Conan: Chief of Rice Flower's Science Points

Chapter 109 Is this kid deliberately provoking me?

"I see! As expected of Xiao Hei...but..." Ayako first showed admiration, and then her tone became hesitant.

"Huh? What's wrong?" Bai Shi asked when he saw this.

"Xiao Hei, you don't know who the chairman of the Teitan Board of Directors is, right?" Ayako asked helplessly.

"Chairman? I remember that Teitan High School is under the education group of the Guicheng family..." Shiraishi really didn't know who the chairman was.

After all, the main business projects of these education groups are universities, and high schools are just a side business.

"It's the Guicheng family's education group, yes, but we also have cooperation with the Suzuki family." Ayako reminded.

"Huh?" Bai Shi suddenly had a bad feeling.

"The honorary chairman is my mother..." Ayako said as expected.

Shiraishi:……

"Mom complained to me several times this afternoon, saying that you... lacked the necessary tact when communicating." Ayako said conservatively.

However, Shiraishi automatically translated it in his mind - Suzuki Tomoko scolded him in front of Ayako for the whole afternoon because of his "provocation".

This made Ayako feel anxious, thinking that Xiao Hei was dissatisfied with something and went to find her mother to provoke her...

Now after listening to Shiraishi's explanation, I realized that he had no idea that these words would be spoken to Suzuki Tomoko!

In fact, this was indeed somewhat unexpected. Suzuki Tomoko was only the "honorary" chairman, and she didn't have much time to take care of the affairs of a mere high school. If Sonoko hadn't been studying, she wouldn't have been listed on the list.

Otherwise, even if Shiraishi didn't know, Marubi, who was usually in charge of these things, would know.

It was just that Suzuki Tomoko, who usually never got involved in the school board affairs, happened to be at school today. She also happened to know that it was the "Rice Flower Agency" that contacted her, so she tried to contact them... but ended up getting a blow from Shiraishi!

Is this kid looking for trouble on purpose? This makes Pengzi so angry!
"That's really a coincidence...hahaha." Bai Shi could only laugh dryly.

"I'll explain it to my mom tomorrow... Let's have dinner together on Saturday! I mean with my mom and dad." Ayako invited.

Bai Shi knew that he was asked to apologize for "picking trouble without reason", so he had to agree.

If Shiraishi had known that the chairman was Suzuki Tomoko, he wouldn't have bothered to threaten her.

Partly out of fear that Shiraishi would be unhappy, and partly out of curiosity, Ayako changed the subject and asked about how the incident was handled afterwards.

……

The reservation has already been made at Teitan High School, so the legal education and crime prevention activities will of course not be cancelled. However... this kind of activity is something that the police station would hold regularly in schools, but they will no longer use Kurumiya himself as an example, and will leave it to Maru to arrange as normal.

The results of the investigation revealed by Kurumada and the bribed police officers were consistent with Aoki's.

The other party submitted his resignation in panic.

Shiraishi did not try to stop this improper profit-making behavior which was motivated by subjective malice.

Although Shiraishi did not actually go to the Beika TV station to publicly apologize, everyone in the agency knew what had happened. It could be said that it was a wake-up call to grassroots police officers - don't think that just because the case is not serious, you can do whatever you want!
As for Chegu...

"That old pervert will definitely be fired even if he doesn't resign... After all, he would be too embarrassed to stay in the company if he fell down in front of everyone. Besides, Kenzo Masuyama is not a good man. He made Masuyama lose face this time. Even if he doesn't want to save face, Masuyama will help him save face.

"As for the lawyer... he will most likely be fired from the law firm. Not only did he cause Kato Law Firm to lose a big order, but the news of him betraying an informant came out. Now Kato Law Firm is eager to cut ties with him."

Shiraishi could basically guess the subsequent outcome, and Ayako was of course very relieved about this, feeling that this was what they deserved.

"By the way, there is a charity organization called [For W] in Beika Town. It has nothing to do with your mother, right?" Shiraishi asked just in case.

"【For W】? Oh, is it the abbreviation of 【For Women】? I seem to have seen it in the list of charity organizations sponsored by the foundation, but it should not be involved in the specific operations... I will go back and compile a list of entities related to the Suzuki Foundation for you." Ayako said after recalling.

"Hmm..." Shiraishi hesitated for a moment and said, "Forget it. It feels like I'm deliberately taking care of the Suzuki Group. I'd better not know."

If Tomoko heard it... even if it was another director who said this in front of Ayako, they would definitely think that this person was crazy - look at your own level, and then think about whether you are worthy of asking the Suzuki Group to "take care of you", okay?

But since it was Shiraishi who said that, Ayako felt that - as expected of Hei, he was still so upright...

"Of course it's not for favors! It's to provide convenience for the police... The National Public Security Commission even asked the foundation to recommend members before!" Ayako immediately defended herself, and her reasons were very sufficient.

The "National Public Security Commission" is the superior of the National Police Agency. Its chairman is also a cabinet minister. It can be said to be the highest leadership department for police and public security. It is directly responsible to the cabinet, and its members are members of the society.

