Science: The Little Shota of the Maori Family

The call was hung up.

Mrs. Yoshida looked at Inspector Megure.

Inspector Megure said, "In that case, then (Wang Liaozhao) should follow the kidnapper's instructions and deliver the money to the location he designated."

"Okay." Mrs. Yoshida picked up the suitcase on the coffee table and stood up to leave.

"Wait a minute." Maori Kogoro suddenly said, "There was the sound of wind and leaves on the other end of the phone just now. The kidnappers should have arrived near Beika Park. I have a suggestion. Let's take a detour to capture the kidnappers and force them to tell us Ayumi's whereabouts."

"No." Inspector Megure shook his head, rejecting Maori Kogoro's proposal. "It's too risky. So far, we have no definite clues about the kidnappers. What if there is more than one kidnapper? If we act rashly, we will put the hostages in danger. We should wait for the kidnappers to take the money and return. Then we can send someone to track them down and locate the kidnappers before making a decision."

"I didn't think it through." Maori Kogoro also realized that his plan was too risky and looked at Mrs. Yoshida: "Then, Madam, please be careful."

088. The police were fooled by the kidnappers

The back door of Mihua Park.

Because it was a weekday, there were not many tourists and the whole park seemed deserted.

Fifty meters away from the park, a car was parked on the side of the road. Kogoro Mouri and others were sitting in the car, watching Mrs. Yoshida's actions.

At the third locust tree at the back door of the park, Mrs. Yoshida put down her suitcase, looked around, and then turned and left.

Two minutes later, a Chevrolet stopped at the park entrance. A man in a white shirt got out of the car and walked straight towards the locust tree.

"Inspector Megure, the kidnapper has appeared." Kogoro Mouri whispered.

Officer Megure nodded, picked up the intercom, and gave instructions: "Attention, all teams, the kidnappers have appeared. Don't alert them yet. Takagi, write down the license plate number of the kidnapper's car and verify their identity."

"Yes." Takagi's voice came from the intercom.

The man picked up the suitcase, got back into the car, and drove out of the park.

"Mauri, follow them." Officer Megure said, "Keep your distance and don't let the kidnappers find you."

"clear."

Watanabe Toru, who was sitting in the back seat and saw the whole scene with his own eyes, felt a little doubtful.

Things seem to be going too smoothly...

Twenty minutes later, the Chevrolet drove into an abandoned factory.

Maori Kogoro stopped the car and said to Inspector Megure, "We can't go any further, otherwise the kidnappers are likely to find us."

Officer Megure nodded and began to deploy the mission: "Sato, take the men in. Remember, you must not alert the kidnappers."

"Yes."

In another car not far from Maori Kogoro and others, Sato Miwako and a police officer quickly got out of the car and sneaked into the factory.

"As long as we find the kidnappers' hiding place, we can catch them quickly." Kogoro Mouri said confidently.

Inspector Megure looked solemn. He didn't dare to relax at all until the kidnappers were caught and the hostages were rescued.

"Uncle, look quickly." At this moment, Watanabe Toru suddenly said, "A car came out from inside. It looks like the kidnapper's car."

"Damn, have we been discovered?" Kogoro Mouri also noticed the situation in front of him. When he was asking Officer Megure what to do, the Chevrolet drove directly past them.

Maori Kogoro said anxiously: "The kidnappers are trying to escape!"

"Follow him." The kidnapper's actions caught Inspector Megure off guard. He picked up the walkie-talkie while instructing Kogoro Mouri.

"Attention all teams, the plan has changed. Sato, you remain here. The rest of you will track the kidnappers' car. If necessary, contact the Transportation Department and have them block any intersections the kidnappers may be passing through."

Toru Watanabe looked back at the factory behind him. From the beginning he had a feeling that they seemed to be being led by the nose by the kidnappers.

……

"What? The kidnappers want another million?"

On the way to chase the kidnappers, Maori Kogoro received a call from Mrs. Yoshida: "Okay, I got it. I will discuss this matter with Inspector Megure. Don't worry, ma'am... That's it for now."

After Maori Kogoro hung up the phone, Inspector Megure asked, "Did the kidnapper call again?"

