Collecting shoe prints doesn’t take much time.
Although they narrowed the scope of suspects to Akira Morokaku and Hui Gaocaofu, they still lacked a very crucial thing, and that was evidence.
"If you imprison both of them and don't allow them to sleep 24 hours a day, they will definitely confess within a week..."
Hey, are you a devil? !
Officer Gong Chang suddenly wanted to take back what he just said. If this kid is allowed to be a policeman, sooner or later a very bad social event will happen...
"hehe..."
Conan and Hattori Heiji simply ignored this suggestion and said, "The key is still the 'red horse'. Since the murderer left it at the scene of four arson cases, maybe we can find some clues from it."
"Maoli, what do you think?" Officer Gongzhang asked the famous detective for his opinion.
"Those physical evidence should be kept in the Metropolitan Police Department, right?" Mouri Kogoro asked.
"Of course..."
"In that case, let's go take a look." Hattori Heiji said.
Metropolitan Police Department.
Evidence storage room.
"These are the four 'Red Horses'. The mark on the bag is the location of the arson." Officer Gongzhang pressed his hands on the table and glared at a tool: "I illegally lent these to you, Maori! You'd better find some clues for me!"
(╥﹏╥)...Why are you always taking the blame today...
Mouri Kogoro was on the verge of tears: "I was just asking casually. The person I wanted to see was not me...it was these two brats..."
"Hey, brother Gengichi, come and see, this 'Ama' is different from the other three." Hattori Heiji took the evidence bag in his hand and was about to hand it to Ye Gengyi, who was two seats away from him.
A certain tool who was ignored: "..."
This hateful Osaka boy.
Conan sitting next to him: "..."
Doesn’t discussing the issue now assume that it is not a priority?
"Well, compared to the other three, only it was burned the most black." Ye Gengyi said.
Hattori Heiji:"......"
Please don't talk about this controversial fact seriously, okay?
Upon seeing this, a detective hurriedly fought for the right to speak:
"Heiji-nii, there seems to be writing on the base!"
"Huh? This is..."
"rabbit."
Next to him, Officer Gongzhang said: "However, the two characters before and after have been burned to the point where the shape cannot be seen at all. Moreover, we have not found any toy company with the word 'rabbit' hanging on it."
"No, I think this plastic red horse model should be the red rabbit horse in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms."
Hattori Heiji said confidently: "With the red horse and the word 'rabbit', isn't the result obvious?"
"But why did the arsonist leave the horse from The Romance of the Three Kingdoms at the scene?"
"Could it be related to Feng Shui?" Officer Gongzhang guessed: "After all, the Romance of the Three Kingdoms and Feng Shui are both knowledge transmitted from China..."
"Eh? Brother Gengyi, aren't you from China?" Conan suddenly had an idea and said, "You should know the story of the red rabbit horse, right?"
"Um."
Ye Geng nodded:
"The red rabbit horse was originally Lu Bu's mount. After Lu Bu's death, Cao Cao got Fang Tian's painted halberd and the red rabbit horse. He gave the horse to Guan Yu and left the halberd to his third son Cao Zhang..."
"Wait a minute!" Mouri Kogoro couldn't help but interrupt: "If Red Rabbit Horse is Guan Yu, the God of Wealth, who represents loyalty and faith, wouldn't the salesman the Osaka kid saw before be suspicious?"
"Eh? But, he wasn't there..."
Before Hattori Heiji finished speaking, he was interrupted by a phone ringing.
When Mouri Kogoro looked at the time and caller ID, he couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth.
Waiting to put out the fire and coming to the Metropolitan Police Department to look at the evidence, it was almost 11 o'clock before I knew it...
Not caring about listening to the analysis of a certain black guy, Mouri Kogoro decisively answered the phone.
As expected, Mao Lilan's voice came from the other end: "Dad, isn't it over yet?"
"Xiaolan... don't be angry, it may be a little later. We have already obtained the key evidence," said Kogoro Maori: "I will use the well-known general, Guan Yu's mount Red Rabbit, as my weapon after committing the crime. Sign, I, the famous detective, will definitely give him some color to see!"
"Ah? Guan Yu?"
Over there, Mao Lilan was startled, and her voice became significantly softer. It sounded like she was asking Yuan Shan and Ye something.
After a moment, Mao Lilan hesitated and said: "Speaking of this, we seem to have received a keychain like you just got today..."
"What?! You got a Guan Yu keychain riding a red rabbit horse today!" Mouri Kogoro's voice instantly rose several decibels, "What's going on? Who gave it to you?"
On the side, Conan and Hattori Heiji quickly came over.
Just listen, Mao Lilan said on the phone:
"On the train back, a fat uncle wearing round glasses gave it to us..."
Round-framed glasses, a little fat...
Isn't this the salesman? !
The two detectives who originally sneered at the man as a pyromaniac suddenly lost their ability to think after hearing these words.
No alibi, secret code, or modus operandi can compare to the safety of my childhood sweetheart at this moment.
Hattori Heiji grabbed the phone and shouted: "Hey, the detective agency is in Chichome!"
"Serve... Hattori-san?" Mao Lilan was startled.
"I asked which chome you are in!" Hattori Heiji continued to roar.
"Fifth-chome..."
There was a rustling sound on the other side of the phone, and then Toyama Kazuha answered the phone, "Heiji, what's wrong with you?"
"Idiot! Don't worry about it. Anyway, you two just stay in the office and don't go out. We'll go back right away!"
After that, he hung up the phone harshly.
Turning around, he found that he and Ye Gengyi were the only ones left in the room.
"He...where are they?"
Hattori Heiji was confused.
"Mr. Mori is very eager to protect his daughter. When you asked which chome he was, he had already led the police officer to go downstairs. Oh, of course Conan also ran down at that time."
While Ye Gengyi was speaking, downstairs, a panda car with flashing police lights and a long red tail line disappeared into the courtyard of the Metropolitan Police Department.
"Sara... Sarada-chan, you still have the key to that car, right?" Hattori Heiji turned back dullly, hoping for the last glimmer of hope.
"Well, let's talk as we walk," Ye Gengyi raised the car keys in his hand, turned and went downstairs: "Heiji, do you really think the salesman is a pyromaniac?"
"Huh?" Hattori Heiji was startled when asked.
"Just treat him as such," Ye Gengyi asked again, "How did Zhujiao Liangzi die?"
What kind of problem is this...
Hattori Heiji was confused, "Burned to death?"
"Why were you burned to death?"
"Brother Gengyi, what exactly do you want to say..."
"Ryoko Morokaku was burned to death in the fire just because she stayed at home..."
Ye Gengyi started the car and said:
"Assuming that the salesman is a real pyromaniac, it is impossible for him to win over Xiaolan or Yuanshan with his physique. But if the two girls are trapped in the house waiting for a fire..."
Oh no, no!
Hattori Heiji was shocked.
Only then did he realize what nonsense he had just said in his panic.
