Chapter 185 Motion sickness
Conan glanced at Hattori Heiji in front of him and nodded, "That's right. From what we can see so far, these consecutive cases seem to be related to Kai Gento's horseback fall six years ago."

At this point, Conan suddenly looked up at Hattori Heiji, frowned and said: "Hattori, the victim just now, Torada Shigeji, although his body was indeed burned by fire, the cause of death is probably..."

"Lightning!" Hattori Heiji immediately took over Conan's words, and a glimmer of understanding flashed in his eyes, "In that case, the corresponding way of death for Torada Shigeji is not fire, but lightning!"

Conan also thought of something, and immediately widened his eyes, looking up at Hattori Heiji: "In addition to wind, forest, fire and mountain, in the Art of War, there are also Yin and thunder! If the death of Officer Kai six years ago is also counted in it... When he was found, both the man and the horse were covered by fallen leaves, which fits the 'Yin' of 'hard to know like the Yin'!"

Having said that, Conan and Hattori Heiji exchanged glances and nodded at the same time.

This case is not over yet!
If the criminal really kills people according to the "Wind, Forest, Fire, Mountain and Thunder", then the word "fire" is still missing.

In other words, the criminals will continue to do it.

The criminal's target this time is the last person involved in the incident six years ago - Long Weijing.

As for the way the criminal killed him, it is very likely related to "fire"!
Thinking of this, a hint of satisfaction suddenly flashed in Conan's eyes, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise slightly.

He had already guessed the criminal's identity and roughly analyzed the criminal's motives and his next moves.

Next, he only needs to ambush in advance at the place where the criminal will appear, and this serial murder case can basically be declared over!

Thinking of this, Conan glanced at Hattori Heiji beside him and nodded silently.

My reasoning skills really haven't declined!
As long as Officer Makino is not around, I can... huh?

Wait? Why did I suddenly think of Officer Makino?

The next moment, Conan turned his head and looked at the surrounding woods, smiled and shook his head, thinking: "I seem to be a little neurotic recently. This is not Tokyo but Nagano Prefecture. How could Officer Makino appear here~"

……

Soon after, on the winding mountain road.

After learning that his brother was safe, Zhufu Gaoming's expression did not change much, but Makino could clearly see that he was in a much better mood than before.

He even took the initiative to chat with Makino about various topics.

However, the two did not talk about topics related to Zhufu Jingguang again, or it could be said that Zhufu Gaoming deliberately avoided talking about this topic.

After talking about some of his experiences during his studies at the University of Tokyo, Zhufu Gaoming subconsciously glanced out the window and suddenly felt something was wrong.

Because they were so engrossed in the conversation and Makino was driving very steadily, Zhufu Gaoming did not notice the speed of the two people.

Zhu Fu Gaoming glanced at the "flying" scenery beside him, blinked, then slowly turned his head to look at the speedometer in front of Makino.

After seeing the three digits starting with "2" on the speedometer, Zhu Fu Gaoming was stunned for a moment.

After a moment of silence, Zhu Fu Gaoming took a deep look at the relaxed Makino and slowly said, "Makino-kun, do you usually drive like this?"

"Of course not~ Isn't this because we are in a hurry? After all, the police station is quite far away from the village." Makino glanced at Zhufu Gaoming beside him and chuckled.

Zhu Fu Gaoming looked at the smile on Muye's face and fell silent again.

The speed limit on this mountain road is 100 km/h, but because the road is too winding and complicated, most people only drive at around 60 km/h.

Even the police, in order to rush to the crime scene quickly, only drove at a maximum speed of 120-130 km/h.

After all, the driver needs to concentrate on observing the road conditions, and danger may arise if he is not careful.

If something really happens, not to mention solving the case, the police officers who drive to the scene will themselves become the "case."

If he remembered correctly, Makino beside him seemed to have been chatting with him all the way, and even often turned his head to respond to what he said with a smile.

Speeding can be explained, after all, they were in a special situation where they needed to "rush to the crime scene quickly."

But... this is obviously not a question of speeding or not!

Makino, who was beside him, was actually driving at nearly 300 kilometers per hour while turning his head to chat with him? !

