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"Have you ever seen a man here before? He was wearing a sun hat and looked younger..."
"And he was dressed simply and plainly, walking with his head down and his face hidden by the brim of his hat?"
Before he finished speaking, the woman in the windbreaker took over his words.
"Yes! It's him! Have you seen him? Where is he?" the man in kimono asked hurriedly.
"Yes, I saw it. When I came out just now, I saw that person hurriedly going up to the second floor of the locker room..."
"I understand! Thank you!"
Before she could finish, the man in kimono hurriedly ran towards the stairs leading to the second floor of the locker room. As he ran, he pressed the earphones on his ears and whispered something.
"Well, you're welcome..."
Behind him, the woman in the windbreaker looked at him meaningfully, then turned and left the locker room.
I forgot to say yesterday, I wish you all a happy Chinese Valentine's Day~
Chapter 472 Those two people are gone
"Damn it! Where the hell is he hiding?!"
In the locker room behind the guest house, after saying goodbye to the woman in windbreaker, the man in kimono ran up to the second floor as fast as he could, and then he was dumbfounded.
This changing room is the only place on this Edo Street where all staff, shop personnel and guests can change clothes. Therefore, it is very large and is divided into three floors.
The first floor is the men's changing room and waiting room, while the second floor is for women only. There are at least a hundred changing rooms on this floor.
As for the top third floor, it is the clothing storage room, where nearly a hundred different styles of men's and women's kimonos are stacked up in different categories, with a total of more than ten thousand pieces.
At this time, the man in kimono was standing on the second floor, looking at the hundreds of changing rooms in front of him, and he was overwhelmed.
"Lilac, the target is currently hiding in the locker room. The search is difficult. I request manpower support."
"allow."
Carly's voice came through his headphones.
"All teams outside the guesthouse will immediately move towards the guesthouse and guard all entrances and exits of the guesthouse according to the predetermined plan.
The two teams in the hall will remain on standby and continue to monitor the situation in the hall. The remaining personnel will enter the locker room from the back door to assist in the search for the target person. "
"receive."
As Carly's order was given, the operatives in Beika Edo Street, who had been disguised as various tourists and lurking in various important roads of Edo Street, began to move towards the location of the guesthouse.
As the storm was about to come, the lobby of the guest house remained quiet.
As the murderer Xue Dingyao was controlled, everyone in the hall thought that the incident was over. All they had to do next was wait quietly for the police to arrive and leave after a brief questioning...
"Come to think of it, the police were really slow to arrive this time..."
At a dining table under the stage, Kogoro Mori picked up the wine glass in front of him, took a sip, and then burped loudly.
"Could it be that it's really because we're in the suburbs? Is that why we came late?"
Having said this, he turned and looked at Igarashi Kiyoko who was also sitting at the table.
"Ms. Igarashi, did the police say how long it would take them to arrive?"
"Well, the police didn't tell me explicitly, they just told me that it might take a little longer..." Igarashi Kiyoko shook her head slightly and replied.
"Really? They can't even give an accurate time! The police nowadays are really helpless..."
"dad……"
Kogoro Mouri wanted to complain, but stopped at the last moment after being reminded by Ran Mouri.
He didn't know if it was because of the wine he had drunk or because of that special name he heard... He realized that he seemed a little agitated.
"Sorry, I was a little excited..." Shaking his head, Kogoro Mouri said apologetically.
He just thought of Officer Shirakawa again, a legendary figure in the Japanese police force whom he had never actually met in person but had grown up hearing about his deeds.
【Bai Heqing...】
At the same time, Haibara Ai, who was also sitting at the same table, was also thinking about this name.
[No, there must be something wrong with that person just now. ]
Recalling the man in kimono who had chased after the mysterious figure, Haibara Ai became more and more certain of her guess.
She quickly took out her cell phone and sent a text message to the phone number that Shuichi Akai had left her.
[Mr. Akai, the man who calls himself Shirakawa Kiyoshi, is he also a member of the organization? ]
Not long after she sent the text message, she received a reply from Shuichi Akai.
【Yes. 】
Just as she was about to ask again, Shuichi Akai sent another text message.
[Don't ask too much now, take care of your safety, I will talk to you if there is a chance after the operation is over. ]
After seeing the content of the text message, Haibara Ai silently put away her phone.
"Sorry to bother you."
Just then, Hoshino Terumi, who was originally on the other side, came over.
