Conan: Chief of Rice Flower's Science Points

Chapter 293 Public Relations
Although Negishi's whereabouts were all over the eastern capital, far beyond the town of Beika, the patrol officers of Beika Police Station also acted quickly and had already obtained results in the afternoon...

Shiraishi is on a day off today. After visiting the police station in the morning, he left for the Metropolitan Police Department. However, he returned to the police station in the afternoon to inquire about the fire festival murder case.

"Director, as you expected... a total of 17 relatively complete fingerprints that can be identified and authenticated were found. Twelve of them were found before we went to the Suzuki Hotel, and Negishi Masaki's fingerprints were found. Negishi's fingerprints were not found after that. However, fingerprints of the same person were found in 12 of them!
"The fingerprint comparison also has results in the database. It turns out that the person is a criminal named Fengjianfeng. He was imprisoned three times for fraud, intimidation, and intentional injury. He was released from prison six months ago. I have seen his prison information. His height, weight, and facial shape are indeed similar to the victim. I have already locked down his current address."

Kunikida came to the office with good news...

If Masaki Negishi's fingerprints were not found later, it would not prove anything - after all, they were all public places, and it was normal for fingerprints to be damaged.

But there were five times when another person's fingerprints were found, so it can't be called a coincidence...

"Well, ask him to come to the police station immediately to cooperate with the investigation." Shiraishi nodded.

As long as we can find someone who pretends to be the victim, it is only a matter of time before we can pry strong evidence out of him!

……

Not long after, Huitani and Zilian came back handcuffing Fengjian, who had a wound on his face. Huitani also had a red spot on his head...

Originally, he was just asked to "cooperate with the investigation", but Fengjian was guilty and afraid of the police. After he was blocked at the door of his house, he wanted to escape before he could say anything. After a chase and fight, he was arrested.

Since he not only escaped but also attacked the police officers who were chasing him, he was of course handcuffed back with full justification, which made Kunikida very comfortable.

In the interrogation room, Fengjian quickly told the truth - this kind of substitute can't be expected to be a "death soldier" and keep silent.

"I thought you were here to collect a debt. I'm really not trying to avoid you, officer."

"I am indeed pretending to be that person... But this is not against the law, right? I don't even know who that person is."

"I don't know who the other party is. I just received a task on the forum, and the payment was 500,000 yuan a day... The payment was mailed directly to me."

"I haven't spent it all... But this doesn't mean it should be confiscated, right? This is not illegal income..."

……

In the interrogation room, Kazama decisively admitted that he had impersonated Negishi, but he really didn't know who instructed him to do so, and he refused to admit that he knew this was part of a criminal plan.

In this way, although it cannot be proved that Abe Yutaka is the murderer, at least his alibi is invalid!

Although the police station had no good way to deal with a tough guy like Fengjianfeng, fortunately it was easy to talk to such a person. When Huitani asked him to bring the remaining money, Fengjian did not resist much.

Outside the soundproof room of the interrogation room, Kunikida said, "After we get the money, we will check the fingerprints. Also, please ask Detective Mori to hand in a few commissions so that we can compare the numbers."

Soon, Huidani got the remaining money, as well as a camouflage coat and sunglasses from Fengjian's house - these were also sent to him by the employer together with the money.

After checking the package, Zizi knew that this was not a regular mail delivery. It was probably thrown directly at his door by the other party. It was impossible to find out anything from the postal company.

No fingerprints were found on the money that could be used as evidence, but...

Before leaving get off work at night, Kunikida came to the director's office again to report: "Director, I found evidence... The banknotes used by the people who hired Kazama have numbers very similar to the banknotes that Abe Yutaka gave to Detective Mori. I have verified with the bank that the banknotes were taken from Beika Bank three days ago. I am already checking the surveillance at that time!"

Bai Shi nodded and said, "Well, it seems that Abe Yutaka has already..."

