Conan: Chief of Rice Flower's Science Points

Chapter 93 How can you sleep!

"Huh? Walking through a wall? Is he still drunk?" Kunikida also looked puzzled, but he understood why Kuroki was hesitant.

Goodness, the police department can indeed provide an alibi, but...

The suspect claimed that he killed people by passing through the wall?
Does this count as a complaint about the "wall" in the police station's detention room?
If this really counts as "admitting to murder", how should I write the report to be submitted for inspection so as not to be criticized?

Kunikida was not sure what the Prosecutor's Office would think, but he was certain that if someone brought such a report to the prosecutor's office and asked him to sign it, he would definitely kick him out of the Criminal Division!
"He must be sober now! But..." Kuroki looked helpless at this time.

"What did the Souichi police officer say?" Kunikida confirmed with Kuroki.

"This..." Hei Mu turned his head and looked over.

"Director Shiraishi!"

At this time, Takagi also walked over with a dazed look in his eyes. He reacted only when he was about to bump into the "wall". Then he found out... this "wall" was Director Shiraishi, and he quickly bowed 90 degrees.

Well, the three police officers...

What an unlucky guy!
"Detective Takagi, this is really... Do you want to take the suspect away? We haven't sent him to the detention center yet." Kunikida said in a tone of "thank you for your hard work", but his words also implied "it has nothing to do with me".

"Detention" is a punishment that can be issued by the police station, but it is not carried out in the police station. The person is sent to a special "detention center", which belongs to the prison department and has no direct hierarchical relationship with the police station or the Metropolitan Police Department.

If he was sent to the "detention center", the procedures for interrogating him would be complicated, so Kunikida suggested that he be arrested directly!

This Tsuchida was just causing trouble after drinking last night. If he is willing to compensate, there is some flexibility in deciding whether to detain him or not, and it does not count as a violation of the regulations.

"Um... Detective Kuroki, did you really arrest him at ten o'clock last night?" Takagi wanted to confirm it again unwillingly.

"Absolutely sure." Kuroki said with certainty, and added: "Moreover, the patrolman had already arrived at the scene at 9:40, and I went to the scene to bring him back at 10 o'clock!"

Takagi was scratching his head when he heard this, but he really didn't want to report this to Inspector Megure, otherwise he would definitely be scolded, and even laughed at by the old hands in the department and even in the class.

then……

At this time, Takagi looked at Director Shiraishi for help!

After all, the last time he was almost fooled by a fake "alibi", it was Shiraishi Kuro who exposed the other party's lies.

Shiraishi was also very curious at this time, and... regardless of the current situation of "passing through the wall" inexplicably, he should be considered a police officer in the police station and could serve as a witness to prove that the murder witness was lying, and he was not unrelated to the Mika Police Station.

"When did the case happen?" Bai Shi asked.

Upon hearing this, Gao Mu immediately grabbed a life-saving straw, took out the small notebook, looked at the report and said: "It was between one and three in the morning!"

Good man, he was causing trouble after drinking at around 9 o'clock, and was detained in the police station the whole time. This is not even close to 1 o'clock in the morning...

There is no point in trying to find a perfect score, like we did last time at the Rice Flower Hall.

If the murderer is really this Tsuchida...

"What was the cause of death?" Shiraishi further asked - the easiest thing to think of was some tricky means of "delaying death".

"Multiple organ ruptures, excessive blood loss… He was stabbed once in the chest and abdomen, and dozens of times in the back. He basically died on the spot." Takagi's face turned pale at this time - he had just been to the crime scene not long ago, and it was extremely tragic.

Bai Shi thought to himself: This way of dying, it seems like it's not a trick to delay death...

This is a case directly handled by the Metropolitan Police Department. The wounds were inflicted before and after death, so there is no mistake!

"What makes you think that Tsuchida is the murderer?" Shiraishi asked further.

The case happened in the early morning. Judging from the estimated time of death, the police should have started the search in the morning, otherwise the time range would be even narrower...

Takagi came to confirm Tsuchida's "alibi" at noon, which shows that he immediately locked on this person as a suspect!
"It's like this... the deceased was killed at home. There was no one else at home at the time of the crime. There were signs of prying on the safe, and Tsuchida's fingerprints were also found. In addition, dandruff was found in the nails of the deceased, and it is confirmed that the DNA is consistent with Mr. Tsuchida." Takagi was also helpless at this time.

"Does this Tsuchida have a criminal record?" Shiraishi asked immediately - only people with a criminal record would be entered into the fingerprint database and DNA database. Like now, Tsuchida himself was not a person related to the case, but his fingerprints and DNA were quickly compared. It was probably discovered through the comparison in the database.

"He has no other criminal record. He is the president of a small company. Detective Kanzaki entered his personal information into the criminal record database last night." Kuroki interjected.

Well, if you say “has a criminal record”, it also means “just had a criminal record”!
When the match was successful, the people from Search One were also puzzled - how could this person be detained before the crime occurred?
Takagi said he came to confirm his alibi, but actually he wanted to confirm whether he was really in the police station the whole night!

