Conan: Rice Flower Spring

Chapter 446, Section 440: The Frustrated Gil

"Congratulations, Renzaburo, you've finally achieved your wish. Now you're a manager with your own office!" Ryoma Hayashi raised his glass with a smile to congratulate Shiratori in the private room of the izakaya.

With Shiratori being considered by the Public Security Bureau, Toshiro Odagiri and a group of high-ranking officials in the Criminal Investigation Department finally made up their minds.

The former head of the First Investigation Division retired, and Matsumoto Kiyonaga, the former managing officer of the First Investigation Division, succeeded him as head of the division. Shiratori Ninzaburo, the former head of the Third Violent Crimes Division of the First Investigation Division, succeeded him as managing officer of the First Investigation Division.

As for the position of director vacated by Shiratori, it was just right to give it to Miwako Sato.

Logically, the position of department head corresponds to the police rank of Assistant Inspector, but there's nothing that can be done about it, since Shiratori is a professional. He became an Assistant Inspector after passing the National Civil Service Examination (Category 1).

Then, after three months of junior officer training and nine months of police station internship, one can be automatically promoted to police inspector.

In other words, Shiratori had already completed his internship in the 3rd Division of the Criminal Investigation Department, but he can't be transferred away just because he was promoted to inspector, right?

Nine months should be enough time for Shiratori to get the work of the 3rd Division of Violent Crimes sorted out, so let's just make Shiratori the high-ranking director of the 3rd Division of Violent Crimes.

Now that Shiratori has been successfully promoted, the position of chief will naturally be given to Sato, the only assistant inspector in the 3rd Criminal Investigation Division.

"It's all thanks to your brilliant idea~" Shiratori raised his glass with both hands to accept the wine poured by Ryoma and said, "Actually, it was only after I became an administrator that I used my family connections to find out some inside information about this position."

"What do you mean? Is this position a 'cash cow'?" Lin Longma had actually considered why Shiratori hadn't been promoted yet.

The position of manager is most likely a vacancy filled by someone who doesn't know the right person.

Otherwise, how could the First Investigation Division keep a professional police inspector with a good background, connections, and achievements under control?

But actually, Lin Longma didn't quite understand it at the time either.

The "radish pit" thing is mostly done by going with the flow. You dig a pit for a special radish, but you can't guarantee that the radish that goes into the pit will be the one you want.

If this happens, then just dig another hole for the radish.

If they let you dig one hole, they can naturally let you dig a second one. Besides, you weren't the one who put the first carrot in the hole.

If Hayashi Ryoma were the head of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Metropolitan Police Department, he would immediately promote Shiratori in this situation. Then he could just find a position for any other person waiting for a opening, and that would be the end of it.

If the First Investigation Division isn't enough, there's the Second, Third, and Fourth Investigation Divisions. And if those aren't enough, the Criminal Investigation Department also has the General Affairs Section, the Mobile Investigation Unit, and the Scientific Investigation Research Institute.
In short, he's just a police inspector, not a police superintendent. If he really wanted to assign someone to the criminal investigation department, wouldn't he be able to?
"It's a difficult position, and a not-so-easy one at that." Shiratori had never used his connections when it came to getting promoted.

It wasn't that he was arrogant; it was simply that there was no need for him to rise from the rank of Inspector to Superintendent.

He promoted Shiratori without merit. If someone has merit, background, and background, and doesn't let his subordinates see that, who will work hard?
Shiratori genuinely wanted to know the Criminal Investigation Department's stance. If things really didn't work out, he'd better leave this troublesome place as soon as possible. He didn't even care about not being a policeman anymore.

The vast Shiratori Foundation is still waiting for him to inherit it.

Odagiri Toshiro probably knew Shiratori's strength, so after Shiratori was promoted, he deliberately leaked some information about the Shiratori family's connections.

“Do you know, Ryoma, my current position as an administrator was reserved for me by the National Police Agency’s Security Bureau.”

"Isn't the head of the police force at the National Police Agency's Security Bureau?"

Strictly speaking, Lin Longma's description is not wrong at all.

As one of the core departments within the National Police Agency, the Security Bureau's main functions are intelligence analysis, armed support, security planning and command. Most importantly, it can issue instructions and orders to the public security departments of all municipalities in Japan without going through higher authorities.

In other words, all public security bureaus nationwide must obey the orders of the police department and garrison bureau.

It's no exaggeration to say they are the heads of the public security bureau.

As for the influence of the Security Bureau on the Metropolitan Police Department, most of the past Superintendents of Police have been promoted from the positions of Director of the Criminal Investigation Bureau and Security Bureau of the National Police Agency.

In other words, no one can guarantee that the current head of the security detail will not be the next superintendent general of police.

