Chapter 74 Unable to Be an Undercover Agent in the Research Institute [VIP]
Cheng replied to Youyi: "I'm going to Higashino Ward. Do you want to come? Come to the Metropolitan Police Department building, and I'll take you there."
Yuichi quickly replied: "But our relationship is a bit complicated to explain. Maybe I should go by myself? Let's meet over there."
Cheng thought about it and felt that this made sense. If he told Takagi Wataru and Date Wataru that this Yuichi was his distant cousin, and then the Conan Evolutionary version of himself said that the miniature Yuichi was his younger brother, it would be really hard to explain the relationship between his disguise and his real self.
It might even implicate his other online accounts.
Yu-ichi's idea was quite comprehensive.
Cheng went over with Takagi Wataru and some police officers. Takagi Wataru was very polite: "Mr. Hirata, it's too much trouble for you. This matter is not necessarily safe. You are a resident to us, and we have to ensure your safety."
Cheng You waved his hand and smiled, "It's alright, I'm just a concerned citizen. Besides, you and I are both Mr. Date's juniors. To me, Mr. Date is both a teacher and a senior, and I'm not at ease until he's safe."
Having said all that, Takagi Wataru stopped trying to persuade him. He handed Cheng You a gun and a dagger: "Take these to protect yourself. If a fight breaks out, hide behind me."
Looking at the weapon that had been forced into his hand, Cheng You smiled helplessly: "Ah... alright." It seems he needs to think about how to act alone in the Higashino Ward later. He shouldn't let Takagi Wataru worry.
Higashino Ward is a bustling commercial district and a well-known tourist area. However, it is also a chaotic place at the border of Higashino and Nishino Wards, though not as chaotic as Nishino Ward. Nevertheless, there are still some people who have fled from Nishino Ward.
This is also what Cheng You is most worried about. The research institute's presence here is most likely related to Nishino Ward, and the location of the murderer is uncertain. It would be bad if the murderer ran into the research institute's people on the way.
Cheng didn't know if that old fox Gabriel Cecil was around. If he was, things would be even more complicated. Cecil had seen his skills and moves before, and if he were recognized during the fight, Date Wataru, Takagi Wataru, and the others in the Metropolitan Police Department might all be in trouble.
The Metropolitan Police Department has never gotten involved in matters concerning Japanese yakuza...
Cheng You pursed his lips, feeling somewhat annoyed. Who was the culprit behind all this? It was that old fox, Gabriel Cecil. Damn it!
On the other side, a person from the research institute was carrying a box and walking towards the junction of Nishino Ward and Higashino Ward, with a blond man in the middle.
“Ah…it’s been a long time since I’ve been here in person.” The blond man, Cecil, couldn’t help but sigh. “I remember last time I was here, I met a really interesting little guy.”
The black-clad bodyguards around remained silent, all feeling somewhat frightened. After all, their boss, Cecil, had been tasking them with investigating the man who had accidentally attacked their boss seven years ago, but these subordinates were indeed not very capable and hadn't uncovered any information over the years.
Ayers, Cecil's second-in-command, received the message and respectfully addressed Gabriel Cecil: "Boss, the partner said they're here, but they might be a little late..."
Hearing this, Gabriel Cecil, who hadn't suffered such humiliation in a long time, felt he had been tricked and couldn't help but get angry: "Late?"
“He said he encountered Metropolitan Police Department officers handling some case over there, so he was hesitant to take any rash action,” Ayers said.
“The Metropolitan Police Department…” Cecil thought for a moment, then asked, “Isn’t the Metropolitan Police Department supposed to be indifferent to things like the Japanese Yakuza…?”
Ayers: "They didn't come here because of our business. It's because a murderer from some case ran into the Higashino Ward, and that's why they tracked him down here."
Cecil: "Ah, I see. I was thinking, 'Has the Public Security Bureau really fallen so low that they're letting the Metropolitan Police Department deal with me?' Hahahaha, those bunch of useless cowards..."
Ayers: "Boss, let's find a place to rest and wait for them to come before we talk about the cooperation."
Cecil waved his hand: "No fun. I've been bored lately. I'm thinking of planting an undercover agent in the Metropolitan Police Department. Come on, let's go see if there's any talent in the Metropolitan Police Department."
Ayers narrowed his eyes and responded.