In Shiraishi's opinion, Abe Yutaka could no longer escape, and from now on all he had to do was keep an eye on him and prevent him from escaping.

but……

Kunikida said worriedly: "But Abe Yutaka has already received the insurance compensation and is preparing to leave for Australia..."

Shiraishi:? ? ?
Is the Tulip Insurance claim so quick? In a murder case, the murderer hasn't even been found yet, but the claim process has already been completed?
"Go to the airport immediately to intercept him! Carry out emergency arrest!" Bai Shi immediately made the decision.

"But theoretically, our agency has not initiated an investigation into the case..." Kunikida's expression was conflicted, but in the end he was unable to ignore the search regulations.

At this time, Shiraishi directly pulled out a copy from the document next to him and placed it in front of Kunikida.

When Kunikida picked it up and took a look at it, his eyes suddenly lit up.

……

At the Toudou Airport, Abe Yutaka was already prepared to board the plane with light luggage, but at this moment, Huitani came towards him.

Abe Feng obviously recognized Huitani, his pupils shrank involuntarily, and then he immediately tried to pretend that he didn't see him, and turned around and left...

However, as soon as Abe Feng turned around, he saw Zilian, who was supporting the wall with one hand and blocking him while posing!
"Mr. Abe, about the case..." As soon as Huitani opened his mouth, Abe Feng immediately said, "Wait, the case... I have something to do now. Anyway, I am definitely not the murderer, right? Let's talk about it when I come back from Australia..."

But Huitani shook his head and stopped Abe Yutaka, who was looking at his watch and pretending to be in a hurry to leave, and said, "No, we are not going to talk about Mr. Negishi now, but this... You have been restricted from leaving the country, so you should come with us."

Huigu said as he unfolded a piece of paper...

It’s not an [arrest warrant]. With the current evidence, it’s not enough to apply for an [arrest warrant]. Rather, it’s… the case filing document from the Second Investigation Division!
……

Although Shiraishi had not expected that the insurance company would pay the claim so quickly, he was also prepared for the suspect's escape. When he went to the Metropolitan Police Department for "public relations" during the day, Shiraishi made a special stop by the Second Investigation Division...

It's not for the purpose of recommending anyone... After all, Investigation Section 2 is mainly responsible for smart criminals, and the detectives in the agency are really not cut out for this!

The reason I came here was not for "public relations", but...

Abe Yutaka's factory was already heavily in debt, which was a chain reaction caused by the cancellation of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's "negotiation policy" a few months ago.

Because the business was not going well, there were naturally some financial disputes, and the case was also registered with the Second Investigation Section.

Although it has not reached the extent of restricting the president's entry and exit, it is not impossible to ask him to cooperate with the investigation temporarily!
When Shiraishi went to visit Section Chief Chaki of the Second Investigation Section, he brought back a cooperation investigation form - with this, the Beika Police Department can temporarily invite the suspect over "in order to cooperate with the work of the Second Investigation Section."

Moreover, after the case was formally filed, Abe Yutaka is now restricted from leaving the country.

As long as we find further clues related to the murder case, we can hand it over to the Gunma Prefectural Police...

"Wait, regarding this debt, I can immediately..." Abe Feng wanted to make a last-ditch effort.

When the insurance money just arrived, he was not in a hurry to pay it back, but wanted to leave. But now...

"Please come with us, is that okay?" Huigu and Zilian came up to him and immediately said to him, "Mr. Fengjian wants to see you, too."

Upon hearing this, Abe Feng's face turned pale.

Although he still felt something was wrong, after all, Fengjian had never seen him, and if it really came to this, the police should have arrested him directly, but... at least he knew that the police would definitely not let him go today!
"Damn it!" Abe Yutaka said, slamming his suitcase in anger.

