Chapter 192 Honest Amuro
A gunfight broke out near the city center, resulting in casualties; in any case, this was an incident that was enough to alarm the authorities.
The streets, which were originally deserted due to the heavy snow, were now bustling with police cars and well-informed media outlets. Fortunately, the snow has subsided, and the Ministry of Transportation officials haven't left yet; otherwise, given the road conditions, they might have created even more news stories while rushing to the scene.
Before vehicles of all sizes surrounded the scene, the victims of the shootout—primarily referring to Rei Furuya and his group in the car—had already been escorted away from the scene by the police.
Kogoro Mouri's nominal eldest and second eldest disciples were both injured, and there were also children in the car. Naturally, a group like them couldn't be taken to the police station immediately, so the nearby hospital became the preferred temporary accommodation for them.
While the nurse was bandaging him, Furuya Rei contacted Iwaki, the manager he was in charge of, and explained Rum's current situation. He also emphasized the matter of "Kitada Yu," a prosecutor who had a suspected money-for-power transaction with Rum.
While he was unsure about the police's current attitude towards the organization, Rum's incident had implicated other public officials and escalated to such a significant extent. He figured it wouldn't end well within the organization, and reporting it to the police would greatly increase the likelihood of them taking action.
Sure enough, although he spoke of it vaguely, Mr. Iwaki, a shrewd person who had worked in clerical positions in government agencies for decades, immediately understood what Furuya Rei meant.
Immediately, personnel were arranged to "guard" Rum under the guise of "medical care." Before the Public Security Bureau arrived, Furuya Rei needed to delay Rum's freedom of movement as much as possible; he couldn't let the Black Organization take him back.
"Yes, received."
Rei Furuya had no objection to this arrangement. However, he couldn't help but feel a little uneasy. Although he had encountered some reactions from the police, he was still somewhat surprised that the Iwaki administrator hadn't immediately reported to his superiors before issuing the order.
Could there have been some job reshuffling within the public security system recently?
He moved his shoulder, which had just been bandaged, a little, gave the nurse a grateful smile, and then immediately walked toward the door of the emergency room where Kenshinori Wakita was.
Kogoro Mouri and Conan Edogawa were both at the entrance, along with two police officers who were investigating the situation.
"Amuro... thank goodness, you weren't injured as badly as Wakita." Kogoro Mouri seemed relieved to see him standing unharmed in front of him and said, "Perfect timing, you're all bandaged up now, tell the police what happened."
The two officers, Rei Furuya and Rei, nodded. Furuya wasn't in a hurry to explain the situation; instead, he wanted to ask about Kanenori Wakita's condition first. If he remembered correctly, Rum's current appearance was disguised, and if he were taken directly to the emergency room, those things on his face would inevitably have to be removed.
He adopted a concerned tone and asked, "Um... I still want to know how Mr. Wakita is doing now? I remember he bled a lot, is he alright?"
Kogoro Mouri scratched his head in frustration and said, "He was just taken in not long ago, and the doctor didn't say much. Well, all we can do now is wait for the police to contact his family."
"Ah...indeed."
Rei Furuya also frowned, seemingly troubled by Kanenori Wakita's predicament.
However, he felt somewhat relieved. Since contacting the family was being handled by the police, they had more room to intervene. Considering the timing of the surgery, the police could likely persuade the doctors before the "illness" was made public.
He quickly went through the most urgent and important matters in his mind, and then began to cooperate with the police in explaining the whole story of the "gunfight":
"When the first shot came, it was Master Mori who reacted first. He immediately told us to lie down and not to stick our heads out. I was thinking that Conan was still in the car, so I grabbed him and lay down first. Mr. Wakita was probably a step slower than us. I saw him get hit by several pieces of broken glass before he hid under the back seat."
As for why Rum, who is usually very vigilant, would react so slowly in such a life-or-death situation, it's because when he was whispering in Old Deng's ear to scare him, he adjusted the caster wheel of the seat in front of him, which stopped Rum, who was the first to try to avoid the danger, from moving for several seconds.
"But the attack didn't stop just because we took cover; the man temporarily shifted his target to the driver. Due to his interference, we had to find a safer place to park."
During the car transfer, he protected Conan and even took out his gun in front of Rum to let him know that he had a weapon that could kill the other party.
This scene was unseen by Kogoro Mouri, and Conan Edogawa wouldn't casually divulge it to outsiders.
"When that person launched the third attack, I had just gotten out of the car and was accidentally injured by the broken car door and shards of glass. I had only just recovered when I heard Mr. Wakita cry out in pain, and that's when I realized he had been shot."
