Although Bermod had already guessed that Minoru Fukase was not the murderer, he still planned to confirm what was in his satchel just to be on the safe side.
Unexpectedly, the bag was taken away by a stranger who suddenly appeared.
Who is it?
Probably not the police.
But if not the police, who else would be interested in that satchel?
Belmode was puzzled.
At this moment, the sound of an engine starting came from the huge garage.
Belmode also knew that it was Minoru Fukase's girlfriend who was driving over soon.
Now that my goal has been basically achieved, there is no need to stay any longer.
The police must have set up a dragnet at the exit of the parking lot, so Belmode turned around and walked towards the interior of the mall.
When Minoru Fukase's girlfriend drove over, she saw Minoru Fukase unconscious on the ground alone.
There is also a red mark on his forehead.
…
Parking lot exit.
Qin Zhibo used the invisibility function of [The Lord of the Rings] to easily pass through the police defense.
When he came to an alley a little further away, he opened his satchel and checked the contents inside.
I saw that apart from a change of clothes and daily necessities, the most valuable thing inside was a small wad of banknotes, about 120,000 yen.
None of the items missing from the six victims were found in this satchel.
Qin Zhibo took out the useful banknotes, found a nearby trash can to throw away the remaining items, and quickly left the scene.
When he came to the opposite side of the Rice Flower Shopping Mall again, Minoru Fukase and his girlfriend had been handcuffed by the police.
When Li Yuan looked at Megure, he seemed to really think that Fukase Minoru was the murderer of the serial murder case, and his expression was very serious.
However, according to Qin Zhibo's observation and judgment, there is a high probability that Minoru Fukase is not the murderer.
Moreover, the fact that the murderer took away each victim's personal belongings is also very strange.
Because if the murderer doesn't get rid of these things, these things themselves are very deadly evidence.
Therefore, Qin Zhibo felt that the murderer's plan might have something else to it.
…
Mihua Shopping Mall, in front of the parking lot.
Sato couldn't help but frown as he looked at Minoru Fukase being escorted into the police car.
When she arrested Fukase Minoru just now, she searched around but could not find the satchel that Fukase Minoru was carrying when he entered the mall.
Moreover, even the hostages he held disappeared inexplicably.
Combined with Qin Zhibo's words that there was a mole in the police station who revealed the police's arrest operation, Sato immediately thought that this should be the work of the mole.
The so-called "hostage" must have been deliberately arranged by the insider.
Who is it?
Sato glanced at the colleagues around him who were dealing with the commotion at the scene, and a trace of scrutiny flashed in his serious eyes.
At this moment, Megure received a call from Manager Matsumoto.
"I am Megure..."
"...Yes, I understand, I will make arrangements right away."
Megure hung up the phone and immediately shouted: "Sato! Takagi!"
Sato and Takagi rushed over in response.
Megure said: "A painter named Shindo Sumire in Hachioji City reported to the police, saying that she knew who the murderer of the serial murders was. You should rush there immediately!"
"yes!"
Takagi immediately nodded solemnly.
Sato next to him was stunned after hearing this.
Qin Zhibo was really right, someone would actually surrender...
Megure saw something wrong with Sato's expression, so he asked: "Sato, what's wrong with you?"
"No, it's nothing..."
"Then you go quickly."
"yes!"
Sato and Takagi took the order to leave. As soon as they got into the police car, Sato sent the situation to Qin Zhibo in the form of a text message.
At the same time, Qin Zhibo received the content of the text message.
[Someone who claims to be an insider is in Hachioji City. The detailed address will be told to you later.]
When Qin Zhibo read the content of the text message, he knew that what he expected had happened.
Fearing that they will be the killer's next target, the remaining victims will definitely seek protection from the police.
In order to reach the destination before the members of the organization, Qin Zhibo quickly returned to the underground garage of Mihua Shopping Mall and drove out in his convertible Mustang.
Beside the big tree not far from the exit of the parking lot, a pair of eyes were silently watching the convertible going away.
…
On the highway, a white Nissan Skyline ER34 sped past with its siren roaring.
In order to find the insider of the case before the mole, Sato, who has better driving skills, drove the car this time, and Takagi sat in the co-pilot.
