Ke Xue: This police officer is too martial

Chapter 231 Two Very Different Ladies

Two hours later, in a hotel room in London.

A short-haired woman looked at her watch and the door from time to time, feeling very anxious.

——“Dong Dong Dong”

At this moment, a knock on the door suddenly sounded.

After hearing the knock on the door, the short-haired girl immediately stepped forward to open the door and said expectantly, "Mom, have you seen Dad?!"

After she finished speaking, the short-haired woman realized that there seemed to be no one in front of her.

Just as the short-haired woman was confused, a strange voice sounded from below her: "Zhenchun."

Hearing someone calling her name, the short-haired woman immediately lowered her head and looked downward.

A little girl with short wavy golden hair suddenly appeared in her sight.

The moment she saw the little girl, the short-haired woman subconsciously frowned and asked, "Um... little sister, who are you?"

The blonde girl looked up and said seriously: "Those people gave me strange drugs, which caused me to become what I am now. Sera Masumi, I am your mother Akai Mari!"

Sera Masumi: "!!!"

Masumi Sera looked at the little girl who claimed to be her mother in shock, with an expression of disbelief on her face.

After coming back to his senses, Sera Masumi took a serious look at the little girl's wet clothes and nodded, "Anyway, come in first and change your wet clothes, otherwise you will catch a cold."

"Okay, I'll go to the bathroom to take a shower first, and we'll talk about the details later." Akai Mary nodded.

It was not until this time that Sera Masumi finally felt certain that the little girl in front of her seemed to be her mother, Akai Mary.

This little girl not only looks very similar to her mother, but the cold tone she uses when speaking is also exactly the same as her mother's.

Combined with the familiar clothes on the little girl and what she said before, this little girl...what kind of medicine is so magical that it can actually make people smaller?

……

At the same time, in front of a store called "Roissen" which specializes in selling tableware.

Sonoko glanced at the backs of Kudo Shinichi and the others in the store and asked curiously, "Brother Longyi, this store is the last one. What on earth does the criminal want to tell us in this way?"

Makino took the water bottle handed over by Ayako and explained: "The criminal should want to tell us the specific time and place of the crime. The five letters we just found are 'A, U, T, N, S'.

I guess the last letter that Kudo and his team will find is 'R'. If the previous five letters are added with R, they can form the word 'SATURN', which means Saturn. In Roman mythology, the day of Saturn also represents Saturday. "

"What? If it's Saturday... isn't that the day after tomorrow?!" Sonoko held her face with both hands, looking shocked.

After seeing Sonoko's expression, Ayako chuckled and said, "Don't be so nervous. As long as we tell the police here the specific time and location, can't we let them solve this case~"

Yuan Zi shook her head and said, "I'm not worried about this case. After all, Brother Longyi is here. The day after tomorrow is the final of the Wimbledon tennis tournament. What if this incident affects our watching the final?!"

Makino, Ayako: "..."

Just then, Kudo Shinichi and others came out of the store.

Kudo Shinichi quickly walked up to Makino and the other two and showed them the strange bell decoration in his hand:
"We have asked the staff of this store, and they said that since the day before yesterday, someone has been hanging strange decorations on the sign of this store every day. The decoration I am holding in my hand also has a sentence related to Sherlock Holmes on it, and the English letters on it are..."

Before Kudo Shinichi could finish, Sonoko, who was standing beside him, put her hands on her hips and smiled, "It's R, right?"

Kudo Shinichi: "???"

Kudo Shinichi, who was originally planning to explain in detail how he found the letter that the criminal wanted to express from so many bells and letters, was stunned for a moment.

The next moment, he slowly turned his head to look at Makino with a dull expression.

Xiaolan and Maori Kogoro also turned their heads in surprise and looked at Makino.

They all knew that the reason why Sonoko was able to guess the last letter must be related to Makino.

Amid everyone's surprised gaze, Sonoko told everyone the guess that Makino had made earlier.

After listening, Kudo Shinichi fell silent again.

He originally thought that if he knew what the last letter was, he would be able to get the answer before Makino.

But unexpectedly, Makino guessed the answer before knowing what the last letter was.

