Conan: Chief of Rice Flower's Science Points

Chapter 347: News of Transfer

"Xiao Hei, the results are out... Xiao Ai is indeed your sister, congratulations!" Ayako came out with the identification results.

With Ayako around, we worked overtime that night and got the results.

Looking at the joy on Ayako's face, Shiraishi felt a little guilty - although he made up this identity for Ai and did not tell her the truth for Ayako's sake, Ayako was still happy at this time that "Kuro finally had relatives."

Shiraishi didn't know how to react at this time. Fortunately, Ayako just thought that Shiraishi was "nervous" and went to comfort Ai.

Ayako and Xiao Ai had talked about this just now. Because she knew she couldn't ask and was afraid of irritating Xiao Ai, Ayako just tried to probe indirectly...

Ai is not a real child, so she naturally heard Ayako's test. Instead, she took advantage of her "child" status and made Ayako believe that "her father asked her to go to Toudou to find her brother before he died."

Judging from the results of the genetic test, the two are similar to siblings. Ayako certainly has no reason not to believe it. At the same time, with this test result, it will be easier for Ai to become a citizen.

"How about we go out for dinner together to celebrate?" Ayako looked at the two of them nervously.

Ayako suddenly felt a little uneasy, wondering if she was being too abrupt - the brother and sister had just reunited, did they really want to be with her?

But before Shiraishi could say anything, Ai said, "Yeah! I want to eat meat!"

Shiraishi:? ? ?
Those who don't know would think that the "Black Organization" eats coarse food...

But considering that her bone age has just been measured, Xiaoai is already seven or eight years old, so her height and weight are indeed on the small side.

"My brother said that he will arrange for himself to be accompanied by the prisoner and have dinner reimbursed for him at night. Can I eat with you, sister-in-law?" Xiao Ai decisively sold out her brother for fame and fortune.

Shiraishi:? ? ?
"Eh?" Ayako was stunned when she heard that, and looked at Shiraishi in confusion - isn't the salary of "Superintendent" enough?

"Really... I just told her that making money is not easy... Hahaha..." Shiraishi awkwardly changed the subject.

"I just want to study..." Xiao Ai said tearfully.

"Don't worry, I have already got the procedures for Teitan Elementary School for you. You can start school when the semester starts." Shiraishi said with a smile.

It is now March 3th, and elementary schools have just started their spring break. School will resume on April 16st, which will also mark the beginning of a new school year.

only……

What makes Shiraishi a little uneasy is that April is the new school year for both elementary and high school, but... can Xiaolan and the others really get promoted to the third year of high school?
Although he didn't know what would happen, Shiraishi felt that something would happen.

Of course, no matter what, Ai's admission procedures have been completed - although a medical insurance certificate is required, for "Director Mika", these procedures are not a problem. Even if Ai is not naturalized in the Shiraishi family, Shiraishi has a way to get her admitted.

"Those are too easy. I want to make up for it." Ai sounded like a chosen student.

Shiraishi:……

"Ai, you are so awesome. What do you want to learn?" Ayako asked immediately.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Ai didn't wait for Bai Shi to stop her and pointed directly to the laboratory next to her - this was inside the research institute, where some of the laboratory conditions could be seen.

Although it was already late, the researchers had to pretend to be busy since the young lady was here...

Shiraishi didn't know what they were doing, they were just wearing white coats and tinkering with test tubes - Shiraishi had degrees in "Health Medicine" and "Forensic Medicine", but these had little to do with pharmaceuticals, and the courses were not primarily in this area.

"Eh? Does Ai like this? Director Sato, is it dangerous in there? Can you take us on a tour?" Ayako asked directly to the "staff member" just now.

Only then did Bai Shi realize that this person was actually the director...

"Of course! You are welcome to come and give us guidance and inspection!" Director Sato said happily.

There is a beauty that craves appropriation.

Ayako was also surprised. She originally thought that even if a little girl wanted to learn something, it should be dancing, singing, or something like that, right?
Who knew you were interested in research?
but……

Since she is Xiaohei's sister, Ayako must of course support her.