The group got into the car. Ayers didn't ride with Cecil; he sat in the back seat and typed a text message on his phone to an unknown number.
[Gin, the Cecil collaboration has been postponed. The Metropolitan Police Department has matters to attend to here, and he needs to plant an undercover agent within the department.]
He immediately deleted the chat history with this person after sending it.
On the other side, Cheng You and Takagi Wataru quickly located Date Wataru's location.
At this moment, the murderer led Date Wataru into a basement. When the others followed, they saw many chains and cages, and concluded that this was the hideout of the murderer who kidnapped the child.
There were other people around; it was a gang operation. However, the Metropolitan Police Department had enough officers to easily deal with the few kidnappers in front of them. Even Takagi Wataru felt that calling so many of his men was a real burden for them.
After dealing with all the accomplices, only the murderer remained.
So the police stopped pretending and stopped sneaking in. They barged in, raised their guns, and pointed them at the killer. The killer was caught off guard. As was Ida Wataru, he hadn't expected so many people to come to his rescue, such a large-scale operation. He had originally planned to take action as soon as he reached the killer's hideout.
After realizing what was happening, the killer immediately grabbed Date Hang and pointed a gun at Date Hang's head: "Don't... don't come any closer, or I'll... or I'll kill him."
Cheng stood on the opposite side, speechless. It was just him and this small, insignificant gang wasting so much police resources trying to solve cases.
"Sigh, young man, you've taken the wrong path," Cheng sighed.
The murderer didn't quite understand what those words meant. The next second, he felt a huge pulling sensation. He turned around abruptly and saw that his hostage, Date Wataru, had directly countered him, handcuffing him tightly so that he couldn't move an inch.
"Trying to threaten the police?" Ida chuckled twice.
The final result was the successful rescue of all the hostage children and the capture of all the criminals' accomplices.
Just as they were about to leave the basement, Cheng You received a message from Youyi: "[For some reason, people from the research institute are waiting at the exit of the basement where you are.]"
What? !
Are you waiting for us?
But aren't we from the Metropolitan Police Department? Logically speaking, the Metropolitan Police Department shouldn't know about the Public Security Bureau's operation to eradicate the Japanese yakuza, and most Japanese yakuza wouldn't dare to confront the Metropolitan Police Department directly, otherwise the Public Security Bureau wouldn't let them go.
How could this happen this time?
The research institute wants to directly target the Metropolitan Police Department in order to threaten... or rather, intimidate the police?
Cheng You remembered that this event did not occur in his last retrospective mission. So, is this event in this mission due to the butterfly effect?
Cheng changed the laws regarding car accidents in this world, resulting in fewer and fewer accidents. Therefore, the circumstances surrounding Ida Kou's death have also changed, becoming uncertain.
That's terrible.
Cheng was very distressed.
In this world of rewinding, the circumstances surrounding Idate's death might also change. Who knows when, Cheng might become unable to let his guard down.
Because this is the last chance.
He finally found this opportunity.
But right now, this is also a potentially fatal accident. That old fox Cecil will definitely not let them off easily.
I don't know if there are any hidden passages in this basement, but even if there are, how am I supposed to ask them?
Should we let Yuichi help out from the outside? But Yuichi escaped from the research institute with great difficulty, and he knows that old fox Cecil. It would be terrible if Cecil recognized him.
Thinking this through, Cheng You had no choice but to ask first: "Is there any other exit from this basement?"
"?" Date Wataru asked, puzzled. "What's wrong?"
"Haha, it's nothing, I just wanted to ask." Cheng You chuckled and mumbled, "Since we're already here, why don't we go try some of the local specialties from Dongye District?"
Upon hearing this, the murderer felt that his chance to atone for his sins had come, and quickly said, "I know this! There's a back door; if you go out through the back door, you'll find yourself in the food street."
"Hmm... sure," Cheng Youzai breathed a sigh of relief. What a coincidence! But let's hope for more coincidences like this. "Are you guys going?"
After thinking about it, Date Wataru realized that his brothers had come all the way from the center of Beika Town to Higashino Ward for such a small matter, so he should definitely treat them. He readily agreed, "Sure, sure. Let's go."
However, Cheng You was still a little uneasy: "Hey, are you guys planning to go in this outfit? As if you're afraid people won't know you're police officers."
Takagi Wataru nodded quickly: "That's right. It's not very convenient for us to go out in our Metropolitan Police Department uniforms. It can easily make people feel scared."
