Conan: Tennis Boys' Scripted Murder

Sato Miwako, who was talking on the phone with Miyano Osamu, was suddenly interrupted by Conan.

"Officer Sato, why do you think the person who attacked Officer Takagi is the arsonist? The person he just talked to you about on the phone was the real culprit of the Choshiro case eighteen years ago, wasn't he?"

Sato Miwako was stunned by what he said, but she hadn't thought of this yet, so she explained, "Because Takagi and the others went to Shinagawa to look for the arson suspect, the statute of limitations for the murderer in my father's case has expired, so it's unlikely that he did it..."

In fact, the more she talked about it, the more uncertain she became.

Conan did not follow her train of thought, but asked: "Just now, Officer Gao Mu mentioned on the phone that he had solved the truth of the Chousi Lang case, and the real murderer is among the four people we met today.

What if they happened to hear what Officer Takagi said and he didn't want the truth to come out, wouldn't that give him a motive?

Officer Sato, what is the name of the bar where those four people often gather? "

Miwako Sato thought it made sense and recalled the pub, "Its name is Nanakuma Tavern, and it's located at Shinagawa Station!"

She was stunned. Was this really the case? It was too coincidental. No matter how she thought about it, she would connect the two things together.

Was it because of her that Takagi Wataru was attacked by unknown forces?

If the person who attacked Takagi Shigeru was really the robber in the case eighteen years ago, then all this was caused by her. If she didn't bring up this matter today, would Takagi Shigeru have avoided this disaster?

Thinking of this, Sato Miwako could no longer wait and decided to go to Shinagawa Station in person to look for clues.

Conan noticed her expression and immediately said that he wanted to go too.

"It's too late today and it's very dangerous. You should go home first. We will meet at the headquarters tomorrow."

What made Sato Miwako change her mind was a word from Haibara Ai.

Huihara Ai calmly analyzed: "In fact, we are still not sure who attacked Officer Takagi, and the possibility of an arsonist still exists. Then the safety of Ayumi, who is an insider, cannot be guaranteed. I think we still have to stay with you police officers."

Seeing that her expression had relaxed a little, the others said that they would do their best to help her.

Yukimura Seiichi also added: "Don't worry, Officer Sato, I will do my best to take care of these children."

"Okay, let's set off immediately."

As soon as Sato Miwako and her group set out, the police in the Shinagawa area received the latest information that one of their colleagues had been attacked by unknown persons and was injured, and they were now immediately investigating and reporting the situation.

When police officers on duty are attacked, it is a provocation to all police officers.

The police who received the message rushed out, vowing to find the suspect as soon as possible and rescue the injured policeman. Some people also complained in their hearts that the colleague was too rubbish to be beaten.

Miwako Sato drove very fast along the way because she was concerned about Takagi Wataru's safety.

Kirihara Akaya, Kojima Genta and Yukimura Seiichi were in the car behind, and they also had to speed up.

They soon arrived near the Qiqu Tavern.

Miwako Sato got out of the car alone and refused the help of the Junior Detective League. As the only adult present, Seiichi Yukimura naturally had to stay and watch over the children to prevent them from running around.

When Yukimura Seiichi saw Edogawa Conan following behind Sato Miwako, he just shook his head and said nothing. He knew that Conan's identity was special and he couldn't be treated as a real seven-year-old child.

As soon as the car stopped, Kojima Genta and Kirihara Akaya ran into Sato Miwako's car and reunited with their friends, so they did not notice Conan's behavior of running away.

Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya saw Haibara Ai taking out a magazine from the car and asked in confusion: "Haibara, what do you want to do?"

"Oh, I would like to take this opportunity to summarize the locations of the previous five arson cases. Does anyone remember the locations of the previous five cases?"

I have to say that when it comes to the critical moment, Haibara Ai is always awesome.

They have another reliable teammate in the Junior Detective Team. Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya has memorized the locations of the previous five fires. When he heard Haibara Ai's questions, he mentioned the locations one by one.

"Because all five incidents happened near train stations, I have a very deep impression of them. The first incident was at Ikebukuro Station, the second incident was near Asakusa-bashi, the third and fourth incidents were also at train stations, namely Tanzu Station and Kitazawa Station, and the fifth incident was at Yotsuya, where Ayumi encountered the arson case."

Haibara Ai connected the five points with a straight line, but unfortunately she didn't see any useful clues.

Kojima Genta stared at the pattern on the book, "From where I'm looking, it looks like a ladle."

"Looks like a spoon to me."

When she heard the word "spoon," Yoshida Ayumi immediately thought of "the Big Dipper."

However, as soon as she put forward this idea, it was denied by Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya, who said that if it was in the shape of the Big Dipper, the handle of the spoon should extend to the left.

They were temporarily in trouble, and Kojima Genta subconsciously sought Conan's help, "Conan, tell me what you think!"

Only then did they realize that Conan was not in the car. He had already left the car.

Yukimura Seiichi also walked up to the Junior Detectives at this time. He noticed that they looked distressed and said, "Habara-san, can I take a look at the notebook in your hand?"

Haibara Ai handed him the notebook. She had no idea at the moment, but as she held the notebook she thought of the key point.

Yukimura Seiichi was quite familiar with Chinese characters due to his childhood friends. When he saw the five circled locations, he recalled that Miyano Osamu had been notified that a person suspected of being a suspect was seen at Shinagawa Station.

After a little thought, he found the clue.

"You guys wait here, I'll go find Officer Sato."

On the other side, Miwako Sato found that her father's four friends had already left the bar.

"Boss, do you know when they left?"

"Ah, they went home 40 minutes ago. They heard that the arsonist was in the area, and they were worried, so they just dispersed."

At first glance, this reason sounded normal, so Sato Miwako stopped worrying about it and decided to focus the investigation on the arson suspect.

However, Conan did not let go of this clue and continued to ask: "Boss, do you know what they talked about?"

The owner of this pub is also an enthusiastic person. When Sato Miwako's father was alive, the five people from their baseball club often gathered in his pub, so he knew these four people very well.

"Oh, I heard them. They said that today was a day of great happiness and they wanted to have a drink to celebrate. Everyone had a happy event and they were all very happy. Two of the gentlemen were talking about happy events in their careers.

Mr. Inomata said this year marks the fifteenth anniversary of his company and he has made money every year since he started the business.

Mr. Shikano said that tomorrow is his 50th birthday, and his family’s restaurant business is booming, so the three years of hardship in Italy have not been in vain.

Both Miss Shenniao and Mr. Saruwatari had happy events in their families. Miss Shenniao's daughter got married yesterday and has a handsome son-in-law; and Mr. Saruwatari's son and daughter-in-law gave birth to a grandson for him.

However, they probably thought that today was a special day, not only was there four happy events, but also that a very regrettable thing happened on this day 18 years ago. They all had mixed feelings. "

When Conan heard this, he felt that the boss was also very familiar with what happened back then, and casually asked the boss about his memory of the case.

The boss spoke his mind without reservation, "That robber was really too much. If it was just a simple robbery, I would hate him less, but he was so cruel that he actually wielded the shotgun he carried with him and used the butt of the rifle to kill the guard who stepped forward to stop him.

Not only that, he also killed a detective!"

At this point, the boss couldn't help but spit.

"Killing a detective? Officer Sato, didn't your father die in a car accident?"

Miwako Sato was in a very depressed mood when she mentioned that incident. "There was an eyewitness at the time. He said that when he saw the car coming, the robber pushed my father."