Conan: Goodbye, Brewery, I'm running away

After separating from Toru Amuro, Akikawa Sarana, with the help of Tomoko, confirmed that no one had sent anyone to follow her or taken the opportunity to place any eavesdropping devices on her. Only then did she feel relieved.

To be honest, she was actually a little surprised that Toru Amuro didn't do the above things. Was he afraid that she would do something to him after finding out?

Or was it because she had gone too far before and scared him, so he became more cautious?

But it's better this way, she can feel more relaxed.

Akikawa Sarana waited outside the bar until Mihara Mika came out of the bar, then she drove and followed her from a distance.

With Tongzi around, she didn't have to be so cautious in her tracking methods.

She watched Mihara Mika return home. After seeing the lights in Mihara Mika's house turn on and confirming that it was her, Akikawa Sarana drove away.

Based on her previous observations of Mihara Mika, she felt that something was not right with her. Mihara Mika seemed to be on guard or afraid of something, although it was not obvious, but she could see it.

[Host, don't you want to bug Mihara Mika? ]

Hearing Tomoko's question, Akikawa Sarana almost choked on her own saliva, "Tomoko, do you still remember what system you are? How can you say such a thing in such a calm manner?"

[0.0? But didn’t you say, host, that as long as the purpose and the result are right, the means in between are not important? ]

[I said that, that’s right.]

Akikawa Sarana really didn't expect that she had manipulated Tomoko so badly, but then she thought it was okay for Tomoko to think so, [But it's good that you think so. ]

[There's no need to bug her. Amuro Toru and the others will protect her later. With his work efficiency, as long as he realizes that I'm keeping an eye on Mihara Mika, the police will probably come before tonight. Maybe they're already on their way.]

She has done almost everything she should do. After meeting with Toru Amuro today, she no longer needs to worry about the things she originally planned to investigate on her own.

What should be revealed to the Red Team has already been hinted to them, and considering their intelligence, just reminding them here is enough.

If there are more, it might have a counterproductive effect if those two smart people think too much.

[Oh my, I can suddenly slack off from work. This feeling is so good. ]

Thinking of this, Akikawa Sarina wanted to laugh, and she had already laughed. After all, it was not her own face that was being held up, so she could make any expression she wanted.

[It's just right, the host can take this opportunity to have a good rest. Just leave the task you planned to join the chat room of the Three Fire Sect to me.]

Although Tomoko has no physical body, Akikawa Sarana still glanced at the void with her half-moon eyes, [Really? ]

The system could hear the host's distrust of itself, "It's just playing a woman who was betrayed by her lover and had all her money taken away. I can do that."

[Okay, I'll leave it to you, Tongzi.]

Seeing that Tomoko was so enthusiastic, Akikawa Sarina naturally would not refuse. After she agreed to Tomoko's request, she did not return to her usual residence, but drove to her temporary rented apartment.

Having received acting training from Vermouth, she knows that playing a role requires implementation from all aspects, especially the small details.

So she rented this super cheap apartment in advance, ready to complete the organization's undercover investigation mission.

Akikawa Sarana, who had completely handed over the chat room tasks to Tomoko and was resting and sleeping, had no idea that an FBI agent who had also sneaked into the chat room had a strong sense of déjà vu when she saw an anonymous person describing the image of a scumbag who betrayed her.

The system did not expect that it would dance directly in front of the reference character, who was currently "painfully" telling people about "its own" experiences in the chat room.

......

Matsuda Jinpei looked up at Hagiwara Kenji who had just returned with a serious expression, "Hagi."

Seeing him like this, Hagiwara Kenji put the lunch box he bought on the table and walked quickly to Matsuda Jinpei, "Any new discoveries?"

"Our previous guess might be true..."

As he spoke, he displayed more detailed photos of the scenes of the second and third cases, as well as the fifth case that had just occurred in Saitama.

"Take a look at this first..."

Matsuda Jinpei took out a fax report he had just received, "This is a fax that Ogino-san from Saitama just sent over. It's an investigation report on the deceased Tanigawa Shinsei from Saitama."

Kenji Hagiwara took the investigation report and read its contents carefully.

But after a moment, he understood the basis of what Matsuda Jinpei had just said.

Then he put down the information in his hand and searched through the other documents on the table.

Soon, he found the document he was looking for. After rereading the document, he looked at the photos of the scene that Matsuda Jinpei had just displayed. After careful comparison, he confirmed it.

"it is as expected."

As he spoke, Hagiwara Kenji's eyes fell on the photo of the deceased in the fourth of the five cases posted on the whiteboard in front of them. "It's just as we thought before. It seems we need to re-investigate this case."

Matsuda Jinpei replied, "Ogino-san should still be busy investigating her case, so let's split up here as well.

You go to Gunma to investigate the case of Hanai Shunta, and I will re-investigate the first case. This is the only case among several cases where there were no casualties, and I still find it very strange. "

Hagiwara Kenji nodded, "Okay."

Because of the arson case in Saitama and the public opinion, the Metropolitan Police Department, which originally did not pay much attention to this case, also put pressure on the entire joint investigation team, requiring them to solve the case as soon as possible and catch the murderer of this serial arson case as soon as possible.

Kenji Hagiwara and Jinpei Matsuda had felt that something was not right during their previous investigations, especially after learning that these arson cases were related to the almost disappeared Three Fire Cults. Based on a comparison of previous data, they came up with the hypothesis that these people might not have been burned to death by the murderer but had instead self-immolated.

However, the traces at the scene of the fourth case were slightly different from those of the other cases. It was because of the fourth case that most people in the joint investigation team felt that the five serial arson cases might be caused by the murderer imitating the teachings of the Three Fire Religion, deliberately making the scene look like it is now, trying to guide the police to investigate in the direction of self-immolation.

As for the fourth case, it was probably the murderer's carelessness that left traces. Well, it was the police officer in the mountain village where the fourth case took place who came to this conclusion.

Kenji Hagiwara and Jinpei Matsuda held opposite opinions. They believed that the five cases should be separated and not lumped together.

Due to the disagreements, the higher-ups simply asked their entire investigation team to split up into two directions, with the goal of giving the public a clear answer within a week.

The only person who shared the same opinion as Hagiwara Kenji and Matsuda Jinpei was Officer Ayami Ogino, who had just joined the joint investigation team and was in charge of the Saitama Prefecture side. It was Officer Ayami Ogino, who Matsuda Jinpei had just mentioned and who should also be busy. The information on the deceased in Saitama Prefecture that they had just seen was also sent to them by Officer Ayami Ogino.