The unscrupulous detective in Conan

Chapter 1176 Shancuncao: Loyalty!

Shancuncao showed a look of astonishment, and then he asked speechlessly: "So, what message are you delivering for him, and to whom are you delivering it?"

"It's to send a message to the person staying in the same hotel as us." Xiaolan explained, "This person is from the Winter Red Leaves production team..."

"Winter red leaves?!" Yamamura Cao showed an excited expression when he heard it, "I know, I know, it's the love drama that is being rebroadcast on Gunma Prefecture Cable TV, right?!"

Seeing that the people were looking at him with strange eyes, Shancuncao coughed lightly and explained, "Actually, my grandmother in the countryside also likes this TV series very much and recommended it to me. Then I started watching the reruns and eventually became a fan of this TV series. I would stay in front of the TV on time every weeknight from nine to ten o'clock!"

"Today is Saturday, and I have set up a videotape at home!"

"I really want to go home and see it soon..."

When he thought about having to deal with a murder case right before getting off work and not even being able to watch TV series, Shancuncao suddenly felt resentful.

However, if the murder case can be handled sooner, I should be able to go back to watching TV dramas sooner, right?
Thinking this in his heart, Shancuncao coughed lightly and became serious: "Ahem, if that's the case, what exactly does the person from the program team want you to convey?"

"Why did you pass on the message and let him die?"

Several people were speechless at the outrageous statement made by Brother Cao from Gunma Prefecture.

What does it mean to pass on a message and then have it killed?

Catch us and kill someone!
After silently complaining in their hearts, several people briefly explained how they knew this unlucky guy who had been stabbed to death and was lying on the board.

Conan even took out a notebook and said, "We picked up that person's notebook on the way here. The word HOTUMI written on it is the name he left us when he left a message."

"Speaking of which, this notebook fell about a hundred meters away from here. When I passed by, I saw that it was stained with blood. Then I thought that someone had died, so I picked it up!"

Conan, who had finally found a bargain, said excitedly.

Finally, I found the key evidence!

Yamamura So took the notebook and groaned, "He actually uses Roman letters when telling others his name. Could this person be an idiot who can't even remember his own name? This face does look silly."

As he spoke, he glanced at the dead man and then flipped through the notebook: "There is a bloody handprint on April 1st. April 1st should be April Fools' Day... or Fools' Day. So this person must be an idiot!"

Handprints on April Fools' Day = the deceased was a fool.

That's for sure!

The dead man: "..."

Everyone was speechless as they watched Shancuncao whipping the dead man's body crazily in front of them.

The other person is already dead, and you still want to finish him off?
I mean, you're the real idiot, right?

Hongye couldn't help but remind him at this time: "Well, is it possible that the handprint on the notebook is a message of death?"

Yamamura Cao was embarrassed when he heard this: "If that's the case, then it means the murderer is a fool!"

Handprints on April Fools' Day = the murderer is a fool.

This is also very reasonable.

Hongye: "..."

She has watched many introductory detective tutorials...

Well, any normal person should be able to understand it.

So how did this policeman become a criminal policeman?

At this time, a man with a stern look squatting next to the corpse suddenly shouted, "Officer Shancun, please come over and take a look!"

"The victim's estimated time of death is around 5 o'clock this evening. He was stabbed once in the abdomen and once in the chest. It seems that the murderer intended to kill him, not on impulse."

"It seems that anything that could identify the person was also taken away by the murderer."

This policeman with a tough look on his face seems very serious and his reasoning is also very serious.

After a moment of hesitation, Yamamura So said, "It doesn't matter. We can just call the production team of Winter Red Leaves and find this guy named HOTUMI and then we can know his identity."

"..."

Everyone was silent for a while after hearing this.

think carefully……

Is this really the case?
Could it be that this unreliable police officer with a crow's mouth is actually a wise man in disguise?

Shancun Cao ordered the policeman with a shabby appearance to check the person, and then he was in trouble again while holding the notebook:
"But, since this is a death message, just because it's April Fool's Day, we can't tell anything else except that the murderer or this man is a fool..."

