Chapter 415
Although he recognized Amuro Tooru, Morofushi Takaaki, being a fellow police officer, still knew the rules.
Since the other party might be an undercover agent, he shouldn't disturb them. After all, he doesn't know anything, and it would be troublesome if he disrupted their operation.
If necessary, the other party will decide for themselves when to contact him.
Therefore, although Morofushi Takaaki really wanted to get accurate information about Kagemitsu's current situation from his friend—mainly because Usaku Saiki's behavior was too strange, and his relaxed and cheerful attitude was too contradictory to the word "consolation"—he still did not take the initiative to do anything, nor did he change his course. He just made eye contact and naturally looked away.
Since Kogoro Mouri and Heiji Hattori are also very concerned about the case, and he promised to reveal some things he could before leaving, the current goal is to fulfill that promise.
Sure enough, Heiji Hattori was still at the Mouri Detective Agency, searching for information online while muttering his own analysis.
Conan Edogawa didn't dare to openly discuss things with Heiji Hattori in front of Kogoro Mouri; he acted furtively, like a thief.
Morofushi Takaki's arrival successfully livened up the dull atmosphere in the Mori Detective Agency.
"Mr. Takaaki! How's the case going?" Hattori Heiji asked even more eagerly than Mori Kogoro.
He asked without any politeness, showing no awareness of being an outsider. Anyway, Zhu Fugaoming surely knew what should and shouldn't be said, so he didn't bother to worry about it.
As expected, Morofushi Takaaki calmly picked up the conversation: "We've identified a second suspect, and the results should be available tonight."
After they finalized their fishing plan, they contacted the deputy chief of the Ikebukuro Police Station. To their surprise, the deputy chief said that the fugitive Mr. Kanzaki had just contacted him, saying he wanted to talk to him privately. He was worried about being killed and planned to have some colleagues secretly follow him to protect him.
If he really is the culprit, then he probably planned to kill Kanzaki outright.
Inspector Hagiwara of the Metropolitan Police Department remarked that in all his years, he had never seen anyone so willing to cooperate with a sting operation... So, just how many times has the Metropolitan Police Department conducted sting operations?!
When Morofushi Takaaki came to Tokyo, he felt that the Metropolitan Police Department had become a different place than he recognized.
Not only did Morofushi Takaki find the progress too fast, but even Hattori Heiji was somewhat stunned when he heard that the results would probably be available tonight: "So fast?"
Morofushi Takaaki exclaimed, "It really went by quickly. I was at the Metropolitan Police Department in less than ten minutes. Even though everything was still just speculation, it felt like everything had already been settled."
Conan Edogawa's lips twitched. This efficiency...
"Could it be that Mr. Hanchuan is also here?"
Morifushi Takaaki nodded: "Yes, he's supposedly an advisor to the Metropolitan Police Department... Given his abilities, I don't quite understand why he would leave the First Investigation Division and return as an advisor."
He initially suspected that Kanakawa Shinryu had engaged in a more egregious, borderline operation than entrapment and had been punished, but the First Investigation Division couldn't bear to lose his abilities and managed to bring him back indirectly...
However, for some inexplicable reason, Morofushi Takaaki felt that Hanukawa Shinryu did not seem like someone who could be caught red-handed.
It felt absurd, yet it was indeed etched into his mind like a steel stamp. Even Morobushi Takaaki felt that his impression of Hanchuan Shenliu was a bit too profound—even though he couldn't even see what the other person looked like because of the angle of his seat!
In short, he made many guesses, but couldn't find an opportunity to inquire. He also didn't want his curiosity to affect the pace of solving the case. Now that he discovered that there were other people who might know about Han Chuan Shenliu, he casually mentioned it.
Heiji Hattori actually knew the answer: "Oh, it was Mr. Kankawa who resigned voluntarily because he couldn't get out of bed."
Morofuku Takaaki: "...???"
The self-disciplined and meticulous Officer Zhu Fu couldn't understand why being unable to get out of bed was a reason for resigning.
Knowing you can't get out of bed, why even apply to a police academy and become a policeman?!
Perhaps influenced by Usaku Saiki, Kagemitsu, Kagemitsu's friends, and today's case, Morofushi Takaaki is now also preoccupied with the idea of being an undercover agent.
He felt that the more he learned about Han Chuan Shenliu, the more he suspected the other person was an undercover agent, but he also felt that a real undercover agent wouldn't be so obvious, and the organization he belonged to wouldn't allow an undercover agent to leave without permission because they couldn't get out of bed...
Conan Edogawa was already somewhat discouraged: "Since Mr. Kankawa has intervened, the case should be resolved soon, right?"
Although Kogoro Mouri still didn't quite like Shinryu Saikawa, he had to admit, "Indeed, that kid... cough, putting aside other aspects, his professional skills are really strong."
Zhu Fu Gaoming: "…………"
What other aspects are you referring to? Are you particularly familiar with the yakuza?
Just then, someone knocked on the door. Kogoro Mouri thought a customer had come in and said, "Come in," when he saw Tooru Amuro carrying a tray.
“Mr. Mori! Welcome back from Osaka! The shop was a bit busy just now, and I didn’t have time to greet you… Ah, is this a customer?” Amuro Tooru looked at Morofushi Takaaki with feigned concern.
Although Usaku Saiki is a kid who always makes people misunderstand him, he rarely lies. If there is a problem, he will ask the listener if they are not good at understanding... So although Morofushi Takaaki does not seem to be looking for him, it is indeed related to things like undercover agents and police moles.