Immediately, Huigu and Zinaris grabbed him from the left and right, and after some hesitation, they brought him back to the police station.

at the same time……

Shancun, who was watching the surveillance video, also found a clue at this time - the commission given to Fengjian and the commission given to Maori did come from the same bundle of banknotes, and was issued from the Beika Bank. Although Abe Yutaka's fingerprints were not found, it was clearly seen in the Beika Bank's surveillance that it was Abe Yutaka himself who took the money!
Now the chain of evidence is complete, and it can be confirmed that the person who hired someone to pretend to be the victim was Abe Yutaka himself.

Soon, Abe Yutaka was also transferred to the "murder case handled by the Gunma Prefectural Police"...

"Eh? Am I the one who does the interrogation?" Shancun was still a little nervous at this time.

"Of course you have to come. The Gunma Prefectural Police can't get here until tonight. Now you're the only one here. Since this is a formal interrogation, theoretically only you can ask him about things related to the murder case." Shiraishi said as a matter of course.

It would have been fine if he had just cooperated with the investigation before, and the Beika Police Department had only "asked casually", but now that a formal interrogation is to be conducted, only the Gunma Prefectural Police can do it.

And now, there is only one person from the Gunma Prefectural Police in Touto...

When Shancun heard that he was the only one who could shoulder such a heavy responsibility, he couldn't help swallowing and then nodded firmly.

Seeing him walk into the interrogation room with an unflinching attitude, Bai Shi winked at Huigu and asked him to go in and be the recorder, so that he could be in charge of Shancun.

Abe Yutaka's face looked very ugly at this time. After all, the police officer had just told him that he was now transferred to the investigation of the murder case.

Afterwards, Abe Feng saw a young detective with a strange walking posture walked in, sat in front of him like a robot, and stared at him motionlessly.

Abe Yutaka: ...

Yamamura Cao: ...

Just when both of them were about to reach their limit, and even Huigu, the recorder, could no longer bear it...

"Do you... want to eat pork chop rice?" Shancuncao suddenly blurted out.

Ash Valley:......

Abe Yutaka: ???

What year did you travel through time and space to create this stereotype?
It has long been stipulated that suspects cannot be "bribed" in any form during interrogation!
"Ahem, Detective Yamamura, it's against the rules to treat a suspect to a meal during an interrogation..." Huitani reminded in a low voice.

"Ah? Oh oh..." Yamamura woke up from his dream. After all, when he was in Gunma, no one would let him, a "professional group" that he was assigned to for no reason, to interrogate. As a result, his impression of interrogation came more from the detective TV dramas he had watched before. Shouldn't he start crying and confessing his guilt after eating pork chop rice?
If this is not possible...

"Mr. Abe, your mother must be crying..." Yamamura said with emotion.

Abe:……

"My mother... passed away three years ago." Abe reminded him.

"Evidence, evidence." Huigu reminded in a low voice.

"Ah... by the way, look at this... you should be familiar with this money, right?" Shancun said, showing Abe two evidence bags, each containing a ten thousand yuan bill.

"Everyone should be familiar with him, right?" Abe grinned.

"No, this is the money you gave to Detective Kazama and Mori..." Yamamura continued.

"What evidence do you have? I don't even know any Kazama!" Abe immediately denied.

However, Shancun said arrogantly: "Unfortunately, that is impossible. Although you did not leave fingerprints, but... these two bills not only have similar numbers, but I have already seen you in the surveillance of Beihua Bank! How are you going to explain that the one million yuan you took out appeared on Detective Maori and Fengjian respectively?"

In this case, Shancun’s biggest role was to check the surveillance, and of course he was very proud of it.

But Huigu was still standing aside, complaining in his heart: There’s no need to tell anyone about the fact that no fingerprints were found!
In this situation, Abe Yutaka has reached his limit - after all, not everyone has the psychological quality of a "daddy killer" to fight until the last moment.

Even though he was facing a non-oppressive interrogation from a mountain village, Abe Yutaka still broke down because the evidence was too strong and smashed his head directly on the table...

