"So, are you going to plead guilty?" Mori Kogoro asked. "You're a cop anyway, I don't want to force it, I hope you don't let the honor of the RB police continue to be disgraced."

"Mr. Maori, you ...... Do you know my past? Officer Sakata asked suddenly. For example, the reason why I want to kill them. ”

"It's your father, right?" Kogoro Mori nodded. "They killed your father, didn't they?"

"If it wasn't the incompetent guys who were investigating the case, but a detective like you, maybe ......," Officer Sakata sighed. That's right, when my father died in a car accident, they were all my father's students – which meant they were in a position to do anything with the car. ”

"If I'm not mistaken, that incident should have happened at the end of August 1978, right?" Mori Kogoro also sighed and asked.

"On the night of August 23," Officer Sakata nodded. "On the day they graduated, they drained the brake fluid in the brakes, causing the car's brakes to fail. As a result, my father, who has always been known for his safe operation, was involved in a car accident - it was because I couldn't accept the results of the investigation at that time that I chose to go to the police academy and became a police officer, dreaming of finding out the real cause of my father's death. ”

"How did you know about this?" Mori Kogoro frowned. "Did anyone tell you? Are you sure he's not the real murderer? ”

"The person who told me was the person in question at the time," Officer Sakata replied. "Now he's a celebrity - fugitive wanted fugitive Numabuchi Keichiro. More than ten days ago, I caught him on the run, and he recognized me, who looked too much like my father, as my father, and said everything. ”

"Kenichiro Numabuchi?" Kogoro Maori was surprised. "Where's that guy?"

"Don't worry, I've got him under control," Officer Sakata motioned to Kogoro Mori to calm down. "I'm a policeman anyway, and I can't let him go."

"But as a police officer, you shouldn't punish in this way—" Kogoro Maori's expression darkened halfway through. "No, maybe ......"

"That's the only way," Officer Sakata sighed. "This is the sixteenth year, and as you must know, Mr. Mori, the maximum sentence for intentional homicide is 20 years (two for unjustified homicide is life imprisonment, and more than three can be the death penalty). If for some reason, the sentence may be a little shorter), which means that the maximum prosecution period for this crime is 15 years, and at most it can only be prosecuted last year, and this year it will be too late anyway......"

"......" Mori Kogoro shook his head and looked at Officer Sakata with some regret. In short, you killed them anyway, right? ”

"Yes," Sakata nodded calmly. "I confess to it."

"Then I'll have to arrest you," Mori Kogoro said, walking in the direction of Sakata. "I never thought that the RB police would become a murderer."

"I'm sorry, Mr. Mori," Sakata took a step back, and his sudden firm voice made Mori Kogoro stunned for a moment. "I confess the crimes I committed, but I don't intend to stand trial."

With that, he pulled a gun out of his pocket. "It's ironic that I, a police officer with an unpure purpose, has the only high-gun police officer in the Osaka area......"

Right in front of Kogoro Mori, Officer Sakata did not hesitate to aim his gun at his temple, ready to pull the trigger.

The cold light crossed Officer Sakata's field of vision for a moment, and the next second, Officer Sakata found that the gun in his hand flew upwards as if it had received some extremely great force.

Kogoro Mori's katana was already unsheathed, and a beautiful slap disarmed Officer Sakata.

"I'm not here with a katana to be handsome or a tool to kill you," Mori Kogoro said solemnly. "Believe me, in such a small space as a warehouse, your pistol is no match for my katana."

"......" Sakata still maintained the posture he had when the pistol was shot away, but he looked in the direction of the katana as if stunned, and only showed a wry smile after a few seconds. Mr. Maori, you are a ...... All-rounder......"

"Don't underestimate Uncle," Putting away his katana, Mori Kogoro motioned for Officer Sakata to walk out of the warehouse. "Let's go, we still have a lot of things to attend to."

"By the way, about Kiichiro Numabuchi......" As he was walking out, Sakata suddenly said to Kogoro Maori. He's locked up by me, and if you don't catch him, he'll starve to death. ”

"It's been caught over there," Kogoro Mori replied. "It was done a few minutes ago."

…………

"Is this it?" Protected by several policemen in the middle, Chiba, who opened the Traceless Umbrella, looked at the house in front of him while protecting Gray Yuan Ai and walking forward.

"This is it," Officer Otaki led the way ahead. "But the first group of investigators didn't find Jiichiro Numabuchi. It's a pity, but it looks like it's just an empty house. ”

At this moment, Qian Yu suddenly noticed a garbage can next to him, and immediately walked over after informing the police.

In the trash can, boxes of several bento boxes were lying quietly. Judging from the date, it should be a bento for these days.

"What's wrong?" Officer Otaki came over and asked.

"Is this a bento for Jiichiro Numabuchi?" Qian Yu asked.

"Looks like it should be, what's wrong?"

"He's already wanted, right?" Chiba looked at Officer Otaki. "Can he still buy a bento?"

"You mean someone bought it for him?" Officer Otaki's eyes narrowed as well. "This ......"

"But, why go to such a big stake...... "Qianyu spread his hands." If I'm not mistaken, there's probably someone who stayed here at one time, and if the first cops were fast enough, maybe someone would still be here. ”

"But we didn't find anything after checking," Officer Otaki shook his head. "It's true that there were traces of people living here, but that's about it."

"Let's make sure first, even if the other person isn't here, maybe we can deduce his whereabouts - if our previous guess is correct, he shouldn't be able to leave here."

"What do you mean......" Officer Otaki wondered.

"Just look at it," Chiba shrugged. "See for yourself."