Conan Rick's Investigator

At this time, Qin Zhibo, who was standing next to him, had a calm look in his eyes and said tentatively, "I'm just saying it's a possibility..."

"Could this so-called 'sorrowful man' be 'turning himself in'?"

Chapter 481: Not Moving a Bit, I Dare Not

"Go and surrender?"

Qin Zhibo's words stunned everyone, and some were surprised at his train of thought.

"Chou Si Lang" is pronounced as syu si ro, and "qu zishun" is pronounced as ji syu si ro. It is indeed easy to mishear them at a complex intersection.

But then, after finishing her homage, Sato Miwako stepped forward, spread her hands, and said helplessly, "It's a pity that someone in the police station had thought the same thing back then."

"But the other party was a vicious robber and murderer, so most people would still prefer that the father was calling out the criminal's name."

"Besides, the criminal won't surrender just because my father tells him to, right?"

"Otherwise he wouldn't have killed my father..."

Sato Miwako had a relieved smile on her face, but to others, there was a hint of bitterness in that smile.

Koizumi Hongzi, who was listening attentively, asked, very rarely, "Has this 'Chou Si Lang' been caught?"

Miwako Sato was stunned for a moment when she saw the unfamiliar face of Koizumi Hongzi, but she shook her head and replied, "No, anyone with that name has been screened and doesn't meet the criteria for committing the crime."

Shiratori Renzaburo took over and summarized, "There are too few clues in this case. Just the 10-second video recorded by the security camera, the raincoat the criminal was wearing when he escaped, and 'Chou Silang'. These three clues are too weak..."

As soon as Shiratori Renzaburo finished speaking, Sato Miwako's eyes suddenly became stern, and she retorted, "It's Shijo."

"The fourth clue is in my father's police handbook. There are three suspicious characters written in katakana: K, AN, and O."

"K AN O..." Shiratori Renzaburo said in a gloomy tone, "This is the first time I've heard of it..."

Miwako Sato walked on, "The police thought it might be a key clue in the case, so they deliberately kept it secret. Afterwards, they often asked my mother and me if we had ever heard my father mention similar terms.

But we have never heard of such a word, let alone understand its meaning.

"When I was little, I often stared at these three characters, so they left a deep impression on me. And I often thought to myself, whoever can solve this riddle and capture 'Chou Si Lang', I will definitely grant them whatever they ask for."

Sato Miwako's face was raised at a 45-degree angle, as if she was looking forward to the appearance of someone who could answer her questions.

Faced with this unique "solving a case to find a marriage partner", Takagi Shigeru and Shiratori Jinzaburo's eyes immediately lit up, and some thoughts that are not suitable for children came into their minds.

All the members of the Junior Detective League also had some thoughts about Peach.

"I want to eat the eel rice from Baikejia!"

"I want to stay and see the castle in Tropical Paradise!"

"I just want a ticket to the International Space Station!"

"Just give me the latest Prada bag..."

"Can you give me tickets to the World Cup?"

"If it were me, I'd still want Kaito Kidd..."

Conan: Another fan of Kaito Kid?

Just when everyone, regardless of gender or age, was thinking of peach, Qin Zhibo suddenly cleared his throat and said, "The real meaning of Kon o should be a person's name, right?"

"Just like the romanization of Conan's name, isn't it very close to Kon o?"

Kojima Genta, who was concerned about his eel meal, quickly spelled out Conan's name, "ko na... It's Conan!"

"The murderer is Conan!?"

The three idiots of Teitan showed frightened expressions and gave up the exclusive C position of the criminal at the murder scene to Conan.

Are you serious about taking a half step back? Such a small movement can cause so much damage...

Conan blinked his innocent eyes and quickly explained himself, "Hey! The romanization of my name is Konan, not Kono!"

"Besides, I wasn't even born eighteen years ago, how could I be a criminal?"

Conan did not lie this time. Even if it was Kudo Shinichi's identity, he might have been just a fertilized egg eighteen years ago.

