Stay away from Conan.

Kudo Shinichi was very clear about Xiaolan's strength. In addition, Xiaolan was facing a situation where Kazuha and the others were kidnapped at that time, which forced the other party to turn to attack the children to threaten Xiaolan and the others. It can be seen that they did not have an absolute advantage in a head-on confrontation.

So, in that situation, Kudo Shinichi was sure that Xiaolan would never hold back easily.

Therefore, the guy who was hit by Xiaolan's full-strength attack would definitely feel uncomfortable, and it is very likely that he still has traces of the attack on his body.

"So, what you're saying is..."

After understanding what Kudo Shinichi said, Inukai Genichi looked at Xiaolan, who was mentioned by Kudo Shinichi, with some suspicion.

After all, in Inukai Genichi's opinion, can a girl like Xiaolan, who looks so weak, really do that kind of thing when facing such a criminal?
So, after Inukai Genichi expressed his doubts, Kudo Shinichi said with certainty:
"That's right. If we can find a way to confirm whether there is any injury on Sakura Masazo's right shoulder, we can basically confirm whether he is the gangster who kidnapped Kazuha. At that time, as long as we can lock his trail, we may be able to find the place where Kazuha and the others were kidnapped.

"Of course, if we can start a secret investigation on him now..."

Having said this, Kudo Shinichi hopes that the police can now begin a secret investigation into Sakura Masazō. After all, it has been some time since Kazuha and Ai were kidnapped, and the longer this matter is delayed, the more dangerous the hostages will be. Therefore, after having a basic goal, it is very necessary to launch an investigation as soon as possible.

So, after hearing what Kudo Shinichi said clearly, Inukai Genichi basically understood the current situation. For the kidnapped people, every second counts. Therefore, regarding what Kudo Shinichi mentioned, Inukai Genichi naturally and decisively agreed:
"That's no problem! I'll immediately send someone to secretly track and investigate the antique shop owner. Once we find clear evidence of his crimes, we can arrest him immediately!"

Having said that, Inukai Genichi didn't waste any words and asked Kudo Shinichi and the others to stay in the conference room for a while, while he himself went to report the current situation to his superiors and prepare to arrange a secret investigation of Sakura Masao.

Therefore, after seeing Kudo Shinichi's analysis, the children were extremely surprised that they had already come up with such crucial information. After they learned that it might be a fat antique shop owner who kidnapped Ai, Genta and Mitsuhiko couldn't help but have some ideas and began to secretly gather together to plan. After considering it, they could also investigate the situation secretly. Maybe they could rescue Ai and the others without relying on the police. In this way, they might even be able to stand out in front of Kudo Shinichi and maybe even make the news!
In this way, Kudo Shinichi and the others naturally did not notice the children's private conversation. After all, because of Kudo Shinichi's appearance, Xiaolan and Sonoko had a lot to say to Kudo Shinichi, especially Sonoko, who said a lot for Xiaolan at this moment, blaming Kudo Shinichi for why he had not come back yet.

In this regard, Kudo Shinichi could only continue to prevaricate by citing the case.

Then, after a while, Inukai Genichi came back with his report, and the police have also sent people to conduct a secret investigation on Sakura Masazo.

Moreover, according to Inukai Genichi's explanation, the matter has not yet been reported to the police in the Metropolitan Police Department who are participating in the joint operation of the three police stations except for Kyoto. It seems that they are worried that this operation may not produce any results, so they have not reported it to the higher authorities. But more likely, the Kyoto Prefectural Police want to take advantage of the current advantage to dominate the joint operation team.

However, such an action was in line with Kudo Shinichi's thinking. After all, it was a joint operation of the police in the three places. If he reported the situation of his participation in Kyoto, and Inukai Genichi had mentioned before that the police were preparing for a press conference, it would be a big trouble if the police accidentally told his affairs to others.

Therefore, due to this reminder from Inukai Genichi, Kudo Shinichi realized that he needed to remind Inspector Megure again not to reveal his involvement.

As time went by, because Kazuha was kidnapped, Hattori Heiji still did not receive any message asking for the ransom of the hostage on his mobile phone. So when he was worried about how the matter would develop, the police officer who was sent out to secretly investigate Sakura Masazo sent back a message - Sakura Masazo was going to a teahouse with Nishijo Taikawa, Mizuo Harutaro, and Ryuen of Sannoji Temple.

So, after hearing the name of the teahouse, not only Kudo Shinichi, but also Xiaolan and Sonoko were all surprised -

Because they all know this teahouse.

For Kudo Shinichi, it was the teahouse run by the lady who encountered the motorcycle thief. For Xiaolan and others, because they had seen Chiga Ling in Sannoji Temple, they tried to go to the teahouse to find out whether there was any relationship between Chiga Ling and Hattori Heiji's so-called first love.

Therefore, when they heard again that the suspect who kidnapped He Ye and the others actually went to the teahouse, Xiaolan and the others had an urgent idea that they could try to go to the teahouse to investigate the situation. After all, they had personally fought with the three criminals, and maybe they would be more likely to find something than the police.

So, Xiaolan and Sonoko had the same idea, and seemed to want to do their part to rescue Kazuha and the others, so Xiaolan and the others suggested that they could go to the tea room together to investigate the situation. They also said that they were going to the tea room anyway to do something, so it wasn't strange to go there.

But Inukai Genichi and Kudo Shinichi both felt that this was a bit inappropriate. After all, as girls, going to a teahouse where men are the main consumer group is still a bit conspicuous.

At least, it would make sense to follow a man, but...

"Come to think of it... the criminals who kidnapped Kazuha probably don't know that Hattori Heiji got into a car accident, right?"

And at this moment, Kudo Shinichi suddenly mentioned this matter -

After all, although Kudo Shinichi guessed at the beginning that Hattori Heiji's car accident was most likely caused by that gang of criminals, but since the white hair on the Buddha statue that was their target was still intact among Hattori Heiji's personal belongings, it was obviously not caused by that gang.

Therefore, compared to those criminals, there is an information gap on our side.

So, although Inukai Genichi, Xiaolan and others also thought so, they didn't understand why Kudo Shinichi mentioned this at this time.

In response, Kudo Shinichi seriously stated his real plan:

"I can pretend to be Hattori..." (End of this chapter)