Chapter 455
After thinking about it for a while, Morofushi Kagemitsu actually gave an answer.
“That’s a general statement,” he said cautiously. “It’s like saying everyone here is an undercover agent… Gin was there too, so I don’t think it counts, and besides, he’s always treated women differently…”
If everyone were treated equally, that would be fine, but Usakabe Saiki is biased, making it difficult to make an accurate judgment.
And why use Usui Saiki's words as the basis for judgment?! How do you know when he's serious and when he's just being crazy?!
Morofushi Kagemitsu couldn't help but advise, "Zero, if you really suspect that Okiya Subaru is Akai Shuichi, instead of starting with Kir, why not clean the Usui family's house more? Although they have moved, many things were brought from their previous home. If you look around, you might be able to find something with Akai Shuichi's fingerprints... After all, Akai Shuichi lived in the Usui family's house for a while."
Jianggu Ling: "…………"
"Why not do more cleaning?"... He almost thought Jingguang was possessed by Bo Ye! How could he say something like that!
But believe it or not, this suggestion actually has a modicum of workability.
Some things you might wipe down while cleaning, like vases, which are probably long gone from your fingerprints. But some things... like books on a bookshelf, you don't take them all out to dust during a deep clean, so there might still be some residue left.
Ideally, fingerprints on paper could still be detected decades later, but given how many years have passed, their integrity is probably not very good... but finding them is still useful.
Morofushi Kagemitsu also gave Furuya Rei some advice: "You can go to the study. Akai Shuichi and I helped Usui write a self-criticism before. Usui doesn't use paper, pen, or notebooks much... By the way, isn't Akemi with you? Ask her if she remembered what books Akai Shuichi read at Usui's place when she was cleaning. Look for them by the titles. If that doesn't work, you can try asking the FBI or Kir."
Rei Furuya: "...Okay. By the way, do you guys often help each other write self-criticisms?"
“No, just that one time, and I didn’t hear Vodka complain about Bo Ye making him write a self-criticism.” Morofushi Hiromitsu’s expression was serious. “I guess the Boss later realized that writing self-criticisms was useless to Bo Ye.”
"...Normally, this wouldn't be of any use, would it?! This is an illegal organization! It's not the Metropolitan Police Department! Who would actually take a self-criticism seriously!"
Rei Furuya finally couldn't help but complain: "Does the Boss's art style become this strange when he meets Usuiba?! Does he really treat Usuiba like an ordinary person? How does he resemble an ordinary person at all?!"
Morofushi Kagemitsu thought for a moment: "He does fit the description of liking to lie down and do nothing, and having no ambition. After all, according to his own words, 'Villain bosses are all very ambitious, but they don't do much good for the world. Maybe it's a good thing that I'm so leisurely'..."
Rei Furuya was speechless.
Well, sometimes I really wish these criminals weren't so ambitious and enthusiastic about their work.
Moreover, the current state of Usoppō Saiki's slacking off is already causing a lot of headaches. If he were to really strive for improvement, his ability to cause trouble and his influence would double... It's really terrifying to think about.
In the end, Furuya Rei's summary was half insincere and half against his will.
"Bo Ye is fine as she is now."
Morofushi Kagemitsu: "...I think so too."
Now that a plan has been discussed and agreed upon with Morofushi Kagemitsu, Furuya Rei naturally needs to find an opportunity to implement it.
He then contacted Usakabe Saiki, only to be told that he no longer needed to cook.
“I’m very busy! Unlike you, who have nothing to do,” said Bo Yezaki. “You should find something to do. How can you give up so easily when you’re so young?”
Jiangu Ling: "???"
Who exactly is doing nothing?!
The jobs he's done, the work hours he's performed, all add up to more hours than what Usakata Saiki has spent playing video games!
"What are you so busy with?" Furuya Rei asked in a restrained and gentle tone. "Has the organization assigned you any tasks?"
Who is so forgetful...aren't they afraid of following in the footsteps of vodka and gin?
Usaku Saiki: "I'm going out to see the cherry blossoms."
It's cherry blossom season now—Usuha Saiki doesn't really care about that. At most, when she goes out and sees the flowers in full bloom, she thinks the weather is nice.
But I couldn't resist having a friend, Kenji Hagiwara, who loves team building activities.
Even now, Kenji Hagiwara remains the most influential matchmaking organizer in the Metropolitan Police Department. Everyone knows that matchmaking events with Kenji Hagiwara are always lively, and the success rate of finding a partner is higher than other matchmaking events. Therefore, Kenji Hagiwara can be considered the most popular police officer among the younger generation of the Metropolitan Police Department.
However, Kenji Hagiwara doesn't go on blind dates every holiday. For things like cherry blossom viewing, he only invites a few friends.
Before they knew it, Matsuda Jinpei, Hagiwara Kenji, and Samikawa Shinryu had become regular holiday gathering partners—Date Wataru, as usual, was with his fiancée, but he didn't come this time.
"Finally, I'm in the mood to appreciate the flowers." Kenji Hagiwara's eyes were a little dark. "I've been working overtime the whole time..."
The reason he worked overtime wasn't because the problem was difficult. In fact, the main problem was solved, but the overtime involved very trivial matters. He couldn't even ask Hanchuan Shenliu for help because Hanchuan Shenliu was even less adept at trivial tasks.
Matsuda Jinpei wasn't much better off. The explosives handling team never had a real off-season; in fact, sometimes bombings occurred frequently, perhaps due to concentrated shipments from the source.
