Chapter 9 Reappearance 7 years later

Chapter 9 Reappearance 7 years later

Chapter 9: Reappearance after Seven Years
In the end, the police successfully arrested the suspect.

Hideo Ishihara, male, 28 years old, works in a clothing store.

According to Mirai Horikoshi's friends, Ishihara Hideo once went to the movies with Mirai Horikoshi on the pretext of having free tickets, and because they lived in the same building, they had some interactions. After that, he always pretended to be her boyfriend and disciplined her.

For example, Horikoshi Mirai likes to hang clothes outside, but Ishihara Hideo always tells her not to do so, because the man living next door always comes out to peek at her, which makes Ishihara Hideo very unhappy.

In fact, the neighbor just happened to be there, after all, he was right across from him, so it was hard not to see him. And he didn't deliberately look at him, because he knew that peeking at others was a bad behavior.

This was learned during the police questioning.

Because of this incident, Hideo Ishihara once quarreled with Horikoshi Mirai. He asked Horikoshi Mirai not to wear her skirt too short, but Horikoshi Mirai replied, "Don't worry about it, I know it myself."

But what really made Hideo Ishihara have the idea was that he learned that the other party was going on a blind date.

"What does it have to do with you?"

These words, like a sharp blade, pierced his heart.

She actually left herself to go on a blind date with someone else?
This is something Hideo Ishihara cannot accept.

"I want to have her now before someone else has her. If only she hadn't been like that at the time."

Horikoshi Mirai died of suffocation because he covered her mouth and nose.

"So, why did you use tape?"

Almost everyone in the neighborhood knows about the "Tape Serial Murders" seven years ago. Although seven years have passed, when people mention it, it still feels as if it happened yesterday.

That's why he thought of imitating the other party's modus operandi so that the police would mistakenly believe that this was a serial murder case.

Shakespeare once said in Hamlet: Even though all the earth's dirt cover it, the crime will eventually be exposed to the eyes of the world.

Whenever a crime is committed, there will be traces left.

Ishihara Hideo thought the fingerprints had been wiped clean, but he overlooked a detail, that is, he tore the tape with his hands. Although he wore gloves, he still got them stained.

The patterns on gloves are similar to fingerprints. The criminals will be caught eventually, it's just a matter of time.

"I know the victim. She was a very sunny girl who always had a bright smile on her face. She hadn't had the chance to fall in love yet. She should have been happy that day, enjoying her first blind date in her life. Unexpectedly, she discovered something like this. She was reluctant to take a taxi and always took the bus. If I could have taken her home that night,

Would it be possible that all this would not have happened?
"She was murdered at home. It has nothing to do with you."

Some people are twenty years old, some people are always twenty years old.

Someone calls the future, but there is no future.

The incident involving Mirai Horikoshi has come to an end, but the tape serial murder case has not.

The next day, the police received a report that someone claimed to have found a female corpse in the suburbs with tape wrapped around her head.

The murderer did not bury the body, but only covered the surface with fallen leaves and branches. It is easy to see if you drive by. The purpose of the murderer doing this may be to recall the moment of killing.

It's not revenge, nor is it for money. There are no fingerprints or footprints, and it seems that there is no way to start.

"The tape is in a lying position. The tape is also wrinkled. It seems that the man from seven years ago is indeed committing a crime again. But why are these kids here? Aren't they afraid?"

"Well, actually I was taking them out for fun, and I saw this situation on the road, so I called the police."

Dr. Agasa scratched his head and laughed, his old face turning red.

It seemed that every time they were taken out, they would encounter various cases, which made the police accustomed to it. However, this person was the first time they had seen him, so it was inevitable that they felt strange.

"Why is this big sister here?"

Yuantai looked at her, muttering something, as if he didn't want to see him.

Generally, children of a certain age are unwilling to admit that they are children, because this will be accompanied by a stereotype. They are the young detective team, helping the police solve many cases, so they don't want others to see them as ordinary children.

“This is what I requested.”

Megure Jusan coughed lightly, and then said: "Seven years later, this criminal appears again. If he is not caught in time, there may be more serious consequences. With the help of this profiler, we can narrow the scope of investigation and even find where the next murderer may appear."

"Profiler? What's that?"

The children blinked curiously, having no idea what the word meant.

They knew police and detectives, but this was the first time they had seen a "profiler". They also didn't know if this profiler was as magical as Inspector Megure said.

