Conan: Chief of Rice Flower's Science Points

Chapter 332 Newcomers
A peaceful day in Beika Town started in the morning. A murder occurred in Beika Town. Beika Police solved the murder. A peaceful day in Beika Town started at noon...

On the morning of March 3, the Mihua Police Department once again reported a homicide case.

Shiraishi, who had almost completed his bragging with the "cooperation" of Zeden, went to the Metropolitan Police Department cafeteria, which he had not seen for a long time, with satisfaction, along with a group of directors.

Although everyone has their own special treatment in the police station, since we have come to the Metropolitan Police Department together, it is naturally not appropriate to treat us specially.

After a quick lunch, the chiefs can basically disperse, but either they have activities at the headquarters or they stay in the Metropolitan Police Department for other public relations activities. Few chiefs actually go back to the police station. After all, it is almost April, a big month for job transfers!
Shiraishi originally wanted to "walk around" in the Metropolitan Police Department again, but now the Minister of Police, the Chief of Personnel Section, and even Minister Odagiri have a lot of visitors, so they are too busy. Probably only the people in the Public Security Bureau are relatively idle... Shiraishi simply did not squeeze with everyone, and of course did not visit the Minister and Section Chief of the Public Security Bureau, with whom he would definitely not have any personnel dealings!
Because Yan Tu Haici went to visit the director of general affairs, and it was Zeden who was organizing the dinner for everyone at the headquarters, so Bai Shi was too lazy to pay attention to him and was just planning to eat him out of money in a while...

The directors of the 11th Area Headquarters were also talking about the transfer of police officers next month.

They also told each other about the new police officers they liked, or the police officers who could be transferred from other police stations. Other police chiefs had contacted Shiraishi before, hoping to transfer people from him. After all, the strength of the Beika Police Station was obvious to all.

Bai Shi is not stingy, but... he must be given a position, and cannot be transferred horizontally!
Therefore, in the end, only Chief Sano of Toriya Police Station got what he wanted.

As for the police officers transferred from the Metropolitan Police Department, most people complain about them... After all, those transferred from the Metropolitan Police Department are basically "defective products", and among them there are the most difficult ones, that is, old detectives like Shirai.

"Director Shiraishi, that Shirai is still in the publicity class, right? You are just too soft-hearted. If I were him, I would have kicked him out long ago!"

"By the way, Chief Shiraishi seems to have two people transferred from the Metropolitan Police Department, right? One of them is even the head of the Criminal Division."

"Hahaha, I heard the other one is more interesting..."

Just as the topic was getting to this point, when the group walked to the entrance of the Metropolitan Police Department, Shiraishi saw... what a coincidence, he was the one being "narcissistic" about their gossip!
"Since... Detective Kogure, what's wrong? Is there any problem with the falling case you just mentioned?" Shiraishi almost said it off the cuff. It was not appropriate to call his subordinates by their nicknames in front of outsiders.

"Ah! Chief, it's nothing... The suspect has been arrested and confessed, but we need some additional evidence. It just so happened that there was someone from the Metropolitan Police Department in the victim's previous mobile phone records, so I came here to conduct additional investigation." Narcissistic said calmly.

Because he was born with narcissism and was a weird person, when he saw other directors, he just nodded. Not to mention being stage-frightened, he was even a little rude...

"Is it related to someone from the Metropolitan Police Department?" Shiraishi frowned slightly when he heard that.

Seeing this, Zi Nai was afraid that the director would misunderstand, so he simply explained: "No, the case is not complicated. It's just that a middle-aged illustrator killed his mistress and the young woman who was also the gunman, and then disguised it as suicide... The method has been cracked by Detective Maori, and the suspect has confessed.

"However, during additional investigation, we found that the victim had called the Metropolitan Police Department's Lost and Found Office before, so we came to check as a routine matter."

Since many of the young police officers in the Criminal Division had already taken part in the competition, only the not-so-young Zinarsi could run errands - but Zinarsi was originally selected through a search, so he was not afraid to come to the Metropolitan Police Department.

"This is Detective Kogure... I heard that he's in the Beika Police Station, recuperating... ahem, he's doing pretty well, maybe he can be transferred back today?" Another director almost blurted out.

