Chapter 538

When Furuya Rei received the call from Usui Saiki, he didn't expect it to be about the Tokyo Summit; he thought it was related to the organization.

After all, the Tokyo Summit incident happened not long ago, so news about Usuiba Saiki shouldn't be coming so soon, right?

As soon as the call connected, Bo Yezhai asked in a low voice, "Are you very free right now?"

Rei Furuya was instantly drenched in sweat: "That's not true."

"Then what were you doing at the Tokyo summit? Is there no one left in the Japanese Public Security Bureau?"

Rei Furuya was incredibly impressive.

How did Usaku Saiki know?! Even Kagemitsu didn't know he went to the Tokyo Summit to check security... Could it be that Usaku Saiki had someone planted in the Japanese Public Security Bureau?!

It's not impossible, but it's almost unimaginable what Usuo Saiki is capable of...

But we still need to ask.

"How did you know?" Furuya Rei was prepared to receive some perfunctory answers.

Usoya Saiki said coldly, "You were on TV and you didn't know? Hopefully, the rest of the organization doesn't like watching the news."

Furuya Rei was stunned for a moment, then quickly went online to search for related news. Finally, after much effort, he saw himself in the fleeting image.

Jianggu Ling: "…………"

What's going on?! They release news without even reviewing the materials?! What are the Japanese Public Security Bureau doing?!

Bo Yezhai said sarcastically, "Is this how you run a policeman?"

Rei Furuya, realizing he was in the wrong: "I'm sorry, I'll be more careful next time..."

"Finish your mess." Usui Saiki had no intention of listening to Furuya Rei's explanations. "Otherwise, I'll replace you."

After saying that, the phone call ended.

Rei Furuya gripped his phone tightly, realizing something, his eyes sharpening.

Usakabe Saiki... Besides the Japanese Public Security Bureau, does he have any other powerful figures at his disposal?

FBI?

By the way, if you think about it carefully, Shuichi Akai was targeted by Saiki Usuba back then, yet he still managed to escape the organization smoothly... It's possible that Saiki Usuba reached some kind of agreement with the FBI.

So Shuichi Akai faked his death, and Saiki Usui turned a blind eye! That makes sense!

Saiki Usaba doesn't only have the Japanese Public Security Bureau as an option!

Good heavens! He always thought that Usaku Saiki had no good feelings towards the United States because his adoptive father was killed by the CIA. He never expected that he would secretly do something like this!

Rei Furuya didn't know whether to describe him as someone who achieves great things without being bothered by trifles, or someone whose feelings for his adoptive father were too superficial... The true nature of Saiki Usaba's relationship with his adoptive father remained unclear...

Thinking about it this way, it seems that the connection between the Japanese Public Security Bureau and Saiki Usaba is actually quite fragile, and he may have gotten a little carried away lately.

Upon discovering a competitor—the FBI, which he dislikes the most—Rei Furuya instantly felt a sense of crisis.

He quickly reflected on the situation and decided to act swiftly and decisively.

There was no other way this time. He was already in charge, and withdrawing at the last minute would make him seem irresponsible. From now on, he would focus on the organization's undercover work. The Japanese Public Security Bureau should not expect to be able to get him to do any more of this kind of work that anyone could do.

Rei Furuya hurriedly contacted his subordinates, listened to their investigation, and made arrangements.

After a series of hectic preparations, the discussion on the case of the bombing at the Tokyo Summit venue finally began.

Inspector Megure even asked Kenji Hagiwara to call Shinryu Samikawa over.

Just then, two people from the explosives handling team were called over as consultants, and Matsuda Jinpei also appeared at the venue, so the four of them simply sat in a row. The reason there were four people was because Date Wataru was Hagiwara Kenji's partner, and when his girlfriend wasn't around, he naturally sat with his old classmates.

"The investigation results showed that there were no bombs at the scene. The explosion occurred in the kitchen, and the initial suspicion is that it was a gas leak."

When Matsuda Jinpei heard this, he knew that the people from their explosives disposal unit were probably just called in to make up the numbers, to show that everyone in the Metropolitan Police Department was taking the case seriously. In reality, they were just mascots and there was no intention of letting them speak or sit down.

