Furutani Rei successfully joined the Poirot Café and secretly observed his manager every day, not wanting to miss any trace. But in the eyes of outsiders, this was a sign of deep love.
Matsuda Jinpei lamented to his friends with deep sorrow: "When Zero became a policeman for his first love, the doctor, I should have known that he was a very stubborn person. Now even though he knows that Miss Midorikawa likes girls, he is still obsessed with her. Oh, I really don't know what to do with him!"
Although Hagiwara Kenji is observant, he is not the kind of person who talks nonsense. When he heard him say this, he was worried and tried to comfort him, "Xiao Zhenping, you can't force love. Once Zero tries hard, he will be able to see things more clearly."
Date Kou was shocked. He learned the whole story of Furuya Rei from his friends. He had just accepted that his friend of the same period had become an undercover agent and they met again by chance, but he was hit hard! The deep traces of Furuya Rei's unrepentant infatuation were firmly imprinted in his heart.
He said with emotion, "I've seen since the police academy that Zero is a determined person. It's just that his sexual orientation can't stop him at all. This kind of determination! This kind of perseverance! He really deserves to be our chief of that term."
Miyazaki Ren was stunned by what the three said, but he quickly came to his senses. He raised his glass and said, "Let's toast to Zero's hopeless crush!"
"Bang" With the sound of wine glasses clinking, the fact that Furuya Rei has a crush on the female version of Morobushi Kagemitsu and is obsessed with him without regrets has been firmly nailed in everyone's mind.
But Furuya Ling didn't know any of this. As an undercover agent, especially an undercover agent for a boss like Rum, he was very busy.
Not only does he have to work part-time at the Polo Cafe, he also has to be Rum's biggest fan for a long time, maintaining his popularity and fame while also monitoring Rum. He even recently took Kogoro Mori as his teacher. He holds several positions at the same time, truly worthy of the title of working emperor.
While busy, Furuya Rei gained a lot. First, he got to know the members of the Junior Detective Team and successfully met with Conan Edogawa. He also got to know Haibara Ai through Conan and learned that she was not captured by the organization, but took medicine to become smaller and escaped.
As a person with a flexible bottom line, Furuya Rei is dedicated to maintaining the honor of the police and national security, but as a Japanese, Haibara Ai is also a Japanese citizen. He knows the darkness of the government and naturally will not let the other party fall into the tiger's mouth.
In a safe house in Beika City, there is Rei Furuya, who has become the eldest apprentice of Kogoro Mori, and Rum, who has just successfully become the second apprentice.
"Bourbon, why are you next to Kogoro Mori!" One of Rum's eyes was injured in an accident, so he had to wear a prosthetic eye. Under the dim light, he stared at the men in front of him with his eyes as sharp as a knife.
Furuya Rei was already used to Rum's increasingly suspicious nature, so he said respectfully, "Replying to Lord Rum, I want to collect information about Maori Kogoro. The information Brandy gave me said that by bundling two traffic sources, 1+1 is greater than 2. The fan portraits of Kazunori Toda are similar to those of Maori Kogoro, so I want to achieve a new round of fan growth for Kazunori Toda through him."
When Rum heard the code name "Brandy", his face looked much better. After returning to his country, he was restricted at every step and many of his former subordinates turned against him, so he suspected Bourbon's purpose of coming to Kogoro Mori before him.
But all subordinates will rebel, but Brandy will not. Not to mention that Brandy is always respectful, even after he returns to his country, no matter how many tasks Brandy is assigned by that gentleman, he still thinks what he wants and considerately eliminates the rebellious subordinates for him, causing trouble for Gin who does not respect him.
Thinking of the loyal Brandy, Rum, who prided himself on being a man of temperament, had tears in his eyes. Since it was Brandy's suggestion, it couldn't be wrong. He waved his hand, signaling Furutani Rei to leave.
Furiya Rei bowed respectfully to Rum again before leaving, which made Rum even more relieved. It seemed that Bourbon was well pleased by Brandy.
When Rei Furuya saw the smile on Rum's lips, he also had a rare liking for Brandy. The members of the organization are always fighting with each other, and if they can avoid making trouble for each other, they are angel colleagues. But since he got Brandy's email address, the two of them often communicated by email.
