Conan: Above all force, there is truth!

“Yes! I’ve made up my mind to go back to the police station!” Ms. Yui said with a light laugh.

At that moment, the last of the three officers, the one with the crooked mouth, 'inadvertently' pulled out his police ID and waved it vigorously in front of Kogoro Mouri and Tatsuno.

"Look, I'm an inspector now!"

Upon hearing this, Ryūno and Mōri Kōgō exchanged a glance and sighed simultaneously.

Although neither of them spoke, the meaning in their eyes was quite clear.

This jumpy, bumbling police officer actually got promoted to inspector...

As expected of a professional group, even this police officer from a mountain village in Gunma Prefecture was able to become a police inspector.

That said, how did he get into the professional group?

Those who can pass the professional group exam are all absolute 'elites'.

Thinking of this, the image of "Amuro Tooru" suddenly popped into Longye's mind.

For example, Amuro Tooru is an elite member of the professional team. So even though he had been working undercover at the black liquor company, he naturally rose to the rank of inspector.

Wait a minute! So... Amuro Tooru = Yamamura Misao?!

hiss……

Chapter 328 Maori Detector

After chatting for a while, Inspector Yokomizo Sango looked around and said, "By the way, didn't that kid with glasses come with you?"

"The kid with glasses...you mean Conan?" Kogoro Mouri asked, hands in his pockets, squinting.

“That’s right! It’s that kid, Conan Edogawa! For some reason, cases always seem to be solved whenever he’s around.” Yokomizo Sango laughed.

Upon hearing this, the other police officers also thought of Conan:

"So, I was like that back then too..."

"Me too! That kid always notices strange things."

"Is everyone like this? Actually, it's pretty much the same here. That kid always manages to notice certain details."

"..."

After talking about Conan, police officers from various places expressed surprise that they had had similar experiences.

Upon seeing this, Longye smiled with pleasure.

Apart from the special officer, Yamamura Misao, all the other officers noticed Conan's "difference".

After all, Conan can't control himself when he encounters a case, and he runs around the crime scene.

If it weren't for the fact that "shrinking" is such an absurd thing, and if no one had thought of it in that direction, Conan's identity would have been exposed long ago.

"Are you guys talking about Conan Edogawa?"

Just then, a slightly serious voice came from behind them.

Everyone turned around and found Matsumoto Kiyonaga and Inspector Megure standing behind them.

Before the officers could react, Inspector Megure tapped his left hand with the documents he was holding in his right: "May I begin the meeting?"

"sorry!!"

Seeing this, everyone quickly returned to their seats to prepare for the meeting.

Before returning to his seat, Tatsuno carefully observed "Matsumoto Kiyonaga" in front of him and smiled slightly.

Then, Longye turned to look at a bespectacled male police officer behind him and nodded with a smile.

Vermouth and...Ireland? Interesting~

Seeing that everyone had returned to their seats, Yamamura Misao looked at Kogoro Mouri beside him, pointed at Kiyoshi Matsumoto, and whispered, "Mr. Mouri, who is this guy who looks super fierce?"

"Idiot! He's Matsumoto Kiyonaga, the superintendent of the Metropolitan Police Department's First Investigation Division!" Kogoro Mori said helplessly.

"Huh?! He's a police inspector? Someone who looks like that can be a police inspector?" Yamamura Misao exclaimed in surprise.

Kogoro Mouri squinted and said, "You... well, never mind. Watch out, you might get beaten up."

……

"Apart from the sixth case, the common feature of the first five cases is that the killer used a large knife to commit the stabbing."

"Judging from the shape of the wound, the murderer must have swung his right hand down with great force."

"Moreover, all five victims appear to have been kidnapped by being first stun gunned down..."

Officer Shiratori presided over the meeting on stage, summarizing and explaining the intelligence that had been discovered so far.

While listening to Officer Shiratori's explanation, Ryūno's mind wandered.

Unlike ordinary investigation meetings, this meeting was attended by key police inspectors from various regions.

Although Tatsuno was unsure whether there were factions within the Metropolitan Police Department, he could still discern some clues.

Having Officer Shiratori chair this meeting might also be a hint at his "future status".

Although Officer Shiratori is just a police inspector like everyone else in the audience, he is a "professional" police inspector in the Metropolitan Police Department.

To put it bluntly, the prestige of a Metropolitan Police Department inspector is significantly different from that of a prefectural inspector.

Furthermore, with the Shiratori Group behind Officer Shiratori, he will at least be able to climb to the position of Superintendent or Superintendent General in the future.