"that……"
"Officer Sato, are you driving too fast?"
Takagi was wearing his seat belt, holding the handle above with one hand, and cautiously asked Sato next to him.
The speed pointer on the car's dashboard has reached 100, which is considered speeding.
If it weren't for the fact that he was driving Takagi's car, which had limited performance, Sato would have already reached over 120.
Although this is for handling a case and there is certain immunity, it is just to meet an insider, so there is no need to be in such a hurry.
However, in the face of Takagi's questions, Sato remained silent and concentrated on the road ahead.
But suddenly, the front end of the vehicle suddenly sank, and the front of the vehicle began to swing from side to side uncontrollably.
"ah!"
"What's going on!"
Takagi, who was sitting in the passenger seat, screamed and was frightened by the sudden bump.
On the contrary, Sato was calmer.
She immediately realized that the tire had burst, so she quickly stabilized the steering wheel and slowly pulled the car to the side of the road while applying the brakes.
After more than ten seconds, the roar of the car finally stopped, and Takagi's car slowly stopped in the emergency lane on the side of the road.
Sato quickly unbuckled his seat belt and got out of the car to check, only to find that both front tires had burst.
But when I looked back at the road, I saw that the road we had just driven on was flat and other cars could pass safely, but their car had a flat tire.
Looking up again, I saw a dark blue car just starting to drive away on the overpass above the highway.
Sato immediately realized that the tire probably did not burst by himself.
The only way to remotely blow out a tire is to snipe...
At this time, Takagi was still checking the condition of the tires, wondering why the tires he had just replaced blew out so quickly.
"Takagi! Call Shiratori immediately!"
"ah?"
"Call quickly!"
Sato shouted sharply, and Takagi was frightened and went to do it immediately.
On the phone, Sato told the police about the flat tire and asked the Metropolitan Police Department to send another person to Hachioji City.
Since he was not sure whether Shiratori was a mole or not, Sato could not reveal what he knew.
But even if we send someone else now, it will definitely not be as fast as the people on the inside.
So Sato asked Shiratori again for the detailed address of the insider.
After getting the address, she sent the address to Qin Zhibo in the form of a text message.
Because Sato knows that everyone is racing against time now.
And the only one who has a chance to outperform the insider is Qin Zhibo.
…
At the same time, Chianti and Cohen were riding a Dodge Viper SRT, driving on the highway at normal speeds.
Chianti, who had just completed the task, was sitting in the driver's seat, controlling the steering wheel with a solemn expression, as if he had something on his mind.
"Cohen, did you see that car at the base last night?"
Chianti asked suddenly.
Cohen, who was next to him, reacted a little slowly. He didn't know what kind of eyes he had under his reflective sunglasses, and asked calmly: "What car?"
"Porsche 356A."
"...How could that car appear in the base?"
Cohen hesitated for a moment before replying.
"No, I really saw it." Chianti's face was serious, completely different from the crazy look he had during the sniper attack.
"In the entire organization, that person is the only one who has this model of car."
"But he is already dead..." Cohen replied calmly.
"Yes, I know."
Chianti's tone was a little impatient, and then he changed the subject, "I mean, what if that person... is not actually dead?"
"Gin? But he was killed by Scotch himself. Doesn't everyone know this?"
Chianti became even more impatient, "Of course I know this! I want to say, is it possible that Gin's death itself is... fake?"
Cohen still looked indifferent and answered slowly after being silent for a long time.
"I have no idea……"
…
Hachioji City.
When Qin Zhibo rushed to the downstairs of the insider's address, it was still quiet.
In order to avoid exposing his identity, Qin Zhibo parked his car a little further away and then ran over.
With the detailed address provided by Sato, Qin Zhibo went straight to the door of the high-end single-family apartment and stopped in front of the "Xintang" door sign.
He was about to raise his hand to press the doorbell, but found a narrow gap between the door and the door frame.
The door is unlocked...
Qin Zhibo immediately put on his gloves, pushed the door open and entered.
I saw that in the living room of the apartment, the palette and paint were scattered all over the place.
The room was empty, and there were no signs of looting, only signs of a fight in the living room.
Obviously, the insider has been kidnapped.
