"Tell me, what's wrong with your thought process?"
"Didn't you say that was a puppeteer from hell who lured you there? I'm not Takato Yoichi, why would you ask me to go there?"
"Mr. Toyama, are you a detective?"
Mingzhi did not answer immediately, but instead asked a question in return.
His tone, however, changed from the previous probing to a very sincere one.
"You can think of it as me, a police officer, asking for your help."
...
Yoruichi Toyama believes he knows Kengo Akechi quite well.
After all, I've read almost all of Kindaichi's manga.
It's probably only the last book in the R series that was torn up when his deskmate's mother scolded him, and then glued back together, with one or two pages missing from the end.
It's harmless.
Therefore, Yoruichi Toyama remembered that Akechi had never asked anyone for help.
They started fighting the moment they first met.
As time went on and their relationship improved, they still exchanged many sarcastic remarks.
Not to mention actively asking Kindaichi for help.
So what is he thinking about himself...?
Did I lose my mind after being roasted by Akemi Miyano?
Shouldn't you ask the girl for help?
As expected, seeing Yoruichi Toyama's slightly troubled expression, Akemi Miyano spoke up again.
"Mr. Mingzhi, why force someone to do something they don't understand?"
"Since you were the one who had the suitcase returned, you should know Brother Ye Yi..."
Because she used the terms she usually used when pretending to be siblings, her face flushed slightly, and she paused for a moment before continuing.
"...Mr. Toyama is still injured."
“That’s not a problem,” Yoruichi Toyama quickly said.
I was wearing a bulletproof vest and took a few shots. It was only in a lot of pain for the first few days, but I'm almost fully recovered now.
As a grown man, how could I bring up something like this in front of a real detective? I couldn't bear the embarrassment!
But then he immediately felt he had offended Akemi Miyano, and couldn't help but glance at her.
"However, Akemi was left alone at home..."
“My colleagues will protect Ms. Lin’s safety,” Mingzhi quickly replied, clearly having been prepared.
Yoruichi Toyama couldn't help but smile wryly.
"Anyway, you insist that I go."
That's what I say, but deep down I'm not completely against it.
After all, murders can happen on that island.
Which police officer could stand by and watch a murder happen without doing anything to stop it?
Mingzhi looked at him and smiled.
"Actually, there was a little bit of superstition involved in my invitation to Mr. Yuanshan to accompany me."
"I guess you've heard that Kindaichi's constitution means that wherever he goes, something happens, and most of them are murders."
"This possibility is even greater this time because there is a 'puppet master from hell' pulling the strings behind the scenes."
"However, according to the incident report I obtained from Inspector Megure, it seems that every time Mr. Toyama appears, he manages to prevent things from getting worse..."
This time, Yoruichi Toyama burst out laughing.
You're the only one who can be used as a neutralizer against spoilers...
I am just a lowly police officer at the grassroots level. What merit do I have to trouble you, in your white shirt, to come all the way to invite me?
“However, Inspector Akechi,” Yoruichi Toyama thought to herself with a smile, “you know I’m a detective now, right?”
Regarding the commission fee...
“Name your price, and I’ll cover it from the First Investigation Division’s investigative budget.”
The police inspector readily agreed, saying he had public funds to reimburse his expenses.
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