Chapter 379

Not only Conan Edogawa heard the familiar melody formed by the key presses, but Shuichi Akai also heard it.

"Crow, why are you singing?"

This is the melody of the children's song "Seven Children," and also the melody played when you type in the email address of the BOSS in the editorial team.

During his confrontation with Vermouth, Conan Edogawa heard her editing an email before he lost consciousness. At first, he only vaguely felt that the sound was familiar, but later he realized that the area code of Tottori Prefecture was exactly the beginning of the melody. However, he couldn't remember what came after that. It wasn't until a violinist committed a crime and was arrested that his question was answered. He was told that the song that started with this melody and seemed to be familiar and often heard before was possibly "Seven Children".

And so, Conan Edogawa obtained the organization's boss's email address by altering the melody of "Seven Children".

Even Vermouth had to manually enter her email address back then. Conan Edogawa guessed that the organization might not allow the Boss's email address to be saved, and this melody was a way to make it easier to remember.

Although he knew the organization's boss's email address, Conan Edogawa refrained from probing anything to avoid alerting the enemy.

Unexpectedly, I suddenly heard this melody again from Hanchuan Shenliu, who has already been cleared of suspicion.

It wasn't even the area code for Tottori Prefecture, but the actual, complete email address of the organization's boss.

Conan Edogawa has perfect pitch, and he's certain he didn't mishear... but why?

Mr. Hanchuan, haven't you always had nothing to do with the organization, and even refused their recruitment...? Could it be that you finally agreed recently?

But if what Mr. Hanchuan said is true, and he really never joined the organization, then he only joined the organization a short time ago and got the organization's boss's email address?

Isn't the organization's boss afraid that Han Chuan Shenliu will just sell him out?!

Conan Edogawa hesitated for a moment. Sometimes, opportunities are fleeting, and if he missed this chance, it would seem strange to ask later. So he simply took two steps back and asked directly.

"Mr. Hanchuan, what are you doing? Are you replying to someone's email?"

Sincerity is the ultimate weapon!

Conan Edogawa prayed that Shinryu Suzukawa wouldn't evade the important points and would reveal some useful information.

Han Chuan Shenliu continued typing with one hand, replying casually, "Unsubscribe from spam."

Conan Edogawa: "…………?"

Shuichi Akai, who was secretly watching this scene, thought: "...???"

Both of them froze in shock.

What the hell? How could it be unsubscribing from spam ads? Although I know that they are all outsiders to Han Chuan Shenliu and wouldn't tell the whole truth, this embellishment is too much—wait a minute.

Shuichi Akai may have been tormented more by Saiki Usui, which made him more gifted in reading comprehension.

He suddenly realized... could this spam ad be referring to the organization's recruitment?

Unsubscribing from spam = refusing to participate in recruitment...?

The system was astonished: 【…You're here again.】

Bo Yezaki retorted confidently: "Just tell me, did I unsubscribe from spam ads or not?!"

System: [But you were just replying to the boss's email! You're just unsubscribing from ads right now!]

Anyway, I'm just telling the truth. How they interpret it is none of my business. I can control what I say, but can I control what others think? Are they going to blame me for their own wild speculations?

Usakabe irresponsibly shifted the blame, put away his phone, quickened his pace slightly, and went downstairs to meet up with Hagiwara Kenji.

Now Conan Edogawa and Shuichi Akai are left behind.

Conan Edogawa asked in a low voice, "Why is the organization boss giving out email addresses so casually?"

Shuichi Akai's feelings were complicated: "You don't doubt that he's already joined the organization..."

"I'm starting to have doubts," Conan Edogawa said, conflicted. "But regardless of whether he joined or not, it's too much to get the organization's boss's email address so casually... And Mr. Hankawa is a former detective, the organization's boss personally recruited him... does that mean they think highly of him? Aren't they afraid that Mr. Hankawa will turn around and report them?"

"Because just knowing the email address can't do much, right? If you want to hack into the email, they've definitely prepared a countermeasure system. Doing anything would only alert them... The email address can also be changed at any time. Although this email address has probably been used for a long time, it's not difficult to format it and replace it with a new one."

Shuichi Akai pondered for a moment and then said tactfully, "Furthermore, based on what you told me about this Shinryu Suikawa, and considering his personal image, I don't think the organization's boss would report him after reviewing his file..."

Conan Edogawa: "…………"

Indeed, Mr. Hanchuan possesses a charm that makes people in the dark world feel like they are one of their own.

Perhaps they have a high opinion of Mr. Hanchuan, and the organization boss was unwilling to give up after the recruitment failed, so he personally stepped in to express his sincerity!

Is this the legendary Boss Zhipin?!

Although it feels a bit outrageous, when you think about it, the world is just a giant makeshift operation, so you shouldn't be surprised by anything that happens...

Ignoring the two whispering behind him, Usakuya Saiki quickly went downstairs and met Hagiwara Kenji.

Kenji Hagiwara has become one of the Metropolitan Police Department's top experts in treating dislocations after years of training.

The bomber who almost killed him back then suffered psychological trauma from being repeatedly dislocated and repositioned by Hanchuan Shenliu.

After all, when Hanchuan Shenliu was a policeman, he was very careful with his actions, able to control the criminals without leaving too many aftereffects, and dislocation was the most convenient.

