Conan: Chief of Rice Flower's Science Points

Chapter 331 Wearing Police Uniform to Watch the Competition
Monday, October 3.

Shiraishi held a morning meeting in the police station at seven in the morning. He first asked Section Chief Maruo to come to the stage and explain the current serious situation in Beika Town and the "big competition" that was about to be faced. Then Shiraishi personally gave a speech to all the police officers in the police station, which greatly boosted morale - at least, as a leader, this is what Shiraishi thought.

Moreover, the situation today was special. The leaders’ cows and horses, who usually spoke in low voices during morning meetings, were exceptionally quiet at this time.

because……

Today is the day when the Metropolitan Police Department’s Grand Competition begins!

Firstly, Mihua Police Station always ranks poorly in the annual competitions. There are more than 110 police stations in the whole of Dongdu, and Mihua Police Station, as one of the largest ones, is often ranked in the 80s or 90s, and has even been ranked outside the 100th place!
Although not many people actually participate in the competition, every year after the competition, everyone in the agency will be reprimanded and have to keep their heads down for a while.

Secondly, they were also afraid that if they spoke too much at this time, the beloved Director Shiraishi would directly change the names and register them to participate in the competition!

Therefore, even Teng, who usually gossips a lot during meetings, was particularly honest today.

but……

"Next, please invite the outstanding police representatives who are going to participate in the competition to say a few words! Detective Yuan, Patrolman Fuji, you say a few words!" Shiraishi called out directly.

Yuan Hetong's face suddenly turned bitter - the most horrible thing in a meeting happened, the boss asked you to "come up and say a few words" without preparation...

"Hahaha, if you ask me, there is no driving skills competition, otherwise Detective Yuan would definitely be able to do it." Seeing that they were embarrassed, Shiraishi told a clever joke to liven up the atmosphere.

Hahaha--

Everyone laughed from the bottom of their hearts.

……

At eight o'clock, Shiraishi also put on a "full outfit" - not only the rank of superintendent of police and the police uniform of director, but even the ribbon that he did not usually wear.

Afterwards, Yuan, the part-time driver, and other police officers who participated in the competition, a total of two cars of people, arrived at the Metropolitan Police Department.

Why let Yuan drive?
Firstly, it would allow him to pull the leader more and temper his unstable driving temper; secondly... Shiraishi is sitting in a police car now, so he wouldn't feel bad if there are any scratches!
Although the police car was a bit too cramped for Shiraishi, it was a formal occasion after all, and he had to go to the Metropolitan Police Department for a meeting. More than a hundred chiefs from all over Tokyo would be there, so it was not appropriate to drive a private car for such an occasion...

On the first day of the competition, the leaders of the Metropolitan Police Department, of course, had to call the directors of each department over for a chat.

"Really? They have to hold a meeting for us at nine in the morning. What's the head office's leaders thinking? What can be achieved from a meeting of more than a hundred people? We just have to listen to them talk nonsense." Bai Shi complained in the back seat.

Yuan and Fuji, the co-pilot, were both silent at this time...

The Director is right!

but……

Who held the morning meeting in the office at 7 o'clock in the morning?
As expected, he is always the one being scolded, doesn’t like morning meetings, and is only enthusiastic when the speaker is at the meeting!
……

Dudu——dudu——

On the way, a traffic police officer on horseback stopped Yuan's car, and after a closer look...it turned out to be an old acquaintance.

Seeing Yumi stopping the car and looking at the back seat, Shiraishi instinctively put his phone down, and then reacted: "Huh? Can't I use my phone even when I'm sitting in the back?"

"So that's it... Well, I thought your rear tire was flat... It's okay then." Yumi said, waving her hands.

Shiraishi:……

Yumi originally stopped the car and gave a warning only because she saw that the police car posed a "safety risk". After finding out that the problem was not a flat tire but just a load issue, she let it go.

……

At this time, the area in front of the Metropolitan Police Department was much busier than usual...

There are more than one hundred police stations in the entire eastern city. If two cars come from each station, there are nearly three hundred cars in total. At this time, all the parking lots above and below the ground are in use. The police cars of the Metropolitan Police Department have been specially driven out early, otherwise they would not be able to get in.

The people in the Metropolitan Police Department were also very busy at this time - although during normal case handling, the detectives from the head office generally looked down on those from the branch offices, but the ordinary police officers from the head office obviously had no right to look down on the chiefs of various police stations. After all, the lowest rank was superintendent of police, and the chiefs of large police stations were usually superintendents like Shiraishi.

Even when investigating a case, he had to be a police inspector to show his respect to the police chief...

