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Chapter 523 Suzuki Tomoko: Well done, I'll reward you handsomely!

Metropolitan Police Department.

Conan returned to the amusement park he had been away from for so long; he knew this place all too well.

Back when he was still the high school detective Shinichi Kudo, he would come over every few days, and Inspector Megure would treat him to a meal every time he came.

Moreover, the price of a meal was not low, which made him very comfortable. He often ate dinner at the Metropolitan Police Department.

It's so great that I don't have to spend my own money, eat out, or even think about what to eat for dinner.

However, after becoming Conan Edogawa, his visits to the Metropolitan Police Department decreased dramatically, and it was usually Uncle Mori who came to make a statement.

Neither he nor Xiaolan need to come over.

Even so, after he shrunk, he still visited a few times with Uncle Mori and Sister Ran.

It's fair to say that the Metropolitan Police Department is just like home to Conan.

"Inspector Megure, we're going to have to trouble you again." Ran felt right at home at the Metropolitan Police Department, so she spoke to Inspector Megure.

Upon hearing this, Inspector Megure smiled broadly and looked at Ran: "Ran, just treat this place as your own home, don't worry about anything."

"If you're hungry, I can order takeout for you, or you can eat at the Metropolitan Police Department's canteen. Don't be shy."

Conan and Ran are regulars here; everyone in the Metropolitan Police Department knows them, and they've all become friends.

So ordering takeout or eating at the Metropolitan Police Department's cafeteria is no big deal, it's nothing.

At this moment, Kitahara Natsumi laughed: "But we have a lot of people this time, so ordering takeout might cost a lot of money. Will your boss reimburse you?"

Inspector Megure is not the head of the Third Division of the Investigation Department. Their boss is Kiyonaga Matsumoto, who is also the superintendent of the Metropolitan Police Department and is also the head of the Third Division.

However, once Shiratori gets up, this spot will belong to Shiratori.

After all, Shiratori is a member of the professional team, and his family is a prominent and influential one, although his family is not in the police force, but in the political arena.

Logically speaking, the position of department head is not something Shiratori should be given, even if he is a member of the professional group.

As Ai Haibara said in the original work, "A politician's son is a politician, a policeman's son is a policeman, and a company president's son is a company president," and so on.

And all of these statements are correct.

For example, within the Metropolitan Police Department, many high-ranking officers are paving the way for their children, so that when they grow up and become police officers, they can take over their fathers' positions and sit in their fathers' seats.

And many people think it's perfectly normal and there's nothing wrong with it.

Of course, some people also feel that the problem is quite serious.

However, those who were suspected of having problems have been expelled from the Metropolitan Police Department, making it impossible for them to continue working there.

After all, the Metropolitan Police Department is theirs, and they don't need such a powerful entity on their own turf.

Therefore, Shiratori Ninzaburo's ability to become the head of the Third Investigation Division must have been due to a deal between his family and the Metropolitan Police Department involving a quid pro quo.

Even if he does nothing, Shiratori Ninzaburo can still get promoted, since he is a member of the professional team, which is a circle of people with resources.

However, such resources are insufficient to secure a position of real power, while the position of head of the Third Investigation Division of the Criminal Investigation Department is a position of real power.

Without any exchange of benefits, when Shiratori Ninzaburo is promoted, he will only be assigned to a low-level government office.

Although it's a low-level government office, its status is definitely on par with the head of the three departments. It just doesn't have any real power and is more of a retirement position.

However, after exchanging favors, Shiratori Ninzaburo could take the position of head of the third department, and no one would object.

After all, given his status and position, refuting him would be pointless and would only anger Shiratori into making things difficult for him.

We are all adults and need to be responsible for our own actions.

As for Matsumoto Kiyonaga, who is currently serving concurrently, he is also nearing retirement age. Once Shiratori takes office, he can retire and enjoy his retirement life.

However, before Matsumoto Kiyonaga retired, there was still one ordeal he had to overcome.

That is Ireland, disguised as Matsumoto Kiyonaga, infiltrated the Metropolitan Police Department to steal information, which happened in the movie "The Raven Chaser".