Conan couldn't bear to watch it anymore, and couldn't help but remind him in a baby voice: "Well, police officer, since that person died after we passed the message, is it possible that the person who killed him had a lot to do with the person who passed the message?"

"It seems like this is really the case!"

Shancuncao limped as if he had suddenly realized something, and then said, "Just now you seemed to be saying that the man seemed to be staying in the same hotel as you!"

"As long as we find out who he is sending the message to, we can identify the suspect!"

Shancuncao, who had thought it through, was very excited and took his people to Chishu Hotel.

On the way, Fujino was thinking about the system tasks.

This time, the reasoning was most likely related to the secret code, which was not his strong point.

The codes in the world of science have nothing to do with logic. If you just look at them, you will only see the self-consistency of the abstract logic. If you don't know, you won't be able to figure out the real answer to the code. It all depends on the mood of the person who is asking the question.

Only people from the scientific world can deal with people from the scientific world, so just leave the secret code to Conan or Haibara Ai.

The key is the fifty or sixty people who came afterward...

The system's risk warning indicated that there would be a risk of facing fifty or sixty people, and based on his just-observed observations, this was indeed the case.

Just now he left Xiao Hei at the scene and explored the area nearby. He found that there were at least ten people hiding in the woods, holding weapons such as samurai swords.

I'm afraid there are more people waiting for Xin to go up the mountain together.

Fujino thought about it and felt that these people were nothing. With his own strength, it would be no problem for him to beat them up.

But... who in their right mind would think of going up and knocking down fifty or sixty people with weapons?

If this gets publicized, then Chun Chun will become an idiot.

If someone in there has a gun, then we can send it.

There were so many people packed together that you wouldn't know who was shooting at you.

I have to survive for a while and start calling for help.

But I'm unfamiliar with Gunma Prefecture, so it's a bit difficult to get help...

How about trying to trick Brother Cao?
After Fujino returned to the Akagi Hotel, he secretly found Yamamura Cao and asked him mysteriously, "Cao, you have made meritorious contributions. Do you want the rank of police captain?"

"Achieve...achieve merit?!"

Yamamura was confused for a while, obviously not understanding why he could make meritorious service for no reason and even be promoted from inspector to inspector. Fujino nodded and said in a mysterious voice, "I am a consultant of the Criminal Division of Tokyo Metropolitan Government. You should know that I often work for the Tokyo police, right?"

"Of course I know that..." Yamamura Cao nodded.

Fujino then continued, "Actually, I came to Gunma Prefecture this time for a purpose... I can only say that I am currently carrying out a special secret mission."

Shancuncao's eyes widened immediately: "Secret mission?"

Fujino nodded solemnly: "You should also know that police from different counties cannot enforce the law across borders."

"It seems to be like this..." After hearing this, Shancun Cao thought about it and seemed that he had indeed thought of this.

Seeing that Yamamura had fallen into the trap, Fujino immediately continued to deceive him, "It is precisely because of this that Tokyo cannot provide me with any support. I have already obtained a lot of information revealed by my informants. This time, a criminal organization has transferred a large number of personnel to the winter red leaf forest in Gunma Prefecture. It is suspected that there are organized criminal activities. I think this murder case must be related to them..."

"I know!" Shancuncao raised his hand, his face full of excitement: "Just like the informant in the undercover police and gangster movies?!"

"That's right!"

Fujino nodded and said, "I came here to investigate and work with the Gunma County police to destroy a criminal den. But now it seems that these people are ready to take action. There are people of theirs hiding in the woods where I just came. It seems that we have to act immediately, otherwise they will get away. But now I don't have time to contact the Gunma County police to explain anything..."

As he said that, he patted Shancuncao's shoulder and said, "So I decided to share the credit with you this time."

"Share it with me?"

Shancuncao looked confused and puzzled.

