Conan: Chief of Rice Flower's Science Points

Chapter 266 Searching the library?
Just as Kuroki and Kanzaki were about to leave, Nishizawa suddenly said, "If you take antidepressants, it may affect the results of the mental evaluation..."

"Huh? What?" Hei Mu turned around after hearing that, but he still hadn't figured out what he meant.

Nishizawa looked up at Kuroki and said, "This is what Naruse Hiroyuki told me."

"You mean..." Kuroki suddenly realized that if this was true and Naruse Hiroyuki knew about it, then there might be something wrong with his mental evaluation results!
"I don't know anything else, but... he did say at the time, 'It's okay, just take medicine', and he has a way." Nishizawa recalled the scene when Naruse was about to attack Gaotang and his daughter.

At this time, Gu Meimen's expression changed slightly, but he didn't say anything.

"I will continue to investigate this matter!" Kuroki said solemnly.

If this is the case, it means there is something wrong with the original identification results!
But Kuroki also felt something was strange at this time...

Could it be that simply taking antidepressants could interfere with the results of a mental evaluation? This method is too ridiculous...

In fact, Caesar was not sure whether that guy was serious.

……

At this time, Naruse Hiroyuki was being interrogated by Akasaka.

Unlike the other two suspects, Naruse Hiroyuki was very uncooperative. Not only did he act crazy and stupid, he also insisted that he had no impression and did not remember what happened...

Akasaka's "detective intuition" told him that this guy was lying, but faced with this situation, he had no choice but to apply for a mental evaluation for him.

That afternoon, the preliminary evaluation results of Naruse came out, confirming that Naruse did have a history of mental illness. He was immediately taken to the School of Medicine of Touto University for treatment and a detailed evaluation!
Because Naruse has another "accomplice", so... if Nishizawa cooperates with the police, there is no fear of not being able to piece together the evidence chain against Naruse. However, if the results of the mental evaluation are problematic, I am afraid that Article 39 of the Criminal Law will still be triggered...

When Kuroki returned to the police station, he happened to see the transfer vehicle, so he went to the chief's office.

He was very concerned about what Nishizawa said at the end, but he couldn't be sure whether it was true or not. After all, Naruse might have just said it nonsense. But...

Kuroki knows an "expert" in psychology who he can consult - that's Director Shiraishi himself!
In the past, Kuroki would never have dared to imagine that an ordinary criminal policeman would come to the director's office so casually just because he "has some theoretical questions to ask" when investigating a case.

Before Shiraishi came to the Beihua Police Station, the number of times Kuroki had been to this corridor beside the Director's Office could be counted on one hand...

"Antidepressants affect the results of mental evaluation?" Shiraishi frowned when he heard Kuroki's question.

Bai Shi immediately shook his head and said, "Impossible. Unless the psychiatrist in charge of the evaluation blatantly fabricated data to make false evidence, otherwise... a mental evaluation is not as simple as filling out a questionnaire and talking about your feelings. A lot of pathological examinations are required."

In the cases of Hiroyuki Naruse and Kanako Akiyoshi, after the preliminary identification, their cases were sent to specialized institutions for final identification, and only then could legally significant identification results be obtained.

As for Takegami Sadajiro, he attacked the doctor during the preliminary assessment and no formal assessment was conducted at all.

"It's really not that simple..." Although Kuroki has not completely let go of the matter, since Director Shiraishi said so, he is at least certain that it is not so easy to find a loophole.

Bai Shi then said, "However... theoretically, if a normal person is given the wrong medication for a long time during the assessment period, errors will occur when conducting a mental assessment based on this."

"Eh? In that case... I understand." Hei Mu was stunned at first, then nodded.

It is not that you can get confused by taking the medicine once, but that you have to use the medicine incorrectly for a "long time".

and……

The person who conducts the mental evaluation must be staying in an institution with evaluation qualifications during the evaluation period. In this case, if the wrong medication can be used for a long time, there must be an insider!
Hei Mu immediately understood that this matter was not simple.

