Conan: Ran, I really am Shinichi, you have to believe me!

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"But if we don't go to the scene, how can we know the kidnappers' methods, how can we get more information, and how can we find the kidnappers from the traces left at the scene?"

The process of committing a crime is actually a process of material exchange. As a material entity, the perpetrator always comes into contact with and exchanges with various material entities during the commission of the crime.

Therefore, if we go to the place where Xiao Shou was kidnapped to take a look, we will definitely be able to find useful clues and information.

"You, a fruit shop owner, might not understand these things, but we detectives certainly do, right, Uncle Mori?"

When Hattori Heiji suddenly called his name, Kogoro Mouri, like a primary school student caught daydreaming in class, stared wide-eyed in confusion and said:

"Huh? Yes, kid, you're right, that's right. Next, we'll listen to Jiang Cheng and go to that...that village?...the house of that soccer player with the broken leg."

Heiji Hattori was speechless after hearing Kogoro Mouri's words, but he still insisted on his own opinion. However, seeing that Jiang Chengbei was holding the steering wheel, he had no choice but to advise him:

"Jiang Cheng, I'm a detective. Listen to me. We can't just rely on Miss Quantum's simple description and start taking chances, searching randomly house by house. That will only waste time."

We should go to the scene first; that's the first step in a detective's investigation, and I have experience with that. For the subsequent actions, you should follow the instructions of a professional like me; otherwise, you'll just be running around like headless chickens, wasting time.

"Okay, Black Chicken, once we get to Naoki Uemura's house, I'll listen to you and we'll go to the scene."

"Jiang Cheng, you fruit shop owner, why are you so stubborn? Why won't you listen to me, the detective? We're going to the kidnapping scene; I need to check the situation in person."

"Okay, after I catch the kidnappers and rescue the hostages, I'll take you to see the scene."

"Checking the scene takes a lot of time, and the hostage is still in the kidnappers' hands. Time is precious, so I can't let you waste it. Sorry, Black Chicken."

"What? You're saying that Naoki Uemura, who has a broken leg, is a kidnapper? Impossible! I only heard Ms. Quantum's brief description, and I haven't found any information about kidnappers. How can you be so sure he's the kidnapper?"

Hearing Jiang Chengbei's words, Hattori Heiji was shocked and exclaimed loudly in surprise.

Chapter 109 Metropolitan Police Department: What?! A Conan fan imitator has kidnapped a hostage and called the police in a provocative manner!

"Yes, Mr. Naoki is Hero's good friend. They are usually very close. How could he be a kidnapper?"

After hearing Jiang Chengbei's assessment, Akagi Ryoko, who was in the passenger seat, also began to deny it, trying his best to tell Jiang Chengbei how good Naoki and Hideo were, and that they could never be kidnappers.

With Akagi Ryo's support, Hattori Heiji's voice suddenly became much louder, and he said again:

"Jiang Cheng, go to the Akagi family. Listen to my instructions. Don't mess around like an amateur. This is a kidnapping case, a matter of life and death. Time is of the essence. You can't waste time like this. Listen to me, go to the scene."

"Hehe, maybe next time. Let's talk about it when we get to Naoki Uemura's house. Everyone sit tight, I'm going to speed up, Black Chicken."

After saying that, Jiang Chengbei stopped wasting words with them. He had the steering wheel in his hands, and he could decide where to go first.

Jiang Chengbei ignored Hattori Heiji, but Hattori Heiji didn't give up. He kept nagging in the back seat, trying to persuade Jiang Chengbei to change his mind and go to the Akagi family first.

During this time, Akagi Ryoko, who was gripping the handle on the roof of the car, would occasionally speak up in support of Hattori Heiji, saying that Naoki was a good person and the hero's best friend, and that Jiang Cheng should not doubt him, no matter who else he suspected.

Regarding the disagreement between Jiang Chengbei and Hattori Heiji, Mouri Kogoro sat in the back, remaining silent, while recalling several cases they had worked on together in the past.

He pondered why Jiang Chengbei was always able to successfully show off, while he always ended up being a laughingstock whenever he tried to flaunt his skills.

Soon, Jiang Chengbei and his group finally arrived at the building where Uemura Naoki lived. After stopping the car, Jiang Chengbei said to everyone in the car:

"You guys go upstairs first, I'll go park the car and come right up after I'm done."

"Okay." Kogoro Mouri was very obedient. Before Jiang Chengbei could finish speaking, he obediently got out of the car and ran upstairs.

Meanwhile, Hattori Heiji and Akagi Ryoko, who were in the car, looked at each other and refused to leave, meaning they wanted Jiang Chengbei to take them to the Akagi family home to see the scene.

