Yoruichi Toyama helplessly rubbed her forehead, watching as Officer Sato, who had been rebuked, hadn't even straightened up yet, his face already flushed red.
She certainly wouldn't take a child's words to heart, let alone retort.
However, the questioning of his commitment to justice left Officer Sato feeling somewhat embarrassed and disappointed.
However insignificant Officer Sato's distress may seem, it will not be ignored by those who care about her.
Inspector Shiratori and Officer Takagi stopped in their tracks at the same time.
"Little sister, it's not good to question the police!" Officer Shiratori walked over first, looking at Shiho with a kind expression.
Shiho was still holding her sister's hand, but when she felt the strength coming from it, she looked timid and hid behind Akemi.
"I'm sorry, Inspector Shiratori, you seem to have frightened my sister," Akemi said with a very friendly smile.
Yoruichi Toyama, who had been staring at the sisters, couldn't help but rub the corner of her mouth.
What a great actress!
While Yoruichi Toyama certainly knew what Shiho was complaining about, the lack of involvement of the "police" in causing the final outcome of this incident is undeniably to blame.
However, considering his good relationship with the First Investigation Division, he didn't want to reveal it to their faces immediately.
On second thought, this might be alright...
I said it right here, in front of the cinema owner who was clearly afraid to call the police, and in front of many children.
It needs to be clarified who else made mistakes in this matter.
Who should be held responsible for this bitter outcome?
Thinking this way, I didn't say anything to stop them.
Inspector Shiratori politely bowed slightly to Akemi.
"I'm sorry, Miss Lin, I didn't mean to frighten your sister."
"It would be good to explain this matter, otherwise I think the children present might feel that the police are unfair and unworthy of upholding justice."
He turned to the three members of the Junior Detective Club with great manners and nodded in greeting.
Then he continued, "I've heard some of what happened to Mr. Zhang Tian. He used underhanded methods to force the owner to sell the movie theater, which is truly despicable."
"Huh?" Zhang Tian, who always considered himself a victim, glared again, feeling that everything was going wrong today and that he was being attacked by others everywhere.
"Hey officer, watch your mouth! If you say anything out of line, I'll file a complaint against you!"
“However,” Inspector Shiratori said to the children without even glancing at him, “as far as we know, the contract he signed with Mr. Muramatsu is legal and protected by law.”
"So, since you agreed to sign the contract, then went back on your word, and even tried to stop it by killing Mr. Zhang Tian, was that the right thing to do?"
It is clear that in order to persuade the children, he used language that was as simple and straightforward as possible, and the children did understand it, one by one finding themselves in a difficult situation.
"But the boss clearly didn't want to sell..."
"Yes, the cinema couldn't stay afloat, so the owner had to sell it."
"But I did agree to sign the contract..."
The children chattered and discussed for a while, but without reaching a conclusion, they couldn't help but turn their attention to Shiho next to them.
To them, it's "Ai Haibara," a girl their age who's incredibly cool.
As expected, the cool Shiho spoke up.
"So, officer, you're saying the boss 'agreed' to sign the contract, which means the contract hasn't been signed yet?"
"To this day, this cinema still belongs to the owner, right?"
"Since it's the owner's property, it's probably illegal for some people to interfere with the construction plan, disrupt the cinema's order, and annoy regular moviegoers. They even hire people to cause trouble. Isn't that illegal?"
"Have the police ever intervened in such illegal behavior?"
"Or are you saying that the police are going to protect this kind of person just because of a contract that doesn't even exist yet?"
"Is this the 'justice' you police officers advocate, allowing thuggish behavior to go unchecked and allowing law-abiding citizens to be bullied?"
"If that's the case, no wonder you don't dare utter that word!"
"Because you—cannot represent justice at all!"
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