Incidentally, when Matsuda Jinpei heard Kenji Hagiwara make such a remark back then, he made a sharp comment: "Actually, there are plenty of grappling techniques as an option, right? He could also knock someone unconscious. If he really wanted to incapacitate someone, wouldn't that be more difficult than dislocating someone's joint?"

Kenji Hagiwara immediately fell silent.

Matsuda Jinpei remarked, "Hagi, you've been brainwashed by him."

Han Chuan Shenliu was drinking juice nearby. Since he wasn't very familiar with everyone at the time, he was still maintaining his taciturn persona. Hearing this, he finally spoke up: "It's not brainwashing. He's just lowered his standards to the point that he's entered a blind spot."

Matsuda Jinpei immediately turned to Samikawa Fukari and retorted, "You're quite proud of yourself, aren't you?!"

In short, because the self-criticism was written by someone else, no matter what others said, Shinryu Kagawa would still dislocate people's joints from time to time, forcing Kenji Hagiwara to develop a skillful bone-setting technique.

The purpose was to deceive himself, and in the absence of Han Chuan Shenliu, who had abandoned the prisoner to do other things, and only he could make amends, he planned to make the prisoner look like a human being before the other police arrived, at least able to run and jump. As for crying more pitifully... well, of course he would cry after being caught, right?

In reality, the Japanese police don't really value the human rights of prisoners. They just go through the motions. Unless the prisoner is powerful or influential, they might suspend Kagawa Shinryu for a while, but everyone thinks that this is actually a reward for Kagawa Shinryu...

When Kanakawa Shinryu resigned, he became even less secretive because everyone's expectations of "enthusiastic citizens" were definitely lower than those of the police. As a result, Hagiwara Kenji sighed and complained while getting his bones set.

Kenji Hagiwara skillfully restored the prisoner's limbs to their original positions, and then kindly told the prisoner not to move around, otherwise there might be aftereffects.

The prisoner wept bitterly, thanking the angel for saving him from danger, and eagerly gave directions, wanting the police to arrest a "psychopathic killer" as well.

“…Uh, well, let me have someone help you to the police car first.” Hearing this, Kenji Hagiwara’s smile stiffened slightly. He didn’t want to disrupt the criminal’s train of thought and cause a pointless argument. “We’ll handle the rest…”

"Really?" the prisoner asked anxiously. "We absolutely can't let this guy escape! He seems very experienced; he shouldn't be afraid of you at all..."

Kenji Hagiwara's smile stiffened even more: "Don't worry, don't worry, come on, Takagi, take him away..."

"Kenji." Shinryu Hagiwara's voice came from behind Kenji Hagiwara.

Hagihara Kenji: "..."

Damn it! I was too late!

Takagi Wataru greeted him respectfully, "Senpai."

"Hmm." Hanchuan Shenliu responded casually, then walked to Hagiwara Kenji's side. "I have something to do, so I'll take my leave first. You can handle the statement and stuff. I'll finish it later when I have time... See you later."

"……goodbye."

Kenji Hagiwara said goodbye to his friend blankly, then stood frozen in place, unwilling to turn back, as if he didn't want to face the situation.

But many things won't stop happening just because he doesn't turn back.

As expected, after the highly noticeable Hanchuan Fukami left, the elementary school students who followed were met head-on by the prisoner's indignant roar.

"You police are so corrupt!!! You're all in cahoots!! I'm going to report you! Wait, are you going to kill me?"

Takagi Wataru, unsure how to handle this situation, quickly explained, "It's a misunderstanding! That person was a former detective."

The prisoner was silent for a moment, then was met with an even greater storm of words: "Corrupt cops! They're all corrupt cops! The newspapers said the police were colluding with certain forces, and it turns out it's true! How can you face me, a pure elementary school student more than ten years ago, who would turn to the police whenever I had a problem?!"

Kenji Hagiwara covered his face, waved his hand to tell Wataru Takagi not to explain and to get the person away quickly. Then, he forced a smile and negotiated with the group of people coming towards him.

"I'm sorry, everyone, please don't worry about what's going on over there. These kinds of misunderstandings often happen... Does anyone have time to give a statement now?"

Conan Edogawa finally stepped forward, glanced around, and, noticing that Shinryu Samikawa wasn't there, blinked and asked, "Where's Mr. Samikawa?"

Kenji Hagiwara calmly replied, "He had something to do and left first. We'll take the statement later."

Conan Edogawa: "…………!!!"

Could it be because of that email from the organization's boss? It's definitely not just ordinary spam or unsubscribe ads!

In a moment of excitement, Conan Edogawa hastily threw out a "I have something to do too" and, ignoring Kenji Hagiwara's doubts, rushed towards the door, trying to find Shinryu Samikawa.

Kenji Hagiwara mused, "Why is this kid always in such a rush?"

Sato Miwako remarked, "Isn't Samukawa-kun pretty much the same? He always suddenly has something to do..."

Meanwhile, having found a place to switch back to his original form, Usakata Saiki opened "Universal Navigation," monitored the surrounding situation, and made a phone call to Scotland.

"Potterness?" Scotland answered the phone quickly. "Does the house need cleaning?"

Bo Yezhai: "Yes, you should go straight back to your hometown after you've packed up."

Scotland paused for a moment, sensing the strange sarcasm in Usakabe Saiki's words, and tentatively asked.

"...Have I been exposed?"