Lin Yi was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that something would happen to Sonoko just from going to buy something.
Judging from the fact that the other party used Sonoko's phone to send him a text message, the other party's target was likely himself.
"Strange… who would come looking for trouble with me?"
Lin Yi left the line while searching for a quiet corner.
He was someone who had experienced so many things, after all, and wouldn't panic so easily.
"Could it be that Akai Shuuichi saw through my scheme and came to make trouble for me?"
As soon as this thought came out, Lin Yi rejected it.
No, it's unlikely to be him.
Akai Shuuichi wouldn't beat around the bush like this. Rather than grabbing Sonoko to threaten him, he would prefer to come directly and chat with him alone.
Because he was a very proud man.
He wouldn't resort to any despicable and insidious tricks if he could handle it himself.
That's what he did the first time he contacted him.
Pass on Akai Shuuichi.
Then who could it be?
Conan?
That's not right either.
The protagonist's persona is glorious and great, so positive things are put on him.
Lin Yi would believe it if he heard that he helped an old lady cross the road and got scammed, but Lin Yi wouldn't believe that Conan designed and kidnapped Sonoko no matter what.
Apart from those two, Lin Yi couldn't think of anyone else.
He had always been kind to people, valued harmony in everything, and hadn't offended anyone. He was living his little life very comfortably.
How could someone suddenly attack Sonoko?
After arriving at a relatively remote place, Lin Yi took out the Crystal Tear, entered Sonoko Suzuki's name, and obtained Sonoko's third-person perspective.
He saw Sonoko tied up with ropes, her mouth also blocked by the other party's cloth, trapped in a bedroom.
He repeatedly adjusted Sonoko's third-person perspective and didn't see anyone else, but noticed that the bedroom was in a Japanese style.
Lin Yi thought for a moment, picked up his phone, and called Sonoko's phone.
The phone was quickly hung up without being answered.
Lin Yi then sent a text message to Sonoko's phone: [It's no problem for me to do things according to your instructions, but I want to hear Sonoko's voice to make sure she's still alive.]
After sending the text message, Lin Yi kept staring at Sonoko's third-person perspective.
Soon, the door was opened, and someone walked into the bedroom.
The moment Lin Yi saw that person, he was stunned.
Because that person was none other than Menuki Saori, who had recently entered the Trembling Labyrinth with him.
So… she kidnapped Sonoko.
Why?
Could it be… just because he made a casual remark?
It made her feel very uneasy, her nerves highly strung, always feeling like her secret would be exposed…
In the end, she decided to strike first? To get rid of him?
The person who kidnapped Sonoko was somewhat unexpected to Lin Yi.
He saw Menuki Saori say something to Sonoko. Although he couldn't hear it, he could roughly guess that she was threatening her not to say anything extra, or she would draw blood.
Sonoko nodded repeatedly in agreement.
Soon, Sonoko's phone rang.
Lin Yi answered the phone and said with a worried tone, "Sonoko, are you okay?"
"I… I'm okay."
Sonoko's voice was full of panic: "I… I've been kidnapped, save me."
"Okay, I'll come save you right away."
Lin Yi said as he walked towards the police station: "You just wait."
"Okay, I'll wait for you."
After Sonoko said this, she hung up the phone.
Soon, Lin Yi's phone received a text message from Menuki Saori: [Meet at the fountain park behind the roller coaster at 1:00 PM.]
"One o'clock in the afternoon?"
Lin Yi looked at the time. It was only eleven o'clock now.
It was obvious that this kidnapping was a spur-of-the-moment decision by Menuki Saori, so she herself needed time to plan how to deal with him.
"Sigh, a psychologically twisted child."
Lin Yi shook his head and sighed for the other party.
Although this kidnapping was a very serious matter, Lin Yi couldn't take it seriously at all.
He didn't even feel any tension.
Humans are very strange creatures. When you are 100% sure about something, you become very calm.
No matter how bad the situation is now, you won't panic, just calm as can be.
Two hours was enough time for Lin Yi to find Sonoko's location, then break in and knock Menuki Saori unconscious, perfectly resolving the matter.
When Lin Yi passed a Starbucks, he ordered an iced coffee and then asked where the local police station was.
Drinking the iced coffee, Lin Yi arrived at the police station and found the local old policeman.
Japan's police stations are equivalent to outposts, with police officers on guard and patrolling specific areas near the outposts.
Moreover, they do this for two or three years, so they are very familiar with the surrounding environment.
"Hello, is there anything I can help you with?"
As soon as Lin Yi saw the wrinkles on the policeman's face, he knew he didn't need to run to other places.
He said with a smile, "I forgot which hotel I was staying at."
"Forgot?"
The old policeman was stunned for a moment, looking at Lin Yi with some puzzlement. He had never seen anyone forget where they lived and be so happy about it.
After a pause, the old policeman asked, "Do you remember one of the names of the hotel?"
Lin Yi shook his head while drinking the iced coffee, saying, "I only remember that the hotel was in a traditional Japanese style, I can't remember anything else. How many hotels in this area are like that? You tell me, and I'll find them slowly myself."
"Oh, that won't be easy. In this area, there are about twenty traditional hotels."
The old policeman said while looking through the files.
Lin Yi was slightly surprised and asked, "Oh? So many? More than twenty?"
"Yes. This is a tourist area, and there's also a very scary haunted house and a roller coaster, so there are always a lot of tourists, so there are more hotels."
The old policeman found a map and spread it out for Lin Yi to look at, and said, "I've already marked the locations of the hotels… I'll write down the addresses for you."
"No need to bother, I can just take a picture of it with my phone."
Lin Yi took out his phone and snapped a picture, recording the map on his phone. He then asked, "Among these hotels, which places have more tourists?"
"This… this… this…"
The old policeman reached out and pointed to several hotels on the map: "These hotels are relatively large, and their reputation is relatively good, so there are more tourists."
Lin Yi thanked the old policeman and then called a taxi to those few famous hotels.
He thought he would have to run to five or six hotels before he could find her, but he never expected that he would get a definite answer at the first hotel.
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