“Huahuahua…”
The sound of a heavy iron door being pushed open was heard in the warehouse.
It can be seen that the interior is very dilapidated, with all kinds of debris everywhere. The ground is covered with waste paper, advertisements and other garbage, and the iron walls have long been rusted.
Under the dim light, the blue bus slowly drove towards the warehouse.
Under the illumination of the bus lights, you can see a brand new silver bus parked there quietly.
When the bus entered the warehouse, it soon stopped next to this bus.
"Hurry up and get on this bus!"
The yellow-haired man got off the bus first, and together with the long-haired man who played the clown, he led everyone to the silver bus.
"Everyone, sit down quickly!"
A faint sobbing sound was heard in the car, which made the yellow-haired man push the slow Hattori Heiji into the car impatiently. Conan took advantage of the opportunity created by Heiji and quickly scanned the surrounding environment.
After everyone got in the car, Huangmao finally breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It was a close call just now. The patrol officer actually ordered us to stop because of the hazard lights. Fortunately, it was a false alarm."
Not long after the bus started, it was stopped by two patrolmen. The other party even got on the bus and took a look because they were suspicious because the curtains were drawn.
Fortunately, the man in black was very calm. Faced with this emergency, he simply said that the child was tired after playing in the amusement park all day and fell asleep, so he turned off the lights and drew the curtains.
After explaining the reason for turning off the lights and the situation in the car, the patrolman gave up the idea of going in to investigate.
"Alright, hurry up and get in the car." The long-haired man looked at the yellow-haired man and said, "Keep an eye on them. I'll go take care of the driver."
After saying that, the long-haired man took out a gun and dragged the trembling and begging driver to the back of a white van nearby.
A moment later, the silver bus started slowly and headed towards an unknown direction.
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"There are eight children kidnapped in total. We believe that the leader, Yuko Kamiyama, should also be with the children."
"In the parking lot of the children's club, we found bloodstains belonging to the driver, Mr. Tanabe, and many footprints that were suspected to be left by the criminals."
“In addition, the blue minibus in this case was ordered to stop by a patrol car near Beika 13-chome because it violated traffic regulations by using a red light.
The person who was talking to the patrol officer at the time was a man in his forties with short hair.
"Among the eight kidnapped children, except for Conan and his group who were invited today, the other four come from quite wealthy families. Therefore, it is not ruled out that this kidnapping is a criminal operation aimed at extorting a large ransom."
"Also, although it hasn't been fully confirmed, it's very likely that Hattori Heiji, the son of Osaka Prefectural Police Chief Hattori Heizo, discovered a clue and, due to suspicion and pursuit, was subdued by the criminals."
After Karasawa called the police and informed Inspector Megure and others, everyone immediately started a meeting based on the information Karasawa had. After obtaining case intelligence at the meeting, a large number of people immediately launched a large-scale search operation.
The third investigation team, who were Tang Ze's colleagues, returned to the opera house under Tang Ze's leadership.
After investigating the theater, the staff from the three departments began to gather together to sort out the overall situation of the opera house.
"Whether the clown wants to enter the theater from the cargo port or sneak in from the backstage, it is impossible." Officer Takagi, holding a small notebook, told his companions the information he had previously investigated.
"Security personnel are responsible for confirming the entry and exit of all personnel, and will carefully verify the identities of those entering and leaving." Sato Miwako frowned after finishing her report. "This is really troublesome. We can't even find any trace of the other party entering or leaving."
"No, quite the opposite." Tang Ze smiled slightly after listening to the two people's findings, "It might as well be a big help."
"Huh? What do you mean?" Gao Mu asked in confusion, "Tang Ze-kun, have you found any clues?"
"certainly."
Tang Ze walked towards the opera house manager who was being questioned and explained, "As you have investigated, if the other passages are strictly guarded by security, then the only way for the clown to get in is through the main entrance.
If you want to enter from the inside, you need to buy a ticket as a spectator."
"You mean the criminal might have left fingerprints?" Sato Miwako's eyes lit up when she heard that. She then looked at the opera house manager nearby and asked, "How many guests are there today?"
"Because the opera is a big hit, all 1,314 seats for tonight have been sold out," the middle-aged manager replied immediately.
Upon hearing this, Sato Miwako and Takagi's faces fell.
"Does that mean we have to collect fingerprints from 1,300 ticket stubs? Stop joking, that's impossible. Uncle Tomi will kill us." Takagi said in despair after hearing what the manager said.
"No, no, no, there's actually a more worry-free way."
Tang Ze shook his finger, then looked at the manager and asked, "Excuse me, have all 1,314 guests of the opera house arrived as scheduled to enjoy the opera?"
"No, eighteen guests didn't come for various reasons."
The uniformed waitress nearby replied, "Because as a guide, I need to immediately escort latecomers to their seats."
"Bingo, now we can save a lot of effort. We don't have to go through all the tickets to see which 18 guests didn't show up."
Tang Ze snapped his fingers and then looked at the guide in front of him and said, "Then please tell us about these eighteen seats."
"I see. Now the suspects are narrowed down to eighteen people." Takagi said suddenly.
"Not only that, we can even directly lock the prisoner's seat."
Sato Miwako quickly understood Tang Ze's thoughts and said with shining eyes, "These eighteen people are all guests who didn't come. If one of them has a ticket stub here, it proves that he came to the theater but didn't watch the opera. I'm afraid that person is the criminal!"
"What are you waiting for? Hurry up and put all the ticket stubs back in, and then screen all the ticket stubs!"
Takagi immediately asked the forensic department for a large evidence bag, and worked with Sato Miwako to pack the ticket stubs, preparing to gather people to screen out the ticket stubs that belonged to the criminal.
"Then I'll leave this place to you. I'll go check over there where the bus stops."
Tang Ze greeted him and walked towards the place where the bus had stopped to pick up the children. If Hattori Heiji had really discovered something, he would have been on guard and would not have been subdued without any resistance.
If the two had a fight, there might be some traces left at the scene, or even this might be a clue deliberately left by Hattori Heiji.
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