Detective Conan: The Ultimate Growth Space

This is what caused it.

Detectives don't actually get many big cases, even the big detective agencies.

Most of the commissions received were for tracking TouPai or helping companies investigate some information.

However, the reason why detectives are so popular is that many investigative tasks need to be carried out in secret.

Because these are all personal privacy matters, detectives are needed to prevent the police from finding out.

A truly major case.

These are all being handled by the police.

After all, within the police force, there are quite a few detectives like Hattori Heizo.

It's just that the police have too many cases to handle, and even with a large number of elite officers, they are still unable to process them all.

Especially in normal circumstances.

The murder cases that occur in the story are not considered particularly serious.

Therefore, there is no need to keep it a secret from outsiders, and it doesn't matter if Inspector Megure and his team accept the help of detectives.

However, nowadays, detectives are no longer involved in cases that have a significant impact on society or are special cases.

This case is a perfect example.

There have been three incidents so far.

They also faced a lot of pressure from above.

If this isn't resolved quickly, it will be very troublesome for them when people from higher up are sent down.

Therefore, they invited Zhiyong and Maoli, two detectives with good relationships with the police, to join the investigation.

Miwako added, "Tomorrow morning, please come to the Metropolitan Police Department. We will show you all the information about this serial murder case and hope that you can find some useful clues to stop the killer from committing murder again."

Zhiyong nodded and said, "Sure, I don't have anything to do these past two days anyway, so I'm very happy to be able to help you. But let's not talk about it today, you've had a long day, so you should get some rest. We can analyze the case in more detail tomorrow after reviewing the materials."

Miwako nodded, lay down, and quickly fell asleep.

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Chapter 564 Vampire Case

The next day.

Zhiyong then arrived at the Metropolitan Police Department.

Inspector Megure was already waiting.

Kogoro Mouri has also arrived, and he's with Ran and Conan.

It's just because the case is confidential.

Ran and Conan didn't let them into the meeting room; instead, they waited outside.

However, Conan is unlikely to be honest and will definitely use his listening device.

Installing listening devices inside the Metropolitan Police Department—I don't know if that's tantamount to courting death.

After all, this alone is already a crime, yet Conan keeps committing it.

In fact, Zhiyong despised Conan's behavior.

He talks about laws and obeying the law all day long, but what has he done himself? To say he's walking on the edge of the law is an understatement.

That's exactly what I meant.

When you gaze into the abyss, the abyss also gazes into you.

Conan's behavior.

In fact, it is also extremely dangerous.

If he were to be provoked by something one day, he might become an even more terrifying criminal.

But this had nothing to do with Zhiyong, so he couldn't be bothered to care.

We're in the conference room now.

Besides the two detectives, Zhiyong and Maoli.

The police officers included Inspector Megure, Inspector Shiratori, Inspector Takagi, and Inspector Chiba.

After Zhiyong arrived.

Inspector Megure said seriously, "This case is very strange and has a very bad impact. In order not to cause panic among the citizens, after you two hear the contents of the case, you must keep it confidential and not disclose it to anyone other than us who know about it."

With a serious expression, Mori said, "Inspector Megure, please rest assured, I will definitely not tell anyone."

Zhiyong also said, "Don't worry, this isn't the first time we've worked together. We know the rules we should follow."

Although yesterday.

Miwako didn't mention anything about the case, but the fact that they kept it secret before and that we're now asking them for advice speaks volumes.

Inspector Megure distributed the case files.

All I saw on the cover was the title: "Vampire Serial Murder Case".

Upon seeing this name.

This puzzled Zhiyong greatly.

Just as he was about to ask.

Miwako stepped forward.

The slideshow started playing.

She began her explanation: "This was the first case that occurred in Beika Town on the 18th of last month. The victim was a 30-year-old woman named Kato Mie, a waitress at a restaurant. She was killed by the murderer when she returned home from get off work that evening."

she said.

As soon as the slideshow turned, a picture of a door appeared.

Miwako added, "When the police arrived, the key was still in the lock. We suspect that the murderer followed the victim, knocked her unconscious from behind when she opened the door, and then strangled her to death."

Then the slideshow rotated again.

This is a cup, still containing residual blood.

Miwako continued, "This is a cup we found on the table in the victim's living room. After our examination, we found blood in the cup, which was the victim's blood. We also found that it was mixed with milk. The murderer used a fruit knife from the victim's living room to cut the victim's wrist and then used the cup in the victim's home to mix the blood and milk and drink it."

Mori asked in surprise, "Drinking blood?"

Inspector Megure nodded and said, "Yes, according to the results of our coroner's investigation, the murderer drank at least 300cc of blood from the victim's body."

After hearing what Inspector Megure said.

This made Zhiyong understand.

Why does the cover of the document say "vampire case"?

Zhiyong initially thought this was a simulated paranormal case, just like before.

The author who wrote about vampires was murdered, and his murder was staged to resemble a vampire story from a film or television production.

But this time, someone was actually drinking blood, just like a vampire.

Mori nodded and said, "I see. No wonder it's called the vampire case."

Miwako then proceeded to introduce the second case.

"The second case occurred on the 7th of this month. The victim was a 31-year-old female PhD student named Hoshino Nagisa. After our investigation, we found that the situation at the scene was no different from the first case. She must have drunk 300cc of blood."

Judging from the photos...

The scene was indeed horrific, with blood flowing on the ground.

The slides continue to change.

Miwako continued, "The third case was on the 17th. The victim, who ran a nail salon in Beika Town, was 36 years old and named Takeuchi Etsuko. The situation at the scene was similar to the first two cases, but the only difference was that no cup used for drinking blood was left at the scene, but all the cash in the shop was gone."

Inspector Megure also said, "Based on our investigation over the past few days, the first victim, Kato Mie, had only arrived in Tokyo from Osaka two months ago. The second victim, Hoshino Nagisa, had just returned from studying abroad two days before her death. The third victim was a local. However, there was no connection or overlap between the three victims. After ruling out other possibilities and considering the situation at the scene, this can only be described as a random killing."

Officer Shiratori also said, "In the first two cases, the situation at the scene was the same. The murderer killed randomly, and the murder weapon was also made from whatever was available. Containers for holding blood were also found at the scene. However, in the third case, we did not find any containers for holding blood, and the cash in the store was also missing."

Miwako also said, "In the first two cases, the scene was not searched by the murderer. In the second victim's home, there was a lot of cash in a wallet on the table, but the murderer did not take it."

Inspector Megure also said, "Therefore, we are speculating whether the third case is not the same as the first two cases, or whether the third case is a copycat case."

After listening to the introduction.

Mori spoke first: "From what the police know, the third case is indeed a bit strange. Perhaps it's a copycat case. But not many people know about this case. I only learned about it today after hearing your introduction. If it's a copycat case, how did the perpetrator in the third case know about the first two cases?"

Inspector Megure nodded and said, "You're right. We've had the same suspicions. So we did an internal investigation before, but no one on our team had the time to commit the crime at the time of the incident."

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Chapter 565 Analysis of the Vampire Case

This case.

Because it was so bizarre, the police were extremely cautious in the first case.

Even within the police force.

Apart from a few people involved, no one outside the case knows anything about it.

Mori then said, "That's strange. Since these two cases haven't spread, then copycat killings don't make sense."

Just now.

Zhiyong kept flipping through the case files.

The police investigation was indeed very thorough; even if Zhi Yong were at the scene, he couldn't have been this thorough.

However, more than a month has passed since the first case was filed, and there is still no progress.

Zhiyong was looking at the case file, his mind racing.

Although he no longer remembers many of Detective Conan's cases, he has still seen them before.