"Damn it! Where is he hiding?!"
In the dressing room behind the guest house, after saying goodbye to the woman in the trench coat, the man in the kimono ran up to the second floor as fast as he could. Then he was dumbfounded.
This changing room is the only place in Edo Street where all staff, store personnel, and visitors can change clothes. Therefore, it is very large and is divided into three floors.
The first floor is for men's changing rooms and waiting hall, and the second floor is for women only. There are at least a hundred changing rooms on this floor.
As for the top third floor, it is the clothing storage room. There are nearly a hundred different styles of men's and women's kimonos stacked in different categories, with a total of tens of thousands of pieces.
At this time, the man in kimono was standing on the second floor, looking at the hundreds of changing rooms in front of him, and his head was huge.
"Lilac, the target is currently hiding in the locker room. The search is difficult. I request manpower support."
"allow."
Carly's voice came from his headphones.
"All the teams outside the Guest House are now moving closer to the Guest House, and according to the predetermined plan, they are guarding all the entrances and exits of the Guest House.
The two teams in the hall were on standby and continued to monitor the situation in the hall. The remaining personnel entered the locker room through the back door to assist in the search for the target person. "
"receive."
As Carly's order was issued, in Miwa Edo Street, the operatives who were originally disguised as various tourists and lurking in the main thoroughfares of Edo Street began to approach the location of the guest house.
"..."
While the storm was about to come, the lobby of the guest house was still quiet.
As the murderer Xue Ding was brought under control, everyone in the hall thought that the incident was over. They only had to wait quietly for the police to arrive, and then they could leave after accepting simple questioning...
"Speaking of which, the police were really slow to arrive this time..."
At a table under the stage, Kogoro Mouri picked up the wine glass in front of him, took a sip, and then let out a big belch.
"Is it really because we are in the suburbs? That's why we came late?"
With that said, he turned to look at Kiyoko Igarashi who was also sitting at the dining table.
"Ms. Igarashi, did the police say before how long it will take for them to come?"
"The police didn't say this clearly. They just told me that it might take a little longer..." Igarashi Kiyoko shook her head slightly and replied.
"Really! I can't even give an accurate time! Those police officers nowadays are really useless..."
"dad……"
Maori Kogoro wanted to complain, but after being reminded by Maori Lan, he stopped at the last moment.
I don't know if it was because of drinking some wine or hearing that special name... He realized that he seemed to be a little excited.
"Sorry, I got a little excited..." Shaking his head, Mouri Kogoro said apologetically.
He just thought of Officer Shirakawa again, a legendary figure in the Japanese police circle whom he had never really met, but who had grown up listening to his deeds.
【Bai Heqing...】
At the same time, Haihara Ai, who was also sitting at this dining table, was also thinking about this name.
[No, there must be something wrong with that person just now. 】
Recalling the man in kimono who chased the mysterious figure before, Haihara Ai became more and more sure of his guess.
She quickly took out her mobile phone and sent a text message to the phone number Akai Shuichi had left for her.
[Mr. Akai, the man who calls himself Shirakawa Kiyoshi, is he also a member of the organization? 】
Not long after this text message was sent, she received a reply from Akai Shuichi.
【yes. 】
Just when she was about to ask again, Akai Shuichi sent another text message.
[Don’t ask any more questions now. Pay attention to your own safety. If I have a chance after the operation is over, I will talk to you. 】
After seeing the content of the text message, Haiyuan Ai silently put away her phone.
"Sorry to bother you."
At this moment, Hoshino Terumi, who was originally on the other side, came over.
"Ms. Hoshino, what happened?" Seeing Hoshino Terumi's anxious expression, Mao Lilan asked quickly.
"Mr. Mori, have you seen Yoko before?" Hoshino Terumi asked quickly.
"Miss Yoko? No, what's wrong..."
"Yoko has gone somewhere. No one can be found anywhere, and she doesn't have a phone with her. She is so old, but she still does things so casually..."
Perhaps it was because a murder had just occurred here. Hoshino Terumi was obviously a little anxious about Okino Yoko's sudden disappearance. Not only did she lose her usual calmness, but her tone was also somewhat reproachful.
"Miss Hoshino, don't worry. Let's do this. I'll go look for you with you!" Seeing her like this, Mao Lilan immediately stood up and said.
Faced with her kindness, Hoshino Terumi shook her head, "Thank you, but no, I..."
"It doesn't matter! There is strength in numbers!"
Not allowing her to refuse, Mao Lilan stood up and pulled her away.
"Speaking of which..." Watching the two leave, Suzuki Sonoko subconsciously said, "Brother-in-law, it's been a while since he went to the bathroom, right? He hasn't come back for so long. Could it be that he got lost?"
"Your brother-in-law knows his way around very well." Suzuki Ayako replied with a smile: "Don't think too much, I guess something happened on the road again, just wait and see..."
"Huh? That boy is gone too?" Mouri Kogoro suddenly asked after hearing the conversation between the two.
"Uncle! Brother-in-law, he just went to the bathroom! He is not missing!" Suzuki Sonoko immediately retorted.
"Yes, yes..."
Hearing her words, Mouri Kogoro still showed deep doubts on his face.
Miss Yoko is missing, and so is Shimizu Shizu. Could it be that...there is really no unbroken relationship between the two? !
Brat! !
"..."
At the same moment, on the street outside the Guest House, a figure mingled with the crowd of tourists and walked towards the back door of the Guest House.
This figure is a male, wearing simple clothes and nothing special. He wears a sun hat on his head. Under the sunlight, the shadow of the brim of the hat just covers his face.
In this outfit, he seemed to be the mysterious man who called himself Bai Heqing who had appeared in the guest house before?
Of course, because the organizers deliberately blocked the news, what happened in the guest house just now did not spread to the outside world.
Therefore, the people playing on the street did not pay attention to this figure.
In this way, the figure suspected of being Bai Heqing came to the back of the guest house without any accident.
Because it is backed by a mountain, the back of the guesthouse is slightly remote. There is only a small parking lot for staff to park, and there are no tourists.
In front of the back door of one of the guest houses, a man in a suit can be seen with his back to this side, his head slightly lowered, as if he is talking to someone through a headset.
"Bang!"
Looking at him, the figure who looked like Bai Heqing did not hesitate to pull out the pistol and shot him in the head.
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(End of chapter)
