"You're right, Kudo. The locations already on the map are almost perfectly identical to the Big Dipper's star pattern." Looking at the flickering screen before her, Ai Haibara nodded at the chibi figure clinging to the lower-right corner of the desktop. "This culprit is rather rigid, isn't he?"
"Yeah, he's incredibly meticulous."
After subduing the victims, he transported them specifically to designated locations before killing them. In order to form a star pattern on the map, he had gone so far as to cross multiple cities and prefectures...
Thinking of his own hypothesis, Conan narrowed his eyes.
If the killer was Kazuki Motokami, the victims' brother, rather than Kosuke Mizutani as he believed, then unless he had deliberately wanted to direct suspicion toward Kosuke Mizutani, there had been no need for such a complicated design. Naturally, he would not have had the chance to alert police across so many areas and end up facing a concentrated police manhunt...
Should he say the man had been too clever for his own good?
"Can you help me find the eighth star's location?" Conan threw out the most important question.
If the killer succeeded, the truth behind the entire case might be buried forever along with Kosuke Mizutani's death.
Not to mention that crucial list.
"Using the existing seven locations to determine the position of the final Alkaid, right? Hold on." Ai Haibara verbally relayed his request, then watched Noah rapidly connect the points on the map, mark the location, and zoom in. She faithfully reported what appeared on the screen. "Shiba Park in Minato Ward."
"Okay, got it! Thanks."
Listening to the rapid speech on the other end of the call and the phone being hung up, Ai Haibara reached out and tapped Noah on the screen. "He thanked you."
"It was