Conan: Chief of Rice Flower's Science Points

Chapter 259 Climbing the th Floor is Really Tired

Shiraishi directly handed the phone to Kuroda Bei, who was more experienced in this area.

"Miss Suzuki, right? Please listen to me calmly. There is a very likely dangerous criminal who has sneaked into the Suzuki Hotel and is very likely carrying a gun. Police officers are expected to arrive in ten minutes.

“Now please inform the hotel staff to keep an eye on people coming in and out to see if there is a young woman in a pink dress.

"Once you find her, don't alarm her. Try to give her the opportunity to take the elevator alone. It would be best to cut off the power and lock her in. If you can't let her take the elevator alone, stop all elevators before she enters..."

Kuroda is indeed an old guard, and he has many "homemade methods"...

At the same time, Shiraishi didn't listen to what was said later, but directly greeted Yuno: "I will go to the scene to command!"

Then he tore off the police uniform from the backrest, threw it over his back, and hurried out.

……

With Suzuki Ayako's order, evidence and basis are no longer important, and Suzuki Hotel will cooperate unconditionally.

Not long after, the staff of Suzuki Hotel discovered a woman wearing a pink dress!

Soon, the hotel waiters also used intercoms to quietly contact each other.

The receptionist at the door had a noticeable stiffness in his tone and movements. At this moment...

"Ma'am, is this your first time visiting our hotel? Please come this way. I'll guide you!"

Yamagishi, the foreman with the most experience and maturity in service, took the initiative to step forward and naturally lead the way.

("Masked Hotel" Naomi Yamagishi)
Unfortunately, because there were too many people in the elevator on the first floor, there was no way for her to enter the elevator alone!
Kuroda also said that they couldn't obviously guide her in alone and stop other guests, otherwise they would definitely be alarmed.

This is a suspect who has a gun and is also sick!

Helplessly, Suzuki Hotel could only settle for the next best thing - the logistics department directly cut off the power to the elevator, so that no one could use the elevator to go up, and the 18th floor was not so easy to climb!
Even if the suspect really wants to go up the stairs to the safety passage, he will probably be exhausted and his physical strength will be greatly reduced.

After all, "multiple personalities" is not "possession by gods". It can create a personality that is decisive and even talented in using a pistol, but the body is still that of a malnourished female!
This is also the reason why Yamato, who had been beaten badly before, suffered relatively minor injuries - the opponent was very accurate and had a sharp eye, but not very strong.

"Sorry, the elevator is out of service for a while due to a malfunction. I can arrange for you to use the free lounge on the first floor..." Yamagishi wanted to "isolate" the person alone.

"Eh? Well then... it really is." The pink skirt lady said helplessly, and took the opportunity to ask, "I heard that you can get free manicures in the lounge of your hotel?"

"Of course, how about I give you some samples to choose from?"

For the safety of the guests, Yamagishi suppressed his fear and guided the woman in the pink skirt throughout the whole process.

Not long after, Fujiwa Kawai, the patrolman closest to Suzuki Hotel, arrived...

"Ma'am, could you please show us your ID?" Fujikami asked as he stepped forward and calmly put Yamagishi, who was holding the nail art album, behind him.

Although Kawai was very scared, he still followed Minister Fuji and went forward to interrogate the woman in the pink skirt.

"Eh? What happened? I did bring my driver's license..." the woman in the pink skirt wondered.

"Um... May I ask why you came to the hotel..." Teng already realized that something was wrong.

"I came to see my parents, they live here...what's wrong?"

……

"Calling the search headquarters. We've just confirmed the identity of this lady. She has a driver's license and her family is in the hotel... She's not a search target!" Teng immediately called the headquarters.

"Oh no..." Kuroda's face turned dark.

At the same time, the intercom at the Suzuki Hotel said, "Safe passage! The surveillance of the safe passage found a female guest wearing a pink skirt entering!"

Yamagishi quickly conveyed the message to the investigation headquarters. Uno and Kuroda immediately broke out in sweat when they heard it...

Kunikida took the initiative to step forward and said to the intercom connected to Fuji, "Detective Fuji! The suspect seems to be going upstairs in the safe passage, go and try to intercept him!"

"Yes!" Teng responded directly.

"Wait a minute! This..." Yuno was still a little worried - isn't it too dangerous to let a female patrol officer go against a gunman?

"Counselor Uno, please trust our police officers!" Kunikida said directly.

"Fuji Seiko, Kawai Mai, the bullet inspection is complete, enter the safe passage..."

At this time, Fuji didn't care about the people "above". Since Section Chief Kunikida had given the order, she checked the bullets first, whispered a few words to Kawai, and asked her to follow two steps behind her.

……

Yuno opened his mouth but couldn't say anything for a moment - it was clearly the police station in Toudou, but... the aura of the Beika Police Station made him feel unfamiliar.

