When they arrived at the Police Station again, there had been new developments.
"Mr. Fuyuki received another call from 'Koumoto'?" Conan asked in surprise. "What did he say?"
Inspector Megure fell silent. ...Why did Brother Jiang Xia bring this little brat along? ...Forget it. This kid has stumbled into helping us quite a few times. If he's here, he's here.
With a flick of his finger, he opened a file that had just arrived and said to Jiang Xia, "This is the recording Takagi sent over."
Half an hour earlier.
Officer Takagi had been yawning as he watched over the endangered Fuyuki Ryusaburo. Then, with a buzz, Mr. Fuyuki's phone suddenly rang.
The two exchanged a glance. One swiftly pressed answer, while the other slapped down the record button.
Soon, amid their tense vigilance, a voice distorted by a Voice Changer came through the receiver.
"Koumoto" chuckled darkly. "You probably already know. That's right, I'm not Koumoto. I'm a successor who took his place—just yesterday, I killed that woman named Akiha and completed Koumoto's Revenge for him."
"But... ah, how should I put this? Killing someone was even more agonizing than I imagined. Even though I'm on the side of justice, that was something I hadn't considered before I acted."
Fuyuki Ryusaburo's ears twitched. He vaguely sensed something and asked expectantly, "Then what are you planning to do?"
The mysterious man paused for a moment. "Do you remember what you said the last time I called?"
Officer Takagi froze. ...Last time? What did Fuyuki Ryusaburo say last time? Didn't this gentleman do nothing but beg for mercy?
Beside him, Mr. Fuyuki seemed to be on the same wavelength. Inspiration struck him. "Money... You want money, don't you? Fine, I'll pay however much you want, as long as you let