Chapter 151, such a flexible operation.
They detained the maid, intending to interrogate her before the police arrived. No wonder they're from a criminal organization; even their butler is so shrewd.
[Anti-fraud expert #214: Then why did he even ask if he should call the police? He could have just come to the hospital and settled everything privately.]
[Anti-fraud expert #19: Hmm, maybe it's due to the butler's professional ethics? I've seen it written like that in novels; they always ask the master's opinion on important matters.]
Morofushi Kagemitsu nodded to the highly professional butler Hase and said, "Well, there's no other way. We'll have to ask the police officers to find him."
The two of them looked at Date Wataru again.
"Dai Date, Officer, I've arrived!"
Takagi Wataru hurriedly interrupted, but since there were other people around, he quickly changed the more intimate term he was about to use.
Date patted him on the shoulder before asking for details, saying, "Then we'll need Mr. Hase's cooperation to tell us the basic information about this maid."
“Of course.” Butler Hase began to elaborate on various details about the maid, and even provided a photo of her. “This is the photo she submitted when she applied for the job. Fortunately, we have a copy on file.”
Takagi Wataru consciously took out his notebook and carefully wrote it down. Date Wataru took the photo, looked at it carefully, and then handed it back to Takagi, telling him to put it in the notebook and not lose it.
Having secured the evidence, Date Wataru turned to Morofushi Kagemitsu and asked, "So, could you elaborate on the matter of Mr. Goto being poisoned at the coffee shop?"
[Anti-fraud expert #205: Shunsuke Goto himself probably doesn't know much about this, but the hidden surveillance footage from the back door of Poirot Cafe has recorded it. Take a look. Just say that you only ate at the cafe that day, and reasonably suspect there was something wrong with the food.]
[Anti-fraud expert #198: The poison was put in the drink. But don't say you drank the whole drink, otherwise, with that dosage, it would definitely have killed someone.]
Morofushi Kagemitsu indicated that he understood and recounted the explanation given by the anti-fraud expert. He added at the end, "I specifically noticed that the coffee shop called Poirot is under surveillance. Please check it as soon as possible."
Ida Kou naturally agreed.
Butler Hasegawa didn't use any underhanded tactics, but he emphasized that the poisoning might not be simple: "My young master is an important figure in the company, and many people are vying for his position. It's hard to say whether something like hiring someone to kill him might happen."
Date Wataru and Takagi Wataru exchanged a glance, and Date Wataru asked, "So, do you have any suspects?"
Butler Hase seemed to have already compiled a long list of suspicions in his mind.
However, Morofushi Kagemitsu knew that the case was not actually that complicated; Goshima Shunsuke was just unlucky enough to be poisoned by the wrong person.
To prevent the investigation from going astray, Morofushi Kagemitsu thought for a moment and said, "However, my visit to that coffee shop that day was entirely impromptu. Moreover, I remember that no one came in from the moment I entered until the food was served. Even if the poisoning was premeditated, they couldn't have predicted my actions so precisely."
Butler Hase paused for a moment, without revealing any list.
Date Kou pressed on, "Did you notice any suspicious people around you at the time?"
Morofushi Kagemitsu pretended to recall something and said, "After the food was served, I turned on my computer to check my emails and didn't notice anyone suspicious. But I remember that a few people at the next table were arguing, and it seemed like they were having a very unpleasant argument. One of the men even said something like 'go to hell'."
He selectively recounted some of the surveillance footage. Since it was an accidental ingestion of poison, the other people present at the time were highly suspicious. He planned to highlight the key points first so that the squad leader and the others wouldn't have to go through so much trouble to find the suspects.
Normally, such remarks made during an argument wouldn't be taken seriously, but Takagi Wataru asked earnestly, "Do you still remember the characteristics of those people?"
Zhu Fujingguang glanced at him again and shook his head.
The butler, Hasegawa, said at the opportune moment, "That's how it is. I hope the officers can investigate this thoroughly."
Ida Kou has dealt with these kinds of pretentious entrepreneurs before. Usually, when the butler speaks up, it means they don't want to continue. Sometimes, Ida Kou will automatically ignore this silent rejection and continue to dig out clues from them.
However, it seems that no useful clues can be found from the parties involved at the moment, so they said, "We will retrieve the coffee shop's surveillance footage. If you think of any useful clues, please contact us then."
Hasegawa, the butler, had already asked Date Wataru for his business card on the way here, and now nodded to the police officer.
Date Wataru left with Takagi Wataru, who seemed to want to say something.
Before they had gone far, Morofushi Kagemitsu deliberately said to the butler Hase, "Find out who's behind that Poirot Cafe. There must be some secret there."
“I understand, young master,” Butler Hasegawa replied, then asked with concern, “Your injury…”
Morofushi Kagemitsu waved his hand, stood up from his chair, and said, "It's nothing, just a minor scratch. Let's go back."
The butler, Hasegawa, readily agreed, and the two headed towards the underground parking lot.