One of the police officers interjected, asking, "We're police officers, what are they afraid of?"
Cheng You laughed and said, "It's not that we're afraid of you, it's that we're afraid of having a murderer around us. After all, when you show up in police uniforms, you're either investigating a case or tracking down a murderer."
The crowd agreed with his point and nodded repeatedly. They took off their police uniform jackets, leaving only their white shirts underneath.
Following the killer's directions, they walked to the small door, left their coats there, and planned to come back for them after they finished playing.
The prisoners were handcuffed to the small door, with another handcuff on top of the first, and the second handcuff was attached to the water pipe in front of the door.
Just as Cheng was about to leave, he suddenly said, "Ah! I left my watch there. I have to go find it. Mr. Date, you can go ahead."
Ida Kou nodded: "Okay, call me if you can't find us. Go and come back quickly."
As soon as they left, Cheng You rushed back into the small door and knocked out the murderer and his accomplice with a karate chop.
Cheng You did not leave immediately, but sent a message and waited here for a few minutes.
A moment later, a young boy rushed in: "Hirata-nii-san."
"Hmm." Cheng You turned around and closed the door. "Did Cecil bring a lot of people?"
“Not many. But they’re not easy to deal with,” Yuichi said.
Cheng thought for a moment and asked, "What do you think Cecil's purpose is in coming here?"
“Hmm, Hirata-nii was afraid that the old fox with blond hair would kill the police, so he made the police leave, right? But…” Yuichi’s eyes darted around, and he tilted his head to look at Cheng You, saying, “Cecil is a person who does things in a low-key manner but shows off in a high-profile manner. He would never do something so flamboyant and high-profile.”
“I see…” Cheng nodded. He didn’t ask Yuichi why she was so familiar with Cecil, because Yuichi had already told him in the first year of the Conan era. And now, this was still a rather private matter for Yuichi, so Cheng didn’t feel comfortable asking.
"That old fox..." Cheng sighed. He really didn't know what the old fox was up to, but this opportunity to get close to Cecil was rare, so he had to take the risk.
At worst, he could just confess and say he was Matsukawa Yuki. Although it would be somewhat dangerous, Cecil wouldn't kill him. As long as he didn't die, there was still a chance.
"Youyi, wait here for a while, and don't go out," Cheng You carefully instructed.
"Okay, okay. But why won't Hirata-nii let me go out?" Yuichi hadn't yet told Cheng You that he knew Cecil in this timeline, so he couldn't help but feel a little worried.
“You’re still young and so thin. Let me, your older brother Hirata, handle this.” Cheng You patted Yuichi’s head, picked up the police uniform jacket from the ground, and walked towards the main entrance to the basement.
Behind the main gate, Cheng Youping composed himself and pushed open the door, only to be met with a new and unexpected surprise.
Cheng took a few deep breaths and then slowly pushed open the door.
The moment he opened the door, he heard the sound of a smoke grenade being thrown.
?
Cheng was confused, but he pretended to be a normal person and didn't hear anything, and took a few steps forward.
Just as the smoke grenade landed precisely in front of him, he pretended to back away. The next second, a man in a black suit loaded a pistol in front of him and pointed it at him.
Cheng stopped retreating and slowly raised his hands, his face showing a hint of fear.
"Just him?" That was Cecil's voice.
Cheng You turned his head and saw that in the shady corner, the blond man was sitting there discreetly wearing the ugly mask of Izanagi, just like when Cheng You first met him.
“Yes, boss,” Ayers replied from the side.
"Where are the others?" Cecil asked Cheng Youwen.
"..." Cheng You thought for a moment and replied, "I was injured. It was quite difficult to wipe out this criminal gang this time."
Not knowing Cecil's purpose, Cheng You didn't dare to speak recklessly, hoping that Cecil, this pseudo-gentleman, wouldn't pursue the matter after learning they were injured.
“I see. The Metropolitan Police Department is really weak…” Cecil scoffed. “People this weak are really worthless… Sigh.”
value?
Cheng has caught the key words, so Cecil came to the Metropolitan Police Department to find someone to use?
So, how is it utilized?
This isn't necessarily a bad thing, Cheng Youxiang thought; at least he'd found a way to communicate with the research institute.
Even if it's just for show, Cheng You won't really let himself suffer a loss; he'll definitely still gain some benefits from each operation.
