Chapter 421 Someone is indeed watching in secret
After some analysis, Kogoro Mouri directly deduced that the stalker was planning to kidnap Rena Mizunashi.
Mizunashi Reina showed a frightened expression: "Mr. Maori, are you kidding me?"
Maori Kogoro also realized that he might have said too much. He touched his head and laughed: "Ahahaha, this is just my random guess. Maybe those cigarette butts were just the cleaners who were lazy and didn't remove them in time?"
Conan retorted: "But if the cleaner sorted the cigarette butts, it wouldn't be such a coincidence that they were all of the same brand, right?"
Maori Kogoro choked, feeling embarrassed, and said angrily: "Children should not interrupt when adults are talking!"
Conan curled his lips and laughed.
Maori Kogoro looked at Mizunashi Rena and said, "Miss Mizunashi, please be careful. If you get off work late, try not to go home alone, so as not to give others an opportunity to take advantage of you."
Mizunashi Rena showed an embarrassment: "This, if it's a normal day it's not a big problem, but on Sunday..."
Kogoro Mouri also realized this. Rena Mizunashi had a Sunday evening news show, and it would probably be midnight when it ended.
Okino Yoko was very worried about her friend whom she had just met, so she suggested, "Reina, if it's convenient, how about asking Mr. Maori to go to your house to investigate? Your house is nearby, right?"
"Huh? It's in the apartment in Haido-cho." Rena Mizunashi was a little surprised.
"How about this proposal? I have work to do next so I can't go."
"Ah, this..." Rena Mizunoshi felt that things were a little sudden and she didn't know how to refuse for a moment.
In Okino Yoko's impression, Mizunashi Rena had a gentle personality, and she might be embarrassed to trouble Maori Kogoro, so she said, "Is it okay? Mr. Maori."
"Of course no problem!" Kogoro Mouri said loudly, patting his chest.
Not to mention that this was something Miss Yoko asked me to do, and the person in trouble was a great beauty, so Kogoro Mori naturally would not refuse.
"Don't worry, Miss Yoko. I will definitely protect Miss Mizuno!"
"Ah..." At this point, Mizunashi Rena had no reason to refuse, so she could only say, "Then I'll trouble you, Mr. Maori."
"It's okay, it's okay." Maori Kogoro rubbed the back of his head and laughed, "There's no time to lose, let's go now."
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In front of a four-story apartment building.
Maori Kogoro looked at the two people beside him with empty eyes, speechless: "I'm here to do the commission, what are you two doing here?"
Mao Lilan smiled and said, "This is the first time I have the opportunity to go to the host's home. Besides, this is Miss Yoko asking Dad to help her, so it doesn't count as a commission, right? Dad, are you planning to charge a commission fee?"
"Besides, it's not appropriate for Dad to go to a single woman's house alone, right? It would be different if we were here."
Kogoro Mouri curled his lips in disdain and said, "Xiaolan, who do you think your father is?"
He changed the subject awkwardly: "Ms. Mizuno, please show us where you found the cigarette butt first."
Mizunashi Reina nodded, and brought Maori and the others to the alley opposite the apartment. She pointed to a place a little further into the alley and said, "It's here. I happened to find it when I passed by on my way home one day."
He raised his hand and pointed to the opposite side: "The room on the far left of the third floor is where I live."
Kogoro Mori nodded slightly, looked up a few times but didn't find anything worrying.
I looked down at the ground again and found that the cigarette butt had been cleaned up. I looked around and didn't find anything special. It was just an ordinary alley.
Just as he was about to say something, Conan's voice came from below: "Uncle, look, the cleaner who swept the floor today was a bit careless and left so many traces uncleaned."
"What?" Kogoro Mouri was a little impatient. He looked down and saw Conan squatting on the ground looking at something, so he went over.
Conan pointed to the ground and said, "Uncle, look, there are a lot of dark traces here."
Kogoro Maori looked in the direction and found many charred marks on the ground.
He couldn't help but frown. As an old smoker, he knew what the mark was at a glance.
He said in a deep voice: "These marks were left by stepping on cigarette butts! It looks like they were not left in a day or two, and there are quite a few of them."
Conan's expression became serious: "So as expected..."
Maori Kogoro nodded subconsciously: "Although I am not sure whether the other party really wants to kidnap her, it should be right to monitor Miss Mizuno for a long time."
Mizunashi Reina showed a perfectly frightened expression: "Mr. Maori, are you serious? This is terrible!"
Maori Kogoro was still very serious when he was serious. He pinched his chin and comforted her, "Miss Mizuno, you don't have to worry too much. Maybe that person's target is not you."
Mizuno Rena was shocked: "Isn't that just as bad?"
It would be even worse. If it was her, there would be clues to follow and maybe she could find the person; if the target was someone else, it would become very troublesome.
Kogoro Mori's expression froze. He didn't expect that his words would have the opposite effect.
He pretended to cough and said, "Don't worry, Ms. Mizuno. I, the famous detective Maori Kogoro, am here. We will definitely catch that person!"
Mizuno Rena bowed quickly: "Then I'll leave it to Mr. Maori!"
Maori Kogoro: "Okay, there's nothing to find here. Let's go to your apartment and find out more about the situation."
The few of them walked around the apartment and came to the front, then went up to the far left of the third floor of the apartment, which was Rena Mizunashi's room.
Kogoro Mori looked around and saw nothing special.
He inquired, "Ms. Mizuno, did you only find suspicious signs in the alley across from the apartment?"
Mizunashi Reina nodded and replied: "Yes, but I discovered it by accident. In fact, I'm not sure if it has anything to do with the person who followed me."
As they were talking, the door opened and Mizunashi Reina made a gesture of invitation: "Everyone, please come in."
The four people entered the house one after another, with Conan walking at the end. Suddenly, he felt a chill on his back and looked back alertly, his eyes falling on the four-story building opposite the apartment.
The building looked a bit shabby and didn't look like anyone was using it.
Mao Lilan noticed that Conan had stopped and turned back in confusion: "Conan, what's wrong?"
Conan shook his head and said it was nothing, then walked into the house, and Mouri Ran closed the door.
Rena Mizuno brought slippers for them to change into, then led the way towards the living room.
Mao Lilan said "Excuse me" politely.
Kogoro Mouri was a little surprised just now. Now when he looked back, he saw that in addition to the original lock, there were three extra locks on the door. No wonder she took longer to open the door than ordinary people.
Mao Lilan took a look and was also a little surprised: "Really, there are four locks!"
Mizunashi Reina smiled and said, "A single woman living alone always has to be careful."