What’s more, it is such a “beneficial to the body and mind” hobby - of course Ayako now only regards Ai’s hobby as a “hobby”.

Later, during the tour, Ai also took the opportunity to show off her talent... and even a little bit of her skills!

At first, she was just familiar with the experimental equipment, but she was already "amazed by it". After all, Ai was only seven years old...

And when Ai analyzed the experiments that Ayako couldn't understand one by one, and even saw through the researchers' slacking off and doing some meaningless processes, Ayako felt as if she was looking at a crooked-mouthed dragon king.

"Ai, how did you learn all this?" Ayako asked in surprise.

Xiao Ai was also surprised - was I overdoing it?
Looking at Shiraishi again, he was already secretly glaring at her. Ai also felt very wronged!

"I... have learned it before." Xiao Ai could only pretend to be calm.

"Xiao Hei, let's hire a teacher for Xiao Ai later! Let me see... we can invite a professor from Toudou University..." Ayako immediately started planning.

"No, let's not do that..." Shiraishi quickly stopped her - what Ai needs is not a teacher.

Seeing Ayako's doubtful look, Shiraishi forced an explanation: "I promised to let Dr. Agasa teach her, it's the research institute in Beihua 2-chome."

"I know...but Dr. Agasa is good at mechanics, right? Is he also good at chemistry?" Ayako was still a little puzzled.

"Ai is still so young, she can't focus on one subject!" Shiraishi had a very good reason.

After hearing what Shiraishi said, Ayako felt something was strange, but she did not refute it.

Shiraishi even thought, why not find a way to go to Dr. Agasa and just... borrow his laboratory?

But at this time Ayako had already said: "Okay, then I will invest in a laboratory for Dr. Agasa."

Ayako is quite generous...

Before Bai Shi could say anything, Xiao Ai said, "Thank you, sister-in-law!"

"Hehe, Ai, if there are outsiders around, just call me sister." Ayako smiled happily.

After hearing Ayako say this, Shiraishi also felt that "this is a good idea". After all, this laboratory is still for Ai to use, but it seems more normal to register it under the name of Dr. Agasa.

As for how to explain to Dr. Agasa?

For the time being, Bai Shi is not prepared to explain to him...

But there will always be a time when it will be known. After all, there will always be a time when "experimental subjects" are needed. Some experimental subjects cannot be bought even if you have money, such as a certain little kid detective...

In the evening, Ayako specially found a restaurant with a strong family atmosphere and an overall warm feeling, and had dinner with Shiraishi and Ai.

It can be seen that the happiest person at this meal was Ayako - Ayako only needed to make Shiraishi happy wholeheartedly, while Shiraishi and Ai had a lot to consider.

Shiraishi has a subtle sense of guilt, and Ai... has to pretend to be a child, and even force herself to act cute - after all, this will be her "sponsor" in the future.

When Shiraishi brought Xiao Ai home, he complained, "Big sister, what are you doing? Don't be so obvious, okay? It's almost like you have memories of your past life..."

Xiao Ai also knew that Bai Shi was talking about the things that happened in the graduate school. She curled her lips and said, "I am being very conservative... I thought this was just the level of a junior high school student!"

Shiraishi:……

Shiraishi is also helpless about this. After all, Ai is less than 20 years old and has spent most of her time studying and researching. She has no idea about the outside world. In her eyes, Shiraishi is already a "low-income group" and "there are actually such poor people."

In this regard, she can only adapt little by little by herself. Of course, Bai Shi can also teach her some things...

"It seems that you really have a lot to learn... It's a pity that spring break has just started and school won't start for another half a month." Bai Shi sighed.

"Huh?" Xiao Ai was stunned when she heard that.

Originally, Xiao Ai thought that Shiraishi was just saying it casually, but she didn't know that Shiraishi had already arranged the admission while he was at work during the day!

