Conan: Chief of Rice Flower's Science Points

Chapter 320 Uesugi: I have a brilliant idea...

Because two of the three suspects were American agents, Shiraishi did not place his hopes on questioning them...

Not to mention ordinary inquiries, with the professionalism of the FBI and CIA, even if they were treated as drug investigators, they wouldn't be able to tell the truth!
As for the subjective impression...

Shiraishi believes that Judy should be innocent. After all, she is the FBI member responsible for investigating the "Crow Army". If there were traces of the "Crows" in Aomori recently, it would be normal for her to lurk around the Aomori headquarters director. The FBI has no reason to kill the Aomori headquarters director.

No matter how extreme the situation is, even if Director Kimura is an insider of the "Crow Army", there is no reason for the FBI to act in this way.

But Shiraishi is more suspicious of Rena Mizunashi now!

Although Shiraishi didn't want to doubt it, after all, Shiraishi still remembered that in the main storyline, when Rena Mizunashi was undercover, she didn't want to kill anyone, but...

I have to say, judging from the information Shiraishi has alone, Rena Mizunashi is very suspicious right now!

Even though Shiraishi knew that her background was the Red Side, after all, she was now a fake member of the "Black Organization" and was wearing Black Side clothes!
As Chief Kimura is investigating the "Black Organization" and may even gain some results, she is likely to be tasked with an assassination mission.

And now Shiraishi thinks that Vermouth's previous actions were probably also a way to lure the tiger away from the mountain.

Although Shiraishi has never dealt directly with the "Black Organization", Shiraishi just doesn't believe that, with a man of his age here and in charge of a "four-war zone" like Mika, his "Black Organization" would not have the name of Shiraishi Kuro?
Vermouth approached at that time, and because Shiraishi had identified "him" as a woman in disguise purely by smell, he was less vigilant - after all, ordinary people don't have this kind of sense of smell, and naturally it's impossible to use this method to fish.

However, looking back now, Shiraishi suspected that Vermouth deliberately exposed her flaws and lured her away, and her purpose was naturally to assassinate the director of Aomori Prefecture!
Imagine that the "Black Organization" really wanted to assassinate the head of Aomori Prefecture today, but they happened to see Shiraishi at the birthday party. They would probably be very panicked.

Since Vermouth was present at this time, it was only natural for her to "lure the tiger away from the mountain"...

If you think this way, then the murderer can basically be identified as Rena Mizunashi!
After all, for the Black Organization, it is unlikely that they would send out other people, especially a regular member and Vermouth who is good at disguise. Others, such as snipers who appeared in the middle of the battle, can only provide long-distance support and command...

Although in Shiraishi's memory, Rena Mizunashi showed in the main storyline that she was unwilling to kill people because of the undercover mission, it is hard to say. Maybe it was because she had killed people before that she was so resistant?
Of course, because of the memory of the main storyline, Shiraishi only felt that Rena Mizunashi was a suspect, and did not determine that she was the one who killed Minister Kimura, and he even didn't want her to be the one who did it.

It is normal for the "Black Organization" to kill people, and there are no good men and women in the CIA... But it is too sad that they go to the extent of killing just because they are undercover.

……

Shiraishi now re-examined the scene, trying to "record" all the information into his memory.

Bai Shi had already looked at the evidence that had been taken away and sealed, and recorded them one by one in his memory, right where they should be!
"Officer Bai Shi, are you looking serious?" Shi Jian looked at the dazed Bai Shi with a little surprise.

"Wait a minute." Bai Shi interrupted him.

At this time, Shiraishi no longer had Ishimi in his eyes, nor the forensic police officers who were still finishing their work...

In Bai Shi's eyes, physical evidence, including the body that had been taken away, returned to the scene one by one, and the door of the safe house slowly closed.

at this time……

"Wait a minute... I shouldn't be here." Director Kimura sat up in shock from his dying illness and hurried out while the door was not closed tightly.

At the same time, a "black man" came over and pointed a gun directly at Minister Kimura's chin.

Although Bai Shi was restrained, this was indeed Xiao Hei, but...

But it’s a little black guy with curly bangs!

This also means that in Shiraishi's heart, he subjectively doubts Rena Mizunashi very much, but objectively he has not yet fairly determined that it is her.

"Don't move!" Xiao Hei pointed his gun at Kimura and threatened, "Open the door..."

