Conan: Tennis Boys' Scripted Murder

Because everyone was busy, Sato Miwako didn't chat with them for too long.

The four friends of Sato Miwako's father agreed to go to the bar they often went to drink together.

Just when Miyano Osamu and his friends were about to leave, they received a call from Megure Juzo.

"Moshimoshi, this is Miyano Osamu, Officer Megure, is there anything I can help you with?"

Megure Juzo on the other end of the phone first confirmed their current location.

"We are now in the 4th district of Beihu City..."

Miyano Osamu only gave the approximate location, but that was enough. Megure Jusan interrupted him and said, "The suspect of the arson case has appeared."

"What?! Officer Megure, are you saying that the suspect has appeared? And in the 6th district of Shinagawa City, not far from us?"

"Yes, he ran into a patrol officer on routine duty and he immediately ran away."

Miyano Osamu nodded, and suddenly realized that his movements could not be seen by Megure Jusan on the other side, so he said, "Officer Megure, can you describe the criminal's appearance?"

"Well, the man his colleagues saw had long hair and was wearing a grey coat."

These two pieces of information are consistent with the clues previously provided by Ayumi Yoshida.

After confirming that the information was consistent, Miyano Osamu immediately said that they would split into two groups. He and Takagi Wataru would rush to Shinagawa City, while Sato Miwako would lead the Junior Detective Team to investigate the scene.

Miyano Osamu handed his car keys to Yukimura Seiichi, and he got in Takagi Wataru's car.

Miyano Osamu got on the car first and shouted to Takagi Wataru who was standing there in a daze: "Takagi, what are you doing? Get out of here quickly."

Takagi Shigeru came to his senses after being called and checked whether his documents were complete. "The police manual is here, eh? Where are my handcuffs?"

He searched his entire body and checked his car, but there was no sign of the handcuffs. It seemed that he had left them on the desk of the Search Section 1.

"Officer Miyano, I forgot to bring my handcuffs."

Miyano Osamu sighed, wondering why this guy was so careless. "Time is running out, let's do this for now. I have my handcuffs here."

Miwako Sato heard their conversation and asked, "Takagi, you don't have handcuffs?"

Takagi Shigeru scratched his head and replied, "Haha, yes, but it doesn't matter, Officer Miyano brought it, and I had a fortune-teller this morning, and it said that my fortune is extremely good."

It was these words of his that brought back bad memories for Sato Miwako.

It was the same day eighteen years ago when her father, Sato Masayoshi, passed away.

She and her mother sent her father out together in the morning, and her mother said the usual words, asking him to be careful.

Her father smiled innocently and said that he had good luck today.

After he left the house, Miwako Sato discovered that his handcuffs were left at home. That evening, they received a call from the hospital and learned that her father was in critical condition.

Miwako Sato couldn't help herself, so she walked to the car and took out the handcuffs that belonged to her father.

"Takagi, take these handcuffs first."

Takagi Wataru took the handcuffs and said, "Eh? Officer Sato's handcuffs are so rusty?"

"These are my father's handcuffs. My own handcuffs were broken when I was on duty before, and I have been holding these handcuffs. Today, I will give them to you as a talisman."

Gao Mushi's mouth twitched and he said, "What kind of amulet is this..."

Miyano Osamu immediately covered his mouth and swallowed the second half of his sentence, "Didn't your father also die in the line of duty?"

Miyano Osamu thought: This guy has such a low EQ that he is telling the truth at this time.

He expressed his gratitude on behalf of Takagi Wataru, "Thank you, Officer Sato. Takagi will definitely take good care of these handcuffs. Don't worry, he will return to you safely."

"Well, let's go then."

Takagi Shigeru put the siren on the roof of the car, started the car, and they quickly left the place.

Haibara Ai has good eyesight and noticed the tube-like object that was exposed when Takagi Wataru searched himself just now. "It's just an arson case. Do we need to use a gun?"

