After Ai Li reported the situation, the artificial island management company was also shocked.
The serial murders on the 12th artificial island were already annoying enough, but now there are dozens of deaths. According to the investigation of Ai Li and the police on the 12th artificial island, the number of missing people in the shopping street is about 30, which is quite horrific for a case.
In addition, Ai Li also went to the residences of Anchor Yamano and Director Tanaka, and found that their shadows had done similar things. Anchor Yamano's shadow devoured several of his colleagues, and Director Tanaka's shadow attacked indiscriminately, but fortunately Ai Li had some experience, and it took her a day or two to finally eliminate all three shadow monsters - but the people devoured by them naturally could not come back.
The artificial island management company also hurriedly suppressed the matter. On the one hand, they classified all the dead people as missing, and on the other hand, they asked Ai Li to resolve this incident in the shortest possible time.
But for Ellie...
"Can't the guys above give us something practical besides verbal support?"
Sitting in the chair, she yawned out of boredom and sighed helplessly. She reported to the artificial island management company this time in the hope that they could find someone to help, but she didn't expect that these bastards would shirk the responsibility more fiercely than anyone else. With the words "We believe in Ai Li's ability to attack the demon officer", all the responsibilities were pushed back. Of course, Ai Li was not those idiot subordinates, and it was not so easy to let her take the blame. After several "hard" negotiations, the artificial island management company finally agreed that if Ai Li could completely solve the series of events of "Late Night TV", then they would transfer the ownership of the twelfth artificial island to Ai Li.
It was only at this point that Ellie finally decided to continue her action with satisfaction.
"So, Yukari, what were the results of your investigation?"
"ah……"
Hearing Ai Li's question, Yue Yuyou Jiali nodded hurriedly and took out a notebook.
"After that, Kirijo-senpai and I followed what you said, Miss Airi, and have been looking for the source of the late-night TV rumor, but so far we don't have any particularly important clues. Everyone says they heard it from others, but who was the first person to spread the late-night TV rumor... we still don't know."
"Keep investigating, this is a very important clue."
"is that so?"
"certainly."
Ai Li nodded and looked at Yue Yu Yujiali.
"Think about it carefully. Late-night TV is usually broadcast around 2 a.m., and almost everyone is asleep during this time. So how do you think this late-night TV rumor came about?"
"Uh... could it be that someone stayed up late and watched late-night TV, and then spread it?"
“That doesn’t make sense.”
Ellie shook her head.
"Let's review this whole late night TV rumor..."
As she spoke, Ellie put down the notebook and pointed to the words inside it again - "In the early hours of the morning, a strange program will appear on the TV that is not turned on, and the people who appear in the program will die afterwards."
"Is there...any problem with this?"
"Of course there is no problem. That's why there is a problem."
“……???”
Yue Yuyou Jiali was confused by Ai Li's words.
"Miss Ellie, you've confused me..."
“It’s very simple.”
Ai Li closed her notebook and stared at Yue Yuyou Jiali.
"Look, we know the rules of late-night TV because we are investigating this matter and we are also participants in it, so it is not surprising that we know the rules of late-night TV, but what about the spreader of this rumor? How did he know these 'natural' news that only we investigators know?"
"ah……!"
Hearing this, Yue Yu Youjiali finally reacted. Indeed, as members of SEES, they had been tracking movie time and late-night TV, so it was natural for them to know information in this area. But how did the spreader of the rumor know this?
"There is another question. Why did he spread this rumor? After all, if everyone didn't know, no one would be bored and stay up late at night next to a TV that wasn't turned on, wasting time and life. The other party deliberately spread this rumor, isn't it just to let more people watch late-night TV? From this, it can be seen that this criminal must be a sultry person with a certain degree of desire to show off. He hopes to attract everyone's attention, but he doesn't want his identity to be exposed, so he uses this roundabout method."
"So Miss Ellie, what you mean is..."
"Track down on the person who initially spread the rumor. Even if that person is not the criminal, he must have been connected to the criminal. Even if a rumor like this was spread on late-night TV, it is impossible for everyone to say the same thing."
Ai Li's reasoning is naturally reasonable. Rumors, even if they have similar content, will change due to different ways of dissemination.
For example, the well-known "slit-mouthed woman" has basically the same basic parts, like a man (woman) going home late at night, and then encountering a woman wearing a mask and a windbreaker with her back to you, and then asking you "Am I beautiful?"
But what happened next was different. According to different statements in different places, in some places, the passerby answered "beautiful" and the other person turned around, took off the mask, revealed a big cracked mouth, and asked again "Is this beautiful?", and then the passerby fled.
Others said that if the answer is "beautiful", everything will be fine, but if the answer is "not beautiful", the other party will tear your mouth open.
This is the process of the spread of ordinary rumors. Even if the content is the same, it will be distorted during the spread process, resulting in different processes and outcomes.
However, the content of the rumors on "Late Night TV" is not vague, but rather quite clear, with the time, place and characters all included. It is so clear that it does not seem like an urban legend, but more like a crime report.
"Yumetsu and Natsune are in charge of the outside of the school, and you, Mitsuru, and Sanada are in charge of the inside of the school. You must be careful. If the criminal is in the school, your actions may alert the enemy."
"I see……"
"Hello!!"
While the two were talking, suddenly, a rough voice sounded, which made Ai Li frowned unhappily. She looked up and looked towards the place where the voice came from. She saw a man in sportswear and curly hair walking up to a female student in the corridor not far away. The other female student seemed to be very afraid of him and took a step back. The other female student next to the girl also seemed to dislike the man and hurriedly turned around and said goodbye.
