My neighbor's name is Conan

Are there any kidnappers who kill the prisoners immediately after kidnapping them?

In fact, it really exists.

But the goal of these kidnappers is not to make money, but to kill people. They deliberately ask for a ransom just to delay the police's progress in investigating the case.

In other words, the kidnappers deeply hated Masahira Nichimura.

However, after Shohei Nijimura was kidnapped, Kogoro Mori once asked Saki Nijimura if she had any suspects.

Saki Nijimura did not mention any specific people, but talked about piracy.

When Saki Nijimura was raising the ransom, Matsu Aoki also asked the employees of NIJIMURA, and they didn't know anyone who had a grudge against their boss.

So, there should be no one who hates Shohei Nijimura very much, otherwise Saki Nijimura should have said it out.

If there wasn't someone who hated Nichimura Masahira so much, it would be very strange for the kidnappers to kill him immediately.

Because 65 million yen is equivalent to at least US dollars, which is a considerable amount of money.

If the kidnappers ask for money, aren't they afraid that Saki Nijimura will insist on hearing her husband's voice first before paying?

Some people may say that ransom letters or notes are a perfect way to avoid this problem.

But the question is, how did Saki Nijimura know that these ransom letters and notes were given to her by the people who kidnapped her husband, and not a prank?

Paying the ransom after hearing the hostage's voice is very common in kidnapping cases for money.

Before kidnapping, the kidnappers would at least understand the payment process!

But assuming that the kidnapper is Saki Nijimura, many problems can be clarified.

Also, it’s a bit unreasonable that the police set up a checkpoint 5 minutes after the kidnapping but didn’t find the car.

unless……

Aoki Matsu looked up at Aihara Yoji and ordered, "Go check the storefronts near the main NIJIMURA store to see if there are any that are owned by the Nichimura couple or rented out."

"Yes!" replied Aihara Yoji.

Aoki Matsu continued to examine the existing physical evidence.

After a careful look, Qing Musong discovered that the empty rainbow bag they found in the river was actually a pirated bag.

The colors of the rainbow ribbons on the authentic rainbow bag are: red, orange, yellow, green, indigo, blue and purple, but on this bag they are: red, orange, yellow, blue, indigo, green and purple.

This did not surprise Aoki Matsu. After all, the rainbow bag was designed by Saki Nijimura herself. It was normal for her to "love and care" for it like her own child.

The key is the evidence that proves that Saki Nijimura was involved in the kidnapping of Shohei Nijimura.

Otherwise, if he had only tampered with the ransom package, the judge's sentence would have been much lighter.

In addition, Aoki Song has another problem.

After completing the search yesterday, Aoki Matsu sent someone to secretly monitor Saki Nijimura.

Logically speaking, if Saki Nijimura was the criminal, she wouldn't have driven the stolen car to Nakato-machi and abandoned the car and dumped the body!

Or does Saki Nijimura have accomplices?

If there is an accomplice, this operation is possible.

Aoki Matsu thought about it and decided that no matter whether it was Saki Nijimura or her accomplices who did it, some things had to be investigated.

Not long after, Aihara Yoji came over and reported, "Inspector, I just found out that there is a storefront on the street next to the NIJIMURA store headquarters that was rented out half a month ago. According to the landlord, the tenant is a man. The tenant was wearing a hat and sunglasses at the time, and he didn't know who the other person was."

Upon hearing this, Qing Musong immediately said, "Take your people and ask them to cooperate with our investigation. Open the storefront and check inside to see if there are any traces left. The kidnappers may have parked the car there first, and then drove away after the police checkpoint was removed and the license plate was changed."

"Yes!" replied Aihara Yoji.

Then Aoki Song took out a map, circled the location of the vehicle and the storefront, and then simulated the driving route on the map. After confirming it, Aoki Song looked at it and asked Sato Miwako to ask the Ministry of Transportation if there were any surveillance cameras from the Metropolitan Police Department on the two roads he simulated. If there were, he would copy the surveillance video back.

Since the Traffic Department of the Metropolitan Police Department is composed of only female police officers, and Aoki Matsu is not getting along well with a certain big sister, he can only ask Sato Miwako to ask.

After Sato Miwako left, Aoki Matsu looked at the map again to see if there were any stores that would install private surveillance cameras.

Some businesses in Japan that are aware of theft prevention will install them themselves, such as the 24-hour Lawson convenience store.

