Gin doesn't want to work hard

Hattori Heiji said solemnly.

"We failed to catch up with Hu Yeyanren."

"Although the possibility is very small, it is not impossible for him to come back."

"So for everyone's safety, it's best if we stay together until the police arrive."

Upon hearing his words, the group exchanged glances.

Finally, it was Hitomi Iwai who raised her hand.

"Excuse me."

"But there is bad news."

"Our communication equipment has been destroyed."

Hearing this, Hattori Heiji frowned.

"So, we can't contact the outside world right now?"

"That's right."

Hitomi Iwai nodded and continued.

"However, the bus that was arranged beforehand will come here in the morning."

Hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

This means that they will be able to leave this place by daytime at the latest.

Hattori Heiji nodded and then made a suggestion.

"Let's all stay together until the bus arrives."

Everyone agreed.

Everyone found a place to sit down.

Heiji Hattori also came to Conan and Kurosawa's side.

"Do you think Kento Toba is the murderer of the innkeeper?"

Heiji Hattori asked Conan.

Conan nodded.

"Judging from the current situation, that's correct."

Heiji Hattori also agrees with this.

"So, what were the motives and methods?"

"Why did he attack Kurosawa-san?"

"Besides this, does he have any other goals?"

Hattori Heiji asked several questions in a row.

Conan nodded; this was something he also wanted to think about.

"Of all these things, the one that surprised me the most was the matter concerning Kurosawa-san."

“He was meeting the murderer for the first time. Logically speaking, the murderer should have had no reason to attack him.”

"unless……"

"Unless, Kurosawa accidentally stumbled upon something."

Heiji Hattori picked up the conversation.

Conan nodded.

Both of them looked at Kurosawa at the same time.

Kurosawa shook his head, indicating that he was unaware of the matter.

Conan pondered upon seeing this.

He and Kurosawa have always been together.

Except for last night, Kurosawa went out alone for a while.

But in the end, he returned with Hattori Heiji.

In other words, during the time between Kurosawa leaving the house and meeting Hattori Heiji, Kurosawa must have encountered something.

Perhaps it was unintentional, and he himself was unaware of it.

"Kurosawa-kun, do you remember what time you left home last night?"

Kurosawa thought for a moment and gave a timeframe.

"Around ten o'clock."

Conan then looked at Heiji Hattori.

Hattori Heiji understood.

"I ran into Kurosawa-san around 10:30."

Conan nodded.

In other words, the murderer must have done something between 10:00 and 10:30!

The death of the hotel owner.

Self-driving cars.

Wait a minute, the murderer was right in front of them at that time.

So, how did the murderer manage to get the car out within a specific timeframe?

Suddenly, Conan remembered the sound of wind blowing from inside the car that he had heard earlier.

Combining this with the previous timeline...

Conan had a flash of inspiration and came up with an idea.

He looked at Hattori Heiji and found that the other was also looking at him.

He immediately knew that Hattori Heiji also had the same guess.

"Rigidity after death..."

"And softening!"

Conan and Heiji Hattori spoke one after the other.

The two exchanged a smile, realizing that the other shared the same thought.

The modus operandi is now known.

However, the evidence is still insufficient.

Just as the two were about to search, the woman beside them handed them several items.

The two turned around and saw that it was Kento Toba's girlfriend, Ayako Oki.

"This was found in his room; it might be helpful to you."

Omu Ayako said.

Conan and Heiji Hattori naturally know who this "he" is.

The two thanked him and took the items to look at them.

Conan was thrilled when he saw the blank page of the 1000 questions.

Great! We have the evidence!

"Hey, look at this."

Heiji Hattori suddenly placed something in front of Conan.

Conan looked up.

It was a card.

Several lines of text were printed on it.

The gist of it was to tell someone to go to the garage at 5 a.m., where the book "A Study in Scarlet" was kept.

garage?

Is there anything unusual there?

Conan instinctively fell into suspicion.

Heiji Hattori asked Hitomi Iwai about it.

"The garage?"

"If there's anything unusual, it's that the car's fuel tank inside was damaged."

"This is probably because the killer doesn't want us to leave."

Hitomi Iwai guessed.

Upon hearing this, Conan nodded and then shook his head.

Preventing them from leaving is one thing.

But besides that, the killer might want to kill again!

A garage full of gasoline will explode violently if it comes into contact with an open flame!

At that time, those inside will have no hope of escaping.

Conan and Heiji Hattori exchanged a glance, both seeing the heaviness in each other's eyes.

If Kento Toba hadn't been caught committing the crime, things would probably have gotten much worse!

But thinking about these things now is pointless.

Next, the most important thing is to find Toba Kento.

Only then will things truly be over!