"you……"

"hurry up!"

That’s right, in fact, the murderer might not have known the password before, but was forced to reveal it on the spot.

Kimura had no choice but to enter the password secretly and open the "safe house"...

"Calm down, believe in the country, believe in the DPP, believe that there will be a black card..." Kimura said as he opened the door.

"Stop being so dramatic!" Xiao Hei scolded - although the voice was censored, the more it listened, the more it sounded like Rena Mizunashi.

"Really...are you, the Black Organization, so rough in your work? My daughter's birthday party is right below, and we might be seen at any time!" Kimura complained incessantly.

"Then who knows?" Xiao Hei also secretly glanced at Bai Shi, as if he was acting in a sarcastic way.

After Kimura opened the safe house, Xiao Hei took him in again. After turning the corner, Xiao Hei suddenly put the muzzle of the gun against his jaw...

At this moment, Kimura's first reaction was not fear or resistance, but...

With lightning speed, he pulled out a book from the bookshelf. The book was mainly red and covered with various flowers!

Then, just before Xiao Hei fired, Kimura desperately protected the book in front of him...

boom--

The bullet entered from the jaw and exited from the top of the head...

At the moment the bullet went out, time seemed to be paused and everything froze.

Shiraishi came over at this time, looked at Xiao Hei's pistol and the flying bullet...

"Beretta 92F pistol, 9mm bullet...a type of gun that is not common in the East Island Country." Bai Shi said to the pistol in Xiao Hei's hand.

This gun model is the result of an overnight "ballistic analysis" by the Aomori Prefectural Police.

The handle of the Beretta 92F pistol is a bit too wide for the average hand size of the East Island people...

However, the Shiraishi is slightly easier to use - the handle is still too narrow and too short for the Shiraishi, but at least it is much better than the M60 and P230JP.

That’s right, Shiraishi has used this kind of pistol. It is also the pistol equipped by the East Island Police. However, in terms of popularity, it is far less than the M60 and P230JP, and the Beika Police Department does not have it either.

"This gun... isn't it very useful for you?" Bai Shi looked at Xiao Hei and asked. "Hey, hey, hey, Officer Bai Shi, my identity is still unknown, aren't you being too subjective?" Xiao Hei turned his head and said as a matter of course.

If Mizunashi Rena wants to use the Beretta 92F, she can certainly use it, but...

Not only is it inconvenient, but it’s also too big to be easily hidden!

If the situation is "it would be nice to have a use for it", it's not surprising that Rena Mizunashi uses this gun, and Shiraishi believes that she can also perform at a high level of shooting.

But since it is an assassination, shouldn't the most handy and appropriate weapon be used?
"Well, maybe you are cunning and deliberately use a large pistol so that the police will focus more on the male suspect." Bai Shifu nodded to himself again.

Xiaohei:......

"But wouldn't it be a bit stupid for me to insist on holding this book?" interrupted Director Kimura, whose head had been shot through.

Bai Shi didn't understand for a moment what this book meant!
According to Bai Shi's reasoning, it is already "Lv8+2" (affected by spirit, memory, and the increase in spiritual space). He has also carefully examined the book, including the posture and position of the corpse holding the book, but he still doesn't understand what message this is trying to convey.

"It could also be that you set up the smoke screen." Bai Shi couldn't figure it out and could only blame it on "Xiao Hei".

"Yes, yes, it's all my fault. I also broke the vase outside!" said the little boy with black eyes.

Indeed, there was a broken vase outside, but after the threat just now, it didn't break in time...

"Come on, let's do it again."

The bullet that was frozen in the air suddenly retracted into the barrel, and Kimura also returned to normal...

Although the victim and Xiao Hei were grumbling to each other, they did not slow down at all and went out to repeat the scene. This time, when Xiao Hei threatened Kimura, the two of them pulled each other and accidentally broke the vase.

After entering the "safe house" and killing someone, Xiao Hei also went so far as to take a book from the bookshelf next to him and stuffed it into the victim's hand before leaving.

Then, after leaving the safe house, he immediately entered the password again and closed the safe house again - the password was the one he had just seen. Even though Kimura had obstructed it, a professional CIA agent like "Unknown Person Xiaohei" must have seen it and written it down.

only……

The door of the safe house is comparable to a vault. After it is opened, it needs to be closed slowly. During this time, "Xiao Hei" has been looking anxiously in the direction of the stairs. According to Ayako, everyone had already gathered when they heard the gunshots.