"Can you please stop posting tutorials on how to make bombs online?! These people are really daring, actually buying the raw materials and making them themselves! Aren't they afraid of blowing themselves up?!"
Han Chuan Shenliu yawned, looking listless, and didn't say anything.
Matsuda Jinpei felt an itch to touch him as he looked at him: "Why do you, an unemployed bum, look even more tired than us... Have you started your 'night shift' again?"
"No," said Kanakawa Shinryu calmly, "I just slept late."
Kenji Hagiwara said quietly, "You couldn't get out of bed before you resigned, and you still can't get out of bed after you resigned. I feel like you resigned for nothing."
Hanchuan Shenliu: "???"
Matsuda Jinpei: "???"
Matsuda Jinpei paused for a moment, then advised, "Hagi, your logic is getting a bit scary. Is this a side effect of staying up all night? If you're this tired, don't come out. Wouldn't it be better to stay home and catch up on sleep?"
"It's okay, going out for a walk is more relaxing." Kenji Hagiwara stretched. "Let's go draw lots."
The flower viewing location he chose this time was near a rather famous shrine. Since it was on the way, he naturally thought he should draw a fortune slip while he was there.
Unexpectedly, when they arrived at the lottery venue, they ran into an acquaintance.
"Huh? Officer Hagiwara, Officer Matsuda, and... Mr. Kazukawa?"
Conan Edogawa greeted them with some surprise: "You guys are here to draw lots too?"
"Yeah, it's a holiday after all." Kenji Hagiwara smiled and greeted Conan Edogawa and the Junior Detective League members next to him.
As a detective in Tokyo, he was quite familiar with the Junior Detective League, and the kids responded to him very well.
They weren't very familiar with Matsuda Jinpei, so they were a bit reserved. They had a different attitude towards Samikawa Shinryu; they weren't afraid of him, but they weren't easy to approach either, maintaining a polite demeanor.
Conan Edogawa, on the other hand, thinks it's quite good.
If these elementary school students could always maintain their composure in front of Mr. Hanchuan, how much trouble could be saved!
Unfortunately, even Professor Agasa can't control their mischief, let alone him... Sigh.
Ai Haibara felt uncomfortable with Shinryu Saikawa's aura, so she stepped back. Fortunately, the three of them weren't focused on the group of children, but on someone else.
Kenji Hagiwara first responded to the children who greeted him, then looked at the hesitant people beside him: "I didn't expect Ms. Jodie to be here too. Did you all agree to come and admire the flowers?"
FBI agent Jodie Starling forced a smile: "Ha, ha, yeah, we're in Japan, it's cherry blossom season, isn't a vacation all about having fun?"
It wasn't that she had any issues with Kenji Hagiwara; she just didn't want to see Shinryu Hachikawa. She always felt that nothing good would come of meeting him, and that some unforeseen problem might suddenly explode.
Especially since she was secretly investigating Han Chuan Shenliu's file... When Han Chuan Shenliu stared at her with his clear and cold eyes, she always felt inexplicably guilty and was afraid of being found out.
Fortunately, Han Chuan Shenliu didn't seem to care about her presence. He nodded to her as a greeting and then went to draw lots.
Seeing how devoutly Shinryu Hanakawa prayed before drawing lots, Conan Edogawa felt his impression of him was refreshed: "Is Mr. Hanakawa such a devout person?"
Kenji Hagiwara moved his lips, but ultimately swallowed his words out of politeness.
But Matsuda Jinpei, that mischievous friend, wasn't so polite. He immediately said, "Don't be fooled, he's just as devout when he's drawing cards in mobile games!"
Conan Edogawa's lips twitched: "...Mobile game gacha?!"
Mr. Hanchuan's hobby doesn't quite match his appearance!
Recalling the past, Mr. Hanchuan did attend game launch events, which shows he's a hardcore gamer... but mobile games...
"It's not the mobile game's fault," Kenji Hagiwara said fairly. "Shinryu simply likes things that test luck, because if the result is good, his good mood can last for a long time, so it's a very convenient way to regulate his mood."
Conan Edogawa: "What if the result isn't good?"
No sooner had he finished speaking than Conan Edogawa saw Jinpei Matsuda standing behind Shinryu Kazukawa, mocking, "How did you get such a bad draw? I remember that probability is very low."
Kanakawa Shinryu said calmly, "That means this shrine is not allowed."
Conan Edogawa: "..."
Judy: "..."
“This shrine is pretty accurate,” Matsuda Jinpei remarked. “The year Hagi was almost blown up, he drew a very bad omen here. As for you… I think you should be careful that your enemies don’t come knocking on your door to take your life.”
Now, many years after the bomber's death, Matsuda Jinpei has completely emerged from the shadow of the incident and can even joke about it.
Han Chuan Shenliu: "I have no enemies."
Everyone: "………………"
That's highly unbelievable... The people you locked up in prison are all protesting.
Kenji Hagiwara cautioned, "There could be other dangers as well."
Han Chuan Shenliu pondered, "Indeed, the really troublesome guys can't even be put in jail."
Conan Edogawa: "..."
Ever since he imagined the story of a rebellious second-generation yakuza who ran away to become a policeman, whenever he looked at Han Chuan Shenliu, no matter what the other person said, his thoughts would veer in that direction.
For example, when Hanakawa Shinryu said that, Edogawa Conan couldn't help but think—why!? Is it because the truly dangerous illegal organizations are actually your family members, and it's inconvenient to send them to prison?!
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