Standing outside the "Prince Hotel" in the woods not far away, Gao Yuan looked at the hotel that was surrounded by the police and began to think about the next plan.
If the kidnappers want to carry out today's kidnapping, the only way they can think of is to make the target voluntarily leave the police's protection area.
To achieve this, there are nothing more than two situations:
First, the target himself is one of the kidnappers. Second, it is to use some reason to threaten a student so that he has to do this.
If it is the first situation, then you can understand that the kidnapped students will be members of the kidnappers, and you can start your investigation from this aspect.
But if it is the second case, what reasons can the kidnappers use to threaten who?
Now, the kidnappers have kidnapped Suzuki Sonoko. The easiest thing for the kidnappers to use at this time is to use Suzuki Sonoko's safety to threaten people who are familiar with her. Among all the students, the person who has the best relationship with Suzuki Sonoko has nothing to do with it.
There is only one question!
Mao Lilan!
Moreover, Mao Lilan is still related to Kudo Shinichi. If you are a member of the kidnappers, provoking Kudo Shinichi in the form of a challenge letter and kidnapping Mao Lilan is also the best choice.
Thinking of this, Gao Yuan roughly had an idea, then took out his mobile phone, sent an email to Mao Lilan's mobile phone, and then waited for the development of the situation.
Until just now, when he saw the flustered Kudo Shinichi running out of the hotel and arguing with Mouri Kogoro, Takayuan knew that he had guessed right.
At the same time, Gao Yuan also determined who the two people involved in the kidnapping plan were!
Now, Kudo Shinichi, it's up to you to see what the kidnappers will do!
Thinking of this, Gao Yuan walked to the woods behind the hotel, looked around at the deserted place, and said, "You can come out now. There is no one here except me!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a figure walked out of the woods, looking slightly uneasy at Gao Yuan - Mao Lilan!
At this time, Mao Lilan was wearing the clothes worn by waiters in the "Prince Hotel".
"Why? Will Mr. Mingzhi know all this?"
With a puzzled look on his face, Mao Lilan looked at Gao Yuan and said.
"I don't know, I just vaguely guessed it."
Gao Yuan was very pleased to see Mao Lilan here.
"The fact that you have the opportunity to listen to my arrangements and wait for me here means that the kidnapper requires you to go to the designated place on your own!"
Gao Yuan said.
"That's right. Mr. Akechi, what should I do next? If I don't follow the kidnapper's request, the kidnapper will detonate the bomb!"
Mao Lilan cried for help.
"Don't worry, just do as the kidnapper asks. The most important thing now is to find where Suzuki-san is being held!"
Gao Yuan said, "You can do it, for Suzuki-san!"
Hearing this, Mao Lilan nodded and said seriously: "I can do it for the garden!"
"That's good."
Gao Yuan said, "I'm leaving first. Before I figure out everything, I can't be exposed to the kidnappers' sight!"
With that said, Gao Yuan hurriedly left here——
It seems that the situation is better than I expected. The kidnapper did not take Mao Lilan away after she left alone, but asked her to wait at the designated place first, which means that the kidnapper cannot escape at all now. In other words,
All the kidnappers are in the hotel now!
However, is there actually a bomb? Kudo Shinichi, who did you offend?
Now, the kidnapper's attention should always be on you, so I, who am not exposed to the kidnapper, must do something!
Outside the "Prince Hotel" door, Kudo Shinichi got up, very disappointed, and looked around. At this time, because of Mao Lilan's disappearance, the police officers who were originally guarding outside the hotel were also called by Officer Tamagawa to search the hotel.
, there is no one around him now.
At this time, Kudo Shinichi's cell phone rang, and it was another call from an encrypted number. Seeing this, Kudo Shinichi suddenly became angry and answered the phone.
"How dare you kidnap Xiaolan!"
Suppressing his anger, Kudo Shinichi.
"I still win. Even if you have the help of the police, you can't protect your friends!"
On the other end of the phone, a clearly changed voice said in a cheerful tone, "It's really boring if this one-sided game continues! This time is the last. I placed them where they were imprisoned.
