Chapter 458

Although it would be easy to expose the disguise, it is not in Furuya Rei's habit to give up without even resisting, so he tried his best to act.

"What?"

The young man opposite did not respond immediately, maintaining a subtle silence.

To observe someone's reaction, the best approach is to look at their eyes and facial expressions, followed by body language.

However, Furuya Rei's observation plan got stuck at the first stage.

Hanchuan Shenliu's eyes were a deep, dark red, which inexplicably evoked the ominous image of blood, and it was difficult to discern any emotion from them—the mere fact of being stared at by those eyes was inexplicably unsettling.

People who aren't good at handling pressure usually look away after a few seconds of eye contact, but Furuya Rei has a strange competitive spirit and forces himself to keep looking at Shinryu Hachikawa, trying to get some useful information from his eyes.

However, his refusal to look away first also meant that he couldn't observe micro-expressions, especially after the initial discomfort. Staring for too long would create the illusion of being sucked into a vortex of blood. At this stage, breaking eye contact became very difficult.

This unusual situation set off alarm bells in Rei Furuya's mind.

What is this? Hypnosis? Or an illusion caused by excessive tension?

Rei Furuya wasn't entirely sure if hypnosis could achieve that level of effectiveness. If hypnosis were truly that useful, the organization would have already begun training hypnotists.

Even if it can't directly hypnotize the target to die, it's very useful in interrogation.

As far as he knew, although many hypnotists seemed very powerful, their actual effects were actually minimal, and the prerequisite was that the other person had to be relaxed—and he was clearly in the opposite state of relaxation.

Just as Furuya Rei was lost in thought, Senryu Hatsukawa finally spoke.

“Actually, I don’t have any prejudice against these personal hobbies, but a while ago, Manager Matsumoto was disguised, which caused me some trouble,” he said casually. “So I think it’s still necessary to ask—are you all in cahoots?”

Jianggu Ling: "..."

Listening to this voice, it seemed that Hanchuan Shenliu was originally not a meddlesome person, and could even attribute disguise to personal hobby. However, because of the mission in Ireland where he disguised himself to infiltrate the Metropolitan Police Department, Hanchuan Shenliu had started to meddle in other people's business...

So it's because of Ireland that he's ended up in this miserable situation?!

Originally, Furuya Rei's hostility towards Ireland was just ordinary hostility towards members of the organization, but at this moment it suddenly rose to its highest level.

Suddenly noticing that Shinryu Hanakawa had raised his hand, seemingly about to pinch his cheek, Rei Furuya jumped in alarm—"Don't joke around! Vermouth might be watching from the crowd! If this reveals anything, all our efforts will be in vain!"

Now that things have come to this, Furuya Rei has no better options for the time being and can only make a desperate struggle: "...No, I'm on your side."

"Hmm." Han Chuan Shenliu lowered his hand and nodded. "And then?"

"Then you don't have enough permissions."

Rei Furuya was extremely relieved that Fukawa Shinryu had already resigned: "You're no longer in the police system."

Just in case Vermouth could offer an explanation after watching him, Rei Furuya had already secretly typed an email in his pocket and sent it out.

Matsuda Jinpei, who had been lazily standing in the distance with his arms crossed, took out his phone and suddenly his body trembled.

[Help me, I'm being interrogated by Han Chuan, and someone is watching me.]

Matsuda Jinpei read the sender's name several more times, uncertainly, until he confirmed it was Furuya Rei, his colleague who had disappeared seven years ago and whom they suspected of infiltrating...

He then looked at the unfamiliar man standing opposite the cold, deep river.

Huh? Huh? ? ?

Matsuda Jinpei's expression went blank for a moment.

After waiting for this reunion for so long, what the heck is this?!

Meeting each other but not recognizing each other? Do you think this is a movie?!

Matsuda Jinpei didn't understand, and was greatly shocked.

But for an undercover agent to send out such a distress signal indicates that the situation is truly dangerous, and the implication of being "monitored" is...

Matsuda Jinpei quickly gathered his thoughts and walked over to Hanakawa Shinryu: "What happened?"

Han Chuan Shenliu: "You've come at the right time. He said he's in cahoots with you and has something to tell you in private, but he won't let me hear it."

Matsuda Jinpei rolled his eyes: "Seriously, why are you randomly framing me? Don't people usually assume we're on your side?"

Sensing the retaliation from his peers, Rei Furuya's lips twitched: "That's not what I meant..."

He's talking about someone who's in cahoots with the police!

Although the process was a bit tortuous, Furuya Rei eventually managed to secure a private conversation with Matsuda Jinpei.

Matsuda Jinpei looked at him warily and suspiciously: "What did you say?"

Rei Furuya cleared his throat and turned off the voice changer: "Matsuda, it's me."

Although it had been many years since they last met, that familiar voice instantly evoked Matsuda Jinpei's memories.

But the occasion for this meeting...

"What are you doing..." Matsuda Jinpei lowered his voice, "......infiltrating?"

“Yes.” Rei Furuya sighed, “Thanks to you, otherwise I wouldn’t know how to handle this situation.”

“Actually, if it weren’t for us, Hanchuan wouldn’t have come here,” Matsuda Jinpei remarked. “He doesn’t like admiring flowers.”

Matsuda Jinpei didn't really doubt whether Furuya Rei had actually quit being a policeman and gone into the underworld.

He was once the top student in the police academy, but after graduation he suddenly disappeared as if he had vanished into thin air. It was easy to guess what would happen, especially since his conflict with Rei Furuya during the police academy was because Rei Furuya had too much respect for the police profession, while he had a prejudice against the police because of his father being wrongly accused.

