Conan: The Man Behind the Romance

Chapter 417: Liuying finally failed in her relationship

White Horse Detective.

Son of the former Superintendent General of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.

After his father died in a large-scale assassination attempt on the Japanese police and government two weeks ago, he ignored his family's advice and launched a solo investigation into the suspected mastermind, Liuying.

With the keen insight of his captive eagle, Watson, and the anonymous information assistance of some unknown forces.

He successfully found some remains of the Shuiyue couple in the grove of Beihua Central Park.

DNA identification confirmed that some parts of the remains were stained with Shuiyue Yingsheng's blood.

Because the deterrent power of the "Shadow Killer" was so great, even though Hakuba Detective was ready to die, he did not dare to hand over the results of his investigation to the Tokyo police.

I am not afraid.

But there are always people who are afraid.

Based on the advice from the connections left by his father, Hakuba Tan knew that Liuying was now involved in extremely huge interests. With Suzuki Shiro as an ally, he had reached many agreements with the higher-ups.

The most eye-catching of these is a proposal simply called the "Corporate Security Law", which actually contains two extremely outrageous trial clauses.

First, the company’s right to autonomous disposal.

When any incident involves the interests of the company, the relevant company has the right to independently handle the incident and report the handling results to the superior police afterwards. This is to ensure the continuity and security of the company's operations, while ensuring the efficiency and timeliness of incident handling.

Second, the company’s responsibility to assist in public security.

In the company's business premises, the relevant companies are obliged to assist the police in public security management. The company needs to establish a security mechanism and provide necessary monitoring data and on-site information upon the request of the police to maintain public security stability and public safety in the premises.

These two points sound good on the surface, but in essence they are seeking extraterritoriality!

If the "Company Security Law" is fully implemented in the future, Kabukicho in Shinjuku will become an independent kingdom of fireflies!

Even more so, because Liuying controls most of the Yakuza in Tokyo, and because the police are seriously short of manpower recently...

He is already the uncrowned king of the dark world!

Although Detective Bai Ma understood the difficulties of the police, he still couldn't imagine what benefits Liuying had given to those greedy politicians above that they would allow these things to happen!

"life."

Suddenly, a voice was heard in the darkness beside the stairs.

At the entrance of Tokyo Nichimi TV building, the white-handed detective who had just stepped onto the first step suddenly turned around.

"Who?!"

The first thing to appear from the darkness was a pair of wine-red eyes that pierced all obstacles, followed by a dark red flame floating out, condensing into a stunning appearance in the heart of the flame.

"It's you?" Bai Ma Tan frowned slightly, "Hongzi, what did you just say?"

Bai Ma Tan has only one impression of this classmate:
An absolute beauty.

Normally, he still had some good feelings towards Hongzi, but at this moment, she suddenly appeared here, in front of him...

Bai Ma pressed down the brim of his hat and sneered.

"Sure enough, you and Liuying have a special relationship."

Because Hotaru and Hongzi are so beautiful, the photo of them walking hand in hand in Singapore has appeared on the covers of countless fashion magazines, a number of official news accounts, and even on various wallpaper websites, large-screen recommendations for software, and even pop-up ads for various pay-to-win web games.

Various angles and colors are available!
Obviously, the seductive battle between Yingsheng and Hongzi did not last long, but with the spread of news through various channels, it seemed as if they were always together.

From this, Bai Ma Tan certainly also knew about this matter.

Now he goes a step further and thinks that Yingsheng has already received the news from his side, so he asks Hongzi to help stop it.

"That's what it means."

Hongzi walked out of the shadows, wearing a black dress that perfectly fit her exquisite figure, carrying a kind of mystery and temptation of the night.

But combined with the calmness and composure on her face, she exudes a noble aura like that of a queen, occupying the center of vision and making people dare only watch from afar and not blaspheme.

Hakuba Tan is unable to resist Hongzi's charm.

But as a high school detective, his rationality naturally would not allow him to lose his composure. The pain and anger over his father's assassination made him clench his fists and stare at Hongzi.

"You mean, Liuying promised immortality to those termites above?"

"Probably. Maybe there are some cures for terminal illnesses. His medical company is very good at these." Hongzi said calmly, "But what I want to say is another meaning. When you step onto the last step, you will die. Is that straightforward enough?"

Bai Matan narrowed his eyes slightly, a dangerous light flashed in his brown eyes, and his right hand slowly reached into the pocket of his brown coat.

