Conan's First Love is a Profiler

Chapter 261 The Prisoner's Escape Method (Final Chapter of Return)

The prisoner called again.

"I'm Harunay from the Investigation Division." He was the first to give his name.

"I've watched the TV news, and there's still no report. What do you mean?"

The child's voice on the other side had changed and sounded vaguely angry.

Harauchi responded: “It is up to the news media to decide whether to broadcast it.”

"It must be the police who told them not to broadcast it. Play it for me now."

Harauchi hesitated for a moment and said, "I understand, but I need to confirm that Councillor Yamamori is safe first."

"The councillor is fine."

After saying that, the other party hung up the phone.

Qinghai Chuantang quickly asked the SIT member who was on the landline at the other side, "How is the tracking going?"

"It's a public phone in Yokosuka City. I don't know anything else."

"Yokosuka City!" Hatao Taigo couldn't help but complain when he heard it, "It's a million miles away from Omori."

"What do you think about the request made by the prisoner?" Qinghai Chuantang asked Yuan Nei beside him.

"This is the second time I've requested a report. Considering the safety of the hostages, I think we need to release some information."

In other words, report the incident.

However, the reports released by the media must be completely controlled so that the prisoners cannot be aware of the police's actions.

Qinghai Chuantang understood what he meant.

He nodded and gave instructions: "Negotiate with the media before the evening news."

"Yes!"

"Three years ago, a theft and murder case occurred in an apartment building in Yokosuka. The highest sentence for the defendant, Daichi Kawamoto, will be announced tomorrow."

"The first trial sentenced him to death, but in the second trial, because the defendant had no intention to kill, he was sentenced to life imprisonment. What will be the final result of this judgment? The judicial decision has attracted much attention. Next, we move on to the next news."

"At 11:00 this morning, a man with a stab wound to the chest was found in an abandoned car on Omori South Road. The man is Mr. Tanukuma, 41 years old, who currently lives in Nerima Ward."

"Mr. Taguma was the driver of Yamamori Takanori, the former Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry and a member of the House of Representatives. Member Yamamori, who was with him before the stabbing, disappeared after the incident and we have not been able to get in touch with him."

"On this day, someone saw Councillor Yamamori getting in the car of Mr. Tanuma, who was killed at Haneda Airport, and then his whereabouts were unknown. The Metropolitan Police Department concluded that Councillor Yamamori may know something about Tanuma's murder, and is continuing to track down Councillor Yamamori's whereabouts."

The evening news was playing on TV.

People from all three parties stared intently, each with their own thoughts.

Metropolitan Police Department.

In the office of the Minister of Forms.

"Please come in."

The moment the door opened, Kobe Yuya, who was originally sitting on the chair, stood up suddenly with a smile on his face.

"Hello, Chief Criminal Officer Motodo."

He immediately went to meet her. "I should have gone to your place in person. I'm sorry to bother you to come to the Metropolitan Police Department."

After saying that, he bowed slightly to the other party.

"It's okay. I just happened to be here for a meeting."

"Please sit here." Kobe Yuya gestured with his hand.

"Ok."

The man who answered was named Motodo Shigeo, the chief of criminal affairs in Kanagawa.

After both of them sat on the sofa, Kanbe Yuya looked at the man opposite him and said, "The situation is just as I said on the phone just now. No matter what, we need the assistance of the Kanagawa Prefectural Police."

There was a polite smile on Mototo Nario's face.

He replied: "Personally, I would certainly go through fire and water for it."

"Thank you so much."

Kobe Yuya bowed to him and smiled, "Even the chief of the criminal department of the prefectural police said so. That's true."

"But," Honto Chengsheng changed the subject and said, "If it's the scene of the accident, it's a bit..."

Kobe Yuya smiled and explained, "It's because this is an accident scene that we need your help."

"Listen to me. We are still the investigators here. Many of them have strong pride and stubborn tempers. Besides, I am usually very busy and it is impossible for me to stay in the front-line headquarters all the time."

Kanbe Yuya crossed his hands and thought.

Suddenly, he raised his head, looked at the other person and said, "In that case, I have a suitable candidate here."

The results of the criminal's phone analysis are out.

The criminal's voiceprint was inconsistent with that of Yamamori Takanori, which ruled out the possibility that Councillor Yamamori staged the incident himself.

"What are the possibilities of this kidnapping case and what other conclusions are there?" Qinghai Chuantang asked.

"From the prisoner's accent, unfortunately, there is no such feature. But there is one thing, that is, there is no noise from vehicles or train broadcasts in the prisoner's phone."

After hearing Yuan Nei's answer, Qinghai Chuantang thought for a moment.

Then he asked, "You said he called from a pay phone, right?"

The other party nodded and said, "I did. Then we can rule out places like the roadside where there is a lot of traffic."

In that case
"The criminal used a public phone in Yokosuka City, in an area with less traffic. There is a high possibility that he is hiding in this area. Please inform the investigators of this."

"Yes!"

Not long after, Seiichi Nishigami came to the director's office.

He held a newspaper in his left hand and his right hand was in his pocket.

"Xishang, what are you doing?" Kuhara Daisatoshi looked at him.

Nishigami Chengyi glanced at the newspaper in his hand and replied, "I was doing serious things. I went back to Omori South and asked around, but as expected, there was no eyewitness information after that."

As he spoke, he kept tapping the newspaper in his hand on the map.

Qinghai Chuantang glanced at the place the newspaper pointed to.

"The boat."

“I’m sorry.” Kuhara Daisato bowed quickly, then shouted to Xishang Chengyi: “Xishang!”

She reached out to stop the other person, then pointed to the place to take it out.

He said, "This is a waterway. As long as we prepare a boat, we can easily reach Yokosuka Port even without taking a car."

After hearing this, Taigo Hatao, who was sitting on a chair, felt as if he had suddenly realized something.

He couldn't help but tap the table and said, "I see."

"If it's a ship, then the number is limited," said Hisahara Daisatoshi.

Qinghai Chuantang nodded slightly, then said to Xi Shang Chengyi: "Hurry up and start to find out."

"Yes."

Having said that, Xi Shang Chengyi took the newspaper and left.

Not long after, Qinghai Chuantang received a call from the other party.

"Director, it's a ship. Everything is as you expected."

"Okay." Qinghai Chuantang slammed the table and stood up. "Well done. Your laziness also contributed to it."

"Don't tease me. Around ten o'clock this morning, someone saw a pressure boat leaving the harbor. There are basically only local ships moored nearby, so foreign ships are particularly conspicuous."

After hearing this, Qinghai Chuantang asked, "Based on the eyewitness intelligence, can we determine the owner of the ship?"

"Yeah." Xi Shangcheng nodded slightly and replied, "I'll keep an eye on it for a while longer."

After saying that, he hung up the phone.

(End of this chapter)