Chapters 3555 and 3567 [Did you get height-increasing implants?] Requesting monthly votes ヽ(〃〃)~
Inspector Megure's unusually angry demeanor left his subordinates stunned.
Beside him, Inspector Matsumoto was also somewhat surprised, but he quickly remembered something, touched his chin, and revealed a thoughtful look.
Inspector Megure suddenly turned to him again, excitedly saying, "I'll take some men to search the crime scene again; we're sure we'll find some useful clues! And I have a strong feeling—that culprit is still wandering around here!"
Inspector Matsumoto waved his hand: "Suit yourself, but..."
With a straight face, he whispered gossip, "You're not still bothered by that case from back then, are you—the case you sealed away under your hat?"
"..." Inspector Megure recalled the high school girl covered in blood from many years ago, and pressed his forehead through his hat in pain. "No, I've already let go of that matter."
"Is that so?" Inspector Matsumoto sighed. "Sorry for asking something I shouldn't have—I'll go check on something else first. You handle the cases and media here and don't add to my workload."
After he finished speaking, he suddenly remembered something, stopped and turned to look at Jiangxia.
Jiang Xia exchanged a glance with this mad scientist-like vigilant man: "...?"
Officer Matsumoto strode over, slapped him hard on the shoulder, and whispered in a voice inaudible to the onlookers, "This case is all yours to handle!"
"Hmm..." Jiang Xia subconsciously looked at his leg, but unfortunately, this fierce-looking policeman didn't have any evil villain's shikigami clinging to his leg. He sighed and nodded perfunctorily, "I'll do my best."
This unexpected incident slightly disrupted the somber atmosphere of the case. Sonoko Suzuki stretched her shoulders and realized that her arms were a little sore from carrying shopping bags for so long.
“Uncle Mori.” Sonoko Suzuki found Kogoro Mori and whispered, “Give me your car keys—judging from Inspector Megure’s attitude, it looks like this won’t be over anytime soon. I’ll put the shopping bags in your car first, and then I’ll go to the restroom.”
Kogoro Mouri nodded and handed over the car keys: "Then hurry up, the department store should be closing soon, and some of the lights will definitely be turned off—don't get lost like Ran."
"Don't worry, don't worry, I'm not bad with directions." Sonoko Suzuki laughed heartily, patting her chest proudly. "Who do you think Ran hasn't gotten lost all these years, going to and from school and wandering around town?"
As she spoke, she twirled the keys in her hand, picked up her shopping bag, and walked towards where Kogoro Mouri had parked his car.
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"Mr. Jiang Xia! ...Huh, where is he?" Officer Takagi jogged over, about to speak, but didn't see Jiang Xia, only his superior staring at him intently.
He quickly corrected himself: "And the police inspector!"
Mumu Police Department: "..."
"Forget it, now's not the time to argue with this idiot subordinate," he cleared his throat and asked with a serious expression, "How is it?"
Officer Takagi said happily, "I just confirmed with the three victims—they were indeed just getting out of their cars when they were attacked!"
Inspector Megure breathed a sigh of relief and nodded: "In that case, the killer's targets are clearer—all young women wearing 'gyaru' makeup and driving alone."
"But why would the killer attack someone like that?" Inspector Takagi scratched his head, trying to deduce based on his experience with past cases. "Could it be that he was dumped by a woman dressed like that, or that they had a grudge against him, and he's taking revenge?"
Inspector Megure frowned: "It's not impossible, but..."
At that moment, the forensic officers nearby finished examining the body. They packed up their tools and said to Inspector Megure, "Inspector, shall we take the victim back now?"
Inspector Megure snapped out of his daze: "Okay."
Upon receiving instructions, the officers skillfully loaded the body onto a stretcher and lifted it up.
The underground parking lot is dimly lit, and once it's full of cars, the remaining passageways are quite narrow.
The two officers, carrying the stretcher one after the other, had only taken a few steps when they bumped into a colleague whose back was turned to them.
The two men staggered slightly, but they were quite professional in not dropping the stretcher. However, the impact caused one of the body's legs to slip out of the drape and dangle beside the stretcher.
Her little red leather shoe slipped off her foot and fell to the ground with a clatter.
Conan stared at the shoe, suddenly stunned, as if a flash of lightning had struck his mind.
The police officer carrying the stretcher hissed, "Her leg slipped out, what should we do? Just carry her over there for now?"
"Make do what?!" the old police officer on the other end of the stretcher yelled. "Didn't you hear what Inspector Matsumoto said? There are reporters everywhere outside! Carrying a corpse like this haphazardly into the car, I think you don't want your paycheck for the next few months! -- Put the stretcher down first!"
"Oh." The junior officer quickly helped his senior put down the stretcher. He helped the body's legs back onto the stretcher, then picked up the brightly colored shoe and tried to put it on the deceased's foot, but after two tries, he couldn't get it on.
"Hmm? Did the body deform after death?" the junior officer muttered. "Why do these shoes feel a bit uncomfortable?"
Conan: "?!"
The faint currents finally converged into a bright bolt of lightning, illuminating his thoughts.
"Huh? That's strange..." Just as he was about to tell the police the truth in his usual way, Conan suddenly remembered the silver-haired figure who had arrogantly walked across the street not long ago.
—Gin has been around here before!
Even though he's already driven away, what if there are still his informants or accomplices in the vicinity...?
"No, I can't take the risk." Conan hesitated for a moment, then took a deep breath and chose a more tactful approach. "Let Jiang Xia do the deduction. I'll be satisfied as long as he can deduce the truth without being disturbed, but..."
As his thoughts turned to this, he belatedly remembered something.
Where did Jiangxia go?
"No wonder my thinking went so smoothly this time... No, now is not the time to think about these things, I need to catch the criminal first!"
Thinking this, Conan walked over to Ran Mouri and whispered, "Ran-neechan, didn't you just say that something about that corpse seemed a bit off?"
"Yeah." Ran Mouri had been thinking about this, but she still couldn't figure it out. She rested her chin on her hand in worry. "What exactly is wrong with this...?"
Conan subtly hinted, "Is it the shoes?"
"Shoes?" Ran Mouri looked blank for a moment, then slapped her palm and exclaimed in surprise:
"That's right, that's it! A sexy look isn't just about darkening your skin and wearing exaggerated makeup—it has to be platform shoes, the kind with really thick soles!"
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