Brandy was very generous and taught him many tips to make his boss happy. When he used them today, they really worked. Brandy is really a rare and down-to-earth person in the organization. It's a pity that he is a member of the organization and has such a high status in Rum's heart. He must not be let off!
The Brandy that the two of them are thinking about, that is, Miyazaki Ren, is secretly meeting with a woman in a safe house with the second vest Takuma Amai.
The woman in front of him looked to be in her early thirties, with long black hair, wearing a pair of glasses, and a gentle face. But now her sharp edge was revealed. Her right eye, like Rum's, was a prosthetic eye, and it was flashing with inorganic light.
"The famous Superintendent Tianjing, and one of the youngest superintendents in the Metropolitan Police Department, Miyazaki Ren, I never thought that you two would be acquaintances." Wakasa Rumi raised the corners of her lips, and her smile was as cold as a knife.
The two people opposite were no less impressive, with the same expressionless face, making their very different looks appear similar.
"Ms. Asaka, don't be nervous. We have the same goal, right?" said Takuma Amai.
"My name is Wakasa Rumi now."
"Okay, Miss Wakasa." Takuma Amagi responded readily.
Seeing that the other person was indifferent and did not show any change in emotion due to her anger or joy, Wakasa Rumi smiled.
"Tian Jing, you brought this Miyazaki to see me, but you didn't tell me the details of your plan. You just told me to do things. I am not your subordinate, but your partner. I have the right to know your detailed plan."
"No, you didn't." Takuma Amagi refused bluntly, "I can find someone else to replace your role, it's just a little more troublesome, but you want to take revenge yourself, right? This is the first step to attack the organization. I believe you will not refuse, even if you don't know the whole plan."
Wakasa Rumi remained silent. Takuma Amai had predicted accurately that she was really reluctant to refuse. 17 years ago, she was the bodyguard of American capitalist Amanda Hughes and met the Japanese chess king Hiroshi Haneda.
The two young people quickly fell in love, but misfortune struck.
Her employer and her lover died in a murder. After years of investigation, she finally found out the mastermind behind the murder, Rum from the Black Organization. She wanted to take revenge after losing her lover. At that time, Takuma Amai, who was still a police inspector, offered her an olive branch.
"If you win, I won't ask about your plan, and I will listen to this brat's orders." Wakasa Rumi said decadently.
She is a very realistic person. As an elite police officer, Takuma Aoi is proficient in combat design, so she respects him and calls him "Aoi-kun". But Miyazaki Ren is just a little kid to her at the age of 37. Before seeing the actual results of the other party, she will only call Miyazaki Ren "little kid" or "boy".
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In the cafeteria of the Metropolitan Police Department, Miyazaki Ren and others were eating.
While eating, Jinpei Matsuda would occasionally look up at the TV in the middle of the cafeteria. "Tianjing Police Officer Zheng is really amazing. I can't remember how many times I've seen him on TV this month."
"Hey, didn't you know, Xiao Zhenping?" Kenji Hagiwara, a social patient with a wide network of contacts, explained the science of infection to the child.
"Because Superintendent Tian Jing is handsome and has many fans, he has basically become the external spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police Department. He has a good reputation, and many senior officials want to use his image to shape their external reputation. Therefore, many police-related spokespersons are now him~"
He turned and looked at Miyazaki Ren, "As a junior of Investigation Section 2, Miyazaki, what do you think?"
"I'm not the one who's enjoying the glory, so I don't feel anything." Miyazaki Ren was not interested. "By the way, why didn't I see the monitor today? Is the Investigation Division so busy?"
"Yeah." Although they were in different departments, they would occasionally meet in the cafeteria for lunch. Before lunch today, Matsuda Jinpei sent a message to Date Kou to discuss the matter. "It seems that there was a kidnapping case. The robbers are very arrogant. The squad leader is busy with this now."
Then, the three of them expressed their sympathy for the arduous life of searching for a class, and then...
Nakamori Ginzo hurried over, "Emergency meeting, the three of you follow me!"