After some searching, Aoki Matsu actually found three stores that might have installed surveillance cameras. He asked Detective Shimizu and Detective Togawa to go to the stores and ask, and if they had any, they could copy them back.

There was also news from Miwako Sato.

Although there are no surveillance cameras installed at traffic lights in Neon, and some intersections are not equipped with them, they are still installed at the entrances and exits of highways.

So there are surveillance cameras on two highways, and Sato Miwako has copied back the surveillance videos.

"Thank you." After thanking him, Qing Musong plugged it into the computer host, opened the folder, and clicked on the video to watch it.

Aoki Matsu checked the time from the time the police discovered the stolen car in reverse order, which would reduce the workload.

Because Aoki Matsu always felt that Saki Nijimura might have been involved.

There were few cars on the highway in the early morning, so you could drive fast.

After a while, Aoki Matsu pressed the pause button and he found a familiar figure. Although the other party was disguised, it was still recognizable - Saki Nijimura!

At around 3 a.m., Saki Nijimura drove a car of a different model from Nakatoro Town back to Toshima Ward, and the camera happened to capture the driver's seat.

[Wow, she really is a husband killer! ]

There is nothing wrong with Saki Nijimura. How could she have shaken off the police who were secretly following her, sneaked out, and appeared here at around 3 a.m.?

There must be something wrong!

Aoki Matsu shook his head. Chiba Kazunobu and Detective Kawanaka were going to be scolded by Inspector Megure because it was them who secretly followed Saki Nijimura yesterday, but they didn't expect that a big mistake would be made.

"Takagi, take your men to Nakato-machi and ask around the area where the stolen car was found yesterday to see if anyone has seen this car nearby. It would be best if there are photos or videos or something like that. If not, witnesses will do." Aoki Matsu ordered.

Saki Nijimura drove the stolen car over and came back with a new one, so this car must have been parked nearby in advance.

"Yes!" Takagi Shigeki responded immediately.

Qing Musong then continued to check the surveillance video and found four pieces of video evidence.

Two of them were stolen cars that Saki Nijimura drove to Nakatoro Town, and the other two were new cars that Saki Nijimura drove back.

However, because Saki Nijimura was disguised, her front face cannot be seen in any of the four videos.

By noon, all the results of the investigation that Qingmu Song had asked people to do were gathered here at Qingmu Song.

At the storefront, tracks of a vehicle were found that matched those of the stolen car, indicating that the stolen car had been driven into that storefront, causing the police to fail to detect it at the quick checkpoint they set up.

However, because the landlord did not know who the tenant was, this clue could not identify Saki Nijimura.

Detective Shimizu copied back surveillance videos from several houses along the way that had installed surveillance cameras. After Aoki Matsu checked them one by one, he found that he still could not identify Saki Nijimura without her front face.

These can only be used as evidence in handling cases, not as evidence for conviction.

After thinking about it, Qing Musong decided to conduct a fishing expedition.

In fact, he had asked people to keep an eye on Saki Nijimura as a trap, but he didn't expect that Chiba and Shin were so bad that Saki Nijimura managed to slip away somehow.

This time, Aoki Matsu is ready to do it himself!

Aoki Matsu didn't believe that Saki Nichimura could still run away.

However, if it is a fishing enforcement, one person’s cooperation is required.

That’s right, that person is Kogoro Mori.

So Aoki Matsu first called Maori Kogoro, and after confirming that he was there, he went to the Maori Detective Agency.

"Aoki, what do you want me to do for you?" asked Kogoro Mouri curiously.

Ran Mouri and Conan also stood nearby with curious looks on their faces.

After all, there are so many people in the Metropolitan Police Department, what does they need Kogoro Mouri's help for?

Aoki Matsu looked at Maori Kogoro and said, "Uncle Maori, please help me call Mrs. Jindi Village."

"What call?" asked Kogoro Mouri.

"Just say that you already know who the criminal is and that you plan to uncover the truth at the Tieqiao Riverbank tomorrow. After that, don't wait for her to ask you anything, just hang up the phone." Aoki Matsu replied.

Maori Kogoro ignored the phone call and looked at Aoki Matsu and asked, "Do you know who the criminal is?"

Aoki Matsu nodded, "It's Mrs. Nichimura."

"What?!" The Maori trio were stunned for a moment.

