Conan's Exorcist Detective

Chapter 124: Gaining the upper hand in the "Operation to Find Ayumi"
When Ayumi brought the news, Haruhiko was driving a motorcycle on the overpass.

There were cars in front and behind, and there was no way to stop the motorcycle.

The honking of horns and the sounds of construction at the nearby construction site made it impossible for Haruhiko to hear Ayumi's voice in the detective armband in this noisy environment.

Ai Haibara had no choice but to put the detective armband close to his ear, and only then did Haruhiko hear Ayumi's familiar voice.

Then, probably because she was worried about Ayumi's safety, Haibara Ai also put her ear on the detective armband.

Her soft hair touched the skin near Haruhiko's ears, and her body exuded a faint milky fragrance, which made Haruhiko's heart flutter.

But now is not the time to think about that.

Haruhiko quickly withdrew his thoughts and focused on what Ayumi was saying on the intercom.

"Conan, Genta, Ai, Mitsuhiko... did you hear that?" Ayumi's intermittent voice came from the intercom along with a buzzing signal sound.

Before Haruhiko could say anything, Conan interrupted and said, "Ayumi, what happened? Where are you now?!"

Ayumi seemed to have just woken up, and she said drowsily, "I remember getting into the back of a logistics truck next to the park. The blanket on the truck was so comfortable that I fell asleep wrapped in it..."

There was silence on the intercom for a second.

Then came Conan's roar: "Really! Who would hide in a place like that when playing hide-and-seek?! We thought you were captured by the bad guys."

Ayumi said aggrievedly: "But...you are all too good. If I don't hide like this, I won't be able to win at all."

"Then you can't..."

"Enough, Edogawa. Now is not the time to scold Ayumi, right?" Haibara Ai interrupted Conan's questioning.

Conan fell silent.

However, because Haibara Ai was talking to the detective armband, the hot breath from her little mouth sprayed on Haruhiko's ears, making him feel itchy and uncomfortable.

"Then what should I do now? The car is moving, and the trunk seems to be locked and I can't get out." Ayumi asked.

Yuan Tai interrupted at this time and said, "You are so stupid, Ayumi. Find something to knock near the driver's seat, and the driver will hear it."

Ayumi: "Yeah, that's fine."

Immediately afterwards, the sound of rummaging was heard from the intercom.

Ayumi said as she searched:

"It's really strange, there's such a strong fishy smell here, which wasn't there before...

There's a wrench in this bag. I think I could use it to hit the wall. Huh? What's that? It feels slippery...

Ah, it’s… it’s blood, there’s a lot of blood on the wrench!!”

Ayumi's uncontrolled screams came from the intercom.

"Calm down, Ayumi! First confirm whether the blood is real. It could also be a prop or something like that." Haruhiko turned around and said to the detective armband.

But he turned around too suddenly.

Haibara Ai was still listening with her ear tilted, so when Haruhiko spoke, his lips accidentally brushed against Haibara Ai's slender fingers holding the detective armband.

The delicate touch passed across his lips, and it felt like he was talking to Haibara Ai's small fingers.

Haibara Ai stopped listening and looked at the string of saliva on her white fingers with a look of disgust.

Haruhiko smiled sheepishly, turned around to look at the road, and put his ear closer.

Now is not the time to worry about these things. The most important thing is to confirm Ayumi's safety. Haruhiko doesn't know whether the blood Ayumi saw is the same as in the original book, a prop for the performance.

If not, then the situation will be troublesome.

Haibara Ai obviously knew this as well, and she reluctantly put her little hand to Haruhiko's ear.

As Haruhiko passed a taxi on his motorcycle, Ayumi's voice rang in his ears: "No... It's not a prop, it's real human blood, and there's a severed ear in the bag!!"

Ayumi's voice was already getting out of control.

Conan asked hurriedly: "Are you sure you won't make a mistake?"

"It's impossible that I made a mistake. We've been through so many murders together before, how could I have made a mistake?" Ayumi cried loudly.

