Detective Conan: The Ultimate Growth Space

If Heiji Hattori gets into trouble in Tokyo.

He might also be implicated.

However, when Inspector Megure arrived with his team...

Misari Ito then led her men down to the attic.

But this time she didn't expect it.

As soon as they showed themselves, they were attacked by Zhiyong and captured.

If it weren't for the need to prevent outsiders from discovering the secret of the space.

These people were dealt with by Zhi Yong long ago.

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Chapter 316 Serial Arson Cases (4/5)

Shortly after Zhiyong and his team arrested Ito Misari and the others, the police arrived.

During dinner in the evening.

Hattori Heiji gave a brief account of what had happened.

The person crawling on the floor of the attic was Nan Chuan.

This whole thing was caused by Nan Chuan.

During his investigation, Kusunoki discovered that Misari Ito was instructing others to evade taxes.

The investigation also yielded evidence for Nan Chuan.

However, although Nan Chuan was a gambler, he was not an ungrateful wretch.

Misari Ito had helped him in the past.

In Kusukawa's heart, Misari Ito was extremely sacred.

Therefore, he didn't want to ruin this favor, so he came to find Misari Ito, hoping that she would stop helping others evade taxes.

But once human greed takes hold, how can one expect Nan Chuan to make her give up after just a few words?

Misari Ito summoned her men, who then arrested Kusukawa.

Nan Chuan once said.

He placed the evidence in the bank, and only if the secret was correct could the evidence be retrieved.

Just in case.

Before looking for Misari Ito, Nankawa sent the password by express delivery, asking it to be delivered to his detective agency the next day.

However, Misari Ito only found a cipher consisting of forty-nine English words and numbers.

Among these forty-nine codes, seven are bank passwords.

Specifically, those seven passwords.

When Misari Ito interrogated him, she used excessive force, causing Nanakawa to faint and fall into a state of suspended animation, leading Misari Ito to believe that Nanakawa was dead.

Just then, Heiji Hattori called.

Misari Ito had heard of Heiji Hattori and knew he was a famous detective, so she wanted Heiji to find the seven bank PINs hidden in the code on the paper.

Therefore, she tricked Hattori Heiji into coming over.

At the entrance, her men threatened Hattori Heiji and Toyama Kazuha with guns and arrested them.

Heiji Hattori was severely punished because he didn't cooperate.

Fortunately, he was rescued in time by Zhi Yong.

Otherwise, if they are pushed too far, they might take action against Toyama Kazuha.

Anyway, Hattori Heiji and the other two won't survive in the end, so it doesn't matter if we do something else.

Yuanshan and Ye said gratefully, "If it weren't for your timely discovery of the problem and your wise and courageous rescue, we might have been in danger."

Zhi Yong waved his hand and said, "We're all friends, so there's no need to be so polite. If the other side hadn't had guns, with your combined strength, they wouldn't have been able to catch you at all."

Heiji Hattori said, "According to Inspector Megure, they originally planned to set fire to Attorney Ito's house after they got the password. That way, they could say that they had offended someone because of the lawsuit, and that the other party set fire to the house in order to kill Attorney Ito. However, the guests inside the house were burned to death because they couldn't escape in time."

Kogoro Mouri poured himself another glass of wine and said, "You guys almost lost your lives this time. They might even blame it on the arsonist who caused panic in this area."

Hattori Heiji asked in surprise, "An arsonist?"

Xiaolan explained, "There have been a series of arson incidents in Tokyo recently."

Zhi Yong asked, "Since it's called a series of arson cases, the methods must be the same."

Hattori Heiji asked in confusion, "You don't know?"

Zhiyong nodded and said, "The series of arson attacks must have happened in the last few days. I went to the United States a few days ago and have been busy since I got back, so I didn't pay attention. I really didn't know."

Just as Zhiyong had guessed.

He happened to be in the United States when the series of arson attacks occurred.

After returning, he was busy with company matters.

People in the company wouldn't talk to him about this case for no reason.

Therefore, Zhiyong was genuinely unaware of the series of arson attacks.

Heiji nodded, indicating that he understood.

Kogoro Mouri explained, "The methods of arson are not the same, but the same red horse statue is left at the scene of each fire, which is why it is believed to be the work of the same person."