In his opinion, Kogure had come to the Beihua Police Station for the purpose of "cultivation", but "performing well" was just a courtesy.

After all, because of his narcissistic "skills", Shiraishi rarely lets him solve cases, and especially won't let him take the lead in investigating a case.

Often, after he is asked to "test" out the suspect, they immediately focus on investigating him. Most of the time, the case is solved before he even has time to react.

Although after the narcissistic Cupid's poison arrow locked onto the suspect, the narcissistic original "Search Elite" strength can also be exerted on the target, but...

Because he would "fall in love", Shiraishi usually would not wait until he solved the case just to be on the safe side.

Therefore, the apparent contribution of narcissism is far less than its actual role...

When Zi Nai heard what the old police officer said, he also said casually: "I don't think so... and it's not bad in Beika Town, huh."

Zi Narcissistic thought about it and felt that the intensity of the cases he handled now seemed to be about the same as when he was in Sou Yi!

Even the intensity of work has not been reduced...

There was no sense of gap at all, as if he had suddenly changed from a detective in charge of major cases to a police officer dealing with trivial matters - after all, there were quite a few major cases in Beika Town.

"Detective Kogure is the main force in the Beika Police Station. Don't try to snatch him from me." Seeing them teasing him, Shiraishi half-jokingly came to the rescue of Zinarcissism.

Several directors who knew about Komuji's situation all smiled and said "I dare not". In fact, what they were thinking was - only a fool would compete with you for such a lunatic!

"Okay, go collect the evidence." Bai Shi said as he let Zilian go in.

After solving a case in a detective-like manner, even if the suspect pleads guilty, there is often still a lot of work to be done in the subsequent supplementary investigation.

If you are not fully prepared, if the suspect comes to his senses and changes his confession midway, you may be killed unexpectedly.

……

Then, something happened that disappointed Shiraishi...

"Huh? Director Zeden, why is it a buffet?" Shiraishi looked as if he was dissatisfied with the quality of the meal.

Then Shiraishi said, "If the activity funds are not enough, we can split the bill!"

Zeden: ...

I'd rather split the bill with you!

You alone eat more than all ten of us, and you still want to pay for it yourself? Do you have any shame?
"Of course the event funds are sufficient...but this buffet is also very high-end, I've been here many times." Zedden said stiffly.

This buffet is indeed quite expensive, after all, it is an a la carte Kaiseki cuisine buffet - Shiraishi was complaining purely to disgust him.

The director next to him supported Zeden and said, "Then don't use up the activity funds. We must also actively respond to the call of Director Bai Ma. Now the reimbursement subsidies from each agency are basically not enough... I think it's better to pay for it ourselves."

"What activity funds? Of course I'll treat you!" Zeden said generously.

Indeed, Director Bai Ma mentioned something in his speech today, which is actually an old saying that was mentioned during the Chinese New Year - the police station's reimbursement funds are generally exceeded.

Zeden had no pressure about treating the guests, since it was a self-service buffet and the amount had already been determined!
but……

Although the buffet is expensive, it can't make Zeden go bankrupt, but Shiraishi is confident that he can put Zeden on the blacklist and turn him directly from a regular customer to the most unwelcome guest!
I guess today is the last time he comes here, and he won't be welcome here anymore.

After Shiraishi became a police officer, he never ate freely at ordinary buffets, unless he was deliberately provoking others - he would always get angry if he ate freely. Even if it was a buffet run by an affiliated organization of the East City Society, Shiraishi would eat there for half a month in a row. The boss behind the scenes had to come out, otherwise he would not be able to do business at all...

When he had no income before, Shiraishi often went to buffets that offered big eater challenges. However, he could only go to such restaurants once, as it was the protection fee given by the restaurant to the big eaters...

This time, Bai Shi not only ate to his heart's content, but also specially "stocked up" so that he could go without eating anything for the next three days - this buffet not only cleared out the food in the store, but also basically cleared out Zedden's reputation here.

Zeden was also surprised at this time - why did this guy's appetite become bigger than two months ago?

As a high-end buffet, the store certainly won't give the directors a hard time, but...

When everyone was leaving the store, the manager came over with a smile and gave Zeden various gifts - don't come here again!

In response, Zeden could only accept it with a gloomy face.

