"Brother Mouri! And Mr. Shimizu! So you are okay?!"
Outside Edo Street, Shimizu Shizu and his group, who successfully escaped from Edo Street, were quickly taken to his command post nearby by Officer Megure.
"Why does it sound like you, Officer Megure, really want something to happen to us..." Mouri Kogoro heard this and the corners of his mouth twitched twice.
"Nothing, nothing!"
Quickly waving his hands, Mumu Shisan quickly called a few people in, and then asked in a low voice:
"What's going on inside now?"
"All I know is that there was an explosion at the Guest House. As for the situation outside..."
Mouri Kogoro scratched his head and looked at Qing Shuijing beside him.
"Boy, didn't you leave the hall before the explosion? What was the situation outside at that time? Come and talk to Officer Megure..."
"I only saw a lot of terrorists attacking tourists with guns." Wearing a mask, Qing Shuijing replied succinctly.
This sentence is not entirely a lie. Those guys in Edo Street did attack tourists before, but they were all attacked by him.
"Indiscriminate attack?"
When Officer Memu heard this, his expression suddenly turned ugly.
"It's not kidnapping, but attacking tourists everywhere? What on earth do those bastards want to do?!"
Under normal circumstances, in order to gain as much leverage as possible in negotiations with the government, ordinary terrorists will basically choose to control as many hostages as possible instead of massacring the hostages. This is something that only certain extremist organizations will do.
"It seems that after the explosion, those terrorists did not come back to the guest house again..."
At this time, Mouri Kogoro touched his chin and suddenly said:
“From the time we were stunned by the explosion to the time we woke up and left, no terrorists came in, and there seemed to be no one left to guard the area around the guesthouse.
It's really strange. There are obviously many invited celebrities gathered in the lobby of the Guest House. Logically speaking, they should be the main targets of the terrorists, right? "
"Is that so? This is a little different from what Ms. Igarashi told us on the phone..."
Hearing what Mouri Kogoro said, Officer Megure frowned in thought and murmured to himself.
"Ms. Igarashi?!"
When Mouri Kogoro heard this, he suddenly became excited.
"Officer Megure! What do you think happened to Ms. Igarashi?!"
"Ah? Well, some time before the explosion at the Guest House, Ms. Igarashi, who was in charge of hosting the Edo Street celebration, made a call to the police, saying that a terrorist organization had taken hostage in Edo Street. The vicious hostage incident, I hope our police can rush to deal with it as soon as possible..."
Although he didn't know why Mouri Kogoro was suddenly so excited, Officer Megure still explained it.
"What? Before the explosion?!"
Mouri Kogoro was completely confused.
"Didn't Ms. Igarashi always be with me before the explosion? Was it, was it the time of the Phantom Thief murder case?!
But, if this is really the case, then why did Ms. Igarashi..."
"Brother Mouri, what's wrong with you?" Looking at Kogoro Mouri's extremely nervous look, Officer Megure asked doubtfully.
"Officer Megure!"
Suddenly he stepped forward and squeezed Officer Megure's shoulders tightly. Moori Kogoro looked at him and said excitedly:
"Ms. Igarashi is missing!"
"W-what?" His shoulder was pinched so painfully that Officer Memu tried to break away, but found that he couldn't.
"Before the explosion, we were all taking pictures together in the lobby! But after we all woke up from the explosion... Ms. Igarashi disappeared!"
"There is Huiyuan! Huiyuan is also missing!" At this time, the three little ones from the Youth Detective Team also shouted loudly.
"Ah! That's right! That little devil is gone too!" Mouri Kogoro nodded, while brainstorming in his mind.
Call the police in advance before the explosion occurs...
The outbreak occurred and then disappeared...
Those terrorists never came to the lobby of the Guest House again...
Could it be...
Uncle, I understand!
After briefly sorting out the clues in his mind, Mouri Kogoro suddenly understood.
"Officer Megure! The target of those terrorists is Ms. Igarashi! She must have noticed this a long time ago, so she called the police in advance!
However, Ms. Igarashi probably did not expect that terrorists would use bombs to attack the guest house! Therefore, after the explosion, it was..."
"I-is that so?" Looking at Mouri Kogoro who was sound and logical, Officer Megure nodded blankly.
"That must be the case! Ms. Igarashi must have been kidnapped by those terrorists now!"
Speaking of this, Mouri Kogoro's whole face revealed an expression of pain and sadness.
In his mind, he once again thought of Igarashi Kiyoko's intellectual temperament, and her shy look when she invited him to take a photo, and he was in pain...
[Ms. Igarashi, I...! 】
Behind him, Qing Shui glanced at him silently, and then looked away silently.
"Dad!" Seeing Maori Kogoro's appearance, Mao Lilan suddenly became furious.
Although she is also very worried about Ms. Igarashi, can you please stop showing such insanity? !
"But Brother Mouri's reasoning is also very reasonable. I will tell Chief Kuroda your speculation as soon as possible..."
After thinking for a while, Officer Memu said:
"Brother Maori, the police are about to launch an operation. You should leave quickly and leave the rest to the police."
"But Haibara..." The young detective team opened their eyes wide and looked up at him.
"The police will do their best to rescue every tourist still trapped in Edo Street, don't worry."
After rubbing the heads of the three little ones, Officer Memu comforted him with a smile:
"Okay, this is no longer a place for children. Go home quickly..."
In this way, under the persuasion of Officer Memu, Qing Shuijing and his party left the command post again.
At this time, near the command post, there were still many tourists who had escaped from Edo Street and were waiting to leave after being verified by the police.
"Sister and husband, should we leave directly?"
After passing through the crowd and walking towards the safe streets behind, Suzuki Sonoko asked.
"Well, we can't help much by staying, so we might as well go back as soon as possible."
Suzuki Ayako nodded, and then looked at Qing Shuijing beside her.
"Jingjun, what do you think?"
"Okay." Qing Shuijing just nodded without saying much.
"Yeah." Suzuki Ayako also nodded and withdrew her gaze.
At this moment, a hand suddenly stretched out from the crowd beside the three people and clasped Qing Shuijing's wrist tightly.
【Um? 】
Before Qing Shuijing could find out the owner of this hand, a sudden force came from his wrist, pulling him into the crowd.
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(End of chapter)