But... since I have already promised Caesar, I have to investigate even if it is not simple! But I can't rush...

Just then, Deputy Director Bichuan knocked on the door and came in. Seeing this, Hei Mu hurriedly said goodbye and left so as not to waste any more of his leader's time.

"Director, the Rice Flower Shopping Street Association just reported something...it may need your attention." Bichuan said in a serious tone.

"What's wrong?" Bai Shi immediately noticed.

In view of the special situation in Beika Town, Shiraishi asked Arioka to pay attention to these "dangerous factors", such as business disputes, neighborhood conflicts, marital discord... and so on, so that the police station can come to the door in time to educate the law!

"Recently, a new religious group has moved into Beika-cho, called the 'Kuaikai'. Previously, it was mainly developing in the Tama area, but now it has chosen to move from Beika-cho to the city, and has recently been developing members in Beika-cho." Bichuan reported.

"A cult..." Bai Shi frowned when he heard that.

The East Island Country has its own national conditions. There are countless "religious groups" of all sizes among the people, and the things they believe in are also a mess. Many of them are real personal worship and direct belief in the "leader".

The East Island government does not manage this very much. As long as there are no serious crimes or major incidents, it basically leaves it alone.

In the entire East Island nation, there are nearly 8,000 registered religious legal entities...

In other words, there are more than seven or eight thousand registered sects, and if you add the unregistered ones, it can be said that there is a riot of demons.

However, because Shintoism and Onmyoji have been popular among the people of East Island since ancient times, and the atmosphere of metaphysics is strong, many unknown religious groups may also have fanatical followers.

Not to mention ordinary people, there is no shortage of public figures participating in some large religious groups. Even influential religious groups have connections with politicians, and some have a say in Congress and the cabinet!

"In the Beika Shopping Street? Is there any way to make him get out?" Shiraishi's attitude is - don't die in front of me.

but……

"I'm afraid..." Bichuan looked helpless when he heard this: "If they haven't done anything illegal, we can't do this."

"What did the president of the shopping street say?" Shiraishi confirmed.

"Nothing special. I saw it in the occupancy report submitted on the shopping street." Bichuan shook his head.

People in the shopping street didn't take it seriously.

"Then let the nearby patrol officers keep a closer eye on the area and conduct more patrols every day. If they find any illegal behavior or unusual gatherings, report them immediately... By the way, an internal order has been issued that anyone in the police station who wants to join any religious group must report it." Bai Shi instructed Bichuan.

"Yes." Bichuan agreed.

Shiraishi was of course disgusted by this, but...

If they want to expel them, there is no legal basis to do so. Moreover, as the director, Shiraishi cannot make a decision like "banning religious groups from entering Beika Town". Even... Shiraishi cannot "ban police officers in the department from joining", otherwise he will be accused of interfering with religious freedom.

However, Shiraishi can make a compromise. If a police officer in the office joins a religious group, it must be reported immediately, otherwise Shiraishi can use this as a reason to punish him.

Of course, if you report it truthfully and let Shiraishi know that someone has joined a suspicious cult, then you will definitely be left on the bench until Shiraishi finds a reason to get you out.

This is also a relatively common compromise management method...

Afterwards, before this "bomb" exploded, Bai Shi had no good solution.

……

In the evening, Shiraishi worked overtime until seven o'clock, when Section Chief Marubi knocked on the door.

"Director, we have completed the things you asked us to do...but...are we really going to put them out there?" Yuanwei asked hesitantly.

"Let's start the show from today!" Bai Shi made the decision with a wave of his hand.

When Shiraishi got off work, he saw the results...

At the entrance of the police station, there was a large counting board with the following words written on it...