When Kitada fired his third round, given the distance and his accuracy, he shouldn't have been able to hit anyone. However, the tranquilizer dart on Conan's watch came in handy, making Kitada a stationary target before finally injuring Rum.
To prevent the cunning and cautious old man from suspecting Conan, the provider of the tranquilizer dart, before the young detective took aim, he deliberately found a heavy object in the car and "accidentally" hit Rum on the head when the vehicle swayed. He then used the car door to create an injury for himself.
"Then, Mr. Wakita pulled out his gun to fight back, but almost hit Mr. Mori. Fortunately, his master was a former detective and had excellent marksmanship. Only when Mr. Wakita's gun was in his master's hands was he able to force the man back."
Actually, Rum wasn't carrying a gun; he threw it over voluntarily. He didn't want to go back to the police station for illegal possession of a firearm, so he let Rum, who couldn't refute the accusation, take the blame for him.
"You mean, when Mr. Mori was in the standoff, the other side was still firing?" After listening to the account for a while, the policeman finally asked about the situation.
“That’s right, everyone present can testify. And the driver is a Metropolitan Police Department employee; he was there the whole time.” Rei Furuya realized the police suspected Kogoro Mouri of killing the other man. However, having been there himself, he knew perfectly well that one of them hadn’t killed Yu Kitada, and naturally, he couldn’t take the blame.
However, he was indeed very curious about who had killed Kitada Yu. This person's death was not part of their plan, and they needed to understand the root cause of the research and development accident.
So he asked, "I heard the people who attacked us are dead. Can you confirm who did it?"
The two policemen exchanged a glance and shook their heads at them.
Even if colleagues testify that the witnesses are not them, they will not disclose the details of the case casually, especially since the investigation has not yet made any progress, so naturally they will not say anything.
The questioning was temporarily concluded, but the police still had many details to fill in, and they couldn't leave the officers waiting idly. After instructing the on-duty nurse to notify them when Wakita Kanenori woke up, the two officers hurriedly left.
They brushed past a doctor in the hallway who was holding a form, and the doctor went straight into the emergency room.
Rei Furuya stared at the doctor for a moment, then casually looked away.
Just as he was wondering whether he should contact someone in the organization, he felt someone tug at his sleeve.
Looking down, oh, it's Conan.
This cunning young detective helped him a lot in this operation, and in the end, he prevented him from potentially revealing his identity to the driver and Kogoro Mouri. His contribution goes without saying, and it's no wonder that Black Guest and the FBI chose to cooperate with this young detective.
If Shinichi Kudo were to ask him for information about the organization at this point, it wouldn't be unreasonable for him to reveal a little, depending on the circumstances.
Sure enough, the young detective looked at the emergency room door and asked in a low voice, "Mr. Amuro, Kensuke Wakita is actually Rum, isn't he?"
In fact, for Shinichi Kudo, who witnessed everything, the whole incident was now quite clear: Kenjiro Wakita, suspected of being Rum, was suddenly attacked, while Bourbon, an undercover Public Security officer, was secretly orchestrating it from behind the scenes. Based on this reaction, he could easily deduce that the real Rum was actually the cook who had become an ally of Uncle Mori.
Rei Furuya nodded, waiting for the child to ask the next question.
Shinichi Kudo adjusted his glasses and asked:
"...So, was the person who died this time arranged by you?"
Morobuchi Takaaki handed a bottle of water to Midorikawa Osamu and suddenly asked.
Osamu Midorikawa took the water but didn't give a direct answer. Instead, he handed him a USB drive labeled "Bombing Case".
This is the default setting.
Morofushi Takaaki took the USB drive and gave Midorikawa Osamu a deep look.
Before meeting Midorikawa Osamu, he received several special calls from his superiors. The demands of each party were different, but they reached a consensus on one point: Midorikawa Osamu must not be touched.
It's clear that those in higher up are very interested in the technology Black Guest possesses. They want to protect someone that a lowly inspector like myself can't interfere with, so I can only cooperate.
[Anti-fraud expert #234: Luckily, I used some tricks to wake up those leaders, otherwise you'd be sleeping in a detention center tonight.]
It doesn't matter anymore, anyway, in Gao Ming's eyes I'm probably already a villain.
Morofushi Kagemitsu looked slightly disappointed, avoiding Morofushi Takaaki's gaze, and looked down at the messages on his phone.
[Anti-Fraud Master No. 234: Well, although there were many unexpected events, at least we achieved our objective this time! Moreover, the cooperation with both Zero and my brother went very smoothly; I'd give it a perfect score!]
...No, it's only 8.6 now.
[Anti-fraud expert #234: ...Wait, how did you get this score? It even has whole numbers!]
Because I already have 1.4.
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