Conan: Chief of Rice Flower's Science Points

Chapter 221 Rewards and Punishments
"It's really too bad... Fortunately, he has been arrested and Mikumo Insurance has also been investigated!" While eating, Ayako also strongly echoed Xiaohei's criticism of Atsumi Ryuzo.

but……

When talking about "Sanyun", Bai Shi's face froze for a moment - Bai Shi estimated that the end of "Sanyun" would be at most the senior executives would reflect in name only, the market value would plummet, and they would be acquired...

Compared with the dozens of lives lost, the price paid was actually negligible. It was just a few grassroots scapegoats being thrown out to serve a short sentence for two or three years, and the financial backers behind the scenes losing some money.

After all, complaints related to "Sanyun Insurance" have not been dealt with for eight years. This is not the behavior of a few individuals or even a faction!
Originally, they didn't consider this a "big deal". They just gave face to Atsumori and everyone kept it to themselves. Therefore, the scope of the case was so wide that it was impossible to pursue legal action...

Ayako also noticed that Shiraishi was in a bad mood, so she quickly changed the subject and said, "By the way, how are the people involved in the case? Do you need lawyer Kumimon's help?"

Although in this case, the six people essentially colluded to frame Atsumori Liuzao, Ayako was very righteous and regarded the six of them as "people involved in the case."

"Not for now. I have contacted lawyer Eri Kisaki before. Except for Ms. Kanzaki and Ms. Sachiko, no one else will be prosecuted. Lawyer Eri Kisaki has also agreed to defend them. At least the charge of 'kidnapping' can be cleared." Shiraishi had contacted a lawyer before.

Among the six, Yayoi Aida is definitely innocent - she just wanted to cooperate in exposing Atsumori's crimes, and before she could do that, she was attacked and seriously injured... Unless she claimed that she knew about the kidnapping in advance, no case would be filed at all.

In addition, Ozaki only hurt himself and gave false evidence. As a minor and a victim, he will not be held accountable for this. Although Takami's behavior is illegal, he is in the late stage of cancer, and the police and prosecutors are not willing to get involved at this time...

As for Grandma Chengjiang, she was just taking care of the children. If she insists that she knew nothing, she can be completely innocent, even if she tells the truth... She is in her seventies and she has the ability to resist the law.

Therefore, apart from Sachiko and Kanzaki, the prosecution will most likely not prosecute others even if they are guilty!

Ayako heaved a sigh of relief after hearing this: "That's good, fortunately... the bomb was replaced with a fake one in the end. If the only charge left is intimidation, Sachiko should have a chance to avoid being sentenced to actual imprisonment."

Shiraishi did not hide the fact that Yukiko had defused the bomb from Ayako...

"Well, I don't know if Ms. Kanzaki can get a reprieve, but the police are definitely keeping an eye on her, and she probably won't have the chance to perform again in the future." Shiraishi said, shaking his head.

"By the way, Ms. Takami's illness..." Ayako asked worriedly.

"She has agreed to the surgery, and the surgeon is Dr. Daimon...it shouldn't fail." Shiraishi was not as confident as Daimon - after all, this was late-stage pancreatic cancer.

However, Takami had been refusing to undergo surgery before, mainly because she was worried that she would die on the operating table. Even if she would definitely die without the surgery, she couldn't let her life end prematurely. She had to protect Komaki, so she held on.

Now that Lao Shengsheng has been arrested, it is impossible for him to obtain custody, and Takami is no longer as opposed to the surgery as before...

"At least the result is good!" Ayako breathed a sigh of relief and said encouragingly when she heard that.

"There is one more person who will probably be punished." Bai Shi pouted as he spoke, and continued, "That's me... Of course, they don't dare to do anything to me now. At most, they will charge me with crimes like 'disobeying orders' and give me internal punishment, deducting a few months' salary or something like that."

"Deduct salary? I don't think so." Ayako rarely denied Shiraishi's words.

Shiraishi thought that Ayako was too naive, and shook his head to explain: "You don't understand. This time I was playing with my own 'little thoughts' without the knowledge of the entire police system. There is no way the Metropolitan Police Department would not react..."

But he was afraid that Ayako would worry about him, so he added, "It won't be a big punishment. Let's not talk about the issue of 'justification'. Just from the case itself, whether it's Minister Odagiri, the overall person in charge, or Officer Uno, the on-site commander, they won't say anything bad about me. Even if they do, it's to shut others up. They'll lift me up high and then let me down gently."

Bai Shi still understood the character of both of them.

When Ayako heard Shiraishi's rebuttal, she still smiled and asked, "Xiao Hei, do you want to make a bet with me?"

"Hmm?" Shiraishi looked at Ayako in surprise, then nodded and said, "Okay, what do you want to bet on?"

"Well... I haven't come up with an idea yet. Just promise me one thing! If you lose, I will also promise you one thing." Ayako said after thinking for a while.