Conan added: "Officer Takagi and his team are responsible for investigating injuries. Could there be a murder?"

Miwako Sato, who was walking back, just heard Conan's words and explained: "It's like this. A young man who was stabbed was found near the fourth arson case. It is not ruled out that he saw the appearance of the arsonist and was killed by him."

They couldn't stay here any longer, so Miwako Sato took them to the place where Ayumi Yoshida met the suspect yesterday for inspection.

On the other side, when they arrived at Shinagawa Station, Miyano Osamu, who quickly subdued the suspect, felt speechless. The guy they caught was not the arsonist at all, but a thief who broke into a house.

He was a thief who subconsciously ran away the moment he saw the police. His behavior was so strange that the patrolling police mistook him for an arsonist.

Not only Miyano Osamu and Takagi Wataru came to Shinagawa to provide support, but Shiratori Hitoshiro who was patrolling nearby also arrived here.

Shiratori Renjiro noticed Takagi's behavior and asked curiously: "Takagi, who do you want to contact?"

Takagi Shigeru just thought of the key to the case of Sato Miwako's father through the signboard at Shinagawa Station. When he thought that after solving this mystery, Sato Miwako would agree to one of his requests, his heart was burning with excitement and he wanted to contact her immediately.

But when Shiratori Renjiro saw this, he suddenly realized that the other party was also a suitor of Sato Miwako. He couldn't tell this matter under the other party's nose. What if someone got there first?

"No...Nothing, I...I just need to use the bathroom."

He made up an excuse, left Shiratori Renjiro's sight, walked to the public telephone booth, and called Sato Miwako.

"Officer Sato, I know who the robber was 18 years ago, and he was among the people I met today..."

Suddenly he felt a dark shadow coming towards him. He turned around and saw Shiratori Renjiro sticking to the glass of the phone booth. He was startled and immediately hung up the phone.

"Takagi, what are you doing sneaking around here alone?"

"nothing!"

Takagi Wataru turned around and ran, and while running, he did not forget to continue calling Sato Miwako to continue the topic they had just discussed.

"Officer Sato, if my deduction is correct, I have figured out the true meaning of Chousi Lang, the mystery of KAN O, and the method your father used to identify the robber."

Miwako Sato was very excited. This matter had troubled her for eighteen years. Would she finally find the answer today?

"Takagi, please tell me quickly. I really want to know who the criminal is."

Takagi Wataru stopped and said, "Officer Sato, if I remember correctly, the statute of limitations for this case was over three years ago. Do you still want to know the truth?"

"Well, I have to get an answer."

"Okay, then I'll tell you now, the criminal is..."

Sato Miwako was concentrating very hard, but she was startled by the cry of pain from Takagi Wataru across from her, and she shouted quickly: "Takagi, what's wrong with you? Answer me! Takagi, Takagi."

But no matter how she called out, there was no response from the other end of the line.

Just now when Takagi Shigeru was making a call using a public telephone booth, the criminal from eighteen years ago captured those key words and knew that he had found out the truth.

The criminal didn't want the truth of the incident to be made public now, so he followed Takagi Wataru all the way, and he was lucky.

Takagi Shigeru was so focused on the phone that he didn't notice that someone was following him.

Just as he was about to say his name, the criminal finally found an opportunity to knock him out and hung up the phone.

Miyano Osamu, who was in contact with Megure Juzo, didn't know what was going on. He answered the call from Sato Miwako with a confused look on his face.

"Officer Sato, what can I do for you?"

Miwako Sato asked anxiously, "Miyano, is Takagi with you?"

Miyano Osamu looked around, but he really didn't see Takagi Wataru. "We were together four minutes ago, and now we can't find him. Is there something urgent you need to find him for?"

"Miyano, please report the location and time where Takagi was last seen to the Central Command Room immediately. I am sure Takagi has been attacked, and the suspect is most likely the arsonist!"

"Are you sure, Sato?"

"Well, I just heard some suspicious noises on the phone."