Outside the soundproof room of the tuning room, Yuanwei was here for a rare occasion and stared at Abe Yutaka nervously.

but……

In the end, Abe Yutaka confessed that the crime took place in his own factory in Beika-cho.

Yuanwei's heart was hanging in the air, and he walked out silently...

Shiraishi happened to see her at this time and asked curiously, "Huh? Why is Section Chief Marubi here too?"

"Director... No, I... will go and change the timer board at the door right now." Yuanwei said helplessly.

That’s right, since the murder took place in the factory in Beika Town, then…

The murder countdown in Beika Town is about to be reset to zero!

Seeing this, Bai Shi gave another reminder: "By the way, next time if the Tulip Insurance salesperson wants to come in, you can let them in alone."

"Ah?" Yuanwei was stunned when he heard this - could it be that this Tulip Insurance was opened by the director's relative?
"I see that the claims are settled quite quickly. A lot of life insurance policies don't cover police officers..." Shiraishi is completely considering the welfare of everyone.

Although the name of this insurance company sounds like a "Ponzi scheme" and is very unlucky in Dongdao dialect, it has to be said that the claims settlement is really quick!
……

"After that, we'll just wait for the Gunma Prefectural Police to arrive in the evening. We'll identify the scene tomorrow and obtain direct evidence, and then we can send it for inspection..." When Haitani came out of the investigation room, he reminded Yamamura of the next steps.

Although there was no direct evidence at first, since Abe Yutaka had already pleaded guilty, it would not be difficult to find traces of the crime at the scene he pointed out.

Even if he did not admit it, the police could apply for a search warrant during the interrogation. The murder scene was in his factory, and because the wooden platform would be installed later, Abe Yutaka could not escape it at all!

……

On Monday, when the police escorted Abe Yutaka away with three detectives, they naturally thanked Shiraishi profusely and even felt a little embarrassed - this case could almost be said to be given to the Gunma Prefectural Police by the Beika Police Department.

However, the Criminal Division did not have any objections. After all, the only ones directly involved in the investigation were Huitani and Narcissistic.

Narcissism was originally sent down by the Metropolitan Police Department for "recuperation". As for Haitani, he was almost implicated because of Shirai Jō's affairs before, but it was Shiraishi who saved him, so he would not have any objections.

And now everyone knows that the director is very busy - during this period, Shiraishi will have to go to the Metropolitan Police Department many times to speak up. The main purpose... of course is not for Shiraishi himself, but for the future of the police officers in the department!
For example, Akasaka and Aoki have now been promoted to SR level. Their abilities are unquestionable and their qualifications are not shallow, but they are placed in the Beika Agency and there is no position for promotion.

This was also reflected in Shiraishi's work schedule, and everyone in the police station soon discovered that in late February, Shiraishi was rarely on duty at the police station, and his number of business trips to the head office increased significantly.

A lot of working time is squeezed out at the police station, and police officers from various departments are called in to discuss career planning issues.

For the criminal police, isn't the credit for solving the case ultimately for promotion? After all, the police don't have any bonuses for solving the case...

During this period, Bai Shi has begun to personally run "business" for everyone.

Although the number of “directors” visiting the Metropolitan Police Department has increased significantly during this period, but…

Shiraishi is the only director who is so diligent in "doing things" for his subordinates.

When Ayako came to the Metropolitan Police Department to pick up Shiraishi in the evening, she couldn't help but remind him, "Xiao Hei, don't transfer all the available people away... Otherwise, it would be irresponsible to the people of Beihua."

Ayako was mainly afraid that Shiraishi would get too powerful and transfer all the capable people in the office out, which would cause her a lot of trouble in the future.

"Don't worry, it won't happen." Bai Shi said without worry.

As for other directors, they still have to consider it - they have to keep some "generals", especially in front-line investigations!
But Bai Shi has no such concerns...

