Chapter 453 Lock
Chapter 454: Locked

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It was a peaceful night with beautiful moonlight. I was enjoying the moon with Xiaolan and Ye, but was suddenly broken by a scream.

The sound came from the basement of Sakura House. It was the voice of the proprietress. Hearing the scream, the father who was sitting on the second floor and having fun with the singing girl and the dancing girl suddenly woke up, and rushed to the basement at the fastest speed.

Soon, people in different places of Sakura-ya rushed to the basement. What they saw was the proprietress lying outside the basement, trembling with fear, and Sakura Masazo lying on the ground covered in blood in the direction of the proprietress's finger.

"From now on, no one is allowed to enter this room, Lan, call the police immediately." The moment the father saw the body, he sobered up from his drunken state and began to set up the scene. After asking Xiaolan to call the police, the father went into the basement first and checked the body of Mr. Sakura Masao lying on the ground.

"The carotid artery was cut with a sharp knife." Dad said bluntly as he looked at Sakura Masazo's wound.

"The method is clean and neat. It's very similar to the recent murder case. Maybe it was done by the same person." Conan and Hattori followed their father into the room.

"Ah, anyway, let's all go back to our rooms. No matter what, no one can leave their rooms tonight until the police call us." Dad stood up and looked around, then said to the people gathered behind him. It's rare to come to the wine house to relax, but I encountered a murder case here. It's really bad luck.

After a while, everyone left, leaving only my dad and Hattori in the warehouse, as well as me standing outside the door thinking about something and Conan preparing to sneak into the warehouse. I watched Conan tiptoeing to enter the room, but I didn't pay much attention to him, and instead focused on my own affairs.

Was Vermouth arrested? Was this a trap set by the FBI? But it didn't make sense. If Judy and the others really suspected me, then keeping a close eye on me and Shiho would be the right choice. If they really wanted to surround and attack the reinforcements, then who would be the focus? When Ling and I made a scene at the headquarters, the only clue we left was the codename Angel of Annihilation. There was no way we would be targeted, unless... There are still FBI people in the organization now. But who are they?

All I can hope for now is that Mary will bring me some good news tomorrow.

"Kaoru." Just as I was still thinking about the possibility, Conan called me from the room behind me. "I got the key to Mr. Sakura's art shop and I'm going to check it out with Hattori. Do you want to go?"

"I'm not going." I shook my head. "The motorcycle Hattori has can only accommodate two people, so you guys go ahead. And I guess your final target should be the people in the room, right?"

"Ah, based on the current analysis, these people are the biggest suspects." Conan analyzed with his hand on his chin.

"Then I'll stay here and help you monitor the suspect and protect Xiaolan and the others." I patted Conan on the shoulder and then walked towards the room where Xiaolan was upstairs.

"Hey, Kaoru." Conan called me. "Are you really okay?"

"It's okay." I turned around with a puzzled look. "Are you being too sensitive? I'm just waiting for Ai to come over. I'm thinking about where to take the kids tomorrow."

"But the case..."

"To be honest, I don't recommend that you go around investigating cases after you've been attacked." I said with a serious look. "You have been targeted by the criminal now, and danger has already come to you. Of course, if the criminal is one of these people, then you are safe. After all, I am watching here, and I can quickly solve any disturbance. But the problem is that if the criminal has accomplices, then you are in danger. You must know that Genji Ying is an organization. Although I know that there was only one person in the last operation, I still think you should be on guard."

"Ah, I understand your concerns." Conan's eyes also became serious. "However, I feel that if I go to Mr. Sakura's house, I will be able to get more clues. And if it is really as we speculated, then the criminal is among those people. I think I am safe. As for the members of the other organizations of Genji Ying you mentioned, I will let Hattori find the police he is familiar with to protect us everywhere."

"In that case, then go ahead and be careful. Also..." At this point, a sly look appeared at the corner of my mouth, "Do you really not need me to help you 'control' it?"

"No need." Conan frowned slightly. "I prefer to solve problems in my own way." Conan said nothing more and returned to the room again to ask Hattori to leave together.

The two detectives left and were followed by the local criminal police. However, their routine questioning was conducted by my dad and his team, so I was happy to have some free time with Xiaolan and Heye.

I have to complain here about the fact that the efficiency of the detectives here is really unsatisfactory. Compared with this officer Ayanokouji, I still prefer to work with the fierce sister and her friends. Well... Putting aside the efficiency, at least there is a visual advantage.

Without the interruption of Conan and Hattori, the detective quickly searched everyone present and told everyone that they could go back and rest. Of course, before everyone left, I secretly placed trackers on them.

So sometimes I really don’t understand the detectives’ thinking. They have clearly identified the suspects, so wouldn’t it be enough for them to just install a tracker and investigate secretly?
However, after installing the trackers on them and adjusting the tracking mode on my phone, I took the lead in saying goodbye to the people who were still investigating, and returned to my hotel room under the escort of the police. It doesn't matter when Conan comes back, I need to rest first, I still need to get news from Mary at noon tomorrow, maybe there will be some action that day, so I need to adjust myself well while there is nothing else to do.

However, before I could fall completely asleep, I was woken up by a message from Conan.

【We found the Yoshitsune Ki in Mr. Sakura’s house, and Mr. Sakura is Ise Saburo. 】

[No need to report to me, Great Detective, I'm going to sleep. Please be safe.] I was half asleep, and I looked at the people who had been equipped with the trackers and saw that they were on their way. After confirming that there was no problem, I turned off my phone and lay down again.