……

After dinner, it was almost time to get off work, so Shiraishi went back to the police station.

Kunikida happened to come to the office at this time...

"Huh? What's going on today... another one?" When Shiraishi saw Kunikida coming, he thought that the population of Beika Town had decreased by 1 again.

After all, this was basically the reason why Kunikida came to the director's office on his own initiative.

But this time Kunikida rarely shook his head and said, "No, Chief, it's nothing serious... It's Detective Kogure. Detective Kogure went to the Metropolitan Police Department and happened to find a very capable police officer who is now idle at the lost and found post. He hopes that I can talk to the chief about it."

I discovered a talent, so I recommend it?
But... if it's about that narcissistic guy...

"He can tell that someone has talent just by going to the lost and found office? Could it be... a female police officer?" Shiraishi confirmed cautiously.

If it was a female police officer, then Shiraishi would have to wonder if she was involved in some crime, so as not to attract more thieves to the Beihua Police Station...

"No, this person... I knew him before. He was transferred from the First Investigation Division about ten years ago due to some personal reasons. At that time, many veteran detectives felt sorry for him because of his good abilities." Kunikida recalled.

Kunikida left the Investigation Section 1 six years ago. Before that, he had worked as a criminal policeman in the "Search Section 1" for more than ten years, including nearly ten years as the section chief. He knew the affairs of some of the "old people" very well.

On the contrary, although Zinarcissistic left Souichi only last year, he has been a police officer for less than ten years. He is certainly not more knowledgeable than Kunikida in this regard.

After hearing Zilian talk about this person, Kunikida felt that he sounded familiar. He then asked his former colleagues and found out who he was.

Kunikida also explained to Shiraishi: "Before, Detective Kogure went to the lost and found office to check the records and status of the deceased when he contacted him before his death. As a result, this patrol chief Tianshuyou directly sorted out the information according to the investigation format of the homicide case.

"Detective Kogure was certain then. He deduced that the woman had been murdered based on the clues he provided... It seems that the ten years of lost and found did not erase his insight."

"But he was transferred to the lost and found office for personal reasons, right?" Bai Shi confirmed with a little hesitation.

Shiraishi also wants "elite soldiers and strong generals", firstly because of the situation in the Beika Police Station, and secondly, these excellent police officers who have been "silent for ten years" should have room for improvement and can earn points... But if he personally resists, then Shiraishi can do nothing.

In comparison, Shiraishi would rather that he was idle because of someone's suppression. If Shiraishi wanted to get him to the Beika Police Department, it would only take a word for him to do so - after all, Shiraishi's "reputation" has reached its current level. There is no one in the Metropolitan Police Department that he dare not offend, not even the Minister of General Affairs in charge of personnel or the mysterious Minister of Public Security!
"Well, but it's been ten years... and as I remember, he should be Professor Domoto... the son-in-law of the forensic professor at the University of Tokyo who cooperates with the Metropolitan Police Department. Director, you can also ask Professor Domoto for advice." Kunikida reminded.

Domoto is a professor at the University of Tokyo, and Shiraishi is also a graduate of the University of Tokyo. In Kunikida's opinion, Shiraishi should be able to communicate with Domoto more easily. In fact... this is indeed the case. Shiraishi has dealt with Domoto more than once or twice when they were in a "pair".

However, Shiraishi only knew that Professor Domoto's daughter seemed to have passed away, and he didn't know that he had a son-in-law who also worked in the Metropolitan Police Department...

"Okay, it's a good opportunity to take advantage of this year's personnel dispatch period. We also need a group of elite soldiers to supplement us this time. I will try to get them." Bai Shi nodded in agreement.

Shiraishi also knew that the reason why Kunikida came here was not only because of his narcissistic advice, but also because Shiraishi "beat" him too hard...

As the director, it is certainly a good thing that he is willing to praise his criminal police.

But the problem is that this time Shiraishi directly carried away several key veteran detectives, including Aoki and Akasaka!
There is already news inside that Aoki will be transferred to the main office, Akasaka will go to Toriya Police Station as a section chief, and many other veteran detectives have also been transferred.

Although these were all positive transfers, even if they did not immediately lead to a promotion in rank, Kunikida was put in the process of being promoted. However, as the head of the Criminal Section, Kunikida was under increasing pressure.

