Chapters 3554 and 3566 [Vermouth: Hitting the Keyword] Requesting monthly votes ヽ(〃〃)~
Faced with her "boss's" burning gaze, Vermouth briefly had the urge to shoot him and send this sudden guy away peacefully.
However, the police were nearby, and she wasn't carrying a gun... Reason quickly overcame her murderous intent, and in the end, Vermouth simply put on her waiter's face and respectfully said, "I'll go right away."
Then she was forced to turn around and leave.
...Of course, this fake employee didn't actually work at that restaurant.
After leaving President Shirakawa's sight, Vermouth stopped.
She was about to turn back, but then she suddenly remembered something, looked down at her uniform, and began to think.
"That annoying company president manages the entire building, so it's normal that he doesn't recognize the restaurant staff. But if I remember correctly, his son is also in this area..."
Walking around in this uniform seems like it could easily cause problems.
Vermouth sighed. "Let's go get a jacket from the car and cover ourselves up."
...
Sonoko Suzuki and Ran Mouri were still standing beside the corpse, trying to capture that elusive spark of inspiration.
Conan, resting his chin on his hand, thought to himself, "If anything's not right, the second victim also seems a bit strange."
"Hmm?" Inspector Megure, always on high alert, didn't miss a single clue from his underlings—although Sonoko Suzuki's ghostly deductions had made his eyes twitch, he still relentlessly pressed on upon hearing news related to the case again. "What's strange about it?"
Holding the three photos, Conan, in a childlike voice, subtly hinted, "I remember Inspector Sato saying that the second victim was attacked in the park in the middle of the night, and a passerby called the police for her?"
“Yes.” Sato Miwako didn’t know what the problem was. She looked at the photo and pointed to the background.
"Ms. Endo went to the public restroom and was attacked from behind after she came out—this photo was taken after we arrived at the scene. You can see a corner of the public restroom in the photo."
Conan, seeing that the policeman had missed the point, and then glancing at Jiang Xia who was staring off in a certain direction, lost in thought, could only continue to hint:
“Since a passerby called the police for her, it means she was alone that night, right? But if that’s the case, why was she wearing a man’s jacket?”
Officer Takagi laughed at the naive remark and explained, "That was my coat—it was quite cold that day, and this young lady was badly injured, so I lent her my coat."
"..." Conan couldn't stand this slow-witted guy anymore, but as an elementary school student who dared not reveal his true identity, he could only continue to guide him:
“Even though sexy makeup often goes with mini skirts, as far as I know, they usually don’t mind wearing an extra jacket on top. Since it was a cold day, why was this woman dressed so lightly and going to the park to use the public restroom alone?”
Three policemen: "..." Right, why?
After exchanging glances for a moment, Officer Takagi scratched his head: "Is it because her coat was stolen by the attacker?... But I haven't heard her mention it."
"Idiot!" Inspector Megure scolded. "She was almost dead then, she didn't care about her coat!"
Conan: "..." Idiot! Can't you broaden your thinking a little?!
He sighed and muttered loudly, seemingly innocently, "Could it be because she was in a warm place and was planning to go to the public restroom and then go back immediately, so she didn't wear a coat?"
"A very warm place?" The three policemen looked at the child, their minds filled with all sorts of fairy tale images. "You mean, the light from when the Little Match Girl lit a match?"
“I mean…” Conan’s temple throbbed, “in a car with the heater on or something like that.”
Three policemen: "!!"
After a brief silence, the three of them suddenly remembered some clues: "Speaking of which, the third victim was also attacked by the assailants after getting out of the car and making a phone call at a phone booth!"
Sato Miwako looked at the corpse in front of her: "And the fourth victim was killed in a parking lot again... It seems that this series of attacks is not only targeting department stores and 'gyaru' (a type of attractive young woman), but also related to vehicles!"
Inspector Megure frowned and said to Officer Takagi, "Go and contact the victims immediately to verify the situation, focusing on questions related to the vehicle!"
Officer Takagi nodded and rushed out.
"You..." Inspector Megure was about to continue giving instructions when he suddenly noticed a huge shadow cast beside him.
He turned around in confusion and saw a tall, middle-aged man with a broad chin, a long vertical scar on his left eye, and a face that looked like Frankenstein's monster. He had somehow crossed the cordon and walked up to them.
Faced with this guy who had trespassed across the police line, Inspector Megure wasn't angry at all; instead, he exclaimed in surprise, "What brings you here?"
Hearing the noise, Jiang Xia turned around and looked over: "Inspector Matsumoto?"
"Long time no see." The tall, mad scientist walked past Inspector Megure to his side, beaming, and shook hands warmly with the famous detective who had helped them increase their crime-solving rate by countless margins.
"I happened to be eating nearby when I heard that the serial attacks had happened again, so I came to check it out—I'm really sorry, my slow-witted subordinates must have caused you a lot of trouble."
Nearby, Ran Mouri and Sonoko Suzuki heard the commotion and looked over curiously.
"Huh? Isn't that Matsumoto-sensei's dad?" The two high school girls whispered to each other, thinking of the poor music teacher who had a troubled love life. "Matsumoto-sensei is so pretty and cute, why does her dad look like this?... I really want to see what Matsumoto-sensei's mom looks like."
Matsumoto Kiyonaga didn't hear the two students' discussion. After greeting Jiang Xia, he turned to look at Inspector Megure, his smile vanishing instantly, and his face darkening.
“There were a lot of media people gathered outside the underground parking lot, shouting that this was an indiscriminate attack. Let’s call it a day and not let them get involved. We’ll deal with the rest tomorrow.”
Inspector Megure was taken aback: "But the case hasn't been solved yet..."
Knowing his eccentric superior's temper, Officer Sato quickly restrained him and advised, "Let's do as Inspector Matsumoto says. Anyway, we have a new lead now—in a couple of days, I'll put on some sexy makeup, drive around the area, and I'm sure I can lure the culprit out..."
"No way!" Inspector Megure, usually so good-natured, suddenly roared, "I've said it before, no more bait!"
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