[It has been 7 days since the last murder in Yūka-cho. ]

There is also a longer annotation at the end: [Be kind to others, be honest in doing things, be harmonious with your spouse, be harmonious with your partner, be kind to your students and employees, and take legal action when conflicts arise and you want to protect your rights. The science of identification has made great progress, the statute of limitations has been extended, and long-standing wrongful cases can be solved...]

At the end was a line of big red words: [Please don’t let the numbers go to zero because of you! ]

Shiraishi came out from get off work at this time and took the lead in taking a selfie with his mobile phone, standing in front of the sign, and then posted it to his personal dynamics with the text "Beihua Police Station, no murder case in a week GetDa☆Ze"...

Yes, although a former Supreme Court Justice was arrested yesterday, but...

No one died, right?

By the time Shiraishi got off work, it had been exactly one week since Matsushita Yuriko died. During this week, no murders had occurred in Beika Town!
If a direct order is given to all police officers in the department to post personal updates on the "Rice Krispie Counting Board" every day, it will definitely be an act of power harassment, but Shiraishi can set an example himself - I believe there are many police officers who have good eyesight.

We must make the residents of Beika Town truly feel that a stable life is hard-won, and create an atmosphere that advocates being kind to others and protecting rights legally!

……

Before going to bed, Shiraishi took a look and found that it had received a lot of likes, and more police officers had also posted personal selfies with the "Rice Krispie Counting Board".

Shiraishi plans to count in two days which department has issued the least, and then at the morning meeting on Monday, pay attention to which foot of their section chief will enter the police station!
……

The next day, January of 2017 has passed, and half a month has passed since the release of the new Conan...

Conan gradually accepted it at this time. The effect of this medicine is not short-term!
In one month, eight homicides occurred in Beika Town, showing a slightly increasing trend... However, four of them were solved on the spot by the famous detective Kogoro Mori.

Moreover, in the last week, they maintained their golden status, which greatly boosted the morale of the Mihua Department!
On the afternoon of February 2, Wednesday, Deputy Director Murasakihara came to the Director's office and knocked on the door.

"Come in, Deputy Director Murasakibara, what's wrong?"

Shiraishi was a little nervous, but it was okay... No one had been killed in a week, so even if something happened now, Shiraishi could accept it!
Of course, Zi has something big going on...

"Director, the General Office Search 1 has a search mission and hopes to borrow a police dog." Murasakihara reported. "Police dogs" are much more valuable than police officers, and even require the director's signature.

"Search? What do they borrow the police dogs for?" Bai Shi wondered when he heard it.

It is not uncommon for the Investigation Division 1, or the "Criminal Department", to borrow police dogs from local police stations when going out on missions. After all, the police dogs of the "Metropolitan Police Department" are affiliated with the "Security Department" and have a special police dog unit...

The procedures for going to the "Security Department" to request a police dog are more complicated. If the purpose is not particularly complicated, it would be more convenient to borrow one directly from the local police station.

However, what Shiraishi was puzzled about was, what happened in Beika Town that made Megure come to borrow a dog?

Normally, if there is a case that requires a search, the Mihua Police Department should also take it seriously...

"They said they were going to search the Beika Library... I checked the police records and there was a missing case of a Beika Library employee the day before yesterday," said Murasakibara.

"The Beika Library? A missing person case?" Shiraishi immediately became more alert: "Okay, send out the police dogs, both of them... I'll go see Inspector Megure too."

Although I can't remember the specific Shiraishi, but...

Shiraishi at least remembers that the "Rice Flower Library" contributed a gloomy scene in the original work - the curator with a monkey face appeared from the elevator with a stern face!
Shiraishi couldn't remember what specific case it was, but it would always be a good idea to go and take a look.

Bai Shi drove himself, followed the police dog transport vehicle, and arrived outside the Mika Library...

"Brother Shiraishi, why did you come here in person?" Seeing this, Megure took the initiative to come forward and greet him.