However, he sensed something was amiss with the case. Although he wasn't part of the First Investigation Division, he was very interested in the inside story and hoped to discover something to solve the case as soon as possible, so he continued to listen attentively.

"But this building was just completed, so there shouldn't have been a gas leak. Moreover, this building uses the latest technology, allowing gas valves to be opened and closed via the internet. We suspect that there was a malfunction when it was built. It was supposed to be inspected today after the Japanese Public Security Bureau completed its security check, but we didn't expect it to explode like this..."

Matsuda Jinpei was listening intently with a frown when he suddenly heard the person next to him sigh.

Matsuda Jinpei nudged Kazukawa Shinryu with his knee and whispered, "Feeling bored? Any discoveries?"

"There's a problem with the logic," Han Chuan Shenliu said succinctly.

Matsuda Jinpei pondered for a moment: "You mean the answer jumps directly to gas malfunction?"

Kenji Hagiwara understood as well. He glanced at Shinryu Kagawa and, seeing that he had no intention of speaking, raised his hand himself.

Kuroda Hyoue, who was at the front of the conference room, noticed Hagiwara Kenji raising his hand and also saw Kanakawa Shinryu sitting next to Hagiwara Kenji.

Shortly after meeting with Shinryu Kagawa in Nagano Prefecture, he was transferred to the Metropolitan Police Department and became the superintendent of the First Investigation Division.

However, he is actually a member of the Japanese National Police Agency's Public Security Bureau in secret. This case involves the Japanese Public Security Bureau, and he hopes to resolve it quickly.

He even brought up the idea of ​​having Sukagawa Shinryu participate in the meeting, which was something he suggested to Inspector Megure himself, because after several interactions, Kuroda Hyōe genuinely admired Sukagawa Shinryu's abilities.

Although the other party declined the invitation from the Japanese Public Security Bureau, ability is ability, and Kuroda Hyōe would not hold a grudge and deny the other party a chance to demonstrate their skills.

On the contrary, he felt that such talent could shine anywhere, and that the Japanese Public Security Bureau was not fortunate enough to have that. He also believed that if Shinryu Samakawa was willing to continue to shine in other places, that was fine too.

So when the people around Shinryu Hanakawa were whispering earlier, Hyoue Kuroda noticed it. Now that Kenji Hagiwara has raised his hand, Hyoue Kuroda immediately realized that they had just discussed something very important, so he gestured for Kenji Hagiwara to stand up and speak frankly.

"The report just mentioned that this summit venue uses a new system that can control gas valves via the internet, right?"

Takagi Wataru, who was in charge of the report, nodded somewhat nervously: "Yes."

Kenji Hagiwara continued, "Then how did you rule out internet issues and directly conclude that there was a fault during the construction process?"

His question stumped Takagi Wataru.

"This...this...that's how the report was submitted...and if it were an attack, shouldn't it have been scheduled for today? If it had been on the day of the meeting, when all the dignitaries from various countries had arrived, the attack would have caused a much bigger uproar...so I feel that the possibility of it being an accident is higher."

Some older police officers were also confused: "What's wrong with the internet? What problems could the internet possibly cause?"

Japan finally banned floppy disks from its civil service system in 2024. Most veteran police officers may not even be very tech-savvy with mobile phones, making it too difficult to get them to prioritize the internet when solving cases.

The police officers conducting the on-site investigation were probably older and couldn't keep up with the flow of thought. They skipped over the internet and directly guessed that there was a problem with the construction based on the gas leak.

Although Kuroda Hyōe had been in a coma for many years, he made up for a lot of knowledge after waking up in order to keep up with the times. Otherwise, the National Police Agency would not have dared to let him continue to take over the work of the Japanese Public Security Bureau. They felt that he would regret it for the rest of his life if he made a major mistake due to a lack of common sense.

So while some people were still confused, Kuroda Hyōe had already realized: "So, it could be an internet attack? Hackers broke into the system, controlled the gas valves, and caused the gas leak?"

Kenji Hagiwara nodded: "Based on the current information, we cannot rule out this possibility."

