Chapter 363

Bo Yezaki did not expect Ireland to be so cooperative.

From the moment he entered, he was constantly receiving suspicion from Ireland—which was normal, but upon closer inspection, Bo Yezaki felt that Ireland was giving him far too much suspicion, exceeding his expectations, and that the other party seemed to be imagining something extraordinary.

Because Usakabe Saiki refused to work overtime and habitually didn't want to let cases linger overnight, he was too lazy to play along with Ireland's act and exposed him on the spot.

He could even control Ireland until someone takes over.

But then, Usoppei suddenly remembered that this was Gin's mission, and Ireland had a grudge against Gin.

So, faced with the choice between sustainably increasing suspicion towards Ireland and finding fault with Gin, Saiki Usaba unhesitatingly chose the latter, letting Ireland leave when stopped by someone.

Bo Yezaki's original intention was just to have Ireland cause some trouble for Gin, but he didn't expect Ireland to make a phone call right in front of him... Well, not exactly right in front of him, but Han Chuan Shenliu's physical abilities were indeed very high. Anyway, he could vaguely hear what Ireland was saying, so he chose a good opportunity to smash Ireland's phone.

Given Gin's usual practices, Ireland is likely doomed... Hopefully, that phone call just now will be Ireland's last words in the organization.

Usaku Saiki sighed for a moment, then turned his attention back to Hagiwara Kenji in front of him.

“I took the gun from that guy just now,” he said. “Nobody chased after him, so I had to stop them.”

Kenji Hagiwara clutched his forehead in exasperation.

He knew, of course, that what Hanchuan Shenliu said made a lot of sense, but the problem with bureaucracy was that being reasonable wasn't enough.

Matsumoto was the highest-ranking officer present, so when it was discovered that Matsumoto was in trouble, no one stepped forward to give orders or take the lead. They were probably all hesitating about what to do... Now Inspector Megure is barely managing to direct people to give chase and is making calls everywhere to block the other party's escape routes.

Hanchuan Shenliu fired too quickly. Among so many police officers in the conference hall, you could count the number of them who had fired a shot on one hand. Hanchuan Shenliu's casual actions would frighten out-of-town police officers.

"How could you tell that person wasn't an officer?" Kogoro Mouri asked, puzzled.

"See with your eyes."

Mouri Kogoro: "…………"

"Alright, alright." Inspector Megure was busy assigning tasks while also putting out fires, he was overwhelmed with work. "That guy drove off to the parking lot, our people are chasing him... He managed to disguise himself as a supervisor and even infiltrate our investigation meeting, we have to catch him and get to the bottom of this!"

To be honest, Inspector Megure was a little resentful of these out-of-town police officers for causing trouble. If it weren't for them, Shinryu Kanagawa would have caught the man long ago, instead of going through all this trouble.

However, rationally, Inspector Megure also understood that the actions of his colleagues from other places were understandable. They didn't know what the situation was like with Kankawa Shinryu, and the fact that they didn't raise any questions before Kankawa Shinryu made his move was already a great concession.

Nobody is at fault; the only one at fault is that guy who sneaked in with ill intentions!

The people in the meeting room couldn't chase after him in time; he had already driven away. In addition, the focus had shifted from solving the case to "what was that guy's purpose?" and "where is the real Matsumoto manager?"... but there were no clues for any of these, which made the meeting room a complete mess.

Inspector Megure could only arrange for people to check each person's face one by one to ensure no one slipped through the net.

Of course, just to be on the safe side, in addition to having someone pinch his face, Inspector Megure also had Shinryu Kanakawa oversee the final review...

“Our Kankawa has excellent eyesight!” Inspector Megure assured the out-of-town police officers with certainty. “He saw right away that the supervisor was an imposter, even though so many of us took so long to figure it out… cough.”

I can't say any more, or I'll just be making Han Chuan Shen Liu look bad.

Yamato dares to help: "…………"

Inspector Megure's attitude reminded him of the tone in which Shiratori Ninzaburo had casually said on the phone not long ago, "If it's Samakawa-kun, then it's probably true that he can't get a taxi."

Even more frightening, he overheard several Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department officers passing by discussing topics like "who will help Hanchuan write his apology this time."

Yamato Kansuke finally choked up.

—Why are you guys so skilled?! That guy resigned years ago, didn't he?!

After the inspection confirmed that everyone remaining in the meeting room was their rightful owner, the search of the meeting could not continue.

After all, the guy who just ran away might be the criminal. If our colleagues who went to pursue him catch him, the case might be closed, and there would be no need to hold any more meetings.

Besides, no one's mind is on this case, and the meeting is not very efficient, so let's just postpone it and wait for news from our colleagues who are still investigating the case.

"It would save us a lot of trouble if we could catch them," Kogoro Mori remarked. "I didn't expect the criminal to be so bold and efficient this time, even able to disguise himself... I see!"

Takagi Wataru asked eagerly, "What do you understand?"

Kogoro Mouri said solemnly, "The culprit this time is Kaito Kid!!!"

“…Kaito Kid has no record of murder, and since he is a phantom thief, we didn’t find any valuable items missing from the victim this time; they were all worthless trinkets…” Takagi Wataru said with a wry smile.

Kenji Hagiwara pondered for a moment and said, "I think that person might not be the murderer."

Kogoro Mouri frowned: "Huh? How did you know?"

“Since he can disguise himself, hiding would be easy. So why did he have to sneak into the investigation meeting, and even disguise himself as a superior officer like the manager? It must be to get a timely understanding of the case…” Date Wataru was clearly thinking the same thing as Hagiwara Kenji. “Is there anything that person was interested in in this case?”

