Chapter 412
After returning to Tokyo, Usaku Saiki planned to part ways with Hattori Heiji and his group.
Hattori Heiji grinned and said, "Speaking of which, where do you live, Usaku-nii? We've known each other for so long, I'll give you a visit sometime."
Usaku Saiki said to Hattori Heiji, "Ask Conan."
Then he turned to Conan Edogawa and said, "If Heiji asks you where I live, give him some questions to stump him. Don't let him find out too easily... If he finds out within three days, it means you're not very good."
Conan Edogawa wasn't really interested in such tricks, but when he heard that Hattori Heiji would be considered inferior if it were too easy for him to know, his competitive spirit kicked in: "I understand."
Thinking about it carefully, he realized that when he knew where Bo Ye's house was, he was manipulated and threatened by Bo Ye in various ways, while Hattori could easily visit him. He felt inexplicably unbalanced.
Besides, everyone came to Tokyo to solve a case, how could Hattori be thinking about going to Usuiba's house?! He's so distracted!
So when Hattori Heiji came over and asked, Edogawa Conan actually gave Hattori Heiji a coded message to answer.
Since it concerned the competition, Heiji Hattori wouldn't try to take shortcuts by asking Ran Mouri and the others, so Saiki Usaba was finally able to call out in peace and prepare to return to Shinryu Suzumiya that night.
As for now... well, of course we're going to the Metropolitan Police Department!
Inspector Megure's hair has been falling out even more these past two days. He only knows that once Kagawa Shinryu has agreed, he won't change his mind at the last minute. On the contrary, urging him is more likely to upset him. Otherwise, if it were one of his subordinates, he would have been bombarded with calls long ago.
The person contacted last night, and Hanakawa Shinryu agreed, but this morning, Inspector Megure has not seen a single hair of Hanakawa Shinryu's head. He has also been patient.
Noon passed, and the person still hadn't arrived. Inspector Megure also restrained himself from making a phone call. Instead, he turned to Kenji Hagiwara and tried to make conversation, seeking some comfort: "Kanakawa-kun, you're waking up later than you used to when you were starting work."
Kenji Hagiwara reassured his superior, "Yes, his sleep schedule is even worse than before. He'll definitely come over as soon as he wakes up."
The police officers from Ikebukuro Police Station who came to assist with the operation were somewhat puzzled and whispered to a familiar officer, "Who are they waiting for?"
Hakuba Renzaburo explained: "Our advisor."
Police officers in Ikebukuro: "???"
Is this consultant a retired Superintendent General of Police? It's almost afternoon and he still hasn't arrived, and no one dares to urge him?
By the afternoon, Inspector Megure was starting to get restless, glancing at his phone and wondering if making a call now would be considered a disturbance.
Just as Inspector Megure was eagerly awaiting news, Shinryu Samikawa finally arrived at the Metropolitan Police Department.
The police officers in Ikebukuro stared blankly at the young man who appeared in the conference room, dressed in a black trench coat and seemingly carrying an aura of bloodshed.
The young man raised his eyes and cast a casual glance with his dark red eyes, yet it felt as if the weight of countless lives had suddenly pressed down on his shoulders.
So, the reason no one dared to urge them wasn't because the consultant was the former Superintendent General of Police, the former boss of everyone present, but because his identity was rather dangerous?!
He'd heard that in the US, they hire high-IQ criminals as consultants, and sometimes they even turn a blind eye to cases where they can't find evidence, as long as the person can help them solve them. He thought to himself, "No wonder it's America, it's so dark." But then he realized the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department was just as audacious!
The young man with deep red hair and eyes sat down naturally next to the friendly Officer Hagiwara. Officer Hagiwara was also very bold, and under the watchful eyes of the Ikebukuro police, who were almost bulging out of their sockets, he smiled and said...
"Xiao Shenliu, you've finally arrived. Take a look at these documents first, and ask me if you don't understand anything."
Ikebukuro police: "..."
Shouldn't we use honorifics? Just speaking to this kind of important person in plain language? And this form of address...
When Kenji Hagiwara looked up, he saw the Ikebukuro police officer across from him looking at him with awe.
Kenji Hagiwara: "...This is Shinryu Kagawa, our advisor, and formerly an elite member of our First Investigation Division."
Ikebukuro police: "...???"
No way, he only graduated a few years ago. Is the Metropolitan Police Department's police academy already so desperate for talent?!
While the reputation of the Japanese police is somewhat ambiguous, and young people these days are indeed a bit颓废 (颓废 is a difficult word to translate directly, but it implies a sense of listlessness, apathy, and apathy) and not very interested in becoming police officers... you can't just hire someone who looks like an undercover agent sent by the other side! Wouldn't that make the police's reputation even more ambiguous?!
The police officers in Ikebukuro were experiencing unpredictable mood swings, but they had to suppress their emotions and not let any trace show on their faces. Their faces were stiff, but they still had to be polite: "Nice to meet you."
"Hmm." Hanchuan Shenliu was not polite at all. Even when Inspector Megure was so touched that he personally handed him a bottle of mineral water, Hanchuan Shenliu accepted it without any hesitation and put it aside, first flipping through the files in his hand. "Is the suspect Kanzaki's son from your Ikebukuro Police Station?"
"Yes." The Ikebukuro police officer who arrived was the suspect's son's superior, and they had a good relationship. Therefore, he tried to give a fair and impartial assessment at this moment. "He doesn't know what Kanzaki is doing either, and he can't get in touch with him. As for Kanzaki... he used to be a very responsible elite officer at the Ikebukuro Police Station..."
The Ikebukuro Police Station originally planned to handle this case themselves, since it was considered a "family scandal."