If such a trivial matter were to offend the Garrison Command, who knows if the news would reach the Garrison Commander's ears?
Who would know if this bureau chief was petty or not?

What if the future Superintendent General of Police is this chief, and he happens to be petty? Wouldn't he be constantly being given the cold shoulder at work?
This kind of risk is something that even the head of the First Investigation Division, let alone the head of the Criminal Investigation Department, Toshiro Odagiri, wouldn't be willing to take.

“You’re right, it’s them.” By now, Shiratori had drunk quite a bit and was full of complaints he wanted to vent: “These positions were originally reserved by their security bureau, but they haven’t submitted a candidate for the management officer yet.”

As a result, the retirement of the section chief (First Investigation Division) was delayed, and the promotion of the supervising officer (Matsumoto Kiyonaga) was also put on hold. This back-and-forth delay made everyone think that Section Chief Matsumoto was unlikely to be promoted.

"The lack of news from the Security Bureau has made the Criminal Investigation Department hesitant to take any action, and the position of the supervising officer remains undecided."

It wasn't until the Metropolitan Police Department's Public Security Bureau sent us that Chief Odagiri was able to promote me legitimately.

It can't be said that Minister Odagiri was weak-willed in the face of the National Police Agency – the National Police Agency is a more central and core police agency.

It can basically be considered the superior agency of the Metropolitan Police Department.

Furthermore, the Criminal Investigation Department itself and the Security Bureau are not on equal footing.

Minister Toshiro Odagiri is only a Superintendent General, but what about the Director of the Security Bureau? He is one of the 20 Superintendent Generals in the police force and a strong contender for the next Superintendent General.

Even if you don't get promoted to Superintendent General, the National Police Agency has other positions to compete for, such as Deputy Commissioner of Police, which is second only to the Commissioner General.

In short, there's still plenty of room for advancement for Toshiro Odagiri, but there's really no room for advancement for the Chief of the Security Bureau.

Furthermore, as a Superintendent General, Toshiro Odagiri is essentially on the same level as the heads of the main departments within the Security Bureau. For example, the heads of the Security Division, Security Planning Division, and External Intelligence Department are generally Superintendent Generals.

If you're not high enough in rank, you won't stand tall; if you don't stand tall, you'll be timid and hesitant.

In short, the commendation from the Ministry of Public Security has relieved Toshiro Odagiri's dilemma. I can't let the Ministry of Public Security transfer my excellent subordinates because of your vacant positions, can I?

If you have any complaints, then go talk to the Ministry of Public Security. After all, you're all part of the same system.

"Great, that's a good thing. You've made a deep impression on Department Head Odagiri now. With this impression, getting a promotion shouldn't be a problem, right?"

At least the good and the bad have made the leader remember them, and being remembered by the leader is better than not being remembered at all.

What's more, this is actually a good thing for Shiratori, a really good thing.

Otherwise, if the Security Bureau really puts a supervisor into the First Investigation Division, would Toshiro Odagiri be comfortable?

If there really is a problem with the business, should he scold them or not?
Now you don't need to worry about it anymore.

"Anyway, Renzaburo, you've been promoted smoothly, and your future is bright~ By the way, have you handed over the case files to Prosecutor Kujo?" "Of course~" Shiratori had a "don't worry about me" look on his face: "The case files, case files, and clues have all been handed over to Prosecutor Kujo."

I also transferred members of the task force from their original units and established a separate investigation headquarters. From now on, we'll focus solely on the Kuroba case.

Ryoma Hayashi was not surprised by Shiratori Ninzaburo's choice.

The cases involving criminal intermediary companies are large, but investigating them requires a lot of time and resources. Shiratori is currently just an administrator; if he were the head of the criminal investigation department, he might consider digging deeper.

In comparison, Kaito Kuroba's case is progressing more smoothly—thanks to the income from Scrooge, Shiratori's task force has gained a rough understanding of the "Zoo" organization.

This organization may not be as large as a criminal brokerage firm, but its influence is by no means small.

These are all transnational criminal organizations, and their influence is limited. The zoo, in particular, has a strong penchant for using internationally notorious mercenaries and assassins.

If we can eradicate them or uproot them completely, that would be a great achievement.

Faced with the choice between achieving great merit through difficult means and achieving great merit through easy means, no one would choose the former in such an obvious choice.

As for the fact that zookeepers are all hiding and not going out, Shiratori isn't worried at all. Because he holds a trump card in his hand—which is none other than Kaito Kid!
Snake's attitude towards Kaito Kid reveals that this organization has an extremely low tolerance for its peers.

Then the problem becomes simple: if they don't come out, just let Phantom Thief Kid commit more big cases and steal more gems.

