Chapter 457
When Ms. Judy saw the group of people crowding around to look at the victim, she hesitated for a moment and moved aside to make room for them.
Noticing her movement, Kenji Hagiwara smiled at her: "Thank you for your hard work maintaining the scene, Agent Jodie."
Hanchuan Shenliu also spoke up: "Agent Judy..."
Before he could finish speaking, Ms. Judy said warily, "I'm sorry, as an FBI agent, I shouldn't interfere in your work. I was just helping out temporarily because the police hadn't arrived yet. I'll be leaving now!"
Matsuda Jinpei, who had initially wanted to say something but now silently kept his mouth shut, thought: "..."
Rei Furuya, standing among the onlookers: "..."
—What exactly did Hanchuan Shenliu do to this FBI agent that caused him to react so strongly to a single call?
But it has to be said that Rei Furuya was actually secretly quite pleased.
He had long disliked the FBI's unbridled behavior on Japanese soil, and he also disliked Shuichi Akai, an FBI undercover agent. In particular, Akai was not only an FBI agent, but he also caused trouble for the Miyano sisters. However, since Akai was already dead, he let go of his grievances.
But now he suspected that the other party had faked his death, and all his old and new grudges surged up in his heart, making him even more furious with the FBI than before.
Especially since the FBI was very arrogant in Japan, they now know to give way and know not to overstep their bounds on foreign soil... Furuya Rei didn't have a good impression of Samikawa Shinryu before, but trusted Hagiwara Kenji's judgment of people. Now, because of this sudden incident, he has silently increased his favorability towards him.
However, this is also based on trust in Kenji Hagiwara.
Kenji Hagiwara's observational skills surpass even those of Rei Furuya, and his ability to judge people is exceptional. Considering the timeline, Hagiwara and Shinryu Kakeru have known each other for six or seven years, and even worked together as partners in the Metropolitan Police Department for several years.
It's understandable that someone who looks like a good person and acts convincingly can be fooled, but someone like Shinryu Sugawa is someone you have to be wary of from the very beginning... If even this can't make Kenji Hagiwara see what kind of person Shinryu Sugawa is, Rei Furuya thinks that Kenji Hagiwara must be senile!
If you've gotten to this point, you shouldn't be a detective anymore. You should just quit and get your head checked.
Moreover, Matsuda Jinpei was not an easy person to please. Since even Matsuda Jinpei accepted Suzumawa Shinryu, Furuya Rei felt that he didn't need to always look at Suzumawa Shinryu with prejudice... In fact, considering that Suzumawa Shinryu had made Gin suffer and was definitely not a member of the organization, he was willing to be more lenient.
However, this unexpected case is a bit awkward.
Rei Furuya asked Vermouth to help him disguise himself because he was keeping an eye on the FBI's movements and noticed that Jodie and Conan Edogawa had a meeting. Since he didn't have much to do lately, he planned to come over and take the opportunity to plant some listening devices to hear if there was any information.
The dead person appears to be a thief, as they had a GPS tracker on them. It seems someone deliberately had their money stolen so they could locate the person and then kill them; this was premeditated.
The criminal was one of the people whose wallets were stolen.
When Furuya Rei disguised himself, he noticed the other person's wallet was missing. Now it seems it was stolen by a thief, which means...
He probably replaced that person as the suspect!
I hope he can't find himself, otherwise he'll probably be taken in for questioning soon, and he'll have to lie and act in front of his classmates...
Although he had considerable confidence in his acting skills, he was still a little worried.
While Rei Furuya was still hesitating, Inspector Megure finally arrived with his men.
"...Hagiwara-kun, Ayakawa-kun, and Matsuda-kun." Inspector Megure's expression was filled with hesitation. "You..."
Kenji Hagiwara coughed: "After all these years, Inspector, you still haven't gotten used to it?"
Han Chuan Shenliu nodded: "My instructors at the police academy got used to it in a month."
As soon as Hanchuan Shenliu leaves the police academy on vacation, he will encounter a case that same day. Even if he is simply on vacation and doesn't go out, someone will still die on Hanchuan Shenliu's balcony.
After it happens so many times, it's impossible for anyone not to get used to it!
Inspector Megure had even sought advice from Instructor Onizuka about the matter of Misakawa Shinryu being assigned to his command, and was utterly dumbfounded after hearing about all this mess.
Later, Kankawa Shinryu would encounter various cases on his way to work, causing him to be late, and he gradually got used to it.
As for now...
Inspector Megure: "...Actually, I just wanted to say that it's been a while since I've seen Samikawa like this."
Lately, the way he's seen Sukagawa Shinryu is that they encounter cases first and then ask Sukagawa Shinryu for help, unlike before when Sukagawa Shinryu would encounter problems first and then call the police. Now, the classic pattern has suddenly returned, and he always feels that when he arrives, he should be seeing Kogoro Mouri.
Well, with Conan Edogawa around, it makes up for some of the disappointment.
Conan Edogawa had asked the Detective Boys to search through the nearby trash cans and found several empty wallets that had been thrown away.
Generally speaking, no one comes to a shrine specifically to exchange wallets while admiring flowers, so it's highly likely that these wallets were discarded by thieves after they got the money.
Finding a wallet doesn't necessarily mean finding its owner, but because these wallets contained photos or driver's licenses, they managed to find all the owners of these wallets.
Rei Furuya is among them.
