Conan: I'm just an ordinary novelist

Yun Xianhe laughed awkwardly twice and patted the wrinkles on the other person's shoulders.

The hand hanging by his side twisted lightly with a guilty look.

I think I used too much force just now in a hurry...

Hattori and Conan, who had just rushed upstairs, brought down an uncle.

The other party is obviously still in some state.

"What?! Someone called him up to the roof?"

"Yes, this uncle said that someone called him and said there was a strange man on the roof, so he went up to take a look."

Maori Kogoro looked at the other party with doubt, and the latter smiled awkwardly:

"Actually, I opened a coffee shop on the second floor of this building, hehe..."

Yun Xianhe, who was standing aside, seemed to be thinking about something.

The victim had died the day before.

Judging from the wounds on the body, he must have been strangled to death before the heart was pierced with a knife.

Then the criminal brought the body here today, hung it upstairs with a rope, and then made a simple mechanism on the door.

Finally, ask someone randomly to open the door to complete this set of techniques?

Telephone,

By the way, when we came out of the restaurant just now, wasn't Officer Sakata on the phone?

It must be just a coincidence...

On the other hand, the criminal method deduced by Hattori Heiji was the same as what Yun Xianhe had just thought.

Suddenly they saw a lady on the edge of the crowd turn around and run away in panic.

Hattori Heiji and Conan hurriedly chased after him, but they were a step too slow and let the other party run away first.

Conan looked at the vehicle that was fleeing in a hurry with a serious expression.

When he turned around, he saw Yun Xianhe with his eyes lowered in deep thought, and he hurried over:

"Brother Xianhe, what did you see?"

"Hmm - I can see how he died. But the rope the criminal used to commit the crime is quite strong. I wonder where he bought it."

"…ha?"

Zhu Fu Jingguang, who was listening in, twitched his mouth.

For a moment, I didn't know why Yun Xianhe asked this question.

At this point, the Osaka trip was forced to be suspended, and everyone followed Hattori back to the police station.

When they heard Hattori Heiji say that this was already a serial murder case and that the man was the third victim, the expressions of the people present became somewhat solemn.

"Yes, the murderer stabbed the three victims with a knife through their wallets and then into their chests, but the murderer strangled them with something before that."

Yun Xianhe, who was sitting next to him, yawned softly.

There is no difference from his reasoning.

If we exclude retaliatory criminals who kill randomly, then the crime must have been a purposeful plan.

But if the police have not found any clues so far, it can only mean that…

"…It is impossible for them to have any connection with people because of money. Apart from the method of committing the crime, the three of them have nothing in common. Although they were born, grew up, went to school and worked in Osaka, the areas are completely different."

really.

Yun Xianhe let out a long breath, then casually took out a piece of meat from somewhere and stuffed it into his mouth.

I just felt a little hungry.

Zhu Fujingguang, who was sitting opposite him, took another look.

I always feel that the meat strips look familiar...

Wasn't that the backup he had put in the refrigerator before he left?! When did Xian He take it?

Conan, who was standing by, noticed that Yun Xianhe's mouth twitched slightly while he was eating.

The little detective reached out and poked him lightly, then winked:

When things are so serious, you shouldn't eat!

However, Yun Xianhe obviously misunderstood the other party's meaning.

After swallowing the meat in his mouth in a few gulps, he opened his mouth and gave a direct hint.

“Since it’s not about money, why not think about the other things in your wallet?”

"something else?"

Hattori Heiji tilted his head.

Seeing everyone looking at him, Yun Xianhe asked casually:

"A driver's license."

"Driver's license?! Yeah! Maybe they were involved in a car accident!"

"Not only that, don't you have training before taking the driver's license test here?"

Hattori Heiji was stunned.

They had indeed not investigated this point before.

Just when he was about to find someone to investigate, Officer Sakata came back from outside with a slightly happy look on his face:

"Brother Heiji, we found it! We found the common points among the victims!"

"real?!"

Yun Xianhe stretched lazily with a calm look.

Looking at everyone running to watch the video tape, he slowly retreated to the back, took out a thermos from his backpack and took a sip of tea.

comfortable.

When the video started, Yun Xianhe saw at a glance that the driver on the screen was the victim just now.

If we talk about commonality...

Is the victim also in this picture?

Yuanshan Heye, who was also standing behind, noticed that Yun Xianhe was yawning again and frowned slightly.

