Chapter 23 The Unexpected Arrival of Darkness
Time goes back to the time when Conan and Amuro Toru separated.
The entrance to the Beika General Hospital was full of police cars, blocking the main entrance of the hospital. The police wanted to investigate quietly, but they didn't expect that Konishi Narimi's secretary had contacted Hitachi TV, Tokyo TV and other well-known Japanese media before the police arrived. Reporters came in droves with microphones and cameras. The shutter flashed, and the starlight that lit up was like a dazzling firework, indicating Konishi Narimi's short, brilliant, and past life.
The police held hands and surrounded the hospital entrance to prevent reporters from breaking in. The director stood by, at a loss, and said anxiously: "Please don't block the door. We still have patients who need to be admitted. Everyone...can everyone please move aside first...?" Unfortunately, the director's weak voice was drowned out in the crowd.
Seeing that the entrance was in chaos, Conan planned to find a back door to get back into the hospital, but he didn't expect that there was also a group of reporters gathered at the back. In desperation, he waited until Konishi Narimi's secretary came out and asked the reporters to leave the hospital as soon as possible, and he would find another place for the reporters to ask questions. Conan then successfully entered the hospital after the reporters dispersed. Because of this incident, the whole hospital was in an uproar, and only the eighth floor was unusually quiet. In the corridor on the eighth floor, Officer Sato seemed to be cursing something with an unhappy look on his face, and Officer Takagi on the side helplessly raised his hands in surrender, smiling and saying something to please him.
"Officer Takagi, Officer Sato, what happened?" Conan stepped forward and spoke.
"Ah, it's Conan. It's nothing serious. I just made a wasted trip. Officer Sato is a little angry." Officer Takagi's originally awkward smile showed a real smile. He bent down and explained to Conan.
Conan was stunned. Wasted trip? Caught the murderer? Impossible. Mr. Amuro Toru just chased him out. Does that mean the case has been taken over by someone else? "Aren't you responsible for this murder? Who is it?"
"It's the Public Security Bureau, the Public Security Bureau, those guys are bullying people by taking advantage of their power!" Officer Sato was so angry that he hit the wall with his hand. Anyone who works diligently and well will be furious if another department interferes and says "you don't have the authority", "this is the rule", "you have no right to ask". Not only do they bully them by taking advantage of their power, but they also mock them for their incompetence. The key is that they have no right to scold back, so they can only hide in this corner and sulk. Not to mention that the National Police Agency is higher than the Metropolitan Police Department, the Public Security Bureau alone is higher than ordinary policemen like them.
Hearing Officer Sato's outrageous words, Officer Takagi was so scared that she covered Officer Sato's mouth and said, "Shh, shh, keep your voice down, keep your voice down." Then she looked around carefully and was relieved to confirm that there was no one nearby. Officer Sato also reacted and smiled apologetically at Officer Takagi. If she spoke ill of the public security behind her back, not only would her career be ruined, but Inspector Megure might also be implicated by her words and be considered to be resentful of his lax rule.
It turned out that it was because Toru Amuro asked the public security to intervene and took the police's job, but why? Didn't they just ask the public security to check on Yayoi Andou's house? Conan asked in confusion, "Why?"
Officers Sato and Takagi didn't know why either, they both shook their heads, "We don't know either, Inspector Megure has taken over the matter with them. Konishi Narimi's body has just been taken away, and the autopsy results are not out yet. But looking at the scene, the murderer is quite ruthless, it's all blood. Conan, you're the one who called the police, you saw it too, right?"
Conan felt the same way, "I saw it, I'm afraid half of the blood in the body has flowed out."
Officer Sato tilted his head as if he remembered something, and frowned with a complicated expression, "Besides, that Konishi Narimi had a smiling face. I suspect that he had used hallucinogenic drugs. Unfortunately, the forensic doctor hasn't come out with the results yet, so we're not sure." Then the public security took over the task and kicked them out. Thinking of this, Officer Sato became angry again.
Conan wanted to ask a few more questions, but Inspector Megure quickly handed over the matter to the public security personnel and called Sato and Takagi into the car. Conan could only find the answer by himself. Maori Kogoro said that if the other party did not want him to investigate, he would not take the initiative to investigate and was unwilling to participate in this matter at all.
Conan, who found nothing in the hospital, finally decided to go to Yayoi Andong's house, and then he saw that the small western-style building had been blown into a big hole. The area radiating outward from Yayoi Andong's room was 10 meters away, and everything was blown to pieces. A cordon was set up around the small western-style building, with a policeman standing guard every 5 meters. There were many police cars, fire trucks, and ambulances parked in the alley, and several doctors in white coats were bandaging the less seriously injured police officers.
Brick walls flew down due to the explosion, knocking down the walls of the small villa and the small trees in the garden. A familiar man with short black hair and black glasses stood in the ruins, talking on the phone with a serious face. It was Yuya Kazami, a public security subordinate of Toru Amuro, but Conan and him were not on a relationship where they could exchange information. What's more, the other party looked not only very busy, but also had some minor injuries on his hands, which were hastily wrapped with a few bandages. It was not a situation that could be easily talked to. So Conan chose to stop a grandmother who was walking her dog. These were all nearby neighbors, so Conan asked her if she knew the situation, "Grandma, what's going on here?"
