Detective Conan: Is Miss Haibara planning to assault a police officer again today?

Directly probing might cause problems, given that the other party was a cunning and seasoned politician. So, Higashino Ning simply chose to stare directly at the other party.

If you really want to look closely, make the expression even more intriguing.

After a few breaths, Shigehiko Tobu sighed, "Either way, I'm going to be the sacrifice, so why make me attend some memorial service? My mission is complete."

He was mainly thinking about why the organization had asked him to attend this memorial service.

He just couldn't figure it out.

The necessary steps have been taken care of. All that's left is to ensure the new amendments are implemented. Going to some damn memorial service is not as good as letting him stay home and sleep peacefully for a few days until he dies.

Seeing that his probing had yielded results, Higashino Ning quickly devised his lines and began to speak.

"I think I said before that you might not die."

Shigehiko Tobuchi stared blankly at Ning Higashino, then sneered, "Attending a memorial service means you won't die? I can't think of any key to my survival here."

Higashino Ning lowered his voice, his tone mocking, "Otherwise, how could you, as a dignified member of parliament, be so easily manipulated by us?"

“People, sometimes don’t think too highly of yourselves. It’s fine if you don’t want to go. Your death will be after the memorial service. You should start preparing for your funeral in the next few days.”

After saying that, Higashino Ning turned around and walked straight towards the door.

As they neared the door, Shigehiko Tobukuro finally chose the former in the face of life and death, saying, "Although I don't understand the meaning of this action, I will participate."

If there's a chance to survive, why not give it a try?

Even if the future is still one where fate is manipulated by others, isn't it better to live a miserable life than to die a good death?

Dongye Ning didn't turn around. "Then you should reply to the organization. You don't know what's good for you."

Shigehiko Tunguchi blushed slightly at what he was being told, "I don't need to bother you anymore, you can just say so for me."

Higashino Ning glanced back and glared at the old politician with a strong will to survive. "You've made me a little angry, so forget about doing anything for me."

The door closes.

Higashino Ning quickly found a corner and hid there.

After waiting for about five minutes, a maid went upstairs into Shigehiko Toguchi's room and came out carrying a black silk scarf.

Higashino Ning followed quietly and discovered that the other party had tied him to the branch of the thickest tree in the yard.

So this is how information is transmitted?

You guys are really quite primitive.

Higashino Ning observed for a while longer, and seeing that the servant did nothing else, he returned to the monitoring room.

No one was seen on the surveillance cameras outside the courtyard, suggesting that the organization's members were observing directly from a distance using binoculars.

...

the other side.

bar.

Gin and vodka sat opposite each other, with a bottle of rye whiskey that was more than half full on the table.

Gin noticed his phone vibrating, took it out and glanced at it, then sneered, "Heh, Shigehiko Tobu has taken the bait. This will save us some trouble."

Vodka across from him immediately understood and chuckled, "Yeah, there are police around his house all day now, and we don't have the means to snipe him. It would be really risky to kill him right here in the villa."

Although Gin didn't nod, he acknowledged what Vodka had said.

He quickly sent out two emails, "I wonder how much skill Piske still has after living a life of luxury for so many years."

"Just to be on the safe side, we should still go there. If he fails, we'll shoot Tonguchi Shigehiko in the street."

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Two notification sounds indicating that the emails had been sent rang out one after the other.

Gin casually put his phone away, picked up his glass and took a sip. "Vermouth is still nowhere to be seen after she returned to Japan. Let's find her something to do this time."

"A mysterious guy... sending her to cooperate with Pisco in assassinating Shigehiko Tonguchi can be seen as providing a stage for her return."

The name Vermouth was a sensitive one within the organization, so Vodka didn't dare say much.

He then asked, "Speaking of acting mysteriously, Bourbon seems to have disappeared for quite some time now."

Gin shook his head. "Bourbon's matter is none of our business. I'm more interested in knowing why Shigehiko Tobuchi suddenly proposed the amendment at this critical juncture."

His eyes were cold. "This amendment has nothing to do with the current situation. He might be trying to get help from other forces to escape punishment."

“The major powers connected to the police are the Hattori family in Osaka, the Ayanokoji family in Kyoto, and the Shiratori and Hakuba families in Tokyo.”

Gin analyzed them one by one, "Hattori Heizo is very upright in his conduct, and the Ayanokouji family is a huge beneficiary of the traditional system. These two families should not be involved in this matter. I think almost all the members of their camp abstained from voting."

