“Kill people whose names and places start with the same letter, in the order of A, B, C.”
"Then they placed the ABC timetable next to the body to mislead people into thinking it was done by a serial killer."
"This way, we can successfully kill the target whose first letter is C."
"They intended to use disorder, or indiscriminate killing, to cover up their planned killings in an orderly manner."
After listening, Kōyū nodded and said, "It does indeed look very similar. The first case was in 1-chome, and the second is in 2-chome..."
"This is the fourth case so far, and it's in 4-chome. Perhaps the perpetrator's target is Ryoko Morozumi, who lives in 4-chome."
“Yes,” Conan said, putting the book back on the shelf. “And the arsonist who just turned himself in to the police was a timid old man.”
"Just like in that novel, where a man who believed he was a murderer was arrested by the police."
Heiji Hattori, who was standing nearby, also agreed with Conan's statement.
"So, you want to investigate further?" Guangyou leaned against the headboard, looking at the two who showed no signs of sleepiness, and asked.
“Hmm.” Hattori Heiji nodded and said, “Because there was a strong smell of a trap emanating from the fire scene in 4-chome.”
"Are you done discussing it now?" Guangyou yawned, wiped the tears from the corner of his eyes, and asked the two of them in a calm tone.
"Yes, we've finished discussing it." Conan nodded, his mind preoccupied with tomorrow's investigation, and said, "We'll go to the scene tomorrow to investigate."
"Now that we've finished discussing it," Guangyou said to the two of them, seeing that they still showed no signs of going to sleep, "why don't you two turn off the lights and go to sleep?"
"It's already past 1 a.m., do you want to be conducting on-site investigations tomorrow with panda eyes and yawning?"
Reminded by Kōyū, Hattori Heiji and Conan snapped out of their thoughts and responded.
"Go to sleep now."
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