Furthermore, the fact that Morofushi Takaki had contact with Usakuya Saiki is as unsettling as if he had come into contact with an evil god.
Therefore, Amuro Tooru wanted to find an opportunity to test the waters and see how much the other party was affected.
As an undercover agent, he actually has a strong desire for control and wants everything to be under control... but because of the existence of Usakabe Saiki, he was forced to compromise a lot, which is quite aggrieved.
Under the influence of the apprenticeship fee paid by Amuro Tooru, Kogoro Mouri also treated Amuro Tooru quite well, introducing him generously: "This is Inspector Morofushi Takaaki from Nagano, and this is my eldest disciple, Amuro Tooru."
Morofushi Takaaki and Amuro Tooru exchanged glances, and the two greeted each other with acting skills that even Conan Edogawa couldn't see through, thus "getting acquainted" for a moment.
Morofushi Takaaki thought to himself, "He's not calling himself Furuya Rei, but rather using the alias Amuro Tooru. He really is an undercover agent. He's come here specifically to find an opportunity to get to know me. I'll have to find a chance to be alone with Amuro Tooru later to see what he wants to say..."
It could be news of Jingguang's death, but he still wanted a definite answer from Jingguang's friends, not a cheerful "condolences" from a stranger.
Amuro Tooru asked casually, "With police officers here, are you discussing some case?"
"It's about the recent deaths of retired police officers," said Morifushi Takaaki.
Toru Amuro: "..."
Amuro Tooru: "Could there be a traitor among the police?"
Morofushi Takaaki: "...Pretty much. These young people are really amazing. They can guess this much just from publicly available information?"
Amuro Tooru chuckled and said, "After all, I'm Mori-sensei's apprentice, and I owe it all to Mori-sensei's teachings."
In his mind, he was internally ranting – so the "Inspector Morofushi coming over for an undercover agent and a police mole" that Usaba Saiki mentioned was referring to this case!
He doesn't care about the fact that returned overseas students don't speak Japanese well; he thinks that Usuo Saiki's linguistic artistry is enough to fill a book!
It wasn't even something he developed in the last seven years. If you think about it carefully, it seems like Usaku Saiki has been speaking in this tone for seven years, but he fooled the whole organization into thinking that his Japanese wasn't good, and they had to tolerate him... How terrifying.
How exactly did his senior raise his child? He asked every time he received a phone call from Usakabe Saiki, every time he cleaned Usakabe Saiki's house, every time he received an email from Usakabe Saiki, every time someone mentioned Usakabe Saiki... The question marks were enough to drown out hell.
Just as Amuro was internally complaining, Hattori Heiji said in shock.
"Huh? There really is a traitor among the police? No wonder it's Brother Bo Ye, he guessed so accurately! He even said it was because he's been watching 'Infernal Affairs' lately that he was guessing randomly..."
Toru Amuro: "…………"
No, that's obviously just an excuse!
With that kid Bo Yezaki's brain, he definitely already saw through the direction of the case, but he didn't want to give the correct answer, so when asked, he just made up some nonsense...
That guy always jokes like it's real, and is serious like it's fake. His main tactic is to make you guess, and if you guess wrong, you're out of luck.
Conan Edogawa also remarked, "Usui-san... if he had focused on being a detective, he would probably have become a famous detective long ago."
Toru Amuro: "..."
He can't possibly be a proper detective; that kid just goes around calling himself Detective Conan...
Thinking of this, Amuro Tooru couldn't help but glance at Edogawa Conan again.
The police are already investigating Conan Edogawa, but the investigation is very slow, and it's unclear when the results will be available.
Anyway, he felt that the child was very strange, especially when he thought that if the child's identity was fake and he was not really called Edogawa Conan, then his apology to Usui Saikido would be a huge loss.
After sharing the information that could be made public, Morofushi Takaaki decided to find a place to stay in Tokyo tonight and look for an opportunity to leave tomorrow, since he wanted to wait until the results of the sting operation in Ikebukuro were in before leaving Tokyo.
Heiji Hattori also wanted to wait for the results, but he could just share a room with Conan Edogawa and put on an extra blanket, so there was no need to worry about it.
So Amuro Tooru volunteered: "I know the area well, let me recommend a hotel to Mr. Morofushi."
Zhu Fu Gaoming tacitly replied, "I would rather obey than be disrespectful."
The two left the Mouri Detective Agency together.
There weren't many pedestrians on the road, and talking while walking made it less likely to be overheard. So Amuro Tooru found a good opportunity and spoke first to dispel Morofushi Takami's doubts.
"Mr. Gao Ming looks a lot like one of my friends."
Morabu Takaaki cautiously replied, "Is that so...? And what about your friend?"
Amuro Tooru hesitated for a moment, carefully considering the words to describe Morofushi Kagemitsu's current situation.
Unexpectedly, in those two or three seconds of silence, Morofushi Takaaki misunderstood.
“…It’s alright, actually I already knew,” Morofushi Takaaki said. “Someone came to tell me to accept my condolences…”
Toru Amuro: "………………"
He suddenly remembered Morofushi Kagemitsu's previous criticism of Usaba Saiki's Japanese language skills, and instantly understood what kind of trouble Usaba Saiki had caused.
“Actually…” Amuro Tooru said, his lips twitching, “that person also expressed his condolences to my friend.”
Morofuku Takaaki: "...???"
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