"What a coincidence..." Bai Shi narrowed his eyes - everyone could feel that something was wrong.

"Is there any connection between the victim and this Tsuchida?" Shiraishi further asked about the motive. "As for the motive, there is indeed one! The deceased, Nakano Shuzo, was the Vice Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry. Recently, there have been rumors that the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry is going to cancel the policy of consultation on the development of the construction industry... In fact, this is promoted by Mr. Nakano.

"Mr. Tsuchida's company is in the construction industry, and its current business performance is not good. This policy change may be the last straw that breaks the camel's back for his company, so Tsuchida does harbor hatred towards the deceased." Takagi stated the results of the investigation.

The person who died was a big shot...

Although the seat ranking within the ministry is below that of the minister, vice minister, political affairs official..., it is already the pinnacle of civil servants. Moreover, the vice ministers and political affairs officials are not permanent positions. For example, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry does not have a vice minister now. In many cases, the "Vice Minister of Affairs" is the second in command, the highest position that actually does the work!
This negotiation is about a support policy for construction companies. Canceling the support during this economic downturn would be fatal for many companies.

"Construction industry?" What Shiraishi noticed at this time was that the deceased had offended many people, definitely not just Tsuchida, and... a small president was definitely not the most dangerous person among them!

Beep beep——

Just then, Takagi's cell phone rang.

"Excuse me..." Takagi quickly turned around and answered the phone.

Shiraishi also heard the voice of Inspector Megure coming from the receiver: "Takagi! What are you dawdling about?"

"Ah... it's like this, Inspector Megure, Tsuchida..."

"The second murder has also happened, come immediately..." Megure did not listen to Takagi's explanation, but directly told him the meeting place - a warehouse in the southern part of Chiyoda Ward.

Megure was obviously very anxious and hung up the phone as soon as he finished speaking.

Seeing this, Shiraishi said, "Then Kuroki and Kanzaki should follow as well."

Bai Shi casually arranged for them to work overtime...

The second homicide took place in the southern part of Chiyoda, and the Minato Ward, where the Yoneka Police Station is located, is just south of Chiyoda Ward. Although the Yoneka Police Station is in the southwest of the entire Minato Ward, closer to Shinagawa, Meguro, and Shibuya, it is not far from the southern part of Chiyoda Ward.

"Eh?" Kuroki looked a little tired.

However, Kanzaki on the side responded with full energy: "Yes!"

Kuroki, who was standing by, couldn't help but roll his eyes when he saw this - they both had just finished their night shift, and if Takagi hadn't come over, he would have already gone home.

Shiraishi recently discovered that there was something strange about Kuroki and Kanzaki. It felt like their relationship was getting closer, yet they were avoiding each other.

In addition...

Bai Shi didn't understand that they needed to rest. How could young people of this age sleep? They should do something more meaningful!
Firstly, this case does have some connection with the Beika Police Department. After all, it was the Beika Police Department that provided the "suspect" with a solid alibi. Moreover, Kuroki and Kanzaki also had to testify that the "suspect"'s self-described crime was absolutely a lie.

Secondly, Shiraishi wanted to train Kuroki and Kanzaki out of selfishness. Akasaka's previous rating promotion gave Shiraishi a lot of motivation.
The third reason is even more selfish - let Kuroki and Souichi's people have more contact first, and if his ability is improved in the future, he can try to recommend him to Souichi...

There are also points for position changes, especially if it is a higher position, the points will be more!
Now it is the three departments of Souichi who are investigating. Megure will not offend Shiraishi, and it is reasonable for the two of them to participate in the case as "witnesses".

"Thank you so much!" Takagi was also very happy.

How much help Kuroki and Kanzaki can provide to the case is secondary. Takagi mainly hopes that Kuroki can report to Inspector Megure about the "wall-walking" incident...

"Excuse me, both of you... I'll go buy you some red bean bread!"

At this time, Takagi and the other two left the Beika Police Station.

Kunikida said nothing about the director's "making trouble for no reason" - after all, Kuroki and Kanzaki were also working overtime, so it didn't take up work time...

Compensatory leave? Go ask whoever wants you to work overtime!
……

Afterwards, Shiraishi returned to the director's office in a good mood - the murder happened in Chiyoda District and had nothing to do with Beika Town. In one day, Beika Town would have no deaths for a week, and he also arranged training opportunities and Souichi's connections for Kuroki and Kanzaki...

Yes, that's right. The front-line police officers only have to investigate cases and hunt down criminals. The senior leaders in the rear have a lot to consider, and they are secretly called "bureaucratic police" by these police officers!
In the afternoon, another person from the Investigation Division came and took Tsuchida away for questioning...

After all, even if this guy is not the murderer, he is an important insider, otherwise he would not have admitted to killing someone and said something like "walking through the wall".

Moreover, Shiraishi also saw the basic information of the second case in the news - the dead person was an official of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, and it was the director of the General Planning Bureau, Eisuke Homma...

The news also reported that these two people were the driving force behind the cancellation of support policies for the construction industry, and it really looks more and more like revenge from construction companies!
Fortunately, the crime scene is quite far from Beika Town...

(End of this chapter)