"Children should act like children. If you don't go to school, people will suspect me. Besides... don't you also want to observe Kudo Shinichi closely? It's not good to use yourself as the experimenter, right?" Shiraishi said as a matter of course.

"Kudo Shinichi...it should be that Conan, right? He's at Teitan Elementary School? Okay..." For the sake of the experimental subject, Ai agreed tentatively.

At night, Bai Shi continued to let Xiao Ai sleep on the sofa and went to the bedroom himself.

It’s not that Shiraishi isn’t a gentleman…

Firstly, Ai is small, and Shiraishi's bed is extended, so for the sake of resource utilization, she has to sleep on the sofa; secondly, although Shiraishi's apartment is not small for a bachelor, it does not have a bedroom or bathroom. To go to the bathroom from the bedroom, one has to pass through the living room.

It would be inconvenient for Ai to stay in the bedroom, and Shiraishi... doesn't go to the toilet at night!

The next day, Friday, March 3th…

When Shiraishi went out, he saw Ai holding the two newly bought laptops, looking up information and taking notes. One of the two laptops had its network card removed and was used specifically for recording information.

Seeing that she was still busy, Shiraishi didn't say hello and went straight out and came to the police station with full of expectations.

The reason why he is "full of anticipation" is not because Shiraishi likes going to work so much, but because the transfer of the Metropolitan Police Department will have a preliminary result today - although the official transfer order still needs to be waited, as long as he has some connections in the Personnel Section of the General Affairs Department, he will naturally be able to find out!
This year, Shiraishi has recommended many people and also asked for many people, but the relationship between Shiraishi and the General Affairs Department is not good enough to the point where he thinks "if I recommend it, it will be successful" or "if I ask for it, it will be given to me". Shiraishi has to wait for news whether it will be successful or not.

but……

As soon as he entered the police station, Shiraishi felt that the atmosphere today was a little unusual.

In the Criminal Division, everyone was generally a little excited, but they were forcibly suppressing their emotions. From this, Shiraishi could guess that many people had succeeded in their "push"...

After all, if you get a promotion or transfer to a more important position, you will basically have to leave the Mihua Office, so it’s not good for everyone to be too excited. It’s just…

Is the atmosphere a little too heated?
I don’t have so many people pushing me, right?
Shiraishi came to the office puzzled, only to find that Section Chief Kunikida was already waiting for him.

"Hmm? Section Chief Kunikida, is there any big case?" Shiraishi asked as he walked towards the desk.

"No, there is no case...it's just...well, it seems that Director, you don't know yet." Kunikida said helplessly.

"What happened?" Bai Shi couldn't help but wonder when he saw that he was not speaking clearly.

"Although there is no official news yet, there is news from the main office...I should be transferred next month." Kunikida said helplessly.

Bai Shi was shocked when he heard this: "What? Who made the decision? Who did you offend?"

Shiraishi instinctively thought that Kunikida would be left idle again...

However, Kunikida shook his head and said, "No, no, no, this matter... Actually, Director Hakuba also talked to me about it this morning. I think the director wanted to transfer me to Tsukishima Police Station."

When Shiraishi heard "Director Hakuba" and "Officer Tsukishima", he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, then his expression relaxed and he said jokingly, "Oh, then it seems that Section Chief Kunikida is going to be promoted! At least he should be the deputy director, right?"

Because of the previous events in Tsukishima Police Station, although not many leaders were directly arrested, most of them were either transferred and idled or persuaded to resign, and many positions are now vacant.

If Kunikida was to be transferred to Tsukishima Police Station, Shiraishi could understand it - after all, Kunikida was a "rule-abiding master" and he was transferred to Beika Police Station because of the mess left by Shirai, the former head of the Criminal Division.

and……

In the past six months, not only has the Criminal Division of Beika Police Station, which he leads, made outstanding achievements, but Beika Police Station has also made great contributions to the cases of Tsukishima Police Station, especially from Beika Police Station to Tsukishima Police Station, and from a large-scale police station to a small-scale police station...

