Conan's grammatical investigator

Chapter 1420 Search Meeting (Part )

Say it twice...

After hearing Qin Zhibo's answer, everyone looked at each other, not knowing how to respond for a moment.

Is this a disguised admission that Conan's reasoning ability is similar to that of the famous detective?

Conan, who was sitting on a bench in the corridor, couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth when he heard Qin Zhibo's comments from through his glasses.

No, I'm still far from it...

"Ahem, can we start the meeting now?"

Just then, Megure walked into the meeting room and interrupted everyone's conversation.

Behind him are Manager Matsumoto and Inspector Shiratori.

Everyone immediately returned to their seats, and Takagi Shigeru was so scared that he scratched his head and apologized.

Only Yamamura So from Gunma Prefecture stopped Kogoro Mori and asked who the fierce-looking man standing behind Megure was.

"Idiot, he is the administrator, Superintendent Kiyonaga Matsumoto."

"Eh? Can he be an administrator if he looks like that?" Yamamura Cao's eyes were full of shock.

Maura Kogoro quickly warned him, "If you say that again, you'll get a beating!"

After saying that, Kogoro Mouri turned around and followed Qin Zhibo to the seat on the left side of the whiteboard at the front.

Below the conference room, most of the people were police officers from the Metropolitan Police Department headquarters who were in charge of this case, as well as police officers from other places who had just come to assist.

Qin Zhibo glanced at the police below and found that in the corner of the last row of the conference room, was sitting Toru Amuro's direct subordinate, Yuya Kazami.

Although Yuya Kazami is a public security policeman, it is normal for him to appear here. After all, this case involves the murder of a congressman's secretary, and it can be judged as a major case that threatens national security.

At the front of the conference room, on one side sat two special advisers, Tomohiro Qin and Kogoro Mori, and on the other side sat Manager Matsumoto, Megure, and Shiratori.

First, Shiratori made a brief opening speech, on behalf of the Metropolitan Police Department, welcoming colleagues from all over the country to assist in the investigation.

Then, Shiratori sorted out the entire case.

Qin Zhibo listened to Bai Niao's explanation while browsing the case materials in front of him.

On the third victim’s profile page, I saw the name “Okakura Masaaki”, whose occupation was a congressman’s secretary.

It seems that the serial murder case that Rena Mizunashi mentioned is this case.

With the internal information provided by the police, Qin Zhibo finally saw the details of the entire case.

Okakura Masaaki was knocked unconscious with an electric baton in an underground parking lot near his home, kidnapped to the recreational forest in Oizumi, Nerima Ward, Tokyo, and stabbed to death in the abdomen with a knife.

At the scene where the body was dumped, the police found a mahjong tile, so they linked this case to other cases for investigation.

The face of this mahjong tile is "Seven Tubes".

The only difference is that the dot on the lower right corner of this "Seven-Barrel" mahjong tile is painted red, and there is a black vertical line on the back of the tile with the capital letter "A" written on it.

Obviously, this should be the secret code left by the murderer.

Except for the first deceased whose mahjong cards were "one tube", the mahjong cards of everyone else were "seven tubes".

"Since similarly treated mahjong tiles were found next to the bodies, and the police have not yet released any clues about the tiles to the public, we have ruled out the possibility of a copycat crime."

"Except for the sixth case that just happened recently, the common point of the first five cases is that the victims were all stabbed to death with large knives and saws, and the suspects first stunned them with electric batons, kidnapped them to the place where the bodies were found, killed them, and then dumped them."

"But a question also arises on top of this, which is why did the suspect take the kidnapped victim to another place to commit the crime?"

"And next to the bodies of the six victims were found mahjong tiles that were partially painted red, with English letters and vertical black lines on the back..."

"According to analysis, this is clearly a message left by the suspect."

"Another point is that one personal item was taken from each of the six victims..."

At this time, Sato and Takagi each echoed and told about the lost belongings of all the victims.

Necklaces, drawstring bags, amulets, motorcycle keychains, vanity mirrors, character dolls.

Since the items had been lost and the police had no photos, they could only verbally narrate this information.

However, Qin Zhibo looked at the lost item corresponding to Okakura Masaaki, and it was the amulet.

According to Rena Mizunashi's information, the card storing the list of the organization's undercover agents that Masaaki Okakura was carrying was also lost along with the case.

This means that the memory card was inside the amulet and was taken away by the unsuspecting suspect.

This is also the reason why the organization was dispatched to Ireland.