The bomb is scheduled to explode at midnight tonight. How about it? Can you find them?"
After saying that, the other party hung up the phone.
Looking at the time at this time, Kudo Shinichi looked serious - less than twelve hours have passed!
Back in the hall, the police officers had already completed the on-site investigation and were almost gone. Only Kogoro was left, standing blankly in the middle of the hall, looking at the hall.
Kudo Shinichi looked at Kogoro, thought for a while, and chose to walk up.
"Maori Detective."
Quietly, Kudo Shinichi called to the other party.
"I'm sorry just now, I beat you impulsively."
Kogoro's anger seemed to have disappeared a lot, and he said this.
"No, I should thank you. Because I can't beat myself up."
Kudo Shinichi said sincerely.
"But!"
Turning around, Kogoro said angrily, "What on earth is going on with this whole incident? A person disappeared so easily. Does the prisoner have super powers?"
"He is just an ordinary person. He is full of evil in his heart."
Kudo Shinichi said angrily, "That guy contacted me again and said that a bomb was placed where Xiaolan was imprisoned. The time is set at zero o'clock."
Upon hearing this, Kogoro's expression changed, becoming nervous, urgent, and worried.
"What did you say!"
"No matter what, we must find them!"
Kudo Shinichi said firmly.
"But we don't know anything now. Who is the prisoner's true identity? How to find Xiaolan and the others? There are too few clues!"
Kogoro said with a trembling tone, and then recalled.
"But at least Miss Mai is absolutely impossible to commit a crime!"
"Why?"
Kudo Shinichi asked.
"Because she's always by my side."
"Always? Are you sure?"
"That's right. If you want to be suspicious, it's the captain named Dong and that guy Nantian."
"What's the reason?"
"That guy named Nantian went to make a phone call before the power went out. But Captain Dong went to the bathroom and never came back!"
Recalling the memory, Kogoro was a little excited, "Yes! The kidnapper is Dong! He must have done that word for Sonoko!"
"But on the tour boat, Mr. Dong is always at the helm."
Kudo Shinichi said a little doubtfully.
"Idiot! It can be automatic driving! Just let the ship drive automatically!"
Kogoro retorted.
"Then how did he take Xiaolan away?"
Kudo Shinichi was still puzzled.
"You only need to catch him in person to find out about this kind of thing! We don't have time, let's go quickly!"
Kogoro urged, pulling Kudo Shinichi along, asking about Tokunio's residence, and then drove there.
Then, just downstairs from Tokunio's residence, I saw an ambulance parked there, and the medical staff were carrying a person into the ambulance on a stretcher.
Kudo Shinichi and Kogoro stepped forward to take a look, only to find that the person on the stretcher was none other than Tokunio!
"What happened!"
Kudo Shinichi grabbed a medical staff and asked.
"We were notified that a resident here hanged himself."
The medical staff replied like this and ignored Kudo Shinichi.
Faced with this situation, Kudo Shinichi and Kogoro immediately rushed to the apartment building, where Tokunio was staying in the room. The door was not closed at this time.
Rushing into the room, Kudo Shinichi saw at a glance that there was a piece of letter paper on the coffee table in the hall, with a handwritten sentence on it, like a suicide note:
"i am a kidnaper."
"Sure enough! The prisoner is indeed this guy!"
Faced with this situation, Kogoro shouted anxiously, "Damn it! I don't know if that guy is dead. If he is dead, I don't know where Xiaolan and the others are imprisoned! We have to go to the hospital quickly... No, let's take a look first.
Are there any clues left here?"
With that said, Kogoro put on his gloves and began to rummage around the house.
At this time, Kudo Shinichi stepped forward curiously, picked up the letter and looked at it, only to see that an arrow was drawn on the back of the suspected suicide note - the position of the arrow corresponded to the other side.
The letters "a" and "ma" on one side are between, and the direction of the arrow is from "a" to "am".
Seeing this, Kudo Shinichi was suddenly stunned - could it be possible! The prisoner is!