The zoo organizers themselves would get restless.

As for whether taking action at this time would expose them, why would those in power care about the lives of those below them?
Having made his choice, Shiratori is filled with anticipation for the future, while Reiko Kujo, who received Shiratori's "funding," also reaps great rewards.

Judging from the information Shiratori gave me, this resigning host, Rena Mizunashi, is a big fish!

Although there is no clear evidence to prove that all the cases in the case file were handled by Rena Mizunashi, she must have been a very important part of it!
Reiko Kujo's extensive experience as a prosecutor became her greatest asset. Based on her experience, she judged that Rena Mizunashi was clearly not the final mastermind, but she was certainly very important.

The mastermind wouldn't show up at a time like this, but the fact that they could fund the construction of a five-star hotel suggests that the people behind Mizunashi Rena are quite extraordinary.

Therefore, Reiko Kujo decided to put some pressure on Rena Mizunashi.

Once the hotel is built, it will definitely be put into operation, right? Reiko Kujo doesn't believe that Rena Mizunashi would operate the Tokyo City Hotel as a proper hotel.

But whatever she wants to do, it will always take place in the hotel.

Then the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office only needs to keep an eye on Rena Mizunashi's hotel—to find out the identity of each of her guests.

Give her enough of a deterrent!

A bus from the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office was parked openly across from the hotel entrance, and a prosecutor from the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office was often sitting in the hotel lobby.

The prosecutor never spoke; he simply sat silently in his seat in the lobby, observing the guests coming and going.

What does this feel like?

It's like you want to go to a karaoke bar with your sister and have some fruit, but when you enter the private room you find an uncle in a police uniform sitting there.

The uncle had a kind smile and told you in a friendly manner that you should just pretend he didn't exist and do whatever you wanted.

So here's the question: In this situation, would you still choose the younger sister?
Similarly, a problem arises for guests of the Tokyo City Hotel. In a place under the watchful eye of prosecutors, how could either the hitman or the client dare to reveal their identities?

They might even want to curse when they see the prosecutor.

Truly intelligent people will be deterred by the bus at the entrance, while those of slightly lesser intelligence will recognize the prosecutor in the lobby and thus behave like normal customers.

The worst kind of idiot is someone who doesn't recognize either of them; they either want to come to the Tokyo City Hotel to accept a job, or they want to come here to hire someone to kill someone.

But dealing with such not-so-savvy customers can be a painful experience for hotel front desk staff.

They need to stop customers from saying inappropriate things before they do, or to distance themselves immediately when some of the fastest customers say something they shouldn't.

In short, the reputation of Tokyo City Hotel is rapidly deteriorating in the Tokyo area and even throughout Japan.

In some circles, Tokyo City Hotels have almost become designated locations for entrapment operations by the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office. In other words, many people believe that Rena Mizunashi is actually a "lackey" of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office.

Does Rena Mizunashi not know whether she is a lackey of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office or not?

I'm a CIA field agent, and this is how I got treated like this by the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office! Are these Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office prosecutors even a federally trained team?!

Rena Mizunashi had no way to express her suffering; as an organization cadre, she was entitled to be harassed by the Tokyo District Public Prosecutor.

If the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office withdraws without a reasonable explanation, Rena Mizunashi herself will likely face difficulties within the organization.

As a leader in the organization, she knew all too well how sensitive the organization was to the loyalty of its members.

"Can anyone tell me why the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office is targeting us?"
"Why are we being targeted by such a troublesome guy?!" Rena Mizunashi's face was gloomy as she stared intently at her subordinates.

As everyone knows, extras don't deserve to have their own titles. This means that those who are called by name are truly exceptional!

Regardless of whether she's known as the undefeated queen of the legal world or Madonna of the prosecutor's office, neither the queen nor Madonna is a "contestant" who can be easily dismissed.

Rena Mizunashi was quite puzzled by this.

Reiko Kujo's nickname doesn't fully reflect her work ability, but the fact that the prosecutor's office recognizes her by a nickname means that she is not someone to be trifled with.

After all, if someone is just an ordinary passerby, who would need a nickname?

If it were just a clandestine investigation, Rena Mizunashi would have a hundred ways to stop it. But Reiko Kujo laid everything out in the open.

This is very fatal.

If Rena Mizunashi really did have the prosecutor in the lobby and the people on the bus outside killed, regardless of whether they did it or not, the Tokyo City Hotel will face a series of crackdowns and investigations.

In other words, Rena Mizunashi is not only unable to deal with the prosecutor in the lobby, but also has to ensure his safety!

She thought being relegated to a TV station as a host was already infuriating enough, but little did she know that it wasn't the peak, but just the beginning!

(End of this chapter)