If you want to find the memory card as quickly as possible, the power of the police is obviously an important channel that cannot be ignored.

Maybe at this moment, Ireland is somewhere eavesdropping on this search meeting.

The reason for eavesdropping is that if someone is to be sent to infiltrate the meeting, the master of disguise, Vermouth, should be sent directly.

Maybe the organization also considered that sending people directly to infiltrate the place with the most police was still a bit risky...

Just as Qin Zhibo was thinking about the relevant issues in Ireland, the police officers present also began to speak freely and express their opinions.

Among them, Shiratori mentioned the sixth victim, Ryuuzaki, who was killed the day before yesterday. Before he died, he mentioned "Tanabata, Kyo", which may be a message before his death.

Yokomizo Shigego held the report in one hand and rested his other hand on the back of his chair. He speculated, "The brake fluid in Ryuzaki's car might have been leaked out at the Daikanzan service station. Maybe he had seen the suspect there?"

As soon as Yokomizo Shigego finished speaking, Maori Kogoro, who was sitting next to Qin Zhibo, suddenly stood up and walked to the front of the conference room with a confident look on his face.

"Let me tell you, are you guys over-complicating things?"

"Since it's mahjong tiles, doesn't it represent mahjong?"

"Then it is obvious that the so-called motive for the murder was actually a dispute caused by mahjong!"

As soon as these words were spoken, there was an uproar in the conference room.

Especially Yokomizo Sango, who was a fan of Kogoro Mori, nodded in sudden enlightenment.

When Kogoro Mouri saw that his reasoning received a good response, his expression became more confident, and he began to explain with his right hand on his waist.

"The suspect left behind one and seven bamboos, which actually means that there were eight people in total participating in the game."

"There are two dots in the seven cylinders that are not painted red because one of them represents the suspect himself, and the other represents the final victim."

When Megure, who was sitting on the other side, heard this, his face suddenly became uneasy and he asked, "Will he continue to commit crimes if that's the case?"

"Yes, it should." Kogoro Mori nodded confidently.

At this time, Shiratori asked: "But if there are 8 people in the game, wouldn't it be better to use eight bamboo sticks to represent it?"

Faced with doubts, Maori Kogoro still looked confident, hugged his shoulders and explained: "In fact, I use one and seven barrels because there is another meaning..."

"That's right! The suspect originally wanted to use these two cards, the one and the seven, to win the game!"

"This is a great card that can turn the situation around in one fell swoop!"

"oh--!"

Kogoro Mori's reasoning once again caused a response.

Especially Yokomizo Sango and Yamamura So, they immediately followed this line of thought and thought that the murderer was furious because he did not get these two cards.

"That's right!"

"According to my speculation, the other people may have very bad character, so the suspect could not tolerate it anymore..." "This should be the suspect's motive for the crime."

Qin Zhibo, who was sitting in a chair and watching Maori Kogoro's performance silently, couldn't help but smile slightly.

As expected of Kogoro Mouri, he can talk nonsense seriously in this kind of situation.

This kind of big heart ability is not something that ordinary people possess.

Qin Zhibo looked at the mahjong information card made by the police, and an investigation point had already emerged on it.

But even without reading the contents of the investigation, he knew that this case had nothing to do with the entertainment activity of mahjong.

Although sometimes reasoning pursues simplicity, Kogoro Mori's simplicity is too great.

But then again, if Ireland was eavesdropping on this meeting, Kogoro Mori's misleading information might have been effective.

Because as long as Ireland is led astray by Kogoro Mori, he can find the suspect first and get the memory card.

But there are so many police here, there must be some normal people...

Sure enough, as soon as Kogoro Mori finished speaking, Saitama Prefecture policewoman Ogino Ayami raised her hand to ask a question.

"Excuse me, how do you explain the English letters on the back of the mahjong tiles?"

Yamato Gansuke also asked mercilessly: "And why did the murderer deliberately move the victim to another place to kill him?"

Gao Mu also showed his initiative and raised his hand to ask, "Also, how do we explain Ryuzaki's message before his death?"

This series of questions left Kogoro Mori stunned and he was unable to save himself for a while.

But two seconds later, Kogoro Mouri showed his big heart talent, turned his head to the side, and muttered softly.

"About these questions..."

"I'll think about it slowly later..."

Upon hearing this, the police officers in the conference room immediately felt an air of unreliability.

But even so, other police officers could not offer any constructive suggestions.