But these past two days, reporters have been frantically reporting on this case, perhaps because they have nothing else to report on, putting a lot of pressure on the Ikebukuro Police Department. In addition, since the jurisdiction where the second victim died was not in Ikebukuro, the case was eventually transferred to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.
Seeing that Hankawa Shinryu remained silent and quietly looked at the documents, the Ikebukuro police officer hesitated before continuing his explanation: "Judging from the wounds, the perpetrator may have acted out of revenge. In the case 22 years ago, only one police officer who fired the shot is still alive. He is... our Ikebukuro Police Station's Deputy Chief Zeden."
Han Chuan Shenliu reads things very quickly; he finished reading through so much information in no time.
Then he asked, "Is the suspect's son really his biological son?"
Police officer in Ikebukuro: "...Huh?"
“They don’t look alike at all.” Shinryu Hanchuan took out several photos. “On the contrary, they look more like the victim from 22 years ago… Could it be that Mr. Kanzaki adopted the perpetrator’s son after the incident 22 years ago?”
The police officer in Ikebukuro was sweating profusely: "Well... actually, it's not entirely unlike him... if you're only judging by sight..."
Han Chuan Shenliu looked at him quietly.
The Ikebukuro police officer suddenly met the other person's gaze, quickly looked away, and swallowed the words of denial he was about to say.
But soon, something seemed to happen to him, and his expression changed slightly. After hesitating for a moment, he made up his mind: "I'll call and confirm."
Although the person involved firmly believes that he is the biological son, doesn't he also have an older brother at the Ikebukuro Police Station? Considering their ages, the older brother should know whether the younger brother is the biological son or not.
The representative from Ikebukuro Police Station immediately picked up his phone and made a call.
He actually wanted to go out and find a quiet place to avoid the crowd asking questions, but Han Chuan Shenliu just kept watching him quietly, making him not even dare to stand up. He felt as if standing up straight was some kind of rebellious act.
The police officers in Ikebukuro could only lock themselves in their seats and try to remain calm while waiting for the call to be connected.
The call was answered quickly, and the police officer in Ikebukuro tried to be polite first: "It's me. Are you busy right now? Yes, I'm at the Metropolitan Police Department. It's nothing, I just wanted to ask you about your brother..."
Hanchuan Shenliu impatiently tapped the table, and just as the police officer in Ikebukuro instinctively stopped talking, he interrupted, "Is your younger brother your father's biological son?"
The person on the other end of the phone said, "...Why are you suddenly asking this kind of question?"
Hanchuan Shenliu completely disregarded the other person's feelings: "The answer is yes, or no."
Even though they were separated by a phone, the person on the other end felt a strange pressure. After a moment of silence, they answered as Han Chuan Shenliu had requested: "No."
Inspector Megure, unable to bear the stiffness of his colleague in Ikebukuro any longer, smoothed things over: "So, the child taken hostage 22 years ago was actually the perpetrator's own child... Hmm, he was desperate, wasn't he? After all, whenever there are hostages, regardless of their identity, the police must be cautious..."
"But Kanzaki-senpai also brings his own child to the event, and the level of trust between them is probably beyond imagination."
Hanchuan Shenliu continued to flip through the documents, using polite language, which made the people at the Ikebukuro Police Station stare in disbelief.
"The culprit had just killed four people not long ago, yet Kanzaki-senpai still took his child with him without worry... There must be some inside story."
This is why he refused to say more under his identity as Bo Yezhaiji; he really didn't want to repeat himself twice.
The officers at the Ikebukuro Police Station were a little confused by the honorific, but they quickly replied, "We also think that in this case, if the culprit isn't Mr. Kanzaki, it's probably someone who knew the victim from 22 years ago seeking revenge. So we've sent people to the Jinrui Association to inquire, but since many years have passed and the Jinrui Association has disbanded, it will take some time to contact them..."
Han Chuan Shenliu sighed and took out his phone to browse through his contact list.
The police officers in Ikebukuro looked at him with suspicion as he suddenly made a phone call, wondering who he was calling.
The call was connected even faster than the subordinate of the Ikebukuro police.
"Mr. Consultant!" The person on the other end was pleasantly surprised. "Why did you contact me all of a sudden? Is there something you need? Please tell me, and I'll take care of it right away!"
Han Chuan Shenliu was equally blunt: "Do you know anyone from the Renrui Association 22 years ago who was connected to the deceased in the family restaurant incident?"
"Renrui Association... I'm sorry, advisor, I don't know them, but I know who does! I'll go and find out right away!"
After Shinryu Kanakawa hung up the phone, the police officer in Ikebukuro asked in confusion, "Who was on the other end?"
Could it be an intelligence broker? The police often use people operating in this gray area, but because of advanced technology, today's intelligence brokers are too young and unfamiliar with events from 22 years ago, so they couldn't find out...
Hankawa Fukagawa: "Wakatou of the Kawanaka Group."
"Oh, so it's the young leader of the Kawanaka-gumi... What?! The young leader of the Kawanaka-gumi?!"
If the boss is also the second-in-command, it's normal for the police to have informants in some triad organizations, after all, money can make the devil dance... But the second-in-command doesn't need to, right?!
The Kawanaka-gumi is a fairly large yakuza organization in Tokyo, I've never heard of their second-in-command being so short of money!
Who exactly is this Han Chuan Shen Liu?
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The fever has subsided!
But my mouth still tastes bitter. I don't know if it's a side effect of the anesthesia or if the anti-inflammatory medicine is too bitter...
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A: Who exactly are you?!
Conan: My name is Conan, and I'm a detective.
Han Chuan: I am an advisor.
Thin Leaf: Guess
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Morofushi Takaaki had just arrived at the Metropolitan Police Department and hadn't even reached the meeting room yet; things were progressing so fast, it was hilarious!
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