Am I a step too late?
While Qin Zhibo was thinking, the sound of the door opening came from the entrance again.
Someone comes again?
Qin Zhibo quickly put on the [Lord of the Rings] and stood still.
The footsteps got closer and closer, until a black piece of clothing was revealed at the corner of the living room.
A handsome man with medium-long hair appeared at the door of the living room, watching everything in the room indifferently.
It's Scotch whiskey!
Qin Zhibo recognized the person's identity at a glance.
I saw Scotch Whiskey entering the living room, looking around, and then hurriedly turned around and left.
After a while, the sound of a car starting came from the door.
The whole process took no more than 1 minute, but Qin Zhibo felt as if he was in another world.
The man that Amuro Toto longed for unexpectedly appeared just like that.
The last time in the Mystery Train incident, Scotch whiskey also appeared.
Only this time, Scotch Whiskey's purpose was obviously also for the organization's undercover list.
It seems that the member of the organization cooperating with Ireland this time is Scotch whiskey.
Moreover, Shindo Sumire was not kidnapped by the organization.
Then the only possibility is the murderer.
It must be a coincidence that this insider just remembered the clues to the serial murder case, and she herself was targeted by the murderer.
And since she herself knows the murderer's situation, it means that she knows the identity of the murderer under certain circumstances and has also met other victims.
Adhering to this idea, Qin Zhibo began to observe the situation in the room.
This living room was transformed into a studio by the hostess. In addition to a large number of painting tools, there is also a shelf in the corner.
There are some art glass products on the shelves, as well as a photo of a woman holding a doll.
Suddenly, Qin Zhibo had an idea and thought of a way.
If the murderer had just kidnapped Shindo Sumire not long ago, then he should have moved the target to the predetermined target location to kill her.
I had previously unlocked the code and determined that the murderer needed to kill at two points to complete the pattern of the Big Dipper and the North Star.
One of the spots is near Shiba Park in Tokyo.
Another location is in Kanagawa Prefecture.
In terms of distance, the point in Kanagawa Prefecture is closer to the current location.
As long as I can get to that place in advance and use the finding spell to search for the victim, I might still have a chance to save it.
Therefore, Qin Zhibo immediately memorized the appearance of the woman in the photo, then turned and left.
When he returned to his convertible, he quickly drove towards Kanagawa Prefecture.
…
At dusk, when Sato followed other police cars to the apartment in Hachioji City, he found that Sumire Shindo's car had disappeared.
The paint spilled on the ground and the palette knocked over indicated that a fight had taken place here.
Sato's eyes were a little disappointed, because if Qin Zhibo arrived first, he should be able to take the person away and protect him without fighting.
The scene at this time just shows that the first one to arrive is the murderer.
Or maybe it's the police mole...
After inspecting the scene, Sato reported the information here to Manager Matsumoto who was commanding from afar at the Metropolitan Police Department.
"What? No one?"
"It shouldn't be a temporary outing, right?"
Sato held the phone and affirmed: "Probably not, because there were signs of fighting in the room. It is speculated that the prisoner took Miss Shindo away in a car."
While Sato was reporting, Takagi came to the shelf in the corner of the living room and bent down to look at the photo frame on it.
The woman in the photo frame should be the insider who reported the crime.
As for the doll he was hugging, Takagi looked more and more familiar to him.
Suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind and he exclaimed.
"I see!"
Sato, who was on the phone over there, immediately turned his head and said, "Takagi, what do you know?"
Wearing white gloves, Takagi picked up the photo frame on the shelf and pointed excitedly at the doll in the photo, "This giant squirrel is the mascot of the tropical paradise!"
"This photo shows that Shindo Sumire has also been to Tropical Paradise!"
Tropical Paradise is the place where Minoru Fukase, who was arrested just this morning, stabbed one of the victims in the case while queuing up a year ago.
The hypothesis put forward by Takagi Wataru is that all the victims in this case may have lined up somewhere and offended the prisoners.
Now, Takagi's theory seems to have received further support.
At this time, Manager Matsumoto, who was still on the phone, also heard the message and quickly asked Sato what was going on.
After Sato relayed this discovery, Manager Matsumoto immediately made a decision.
