Conan: Start from Lucky Three

Chapter 111 Tips
The investigation reached a deadlock here. Although there are surveillance cameras in the office building, there are few surveillance cameras outside.

After Sawaki Kohei left the office, the police were unable to track him down.

In the office of the First Investigation Division, Tachibana Shizuka and Sato Miwako sat there staring at each other.

"By the way, Officer Sato, why didn't I see Officer Megure this time? Is he on his day off today?" Tachibana Shizuka rolled his eyes and thought of a good idea.

"Inspector Megure was attacked." When mentioning Inspector Megure, Sato Miwako showed an indignant expression on her face.

"Inspector Megure was attacked?!" Ran exclaimed in surprise. Not long ago, after checking the surveillance footage, Kisaki Eri and Kuriyama Midori left because they had work the next day.

Anyway, a lawyer won't be needed for the subsequent investigation.

Sonoko and Takei Naoko didn't follow them. At Sonoko's invitation, Takei Naoko decided to stay at Sonoko's house for a while. As for Takei Katsuhiko, upon learning that his daughter could live with Sonoko, he was eager to pack up his daughter's luggage and send her over.

Of course, he also promised on the phone that he would let Hanai out of the Metropolitan Police Department as soon as possible, and that she would continue to serve as his secretary after she came out, but would no longer be in charge of company affairs but would focus on taking care of Takei Naoko.

In the end, only Xiaolan was left because she was too worried about her mother, so she followed Tachibana Shizuka and Officer Takagi back to the Metropolitan Police Department building.

Inspector Megure is an old acquaintance of Ran's. He was Kogoro Mouri's old boss when he was in the 3rd Division of the Investigation Division. Plus, after Kudo Shinichi disappeared, they would run into each other at the scene every now and then, so it was impossible for them not to be familiar with each other.

"Yes, when Officer Megure was out for his morning run, someone hid in the bushes in the park and shot him with a crossbow.

Fortunately, the crossbow used by the criminals was not very powerful, and Officer Megure did not suffer any internal injuries.

Sato Miwako gritted her teeth as she spoke. Having lost her father at a young age, Inspector Megure had, to a certain extent, replaced the father figure in her life.

Officer Megure was attacked while jogging in the morning. She wished she could grab a gun and smash the damn gangster's head into pieces.

Bad news: The police camera is out of battery.

Good news: the stun gun is fully charged.

"Have you found out who attacked Inspector Megure?" Tachibana Shizuka smoothly shifted the topic from Kisaki Eri to Inspector Megure.

"No. Officer Megure was jogging in the park. After he was attacked, many people gathered around him. Officer Megure didn't see who attacked him."

"Then how did you know the attacker was Inspector Megure, who attacked from the bushes?"

"We later found this in the bushes near where Officer Megure was attacked."

Miwako Sato picked up her phone, found a picture in the album and showed it to Shizuka Tachibana.

"Is this a rapier?" Xiaolan looked a little confused after seeing the photo on Sato Miwako's phone.

There is no way Xiaolan would be confused, because in this haunted place of Beika Town, both the detective and the murderer have the potential to be a riddler.

"To be precise, it's a rapier made of paper." Tachibana Shizuka picked up Miwako Sato's phone and looked at it for a while, then opened his own phone, opened the photo album, and showed the photos to Miwako Sato.

“Is this a flower?”

“It’s a paper flower.”

"Are you saying that the thug who attacked Lawyer Hime is the same person who attacked Officer Megure?!"

Miwako Sato suddenly stood up, the stool beneath her making a harsh sound on the floor. "Hmm, doesn't this look familiar? It's the thing those characters on playing cards hold."

"Megure Jusan, Jusan-K is a Western sword; Kisame Eri, Kisame Queen is a flower.

What about the next one?

Currently, the only victims are Inspector Megure and Eri Kisaki, and Tachibana Shizuka's "reasoning" can only go so far.

At this time, Tachibana Shizuka couldn't say for sure that the criminals were centered around Kogoro Mouri and chose victims within his social circle.

Inspector Megure and Eri Kisaki are a police officer and a lawyer, respectively. Their work interactions aren't excessive, but they're not insignificant either. It's possible to directly point out Kogoro Mouri, but Tachibana Shizuka simply can't explain it.

If the criminals were trying to kill him, Tachibana Shizuka could find a way to save him, but if he was just injured, there was no need to expose himself.

"I understand. I'll check it out right away!" Sato Miwako thanked Tachibana Shizuka gratefully, then rushed out of the office excitedly.

Shizuka Tachibana found the common points between the two attacks by Inspector Megure and Eri Kisaki. Although the two attacks cannot be combined into one case, they can be discussed together.

Furthermore, the assailant left behind a lot of video footage when attacking Kisaki Eri. Even if his face wasn't shown, his figure alone could reveal some clues.

There is also the carrier chosen by the criminals in the serial attacks - playing cards.

There are 13 single-suit playing cards, which means the criminal had to attack at least 13 people if this were true.

But playing cards have 4 suits and at least 52 cards, excluding the jokers. If the criminal is crazy and plans to launch an attack with a full set of cards, the consequences will be unimaginable.

"Okay, Officer Sato is busy now, let's go back too." Tachibana Shizuka knew that Sato Miwako would probably not be back for a while, and the next investigation would be a big project.

After silently lighting a candle in his heart for Officer Sato and the two familiar officers Takagi and Chiba, Tachibana Seiji prepared to send Xiaolan home.

Thanks to the 40 million yen commission from the Takei family, Tachibana Shizuka now has the freedom to take a taxi. Perhaps it's because he's been with the Mori family for so long, but he finds that there's something different about him.

For example, no matter how remote it is, as long as Tachibana Shizuka beckons,
"Hello, please go to Beika-cho 5-chome 39."

Tachibana Shizuka's home was not far from the office, so he and Xiaolan got off the car together at the office. Before Xiaolan went upstairs, Tachibana Shizuka was still comforting her:
"Don't worry, after all, Officer Megure was attacked this time, and the Metropolitan Police Department will definitely conduct a strong investigation.

Maybe the murderer will be caught soon? Besides, Aunt Yingli is usually a cautious person, this is just an accident."

If Sawaki Kouhei hadn't given her the Chicoba chocolate, Kisaki Eri wouldn't have eaten something of unknown origin. It can only be said that Sawaki Kouhei had a lucky break.

"Thank you, Jingsi. If it weren't for you, maybe mom would..." Xiaolan was still scared at this moment.

The inspectors from the Metropolitan Police Department made it clear that although the dosage of pesticides was not lethal, it would still cause irreversible damage to the body if rescue was not timely.

If it weren't for Tachibana Shizuka's caution, her mother would have really had to go to the hospital and suffer.

"Okay, what's our relationship? Let's not talk about this.

It’s cold at night, go back quickly.”

After watching Xiaolan go upstairs, Tachibana Shizuka looked up at the third floor of the office, and then gave an intriguing smile to the reflection of two lenses in the corner of a window on the third floor.

(End of this chapter)