Conan: I Am Not a Snake Spirit

Chapter 3827 Joint Case

When Huihara Ai saw Chi Feichi directly launch a group attack, she immediately swallowed back the words she was about to complain about.

Fei Chi's complaint was so aggressive that she couldn't bear to complain anymore...

Forget it, she should just watch the show from the side.

"Ms. Koshimizu, what happened this time?" Takeyoshi Shinji didn't want to see a group of people quarreling, so he took the initiative to talk about business, and his expression became serious. "The person who called the police mentioned that there seemed to be a shooting here."

"I was the one who called the police," Mao Lilan looked at Mao Li Kogoro and Chi Feichi, "As for the specific situation..."

"Ahem!" Maori Kogoro saw that everyone's eyes were focused on him and straightened his collar. "Next, let me, Maori Kogoro, explain what happened..."

Shinji Takeyoshi then recognized Maori Kogoro and was a little surprised, "Could it be that you are the famous detective 'Sleeping Maori Kogoro'?"

"Yes, it's me!" When Maori Kogoro saw that Takeyoshi Shinji finally recognized him, he felt relieved. Without any hesitation, he immediately told him what had happened.

Compared to Megure Jusan's high self-esteem mentality of not wanting to rely on detectives to solve cases, Takeyoshi Shinji seems to just be averse to trouble. Because detectives tend to be in trouble at the same time, he feels depressed when he sees detectives, thinking that "trouble is here again". He cannot be enthusiastic about detectives, but he does not reject detectives' participation in investigations.

After listening to Kogoro Mouri's account of what happened, Shinji Takeyoshi immediately assigned tasks to his subordinates, asking them to investigate the remaining items in the gunman's room and the two bullets left by the gunman. When he heard that Conan had written down the license plate, he asked his subordinates to check the registration of the license plate.

The investigation soon made progress.

"According to the registration information on the license plate, the owner of the car is Ogikubo Ryuji. Not long ago, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department issued a wanted warrant for this person..."

Shinji Takeyoshi checked the wanted information on his phone and told the detective team the situation. "Three weeks ago, Nakadai Electric Company transported 100 million yen in cash to a bank. On the way, the car transporting the cash was robbed at gunpoint. Although the robbers succeeded in robbing the car, they soon had a car accident. The car door was deformed by the impact, resulting in the robbers being unable to take the cash in the car when they fled. The 100 million yen in cash was also recovered. Later, the Metropolitan Police Department found that the robbers had used this car and believed that the owner of the car, Ryuji Ogikubo, was a major suspect in the crime. A wanted order was issued, but Ryuji Ogikubo has not been caught yet..."

"Speaking of Nakadai Electric Company," Mao Lilan looked at Nakadai Manami, "Isn't it the company run by Miss Manami's father?"

"In other words, the robber first robbed the car that was transporting cash from Nakashiro Electric Company, but due to a car accident, the robber failed to get the money as he wished," Koshimizu Nanatsuki sorted out the clues, "After that, he targeted Miss Manami, the daughter of the president of Nakashiro Electric Company..."

"It seems that the robber may have failed in his previous robbery, and he felt very unwilling and angry," Maori Kogoro analyzed, "so he targeted Miss Manami and wanted to kidnap Miss Manami for ransom. In this way, he can get a large sum of money and prove that he is not a loser."

Shinji Takeyoshi nodded in agreement, and soon said to the detective team, "Anyway, I will first inform the Metropolitan Police Department of the news that this car appeared in Beppu, and then have someone take the two bullets found at the scene back to check the trajectory, and send the trajectory data to the Metropolitan Police Department for comparison... I will arrange for people to stay here tonight to check and protect you. If the criminal's target is really Miss Nakadai Manami, he will most likely return here, and you just disrupted his action, and he may also be resentful of you, so you must be more careful and never leave the hotel alone!"

A shooting occurred in the hotel and some guests wanted to leave, but when they heard that the gunman had fled the hotel and that the police would leave people in the hotel, they chose to stay and wait until daybreak.

