Matsumoto's words touched Yoruichi Toyama.
He did not believe that the Irish invasion was solely Matsumoto's problem.
Rather, this kind of plot, which only appears in old-fashioned spy dramas, can only go undetected in specific situations.
In this situation, most of the people in the investigation headquarters were police officers transferred from local areas to work on the case together, and they were not familiar with Superintendent Matsumoto.
As for the acquaintances in the Metropolitan Police Department, Inspector Megure and his associates still don't know that the Matsumoto supervisor has been replaced.
It's clear that there's no hope for that.
The manager, Matsumoto, resigned not because of his personal reputation, but because of the image of the police.
In other words, he was made a scapegoat for some incompetent police officers.
But he still felt it was perfectly natural.
“Mr. Matsumoto, I think…” Yoruichi Toyama was about to try to persuade him again when the doorbell rang again.
The one who darted in this time was actually Kazami Yuya.
“I saw a group of people downstairs,” he said coldly. “You didn’t tell them, did you?”
Although it was a question, it was phrased with an affirmative tone.
The two detectives present didn't give this policeman a friendly look either.
Manager Matsumoto snorted.
"I still know the rules."
Yoruichi Toyama was even more surprised, looking at this bizarre combination in front of her, wanting to ask something, but not knowing where to begin.
Kazami glanced at him indifferently.
"I am here on behalf of Mr. Furuya, or more precisely, on behalf of the Public Security Secret Police 'Zero'."
Yoruichi Toyama's eyebrows twitched suddenly.
In other words, the police are really going to take action.
Moreover, it was not a solo operation, but a joint operation that included the police.
"Have you explained this plan to Toyama?" Kazami asked Matsumoto, the manager, with a stern face.
He immediately received glares from the two police officers.
"Shouldn't this be something that your police department should explain?" Akechi retorted before Matsumoto could.
"What we know may not be more than what the distant mountains have to offer."
Kazami completely ignored the sarcasm in the words and turned to explain the situation to Yoruichi Toyama and Akemi.
The serial murder case has been solved. Ireland obtained the memory card that the parliamentary secretary had hidden in the amulet and has already returned to the brewery to report back.
Of course, I also gave a copy to the police before I left.
That's quite an amazing list.
As the absinthe mentioned, it included not only social celebrities and high-ranking political figures, but also several high-ranking officials from the Metropolitan Police Department.
The highest-ranking officer was none other than Deputy Superintendent General Toshio Morohoshi.
According to Ireland, the reason the distillery knew in advance that the head of the joint investigation headquarters was Manager Matsumoto, and kidnapped and replaced him the day before he took office, was because Deputy Director Moroboshi sent someone to deliver inside information.
The thought that half of the Metropolitan Police Department's power was in the hands of this man sent chills down the spines of both the public security bureau and the police.
“If we don’t remove this obstacle, the rest of the operation can’t proceed,” Kazami said.
Therefore, the first step in this counterattack against the distillery was to purge the criminal elements within the police force.
This move is bound to cause turmoil and raise suspicions within the brewery.
The police have obtained the list suspected of being brought back from Ireland.
If Matsumoto remains in his original position as if nothing happened, Ireland becomes even more suspicious.
If he hadn't colluded with the police, why would the kidnapping of a high-ranking officer in the First Investigative Division be kept completely silent?
Therefore, Matsumoto's resignation was driven by a sense of honor on his part, and it was also necessary in terms of action.
The information released by the police to the public was consistent with his own statement: he wanted to retire early and enjoy his old age.
But to the distillery, it sounded like a low-key punishment for the kidnapping incident.
This also provides a reason to control Toshio Moroboshi's actions.
However, for Ireland, who returned to the distillery, the danger was far from over.
...
Vodka is watching videos again.
The period of freedom that allowed Gin to roam freely was only a short time before an accident occurred.
Masaaki Okakura, the secretary of a politician they had long contacted and threatened, was murdered.
It should be said that Vodka wouldn't care at all about someone's death.
In most cases, it's Gin who will actually make the move.
But this time is an exception.
Gin said he did not lay a hand on Okakura Masaaki, although he had long suspected that Okakura Masaaki was dishonest and a traitor.
That guy actually made a list of some people who had contact with the organization, especially politicians, and even carried a memory card containing the list with him.
It's as if he knew that Gin would eventually silence him.
Vodka felt it was normal for someone like that to be silenced.
Anyone who tries to threaten Gin must die.
However, if Gin says he didn't do it, then he definitely didn't do it.
Not only that, but the murderer also took Okakura Masaaki's memory card.
This is getting a bit serious.
"Don't go out yet," Vermouth advised Gin and Vodka.
"The police are investigating people who have had contact with Masaaki Okakura. If they know of two people wearing black trench coats and top hats, one of whom has long, straight silver hair..."
That's true. Although long, straight silver hair has almost become a meme, and almost every well-known cosplayer has cosplayed it.
But Gin's long, straight silver hair is real.
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