People are in Conan, but Ace Attorney

Chapter 329: Adjournment: Detective in Progress

—————May 23, 3:20 p.m.——————

—————A street in Tokyo——————

"Damn it! I've been looking for quite some time and still can't find anyone."

Kogoro Mouri was panting and holding onto the electric pole next to him.

He shook his head helplessly, not knowing what to say for a moment.

Whether it's Kujuku Bunno or the Boy Detective Team.

How can they just disappear? It's like they planned to run away together!
Fortunately, the little kid Conan was staying at home quietly at this time.

Otherwise, it will probably take a lot of effort to find it when the time comes!
Drop, drop, drop.

The phone rang, Uncle Maori turned on the screen, and a look of confusion appeared on his face.

Because the caller was his daughter, Mao Lilan.

"…What did you say? Conan is missing too???"

No matter how Uncle Maori looked like he had seen a ghost.

On the other side, Dr. Agasa was already driving his yellow car.

He took Conan all the way to the final location.

The reason they can do this is not because Dr. Agasa and Conan’s search capabilities are better than the police’s.

Although it is indeed much stronger, this is not the key factor.

The real key factor lies in the detective badge that every member of the Junior Detective Team is equipped with.

That seemingly small detective badge actually houses a small sustainable battery.

And it has the ability of positioning and radio communication.

Therefore, all Conan needs to do is find Professor Agasa, which is equivalent to finding the locations of other members of the Junior Detective League.

"By the way, Shinichi, did you tell Xiaolan before you came out this time?"

"If she turns around and finds you missing, she will definitely be anxious and look for you everywhere."

Dr. Agasa looked at the location on the locator while observing the road conditions nearby.

He also did not forget to give a few words of advice to the Death God elementary school student next to him.

The Death Elementary School Student seemed absent-minded about this.

He stroked his chin, thinking about the specific situation of the Junior Detective Team.

He just casually responded to Dr. Agasa's questions.

"It's okay. I left a note on the coffee table. Lan will see it."

"It doesn't matter if you didn't see it. It won't take long to get back anyway."

"What's even more confusing to me now is why the Junior Detective Team didn't contact me for help..."

Conan had a look of doubt in his eyes.

(Could it be that they were all knocked unconscious by the kidnappers? That shouldn’t be the case, let alone just a few people…)
(Even if they were a few pigs, it would be impossible for them to collapse in the blink of an eye without even a chance to call for help.)
(Or did they think they could solve the problem themselves, so they didn't plan to contact me?)

Edogawa Conan looked at the scenery passing quickly outside the car and couldn't help shaking his head.

Sure enough, I had always been acting with them, and they had led me astray.

It would be better to talk about this kind of dangerous activity in a more indirect way next time.

If this goes on, even if nothing happens this time, something will happen sometime.

"Doctor, the signal stops here...?"

The vehicle came to an abrupt stop at this moment, regardless of whether it was Professor Agasa or Conan.

Everyone frowned at this moment because they had now arrived outside a forest.

It is obvious that the three members of the Junior Detective Team are located here mostly because the radio signal was cut off.

If you really want to find the location of these three people, you have to go into the forest and look for them carefully.

Conan pushed open the car door, jumped out, and drove around the forest twice.

No matter how many accomplices Sanhao Mazi had, it was impossible for one or two people to take away four children...

To walk such a long distance to the forest, one must have used some means of transportation.

And the biggest probability... is [vehicle], most likely a van.

The Death God's pupil's eyes quickly moved across the ground. The weight of the vehicle would surely cause the wheels to leave marks on the ground.

Even if there are no cracks on the ground, there will be signs of crushing on the fallen leaves.

As long as we find the traces left by these vehicles, we can follow the traces and search for them——————

"Hmm? The wheel tracks are indeed there, but they don't go into the forest."

"That means that Miyoshi Mako and her accomplices got off here..."

"You walked in with four little kids? Did you really carry them in your arms or on your back?"

The image of the Boy Detective League's leader, Kojima Bunta, appeared in Conan's mind.

That's not just any "heavyweight" and is totally inconsistent with the identity of an elementary school student.

At least one person has to carry it, right? Sanhao Mazi is definitely not able to carry it by himself.

This means that one of Miyoshi Mako's accomplices is a man.

Even if Sanyo Mazi himself carried a child on his back, there were still two children.

"...There are at least three suspects? Then why is this the case with the Queen Serissabeth?"

The Death God Elementary School Student frowned. If it was Miyoshi Mako, there were at least two accomplices.

Then why gamble whether Sanada Kazuzo will help her or not?

Just let the two accomplices disguise themselves as the staff of Queen Cesarebella.

Wouldn't it be easy to get rid of those magic props used to commit crimes in the lobby?

It can even make the difficulty of this case many times more complicated——————

"If there are two accomplices, then why does the Queen Serissabeth need the help of Sanada Kazuzo?"

“How could she have carried four children into the forest by herself without an accomplice?”

"If we didn't go into the forest, why did the signal cut off here???"

Looking at Conan who was thinking hard, Dr. Agasa was a little hesitant.

But he still asked weakly.

"Um, Shinichi, there are more than a dozen missed calls on your phone."

"I checked, all the calls are from Maori, do you want to answer it first——"

"Oh, right, the phone. Dr. Agasa, quickly call Prosecutor Kizuki and Inspector Megure!"

At this point, Conan suddenly had an idea and realized that there seemed to be no need for reasoning.

Since I can't figure out the location of the Junior Detective Team for the time being, I have two directions of investigation.

Then I will investigate them all, just like if I can’t catch any fish, I will just drain the water!
This way we can always find the location of the Boy Detective Team and Kujuku Fumino, right?
The more he thought about it, the more he felt it was right. The Shinigami Elementary School Student ignored his phone and spoke again.

"Just say we found new clues and need them to bring people over to investigate together."

"Ask them to bring more people, because the scope of the investigation may be a bit large!"

"Oh, right, and Xiang Yuan... Never mind, I'll handle Xiang Yuan myself. I'll leave the other call to you, Dr. Agasa!"

Looking at the lively Death God elementary school student, Dr. Agasa was silent.

I always feel that after Kudo Shinichi became smaller, he became much more active both physically and mentally.

Is this an illusion? Also, is it really okay to leave the Maori side alone?

I always feel like Conan is going to get beaten when he returns to the Maori family later...

Forget it, Dr. Agasa shook his head and smiled kindly.

Anyway, it was Kudo Shinichi who got beaten, not him.

This is Shinichi's own choice, so let him be.

Drop, drop, drop.

Xiang Yuanguang was directing the forensic police officers next to him to move the magic props.

After hearing the phone ring and the word "Conan" on it, I answered it directly.

"I'm Xiang Yuanguang. Do you need my help with any problems you have now?"

"…Have you found any clues? Okay, I'll leave that to you. As for the trial, I'm enough!"

(End of this chapter)