Fujino continued, "I will have to go through the procedures if I go to the Gunma Prefecture police now, and I won't have time to explain the procedures, so I want you to ask for support and cooperate with me to destroy them and then clean up the mess. In this case, you, the highest-ranking police officer present, will become the commander."

"I'm not from the Gunma County system, so their contributions don't count towards me. In the end, aren't the contributions within the system yours?"

Shancuncao touched his chin and said, "It seems to be like this..."

"Think about it, you have made such a great contribution, it will be easy for you to be promoted to police captain!"

"We have worked together several times and have become friends for a long time!"

"Since we are friends, I will not keep the glory to myself!"

"It seems like this is really the case!"

Shancuncao thought about it and suddenly felt that his chance to join the department seemed to have come!
He was touched by the detective who treated him as a friend.

It’s almost like shouting: loyalty!

Fujino then added: "But this matter still needs to be kept secret."

"Keep it secret?"

"Of course we have to keep it secret. After all, this is cross-border law enforcement. If the police from Gunma Prefecture pursue us, then our credit will definitely be problematic in terms of procedure. So you should understand, right?"

"I understand!"

"When the time comes, you can just say..."

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"There are fifty-three people?"

"Yes, there are a lot of people staying in the hotel this year."

After entering the hotel, Shancun Cao confidently began to question the boss about the list of people in the hotel, and then he was stunned when he looked at the people on the list.

It was Conan who mentioned that the man said that the person who commissioned the deceased checked into the hotel this morning.

Then the hotel owner narrowed down the three people - two Japanese men and one foreign man.

The two Japanese men, one tall and thin, the other short and fat, one young, the other old, are a completely opposite combination.

The foreigner had blond hair and looked like a British strongman.

The tall and thin young man looked fierce. His name was Isamu Okuma. He was sleeping in the room when the incident happened.

The short and fat old man was named Tatsuzo Watanuki. He squinted his eyes and hid his expression behind his back. He said that Sun was taking a shower in the room when the crime happened.

The foreigner was named Hans Buckley, and he was walking nearby at the time of the incident.

Several people had no alibis and entered the classic three-choice stage.

While investigating, the man with a nuclear-like appearance came back and said that he had found the personnel list of the TV drama production company: "I asked, but there is no one named HOTUMI in their production company!"

As he spoke, he took out a printed personnel list and said, "It's already very late now, and most of the people in their company have gone off work... The person who answered the phone was a part-timer, and he said that there was no such name. Just in case, I asked them to print out a list of their company's personnel!"

Yamamura Cao took the list and complained: "Is there really no problem with this list?"

"The one at the bottom seems to be August 1st. How come the date is printed on the person's name?"

"It's really strange..."

Yamamura Cao was talking to the police officer.

Conan, who was following behind, suddenly became dazed. A flash of inspiration suddenly appeared in his head, and then it exploded as if he was struck by lightning.

He, Conan, has figured out who the murderer is!

Not sure what he figured out, he looked around.

Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, he left the hotel stealthily.

Fujino glanced at Conan who was leaving, then whispered to Yamamura So: "Prepare for action."

"OK..."

Shancun Cao nodded, then turned around and dismissed several suspects on the grounds that no clues had been found yet and it was already very late today.

At this time, everyone realized that Conan had run off to some unknown place, and they all expressed their doubts:

"Where is Conan?"

"Isn't he going to the bathroom again?"

"To the restroom?"

Xiaolan became sensitive when she heard this, and suddenly recalled the last time she suspected that there was something wrong with Conan, and she couldn't help but become worried.

Otherwise, take him to the hospital for a checkup someday...

It would be troublesome if something went wrong in your own home.

Xiaolan was wondering, but Fujino and Yamamura came together:
"How is it going? Are the police forces from Gunma Prefecture in place?"

"The people from our headquarters are too far away to come here for the time being. I have already applied to our headquarters for manpower deployment and called several nearby police stations to send patrol police over. There are at least more than a hundred people..."

(End of this chapter)