The famous criminal in the world of Conan

Chapter 149: Catch the Arsonist First

"However, other places are also enough to prove that Shikano Shuji was the bank robber back then."

Bai Masong paused and continued,

"Although the clues we can see now are still few, they are much more than what Officer Sato Masayoshi saw back then."

"The only clue he had was a bank video tape that was less than ten seconds long."

"Then the question is, how did he find the murderer with the help of such a video tape?"

Bai Ma Song's question made everyone stunned.

Indeed, why didn’t they think of this at the beginning?

Miwako Sato suddenly realized,

"So that's what it is. There's an action in the video where the robber wields a shotgun and kills the guard with the butt of the rifle."

"My father once said that Shikano Shuji's batting action was very unique, but surprisingly powerful."

"I guess he also identified the murderer from this point."

Bai Masong nodded slightly,

"Not only that, if we consider the relationship between Officer Sato Masayoshi and Shikano."

"In the last moments of his life, Officer Sato Masayoshi probably didn't say anything that could help him solve the case, but rather--"

"Go and turn yourself in."

Go and turn yourself in!

His father, until his death, was thinking about giving his old brother one last chance.

But......

Thinking of this, tears in Sato Miwako's eyes began to flow uncontrollably.

"Inspector Baiba, since you already knew, why didn't you arrest him just now?"

Shiratori Renzaburo asked in confusion.

"Not urgent,"

Bai Masong looked at the text message he had just received on his phone and said calmly,

"Wait a moment, let's catch the arsonist first."

"Dudududu..."

As soon as Bai Masong finished speaking, the phone rang.

Bai Masong saw that it was Inspector Megure, so he answered the phone and turned on the loudspeaker.

Perhaps Officer Megure tapped Hakuba Song's phone, and heard him say anxiously,

"Brother Bai Ma, where are you guys? We found the whereabouts of the arsonist here!"

"We are now at Haido-cho 4-chome."

Bai Ma Song said,

"Sato, Takagi, and Shiratori are all here with me."

"Shinagawa 6-chome, someone has seen a suspected arsonist here."

Officer Megure immediately gave orders over here,

"The suspect ran away when he encountered a patrol police officer on duty. We are currently chasing him."

"You should also come over immediately and help in the hunt."

"Okay, we'll be there right now."

Bai Masong agreed immediately, and then asked,

"What are the characteristics of the suspect?"

"The suspect has shoulder-length hair, a hat and a grey coat."

This feature......

Everyone looked at each other. This feature was almost the same as Ayumi's description. It looked like it was him.

Officer Megure was still thinking about giving more instructions.

"Did you bring those kids with you? Ask Sato to look after the kids, and then..."

"okay, I get it."

Hakubamatsu waited until Officer Megure finished speaking, agreed, and hung up the phone.

"Inspector Baima, let's spread out and investigate now!"

Shiratori Renzaburo was worried about the arson case.

This is mainly because, in this series of arson cases, some people have died at the crime scene.

Maybe it was manslaughter, or maybe the person witnessed the criminal's crime and was silenced.

No matter which situation it is, it means that the criminal behavior of this prisoner is escalating.

And this is also the reason why the three series joined in.

After all, Bai Masong and his men are specifically responsible for serious cases such as murder.

The purpose of joining in this time is to capture the criminals as soon as possible.

If the criminal cannot be caught quickly, there may be even greater casualties.

However, Bai Masong shook his head and said lightly,

"No hurry, Sato, did you come out with a map?"

"Um, yes, it's in the car, I'll get it."

Sato Miwako was stunned. Although she didn't know why, she immediately went to get the map.

Bai Masong took the map and took out the pen he carried with him.

He now has something he wants to verify.

Inspector Megure wanted Sato Miwako to keep an eye on the children while they, the men, went to catch the criminals.

This idea is certainly chauvinistic, but at the same time, today is a special day for Sato Miwako, and Inspector Megure is worried about Sato Miwako's condition.

However, in his opinion, there is no rush now.

Even if we search now, with the four of them, it's just like casting a net in the ocean.

Therefore, the most urgent task is to find out the criminal's modus operandi.

Yes, he always believed that a criminal who could commit five consecutive arson cases, including killing one person, must have his own persistence.

It’s just that they haven’t found this kind of persistence yet.

Originally, Bai Masong really had no clue, but after hearing what Inspector Megure said just now, he had a flash of inspiration.

Inspector Megure said that the criminals appeared in the Shinagawa area.

This gave him an idea.

I took out the map to verify it.

After Bai Masong casually made a few strokes on the map, he showed a satisfied look.

He turned the map around so that everyone could see it clearly, and then explained,

"You see, the criminal committed five crimes, all near the station."

"The first time was at Ikebukuro Station, the second time was near Asakusa Bridge, the third time was at Tabata Station, the fourth time was at Shimokitazawa Station, and the fifth time was where Ayumi saw it, in Yotsuya."

"And if we look at Ikebukuro in the first time and Asakusa-bashi in the second time separately, and then connect Tabata in the third time and Shimokitazawa in the fourth time, and finally connect Yotsuya in the fifth time and Shinagawa which we just mentioned."

As he said that, Bai Masong took out a pen and drew the shape for others.

When everyone saw the final pattern, they suddenly understood.

It's "Fire!"

The criminals drew the word "fire" stroke by stroke!

Bai Ma Song saw that everyone understood, so he said to Gao Mushi,

"Takagi, tell Officer Megure to notify all the police officers in Haido and Mika around Shinagawa to withdraw. The criminals will only be in Shinagawa. Let them surround Shinagawa and not a single insect can get out!"

"Yes!"

Takagi Wataru answered, then went to call Officer Megure.

After Gao Mushi finished his call, Bai Ma Song said to the three people,

"Sato, Shiratori, Takagi, let's get in the car."

"We also drove to Shinagawa and walked around the streets. If we found anyone suspicious, we arrested them immediately!"