"Um……"

Kuroda Hyōe thought for a moment: "What you said makes sense, that is indeed a line of thought for the investigation... Unfortunately, the control system has been damaged, making the investigation somewhat difficult... Please have a seat."

Kenji Hagiwara sat down.

Kuroda Hyoue took out his phone and quickly started sending emails to Furuya Rei.

They felt the explosion was not an accident and were worried that the Metropolitan Police Department would close the case as an accident, so they planned to frame someone to delay the process.

Unexpectedly, some people have already realized the problem, so they won't need to use their backup plan. After all, it's still a violation of regulations, and it's best not to frame others if possible.

Inspector Megure cleared his throat: "Ahem, then we'll include the internet intrusion in the investigation, but..."

Before he could finish speaking, the conference room door was suddenly pushed open forcefully.

The uninvited guest said, "I have something to report!"

Kuroda recognized him immediately as one of his own, but still pretended to be polite: "Give me the name of your department."

"Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, Public Security Bureau, Yuya Kazami."

The moment the name of this department was uttered, the atmosphere changed instantly.

Both the National Police Agency and the Metropolitan Police Department have Public Security Bureaus, so theoretically they are two separate departments. However, their reputations are equally bad, and most people present had experienced being intercepted or bossed around by the Japanese Public Security Bureau.

Even though I knew that the Japanese Public Security Bureau was going to get involved in this case, it was still a bit strange to suddenly see a Japanese Public Security Bureau member involved.

Kazami Yu was also Rei Furuya's contact and direct subordinate. Having seen many big scenes, he was not intimidated at all and asked directly, "Have you identified the source of the ignition gas?"

Takagi Wataru stammered, "Uh... not yet, the Criminal Investigation Department is investigating the electrical equipment..."

We've only just figured out how the gas leaked; we haven't even started discussing the ignition source yet, and we don't have any leads!

Upon hearing the word "no," Kazami Yuya completely ignored him and looked at Kuroda Hyōe and Inspector Megure: "The source of the fire might be the high-voltage cable—"

Kuroda Hyoue hesitated, trying to remind Kazami Yuya that the plan had been canceled.

But Inspector Megure cooperatively asked, "Is it a construction problem?"

Kazami Yuya had already taken control of the projection screen and opened the prepared information: "We found fingerprints on the door of the high-voltage cable hub cabinet that shouldn't be there. According to the system matching, the owner of the fingerprints is Kogoro Mouri, a former detective from the First Investigation Division of the Criminal Investigation Department."

The conference room erupted in an uproar.

Kenji Hagiwara's lips twitched: "How could this be... Even if Mr. Mori is drunk, he wouldn't do something like this..."

Han Chuan Shenliu silently curled the corners of his mouth: "Without a doubt, it was the work of the Japanese Public Security Bureau."

Date Wataru realized what was going on: "They're afraid we'll close the case by accident, so they're framing someone to try and complicate things...? But why Kogoro Mouri?"

"Good question, but you can probably only ask the person who came up with this plan."

Matsuda Jinpei remarked, "It's obvious without even asking that the person who came up with this method is definitely not a good person, which is why I hate the Japanese Public Security Bureau."

Hanchuan Shenliu: "...Hmm."

The undercover system enthusiastically replied: 【It's all been recorded!】

【here you go! 】

Because the Japanese Public Security Bureau released such a major piece of news and evidence, everyone was somewhat distracted in the second half of the meeting.

Kazami Yuya found a corner to sit down, ready to summarize the progress and send it to his boss at any time. However, when he opened his phone, he found an unread email from his boss, which he guessed was sent when he first entered the meeting room.

He opened the email and glanced at it, then his whole being suddenly shattered.

The plan has been cancelled.

Kazami Yuya: "…………"

But he's already put the plan into action! He can't just go up there and say, "Sorry, the Japanese Public Security Bureau made a mistake; this has nothing to do with Kogoro Mouri," can he?!

Being a boss is great! Bosses only need to give orders, while subordinates have to consider so much more...

So what should he do now?!

It seems like the Japanese public security force can't continue like this...

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The actions of the Japanese Public Security Bureau are truly baffling... Please don't apply this to China.

Get ready, Han Chuan is going for a speedrun this time, because he needs Bourbon to go back and do some work.