Conan: Chief of Rice Flower's Science Points

Chapter 58 Murder Case
"Because the deceased's phone was not on him, we could not rule out the possibility that he was pushed down by someone, so we conducted a further on-site visit. However, the elderly and staff at the nursing home said that they did not see Mr. Amano that day, nor did they make any reservations for any services...

"During the visit, we found that Mr. Amano had used his position to defraud the elderly who trusted him of their money. The victims included Shinjiro Otani, who was also near the scene that day. Mr. Otani had previously been defrauded of 3 million by him."

Yuan did not take much credit, but Bai Shi understood that he must have made a great contribution to this information...

After all, Yuan has a strong [interrogation] ability and is very "gentle", so this kind of daily routine, especially when it comes to the elderly, is perfect for him - questioning and interrogating are all within his [interrogation] ability.

"That Shinjiro Otani, is also living in a nursing home? How is his health?" Shiraishi confirmed at this time.

"Mr. Otani is 79 years old. His legs and feet are not very flexible. Although he does not need a wheelchair, he cannot do without crutches. He does not usually live in a nursing home, but occasionally goes there to receive care services." Yuan then gave a general description of Shinjiro Otani's physical condition.

"So... why did you invite that old guy back to the police station to cooperate with the investigation? He wouldn't be willing to pay three million, right?" Bai Shi was still a little puzzled at this time.

It can't be just because he has a motive, right? And a mere three million... for that old man who was a former finance ministry official, it shouldn't be a strong motive.

"Actually... when I went to question Mr. Otani, he himself admitted to the murder." Yuan gave an impeccable reason.

Shiraishi:? ? ?
Indeed, no matter who he is, he has already admitted to the murder. Asking him to go back and "cooperate with the investigation" is just a polite excuse. In fact, it is an emergency arrest!
No wonder Kunikida had no objection to this...

"But..." Yuan was a little hesitant in his words, as if something was bothering him.

Jingle Bell--

At this moment, Bai Shi's cell phone suddenly rang: "Wait a moment."

Shiraishi took a look and chose to answer it - it was an unfamiliar landline number, but he recognized the prefix... It was the number of the Ministry of Justice office!

When Shiraishi was investigating the Inukai case independently, he received countless calls with this prefix...

"Hello, I'm Shiraishi Kuro." Shiraishi picked up the phone.

"Hello, Director Shiraishi. I have heard a lot about you. I am Minister Takamori's secretary. My name is Takagi. I hope you can give me your guidance in the future."

A male voice that sounded very friendly came from the other side of the receiver.

but……

Bai Shi was unmoved by this!
Inukai's gang used threats, inducements, and both soft and hard tactics before. It's not like Shiraishi hasn't heard soft words from this number before.

"It's Mr. Takagi, hello." Shiraishi responded neither humbly nor arrogantly.

"Minister Takamori has always admired Director Shiraishi's fearlessness of power, and... Director Shiraishi should have heard that Minister Takamori has always advocated high pressure to wipe out violent organizations. Minister Takamori also saw Director Shiraishi's performance when he was in the Organized Crime Countermeasures Department!

"It seems that the Beihua Police Department has encountered a difficult case this time, but Director Shiraishi can rest assured that the Ministry of Justice is the strongest backing for the police! Director Shiraishi should not feel any pressure. If some people dare to reach out to the law, Director Shiraishi does not need to worry too much. When it is time to take action, take action..."

Takagi's words were somewhat beyond Shiraishi's expectations - wasn't this a case of officials protecting each other?
However, Shiraishi did not burst into tears of gratitude. He just said calmly: "Well, I will definitely handle it impartially, neither wrongly accusing good people nor letting bad people go. Please rest assured, Ministry of Justice."

Gao Mu paused for a moment. He didn't expect that Shiraishi actually... seemed to have low emotional intelligence? But thinking about what he had done, Gao Mu was not surprised. He hinted at him again and then hung up the phone.

……

"Go on, 'but' what?" Shiraishi was more concerned about the case at this time. After hanging up the phone, he continued to question Yuan.

but……

Jingle Bell--

The phone rang again!
"Wait a minute..." Shiraishi looked and found that this time it was a call from a saved number - Iwata.

"Hello, Iwata." Because of the call from the Ministry of Justice just now, Shiraishi guessed that Iwata was calling at this time and probably didn't just want to chat with him.

"Shiraishi! You are so lucky... Your department has arrested a former Finance Ministry official named Otani. You already know about this, right?" Iwata really mentioned this.

"Indeed, the secretary of the new Minister of Justice just called me... What's going on? Is there any conflict between Otani and Minister Takamori?" Shiraishi was indeed wondering about this.

"What does 'discord' mean to them? It was Shinjiro Otani's son who got in the way of a younger member of the same faction as Minister Takamori!
"If Shinjiro Otani really goes to jail this time, his son will definitely be greatly affected, and he will be eliminated from the competition for the Chief Cabinet Secretary. By then, the official who will become the Chief Cabinet Secretary will be from Minister Takamori's faction. He will definitely ask you to enforce the law impartially, right?

"This way you don't have to feel any pressure. Just handle the case beautifully and make it a solid case. Don't give him a chance to overturn the verdict. Then send it to the prosecutor's office. You will no longer be an orphan in the police force!"

Iwata is really thinking about Shiraishi.

After the Inukai case, although Shiraishi was not in any danger and no one would touch him as a small director at this time, his future was very bleak.

Although Minister Takamori was able to ascend to power because of this, he still had to remember favors, and the one he remembered was Superintendent Hakuba. As for Shiraishi Kuro who led the charge into battle, he was like a knife that was too sharp, and all factions disliked him!
Of course, for Minister Takamori, it was just "no need to use this knife". If there was a chance to make him realize that Shiraishi was still very useful, then it was not impossible for him to accept Shiraishi's worship...

After Iwata heard about this matter from his friends in the Ministry of Finance, he immediately figured it out and called Shiraishi.

"I hope so...but the murderer doesn't seem so certain." Shiraishi said, glancing at Yuan who was driving.

After that, Shiraishi didn't care about Iwata's grief and mumbling, he hung up the phone first, looked at Yuan again and said: "So, what else did you find out?"

"Well... Chief, you will know after watching the video of the interrogation." Yuan had already driven to the downstairs of the police station.

At the same time, Bai Shi discovered that there were many reporters gathered outside...

If someone said that no one spread the news intentionally, Bai Shi would not believe it - after all, he had just learned about this, and how could these reporters run away so quickly?

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Dongdong: Tomorrow is Monday again, I will add another update and it will be updated at midnight~
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