"Yeah!" The three put down their bowls and chopsticks and followed Nakamori Ginzo away. Before leaving, Miyazaki Ren did not forget to quickly eat a few big mouthfuls of rice. He knew that he would be too busy to eat.
In the conference room, everyone gathered.
Not only are there frontline personnel from Investigation Section 1, Investigation Section 2 and the Security Department, such as Megure Jusan and Shinji Moroboshi, but also Superintendent Takuma Amei, who has never been on the front line all year round, and Superintendent Odagiri Toshiro, the third in command of the Metropolitan Police Department, are here.
In addition to the Metropolitan Police Department personnel, there are also external aids such as Mizuo Sosuke, with his assistant Sera Akira, Maori Kogoro and his apprentice Amuro Toru, and Edogawa Conan who was allowed to stay.
Seeing such a lineup, the three of them looked at each other in bewilderment. A big case had occurred!
As people gradually arrived, the meeting officially began.
The first to stand up was Megure Juzo. "I am the inspector of the First Investigation Division, Megure Juzo. Colleagues, let me introduce this case to you."
"Yesterday around 5pm, we received a report from three parents that three children from Teitan Elementary School's first-year B class, along with their vice-class teacher, Wakasa Rumi, were missing while on a picnic. Shortly after receiving the report, we received a letter from the kidnappers."
Megure Juzo projected the letter on the big screen, which was made up of words cut and spliced from newspapers.
"Respectfully, everyone in the Police Department:
If you want the hostages to be safe, the Ministry of Internal Affairs officials who have disregarded the law need to release a confession video to the entire Internet. Please do not search for my traces, otherwise every time you search, there will be a firework blooming in Japan. "
"After receiving the letter, we immediately contacted the police stations in various places to start alert. At 8 o'clock last night, with the help of Mr. Shuiwei and Detective Maori, we found a hiding place of the kidnappers, and then."
At this point, Megure Jusan's expression became more serious. "The kidnappers have moved, and they installed a sensor on the door, which was a bomb detonator. The moment the door was opened, a primary school in Hokkaido exploded. Fortunately, it was late at night, and everyone in the school had returned home, so no one was injured or killed."
"Around 10 o'clock this morning, we received reports from three parents that three more children were missing. After investigation, we found that one of their parents was a former police officer and had died in the line of duty. About half an hour after the police were called, I received evidence of a crime committed by an official from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The robber asked us to publish the evidence online and arrest the relevant officials. Afterwards, he would surrender and release the six children."
At this point, Megure Juzo's expression became awkward. "Due to the request of the Ministry of Internal Affairs officials involved, the video will not be released for the time being, but the kidnappers still have the same request as yesterday. If you dare to explore their whereabouts, a bomb will be detonated somewhere."
After saying that, Megure Juzo bowed and sat down. After listening to his report, everyone present had an embarrassed expression.
"This is the information related to this case. Please take a look first." Takuma Amai instructed the secretary beside him to distribute the information to everyone present.
Jinpei Matsuda's teeth creaked. His purpose in becoming a police officer was not pure, but he had already memorized the honor of being a police officer in his heart for seven years. "What do the kidnappers think of themselves as? Vigilantes! They are threatening the police and trampling on the law!"
"Come on, Xiao Zhenping." Hagiwara Kenji comforted him, "If you keep biting it, your denture will break. Since you are so angry, just catch him and give him a good beating."
Not far away, Furugaya Rei pinched his Seimei acupoint. Since receiving this case, he quickly connected it with the organization's recent actions. This must be a big event planned by Kimbali! Therefore, after returning from the police station, he stayed up all night and sorted out a piece of information that he thought could be used and gave it to Kazami Yuya.
"Mr. Amuro, why don't you take a rest first." Conan Edogawa advised in a low voice.
Furiya Ling shook his head, "We have to hurry and solve this. We don't know how many bombs the kidnapper has planted, nor do we know the safety of the hostages. We don't even know if his real purpose is what he said. If this continues, not only will the reputation of the police be damaged, but even the safety of the hostages cannot be guaranteed."
Everyone frowned. Just as Furiya Rei said, the biggest difficulty of this case was the uncertainty. The kidnapper was too cautious and left too few traces. He would dare to detonate the bomb as long as the investigation was carried out. No one knew how many bombs he had buried throughout Japan.