The detective team did not stay up late waiting for news. Nanatsuki Koshimizu and Ran Mori went back to the room with Manami Nakashiro to rest and protect her nearby.

Haibara Ai, Conan and Chi Feichi arrived at the room diagonally opposite and moved into the room where Chi Feichi and the other two originally lived.

Kogoro Mori went to the room he had booked, which was located next to the stairs on the second floor, and guarded the entrance to the stairs.

A night passed and nothing new happened at Mingtaki Hotel.

The next morning, Shinji Takeyoshi, Miwako Sato, and Wataru Takagi came to the Narutaki Hotel together and told the detective team the latest situation.

"According to the ballistic comparison results, the two bullets found in the hotel last night and the bullet found at the robbery scene three weeks ago came from the same pistol," Sato Miwako said seriously, "which means that the man with a gun in the hotel last night should be Ogikubo Ryuji who our police are looking for."

"Inspector Megure asked us to come here to understand the situation and to work with the local police to track down the criminal's whereabouts!" Takagi Shigeru added seriously.

Maori Kogoro nodded and said with emotion, "But you two are really quick. You actually arrived in Beppu so early."

"No..." Takagi Shi smiled awkwardly, "Actually..."

"Officer Takagi and Officer Sato arrived in Beppu yesterday," Koshimizu Nanatsuki explained with a smile, "They came here to travel during the holidays. We met them in Yufuin town yesterday."

"What a coincidence," Mao Lilan laughed, "Everyone has gathered here!"

Others including Chi Feichi: "..."

It's a coincidence, but when a large group of them get together, usually nothing good happens.

"Mr. Maori..."

When everyone was silent, Nakadai Hidetora, who had entrusted Maori Kogoro, arrived at the hotel and walked quickly into the lobby with two young men. He saw Maori Kogoro and Nakadai Manami in the crowd and walked forward happily, "Manami!"

"Fei Chi, so you know President Nakadai?" asked Kogoro Maori.

"Both Nakadai Electric and Umbrella are actively promoting production automation deployment, energy-saving manufacturing, and intelligent office," Chi Feichi explained. "We met at the previous All-Japan Exchange Conference."

Maori Kogoro didn't know much about modern electronic equipment. After hearing what Chi Feichi said, he felt a headache, but for the sake of the famous detective's face, he still pretended to be calm and said, "I see..."

"I also met Consultant Chi at that meeting," the young man in the gray windbreaker smiled at Maori Kogoro and took the initiative to hand over his business card to Maori Kogoro and Chi Feichi. "I am Jiangyuan Kenichiro, the president of Jiangyuan Electronics Enterprise. Thank you for your guidance!"

After Nakadai Hidetora and Maori Kogoro and Ike Feichi received the business card, they smiled and said to Maori Kogoro, "Ehara is also my daughter's fiancé, and he is a very motivated young man!"

Maori Kogoro was a little surprised. He leaned close to Nakadai Hidetora's ear and whispered, "You said before that Miss Manami's fiancé doesn't know about Mr. Hiroyuki..."

"I've already told him," Nakadai Hidetora said with a relieved smile, "He said he is very happy to accept my daughter's past, and if she encounters any trouble, he is also willing to help."

"I see..." Maori Kogoro's expression eased. Seeing Sato Miwako and others beside him, he remembered that the situation had changed. He said to Nakadai Hidetora, "Mr. Nakadai, I have something very important to discuss with you. This matter concerns Miss Manami's safety. I wonder if it would be convenient for you to come with me to the room upstairs to talk?"

"Is Manami safe?" Nakadai Hidetora became nervous. He looked at Nakadai Manami and immediately agreed to Maori Kogoro. "Of course, no problem, Mr. Maori. Let's go upstairs and talk!"

"I'm going to go outside to smoke. Teacher, you can call me if you have anything." Chi Feichi had no intention of following the group upstairs. He said hello and walked out of the hotel.