Beika Town is not like an ordinary place. Without a capable person, it is impossible to control the situation...

When Kunikida heard that Zilian had a recommendation, he immediately came to Shiraishi, also to show his "urgency" - even if he couldn't really get Tenki Yuu to come over, he had to let Shiraishi know that the Criminal Division was very short of staff!

After hearing about Tian Shuyou's situation, Shiraishi also had the motivation to bring him here. Since he has been working in the "Lost and Found" position for ten years, then...

As long as he himself is not too resistant, Bai Shi can easily transfer him over.

……

Before leaving get off work in the evening, Shiraishi also received today's "game situation" - Yuan's results fluctuated greatly in the three rounds of shooting, but overall they were good. If he continues like this, qualifying will not be a problem. Kanzaki's shooting and Fuji's arresting technique are also above the standard. Although it seems that the possibility of qualifying is not great, there is still a chance.

The most stable one is of course Muto Tou. Judging from the current record, it is almost certain that he will qualify!

As for Suzuki Atsushi and Kuroki Kenji...

Get ready to hold your butt shut and behave yourself when you come back!

After get off work, Shiraishi picked up Ayako and planned to go out for dinner - although Shiraishi was not hungry at all after lunch, it was enough for one person.

On the way, Shiraishi found Ayako sitting in the passenger seat, feeling a little embarrassed and uneasy...

"There's a toilet in the mall ahead...do you want to stop for a while?" Shiraishi asked considerately.

Ayako:……

"No, it's not a problem with the bathroom...um...Xiao Hei, actually, President Kobe came to visit my house these two days..." Ayako said in embarrassment.

"President Kobe?" Shiraishi still couldn't remember which President Kobe it was.

"He's the one I met on the Queen Serissabeth before... the square-faced, serious guy... The Kobe Group not only has a great influence in the real estate and energy industries, but it's also an old-established financial group that has existed since the Edo period." Ayako introduced.

"Oh, oh, I have an impression. What's wrong?" Shiraishi just had an impression and did not go up to say hello at that time - after all, this old antique was only there for the sake of Suzuki Shiro and Suzuki Tomoko. Shiraishi, who was not really engaged to Suzuki Ayako, would not want to meet such an elder.

"Well, it's all because of his son... I don't know what the young master of the Kobe family was thinking. President Kobe actually came to speak up..." Ayako was helpless when she mentioned this.

Shiraishi:? ? ?
"He... wants to propose marriage?" Bai Shi's eyes sharpened and he began to think.

When Ayako heard this, her face turned red, and she said immediately, "Of course not! Well...if it is, what are you going to do?" She asked with some anticipation.

Shiraishi:……

Shiraishi also knew that he had misunderstood, and he couldn't tell Ayako that he was just thinking about how to invite Kogoro Mori and his family to visit the Kobe Group's headquarters, preferably for a family gathering or something.

"Ahem, what happened? Could it be that the eldest son of the Kobe family has done something wrong?" Shiraishi changed the subject.

Normally, for something like this, even if President Kobe was crazy, he wouldn't come to Shiraishi...

Not only because Shiraishi is notoriously "difficult to compromise", but also... given the size of the Kobe Group, it would be worth it to just look for a "Chief Beika". Wouldn't it be better to go directly to Director Hakuba or even Officer Kaneko of the National Police Agency?

It's really not cost-effective to ask Bai Shi for this kind of backdoor thing!
Ayako looked at Shiraishi with her big watery eyes, and then changed the subject: "Of course not..."

Amid Shiraishi's doubts, Ayako gave an unexpected answer: "It's Chairman Kobe Uemon's son, Kobe Daisuke... He wanted to be a police officer and a detective, so..."

Shiraishi:……

Are they going to use this kind of "back door"?
"This is not very surprising. The Shiratori family... well, he can't pass the exam, right?" Shiraishi said, and he also realized that Shiratori Renzaburo is a real "professional group". He is capable and has a family background. Of course, if he wants to be a criminal police, he can be a criminal police!

but……

Shiraishi estimated that Kobe Daisuke would not be able to pass the exam, otherwise the Kobe president would not have come to the Suzuki family.

"Then you don't have to come look for me, right?" Bai Shi was still a little confused.