Shiraishi also saw that Megure brought a lot of people this time, and the Identification Division seemed to be dispatched as well... Hmm? Shiraishi discovered that these police officers in dispatch uniforms looked... very familiar, and out of place!
"What's going on? Are you looking for someone?" Bai Shi asked when he saw this.

"That's right. We received a call the day before yesterday that a library employee named 'Tamadaya Kazuo' did not return home after get off work." Megure nodded.

Bai Shi was surprised when he heard this - that's it? Such a common "disappearance" should not be taken seriously by the police.

After all, in a high-pressure society like the East Island Country, the probability of adults suddenly running away from home is not small!

Because of this, although there was a record of calling the police, the Beika Police Department did not have any special response and just handled it normally in the Life Safety Section, so Shiraishi had no idea about this before.

Shiraishi is also very puzzled now. If that was all, why would the Investigation Section get involved in the investigation?
Megure saw this and knew what Shiraishi was wondering about, so he explained in a low voice: "Originally, he has been transferred to the Life Safety Department, but... yesterday, Section 5 came to say that this Tamada Kazuo is their informant, and they have already obtained some suspicious information about the director Tsukawa Hideji."

Bai Shi understood what he said...

If it was just an ordinary office worker who went missing, he might have run away from home, but... considering that he was "an informant for Section 5" and "had just reported the director's suspicious behavior", he then "disappeared after get off work".

This is very suspicious!

In this way, Shiraishi could understand why Megure came up to borrow a police dog - firstly, it was naturally to find the body. If Tamada Kazuo had really been killed, and the surveillance outside did not see the process of moving the body, then it would be natural to suspect that the body was still in the library; secondly, it might also be to find "evidence"!
Although Megure did not explain in detail, Shiraishi knew it very well. Section 5 was the department responsible for searching for illegal drugs and illegal firearms, and the former was also a compulsory learning item for police dogs.

Since Team 5 is investigating the director of the Beika Library, Director Jinchuan is most likely involved in these transactions.

Shiraishi then looked at the police officers in their dispatch uniforms. Their ferocious faces and keep-you-away aura certainly didn't seem like the kind of thing they could develop in a forensic class.

Apparently, the detectives from Section 5 are mixed in there as well, and they're attacking in plain clothes!
The current Criminal Minister, Odagiri, is the former minister of the previous Group Department. There is no obstacle to the cooperation between the two departments.

but……

Just when the police dog was about to enter, it was rejected by Jinchuan!

"No, absolutely not! We have a lot of old books here, and dogs coming in might contaminate the collection!"

"Director Jinchuan, our police dogs are specially trained. They can't poop or pee anywhere. They also wear muzzles. They just go in and sniff..."

"That won't work... I am now voluntarily cooperating with your search, right? But protecting the books is also our responsibility and obligation!"

At this time, Shiraishi saw a middle-aged man who looked like a giant macaque and was very white, stopping the police dog and the trainer outside. He must be the library director Hideji Tsukawa.

Takagi then came over to explain, but the other party was very resistant to this.

Bai Shi came over when he saw this...

"What's wrong?" Bai Shi asked, pretending to be ignorant.

"Director, Director Jinchuan is afraid that the police dog will dirty the books." The police dog's trainer said to Shiraishi helplessly.

Jinchuan was obviously more nervous when he saw Shiraishi, but he still said with a stiff upper lip: "Director Shiraishi, please tell me... We actively cooperate with the police, but it can't affect our normal work, right?"

Shiraishi looked at Jinchuan at this time - pale face, thin body, and a face that seemed to be unable to hold on to the flesh...

"Once" in the original work, this guy's appearance left a childhood shadow on Shiraishi. Even if he forgot the content of the case, he would never forget the "curator in the elevator". But now that he is face to face, Shiraishi has a different feeling...

This guy is likely to be a "poisonous insect"!
I can't say it's 100% accurate, but after such a long time of working together, Bai Shi still has some instinctive judgment on the Poisonous Insect Face.

