Out-of-control players in the world of Detective Conan

Chapter 491 A Good Method

"Wow, Qi Ming is amazing!"

"No, no, thank you very much."

Despite Qi Ming's attempt to be modest in the face of Inspector Megure's praise, his expression betrayed no humility whatsoever.

If it were any other case, he would have a hard time handling it, but this case hit his sweet spot.

Crimes of passion or revenge are simply not interesting; it has to be bizarre cases like these to be entertaining while eating.

Not to mention that the video and the forensic report he just saw gave him a strong sense of déjà vu, and his IQ instantly went online.

Finding the culprit would be easy for Qi Ming.

He only needs the police to issue a warrant for his arrest, and he can bring him back immediately.

But this time he didn't want to do that.

He insisted on going to play in this escape room at least once!

"Kudo, is there anything you'd like to add?"

When Qi Ming mentioned him, Shinichi Kudo was taken aback for a moment before speaking.

“My thoughts are similar to yours. The prisoners have all these wanted criminals gathered in one place and made them participate in the so-called trial and rebirth.”

Qi Ming rolled his eyes at Shinichi Kudo.

"I asked if you had anything to add, not if you were asking me to repeat what I just said."

"……Feel sorry."

Later, Shinichi Kudo gave some of his conclusions and some of his current doubts.

First, based on the content of the video, the people did not know how they were arrested.

It is tentatively assumed that the perpetrator followed them and then drugged them before taking them away.

Second, those who were suspected of being killed by a scalpel, however, did not have the murder weapon visible in the video.

It's speculated that part of the video may have been cut, perhaps as the perpetrator wanted to create a sense of mystery.

Third, the location of the incident is suspected to be a factory.

But it could actually just be speculation, so there will be more places to search.

"...The above conclusions are based solely on the existing evidence, and these clues are actually of little use now."

Shinichi Kudo sighed and looked at Juichi Megure, asking a question.

"Inspector Megure, have you searched the buildings near the body?"

"I've already searched, everything is normal."

"Do these wanted criminals know anyone in common, or have they harmed the same person in the past?"

"Not at the moment."

"..."

After a series of questions, Shinichi Kudo was quite certain.

It seems this case is beyond my ability to solve.

There are far too few clues.

Even he didn't know where to begin the investigation of this case.

The only clues they can find now are the video from earlier and the autopsy report, but the useful information they can provide is almost zero.

Vermouth frowned, also pondering the case.

But even Shinichi Kudo didn't know how to deal with it. Even if she thought about splitting her hair even more, she still wouldn't get an answer.

As for Kogoro Mouri, he's already AFK (away from keyboard).

For a moment, the meeting room fell silent again.

Discussing in hushed tones, the group of elite police officers were caught in a state of tension.

"How about I search for the graffiti on the video wall and see if I can find anything similar?"

"Can the prisoner's voice be deciphered from that altered voice?"

"There was no mud on the corpse's fingernails and shoes. Tsk, we have no idea where the first crime scene was."

Inspector Megure sighed upon seeing the situation before him.

Since this prisoner did it once, he will definitely do it a second time.

Although they might find some useful clues next time, that would mean more deaths.

Even though those who died deserved their fate, that is not a reason for criminals to take lenient punishments.

What's the point of having laws then?

While Kogoro Mouri was lost in thought, Shinichi Kudo retrieved the documents and examined them closely, hoping to find clues that Kogoro had overlooked.

"Cough cough!"

A cough suddenly rang out in the conference room. Everyone looked up and saw that it was Qi Ming who had made the sound.

"Actually, I have a great way to catch criminals. Would you all like to hear it?"

Qi Ming addressed the crowd with a confident smile.

Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes widened considerably.

Inspector Megure quickly asked.

"Brother Qi Ming, do you have something to say about this?"

Qi Ming nodded and patted the curtain.

"It's simple. We just need to pretend to be a wanted criminal and get arrested by that judge, and that's it."

"..."

To play the role of a wanted criminal?

Vermouth felt that there was something strange about what Qi Ming said.

However, once her thoughts settled, Vermouth found that Qi Ming's method was surprisingly effective.

Isn't that judge just someone who arrests criminals and carries out vigilante justice? Why don't we just go in ourselves and solve the problem?

"Yes, getting involved yourself is a good method!"

Upon hearing Qi Ming's words, the eyes of all the police officers lit up.

"Um……"

Inspector Megure pondered for a moment, then shook his head.

"This method may work, but I don't think it's very effective right now. At least we don't understand what kind of trap the prisoners have set, and it might be dangerous to go in rashly."

"No, Inspector Megure, I think this might be a good idea!"

Kogoro Mouri, who had been idling away, also snapped back to reality, slapped the table, and suddenly his intelligence kicked in.

"It's not that we necessarily have to go in, but the prisoners will definitely follow us and use some method to get us in!"

"First, spread fake news that we are wanted criminals, then secretly have the police follow us. Once we find any suspicious people following us, we can just go up and arrest them!"

Inspector Megure blinked.

"...That makes sense!"