Conan Rick's Investigator

"What if the sniper is so ruthless that he doesn't even spare children?"

Faced with Officer Chaki's warning, Conan could only nod obediently and agree.

But in fact……

Dare you next time!

After warning the child, Officer Chamu turned to look at Qin Zhibo, the man who had persuaded Kidd to retreat.

"Mr. Qin, what do you think about the incident where Kaito Kidd was sniped?"

When asked about this, Qin Zhibo directly hinted, "This sniper was able to accurately snipe Kaito Kidd's right eye in the night sky, which shows two things..."

"First, the sniper's sniping skills are superb. It's definitely impossible that this is his first time doing this."

"Secondly, the sniper deliberately chose to target the right eye, which is smaller and harder to hit. This suggests either he was extremely confident in his skills, or that this action held some special significance."

"So if we look for a killer with a long murder record who specializes in sniping right eyes, we might find something..."

As a superintendent in charge of investigating intelligent criminals, Officer Chaki didn't know much about the killer, so he quickly asked his men to search the database of the Osaka Prefectural Police Headquarters to see if there was the killer that Qin Zhibo had speculated about.

Soon, a uniformed policeman came with various information.

"First, no blood or fingerprints were detected on Kidd's monocle."

"In addition, weapons experts have determined that the bullet casings found at the scene are from a Russian 9×39mm special subsonic rifle, the latest modified SSP sniper-specific model."

"The gun equipped with this bullet is usually the Russian VSS silent close-range sniper rifle."

"Currently, this weapon is mainly used by Russian special forces..."

As soon as this conclusion was made, Officer Chaki and the detective at the scene widened their eyes in surprise.

Because today there is a Russian in the president's office of the Suzuki Museum of Art.

The Russian embassy secretary, Sergei, was tall and strong, and it was obvious that he had experience carrying a gun.

Coupled with his special background, it would be absolutely easy for him to get this kind of gun.

"Could it be..."

The matter is of great importance, and Officer Chamu does not dare to make a conclusion easily.

Hattori Heiji, who was standing next to him, held his chin in his hands and made a statement that ordinary people would not dare to make.

"Today, the Russian said he wanted to take the 'Egg of Memory' back for free, but old man Suzuki didn't respond."

"Could it be that he learned of Kidd's theft plan tonight, so he was waiting in Osaka Harbor, which was downwind, to snipe Kaito Kidd?"

"If Kidd succeeds in stealing and is then shot down by a sniper, wouldn't the 'Egg of Memory' fall right into his hands?"

Chaki and the other detectives did not respond, but in their hearts they all agreed with Hattori Heiji's reasoning.

However, the police who came to report told another story that confused everyone.

"In the ICPO criminal database, I found a killer who specializes in sniping at the right eye."

"His name is 'Scooping', his gender and age are unknown."

This information once again confused the police and detectives.

Even if Sergei can make an exception and snipe Kaito Kidd once for the "Egg of Memories", he can't be a professional killer, right?

At this time, Hattori Heiji once again gave a breathtaking reasoning.

"Could it be that the Russian knew of Scott's sniping habits and imitated Scott's crimes, hoping to pin the blame on Scott?"

"He might even be Scorbing~"

Hattori Heiji's sentence structure is a question, but there is no questioning tone in his tone.

And once this reasoning was stated, everything seemed to make sense again.

The logical reasoning was so flawless that Conan, Kogoro Mouri and others all fell silent.

Qin Zhibo looked at Hattori Heiji, who was full of confidence and enjoying the highlight of the game, and felt a sense of emotion in his heart.

If I hadn't known that Shi Kaobing was a woman, I would have been fooled by your rich imagination...

Qin Zhibo was not sure whether Hattori Heiji's first reasoning was right or wrong.

But as for the second reasoning, Qin Zhibo certainly knew that the Russian man was not Shi Kaobing.

However, Qin Zhibo could not directly tell the police that Shi Kaobing was a gray-boy woman. After all, it was not convenient to explain that the source of his information was another killer.

Qin Zhibo has met two gray-haired women now. One is Pu Si Qinglan who was in the president's office in the afternoon, and the other is Xiangsaka Natsumi who appeared outside the art museum in the evening.

Both of these gray-haired women came for the purpose of obtaining the "Egg of Memories" at the Romanov Dynasty exhibition. In addition, Qin Zhibo had never had direct contact with the two of them, so it was difficult for him to judge which of the two was Shi Kaobing.

Two Scottish candidates, plus a possible Scottish impersonator.

Before there's a formal murder case and an investigation point, it's really hard to judge...

At this moment, a voice suddenly came from behind Hattori Heiji.

"Stop showing off here, you smartass."

Hattori Heiji looked back and saw a tall man in a suit standing quietly behind him. Osaka Kurokuni, who was so arrogant a second ago, immediately showed an expression of surprise on his face.

Everyone looked at the squinty-eyed man, and Chaki, Conan and Mouri Kogoro recognized him at the same time.

"Chief of the Osaka Police Station—Mr. Hattori Heizo!"

Kogoro Mouri mentioned Hattori Heizo's title, so that Qin Zhibo, who happened to be standing next to him and didn't know this character, could understand the situation.

Hattori Heizo first nodded slightly, then turned to look at Hattori Heiji beside him, who had a hint of fear in his eyes.

He looked at Hattori Heiji seriously, and slowly opened his right eye, which was narrowed into a slit, revealing the shocking black eye inside.

"Heiji, the police station received a report that someone was speeding on a motorcycle on the sidewalk in the city during a power outage..."

"According to eyewitnesses, it was a green motorcycle."

As he spoke, Hattori Heizo turned around and glanced at Hattori Heiji's green motorcycle parked on the side.

"Heiji, was that you speeding on the sidewalk?"

