Chapter 66, Chapter 65: The Ring That Must Be Given Properly
Finally, it's you and me.
And our friend ————
When the topic of bento boxes came up, the three police officers became serious and gathered around the bewildered Date Wataru.
The park was already sparsely populated on a weekday, with children running off to play football and fly kites on the lawn. The grove of trees by the lake, however, became a spacious yet secluded spot.
After hearing Morofushi Kagemitsu's story, Date Wataru immediately scratched his head and laughed, habitually chewing on a toothpick as he said, "Well, it's just a coincidence or a child's whimsical idea."
“After all, this case has been unresolved for more than a year. When I came to Tokyo, I started working on reopening it. A while ago, when those kids came to give their statements, I was interrogating the suspect. They already knew about it.”
Because of his intense focus on the case during this period, Date Wataru's buzz cut had grown considerably longer than when he first arrived in Tokyo. When those large hands stroked it, it flattened out like a lawn bent over by the wind.
"As for the cases of Hagiwara and Matsuda, weren't they all recorded?" The burly police officer said with a hearty laugh, "It's quite common in Tokyo for kids to get involved in cases."
This includes the dead who insist on leaving clues with riddles before they die, Kogoro Mouri who can only make correct deductions when he is asleep, the high school student who can bend a telephone pole with one punch, and the elementary school soccer ball with a confusing material, and so on.
These are very common in Beika Town.
Now that he has fully localized his work, Ida Wataru says he will no longer be surprised by things that seem supernatural but can ultimately be explained by Detective Conan.
Because Beika Town is such a comprehensive place.
No, it's already abnormal for children to get involved in criminal cases. Morofushi Hiromitsu looked at the class president, whose acceptance level had inexplicably increased significantly, and after a moment of silence, looked at Hagiwara Kenji, who was deep in thought.
He needs to find a different way to make Ida Hang take this 'death warning' seriously.
The officer with medium-length hair stroked his chin, raised his deep purple eyes and met Morofushi Kagemitsu's gaze. Without any further conversation, he said, "Squad leader, what Morofushi said is true."
“I didn’t say that when I gave my statement.” Kenji Hagiwara looked at Wataru Date, raised his hand and drew a circle around his waist. “But I definitely didn’t step on any electrical wires on the ground. It was Kiri-chan who tied the steel cable around my waist on her own initiative.”
“I could feel a very strong pull, and the other end of the rope was on the child’s arm.” He blinked, looking at Date Hang’s serious expression, and said, “She arrived at the 25th floor ahead of time and brought her own props, so she obviously knew about this beforehand.”
“But it’s obvious that the child’s identity is somewhat special, and Morofushi doesn’t want any further investigation.” Hagiwara Kenji spread his hands at Date Wataru, who seemed hesitant to speak, and said helplessly, “So we just went along with that explanation and made it sound plausible.”
This is falsified record, Hagiwara. Date Wataru stared silently at his colleague, receiving an exaggerated, pleading expression in return.
"She also sent the video that was sent to the police station," Morifushi Hiromitsu added. "The subsequent deductions about the hideout and the amusement park crime that the police obtained were also provided by Kotori."
All of these things that Zhuge Tongzhi secretly planned and kept hidden were revealed by El last night. In any case, whenever asked for the reason, he would "refuse to explain and believe it or not."
Compared to Zhuge Tongzhi, who was afraid of being arrested and imprisoned in the laboratory because he couldn't explain himself, Aierjiu's attitude was so indifferent that he was completely at ease.
Anyway, it's impossible for Morofushi Kagemitsu and Furuya Rei to actually hand her over.
Thinking of the video that was clearly pre-arranged and planned, Ida Wataru was speechless.
Just as his unwavering belief in science began to waver, Matsuda Jinpei calmly delivered the final blow.
"Boss Jing, is that child really a child?" The curly-haired man leaned against the tree trunk, dappled sunlight filtering through the leaves onto his handsome face, which was stained with several bruises. His dark eyes looked at him with a certainty.
"The silver-haired woman called her El; I've seen that name in the bomber's case file."
After the Ferris wheel case was resolved, he immediately used Date's access to check the bomber's identity file, and naturally he wouldn't miss that string of unfortunate medical records that would be considered a medical miracle by ordinary people.
This morning before going to work, he made a special detour to take a ride on the Ferris wheel at the reopened Beihu Plaza.
When the real-life Ferris wheel that was damaged overlapped with the slowly turning wheel of fate in my memory, many answers that required no evidence came to mind based on intuition.
“If I’m not mistaken, she was an elementary school student seven years ago.” Matsuda Jinpei looked at the surprised Morofushi Kagemitsu, confirming his suspicions, and said, “El, Curaçao, are these alcoholic beverage names some kind of code name? In the organization you infiltrated?”
"She knew about Hagi's death, my death, and even you, Boss Jing, a long time ago." After confirming one suspicious point, the questions, half based on intuition and half on reasoning, suddenly connected. Matsuda Jinpei's mind jumped around rapidly: "So it's reverse aging? Freezing age?"
What? While still receiving the precognitive ability, Ida Wataru snapped the toothpick in his mouth, suddenly jumping from a supernatural movie set to a science fiction movie set, looking completely bewildered.