No matter how you think about it, it shouldn't be a flat tune!

Kunikida heard this and said with embarrassment: "No, for the time being, he is still the head of the Criminal Section... and acting deputy director."

As expected, Kunikida was promoted.

In many small police stations, the deputy chief also serves as the main section chief, and he can actually be promoted one level in rank.

Shiraishi estimated that he would be arranged to take a promotion exam soon, and if he passed the "Superintendent of Police", he would be able to get the "acting" position.

"This is a good thing. Section Chief Kunikida has made a great leap forward. The Tsukishima Police Department is also in need of personnel. It will be a big responsibility for Section Chief Kunikida to take up the post there. If you need any assistance, you can contact me. You don't have to worry about the Beihua Police Department."

Shiraishi knew that Kunikida had been promoted, and although he was a little worried that "no one was available", he still supported it mostly.

at the same time……

Shiraishi now understood why the air in the criminal class was filled with a joyful atmosphere!

Although Kunikida has basically convinced the detectives of the Beika Police Station, after all, Kunikida's emphasis on "rules" has reached a pathological level. Not to mention the problems with the principles of the search, even...

The detectives of Mihua were controlled one by one, just like high school students. They had to hide when smoking and even the table had to be cleaned up!
Therefore, Section Chief Kunikida was promoted to another family, and the detectives of the Beika Police Station were sincerely happy for him...

Kunikida wasn't worried about those brats, it's just... he didn't want to be a detective in the first place. When he first came to the Beika Police Station, he was a little passive and lazy. It was only because of the director's order and then he was convinced by Shiraishi that he began to regain some of his detective qualities.

Now he was suddenly asked to be promoted to Superintendent and Deputy Director. Not only did he feel a little resistant, but he also felt a little embarrassed towards Director Shiraishi - he also felt it was very sudden. Director Hakuba had just talked to him this morning. Perhaps this was also decided after the incident at Tsukishima Police Station.

But Bai Shi is open-minded...

If some of your subordinates leave, especially if they are promoted, the shortage of manpower is temporary, but the network of contacts expanded is permanent, not to mention the "achievement point" rewards.

The only regret Shiraishi had about Kunikida's transfer was that he was unable to resolve his worries - otherwise he would have been able to earn some achievement points, right?
In addition, although Shiraishi felt a little caught off guard, he did not show it in front of Kunikida. Instead, he comforted him and told him to be bold and shine in his new position.

Of course, Bai Shi was already prepared. He would go to the head office in the afternoon to argue with Director Bai Ma and demand that this person be given to him no matter what!

Shiraishi would not be satisfied if he was just promoted to section chief in the agency - after all, Shiraishi had "pushed away" all the detectives suitable for promotion before.

After Kunikida and Shiraishi explained the matter, they left the director's office. Shiraishi heard someone "eavesdropping" outside, probably wanting to confirm the news that Section Chief Kunikida had been transferred.

In addition...

Before Shiraishi could call Iwata and ask him to help inquire about the transfer situation in the Personnel Department, Section Chief Maruo came knocking on the door again.

"Come in." Bai Shi knew it was Yuanwei when he heard the knock on the door.

Marubi came in hurriedly and said to Shiraishi with admiration on his face: "Director, Kobe Group and Kobe Industries have contacted the agency and said that they hope we can cooperate in legal education activities in the future... Basically, they want to donate money to the agency to improve facilities."

"Kobe... I understand... Wait! Kobe Group and Kobe Industries?" Shiraishi was suddenly stunned.

"That's right." Yuanwei was also puzzled. What was the director wondering about? For such a pie-in-the-sky thing, it was obvious that there must be some behind-the-scenes deal, and... Yuanwei had actually found out the reason!
Before Shiraishi could get confused, Maruwei complimented him, "As expected of you, Chief. The eldest daughter of Kobe Industries and the eldest son of Kobe Group will come to our police station in the future, right? They must be here to learn from you, Chief."

Shiraishi:……

The eldest daughter of Kobe Industries... The eldest son of Kobe Group...