Shiraishi heard what Ayako said and it seemed to make sense, but he still said, "Just send me the information about your uncle and aunt's direct appointment."

To avoid such a mistake as today...

……

On Saturday, November 11, Shiraishi and the Suzuki family had a meal together. In order to prevent Shiraishi from feeling like she was "apologizing", Ayako refuted her mother and decided to have the meal at the Suzuki Hotel instead of letting Shiraishi arrange it.

However, Shiraishi also apologized to Tomoko, and although Tomoko was unhappy, she still accepted it.

After lunch, Shiraishi returned to Yingmihua Apartment, and Ayako followed him.

The two were originally discussing whether to go out for a walk in the evening, but...

When he arrived downstairs of Yingmihua Apartment, Bai Shi discovered that two police cars from the Mihua Police Department were parked there!

And looking at the license plate number, Shiraishi recognized it as a car belonging to the Criminal Division's third-tier criminal unit.

Shiraishi:……

Judging from the situation, it is most likely a murder case!

Although Shiraishi requires that murders be reported promptly, the director does not have to go to the scene in person, so unless there are special circumstances, he will not be notified immediately on his weekends.

Entering the lobby of the apartment, Shiraishi called the busy apartment manager over and said, "Mr. Tanaka, what happened?"

"Ah! Mr. Shiraishi, it's great that you're back... There is a single female resident on the 13th floor of Building C who died in her room. The police officers from the Beika Police Station are already there." Administrator Tanaka hurriedly whispered to Shiraishi.

If he had asked an ordinary resident, he would certainly not tell it easily, but... he also knew that Shiraishi was the director of the Rice Flower Bureau!

"Building C..." Shiraishi muttered.

Buildings ABC are actually one building, but they use different elevators, which is equivalent to three units.

Then Shiraishi looked at Ayako helplessly, and Ayako took the initiative to say, "Then I'll go to your house first and help you tidy up your room. You go ahead and do your work." She had a spare key to Shiraishi's house.

"Wait a minute... did the police officers alert the residents to the risks at the scene?" Shiraishi asked at this time.

"No." Tanaka shook his head quickly.

Although he didn't know the specific situation, since the detective at the scene did not warn of any risks, it was not a situation where "the murderer is likely still nearby." So Shiraishi nodded and separated from Ayako downstairs - Shiraishi lived on the 13th floor of Building A, and did not use the same elevator as Building C.

It is said that the Director does not need to go to the scene in person...

But since the scene was captured right in front of him, of course Shiraishi had to go and see it.

Tanaka also followed into the elevator at this time. Shiraishi found that he still had the resident information in his hand, so he asked, "Who is the deceased?"

"It's this Ms. Sakurayama..." Tanaka quickly took the information and showed it to Shiraishi.

"Yingshan?" When Bai Shi heard this surname, he felt it sounded familiar.

After seeing the name "Sakurayama Rika" on the information, Shiraishi became even more certain that it was the woman he saw at the police station on Monday!

And in the basic information of the residents, the company they work for is also written as [Altair Tourism] - For safety reasons, Yingmihua Apartment will collect the tenants' occupational information, but it will not be specifically verified, so it may not be true.

but……

Shiraishi's eyes jumped at this moment, and he remembered that two days ago, when the organization secretary named Sakurayama handed his business card to Mrs. Nishimura, he took the wrong business card the first time. The heading of the card was written with [Altair] or something, and then it was changed to [For W]. It seems that this name is definitely not a coincidence.

Because he didn't know the specific situation, Bai Shi didn't ask too much at this time.

Just thinking about the nature of the charity organization the other party belongs to, it is normal to offend people.

For example, if Shiraishi had not directly intimidated the Masuyama Group before, once Sakurayama intervened and assisted Nishimura in defending his rights, I am afraid that the Masuyama Group would now be suspected of murder!
There is just one thing that Bai Shi really needs to ask...

"Will the rent be reduced if someone dies in the apartment? It's only a few rooms away from me..." Shiraishi asked the administrator Tanaka.

Tanaka:……

"This...it depends on the property owner. Maybe some of the houses around here will have their prices reduced." Tanaka said awkwardly.

Well, forget about Building A, as there are two households in Building B between them, so it is obviously not considered “surroundings”.

After all, which apartment in Beika Town doesn’t have deaths? If all the rates would be reduced if one person died, they would have already been reduced... They would have been reduced, but none of them would have been reduced!
In a blink of an eye, we arrived at the 13th floor. A patrolman who was helping to collect clues at the scene appeared in the corridor. When he saw Shiraishi, he stood at attention and saluted: "Director."

"Well, everyone has worked hard... Is this the room?" Shiraishi also saw the only room with an open door, which was obviously the crime scene.

When he arrived at the door, Shiraishi saw four detectives, Akasaka, Toosaka, Gen, and Yamada, at the scene. Gen and Yamada were inspecting the scene, while Akasaka and Toosaka were questioning a middle-aged woman, who was probably the first person to discover the crime.

The body was found leaning against the balcony door of the apartment, and photos were being taken for evidence.

The face that had seemed full of fighting spirit before was now frozen in fear, with a rope around his neck, hanging on the door handle...

(End of this chapter)