Stay away from Conan.

Chapter 666 Him!it's him

In this way, after answering Conan's words in a very helpless manner, Hattori Heiji continued to walk forward indifferently, but at this time he felt very shocked——

"This guy... asked this question just now, did he already think that the murderer might attack Miss Oki? Moreover, since I gave those hints, he has never communicated with anyone. Could it be that he really it will be..."

Frowning tightly, Hattori Heiji still had doubts about his conjecture, and then came to the downstairs restaurant where everyone gathered at this time.

At the same time, seeing Hattori Heiji's indifferent expression, Conan couldn't help but cast a blank glance at Hattori Heiji, who had his back turned to him—

"Damn it. This guy should have known the truth before he said what he just said! What is he trying to do?"

Reluctantly, Conan followed in the footsteps of Hattori Heiji and came to the restaurant——

"Huh? Where's Miss Oki?"

However, when the two came to the restaurant and saw that there was no Ayako Oki among the people present, Conan was surprised and asked everyone.

"She went out for a walk."

To this, Kogoro replied with a speechless face.

"what?"

Hearing this result, both Conan and Hattori Heiji were shocked——

"We stopped her..."

Regarding this, Xiaolan and the astrologer Maria Toda explained helplessly:
"But she said 'there will be no more murders,' so..."

"Oh, don't worry, there's nothing to worry about."

At this time, Toba Kento explained with a light smile:
"After all, the suspects are all in this room."

"Just stay here and you'll be fine."

Toshiaki Fujisawa also agreed with this statement, and at the same time Ikuo Kawazu was also very relieved about the current situation:
"As long as the rest of us stay here, no matter how powerful the suspect is, he won't have a chance to kill again. Just wait until dawn and then send someone to the station to report the crime."

However, seeing everyone's reassuring attitude, Conan's expression suddenly changed——

"At this time..."

Thinking quickly, seeing that someone present had the same attitude, Conan began to analyze the other party's possible methods of attacking Ms. Ayako Oki, and without the slightest hesitation, Conan turned around and ran out of the house——

"Conan!"

Seeing Conan's sudden expression change, Xiaolan called Conan's name in surprise:
"Where are you going!"

However, Conan, who didn't turn his head back, didn't have time to pay attention to Xiaolan's yelling at this time. He didn't even have time to change his shoes, so he rushed out of the house and ran towards the parking garage next to the hotel.

Compared to him, Hattori Heiji's reaction was much calmer. Seeing Conan's reaction in the face of such a scene, his suspicions about himself deepened, and then, Hattori Heiji ran away quickly. Then, ran towards the direction Conan left——

At the same time, in the garage next to the hotel's main house, because the lights in the garage were not turned on, a slender figure was looking for something next to another car left in the garage in the darkness.

I saw that after groping, the figure finally found the door handle of the rear row of the vehicle, the figure couldn't help but feel elated, and felt very proud, so he stretched out his hand and opened the door of the rear row, and then the figure stretched his entire upper body Leaning into the car, he began to grope around in the back seat of the vehicle.

However, after earnestly groping for a long time, the figure did not find what he was looking for in the back seat. Therefore, at this time, the darkness of the garage made him completely unable to see the situation inside the car, so he could only Groping with the feel of his hands, he was a little anxious, and finally took out something from his pocket——

"No! You can't light the fire! Can't you smell the heavy gasoline smell in the garage!"

However, at this moment, the panting Conan finally arrived here, and shouted at the figure in the garage——

"If you light the fire now, the whole garage will explode! So, don't light the lighter!"

After finishing speaking, the figure in the garage, who had already put his hand on the lighter, couldn't help being taken aback after hearing Conan's words, and then noticed the smell of gasoline in the garage that he had gotten used to. , trembling in panic.

"In short...Miss Ayako Oki, you really already know who the murderer is, right?"

However, when Conan said this, another voice came from behind Conan——

It's Hattori Heiji.

Hattori Heiji, with his hands in his trouser pockets, came slowly behind Conan, and spoke to the figure who had already arrived in the garage.

And as expected, the figure who was looking for something here without turning on the lights in the garage, after hearing the words of the two people outside the garage, finally gave up searching, and the figure who slowly walked out of the garage was impressively Ayako Oki who just said she was going out for a walk—

"You...how..."

In a daze, seeing Conan and Hattori Heiji appearing here, she persuaded herself, and Conan and Hattori Heiji, who did not light the lighter, Oki Ayako asked a little at a loss——

"Ah... because..."

