Stay away from Conan.

Just now, after Takato asked the police from the Osaka Prefectural Police Headquarters to conduct an investigation, based on the photos of the graduates who participated in the overnight driving training class in Hyogo Prefecture 20 years ago, after excluding the three people who had been killed and the fugitive Numabuchi Kiichiro and the prefectural councilor Goji Soutaro, the last remaining female student was a lady named "Okazaki Sumie".

As for the whereabouts of this "Chengjiang" lady, the investigation is much easier.

Since Okazaki Sumie was divorced last year, Ms. Sumie, who originally changed her husband’s surname because of her marriage, changed her surname back to her original surname “Okazaki” and changed her driver’s license last year. Therefore, by investigating the records of Ms. Okazaki Sumie’s change of driver’s license, she can know her current address.

So, Gao Yuan and Otaki Goro soon came to the residence of Okazaki Sumie——

West Apartments.

It's just that when the two knocked on the door of Ms. Okazaki Sumie's address just now, they found that the other party was not at home, and the car under Okazaki Sumie's name was not parked in the parking space.

Therefore, Gao Yuan recalled the plot of the original work, so he suggested that Otaki Goro wait here and wait for Okazaki Sumie, who should be driving out, to come back.

As for Gao Yuan's judgment, Otaki Goro had no better idea, so he followed Gao Yuan's suggestion, parked the car at a position where he could see the entrance of the apartment where Ms. Okazaki Sumie lived, and waited in the car for Okazaki Sumie's return.

However, while waiting just now, Okazaki Sumie's car came back, and Gao Yuan and Otaki Goro, who were waiting in the car, noticed Okazaki Sumie who ran into the apartment in a panic after getting off the car.

Seeing this, he noticed that the target character, Okazaki Sumie, had returned and looked flustered. He felt that something was wrong at first sight, so Otaki Goro went up to talk to Okazaki Sumie, and see if he could learn something from her.

But for this, Gao Yuan stopped Otaki Goro and asked him to wait.

So, Otaki Goro, who had listened to Takato's arrangement because he had listened to Toyama Ginshiro's orders, was puzzled that he didn't go up immediately to take a look, but he followed the advice and continued to wait in the car.

However, after a while, Otaki Goro, who saw that Okazaki Sumie's apartment had been quiet, couldn't sit still, asked Gao Yuan anxiously:

"Mr. Wise, why don't we go up and have a look?"

To this, Gao Yuan replied:
"The other party is now a bird that is frightened. Instead of going to scare the snake now, it is better to wait for the rabbit."

However, after listening to Gao Yuan's answer, Otaki Goro couldn't help but half-understand the three idioms of "a bird startled by a bow", "a grass to startle a snake", and "wait for a rabbit", and said in doubt:
"Huh? What does that mean?"

"Obviously, Ms. Okazaki went out and came back in such a panic. Obviously she encountered something that frightened her. According to the analysis of the serial killings, she is likely to be the murderer's next target, so it is possible... She may have been threatened by the murderer! It is possible that she may have been at the scene when the third incident happened just now!"

Seeing Otaki Goro's curious inquiry, Gao Yuan couldn't help but give an explanation.

"What! If that's the case, don't we have to go up and take a look! What if something unexpected happens?"

Otaki Goro couldn't help but said in surprise.

"Don't worry."

However, Gao Yuan continued to tell Otaki Goro not to be so anxious, so he continued:
"If she was really panicked because she saw the condition of the deceased falling from the building in the third incident, then it is quite possible that she was called to the scene by the murderer, otherwise it should not be such a coincidence.

"And if this inference is true, then based on this, it is clear that the murderer should have observed her reaction at the scene. Perhaps the murderer wanted to make Ms. Okazaki panic first, and then take the opportunity to attack her..."

With that said, Gao Yuan paused for a moment, reconfirmed the plot of the original work in his mind, and said:

"So, instead of going out now and scaring the snake, maybe we will continue to wait here, and maybe we will meet the murderer!"

In this regard, after listening to Gao Yuan's analysis, Otaki Goro seemed to understand, but he still followed Gao Yuan's suggestion, concentrated again, and began to stare at the apartment where Okazaki Sumie lived...

……

"It seems to be living alone in the nearby Xidu apartment. Why don't you just go and have a look?"

On the other side, in Sakata Yusuke's car, Sakata Yusuke explained the information he found about Okazaki Sumie, and then asked Hattori Heiji involuntarily.

"Well, she might know something."

Although Ms. Okazaki Sumie did not exist in the alleged bribery incident of Koji Soutaro six years ago, but based on her reaction after seeing the dead Noyasu Kazuto, Hattori Heiji still thought that this clue should not be easily let go, so she replied.

So, after hearing Hattori Heiji's response, Sakata Yusuke controlled the steering wheel with one hand while driving, took out his mobile phone with the other hand, and began to call the phone number of Okazaki Sumie's address that he had found earlier——

"Hello? Is this Ms. Okazaki's house? I'm Sakata, a police officer from the Higashijiri Station of the Osaka Prefecture Police..."

Soon, the call was connected, and Yusuke Sakata first explained his identity, and then Hattori Heiji and Conan in the car, before Yusuke Sakata's mobile phone turned on the hands-free function, they clearly heard the panicked words of Okazaki Sumie coming from the other side of the phone——

"Mr. Police! Hurry up and protect me! If this continues, I will be killed! I will tell you everything about the past! Come quickly!"

Immediately, hearing such a panic call from the other party on the phone, Hattori Heiji and Conan both moved to the side of Sakata Yusuke's cell phone as much as possible with serious expressions, wanting to listen more carefully.

In this regard, Sakata Yusuke was also surprised by the other party's attitude, so he also hurriedly shouted:

"Calm down! We'll be there right away. You lock the door and don't let anyone in..."

In this way, just as Sakata Yusuke was comforting Okazaki Sumie on the other end of the phone, Hattori Heiji suddenly glanced at the location where the vehicle was driving at this time——

"Oops! I've already opened Xidu Apartment!"

"what?"

Hearing this, Sakata Yusuke couldn't help feeling a little flustered, seeing that his car was blocked by other passing cars, and——

"What should I do? Midosuji is a one-way street, and the traffic is too crowded. If you go around Yotsubashisuji, you will spend a lot of time talking..."

Sakata Yusuke analyzed with some worries about the current situation.

But regarding this, Hattori Heiji and Conan agreed, and opened the car door directly at this moment——

"It's faster to just run over there!"

Hattori Heiji said so, and he and Conan got out of the car and started running, first they ran from the driveway to the sidewalk on the side, and then they ran against the direction of the traffic, towards the Xidu apartment behind——

"Hey! Heiji!"

Seeing Hattori Heiji and Conan running out like this, Sakata Yusuke yelled at them worriedly, and Hattori Heiji replied:
"We'll meet up then!"

Saying that, Hattori Heiji and Conan ran towards Saito Apartment without looking back...

……

Turning his gaze, he returned to Gao Yuan's side——

After Takato and Otaki Goro waited in the car for a while, suddenly, they saw Okazaki Sumie running out of the apartment in a panic, and then ran in one direction.

In this regard, after seeing this scene, Otaki Goro subconsciously wanted to ask Gao Yuan what he thought, but saw a slight smile at the corner of Gao Yuan's mouth——

"Sure enough, the murderer has taken action..."