"I'm willing to do anything as long as you let me go, brother." Cheng You deliberately lowered his posture, pretending to be pitiful and afraid of death.
"Would you do anything?" Cecil asked casually.
Cheng paused for a few seconds, then said tactically, "As long as I can live! I have family and friends to protect, please, brother."
Cecil waved his hand and called Ayers over, whispering a few instructions in his ear.
Ayers nodded in response.
He walked up to Cheng You seriously and said, "Our boss is tired and wants to see your abilities. We hope you can satisfy our boss."
Is this supposed to be a test of ability? Are they trying to get me to join the organization? Or are they trying to make me a traitor to the Metropolitan Police Department?
Should I pretend to be weak, or should I perform according to my normal abilities?
If I'm too strong, won't Cecil be worried? Besides, there's a chance he'll recognize me as Matsukawa Yukiki. If I pretend to be weak, won't that fail to meet Cecil's expectations for choosing people, and he might just eliminate Cheng You?
Tsk, what a difficult person.
Cheng thought wearily.
In the end, Cheng You still felt that it was enough to keep only 40% of his strength. As a "police officer" of the Metropolitan Police Department, it would be unreasonable for him to perform too poorly.
Cheng You: "How do we demonstrate, brother?"
Ayers looked at the man in the black suit next to him and gestured for him to come over and have a match with Cheng You.
The two exchanged a glance, and Cheng You saw the disdain in the other man's eyes. Cheng You then feigned fear, deliberately lowering the other man's guard.
Cheng felt that this match should be won through intelligence.
Therefore, in the written test of combat skills, Cheng You was always at a disadvantage, but occasionally the man in the suit would expose his weakness, which Cheng You could quickly seize and deliver a heavy blow to.
Although some of the punches from the man in the suit looked powerful and seemed to hurt Cheng You, Cheng You had actually been subtly deflecting the force, making the punches feel light and airy, so that outsiders couldn't see anything amiss.
Cheng Youke didn't want to suffer this pain for nothing.
He hits, he runs, he chases, he dodges, he exposes an opening, he hits...
The two fought back and forth.
Finally, Cecil got tired of it and simply raised his hand to signal.
Ayers understood what he meant and said, "Stop."
The two then stopped fighting.
Cecil: "You're quite clever." He said, looking at Cheng You.
"Ha, ha, ha..." Cheng Youfan laughed twice, his laughter filled with fear and timidity.
Cecil was even more satisfied: "You...you're pretty tough."
"..." Cheng was speechless, not wanting to laugh at all... and unable to laugh even if he wanted to.
“Alright, what’s your name?” Cecil asked.
“…” Cheng hesitated for a moment before saying, “Fukada Yuuha.”
Cheng You couldn't reveal that he was using Hirata Yan's alias because Hirata Yan wasn't a police officer in the Metropolitan Police Department. Cheng You could only make up a name at random. When he got back, he would hack into the Metropolitan Police Department's website and add that name there.
It would be best to add a background or something.
As for appearance, it's similar to my alias, just with slightly adjusted facial features and a slightly older age, but the face looks younger.
Even if Cecil investigates, he won't find any flaws.
Cheng had this thought.
Cecil suddenly spoke up: "Is that so? Then would you be willing to go undercover, find a way to infiltrate the police force, and then serve us?"
What? So blatantly?
However, this is also a good endeavor, as it effortlessly allows them to track down the police officers working at the research institute.
Especially research institutes. Although it's difficult to infiltrate a research institute as an undercover agent, you can infiltrate a research institute as an undercover agent!
Cecil's actions were utterly self-destructive.
Just as Cheng You was secretly pleased, a gunshot suddenly rang out beside him. Cheng You turned his head and saw a group of men in black trench coats walking over with guns in their hands.
Cheng You froze for a few seconds when he saw the man in the lead; his CPU felt like it was going to burn out.
Wait, why is Gin here?!
What is all this about?! I'm about to become an undercover agent for the research institute! What's going on?! The distillery really knows how to pick its timing!
What are they doing here?!
But soon, Cheng realized another serious problem. It seemed the distillery was after me? Did they not want me to work for the research institute? Or perhaps they saw my abilities and wanted me to infiltrate the distillery?
Good heavens, Cheng You never imagined that one day he would become the target of a struggle between the two top Japanese yakuza organizations.
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