"Don't cry!" Haruhiko stopped him. "If the murderer finds you, you're doomed. Don't worry, he doesn't know you've hidden in the car yet. We'll find you before the murderer does."

"Really? I'm so scared..."

At this time, Huiyuan Ai comforted her: "Don't worry, Ayumi, think about the cases we encountered before, which one was not successfully solved?"

This time she deliberately took away the detective armband before speaking, and Haruhiko could no longer feel the warm breath coming out of her mouth.

With Haibara Ai's comfort, Ayumi's emotions gradually stabilized.

Haruhiko then asked, "Ayumi, are there any special sounds or smells around you that you recognize?"

"The car was stopping and starting like it was stuck in traffic, and the noises around us were very noisy, as if we were in a busy street." Ayumi said, "By the way, ever since we slowed down, we've been hearing repeated news reports."

"What's the content?"

Ayumi: "It seems to be about the Suzuki Building. A loud-voiced uncle kept talking about how sturdy the building is. Wait a minute, I'll turn up the power of the receiver."

Ayumi turned the power of the detective armband to the maximum, and a middle-aged man's voice faintly came from the walkie-talkie.

Haruhiko was delighted when he heard this.

Because he had seen this report more than once, the rough voice was Suzuki Sonoko's uncle Suzuki Jirokichi.

The repeatedly played interviews were more like a promotional video for the Suzuki Building, which was about to be completed, rather than a news report. It was played repeatedly in busy commercial districts to strengthen people's impression.

The most important thing is that the placement of this "advertisement" is fixed.

They can completely locate Ayumi based on this.

Haruhiko then told Conan his idea and asked him to contact Hattori Heiji, and asked Sonoko to check the specific address where the Suzuki Group placed the advertisement.

Judging from the time the murderer's car left Tachibana Park, there were only a few options for driving to the nearby busy streets.

You can always find the target by checking one by one.

Now we just hope that Izu's transportation system can maintain its normal standards, allowing the murderer's car to stay in the city for a while longer, giving them more time to search.

After hanging up the phone, Haruhiko stepped on the accelerator and spun through the traffic, hearing the constant curses and honking of horns from the drivers being overtaken.

At the same time, the rough voice of Suzuki Jirokichi and Ayumi's sobbing continued to be heard from the detective armband.

...

"This building has epoch-making significance and will redefine..."

"The reason why it is said to be the safest building in the world is because it uses the latest intelligent defense system..."

Ah Tian sat in the passenger seat, casually flipping through the comic book he had just bought from the bookstore. "If I walked up to this old man and told him we were going to destroy the building on the day it opened, I wonder if he would believe me?"

"I don't know." Ren drummed his fingers on the steering wheel repeatedly, "But I'll beat you to death on the way there."

Ah Tian smiled and said, "You are really serious."

They were stuck in a busy downtown area at the moment, and a video of Suzuki Jirokichi being interviewed was constantly playing on a large screen on the street.

The rear compartment of the vehicle disguised as a logistics vehicle was loaded with supplies related to the destruction of the Suzuki Building.

Ah Ren said dissatisfiedly: "You still have the mood to read comics. If you fail to deliver the things on time, the boss will be angry again."

"Why rush? Didn't that guy say he wouldn't arrive until tonight? We just need to deliver the stuff before tonight." A Tian said while reading the comics.

At this time, the green light at the traffic post ahead was flashing.

Ah Ren followed the car in front of him closely, but after hesitating for a long time, he still couldn't cross the traffic light before the green light turned red.

"Oh shit!"

Ah Ren slammed the steering wheel hard, then took a cigarette out of his pocket and lit it.

The nicotine poured into his nose, easing his restlessness. Ren turned and asked, "How much do you know about the helper the boss found?"

A Tian said, "He's one of the world's top bomb experts and a very skilled hacker. He's been able to break into the systems of international organizations and steal information without being detected more than once... In short, he's very capable."