Kazuha asked in confusion, "The statue of the red horse?"

Heiji suddenly realized and explained, "The red horse is the code word 'red horse' used by the police to refer to the arsonist. Leaving a red horse at the fire scene is probably the arsonist's provocation to the police. It's like saying, 'I started the fire, so come and arrest me if you dare.'"

Kogoro Mouri took a sip of his drink and continued, "Although there was some property damage in these three arson cases, fortunately there were no casualties, which is a blessing in disguise."

Zhiyong asked doubtfully, "Are those three arson cases related to each other?"

Kogoro Mori shook his head and said, "I didn't find anything in common. If I had to say, the first one was in 1-chome of Rizen Town, the second one was in 2-chome of Toriya Town, and the third one was in 3-chome of Okuho Town."

Heiji asked, "Then it's very likely that the next place will be somewhere in the fourth district."

Kogoro Mouri nodded and said, "Although we don't know whether the arsonist did it intentionally or unintentionally, the police believe that the arsonist's next target is likely to be a certain fourth-chome. Therefore, the police have increased patrols in all fourth-chomes in Tokyo."

Zhiyong shook his head and said, "But every area in the capital has a fourth district. Without clues about the arsonist, we don't know where the arsonist's next target will be. Relying solely on defenses is extremely difficult."

Xiaolan also said, "Yes."

Heiji smiled slightly and said, "But I know that the houses in the fourth block might be targeted by arsonists."

"What?"

Everyone was quite surprised when they heard what Heiji said.

I didn't know about the arson just now.

But now he's telling them he knows the arsonist's next target, which feels incredibly surreal to everyone.

Heiji explained, "Mr. Kusukawa received a request, but he's injured right now, and I happen to have nothing to do, so he asked me to help him. It just so happens that the matter is in 4-chome."

Zhiyong asked, "What kind of request is it?"

Heiji replied, "The client, Ms. Ryoko Morozumi, noticed shadowy figures loitering near her house late at night, so she asked Mr. Kusukawa to investigate. Ms. Morozumi happens to live in the fourth chome of Beika Town."

Zhiyong asked, "Do you suspect that it might be an arsonist scouting for his next target?"

Heiji nodded and said, "That's right, so tomorrow I'll go with my uncle, and Conan too. If Zhiyong is free, we can go together to investigate that family's situation."

Zhiyong shrugged and said, "There should be nothing to do tomorrow."

Ran said, "It's fine for Dad to go, but Conan has something to do tomorrow and can't go."

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Chapter 317 The Next Target (5/5)

P.S.: The number of chapters to be added is complete.

I've been a bit busy these past couple of days and realized I've fallen behind quite a bit. Including monthly tickets, flowers, and reviews, I need to catch up on twelve chapters.

We will try our best to complete these tasks in the next two days.

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Heiji was very puzzled after hearing Ran's words.

After all, Conan is just a seven-year-old child right now; what could possibly happen to him?

Heiji then asked, "It's a long weekend now, and he doesn't have to go to school, so what could possibly happen to him?"

Ran explained, "Conan's class is going on a field trip to the countryside tomorrow, and Conan is going too, so he can't go."

"What kind of hike?" Heiji was very surprised, and turned to Conan, saying, "This could be a clue to the arsonist. How can you hold hands with your classmates and go on a hike in the countryside!"

Kazuha asked in confusion, "What does that have to do with anything? Conan is still a child."

Kogoro Mouri pointed outside and said, "It's still raining outside. Judging from the current situation, it might not be sunny tomorrow either."

Xiaolan smiled and said, "It's okay, I have a weather-changing goddess. She can always pray for good weather before Shinichi's soccer match."

Kazuha smiled and said, "Ran, you're truly enviable."

Xiao Lan explained shyly, "No, no, it's just that it's inconvenient for us cheerleaders to cheer on the team when it rains."

"Xiao Lan, stop making excuses."

"No, Kazuha, I'm telling the truth."

Amidst the playful banter between He Ye and Xiao Lan, the group finished their meal.

They chatted for a while longer.

Zhiyong checked the time and left first.

The rain continued to fall the next morning.