Shiraishi didn't get squeezed at this time. After all, Shiraishi was the Superintendent of Police. Among the police stations in Dongdu, there were only about twenty large-scale police stations with the chief being the Superintendent of Police. Moreover, Shiraishi himself was well-known, so he was quickly arranged. After getting off the car, there was a female police officer who was responsible for reception and led Shiraishi to the hall.

Although Shiraishi complained about formalism in his heart, he looked serious on the surface.

At this time, most of the chiefs of the police stations in Dongdu had already arrived. After Bai Shi came in, he certainly attracted enough attention, but...

When Bai Shi came in, the scene became quiet for a moment, but the next moment everyone's reactions varied greatly. Some came forward to greet him enthusiastically, while some avoided him as much as possible, but most people pretended not to see him.

Shiraishi believes that he is not an erratic person and has never done anything impulsive. However, in the eyes of most senior police officers, Shiraishi Kuro is a fool who may get himself covered in blood at any time!

Of course, I can't be too obviously disgusted, otherwise... I might end up getting beaten up and covered in blood.

However, Bai Shi was also very serious at this time. If someone came to greet him, he would greet them a few times. If no one paid attention to him, Bai Shi would not take the initiative to respond.

Soon, people gradually gathered...

Everyone is basically organized into headquarters, and the directors of the same headquarters sit in the same area.

At the beginning, Bai Shi did not act independently. Although he was not very fond of Yan Tu Hai Ci and that fat guy Zedeng, he still stayed with the people from the Eleventh Headquarters. However...

Yan Tu Haici didn't know whether it was intentional or accidental, but he took the directors of the eleven headquarters and sat in the front seat ostentatiously.

Shiraishi remained calm upon seeing this, but after his own chair was brought in, he went straight to the back, separated from the other directors from the same department - yes, this auditorium was like a movie theater, Shiraishi could not sit in it, and had to add a chair and sit at the back, as if he was isolated.

Next, the Minister of General Affairs gave a speech, emphasizing the pressure the Metropolitan Police Department is currently facing, and talked about the upcoming competition. Finally, Director Bai Ma came out and encouraged the directors...

Bai Shi secretly curled his lips when listening from behind - what a bunch of nonsense, what a waste of an hour of life.

But Bai Shi couldn't really curl his lips because it was too conspicuous!

However, even though Bai Shi was hiding carefully...

but……

“Now, everyone can speak freely! Is there any director who wants to say a few words... Hmm? Director Shiraishi has stood up... Ah, he hasn’t stood up, so please say a few words too! Hahahaha..." Hahaha——

Shiraishi:……

Director Bai Ma, do you think you are very humorous?

You guys are laughing at such a tasteless joke?
Bai Shi was not afraid of the stage at this time, and walked directly to the front of the stage: "Regarding the competition, Director Bai Ma has already said it very comprehensively, but I still want to add a few words...

"If you ask me, not only should grassroots police officers be urged to constantly hone their professional skills, but our commissioner-level police officers should also set an example. I think our commissioner can also do the same!"

Directors: …

Now everyone stopped laughing.

If we really compare them this way, even if the other one hundred or so directors were added together, and even if we included the leaders of the general office in the front row, they would still not be enough for Shiraishi to defeat alone - their fighting power was far inferior to that of more than one hundred members of a violent organization...

"Some commissioners are out of shape, which damages the image of our Metropolitan Police Department. Even if we are not on the front line, we can't neglect exercise, right? I suggest that the head office... the department should organize a physical examination at least once a year!"

If another director said this, I'm afraid it would be difficult to carry out future cooperation.

But Shiraishi said...

It can only be described as "normal performance as expected". Problems of this magnitude are not noticeable at all for Shiraishi. After all, he has been labeled as "overthrowing the Minister of Justice", "arresting the former Chief Justice", "arresting the leader of the Atsumori faction", etc. But something like "suggesting that the director-general undergo a physical examination every year" is really too small.

Even Zedden didn't dare to say anything...

Although he is indeed a fat guy, but... Director Bai Ma is also quite plump. For a moment, he didn't know whether he should get angry or not.

In the end, it was Director Bai Ma who interrupted Bai Shi's speech and allowed the meeting to move forward.

After the meeting, the commissioners took a look at the competitions of their police officers...

In the early stages of the competition, of course, the fights were not held one by one, but many matches were held simultaneously, without any special spectator seats.

The directors just walked around and didn't look at anything in particular...

The first day was also the most difficult day for the police officers participating in the arrest skills competition - while they were competing, a group of senior police officers walked past them.

And among them may be our own director!

If I win now, it won't be a big deal. At most, my own director will praise me in front of other directors, which is embarrassing...

