Stay away from Conan.

Before the day of Tanabata (the seventh day of the seventh lunar month), "Matsumoto Kiyonaga" had already confirmed this through a video recording he obtained from Professor Agasa.

Indeed, Shinichi Kudo appeared in the video, and there was even a scene where Shinichi Kudo appeared with Conan.

Therefore, although the initial logic that "Conan is Shinichi Kudo" is completely untenable, on the contrary, the emergence of this information further confirms the fact that "Shinichi Kudo is still alive!"

After all, what better way to prove someone is still alive than by seeing them in person?
Even if what he initially thought was true—that "Conan is Shinichi Kudo in his shrunken form"—he still had to find a way to prove the connection, since he didn't know how Shinichi Kudo turned into a child.

But things are different now. If we find Shinichi Kudo himself and bring him back to that person, then everything...

They have their own conclusions.

Therefore, after confirming Shinichi Kudo's identity, and seeing that time was limited, Matsumoto Kiyonaga naturally knew that his investigation should now focus on Shinichi Kudo. Otherwise, if Shinichi Kudo went missing again, it would be troublesome.

Fortunately, as the police investigated along the fire trail, they gradually learned that Shinichi Kudo was almost always one step ahead of the police in finding the relevant parties. Therefore, Kiyoshi Matsumoto was very clear that Shinichi Kudo was also investigating the incident, even faster than the police.

This situation, where the other party had been investigating but hadn't proactively contacted the police, inevitably caused Matsumoto Kiyonaga to fall into deep thought.

Could it be that the other side sensed something and realized that the police are no longer reliable?
Or perhaps, due to his previous actions, such as invading the Kudo residence and attacking the Mouri Detective Agency, the other party sensed the danger.

Do not……

It should be said that the other party must have already sensed the danger. If Shinichi Kudo hadn't noticed anything at this point, then the name Shinichi Kudo would be far too undeserved.

Therefore, it can be basically confirmed that Shinichi Kudo must have sensed the danger, especially since his intrusion into the Mouri Detective Agency as Gin made him aware of the organization's current attention to him.

So what is he doing right now?
He investigated the incident...

Unconsciously, as Matsumoto Kiyonaga's thoughts reached this point, an idea suddenly popped into his head—

Could it be that he is also investigating the killer's identity and then obtaining the memory card containing the organization's list of undercover agents from him?
In that instant, Matsumoto Kiyonaga naturally thought of all this. Although he didn't know whether Kudo Shinichi was aware that the organization was trying to retrieve the memory card, Kudo Shinichi's current reactions made it seem as if he was after the memory card.

After all, he must already be aware that he is being targeted by the organization, and it would be strange if he didn't try to do something about it at this point. So it's clear that his current actions are aimed at dealing with the organization.

Following this logic, the only solution becomes obvious!

In this light, it becomes understandable why Shinichi Kudo didn't contact the police. He wanted to be the first to find the culprit and obtain the memory card from them, thus giving him leverage to negotiate with the organization. If he contacted the police beforehand, the ownership of the memory card would become uncertain, so he had to act alone.

In short, judging from the current situation, Shinichi Kudo's understanding of the organization is somewhat beyond expectations. Regardless of his purpose, I must bring Shinichi Kudo back alive this time!
In this way, it seems that my original plan can be put on hold for now.

Finding the memory card and catching Shinichi Kudo now seem to have come full circle and become the same thing!

If Shinichi Kudo finds the culprit and gets the memory card, and then catches Shinichi Kudo himself, then everything will be perfectly accomplished.

Therefore, based on the clues currently available, it is still unclear where the suspected murderer, Kosuke Mizutani, is. However, he is well aware that according to the "Big Dipper" theory previously given by Takato Akechi, the location where the murderer will eventually appear is limited to only two places—Ayase Sports Park in Kanagawa Prefecture and Shiba Park in Minato Ward, Tokyo.

And it's not just about the location, but also the time.

Logically speaking, the perpetrator will definitely complete all the plans on Qixi Festival, which means that Qixi Festival will be the day the murderer commits the final crime.

So now all I have to do is wait patiently for the opportunity to come to me.

On the day of Tanabata, confirm where the murderer will appear, and then wait for Shinichi Kudo, who is also tracking the murderer, to appear. That will complete everything.

Therefore, the only problem I face is—

Which of the remaining two locations will be the final destination?
This is the most difficult problem to solve at present, because the body of the other victim, Sumire Shindo, has never been found, which means that we cannot rule out the possibility of her death based on the fact that a body has been found.

Furthermore, the two locations are far apart, and if one makes a wrong judgment, it will be almost impossible to get to the correct location. Therefore, one must not make a mistake.

Thus, just as Matsumoto Kiyonaga was struggling with this matter, clues from the police investigation gradually came back. According to the investigation, it was discovered that Kudo Shinichi's whereabouts seemed to have also been to Kanagawa Prefecture, but he seemed to have returned to Tokyo.

Based on this, does Shinichi Kudo believe that the killer's final location will be Tokyo?

After careful consideration, Matsumoto Kiyonaga made a decision—

He led his men to Shiba Park in Minato Ward to complete the final stakeout. As for Ayase Sports Park in Kanagawa Prefecture, "just in case," Matsumoto Kiyonaga sent the Yokomizo brothers, whom he considered the most difficult to deal with, to that location in the joint investigation team to keep an eye on Kanagawa Prefecture.

As a result, the investigation team members who were staking out near Shiba Park in Minato Ward were reduced to only a few officers whom Kiyoshi Matsumoto considered easy to deal with.

By this point, the police deployment was complete, up to the eve of the Qixi Festival...

……

Meanwhile, on the other side, as Shinichi Kudo investigated, he discovered that both Kosuke Mizutani and his girlfriend Nanako Honjo loved stars. Furthermore, the fact that the murderer specifically chose the Big Dipper as the location to dispose of the body led Shinichi Kudo to ultimately reach his conclusion—

The final location will definitely be the Toto Tower near Shiba Park in Minato Ward!

Because that's the only place closest to the stars, making it the perfect ending point for the whole thing.

Since they couldn't find Mizutani Kosuke himself, Kudo Shinichi could only decide to go to the Tokyo Tower and wait for him to come to him on the eve of Tanabata.

As midnight fell and the time crossed the line, officially marking the start of Tanabata (the day of the Double Seventh Festival), Shinichi Kudo, who was hiding in the Tokyo Tower, indeed saw that person on the observation deck—

The figure of Kosuke Mizutani! (End of chapter)