Kuroda nodded secretly. When he was in the Security Bureau, he often had to contact local police stations. The temperament of the police officers in ordinary police stations was nothing compared to that of the Beihua Police Station.

This is not a difference in professional skills or occupational abilities, but a difference in appearance and demeanor!

Shiraishi has only been in office for less than half a year, and there have been such changes...

At the same time, Shiraishi also learned about the current situation from the intercom, and parked the car directly behind the Suzuki Hotel. The rooms on this side were basically rented out activity halls and banquet halls.

Looking at the towering glass wall in front of him, Bai Shi sighed in his heart: The eighteenth floor is not that easy to climb...

That's right...

Shiraishi is really climbing!
Bai Shi looked up, followed the hotel's structural diagram, confirmed the location of Hall 4 on the 18th floor, and then confirmed the fulcrum "along the way". Then he took off his coat and followed the frame and the outer edge, and started to climb up from the glass wall...

On the other side, in the safe passage, Fuji and Kanako also started a pursuit.

In terms of physical strength, Kanako's weak body is certainly not as good as Fuji who exercises regularly. However, Kanako, or the "deer man", has many ways to go. She turned to other floors halfway, leaving Fuji empty-handed.

The hotel also notified the guests in Hall 4 on the 18th floor, asking them to stop their activities and evacuate immediately...

"Why cancel the event? Didn't we pay?" Yoshiko Sakamoto seemed impatient.

Sakamoto is the "best friend" of Kanako who was interviewed before. He was also the monitor of Kanako's class fifteen years ago. He was also the one who took the lead in isolating Kanako at that time. He is also the one who sends invitations to Kanako's hometown every year...

However, fifteen years have passed. Perhaps because she has told lies too many times, she has come to believe that she is Kanako's best friend, and the memories that would make her feel guilty have been buried.

"Ms. Sakamoto, the police will launch a special operation in the hotel later. This is also for everyone's safety. Of course, all fees will be waived, and next time you come..." Yamagishi had just come up in the staff elevator and was about to tell her about the discount.

But Sakamoto has already waved his hand and walked away impatiently...

At this moment, a woman in a pink skirt and with disheveled hair walked up to the podium with a strange gait.

The concierge at the side asked in confusion: "This student has something to say... Can you introduce yourself first, your class and name?"

But the girl in the pink skirt just walked straight up to him without any intention of answering.

The originally bustling crowd around seemed to quiet down a little and pay attention over because of the strange atmosphere.

"Good afternoon everyone. It's really strange... Don't you look for me every year? Why can't you recognize me this time?" Kanako said with a grin.

Sakamoto, who had just been full of impatience, now had a look of panic on her face and instinctively took two steps back - obviously no matter how much she lied to herself, she now remembered that she was not Kanako's friend, and even... on the day she disappeared, she refused and instigated other classmates to refuse to travel with her!

Sakamoto wanted to hide in the crowd, but Kanako looked directly at him.

"Captain Sakamoto, what are you hiding from?" Kanako asked as she walked closer.

"Kanako, Kanako..." Sakamoto's face was full of disbelief - it was obvious that she didn't really want to "see her again".

Then Sakamoto frantically tried to take her cell phone out of her handbag - of course, a detective from Souichi had visited her before, but she didn't think there was anything wrong with it at the time.

Although I called myself a "friend" and there was some acting involved, it was just a little quarrel between children. It wasn't me who caused her disappearance!

Mr. Matsushita also thinks so...

But now, Sakamoto just felt as if he was being stared at by a wild beast, and instinctively wanted to call the detective.

But just as she took out her cell phone tremblingly, Kanako had already calmly raised the gun!

Screams were heard all around immediately, and the scene was in chaos...

boom--

With the sound of a gunshot, Sakamoto was tackled by the hotel manager Yamagishi. At the same time, the scene became completely chaotic and everyone rushed out to escape...

Kawai, who had just arrived at the door, was pushed away by the crowd and couldn't get in at all. He had seen the door leading to the corridor open and shaking, so Fuji was led there and asked Kawai to continue to the final destination on the 18th floor.

Fujimoto was distracted by the arrangement of the "deer man"...

Although he lacks physical strength, the "Deer Man" personality is very good at taking advantage of the environment and people's psychology!
"Get away!" Kanako walked straight forward, grabbed Yamagishi's hair and tried to pull her away.

Just then...

There was a ruckus——

A large part of the floor-to-ceiling window behind the gauze curtains in the banquet hall was broken!

When everyone heard the loud noise, they all turned their heads to look over...

Amid the falling glass shards that looked like shattered ice crystals, a tall and majestic figure walked in. It seemed that he had broken into the room through a window. Even Shan'an, who was most familiar with the place, was stunned. There was no balcony outside the fourth hall.