But I still made some mental preparations before a few men came up to check...

After all, there was no criminal police present!

"Are you anxious now?" Bai Shi looked at "Xiao Hei" helplessly.

unreasonable!
Although no one could clearly explain how long it took from the sound of gunfire to the arrival of someone at that critical moment, it was probably measured in seconds, and at the slowest it would not have been more than one or two minutes.

Maybe there is enough time for Xiao Hei to finish all this, but...

As a CIA agent, can you just leave the completion of a mission to "luck"?

Normally speaking, since there was a bustling banquet going on below, she shouldn't have delayed from the beginning!

and……

"Isn't it a bit unreasonable that this vase is broken?" Kimura asked as he stuck his head out from the crack of the door with blood spurting out of his head.

Indeed, the vase was placed on a wooden stand for display, and the way the two people broke the vase during the tug-of-war just now was not that it fell to the ground and broke, but that it was directly "broken" on the wooden stand!
Bai Shi also knew that such a "crush" was unreasonable, but...

Judging from the photos taken at the scene, the distribution of debris is like this. There are debris all around the wooden frame, and judging from the distribution of debris on the floor, the center of the break cannot be seen at all.

……

All the strange visions in Bai Shi's eyes disappeared, and he was still standing there, not even talking to himself. In Ishimi's opinion, the big guy was just stunned for a while.

"Hokkaido Flower Election... Minister Iwami, can't you think of anything about this book?" Shiraishi asked puzzledly.

Ishimi thought that Shiraishi was just stunned by the thought, and thought to himself: As expected... he is too tall, and the blood flow to his brain is slow!
However, Iwami hesitated and said, "This... I don't know if it's related, but Mrs. Kimura... is from Hokkaido."

When talking about this matter, Iwami seemed very hesitant, probably because Kimura Harumitsu was the widow of the general manager after all.

"People from Hokkaido...Hokkaido Flower Election." Shiraishi thought this was a bit far-fetched.

"And... as for Haruki... will there be sunflowers and daisies... hmm..." Iwami recalled the written record and began to think.

The more you talk, the more far-fetched it becomes!
"The chrysanthemums in the flower fields of Hokkaido are generally cosmos, and the one on the cover is also cosmos." Shiraishi shook his head.

Hokkaido has developed tourism, especially summer tourism, and has created countless large and small flower fields, generally dominated by lavender and sunflowers. As for the chrysanthemums that the people of the eastern island like, of course there are also those, but cosmos is more common.

If you think of "sunlight" from sunflower, or even if you insist on translating the content, it is very likely that there is an introduction to "sunlight chrysanthemum"... But this is a bit like "the neighbor steals the axe"!
Jian Shijian didn't know any more, so Shiraishi changed the subject and asked, "Have you put the pieces outside together?"

"Before dawn...it's difficult, but it's basically confirmed that it's the vase that was there before. It won't be bad." Iwami also didn't understand why Shiraishi always cared about this - these people sitting in the office are trouble!

At this time, Uesugi came over and reported, "Director, Inspector Shiraishi, the Forensic Division has confirmed the fingerprints on the combination lock. There are only two sets of complete fingerprints left after the last cleaning. One set is Director Kimura's, and the other is you, Director."

Because the fingerprints overlap, the recognition time is slightly longer.

"Are Minister Kimura's fingerprints damaged?" Ishi Jian frowned when he heard this.

“No…” Uesugi shook his head—the Identification Department specifically reported this!
It's normal to have fingerprints of the director and Iwami. I think it was the director who opened the "safe house" at the beginning, and then after the crime, Iwami came to the scene to open the "safe house", but in this way...

Who closed the safe house after Minister Kimura's death?

Normally, the time interval between the two password inputs is short, so even if the person behind is wearing gloves, he will still get the fingerprints of Director Kimura!
But from the physical evidence, there is no sign of a third person between the fingerprints of Minister Kimura and Minister Iwami...

"Minister, I have an idea... Could it be that the criminal has been hiding in the safe house all along, and then blended in with the people watching in the back?" Uesugi made a very clever voice.

Shiraishi turned his head and looked at him - you got this idea from collecting materials at Akabane Farm yesterday, right?

(End of this chapter)