The police arrived quickly.
There weren't many police officers present, but there were quite a few onlookers.
It's unclear how the information was leaked, but shortly after the police arrived, nearby residents learned that the serial arsonist had been apprehended.
Fortunately, the media didn't know this news, otherwise this place would have been in turmoil for a while.
Moreover, there weren't many police officers present today, and given the media's frenzy, it's unlikely that these few officers could control the situation.
Perhaps those media outlets will sneak over the wall next to Genda's garden in order to take photos of the scene.
After Akira Morozuki was led to the police car by the officers, Officer Yumina turned his gaze away and said to Uncle Mori, "Mori, thanks to you this time."
"It's really nothing..."
Before Uncle Mori could finish his pleasantries, Officer Yukichi suddenly changed his tune, saying, "However, I should thank these two children first."
Heiji Hattori and Conan simply smiled.
For them, expressing gratitude was secondary; the more important thing was catching the real culprit.
At this time, Soga Misao and Gondo Itsuko were also taken out by the police.
"By the way, what do you plan to do with those two?" Uncle Mori asked, watching the two men's retreating figures.
Although they were not arsonists, they installed listening devices in other people's homes and sneaked into their homes at night.
They should also be punished.
"Well, they haven't sold the fakes to Genda at a high price yet. They're just coming to retrieve the bugging devices they installed so as not to be suspected by the police of being arsonists."
Turning to look at the two men being led into the police car, Officer Gong Chang slowly said, "We'll take them back to the station, teach them a lesson, and then let them go."
As for how he would be punished, Officer Gong Chang didn't go into details.
"By the way," Hattori Heiji suddenly remembered something and asked Inspector Yukinaga, "May I ask you something? Why do you trust Mr. Genda so much?"
This question had been swirling in Hattori Heiji's mind for a long time.
That night, Genda Takatoku turned himself in. Yesterday morning, Officer Yumikaga came to investigate alone with the keys to Genda's house.
During the investigation at Genda's house yesterday afternoon, Inspector Yumigata repeated several times something like, "Genda isn't the kind of person who would set fire to someone else's house."
This puzzled not only Heiji Hattori, but also Conan and Uncle Mori.
Uncle Mori had asked him about it before, but Officer Yuki didn't explain it to him then.
He simply brushed it off with "My intuition tells me I can trust him".
At the time, the case was still under investigation, and Uncle Mori, seeing that Officer Yumikaze didn't seem inclined to say anything, didn't press the matter further.
"About this matter," Officer Gong Chang said, not intending to hide anything, and in fact, there was nothing to hide.
Moreover, now that the real culprit has been caught, Genda Takatoku's innocence has been restored, proving that he did not trust the wrong person back then.
With these feelings in mind, Officer Gong recalled the scene at the time and then explained it to the few people who were puzzled.
“When we officially began our investigation into Genda, I called him to the park again and had a talk with him.”
"We talked for thirty minutes, but that guy didn't say a word."
"So I told him, 'I have something to do, let's talk next time,' and then I stood up from my chair to leave."
"Before leaving, I glanced back at him from a distance and saw him frantically searching for something in the grass around the bench."
"Not long after, when it started to rain, he left the bench,"
"I saw that he seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and I finally understood why."
Thinking back to that scene, Officer Gong Chang finally smiled, a rare occurrence for him.
After a pause, he continued, "What he was looking for in the bushes was actually the cigarette butt that I accidentally dropped on the ground after I finished smoking."
"Because the cigarette butt was the very thing that caused his father's death in the fire."
“I don’t think someone like him would set fire to someone else’s house...and I don’t want to think that way.”
"That's why I believe him."
With that, Officer Gong Chang walked towards the direction where he had parked his car, turned his back to the group, and said goodbye, "Goodbye, Mori, and those two kids."
Watching Officer Yuki's retreating figure, Hattori Heiji sighed.
"If Officer Yuki hadn't seen that scene, he probably would have thought Mr. Genda was the arsonist too."
"Perhaps," Conan said noncommittally, then added in a voice only the two of them could hear, "But we're still here, aren't we?"
"That's true." Heiji Hattori reached out and turned his baseball cap back, but just as he was about to speak, a wave of drowsiness washed over him.
"Heh~ Ah~~"
There was a case before, but it has now been resolved.
After his tense nerves relaxed, Hattori Heiji realized that he hadn't slept at all last night.
He wasn't really sleepy, after all, he was young and in his prime in every way, so staying up all night wasn't a big deal for him.
Thinking about all this, Hattori Heiji couldn't help but yawn again.
"Heh~~ Ah~~"
"I think I should go back and get some sleep."
It's said that yawning is contagious, and that's absolutely true.
Upon hearing Heiji Hattori's yawn, Conan couldn't help but yawn as well, as could Ran and Kazuha.
"Heh~ Ah~"
Immediately, yawns rose and fell in waves.
The Mori uncle next to him also joined the yawning.
"Heh~ Ah~"
Heiji Hattori glanced at the group of people yawning around him, and was about to say, "Let's go back," when an irresistible force made him open his mouth wide.
He yawned again.
"Heh~~ Ah~~"
Even Guangyou, who wasn't particularly sleepy, yawned under their influence.
The tears in the corners of his eyes shimmered faintly in the sunlight.
However, no matter how contagious it is, it cannot continue indefinitely.
The group quickly returned to normal.
"Let's go back." Uncle Mori put his hands in his pockets, turned his head, and glanced at the group.
"Go back and get some sleep first, then you can go and have fun if you want."
"Um."
After agreeing on the terms, Uncle Mori led the group toward the parking lot.
During the process of retrieving the car, Uncle Mori was recognized by the crowd, and the autograph and photo session took some time.
Fortunately, it was still early, and not all the onlookers were fans of Uncle Mori.
Soon, Uncle Mori finished signing autographs and taking photos with his fans before leading them to the parking area.
Perhaps because of those fans, Uncle Mori wasn't sleepy at all and was full of energy the whole way.
He seems to want to show his best side to his fans.
However, this state did not last long. Once Uncle Mori sat in the driver's seat, he returned to his original state.
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