Conan: I'm Not a Model Worker in the Winery

Chapter 492: Model Worker of the Metropolitan Police Department - Jinpei Matsuda

Almost every police officer present at the meeting had a copy of the basic information on these cases, and when Jinpei Matsuda got it, he naturally took a look through it.

However, when Inspector Megure asked for his opinion, he gave a wrong answer:
"Inspector Megure, I remember you said... the person who reported this incident was Conan, right? He didn't say anything?"

Inspector Megure was stunned for a moment, and thought about it: "Well, Conan seemed to have only mentioned this strange mahjong tile, and that the deceased's condition was a little strange, and that the suspicious person who was suspected to be the criminal took something from the deceased..."

"that's it?"

Jinpei Matsuda was a little disappointed.

He thought that this young and promising high school detective could solve the case at a glance...but this idea was indeed a bit embarrassing.

"Yeah, because there were no other witnesses nearby..." Officer Megure began to doubt Matsuda Jinpei's motives halfway through his speech, and immediately gave him a dead look, "Brother Matsuda, you're not expecting a kid like him to solve the case, are you?"

Even though Inspector Megure and his team kept Conan's affairs a secret... but there were always more than just them on duty, and the word spread around, and basically the entire Investigation Division knew that there was a genius young man in the Mouri Detective Agency who was very good at solving cases.

Seeing his thoughts being exposed, Matsuda Jinpei was not embarrassed at all, but just calmly denied: "How is it possible? I just wanted to refer to it... But since he didn't say anything so specific, I'll dare to raise some questions."

Inspector Megure's face straightened: "Tell me about it."

"The first one is the places where the mahjong tiles are painted red. If we assume the worst, if it's not a secret code, then it's the 'proof' left by the criminal." Matsuda Jinpei took out a close-up of a mahjong tile from the file on Sato Miwako's desk. "Let's not look at the first tube next to the first victim, and only look at the 'seventh tube'. There are currently two places painted red. So I think we should be careful to prevent the criminal from continuing to commit crimes..."

"Continue to commit crimes?"

"Ah... if the criminal's goal is to paint every circle red, then he should kill five more people, right?" Matsuda Jinpei pinched his chin. "Of course, I'm just speculating the worst. It's also possible that this mahjong tile is just an insignificant message left by the criminal to play tricks on us police officers."

Officer Memu: "..."

It's really a pity that they were teased by the criminals...By the way, Matsuda is a policeman himself, doesn't it make sense for him to say this?
Matsuda Jinpei continued, "Anyway, at this point, we can't tell anything about the red-painted mahjong tiles or the English letters on the back. We might as well take a look at the condition of the deceased."

Inspector Megure frowned, "But, we have already determined what the deceased said..."

"Did the forensics class determine the time of death? Was there anything unusual about the condition of the body? Why was there no one who witnessed the murderer swinging the knife in three completely different places and three crimes?"

Jinpei Matsuda asked several questions in a row, stumping his colleagues.

Mu Mu Thirteen: "..."

Is Matsuda sure he's not targeting him?
"But, Matsuda, judging from the crime scene, the victim was indeed hacked to death on the street. Both the bleeding and the wounds are very consistent..." Sato Miwako frowned slightly.

Just as Officer Megure was about to open his mouth to express his agreement, Jinpei Matsuda took the lead:
"I'm not talking about this issue, but don't you think it's strange that there was no sound after the victim was stabbed by the criminal?"

After he expressed his opinion, he looked at Inspector Megure, "After Conan reported the case, did he give a detailed description of how he found the deceased?"

"Ah? That's right. I remember Conan said that he only heard the sound of something heavy falling to the ground..."

Officer Megure looked up and thought for a moment, then suddenly stopped moving. He realized something and his expression suddenly became serious: "Could it be that before the victim was killed, he had already..."

