The cross-dressing master in the world of Detective Conan

Aside from checking my neck regularly, there are no other side effects.

"I don't want to talk about it either, but that old woman was really awful; she actually tried to burn us alive."

As Kazuha spoke of this, a lingering sense of fear still lingered on her face.

During the subsequent inspection of the scene, they discovered the other party's gasoline.

After questioning, the answer was obtained: this was originally intended to burn them alive. Sato Misari's plan was to obtain the safe's combination and the videotape, and then burn the house and its inhabitants together.

At the time, Kazuha and Hattori were also giving statements at the Metropolitan Police Department and learned about the incident immediately.

Hattori Heiji, who is naturally thick-skinned, didn't react much, after all, this wasn't the first time he had experienced a life-or-death crisis.

But Kazuha was filled with lingering fear.

It was precisely because I hadn't paid attention to this matter that I was reminded of my fate when it was brought up later, which triggered waves of fear.

"Don't be afraid, I was watching you from the next room, nothing like that will happen."

"Yes, long live Sister Xiaoxun."

Kazuha wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, then raised her wine glass again.

Kaoru Kazama's expression froze when she saw her action. Was she asking for trouble?

"He set fire to his own house, intending to make people think that he had offended someone during a lawsuit, thus inviting that person's revenge, and that the people inside the house would not have time to escape and would be burned to death."

Heiji Hattori, on the other hand, was able to calmly analyze the other party's intentions, speaking in a calm tone, as if he were not the one experiencing this.

"You really escaped death. Even if you didn't handle it well, you can still shift the blame to the arsonist who caused panic in the neighborhood."

Uncle Mori chimed in at this point, but that immediately caught the attention of the overly curious black-faced pig-headed boy.

"An arsonist?"

Hattori Heiji sounded quite surprised; he had never encountered a prisoner like this in his eight hundred years of trying to find a criminal.

Although Tokyo is a modern metropolitan area, the ancient city of Osaka in Japan has much better fire prevention measures than this modern metropolis.

After all, compared to the skyscrapers of Tokyo, Osaka, an ancient city, has many more ancient wooden buildings that have survived from ancient times to the present. If fire prevention measures are not taken, the Japanese government would be in great pain if they were burned down.

These are all precious cultural relics, and their value cannot be estimated in numbers.

"Oh, it's been since the beginning of this year that there have been several arson incidents in this area."

Ran looked up and explained to the puzzled Hattori Heiji.

"If it's considered a series, does that mean the methods are all the same?"

"No, the methods of ignition were different. The reason it was called a series of arson incidents is because the same thing was found at each crime scene, namely the statue of the red horse."

Kaoru Kazama put down his wine glass and explained in detail.

Although fires are the responsibility of the fire department, if it involves arsonists, or even repeated arson, then it falls within their jurisdiction.

Inspector Megure has been troubled by this case lately, and he hasn't been able to get a proper rest during his annual leave.

Chapter 352: Boiling Bones into Soup

"I see, so this is a provocation against the police."

Hearing that there were statues of red horses at the scene, Hattori Heiji, who knew that dealing with criminals was better than dealing with his childhood friend, immediately understood what it meant.

"Fortunately, no one has been injured or killed in these three arson cases so far, which is a great blessing in disguise."

"Is there any connection between these three arson cases?"

Hattori Heiji was clearly concerned about this series of arson cases, and he kept pressing Kazama Kaoru for answers.

"The connection is not very clear at the moment. The locations are Rizen Town 1-chome, Toriya Town 2-chome, and Okuho Town 3-chome respectively."

"These three places are completely unconnected on the map, which is quite troublesome."

Kaoru Kazama didn't mind telling the two famous detectives the details of the case, since solving the case sooner would save them trouble.

Although the arsonists did not cause any casualties, the impact was extremely negative.

"Next up must be some kind of fourth-chome, right?"

Hattori Heiji said with certainty, "This is not hard to guess; anyone who can recognize numbers can see the connection."

"Nevertheless, we cannot rule out the possibility that the crime was committed randomly. In short, there is no other way but to increase patrols in the 4-chome area at present."

Kaoru Kazama picked up a piece of vegetables with her chopsticks, chewed it slowly, and then spoke slowly.

"I think I should know which houses might be targeted by criminals."

After a moment of contemplation, Hattori Heiji's lips curled into a confident smile befitting a detective.