On the one hand, it is because Shiraishi only tried to push the police ranks of the new generation of detectives such as Gen, Yamada, Kuroki, Kanzaki, Makaka... and did not recommend them to other places. He also talked to them one by one before - you are still too inexperienced and you still have a lot to learn in the Beika Police Station.

On the other hand, Shiraishi has already made an agreement with the regional department of the Metropolitan Police Department that the Beika Police Station will be among the first batch of new police officers assigned to the police stations. With Shiraishi's vision, he is confident that he can attract a lot of talents.

Besides... the two heavyweights, Zinarcissism and Kunikida, will definitely not be able to return to the Metropolitan Police Department. Haidani will definitely not be able to be pushed back because he was punished last year, and he will have to continue to stay in the police station.

In addition, for Shiraishi, exporting well-trained talents can itself improve his own "achievement points". Therefore, Shiraishi has no motivation to "suppress" or "drag down" the police officers in the station. He really wants to recommend those well-trained police officers.

Bai Shi is also happy to train young police officers, after all, there are achievement points to be gained by "increasing the overall rating"...

Ayako nodded and said, "It's good that you have an idea... Indeed, the pattern should be bigger. If Akasaka and Aoki can go to the headquarters or other police stations as section chiefs, it can be regarded as expanding your influence in the police world."

"Eh? Well... I guess so." Bai Shi didn't think so, but it was true.

Just because the old subordinates have left doesn’t mean they have nothing to do with Bai Shi anymore.

Just like Shirai Jo before...

Shiraishi and he had not been together for long, but because Shiraishi had protected him before, Shirai Jō had been providing Shiraishi with inside information from the publicity class in the "Return of the Dead" case.

For people like Akasaka and Aoki, the "mark of Shiraishi" on them will be even heavier than that of Shirai Joe.

……

On Tuesday afternoon, Shiraishi continued to go to the Metropolitan Police Department, and... he came to the forensic department where the general director's "public relations" would not come!

"The sun really does rise from the west..." Ishuri couldn't help but sigh when he saw the brand new horse root carving that Shiraishi gave him.

"I happened to go on a trip to Gunma two days ago, and brought some souvenirs for you." Shiraishi said confidently.

"I heard about it... So that counts as tourism. Next time you go to Gunma for a trip, maybe your sculptures will be sold." Igari obviously already knew about the fire festival.

The murder case was not well known, but the scene of Shiraishi blocking the fire tower collapse was widely spread.

"I won't keep you in suspense... I'm here this time to recommend some talents to you!" Bai Shi said seriously.

"Isn't this keeping you in suspense? You are recommending your subordinates, right?" Zhu Shou said bluntly.

"Hahaha, no, no...I just saw that you were very optimistic about my department's Kenmochi during the last training, so I reluctantly gave him up..." Shiraishi sighed.

"Kenmochi? Are you willing to let him go?" Igari asked in surprise - after all, Kenmochi had participated in the training organized by the General Office last year, and indeed left a very good impression on the lecturer Igari at that time.

and……

Igari also knew that in local police stations like the Beika Police Station, there would not be many people who were capable of forensics.

I heard that Shiraishi was going to recommend Kenmochi, so I had no objection to transferring him to the Appraisal Division, but...

Instead, I started to worry about Bai Shi!
"Don't worry, our department is full of talented people... and Jianmochi also hopes to come to the main office for further studies. I believe he will be able to make greater contributions!" Shiraishi raised his tone very high.

But actually...

What Shiraishi was thinking was - a forensic officer, doesn't look like a criminal police officer!
If Akasaka, Aoki and the others were successfully transferred here, Shiraishi could occasionally ask them for help and inquire about information, but he certainly couldn't ask them to come back to help investigate the case. However, forensic personnel are different...

If there is really something that the police station cannot test, and Shiraishi sends it to Kenmochi for help, would he disagree?

The transfer of Kenmochi was not only a key step for his career, but also a backdoor for Shiraishi to get professional equipment and facilities from the main store for free...

(End of this chapter)