After understanding the whole story, Tang Ze showed an expression of "as expected".
At the same time, he was certain that the two of them had met with an accident.
The reason why the two were looking for the guy named Nanchuan was because Nanchuan had sent a letter to He Ye's father not long ago, saying that he had something very important to tell him.
But after sending the letter, there was no news from Nanchuan at all. No matter how hard we tried to contact him, we couldn't get in touch with him. It would not be an exaggeration to say that he was missing.
Because Ginjiro Toyama was busy this time, he asked the two of them to investigate what had happened to the other party when they came to Tokyo.
"He's probably obsessed with investigating cases." Maori Kogoro put out his cigarette in the ashtray and picked up the phone on the desk. "I'll call his detective agency and ask."
After some contact, an acquaintance at the firm told Kogoro Mouri that the other party had been out of contact for almost two or three days, and that he had heard from Kusukawa that he was going to pursue a big case soon.
For people like them who do detective work, it is normal to disappear for two or three days to do surveillance after a case. Basically, this is the normal work in the detective industry.
There are very few "famous detectives" like Kogoro Mouri who go in and out of murder scenes and often appear on TV.
He rejected the other party's invitation to play mahjong as there were three of them missing one person. After exchanging pleasantries, Kogoro Mouri asked about the whereabouts of Hattori and the other two.
After asking, the other party said that a young man and woman with an Osaka accent came over at around ten o'clock and asked if Nanchuan was there.
After learning that the other party had not come to the office for a few days, he asked him for the address of Nanchuan's home and left.
"Then let's go look for it." Tang Ze stood up and prepared to leave. "Where's the address?"
"Arihito-so at 4-chome, Haido-cho." Although Kogoro Mori looked reluctant, he still stood up and packed up to leave.
It was still drizzling, but Tang Ze came by car, so he and the three of them quickly arrived at Youjiu Manor.
Although the name of Youjiuzhuang is very meaningful, it is actually an apartment building that looks very old.
Maori Kogoro complained reluctantly as he walked up the stairs, "Really? We, the hosts, actually have to search everywhere for our guests..."
"Don't say that, Mori-san."
Tang Ze smiled and said, "After all, they have come to Tokyo, so we have to be responsible for their safety. Otherwise, how can we be worthy of the hospitality of Director Hattori and Ms. Jinghua? After all, we caused them a lot of trouble when we went to Osaka."
"That's true." Upon hearing this, Kogoro Mouri smiled awkwardly and immediately perked up.
After going upstairs, the group quickly found Nanchuan's residence through the letter.
After knocking on the door, as expected, no one responded, and the few of them began to look at the content posted on the door.
"I'm out on some business, so I'll be back around noon. If you have any mail, please give it to the landlord."
"This careless guy is still the same as before. It's already past noon..." Kogoro Mouri complained as he looked at the content of the note on the door.
"If that's the case, will Heye and the others just happen to run into Mr. Kusukawa and then go out for dinner together..."
Xiaolan, who was standing by, guessed, "Didn't we come across a restaurant on the way here? Should we go over there and ask? Maybe the three of them went to the restaurant."
"No, Heiji and Kazuha must have been waiting at the door for a long time." Tang Ze looked at the door and shook his head.
"Huh? Why do you say that?" Xiaolan looked at Tang Ze in confusion and asked.
"Look over there, Sister Xiaolan."
Conan pointed to the right side of the door and said, "There is a watermark on the right side of the paper on the door. Do you think that mark is the mark on the hat worn by Heiji-san?
"Ah, it's true, but why are there such traces of memories on the door..." Xiaolan asked puzzledly.
"Hattori must have rested against the door for a while while wearing his wet cap backwards, which is why the indentation marks appeared."
Tang Ze pointed at the mark and said, "Doesn't it look relatively low? Considering Hattori's height, it would only be so low if he was squatting down to rest."
At the same time, Karasawa also activated his super sense of smell. The smell of Hattori and Kazuha mixed with the wet rainwater and was smelled by Karasawa, especially the part with the hat logo printed on it, the smell was more obvious.
There was also a hint of sweet jasmine scent. Tang Ze guessed that it was the smell of shampoo on He Ye.
It rained today, and the two of them were inevitably drenched in the rain. The raindrops dripped from the ends of their hair, leaving behind a little smell. Although ordinary people could not smell it, it was not a problem for Tang Ze.
But soon, the fragrance mixed with a familiar smell of transparent tape quickly rushed into Tang Ze's nose, causing him to unconsciously look down at the source of the smell, only to find that there was transparent tape stuck on the crack of the door.
Noticing Tang Ze's actions, the other three also saw the tape stuck on the crack of the door.
"Ah! I know that!" Xiaolan leaned over and saw the tape and smiled: "This is a mechanism specially set up to know if anyone has invaded the mansion when you are not at home!"
"This technique often appears in movies." Maori Kogoro leaned over and looked at the tape on the door crack, unable to help but asked suspiciously: "Part of the tape has fallen off, which means someone broke into his house?
Didn't this incident frighten him so much that he ran to the police?"
"But if you look at the dust on the tape, it means it's been off for a while."
Tang Ze shook his head and said, "In other words, Mr. Kusukawa might have intended to go home immediately, but then for some reason he couldn't go home, so the tape became like this.
Moreover, someone broke into Mr. Kusukawa's house while he was away.
I guess Hattori also noticed it..."
After a pause, Tang Ze reached out for the door handle and twisted it lightly, and the door opened directly.
"The door is not locked!?" Kogoro Mouri was shocked when he saw this.
"In other words... someone really broke into Mr. Kusunoki's house?" Xiaolan hugged her father's arm and looked at the scene in the house with some fear, as if something would pop up at the next moment.
Conan, who was standing by, naturally noticed his beloved's actions and the corners of his mouth twitched.
Even if there are really criminals in the house, the ones who should be worried are the opponents. With their current lineup, they are probably not enough for you to beat five or six people alone...
Thinking of Xiaolan's increasingly powerful fighting ability, Conan looked at Xiaolan's frightened expression and couldn't help feeling a strange absurdity in his heart.
He shook his head and put these messy thoughts behind him, then, led by Tang Ze, the group entered the room.
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