Chapter 424: Catching the "Stalker"
Maori Kogoro couldn't bear to see the beautiful woman sigh, so he immediately said, "Don't worry, Miss Mizuno. I, the famous detective Maori Kogoro, am here and will definitely find that person!"
Although he spoke righteously and his expression was serious, Ran Mouri and Conan, who knew his habits well, couldn't help but look down on him a little.
Mizunashi Rena forced a smile: "Thank you, Mr. Maori."
Mao Lilan said quietly: "But what can we do? The only clue is gone."
Conan couldn't help but frown. He originally thought that the person next door was a member of the Black Organization, but it turned out that he was not a stalker, but an old acquaintance, Officer Takagi...
Kogoro Mouri was at a loss as the other party's tracking technology was too advanced and left no trace at all. If it weren't for Rena Mizunashi's high alertness, she might not have even realized that she was being followed.
Wait...traces?
Maori Kogoro was quick-witted and suddenly found a blind spot: "Miss Mizuno, when did you find the cigarette butt?"
Mizuno Reina was stunned for a moment and said, "It was last night."
"Is that so?" Maori Kogoro pinched his chin and pondered, "If that's the case, then there is only one way."
"What method?" The other three asked subconsciously.
Maori Kogoro stood up, looked at Mizunashi Rena seriously and said, "Ms. Mizunashi!"
Mizuno Reina sat up straight at once: "Yes! What's wrong?"
Maori Kogoro: "Please allow us to stay here tonight, okay?"
“Huh?” Rena Mizuno’s eyes widened.
Mao Lilan also looked at her father in surprise: "Dad?"
Maori Kogoro quickly analyzed: "Since the other party was still monitoring here yesterday, it means that he is likely to show up today as well. After all, monitoring is something that needs to be done continuously."
Kogoro Mori, who used to be a criminal police, has a lot of experience in this area.
Mizunashi Reina immediately revealed a relieved smile: "Then I'll leave it to you, Mr. Maori!"
"Leave it to me! With my famous detective Mouri Kogoro here, no criminal can escape. Hahaha!" Mouri Kogoro laughed exaggeratedly.
Ran Mouri and Conan immediately showed contempt in their eyes. They had admired him just now, but his true colors were exposed in less than 3 seconds.
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After dinner, Conan found an excuse to slip out and came to the entrance of the alley where the cigarette butt was found.
He pretended to be passing by and looked inside. After confirming that there was no one there, he took off the bug from his eyes and legs, wrapped it together with the tracker in chewing gum, and carefully placed it in the corner.
After doing all this, Conan returned to the apartment.
Time passed quickly and soon it was midnight.
There was no light in the room and it was pitch black and nothing could be seen.
Kogoro Mouri and Conan were standing by the window, while Ran Mouri and Rena Mizunashi were in the room, chatting in the dark, but it was mainly Rena Mizunashi who was talking about her work.
Maori Kogoro pounded his legs which were a little sore from sitting and muttered quietly, "That person won't show up tonight, will he?"
Conan was also a little worried. Would the other party see them coming here and become wary and not come tonight?
At this moment, the sound of crisp footsteps came from the eavesdropping device. He perked up and opened the curtain a little to take a look. His eyes suddenly fixed: "Uncle, look at that!"
Kogoro Mouri was cheered up and quickly squatted down and moved closer to Conan, looking out through the gap.
At the entrance of the alley opposite, a faint red light could be seen, which was constantly dimming and brightening - there was no doubt that someone was smoking!
"He showed up!" Maori Kogoro lowered his voice and rubbed his hands together, "You stay here, I'll catch that person!"
Conan quickly whispered: "Uncle, you have to be careful!"
Maori Kogoro patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, it's just a stalker."
Kogoro Mouri carefully opened the door and squeezed out sideways, then quickly lay on the ground and crawled towards the stairs on his belly.
Conan watched this scene silently, secretly admiring the uncle for being a professional detective. His professionalism was something he could not compare to.
He checked his anesthesia watch, foot-strengthening shoes, and football launching belt, and after confirming that there were no problems... he lay on the ground and crawled forward in the same manner as Kogoro Mouri.
The people who are secretly monitoring him might be from the Black Organization. The uncle might be in danger if he is alone, so he has to go and help.
Perhaps the person who was monitoring thought that everyone in the room was asleep, so he didn't watch them too closely. Otherwise, he wouldn't dare to smoke openly.
In short, it was not until Kogoro Mouri and Conan got behind the man that the man realized that he had been discovered.
He subconsciously wanted to escape. Kogoro Mouri could indeed be confused sometimes, but he respected women very much. When faced with a criminal who stalked, monitored, and attempted to kidnap women, even if he was a potential criminal, he would not show mercy.
He quickly took a step forward, twisted the man's arm, and then threw him over his shoulder, heavily to the ground.
A howling of pain suddenly sounded in the alley, and from the voice it was indeed a man.
Conan closed the anesthesia watch and couldn't help but grin at the scene, wondering if this man had broken any bones. However, the uncle's judo skills were very good, so he should be able to control the strength.
At the same time, he was also sure that this person was not a member of the Black Organization, otherwise the other party's first reaction would not be to escape, but to shoot or kill people with a knife.
Maori Kogoro stepped forward, grabbed the man's wrist, pinned it behind his back and said angrily: "Don't move, you stalker!"
The man's hands were caught, and he was in pain, so he could only shout, "Who are you? Let me go! What are you doing rushing out all of a sudden?"
Maori Kogoro snorted, pulled the man up from the ground, and said coldly: "What for? Of course, I'm going to catch you, a stalker!"
Conan turned on the watch-shaped flashlight and shone it upwards, and the man's face appeared in front of the two of them.
Not to mention, even though he's a stalker, he's still young and handsome, and probably only in his early twenties. Even in college, he can deceive many innocent female students.
But now his face was full of panic, as if he had been caught red-handed.
He looked away guiltily: "What nonsense are you talking about? I just happened to pass by here and smoke a cigarette, why should you treat me as a stalker?"
Conan glanced at the ground out of the corner of his eye, tilted his head back and said innocently, "Brother, are you really just passing by by chance?"
The man immediately shouted: "Of course!"
Conan shone the flashlight on the ground and said in a very exaggerated tone: "Oh, this is very strange. You said you were just passing by, but why are there so many cigarette butts here? And... they seem to be from the same brand, the same as the ones left here yesterday."
Of course he didn't know what brand of cigarettes yesterday was, but that didn't stop him from cheating the man.
When the man heard Conan's words, his face changed suddenly. He hesitated for a long time but couldn't come up with any decent reason.
Maori Kogoro saw this and said coldly: "Do you have any more excuses? If you have any, come with me to the Metropolitan Police Department and tell them!"
"No! Don't call the police!" the man shouted anxiously, "I'm really not a stalker, it's just that Miss Mizunashi Rena...she looks very much like my deceased wife, and I miss her so much that I can't help but stand here and watch from afar..."
"What did you say?" Conan and Maori Kogoro were confused and looked at each other subconsciously.
A deceased wife?
Does Rena Mizuno look a lot like her?
Is there such a bloody plot?