"Well, just now the kidnappers called Mrs. Yoshida and told her that if she wanted to release the hostages, she had to prepare another million. The transaction time is tomorrow. In addition, the kidnappers asked Mrs. Yoshida to listen to Ayumi's voice. Ayumi should be safe for the time being."

Inspector Megure frowned. "That's strange! If the kidnapper knew they were exposed, he should have used the hostages to escape. Why would he call and demand a higher ransom?"

"It's simple, officer. The kidnappers had no idea they had been exposed," Maori Kogoro explained. "We were just too nervous."

"Is that so?" Inspector Megure murmured in a low voice, feeling that something was wrong, but unable to put his finger on it.

The encirclement of the kidnappers went more smoothly than expected, and the police successfully captured the kidnappers at Beihu Bridge.

"Inspector Megure." Takagi greeted Inspector Megure and the other two who got off the car.

"Takagi, what's the situation?" Officer Megure asked, "Are the hostages in the car?"

"This..." Gao Mu's face looked a little strange: "We didn't find any hostages in the car. Besides...it seems that the people in the car are not kidnappers."

"What!!" Inspector Megure and Kogoro Mouri exclaimed at the same time.

"Takagi, what's going on?"

Takagi explained: "There was only one driver in the car. According to our preliminary investigation, the driver's name is Mitsui Jihiko, and he is just an ordinary company employee."

"If that's the case, why did he take the ransom?"

"According to Mitsui Jihiko's account, it wasn't him who took the ransom. There was another person in the car at the time."

Inspector Megure was stunned: "There's another person?"

"Yes. Mr. Mitsui was driving home when he was stopped by a man with a thigh injury. The man asked if he could take him to a few places, promising to pay for the ride. Mitsui kindly agreed. The two of them first went to Beika Park. After arriving at their destination, the man, citing mobility issues, asked Mitsui to take the ransom from under the locust tree. Afterwards, they went to the abandoned factory and got out of the car there..."

Inspector Megure's face turned pale. "So, Mitsui is just a smokescreen thrown by the kidnappers to our police?"

"But...you can say that."

"Damn it, take me to see Mitsui."

A few minutes later, Miwako Sato, who stayed in the factory to search, also called and found no trace of the kidnappers and hostages in the factory.

Inspector Megure's last bit of hope was extinguished, and the police were completely defeated in this operation.

Maori Detective Agency.

After learning the whole story from Maori Kogoro, Mrs. Yoshida's eyes were red and her voice was sad: "Then... then what should we do next?"

Maori Kogoro sighed and said, "Now it seems that we can only follow the kidnappers' instructions and prepare a ransom of one million yen."

Compared to 50 million, one million is a lot less, but for Mrs. Yoshida, it is still a huge sum of money.

"I'll pay the one million yen first. I can't trouble Mr. Tanaka anymore." said Kogoro Mouri.

Mrs. Yoshida looked at Maori Kogoro in astonishment: "Mr. Maori..."

"Don't worry, I can't come up with 50 million, but one million is still possible."

When Kentaro Tanaka entrusted Toru Watanabe to him, he gave him 2 million yen in child support, which he has kept without touching.

Mrs. Yoshida moved her lips. For Ayumi, she knew she could not refuse Kogoro Mori's proposal.

"Aunt Yoshida." At this moment, Watanabe Toru suddenly said, "When did the kidnappers call you?"

089. Hostage Exchange

Mrs. Yoshida pulled out her cell phone and looked through the call log: "It was at 10:52."

"Did the kidnapper make any rapid breathing sounds at that time?" Watanabe asked again.

"Rapid breathing?" Mrs. Yoshida was stunned and shook her head. "No, his breathing sounds normal."

"That's it..."

Seeing Watanabe Toru rubbing his chin in thought, Maori Kogoro couldn't help but ask, "Toru, what do you want to say?"

Watanabe Toru said, "We saw the kidnappers enter the factory at 10:45. Seven minutes later, they called Aunt Yoshida and had Ayumi speak to her. This means that the kidnappers had already returned to their hiding place at that time."

"The kidnapper's breathing was steady, which means he most likely drove back instead of walking. So based on the speed of the car, we can roughly calculate the kidnapper's location."