However, Kenji Hagiwara, who was standing next to Jinpei Matsuda, did not show too much shock. He just looked at Hiromitsu Morofushi amidst his childhood friend's rapid and continuous questions, and quickly got the answer from his micro-expression, raising his eyebrows high.
“No, probably the former.” The curly-haired man observed Morofushi Hiromitsu’s expression, then abruptly changed the subject, asking in a declarative tone, “That kid named Edogawa Conan is the same, isn’t he?”
In fact, he thought that the child named Ai Haibara was probably also one, but compared to Conan and Zhuge Tongzhi who jumped in front of him, Ai Haibara was more low-key and taciturn.
But Matsuda Jinpei could sense something incongruous about these three children that was more difficult to describe than precocity.
It's like an indelible regret in life, or perhaps it's a deep imprint left by loss and death that only adults inadvertently reveal.
A six-year-old child wouldn't possess that kind of temperament. Having experienced an unhappy childhood, he knew this so clearly.
Children of that age should be busy indulging in anger and sadness, rather than maturely hiding their wounds and quickly throwing themselves into their present lives.
“I’m right, so Mr. Jing, you were rescued after you were exposed.” Matsuda Jinpei looked at Morofushi Kagemitsu’s silent nod, exhaled, crossed his arms and looked at Date Wataru, “I didn’t expect that the squad leader was involved too.”
Listening to this conversation, Date Wataru weakly spat out the half-eaten toothpick in his mouth and said, "Matsuda, are you really going to accept the idea of becoming young again?"
“Hmm.” Matsuda Jinpei raised his hand to smooth the curly hair on his forehead, the bruises on his cheeks were very noticeable. “Hagi and I both had dreams of dying because of that bomber, the difference was basically whether or not that child was involved.”
"When you have eliminated all the impossibilities, however improbable the remaining truth may seem," he slowly uttered the famous Sherlock Holmes quote.
"Ha." Date Wataru forced a smile and looked at Morofushi Kagemitsu, who had brought the four of them together. "Morofushi, and you're not joking."
After receiving a serious confirmation, the burly police officer wiped his face and murmured uncontrollably, "If that's really the case... God, Natalie... I am indeed already picking out an engagement ring."
Ida Wataru took out his notebook, looked at the coded kidnapping case inside that he hadn't had time to decipher, and fell silent, unable to hide his sorrow.
They all thought that this transfer to Tokyo would be the beginning of a perfect ending to their long-term relationship.
“Well, well, but none of this has happened yet, has it?” Kenji Hagiwara put his hand on Wataru Date’s shoulder, breaking the somber atmosphere around the man. “Besides, Jinpei, Kagemitsu, and I are all alive and well.”
"Knowing all this beforehand is the best engagement gift Kiri-chan could give the class president, isn't it?" He put his arm around the class president, whose eyes were red-rimmed, and shook her, joking with a bright smile, "We won't miss this engagement party, and the second-year student will sit at the kids' table!"
"That's an engagement party, don't embarrass the class monitor." Matsuda Jinpei muttered slowly, but before he could finish speaking, his childhood friend, who had suddenly turned his attention to him, wrapped his long arm around his neck affectionately.
"Ah, the invitation will definitely be delivered on time." Date Wataru rubbed his eyes hard, the heavy rubbing only making his eyes redder. "I will pay attention to the traffic situation when I'm investigating the case."
Having achieved his goal of issuing a warning, Morofushi Kagemitsu breathed a sigh of relief and handed the sticky note containing every word Elle had said to Date Wataru, who carefully tucked it into his notebook.
"Don't worry, we'll definitely keep an eye on you." After lightening the mood, Kenji Hagiwara looked at Hiromitsu Morofushi with a hint of worry. "It might sound like I'm jinxing you, but judging from this trend, I hope Kofuya won't be prophesied as well."
"The good news is, no." Morofushi Kagemitsu smiled slightly, and the three people in front of him felt a sense of relief at the same time.
However, although El casually mentioned "Eight-Bong sweeps four graves by himself," and although the context at the time was to mock Furuya Rei for working four jobs at the same time, it weighed heavily on his heart.
But there's no need to worry these guys. He smiled and said, "Zero is the one among us who needs no more attention from Xiaotong."
Although he was also the least favored among them by the ale.
"Well, let's apprehend the kidnapper as soon as possible!" Kenji Hagiwara rolled up his sleeves with high spirits, his other arm around Jinpei Matsuda. The argument from before was now a thing of the past. "Kenji-chan is ready to go anytime."
"Actually, he was suspended by Takahashi for forcibly entering the Ferris wheel." Matsuda Jinpei bluntly exposed Hagiwara Kenji, and then the other party pretended to cover his mouth. He dodged and said, "Just order him around, class president."
“I’m ready to go at any time.” Morofushi Kagemitsu smiled gently and patted Date Wataru firmly on the back.
"Absolutely, absolutely, you must present the engagement ring properly."
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Author's Note: 10,000 words a day, um... 10,000 words a day.
Maybe tomorrow. (Fujiya thumbs-up smile jpg.)
Actually, it's because I have an exam tomorrow and I'm running late!
But with so much nutrient solution received, Morning Star will definitely work harder to update!
Love you all (grabbing Xiao Ke and making a heart shape with his hands)
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Class monitor and Natalie, you must have a proper engagement!
I also want to sit at the kids' table (raises hand)
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Mwah
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