Conan: Chief of Rice Flower's Science Points

Chapter 172 Good boy

Yuan walked out of the tuning room somewhat tiredly...

Yuuto is really uncooperative and very moody at times, not as mature as one might imagine a genius boy to be, but rather... more childish than the average seventeen year old.

"Ah! Director, you are here too." As soon as Yuan came out, he saw Director Shiraishi listening outside.

"What do you think?" Bai Shi asked directly.

"I think... Yuto is not a scheming and gloomy boy. He didn't act like a liar when I tested him several times. But... Yuto can't be said to be cooperative, and he doesn't have a detailed alibi." Yuan said helplessly.

"Uncooperative..." Bai Shi also saw it just now, and muttered with emotion at this time.

Of course, his cooperation level is very low, which is understandable.

"No, this... after all..." Yuan wanted to explain for him.

After all, Yuto’s mother was the murderer “dug out” by the Beika Agency!

But what he didn't expect was that Shiraishi said at this time: "No, I'm not angry, I'm just feeling... Hayashida Yuuto is much more reliable than his parents, he's a good kid... Although I can't be sure that he didn't kill the person, I still think so."

"Huh?" Yuan was stunned when he heard that.

"From the beginning to the end, he never felt any resentment because the police arrested his mother, nor did he feel that we had wronged his mother... It shows that he is reasonable.

"What makes him angry is that because of his parents' affairs, everyone looks at him with tinted glasses and is sensitive about him. I think for a 17-year-old child, this is something to be comforted about," Shiraishi said truthfully.

Of course, the resistance he developed as a result of this did him no good and was also troublesome for the police, but...

After all, he is only seventeen years old, and it is normal that he cannot communicate like an adult.

"But regarding the murder suspicion..." Yuan didn't emotionally believe at this moment that it was Yuto who committed the murder.

"Detective Minamoto!" Kunikida sternly rebuked him.

Needless to say, Yuan also knew what the section chief was "scolding" - his judgment was too subjective, and it was a completely negative factor in solving the case.

Shiraishi did not comment on the source's subjective opinion at this time but asked: "Is the gold bar a good weapon?"

"Eh? That definitely isn't the case..." Yuan was stunned when he heard this. He didn't understand why the director asked this, but he still answered.

"First of all, if the gold bars were indeed stolen, then they are important stolen property. Under what circumstances would the thief take the stolen property to see the victim?" Bai Shi continued to ask.

"This... sarcasm? Or... return!" Yuan suddenly reacted at this time.

"That's right, there are probably only these two possibilities, and gold bars are unlikely to be a mockery... Indeed, the 'invisible man' took out the gold bars in front of the store owner at that time." Bai Shi said step by step.

Yuan's face suddenly froze and he said, "That is to say...it is very likely that Mr. Gaoze did not forgive Hayashida in order to return the gold bars, but instead attacked him, so..."

Although this made the murderer not so hateful, and it was even possible that he was not the first to attack and was in defense, but... this speculation also gave Hayashida Yuto the "motive" that he originally lacked, and...

This is also consistent with what Director Shiraishi said - he believes that he is a good boy, but at the same time he does not completely rule out his suspicion of murder!
"For now, we can only say that this is indeed a possibility. Based on my judgment of the actions, the owner Gaoze should have taken the first move in the conflict... By the way, how tall is Hayashida Yuto?" Shiraishi asked at this time.

"Eh? Probably... for me, I'm about 1.68 meters tall." Yuan made a simple assessment - because nominally he was actively cooperating with the investigation, rather than being detained, there was naturally no formal height measurement.

Shiraishi didn't say much, just nodded, then turned to Kunikida and said, "Section Chief Kunikida, please find me a 1.68 meter tall officer and... um, about 1.60 meter tall officer. Two such officers, to be at the crime scene at 7:30."

As Shiraishi spoke, he glanced at his watch. He had an appointment with Ayako for dinner in the evening, but it should be over by seven o'clock, and half an hour would be enough to get to the crime scene.

Although Shiraishi prefers to train police officers, but...

This case involves minors, and Shiraishi wants to solve it as soon as possible. What’s more...what he has to do now is difficult for others to do. This is not something that can be done with just a little “training”!
"Director! Well...actually, I have an idea." Yuan said hesitantly.

"Tell me about it." Bai Shi encouraged.

"The two videos of the crime scene that we have now were both processed by the surveillance system. Hayashida Yuuto has at least admitted that the first video was indeed caused by his hacking into the system. So... can we let him try to see if he can restore the two surveillance videos?" Yuan asked tentatively.

