Chapter 105: One is not enough, you need two?
"Officer Nakamori, I'm truly surprised that you still trust your judgment so much after failing to pin down Kaito Kidd for so many years."
Bai Matan covered his burning face. The pain that penetrated deep into his skin and bone marrow was still spreading on his poor cheeks, which seemed swollen.
Although he hasn't grown wisdom teeth yet, he already feels the pain after having them extracted.
Officer Nakamori rubbed the back of his head sheepishly and apologized, "Sorry, that damned Kaito Kidd disguised himself as you before, and it just made me get a bit of an occupational ailment."
Hakuba tried to speak without moving his severely injured facial muscles. "Anyway, this time I will stay with you police officers and watch the live broadcast that day. That way, if Mr. Nakamura realizes Kidd's cunning and reneging, we can rush over immediately."
With that said, Inspector Nakamori shouldn't be suspicious anymore.
Nakamori Ginzo scowled. "There won't be a live broadcast this time. The TV reporters went in before me, and I heard Mr. Nakamura Nobuyuki say that to avoid giving Kidd, who loves the crowd, a blast, there won't be any live or recorded broadcasts of Kidd. And to prepare for the confrontation, they'll clear the venue thirty minutes before Kidd's invitation arrives."
Hakuba Tan: "Very strict protection measures. It seems that Mr. Nakamura Nobu is determined to capture Kidd."
It seems that the winery will definitely resort to some despicable means.
But it doesn't matter, because there are ghosts, so they will directly use inhuman means.
Nakamori Ginzo had no hope for this deployment. "Tsk, these are just basic tactics for countering Kidd, but they're absolutely incapable of stopping him. Mr. Nakamura said he'd read detailed reports on previous counterattacks against Kidd, so he must have made additional preparations."
Hakuba Tan: "I heard that Mr. Nakamura is going to hold an exhibition in a certain building this time, and the specific location will not be announced until the day before the exhibition."
Nakamori Ginzo: "Yeah, I asked that just now, but Mr. Nakamura said that everything was kept secret to prevent Kid from scouting the location in advance. Seriously, Kid had just succeeded at a gem exhibition held on a high-rise building a few days ago, and this time he's doing it on a high-rise building again. Are they worried that Kid won't be able to hang glider? So, amateurs are amateurs..."
I'm afraid he's not afraid that Kidd can't fly a hang glider, but that he can't fly an attack helicopter.
Bai Ma Tan still vividly remembered the armed helicopter that strafed the building that night, and he had a deep understanding of the image of the crazy killing in the winery.
Nakamori Ginzo continued to grumble, "Security in these undesigned high-rise buildings is pretty much the same old routine: seal the windows and doors to create a secret room, then add traps inside... Seriously, Kidd has broken more of these traps over the years than I have fingers and toes combined... Speaking of which, is Kidd really okay?"
Bai Ma Tan: "Hmm? What do you mean?"
Nakamori Ginzo: "When Kidd showed up a few days ago, didn't an armed helicopter suddenly burst into the exhibition hall and started shooting at you? Although there was no blood at the scene, it was an armed helicopter after all."
Hakuba Detective: "Of course, you didn't find any blood from the unknown person Kidd at the scene, did you?"
Nakamori Ginzo then laughed out loud: "Ha! I told you, that guy is very cunning, there's no way anything could happen to him."
Although Ginzo Nakamori really wanted to capture Kidd, it was he who ordered that no lethal weapons such as pistols should be used in the operation to capture Kidd.
Although all the police officers in the Second Investigation Division hate Kaito Kid and are eager to arrest him immediately, after fighting for so many years... no one has ever thought of killing Kaito Kid.
To be honest, the fact that Kaito Kidd reissued the Kaito Warning Letter did make many people in the Second Investigation Department feel relieved, because it at least showed that Kidd was not in serious trouble.
"So..." Nakamori Ginzo swallowed and made up his mind before asking, "Did Kidd really rush into the helicopter and pull out two terrorists? Then, with your bare hands, he and you beat a terrorist into a vegetative state, and then flew away on a hang glider, holding you in one hand and Conan Edogawa in the other?"
At this time, Hakuba Tan's psychological activities overlapped with those of Edogawa Conan when he was recording:
Although the following is a completely made-up story of mine, in order to protect the worldview of most people, you, Kidd, should bear the blame honestly!
Anyway, they can't ask you.
Then Bai Ma Tan said confidently: "Yes, just as I said in the record. But he probably didn't fight with his bare hands. He might have lost some small props during the fight."
"The hospital couldn't find anything, so it's probably something minor like anesthesia or drugs. If he's caught in the future, his actions protecting ordinary citizens against terrorists should earn him a reduced sentence."
Nakamori Ginzo sighed.
"I was really shocked when I first read the confession. But then I think about it, we've never had a physical altercation with Kidd before... or rather, he hasn't had a physical altercation with us. I had no idea that Kaito Kidd, who looks so slender, could actually be so strong."
Hakuba Tan: Don’t even mention you guys, even Kaito Kidd himself doesn’t know.
