Chapter 2916 2928 [Whose Sniper Rifle]

"That..." The old farmer said halfway, and realized a few beats late that he still didn't know the name of the low-key guest.

He only knew that the man seemed to be a friend of the store manager. He had only communicated with the store manager since he came to the store a few days ago. No one knew what he was busy doing in the house every day. He seemed to dislike socializing and seldom participated in activities in the store. Naturally, he was not familiar with the old farmer and the falconer.

The falconer also began to look left and right: "Come to think of it, it seems that I haven't seen him since the gunshot."

The old farmer thought about it carefully and said with certainty, "Earlier than that - when I was preparing to make popcorn at noon, I ran around preparing the ingredients and I met him in the store every time."

The more the two talked, the more relieved they became: "There was such a big commotion, with gunshots and police cars, but the guest hasn't shown up yet... This shows that he has a big problem!" And at the crime scene, a person with such a big problem must be the murderer.

They kept talking back and forth, and Inspector Otaki's thoughts were distracted. He couldn't help but waver: "That being said, it's a bit strange..."

Suzuki Sonoko didn't believe Jiang Xia's judgment was wrong. She touched her chin and showed a serious and thoughtful expression: "How can we prove that the guest is the murderer if he doesn't show up? - Maybe he is just dead?"

Several shop assistants: “…”

Otaki Police Department: "..."

It sounds a bit ridiculous, but in the ridiculousness... it seems to make some sense!

Could it be that this is a serial murder case?

Inspector Otaki glanced at Hattori Heiji and his expression became serious. He immediately turned to the clerk and asked, "Which room does the guest you are talking about usually stay in?"

The boss lady had the opportunity to pass on the blame, and she took it upon herself: "Follow me, over here!"

…

The group went to the guest room where the guests usually stayed, but they didn't see anyone.

They searched several other rooms and turned over every corner in the yard where someone could hide, but still found nothing.

"That's weird. The luggage is still in the room." Inspector Otaki scratched his head. "Could he have hidden in the mountains after hearing the noise? Fortunately, I left someone outside to investigate. It would be great if we can find him."

"Is your luggage still in the room?"

Beside him, Hattori Heiji muttered this, his eyes rolled, and he couldn't help but look down at Conan.

Conan was also looking up at him, and when the two of them looked at each other, the outlaw's brain waves connected immediately and he understood the other's thoughts instantly.

They nodded slightly, moved their bodies, and tiptoed towards the guest's room.

——In addition to the murder case at hand, the sniper rifle discovered by Hattori Heiji undoubtedly attracted the attention of the two high school detectives.

"Do you think this sniper rifle is also from that organization?"

When talking about the "gun that inexplicably appeared at the crime scene", we have to think of the shotgun, two pistols that appeared in the previous three cases, and the gloomy man "Mr. Yamaguchi" who knew Vodka.

Although there was no evidence, based on the number and types of guns, as well as the relationship between the gloomy man and vodka, the two famous detectives dared to conclude that these three guns were most likely Mr. Yamaguchi's.

"Based on our previous experiences, do you think the customer in the cafe was him?"

Hattori Heiji stopped at the door of the room that the proprietress had just pointed out, feeling a little annoyed: "Actually, when I came here, I saw someone sitting in the corner, but that person had his back to us, and the light in the store was not very good, so I thought it was just an ordinary tour and didn't look closely. If I had known..."

He felt annoyed, and so did Conan. Fortunately, they still had a chance to make amends.

Conan pushed open the sliding door in front of him, entered the room and went straight to the guest's bag, intending to look for his ID.

Hattori Heiji chased after him, imitating Jiang Xia's behavior: "Conan, don't run around!"

Conan almost stumbled over the guy's dry tone. He stood firm and glanced at Hattori Heiji faintly: "Can you show a little acting skills?"

Hattori Heiji was still immersed in the joy of using new tools. Thinking about how he was restricted when he followed the police team to investigate, and looking at the joy he was having searching now...

He looked at the first-year detective in front of him eagerly and said happily: "You know what, Jiang Xia's method is really useful - why don't you transfer to Osaka. If we work together to solve the case, we will definitely surpass Jiang Xia and take back the title of the strongest high school detective!"

"What do you mean by take it back? You sound like you were once the best high school detective." Conan ignored this Osaka friend who was always thinking big, and he would not accept his ridiculous proposal of transferring to another school.

He came to the luggage, observed it for a moment, and quickly took out a driver's license from it.

After seeing the photo clearly, he revealed a look of regret: "Ogura Chizo is someone I have never met. But..."

He looked at the driver's license and frowned in confusion: "This person's address is Tokyo, why did he come to a cafe in Osaka that doesn't allow reservations? - We happened to be in Osaka, so we came here, but for this Ogura Chizo, there was no need for him to risk being refused reception and travel so far just to come to this store."

Hattori Heiji also felt something was wrong and stroked his chin: "The shop assistants said he might know the store manager."

Conan: "If he is visiting relatives, he has been here for too long. Doesn't he have to work on weekdays? In addition, I always feel that his address is a little familiar..."

He pondered for a while, and suddenly an idea flashed through his mind: "Right! When I passed by here before, I saw a lot of police cars surrounding it. I eavesdropped on Officer Gao Mu's conversation and found out that they seemed to be catching a small drug dealer. Unfortunately, I was a step too late and the guy got away."

"Drug dealer?" Hattori Heiji's eyes lit up and he slammed his palm: "I see! This makes sense now.

“This Chizo Ogura must be the drug dealer that the Tokyo police wanted to catch. When he found out that his identity was exposed, he fled to Osaka in a hurry and hid with the store manager.

"At noon, he suddenly discovered that there were many customers in the store. As a fugitive, he didn't want to interact with people, so he temporarily hid in the mountains. This is why his luggage is still in the room. In this case, he is missing now, and it is very likely that he was alarmed by the gunshots and the police and ran away in a hurry."

Conan also figured out a lot of things: "The owner must know him, and it's not just an acquaintance. No wonder this shop is located in such a remote corner, but it has not closed down yet. Moreover, it finally became famous a while ago, but the manager has no intention of expanding the coffee shop. Instead, he hurriedly sold the shop..."

"We need to tell Inspector Otaki right away and intensify the search for him!"

After Hattori Heiji finished speaking, he suddenly remembered something and frowned: "But this man didn't even bring his wallet, so it doesn't make sense for him to bring a sniper rifle into the mountains - the owner of the sniper rifle may be someone else."

(End of this chapter)