"Much better than you?"

Ah Tian put down the comic book, thought for a moment and said, "If he can use the "Sword of Time and Space Collapse" with a combat power of 8000, then the most I can use is the "Destruction Fang" with a combat power of ."

"That's a very similar metaphor to yours, but I already know how powerful he is." Jin took a drag on his cigarette. "I hope he can successfully blow open the door to the Suzuki Group's vault and let us make a fortune."

"Don't worry, finishing this order will definitely give us a long break." A Tian continued to read with his head down.

At this moment, Ah Ren's eyebrows suddenly raised: "Why do I feel something moving in the back of the car?"

Ah Tian's eyes widened. "No way! I checked it when we were loading it, and everything was tied up securely."

"Could it be a wild cat or something?" Ah Ren said, "I'll find a place to park the car later. You go check the back and make sure you don't damage those delicate electronic devices."

"it is good."

At this time the traffic light turned green.

Ah Ren drove the car quickly, while looking for a hidden place to park nearby. …

Looking at the corpse lying in a pool of blood in front of him, Patrolman Shangang felt a chill in his heart.

He had just gotten rid of that group of annoying little devils and drove to a secluded place to take a nap.

I received an assignment from the headquarters and returned to Tachibana Park again.

In the hidden woods of the park, a young woman with brown hair had her head smashed with a heavy object. Her white brains mixed with blood spilled on the ground and mixed with the fallen leaves.

Looks a bit disgusting.

Not only that, the corpse's ears were also cut off.

All these signs and methods indicate that it was most likely done by the serial killer who likes to attack brown-haired women.

After each crime, the guy would cut something off the victim's body, sometimes a finger, sometimes a face.

And this time, the ears were obviously chosen.

Inspector Yamaoka was doing a good job of protecting the scene while waiting for the main force to arrive to investigate the case.

But he was always a little absent-minded.

Since there are traces of a serial killer here, could it be that the little girl who disappeared before is also related to this incident?

Yamaoka was a little worried.

Don’t let what those little devils say come true, will you?

If there is indeed a connection between the two incidents, then his boss would definitely be dissatisfied with him after knowing his previous perfunctory handling of the matter.

Even if something happens to the little girl in the end, it is not impossible to push him out to calm the anger of her family.

But...it can't be such a coincidence, right?
While wrapping the warning tape, Yamaoka comforted himself in his heart.

...

At the same time, after receiving a call from Conan, Hattori Heiji was also driving to the location where the Suzuki Group's advertisement was placed.

But since he gave his motorcycle to Haruhiko, he had no choice but to call a taxi.

"Uncle, please hurry up!"

Hattori Heiji stood up from the back seat and urged. Toyama Kazuha sat beside him.

"This is already the fastest. Traffic is like this during this time period." The driver said helplessly.

"Damn it!" Hattori Heiji slapped the seat hard and sat down, his heart full of anxiety.

On the one hand, he was worried that Ayumi would be discovered by the criminals and her life would be in danger. On the other hand, he felt guilty and regretful for his previous wrong judgment.

Hattori Heiji never imagined that Ayumi was really hiding in the back of a nearby logistics truck as Haruhiko said.

This guess, which had no basis for reasoning and seemed unlikely, turned out to be the correct answer.

This made Hattori Heiji a little difficult to understand.

Was it a case of lucky luck? Or did Kosaka find a clue that he didn't know about before coming here?

Hattori Heiji wasn't quite sure.

However, what is certain is that he was already at a disadvantage in his first confrontation with Kosaka.

But there is still time. If we can find Ayumi faster than Kousaka and Kudo, we can barely reverse the situation.

Even if I can't beat Kousaka, at least I shouldn't lose to that Kudo guy, Hattori Heiji thought.

...

Haruhiko has already arrived at the advertising spot provided by Sonoko, which is closest to Tachibana Park.

However, it has been a while since Ayumi heard the advertisement. Even if the traffic is very congested, the murderer's car cannot remain parked there.

