Stay away from Conan.

"There's no end to thinking like this..."

Regarding Sato Miwako's statement, Maori Kogoro said helplessly:

"I can't figure out these things unless I ask Haota..."

"Um... don't you find it weird?"

At this point, listening to Kogoro Mori and others continuing to talk further and further away on the topic of kidnapping, Miyano Akemi, under the identity of "Gao Yuan", finally couldn't help but speak up.

As a result, because of Gao Yuan's identity, Officer Sato, Conan and others all looked at Gao Yuan and asked him with great trust:

"What's wrong? Mr. Akechi, do you have any ideas?"

"If the strange man's original purpose was just to kidnap, then why didn't he just kidnap Kota that day, but wait until today? I think the other party's purpose may not be just to kidnap for ransom."

Facing the gazes of the crowd, Miyano Akemi did not show any timidity. She maintained a certain level of confidence and expressed her thoughts in a high-profile manner.

In response to this, Officer Sato thought about it and felt that it made sense, so he couldn't help but reply:

"Yeah... I always feel something is wrong. If the criminal had made those preparations in advance, he should be very confident that he could get money from this house. There is no reason why he would choose to kidnap Kota after he found out that there was no money..."

"Oh right... Miss Cai is an illustrator, right? Are your illustrations sold at a high price?"

Faced with the new doubts, Kogoro Mori thought about it and came up with a possibility, and asked Emoto Aya about it.

But soon, Jiang Bencai denied it:

"No, no, I'm just a beginner. I don't have any old paintings or other things at home..."

"So there's really nothing valuable in your postcards and letters?"

Then, Miyano Akemi still felt that the problem lay here. After all, the other party tricked Kota into asking specifically about where the Emoto siblings put the letters and postcards. This was very strange. If it was for the purpose of making money, why would they ask these questions?

There are many ways to ask questions about the placement of furniture in the house, and I asked about letters separately...

Speaking of which, with the popularity of mobile phones these days, sending letters and postcards is not as frequent as before. Only some special commemorative postcards are still sent to each other more frequently.

In response to this question, the Emoto siblings shook their heads and denied it:

"No……"

However, since this topic was mentioned, Maori Kogoro thought deeply about the postcard and suddenly said with surprise:

"Oh right! Is this one of those lucky draw greeting cards or postcards? Don't they have those? They say the first prize is a week-long trip to Hawaii... If I use this as collateral, I can get a lot of money!"

Maori Kogoro was very familiar with this kind of activities, so he blurted out:

"I'm afraid that man realized that the postcard he sent to you just won the prize..."

However, before Maori Kogoro could finish his words, Masashi Emoto picked up a few postcards from the table beside him and said:

"That's impossible. If there was such a thing, I would have noticed it! Besides, the greeting cards that the three of them sent me are all here!"

"That's right. If the greeting cards and postcards I received had won prizes, I would have already redeemed them. There's no way I would have kept them."

Aya Emoto followed up.

"My sister is like this. She is very concerned about things like lucky draws."

Masashi Emoto added.

"That's it..."

After listening to what the Emoto siblings said, Gao Yuan, who was pretending to be Miyano Akemi, also found the place where they put the letters based on his memory. He took a look and found that it was not messed up. So he looked at the content of the threatening letter on the computer with some concern, thinking -

"Anyway, if you suspect my three friends, how about we go to their homes now?" At this moment, facing a situation where there was no progress, Masashi Emoto actually felt a little uncomfortable in his heart and did not think that the criminal could be his friend, so he mentioned this.

In response to this proposal, everyone looked at each other and felt that it made sense:

"Yeah... the kidnappers have already identified a certain area... it's better to go check it out than to wait anxiously here for the other party to contact you..."

Sato Miwako analyzed and said so.

"But if you reveal that you are police officers..."

Xiaolan said this with great concern.

"Well... I just pretended to be back for a social gathering and stopped by to see friends who didn't come to the social gathering. This reason is easy to explain, isn't it?"

Sato Miwako said this, looked towards Gao Yuan, and asked:

"Mr. Mingzhi, have you discovered that there are bugs installed here?"

"not at all."

Waving her hands, Miyano Akemi, disguised as "Gao Yuan", replied:

"That's good."

Hearing this, Sato Miwako and the others breathed a sigh of relief. This way, they no longer had to worry about their previous behavior exposing their presence as a police officer, and the situation was still within control.

"In that case, Takagi, Mr. Masashi, Conan and I will go meet those three people. Mr. Mori and Mr. Akechi are well-known, and they may recognize you. Just wait here with Ms. Cai to see if the criminal will contact us!"

In this way, Officer Sato quickly assigned the tasks.

"Ah? Why are you bringing this brat with you?"

As a result, this distribution plan made Kogoro Mori very confused.

Then, Officer Sato gave an explanation:

"On the one hand, Conan often notices a lot of special things. On the other hand, bringing a child with you can also make the other party relax their vigilance, right?"

As she said this, Sato Miwako half squatted down, touched Conan's head with her hand and encouraged him.

"By the way, I'd like to ask you to take care of Yumi and Chiba as well!"

Before leaving, looking at the state of Miyamoto Yumi and Chiba Kazunobu, Sato Miwako added:

Yumi Miyamoto had already drunk most of the alcohol at the social gathering, and it was Miyano Akemi, disguised as "Gao Yuan", who helped her here. Although Chiba Kazuno was a little better and came here in a daze, he did not last long. He was drunk and fell asleep in the living room.

In response, Gao Yuan nodded and said to Sato Miwako:

"no problem."

Then, watching Conan leave with Takagi and Sato, Miyano Akemi also felt relieved. After all, the most threatening people left like this, and the remaining few...

If I have some ideas that may not be very reliable, I can still talk about them without being doubted, right? (End of this chapter)