Matsuda Jinpei stopped Inspector Megure from talking again, "It's unlikely that the deceased was killed in advance, otherwise the time of death would not be so accurate... What I mean is that the victim may have lost consciousness and ability to move before death. Maybe we can ask other county police chiefs about this."

"From my personal point of view, if all the victims are in similar circumstances, I am more inclined to believe that the crime was committed by an acquaintance. Perhaps I can try to investigate whether there is anything in common among the social circles of these three people... That's about it." After he finished speaking, Jinpei Matsuda sat back in his seat and couldn't help but yawned.

At this moment, a burst of applause suddenly broke out in the conference room.

All the police officers present looked at Jinpei Matsuda with eagerness and admiration in their eyes, even one of them who had been beaten up by him was no exception - in the entire Investigation Division, the only one who had reasoning ability, was passionate about solving cases, worked overtime all day, and was specially commended by Minister Odagiri was Jinpei Matsuda, and there was no one else.

Moreover, Jinpei Matsuda has been promoted exceptionally all the way, and now he should be called "Inspector Matsuda". He can be said to be a benchmark for the Investigation Division... and even the Criminal Division.

However, the person involved, Jinpei Matsuda, listened to the applause, silently pulled down his sunglasses and put them on, and rolled his eyes implicitly:
The quality and level of the police officers in the Metropolitan Police Department are getting more and more worrying. It's obviously a very simple problem, but no one has thought of it...

Well, I have to give a suggestion to Officer Megure to strengthen the training of police officers.

Jinpei Matsuda was very worried - he no longer completely put himself in the position of a policeman. For what he was doing now, the sentence would be at least three years after he went to jail. He was also worried that if he was gone one day, how would he solve those difficult cases?
Do we rely entirely on Conan?

However, as the head of a section, Inspector Megure did not realize the seriousness of the problem. After listening to what Matsuda Jinpei said, he slammed the table and said loudly: "Okay! Just do as you said, brother Matsuda, and immediately send someone to investigate the circumstances of the death! Check if there is any anesthetic residue... Brother Shiratori, I'll ask you to contact the police stations in other counties; and the social circle of the deceased will be handled by..."

With Matsuda Jinpei's inspiration...

Well, the road has been paved with jade, and the direction of the next investigation is very clear and logical.

After the meeting was over, Sato Miwako patted Matsuda Jinpei's shoulders twice:
"Not bad, Matsuda! You're usually so unfocused, but you're quite capable when you're serious."

Matsuda Jinpei, who was already very sleepy, was hit hard and his health decreased a little more - instead of being awakened by the blow, he became even sleepier.

But he still tried to raise his eyelids, staring at Sato Miwako through his sunglasses with dead fish eyes: "What are you talking about? Even if there is no bombing case, I am still the main force in solving the case, right?"

Sato Miwako blinked her eyes. "Ah? Is that so? I thought you were still obsessed with the bombing case like before... Have you changed your personality?"

"…What the hell, it's just that today's bombers are very cunning." Feeling that sleepiness was about to corrode his mind, Jinpei Matsuda shook his head and took out a lollipop and put it in his mouth.

Stimulated by the sweet taste, Matsuda Jinpei's mind became clear again, and he also remembered that he still had "important things" to do...

"Matsuda, why don't you go back and rest first? Anyway, you are not scheduled to go out on duty today." Sato Miwako said with concern, and then suggested, "Well, if you don't go back, you can have lunch with us at noon. Takagi said he found a delicious shop next to the Metropolitan Police Department!"

When Takagi Shigeki was called, his face turned slightly red, and he quickly stood at attention, looking at Matsuda Jinpei with a little expectation.

However, their enthusiasm was ultimately misplaced.

"No need, you can go by yourselves. I still have to investigate the previous bombing, so I'll leave first." Jinpei Matsuda sucked on his lollipop, put on his shoulder bag, waved his hand and left the meeting room.

Takagi Shigeru and Sato Miwako were both a little dazed.

"Matsuda-senpai, you really work hard..."

"Indeed..."

(End of this chapter)