When I was woken up again, it was already early in the morning. Conan came back from outside.

"Are you really asleep?" Seeing me covered in the quilt, Conan subconsciously muttered in a low voice.

"What else?" I said impatiently. "You disturbed my sleep twice. You are guilty of a heinous crime."

"Hi hi..." Conan narrowed his eyes and responded to my complaint. "Want to chat?"

"what?"

"About what you're going to do tomorrow."

"Pick up Ai."

"Is it that simple?" Conan was suspicious.

"Pick up the Doctor and the kids."

"..." Conan was silent, then he sighed and went to wash up first.

A few minutes later, Conan's movements in the bathroom slowed down. "Xun, you are deliberately avoiding me."

"Yeah." I said listlessly.

"What's going on with the organization?"

"Yeah." "They are back again?" Hearing this, Conan rushed out of the bathroom in a hurry.

"No." I lifted the quilt and sat up. "There is a problem with the power behind me. Don't ask any more questions. There are some things you can't control." Let Conan know a little bit of information and let him do his job well. Otherwise, I will be annoyed by him to no end.

"But..." Conan hesitated.

"According to unreliable information, the FBI seems to have found the power behind me, but the information is not confirmed yet. I'll talk about it after I confirm it. It's just a little troublesome now, but it's not unsolvable." I covered myself with the quilt again and made up lies at will.

"Is there any danger?"

"It's just lobbying between forces. I don't need to show up. Well... I probably don't need to." After thinking about it, I gave Conan an ambiguous answer.

"Are you sure you don't need my help?" Conan finally asked worriedly.

"No, just focus on the things in front of you." I picked up my phone and turned on the tracking function. I had just slept for a few hours, so theoretically, the people being tracked should have returned home by now. "By the way, when you went to investigate the case, I installed tracking devices on all the suspects. After a few hours, there should be some news."

"Tracker?" Conan suddenly realized. "Are you skipping the investigation and directly identifying the murderer?"

"You guys focus on evidence and process. I only look at the results." I said as I tapped on my phone. "If I keep your pace, I think it will take a long time to solve the case. Instead of that, I'd rather I help you identify the murderer and you can do the rest yourself. Look, someone's tail can't be hidden anymore." After that, I turned the tracker screen to Conan, and saw the movement trajectories of several suspects were displayed on the phone screen one by one.

Long Yuan, Mizuo, Nishijo, Chiga Ling, the singer, and the owner of the wine shop. The location points, movement trajectories and numbers of the six people were clearly displayed on the mobile phone map, and five of them had already entered the building, and only Nishijo Taiga was still in motion.

"This is... Mr. Nishijo Taiga? Is he moving at high speed?"

"It's probably a car or something, at this speed." I looked at the screen and said, "What is he doing in the middle of the night?"

"How would I know?" Conan said unhappily. "But can we identify the murderer based on this? What if the murderer went home to sleep?"

"Well... you have a point." I scratched my head. "But I think..."

Buzz. Buzz. Buzz.

Before I finished speaking, Conan's phone vibrated. He picked up the phone and saw that the person calling was Xiaolan.

"Xiao Lan? Why are you calling me so late? Isn't she in the room not far away?" Conan looked confused, but still answered the phone.

"Moshimoshi, Sister Xiaolan?" Conan said as he turned on the speaker.

"Conan, you're not asleep yet, are you?" Xiaolan's voice sounded a little anxious.

"Well, not yet. What's wrong?" Hearing that Xiaolan's tone was not right, Conan started walking towards the door.

"If you're still awake, come down to the hotel lobby. We need to go to the hospital right away."

"Go to the hospital?" Conan looked back at me, as if conveying this message to me.

"Yeah." Xiaolan's voice was still anxious. "He Ye just called and said that she and Hattori were attacked on the way home."

"What?!" Conan's pupils suddenly contracted. "What about them?"

"He Ye is fine, but Hattori seems to have been seriously injured. He has been sent to the hospital in a coma."

"I understand. I'll be right down!" Conan hung up the phone and glanced at me subconsciously.

I shrugged and rolled off the bed. While picking up my windbreaker, I spoke. "It seems... we have found our criminal."

　I'll see how many people I can blow up.

　　Let me put it this way, there are too many reasons why I didn't continue reading this book.

　　I can open a single page if I describe them one by one. Just click on one that can be said, and I will open a new book.

　　There are too many reasons for the group to disband.

　　Don't tell me about feelings or not. When you are here, there is no one alive. When you are not here, you are talking to me about feelings. Those who can talk are talking about other things. Isn't it the same for you to open your own car?

　　They said they were generating electricity for love, but why can't they generate electricity again? Damn... You can watch the current Conan plot. I really don't complain much, but when the stuff in the Black Iron Fish Shadow came out, I tore it up.

　　There are many other things that can and cannot be said. Anyway, as long as this book is not banned, I will come back to read it occasionally. The rest of the time I am working on new books. Maybe one day when I retire, I will have time to come back and continue to work for love? Hahaha, just kidding.

　　As I get older, I feel less and less motivated to write. It’s not that I don’t want to write, but I just can’t find the pure feeling I once had.

　　If yes, then you can just enjoy it. If no, then please be understanding.

　　And to those who made rude remarks in the comment section.

　　Happy reading.

　　I do have a group for my new book, but I guess you guys don’t like to read it, so I won’t say much.

　　Hello everyone~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)