"That's because..."

Before Yoruichi could retort, another "ding" sounded from the coffee shop's door.

"Ah, um... welcome!"

Boss Mao, who had been somewhat stunned by watching Prime Minister Yoruichi Toyama berate Kindaichi Wang Lang, finally came to his senses and greeted loudly.

The man who walked in was a very handsome young man with silver-gray hair, dressed in a well-tailored casual suit. He perfectly matched Hemingway's description of him as "like a newly minted silver coin."

Its inherent radiance made the store several degrees brighter.

Kindaichi, who had been standing there dumbfounded, exclaimed "Wow!" and pointed with a trembling hand: "What...what are you doing here?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he seemed to realize something, gave Yoruichi Toyama a defiant glance, then leaned against the table, deliberately putting on an impatient look.

"Brother Mingzhi, is it possible that you have another case you can't solve and need to ask for the help of a genius with an IQ of 180?"

"Kindaichi-kun, you're here too."

The silver-haired young man greeted Kindaichi in a "you're dreaming" tone, and then bowed slightly to Miyuki beside him.

"Ms. Nanase."

"Ah, Inspector Akechi, um..."

Everyone stared in disbelief as he walked toward Yoruichi Toyama, who was sitting at another table.

"Excuse me, are you Mr. Toyama?"

"I am Inspector Kengo Akechi, the superintendent of the First Investigation Division of the Criminal Investigation Department of this agency."

...

Yoruichi Toyama had some doubts about whether Kengo Akechi's appearance at this time was sent by some unseen force to slap Kindaichi in the face.

After all, although this person is a supporting character in the manga and is only there to complement Kindaichi in cases, he surpasses Kindaichi by a wide margin in every other aspect.

For example, he was a top student in the Faculty of Law at the University of Tokyo. He passed the bar exam while studying and also took the national civil service exam. As soon as he entered the Metropolitan Police Department, he became a police inspector. At the age of 27, he was promoted to police superintendent and became the superior of Inspector Kenmochi, who was twice his age.

He is fluent in both English and French, and has a professional level in music and sports. He can be described as the standard template of "someone else's child".

Moreover, Yoruichi Toyama had just mentioned Tokyo University to Kindaichi, and now this Tokyo University thing suddenly appears. Who would believe it wasn't intentional?

Yoruichi Toyama was somewhat surprised when Inspector Akechi walked up to him, clearly there to see him.

Who am I? Where am I? ...

No, do I know you?

As if sensing his question, Akechi smiled and said, "I heard from Inspector Megure that Mr. Toyama had been a great help in handling several cases before, so I came to visit out of curiosity."

Yuanshan Yeyi nodded.

I see……

...What the hell! Do you think I can't hear the suspicion in your words that I'm involved in some case?

If not for that, Yoruichi Toyama couldn't imagine what could possibly make a Metropolitan Police Department officer, who was even higher in rank than Inspector Megure, come specifically to see him.

Could it be...?

Is it related to Akemi Miyano? ...

Suddenly remembering the briefcase that had been inexplicably returned, Yoruichi Toyama immediately became wary.

Akechi, however, spoke casually, as if it were nothing. "I first went to Mr. Toyama's place, but no one was home, so I had to ask the neighbors..."

Before he could finish his sentence, Yoruichi Toyama suddenly stood up, grabbed the still bewildered cat, and rushed out the door.

Is no one home?

Where did Akemi Miyano go?

Even though she knew the policeman in front of her must have some suspicions about her, his seemingly nonchalant words still stirred up the hidden worries in Yoruichi Toyama's heart.

Yoruichi Toyama had only run a few steps out of the coffee shop when she realized that Akechi had caught up with her.

Despite having enhanced physical abilities and not running slowly, the opponent remained unfazed, running at the same pace as him, as if he were handling the situation with ease.

Moreover, this person was wearing a suit and leather shoes.

Under Akechi's intrigued scrutiny, Toyama Yoru had no choice but to slow his pace.

"Excuse me, I just remembered I have something urgent to attend to and need to go home immediately. Inspector Akechi, could you please come another day?"

Faced with such a person, Yoruichi Toyama couldn't use the same tricks she used to coax Inspector Megure or Kogoro Mouri, so she simply made her request directly.

However, I also had a feeling that the other party would not agree.

From a sensible standpoint, if this "self" before me truly showed signs of being connected to the bank robbery, would I let this person leave? ...

However, Mingzhi did not give a direct answer, but simply reached out and pushed up his glasses frame, revealing a smile.

"Are you very worried about your 'cousin'? But Miss Lin, she's an adult. Doesn't she know how to go out shopping or something?"

Yoruichi Toyama immediately understood.

He had a complete grasp of his own situation, at least in all aspects of Fudoyama City.

If he was the one who returned the suitcase, then he has been investigating me since then.

And there's Akemi Miyano.

It's not impossible to investigate someone using the identity of "Hirota Masami".

Yoruichi Toyama suddenly realized that the person in front of him was a policeman.

Logically speaking, they should be trustworthy people.

However, her previous experiences, especially the deep-seated impression of the police's "incompetence" in the Conan world, made Yoruichi Toyama unable to simply hand over Akemi Miyano to the police.

He might not even be sent to a detention center before Gin, who has made a comeback, secretly shoots him dead.

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