"Detective Gen, are you planning to let the suspect have direct access to the evidence?" Kunikida frowned as he looked at the young man in front of him - good man, you are usually not a troublemaker, but now... you are more dangerous than Akasaka!
Kunikida's level of computer proficiency was at best "some knowledge of office software," but he felt that anyone who could hack into the security system and confuse surveillance could certainly also forge surveillance evidence - this was a reasonable guess.

"Section Chief, I understand what you mean, but the video footage is just a copy. Even if he does something, it won't affect the evidence we have..." Yuan explained quickly.

Kunikida was still hesitant at this time, but Shiraishi had already agreed: "Well, he is now actively cooperating with the investigation... It's just right to find him something to do tonight, so he can't go home... But remember, no matter what he restores, it is invalid evidence and is only for internal reference."

"Yes!" Minamoto agreed immediately. "Also, Detective Minamoto, if he wants to use the computer, you must be by his side, and you must also ask someone from the forensic department to work overtime and keep an eye on him... If he shows any suspicious behavior, question him immediately!" Kunikida added worriedly.

"Yes!" Yuan agreed to everything.

Afterwards, Kunikida also notified the Aoki team to split up and go around the crime scene and Beika Park to ask if anyone had seen Hayashida Yuuto. Kunikida's arrangements were very stable. He didn't specifically verify whether it was him or not, but instead pushed forward in both directions...

"Come on, I'll order pizza for you!" Bai Shi encouraged.

"Yes……"

After that, Shiraishi went back to the office to change clothes.

……

In the evening, when Shiraishi and Ayako were having dinner, they paid special attention to the time.

"What's wrong? Is there anything else to do later?" Ayako asked curiously.

"Well, half past seven... I have to go to the crime scene, so I won't take you home tonight." Bai Shi was naturally telling the truth.

"The director also has to go to the scene..." Ayako complained a little, but immediately said: "I mean... it's okay! If it's not too late, I'll go with you."

"Eh?" Shiraishi was stunned when he heard that. He instinctively didn't want to take his girlfriend to deal with work matters, but then he seemed to have thought of something. After looking Ayako up and down, he said, "Okay..."

Seeing this, Ayako was still a little puzzled...

At half past seven, Shiraishi arrived outside the crime scene on time.

After Shiraishi got off the car, he found that in addition to the patrolmen standing guard outside the cordon, there was also... Fujiwa Kawai in casual clothes!

Fuji had an expression like "I was dragged to work overtime after get off work, I really want to kill my boss", and Kawai was also depressed, wishing to make his boss feel guilty to death...

That's right, the two of them were caught by Section Chief Kunikida when they were returning to the police station to change clothes after finishing their shift and writing their reports!
after all……

1.68 meters is not so bad, but you won’t find a police officer who is 1.6 meters tall in the criminal justice department - after all, the only female police officer in the class, Mu Gao, is 1.63 meters tall.

At this time, he happened to see the height difference between Fuji and Kawai...

After seeing Director Shiraishi, Fujimoto wanted to complain a little. You know, they also had an extra task on duty today. Because Yuto's grandparents' house was in the jurisdiction of their Gochome Koban, they also went to search, but they were arranged to accompany the two elderly people.

However... seeing the director's girlfriend getting out of the passenger seat, the two of them had no choice but to hold back their complaints.

"Huh? Section Chief Kunikida is looking for you..." Shiraishi sighed.

Fuji, Kawai:......

That damn bald guy!

Kunikida was talking to them about the two people who were named by the director!
"But your heights are almost the same... come in." Shiraishi knew from the expressions on their faces that Kunikida was definitely lying.

after all……

Kunikida was the head of the Criminal Division, and the two patrol girls were under the jurisdiction of the Regional Division, so of course he had to find an excuse.

"I'll wait for you outside?" Ayako didn't know what Shiraishi was going to do at this time, and didn't want to disturb him while he was working.

"It's okay, you may need to demonstrate it to me." Shiraishi said, bringing Ayako in as well.

Although the patrolman on duty did not know the chief's intention, he obviously had no intention of asking out of curiosity, so he simply pressed the cordon and let the four people in.

After arriving at the crime scene, Shiraishi directly turned on the surveillance display on the counter and used his mobile phone (tablet) to play the surveillance video of the murder.

"This time, I want you to act out the body movements when the owner of Gaoze store and the murderer have a conflict." Shiraishi explained at this time.

Although the murderer used the surveillance rules to "hide" himself, Gao Ze's movements can be seen, and the collisions of surrounding objects can also be seen...

"Eh? Wait, Director...Yuto Hayashida is almost as tall as Minister Fuji. As for me...is the victim so short?" Kawai raised his hand and said in surprise.

Shiraishi looked at her and said, "No, Fuji, you play the role of the shop owner Gao Ze..."

(End of this chapter)