Morofushi Kagemitsu quietly asked Anti-Fraud-kun how things were going with the class monitor.
[Anti-fraud expert #66: He's texting. Looks like he wants to contact... wait, is he texting Matsuda?!]
[Anti-fraud expert #11: Let me check... It really is! Matsuda sent it to him first, saying that number 234 suddenly fainted and has now been taken to Beika Central Hospital.]
[Anti-fraud expert #148: He's in the ambulance right outside the door. If Ida-kun walks a few more steps, he might just run into him face-to-face.]
Zhu Fujingguang: ...
No, putting aside the question of why it would be such a coincidence, how did that guy Toyota know that number 234 had fainted?
I remember you told me that only the children and the professor were with him. Did the professor notify Matsuda? But why would he notify Matsuda?
[Anti-fraud expert #205: They weren't PhDs; they figured it out themselves.]
You could tell?
Morofushi Kagemitsu didn't let the look of doubt on his face show. He followed the butler Hase into the car and closed his eyes to rest.
[Anti-fraud expert #205: You know Matsuda was involved in designing the detective badge, right? That makes it easy for them to tamper with this little thing during regular maintenance.]
When did this happen?
[Anti-Fraud King #214: It should have been before our last time travel. We've always been quite puzzled as to why they so quickly suspected the relationship between Midorikawa Osamu and Black Buest. Remembering your conversation with Kudo Shinichi, we followed that line of investigation.]
But didn't you say there were no surveillance devices at the time? Is it fate playing tricks on us?
[Anti-fraud expert #205: That's not it. Later, we found something on the professor's computer, something that Shinichi Kudo revealed in his monologues and later when he discussed the plan with Shuichi Akai.]
...Indeed, those guys shouldn't be underestimated.
Zhu Fujingguang sighed, "If this continues, they'll eventually strip me bare."
[Anti-fraud expert #198: Just a quick interlude, Date-kun and Matsuda have started talking about the café, and are even wondering if someone has discovered what's going on behind Poirot's Café.]
As for the background... based on their knowledge of Black Guest and the organization, I would tell them that there's a high probability that this place is a contact point.
[Anti-fraud expert #214: I thought so too, they can't possibly be that resourceful... Wait, someone just submitted their resume to our coffee shop!]
It's normal that people applied for jobs since the class monitor and his team didn't shut down the coffee shop.
[Anti-fraud expert #66: But the person who applied for the waiter job was named Amuro Tooru.]
Zhu Fujingguang: !!!
Why is Zero here to join in the fun?
Moreover, you clearly stated last time that he was assigned a long-term mission by the organization in the United States and wouldn't be back for two or three months.
[Anti-Fraud Guru No. 11: According to the organization's intelligence system, he was recalled by the organization ahead of schedule. Moreover, it seems he's been in Japan for quite some time.]
[Anti-Fraud Guru #148: Wouldn't that be even more dangerous? If he's around, I have a feeling #234 will be exposed at any moment!]
[Anti-fraud expert #198: By the way, our energy consumption this time is a bit high. Now we not only need to work on the hospital's machines, but also figure out how to disguise your corpse since Number 234 isn't waking up.]
[Anti-fraud expert #26: Thankfully, Midorikawa Osamu's identity doesn't imply a deep friendship with them on the surface. Otherwise, it would be hellish if they held your hand and found you had no pulse... Ah!]
Zhu Fujingguang: ...
[Anti-Fraud Guru #11: Would you childhood friends... look at each other with such tenderness...?]
Zhu Fujingguang closed his eyes.
[Anti-fraud expert #66: You know we've always been very close, childhood friends.]
[Anti-fraud expert #19: Although we wouldn't stoop so low as to sneak into someone's hospital room in the middle of the night—]
[Anti-fraud expert #26: -- But Zero knows it all!]
Yes, not to mention that Number 234's current identity is highly problematic, and Zero will definitely find a way to find out.
[Anti-Fraud Guru #11: ...]
[Anti-fraud expert #198: This is a serious matter. How about we work together to figure out how to make a corpse have a pulse? I have the following ideas...]
Are you sure it's not too late?
[Anti-fraud expert #205: According to my calculations, it's definitely too late. However, we can try to inject more energy to form an energy sphere within your corpse that is not easily absorbed, and control it to simulate a heartbeat.]
You guys said before that our energy is limited.
[Anti-fraud expert #214: Yes. Moreover, these energy balls are difficult to obtain and cannot be retrieved. To prevent him from thoroughly checking your entire body, we need to prepare more than one.]
Morofushi Kagemitsu was just about to ask if he could do more missions when he remembered the prophecy report that was affected by the bug.
[Anti-Fraud Guru #26: I knew it! Fate wouldn't let us have an easy time! Sure enough! They planted such a huge time bomb for us!]
Zhu Fujing rubbed his temples.
...If all else fails, he might as well find a suitable opportunity to steal room 234 from the hospital and then take over the bed himself?
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