Chapter 47 Following an acquaintance into the police station
Considering that Anti-Fraud King's reports are always riddle-like and sometimes misleading, Morofushi Hiromitsu decided to go back to Tokyo to take a look.
Also, take a break from the resentment of the organization members and the company's uninformed employees.
Yes, resentment.
With expense reimbursements being cut and employees being laid off in a despicable manner, it's impossible for anyone not to feel emotional about this.
Unfortunately, Melo dumped this very task on him.
Sigh... What else can we do? Should we ask him to hire a feng shui master to suppress it? Wouldn't that just give others another excuse to vent, and then they'll go even further by hiring other masters to come to the company and challenge them?
In that case... um? If it really develops to that point, it seems pretty good.
His mind suddenly opened up.
He has a superstitious persona, and some materialists have talked behind his back a lot, so it's not surprising that he would do something like hiring a feng shui master to help the company increase its wealth.
Moreover, according to his understanding, the vast majority of big business owners are particularly convinced of this, and the organization's boss is probably no exception. Otherwise, why would he do so much drug research? Is it really for the health of the people? Wow, who would believe that? Having such a boss might tacitly approve of his actions.
Importantly, he could use this opportunity to manipulate things within the company. Perhaps after hearing more about the company's inner workings, he could even trace back to find out who the big boss behind him really is.
Morofushi Kagemitsu completed the plan in his mind and immediately arranged to meet Mr. Kinsen at a restaurant in Tokyo. On the way, he would stop by Matsuda and Hagiwara's apartment for a quick look.
"ah--!"
Someone's dead!
Zhu Fujingguang: ...
Mr. Jin Quan, who had just stepped into the restaurant with his left foot: ...
How could this be? Can't he even have a moment of peace?
Left with no other option, Morofushi Kagemitsu took out his phone to call the police. The person involved in the incident was sitting right next to him, and he knew he'd likely be called in for questioning. It was best to keep Mr. Jin Quan's police identity hidden for now; he could only let him take some action first.
[Anti-fraud expert #19: Don't worry, your squad leader Date is still in Hokkaido, you won't run into anyone you know.]
"Quiet down! Police!"
"It's best for everyone to stay where they are and not go out unnecessarily."
Two extremely familiar voices rang out from another corner of the restaurant.
Ah, isn't that Matsuda and Hagiwara's voices?
'Won't run into acquaintances'?
[Anti-Fraud Guru #19: ...]
[Anti-fraud expert #11: Wait a minute, this shouldn't be happening... Ah!]
At this point, these lively characters fell silent, waiting to hear more.
However, he quickly lost interest, mainly because he noticed a child's figure appearing in the restaurant, which had been quiet for a while:
"...I am Shinichi Kudo, a detective. I can provide some useful clues."
Those who provide useful clues are called witnesses, not detectives.
But, Shinichi Kudo, I've seen that brat here again. Judging by his energetic and lively manner, it seems my attempt to scare him last time didn't have much effect; he still loves diving into piles of cases.
As for that detective identity… Morofushi Kagemitsu couldn’t help but sigh. How come there are detectives everywhere? Are they some kind of fixed NPCs? One appears at every murder scene!
[Anti-Fraud Guru #205: Do you need me to write a detective detector?]
It is absolutely necessary.
[Anti-Fraud Guru #66: Alright, let's put aside the detective detector for now. Rules aren't so easily broken. Right now, let's focus on getting through this. That boy seems a bit suspicious of you…]
You doubt me?
Oh, right. Last time we met, I made up a story about being the mastermind behind everything and deliberately scared this little detective for a while. I hope it didn't leave any shadow in his mind.
[Anti-Fraud Guru #11: Seriously, if you hadn't deliberately scared him back then, he wouldn't have even noticed you, right? Do you have some kind of misunderstanding about your own smile?]
...Well, it's true that we shouldn't use the same smiles we give to members of the Black Organization on such a little boy.
Feel sorry.
Morofushi Kagemitsu silently apologized to the child in his heart.
But it was clearly useless; the young detective Shinichi Kudo couldn't hear, and provided a clue that caused him some trouble:
"...I noticed that this gentleman specifically asked the waitress for a lighter."
As he spoke, everyone's attention turned to Morofushi Kagemitsu in the corner. This otherwise inconspicuous seat now seemed as if a single spotlight had been shone on it in the darkness, making it as conspicuous as could be.
As he sat in his seat, his gaze swept over Mr. Jin Quan, whose face looked unpleasant, Kenji Hagiwara, who was keeping his expression well under control, and Jinpei Matsuda, who couldn't hide his surprise.
Seeing that Shinichi Kudo was about to turn around and say something to his two close friends, Morofushi Kagemitsu, afraid of arousing suspicion, could only smile at the young detective's suspicious gaze, like an innocent bystander suddenly pulled into the case, and asked, "Excuse me, what's going on? It's just a lighter..."
In my heart, I was calling for the anti-fraud expert to quickly give him a recap.