You are even wrongly accusing a fertilized egg. This is too outrageous!

Although Conan ruled out the suspicion, Qin Zhibo's words reminded Sato, Takagi and Shiratori, and they all looked thoughtful.

At this moment, the appearance of a voice interrupted everyone's thoughts.

"Eh? Aren't you Miwako?"

Miwako Sato turned around and saw a middle-aged group of four, three men and one woman, standing behind her. The shortest of them was holding a bouquet of flowers in his left hand.

"Aunt Shendao, why are you all gathered together today?"

"Actually, today..."

Miwako Sato greeted the four people and introduced them to others as her father's baseball team friends from middle school, whose names included Monkey, Pig, Deer, and Butterfly.

Qin Zhibo looked at the complete names above the four people's heads, and suddenly found something interesting in one of the names.

Qin Zhibo smiled slightly and suddenly asked in a casual tone, "Excuse me, who among the four is called Ko No?"

The four-member group of monkey, pig, deer and butterfly was stunned for a moment and glanced at each other. Among them, the monkey, pig and butterfly looked at the "deer" at the same time.

Saru: "Shuji, wasn't your nickname in high school Kan O?"

Pig: "No, it should be Ka o, right?"

Die: "I just remember it was Ka or something. That was the nickname given to me by Captain Sato himself. I really miss it..."

Shikano Shuji didn't notice Sato Miwako's increasingly frightening expression at this moment, and jokingly said, "Haha, back then, Captain Sato always liked to give people simple Romanized nicknames, saying it would make it easier to communicate on the baseball field..."

After all this self-exposure, Sato Miwako's expression was no longer calm at all. She quickly reached out and grabbed Shikano Shuji's left wrist tightly.

Shuji Shikano, who was chatting and laughing with his old friend just a second ago, trembled in shock and the flowers in his hand fell to the ground.

"Meihezi, what are you doing..."

"I've been looking for you so hard..." A tear of excitement flowed from the corner of Sato Miwako's eye, and her wrist trembled slightly.

"You are the murderer who killed my father 18 years ago!"

The three little members of the Junior Detective Team opened their mouths in surprise, not understanding this sudden change.

The other adults and quasi-adults have already figured out the general ins and outs of the whole case through their own revelations just now.

Shiratori Jinzaburo slowly approached, a hint of elegance in his seriousness, and reasoned, "In fact, Officer Sato Masayoshi's police handbook says KO NO, which means Shikano, which is your last name."

"The so-called 'Chou Si Lang' is not a person's name, but means 'to surrender oneself'."

Shuji Kano listened to this series of reasoning with shock on his face. His brain was struck by lightning and it took him a long time to react before he hurriedly pleaded for his innocence.

However, Sato Miwako refused to listen to any explanation and immediately asked Takagi Wataru to go to the headquarters to apply for a search warrant.

……

The search warrant was issued quickly, and Miwako Sato took Shuji Kano to the scene to search in person. Qin Zhibo, Conan and others who had nothing to do also went along.

When a large bag of coins was found under the altar, Shuji Shikano's knees went weak and he fell to his knees, tears streaming down his face.

"I didn't spend a penny, it's all here..."

"Don't dare!"

Chapter 482 Pattern!

Shuji Kano knelt on the ground and told Miwako Sato what happened that year.

It turned out that Masayoshi Sato had watched the video footage captured by the security camera and, based on the robber's bat swing, he immediately guessed that it was Shuji Kano, the high school baseball team's top batter.

While being taken back to the police station, Shuji Shikano was terrified of spending the rest of his life in prison, so he attempted suicide by walking into the driveway.

But at the critical moment, Sato Masayoshi pushed Shikano Shuji away, making it look like he was hit by a truck while chasing a robber.

Over the years, Shuji Shikano had neither the courage to surrender himself nor the courage to spend the stolen money. He just wanted to remain silent and wait until the statute of limitations for the case was over before returning the stolen money.

