Conan: Above all force, there is truth!

After listening, the woman seemed to think for a moment, then replied directly, "High school boys and girls? I haven't seen any of them. None of the high school students you mentioned have come to me. I'm sorry I couldn't help you."

"It's nothing, thank you," Uncle Mori said casually.

Just then, Xiaolan seemed to notice the badge on the woman's clothes and exclaimed in surprise, "Is that the badge on your chest a lawyer's badge? If I'm not mistaken, you must be Ms. Misari Ito!"

"Yes, I am indeed Misari Ito..."

After the woman admitted it, Xiaolan continued, "I've heard about your case from my mother. She said you always take on any case at a very low price, and you're an excellent lawyer."

"So, does that mean your mother is also a lawyer?"

"Ok!"

Seeing that the two seemed about to start chatting, Uncle Mori immediately interrupted, "Alright, we won't bother you any longer. By the way, are there any suspicious people with the surname Ito around here?"

Upon hearing this, the woman immediately pointed to a place far away: "I heard there's an abandoned house behind the elementary school in 5-chome. There's an Ito nameplate hanging there..."

Upon hearing this, Uncle Mori lost interest in asking any further questions. After saying goodbye to Ms. Ito, he led Tatsuno and the others away from the place.

He hadn't gone far when Conan suddenly stopped and turned to run back.

Seeing Conan running, Ryūno nodded.

As expected of a detective, Conan already had suspicions about the female lawyer named Ito just from a simple door opening and conversation.

Seeing Conan's reckless behavior, Uncle Mori immediately shouted, "Hey, kid! Where are you going?!"

Seeing this, Longye smiled and said, "Uncle, why don't you and Xiaolan go find a restaurant? It's already this late, Xiaolan must be hungry too."

"I'll go call Conan back; we'll meet at the restaurant later."

Hearing this, Uncle Mori rubbed his stomach and nodded: "Alright, I am a little hungry. Hurry up and bring that kid over, Ran and I will go to the restaurant first!"

"Okay~"

Longye and Xiaolan exchanged glances, then turned and returned to the vicinity of the female lawyer's residence.

……

same moment

In the attic of the Ito family's residence.

Misari Ito and his two men were watching Hattori Heiji and his companion, who were tied up.

Looking at Hattori Heiji's bruised face, Ito Misari laughed and said, "Oh dear, oh dear~ What happened? What a waste of such a handsome face~"

Upon hearing this, a subordinate grabbed Hattori Heiji's hair: "That brat tried to shout for help outside, so I taught him a lesson!"

Upon hearing this, Misari Ito stepped forward and said to Heiji Hattori, "I'm quite surprised that you actually know the famous detective Kogoro Mouri!"

"High school detective Hattori Heiji, I invited you here specifically because I admire your deductive reasoning skills!"

"If you don't want to die like this rat in the gutter, hurry up and decipher this code!"

As she spoke, she sat down on the "dead" detective, Nanchuan, who was lying on the ground.

Hearing this, Hattori Heiji glanced disdainfully at Ito Misari: "Excuse me, I have a bit of tinnitus and can't hear what you're saying~ Who exactly are you referring to as the rat in the gutter?"

Seeing that the boy in front of them still dared to mock them, another subordinate punched Hattori Heiji in the stomach.

"what!"

With a muffled thud, Hattori Heiji cried out in pain.

Kazuha Toyama, standing behind him, immediately turned around anxiously: "Heiji!"

At this moment, Misari Ito, seeing Heiji Hattori's pained expression, said coldly, "Hmph! I don't think he understands the situation yet. You two, cut off that ear that he can't hear properly!"

Kazuha Toyama immediately cried out in terror, "No, no!"

—"Knock knock knock"

Just then, a rhythmic knocking sounded on the door.

Misari Ito exclaimed, "Seriously, why are there so many guests visiting today?!"

After saying that, she walked out of the attic with a sigh and went to the entrance to open the door.

In the cat's eyes, a cute big head appeared.

Upon seeing the large head, Misari Ito was somewhat puzzled, but she still opened the door.

"Little friend, why are you back again? Is something the matter?"

Conan shook his head: "No, I just felt something was a little strange, so I came back to check."

"strange things?"

“That’s right. Look, there are wet shoe prints all over the entryway, aren’t there?” Conan pointed to the entryway inside the house.

