Needless to say, there were no sermons or words of thanks. After hanging up the phone, the two began to relax again.
"What are you going to do next?" Tang Ze looked at Hattori and asked, "Are you going back to Osaka? After all, it's normal to want to go back early after something like this."
"I'm not going back. I finally made it to Tokyo." Hattori waved his hand, not showing any fear after escaping danger. "This little thing can't scare us."
"That's right, I also want to chat more with Xiaolan." He Ye also echoed.
"Then let's go eat sukiyaki later to celebrate your escape from danger." Tang Ze took out his phone and called Ayako. Before the call was connected, he smiled and said, "It's my treat."
After the call was connected, Tang Ze immediately told Ayako what was happening here, asked her to pack up and go out, and wait for them to find a sukiyaki restaurant and then come over for dinner together.
Afterwards, Karasawa and others went to the mall with Hattori and Kazuha to buy some clothes. After all, both of them got wet when it rained before, and they stayed in the attic and didn't have time to dry them.
After ordering some clean clothes, everyone discussed and determined the address of the sukiyaki restaurant. After Tang Ze called Ayako, everyone headed towards their destination.
Because of the number of people, Karasawa took Conan and Hattori, while Kogoro Mouri took Ran and Kazuha in a taxi.
After arriving at the sukiyaki restaurant called "Wafeng", Tang Ze saw Ayako sitting in the seat by the window and waving at him and his group.
After Tang Ze came in, he took off his coat and sat down next to Ayako, "Where's Sonoko? Why didn't you come with us?"
"She was dragged away by her mother to see the opera." Ayako reached out and took Tang Ze's coat and hung it on the backrest of her seat. "I was handling some business at the company and came here after receiving your call."
"Thank you for your hard work. I'm sorry to trouble you with the company's matters." Tang Ze poured Ayako a glass of water and said in a gentle voice.
"It wasn't that hard." Ayako smiled and shook her head. "I just made some arrangements according to your plan. The rest was carried out by the people below."
"It's hard work to coordinate." Tang Ze smiled and took Ayako's hand. Ayako seemed a little embarrassed to have close contact with so many people. She took Tang Ze's hand and secretly put it under the table to block everyone's view.
The hot pot base was soon served. After Tang Ze and others ordered other side dishes, they started chatting.
"Come on, let's have a toast to Hattori-kun and Kazuha for escaping danger safely!"
After pouring the drinks, Xiaolan raised her glass happily, and everyone picked up their juice or beer glasses to celebrate.
"But I really didn't expect that the famous good lawyer Ito Misari would do such a thing... and even arrested you two, Hattori and Kazuha..." Xiaolan sighed.
"Humph, those decent-looking guys are all slick on the outside, but they're actually filthy behind the scenes." Maori Kogoro sneered, "Come to think of it, after all, helping those financial people evade taxes is much easier than fighting a lawsuit."
"But Mr. Kusukawa has regained consciousness now," Tang Ze said with a smile. "We also helped the police retrieve the contents of the safe. None of those guys can escape."
"But that old lady is really going too far." He Ye said angrily, "She actually wanted to burn us to death. She's really mean."
"Burned to death...?" Xiaolan was a little confused.
"It's an excuse to silence someone."
Hattori Heiji said sarcastically, "She planned to burn Mr. Kusukawa and the two of us to death, and then pretended that someone was dissatisfied with the verdict and set the fire to retaliate against her, but she contacted us two clients..."
"That was a close call..."
Maori Kogoro picked up a piece of beef, mixed it with eggs in a bowl, and put it directly into his mouth. "If there really was a fire, at this time of year, it might be mistaken for an arsonist..."
"Arsonist?"
"He's a wicked man who's been setting fires all over Tokyo."
As a serving criminal, Tang Ze had naturally heard of some cases, even those he wasn't responsible for. "This case isn't under our department's jurisdiction. There's a special fire investigation unit in charge, and I think Officer Yumignaga is in charge."
"Eh? Fire Daddy?" Maori Kogoro couldn't help but exclaimed after hearing what Karasawa said, "Is he in charge of this case?"
"What 'Fire Daddy'?" Hattori Heiji asked curiously, "That Detective Gong Chang?"
"Ah, he used to be my boss." Maori Kogoro explained: "In the beginning, I worked in the fire department for a while..."
"If he is a serial arsonist, are his methods the same?" Hattori Heiji asked Tang Ze while holding some vegetables.
"No, this guy doesn't have a fixed arson method." Tang Ze shook his head and said, "The reason we can be sure it was done by the same person is because he always leaves a mark at the crime scene."
Hattori Heiji's eyes fixed, "Logo?"
"Yes, a doll." Tang Ze nodded and said, "A red horse stained with purple-black blood!"
"A red horse?"
After hearing what Karasawa said, Kazuha was a little scared, but Hattori Heiji had a look of understanding on his face, "I see, this is really a blatant provocation."
"Huh? Why do you say that?" Xiaolan asked in confusion.
"Because in the jargon of criminal circles, 'Red Horse' refers to an arsonist." Tang Ze explained, "The reason for this name is probably because the shape and color of the flame are very similar to a red horse.
Of course, some people would compare Bi to a red dog or a red cat. After all, fire is invisible and feels different to everyone.
"If the "Red Horse" doll was placed there intentionally by the arsonist, then the criminal is really arrogant." Hattori said seriously.
"Yeah, it's like saying, 'If you criminals can, come and arrest me.'"
Tang Ze shook his head and said, "There are so many crazy criminals these days, but fortunately, there were no casualties in the three previous arson incidents. It's a blessing in disguise."
"It's just that those victims were also victimized for unknown reasons."
Maori Kogoro took a sip from his wine glass and said, "They have nothing in common, and they have never bought a Red Horse doll or received a Red Horse, so the Red Horse at the crime scene can be basically confirmed to have been left by the criminal.
But nowadays, few people use the term "Red Horse" anymore..."
"If that's the case, then could it be that the criminals wanted to target older criminals, so they deliberately used this doll as a symbol?
Hearing what Maori Kogoro said, Hattori Heiji touched his chin and said, "This may also be the motive and reason for the criminal to commit the crime...
Apart from this, is there any pattern in these three cases?"
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