If you lose, you will feel that your director is secretly glaring at you while walking away pretending not to know you. Often, after walking a few steps away, he will turn back and glare at you a few more times!
However, Shiraishi was lucky. Halfway through his walk, he saw Fuji take advantage of his opponent's bending over and knock out the opponent, a sturdy male policeman, with a tiger toe hit and a kick in the face - without even using the rubber baton in his hand!
Chief Sano of the Toriya Police Station nearby happened to see this scene. She noticed that the name of the Beihua Police Station was written on the back of this heroic policewoman. She also noticed that Chief Shiraishi was looking at her, so she took the initiative to say, "Hahaha, Chief Shiraishi's right-hand man. It's true that women are just as capable as men."

"No, no, I'm still very short of practice. It's just that my colleagues are embarrassed to use harsh force when they see their female colleagues, hahaha..." Shiraishi said modestly with satisfaction.

Hearing such hypocritical words, Fuji forced himself not to show any disgust, and instead forced a smile towards the leaders.

Just then, Shiraishi's cell phone rang. He took a look and saw that it was a call from the Criminal Division of the police station. Shiraishi roughly understood what had happened.

Seeing that Shiraishi suddenly answered the phone and came back, Zeden, who disliked him, took the opportunity to ask: "Director Shiraishi is really a busy man... Could something have happened in the Rice Flower Department again?"

"It's nothing. It's just a case of falling from a building. I believe that no matter it is suicide or homicide, there will be a conclusion soon." Bai Shi said calmly.

Shiraishi is indeed very calm...

Because Section Chief Kunikida specifically mentioned in his report that the person who called the police was Kogoro Mouri, who was being interviewed in the house opposite the place where the fall occurred.

This is also what Bai Shi had instructed before. If there is a detective at the scene, report it in time!
Seeing that Bai Shi was so calm in the face of the murder case, Zeden was speechless for a moment...

Yan Tu Haici praised Bai Shi even more at this time: "You are worthy of being Director Bai Shi. We are in charge of the first department. We should have this kind of demeanor at ordinary times, so that we can give confidence to the people below!"

Hearing what Director Yan Tu said, Zeden immediately responded: "Director Fang Fang is right... It's a pity that we don't have as many opportunities to adapt as Director Shiraishi."

"Hahaha, Director General, you're too kind. Just as Director Zeden said... This is a skill I acquired since I was a child growing up in Kamurocho. If I saw a violent organization cooking people in the morning, I could still drink three bowls of meat soup when I returned to the orphanage in the evening!" Shiraishi echoed generously.

Ugh——cough cough——

Not only did Zedden's face turn black at this time, but the other directors around him also felt a little uncomfortable instinctively.

About an hour later, the directors' team arrived at the shooting range.

Director Bai Ma then walked towards the group of directors of the 11th Headquarters. Everyone smiled and greeted him. As soon as Director Bai Ma opened his mouth, he praised: "Director Shiraishi, you led the team well this time... Not only did you perform well in arresting skills, but also in shooting, the young man with natural curls performed very well!"

When Bai Ma mentioned the achievements of the Beihua Police Department in the "arrest technique", several police chiefs around him started to feel dissatisfied, especially the chief of a large police station like Zeden...

Judging from his physique, Muto Tou is obviously a member of the mobile team!

It’s OK that small-scale police stations don’t have a mobile team. Other large-scale police stations also have mobile teams, but... they don’t have the face to do it!
As soon as Bai Ma said this, Bai Shi immediately realized that Yuan should have performed well...

It seems that "special training" is effective?

"Director Shiraishi is certainly capable...but I wonder if there are professionals in shooting as well?" Zedden asked in a gloomy tone.

Bai Ma took the initiative to say, "No, on the contrary... the shooting standards were not very formal, and I almost lost points during the scoring. But I think, since it's a shooting competition, we should just compare the number of rings. After all, posture and other things are just supplementary."

specialized?

Yuan just put one hand in his pocket, pulled out his pistol seemingly casually and fired rapidly, and he achieved one of the best results!

At this time, Bai Shi's cell phone rang again...

"Oh, sorry, excuse me." Seeing that it was a call from the Criminal Division, Shiraishi went to the side to answer the call without caring that Hakuba was present.

After Shiraishi came back, Zeden specifically asked in front of Director Hakuba: "Director Shiraishi, since there is a murder case in Beihua Town, why don't you go and take care of it?"

"Murder?" Director Bai Ma looked over in surprise - is it such a coincidence?
However, Bai Shi said calmly: "It's okay, there was a murder case just now, but the children... ahem, the front-line detectives below have already caught the criminal."

(End of this chapter)