Oritis in the world of Detective Conan

Chapter 149: The Dark Pursuer (Part 7)

In the ambulance, Inspector Megure received a call from Manager Matsumoto: "Just now, a painter named Shindo Sumire called and said she knows who the serial killer is. His address is Hachioji City."

So Inspector Megure gave orders to Officer Takagi and Officer Sato.

However, the Black Organization, which had received the information in advance, had already sent Chianti and Collen to ambush and blow out the tires, preventing the two from arriving at the scene in time.

However, when Gin and Vodka arrived, they found the studio empty and had no choice but to leave. The police who arrived later also found no useful information.

In Dr. Agasa's car, Conan asked Haibara if she knew a person named Ireland, but Haibara said that she had no connection with him and hoped that Conan would not investigate the case too deeply, which would expose his identity as Kudo Shinichi.

"I know, but I can't just sit there and watch." Conan firmly expressed his determination to get to the bottom of this.

At this time, Ireland had sneaked into Teitan High School and Teitan Elementary School, stole the Black Knight's helmet and Conan's handicraft homework, and using fingerprint comparison, he discovered that Conan was Kudo Shinichi.

Gin called and asked where Ireland was. Ireland asked Gin with some pride: "Come to think of it, you used that poison to get rid of that high school detective, Kudo Shinichi, right?"

Gin said nonchalantly that he had no recollection of the person he had killed.

Ireland hung up the phone and smiled maliciously, "That's enough. With this evidence, I can bring you down!"

In Ayase City, Koryo Sports Park, the body of Sumire Shindo was found by the police, along with mahjong tiles and a piece of withered ivy next to the body.

In the Mouri Detective Agency, Kogoro Mouri had of course received the news from the police, and Conan took the opportunity to ask about it.

"Yes, next to the body was a seven-tube mahjong tile and a piece of ivy, but this time there was a triangle on the back of the tile instead of letters."

Conan was then sent to school by Kogoro Mouri, and he discovered that a piece of his clay work was missing.

Officer Takagi and Officer Sato are here. Officer Sato is suspicious about the car's flat tire. Based on clues in the studio, she realizes that there is something fishy behind this case and there may be a spy within the police.

At Teitan High School, Sonoko told Ran that the Black Knight's helmet was stolen, and Ran told Conan the news. Conan now realized that his identity disguise was in jeopardy. He sent a message to Ran asking her not to call him anymore and then devoted himself to the case.

Conan called Hattori Heiji to ask for information about "Tanabata and Kyoto". Hattori Heiji mentioned a fire that occurred in Kyoto on the night of Tanabata. The hotel that caught fire was called VEGA, and two guests died.

After looking up relevant information, Conan learned that one of the people who died in the fire was named Nanako Motogami. So he followed the clues and found Mizutani Kosuke's house. In the name of Detective Mori's assistant, he got a lot of information from the neighbors. Nanako Motogami and Mizutani Kosuke were lovers, and today is the third anniversary of Nanako Motogami's death. Nanako Motogami also has a brother, Kazuki Motogami.

Hattori called to tell Conan that all the victims were guests of that hotel. Conan thus learned the murderer's motive for killing. Nanako Motokami was forced by others to leave the elevator where she could escape on the day of the fire, and the murderer wanted to take revenge on everyone.

If this line of reasoning were followed, then the murderer was undoubtedly Mizutani Kousuke. The seven bamboos on the mahjong tile represented the positions of the seven people in the elevator at the time, and the black vertical line on the back of the tile represented the elevator door. However, Conan still couldn't figure out the meaning of those English letters and the symbols of the nine Muses, which seemed to have nothing to do with this case.

Hattori on the other end of the phone noticed something and said, "I'm telling you, I found a super delicious okonomiyaki place. I'll take you there next time. Come and visit me. It's a deal."

Conan understood what Hattori meant and knew that he was concerned about him: "Okay, I will. Goodbye."

The police, having discovered the meaning behind the death message "Tanabata, Kyoto," have also investigated the fire incident two years ago and are discussing whether a crime will occur today. Officer Sato squinted suspiciously at the officers present, trying to identify the mole.

Kogoro Mouri showed off some outrageous reasoning on the spot, linking the location of the final case to the nine-headed Hydra in Greek mythology. However, except for the crazy police officer Yamamura, no one thought that such an outrageous reasoning would be true.

The recorder who was taking notes: ...

[Magician: In a way, he touched upon one of the truths.]

[Composer: Indeed, Orpheus based all his potions on Greek mythology.]

[Novelist: It's just a coincidence.]

[Undertaker: So, if "Eternal Beauty" also needed a manor-style name, what would you choose?]

[Entomologist: I remember this being a "cosmetic" that could keep people young forever.]

[Blind Woman: So the keywords are "spring," "vitality," or something like that?]

[Novelist: What do you think of “Persephone”?]

[Entomologist:?]

[Explorer: Are you trying to cause trouble?]

[Sculptor: At first glance, it doesn't seem like a big deal. After all, she's the goddess of seeds and spring.]

[Lawyer: But considering the magical interpersonal relationship between you two, it's hard not to suspect that you are up to something.]

[Novelist: I just think this fits the positioning very well. Please don’t make malicious assumptions about me.]

[Entomologist: Tsk, since no one here knows we have this secret connection, it doesn't matter.]

In the conference room, Officer Yamamura, with an excited look on his face, followed Kogoro Mouri and prepared to go to the location they had guessed.

At this time on the bus, the three little ones encountered a rhinoceros beetle with V-shaped tape on its back. Because the tape was stuck very tightly this time, they decided to ask Dr. Agasa for help.

After tearing off the tape, Dr. Agasa sighed, "This is probably a message left by someone!"

"The message is 'HELP'."

The three little ones were confused, so Dr. Agasa quickly explained, "The Beatles were named after the homophone for beetle, and their fifth album is called 'HELP'!"

However, due to the large generation gap between the two groups, the three little ones had never heard of the Beatles, which made Dr. Agasa quite frustrated.

Conan traced the case all the way to the home of Motokami Kazuki, where a memorial service was being held. He again tried to get information from Kogoro Mouri in the name of his assistant.

Motokami Kazuki answered Conan's question: "Mizutani Kosuke, he came this morning, left a bouquet of flowers and left."

He then showed Conan the addresses of people who had sent bouquets of flowers in previous years, and Conan noticed that they were all from victims of the case.

Motokami Kazuki added: "When I met Kosuke this morning, he said something incomprehensible: 'There are eight unforgivable people, and only one is left.'"