"Ms. Hoshino, what happened?" Seeing Hoshino Terumi's somewhat anxious face, Mao Li Ran asked hurriedly.
"Mr. Maori, have you seen Yoko before?" Hoshino Terumi asked hurriedly.
"Ms. Yoko? No, what's wrong?..."
"I don't know where Yoko has gone. I can't find her anywhere. She doesn't have a phone with her. She's already grown up, why is she still so casual in doing things..."
Perhaps because a murder had just happened here, Hoshino Terumi was obviously a little anxious about the sudden disappearance of Okino Yoko. Not only did she lose her usual calmness, but there was also some blame in her tone.
"Ms. Hoshino, don't worry. Let me go with you to look for it!" Seeing her like this, Mao Lilan immediately stood up and said.
Facing her kindness, Hoshino Terumi shook her head, "Thank you, but no thanks, I..."
"It's okay! There's strength in numbers!"
Without giving her a chance to refuse, Mao Lilan stood up and took her away.
"Come to think of it..." Watching the two people leave, Suzuki Sonoko subconsciously said, "Brother-in-law has been in the bathroom for quite some time, right? He hasn't come back for such a long time, is he lost?"
"Your brother-in-law knows the way very well." Suzuki Ayako replied with a smile: "Don't think too much, he probably encountered something on the road again, just wait patiently..."
"Huh? That kid is missing too?" After hearing the conversation between the two, Kogoro Mouri suddenly asked.
"Uncle! My brother-in-law just went to the bathroom! He's not missing!" Suzuki Sonoko immediately retorted.
"Yes, yes..."
Hearing her words, Kogoro Mouri's face still showed deep doubts.
Miss Yoko is missing, and Shizuki Shizuka is also missing. Could it be that... there is really an unbroken relationship between the two? !
Brat! !
At the same time, on the street outside the guesthouse, a figure mixed in with the crowd of people walking towards the back door of the guesthouse.
The figure was a man, dressed simply, and there was nothing special about him. He was wearing a sun hat on his head, and the shadow of the brim of the hat just covered his face under the sunlight.
Dressed like this, he seems to be the mysterious man who called himself Shirakawa Kiyoshi who appeared in the guest house before?
Of course, since the organizers deliberately blocked the news, what happened in the guesthouse just now did not spread outside.
Therefore, the people strolling on the street did not pay attention to this figure.
Just like that, the figure suspected to be Shirakawa Kiyoshi arrived at the back of the guesthouse without any surprise.
As it is backed by a mountain, the back of the guesthouse is a bit remote. There is only a small parking lot for staff members to park their cars, and there are not many tourists.
In front of one of the back doors of the guesthouse, you can see a man in a suit with his back to this side, his head slightly lowered, and he seems to be talking to someone through a headset.
"Bah!"
Looking at him, the figure who looked like Bai Heqing did not hesitate, pulled out the pistol from his body and shot him in the head.
Chapter 473: Same Journey, Different Dreams
In front of a back door of the guesthouse, a figure resembling Shirakawa Kiyoshi shot a man in a suit in the head.
"Bah!"
Gunshots rang out suddenly, blood splattered on the door, and the man in a suit collapsed to the ground.
"what sound?!"
Outside the parking lot next to them, three men in suits who happened to be nearby heard the noise and ran over.
"Damn it! It's the target person! Isn't he still in the guesthouse? Why is he here?!"
The gunman was dressed exactly like the target person the employer had requested. The three men just took one look at him, cursed, and immediately drew their guns and shot.
"Bang bang bang!"
Gunshots rang out one after another, and the figure holding the gun seemed to be prepared. As soon as the three people appeared, he threw a grenade at them.
"It's a grenade! Get down!"
After hastily firing a few shots as cover in panic, the three men screamed and fell to the ground.
"boom!"
Then there was a violent explosion and the heat wave burned the skin of the three people. When they came to their senses from the impact of the explosion, they only saw the back of the man with the gun hurriedly leaving.
"Damn it! He let him get away!"
"Report to Lilac quickly! We have found the target person! He is not in the guesthouse! Apply for..."
"boom--"
Before he finished speaking, the three of them heard another deafening explosion.
The sudden loud noise caused the three of them to become deaf instantly.
Before they could react to what was happening, the three of them felt the ground beneath their feet suddenly shake violently, knocking the three who had just stood up to the ground again.