It has to be said that many of the police officers present had been influenced by Conan to some extent.
Therefore, when encountering a particularly shocking murder case, the first reaction is "what difficulties did the murderer have?"
If the investigation results truly indicate that Nanako Honjo was pushed out of the elevator by those 7 people, then it will meet everyone's expectations.
Yokomizo Shigego, however, told the truth: "Currently, we have only found the last batch of people who escaped through the elevator, and six of them correspond exactly to the victims in this case."
"As for whether they had any disputes with Nanako Honjo, a victim of the fire, etc., these remain to be confirmed."
"Of the seven people in the elevator, one is still alive, right?" Toyama Yoruichi was focused on this question.
Who are they? Where do they live?
“She’s a female painter named Sumire Shindo,” said Shigego Yokomizo, flipping through the information. “She lives in Hachioji City, Tokyo.”
"There must have been an art exhibition or something similar when I went to Kyoto."
With a "bang," Yoruichi Toyama couldn't help but slam her hand on the table and suddenly stood up.
In the original storyline, the painter once called the police, claiming to know clues about the murderer, but he was vague about the details.
But by the time the police arrived, the last survivor had already been kidnapped by the killer.
If we calculate the timeline, we should have learned about the clue about Shindo Sumire at least two or three days in advance, so there should still be time!
However, after waiting for a while, no one responded, and the surrounding police officers looked at him with some curiosity.
Yoruichi Toyama was inexplicably choked.
That makes sense. The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department is in charge of the area, and the only unit representing the Metropolitan Police Department in this investigation headquarters is the Third Division of the First Investigation Section, led by Inspector Megure.
Now I'm going with Inspector Yamato to stake out another suspect.
The officers who were actually doing their jobs were nowhere to be found, nor was Inspector Yamato, who had publicly declared, "We must get there before the murderer."
The remaining few are either slackers or hardcore office workers with clear job boundaries.
You can't count on them.
Yoruichi Toyama turned her gaze to Ireland, who was dressed as Manager Matsumoto and sitting upright.
Ireland reacted quickly and also slammed its fist on the table.
"There's no time to lose! Contact Ms. Shindo immediately, and Detective Toyama and I will go pick her up!"
“Then let’s go too!” Shinichi Kudo immediately chimed in.
Kogoro then offered to come along just in case, saying he had a car.
Ireland didn't forget to remind the others who stayed behind to continue investigating their respective areas of responsibility before leading his group away.
While Toyama Yoruichi breathed a sigh of relief, he also felt it was utterly absurd.
The police are unreliable, so detectives take the lead – this has become the basic operation in the world of Detective Conan.
But this time, the police officers who took the lead were actually criminals from the distillery in disguise. What exactly is wrong with this world?
I can't help but miss the days when Akechi was in charge of the investigation headquarters.
...
Hachioji City is located in the Nishitama area, only 40km from the center of Tokyo, and the group arrived quickly.
They were able to contact the painter Sumire Shindo very easily and drove to her studio.
Upon learning the details of the case, Shindo Sumire immediately began to tremble.
“It must be…it must be that person…” she said.
Shinichi Kudo is acting a little strange.
"Since you knew someone wanted to harm you, why didn't you call the police beforehand?"
Shindo Sumire shook her head.
“I don’t know either… I just remembered that when I met Ryuzaki at the art exhibition last time, he mentioned that someone was inquiring about the fire.”
"That person's surname is Honjo, so he must be a relative of that Nanako-san."
"He...he must think that we killed Miss Nanako, so he's here for revenge..."
For such a small matter, even if you call the police, it's unlikely they'll take it seriously.
However, because of the fact that they indirectly "caused" Nanako's death, an indelible shadow was left in the hearts of all seven of them. That's why when their lives were threatened, the first thing they thought of was who the most likely culprit was.
The "Tanabata, Kyoto" that Ryuzaki murmured before his death also meant this.
He must have seen Honjou and Itsuki waiting for an opportunity when he parked at the service area earlier.
Fortunately, things have turned out this way.
Before Honjo and Itsuki could take action against Shindo Sumire, they not only found her but also obtained important clues from her.
It's only a matter of time before Ben Shang and Shu Shu are caught in the net.
"...But what exactly is that shape?" Shinichi Kudo asked his final question.
Although she felt it was very unlucky to visit the site of someone else's death, Sumire Shindo still went along with it.
He glanced at it and said, "This... isn't it the Big Dipper?"
"Huh? Isn't it a water monster?" Kogoro was momentarily stunned.
But anyone with even a little astronomical knowledge understands.
It's as simple as knowing the answer before attempting the problem.
"Because I often seek inspiration under the starry sky at night, and sometimes I do some impromptu sketches, I'm quite familiar with it," Sumire Shindo explained.
This can be seen as a way to smooth things over for everyone who hadn't thought of it before.
However, why the murderer deliberately arranged the murder scenes in the shape of the Big Dipper remains to be further investigated.
Yoruichi Toyama knew the answer, but felt it was no big deal.
Trying to solve a case by guessing the criminal's psychology is too unreliable.
In the normal world, how many murders are meticulously planned and executed so smoothly?
Just as Kogoro is an "ordinary" detective with a background in criminal investigation, most murderers are also just "ordinary" people.
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