The sixth man of Conan's police academy

Chapter 39 The Missing Girl

October 4rd, Fire Day.

Just finished writing the report on an accident detected two days ago, Sasashima Ritsu noticed Hayasaka Yuna who was lying on the seat and fell asleep.

After getting along with him for less than two weeks, Sasashima felt that this inexperienced policewoman was pretty good. At least she was willing to endure hardships and work hard, and she did a good job in summarizing the written report.

After re-reading her file, I realized that she majored in literature in college. No wonder... she is so good at writing.

After Sasashima Ritsu packed her things, she stood up and was about to wake her up to get off work together, but the phone on her desk rang harshly.

"Ah! Chiba Mamoru, don't leave!"

"..."

In a daze, Hayasaka Yuna saw clearly that the person standing in front of her with a complicated expression was her boss Ritsu Sasashima. She hurriedly wiped away the non-existent saliva from the corner of her mouth and asked nervously: "Police, police department, what do you want from me? ?”

Ritsu Sasashima patiently pointed to the phone that was still ringing, raised his brows and said nothing, just to see how long she was going to get confused.

Hayasaka Yuna's disconnected brain finally came online successfully. She quickly reached out to pick up the phone and said in a soft tone: "This is Hayasaka, who is searching the first section and the third department. What can I do?"

After listening to the content on the other end of the phone, Hayasaka knew that he would not be able to get home early from get off work today and rewatch his favorite "Sailor Moon"... Well, Mamoru Chiba must have missed me so much that he briefly appeared in his sleep. inner.

"Police, there is a missing case that we need to investigate."

"Ask them to send the missing person's information and the approximate time and place of disappearance. Stop driving and walk together. I will pick you up tomorrow morning."

"Oh well!"

Logically speaking, missing cases should not come to the Search Division [-]. However, the police who were in charge of missing cases were unable to find the whereabouts of the missing girl, so they had to ask for help from Sasashima, who had the highest crime detection rate in recent times and was fine for the time being.

After nearly two weeks together, this was the first time she sat in the co-pilot of a Sasashima supercar. Hayasaka Yuna suppressed her excitement and was using her mobile phone to communicate with the police officer who was previously responsible for the disappearance case.

Through Hayasaka's dictation, Sasashima Ritsu also learned that the day of the incident was the holiday of Hamura Public High School, and the missing girl Morishima Mayo was going to a part-time coffee shop to learn how to make coffee.

Mayo Morishima's home is located at 1-10, Mizuho-cho, Hamura City, and her part-time job is at 1-15, Hane-Higashi-cho. If you take a bus, the journey takes about 20 minutes.

而失踪者森島麻央约定好到店学习的时间是4月10日的下午13点30分，同时，她从家里离开的时间是12点30分。

Although it was only a 20-minute drive, but she left an hour early, Sasashima Ritsu couldn't help but ask: "Didn't she go directly to the coffee shop?"

"Yes, she took an extra two stops to Hamura Department Store. The surveillance camera in the cosmetics area on the first floor captured her."

"What are the entry and exit times?"

"13:04 and 13:28."

The second time is very close to the time agreed to learn how to make coffee. Does this missing girl have no sense of time?

"Have you ever asked her how she is doing in school?"

Hayasaka Yuna opened the notepad, found the content and replied: "She has pretty good grades in school. She has always been at the top of the class and is very popular in school. Because she is beautiful and a good person, according to her His good friend Nagakawa said that when they meet up to go out together on weekdays, Morishima Mayo always arrives at the appointed place 10 to 20 minutes early and has never been late."

A contradiction arises. The missing person obviously has a very good sense of time and even has the habit of arriving at her destination early. So why did she choose to go shopping in a nearby department store until she was late when she left home early?
It was obviously impossible to arrive at the coffee shop within 2 minutes without being late. There were two possibilities for someone with a sense of time like her to break her own rules.

The first is that she was accidentally late because she didn't notice the time, and the second is that the time agreed to go to the store to learn how to make coffee was tampered with.

Ritsu Sasashima looked at the time displayed on his watch. There was still about 5 minutes' drive to the bus stop where he disappeared. He asked aloud: "Apart from the female clerk who answered the phone that day, who else was there in the coffee shop?" ?”

"In addition to the female clerk Sato, there are also male clerk Takahashi and coffee shop owner Yamamoto." Hayasaka Yuna looked at the notepad and couldn't help but said: "By the way, Morishima Mao made two phone calls before she disappeared."

"Who did you call?"

"Both calls were made by Ashiya, another best friend of Morishima. The first call was at 13:40, which was exactly the time Morishima arrived at the bus station. The call lasted just over 20 seconds. He said that he had arrived at the next stop and was ready to go. coffee shop, and then hung up the phone first."

"The second call was at 13:46, with an interval of 6 minutes. Ashiya said the second call should have been made indoors because it was quiet."

"What was the content of the conversation?"

"Morishima said that it was not convenient for him to talk now and he would call her later. Then he hung up the phone again. The call lasted about 20 seconds."

The conversation time of both calls was very short, from outdoor to indoor in just 6 minutes. But would a coffee shop that was open be so quiet?You must know that grinding coffee beans and brewing coffee produce noise, so the indoor room where she arrived...must not be a coffee shop.

Ritsu Sasashima parked the car in a parking space near the bus stop. The street lights on the street were out of order and flickering, but he could still clearly see the buildings shrouded in darkness.

The first floor is a closed coffee shop, and the second and third floors look like residential buildings. This kind of house structure is very common in Japan.

"Did the person in charge of the three-day investigation fail to screen out the suspect?"

"Yes, they are most suspicious of Mr. Kenji Yamamoto, the owner of the coffee shop."

Ritsu Sasashima raised his eyebrows slightly, which matched the suspect he thought, but since he could identify the suspect, why couldn't he solve the case?This was where he was confused.

"Was there a search of Yamamoto's residence?"

"Yes, but I didn't find anything unusual... Oh no, there are some abnormalities. I found a lot of prison-themed... movies on the bottom of his bookcase."

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"The police didn't arrest him because they had an alibi?"

Hayasaka nodded and said: "According to the clerk's dictation, Yamamoto said hello to them and left the store after discovering Morishima was late at 13:30, and the clerks also stated that Morishima did not appear in the coffee shop that day."

It's not common sense to just leave without knowing whether Morishima was on the way to the store. Besides, they have Morishima's contact information... Even if they make a phone call to inquire before leaving, it will appear normal.

"Can you ask the police who were responsible for handling the case to send over two pieces of surveillance footage from the department store?"

"I'll contact you immediately!"

During the process of contacting Hayasaka, Sasashima began to observe the surrounding facilities.

He simulated the distance and walking time from the bus stop to the entrance of the coffee shop based on the size of a girl's walking steps. The distance was less than 20 meters, and even if you walked slowly, it only took 1 minute.

The interval between the two phone calls was 5 minutes. If she didn't arrive at the store, where would she go?
Sasashima walked back to the bus stop again, stopped here and looked at the bakery 20 meters away.

Where are you going?

　Thanks for the monthly ticket of Pursuit and Loss, Fuliezi Walking in the Wind~
　　Thanks to Yujian Flight and Chashu 101 for the reward~
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(End of this chapter)