Conan: Above all force, there is truth!

The police officers looked at the broken lines on the map with puzzled expressions.

"Brother Ryūno, what's the significance of this pattern?" Inspector Megure asked, tilting his head.

Longye nodded slightly and continued, "To understand the meaning of the pattern, we must combine it with the English letters on the mahjong tiles... no, it should be Greek letters."

"Greek letters?"

Inspector Megure and the officers in the audience all looked thoughtful.

Not long after, Inspector Ayami Ogino from Saitama Prefecture suddenly raised her hand: "Could it be that these letters represent stars?!"

Longye nodded, then turned and wrote Greek letters next to the points on the map with a pen: "That's right, the letters after the mahjong tiles represent: Alpha Ursae Majoris, Beta Ursae Majoris, Gamma Ursae Majoris, Epsilon Ursae Majoris, Zeta Ursae Majoris, and Eta Ursae Majoris... which are also known as the Big Dipper!"

Upon hearing this, the police officers in the audience all showed expressions of shock.

As everyone was comparing the Greek letters on the mahjong tiles with their corresponding stars, Longye marked another point on the map.

After finishing these tasks, Longye put down his pen, turned around, and said, "The seven of bamboo tiles on the mahjong set represents the Big Dipper. And right now, the only one that hasn't appeared is the letter representing the δ Ursae Majoris."

"In other words... the perpetrator's next crime scene should be here!"

Upon seeing the location Tatsuno was pointing to, Inspector Megure immediately stood up: "Hachioji City!"

“That’s right! Next, please start your investigation from this direction: the connection between the victims and Qixi Kyoto,” Ryūno said calmly.

As soon as Long Ye finished speaking, the police officers below the stage instinctively answered in unison, "Yes, sir!!!"

Ryūno: "???"

The next second, the police officers below the stage realized that the person standing on the stage was not their superior, but an ordinary high school student.

For a moment, everyone looked embarrassedly at Inspector Megure and Supervisor Matsumoto on the stage.

Seeing this, Inspector Megure stepped forward and patted Tatsuno on the shoulder, speaking up to defuse the situation: "Haha, as expected of you! I think your reasoning is absolutely correct!"

After speaking, Inspector Megure glanced at Superintendent Matsumoto behind him.

Manager Matsumoto immediately stood up: "Tatsuno-kun is right! From now on, we will focus our investigation on this direction!"

"Listen carefully, everyone. Based on Tatsuno-kun's reasoning, the culprit is very likely to commit another crime! This matter concerns the prestige of the police. There haven't been any victims in Hachioji City yet, so we must take precautions!"

--"yes!!!"

……

After the meeting ended, Longye walked to Xiaolan's side.

"Xiao Lan, guess who I saw?"

"Hmm?" Xiaolan blinked in confusion.

“Miss Yui~” Ryuno chuckled.

"Eh?! So, Miss Yui is already?!" Upon hearing this familiar address, Ran's eyes widened instantly, her face filled with joy.

Just then, Officer Yamato and Officer Yui walked up to the two of them.

Officer Yui greeted Ran happily, then turned to Ryuno and exclaimed, "I thought so last time... You really are amazing!"

"Yes! No wonder Inspector Megure keeps mentioning you. Your reasoning has truly broadened my horizons!" Officer Sato and Officer Takagi also came over and exclaimed in admiration.

If they hadn't been in a meeting just now, they would have already moved closer to Longye and asked him how he analyzed the case.

Conan, standing to the side, stared at Ryuno as if he were a monster.

Because of the listening device, Longye's words entered his ears without missing a single one.

Although he had long known that Longye's reasoning ability was excellent, the reasoning he just heard was simply... He even felt that Longye was the serial killer!

Just then, a police officer wearing glasses glanced at Longye a few times from a short distance away, then turned and left.

Noticing the gaze, Longye glanced at "his" back and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

……

Evening

Conan walked to a spot not far from Tatsuno's house and called Tatsuno out.

Although Conan hadn't spoken yet, Tatsuno had already guessed his intention and spoke first: "You want to discuss with me that text message that Jodie sent, right?"

Conan nodded: "That's right, Vermouth has most likely already returned here, we..."

"She was at today's investigation meeting." Before Conan could finish speaking, Ryūno interrupted.

Upon hearing this, Conan's mouth dropped open in shock as he stared at Ryuno.

“She must have disguised herself as a police officer. After the meeting, I saw an officer walk out of the Metropolitan Police Department and get into a black sedan. If I’m not mistaken, the person in the passenger seat should be Gin,” Ryūno continued.

Upon hearing this, Conan felt a chill run down his spine and froze on the spot.