What's even more terrifying is that he didn't realize it until now! !
Thinking of this, Zhu Fu Gaoming, who was always calm, closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and stopped communicating.

Makino, who was standing by, noticed Zhufu Gaoming's slightly pale face and shook his head secretly.

He could more or less guess what Zhu Fu Gaoming was thinking, but... he had been driving so fast all the way, could it be that Zhu Fu Gaoming beside him hadn't noticed?

Why did we only notice this little problem now?

However, in order to avoid being called a "speed racing maniac", Makino tried to divert Morobushi Takamiya's attention: "By the way, Inspector Morobushi, to be honest, my driving skills were all taught by Jingguang. He usually drives much faster than me. And his 'blade overtaking' technique is also amazing~"

Zhu Fu Gao Ming: "!!!"

Sure enough, after hearing these words, Zhu Fu Gaoming immediately opened his eyes, looked at Muye beside him with disbelief, and his expression suddenly became extremely complicated.

After a long silence, Zhu Fu Gaoming slowly spoke: "Is that so... He actually..."

Zhu Fu Gaoming looked at the road passing by quickly in front of him and was unable to utter a complete sentence for a long time.

……

After half an hour.

Makino drove to the Torada family deep in the mountains.

At this moment, in addition to Makino's car, there were three police cars parked in front of Torada's house.

Seeing Makino and the other man get out of the car, a man with a crutch next to one of the police cars was slightly stunned, then walked straight towards them.

"Gao Ming? How come you're here so soon? Who is this person next to you?"

"Dare to help, I... um!" Zhu Fu Gaoming had just said half of his words when he covered his mouth with his hands and quickly walked into the gate of the Hutian family.

Seeing that Zhufu Gaoming's condition seemed to be a little strange, Yamato Gansuke frowned, then turned to look at Makino in confusion: "Excuse me, who are you?"

Makino glanced at Zhufu Gaoming's frail back with a smile, and extended his hand, saying, "Nice to meet you. You must be Officer Yamato Kansuke, right? I'm Makino Ryuichi from the Metropolitan Police Department, and I'm here in Nagano Prefecture to attend a seminar."

Yamato Gansuke held Makino's hand, and then took the opportunity to carefully observe Makino in front of him: "Makino Ryuichi? I seem to... Oh! I remember, you are the Makino Police Officer Shizheng!"

After saying hello, Yamato Gansuke immediately understood the current situation and continued to speak: "Thank you for sending Officer Morobushi here. It's really troublesome for you! Most of the police cars in the bureau happened to be sent for inspection these two days. I didn't expect to encounter such a case again..."

After a brief chat, Yamato Gansuke suddenly thought of something and asked in confusion: "Officer Makino, may I ask what happened to Officer Morobushi?"

Makino blinked and shook his head, "He must be a little carsick."

"Carsick?" Yamato Gansuke looked in surprise at the direction where Zhufu Gaoming disappeared, frowning.

Motion sickness?

That’s really strange, that guy seems to have never gotten carsick before?
Although he was a little confused, Yamato Gansuke didn't think much about it, but simply explained the case to Makino. After listening to Yamato Gansuke's description, Makino nodded silently.

Yamato Gansuke's description was basically consistent with his memory of the case.

At this moment, two surprised voices suddenly came from the door of the Torada family.

"Brother Makino?!"

"Officer Makino?"

After hearing the two people's voices, Officers Makino and Yamato turned and looked behind them.

The ones who made the sound were Xiaolan and Toyama Kazuha.

After greeting Xiaolan and the others, Makino briefly explained why he came here.

After finishing speaking, Makino glanced at Xiaolan and asked, "Where are Uncle Maori and Hattori?"

"Dad is drinking tea in the house. I don't know where Hattori Heiji and Conan are. They are always sticking together~" Xiaolan smiled and shook her head, "What a coincidence, I didn't expect Makino-san to be here too~"

At this time, Officer Yamato stepped forward and told Makino his phone number, then said, "Officer Makino, I'll be busy now. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me or Gao Ming."

"Okay, sorry to bother you, go and do your work first~"

"Yes!" Officer Yamato bowed slightly and nodded to Makino, then turned and left.