"Hongzi, are you threatening me?"

"Then let me put it another way. You will most likely die." Hongzi said casually, "You should know that this matter is completely different from your previous experience. Detectives are useless."

"Of course I know that Liuying is the most brutal criminal who can kill innocent people without blinking an eye." Bai Ma Tan sneered, "I originally thought that there was another secret behind those photos, but I didn't expect that you are actually an accomplice of that criminal."

"You should know the trolley problem," Hongzi said.

"The life of one person is as important as the lives of five people. What right does Liuying have to decide the life and death of others?" Bai Ma Tan said coldly, "And are the things he did out of justice? It's clearly for his own ambition!"

“You make a good point, but this is reality.”

"Oh, Hongzi, I didn't know that you have such a despicable heart under your beautiful appearance!"

Hongzi looked calm, "You ignored Liuying's achievements in destroying the winery and making medicine to save countless patients, and you are determined to avenge your father. In your heart, do you regard the weight of life as real?"

"That's different!"

The White Horse Detective held the cold gun handle tightly and gritted his teeth, "For his own ambition, he may have done some good things, but even if he hadn't done those things, others would have done them! He also did more bad things, so let's put them one by one!"

Hongzi was silent for a moment, "I consider you a friend and I don't want you to die."

"Thank you, I also consider you a friend." Bai Matan looked determined and stepped up the stairs. "As long as the news of Liuying killing his parents can be spread and public opinion can force the higher-ups to bring him to justice, I will accept death!"

As for why he didn't go and assassinate Liuying when he was clearly not afraid of death...

Ha ha.

That kind of monster is not even afraid of close-range explosions, heavy machine guns, and RPGs, so assassinating it is as difficult as climbing to the sky!

Although there are many deadly poisons in the world, and theoretically speaking, as long as Liuying is shot in the head, he cannot be resurrected no matter how perverted he is.

But since Liuying's shadow warriors are proficient in assassination, they will definitely be well prepared in this regard.

Even if Bai Ma Tan was confident that he could break through, he would not bother to do so. Wouldn't that make him the same kind of person as Liu Ying?
I am not a despicable person!
The stairs had reached the last step, but Bai Ma Tan finally stopped and looked around.

In front of us is the brightly lit first-floor lobby. Because the TV station still has night programs, even though it is already 9:30 in the evening, there are still many people walking around inside.

The surrounding urban night scene is sparkling, but beneath the neon lights, there are many dark corners, making it hard to tell whether deadly dangers are lurking inside.

If they want to kill me when I step on the last step, it is most likely a sniper rifle, or there may be a bomb buried on the ground ahead...

Bai Matan's mind raced. He suddenly jumped up with a big step, landed on the platform, rolled on the spot, and quickly ran towards the door of the TV station.

There was no unusual movement along the way.

Apart from several people in the hall casting puzzled glances at him, no one knew what kind of performance art this guy COSing Sherlock Holmes was doing, or whether he was drunk.

"I said it was okay! Watson didn't even give me a warning!"

Bai Matan's eyes were excited. He looked up at the night sky to look for Watson. At a glance, he spotted the handsome falcon hovering under the white clouds, and the falcon responded to him with an eagle's cry.

"Hongzi, it turns out you were just trying to scare me."

Bai Ma Tan looked down the stairs with a smile, but found that there was only darkness there and Hong Zi was nowhere to be found.

He raised his eyebrows, turned and walked into the hall, took a deep breath, and announced loudly in front of everyone:
"Everyone, I have big news!"

said it.

Won!

The White Horse Detective was brief and to the point. He directly took out the DNA test report as evidence and then stated his own reasoning.

Everyone in the TV station was dumbfounded and gathered around, with many people running out of the office.

When he finished his long speech in one breath and still did not encounter any accidents, Bai Matan's eyes became brighter.

Firefly, you will pay for your actions!

I am the winner!
The hall was as silent as if it were daytime under the lights.

But this is by no means a dead silence, but rather the oppressive silence before the storm comes!
The eyes of all the media people were sparkling with excitement, and the fingers of many of them were trembling slightly. They couldn't wait to rush back to their workstations and quickly type on the keyboard to write articles.

But they did not move after all. Instead, they all turned their heads and looked at someone who came later.

Bai Ba Tan also looked at him, a calm middle-aged man with a square face and a white suit.

"In fact, our TV station has seen the rumor about Liuying killing her parents countless times online," said Wu Tai Zhongliang, "but there has been no evidence, and the police have not filed a case. We cannot slander others."