Seeing that they weren't leaving, Jiang Chengbei used the parking time to secretly go to Uemura Naoki's house to check on the situation, lest he misremember and fail to impress others, and that his plan would not work.

So Jiang Chengbei had no choice but to change his plans, saying, "Since you're not leaving, then watch the car for me. I'll go upstairs and check it out first, and I'll be right back."

After saying that, without giving them a chance to refuse, Jiang Chengbei got out of the car, closed the door, and immediately ran to the stairwell, leaving Hattori Heiji and Akagi Ryoko looking at each other in the car.

In the stairwell, Kogoro Mouri, who usually doesn't get much exercise, was huffing and puffing as he climbed the stairs when he suddenly noticed a small white bird fly over his head and head upstairs.

"Strange, how come there are birds in the stairwell? Did our pet birds escape?"

When Kogoro Mouri stopped to rest and muttered a few words, the little white bird that had flown overhead earlier flew over him again, but this time it flew downwards, heading down the stairs.

Seeing the bird fly away again, Kogoro Mori chuckled a few times:

"Can't find the way out?"

"Poor little guy, just you wait. Once I catch the kidnapper and rescue the hostage, I'll open the stairwell window for you and let you fly out."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Jiang Chengbei, who was running rapidly uphill, suddenly appeared and, as he passed Kogoro Mouri, replied, "Thank you."

Upon discovering for the first time how fast Jiang Chengbei was, Kogoro Mouri paused for a moment, then said enviously:

"I'm not talking to you, why are you thanking me? If anyone should thank someone, it should be that little white bird."

But that little white bird is so cute. If I were to catch it and give it to Ran… Ran is a grown woman now, why would she want a little bird? I should give it to Miss Yoko…”

While Kogoro Mouri was taking a break after climbing the stairs and talking to himself, Jiang Chengbei knocked on the door of Naoki Uemura's house.

When Naoki Uemura, whose leg was in a cast, opened the door, a pistol was pressed against his head, forcing him to remove the security chain from the door.

Then, Jiang Chengbei went into the study and carried out Akagi Mamoru, who was happily playing video games.

Startled by the sudden turn of events, Akagi Mamoru was completely terrified. After being carried to the living room and put down by Jiang Chengbei, he burst into tears.

"Shut up."

With a gun pointed at him, Mamoru Akagi immediately turned into a well-behaved child, sitting on the ground and stopping crying.

"If you have a problem, come at me! Don't hurt the child!"

With his leg in a cast and using crutches, Naoki Uemura has now become the good guy, standing in front of Mamoru Akagi.

Jiang Chengbei didn't waste any words with him. He pointed his pistol at him, signaling him to sit down obediently, or he would be impolite to him.

Seeing that the fierce-looking young man opposite them had a pistol, Naoki Uemura and Mamoru Akagi wisely stayed quietly to the side without saying a word.

Seeing that they had all behaved themselves, Jiang Chengbei took out his phone and made a call.

"Hello, is this 110? There's a kidnapper here. His name is Murakami Naoki, and he's kidnapped a child named Akagi Mamoru..."

"You're talking nonsense! Naoki-nii isn't the kidnapper, you're the kidnapper!"

Seeing Jiang Chengbei raise his pistol and point it at his head, Akagi Mamoru, who had just stood up straight, puffing out his chest and speaking out righteously, immediately took a step back in fear, hiding behind Uemura Naoki, and weakly changed his words:

"Yes, you're right, Naoki-nii is a kidnapper..."

The 110 operator listened to the voice on the other end: "..."

Because of Akagi Mamoru's outburst, the Metropolitan Police Department dispatched not only detectives like Shiratori Ninzaburo who frequently appeared in public, but also the SAT squad.

With Conan, the idol of Beika Town, who directly confessed to the Metropolitan Police Department and later recanted his confession, there might be Conan fans imitating him, kidnapping hostages and calling the police themselves, as a tribute to their idol Conan.

Therefore, to avoid any unexpected situations, we had to be prepared and directly dispatched the SAT to the location mentioned by Jiang Chengbei.

Jiang Chengbei had no say in how the Metropolitan Police Department operated. After he finished his call, Kogoro Mouri finally arrived. Seeing Jiang Chengbei pointing a pistol at a disabled person and a child, he immediately panicked and shouted:

"Jiang Cheng, calm down. Let's talk things out. Please don't use guns."

