Chapter 501
After being manipulated so much, Conan Edogawa couldn't help but wonder if he had been thinking too badly of Mr. Samikawa. Perhaps Mr. Samikawa never intended to stand idly by; the one who said three more people would die was the culprit after all...
But Kanakawa Shinryu didn't care what Edogawa Conan was thinking. He calmly turned to Morofushi Takaaki and asked, "What do you guys plan to do next?"
Zhu Fugaoming pondered for a moment: "This..."
Hanchuan Shenliu didn't seem to care what others said; he was just using it as a starting point for what he was about to say.
"Speaking of which, your original plan was to pretend you didn't see through his plan and then continue fishing, right? But the fact that he could come up with this plan must be based on your usual habit of not immediately going down to check the body in this situation. Just because you were planning to fish this time doesn't erase your previous laziness. You still need to be more careful in the future."
Kuroda Hyōe: "…………"
Conan Edogawa: "…………"
What kind of speech is this, given during a leadership inspection?!
No wonder he's already resigned from the Metropolitan Police Department; he speaks with such confidence!
Everyone was initially heavy-hearted and indignant after witnessing the death of their colleague, but then Hanakawa Shinryu's paternalistic speech threw them off balance.
However, not all police officers were as astute as Kuroda Hyoue and Morofushi Takaaki. Some hadn't quite grasped the situation and weren't entirely trusting of Kakeru's judgment: "Are you sure this was a staged performance? Where's the evidence? What if he... he really is dead..."
Conan Edogawa's lips twitched as he interjected, "Um, is it related to what Mr. Hanakawa said about remembering something about the Woodpecker Society?"
Han Chuan Shenliu nodded: "Ah, the Woodpecker Society seems to recruit police officers who are related to the Twenty-Four Generals of the Takeda Army. As long as their surnames and given names are related, they can do it... They mainly do business such as reselling guns."
Being locals and familiar with the Takeda army, one of the policemen immediately said, "Ah! That Chief Takeda Shigeru corresponds to Takeda Nobushige, Officer Kano's former surname Tsuchiya corresponds to Tsuchiya Masaji, and the Akiyama who just fell corresponds to Akiyama Nobuyuki... They really are all surnames related to the Takeda army! Is the Woodpecker Society having internal strife?"
Kuroda Hyōe nodded coldly: "It seems that after this case is closed, we will need to conduct a review within the Nagano Prefectural Police Station..."
Han Chuan Shen Liu: "The Great Purge."
Kuroda Hyōe: "...Investigate further."
Even the Japanese Public Security Bureau, known for its unconventional and extreme methods, couldn't help but think to itself that Shinryu Samikawa was being too extreme, wondering what kind of words he was using!
An awkward silence followed for a few seconds.
Uehara Yui was getting a little overwhelmed by the eerie atmosphere: "Uh... as long as we confirm that Akiyama is alive and well and that it was all staged, the case is solved, right? Let me see... the Shinkansen back to Tokyo hasn't stopped yet, and Mr. Kankawa's suspicion has been cleared. How about I drive Mr. Kankawa and Mr. Mori to catch their train?"
Did Mr. Kankawa really resign from the Metropolitan Police Department on his own? His style of doing things seems way too out of step with the police!
Kuroda Hyōe also felt that leaving Sakura Kazumi here would ruin the atmosphere, so he nodded and allowed Uehara Yui to proceed.
As for the rest of the fishing plan, they have enough on their own and don't need outsiders to interfere.
Yui Uehara breathed a sigh of relief: "Then, Mr. Hankawa, please follow me."
Hanakawa Shinryu politely bid farewell to his acquaintance, Morofushi Takaaki, and then looked at Kuroda Heibei.
"Speaking of which, Officer Kuroda, does the previous invitation still stand?"
Conan Edogawa's eyes widened—was he really asking such a blatant question about something related to the Public Security Bureau?
Kuroda Hyōe also realized what Samikawa Fukami was referring to.
To be honest, judging from the file alone, Kuroda Hyōe didn't think there was much of a problem. It's normal for a genius to have a bit of a personality, as long as he has enough ability. He wasn't such a rigid and conservative person.
But now that they've spent half the time on this case, Kuroda Hyōe isn't sure if he, with his fatherly attitude, can tolerate a young man pointing fingers at him in the same fatherly way.
Moreover, he was pretending not to know him. Anyone with a bit of sense should know what to do. Hanchuan Shenliu was doing a good job of pretending at first, but now that he's suddenly exposed him, it gives Kuroda Beiwei the feeling that this kid is too uncontrollable.
Is this a topic suitable for discussion in front of everyone?!
Kuroda Hyōe suspected that Samikawa Shinryū was deliberately acting so rebellious. If he said it didn't count now, Samikawa Shinryū might actually be happy because he would think he was angry... What a brat.
Kuroda Hyoue, holding his breath, said in a deep voice, "It counts. What's your answer?"
Hanchuan Shenliu: "Same as before."
Kuroda Hyōe: "…………"
Just like before, what the hell are you asking now?!
Hanchuan Shenliu even smiled and said politely, "I just wanted to confirm your tolerance."