This is a classic train puzzle, survey the traces to rescue the hostages, then in the unknown place there will be Japanese citizens being bombed. The only choice is to act according to the kidnappers' demands, but the kidnappers are not for money, they just want to publicize the crimes of government officials.
Government officials have complicated relationships, and they are too proud to ruin their bright future for just six unrelated children.
Mizuo Sosuke threw the documents on the table and said, "This is what the officials from the Ministry of Internal Affairs said." His attitude was arrogant, but no one would care at this time.
"They refused to plead guilty, saying that these were all slanders. Because of time constraints, the Second Investigation Division has not been able to obtain real evidence." Shinji Moroboshi said that after Takuma Amai was promoted, he took over as the head of the Second Investigation Division. The Second Investigation Division is responsible for intelligent crimes such as corruption and bribery, and is one of the departments that deals most with the Metropolitan Police Department and officials.
"Does Mr. Mizuo have any ideas?" asked Takuma Amai.
Mizuo Sosuke pretended not to hear him and turned his head away, ignoring him.
Date Kou whispered, "Mr. Mizuo."
"It's so annoying." Mizuo Sosuke muttered, "There are too few clues now. I need an official to confess, release some hostages, get more clues, and monitor remotely in these places. Only then can I catch the kidnappers. Now you can't do this or that. I'm just a third-rate novelist, not a god. I can't make any inferences without clues!"
Conan said to Fūya Rei beside him with his crescent eyes, "Sousuke-san, even at this time, he still hasn't forgotten his image as a third-rate novelist."
Furiya Ling gave the little kid an ambiguous look and said, "You're not much better. You still complain even now."
"Something happened!" A policeman stumbled in. "Officer Tianjing, I don't know how the news of the bomb hijacking case got out to the media, and it's causing a big stir online."
Everyone present took out their phones to check, and sure enough, the headlines on all major social media outlets became "Major Bomb Hijacking Case."
"It's so scary, so scary. I don't know if there's a bomb planted near my home. I don't want to die, woo woo."
"What's wrong with the police? Why haven't they found the kidnapper yet? Are all our taxpayers' money being used to feed these rubbish? They should commit seppuku to apologize!"
"What does it have to do with the police? Didn't you see the revelations? If the police dare to find clues, the robbers will detonate the bomb. If you miss, go ahead. I don't want to die."
"Candles, candles, candles. May the children be safe. Can the offending officials come out and apologize as soon as possible? They are the culprits. As long as they apologize, everyone will be safe."
"Well done! Neon needs people like this! Damn those criminal officials!"
There was a lot of public outcry online, with comments about the police being neither good nor bad, and the police's faces were as black as ink.
They continued to scroll down, but when they refreshed, they found that the interface was all 404. Mizuo Sosuke was furious, "Are these officials' brains used to raise goldfish?! If they don't understand, don't the public opinion department understand it either? The most stupid and violent blockade will only bring about a more violent counterattack."
Takuma Tenji stood up and said, "I will go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to negotiate. The Security Department should prepare to defuse the bomb. Morohoshi, you will be in charge of the on-site equipment dispatch. I will trouble Mr. Mizuo and Detective Maori to collect clues and traces and reasoning! Also, contact the Public Affairs Department and do public relations quickly. Notify all police officers to prepare. There is a tough battle to fight."
Odagiri Toshiro, who had been in office longer, grabbed Tenjo Takuma and said, "Tenjo, don't be impulsive. I'll go with you."
Tenjo Takuma shook his head, "Senior, you are still needed here to calm down. You can't wade into this muddy water."
Everyone in the meeting room was in a heavy mood, and even the youngest Conan understood the deep meaning behind what Amagi Takuma said. Even if Amagi Takuma could force an official to confess this time, his police career would be completely ruined, and he would become a thorn in the eyes of the officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Rei Furuya felt mixed emotions as he watched the man leave. The first time they met, he was teased while dressed as a woman, and since then, in his heart, the other person has always been an insane person.
Until today, he seemed to understand why this unreliable police officer was called "walking police code". He truly possessed all the virtues that a police officer should have, and he used everything to protect the honor of the police.