Seeing Shiraishi staring at him, Jinchuan swallowed hard.

But Shiraishi smiled and said, "Forget about the police dog. Director Jinchuan can just take us in to have a look."

That’s right, Inspector Megure doesn’t have a search warrant, so theoretically Tsugawa can refuse to cooperate!

After all, this is still just a "missing case" and there is no evidence, so it is definitely impossible to apply for a "search warrant".

As for Section 5, they were even more reluctant to alert Jinchuan before discovering evidence of his guilt, otherwise they would not have secretly cooperated with Souichi in the investigation.

Jinchuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that, and at the same time forced a smile and said, "Of course I am willing! I didn't expect Director Shiraishi to come in person... That guy Yutian is really something. He complained about too many things at home before. I think maybe he just went to hide away somewhere for some peace and quiet."

Megure also came over at this time, looked at Jinchuan and said in a deep voice: "Really? But Mrs. Tamada didn't say that."

"Eh? Didn't he go home to get his luggage? Then...did something happen on the way? When he got off work yesterday, he really left in a hurry." Jinchuan continued to play dumb.

However, Megure deliberately said in a threatening tone: "No, Mrs. Tamada said that Mr. Tamada would send her a text message every day before leaving get off work, but she didn't receive it yesterday..."

Jinchuan was obviously shaken when he heard this, but he finally said, "Really? Then... maybe something happened, but it's definitely not in the library."

Shiraishi can be sure now...

Even in the original work, if Conan and his naughty kids hadn't intervened, this guy wouldn't have been able to escape!
It is obvious that Team 5 and Investigation Team 1 have already set their sights on him and are just looking for evidence. Even if he can escape the first day, he cannot escape the fifteenth day.

What’s more, he refused to allow the police dog to enter, which made him look even more cowardly!
But now Megure is not worried at all...

You don't let the police dog in, but let Brother Bai Shi in?

Did you know that Brother Shiraishi’s nose is as good as a police dog’s?

At this time, Shiraishi and Megure followed Tsukawa in, and a group of ferocious-looking forensic officers also filed in.

The team had to search the people from Section 5 bit by bit, but Shiraishi and Megure did not search personally at this time. Instead, they followed the curator to "visit each floor."

Upon seeing this, Director Jinchuan personally took the two people to the elevator.

"Please." Jinchuan said after coming in first.

Then Shiraishi and Megure came in, but...

beep beep-

Just as Takagi followed in, the elevator alarm suddenly sounded!

It looked like a seven-person ladder, but it only took four people to make the sound...

"Brother Takagi, you should lose weight, hahaha..." Megure smiled awkwardly.

Takagi:……

Gao Mu smiled helplessly and retreated, saying, "Then the three of you go first."

After Takagi went out, the elevator door began to close, but at this moment, Shiraishi suddenly blocked the elevator door!
"Huh? Brother Shiraishi, what's wrong?" Megure asked puzzledly.

"Brother Megure, have you gained weight again recently?" Shiraishi suddenly asked seriously.

"Eh? Well... just a little bit, hehe..." Megure said embarrassedly.

"But...it's only about 120 kilograms, right?" Bai Shi continued to ask after estimating it.

"Almost..." Megure also vaguely realized at this time that Shiraishi was hinting at something.

Jinchuan, who was at the innermost part of the elevator, looked obviously nervous.

"I weigh around 160 kilograms, so let's assume we weigh 280 kilograms. However... the weight limit for the seven-person ladder is 450 kilograms!" Shiraishi said, turning his head to look at Jinchuan.

The weight of Shiraishi and Megure cannot be regarded as "one person's weight". Megure is at least equivalent to two stronger adult women, and Shiraishi is even equivalent to two stronger adult men!
but……

Even so, there is still a quota of 170 kilograms!

How could Takagi and Tsukawa, two skinny guys, deserve to be able to weigh so much?
(End of this chapter)