Conan: Chief of Rice Flower's Science Points

Chapter 335: Bai Shi’s Connections

Shiraishi was about to take Sato and Takagi to visit the office of the Matsukane Group.

But at this time Sato received a call from Megure, saying that another body had just been found in Kamurocho!
Because the place where the body was found was very close to "Sugita Taiyaki", Sato and Takagi were worried that maybe Sugita's boss had met with an accident...

As the person who sold the Taiyaki to Dad Nakazawa, Sugita can be said to be one of the few "relevant persons" in this non-site poisoning case.

Although we didn’t find anything unusual in the Taiyaki restaurant during our previous visit, and we didn’t find any motives for Sugita, and there were many chances that the Taiyaki was poisoned after being taken away, Sugita wasn’t even a “suspect”, but…

"Sugita's wife seemed to be hesitant about something at the time... Damn it! If I had known earlier, I should have asked her on the spot!" Takagi became impatient while driving.

"This is not the bus you are looking for. Be careful." Bai Shi reminded him.

Takagi:……

"Huh? Is that why you gave Mrs. Sugita a business card?" Sato asked, suddenly remembering something.

"Yes...Inspector Megure taught me." Takagi said as a matter of course.

"I see..." Sato suddenly said in a tone of realization.

"Huh? What does that mean?" Takagi wondered.

Sato couldn't help but say, "I saw you only gave business cards to wives, and I thought you liked married women."

"Officer Sato!" Takagi complained awkwardly - what kind of weird association is this?

"It's not just me. Boss Sugita has also been glaring at you." Sato added.

Takagi:……

After Sato's interruption, Takagi finally calmed down.

Soon after, Takagi drove the car to Kamuro Shrine.

"Investigation Section 1..." After getting out of the car, Takagi and Sato quickly showed their police IDs and entered the cordon.

But actually it doesn’t matter if it’s not lit, after all, Shiraishi is also coming down now…

Everyone in Kamuro Agency knows Shiraishi Kuro!
Although they knew that their chief and Chief Shiraishi did not get along, they would inevitably say a few words if they encountered a detective from the Beika Police Station investigating a case. However, the young police officers under them obviously would not disrespect Shiraishi for this reason - after all, their chief was not here!

Not to mention that Chief Mihua has a big name, just the rank of "Superintendent of Police" is there. If he gets hurt in the end, he will be the one who gets hurt.

The patrol officers from Kamuro Police Station who were on the scene immediately lowered the cordon and allowed the three people to enter the scene.

Takagi and Sato soon breathed a sigh of relief - the deceased was not boss Sugita.

However, at the same time, their doubts doubled, and they believed that the murder here and Mr. Nakazawa's death were not two isolated cases!
because……

The first person to discover the body was Boss Sugita!

"I really just happened to notice..."

“Every day after I close the shop, I come to the shrine to pray.”

"When my father opened a shop, he would bring me here every day after closing the shop. This has been a habit for many years!"

Sugita noticed that the two police officers from the First Investigation Division were suspicious of him and hurriedly explained.

but……

At this time, his panic and confusion were already obvious!
Boss Sugita appears to be in his thirties, with a crew cut and a slight stubble. He looks honest, yet a bit arrogant... the kind of arrogant that comes across as cowardly.

During the day, Takagi only noticed that Sugita's wife was hiding something, and there was nothing abnormal about Sugita himself, but now he himself was also very panicked.

Although it was normal to be a little panicked since the body had just been discovered, Takagi and Sato were still secretly concerned considering that he was related to two murders at once.

"Mr. Sugita, calm down... First of all, we need to make sure, do you know the victim?" Takagi asked seriously.

"I... don't know him." Sugita's eyes were evasive.

"Really? I've never seen it before?" Sato asked directly.

"I... I don't know him anyway!" Sugita shook his head repeatedly and refused to say more.

……

Shiraishi didn't care about Sugita at this time, but went to see the body...

Shiraishi had only eaten Sugita's Taiyaki a few times, and at the time it was run by Sugita's father, so Shiraishi was not familiar with him.

As for the body he found, it was that of an adult male, lying on the grass behind the main hall of the shrine. The shrine's chief had already gone home. Normally, there was no one here at night and it was pitch black all around.