He pointed at a man with glasses in the crowd and said, "Yokomizo wrote two articles about this matter before, which were full of innuendos and became a hot search. You may have seen them."

Bai Ma Tan turned around and looked in a daze.

The man with glasses smiled smugly and proudly, "A conscientious media should monitor public opinion. I just did some insignificant work."

"If there is no solid evidence, even with Liuying's generosity, Yokomizo's article is just the limit." Wutai Shigeyoshi glanced at the DNA test report in Baiba Tan's hand, "Can you guarantee its authenticity?"

"Absolutely!"

Bai Ma Tan nodded heavily.

Although he was a little surprised by the other party's calm reaction, as long as he was still interested in the big news, he was confident in the evidence he had.

"This is just your one-sided statement. I need 100% confirmation." Wu Tai Zhongliang said, "You should also know what happened this morning. I am willing to speak for justice without fear of risk, but I don't want to get into trouble because of stupidity."

After he said this, the other media people around him with shining eyes calmed down, and many of them shrank their necks.

The turmoil in Tokyo last night was too great, and many people witnessed Liuying resisting the explosion, so it could not be concealed at all.

Although various news, true or false, say that this person has such a good personality that he has no temper.

But if someone really doesn't want to face the challenge and insists on forcing that kind of monster to the opposite side, it can only be said to be extremely stupid.

Noticing the changes in everyone's expressions, Bai Ma Tan once again deeply felt the deterrent power of Liuying, but this not only did not make him retreat, but made him even more determined.

"How do you want to confirm?" he asked.

"None of your reasoning is important. The most important thing is the DNA test. Let's do it again." Wu Tai Shigeyoshi said, "We'll send a few people from the TV station, and find a few impartial police officers and lawyers, and we'll supervise the testing process together."

Bai Ma Tan hesitated for two seconds, "I think if we all gather together, it will give Liu Ying an opportunity to take advantage of us. Why don't I divide out some more samples and let them secretly take them to different hospitals for identification. This way the results should be more convincing."

"Of course, let's start as soon as possible without further delay." Wu Tai Shigeyoshi said.

At ten o'clock in the evening, five media people from Nichimei TV set out separately, their eyes shining with suppressed excitement.

Ten minutes later, Megure Jusan and several people from the original three investigation departments also took the samples given by Hakuba Tan at the bottom of the TV stairs and set off for various hospitals separately.

Detective Hakuba knew that Megure Jusan had led people to investigate Ryuhotaru for a long time, and he also believed that this old policeman insisted on justice and would not collude with evil, so he called him.

Several people from the original three investigation departments had resigned, but when Megure Jusan asked them for help, they still came quickly, and were even more motivated than when they were tax thieves.

the reason is simple.

After the death of Karasuma Renya, Amuro Toru no longer needed to continue to be undercover, and the information he had previously known could finally be made public.

——Misako Sato had died a long time ago, killed by Hotaru’s companions.

Regardless of the cause and effect, everyone on Sato Miwako's defense line was excited when they heard the news.

It would definitely be unrealistic to ask them to go directly to Liuying to seek revenge in person.

But they are still very happy to do the legwork and help with things like verifying evidence.

Although most hospitals were unable to perform DNA tests at night, with the support provided by Hakuba Detective, most people were successfully tested. With Fukuzawa Yukichi as the catalyst, the speed of testing was extremely fast, and the results came out within four hours.

Monday, 2 a.m.

Bai Batan sat at a side seat in the conference room on the first floor of Nichimei TV, looking at the simple form projected on the big screen. His face turned pale under the light and his eyes were a little dull.

The phone on the desk suddenly rang.

Bai Ma Tan picked it up quickly, just like a starving ghost suddenly seeing a steaming bowl of braised pork.

"Officer Megure, what are the results of the appraisal?!"

He asked without even looking at the phone number.

Because Megure Jusan is the last one.

There was silence on the other end of the line for a long while, and finally Megure Jusan's tired voice came out:

"We are all heartbroken by the passing of the Whitehorse Police Chief."

My heart suddenly sank to the bottom.

Bai Ma Tan murmured absentmindedly: "In other words, you also think that I am fabricating evidence?"

"If Liuying is guilty, I also want to bring him to justice." Megure Jusan did not give a direct answer.

But the meaning is undoubtedly clear.

The DNA identification results did not match.

Bai Matan slumped against the back of the chair, his eyes wandering, and he said nothing more.