[Anti-fraud expert #66: The guy lying on the ground is the deceased, Mr. Ito. The two next to him are his companions, but they are now listed as suspects.]
[Anti-fraud expert #19: You are the third suspect, because you both asked the waiter for a lighter. Unfortunately, this lighter was one of the key contributing factors to Mr. Ito's death.]
What triggered it?
[Anti-fraud expert #26: It seems Mr. Ito has PTSD related to the light coming from a lighter. If he sees it, he needs to eat something cool to calm his nerves. Since you were sitting next to him and asked for a lighter, he suspects you did it on purpose.]
Morofushi Kagemitsu, who was just about to use this thing as a carrier of information: ...
Isn't it a bit much to suspect me like this? It was just a trigger, shouldn't the focus be on the cold food he ate? Besides, that lighter isn't something that can be easily checked!
He quickly gave a wink to his friends.
Kenji Hagiwara accepted the signal without batting an eye and began to smooth things over: "Well, little detective, that is indeed a novel perspective, but I still think we should focus on the food the deceased had come into contact with. As for Mr. Ito's past PTSD... it's probably just a coincidence. After all, using a lighter is just a common action in daily life, and anyone who does that could potentially trigger Mr. Ito's traumatic memories."
Shinichi Kudo was still somewhat unwilling and looked at the lighter on the Morofushi View Table, saying, "But, shouldn't we investigate further? I noticed this gentleman fiddling with this lighter for a long time."
It turns out that her own actions had attracted Shinichi Kudo's attention, and he had only dragged her into this to find out the "secret" inside the lighter.
Now, this lighter has become a key element of the case in a sense. If I insist on not giving it away, or if someone speaks up for me, it might attract someone's attention. It would be better to hand it over to Matsuda or Hagiwara and let them keep it safe, and then I can pick it up later.
After considering it over in his mind, Morofushi Kagemitsu spoke before Hagiwara Kenji could: "Well, so I really have nothing to do with this gentleman's death. Since this lighter is so closely related to the case, there's nothing wrong with handing it over to the police officer for safekeeping."
Kenji Hagiwara noted down the phrase "preserve it carefully" and politely replied, "We're just preserving the evidence as a precaution, sir, please don't worry."
“Um… actually, this gentleman just sat down not long ago.” A waitress came out and said, “When I served Mr. Ito’s table of iced drinks, Mr. Asakawa hadn’t arrived yet.”
Kenji Hagiwara blinked and then said, "If we look at it that way, we can first rule out Mr. Asakawa as a suspect."
"The most suspicious ones are the other two people who were traveling with him," Matsuda Jinpei said promptly.
Seeing that Morofushi Kagemitsu's suspicions were almost cleared, Kudo Shinichi felt somewhat helpless. He genuinely lacked reliable evidence to prove that this man had any other connection to the case, so he couldn't very well wrongly accuse him. He had no choice but to put this dangerous and suspicious figure aside for now and focus on the case at hand.
The waiter who had just stepped forward to testify retreated back into the crowd, his eyes meeting Mr. Jin Quan's for a fleeting moment, and he nodded slightly.
With such an incident occurring in the restaurant, it was naturally impossible to continue the meeting. When Morofushi Kagemitsu looked into the crowd again, Mr. Kinsen had already disappeared.
It seems we'll have to reschedule for another time.
Matsuda and Hagiwara's abilities were beyond question, and they solved the case in no time. At this point, the First Investigation Division arrived late, and the officer in charge, Megure, even greeted the two of them and asked about the case in a natural and familiar manner.
Um?
Before he left, Matsuda and Hagiwara hadn't been transferred to different departments, right? Why do you two look like you're already used to handing over tasks? You two look like unofficial members of the First Investigation Division now.
[Anti-Fraud Guru #205: Let me see... Oh, because the bombing case a year ago was solved jointly by the Reporting Unit and the First Investigation Division, that chubby Inspector Megure wanted to poach people. Their superior, Inspector Hashiguchi, naturally objected, and so they went back and forth for a while. You know your colleagues; once you get involved in a case, you're expected to see it through to the end. That's how it ended up like this.]
There's such a connection between them.
Zhu Fujingguang nodded to himself, suddenly remembering the cases he had asked them to investigate not long ago.
Huh?
[Anti-Fraud Guru No. 11: Finally figured it out? It wasn't difficult for them to establish a connection with the First Investigation Division. To find out the truth behind that pile of raw materials, they just needed to check the Construction Section's archives.]
[Anti-fraud expert #214: They reported it to their superiors when they realized something was wrong. The fact that they were secretly investigating with you at that time clearly indicates they were intentionally getting involved in the organization's affairs.]
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[Anti-Fraud Guru #198: It's not that we wanted to hide it from you, but their report was only updated on the computer today, and we only just discovered this ourselves.]
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In any case, when I meet with Mr. Kim next time, I must urge the Metropolitan Police Department to make progress on the synchronization and updating of electronic information!
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Author's Note: Having just finished complaining about the high accident rate in Kyoto, Mika can't wait to show off her inherent advantage → We're in an extremely yin place!
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