Chapter 2002: Powerless
Conan's inference was confirmed. All the cases of the deceased had been exposed by the media, and the criminals who committed the same major crimes but were not exposed would not get into trouble.
This basically shows that the murderer selected the target through the media, but even so, we don't know how the murderer killed people, nor do we know the murderer's motives.
"Does he want to be the executor of justice?" Everyone said that this is not normal at all, too weird, and some people even doubted whether there is really a murderer.
Because if there is really a murderer, then everyone has to admit that he has a magical way of killing, and the whole incident will be even more weird. It is better to think that this is an accident.
For scientists, this supernatural phenomenon has gone beyond the scope of science and has become theology.
However, the public security is looking forward to catching the other party, even if the other party is a wizard. If you can figure out the other party's assassination method, maybe this power will be used for yourself in the future.
So the public security agent specially allowed Duran to join the task force, hoping that he can give more reasoning.
At this time, an expert said: "If the murderer really determines the target through newspapers and television, we can divide Tokyo into several areas, broadcast news about different criminals, and see which area the criminal is in." This expert's idea is very good, but it has to cost the life of the criminal.
Although the approximate location of the murderer can be determined, it means that the criminal will die. There is no murder without investigation. It is too despicable to use the criminal as bait in order to catch the murderer.
However, this is also for solving the case and protecting more people, so we can't care so much.
When Conan learned the news, he was very opposed: "How can you agree to this method? We have no right to use the life of the criminal to lead the murderer out."
Although Conan also knew that this might be the only way, this method was too cruel. What is the difference between a detective and a murderer? It is too cruel to help the murderer kill people in order to catch the murderer.
"If you have other methods, you can also propose them." Duran said that he could help Conan hand over his new method to the task force.
Conan immediately started thinking.
You should know that in "Death Notebook", the famous detective L also used a similar method to find out the approximate location of Light Yagami. He used different areas and different time periods to broadcast speeches challenging the murderer, angering the murderer, and finally let Light Yagami, the holder of the small notebook, kill the person in the live broadcast.
In fact, as long as the murderer sticks to his own ideas and does not get angry, he will not be discovered in the area where he is. Unfortunately, Light Yagami is too self-willed and has insufficient faith. He was easily angered, and broke his rule of only killing criminals, turning his target to the detective who was chasing him. However, this is exactly what the detective wants, because the person broadcasting the live broadcast is not the detective himself, but the death row prisoner found by the detective.
The retired old man will definitely not be the same as Light Yagami. Light Yagami is too young and too self-righteous. He thinks he is executing justice, so he can't tolerate others' doubts, and even doesn't allow others to say that he is a murderer. His character flaws are too big, so even if he holds a small notebook, he will eventually lose to the detective.
If he is firm in his initial belief and only kills criminals, it is estimated that he will not be exposed so easily.
Of course, L had calculated the character of Light Yagami accurately, because he inferred that the other party was a college student through the pattern of Light Yagami's killings, and at the same time he only targeted criminals, and inferred that Light Yagami had a misplaced sense of justice and believed that he was doing a just cause. But such people often put themselves above society and the law and cannot stand insults. So during the live broadcast, he described Light Yagami as a murderer with heinous crimes, which successfully angered the other party and made Light Yagami break the rules and attack the detective.
Since then, Light Yagami's thoughts have begun to slip. He no longer kills for justice, but to conceal his own sins.
This trick is very useful for Light Yagami, but it is useless for the retired old man. He has a strict bottom line and does not think that he is the god of the new world. He just hopes to promote social righteousness and reshape the moral atmosphere, not to show himself. He is not to become the god of the new world, he wants to be the sacrifice of the new world, and he wants to sacrifice himself to achieve the new world. This is the biggest difference between the old man and Light Yagami. Light Yagami has been crooked since he decided to become the "God of the New World".
Of course, because the old man is not Light Yagami, the method is also different. It is not to use live broadcast to anger him, but to use different criminal information as bait. Even if the old man is not angry, he will expose himself as long as he kills according to the plan.
However, Conan firmly disagrees with this method, so he is trying to think of other ways. What to do? He has fought with many high-IQ criminals, including the Black Organization, the thief, and the murderer. There are many cases he has encountered, and Conan has solved them one by one with his own methods. He believes that he can think of other ways.
Conan's brain is running at high speed. How to find the murderer in the vast crowd? This is undoubtedly a very big challenge. Among all criminal investigation cases, the most difficult one is indiscriminate killing, because the murderer has no relationship with the deceased, and there is no connection at all.
The case today is the same. The murderer is hidden in the vast crowd, and it is even more difficult to determine the range.
How to find the direction of the target without sacrificing, what method is used?
It can be said that now they only know that the murderer will kill people, and there is no other information at all. So there is no way except to let the murderer kill again, because this is the only way for the murderer to expose himself.
So the important thing is bait, find something that the murderer is interested in, something that he is interested in besides killing people.
What to do? How to make the murderer show his feet? Conan admitted that he really had no way, but he hoped that everyone would do a good job of rescue and let the bait carry out the plan under full protection.
"Although I am very unconvinced, this is indeed the only way." Conan was unwilling. He found that criminals in this world like to play big, and there is no reason to kill people. It is simply impossible to prevent. This world is the desperate situation of detectives.
"Are you desperate? In fact, there is no need to be so pessimistic. Detectives are not omnipotent. There are always some cases in this world that are unsolved cases and there is no result." Duran said with a smile.
I don't know if it's an illusion, Conan feels that Duran is very happy, and he seems to be very happy to see him lose face. Seeing that he was powerless, Duran was very happy. This guy really regarded other people's misfortune as his own happiness. It's too bad.
Did this guy think these murders were a game? Conan was angry, but he didn't have time now. He decided to solve the apartment mystery first, and then the prison murder case, one by one. He must not be in a hurry.