At this moment, Yuanzi also turned his head to look at Makino, frowning and said: "By the way, Brother Longyi, didn't you say that this 'Apocalypse' might be the time and place of the crime left by the criminal? Now that we have the time, what about the place?"

"Location? As for the location, you have actually mentioned it before." Makino chuckled and shook his head.

Sonoko blinked in confusion, "What? Did I tell you the location before?"

After hearing what Makino said, Ayako seemed to have thought of something, and subconsciously increased the strength of holding Makino's arm: "Ryuichi, this place you are talking about could not be... the venue for the tennis match?"

Makino held Ayako's hand and nodded, "That's right."

Everyone: "!!!"

Sonoko looked at Makino in shock: "What?! The criminal wants to commit a crime at the Wimbledon tennis match?!"

Makino looked at Kudo Shinichi and said, "Kudo, didn't you just buy a map of London? Please connect the places we have visited in order on the map."

Upon hearing this, Kudo Shinichi immediately took out the map he had just bought from his pocket, and connected the six places he had visited today in order according to Makino's instructions.

When Kudo Shinichi saw the shape appearing on the map, his eyes widened immediately.

After seeing the shape on the map, Xiaolan and the others blurted out: "Tennis racket?!"

After coming to his senses, Maori Kogoro asked: "Makino, since we already know the time and place of the criminal's crime, should we just tell the local police about it?"

Under everyone's gaze, Makino shook his head and said, "No, I'm afraid that won't work."

"why?"

Makino explained: "The criminal's behavior pattern almost perfectly matches the characteristics of a serial killer. He deliberately told children about his killings and asked them to tell the police, thereby provoking the police.

This shows that this person not only has no empathy, but also shows off his behavior like a child showing off his toys.

Judging from his thorough planning and his proficiency in spreading information, this should not be his first crime. In other words, this criminal is likely to be a very extreme serial killer. "

Hearing this, Xiaolan looked at Makino with a worried look on her face and asked, "Brother Makino, what you mean is... if he knew that the police had solved the puzzle he left behind, he might do something even more outrageous?"

Makino nodded.

Seeing this, everyone's face showed a trace of worry. After thinking for a while, Kudo Shinichi slowly said: "It would be great if we could know the specific target that the criminal wants to kill..."

Seeing that everyone was in a low mood, Makino spoke to comfort them, "Okay, don't be so serious. Since we already know the time and place of the criminal's crime, he can't cause any trouble.

I remember that Kudo Yusaku seems to have some connections with the London Police Department. I will tell him about this later. Don't worry, there is still plenty of time before the criminal announces the crime time. "

At this point, Makino glanced at the time on his phone, then turned to look at Ayako and Sonoko: "It's already past seven, you must be hungry, how about we go find a good French restaurant? By the way, Sonoko, before we set off, didn't you say that finding a restaurant would be your responsibility?"

"Don't worry, I have already done the research!" Sonoko patted his chest confidently.

Hearing the two say this, everyone subconsciously looked up at the bright sky with puzzled expressions.

Maori Kogoro also looked down at the time and said, "What?! It's almost eight o'clock? It's still so bright outside!"

The next second, he hurriedly said goodbye to Makino and the others, then directly pulled Xiaolan beside him and ran away: "The dinner time we agreed to with Ms. Diana is 8 o'clock, it's almost too late!!"

"what!"

After Maori Kogoro and the other man left, Makino also looked at Kudo Shinichi and chuckled, "Okay Kudo, we'll leave first~"

Kudo Shinichi: "..."

……

Twenty minutes later, in front of a gorgeously decorated French restaurant.

Sonoko excitedly led Makino and Ayako to the restaurant entrance and introduced them proudly, "Sister, Ryuichi, I managed to book a table at this restaurant with great difficulty! This restaurant has high ratings on various platforms, and it's also very close to the hotel we're staying at~"

After seeing Sonoko's expression that said "Praise me now", Makino and Ayako also smiled and affirmed Sonoko's contribution.

Before entering the door, Makino glanced at the street corner not far away and chuckled, "Ayako, you guys go in first. I'll go to the tavern over there and take a look. It seems to be the tavern that Mr. Maori mentioned to me during the day."