But obviously, Qinghai Chuantang did not want to explain this issue, but talked with the police to obtain more intelligence information.

Several children gathered together, talking in low voices.

"Is this profiler really that powerful? He's like a prophet!"

"If it's really that powerful, then why didn't she expect a dead body to appear here?"

Obviously, they all had doubts about his identity.

"By analyzing the modus operandi, scene layout, and criminal characteristics, we can outline the criminal's criminal mentality, and further predict his race, gender, age, occupation, background, appearance, personality traits, and even the next move, so that the police can narrow the search scope and stop the continuation of criminal behavior in time."

"This is the profiler."

Haibara Ai spoke calmly with a cold tone, like an emotionless reading machine.

They were stunned for a few seconds.

It was Mitsuhiko who was the first to react. "Wow, that looks amazing."

"So who is better, a detective or a profiler?"

They all looked at each other, as if they could get some answers.

Haibara Ai didn't expect them to ask this, so she was stunned for a moment.

She had never met a profiler, so she couldn't make an evaluation. But if she simply compared the two based on their characteristics, she would be unsafe.

"Why don't we ask Mr. Edogawa to answer this question?"

Haibara Ai looked at him with a faint smile on her face.

"Eh?"

Conan blinked, somewhat unresponsive.

After he realized what was going on, he scratched his head and laughed, "In fact, I think Sherlock Holmes is definitely more powerful!"

It feels like I'm answering the wrong question.

"In fact, I think that they each have their own job, and there is no point in comparing them. After all, a detective has his strengths, and a profiler has his strengths, right?"

Qinghai Chuantang appeared behind them at some point.

Several people turned around and were surprised.

"Why do Inspector Megure and the others seem to be getting ready to leave?"

"Are they going to give up?"

He seemed very puzzled.

Qing Hai Chuantang explained: "Because they are going to search for the criminal. After all, if they can't catch him before tonight, there is a high possibility that another case will happen."

Hunter, hunting will begin tonight.

"Do they already know where the criminal is? Or do they already know the characteristics of the murderer?"

"Big sister, can you tell us the clues? We, the Junior Detective Team, also want to help!"

Although I know that they may have good intentions, this case is too dangerous for them.

The murderer was not someone who could be made to put down his butcher knife and become a Buddha with just a few words. Instead, he was a madman who enjoyed the process of killing and liked to watch people die slowly.

"Too dangerous."

Qinghai Chuantang rejected them clearly, "You kids, the best help is just staying at home."

The expressions of several children suddenly became depressed.

"But, but, we also want to help! And the previous theft case also had the help of our Junior Detective Team!"

Ayumi looked up at her with a stubborn expression and tears in her eyes.

Qinghai Chuantang is a hard-hearted person and will not change his mind just because the other party sheds a few tears.

but
She thought for a moment and said, "How about this? As long as you help me find something within the specified time, I will tell you the clues."

The children perked up instantly.

"what?"

"Don't worry, we young detectives are the best at finding things!"

Seeing how motivated they were, Conan's mouth twitched: Don't agree so readily!

Qinghai Chuantang looked at the time on his watch. It was 11:25.

"The time limit is three hours. What I need to find is the cell phone that I accidentally left behind."

"A few days ago, I got a ride home from a kind-hearted person. Because my pockets were shallow, I accidentally dropped my money on the seat when I got off the car. I realized it later. I remember that person was driving a small red car and was wearing glasses."

"Then he dyed his hair in all kinds of colors." Qinghai Chuantang touched his chin and thought for a while, then continued, "The way he speaks is very strange, so he should be easy to find. I roughly remember a few sentences, such as 'As long as the young man is energetic, he will be a powerful person wherever he goes' and 'The knife is not sharp and the horse is too thin, what can you use to fight me'."

This is half true.

Qinghai Chuantang witnessed Conan's transformation from being full of confidence to starting to doubt himself, and finally to trying hard to think, seeming a little crazy.

She guessed that the other person must be thinking: If there really is such a strange person, why don't I have any impression of him?

"In this case, it should be easy to find, right?"

They looked at each other, then smiled and said confidently, "Young Detective Team, let's go!"

It was as if he was cheering himself up.

"So, what are the features of that phone?"

I have to say, Conan finally found the key.

Because of the special nature of her phone, it is unique.

"Colorful black, with a five-leaf clover phone chain hanging on it."

