"Meow meow meow! Meow meow meow meow meow!..."
A cat and a bird rolled together from the sky to the ground, their fur flying everywhere.
“Oh, well… they’ve always been like this…” Yoruichi Toyama explained to Saguru Hakuba, “Why don’t you ask Watson if he wants to spar with them too…”
There was no need to ask; the eagle, who had been itching to join the fray, swooped in with a "whoosh."
It was quite a spectacle.
Everyone present was stunned for a moment before they remembered to greet him again.
“You got sick after we caught Kaito Kid last time,” Hakuba Saguru said. “So I thought, why don’t you stay with me for now, so you won’t have to go through too much trouble?”
Yoruichi Toyama sincerely thanked her.
Not only because he was taking care of Peng Zhijie, but also because last time he had directly secured the support of the Superintendent General of Police.
"Don't be so polite." Hakuba Saguru sat down at the bar without any hesitation, watching his pets playing around with Taro and Hōnosuke, and said with a smile, "Even if I don't go, my dad is already under a lot of pressure."
"According to the Suzuki Group's daughter, her father even managed to move a cabinet minister."
"A...a cabinet minister?..." Kindaichi and Itsuki, both commoners, widened their eyes in surprise, wondering why they would hear such high-level information. Yoruichi chuckled and, seeing that Hakuba Saguru did not object, introduced them to each other and briefly recounted some inside information about how Kid was captured last time.
"It's just using privilege to suppress privilege," Ai said calmly, observing from the sidelines.
“A person who knows the Superintendent General of Police can suppress a person who knows the Minister of Criminal Investigation.”
"Knowing cabinet ministers allows one to suppress those who know the Superintendent General of Police."
"It's like gods fighting back and forth. If an ordinary person encountered this, wouldn't they be detained in the Metropolitan Police Department and unable to get away? They might even end up being falsely accused of a crime?"
"What's there to brag about?"
"Oh dear, Ai!" Before she could stop her, Akemi heard her younger sister spouting a bunch of angry youthful remarks and could only scold her.
"Don't offer your opinions on adult matters. Go do your homework!"
However, Mr. Itsuki looked at Ai's retreating figure and nodded with emotion.
"That little girl has a point!"
“The phenomenon of privilege in Japan has a long history. Those in the upper class have always insisted on solidifying this class system to ensure that their families and descendants can also enjoy privileges.”
"I really don't know when this situation will be broken."
That's the kind of thing a seasoned news writer would say.
The problem is that he just happened to be facing one of the very "privileged class" he was criticizing.
Yoruichi Toyama glanced at Saguru Hakuba with a hint of helplessness, but found that he didn't seem too embarrassed.
Instead, she gave a faint smile.
"Yes, that's right."
"As a member of this social class, I do enjoy many privileges that ordinary people do not have."
"However, shouldn't media figures like Mr. Itsuki be able to guide public opinion and supervise privilege?"
"Instead of using one's position to privately sell information obtained through irregular channels in order to flaunt one's abilities."
"Isn't that a privilege too?"
"Ah...this..." To his utter surprise, this seemingly gentle and polite young man would retort so sharply, leaving Mr. Itsuki speechless for a moment.
Yoruichi Toyama had to cough once, trying to smooth things over.
However, Hakuba Saguru merely smiled and glanced at him before speaking again: "Since Mr. Itsuki is so well-informed, please tell Toyama about 'that case' that the First Investigation Division is currently investigating."
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