"Brother Shiraishi, it's my fault. These two have caused you trouble again." Megure arrived at the scene at this time and greeted Shiraishi first.

"No, it's me who has caused you trouble... The previous deceased was an elder who took good care of me, so I couldn't help but investigate it." Bai Shi said modestly.

"I see. My condolences..." Megure said to comfort him.

Shiraishi then looked at Tomi from the forensic department and said, "After collecting the evidence, could you please help me look at the back of the body?"

Just now, because the people from the forensic department were about to arrive and the body was not in a state where they could extract time-sensitive clues, Bai Shi did not touch it without permission.

"The back? Okay, of course." Deng Mi was stunned, then nodded when he heard it.

Dengmei didn't see any need to check the back of the body at the scene, but since Shiraishi said so, he of course agreed.

As for the cause of death...

It’s hard to tell, but at the same time it’s clear at a glance - he was beaten to death!
There were bruises all over his face and body, obviously he had been beaten before he died. However, the exact number of times he was beaten and which injuries were fatal can only be determined in the autopsy laboratory. In any case, he was definitely beaten violently, and there must have been dozens of bruises.

Tomi recorded the state of the body, then turned it over and lifted up its clothes, only to see...

"This is..." Deng Mi was stunned when he saw this, and then looked at Shiraishi.

"Sure enough." Bai Shi nodded upon seeing this.

There is a large tattoo on the back of the corpse!
In the East Island Country, this is a symbol of the underworld, and no one normally would have a tattoo like this.

Considering that Shiraishi had just specifically asked to see the back, and considering Shiraishi's previous "pair" background, Tomi also understood that he must have expected it beforehand...

"Brother Shiraishi, do you know this victim?" Megure asked hurriedly when he saw this.

"I don't know him, but... there is a certain aura that can't be concealed even if you dress like an office worker." Shiraishi said as a matter of course.

Yes, this is a purely intuitive judgment.

Although the body looked like it was wearing a normal work suit and white shirt, it might have something to do with the scars on the body. Anyway, when Shiraishi saw the body for the first time, he felt a "familiar" atmosphere on him. In the East Island Country, only gangsters would have tattoos on their bodies, especially large tattoos. And except for a few mysterious guys like "Rilian Xia", almost all gangsters would have tattoos!
After taking a quick look at the back, Bai Shi knew that his feeling was correct.

"Someone from a violent organization?... So we might have to hand him over to the Organized Crime Countermeasures Department." Megure muttered at this time.

But Shiraishi shook his head and said, "No, it's too early to transfer it. This case is likely related to the death of Father Nakazawa. Just ask the two teams to cooperate."

In a "murder case", if someone is killed between violent organizations or within an organization, then it is the responsibility of the "Organized Crime Countermeasures Department" and the "Criminal Department" only cooperates.

But if the case only involves a violent organization, and the dead are not members of the violent organization, then the situation will be reversed, with the "group pairing" cooperating with the "search one".

at the same time……

At this time, Bai Shi also looked in the direction of the isolation belt on the side, and saw two men wearing suits and sunglasses, with fierce faces and looking like they were not easy to mess with, looking at this side.

Megure followed Shiraishi's gaze and immediately found the two men suspicious.

Just as Megure secretly signaled to the other detectives to hold them down, the two men noticed that Shiraishi was looking at them and put their hands in their arms...

Put your hands in your arms!
Megure's pupils shrank immediately, and then he shouted quickly: "Be careful with your shooting!"

next moment……

As the detectives at the scene bent down, two big men took out... their police IDs.

After showing it to the patrol officer outside the isolation zone, he also walked in.

Megure:......

"Brother Bai Shi!"

When the two detectives came in front of Shiraishi, they instinctively held their knees and bowed.

But just as he leaned over, he was pushed up by Bai Shi...

Because they often have to infiltrate and monitor violent organizations, the detectives who are "teamed together" not only often have temperaments similar to real gangsters, but they also deliberately imitate the gangsters' etiquette in their daily lives so that they can "blend in with the gangsters" after getting used to it.

But this also makes them out of tune with the police officers from other departments...

"You two are from Section 5, right?" Shiraishi still had an impression of these two people.

"That's right, we are following Brother Yuanma!" said the big guy in the group.