Chapter 330 I prove it! They really didn't betray you~

Conan was indeed a little nervous after receiving the text message from Ms. Judy.

But several days have passed since then, and during that time, Ms. Judy has not sent any new text messages.

For several days, he remained vigilant about his surroundings, both in his daily life and on his way to and from school.

They were afraid that Vermouth would return to tell Gin and the others about him, and then get rid of him as a matter of course.

But after a few days of caution, Conan found no trace of the organization around him and gradually relaxed his vigilance.

But at that moment, after hearing Longye's words, a thought flashed through his mind—"Could the organization's infiltration of the Metropolitan Police Department be related to him?"

The moment the thought crossed his mind, he dismissed it.

There's no need to make such a big fuss if you just want to tidy yourself up.

The organization's purpose in infiltrating the Metropolitan Police Department was likely related to the recent series of murders!

After clearing his mind, Conan looked up at Ryūno with a serious expression: "Could the serial killer be a member of the organization?"

“No, the organization infiltrated the Metropolitan Police Department to obtain information related to this case. Rather than the theory that the perpetrator is a member of the organization, I am more inclined to believe that they are looking for this murderer,” Ryūno chuckled.

Conan lowered his head and thought for a few seconds, then nodded: "What you said makes sense... but why is the organization looking for this murderer? What is this person's connection to the organization...?"

Seeing that Conan had entered a state of "flow," Ryuno glanced at the sky, turned around, and said, "Kudo, I know you get excited when you hear news about the 'organization,' but it's getting late. Ran's making curry today, so I'm going back now."

After saying hello, Longye turned and left.

It wasn't until long after Ryūno had left that Conan snapped out of his reverie.

"Takeda! I'll be investigating this case too. We must find the culprit faster than the organization! You... um?! Where are you?"

……

same moment

Metropolitan Police Department Archives.

Matsumoto Kiyonaga opened the computer specifically used to access personnel files.

After successfully entering the password and logging into the system, he typed his name, "Tatsuno Takeda," into the computer's search box.

The next second, Takeda Tatsuno's basic information and several cases he helped the Metropolitan Police Department solve were displayed on the screen.

Unlike the information that Rei Furuya had his subordinates look up, the information in the Metropolitan Police Department's archives was not very detailed.

It contains no subjectivity and will not include any absurd content such as "dodging bullets".

In short, Longye's information seems unremarkable.

Therefore, after glancing at it briefly, Ireland closed Longye's information.

In his eyes, Longye was just a high school student who was slightly smarter than others, and there was nothing special about him.

Back on the search page, Ireland typed in another name that piqued his curiosity—"Conan Edogawa".

He overheard the discussion before the search meeting this morning.

Police officers from various locations seem to have a very deep impression of this child named "Conan Edogawa".

Before carrying out this infiltration mission, he had investigated Kogoro Mouri's background and also learned about the people around him.

"Isn't this Conan Edogawa just a brat who's still in elementary school? Why do these police officers speak so highly of him?"

With this question in mind, he clicked the "OK" button below the search box.

A few seconds later, information about Conan appeared on the computer.

Ireland's eyes widened instantly upon seeing the densely packed documents before him.

No wonder the search took longer than before; this kid has been involved in cases before…

Ireland scrolled the mouse wheel several times, then looked puzzled.

Although the information regarding the case is not very detailed, what can be confirmed is:

—This kid named Conan has been involved in an unusually large number of cases!

Upon seeing this, Ireland put down his mouse, his brow furrowing slightly.

……

The next day

Kogoro Mori and Tatsuno were summoned to the Metropolitan Police Department again.

This time, however, they were summoned to the small conference room of the First Investigation Division.

Although the relationship between the six victims and "Tanabata Kyoto" has not yet been fully investigated, based on the preliminary investigation and judgment of the front-line police officers, Tatsuno's analysis is basically correct.

Upon seeing Kogoro Mouri and Tatsuno enter, Inspector Megure quickly greeted them with a smile.

After Ryūno sat down, Inspector Megure chuckled and said, "Brother Ryūno, we've already contacted the local police in Kyoto to follow up on the investigation. We should have the results by this afternoon at the latest!"

"I wish you liked mystery as much as Kudo! But speaking of which, he's been keeping a lot of low profile lately..."

Upon hearing this, the supervisor Matsumoto asked, "Megure, are you referring to Shinichi Kudo, the high school detective who used to assist you in solving cases?"

"Yes, that's right..." Inspector Megure pulled down his hat brim and answered apologetically.

Upon hearing the name, the officers present all spoke up:

"Speaking of which, we haven't heard anything about this high school detective lately."

"Hmph, he's probably just tired of detective games."