Nakamori Ginzo made up his mind. "Looks like we'll have to deploy a few more heavyweights among the frontline officers dealing with Kidd, otherwise we might not be able to stop him."
Hakuba Tan: "I think it is very necessary." But to be honest, it should be useless. That guy doesn't have much strength but his agility is ridiculously high. I suggest calling Edogawa Conan over.
On the day of the winery attack, these two men reacted much faster than Bai Ma Tan, and they skillfully pulled Bai Ma Tan to dodge bullets and seek cover.
I don’t know what these two people have been through.
"By the way!" Nakamori Ginzo asked again, "Hakuba, are Kaito Kid's arms very strong? Are his muscles big?"
Bai Ma Tan:?
"Didn't he carry you away that day? He must have been tucked under his arm, right?" Nakamori Ginzo gestured. "I'm trying to infer his muscle mass from your description, and thus his actual size, so I can better plan my defense next time. Or maybe he was using some kind of prop to help hold you in place, misleading you into thinking he was stronger, when he's actually not that strong?"
Hakuba-tan: "...I wasn't paying attention then."
Inspector Nakamori was half right. Kaito Kid was indeed mistakenly believed to be very strong.
Kuroba Kaito himself is not particularly strong. His agility and glider control mean that he cannot have too much muscle mass.
Detective Hakuba certainly couldn't admit that his and Conan Edogawa's testimonies were false, but he really didn't want to imagine the feeling of being held in the arms of a muscular man and soaring through the night sky together when answering Inspector Nakamori.
He couldn't even imagine it!
Nakamori Ginzo looked around and saw quite a few passersby. So he pulled Hakuba back into the police car, closed the door, and continued asking, "I understand, I understand. I was also your grade, and I know that kids their age are most concerned about their reputation. No one's listening here now, so could you please speak quietly? This is really important for catching Kidd later."
Bai Ma Tan had no choice but to bite the bullet and lie. "I really didn't pay much attention. I was really scared when he pulled me to jump from the building. It was the first time I was strafed by an attack helicopter, the first time I fought terrorists who wanted to kill me, and the first time I was dragged to jump from a skyscraper over a hundred meters high... Honestly, it's no wonder I have PTSD from this experience."
Between face and integrity, Bai Ma Tan decisively chose to protect his integrity.
Yes, this experience may leave serious psychological trauma on an adult, not to mention that Bai Batan is still a minor. It is normal for him to have a vague memory of what happened that day. This is a normal protection mechanism of the human brain.
His daughter Aoko and Kaito, who is half his son, are even classmates of Hakuba Tanjiro. They are about the same age.
Realizing this, Nakamori Ginzo guiltily tried to make amends, "I'm truly sorry for reminding you of unpleasant things. If you can't remember, don't force yourself. In fact, the information you provided earlier was already very useful. Really, really!"
Hakuba felt his toes digging into the ground. "Inspector Nakamori, there's no need to be so nervous. My father has been to the hospital for a checkup. Apart from some fuzzy memories, he doesn't have any psychological trauma."
Although Hakuba Tan and Egawa Conan are knowledgeable and will not panic easily, they have seen many people who panic.
Because they were recording their statements separately, they had to make up their stories on the fly. To avoid exposing the flaws in their statements, they both feigned panic. Attacked by terrorists in helicopter gunships, they had every right to panic. No one would question the rationale behind these two unfortunate minors losing sight of crucial details.
In this way, even if there are contradictions and unreasonable points in the transcript, they can be covered up by the reason that "the witness was extremely frightened at the time and could not remember clearly."
As for Bai Ba's father, the police chief? He would not doubt his son's vague memory and did not even study his transcript carefully.
After all, his son had just been nearly murdered by a psychopath in Switzerland, and was strafed by an armed helicopter just a few days after returning to China. In addition to thinking about how to regularly get his son, who was very thoughtful and probably suffering from a great deal of trauma, to psychological counseling, the Baima Police Station was also thinking about when to take the whole family to places like shrines, churches, and Buddhist temples to worship and drive away evil spirits and bad luck.
In fact, today's detective Hakuba was supposed to be taken to the church by his parents, but he refused with the words, "I've already been to the shrine and the Buddhist temple, so I think that's enough. If you really want to, the church has to enforce the law across continents, so it's unreliable."
Because he was really possessed by the devil, what if he accidentally hurt his teammates after going to the church?
"Thump, thump, thump~thump~"
A very familiar melody came, and before Inspector Nakamori could remember what it was, Detective Hakuba had already taken out his cell phone and answered the call: "Hello, this is Hakuba."
Nakamura Nobuyuki's voice came from the microphone. He didn't sound at all arrogant or rude as he had when facing Inspector Nakamori. He spoke politely, "Hello, I'm Nakamura Nobuyuki, the owner of the 'Angel's Eyes' that Kidd sent a letter to claim. I've heard that as a talented detective, you have considerable experience in dealing with Kidd. Would you be so kind as to assist in protecting the gem this time?"
Bai Ma Tan:?
It seems like it’s not enough for you to catch Kidd this time, you want to catch me too?
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