Shiraishi:……

Do you really want Inspector Megure and the others to misunderstand the custom of "teaming up", right?

But now when they were struggling to decide what to call him, Bai Shi made a look and asked, "Do you know this person?"

The two of them should have been nearby before, so they came here immediately after the murder happened...

Since the "Matsukin Group" is active nearby and these two people are also stalking nearby, they should be familiar with the faces of the members of the "Matsukin Group"!

As for Megure...

At this time, he stood up awkwardly and pretended nothing had happened.

The two of them stepped forward to take a look and said, "This is... Katayama Yoshiji!"

"Brother Shiraishi, it's the young people of the Matsugane Group."

Sure enough, they did know the deceased, and... the deceased was a member of the "Matsukin Group".

"Matsukin Group...what are they doing recently? Isn't their old man about to need a urine bag? How come he is still so energetic?" Shiraishi wondered.

As violent organizations are shrinking, this kind of "old-man group" should have little vitality!
How could they commit murder?
That’s right, compared to the fight between organizations, Shiraishi is more inclined to believe that this is a purge within the Matsukane Group itself.

Although the old man of the "Matsukin-gumi" is about to die, the "Matsukin-gumi" is still the third-generation organization of the "Tojo-kai" after all.

If the members of the Matsukane Group were killed by outsiders, whether it was done by other organizations of the Tojo Clan or by violent organizations outside the Tojo Clan, it would cause turmoil in the underworld and would not be so silent!
Do we still need to wait for the police to show up?
The "Matsukin Group" itself must be making trouble!
Therefore, based on the logic of violent organizations, Shiraishi believed that this incident was most likely an internal act of the "Matsukin Group".

"Who does he hang out with in the Matsukane Group?" Shiraishi asked directly.

"Katayama's elder brother should be Suenaga Ryoichi... This Suenaga Ryoichi is the Wakagashira assistant of the Matsugane Group." The people in the group were afraid that Shiraishi didn't know this "unknown person", so they explained it a little more.

After all, the "Matsukina Group" is only a third-generation organization of the "Tojo Clan", and it is not a more conspicuous third-generation organization like the "Arakawa Group". Shiraishi is not specifically in charge of the "Matsukina Group", so it is good enough to know who the leader is.

The other partner seemed to have thought of something at this time and said specifically: "Brother Shiraishi, this Suenaga Ryoichi should have been targeted by Souji's sissy recently!"

Hearing this, Bai Shi glared at him and told him to be more civilized. There were people from Souyi watching us. Don't force me to criticize you...

"Search Er? Specifically investigate this Suenaga Ryoichi?" When Shiraishi heard this, the clues had already been connected in his mind.

only……

Shiraishi still didn't understand why Nakazawa was involved.

"Well, someone from Souji has been keeping an eye on this Suenaga. It should be a big case."

"Search Team 2" came to investigate the members of the violent organization, so of course they could not hide it from "Group Team", and "Group Team" must have even cooperated with them.

It’s just that these two people weren’t the ones cooperating, so they didn’t know what was going on.

After getting these clues, Bai Shi waved his hand and let them move on their own.

Megure then said: "The deceased was a member of the Matsugane Group, and his superior is still under investigation... Is this really related to Mr. Nakazawa's murder?"

Judging from the current situation, Megure feels that this is a typical "gang infighting".

"Wait a moment." Shiraishi did not rush to make a judgment, but instead dialed the number of Section Chief Chaki of Souji.

"Section Chief Chaki, it's me, Shiraishi..."

Shiraishi didn't make any random guesses, but directly called Chamu!
Megure was stunned at first, then smiled awkwardly - he almost forgot that Brother Shiraishi was also in the professional group.

If it was other departments, Megure might also ask, especially other departments of the "Criminal Department", after all, they are all under the same leadership...

However, the situation of "Investigation Section 2" is somewhat special. It is considered the most bureaucratic department in the Metropolitan Police Department!
If it were Megure, even if he encountered something that required cooperation, he would contact Counselor Uno in this situation - he would rather trouble the big boss than deal directly with "Souji".

But Shiraishi is different...

After all, Shiraishi is also a professional, and he should be a proper "bureaucratic police officer".

And...it is said that Chaki has always had a good relationship with the Suzuki family.

(End of this chapter)