Out-of-control players in the world of Detective Conan

Chapter 492 He disappeared

"Brother Qi Ming, what do you think we should do to implement this plan?"

Since it was Qi Ming who proposed the plan, Inspector Megure turned to Qi Ming after clarifying his thoughts.

Seeing this, the other police officers also turned their attention to Qi Ming.

"..."

If it were the old Qi Ming, he would definitely have thought that this was some kind of setting for these police officers, that players had to participate in the decision-making process to give them a sense of involvement.

But it is different now.

Qi Ming felt that these police officers seemed to be a bit slow on the uptake.

You've already laid out the outline, so why don't you just add your own things to it?

If you always ask yourself questions, then why don't you hand over your salaries to me as well?

"Ahem, Inspector Megure, I have a question."

Shinichi Kudo suddenly raised his hand and said.

Unlike Qi Ming, he already knew that the culprit in this case must be an awakened human-machine.

Shinichi Kudo still believes that this case was committed by a highly intelligent criminal.

No, perhaps it's not just one person but a group.

"What's wrong, Brother Kudo?"

"I want to ask when those victims appeared on television, so I can determine when the criminals were preparing to arrest them."

"I asked Shinichi Kudo."

Inspector Megure was taken aback.

They hadn't actually investigated this.

"wait."

Inspector Megure picked up the phone and dialed. After waiting a moment, he took out a pen and a small notebook from his inner pocket and began to write.

The ten criminals made the news within a single day of each other.

Five people were raped the day before yesterday, and their bodies were discovered last night.

"Is this so..."

Shinichi Kudo kept his head down.

After the arrest warrant was issued, the judge immediately arrested the 10 people.

Their efficiency is even higher than that of the police!

That's a bit unscientific.

It's more likely that they had already identified these 10 criminals, and perhaps they had already arrested them when the arrest warrant was issued.

Shinichi Kudo looked up and glanced at the expressions on the faces of the police officers.

Clearly, he's the only one thinking about this right now.

Damn it, guys, can't you think this through? You're police officers, for crying out loud!

"Brother Qi Ming, what do you say? Do you have a plan yet?"

Qi Ming glanced at Megure Juzo and, without thinking much, spoke directly.

"Isn't this simple? Just pick a few people, team up with the TV station, and put their wanted posters on the list."

"In the end, we just guarded them, and if anyone approached them, we would pounce on them, grab the criminal, and that was it."

Upon hearing this, Inspector Megure clapped his hands in delight.

"Oh, I see. Okay, no problem!"

"..."

Qi Ming really felt that Inspector Megure's position could be discarded and he could take it instead.

And these other police officers who just sit around doing nothing can also leave.

"Inspector, please let me participate."

"Me too."

Takagi Wataru raised his hand, and shortly after, Shiratori Ninzaburo also raised his hand.

Shortly after, the other officers also raised their hands.

It's unclear whether it was to accumulate merit or because they genuinely wanted to capture the judge.

Seeing that the police officers were all taking initiative at this moment, Qi Ming pondered for a moment but remained silent.

He originally intended to tell him to go.

However, considering that the person had specifically sent a video to the police, they must have some ability and couldn't possibly have missed the flaws that the police deliberately revealed.

If I really didn't expect this...

That person is really terrible.

I won't go to the low-scoring escape room.

……

Soon, the final plan was finalized.

The police selected 10 officers, but in order not to arouse the suspicion of the criminals, they still put on some makeup.

Vermouth helped with the makeup.

After all, these police officers weren't undercover agents; they all looked upright and righteous.

You say you, a square-faced guy with thick eyebrows, stabbed someone to death? Who would believe that?

Soon, the group left the police station and dispersed to different locations.

We've already made contact with the TV station, and the large advertising screens outside the buildings in various regions are flashing and switching to news broadcasts.

Ten police officers' disguised photos appeared on television, and were then falsely labeled with criminal information.

Now everything is ready, and all that's left is for the prisoner to walk right into the trap.

Qi Ming and the others did not leave either; they each found a surveillance team to watch the show.

Shinichi Kudo always felt that there might be some issues with the number of people.

There were exactly ten people, corresponding to the ten people in the video sent by the prisoner. The other party would definitely be suspicious and might not take any action.

But there's no point in thinking about it so much, let's just wait and see.

……

Time passed slowly, and soon two hours had gone by.

Inspector Megure took out a walkie-talkie and asked.

Is there anything wrong?

"Everything is normal on the 1st, and no suspicious persons have been found in the vicinity."

"Number 2 is all normal."

"Number 3 is all normal."

Megure frowned, but did not abandon the plan.

At this point, patience is key; the prisoner will eventually make a move.

"The rest of you, please report on the situation."

"...Report! Number 8, Number 8 is missing!"

Upon hearing the report coming through the earpiece again, Inspector Megure's entire body stiffened.

The criminals have made their move?!

"what happens?"

"Number 8 went to the public restroom just now, and didn't come out for 5 minutes. We thought it was a bit strange, so we rushed in to check, but found that there was no one inside!"

"Nani?"

"Immediately seal off the surrounding area and conduct a thorough search!"

The toilet that went missing on the 8th.

The police officers in the surveillance team quickly cordoned off the area around the toilet and searched inside and out.

However, no clues could be found at all.

Shinichi Kudo was also a member of the No. 8 surveillance team. At this moment, he was also frowning as he paced around the toilet, looking up and down.

Although it would be disgusting to say it out loud, he felt like a fly buzzing around in a toilet, completely lost in thought.

This is a case of a missing person from a locked room!

The toilet has only one entrance and exit, and it is completely enclosed with no windows.

So why did number 8 just disappear so mysteriously?

Shinichi Kudo kept pressing on the toilet wall, but he couldn't find any hidden door.

A little later, Shinichi Kudo crouched down to examine the ground again and quickly discovered something was wrong.

After all, this is a toilet, and a men's toilet at that; the floor might be covered with a layer of unknown sewage.

That's why the shoe prints are so noticeable.

Shinichi Kudo also noticed the two shoe prints on the ground.

He had already noted down Officer No. 8's shoe print beforehand, which came in handy at this moment.

"Please do not move around or disturb the footprints on the ground!"

Shinichi Kudo immediately reminded the officers.

When the detective spoke, the police officers understood and stopped moving.

This is Detective Conan.

Once I, the detective, open my mouth, all the police officers have to listen to me obediently!

"..."

Shinichi Kudo was certain that no one followed him in after Number 8 entered.

However, there were two very new shoe prints on the ground.

One is number 8, and the other is quite obvious—it must be the murderer!

However, to Shinichi Kudo's utter bewilderment, the murderer's shoe prints were also found at the toilet door.

In other words, the murderer also entered through this only entrance and exit.

Following the footprints forward, Shinichi Kudo arrived at the last pit.

The two footprints overlapped here, and then...

And that was it; the two of them disappeared in that last pit.

There are only footprints coming in, not footprints going out.

If Kogoro Mouri were here, he would definitely come to the same conclusion.

Kogoro Mouri: There's actually a secret room under the toilet stall. The culprit dragged Officer No. 8 down there. The factory is in the sewer!