Shigeyoshi, who was sitting opposite him at the reception desk, said calmly, "Officer Megure, which step is inconsistent?"

Megure Jusan sighed, "Ryuhotaru bled in many places yesterday morning. After many comparisons, his DNA can be completely confirmed."

"And the previous sample..."

"The three DNA samples detected have no blood relationship with Liuying. They are not the remains of Shuiyue and his wife at all, and they cannot explain anything."

Shigeyoshi, the receptionist, tapped twice on the laptop in front of him, and the last blank space on the table on the projection screen was filled.

The data in that column are all "inconsistent".

"Um..." Yokomizo, who was present at the meeting, whispered, "Can this data be made more flexible?"

"Absolutely not!"

Before anyone else could say anything, Megure Jusan and Hakuba Tsutomu spoke at the same time, their voices stern.

Yokogome immediately shrank his head and smiled awkwardly, "I was just joking, how could I do something like that."

The waiter Zhongliang's expression did not change. He looked at Bai Ma Tan who raised his head again, raised his hand to stop him from saying something excitedly, and said calmly:
"Everyone is drowsy now. Yokomizo is just livening up the atmosphere. Don't take it seriously. We are a media with a conscience and will never cheat."

"That's all for tonight. Thank you Mr. Bai Ma for sponsoring our TV station. If you have any needs in the future, please let us know. We will fully cooperate."

After saying that, he closed the spreadsheet and shut down his computer.

His intention to see him off was obvious, but Bai Ma Tan still sat in his original position without any movement.

The waiter Zhongliang added: "If you think that all of us have been bribed by Liuying, you can still find someone else. If the doctor who issued the previous report can serve as a witness, we are also willing to believe its authenticity."

Bai Ma Tan stood up slowly, and after reviewing the situation in his mind, his eyes became firm again.

"I will!"

He left straight away, and after he went out, he vaguely heard a series of curses coming from the conference room, coming from a group of media people who had been waiting for the big news until they were drowsy.

"The farce is over, everyone go back and rest."

The calm voice of Wutai Zhongliang floated into his ears, and Bai Matan clenched his fists so tightly that his nails dug into his flesh.

Leaving the first floor lobby, the cold air at two o'clock in the morning hit him in the face, blowing away the stuffiness on Bai Ma Tan's face. He let out a long breath and looked up at the night sky.

Watson was not found.

He guessed that he had delayed too long and Watson had stopped somewhere to rest, so he planned to call out.

But just as he was about to speak, his pupils suddenly contracted violently.

Just because, out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of a black cat with an elegant figure walking on snow lying on the top step, licking its white paws stained with blood comfortably.

Not far from it was a pile of messy dark brown feathers mixed with a lot of blood!
The white-horse detective felt the world spinning around him, his eyes went dark, and he fell to the ground.

In the shadow opposite the building, Koizumi Hongzi had a complicated look in her eyes and turned away silently.

"Thank you," she said.

"He's a good man, just a little naive. I don't hate him, and I've never thought of killing him." Yingsheng's voice came from her headset, "I'm sorry that you have such a misunderstanding. You tried to dissuade him before, which may bring you some trouble. Do you need me..."

"I don't need your help to solve it. It's not a big deal. Anyway, with those photos there, our relationship can't be cleared up." Hongzi interrupted.

"…I'm not talking about killing people, I'm talking about a wise potion. He has already achieved some initial results," Yingsheng said.

"Forget it. I always feel that manipulating other people's memories is too evil."

"…Is that appropriate for you to say?"

"...My magic didn't work on you, which is not good at all." Hongzi changed the subject, "How did you do it? Did he really choose the wrong target?"

"The gods of the Internet are on our side. As long as the hospital's equipment needs to be connected to the Internet, everything will be meaningless." Yingsheng said, "Besides, how could I leave any loopholes that could be discovered? This is actually a trap."

"...You are too insidious."

"No other way. If you want to be a hunter, you must be more cunning than your prey."

"Anything gained?"

"The driving force behind this incident is the Americans, and Mutai Shigeyoshi is one of them." Yingsheng said, "Soon after Hakuba entered the TV station, Mutai Shigeyoshi called me. It seemed like he was tipping me off, but in fact he wanted me to respond, and it would be best if I could rush back to Tokyo overnight to silence him."

Hongzi raised his eyebrows slightly, "In other words, the Americans hope to fabricate a new murder case against you as leverage to negotiate with you. Bai Ma is just a target for them to use, and the matter he is investigating is actually not important at all?"