Watanabe Toru said as he took a map from Kogoro Mori's desk and pointed at it with his delicate hands. "There are only two routes the kidnappers can take. One leads to Toriya Town, which is a busy downtown area with no good hiding places. The other leads to the abandoned dock in Haido Town..."

"Wait." Maori Kogoro seemed to have thought of something. "I remember there was a factory area near the dock that was going to be demolished, but it was put on hold due to funding issues... Looking at the map, it's about 4-5 kilometers away from the factory, which would take about seven minutes by car. Could the kidnappers really be there?"

"Isn't it at least a possibility?"

Maori Kogoro took out his cell phone and said, "I'll contact Officer Megure right away."

……

The factory area is extremely quiet and deserted, as if the world has forgotten the existence of this land.

Maori Kogoro turned around and told Watanabe Toru, who had secretly gotten into the car with him, "Toru, stay in the car and don't run around."

Watanabe Toru nodded obediently: "I understand."

Having said that, shortly after Kogoro Mouri and Inspector Megure got out of the car and left, Toru Watanabe secretly followed them.

In front of us is a large, dilapidated, hollow iron gate. Behind the gate, on one side is a row of abandoned two-story factory buildings. On the side of the building, we can vaguely see an unattended, nameless sea of ​​flowers.

At the end of the sea of ​​flowers, there is a three-story building with a sign hanging on the second floor. You can roughly see four words on the sign.

Hitachi Transport

The door was not closed, so Toru Watanabe walked straight in.

Looking around, the roller blinds on a window on the second floor of the factory showed signs of having been pressed down, and a motorcycle was parked outside a warehouse a little further away.

Toru Watanabe immediately made a judgment that the kidnapper might be in that warehouse.

He did not rush to approach the warehouse, but walked towards the building by the sea of ​​flowers and opened a room on the first floor. A lot of supplies were discarded inside, including several bundles of ropes, a flashlight, and half a bag of flour.

Watanabe Toru thought for a moment, took out a handkerchief from his pocket and wrapped the flour.

After finishing, Watanabe Toru was about to go to other rooms to check, but he heard noise outside.

"Don't come over here! Otherwise the child will die!"

"Calm down! We can discuss anything!"

"Back off! Everyone, back off!"

Uncle Maori and the others were discovered?

Watanabe Toru raised his eyebrows and walked out.

Outside the warehouse, the kidnapper held Ayumi in one hand and held a dagger against her neck with the other.

Kogoro Mouri, Juzo Megure and two other policemen retreated step by step under the threat of the kidnappers.

"Sir, please calm down." Inspector Megure was still trying to persuade him: "It's not too late to surrender now and try to get leniency."

"Leniency?" The kidnapper sneered, "Murder, kidnapping, extortion, every one of my deeds is unforgivable. Stop talking nonsense and get out of my way. You don't want this little girl to get hurt, do you?"

The hostage was in the hands of the kidnappers. Inspector Megure was helpless and was about to compromise when a figure rushed out and shouted, "Ayumi, I'm here to save you."

"Xiao Che??"

Kogoro Mori was stunned at first, but when he saw clearly that the figure was Toru Watanabe, his expression suddenly changed and he was scared out of his wits.

Didn't he tell him to stay in the car? Why did he run out?

Seeing the situation change, the two policemen standing behind Inspector Megure quickly drew their pistols from their waists and pointed them at the kidnappers.

"Stop, or I'll kill her!"

The kidnapper shouted at Watanabe Toru and took two steps back to keep a safe distance.

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"Xiao Che, save me!"

Ayumi struggled in the kidnapper's arms, her tearful face full of fear and anxiety.

Watanabe Toru stopped and looked at the kidnapper and said, "Let Ayumi go, and I will be your hostage."

Hearing that Watanabe Toru actually proposed a hostage exchange, Maori Kogoro's heart was once again shocked. He was Watanabe Toru's nominal guardian and was responsible for him. If anything happened to Watanabe Toru, how would he explain it to Tanaka Kentaro?

Thinking of this, Maori Kogoro shouted anxiously: "Xiaotuo, go back quickly, it's too dangerous here."

Watanabe Toru seemed not to have heard what Maori Kogoro said, and continued to say to the kidnapper: "I am much more valuable than Ayumi. The 50 million was paid by my uncle."

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