Conan looked at the other person and it seemed that he was indeed not lying, so he fell into deep thought again: What exactly is this colorful black?
After agreeing on a meeting place with several people, Qinghai Chuantang drove away. Before leaving, she also promised that as long as these children found her phone for her, she would treat them to a meal and go to any place of their choice.

He seems to be acting as if he is not short of money.

In fact, that's really the case.

As for the meeting place, we chose her home because it was more convenient.

It was a little later than Qing Hai Chuan Tang expected. After all, according to her own thinking, since she had seen her and Okiya Subaru together before, the first suspect was him.

I just remembered Conan's "doubting life" look before, and I think he was excluded at that time.

After opening the door, Conan and others were seen standing at the door, except Haibara Ai.

"Hey, isn't that little girl with tea hair with you guys?"

"Ai suddenly felt unwell, so she couldn't come. Big sis, please tell us the answer as soon as possible, so that we can find that person sooner!"

After taking the phone from Conan, he looked at it carefully and confirmed that he had not installed any eavesdropping devices or the like, so he felt relieved and put the phone back into his pocket.

Now that the phone has been retrieved, she will naturally follow the agreement and take over the murderer's profile and tell them.

"32 to 36 years old, male, 170 to 175 cm tall, good-looking, unmarried. Works in uniform, similar to security guards and police officers. The other party may also have a fake police car for committing crimes."

Another key point is that the murderer chose to commit crimes at night, close to the early morning. Then he looked for girls on the street, and as long as there was one girl, he pretended to be a kind person to send her home. After all, with a reliable appearance, it is easy for others to be deceived by his appearance, just like those girls.

"Okay, great."

"If that's the case, the scope is greatly narrowed, and it will be much easier to find."

The children stared at her in amazement, with a hint of admiration in their eyes.

"Then let's go find him without delay!"

"Young Detective Team, let's go——"

The three children ran out happily, not noticing that Conan was still standing there.

Of course he did it on purpose.

At this point, Conan has ruled her out as a member of the Black Organization, but he remains wary of her.

"Big sis, can I ask you something?"

He is now Edogawa Conan, not Kudo Shinichi, so he can only use a child's tone to get what he wants to know.

No.

According to Qinghai Chuantang's personality, she should have answered like this. But since the other party had taken the phone back for her, it was reasonable to satisfy his curiosity. As long as his curiosity was not too strong, it would be fine to give him an answer.

So, she smiled and said, “Just ask.”

She really looks like a kind sister next door.

Conan looked at her, seemed to hesitate for a moment, and then asked: "What is the relationship between you and Mr. Subaru?"

Qinghai Chuantang was stunned.

He touched his chin and whispered, "So this is Dad's name now? I almost gave it away."

It looks like he is talking to himself.

Conan was startled, as if he had heard some terrible news.

Mr. Akai wouldn't kill him to silence him, right?

Conan thought to himself, feeling a little uneasy for some reason.

Qing Hai Chuan Tang realized something, looked at Conan and smiled: "Mr. Subaru? Sorry, I don't know him. I thought he was just a kind taxi driver."

Conan's mouth twitched. "The person you mentioned before is completely different from Mr. Subaru."

"This is called memory bias, and it's normal. After all, my memory has never been very good."

Just when Conan wanted to ask something, Ayumi and others appeared at the door, and they finally realized that they had forgotten someone.

"Conan, hurry up and catch up!"

"We are a group, we should act together. Did you secretly tell this big sister to take you alone to eat eel rice?"

Facing Yuanta's questioning, Conan waved his hands and laughed awkwardly: "How is this possible?"

After saying this, he hurriedly followed.

After watching the children leave, Qinghai Chuantang smiled, turned back to the house, closed the door, and continued to enjoy her afternoon tea.

If the police don't find him, then they can just go for a drive at night and maybe run into him.

Although this is a question of probability.

However, she was not going to participate in this operation. After all, she was not from the Metropolitan Police Department, she did not have any bonus, and she was not a person with a strong sense of justice, so why would she find trouble for herself?
What's more, with Conan here, he won't be able to escape again.

The next morning news announced that the "Tape Serial Murder Case" had been successfully solved, and the murderer was able to survive and was successfully arrested.

It is said that when he was caught, Shangshan was laughing like a madman. It seemed that he had expected this day, but also seemed that he was unwilling to believe the fact that he was arrested.

Colorful black. Haha, there really is a mobile phone in this color, but don’t take it seriously. After all, the actual effect of the mobile phone is not as good as the ever-changing white.

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