Haruhiko could only follow the possible routes based on the information provided by Ayumi.

Unfortunately, the car did not pass through any easily identifiable areas, so Ayumi was unable to provide any useful information.

In addition, Ayumi's emotions are not very stable.

Although Haibara Ai kept comforting Ayumi during the journey, it was okay for a short period of time. If it lasted for a long time, Ayumi would inevitably lose control of her emotions in such a dangerous environment.

After all, she is just a child, even if she is more mature than others, she is still a child.

Ayumi's crying has gradually become louder, and the tone of her voice has become strange.

It probably won't be long before she breaks down and starts crying, which will attract the murderer's attention and cause trouble.

Haruhiko couldn't help but feel anxious, and subconsciously turned the accelerator to the bottom.

At this moment, Haibara Ai's little hand patted his shoulder.

"What's wrong?" Haruhiko asked without turning his head.

Huiyuan Ai: "Look over there, doesn't it look like the logistics truck that lady described?"

Haruhiko slowed down the car and looked in the direction where Haibara Ai was.

Sure enough, there was a logistics truck passing by them on the opposite side of the road.

"Ayumi, can you hear anything now? What's the approximate speed of the car?" Haruhiko asked.

"I don't know. I'm so scared now. Conan, when will you come to save me?" Ayumi cried.

It seems that Ayumi's emotions are on the verge of exploding.

Damn it, in that case I can only chase after him.

Haruhiko drove his motorcycle and made a sharp turn to catch up.

...

Aren Atian just checked the electronic components in the trunk in a remote place.

But it wasn't long before I started.

Ah Ren noticed a motorcycle speeding towards them.

The little girl on the back of the motorcycle even gestured for them to stop.

Ah Tian also saw what was happening behind him through the rearview mirror. He put down the comic book in his hand and said, "Could it be that our whereabouts have been exposed?"

"Impossible, who would bring a little girl to investigate? And the boy doesn't look very old, at most a high school student." Ah Ren said while controlling the speed of the car.

"How to do?"

Ren: "Let's wait and see. It's best not to cause unnecessary trouble."

As soon as he finished speaking, the motorcycle accelerated to the vicinity of the car window, and the little girl knocked on the window with her hand.

At this point, I can no longer pretend not to see it.

A-Ren rolled down the car window and the wind rushed in, messing up his hair.

"What's the matter?" Aren said.

"My cat seems to have accidentally gotten into your car. Can you stop the car so I can look for it?" Haruhiko made up an excuse. In fact, it would be easy if the other party just stopped the car.

Ah Ren turned his head to look at Ah Tian, ​​meaning, did you see it when you checked just now?
A Tian shook his head.

"You looked at the wrong car, didn't you? We checked it carefully before loading it. There's no way a cat could have sneaked in," said A-Ren.

Haruhiko shook his head. "Please let me take a look. That cat is very important to me. I can't feel at ease unless I see it with my own eyes."

The kid's attitude was very firm, which made Aren a little embarrassed.

Of course, no one could see what was in the trunk, but it was no use continuing to tangle with this brat.

Now many passers-by and vehicles on the roadside have cast puzzled glances at us. If the situation gets out of hand and we are stuck in traffic, it will be even more troublesome.

Ah Ren thought for a moment and said, "There are too many cars here. Let's go find a place up ahead."

Haruhiko nodded and followed closely behind the logistics truck.

Ah Ren drove the car into the small road, and then found a relatively remote alley nearby. Although people passed by from time to time, he couldn't care less now.

Park the car.

Ah Ren saw from the rearview mirror that the kid also parked his motorcycle at the entrance of the alley.

Aren took out a military dagger from under the seat and hid it in his sleeve.

"Don't make too much noise." Ah Ren warned.

"Don't worry, I have a silencer." A Tian had already installed a silencer on his pistol, and under the cover of the comic book, it was impossible to tell that he was holding a gun.

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