Having him chair the meeting was probably also a way for him to "show his face" to the police officers in various districts—"This is the future leader of the First Investigation Division. I hope everyone will cooperate with us in the future."

Of course, this is just Longye's guess.

Maybe they decided who would chair the meeting by drawing lots.

"Next to each of the six bodies, a mahjong tile with a red circle on it and English letters and vertical black lines written on the back was found."

"Based on our assessment, this must be a message left by the suspect."

"In addition, each of the six victims in this murder case had one of their personal belongings taken away."

At this point, Officer Shiratori closed the file in his hand.

At this moment, Inspector Megure on the stage sighed: "The key is still the meaning of these messages... Shiratori, tell everyone that message as well."

"The sixth victim, Ryuzaki, left behind the death message 'Tanabata, Kyo' before he died."

Yokomizo Shigego, sitting in the audience, glanced at the documents in his hand and analyzed, "The victim's car brake fluid may have been drained at the Daikensan rest stop... So, he may have met the suspect there."

After listening to all the known and speculated information, the officers discussed it in hushed tones and raised their hands to offer their opinions.

However, due to the extremely limited known information and the obscure meaning of the mahjong tiles, the case progressed very slowly.

Just then, Kogoro Mouri stood up and said with a smile, "Everyone, aren't you overthinking this?"

"Doesn't the mahjong tiles represent mahjong? The motive for the murder was a dispute over mahjong. The fact that the suspect left behind the one and seven of bamboo tiles means that a total of eight people participated in the game!"

"Among the seven of bamboo, two circles were not painted red. One of them represents the suspect, and the other represents the victim!"

"..."

After listening to Kogoro Mouri's analysis, Inspectors Misao Yamamura and Sango Yokomizo in the audience immediately agreed with his point of view.

The two even added some "murderer's motives" to the case.

Ryūno glanced at Yamamura Misao and Yokomizo Sango, then at Inspector Shiratori and Inspector Yamato, and finally surveyed the entire room before nodding.

That's way too obvious!

Any police officer who agrees with you is a "fake police officer" who is unreliable in the first place.

Any police officer who looks thoughtful or frowns is a "real police officer" with some skill.

It's not usually noticeable, but in front of so many police officers, Kogoro Mouri's role immediately became apparent.

Isn't this just a "high-quality police officer detection device"?

The next moment, before Kogoro Mouri could even stick out his tongue and laugh, the "high-quality police officers" in the audience started to speak up.

"Excuse me, how should we interpret the English letters on the mahjong tiles?"

Why would a criminal deliberately move the victim to another location before killing them?

"And how do we explain the news of Ryuzaki's death?"

"..."

Upon hearing the questions from Officer Yamato, Officer Takagi, and several unfamiliar officers, Kogoro Mouri broke out in a cold sweat.

Under the watchful eyes of the officers, he guiltily turned his head to the side and stammered, "Well, about these issues, we'll discuss them later..."

Chapter 329 Big Dipper

Seeing Kogoro Mouri's pleading look, Tatsuno blinked helplessly.

Although I don't know why he asked me for help, he is Xiaolan's father no matter what.

Longye secretly instructed Xiao Jia to mark the locations of the deaths of the six victims on a map, and then analyze the possible meanings of the "English letters" behind the mahjong tiles.

However, considering Uncle Mori's past behavior, Tatsuno was even a little unsure whether he was genuinely "stupid" or just trying to test him.

Thinking of this, Longye stood up and chuckled, "Uncle Mori, everyone. Next, please listen to my guess."

Everyone's attention immediately turned to Longye.

With the exception of a few, most police officers had never seen Longye before, let alone knew why this young man was a "special advisor".

Therefore, everyone was very curious when they saw the young man get up.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Longye slowly walked to the writing board on the stage.

The next second, Longye's smile vanished, and his demeanor changed noticeably: "As you all know, the appearance of these mahjong tiles indicates that there may be some connection between these victims."

“Since the sixth victim, Ryuzaki, left a death message—'Tanabata, Kyoto'—I suggest that you all start here and investigate whether the victims had all been to Kyoto on Tanabata in previous years.”

At this point, Longye turned to Officer Shiratori and said, "Officer Shiratori, please bring up the map for me."

Upon hearing this, Officer Shiratori immediately displayed the map on the whiteboard next to him.

Longye nodded to express his gratitude, then turned and walked to the whiteboard, picking up a stylus from the side.

"As for why the perpetrators went to such lengths, first tying the victim to a fixed location before killing them..."

Longye circled the locations of the six victims' deaths with a pen, then connected the dots: "The murderer did this to complete this pattern."