Conan: Chief of Rice Flower's Science Points

Chapter 226: An honest man?
In a cafe near Takigawa Foods, Shiraishi and Matsumoto were sitting and waiting...

This is not a busy commercial area to begin with, and with Bai Shi sitting here, almost no one comes to this small half of the store.

Soon, Ah Chuan led a man in his thirties or forties in. The man had fierce features, but his demeanor was very honest, especially his eyes, which seemed a little timid when he looked at people...

However, the first thing that Shiraishi and Matsumoto noticed was not his temperament, but...

He has a wound on his face!
There was a bruise on his cheekbone and a bandage on his forehead.

"Mr. Yamakawa, long time no see. Do you still remember me?" Bai Shi said with a smile.

Yamakawa nodded hurriedly - it would be strange if he couldn't remember, Shiraishi was the type of person that was unforgettable once you met him, not to mention that Yamakawa had been interrogated by Shiraishi in the past!

"Who hit you?" Bai Shi raised his chin at the wound on his face.

"I fell..."

"Think before you lie. If you don't say it here, go to the interrogation room and ask. I'll see if your mouth is still so tight!" Bai Shi said sternly.

"Yes... I really didn't fight back! This was not a fight!" Shanchuan said quickly.

"Mr. Yamakawa, tell us what happened." Achuan was anxious watching from the side.

"It's Da... Erhubu." Shanchuan instinctively wanted to call him big brother, but quickly changed his words.

"When did he hit you?" Bai Shi put down the coffee cup and asked more seriously.

"Officer, Yamakawa... was beaten, right?" Achuan confirmed weakly from the side - why was he so fierce to the person who was beaten.

"Why did he hit you? Why didn't he hit others?" Bai Shi asked confidently.

Achuan:? ? ?
"Protection Officer Agawa, we are investigating a murder case, you don't need to speak." Matsumoto reminded at this time.

Who would have thought that at this time, Shanchuan was even more surprised than her and asked, "Murder? Big brother is dead?"

Bai Shi couldn't help but sneer when he saw his innocent look - I was deceived by you back then, and I thought you were an honest man, but it turns out that you can withstand pressure better than anyone else...

Are you still pretending with me?
"This, this has nothing to do with me! Da...Nihubu was fine after beating me..." When Yamakawa saw Shiraishi's expression, he knew that he was suspected and hurriedly explained.

Matsumoto tapped the table gently and said, "Tell me slowly, when, where, and why he hit you."

Seeing this, Shanchuan couldn't help but swallow nervously. After all...

This red and white cop is really too hard to handle - after all, Matsumoto and Shiraishi, one doesn't look like a good person, and the other doesn't look like a human being...

"It was around ten o'clock last night... at the Green Park." Shanchuan said sullenly.

Shiraishi and Matsumoto immediately changed their sitting posture - Good guy, you don't want to pretend anymore, right?
Now we have the time and location of the crime!
"The reason!" Matsumoto asked calmly.

"I... I asked my eldest brother to borrow money before. Last night... Erhubu came to me and said that he could lend me money, but... he wanted me to accompany him to do the same things as before... I didn't agree, so..." Shanchuan said at a loss at this time.

"Mr. Yamakawa!" Achuan, who was standing aside, became anxious first.

"Sorry! I don't want to contact him either, but... I really have no other place to borrow money, and my mother's medicine money for next month is already..." Shanchuan said in a hoarse voice.

At this time, Shiraishi remembered that there was 30 yuan in the wallet found on Nihube's body.

The reason given by Shanchuan sounds reasonable at first glance, but...

Bai Shi still keenly felt that he did not tell the truth in the end!
"How much money did he say he would give you?" Matsumoto obviously also thought of the overly generous wallet.

"Three hundred thousand... They also said they could give me three hundred thousand every month, but I didn't want to do anything illegal anymore, so I didn't agree," Shanchuan said sullenly.

"Only three hundred thousand? You've been in prison for more than four years. Even if you want to quit the group after you get out, the boss should at least show some appreciation, right?" Bai Shi said sarcastically.

From the perspective of the Jidao, what the Erhubu did was not in line with "benevolence and righteousness".

The team member who took the blame came out. It was a matter of hundreds of thousands of dollars, and he still said the word "borrow"?

"That's right, didn't you accomplish such a big thing for Nihube?" Matsumoto stared at him with sharp eyes.

Although there was no direct "separate trial", Shiraishi and Matsumoto mentioned what happened in those years in their words and deeds.

Shanchuan was so scared that he lowered his head and dared not speak at all.

"It's not a big deal, no." Shanchuan said in a low voice.

Bai Shi immediately asked, "Let's not talk about the previous one. This time... after Nihubu hit you, did you fight back... No, did you accidentally push him down the stairs?"

If Achuan were a lawyer, she would have protested by now, saying that Shiraishi's question was a "leading question", but unfortunately she didn't understand and could only worry.

"No! Really not! He stood firmly..." Shanchuan denied repeatedly.

"Before you came out, were you at the temple fair in Roku-chome?" Shiraishi suddenly asked. "Yes, Nihube suddenly called me over." Yamakawa was frightened and answered quickly.