These are obviously two people, two groups!
Only then did Shiraishi realize that after Ayako told him about the Kobe family, Gao Yue also called...

At that time, Bai Shi was still a little puzzled - why did he find two people to plead with him for such a small matter?

Just because both of them mentioned that "President Kobe spoils his children", Shiraishi didn't think much about it and just thought that President Kobe was getting old and confused.

Now it seems……

Bai Shi was the one who spoke too fast!

What Ayako had told me before was "Kobe Group" and "Kobe Daisuke"...

I think what Gao Yue really wants to introduce to me is "Kobe Industry" and his eldest daughter...

These groups are so powerful that Bai Shi just nodded and agreed. He didn't have to worry about anything else. They took care of the formalities directly. This is why Bai Shi didn't know until today that these were two people!

"What's the name of the eldest daughter of Kobe Industries?" Shiraishi knew that Maruwei should have found out.

"Mioko, Kobe Miwako." Yuanwei knew it as expected.

These female police officers really like to call each other Miwa, Miwako... Shiraishi complained in his heart.

"Well, they are here to be police officers, not to enjoy a vacation. You don't have to treat them differently. Any cooperation with the Kobe Group and Kobe Industries in legal education or anything like that... just reject them all! Their companies are not in Beika Town, so why would they cooperate with us?" Shiraishi warned Maru.

"Yes! I understand." Yuanwei responded immediately.

Shiraishi's reaction was also within Maruo's expectations - with their eldest son and daughter both working in the agency, how could the agency have any financial difficulties? How could they just "cooperate"? Doesn't the director have any face?

After Yuanwei left, Shiraishi was left scratching his head.

Shiraishi and Ayako had confirmed the matter of "Kobe Daisuke" before. It was true that "Kobe Daisuke" himself had very good grades in the police academy, and the Kobe family also sent him to Interpol for an "internship", so there were no rumors about him in the police world before...

However, Shiraishi had no idea about the situation of "Kobe Miwako" and he directly agreed to Gaoyue at that time. Shiraishi could never have imagined that there would be such a coincidence that two big chaebols both had the surname "Kobe" and came to Shiraishi to do the same thing!

But it's too late to regret now. Even if there is something wrong with "Kobe Miwako", Shiraishi can't refuse now.

It would have been fine if he had refused then, but wouldn't it be a joke to refuse now? Even if Shiraishi didn't care about Kobe Industries, he couldn't throw Gao Yue into it...

So Shiraishi checked the records of the police academy...

No.

"Huh? It's impossible that you don't even go to police school?" Shiraishi frowned upon seeing this - privileges don't work that way... The top brass in the police force are still dominated by the "professional group", which shows that there are basic rules.

Shiraishi was puzzled and called the "all-powerful Iwata" directly.

……

After hearing Shiraishi's question, Iwata was also confused: "Huh? Kobe Miwako? You are not here to show off to me, are you?"

If you stuffed a rich woman into your police station, how could you not know who Kobe Miwako is?

"I said... I confused Kobe Miwako and Kobe Daisuke, do you believe it?" Shiraishi said helplessly.

Iwata:……

Iwata was silent for a while.

If this happened to Bai Shi, it would not be impossible!
It's not because Bai Shi is careless, but because he doesn't care about these things...

If it were someone else, they would definitely double-check this kind of thing, but for Shiraishi...

Isn’t it just asking someone to send a criminal police officer in?

Just block the fortress, I’ll take care of it anyway!

In this case, it is normal that they get confused because they have the same surname.

"You are really..." Iwata was also embarrassed for Shiraishi.

Iwata immediately explained, "You don't have to worry. Of course you can't find her at the Toudou Police Academy. But that's because she studied at the police academy in Osaka, and her personnel relationship has just been transferred to the Metropolitan Police Department."

Shiraishi suddenly realized what was going on when he heard this - this made sense, Kobe Industries' headquarters was in Osaka, so he was familiar with Gao Yue...

(End of this chapter)