The meeting was temporarily deadlocked.

Seeing this, Megure turned to the manager Matsumoto next to him and asked, "Manager, what do you think..."

Manager Matsumoto crossed his arms, looked around the venue, and set his eyes on Qin Zhibo who was sitting opposite him.

"Mr. Qin, what is your opinion on this case?"

Qin Zhibo was stunned when his name was suddenly called, and looked at Manager Matsumoto opposite him.

If it were under normal circumstances, he would definitely express his thoughts and tip the police.

But at this moment, in order to catch the suspect and find the memory card before the police, I could only shake my head.

"Sorry, I don't have any idea for now..."

Upon seeing this, Manager Matsumoto had no choice but to stand up and announce it to everyone.

"Do these six crime scenes have any special meaning to the suspect? If so, it is very likely that this will lead us to find the suspect..."

"Also, these six victims must be related to the suspect in some way. Finding the commonality between these six people will be a shortcut to identifying the suspect."

"As Brother Maori said, this case may indeed be related to mahjong. In addition, I hope everyone can think carefully about the meaning of the English letters, black vertical lines, and 'Qixijing' on the back of the mahjong tiles..."

"Everyone here, please listen carefully. The suspect is very likely to commit crimes again. This matter concerns the prestige of the police. We must prevent it before it happens!"

"At this moment, please abandon your unnecessary sense of jurisdiction and selfish desire for credit, share the intelligence you have, and arrest this serial killer as soon as possible!"

Like a stern teacher giving his students homework, Officer Matsumoto gave a succinct summary of the case.

Coupled with the final passionate speech, all the police officers in the audience sat up straight and shouted "Hi" in unison.

……

As the search meeting came to an end, everyone sorted out their documents and walked out of the meeting room.

Ran Mouri, who was reading a book, closed it and just stood up from the bench when she saw Manager Matsumoto and Megure walking out.

"Officer Matsumoto!"

Mao Lilan called to the manager Matsumoto, bowed slightly and asked, "It's been a long time since we last met. May I ask how is Sayuri-sensei doing recently?"

Manager Matsumoto was stunned for a moment, then a smile appeared on his face, "Oh, you are from Maori..."

"My daughter is still the same..."

"Then Maori, I look forward to your performance this time."

Matsumoto changed the subject and turned to Kogoro Mori behind him and spoke.

"Yes!" Maori Kogoro immediately saluted solemnly, "I am Maori Kogoro, and I will do my best with all my heart to live up to your expectations!"

Conan, who was standing at a shorter distance, also grinned when he heard this.

Haha, if you try your best, won’t you be further and further away from the truth?

Conan also heard what Kogoro Mouri had just said at the meeting through the bug on Qin Zhibo.

I guess only he could come up with such fantastic nonsense.

What Conan didn't expect was that Qin Zhibo didn't even elaborate on a single point this time, and his performance was of zero effect.

In fact, even I have some thoughts about this case, but due to my identity, I cannot say it out now.

Conan folded his arms and continued to look at the familiar faces, and found Chiba Kazunobu among them.

"Officer Chiba, have you been reinstated?"

Chiba looked down at Conan, smiled and nodded, "Yes, I'm almost recovered, so I came back to work."

"Hey, do you feel like you've gained a lot of weight?"

Conan's frank words made Chiba look down at his belly which had become bigger again, and he smiled awkwardly.

"Ha, maybe the food in the hospital is better..."

In fact, this was all the special treatment that Miike Naoko gave him, which helped him regain a lot of the weight he had lost during his amnesia period.

At this time, Maori Kogoro next to him looked at Shiratori and asked, "Speaking of getting fat, Officer Shiratori, are you a little fat too?"

Shiratori was stunned. "You, you are such a joker, Mr. Maori. I go to the gym twice a week~"

At the same time, on the other side, the two Yokomizo brothers were buying drinks at a vending machine and complaining to each other that the other had changed the flavor of their favorite drinks.

My brother Yokomizo Sango switched to sugar-free coffee because the doctor said his blood sugar had been high recently.

His younger brother Shigeo Yokomizo switched to sugary coffee because he had been investigating a case all night and needed some sugar.

Conan watched the changes in his acquaintances one by one, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart that no one remains unchanged.

Just like himself, he also changed from the original materialism to another level of "materialism".

Just then, a hand reached out from behind and placed on his shoulder.

Conan's back shrank and he turned around and saw that it was Qin Zhibo.

Happy National Day everyone!