In this regard, Conan paid attention to Hattori Heiji beside him, thinking about how to organize his words with some embarrassment, and then said slowly:

"Because the car in the garage has been emptied of gasoline, so the garage is full of volatile gasoline. And sister Ayako, you have a cigarette lighter with you, so I am worried that sister Ayako will accidentally light a fire in the garage ...Because I have seen similar situations on TV, if a fire is ignited in a room full of volatile gasoline, it will cause an explosion."

Helpless, he could only say so, Conan rubbed the back of his head, and then glanced at Hattori Heiji next to him, feeling that he had already figured out the cause and effect of the matter, but he didn't come here immediately, so he had no choice but to first Come over to stop, and in this way, I have to give an explanation.

At the same time, seeing that the matter has come to this point, Conan thought that since Hattori Heiji also followed, it has already shown that he has indeed understood the truth of the whole matter, so now, as long as he is asked to give an explanation and ask Oki Ayako to correct the murderer , everything will be revealed.

So, Conan turned his head to look at Hattori Heiji, and asked with a naive expression:
"By the way, brother Heiji, why do you say sister Ayako already knows who the murderer is?"

--Humph!See how long you can hold garlic!
Conan thought so.

Regarding this, Hattori Heiji glanced at Conan's statement, and then naturally looked at Ayako Oki, and said slowly:

"After all, Ms. Oki said clearly that she already knew who the murderer was, but she suddenly changed her words after a while. I thought there was something wrong with it. I thought maybe the murderer had already threatened Ms. Oki, that's why it happened. Well... As for why I came here, little brother, I only came here after seeing you running out in a panic? Otherwise, it would be dangerous for you to come out alone!"

Saying that, Hattori Heiji glanced at Conan's expression at the moment.

I saw that after hearing that Hattori Heiji did not directly explain the truth of the incident, Conan couldn't help but become very depressed.

Then, Hattori Heiji continued to say to Oki Ayako:
"So, Miss Oki, have you really communicated with the murderer?"

As for this, although Hattori Heiji did not directly explain the details of the incident he had, but since he caught Oki Ayako's abnormal behavior of looking for things in the garage at this time, Oki Ayako could only give an answer.

However, after only being stunned for a while, Oki Ayako's expression became a little panicked, then she waved her hands helplessly, took out a note from her pocket and handed it to Hattori Heiji, saying with emotion:

"Actually... I just found this note in the toilet, so I came here to look for it and see if I could get the original version. But I didn't expect it to be the murderer's trick..."

Saying that, Oki Ayako showed a frightened expression.

Regarding this, Conan and Hattori Heiji couldn't help being surprised when they heard what Ayako Oki said, and then they all looked at the note that Ayako Oki handed over.

I saw that a paragraph was written on the note in typeface——

"If you want that book, come to the garage at five in the morning. It's under the backseat of the car."

—— "So, you didn't change your tune because you were threatened by the murderer, but you came to this garage because you found this note and wanted to take the original book for yourself?"

Frowning tightly, Hattori Heiji was surprised by the reason given by Oki Ayako, so he asked back, and at the same time, Conan also showed a dignified expression——

In this regard, Oki Ayako calmly said:
"It's true... I want the original version for my own sake, but as for who is the murderer... Sorry, I really don't know. What I said before that I know who the murderer is is purely because I was wrong."

After finishing speaking, it seemed that he really felt that he had caused trouble to Hattori Heiji and others because of his unauthorized actions. He was a little sorry, and continued to the crowd:
"Sorry, I will confess my selfishness to everyone, and the note I found in the toilet... I have caused you trouble."

Saying that, Oki Ayako turned and walked towards the main room of the hotel.

Seeing this, Hattori Heiji and Conan did not continue to question Oki Ayako's statement, but just watched her leave, and both of them couldn't help but have doubts in their hearts——

It was my own thinking that was wrong...

Or Oki Ayako, even though she knew that the other party wanted her own life, she still chose to protect the other party...

These two possibilities were analyzed back and forth in the minds of the two, but due to the lack of the most critical evidence that could name the murderer, the two could only temporarily press this matter down——

"But at least...she was saved..."

Facing the current situation, although he has great doubts about Ayako Oki's statement, since the murderer's plan was not allowed to succeed, Conan feels that his actions just now are still meaningful——

"Hey... Indeed, the murderer took advantage of Miss Oki's habit of smoking and carrying a lighter with her, and used the original version as a bait to lure her to the garage to look for books, so as to kill her. This method itself is not bad..."

At this time, listening to what Conan said, Hattori Heiji said slightly flatly:

"However, when investigating the condition of the only car left, the garage had such an obvious smell of gasoline... To ensure safety, I have already done ventilation. And the murderer has been with us since then, It is also impossible to pour gasoline again. Although the smell of gasoline is still quite difficult to completely dissipate, the concentration of volatile gasoline should not be enough to cause an explosion. So even if you don’t rush over, Miss Oki Ayako will be fine.”