The man stared at the back of the escaping female student, clicked his tongue, and then looked at the girl next to him, who also shrank involuntarily.
"Please, what can I do for you, teacher?"
"Training is about to start, follow me!"
After saying this, the man grabbed the girl's hand and turned away, while the latter lowered her head without saying a word.
"Tsk, I didn't expect it to be Kamoshida. Fortunately he didn't notice I was here."
Looking at the man, Yue Yuyou Jiali couldn't help but complain in a low voice, and Ai Li looked at her.
"Who is that guy?"
"Mr. Kamoshida, he is the school's sports advisor. I heard that he has done very well in leading the club, but..."
Having said this, Yue Yuyu Jiali lowered her voice.
"Privately, everyone says that he likes corporal punishment and harassment of students, and there are many bad rumors about him..."
"How many months does it matter?"
"Although Chairman Jiyue is the chairman of the school, he cannot fire the teacher without evidence."
Yue Yu Yujiali also sighed helplessly.
"I'm in the Kyudo Club and it's better. I heard that the Track and Field Club and the Volleyball Club are suffering a lot... I've also seen their training. How should I put it... Should I say it's harsh training or abuse..."
"Let's go and take a look."
Having said that, Ai Li stood up and walked into the corridor, while Yue Yuyou Jiali was stunned for a moment and hurriedly followed.
"Wait, Miss Ellie, what do you want to do?"
"It feels wrong, I want to check the situation."
Fang Zheng was a master of micro-expressions in the Conan world after all, and now Ai Li naturally inherited his skills. She could tell at a glance that the expression of the man named Kamo Shida was not right, so she asked Yue Yu Yukari to be on the safe side. Now it seems... there seems to be a problem.
Soon, the two came to the door of the sports advisor's room. It seemed that the students of this school were very taboo about this place. Basically, they would not come here, and even during lunch break, there were no people. Ai Li walked over quietly and put her ear against the door - well, she could not hear anything.
But this did not pose a problem for Ellie. She took out her cell phone, then took out a detection probe from her pocket and plugged it in. Then she inserted the other end into the crack of the door through the keyhole. Soon, a scene appeared on the cell phone.
In the dim room, Kamoshida was seen swinging his fists, beating the girl hard and enjoying himself.
"You idiot! You can't even do something I asked you to do!"
"Please, teacher, let Xing go, please don't hit her..."
The girl who was hit by Kamoshida's punch also screamed and begged bitterly, but the other party obviously didn't care and kicked her again.
"You idiot, who do you think you are? How dare you negotiate with me?! You haven't forgotten who you are, have you? Bastard!"
"this……"
Seeing this scene, Yue Yu Yukari was also stunned. Although there were indeed many bad rumors about Kamo Shida among students, she had never witnessed this scene with her own eyes!
"Let's go report to the teacher!"
“That’s not necessary.”
Watching Kamo Shida on the screen pull up the girl's collar and punch her again, Ai Li also put away the surveillance camera, and then she kicked the door directly.
“Bang!!”
The locked door was kicked open. The two people inside heard the noise and turned around, looking at the door in surprise.
"Who are you?"
Looking at Ai Li standing outside the door, Kamo Shida's face changed, and Yue Yu next to him stared at him and shouted.
"Stop it, Mr. Kamoshida, we have seen everything you did!"
"What the hell are you talking about? This is just training!"
It was obvious that Kamo Shida didn't take Yue Yukari seriously at all. He laughed and put his hands on his hips.
"Right? Rei?"
"Yes, yes..."
In response to Kamoshida's question, the girl who had collapsed on the ground answered in a low voice, not daring to even look at him.
"Oh? You mean training?"
Ai Li raised her phone and displayed the footage that had just been recorded.
“I wonder what the judge will think in court?”
"You, what are you doing...?"
Seeing the video in Ai Li's phone, Kamo Shida's face suddenly changed. The reason why he was able to run rampant in the school without being discovered was because of his own words. After all, it was a sports club, and the training was a bit hard, so it was not surprising that he was covered in injuries. So as long as there was no solid evidence, no one could do anything to him.
The premise is - there is no evidence.
“Give it to me!!”
While roaring, Kamo Shida suddenly jumped up and rushed towards Ai Li. He opened his arms and rushed over like a gorilla, which scared Yue Yujiali. She subconsciously wanted to pick up the bow and arrow behind her, but then she remembered that she was not in the movie time, but in school, and she had no weapons with her.
At this moment, Kamoshida had already arrived in front of Ai Li and grabbed her. But what puzzled Kamoshida was that facing his attack, the young white-haired girl in front of him did not show fear and terror like other girls, on the contrary, she even raised the corners of her mouth slightly, revealing a cold smile.
Then, he saw the white-haired girl in front of him suddenly reach her right hand into her cloak, and then - take out a revolver.
"Bang!!!"
“Aa ...
Along with the sound of gunfire, Kamoshida's knee was blown into a bloody mess and was directly broken into two pieces. He covered his knee and rolled on the ground screaming.
"What's this guy's name?"
Ai Li put away the gun as if no one was around, turned to look at Yue Yu and asked Jiali, the latter was stunned for a moment and answered hurriedly.
"Ah, Kamoshida Taku..."
"Then Kamoshida Taku."
Ai Li reached out and took out the magician's license from her bosom.
"You are suspected of intentionally injuring, threatening, and attacking a magician. I am arresting you according to the law. Everything you say will be used as evidence in court. Of course, you have the right to remain silent, provided you don't say a word..."
Having said that, Ai Li chuckled and handed the phone to Yue Yu Youjiali next to her.
"Call the police."