Conan Edogawa looked at Heiji Kuroda with sympathy.
That's quite magnanimous; he's starting to think that Kuroda Hyōe isn't part of the organization...
After Uehara Yui impatiently drove back to the police station, picked up the Mori family, and headed straight for the Shinkansen, Edogawa Conan, who was sitting on the Shinkansen, was finally able to ask questions directly.
"Mr. Hanchuan, did Inspector Kuroda invite you to the Public Security Bureau before?"
"You guessed it yourself, I didn't tell you." Han Chuan Shenliu remembered to keep it a secret at this moment.
Conan Edogawa's lips twitched: "...So this is something that can't be said? Then why did you say that just now..."
Han Chuan Shenliu said calmly, "It's alright, he won't be staying in Nagano for long anyway."
Conan Edogawa: "?! Why do you say that?!"
You'll find out later.
Conan Edogawa was incredibly anxious.
Didn't Mr. Kankawa resign from the Metropolitan Police Department? How come he seems to know so much about Kuroda Hyōe's job transfer? Even Inspector Megure might not know this, right? Where did Mr. Kankawa get this information?
Does the Yakuza have such a long reach? Or does Mr. Hanchuan have connections with higher-ups?
Conan Edogawa felt that his trip to Nagano had left him with many more questions in various aspects.
So the next day, he went to find Ai Haibara to discuss this matter.
"Huh? You just took a picture and sent it to me, what could I possibly think?" Ai Haibara rolled her eyes. "All I can say is that Officer Kuroda does look really fierce, but I can't see anything else. I've never seen him before."
"He might be a member of the Public Security Bureau, although I think even if he is, we can't rule out suspicion," Conan Edogawa said gravely. "Maybe I should ask Usui-san, but I don't know if he's back in Tokyo yet."
Ai Haibara knew immediately that Conan Edogawa's call to Saiki Usuba had failed again.
“There are many one-eyed people in this world.” Ai Haibara, who has PTSD, comforted Conan Edogawa instead. “Before I told you that Rum has a problem with one eye, you were perfectly fine when you saw Inspector Yamato, weren’t you? You’ve just received new information and you’re a little too nervous. Rum is the number two in the organization, after all. If he’s going to do any mission, it’ll probably be a large-scale one. We probably won’t run into him.”
Conan Edogawa sighed: "You're right... Ah, Usopp sent me an email, that's rare."
He quickly checked it and his expression turned speechless.
Ai Haibara raised an eyebrow: "What's wrong?"
"Bo Ye said that if I have any questions for him, I'd better bribe him with a sushi meal," Conan Edogawa remarked. "It seems that ever since that sushi restaurant downstairs started training new recruits, Bo Ye has developed a liking for sushi... even though it is indeed delicious."
It was rare for Usaku Saiki to agree, and although Edogawa Conan was speechless, he still actively began preparations.
He then asked Ai Haibara about the organization, but finding nothing new to dig out, he went back downstairs to the Mouri Detective Agency to pack some sushi for Saiki Usaba.
Upon entering the store, Conan Edogawa heard a waiter greet him and began reading aloud the order in his phone's email: "Um, I'd like to take away a sushi platter, tamagoyaki, and eel roll..."
He finished reading in one breath and was finally able to look up: "That's all, please pack it up... uh."
Conan Edogawa's expression suddenly froze as he looked at the person coming out of the kitchen.
"Oh, you must be the son of the detective from upstairs, right? I think his name is Conan?"
A one-eyed middle-aged man laughed heartily at him: "Actually, you can just make a phone call and I can deliver it right upstairs."
"No, I'm buying it for someone else..." Conan Edogawa tried to look away from the other person's eyepatch. "Um, are you new to this shop, sir?"
"Yes, you haven't seen me before, have you?"
Conan Edogawa: "...I've never seen it before."
So what?! We just said goodbye to the two one-eyed people in Nagano, and now we've encountered another one-eyed person?! The probability of this happening is ridiculously high!
Most importantly...
"I remember a new employee just joined not long ago. Is the store really that short-staffed right now?" Conan Edogawa couldn't understand.
The one-eyed newcomer casually replied, "Oh, because someone just happened to go back to their hometown."
Conan Edogawa: "…………"
That's too much of a coincidence! Could it be that this guy used underhanded tactics to get the job?!
Under normal circumstances, Conan Edogawa wouldn't make such a conjecture. When the last newcomer, Heikawa Kei, came, even though he suspected the other party was a member of the organization, he didn't think so much about it.
But this newcomer's timing was terrible, and his arrival was a bit too forceful! It makes one highly suspicious of his motives!
But if this newcomer is Rum... wouldn't the area downstairs from the Mouri Detective Agency be too crowded with members?
The Poirot Cafe next door has a bourbon guy, and this sushi restaurant recently had a guy who's really sensitive to brothels, and now they've got someone who looks like a rum guy...
This isn't right!
Could he have misunderstood something? At least one of these three shouldn't be a member of the organization, right?
Otherwise, he would have started to question the Black Organization's human resource management!
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Here's the thing: because of Bo Ye's scheme, Rum was marginalized ahead of time and ended up here...
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