Traveling back thirty years to Conan, intercepting Princess Eri

Chapter 77 Mr. Sada's Story

The izakaya opens on time at 6:30 pm.

Business tonight is pretty good. Although not as good as the weekend, it is much better than last week.

At around nine o'clock, Officer Matsumoto and Officer Megure entered the izakaya with six or seven other police officers.

The customers in the restaurant were shocked when they saw this, thinking that something had happened in the izakaya.

However, after these policemen came in, they just found a place to sit down, ordered food and had dinner.

Officers Matsumoto and Megure sat directly at the bar, eating while talking about the investigation with Hayashi Shuichi.

"Last night around 10:30, someone did come into a convenience store near the river and buy tape," Officer Megure said. "But the man was wearing a hat and a mask, so the store owner couldn't see his face clearly."

"Besides that, just after ten o'clock, someone heard a man and a woman arguing on the riverbank. However, because it was too late, the man was in a hurry to go home, so he didn't hear the quarrel."

"I sent someone to investigate Miss Nishikawa's interpersonal relationships," Officer Matsumoto continued. "Miss Nishikawa is a kind person and rarely quarrels with others. The strip clubs and nightclubs where she works all speak highly of her. I've never heard of anyone having a grudge against her."

"As for the man who deceived her, Miss Nishikawa rarely mentioned him to anyone around her. I'm afraid only the mafia knows his identity."

"Mr. Sada's case has been thoroughly investigated," Inspector Megure said with a complicated expression. "His sister, Miss Sada Wakaba, came to Tokyo alone five years ago. She was deceived and saddled with a huge debt. She was then forced by the yakuza to film pornographic films."

"Later, news of this incident reached Mr. Sada's hometown. His parents, unable to bear the criticism from everyone around them, committed suicide together."

"Ms. Sada Wakaba also became mentally ill and completely crazy because of this."

"No wonder Mr. Sada wiped away his tears when he mentioned Miss Nishikawa earlier, and warned me not to be fooled," Fujimine Yukiko said with sympathy. "It turns out his sister is the same as Miss Nishikawa."

"Well, after that, Mr. Sada came to Tokyo," Inspector Megure continued. "He took Sada Wakaba back from the gang, and at the same time, he took on his sister's huge debt."

"After five years of hard work, he became a nightclub manager, but most of his income had to go to the gangs, so he could only live in a shabby tenement."

"Why didn't he leave Tokyo with his sister?" Fujimine Yukiko asked, puzzled. "Even if the gang members were watching, he could still escape if he found a chance, right?"

"In fact, according to our investigation," Inspector Megure replied, "Mr. Sada has never escaped, and he has never defaulted on his monthly payments to the yakuza."

"He must want revenge!" Maori Kogoro came over, "If I was harmed like this, I would definitely kill that enemy even if it cost me my life."

"Mori-san," Officer Matsumoto said with a stern face, "You're not thinking right. This kind of thing should be left to the police..."

"If it were useful to you, Mr. Sada wouldn't have had that attitude before," Lin Xiuyi said unhappily.

"This...sometimes we just can't help it," Officer Matsumoto explained awkwardly. "Those gangs exploit loopholes in the law, and we police can't arrest them by force."

"It seems that if we want to get to the bottom of this matter, we can only start with Mr. Sada and the gang." Lin Xiuyi looked at the two police officers. "Mr. Sada has a bad impression of the police. I can speak for you and see if I can convince him. As for the gang..."

"We're not familiar with the yakuza," Officer Matsumoto thought for a moment. "We'll have to ask Officer Odagiri to step in and ask Section 4 for help."

There are four investigation departments under the jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Police Department's Criminal Division, and each has different responsibilities.

Investigation Division 1 handles violent crimes such as murder, robbery, and rape, while Investigation Division 2 handles intelligent crimes such as fraud and corporate crime.

Investigation Section 3 handles cases like theft, while Investigation Section 4 targets organized crime. "Lin-kun, when is a convenient time for you?" Inspector Megure asked, "I'll take you to see Mr. Sada."

"Let's wait until tomorrow afternoon after school," Lin Xiuyi thought for a moment, "Mr. Sada should be at work right now. If I disturb him rashly, especially because of the police, I might even be disliked."

……

After the matter was discussed and dinner was over, Officer Matsumoto and Officer Megure took the police officers to go about their business.

"I never knew the police were so busy," Fujimine Yukiko sighed. "It's almost 10 o'clock in the evening, and they still have to work."

"Even though they're both police officers, the benefits for a patrol officer and a detective in the first investigation section are different, and the intensity of their work is naturally different."

At this point, Lin Xiuyi looked up at the time, called Maori Kogoro, and asked him to hang up the closing sign at the door.
"Once this wave of customers has left, we'll close the shop and take a break."

"Shuichi, isn't it too early?" Maori Kogoro asked doubtfully, "It's twenty minutes earlier than the usual closing time."

"It's okay, it's just a matter of losing two or three thousand yen," Lin Xiuyi said, waving his hand. "From now on, we'll close at this time."

Since the store manager had spoken, Kogoro Mouri could only nod.

After he left, Fujimine Yukiko nudged Hayashi Hideichi with her elbow and teased,

"Someone did this because they were afraid of what happened last night, where they wouldn't know who to send home, right?"

Lin Xiuyi didn't refute, which was considered as his agreement.

I could use Kogoro Mori as a shield last night, but that definitely won’t work today.

Instead of continuing to worry about it, it would be better to close the store earlier so that even if he doesn't go to send them off, he can still let the two girls go home without worry.

After learning that the izakaya was going to close early, Kisaki Eri immediately guessed what Hayashi Shuichi was thinking.

However, her current focus is on how to persuade Lin Xiuyi to study in the United States with her. As long as Lin Xiuyi does not go to see Fujimine Yukiko off, she doesn't care much.

……

The izakaya closed more than twenty minutes earlier than usual. After seeing the two girls off, Hayashi Shuichi and Maori Kogoro went upstairs and went home.

After taking a shower, Lin Xiuyi lay comfortably on the bed, ready to sleep until dawn.

But not long after I fell asleep, the doorbell rang.

"What's going on? You're disturbing my sleep in the middle of the night!"

Lin Xiuyi got up depressed and looked at the time. It was just past one in the morning.

Yawning, he walked to the door and looked out through the peephole.

Inspector Megure was like an ant on hot pot, circling the doorbell while ringing his doorbell...

(End of this chapter)