Startled by Kogoro Mouri's shout, Jiang Chengbei remembered he was holding a pistol. He smiled apologetically at the two men opposite him, then tossed the gun to Mamoru Akagi, saying:

"I came to rescue you this time but left in a hurry and didn't bring any gifts, so I'll give you this gun."

Akagi Mamoru: "..."

Naoki Uemura: "..."

Maori Kogoro:"……"

Finally, they discovered that the pistol was a toy gun, and they had all misunderstood Jiang Chengbei.

Chapter 110 Hattori Heizo: What? Heiji's taken hostage? How come I missed such a great opportunity?

Now that the disabled kidnapper with a cast on his arm has been brought under control and the hostage has been rescued, it's clear that the hostage isn't very bright. He likes to hide behind the kidnapper and is wary of Jiang Chengbei, the hero who rescued him, as well as Kogoro Mouri, the later passerby.

Jiang Chengbei didn't care about any of that. After calling up Akagi Ryo and Hattori Heiji, who were staying downstairs to watch the cars and check on the scene at Akagi Hideo's house at any time, Jiang Chengbei felt that there was nothing more to do, so he said goodbye and left.

When they saw that Akagi Mamoru was at Uemura Naoki's house, Akagi Ryo and Hattori Heiji were completely shocked. They never expected that what Jiang Chengbei said was true.

Even so, Ryo Akagi couldn't believe that Naoki Uemura was the kidnapper, so she surrounded the two of them and kept asking them questions.

Like Akagi Ryo, Hattori Heiji was also unable to accept the facts. He couldn't understand how Kojo Kita knew that Akagi Mamoru was here, or how he knew that Uemura Naoki was the kidnapper.

So when he confirmed that Jiang Chengbei was right and that Uemura Naoki was indeed the kidnapper, he became completely distraught.

He'd had it too easy before, but today he was defeated by an amateur, a complete and utter defeat, with no chance of resistance. Hattori Heiji couldn't quite accept it.

When Naoki Uemura confessed that he was the kidnapper, that he was the one who lured Mamoru Akagi there, that he broke the lock on Akagi's house, that he deliberately messed up Akagi's room, and that he left the kidnapper's note...

Hattori Heiji crouched down, clutching his head, and began to rack his brains to recall. He and Jiang Chengbei had the same information, so why was Jiang Chengbei able to discover so early that the kidnapper was Uemura Naoki?

While Hattori Heiji was still racking his brains over Jiang Chengbei's methods for solving the case and reviewing the reasons for his failure, and while the others were waiting for the police to arrive at the Uemura house, Jiang Chengbei, who had just left the building and was about to go home, unexpectedly encountered the speeding goddess Sato Miwako.

"Mr. Jiang Cheng, what are you doing here?"

“It’s Miwako. I came here with Mori-nii to find the kidnapper. Mori-nii took on a case of a child being kidnapped, so I came along to check it out.”

Have the child and the kidnapper been found?

"They're all upstairs, room ×× on the ×th floor, up to the village family."

Upon hearing that the address Jiang Chengbei gave was the same as the address the kidnappers had given them in the emergency call, Sato Miwako's eyes lit up, and she then asked:

"Mr. Jiang Cheng, are you aware of the situation upstairs? Do the kidnappers have weapons? Do they have guns?"

"I know about the situation above."

Jiang Chengbei had just come down from upstairs, so he knew what was going on upstairs. After recalling the situation for a moment, he gave a positive answer.

Then he remembered the toy gun he had given to Mamoru Akagi, which the kid dared to refuse and instead gave to the kidnapper, Naoki Uemura. This annoyed him, so he nodded firmly and said, "There's a gun."

"Ah? There are guns! This is troublesome!" Sato Miwako gasped, gritted her teeth, and continued to ask, "How many people are inside? Who are they?"

"How many people? I haven't counted, let me think... a child, a high school girl, Mori-san, Hattori Heiji, the only son of the Osaka Prefectural Police Chief, and a disabled kidnapper, that's about it. I'll tell you more if I remember..."

"What? The only son of the Osaka Prefectural Police Chief?" After hearing Jiang Chengbei's account, Sato Miwako was shocked and asked again with wide eyes:

"Is the only son of the Osaka Prefectural Police Chief really up there? What's he doing here?"

"He came to Tokyo to find evidence of Conan's crimes and to bring Conan to justice."

Unfortunately, he was unlucky; no evidence was found, and all his money was stolen, which is why he ended up in this situation. It's a pity.

He was a high school student who dreamed of becoming Japan's number one detective, but unfortunately, he was born at the wrong time and has no hope of ever achieving it.

Upon hearing Jiang Chengbei's words, Sato Miwako was greatly alarmed, and then anxiously said: