Stay away from Conan.

Chapter 981 Gathering
"He's the one with the number 'eight' in his name. It stands to reason that he would be the murderer's target. And when Asahi Hiroki was killed, Zeki Fair should still be under the protection of Police Officer Shiratori. What? Suddenly...became a suspect?"

Although Miwako Sato could not deny this possibility based on the analysis of the clues provided by Gao Yuan, this change is still a bit surprising, and Miwako Sato couldn't help thinking about it and asked.

"After all, we have investigated so far, and it is also possible that Zemu Fairy has hatred for Mr. Xu Hongshu. From the previous inference, it can basically be determined that the two murderers have the intention of killing Xu Hongshu, so this is the only one that can be approximated at present. There are clues to confirm the scope of the murderer, so we must find out."

In this regard, Gao Yuan simply explained:

"As for Mr. Asahi Hiroki's murder, Zeki Fair had an alibi under the protection of Police Officer Shiratori. It can only be said that the murderer who killed Mr. Asahi Hiroki with a crossbow at night would not be him, but he was completely It may be the murderer who changed Mr. Xu Hongshu's eye drops."

Seemingly understanding, Gao Mushe listened to Gao Yuan's explanation and nodded, but after thinking about it, he couldn't help but ask:

"But wait a minute, Mr. Akechi. I remember that according to your analysis with Kudo-san before, the murderer who killed Mr. Asahi Hiroki with a crossbow was the one who started the whole incident at the beginning, that is, the one who attacked Police Officer Megure and Princess Mimi. The lawyer, you, and the murderer of Dr. Ari. And, according to the testimony of Kudo-san and what our police saw after Asahi Hiroki was killed, the murderer was a man riding a motorcycle, wearing a motorcycle suit and a helmet Such a description is very similar to the suspected criminal who appeared in the auto repair shop found by Miss Yumi, so doesn't it mean that the murderer seen by the clerk in the auto repair shop is this The murderer who created the whole incident...

"However, logically speaking, because Mr. Sawaki couldn't be the murderer who killed Mr. Asahi Hiroki with a crossbow at night, that is to say, this prisoner who was riding a motorcycle, wearing a motorcycle suit and a helmet, should not be Mr. Sawaki is right. In that case, Mr. Akechi, why did you ask the clerk to confirm that the voice of the suspected suspect is Mr. Sawaki’s voice? It should be impossible to match, right? "

After thinking carefully for a while, Takagi Tsutomu sorted out the current situation clearly, and then asked this question in confusion.

At the same time, Sato Miwako also obviously felt that the question asked by Gao Muwa made sense, and the two looked at Gao Yuan seriously, waiting for his reply.

But for this, Gao Yuan just said:
"Perhaps the two murderers both drove motorcycles. After all, judging from the condition of the two playing cards in my car, the person who would do this should want to take advantage of the first The murderer created this incident to 'hitchhike' the second murderer who murdered the person he wanted to kill, so the second murderer must have been around the auto repair shop at the time.

"At the same time, in the car accident that I encountered on the way out of the auto repair shop, because the handmade object representing the 'Jack of Spades' was left at the scene, it was the first murderer who drove the truck to attack us. And He could have attacked then, and maybe the first killer was watching when we got to the repair shop.

"Therefore, I have reason to suspect that the two murderers had haunted the auto repair shop at that time, and it cannot be ruled out that both of them happened to be driving motorcycles. Therefore, the one investigated by Police Officer Miyamoto appeared in the auto repair shop. , the suspect wearing a biker suit and a helmet could be either of the two killers. Therefore, this point deserves investigation."

In this way, Gao Yuan briefly described his analysis process, but the specific reason is that Gao Yuan remembered that Sawaki Fair in the original work was riding a motorcycle, and it was precisely because of an accident while riding a motorcycle that he lost his sense of taste , so that his mentality changed completely, which launched his subsequent revenge.

Therefore, the fact that Ze Mu fair rides a motorcycle is the default clue for Gao Yuan, and the other murderer, as witnessed by Conan and the police, is also riding a motorcycle, so it cannot be determined. The suspected suspect in the repair shop is who the murderer is, so it needs to be confirmed.

However, even though this is the case, after thinking about it carefully, Gao Yuan still finds it a little strange——

After all, until now, there is still no clue about the identity of the first murderer.Now that Xu Hongshu himself is dead, without the testimony of the person concerned, without any clues, it is really difficult to find another candidate who has a grudge against Xu Hongshu.

"Besides, it's common for the murderer to pretend to be one of the victims in this kind of continuous incident, isn't it?"

After thinking about it, Gao Yuan finally added another sentence, which can be regarded as an additional reason for his doubts about Zemu's fairness.

But at the same time, with the appearance of these words, Gao Yuan's thoughts suddenly became thoughtful——

In continuous events, the murderer pretends to be a victim to get rid of suspicion. This is a very common method in mystery novels, and the original Sawaki Fair did exactly that.

That being the case, Zeki Fairy in the original work can do this, so the identity of the murderer who has not noticed the slightest clue so far, will he also be mixed in with the victims?

However, so far, police officer Megure, Fei Yingli, myself, Dr. Ali, and the dead Asahi Hiroki are obviously not the murderers. Then, among the next victims, will they be the murderers? Is there a murderer?
Thinking of this, Gao Yuan felt that maybe he had to wait until the targets with numbers in their names appeared one by one.

And if it follows the original development, although the plot has changed a lot, I am afraid that when Ze Mugong goes to "Water Crystal" to meet Shang Shengyi tomorrow, maybe the remaining targets will appear.

Therefore, Gao Yuan couldn't help but fell into thinking...

……

Soon the next morning, on the other side, Dr. Ali was injured and hospitalized. In the Mihua General Hospital where Conan was originally hospitalized, police officer Meguro and others came to Xu Hongshu's house after basic investigation. In the ward of Mihua General Hospital, I asked Dr. Ali who was attacked by the murderer about the situation.

However, because the attack on Dr. A Li was very simple, it was just in the evening, when Dr. A Li walked out of the hospital, the murderer passed by on a motorcycle and shot an arrow at Dr. A Li directly, injuring A Li. Dr. Li, the rest don't have any muddy details to dig into.

As for the murderer who left on a motorcycle, since no one was chasing him nearby at the time, the police could not find out where the murderer was going after that.

However, because the murder of Xu Hongshu happened after that, combined with the judgment that the two previous incidents were committed by the same murderer, the police roughly determined the murderer's course of action, and then had to try to do something about it. investigations, but apparently with limited success.

As for Dr. A Li, although he was hit by the murderer's arrow, he didn't hurt his vitals, and he is currently only hospitalized for recuperation.

As a result, after police officer Megure and others briefly asked about Dr. Ali's situation, they did not intend to disturb Dr. Ali's rest and prepared to leave.

But at this moment, Xiaolan also heard the news and came to the hospital——

"New One!"

Xiaolan, who was visiting Conan Yingli at the Toto University Hospital, after learning that Dr. Ari was injured and hospitalized in Mihua General Hospital, thought that Dr. Ari was supposed to take care of Conan in the hospital, but now even Dr. Ari They were all injured, so she was worried about Conan, so Xiaolan came here.

As a result, just outside the ward, Xiaolan saw Kudo Shinichi who was following police officer Megure, Mori Kogoro and others.

Therefore, Xiaolan, who couldn't restrain her emotions for a while, couldn't help but had tears in her eyes, and couldn't help calling out the name "Xinyi".

"Xiao Lan?"

As for this, when he heard Xiaolan's voice, Kudo Shinichi was a little dazed at first. He didn't expect Xiaolan to come back here. Then he turned his head and saw Xiaolan with tears streaming from the corner of his eyes. His eyes were trembling. , seemed to be looking at himself in a very complicated mood, Kudo Shinichi couldn't help responding, and then wanted to ask Xiaolan why he was here.

However, before Kudo Shinichi could speak again, Xiao Lan stepped forward in a hurry and came to Kudo Shinichi. It was originally because of the call from Kudo Shinichi yesterday during the day, but because of the call from Kudo Shinichi on the phone. Shinichi said that he couldn't come back in time, which made Xiaolan want to express all kinds of distress in her heart, but now she really saw Kudo Shinichi appearing here, and she couldn't speak all the words, so she just eased it up emotions, asked as calmly as possible:

"Xinyi, when did you come back?"

"Ah... oh! I heard that too many people have been injured in this incident, so I thought that this incident was really a bit extraordinary, so I tried my best to come back..."

Facing Xiaolan's question, Kudo Shinichi thought about it, and then explained it like this.

"Really……"

Listening to Kudo Shinichi's explanation, Xiaolan's expression was gloomy for a while, but she thought that no matter what the reason, Shinichi would come back after all, so she stopped thinking about what Kudo Shinichi said on the phone during the day yesterday Yes, Xiaolan couldn't help but feel a little ashamed for hanging up on Shinichi's phone like she lost her temper.

