A phone call from his former superior left Mouri Kogoro somewhat puzzled: in his impression, Inspector Megure had never thought much of his detective skills. Even if something came up that required outside detective assistance, the inspector should have gone to Brother Jiang Xia first. Why had he come to him now?
Thinking this, Mouri Kogoro instinctively looked around, but Jiang Xia was nowhere to be seen.
"Who are you looking for?" Mouri Ran looked around as well. "If you mean Jiang Xia and Conan, they just went to the bus stop with the professor. I heard they're going skiing."
"I see." Mouri Kogoro answered casually and picked up the call.
"Mouri!"
The moment he raised the phone to his ear, Inspector Megure's grave voice gave him a fright. The inspector asked in a deep voice, "Where are you right now?"
"Huh?" Mouri Kogoro froze. He could hear chaos in the police office on the other end of the call, which only made him more confused.
But Inspector Megure's tone was so alarming that, confused as he was, Mouri Kogoro still answered, "Beika Town. What's wrong?"
Inspector Megure took a deep breath. "Don't worry about anything else for now. Keep driving, and listen to me calmly—what I'm about to say is extremely important. It concerns your life, so you must listen carefully."
"??" Mouri Kogoro was full of question marks. He lowered his head blankly and looked at the ground beneath his feet. "Driving? My life?... What are you talking about? I'm not driving at all."
This time, Inspector Megure was the one stunned. "Huh?"
Mouri Kogoro glanced toward Sakaguchi's residence in the distance. "Didn't we just part ways not long ago? I just ran into a case while walking. Where would I have found a car in that short