Is this person so sleepy?

Hattori and others over there came to a conclusion and prepared to visit Goji who was on the video tape.

"Okay Officer Sakata, let's go there together."

"Hey, hey, what are you doing? Just leave this matter to the police."

Kogoro Mori obviously didn't understand what Hattori Heiji did.

How can you invite people over to play and then go off to investigate a case yourself?

Hattori Heiji straightened his cap when asked:

"Please, this gangster has ruined your entire visit to Osaka. How can I let him off so easily?"

Well - I have to admit, it's a little bit handsome.

Yun Xianhe looked at Conan who was eager to follow the other party, and put the thermos cup into his bag.

It looks like he has to work overtime today.

"He Ye knows how to get to our house, you guys go back first. Oh, by the way, I'll take this guy with me."

Feeling the pull on the corner of his clothes, Yun Xianhe bent down and picked up the little detective, smiled and waved at Xiaolan and others, turned around and followed Hattori.

"Xianhe, do you want to take Conan with you?"

"Don't worry, Xiaolan. I will take good care of him."

"Eh?! But..."

"Sister Xiaolan, I will be obedient."

The little detective in his arms quickly assured him obediently.

Seeing this, Xiaolan had no choice but to give up.

Zhu Fu Jingguang on the side subconsciously wanted to follow, but was interrupted by Yun Xianhe:

"Mr. Guang, please stay with Uncle Maori and the others. I'll be back soon."

"Wait a minute Heiji, do you have that amulet with you?"

"Don't worry, I'm wearing it properly. I'm leaving now, see you later."

The door closed and the people left in the room looked at each other.

Xiaolan and Kazuha were discussing the amulet.

Maori Kogoro looked at the helpless Morifushi Kagemitsu and curled his lips:

"It's really hard to be a life assistant for you, Midorikawa."

"Haha... No, Xianhe is still very worry-free."

probably.

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"It seems that it's not a good idea to drive out in a patrol car."

Yun Xianhe, who was following Hattori Heiji, kept smiling. Conan's mouth twitched and he complained in a low voice:

"Is Hattori obsessed with patrol cars..."

"I'm sorry, Officer Sakata, but I'll have to ask you to write a report on the damage to the patrol car."

"Nothing, I'm used to it."

Several people got in the car and headed towards their destination.

Halfway through the journey, Officer Sakata suddenly seemed to remember something and took out a note from his pocket:

"By the way, Brother Heiji, we have already found out the address and phone number of the suspicious woman you mentioned from the license plate number. Her name is Okazaki Sumie... She lives in a Saito apartment nearby. Should we go to her place first?"

"That's good too. Maybe Aunt Okazaki will know something."

Having said that, Hattori Heiji remembered the hint that Yun Xianhe had just given him.

"By the way, Officer Sakata, I may need to trouble you to have someone investigate something later."

"what's up?"

"Check where the deceased victims got their driver's licenses and whether they attended the same driving test training camp."

Yun Xianhe, who was sitting in the back row, noticed that Officer Sakata's shoulders seemed to stiffen for a moment, and then immediately returned to normal.

Nervous? Why?

Yun Xianhe lowered his eyes thoughtfully and tapped lightly with the fingers on his lower abdomen.

"That's right, how did you come up with that, Heiji-kun?"

"This is not something I thought of. It was Xianhe who proposed it."

Yun Xianhe, whose name was called, looked up and met the gaze of Officer Sakata in the rearview mirror.

The pale-faced young man gave a faint smile and nodded slightly to the other party.

"Hey - is this friend of Heiji-san also a detective?"

"No, if this guy were a detective, there would probably be no criminals in the world."

"Is it so exaggerated?"

Sakata was obviously a little surprised by the evaluation given by Hattori Heiji.

Yun Xianhe, who heard the resentment in Hattori's tone, was a little amused:

"Isn't it good to write a novel? Without leaving home, you can come up with a complete list of criminal methods and a thousand ways to crack them in your mind. It's no worse than being there in person, right?"

Conan, who was sitting next to him, looked up in astonishment:

"Has Brother Xianhe ever written a book like this?!"

"No, it would be troublesome if someone imitated this kind of writing, right?"

“…That’s true.”

But even if something like this is written, it probably won't be allowed to be published, right?

The two people in the front seat also smiled.

Hattori Heiji was eager to try.

If Yun Xianhe wrote it, he would definitely buy a copy and read it.