Saying that, Hattori Heiji glanced at Conan with a little satisfaction.

--"what!"

As for this, after listening to what Hattori Heiji said, Conan couldn't help but feel horrified. He didn't notice that Hattori Heiji had already taken preventive measures against the second incident arranged by the murderer. The behavior of running out became extremely ridiculous——

"This guy! I didn't say such a thing earlier!"

Displeased, Conan secretly gave Hattori Heiji another look.

"Oh, it's mainly because of a secret room fire incident that I just heard from the detective brother not long ago. The murderer used the body of the deceased to create a secret room due to muscle atrophy after being burned... So, for the fire or something, It’s inevitable that you will be more careful.”

Seemingly a little emotional, Hattori Heiji couldn't help but say——

"If it wasn't for the detective brother who mentioned the case to me before coming here, I would be able to think of many things when I faced this incident. Otherwise, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to do this... I have to Said, if I didn't pay too much attention to whether Kudo Shinichi would come or not, and remembered what the detective brother said at the time, maybe even the hotel owner would not have an accident, I was careless!"

In this regard, as he slowly walked towards the main room of the hotel, Hattori Heiji's eyes were sharp, and he was determined to find out the murderer of this incident. At the same time, he had to find a way to confirm the matter about Kudo Shinichi——

"This child... is really too strange!"

……

"What! This note..."

Soon, when Conan and Hattori Heiji also returned to the main room of the hotel from the garage, they heard Fujisawa Toshiaki slapping the table with a horrified expression in the restaurant where everyone gathered:
"Look... I also got this note! If I don't make it right, if I go first, I will be the one who dies!"

At this time, it seems that after returning Oki Ayako confessed to everyone about the note and the fact that the garage was full of volatile gasoline, Fujisawa Toshiaki, who was frightened, immediately informed the clue that he had also received the note. This made the atmosphere more dignified——

"Indeed... this is the same note as Miss Ayako's..."

Looking at the note that Toshiaki Fujisawa took out, Kogoro looked at the two notes in comparison, then judged like this, then inspected the crowd, and asked:
"So... has anyone else received this kind of note?"

As for this, after hearing this, the rest of the people who participated in the tour group looked at each other nervously, but in the end the rest shook their heads, denying that they had ever received such a note.

"Perhaps, only Mr. Fujisawa and Ms. Oki, who carried a lighter with them, received this kind of note."

After roughly understanding what happened in the house, Hattori Heiji analyzed it like this:

"After all, if the murderer wants to use the gasoline in the garage to blow up people, then the other party must create a fire source!"

"Oh, it does make sense..."

After listening to Hattori Heiji's analysis, everyone nodded in affirmation.

"But if that's the case, who would want to kill you?"

The astrologer Maria Toda wondered.

"Well, there are many possibilities."

Kogoro analyzed it casually:

"It's possible that all of this was designed by the shop owner... He faked his death to kill those of you guys who wanted to take his original version, so that he could keep that precious book. book!"

"What the hell are you talking about! We saw the owner sitting in the car and fell off the cliff with our own eyes. How can the owner survive in that case? Detectives like you will only mess things up. It's just getting worse!"

After listening to Kogoro's analysis, Hattori Heiji couldn't help it, and couldn't help retorting loudly——

"It's rude!"

But in this regard, hearing Hattori Heiji say this about her father, Xiaolan couldn't help retorting angrily:
"My father solves the case successfully every time! He often looks asleep when solving the case, so everyone calls him 'Sleeping Kogoro'! Isn't that right, Dad!"

"kindness……"

Seeing Xiaolan defending herself so forcefully, Kogoro couldn't help but respond with a little embarrassment.

Hearing this, Hattori Heiji was suddenly startled, and then pulled Xiaolan aside——

"Come here!"

"what?"

Xiao Ran, who was being pulled by the arm, felt a little strange and asked back, but was still pulled aside forcefully by Hattori Heiji.

Such a thrilling experience surprised Conan who saw this scene, and couldn't help but leaned forward to hear what Hattori Heiji wanted to do——

"Where was that guy when your dad solved the case?"

In a low voice, Hattori Heiji was a little nervous, as if he was surprised by his guess, but he still asked.

"what?"

Puzzled, Xiaolan asked.

"It's just sneaking around you every time..."

As Hattori Heiji was speaking, he suddenly noticed Conan who was eavesdropping on his conversation with Xiao Ran at his feet, so he pulled him up, pulled Conan by the back collar, and brought Conan in front of Xiao Ran ——

"He! It's him!"

Holding Conan with a flustered face, Hattori Heiji asked urgently...

　I didn't expect to write nearly [-] words to this...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)