Hattori Heizo's soul-searching question forced Hattori Heiji, who was about to evade the question, to quickly change the subject and say, "I did that to catch Kaito Kid!"

"Oh……"

"So, that person is really you?"

Hattori Heiji: Danger!

Chapter 220 The adventure continues!

Hattori Heizo ignored Hattori Heiji's excuses and declared righteously: "According to Japan's Road Traffic Management Regulations, your motorcycle and driver's license will be temporarily confiscated by the police."

After saying this, Hattori Heizo turned around and looked at the police officer he brought with him, a policeman named Otaki Goro.

"Are you really going to take Heiji's motorcycle?"

Officer Otaki also knew Hattori Heiji and confirmed Hattori Heizo's order again.

Hattori Heizo did not answer, but directly conveyed the terrifying look of "turning a blind eye" to Officer Otaki. Otaki, feeling nervous, hurried over to Heiji without saying a word to ask for the motorcycle key.

"Heiji..."

"cut……"

Hattori Heiji handed the key to Otaki with a look of dissatisfaction. Just when he thought everything was fine, Hattori Heizo next to him reminded him again.

"And a driver's license."

"I didn't bring my driver's license!"

The rebellious Hattori Heiji retorted in a rather harsh tone, and Hattori Heizo directly ordered: "Take him to the police station immediately for investigation on the charge of driving without a license!"

As soon as Hattori Heizo said this, everyone present was stunned, and their lips were almost opening to say "Ah?"

Officer Chaki: As expected of Superintendent Hattori, he really enforces the law impartially, just as the rumors say. But it seems a bit too much to treat his own son like this...

Kogoro Mouri: Is it necessary to do this to your own son?

Conan: It's really not easy for Hattori to grow up under such a father...

Qin Zhibo: I support it! Otherwise, Hattori Heiji will become "My dad is Hattori Heizo"...

Hattori Heiji still didn't want to leave, and shouted again: "I can't leave! I still have to solve the case!"

Hattori Heizo replied coldly, "There are so many excellent police officers and detectives here, it's not your turn as a young boy to solve cases."

"Otaki, why don't you take him away?"

In this way, Hattori Heiji was hugged by Officer Otaki's arm and retreated from the search in embarrassment.

Afterwards, Hattori Heizo also began to ask Officer Chaki about the situation, after all, the sniper incident occurred in Osaka.

Chaki respectfully explained the whole story and also told Hattori Heiji's reasoning.

"So that's how it is. The Russians had the motive and the possibility to commit the crime."

"But there are so many things that could be involved. We can't just conduct a search without solid evidence. I think we should conduct the investigation in the most cautious way. It's not appropriate for police officers to intervene."

As he spoke, Hattori Heizo turned to look at Qin Zhibo and Maori Kogoro, two unofficial private detectives.

"Mr. Maori, this should be our second meeting, right?"

"Yes!"

Kogoro Mouri, who used to be a policeman, still retains physical memories of these bigwigs in the police force, and immediately stands up straight when his name is called.

"And this gentleman, if I'm not mistaken, should be the Tokyo detective who has recently become famous - Mr. Qin Zhibo, right?"

"Ah."

Qin Zhibo nodded, his eyes showing enough respect for the police chief who could enforce the law impartially for his son.

Of course, Qin Zhibo had no idea how he would be investigated after being brought back or whether it was just a face-saving project.

"Just now, President Suzuki decided to suspend the exhibition and send people to Yokosuka."

"On the way, the Russian and other people related to the 'Egg of Memory' will go together."

"It just so happens that there are two famous detectives here. I'm counting on you to investigate the Russians and Scott."

Kogoro Mouri was stunned for a moment, then quickly stood at attention and saluted.

"Yes!"

"No problem, I'll cover it!"

Hattori Heizo turned to look at Qin Zhibo next to him. Qin Zhibo certainly had no reason to refuse and readily agreed.

"can."

……

Returning to the Suzuki Museum of Modern Art in a stretched Lincoln driven by secretary Nishino, Qin Zhibo, Maori Kogoro and others asked Suzuki Shiro the reason for the sudden decision to cancel the opening ceremony of tomorrow's exhibition.

It turned out that after the power outage was restored, a woman named Natsumi Kosaka came to visit.

Natsumi Kosaka claimed to be the great-granddaughter of a craftsman from the Faberuge workshop in Russia. When she returned to her country to sort out the belongings of her family elders, she found a design drawing by her great-grandfather in her own workshop.

This design drawing is exactly the "Egg of Memory" to be exhibited in this exhibition.

But in fact, after research by Pu Siqinglan, a researcher of the Romanov Dynasty, it was discovered that the design drawing torn in two halves was not one "Egg of Memory" at all, but two.

The evidence is that the top of the "Egg of Memory" in the design is not inlaid with cheap glass, but real gems.

After Pu Siqinglan studied the egg currently in the Suzuki family, he discovered that the glass on the egg was actually removable.

The removed glass is a "magic mirror", which is a piece of glass that is carefully crafted with the ultimate craftsmanship. As long as light shines on it, the image carved on the glass will appear.

And what was shown on that image was Natsumi Kosaka's family business, a huge castle in Yokosuka.

Later, Pu Siqinglan believed that the two "Eggs of Memories" were actually made by Natsumi Kosaka's great-grandfather, but one of the eggs was sold to build a castle.

As for the other egg, it should still be hidden in this castle.

The image on the "magic mirror" is precisely to indicate the whereabouts of another "egg of memory".

In order to find another "Egg of Memories" and see if there is a chance to acquire another one, Shiro Suzuki decided to suspend the exhibition. At the suggestion of Pu Siqinglan, he took the existing "Egg of Memories" with him to see if he could trigger some hidden mechanism in Yokosuka Castle.