Yoruichi Toyama turned around in surprise and saw two people sitting side by side in the back seat.
Mingzhi pushed up his glasses and looked at him with a half-smile, as if he had his own bling-bling background.
Next to him was a middle-aged man in his early forties.
Even if Yoruichi Toyama were a country bumpkin who didn't recognize designer brands, she could tell that the suit was quite expensive.
“You must be…” He recalled the servant’s report to Mr. Tsujimura earlier and asked directly, “Mr. Maeda?”
Although it was a test, the tone was not hesitant.
The identity of a cabinet minister's secretary is impossible to impersonate.
Because on the surface it was just the secretary who came forward, but in reality it was the cabinet minister himself who was acting.
Because of this, Yoruichi Toyama believed that Mr. Tsujimura's threats against her were nothing but empty words.
It's not that the other party doesn't have access to such a high position, but rather that there's no need for it.
The old scandals of a mere second-rate official have been exposed, so let them be. The right thing to do is to make him step down immediately and sever all ties with him quickly.
Continuing to dwell on it will only allow others to trace the source, leading to even greater losses.
It seems that the fate that befell Kenji Yamashiro is now about to befall Isao Tsujimura.
It can be considered that karma has finally caught up with them.
As Yoruichi Toyama breathed a sigh of relief, the middle-aged man nodded reservedly and said, "I am Maeda."
He paused, then studied Yoruichi Toyama's expression with interest. "Don't you have any other questions?"
Yoruichi Toyama shrugged with a smile and casually placed the cat on the seat next to him.
"There probably aren't any left."
Questions like "Why did Mr. Maeda come here?" are rather pointless.
Are you suggesting we ask them to state in person why they did us this favor?
Since Mingzhi is also in this car, I can ask him about it privately later.
Mr. Maeda nodded again, then turned to Akechi and smiled, saying, "Mr. Toyama is very sensible."
Mingzhi lowered his eyes, appearing somewhat thoughtful.
The car drove quietly to the hospital entrance before stopping.
Yoruichi Toyama glanced outside and thought that Conan must have been brought here.
In other words, Amuro Tooru and Akechi communicated.
Once this connection was made, there were no more doubts.
Yoruichi Toyama could only be thankful that he had a really good relationship with these two guys who had connections everywhere.
Even though they still had personal grudges, they didn't forget to get themselves involved first.
Putting aside the dog spies, he probably owes Mingzhi a huge debt of gratitude.
You said I didn't increase your favorability rating...
Yoruichi Toyama muttered to herself helplessly, checked with Akechi, and then got out of the car.
Akechi politely thanked Mr. Maeda and the driver, and just as he was about to open the door, he heard Mr. Maeda's smiling voice.
"So, Mr. Akechi, about having dinner together..."
“I’ll be very busy lately,” Michi replied gently and affirmatively. “I’m really sorry.”
"Please give my regards to Mr. Takashima, Mr. Maeda."
After saying that, he got out of the car and watched it disappear at the end of the road.
"Alright," Yoruichi Toyama's voice rang in his ear, "Are you going to explain it to me now, or shall we go see a certain detective first?"
...
To be fair, he didn't actually have much of a relationship with that cabinet minister, Junichi Kijima.
Rather, it would be more accurate to say that they once held opposing views.
Two years ago, when Akechi had just returned from studying abroad and was serving as the head of the sixth section of the First Investigation Division, he and his subordinate Kobayashi happened to catch a boy who was stealing from a bookstore.
Because juvenile delinquency falls under the Juvenile Cases Division of the Life Safety Department, the case was quickly transferred there.
However, it brought common trouble to both the Juvenile Delinquency Division and the First Investigation Division.
That boy was Yohei Kijima, the only son of Minister Kijima.
At the time, it was election season, and Junichi Kijima was a strong contender for the position of Prime Minister of Japan, so he naturally wanted to cultivate a perfect image for himself.
Therefore, through his secretary, Mr. Maeda, the Metropolitan Police Department was notified, and his son's case was suppressed and covered up.
“You don’t seem like the type to compromise on something like this,” Yoruichi Toyama said upon hearing this.
I've already seen what kind of temper Master Akechi has back in Izu.
What cabinet minister? If he could see him, he'd still shove his fist in the face!
Mingzhi smiled slightly at this comment and reached out to push up his glasses.
"You seem to know me very well."
"Well, we're already that close!" Toyama Yoruichi put her arm around his shoulder without any hesitation and patted him twice with a grin.
"You're the same way. If you knew I shouldn't have asked, you definitely wouldn't have asked, right?"
"...It really isn't..."
Mingzhi seemed to have struggled with the question for a long time before finally managing to suppress a laugh and utter this sentence.
"However, I couldn't very well tell Mr. Maeda that the Toyama I usually know isn't like this..."
"If it weren't for Kotaro following you, I would have suspected that you were Takato in disguise."
"Hello!……"
Yuanshan Ye's face turned green.
I've seen people sabotage others, but I've never seen anyone sabotage their brother like this!
If it weren't for the fact that you did me such a big favor...
When Yoruichi Toyama realized that the person Akechi had gone to see this time was someone she had a grudge against in the past, she had no choice but to swallow her anger.
"...Anyway, what happened next?"
What happened next was actually beyond their expectations.
They had already discovered that Yohei Kijima was a delinquent with a long criminal record, but Mr. Maeda always stepped in to smooth things over.
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