This kind of smile often appears on Shinichi Kudo's face as well.

"What did you say? You know that?"

Judging from the uncle's surprised expression, he looked like he had been sobered up by the shock.

"That's right, it's the same request Mr. Kusunoki received before. He said he saw suspicious figures moving around near the house at night, in Beika Town, 4-chome."

Hattori Heiji spoke with such conviction that Kazama Kaoru couldn't help but take notice.

"He asked me to help take on this case and investigate the surrounding environment of the client."

Come to think of it, Nanchuan was beaten up like that, he probably won't be able to go out for a while, so he can only ask Hattori Heiji for help.

"I think this is a good idea. Why don't you let the uncle and this kid come with me to take a look?"

"My dad's fine, but Conan can't; he's going on a hike."

"Forehead"

"Are you kidding me? We might have gotten important leads on a serial arsonist, and he's going on a hike holding hands with a bunch of kids."

Hattori Heiji was devastated. He had traveled all the way to Tokyo, hoping to team up with his best friend to solve the case, but he was told this unexpected result.

"He's just a little kid."

Kazuha couldn't quite understand what Hattori Heiji's triggers were, but her woman's intuition told her that she might have been cheated on.

"Even if you wanted to go, the weather outside wouldn't allow it."

Uncle Mori finally put down his beer and started eating his rice.

"It's okay, I have it."

Xiaolan smiled and picked up the item in her hand; it was a Teru Teru Bozu doll.

This is a unique Japanese custom, a doll used to pray for clear skies. It is said that hanging it under the eaves will be very effective.

From Kaoru Kazama's angle, you can clearly see the sticker on the back of the teru teru bozu (a Japanese doll with a teru teru bozu) that says "10".

It's not hard to guess that this should be Shinichi Kudo's personal jersey.

"Every time Shinichi is about to play soccer, I use this Teru Teru Bozu doll, and then the next day it will be sunny."

"Xiao Lan, I really envy you."

Kazuha rested her chin on her hands, her eyes almost turning into hearts.

Xiaolan then realized she had said something she shouldn't have, and quickly waved her hand to cover it up:

"Well, if the weather is bad, we can't refuel."

However, it was just a cover-up. The older man had already given Conan a hostile look, but Conan was busy exchanging glances with Heiji Hattori, so he didn't notice at all.

"So, Sister Xiaoxun, do you want some?"

Kaoru Kazama, sitting quietly eating with Ip Man.

"I'm afraid I can't. I have to go to work tomorrow."

Today I used the excuse of investigating missing persons to actually skip work for the entire afternoon.

Tomorrow won't work; I guess a ton of things are waiting for me.

However, she had a vague premonition that if the three Grim Reapers acted together, she would definitely run into them tomorrow.

Actually, for the sake of the safety of the people of Tokyo, Kaoru Kazama felt he had every reason to drug these three people and make them stay obediently in the Mouri Detective Agency so they wouldn't go out and cause trouble.

"Thank you for your hospitality, I'm going back now."

"be careful on the road."

"Do not worry."

Kaoru Kazama waved and left the Mouri Detective Agency.

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The next morning, Kaoru Kazama was awakened by the sound of pattering rain.

I groggily opened my eyes, rolled over, and pulled back the curtains, but not much light came in.

It was still a cloudy day with continuous rain early in the morning.

"It seems that Xiaolan's teru teru bozu (a type of Japanese doll) has failed."

Looking at the weather, Kaoru Kazama murmured.

Is it because Shinichi Kudo isn't around? Is the effect of this teru teru bozu (Japanese hot doll) not strong enough?

"Mom, it's going to rain this morning, but it should clear up in about two hours. The temperature difference is quite big, so please be careful not to catch a cold."

Okay, I understand.

Waking up to Chris's weather forecast every morning has basically become a habit.

The artificial intelligence implanted in Kaoru Kazama's nervous system can automatically detect when Kaoru Kazama wakes up from sleep, that is, when her brain cells gradually become active.

"So, Xiaolan's teru teru bozu (a type of Japanese doll) didn't actually fail."

After a quick wash, Kaoru Kazama stepped out of her room.

The living room was unexpectedly silent.

Kaoru Kazama woke up unusually early today because of the noise from the rain.

It was only 6:30, but she was already very grateful; if she had gone back to sleep, she probably would have had a headache.