Although the statute of limitations for the case, as recognized by the public, ended three years ago, because Shuji Shikano went to Italy for three years, these three years were not counted, so today is the last day of the statute of limitations for the case.

Sato Miwako looked at her watch and said, "It's still early. I can just go to the court and apply for an arrest warrant..."

After saying that, Sato Miwako's body softened and she leaned against the wall as if exhausted.

After 18 years, the criminal who killed my father was finally brought to justice.

"This is truly belated justice..."

Miwako Sato smiled bitterly at herself, laughing at the fact that the truth of the case was so simple and the murderer had been right next to her, yet she had no idea.

If it weren't for Qin Zhibo, he would probably never have the chance to bring the murderer to justice in this lifetime.

Thinking in her heart, Sato Miwako looked up at Qin Zhibo, left the wall, and walked towards him slowly.

……

Qin Zhibo was standing in the middle of the living room of Shikano Shuji's house, looking around, feeling a little disappointed.

This case is an old one. There is no corpse investigation and no side quests. The case can be easily solved by investigating two code words.

He also didn't expect that the murderer would appear in front of him so openly when he came to the conclusion and guessed that the murderer's name was "Luye".

It's really free...

Just when Qin Zhibo was feeling a little bored, the second person who wanted to give it away for free came.

Sato Miwako slowly approached, her expression a little awkward as she said, "Well, well... according to our previous agreement, whoever solves the puzzle will be granted a request..."

Qin Zhibo was stunned for a moment, then he remembered the request that made everyone miss Peach.

It turns out that was no joke...

Qin Zhibo didn't expect that the policewoman in front of him was so serious and meant what she said casually.

In that case...

Qin Zhibo's eyes suddenly became focused on Sato Miwako's big watery eyes, and the atmosphere in the air instantly became ambiguous.

This situation immediately shocked Takagi Wataru and Shiratori Renzaburo, who were standing by, and they stared at the two of them in amazement.

This is... someone intercepted it?

"Then I want to..."

Miwako Sato swallowed nervously, staring at Qin Zhibo with complicated eyes, and her heart beat as fast as when she first caught Shuji Shikano.

The young detective team who were watching this scene also felt a little dry in the mouth and extremely nervous.

But just as Qin Zhibo was about to speak, a crimson figure stood between the two of them, preventing them from continuing their communication.

"Hey, hey, hey! This is my property, don't make any weird agreements with him without my permission!"

Koizumi Akako stretched out her arms to stop the two of them. Although Takagi Wataru and Shiratori Jinsaburo, who were standing nearby and watching, didn't say anything, they actually shouted "Yes!" excitedly in their hearts.

Hearing what Koizumi Akako said, Sato Miwako's face immediately turned red like a red apple, and she quickly shook her head to deny that she was indeed thinking about Peach for a moment just now.

Just as the atmosphere was growing increasingly eerie, the instigator, Qin Zhibo, stepped forward and explained with a helpless look on his face, "What are you all thinking about?"

"I just want Officer Sato to randomly select a child and have their wish granted..."

"Ah?!"

Everyone exclaimed in surprise, having never guessed that Qin Zhibo's wish was this, and not that...

Qin Zhibo snorted coldly and continued, "Who do you think I am?"

"I'm not the kind of person who would take advantage of Officer Sato's emotional weakness and wish for marriage."

"No way, no way... there's no one who really thinks that way, right?"

Takagi Wataru and Shiratori Nisaburo: "..."

After hearing what Qin Zhibo said, Sato Miwako felt touched and a bright smile immediately appeared on her face. She turned around and asked how to randomly choose the children's wishes.

On the other hand, Qin Zhibo quietly observed that in his own interpersonal network, the relationship between himself and Sato Miwako suddenly jumped from level 4 friends to level 2 friends.

Although Qin Zhibo had some communication with Sato Miwako before, most of it was about the case and was just normal work cooperation between police and detectives.