Only when Officer Yamato's back completely disappeared did Xiaolan look at Kazuha beside her and said softly, "Although I have always known that Makino-san has a high police rank, I have never felt it... Officer Yamato's attitude towards Makino-san is obviously different."

Hearing this, He Ye waved his hand casually: "Of course, the division between superiors and subordinates within the police organization is actually very strict~ Besides, although they are not police officers from the same region, Officer Makino is now a senior superintendent. He is two levels higher than Officer Yamato, so it is normal for him to be more respectful~"

"Really?" Xiaolan frowned slightly.

Although Xiaolan has been dealing with Inspector Megure and others since she was a child because of her father, she has never paid much attention to this.

In addition, Makino always seemed approachable, so she often subconsciously ignored the fact that "Makino had a high police rank."

But speaking of it, my father's attitude towards Makino and other senior police officers was indeed different from usual...

A few minutes later, after seeing Makino, Kogoro Mori in the house was also extremely surprised.

Obviously, he didn't expect to see Makino in Nagano Prefecture.

He wanted to take this opportunity to suggest that he and Makino have a drink together, but unfortunately, neither the place nor the timing allowed him to do so.

Seeing the expression on Kogoro Mouri's face change from surprise to hesitation and then to loneliness, Makino smiled and shook his head.

Although I don't know what Kogoro Mori is thinking, it's obviously not something serious.

After chatting for a while, everyone finally talked about the case.

Because of this serial murder case, their Torada family completely lost its only remaining family heir.

Therefore, both the head of the Torada family, Torada Naonobu, and his wife Torada Tatsuei, looked extremely sad and have not left their rooms until now. It is obvious that they have suffered a great blow.

Hearing this, a strange light flashed in Makino's eyes.

The head of the family, Naonobu Torada, might be sad, but his wife...

The two deceased heirs of the Torada family had no blood relationship with Torada Tatsuei.

And if I remember correctly, the criminal of this serial murder case seems to be her.

Rather than feeling sad, she is probably thinking about how to contact her accomplices in the next village and complete her murder plan.

Not long after, Hattori Heiji and Conan also returned to the Torada family.

The moment they saw Makino, their eyes widened.

Especially Conan, his eyes flashed with horror, and a few drops of cold sweat appeared on his face: "How is this possible! Officer Makino is really here? Did I get the ability to predict the future without knowing it?!"

……

Not long after, the head of the Torada family and his wife also walked out of the room.

After seeing Makino beside Kogoro Mori and the others, the two were obviously confused.

When the two learned that Makino was a "senior police officer" from Tokyo, they immediately asked Makino the purpose of his visit.

After learning that Makino was just stopping by to pick up a Nagano Prefecture police officer, Mr. Torada did not react much, but Mrs. Torada beside him was obviously relieved.

Since it was already late, Makino accepted Naotobu Torada's kindness and prepared to stay at Torada's house for dinner and spend the night there.

after dinner.

After a brief chat, everyone prepared to go to bed.

For the two people from the Torada family and Xiaolan and the others, too many things happened today. They were exhausted both physically and mentally.

Before going to bed, Conan and Hattori Heiji looked at each other and nodded secretly.

Just now at the dinner table, no one mentioned the "case" out of consideration for the feelings of Mr. Torada and his wife.

And from the current situation, Officer Makino just came here by chance, and it seems that he has no intention of getting involved in the case.

This is undoubtedly good news for Conan and Hattori Heiji!
It seems that this time they don’t have to worry about the cooked duck flying away!

……

after an hour.

The sound of footsteps reached Makino's ears.

In fact, half an hour ago, Makino heard two footsteps, one light and one heavy, quietly leaving the Torada family.

There is no need to guess, the owners of the two footsteps are Hattori Heiji and Conan.

However, Makino did not follow him directly at that time, because the real criminal had not left the Torada family yet, and there was no point in him following him now.

And now, the owner of the footsteps that sounded again... was the real murderer of this case, the mistress of the Torada family - Torada Tatsuei.

Thinking of this, a gleam of light flashed in Makino's eyes.

The next moment, his figure disappeared from the room in an instant.

(End of this chapter)

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