"What are you doing there?" Bai Shi asked.

“Making takoyaki…” Yamakawa seemed to know everything.

After hearing the answer, Shiraishi and Matsumoto couldn't help but look at each other - that's right, the egg liquid on the corpse's hands should have been rubbed on his clothes at that time!
Of course, this cannot be used as direct evidence.

because……

This bastard directly admitted that he had met Erhubu that night, but he only admitted that he was beaten up by Erhubu and did not even admit that he fought back!
It’s indeed insidious!
In this case, even though the Erhubu had the residues on his clothes in his hands, it could not be said to be solid evidence against him.

"Yamakawa...so you didn't deny that you were attacked by Nihube on the steps of Green Park, right?" Shiraishi suddenly confirmed.

Shanchuan became visibly nervous upon hearing this, but at this point... he could only nod.

"You've taken the whole afternoon off, right? Could you please come to the police station and cooperate in the investigation in depth? Bring the clothes you wore last night." Shiraishi "asked for opinion" without allowing any room for rebuttal.

If he disagrees, Shiraishi will ask Kunikida to apply for an "arrest warrant"!

At the time of the deceased's death, there was a physical conflict with the deceased at the scene of the crime...

It has come to this point, and an "arrest warrant" can definitely be obtained.

Shanchuan also nodded wisely at this time.

Shiraishi originally wanted the police from the station to pick him up, but Ah Chuan took the initiative to ask, "I'll take him!"

She still wanted to minimize the impact of the police.

After hearing this, Bai Shi hesitated for a moment and then agreed.

He was not worried that Shanchuan would run away - if he ran away at this time, it would be no different from admitting to murder!
……

After Yamakawa left, Matsumoto couldn't help but say, "Sure enough, he is a cunning criminal. He actually admitted that he had met Nitobe!"

"Hmm...hmm." Bai Shi was a little absent-minded.

Seeing this, Matsumoto looked over in confusion, and Shiraishi immediately said, "I think... although he lied, he didn't look like he was pretending to be cowardly."

If he really killed someone...

It must have been an accident during the argument!

Five years ago, Bai Shi had just been "promoted to a regular employee". At that time, he did not have any "interrogation" skills, and the only points he had were used to strengthen his "evidence collection" ability. Compared to making a breakthrough from the "person", Bai Shi hoped to find the body.

But now, Bai Shi is basically a hexagonal warrior in terms of frontline case handling ability, but...

This time, Bai Shi still felt that Shanchuan was "very cowardly" and even a little "honest"!
He was able to hide the truth from the Shiraishi of the past, which could be considered as being "cunning" enough, but to be able to hide the truth from the Shiraishi of the present through micro-expressions... isn't that a bit too sinister?

If he was really such a "talent", he wouldn't have been sent to prison twice in a row, and even after being released from prison, he would have struggled to survive!
Of course, Yamakawa is indeed very suspicious now, and can even be said to be the current number one suspect, but there is no conclusive evidence, and in theory he is just "cooperating with the investigation."

Matsumoto nodded and said, "Indeed... And why did Nihube come back overnight to lend him money? It's also a questionable point..."

"Well, this is probably where the lie lies." This was also Shiraishi's observation.

If it's just about borrowing money, hiring thugs, or something like that, there's no need to rush.

"So..." Matsumoto was just about to say that he and Shiraishi could go to Saitama in person, when Shiraishi's phone rang again.

"I'm Shiraishi... Hmm? Found it... And there's an illegitimate child? Well... Don't you know the reason... After going to the kindergarten? You guys pay attention, go to that kindergarten and check it out... If the Saitama Prefectural Police... Hmm? Oh... Okay, that's even better..."

After Bai Shi answered the phone, his face looked strange.

As expected, Nitobe has a mistress and an illegitimate child in Kasukabe, Saitama Prefecture. Last night, Nitobe even went to the kindergarten to pick up his son who had just entered the kindergarten, but...

After that, he left Saitama in a hurry and returned to Toudou at around six o'clock. The specific reason is unknown, including that they should have questioned Nihube's "mistress", but the other party said that she did not know and was confused about what happened.

"What's wrong?" Matsumoto asked curiously, "Can I say hello to the Saitama Prefectural Police?"

Matsumoto thought that the Beika Agency encountered trouble during its operation in Saitama Prefecture.

Although in name the Metropolitan Police Department is only responsible for the Eastern Capital, and is the same as the prefectural police headquarters in other counties, in reality... no matter which headquarters it is, the top two in command mostly have experience from the National Police Agency or the Metropolitan Police Department, and it is impossible for them to be promoted purely locally. The heads of the headquarters also want to "go to the capital" for advancement.

The Metropolitan Police Department and the National Police Agency almost share senior police officers - for example, the Chief of Police is most likely promoted from the core directors of the National Police Agency... At the senior level, the two can be said to be one.

Grassroots police officers may have some "sectarianism", but among the top leaders, the Metropolitan Police Department is definitely the most respected.

"No need, I just happened to meet Inspector Ogino..."

(End of this chapter)