The Unicorn Girl Favored by Detective Science

Are you sure it looks good, and isn't scary?

Mori Kogoro glanced at the photo and frowned.

Fearing he might have misheard, he asked again.

"This is the trendy style right now!"

Sonoko glanced at him with a strange expression. "Uncle, you don't even know this?"

"This is called '109 Gal,' and girls these days really like this kind of makeup."

Seeing Mori Kogoro's puzzled look, Sato Miwako explained skillfully, chuckling, "This kind of outfit is indeed very exaggerated, and I would rather not wear it."

"I can see it's an exaggeration too..."

Mori Kogoro was still a little confused. "But why is it called 109 Gal?"

"109 is the name of a department store. You can see it as soon as you exit Shibuya Station. Shibuya is considered the Imperial General Headquarters Japan fashion, and 109 Department Store is considered a local landmark, so it is called 109 Gal (Shibuya Gal."

After encountering this case, Fujino had investigated it and was quite familiar with titles like "109 Girls," so he explained.

"Yes."

Sonoko nodded and chimed in, "Ran and I are going to that department store, it's 109 Department Store."

"But what exactly is the connection between 109 Shibuya and 'gyaru' (gal girls) and all that...?"

Mori Kogoro scratched his messy hair, clearly not understanding how 109, Shibuya, and the gyaru were connected.

He understands younger and younger people less and less.

So he stopped thinking about it and instead rested his chin on his hand, starting to ponder the case, "But I feel like men who attack young girls like this have happened before... repeatedly hitting female high school students and then fleeing the scene. Speaking of which, I remember that case happened before I became a policeman. The murderer was really despicable."

Listening to Mori Kogoro's words, Juzo Megure's expression gradually darkened, as if his words had stirred up some unpleasant memories.

"Anyway, let's continue the investigation."

Juzo Megure stood up, bracing himself against the table. "Let's catch the culprit first..."

"Then I'll go prepare..."

Before Sato Miwako Juzo Megure: "There's no need to pretend to be bait to lure the murderer anymore. Let's go back and take another look at the characteristics of these three victims and find any commonalities..."

"Well?"

Sato Miwako was taken aback upon hearing this. "But that thug..."

There are no "buts".

Juzo Megure's tone suddenly became much stern, and he turned to Fujino and continued, "Brother Fujino, why don't you lend a hand too?"

"Oh."

Fujino responded and stood up, naturally knowing why Juzo Megure's attitude had changed so quickly.

The case that Mori Kogoro just mentioned is actually a case that Juzo Megure investigated before.

The murderer drove his car into a female high school student, and then a girl named Midori... who is also Juzo Megure's current wife, volunteered to act as bait and was then hit by the car and seriously injured.

He must have recalled this case, which is why Sato Miwako from continuing to act as bait.

Mouri-niisan has run into trouble again...

"Dili li!"

Just then, Sonoko's cell phone rang in her pocket.

She took out her phone and saw it was Ran.

"Sonoko, what should I do? I can't find the exit!"

As soon as the call connected, Ran's troubled voice came from the other end of the line.

"Can't find the exit?"

Sonoko clicked her tongue as expected. "Where are you now? I'll come find you."

"I'm in the underground parking lot."

"Can't you even find the exit from the parking lot?"

Sonoko sighed softly, "It seems like your terrible sense of direction is getting worse and worse."

"Hey, Sonoko- neechan!"

Suddenly, Conan shouted, looking at the bracelet on Sonoko's wrist, "Where did you buy your ring, necklace, and bracelet?!"

"Ah?"

Sonoko was clearly startled. "Those are the free gifts from 109 Company that Fujino- Senior was talking about. You can choose any item for free if you spend 10,000 yen."

"So that's how it is!"

Juzo Megure also noticed this and quickly grabbed Sonoko's wrist, turning to look at Takagi: "How is it?"

"I was right!"

Takagi pulled out the photos of the girls from his inner pocket. "Those girls all have these kinds of accessories on them!"

"These three victims were all customers of that company."

Sato Miwako pondered for a moment, "That means the killer targeted this group..."

"Ah--!"

Just then, Ran screamed from the other end of the phone.

"??!!"

Everyone present was taken aback upon hearing this.

Fujino then took out his phone and glanced at the time.

It seems Ran has already encountered a corpse due to her terrible sense of direction...

Hmm, I really don't know if the unicorn girl is lucky or unlucky.

You can even encounter rare occurrences like getting lost and finding a corpse.

Although it was expected, Fujino still couldn't help but sigh.

As expected of the unicorn girl favored by Conan.

"What's wrong, Ran!"

Mori Kogoro snatched the phone and anxiously asked Ran on the other end of the line.

"There's a girl lying in the parking lot with her head covered in blood?!"

Ran Lan's hesitant voice came from the other end of the phone.

Upon hearing this, the atmosphere around everyone instantly plummeted to freezing point.

The underground parking lot of 109 Department Store.

"Kata, Kata!"

The camera flashes were going off. Since the police were already at the scene when the body was discovered, the Forensic Science Division team didn't even need to come with the detectives. They simply brought their equipment and went straight to the crime scene.

The victim in this attack shared similar characteristics with the girls who were attacked previously.

Dark skin tanned by ultraviolet light, blonde hair, wearing a cool pink turtleneck sleeveless sweater and a dark blue mini skirt.

However, unlike the previous girls who were attacked, this one was different.

This time, the victim was actually beaten to death.

"Are the criminals serious this time?"

Juzo Megure stared at the corpse, his expression slightly somber.

"We have not yet released the characteristics of the victims."

Sato Miwako pondered, "This case occurred in the underground parking lot of this shopping mall, so it's highly likely that it's retaliation against the mall company."

"Great deal! Great deal!"

At that moment, several shouts suddenly came from the crowd outside the cordon.

The group turned around and saw a man wearing a blue suit with a white shirt underneath being stopped by the police at the scene, trying to force his way through the police cordon.

"Who is this guy?"

Juzo Megure glanced at the man and then asked Takagi, who was standing to the side.

"I heard he's this girl's boyfriend, and his name is Shirakawa."

Takagi explained in a low voice, "This girl came here today to meet me here too..."

Before Takagi could finish speaking, the man on the other end continued to shout hysterically, "What are you all doing?! Why haven't you brought that serial attacker to justice yet?!"

"Well, although we have already..."

Juzo Megure slowly stepped forward and explained with a wry smile.

"Isn't this the same serial offender?! What are you police officers doing?!"