However, after that, Matsumoto Kiyonaga rarely appeared in the series or in the Metropolitan Police Department. Later, Kuroda, the superintendent, came out and became his replacement.

After all, Matsumoto Kiyonaga still has to take the blame for what happened in the movie.

Therefore, his retirement cannot be considered a retirement, but rather an early retirement.

The Metropolitan Police Department gave him this dignified treatment; if Matsumoto Kiyonaga hadn't been willing to accept it, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

But none of these things have happened yet, and Matsumoto Kiyonaga is still serving as the manager here.

He doesn't usually need to concern himself with other things, but that's not the case now.

After all, those who came were all important figures.

Garden, Akiba Reiko, Kawabe Kanade, Domoto Ichiki, Sho and Takumi
Sonoko goes without saying; she's the second daughter of the Suzuki Zaibatsu, destined to manage the entire Suzuki Zaibatsu in the future, and no one can afford to offend her.

As for the latter few, they are also big names in the Japanese music industry, wielding considerable influence and having very good relationships with politicians and tycoons.

They are also someone you shouldn't mess with.

So at times like these, Matsumoto Kiyonaga would have to go out for a stroll to make himself feel a little more present.

Upon hearing this, Inspector Megure paused, his smile becoming somewhat forced: "Well..."

He really couldn't say for sure. After all, with such a large group of people, if they all ordered takeout, and if they ordered something nice, his salary for the month might not even be enough.

As for getting reimbursed by the Metropolitan Police Department, that might be a bit difficult.

"That's certainly no problem!"

Just then, a burly man in a black suit with a scar on his face walked over from not far away.

Upon hearing the voice, Inspector Megure turned around and saw his superior walking towards him. He immediately stood at attention and saluted: "Supervisor Matsumoto."

Sato, Takagi, and Shiratori, who were standing nearby, were in the same situation.

Upon hearing this, Matsumoto Kiyonaga nodded and looked at Sonoko and the others: "I'll have to trouble you with taking the statements later."

"So during the time you are giving your statement at the Metropolitan Police Department, you can tell us any requests you have, as long as they are within our capabilities."

He had no choice, because there were too many of these people he couldn't afford to offend.

Since we can't afford to offend them, we can only treat them well.

And it's just lunch. How much can a lunch cost?
This money isn't even enough for the daily tea and water expenses at the Metropolitan Police Department!

So eat as much as you want, don't worry about eating the Metropolitan Police Department out of business.

The Metropolitan Police Department isn't short of money. After all, their funding comes from taxpayers. Besides, this is Tokyo, the political center of Japan, and the Metropolitan Police Department is the face of Tokyo, a city wall.

Since it's the storefront, it needs to be dressed up nicely.

So there's absolutely no need to worry about funding. If it's not enough, just ask the higher-ups for help.

Since it wasn't him who applied, there's no need to worry about these things.

The wrangling and fighting are their business; it doesn't concern a mere manager like him.

Although Matsumoto Kiyonaga was just a minor manager, he was a member of the semi-professional group; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to get to this position.

Inspector Megure, being a non-professional, could only be promoted one rank upon retirement to receive a higher pension. This was standard practice within the Metropolitan Police Department and even the entire police force.

Unfortunately, Kiyonaga Matsumoto only had one daughter, who was a teacher. If she had become a police officer, she might have had a brighter future than Kiyonaga Matsumoto.

After all, that's how things are in Japan; it's like a son inheriting his father's business.

As for Inspector Megure, he doesn't even have children, let alone the idea of ​​a son following in his footsteps.

Upon hearing this, everyone responded, saying that Matsumoto Kiyonaga was being far too polite.

However, Domoto Kazuki did make a request.

"Um, may I go and see your interrogation of Puhe?" Domoto waved his hand and said, "I know this will put you in a difficult position, but he is my good friend, and I want to know some things about him. Over the years, he has kept many things from me, and I, his good friend, didn't know. I have really failed in my duty."

"If there's really no other way, then forget it."

Hearing this, Matsumoto Kiyonaga was indeed in a bit of a predicament.

After all, it is against regulations to allow the prisoner's friends to listen to the interrogation.

But
Rules are made by people, and it's possible to bypass them by using back channels.