So, with her head slightly lowered and her face turned away, Xiaolan whispered:
"I'm sorry... when I was yesterday..."

"Ah! Xiaolan!"

And before Xiaolan finished speaking, at this moment, it was no longer looking at Xiaolan from Conan's perspective as before, but from Kudo Shinichi's perspective, after seeing Xiaolan's crying but brave expression , Kudo Shinichi had mixed feelings in his heart.

So, Kudo Shinichi couldn't help interrupting Xiaolan's words, and then said:

"I just happened to have something to tell you. I wonder if you are free now?"

"what?"

For a while, Xiaolan couldn't help being a little dazed when she heard Gao Yuan's words, but then she seemed to think of something, and couldn't help but reply:

"It just so happens that I have something to discuss with you!"

Saying that, Xiaolan deliberately glanced at Kogoro Mori, who was also here at the moment, stretched out her hand to hold Kudo Shinichi's arm, and was about to go to other places.

Seeing this, Kudo Shinichi did not refuse, and heard that Xiaolan had something to discuss with him, so he followed.

On the other hand, Mori Kogoro, who was surprised to see his daughter deliberately pulling Kudo Shinichi away, couldn't help being stunned, and then shouted to Xiaolan and the others who were leaving with some anxiety and anger:
"Hey! Where are you going!"

As he said that, Kogoro Moori, who was a little nervous, wanted to follow up unconsciously, but as he stretched his hand forward, just after there was some tendency to go forward, Kogoro Moori still didn't take a step, but just froze Looking at Xiaolan and Kudo Shinichi who were leaving, he felt that Xiaolan seemed to be deliberately avoiding him——

"We'll be right back!"

Simple, Xiaolan turned her head and shouted at Mori Kogoro, and then continued to pull Kudo Shinichi towards the corner of the corridor.

Seeing this, Mori Kogoro was silent for a moment, and could only watch helplessly...

……

"Xinyi, if it were you, would you shoot?"

Pulling Kudo Shinichi through the corner of the corridor, where Mori Kogoro couldn't see, Xiaolan was very worried, but seeing Kudo Shinichi after a long absence, Xiaolan couldn't help but leaned on Kudo Shinichi told Kudo Shinichi about the memory of Mori Kogoro shooting ten years ago, and then asked in a depressed mood:
"No matter how confident you are, you shouldn't shoot! From now on, I won't be able to trust my dad anymore. If it were you, you wouldn't do it!"

Saying that, Xiaolan couldn't help wiping away her tears.

"This is..."

As for this, after hearing such facts again, and seeing Xiaolan's depressed mood, Kudo Shinichi thought for a moment, and then said truthfully:
"You ask me now, and I don't know..."

"Hey?"

Xiaolan raised her head, looked at Kudo Shinichi's slightly serious expression, and seemed very surprised by his answer.

"However, even if it is true that the uncle shot the aunt that year, it does not necessarily mean the truth! Do you understand?"

Seriously, Kudo Shinichi replied.

"What do you mean by that? I don't understand what you mean!"

This kind of answer completely puzzled Xiaolan, a little unwilling, Xiaolan couldn't help asking.

And looking at Xiaolan's stubborn and serious eyes, Kudo Shinichi really didn't know how to answer this question specifically, but just at this moment, he heard Police Officer Megure calling his name——

"Hey! Kudo, it's almost time to go meet Mr. Shang Shengyi with Mr. Zeki!"

"Sorry, there's only so much I can say now. I'll have a good chat with you when the incident is over!"

In this regard, due to the incident, Kudo Shinichi responded to Xiaolan in this way at this time, and then he was about to leave and walk towards Police Officer Megure and the others——

"Wait a minute! I'm going too!"

However, seeing Kudo Shinichi intending to leave with Police Officer Megure and others, Xiaolan hesitated for a while, and then stepped forward very seriously, saying this to everyone.

"Stop making trouble, Xiaolan, it's not fun for us to go there!"

But at this moment, seeing Xiaolan planning to follow him and wait for others, Mori Kogoro couldn't help shouting at Xiaolan, wanting to advise her not to risk herself.

But for some unknown reason, Xiao Lan decided to turn against him, and replied very seriously:
"Many people have been injured in this incident because of my father's relationship. As my father's daughter, I really can't sit at home and wait!"

In this way, under Xiaolan's serious insistence, Xiaolan couldn't be held back. In order not to waste time, police officer Mu Mu finally brought Xiaolan together to take out the marine entertainment facility near Tokyo Bay——

And just as Gao Yuan expected, this time, indeed, all the people who should appear have gathered...

(End of this chapter)