Hearing the police officer who went to investigate first come back and report to him like this, Otaki Goro couldn't help but feel strange, and then he thought with some confusion:
"Could it be that Sakata lied? Or are there other abandoned wooden houses nearby that may be hiding people?"
"No, I think Officer Sakata didn't lie."
But at this time, just as Otaki Goro was guessing like this, Conan on the side suddenly said with such certainty.
"Little brother, what did you say?"
Surprisingly, Otaki Goro couldn't help but be surprised and confused when he heard the kid Conan say this.
"That's right, I think Sakata was not lying when he said that Numabuchi Kiichiro was imprisoned here..."
At the same time, even Hattori Heiji said the same.
In this regard, seeing that Otaki Goro was still confused, Takato also added:
"Officer Otaki, look here, there is a trash can hidden in the grass."
After hearing what Gao Yuan said, Otaki Goro followed Gao Yuan's instructions and looked -
At this moment, on the dense grass that Conan pushed aside with his feet, there was a small trash can that looked like something had been burned inside.
In response, Conan squatted down, picked up the trash can, and took out some of the incompletely burned papers inside to show it to Otaki Goro. He saw that these were the remaining convenience store receipts that had been burned. From the top, he could see
Time of issuing receipt——
"Look, these are receipts from convenience stores five days ago and three days ago..."
As he said that, Conan took out another piece of paper that was not a receipt. It looked like it should be wrapping paper attached to a fresh-keeping film, and continued:
"And the expiration date on the wrapping paper of this lunch box is until today..."
"this……"
Seeing that these things were buried in the trash can in the grass without being burned, Otaki Goro seemed to understand.
So, just when Conan wanted to explain further, Hattori Heiji explained:
"No matter how you think about it, no one will come here every day to eat lunch from a convenience store, and it is impossible for the wanted gangster to go to the convenience store to buy things in person..."
"So based on this, it should be possible to conclude that there was someone in this abandoned wooden house, and there were other people helping him buy lunch boxes from the convenience store for him to eat."
In this regard, Gao Yuan stepped forward and said with some certainty.
However, at the same time that Gao Yuan said this, Gao Yuan couldn't help but glance at Conan who discovered the trash can——
Originally, all the clues and the development of events were obviously the same as in the original work. How did we reach this final step...
Somewhat dignified, Gao Yuan couldn't help but feel helpless.
In this regard, he noticed the way Takayuan looked at him and thought that his behavior might have been too flamboyant just now, so he pulled the corner of Hattori Heiji's clothes and said jokingly:
"Brother Heiji discovered these first..."
"I see……"
After hearing the explanations given by Gao Yuan and others, Otaki Goro finally understood what was going on——
"In other words, Sakata didn't lie. He did lock Numabuchi here, and he also came to give him food regularly..."
As he said that, Otaki Goro's expression became solemn:
"But now, he is not inside..."
Based on the current clues, it can be determined that Numabuchi Kiichiro is really locked in this wooden house as Yusuke Sakata said, but now, there is no one in the wooden house. What is this...
"Anyway, since Kiichiro Numabuchi is not found in the wooden house now, let's go in and take a look first!"
At this moment, Gao Yuan made such a serious suggestion regarding this unexpected change.
In response, Otaki Goro nodded. Since dangerous people like Numabuchi Kiichiro are not in the cabin, it is safe to go in and investigate. At least, if possible, it would be good to find some clues.
So, Otaki Goro walked towards this abandoned wooden house with Takato and Hattori Heiji, and Conan followed silently——
After entering this abandoned wooden house, looking at the ladder leading to the ceiling that had just been set up by the police officers inside, Gao Yuan's eyes first looked at the window sill aside, and saw on this window sill,
There are several traces of dried mud footprints. Thinking back to the mud on your feet when you enter the hut from the grass outside...
Then, Gao Yuan naturally looked at the somewhat clean beams and columns aside -
"I see, put your feet on this window sill, and then use these beams..."
At this moment, Hattori Heiji on the side also noticed what Gao Yuan was paying attention to, and couldn't help but said in surprise. Then he saw that he was the first to bear the brunt, stepping on the window sill with one foot and holding on to the beam with one hand, without relying on the policeman's set up just now.
Climb up the ladder from the other direction, find the entrance corresponding to the ceiling above that can be opened, and then climb directly up——
"Hey! Heiji! Wait!"
Because the location where Hattori Heiji climbed up to the ceiling was not the place where the police used a ladder to force him up just now, he thought that that might be the place where Yusuke Sakata detained Kiichiro Numabuchi, so the police officers might not have found it just now.
This place, so there is a high probability that it has not been searched yet. Regarding this, Otaki Goro couldn't help but shouted worriedly:
"We'll be coming up right away!"
He was afraid that if Numabuchi Kiichiro was really still on top, Hattori Heiji who stepped forward alone would be in danger, so after Hattori Heiji boarded it, Otaki Goro hurriedly stepped forward to get ahead of Takato and Conan.
, also followed suit and climbed up——
"No, Numabuchi Kiichiro is not here..."
However, before Otaki Goro climbed to the ceiling, Hattori Heiji sent a response, which made Otaki Goro heave a sigh of relief. But next, Hattori Heiji's words shocked everyone:
"No, it should be said that he was originally here, but he escaped!"
"What?"
Hearing this, Gao Yuan was suddenly shocked. After Otaki Goro climbed up to the ceiling, he also grabbed the position and climbed up first from the window sill and beam position. After not completely climbing to the ceiling, he only leaned his upper body.
Entering the position between the ceiling and the roof, they saw what Hattori Heiji and Otaki Goro were focusing on at the moment——
There is a beam that reaches the ceiling. Next to the beam, there is a broken iron chain, and there are some marks on the beam.
In this regard, Hattori Heiji looked at the clues in front of him and couldn't help but analyze:
"Look at the marks on the wooden beams here. Not only are there traces of being tied with iron chains, but there are also...it looks like there is a metal object that has been rubbed here repeatedly, causing wear and tear. Look at the wear and tear left here.
The broken chain...
"I think Sakata should have handcuffed Sakata Yusuke here before, but because the beam was too thick, the other end of the handcuffs could not be directly cuffed to the beam, so he tied the other end of the handcuffs to the beam with an iron chain.
Go up and prevent Numabuchi Kiichiro from escaping...
"But obviously, the other end of the handcuffs is only tied with an iron chain, and the iron chain is still too thin. Although there are many loops, as long as you have enough time and patience, it is too difficult to break the iron chain.
It’s easier!”
Speaking of this, Hattori Heiji seemed to grit his teeth, feeling naive about Yusuke Sakata just trapping Kiichiro Numabuchi in this way——
"But since there is an iron chain of this length, why not just use the iron chain to tie Ma Yuan so that he can't move?"
Regarding this, Otaki Goro was puzzled as he looked at the situation in front of him.
"If you tie him with iron chains, how will he eat and drink?"
Glancing at the many empty lunch boxes on the ceiling, Hattori Heiji explained:
"Sakata couldn't always be here watching Numabuchi. In order to ensure that he wouldn't die, he had to let him eat and drink by himself, so he handcuffed only one hand and fixed the other end to the beam.
Such means...
"But no matter what, if you only control one hand, no matter how good the position of the handcuffs on the other end is, there are many ways to break the handcuffs if you have time..."
"So the current situation is that Numabuchi Kiichiro has escaped from here!"
Listening to Hattori Heiji's words, based on the situation in front of him, Takato looked serious and couldn't help but say this...