Conan Edogawa had been outside the conference hall the whole time. Because the eavesdropping had become very noisy in the middle of the event, he hadn't been able to get the information in time. As a result, he didn't even follow the Irishmen after they ran away... Otherwise, according to his habit, once he realized the existence of the disguise, he would have immediately thought of Vermouth and would definitely have taken his skateboard and given chase.

Having missed the best opportunity, Conan Edogawa could only continue waiting for news at the Metropolitan Police Department. Only after the inspection revealed that no one else had been disguised and everyone was taking a break in twos and threes was he finally able to strike up a conversation and quietly hint, "Is the disguise very convincing? Where did he learn to disguise himself? Did he secretly collect a lot of information about the Metropolitan Police Department...? That person is amazing to be able to do this much!"

Takagi Wataru was already used to following Edogawa Conan's lead in thinking: "Indeed... Phantom Thief Kid has assistants, so this person should also have accomplices, right? If Supervisor Matsumoto isn't dead, then it should be an accomplice guarding him... To come up here directly as a supervisor, if he had the guts to do something like this and actually succeeded..."

Hanchuan Shenliu, who had been silent until now, suddenly interjected, "This is an organized operation."

Kenji Hagiwara and Conan Edogawa couldn't help but glance at him at the same time.

Conan Edogawa had long suspected that Shinryu Saikawa had been in contact with the Black Organization recently. However, if this was indeed an operation by the Black Organization, then Shinryu Saikawa had disrupted the organization's plans... So the organization that Shinryu Saikawa mentioned he was going to investigate might not be the Black Organization at all; perhaps he had some misunderstanding.

However, the next second, Conan Edogawa noticed that Kenji Hagiwara's expression as he looked at Shinryu Sakkawa was rather strange.

Conan Edogawa had a sudden thought and quietly stuck a listening device to the hem of Kenji Hagiwara's clothes.

When Conan Edogawa tries to do something to Shinryu Suzumawa, he always has a feeling that he will definitely be discovered, but when he does it to Inspector Hagiwara, he feels much safer.

Perhaps because he was surrounded by his own people, Kenji Hagiwara wasn't very vigilant, and Conan Edogawa successfully planted the listening device.

The meeting is only delayed, not adjourned. The meeting may continue once the results of the arrests are released. People won't leave anytime soon, so there's still time to bring them back.

Although these people came out together, some went to smoke, some went to the restroom, and some went to greet acquaintances. Soon they broke into even smaller groups. Hagiwara Kenji made an excuse and pushed Samikawa Shinryu to the rooftop.

Others might not be able to tell and might think that what Shinryu Hagiwara said was just a guess based on the discussion, but Kenji Hagiwara was too familiar with Shinryu Hagiwara. He could immediately tell whether Shinryu was going to say something strange or normal just by looking at him.

Therefore, when Shinryu Sugawa said, "This is an organized operation," Kenji Hagiwara immediately realized that this was not a guess, but a conclusion.

It was normal for Shinryu Hagiwara to be able to see things earlier than others, but when Kenji Hagiwara was about to ask why, he met Shinryu Hagiwara's eyes.

That means "we'll talk about it later"—in other words, it's something that can't be known by others.

This discovery immediately worried Kenji Hagiwara.

Because he had some unsettling suspicions in his mind.

Once on the rooftop, after checking that no one else was around, Kenji Hagiwara asked Shinryu Hatsukawa, "What's going on this time?"

Over the years, Han Chuan Shenliu had been able to move freely and openly in the gray area, even saying things like "I met with the head of the xx group last week" in front of the head of the Criminal Investigation Department. His sudden change to such caution made him uneasy.

In front of Kenji Hagiwara, Shinryu Hanakawa became straightforward again: "That person came for the criminal; the criminal has something he wants."

Conan Edogawa, who had found a quiet place to eavesdrop, felt a sudden tightness in his chest upon hearing this.

To speak with such certainty based solely on the current intelligence...

Conan Edogawa's suspicion level skyrocketed instantly.

Kenji Hagiwara asked directly, "How did you know?"

“I have my own sources of information.”

Because Hanchuan Shenliu has dealt with many people from all walks of life over the years, he has a lot of information sources, many of which are inconvenient to talk about. However, Hanchuan Shenliu is too lazy to explain most of them, so even when Hagiwara Kenji hears this sentence, he will not ask any further questions.

But this time, Kenji Hagiwara felt that Shinryu Samakawa's attitude was strangely familiar.

He thought back for a moment and realized it—it seemed that when "that organization" was mentioned, Hanchuan Shenliu's attitude would change like this.

Kenji Hagiwara's expression turned serious, and he cautiously confirmed, "...Is it that organization that recruited you?"

—The organization that let you sneak out in the middle of the night when you were in police academy?

Hanchuan Shenliu's gaze seemed to casually sweep over the hem of Hagiwara Kenji's clothes.

"...Yes, that's the organization."

Conan Edogawa, who was eavesdropping: "...???"

—You're at it again with the riddles, aren't you?! Which organization is it?! What is it that I can't hear?! Give me a straight answer, is it the Black Organization?!

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The riddle-maker will eventually be punished by the riddle-maker.

Bo Ye knew Conan was eavesdropping.

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Since Conan didn't spot Gin's car this time, the disguise alone isn't enough to definitively confirm it's the Black Organization.

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The next chapter will cover the organization's side.