Chapter 3243 3255 [Belmaud's Full Moon Prelude]
Amuro Toru is used to being a riddler himself, but he doesn't like others being riddlers. He said decisively: "You have already said it, so of course you should say it."
Officer Takagi scratched his head and said guiltily, "Okay, after I tell you, don't tell Inspector Megure that it was me who said it."
He looked around anxiously and lowered his voice: "In fact, just a few days ago, the Metropolitan Police Department lost a batch of files - all files related to murder cases."
Toru Amuro: "...?"
Did they lose a batch of files? What do you do all day long in the Metropolitan Police Department? The Black Organization has never lost so much information at once.
Officer Takagi sensed a hint of murderous intent, and he shuddered, looking back at Officer Megure again. After confirming that his superior was still arguing with the suspect and not looking over here, he continued stealthily:
"Fortunately, Administrator Matsumoto has kept a copy of the relevant documents, which will not affect the subsequent court appearance. However, this is not the point. The point is that according to our comparison, a large part of the lost materials are cases handled by Detective Maori with the assistance of the police, and some..."
He looked at Jiang Xia: "It was you who helped us solve the case."
"But the number of lost files is not large, and in the cases related to you, Detective Mori also appeared as a witness..." Officer Takagi stroked his chin and thought, "Plus, there are no suspicious people around your detective agency. It seems that the person who stole the files was targeting Detective Mori."
"Besides, this isn't the weirdest thing - what's even weirder is that, just last night, those lost files were mailed back to the Metropolitan Police Department."
"Such a big show, it's like they're playing a joke on us." Officer Takagi sighed helplessly, "But our reputation is a small matter. What I'm more worried about is whether it's a family member or friend of a criminal who holds a grudge against you and Detective Mori, so they're investigating things related to you and looking for an opportunity to take revenge."
"Since the data was lost, we have been investigating who stole it. But strangely, among all the surveillance cameras, not a single one captured the arrogant thief.
"The person on duty also recalled for a long time, but he couldn't remember any suspicious person approaching the archives room... Well, if it's just a simple prank, it's okay, but if someone is really targeting you, things will be troublesome."
As they were talking, they found Conan eavesdropping nearby. Officer Takagi patted the clever kid on the head and warned him, "In short, if you see anyone suspicious around Detective Maori, you must call the police immediately to report it."
Conan's face looked grim. He spent several times more effort than usual before finally forcing out an innocent smile: "Okay!"
...Uncle Maori is being targeted?
...and the person who was targeting him was capable of sneaking into the police's lair and stealing important murder case information?
——It's impossible. No matter how I think about it, it's impossible. Compared to that confused old man, the one who is more likely to be targeted by this kind of person is actually "Kudo Shinichi".
Could it be that... those people from the Black Organization finally suspected me?
In an instant, Conan felt cold all over.
But after a moment, he calmed down tenaciously and comforted himself in his heart: "Calm down, according to the style of that organization, if they really confirmed that I am Kudo Shinichi, then I can't still stand here alive and kicking like I am now."
"Rather than that, they may have just noticed that there was something wrong with Uncle Maori - a confused detective who was very bad at reasoning, but suddenly became a powerful detective who could occasionally solve some classic difficult cases... Maybe they just suspected that Kudo Shinichi was not dead and was secretly guiding Maori Kogoro?"
"If this is the only suspicion, then things are not too bad. There are too many possible factors for Uncle Maori's change - for example, he secretly received guidance from Jiang Xia, or he was reborn and decided to start a new life..."
"In short, we must not lose our composure! There are two guys standing next to us who are suspected to be members of the Black Organization. If we reveal our flaws now, everything will be over."
Thinking of this, Conan tried hard to act like an elementary school student, and at the same time couldn't help but secretly observe the reactions of "Mr. Yamaguchi" and Toru Amuro.
Fortunately, neither of the two was looking at him - Mr. Yamaguchi was arguing with the police with a frown, while Toru Amuro seemed to be briefly lost in thought.
…
Amuro Toru was indeed in deep thought.
Compared to Conan who doesn't know much, as an undercover agent of the Black Organization sent by the National Police Agency, Toru Amuro instantly listed countless possibilities in his mind.
"It could be like what the police said, that a criminal's relatives or friends are using this as a provocation, or it could be that someone is showing off their skills to the police..."
If it was just this kind of boring reason, it would be easy to deal with. But if it was not this case, but for other reasons...
"Not everyone can sneak into the Metropolitan Police Department as easily as going home. And the files he checked were related to Jiang Xia... Could it be that someone in the organization has set his sights on Jiang Xia?"
There are actually a few such people right now: for example, Curacao who inexplicably appeared near Jiangxia, and Gin who always asked Jiangxia to help him with his work.
Gin has been quiet recently, and seems to have given up on snatching Jiang Xia to be his subordinate, so this can be ruled out for the time being. But Curacao has been out of town for the past few days, and he also has no time to do these things.
"… Let's not speculate. Let's wait until this case is over and have Kazami retrieve the information and take a look."
Toru Amuro made a decision quickly: some intuition told him that this matter seemed not that simple.
There’s the anomaly with Calvados, and there’s news about the Metropolitan Police Department losing its files… I really made the right decision on this trip today.
…
When Conan and Toru Amuro were each gathering their fighting spirits.
The other people present knew nothing about the two people's brainstorming. They were still focused on the scene, just wanting to solve the case as soon as possible and go back to rest.
Officer Sato noticed that Takagi Shigeru was pulling Jiang Xia and the others into the corner and whispering, so he walked closer with confusion.
But before she came to the side of the few people, she suddenly shrugged her nose: "Wait, is there a strange smell here?"
The sneaky officer Takagi was startled by her voice. He had said what he needed to say, so he ran to Officer Sato and started sniffing.
"Now that you mention it..." He sniffed his nose hard, "It seems like there really is a burnt smell!"
Jiang Xia came over, looked around, and pointed to the oven next to him: "Is this the smell in here?"
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