Hoop was handed over by Hissashi?
Hissashi helped hand over the Adhesive Tape with his Tail, sighing in his Heart.
Ai's action of sealing the box is getting more and more skilled, skilled enough to make a Snake feel sorry for her.
Such a small person staying up late to Work to make Money, it can only help hand over Adhesive Tape.
Haibara Ai looked at Hissashi, turned around to tear off the Adhesive Tape and seal the box, not forgetting to leave a few air holes, and then pasted the Printed Paper of Live Delivery.
Sigh, Hissashi's action of handing over Adhesive Tape is so skilled it makes people feel sorry for it, I Guess it has helped a lot...
Hissashi came back with a Woman in a coma, dragged her into the Car, and put her in a box, "Fraudster."
Haibara Ai flipped through the Printed Paper, and found that Hissashi had really prepared a Printed Paper that said 'Me, a Fraudster who swindles Elderly People, worth 500,000', threw it into the Cardboard Box, covered it on top of the Woman's Head, and asked curiously, "She's really a Fraudster?"
"She has repeatedly used false Information to swindle Money, mainly swindling Old Person who have Pensions, or Family members who have Accidents and received Compensation, she has been wandering around for about ten years, and has swindled almost more than 500 million Japanese Yen," Hissashi explained, throwing a Voice Recorder into the Cardboard Box, "This time her other Accomplice are not here, Police interrogation should be able to find out."
He didn't know where the Accomplice went either, anyway, the Crows only locked onto this Woman.
The process of locking on was also very special.
After this Woman wandered to Tokyo, she lived alone in a Residential Building. One day, she suddenly saw Crows staying On the Tree Outside the window, probably had a moment of brainlessness, and threw a Drink Bottle to hit the Crow out of cheapness, and then she was unlucky.
That Crow called its Companions, originally wanting to Stare and find an Opportunity for Retaliation, and discovered that this Woman was contacting her Accomplice, going out to scout and inquire about Information, and contacting an Old Person who had received Compensation.
A Group of Birds decisively reported it, and Feimo arranged for a Voice Recorder to collect evidence.
Recording evidence was necessary, because so far, the Police had not obtained a Photo of this Woman, only some Testimony descriptions, and the Appearance in the descriptions were all Disguises, and according to the Testimony, they couldn't catch anyone at all.
Haibara Ai looked at the Woman with long Hair, slender figure, and honest Appearance for the last time, and helped to seal the box, "What about those four Bank Robber? Why do you say they are very persevering?"
She really liked this kind of Night, leisurely sealing boxes while listening to Hissashi tell Stories of a Group of strangers.
Even though most of these Stories are about Crime, you will always encounter some special People, making people Sigh at the vastness of the World and the strangeness of everything.
"Those four People are from different Places, but they insist on one Robbery every three years, and every October of every three years they will gather together and randomly choose a region to commit a crime," Hissashi said, "They have committed a total of four crimes, the second crime was in Hokkaido, heavy Snow blocked the Road, there were not many People in the Bank, but they still persevered, the third crime was uneventful, but the fourth crime, which was three years ago, the Location was in Kumamoto, and as a result, they encountered a Celebration Parade, the Road section where the Bank they robbed was located did not allow Car traffic..."
(End of Chapter)