Rather than the other person joining a public security department he disliked, Matsuda Jinpei felt it was more important that the person who went undercover was still alive and well.

Furuya Rei sighed, "Anyway, I'll leave the explanation to you regarding Kagawa Shinryu later. As for Hagiwara... you can't hide it from him, so you can tell him. But I hope you won't say too much about Kagawa."

"I know."

Matsuda Jinpei understood what most people's mindset was when they first met Samikawa Shinryu. He trusted Samikawa Shinryu himself, but he wouldn't expect everyone to have the same level of trust in Samikawa Shinryu as he and Hagiwara Kenji.

Is what you're doing dangerous?

Rei Furuya hesitated for a moment, feeling that saying it was dangerous would make people worry, but saying it wasn't dangerous either, what undercover agent isn't dangerous: "...It's quite dangerous, anyway, the less you know, the better."

"Where is Master Jing? Is he the same as you?"

"...I guess so."

"Alright, it's good that you're all okay." Matsuda Jinpei sighed. "The class president is engaged and will probably get married this year. I hope you can make it back in time."

It's truly unexpected to send wedding invitations to someone from the same cohort in such a setting... Matsuda Jinpei was speechless.

"...I hope so too."

Seeing that Kenji Hagiwara's conversation was over, Jinpei Matsuda and Rei Furuya also ended their conversation.

Conan Edogawa paced anxiously around the area, seemingly trying to hear what useful information the police had gleaned from their questions.

Then he saw the woman who had talked to Kenji Hagiwara take a deep breath and then speak to Inspector Megure.

"I want to turn myself in."

Conan Edogawa: "…………"

No way, is that even possible?! He hasn't even started deducing the method of the crime yet!

This development is making it so pointless for detectives to use their skills!

But before Conan Edogawa could react, the woman had already begun to explain her motives and methods.

The so-called slender stick that Dr. Agasa saw was actually a copper coin with a hole in the middle strung together with shoelaces and pulled tight, which made it very hard and slender. After killing the person, she would throw the copper coin into the temple's donation box to destroy the evidence.

Unfortunately, although she was wearing a coat to cover the blood, the bloodstains still seeped through the gaps in the copper coin onto her shoelaces. As a result, after Hagiwara Kenji noticed the bloodstains on her shoelaces, he chatted with Kazukawa Shinryu for a few minutes and guessed the general truth.

“The last time she stole my wallet, it contained car keys. My child, who had asthma, died because of the delay in receiving medical attention… I’ve been investigating her ever since…”

As she spoke, the woman knelt on the ground, weeping, "I don't regret it, I've avenged my child..."

The case is closed.

The prisoner's cooperation meant the subsequent procedures wouldn't be too complicated, which pleased Inspector Megure. He then waved his hand dismissively, saying, "You can continue your vacation! I won't bother you any longer!"

Kenji Hagiwara smiled helplessly: "Thank you, Inspector."

Even so, he was no longer in the mood to admire the flowers...

Moreover, although he had been frantically hinting at people to turn themselves in, he also noticed Matsuda Jinpei's unusual behavior.

He actually chatted alone with the person being interrogated by Hanchuan Shenliu for quite a while... If he knew the person, he didn't show it just now, as if he suddenly realized it was someone he knew halfway through.

Something seemed off, so he decided to find out what was going on.

However, before Kenji Hagiwara could "interrogate" Jinpei Matsuda, Rei Furuya was interrogated by Vermouth first.

"Bourbon, what's going on? Did the police find something wrong with you?"

Although Vermouth did not appear in front of the police and was kept far away outside the police line, her general movements could still be seen.

Bourbon being interrogated by two different people in a row is clearly suspicious!

Rei Furuya calmly offered the excuse he had prepared beforehand: "There's nothing wrong with it. The second policeman was worried that the first policeman's style was too forceful, so he took the initiative to replace him."

"Really?" Vermouth raised an eyebrow, and considering the image of Hanakawa Shinryu, she believed him. "Speaking of which, I just remembered that time in Ireland when you sneaked into the Metropolitan Police Department's investigation meeting and were immediately discovered in disguise. It seems like it was that Hanakawa Shinryu. I was worried that it was your disguise that was discovered..."

Rei Furuya: "...Maybe it's because he's more familiar with the people in the Metropolitan Police Department. He couldn't tell when I disguised myself as a stranger."

"That's good."

Vermouth gave a nonchalant smile: "I didn't know that Suikawa Shinryu would be here. You won't blame me, will you?"

"To be honest, I asked you to help me disguise myself this time, so why would I blame you?" Furuya Rei said calmly. "It's a pity that this accident happened, so we can no longer gather information from the FBI."

"Think positively."

Vermouth comforted her, saying, "At least this was your private action, and no one but me knew about it. You're much better off than Ireland, who was ridiculed by Gin after his defeat."

Jianggu Ling: "..."

Don't even mention Ireland! I could have been having a great day! It's all Ireland's fault for alerting us!

Meanwhile, Kenji Hagiwara finally found an opportunity to ask.

"Little Deep Flow, is there anything wrong with that suspect?"

Hanchuan Shenliu: "Yes, he is Matsuda's accomplice."

Hagiwara Kenji: "...???"

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Rei Furuya takes his anger out on Ireland

It's all Ireland's fault! Otherwise, Hanchuan Shenliu wouldn't have bothered with such things!

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But if he realized that it was actually a thin leaf, he would understand that it was just an excuse... Han Chuan inexplicably gave people a serious feeling upon first meeting him.