Conan: Goodbye, Brewery, I'm running away

Because the team was only temporarily withdrawn, the cordon in front of the Maori Detective Agency has not been removed, and the police from the First Investigation Section are still guarding here.

Seeing them come back, the two rookie police officers guarding here saluted Hagiwara Kenji and Matsuda Jinpei, who were already their seniors, and then retreated to the side.

Kenji Hagiwara and Jinpei Matsuda exchanged glances with each other, and Jinpei Matsuda re-entered the corridor leading to the Mori Detective Agency with everyone else, while Kenji Hagiwara stopped and stayed where he was.

He stood there and looked around. After taking in the situation, he walked towards a few new colleagues.

Hagiwara Kenji asked in a low voice: "Fukuyama, Ogata, how is the situation I asked you to pay attention to before?"

"Just as Hagiwara-senpai expected, the three men did not leave the area."

The rookie police officer called Fukuyama's eyes were full of admiration for Kenji Hagiwara, and the same was true for Ogata next to him.

"Two of them are dining in Iropoli right now, and the other is in the Poirot Café."

When Hagiwara Kenji heard his answer, he looked noticeably more relaxed.

He was never one of those people who didn't show his emotions on his face in the Metropolitan Police Department. In the crowd of most policemen in the Investigation Division who looked fierce, the always-smiling Kenji Hagiwara and the honest-looking Wataru Takagi and Kazunobu Chiba were like sheep that had strayed into a pack of wolves. So it would not arouse suspicion if he showed such an immature expression of obvious relief in front of the two newcomers.

"That's great, thank you both for your hard work."

Hagiwara Kenji put his arm around Fukuyama's shoulder, who was closer to him, and said, "We should be able to withdraw soon. You two should hold on for a while."

"Hi!" This was the answer from both of them in unison.

"Okay, don't be so nervous."

Hagiwara Kenji took back his arm from Fukuyama and patted Ogata's shoulder, signaling the two to relax a little. "I'll go inside first. I'll have to trouble you to continue to be alert to the surrounding situation."

"Hi!"

After Hagiwara Kenji left, Ogata and Fukuyama looked at each other, and Ogata whispered, "It's not as scary as the police academy instructors said."

He and Fukuyama are both new graduates of the police academy and were in the same class at the same time.

Fushan's mouth twitched. "Have you forgotten the hard times we had in the police academy? Those extra trainings were added after Officer Hagiwara's class."

Although they are still rookie police officers, they were assigned to the First Investigation Division after only a short internship in the Koban Division after graduation, so at least they have some logical thinking ability.

So they could naturally deduce who was the reason why every class after that one had to go through so much hardship.

It must be because Officer Hagiwara and his class went too far, especially Officer Ida, Officer Hagiwara, and Officer Matsuda, who the instructor talks about every day. These three might be the culprits!

Kenji Hagiwara entered the stairwell leading to the upper floors of the Mori Detective Agency. All the lights in the stairwell had been turned on. Originally, the light in the stairwell was still a little dim, so Jinpei Matsuda took out a high-intensity flashlight and illuminated the entire stairwell clearly.

The stairwell was also set up to look exactly like what they saw when they received the report and rushed to the scene this afternoon.

Seeing Kenji Hagiwara coming back, the eyes of several people in the stairwell fell on him. Kenji Hagiwara nodded to several people, indicating that the result was as they guessed.

"We have just tested the method we came up with at the Metropolitan Police Department. It is indeed possible to set up such a scene in a short period of time, so the alibis of those three people are no longer valid."

Maori Kogoro held his chin up. Although he was at the doorstep of his own home, he still lowered his voice and said, "The criminal is indeed one of the three of them. However, after the police investigation, they did not know the deceased. Why did they kill him?"

Amuro Toru suddenly felt that something was not right with this case, and there was always a sense of disharmony. When he lowered his head in thought, he noticed that Conan beside him had the same expression.

It seems Conan thinks so too.

Matsuda Jinpei glanced at the silent people, and an idea suddenly occurred to him, "Is it possible that the criminal's target is not the deceased, but anyone who comes to the office?"

His reminder also startled several other people. Hagiwara Kenji continued to analyze along the lines of Koujunran, "If this is what Jinpei thinks, then the nature of this case has changed. The criminal's target is no longer the deceased, but Mr. Mori..."

Hagiwara Kenji looked at Maori Kogoro, "Mr. Maori, do you have any other impressions of those three people? Impressions before today."

The three people said in their statements this afternoon that they came to the office to investigate a case with Mr. Maori, but since Mr. Maori was not there, they knocked on the door and no one responded, so they left.

Maori Kogoro shook his head. He had already thought about it carefully before. He said in a deep voice: "No."

If the criminal's target is him, then Xiaolan will have to stay at Eri's place for a few more days.

Kogoro Mouri glanced at Conan casually, hoping that it was related to the cases he had solved before, and not the troubles of this brat.

The former was easier to deal with, as it was at most a revenge by the prisoner's family. The latter was not something that an ordinary private detective like him could solve.

Conan, immersed in his own world of thoughts, did not notice the look that Kogoro Mouri was looking at him.

But Toru Amuro, who was standing next to him and was very sensitive to line of sight, noticed it. He just noticed the thought and inquiry in Kogoro Mouri's eyes when he looked at Conan seemingly casually.

Amuro Toru lowered his eyes. Did Mr. Maori become suspicious of Conan's identity? Or did Mr. Maori already know who Conan was?

If this is the case, they should probably have a talk with Mr. Maori, whether for Conan's safety or Mr. Maori's safety.

After thinking for a moment, Hagiwara Kenji said, “No matter what, let’s talk to those three people again.

The criminal already has the means to set up the scene after committing murder, and it is entirely possible to do so in terms of time.

No matter what his purpose is, first confirm that the criminal has indeed killed someone, and then investigate his purpose. "

Of course, the remaining few people would have no objection. Maori Kogoro took the initiative to say: "Then, let's put the re-inquiry in the office."