After all, Kogoro Mouri sometimes attends Metropolitan Police Department meetings as a detective and has also listened to interrogations conducted by the Metropolitan Police Department.

so.
"No, that's still possible, but does Mr. Domoto really want to hear the interrogation?"

“Your good friends, Fu and Takumi, might say some hurtful things to you,” Matsumoto Kiyoshi said in a deep voice.

Pu and Takumi are not here, and Hayahara Natsuhiro and his group have returned to the Metropolitan Police Department first, and are now in the interrogation room.

However, the interrogation has not yet begun.

He just came from the interrogation room.

Upon hearing this, Domoto waved his hand and said in a deep voice, "Even if Fuho says something hurtful to me, I will listen. Thank you, Manager Matsumoto."

Matsumoto Kiyonaga nodded and looked at Inspector Megure beside him: "Megure, you take the others to conduct the interrogation first. I will handle Mr. Domoto Kazuki's interrogation."

"Yes, Manager Matsumoto!"

Immediately afterward, Domoto waved goodbye to everyone and went to the interrogation room with Matsumoto Kiyonaga, while Inspector Megure led Kitahara Natsuhiro and his group to the conference room.

Their statements will be taken together to save time, and the place is big enough to accommodate so many people.

"Reiko, aren't you going to check on the interrogation room?" Kitahara Natsuhiro asked quietly after taking his seat.

Upon hearing this, Akiba Reiko shook her head and looked towards the gate: "No, I won't go and join in the fun."

"Although Mr. Fu and Mr. Takumi are Soma's biological father, Soma seems to have never met Mr. Fu and Mr. Takumi before. He has only seen them at school, and the two do not seem to know each other well."

"Besides, I now know why Pu and Jiang want to kill me and put me to death, so it doesn't matter if I don't listen to them."

"Most importantly, it's all over now, so let's just put an end to it here."

“You really are quite open-minded.” Kitahara Natsuyu smiled. “But speaking of which, the fact that this matter has escalated to this point is also somewhat related to me.”

"If I hadn't shown up that night, maybe Pu and Jiang wouldn't have become so extreme."

The extreme he was referring to was blowing up Akiba Reiko.

In the original story, Fu and Takumi did not intend to kill Akiba Reiko; they only wanted to prevent her from attending the concert.

After all, Akiba Reiko was the woman his son loved most. How could he, as a father, kill the woman his son loved most?
However, the way the composer and the craftsman made Akiba Reiko leave the stage was very problematic.

First, they put some irritating drugs in Akiba Reiko's water, making her unable to speak for several days.

If one plan fails, another will come up.

They drove a dump truck directly into the area, intending to injure Akiba Reiko.

But here's the problem: the dump truck is a huge machine. If it can't stop, wouldn't it send Akiba Reiko to another world?

Who knows, a high-pitched queen might rise in another world someday.

However, this plan also failed. Next, they tried to snipe Akiba Reiko with a shotgun, hoping to injure her so that she couldn't participate, but with Conan's help, it failed again.

In the end, he succeeded. He knocked out Conan and Reiko Akiba with a wrench and put them on a small boat, letting them float on the reservoir.

So here's the question: what if the boat suddenly capsizes during this process? Wouldn't there be a risk of drowning?

So, Fu and Takumi actually wanted to kill Akiba Reiko, but their hesitation led to their failure.

Now, his plan has completely fallen through, and the next part of the story will be about prison.

These are stories that outsiders like them won't see, but they're sure to be very exciting.

Before this, Sonoko's mother, Tomoko Suzuki, had sent a text message to inquire about the situation.

He naturally told her the whole story honestly.

This terrified Tomoko Suzuki.

Fortunately, Kitahara Natsuhiro prevented the worst-case scenario, which put Suzuki Tomoko's mind at ease.

I said I would definitely thank him properly after some time.

But before that, she had to deal with that old geezer, Pu He Jiang!

How dare they touch her daughter? They must be tired of living.

However, she wouldn't let Pu and Jiang die like that; she wanted them to live well!

"No, this has nothing to do with you, it's all Master Pu and Master Jiang's fault!" Akiba Reiko said in a deep voice.

If saving someone is wrong, then who would save someone?

(End of this chapter)