There's nothing anyone can do if he fails to pass the "professional group" exam, but it's just a "criminal police" position, which should be easy for the Kobe family to arrange.

"If we are only considering the thoughts of the young master Kobe, of course there is no need to look for you, Xiao Hei. However... for President Kobe, whether he goes to the Metropolitan Superintendent or the Commissioner of the National Police Agency, none of them will be more reassuring than you, Xiao Hei." Ayako said as a matter of course.

When Shiraishi heard Ayako say this, he initially thought that she was just praising him as a normal thing, but soon he realized that it seemed to be the case.

After all, if Kobe Daisuke wants to be a detective, he can ask those people "above" to arrange it. Although it can be arranged properly, let alone whether it is too proper and he ends up becoming a "case detective", Kobe Daisuke will not be satisfied. And more importantly... President Kobe, you don't want others to take advantage of your weakness, right?
If there is a person who can simply treat Kobe Daisuke as a detective, who will neither give him too much care nor fail to protect him, and most importantly, who will not have any intentions towards the Kobe family or any other purpose... then counting from the ranks of Superintendents General, only Shiraishi meets the requirements!

"Is that so...you've already started working?" Shiraishi confirmed.

"Well, he's already had a trial period and the post-training is coming to an end. He's now waiting for the final assignment... I heard that he performed quite well in the police academy." Ayako didn't want to make things difficult for Shiraishi.

"Okay, since the Kobe family has the same idea, I'll go talk to the human resources department of the head office." Shiraishi nodded and agreed.

In fact, there is no need for Shiraishi to say anything. As long as Shiraishi nods, the Kobe family can arrange this matter.

Ayako was relieved to hear that Shiraishi agreed so easily. She was afraid that Shiraishi would find it troublesome, so she didn't dare to speak up.

During dinner, Ayako remembered Shiraishi's "suspicion" just now, so she deliberately offered to repay Shiraishi's "help", so Shiraishi didn't hesitate... and directly asked her to pay for dinner.

After sending Ayako home after dinner, Shiraishi just lay down when his cell phone rang again after returning to the apartment.

When I took it out and looked at it, it turned out to be a call from "Gao Yue-san".

"Hmm?" Shiraishi was still a little puzzled as to why Gao Yue came to see him at this time, but he still answered the phone.

"Hello, I'm Shiraishi... What? The Kobe family? Why did they look for you... Okay... I got it, I'll go to the Personnel Department tomorrow... Okay..."

After Shiraishi answered the phone, he also felt puzzled - why did the Kobe family contact the Suzuki family and the Yamashiro family at the same time to indirectly ask for help from him?
Do I have such a high profile that I need both families to come to me together?

……

On the other hand, in Osaka...

At the banquet, Gao Yue said to the president of Kobe Industry, Kobe Kiku, "Don't worry, Mr. Kobe, Senior Shiraishi has already agreed...Since sister Miwako can pass the strict training of the police academy, there must be no problem."

"Hahaha, then I'll leave my granddaughter's matter to you! I'll give a heads up to the Metropolitan Police Department, and it'll be fine as long as Chief Shiraishi agrees..."

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Stuff:

The three newcomers who appear in this chapter are the detectives who will enter the Beihua Police Station next.

One is the protagonist of "Criminal Seven", Yu Amaju, and the other is the protagonist of "Rich Man Detective", Miwako Kobe, and the protagonist of "Rich Man Detective", Daisuke Kobe - the relationship between the latter two is that they are Japanese dramas and animations adapted from the same novel. The drama version is more magical and directly becomes the heroine. The personality is also completely different, so the two are simply separated here.

From now on, every year (in the book) will be like this, old people will leave and new people will come. Although there will be some time confusion afterwards, the time will not be messed up within the year, but will be "regularly reset" in the style of Saiki K.

If you have any characters you want to join (any prototype of police officers in various movies, TV shows, or ACG is fine), you can leave a message and popular ones will be added.

Off topic...

Tian Shuyou (Higashiyama Kiyuki) looks too much like Song Xiaobao. Every time I watch "Criminal 7", I can't get on with it for two reasons. One is that the plot is relatively depressing, and the other is that every time there is a close-up of the protagonist, I feel out of place and feel like he is going to scold me for being "shai~".

(End of this chapter)