"Okay, but don't stay too long~" Ayako nodded.

Makino gently lifted up Ayako's right hand, kissed the back of her hand, and smiled softly, "Don't worry, ma'am, I'll be back soon~"

Sonoko looked at the man and woman in front of her with contempt, took her sister's hand and walked straight into the restaurant.

Damn it! If only Ah Zhen was here too!

……

Soon after, in the shadows at the corner of the street.

Makino walked to a motorcycle and said slowly, "Vermouth, you didn't follow us all the way from the cafe to here, did you?"

Hearing this, a look of surprise flashed across Vermouth's eyes. She chuckled and shook her head, saying, "So you had already discovered me at that time. I thought I was hiding well~"

Before Makino could speak again, Vermouth put away the smile on her face, and a grim expression appeared on her face: "High school detective Kudo Shinichi, I seem to have seen his name on a death report a few months ago~
I heard that Gin and Vodka disposed of it during the transaction. Since then, the high school detective has completely disappeared and has never appeared in public again... Officer Makino, this is how it should be, right? "

Makino looked at Vermouth in front of him and chuckled, "Why, are you going to personally take action to help Gin and the others solve this problem?"

Hearing this, Vermouth stared into Makino's eyes quietly, and a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth again: "Officer Makino, do you want to hear... a secret that only I am willing to share with you?"

"..."

A few minutes later, Makino returned to the restaurant and sat next to Ayako.

Sonoko was looking at the menu in front of her seriously with a serious expression.

Makino rarely saw Yuanzi so devoted, and couldn't help but feel curious.

As if she could see Makino's confusion, Ayako chuckled and explained, "Although Sonoko had researched the dishes of this restaurant in advance, she seemed to have difficulty understanding some of the English words on the menu~"

As soon as Ayako finished speaking, Sonoko looked at Makino with a serious face: "Since I said before that everything about 'food' will be left to me, I will do what I said! You don't have to help me, I will definitely use my excellent memory to order good food!"

Makino and Ayako smiled at each other and shook their heads helplessly.

They had French food.

Generally speaking, French cuisine does not have a menu, or only has a rough menu showing the dishes of the day.

However, the restaurant that Yuanzi booked was not one of those high-end French restaurants where guests do not have to order food. Guests are required to make their own choices, starting with the aperitif, and even the final dessert can be chosen by the guests themselves.

Three minutes later.

Yuanzi looked at Makino with her big, pitiful eyes, her face slightly red: "Brother Longyi, can you help me translate these words?"

Makino: "..."

While waiting for the dishes to be served, Sonoko and Ayako felt a little depressed and mentioned the upcoming "Saturday case" again.

Obviously, both of them were a little worried about this matter.

Seeing this, Makino smiled and comforted the two of them, saying, "Don't worry, since I'm here, you don't have to worry. Instead of this kind of thing, why don't you think about where else we can go to have fun tomorrow or the day after tomorrow besides watching the tennis game~"

Hearing what Makino said, smiles appeared on their faces again.

They might indeed be somewhat worried about the terrible case that was about to happen, but they were more aware of Makino's strength.

Since Makino said so, there will definitely be no problem!

Thinking of this, Ayako and Sonoko immediately put aside the matter related to the case and began to discuss the itinerary arrangements for the next two days with anticipation.

While Sonoko and Ayako were discussing enthusiastically, Makino was also thinking about the "secret" that Vermouth had told him not long ago.

He didn't know what Vermouth was thinking, or why she told him important information and news about the organization.

However, Vermouth did reveal to him a lot of information about the organization.

First, the news about Rum.

Vermouth made it clear that Rum did have an artificial eye as rumored, and he was a slightly fat man.

And according to her investigation, Rum's trip to Tokyo this time was not just to deal with the "mess" left by Gin in Tokyo.

His main purpose of going to Tokyo was to carry out the boss's "secret mission".

However, Vermouth didn't know what this secret mission was.

She guessed that the mission was likely related to the organization's ongoing medical and scientific research.

In addition, Rum seems to be preparing to call a subordinate named "Curaçao" to Tokyo to carry out a certain mission.

(End of this chapter)