Misari Ito followed Conan's hand and looked towards her own entryway, where there were indeed many shoe prints on the floor.

She immediately explained, "Well, because some guests came to visit me earlier. We chatted for a while in the entryway~ Now I'm home alone."

"Oh dear! These shoe prints look really strange!"

There are clear shoe prints indicating someone entered the entryway, but no shoe prints indicating someone left. Why is that?

At that moment, Heiji Hattori, who was being held at gunpoint in the attic, heard Conan's words and a happy smile appeared on his face.

"That's right, those are the shoe prints I left when I came in! These people pointed guns at me in the entryway, that's why they handcuffed and imprisoned us!"

"Kudo! I'm counting on you for everything!"

Just as Hattori Heiji was thinking this, a familiar voice came from outside.

"Hey, Conan. Why are you back again? Come on, it's getting late, let's go eat."

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Upon hearing the sound, Conan and Misari Ito immediately looked towards the gate.

Longye appeared in front of the two.

Seeing Ryūno smiling, Conan nodded: "Yeah, let's go! I'm a little hungry too."

Upon hearing this, Hattori Heiji, who was in the attic, suddenly felt dizzy.

He gritted his teeth and let his handcuffed hands hang down to the floor.

--"boom!"

The sound immediately startled everyone.

Chapter 137 Don't worry, I'll call the police for you.

Conan immediately looked upstairs.

"What was that sound just now? It sounded like it was coming from the second floor."

Just as Misari Ito was about to come up with some excuse to deal with Conan, a cute little cat came down from the second floor.

The moment she saw the kitten, an idea struck her. She turned around, went inside, and picked up the kitten, saying, "You silly child, you always love playing pranks!"

"That sound must have come from it, little friend. I have something to do later. If you're still worried, would you like to come in and take a look?"

Hearing the woman's words, Hattori Heiji sneered, thinking to himself, "Hmph! Trying to pretend to be gentle to deceive a child? Kudo and Tatsuno won't fall for it!"

Unexpectedly, just as he finished thinking, he heard a voice outside the door: "Conan, Uncle and the others have already gone to the restaurant. Let's hurry over there too."

Hearing this, Conan nodded: "Okay! In that case, I'd better go back. Goodbye, Auntie~"

After he finished speaking, he walked towards where Longye was.

Heiji Hattori, who was upstairs, stared wide-eyed in disbelief as Conan's footsteps faded into the distance.

Just then, Longye's voice came: "I won't bother you any longer, I'll take this child with me~"

"Okay, take care~" Seeing that the two were finally about to leave, Misari Ito chuckled inwardly.

The two prisoners in the attic chuckled, "Finally gone. What a nuisance!"

The man holding the gun scoffed, "The people who came back for you were just two brats~ You should just accept your fate... huh?"

Just as he finished speaking, he suddenly realized that Hattori Heiji, who was under the gun, had disappeared.

He immediately turned his head in surprise and found that Hattori Heiji and Toyama Kazuha had already reached the window of the attic.

The two looked out the window, saying resentfully, "What are they doing?! They're really just going back like this?"

……

Outdoors

Seeing Conan deep in thought, Ryuno casually remarked, "That sound just now didn't seem to be made by that cat. Let me think... That's right! The sound was like someone tapping on a wooden board!"

After hearing what Ryūno said, something flashed through Conan's mind, and he immediately ran back.

Seeing this, Longye did not stop him, but instead revealed an evil smile.

When it comes to reasoning and cases, Conan always gets carried away and completely disregards his surroundings.

For example, right now, Conan has obviously discovered something, but he has neither chosen to call the police nor to ask others for help.

Ryūno wanted to see if Conan, who was going to rescue people all by himself, could actually save Hattori Heiji and the others from those people.

Thinking of this, Longye quietly followed.

……

Outside Ito's residence

Conan rang the doorbell again.

Misari Ito in the attic became increasingly agitated when the doorbell rang again.

She was just about to order Hattori Heiji to decipher the code when someone else came to visit.

She walked down the stairs again and came to the entrance hall.

Upon seeing the familiar large head in the cat's eyes, she turned around and grabbed a baseball bat.

The next moment, she opened the door.

As soon as the door opened, Conan rushed in.

To Misari Ito's astonishment, a silver needle pierced her arm.