Is this considered a bet?
What difference does it make whether you win or lose? Without this bet, you can't "promise something"?

However, Bai Shi, who felt that he had won, still agreed, because...

"Actually, I received a call from Iwata on my way here... The top brass at the Metropolitan Police Department were in a meeting. And it wasn't an internal meeting. The director and others were called to the police department. At this juncture... it's most likely about this case." Shiraishi's tone sounded as if he had already won.

The bigwigs may not take Mikumo's affairs seriously, and they will not care about Atsumori's beastly behavior, but...

The exposure of Kanzaki Hitomi, coupled with Shiraishi's subsequent arrest, further promoted the exposure, making the incident have a great social impact, which cannot but cause people to pay attention.

In addition, Shiraishi also learned from Iwata that many officials from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Industry, including Toshio Moroboshi, had also taken leave at this time - obviously they had chosen to avoid the limelight. At this time, the punishment for Shiraishi was not "revenge" but "warning" - no matter what the reason, no matter who Shiraishi was dealing with, the police system did not want to see an uncontrolled person!
But it doesn’t matter, because…

At most, it will be a salary deduction!

Shiraishi had calculated before that his savings... were enough to pay for a few months of car loans and rent.

"Maybe it's a reward for you?" Ayako asked back.

"How could that be...ah, sorry." As Shiraishi was speaking, his cell phone rang - because of work, Shiraishi had to answer the phone at any time, even when he was on a date.

After taking a look at the caller ID, Shiraishi realized it was Iwata, and he was even more certain...

There is probably news!
Iwata has always been well-informed. For meetings like this, as soon as the meeting is over, he can find out the news directly without having to wait for it to be passed on.

"Hello, I'm Shiraishi... Yeah, don't worry, I'm prepared... As expected... Hmm? What?"

Shiraishi originally thought that he would have to stop receiving salary for a few months, but who knew...

"The Metropolitan Commissioner's Award and the National Police Agency Commissioner's Award?" Shiraishi asked in a strange tone.

"That's right, the decision has been made and an announcement will be made soon," Iwata said confidently.

"Huh? These people have changed their personalities?" Shiraishi looked at Ayako in confusion.

"I'll tell you!" Ayako realized something at this time and quickly spoke aside.

If it was a work call, Ayako would definitely keep silent, but...

Since she was just chatting with Iwata, Ayako made a noise on purpose!
"Huh? Are you dating Miss Suzuki? Then I won't disturb you. Just think of treating me to a meal!" Iwata said very tactfully.

……

"Huh? How could it be... Could it be the Suzuki Group... Impossible!" When Shiraishi hung up the phone, he hadn't reacted yet. He first suspected that Ayako had helped him get through the back door, but then he thought again, it was unlikely.

If the Suzuki Group really puts in an effort, it will indeed have an influence on the Metropolitan Police Department...even on the National Police Agency and the National Public Safety Commission, but it can never do this!
It wouldn't be difficult to win a few "Superintendent General Awards" for Shiraishi, but not at this time...

If Shiraishi is willing to be a gigolo, this kind of thing would not be a problem at all, but the prerequisite is that he must "eat to the end" and be completely dependent on the Suzuki Group - after all, the Suzuki Group is not something that can be decided by two or three people.

Furthermore, even if the Suzuki Group used its influence, it could not directly change the punishment into a reward, otherwise wouldn't the police system be riding on their heads? This is completely different!
Bai Shi didn't realize what went wrong for a moment, but...

Ayako obviously knew this, otherwise she wouldn't have made a bet with him.

"Didn't you also say that... Kanzaki Hitomi will definitely be banned, and what everyone wants to see the most is that the public feels that justice was served this time because Kanzaki Hitomi and Omaki and the others jointly reported her...

"Now that Atsumori's case has come to the public's attention, the best scenario is for everyone to think that it was the police who solved the problem," Ayako said maturely.

"That shouldn't be me..." Bai Shi was still puzzled.

"You haven't carefully watched the reporting video that Hitomi Kanzaki posted online before, right?" Ayako asked back.

"Huh? What's wrong?" Bai Shi said, turning his phone back to the video player.

Bai Shi had indeed not looked at anything carefully before, but...

This time I went looking with a purpose and immediately found the "clue"!
In the video played by Kanzaki Hitomi, in which Atsumori made a big statement, it is obvious that the other police officers in the camera were all keeping their heads down and not saying a word. Only the most conspicuous "big guy" had a sneer on his face...

In addition, clues can actually be found in reports from all sides - as long as the news about the arrest of Atsumori Liuzao is reported in more detail, it will be indicated that the arresting entity is the "Mika Agency"!
In this case, Shiraishi is of course the best candidate to replace Kanzaki Hitomi as the "great hero of Atsumori Liuzao's execution"...

At the same time, Shiraishi also discovered that Ayako had actually matured a lot, and this time he did not see the essence of her character.

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