"I'm a police officer, put down your gun." Bai Shi looked around and breathed a sigh of relief - no one had been shot!
"Police officer?" Kanako pointed the gun directly at Shiraishi.

Bai Shi then discovered that she was holding the gun with one hand, and her posture was not standard at all. It seemed...

The fact that you were able to shoot so accurately before must be a talent!

"Ms. Akiyoshi, you are the victim of this case. If possible, I don't want to use violence against you." Shiraishi faced the gun without any fear. Instead, he persuaded her earnestly.

Kawai and Fuji finally squeezed in at this time. Fuji saw Kanako pointing a gun at the director who had rushed over from somewhere, so he quickly raised his gun and pointed it at Kanako from behind: "Don't move! Put the gun down!"

The posture of the vine is very standard, one hand holding it and the other hand supporting the handle, but...

It was obvious that Fuji was trembling a little, and he couldn't hold it as steadily as Kanako!
After joining the police academy, Fuji was ranked first in graduation (the police officers of the island country enter the police academy after joining the police academy, and the non-professional, semi-professional and professional groups do not have classes and training together), but in the boxing and gun courses, he was only "passed".

Kanako glanced slightly to the side and back at this time, but remained motionless. Instead, she taunted, "Miss Policewoman, can you do it? It seems that my target is bigger than yours. Do you want to compete?"

Fuji was indeed a little nervous at this time, and his hand holding the gun tightened a little. Kawai, who was standing by, quickly helped Yamagishi and Sakamoto up and pulled them to the back...

Shiraishi said calmly: "Teng, put the gun down first, it's okay."

"It's okay?" Kanako looked at Shiraishi sarcastically.

"Ms. Akiyoshi, I understand how you feel... How about this, the first shot was a blank, and there are still four live bullets in the gun. I'll give you a chance to vent. I know you have a lot of emotions that you can't express, so use me as an outlet now..."

As Shiraishi spoke, he slowly raised his left hand, bent all four fingers together, and made a "come here" gesture to Akiyoshi Kanako.

The muzzle of Kanako's gun shook slightly for the first time, and her expression relaxed a little - it was obvious that she was a little at a loss as to what to do with this "request", and her dominant personality began to interfere with this "antisocial personality".

"It's okay. This is my own request. It won't be considered as assaulting a police officer." Bai Shi said with a soothing smile.

But it seemed that this smile hurt her instead. Kanako glared and shot!
boom--

If Fuji had not received Shiraishi's order, she would have probably opened fire. Even with Shiraishi's order, she was looking at Shiraishi nervously at this moment. If the director was really shot, she would also open fire to ensure Director Shiraishi's safety.

but……

Bai Shi just turned his body slightly, and the bullet flew out with a "whoosh" - after all, the floor-to-ceiling window behind Bai Shi was wide open, so there was not even the sound of the bullet hitting the wall.

Kanako's face also changed at this time, and she immediately realized that it should be the big guy in front of her who used the force of his arms to predict the time to shoot!

Immediately...

Bang, bang, bang—

Kanako fired three shots in a row!

Every shot is fired with fierce force!

As Shiraishi said...

Kanako, who had not seen the sky and the sun for fifteen years, finally saw the light of day again not long ago. What emerged in her heart was not reconciliation with the world!
She needed to vent, even if the reason for venting might not seem mature to others...

Not to mention the main culprit, Aoyama Yukichi, but the next person she wanted to kill was not Aoyama's relatives, not other people from the Tsugami Group, and she didn't even vent her anger on the police who failed to handle the case, but... those guys who had been making a fuss about their own suffering for fifteen years, and even used it as a stepping stone to become politicians or happily hold parties.

Bai Shi tried his best to guide her through words and body language - it was impossible to make her "let it go" in a short period of time, but at least he could let her focus on herself first!

Bai Shi's movements were so instant that afterimages appeared. In the less than two seconds of firing three consecutive shots, Bai Shi's seemingly huge body switched three movement planes, and each time he took a step forward...

After three shots, Shiraishi came directly in front of Kanako, his left hand already grasping the gun barrel - given the size of Shiraishi's palm, he was basically holding the gun and Kanako's hand together.

Although the barrel of the gun was still very hot when it pressed against the base of his thumb, it was bearable for Shiraishi.

"Damn it... Die, die, die!" Kanako looked crazy at this time.

Click-click-click-click-

After Shiraishi pointed the gun at her heart, Kanako didn't care that there was no bullet in the gun and kept pulling the trigger in vain.

"Kanako, welcome back." After Shiraishi said this, Kanako paused and a complex expression appeared on her face.

"Take a break." Shiraishi said, and stretched out a finger of his right hand. He lightly "cut" Kanako's neck, and she fainted.

