Chapter 1771 1778 [The Split between Detectives and the Police]
Jiang Xia looked down at his phone. Perhaps because this commendation meeting was related to him and the previous live broadcast had laid the groundwork, many people sent him messages after the incident, either to express their condolences or to inquire about the situation. Even if there were messages from Suzuki Sonoko and Mao Lilan, it would be difficult for him to see them in time.
Of course, for some reason, I don’t really want to see it…
Next to her, Suzuki Sonoko proudly gestured to her female secretary: "Thanks to this lady - I guessed that Conan followed you. There were too many messages from you and I couldn't get in touch with you. Fortunately, the secretary processed the message quickly and sent us your location."
Conan was carried away by Mao Lilan, and he struggled unwillingly: "..."... There must be something wrong with this female secretary! Otherwise, why would she send him away!
Jiang Xia looked at their receding backs and sighed, "..." It looks like tonight will be a lonely night. It's a pity that this room is too small, otherwise I should try to get Mao Lilan and Suzuki Sonoko to stay too - four is such a wonderful number, we can play cards together all night.
Unfortunately, in the end, he could only watch his three classmates walk away.
The female secretary was a little surprised when she saw Jiang Xia's expression: "Are you worried that you will be lonely staying here alone?" Well, come to think of it, he is still a high school student after all.
"..." Jiang Xia's expression returned to normal, "No, I'm just worried that it's not safe for them to go back so late."
The female secretary smiled knowingly and looked at her watch. "Although I have to leave soon, the doctor is still performing an autopsy on Councillor Takata. I can stay with you for a while until the results are out."
Jiang Xia looked back at her: "..." What's the point of you accompanying her? You don't have the physique to cause trouble...
The secretary did not notice the detective's implicit dislike.
She went to the small refrigerator in the corner and took out a bottle of juice: "Actually, there are some good wines on ice here, but it's a pity that you can't drink it yet. Try the juice today."
She took a cup and put it on the table, unscrewing the opening and pouring the juice into it.
Jinpei Matsuda was counting the murderous aura with the scent of aloe vera on the side. When he heard the bottle being opened, his ears suddenly moved.
It let go of its murderous intent, floated to the side of the plastic bottle, took a closer look, touched its chin, and then floated back to find Jiang Xia thoughtfully - the sediment below didn't look right, it seemed like something was put in the bottle of drink.
With suspicion, the ghosts floated over and circled the bottle. They actually found a pinhole near the mouth of the bottle.
It must have been inserted not long ago, because the juice looks quite fresh.
Jiang Xia stared at the bottle of juice: "..." If I remember correctly, the only person the murderer wanted to kill at the banquet was Congressman Takata, and President Ishimoto was just a scapegoat.
He originally thought that tonight would be a rather boring night, but he didn't expect it to be quite different from what he had imagined. Could it be that tonight would not be as boring as he had imagined?
Just as I was thinking about it, the cell phone suddenly rang.
Jiang Xia looked down and found that it was Inspector Megure who was looking for him.
He picked up the phone and heard the voice of Megure on the other side of the phone sounding a little excited. It seemed that the investigation had made significant progress: "We found the tall and thin man wearing sunglasses!"
"So fast?" Jiang Xia discovered that the police seemed to have a unique talent in collecting suspects from three choices.
Inspector Megure chuckled and said, "That guy has a criminal record. His name is Hiraoka Shiro. He likes to dig up the inside information of various companies and then blackmail them.
"Unlike many of his peers, he would demand money from the other party within their financial capacity, and would suck the company dry, never letting go of the prey he had. Because of this, the industry nicknamed him 'Piranha Hiraoka'."
Jiang Xia recalled the photos that Curacao had taken under Conan's guidance: "From the photos, Mr. Hiraoka seems to be quite young. With so many criminal records, how come he was sentenced to so few years?"
"Uh..." Speaking of this, Inspector Megure was a little embarrassed, "That guy was too cautious when it came to hacking. We never found enough evidence to bring him to justice. He had a criminal record because he appeared in a casino and was arrested for gambling. Later, someone came to us and said that they suspected he was the piranha, but in the end, there was insufficient evidence and we were not able to prosecute him."
Jiang Xia: "..." Gambling? The business is quite wide.
Inspector Megure suddenly had an idea: "In this case, everything is connected. Although the president Ishimoto who asked you to protect him has a bad temper and is stubborn, according to our investigation, he is surprisingly law-abiding.
"I'm afraid that the piranha wanted to attack President Ishimoto, but he didn't find any evidence and was humiliated instead. So he was angry and sent a threatening letter to President Ishimoto. But on the other hand, he was just a hacker after all, and his shooting skills were really bad. So when he sneaked to the lighting stand in the dark to aim, he accidentally shot the congressman to death."
Jiang Xia encouraged him: "It sounds smooth."
Inspector Megure said sternly, "You must be careful. Although that guy's skills are not very good, I don't know where he got the gun from. Although I have no contact with him, all the evidence shows that he is a lawless ruthless criminal who will take revenge for any slight."
Jiang Xia nodded, originally wanting to reassure him, but halfway through nodding, he suddenly remembered something.
So he changed his words slightly: "Since we have to deal with such a dangerous person, why don't you give me a gun temporarily?"
Although he could get a gun, carrying a gun secretly was like walking at night in fine clothes. It was far less comfortable than walking through a clear road and then openly drawing the gun to fight with people.
Inspector Megure laughed: "If it's another detective, maybe he can do it. Give him a tranquilizer gun, and forget about it. But we have bulletproof vests here..."
"Goodbye. I need to focus on guarding President Ishimoto now."
Jiang Xia said goodbye politely and hung up the phone: "..." Ha, what a rigid policeman.
After sending Inspector Megure away, Jiang Xia looked at the glass of problematic juice on the table again, and then at the secretary opposite him.
The secretary looked clean and had no murderous aura.
Jiang Xia thought about it, picked up the juice and drank half a glass, but the secretary's expression remained unchanged, as if she was distracted and thinking about something else.
Jiang Xia: “…” It seems that someone has tampered with the juice?
At this moment, the female secretary's cell phone suddenly rang.
She was startled and picked up the phone. The person on the other end said a few words, and the female secretary was shocked: "Are the autopsy results out? Okay, I'll go over right away."
After she finished talking, she hung up the phone, looked at Jiang Xia, and smiled: "Sorry, I have to go too. If you really feel bored, you can watch TV for a while, just turn down the volume - President Ishimoto sleeps very deeply, unless it is time to get up, it is difficult to wake him up even if you set off firecrackers next to his ears. You don't have to be too restrained tonight."
(End of this chapter)
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