The mother-in-law knew, and she enjoyed gossiping with Conan. "I know. It was a natural gas leak. Fortunately, the natural gas company discovered it and evacuated everyone early. But several workers who went to repair it were injured, and several ambulances were called. These days, natural gas has always had problems. I think the government should have investigated it earlier. Fortunately, it was discovered early this time, otherwise the children in that building would have been in trouble. I heard that they are all college students from Toudou University, top students. What would they do if something happened?"
Then the grandmother bent down, touched Conan's head with her hand, and advised lovingly, "Child, it's very dangerous around here, don't run around, it's late, go home first."
Conan nodded innocently, "Okay, thank you, Granny!"
According to the mother-in-law, Conan automatically translated: Mr. Toru Amuro was worried that the organization had not only planted explosives on Yayoi Anton, but also in his home, so he asked the public security to evacuate the crowd just in case. Later, the public security entered the room to defuse the bomb and was really attacked by the explosives in the room.
Conan found out why the public security took over by force, and returned home worriedly. The next day, he started to investigate with Ai. On the other hand, Amuro Toru, who had left the base, learned that the public security personnel were injured, and hurried back to the police department to listen to the report of Kazami Yuya.
"We followed your instructions, Mr. Amuro, and cordoned off the scene, but the college students were making a fuss, saying the gas was broken, and they didn't send anyone in to repair it. How long will it take..."
"So you let the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit in?" Amuro Toru's eyes went dark.
Yuya Kazami also clearly knew that he was wrong. He lowered his head and said, "I'm sorry... I didn't think it through."
Amuro Toru closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and said, "Go on."
"Then as soon as we entered the door, we found a surveillance camera. I called you because you told me to be careful, so... after thinking about it, I decided to let the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Section retreat first. As a result, we had just stood there for a while when it exploded." Yuya Kazami lowered his head and glanced at Toru Amuro tentatively.
Toru Amuro pulled the corner of his mouth and smiled sarcastically: "I can only say that you are really lucky." Although some people were injured, most of them were hit by stones and would not affect their subsequent police career.
Seeing that Toru Amuro was clearly very angry, Kazami Yuya bowed deeply and apologized loudly: "I'm sorry! Mr. Amuro! You clearly warned me that there was a bomb in the room, but I still acted impulsively! I... I'm really sorry!"
Hearing that Kazami Yuya didn't grasp the point at all, Amuro was so angry that he punched the table and pointed at Kazami Yuya and scolded: "Is this where you are wrong? You are wrong. First, it was eight o'clock in the evening and the students had already left school. You told them that there was a natural gas leak, but you didn't give them a deadline to solve it. Where are they going to eat and sleep? Have you ever thought about it? Why didn't you arrange unified food and accommodation in advance and tell them to stay for free until the problem is solved? Don't the public security have this little money?"
"Second, do we need so many people from the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Division to go in just to investigate the room? If there's a bomb, we can take it all down, right?"
"Third, there was surveillance but it was not detonated the moment you entered. Do you still think the explosives are in the room? In the beginning, it was because you told me that you found the surveillance and I saw that you were fine, so I concluded that there was no bomb in the room. After all, if I were Gin, I would have chosen to detonate the bomb the first time I saw you on the surveillance camera. And would I have waited for you to come out? Therefore, the bomb was detonated by someone who sneaked in later. The other party put it in and detonated it right in front of you! Not only did you not notice it, but you still haven't figured it out!"
Amuro Toru took a deep breath, sat back slowly, put his hands on the table, and held his forehead in pain: "I give you the decision-making power. You need to be responsible to the people, your teammates, and yourself. You must think twice before making a decision. You are lucky this time, but what about next time? Do you want to cry in front of their graves, or do you want me to scold you in front of your grave?"
Seeing that Kazemi Yuya was about to bury himself in the ground, Amuro Toru softened his tone and said, "I know, those college students must have said something unpleasant at the time, right? That's why you were enraged and wanted to prove yourself."
Unexpectedly, his boss had foreseen all of this. Yuya Kazami covered his face in embarrassment and said timidly: "I'm sorry, Mr. Amuro, you're right. I... I am willing to accept all punishments." Even if he was fired, he felt he deserved it.
Seeing that Kazami Yuya was indeed reflecting on himself, Toru Amuro patiently advised: "Kazami, do what you think is right, and don't change yourself because of other people's behavior. They don't know the truth, don't you? They don't know the danger, don't you know? Why do you think you have done something wrong because of the words of ignorant people? As for the punishment, suspend you from work for a week and take care of the colleagues who were injured this time. You can pay for the gifts yourself."
Amuro Toru's move was a great success, but he let it go. Although Yuya Kazami's judgment put the entire explosive disposal team in danger, it did prevent the situation from getting worse at the critical moment, and prevented the worst consequences from happening. However, he still had to give an explanation to other colleagues, and the one-week suspension was also for Kazami to review the incident and not make the same mistake again next time.
When Yuya Kazami heard this punishment that was not really a punishment, he was so moved that he burst into tears: "Yes, Mr. Amuro, thank you, woooo." He thought his police career was over.
Amuro Toru felt a little amused and had a headache. He waved his hand and said, "Get out after you finish crying. Otherwise, they will think that I scolded you and kicked you out."
Yuya Kazami wiped his tears: "Wuwuwu, okay, okay, wuwuwu, Mr. Amuro, wuwuwu~"
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