"That's right, Bai Ma Tan misunderstood the principle of public opinion."

Yingsheng said: "The truth is the least important, emotions are. In the eyes of the public, that incident has already fallen on me, and I can't wash it off no matter how hard I try. But because of my bad reputation, not many people will care."

"The so-called evidence given by the White Horse Detective is useless even if it is true."

"Because public opinion already exists, and its power is far less than he imagines."

Hongzi sighed softly, "Because you already have a bad reputation, others will accept your bad deeds?"

"No, the so-called 'reputation' is just a collective illusion in human society, and it is extremely fragile." Yingsheng said, "Especially when red magic can touch the concept, it does not actually exist."

"In reality, humans are just individuals?" Hongzi asked.

"Yes."

"...Really, you are too talented in red magic, don't you think I should also study philosophy?" Hongzi said helplessly, "So why did the Americans choose Hakuba? According to what you said, a human life is not a handle on you at all."

"Because Bai Matan's mother is a British socialite and is related to the current British Prime Minister." This is the cold voice of Noah's Ark, "and because his grandfather was a member of the cabinet and still has a certain political influence."

Hongzi was silent for two seconds, "So you, who are determined to change Japan, are disgusted by families like his?"

"Some, but I am actually more disgusted with Americans now." Noah's Ark said, "After I re-examined the plan, I found that the United States is really a cancer of civilization. This action also proves their arrogance and meanness."

"Hakuba Tan's grandfather worked mainly for the Americans, and they are just killing the donkey after it has done its job," Yingsheng added.

"...So what are you going to do?" Hongzi asked.

"Give them a small punishment, and proceed with the rest step by step. With the combination of technology and magic, no one can reverse the trend of Xuantian's coming." Yingsheng said.

"Well, that sounds good." Hongzi raised the corners of her lips slightly, "I'm not really interested in this. Mao Lilan broke up with you before, right? When did you agree?"

“…I’m not going to agree to that.”

"Tsk, you don't want to be a humble man, do you?"

"Let's talk about this when we get back to Tokyo. She was probably just acting on impulse. Good night." Yingsheng hung up the phone.

Hongzi curled her lips slightly, took out the magic broom at the corner of an empty street, and flew away.

"Help me delete the surveillance video, Mr. Noah."

Noah's Ark did not respond, but Hongzi's figure naturally could not appear in the surveillance.

the other side.

Inside the ward of the research institute at Yūka-cho 4-chome.

Gin, who had been lying in bed for two weeks, finally stood up again. While slowly stretching his muscles, he looked at the figure on the computer screen in front of Vodka, with a slight smile on his lips.

"Akai Shuichi, we're finally meeting again."

……

……

Four o'clock in the morning.

Kiyomizu-dera Temple, Moon Garden.

Yingsheng was wearing a black yukata, holding a red maple leaf in his hand, and wandering around aimlessly.

A huge reminder of love suddenly popped up in his heart, and Noah's Ark told him just three seconds late.

Shuichi Akai is dead.

With the Ocean Buoy opening up the entire map, it didn't take much effort for Gin to kill his former enemy.

If he hadn't wanted to play cat and mouse and hadn't resorted to sniping, the time would have been much earlier.

This made Gin couldn't help but sigh as he looked at Shuichi Akai's horrible corpse.

"You make this world boring, Firefly."

Half a minute later, Gin, who returned to the Porsche 356A to smoke, received a call from Yingsheng.

"Sir, how about you become a supervisor in my security company? I'll give you the highest salary."

"Where's Bourbon?" Gin asked.

"I came to Kyoto, but my purpose is unclear."

"I will hunt down all the people on the undercover list you gave me. If I am still alive, I will give you a job."

"Thank you for your hard work, good night."

Yingsheng hung up the phone and continued to wander around. After a while, he arrived at a pavilion, knocked his forehead, and since he had nothing to do, he slowly started to practice Tai Chi.

The moon shines on me alone.

Shadows make a pair.

After the punch, Yingsheng suddenly said, "Qingzi, what do you think is going on?"

"I've fallen asleep."

The lazy voice of Kiyoko came from Yingsheng's mind.

"It seems that I am indeed too fickle, and Xiaolan can't stand it anymore." Yingsheng said.

"Hmm... so you can turn back?"

"Who knows? Let's talk about it after daybreak."

(End of this chapter)