Conan: The man who rejects the Criminal Department

Chapter 245 242. White Horse Detective Zoo and Spiders

"Director Hakuba, this is Sou Takuya." Sou Takuya stood on the edge of the pier holding the phone and looking into the dark distance.

"Oh, it's Takuya. What's the matter with calling me at this time?"

Shotaro Hakuba, who was far away in Tokyo, had already got off work at this time, and he had a rare opportunity to sit down with his wife, son and family to have dinner together.

After receiving Sotakuya's call, Hakuba Shotaro's expression subconsciously turned serious.

As the special investigation section chief appointed by Shotaro Hakuba, Sotakuya is also his confidant.

Unlike other people, Zong Takuya rarely makes that kind of "say hello" phone call. Even during holidays, Zong Takuya can always bring one or two serious things on the phone.

It can be said that your phone bill is not wasted at all.

Hakuba Shotaro also admires and has a headache for his overly capable subordinate.

What I admire is Sotakuya's capable style, he is never sloppy, and he is a breath of fresh air among the bureaucrats in the headquarters, but this is where the headache comes from.

It was obviously a rare day for family reunion, but I didn't know that Zong Takuza would tell me the big news again.

Sotakuya told some information about the zoo on the phone. As for the source of the information, Sotakuya did not mention it, and Shotaro Hakuba did not ask further questions.

Now everyone in the Metropolitan Police Headquarters knows that So Takuya is good at planting informants, and there are even some outrageous rumors that there are even informants of So Takuya within the Metropolitan Police Department.

In the eyes of discerning people, such gossip is nonsense. So what is the use of Takuya planting an informant in the Metropolitan Police Department? Is he planning to overthrow the police chief?

But So Takuya's ability to plant informants was recognized by everyone.

Shotaro Hakuba will not ask Sotakuya about the source of his intelligence, he only needs to know the accuracy of the intelligence.

"Zoo? Where did this come from?! How does it compare to a winery?"

So Takuya is the general manager of the "winery investigation" agency, and the code name he formulated for the winery is also widely recognized within the Metropolitan Police Department.

If the code name of a criminal group whose name is all about wine is not called a winery, how can it be called a water plant?

In the same way, Sotakuya also felt that the code name for the zoo was not very rigorous.

Because judging from the code names of Snake and Shi Kaobing, Sotakuya felt that this organization that focused on specific gem theft and robbery was more suitable to be called Reptile Park.

Calling them a zoo is somewhat of a compliment.

Shotaro Hakuba's question did not surprise Sotakuya. As expected, the police chief immediately compared the zoo with a winery.

"It doesn't feel like it's on the same level as the winery." Zong Takuya said truthfully: "Although their cadres and peripheral members are all equipped with guns."

"But there were no automatic weapons or weapons of mass destruction like the wineries."

"But we don't rule out the possibility that they will purchase it later."

"And local fugitive elements have been found among their existing peripheral members, which shows that after coming to Japan, they are also absorbing our local 'nourishment' to strengthen themselves."

There is only one central idea that Sotakuya said, and that is that although the zoo is not as good as the winery now, it is still in the process of growing.

If left unchecked, it may create another winery.

Sotakuya's words made Hakuba Shotaro, who was originally smiling, become serious. He winked at his wife and son, stood up and walked towards the study on the second floor.

"It seems that you have gained a lot from this operation, Takuya?" Shotaro Hakuba asked tentatively.

This is a test for Zong Takuya.

Due to the interference from the doves in the headquarters, Sotakuya's investigation and actions on the winery are now at a standstill.

In this situation, anyone would think of a way to "move".

In the cunning workplace, there is no such thing as "quietness is worse than movement". Silence is a relative term, but if silence really persists, it will not be so easy to recover.

A carrot and a trap are always the most accurate descriptions of high-power positions in the workplace.

Otherwise, why would Three Falling Threes Become so legendary?

Hakuba Shotaro also has to be careful that Sotakuya can't stand the "loneliness" now and will make a self-respecting act for himself.

"Actually, the operation went very smoothly at the beginning. Snake, the cadre of the zoo, fell into our trap easily. This is the main reason why I judged that the zoo is not as good as the winery."

"But just when we were annihilating all the peripheral members of Snake's men and preparing to arrest Snake, another cadre suspected of being from the zoo sniped Snake to death from a distance and then fled the scene."

Sotakuya told the truth, he knew that for high-ranking people like Hakuba Shotaro, sincerity to them is the greatest nirvana.

This is also what Suzuki Shiro taught Sotakuya, that is, you can hide from Hakuba Shotaro, but don't lie.

Today, thanks to the appearance of Shi Kaobing, Zong Takuya's drama can continue.

"Suspected to be a zoo official?" Hakuba Shotaro stopped. He had rarely heard such an uncertain judgment from Sotakuya.

"Yes, Director White Horse."

"Because we didn't have close contact with the enemy, we didn't even know who the enemy was."

"Only based on limited judgment, it can be determined that the person in question is Scorpion Shi Kaobing, a wanted criminal of Interpol."

"Based on the code name, he is suspected to be a zoo official, plus his behavior tonight."

"I see, Snake and Shi Kaobing do sound very similar to people from the same organization." Shotaro Hakuba, who was standing at the door of the restaurant, nodded and walked towards the study.

Hakuba Shotaro, who had his back to the restaurant, didn't notice Hakuba Tan's hand that put food in his mouth paused when he heard Snake and Shi Kaobing.

Suddenly he raised his head and looked at the back of his father.

"Ah Tan, what's wrong?" Baima Tan's mother asked with concern.

Bai Ma Tan shook his head and smiled at his mother: "It's nothing, Mom."

Although Baima Tan said it was nothing, he felt that the originally delicious food suddenly became tasteless.

Snake, Scout and Spider!

The prisoner he has been tracking down in the UK has now turned up in Japan.

Detective Hakuba recalled what his father called him when he first started talking on the phone, Takuya. Sotakuya, his father's most capable subordinate in the Metropolitan Police Department.

He is also hailed by his father as a police officer who has the potential to reach the top of the Metropolitan Police Department.

Originally, Detective Hakuba was all interested in Kaitou Kidd and the unknown spider, but now the only son of the Tokyo Police Chief suddenly seemed to want to meet So Takuya.

So Takuya stood by the dock and talked deeply with Shotaro Hakuba for a long time. Finally, he stood up straight and said to the phone: "It's Director Hakuba. I will follow up the investigation and stay vigilant."

"If there is any situation, report it at any time!"

The scene at the container terminal yard had been dealt with, and Sotakuya waved to Toru Amuro and Hanbei Tsuchiya to let them go first.

After everyone left, a resentful voice came from below the pier:

"You guy, could you have done this on purpose?"

(End of chapter)