After all, the three of them had just returned from the funeral hall of Shohei Nijimura, where Saki Nijimura hugged the coffin and cried loudly, and also scolded the detective who represented the Metropolitan Police Department and him. It seemed that the couple was very affectionate.

did not expect……

The Maori trio naturally believed that Aoki Matsu would not lie, and that the murderer would not be wrong in such a murder case.

Fortunately, the Maori trio is well-informed and has experienced many cases of couples killing each other for money. There have been even more explosive cases than this.

For example, a dog-licking Pegasus...

After coming to his senses, Maori Kogoro said to Aoki Matsu with a serious face: "I know, I will call Mrs. Jindi Village now."

"Hello, this is NIJIMURA." Saki Nijimura introduced herself after answering the phone.

Maori Kogoro said according to Aoki Matsu's instructions: "I am Maori Kogoro, I already know who kidnapped and killed your husband."

Upon hearing this, Saki Nijimura was shocked at first, and then she was terrified: "Is it true?"

"The press conference you held earlier gave me a lot of inspiration." Maori Kogoro continued, "Tomorrow morning, I will uncover the truth behind this case on the river bank under the iron bridge where you left the ransom. Goodbye."

After Maori Kogoro hung up the phone, he looked at Aoki Matsu and asked, "Aoki, is this all right?"

"Okay, now we just have to wait for Mrs. Nichimura's reaction." Aoki Matsu said.

Saki Nijimura now has only two choices. The first is to escape, leave Tokyo, and even leave Neon. The second is to take advantage of the remaining night to get the rainbow bag containing the ransom from the river to the shore in advance, so that Kogoro Mori has no evidence.

As for why it was Kogoro Mouri who called instead of him.

Of course it is because criminals are responsible for their words and actions, while detectives do not. Detectives can make inferences without even evidence, but criminals cannot.

So I can only ask Kogoro Mori for help.

A little while later, Takagi Wataru called and said, "Inspector Aoki, Mrs. Nichimura left the company and is heading home."

"You follow her secretly, I'll be there right away." Aoki Matsu ordered. This time he wanted to personally keep an eye on Saki Nijimura to see how she sneaked out.

then……

【I am convinced! 】

Aoki Matsu was not staring at the Nijimura house, but at the car that Nijimura Saki did not drive into the house and was parked in the parking lot after returning from Nakatoro Town.

Then they saw the disguised Saki Nijimura carrying a bag and slipping out under the surveillance of Miwako Sato and others.

Well, it seems that the answer to this question can only be known after catching Saki Nijimura.

It’s not that Chiba Kazunobu and others are incompetent, but that Saki Nijimura is too cunning!

In order to prevent Saki Nijimura from escaping instead of going to Nakato Town to pick up the bag, Aoki Matsu secretly followed her car.

But after getting on the highway, Aoki Matsu understood in his heart the choice made by Saki Nijimura - she chose the latter and went to Nakatoro Town to pick up the dumplings.

Since we are going to retrieve the bag, there is no need to follow so closely. You can be a little more relaxed. Anyway, Qingmu Song has already arranged people to guard the destination in advance.

It was not until dark that Saki Nijimura, wearing a diving suit and carrying an oxygen tube, finally lifted a rainbow bag from the river and walked onto the shore.

Salvage successful!

Fishing success too!

She had just come ashore, taken off her oxygen tank and mask, and was about to open her bag to check the money to see if there was anything wrong when several flashlights shone on her head.

"Ah!" The sudden strong light made Saki Nijimura subconsciously close her eyes.

Maruta Ayumi and others nearby also took the opportunity to rush forward and arrested Saki Nijimura.

"It's you." Aoki Matsu looked at Saki Nijimura and said, "Mrs. Nijimura."

Aihara Yoji reported: "Inspector, the bag contains a ransom of 100 million yen."

At this time, Saki Nijimura's eyes adapted to the light, and she opened her eyes, looking at Aoki Matsu and others with a very ugly expression.

"Wasn't the bag washed downstream? How come it is still here?" Kogoro Mouri said in shock.

"That bag is a pirated product. The rainbow colors are arranged incorrectly." Qing Musong replied, "That's just a cover. Once the reservoir is sure to release water, the bag will be thrown into the water. Anyone would think that the bag will be washed downstream by the rapidly increasing water level. But this is just a diversion. The real bag containing the ransom has always been there."