"With the Superintendent General of Police in charge of the White Horse family, and their children still in high school, there is plenty of time for the power transition, so there is no need to resort to such methods."

Vodka immediately chimed in, "That leaves only the Shiratori family, but Shigehiko Tobuchi doesn't have much of a relationship with them."

“It’s precisely because we have no connection that I can lend a helping hand now…” Gin’s eyes deepened. “Right now, the pressure on Shigehiko Tobuchi hasn’t reached the point where he’s speaking recklessly.”

"Now that he has the help of the Shiratori family, he must feel more at ease, and his current response to our messages is to seek double insurance."

“Under these circumstances, he would not leak the organization’s information; on the contrary, he would guard it tightly, otherwise it would be a huge crime involving organized crime or even treason.”

Vodka swallowed hard. "Should we still kill him?"

Gin glanced at him. "Hmph, of course we have to kill him. He has other allies behind him now. Are we going to wait to be controlled by him instead?"

And... Higashino Ning, right... what role do you play here?

The unlucky guy who paved the way for the Shiratori family?

If you can successfully break the rules and rise up, getting to know people seems like a pretty good option.

Chapter 107 Promotion!

Higashino Ning has now overcome the last hurdle in convincing Tonguchi Shigehiko.

I have to say, putting on airs is really tiring.

After sitting in the monitoring room for more than half an hour, Takagi Wataru came to relieve me.

Just as Higashino was about to leave, Inspector Megure called and asked him to go to the Metropolitan Police Department that afternoon.

Could this mean he's about to get promoted?

Higashino Ning was so excited that he rubbed his hands together.

In any case, it's highly unlikely that he'll be asked to go and investigate a case, since he already has a mission to complete.

After leaving the villa, we went home first.

There's nowhere to go at noon. Ai Haibara goes to school, and the house is empty. He can go crazy at home without being affected.

However, once he actually stepped into the house, his crazy thoughts completely subsided, and he instead lay down comfortably on the sofa in the living room.

Lying down is still comfortable.

He fell asleep as soon as he lay down, and it was only when Inspector Megure used his deadly series of calls that he was woken up.

Higashino quickly washed his face with water and rushed to the Metropolitan Police Department.

When he was still two or three hundred meters away from the Metropolitan Police Department, he saw that the area was full of television signal acquisition vehicles.

A promotion plus an interview? Definitely!

Higashino Ning hadn't anticipated that there would be another interview today, so he hadn't rented a suit beforehand.

It's possible to redeem through the system now, but it feels too deliberate, and might be used as a target for attacks.

"Just go like this, try to play the victim again, but don't put me in a difficult position."

Higashino Ning turned the car around, parked outside, and then ran quickly toward the Metropolitan Police Department.

He had barely gotten close when a swarm of reporters spotted him.

"It's Officer Higashino!"

"Officer Higashino, what are your thoughts on being nominated for this promotion?"

"Officer, I heard that you made a deal with Congressman Tunkou in private. Is that true?"

"Look over here! What are your thoughts on what the media is saying about you ushering in a new era?"

"police officer..."

"..."

The familiar scene, the familiar noise.

I experienced being surrounded by zombies once again.

Higashino Ning adopted a defensive posture, repeatedly dodging, and then forcefully pushed his way towards the main entrance of the Metropolitan Police Department.

Every few steps forward, three or four new reporters would appear, continuing to ask the same questions, while the sound of cameras clicking incessantly.

Soon, Higashino Ning broke through the encirclement and successfully met Inspector Megure.

"Please be quiet, everyone! Let's conduct the interview in an orderly manner ...!"

Upon seeing Higashino Ning, Inspector Megure immediately rushed forward to help suppress the reporters, nearly shouting himself hoarse.

The other detectives following him also began to cover Higashino Ning's escape from the reporters' pursuit.

After a few minutes of scuffle and standoff, the group of reporters finally quieted down and remained in large numbers below the steps of the Metropolitan Police Department, waiting for an opportunity to conduct interviews.

"Senior Higashino, you are really amazing!"

Hearing the voice, Higashino Ning turned around abruptly and realized that the person who had just supported him was actually Nagasawa Yuki.

Okay, okay, officer becomes senior, that voice is definitely A.

But actually... well, it's at least 34D.

Higashino Ning quickly looked away, and at the same time gently pulled her arm away from the other person's embrace. "Ahem... thank you."

After he finished speaking, he subconsciously turned his head and his eyes met those of Shiratori Ninzaburo.

it is more than words.