Seeing this, Fuji, who had been nervous, hurried forward to support Kanako and... handcuffed her. She was much more obedient than Yamato.

At this time, reinforcements had arrived from outside. Murasakibara led the mobile team, holding explosion-proof shields, followed by patrolmen and detectives with guns... However, after they blocked the crowd behind them, they found that the suspect had already been arrested.

At this time, Bai Shi started to fiddle with his hair, which was full of broken glass...

"You are... Director Shiraishi? Do you need a room to take a shower? I can also help you with your clothes." Although Yamagishi was frightened at this time, her professionalism still forced her to remain calm on the surface.

"Yeah, that's fine." Shiraishi nodded and said to Yamagishi, "You're pretty good."

Just now, Shiraishi also saw that a hotel supervisor dared to protect the guests at gunpoint. This can be said to be the real-life version of "earning a few dollars is worth working so hard for" - of course, Shiraishi was not questioning it, but praising it.

……

Shiraishi came to the prepared room, threw his clothes into the laundry channel, and then took a shower.

Halfway through my shower, the room phone rang...

After Shiraishi picked up the phone, the voice of the Yamagishi foreman came out: "Mr. Shiraishi, Miss Suzuki is inquiring about your room... Can she come to you?"

"Eh? Of course...but I'm still taking a shower." Bai Shi was confused when he heard that.

Later, when Shiraishi continued to take a shower, he heard the sound of Ayako swiping her card to come in.

Through the bathroom door, Ayako told him: "Your clothes have been sucked... It's a pity that there are no spare clothes, but there should be no remaining broken glass."

Even the Suzuki Hotel wouldn't have spare clothes as large as Shiraishi's, so they could only give him some suction.

"Okay, just hang it on the door for me." Bai Shi said while taking a shower.

At this moment, Bai Shi's cell phone rang outside...

"It's a call with the note 'Investigation Headquarters'." Ayako reminded after taking a look.

Shiraishi, who had just applied shampoo, was afraid that something might have happened, so he hurriedly said, "Please answer the phone for me and ask if there is any accident." He was mainly afraid that Kanako would run away again!
Hearing this, Ayako looked at Shiraishi's phone, took a deep breath and said, "Hello... Hello, I'm Suzuki Ayako, Shiraishi is taking a shower."

Shiraishi:……

What a mistake, it feels a bit weird!
Uno:? ? ?
On the other side of the phone, Yuno was also stunned, not knowing what to say for a moment...

He was originally wondering why Shiraishi didn't come back with the suspect after he was arrested?
This……

Is it that urgent?

"Ahem, um... Inspector Shiraishi needs... um..." Uno didn't know how to ask for a moment. It seemed weird to just ask "how long will it take for you to come back".

Shiraishi, who felt that the topic was a bit strange, quickly rinsed off his shampoo, put on a small bathrobe, and took the phone...

"Hello? You're covered in broken glass just now, clean yourself up...what's wrong?" Shiraishi asked back - in theory, if there were no accidents, there would be nothing that required him, the director, to be present.

Generally speaking, in the "Special Investigation Headquarters", the local chief is a marginal figure, equivalent to a contractor for the workers (patrolmen)!

Uno ignored Shiraishi's previous explanation and replied, "It's nothing... Just now, because of the movement at Suzuki Hotel, the media got wind of it. Now there are reporters outside the Beihua Police Station, and... not long ago, someone photographed you climbing the stairs."

Shiraishi:……

Shiraishi can already imagine what kind of news there will be after "Rice Flower Red Hair"!
This is also why Shiraishi did not "fly on a broom" - it is impossible for no one to see it.

Climbing up with bare hands, I'm not afraid of being photographed, at most it's just a little more popular...

Since he already has “rice flower red hair”, Bai Shi is not afraid of going even further.

……

Because the Beihua Police Station is full of reporters, and Shiraishi, as the director, can't hide. After all, this means that the case has attracted attention, and it also involves guns...

Now that the case has been solved, there should be an immediate response to calm the citizens’ nerves.

"I have to hurry back to the office..." Shiraishi said as Ayako turned around.

Seeing this, Bai Shi didn't hesitate and started changing his clothes directly.

At the same time, Bai Shi also asked in confusion: "By the way, why did the front desk call me just now to ask about your visit to me?"

Hearing this, Ayako rolled her eyes and said, "This is the hotel's rule... probably to prevent stalkers!"

Well, even though it was the eldest daughter of the Suzuki family who asked, and the person being asked was Shiraishi Kuro, who didn't look like someone who would be troubled by a stalker...but rules are rules, and Yamagishi still made a special effort to ask.

"Ms. Yamagishi is really cautious." Shiraishi also smiled.

"No wonder, there was a female stalker in the hotel a while ago... Boys should also pay attention to safety when staying in a hotel!" Ayako said playfully.

(End of this chapter)