However, compared to his earlier worries, he is now much more relaxed.
After all the suspects were found, he saw Kenji Hagiwara raise his eyebrows and his eyes change.
This suggests that Kenji Hagiwara has likely discovered some crucial clues, and the case may be close to being solved.
"This is my wallet." Ms. Judy had also been robbed, so she quickly checked the cards in her wallet—it would be really troublesome to lose these documents and bank cards while abroad.
Han Chuan Shenliu said quietly, "Then you are a suspect too."
Ms. Judy: "...Huh?!"
Conan Edogawa, embarrassed, said, "Mr. Kankawa, I've been following Ms. Jodie around the whole time. I knew exactly when her wallet was stolen, and she's been with me ever since, so she hasn't had a chance to commit any crimes..."
He was chatting with Ms. Judy when someone suddenly shouted that there was a thief. They went to help out of kindness, but now they realize that the deceased was the one who cried "stop thief!" and probably just stole Ms. Judy's wallet while he was helping.
Mr. Hanchuan clearly knew that Ms. Judy couldn't possibly be the culprit! What kind of FBI agent would come to Japan specifically to kill a petty thief?!
What terrible impression did America leave on Mr. Hanchuan when he went there, that made him hold such a grudge?
Kenji Hagiwara said helplessly, "Don't joke around at a time like this... You've noticed, haven't you?"
Hanchuan Shenliu then shifted his gaze from Ms. Judy and nodded: "Shoelaces."
Conan Edogawa was still struggling with the method of murder.
Professor Agasa, who came to the restroom, saw a part of the scene, but the light was too dim, and he didn't realize it at the time. Now that he has come to his senses, he recounted what he saw.
"When I passed by, I thought someone was driving stakes here... The prisoner was wearing a hat, so I couldn't see his face clearly. He was holding a thin stick about 30 centimeters long... When he left, his legs seemed to be a little inconvenient, and he was dragging one leg."
After listening to Professor Agasa's description, Conan Edogawa was puzzled as to where the stick would be thrown and whether dragging one leg was due to a physical defect or some other reason.
But instead, they overheard Kenji Hagiwara and Shinryu Samikawa discussing shoelaces.
His gaze swept over the feet of the suspects, then fixed on them.
One person's shoelaces appeared to have some dark stains, but only one shoe had these stains; the shoelaces on the other shoe were clean.
Because the stain wasn't particularly noticeable, it might not have been noticed at first glance, but after being specifically reminded, Conan Edogawa suddenly realized!
But there was no opportunity for him to speak. After receiving confirmation from Shinryu Kazukawa, Kenji Hagiwara suddenly spoke.
“I think I need to speak with all three of you… Madam, would it be convenient for us to speak privately?”
The woman with the problematic shoelace didn't notice anything amiss and nodded.
Han Chuan Shenliu took the initiative and said, "Then let me talk to this gentleman."
Jianggu Ling: "?"
Mu Mu Police Department: "…………"
Since the people that Hanakawa Shinryu wanted to talk to alone were most likely criminals, Inspector Megure's suspicious gaze immediately fell on Furuya Rei, who was in disguise.
When Inspector Megure looked at him like that, Rei Furuya's expression froze. He tried his best to play the role of an innocent bystander worried about being misunderstood: "I'm not a criminal."
Han Chuan Shenliu gave him a puzzled look: "I know."
Inspector Megure then withdrew his strange gaze and replaced it with a slightly embarrassed apology.
Jianggu Ling: "…………"
Wait, is there some kind of code to have a private chat with Shinryu Hanakawa?! Is this the new style of everyone in the Metropolitan Police Department?!
Although Matsuda Jinpei wanted to help, he wasn't part of the First Investigation Division and couldn't overstep his bounds, so he gave Takagi Wataru a look.
Takagi Wataru quickly approached the last suspect: "Sir, I'm sorry, but I have a few questions for you."
He thought it was just a routine inquiry process.
Kenji Hagiwara's approach was quite different. He subtly hinted to the woman that she had already been exposed and that turning herself in now might result in a lighter sentence, attempting to persuade her to do so.
The art style on Hanchuan Shenliu's side is even more different.
He asked directly, "Is this a disguise?"
Fang Gu Ling: "...?!?!?!"
Wait a minute?! Vermouth, you didn't cut corners, did you?! Why was I caught so easily?!
For some reason, this sense of dread gave Furuya Rei a feeling of familiarity, as if it were the first time he was identified as an undercover agent by Usui Saiki...
What to do! Vermouth is still nearby! If he's exposed as a disguiser on the spot, he could go to jail and be bailed out by the police, which is no different from admitting he's an undercover agent!
Denying it is difficult, because any disguise would be discovered with just a pinch of the face... Is he really going to reveal his true identity as a police officer to Han Chuan Shenliu?!
He'd been an undercover agent in the organization for so many years without incident, yet he fell victim to the sharp eyes of his former colleague?!
This is truly heartbreaking!
...If all else fails, let's try someone else. He explained the situation to Hagiwara and Matsuda and asked them to help him find a way to explain it to Kagawa Shinryu.
The valley fell to zero and the sweat poured down one’s back.
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Rei Furuya, who had been dwindling in suspicion of Usoppyo, suddenly generated a lot of suspicion towards Hanakawa in this chapter.
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Speaking of which, it's now explained that Kaito Kid and Shinichi look alike, but what about Okita Souji?!
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