The cross-dressing master in the world of Detective Conan

Stunned and bewildered, Sato didn't react for a moment. Everyone else got up and followed Inspector Megure, but she remained seated. Kazama Kaoru asked with some concern:

"Don't worry, I'm fine. I probably just didn't get enough rest yesterday."

That might fool a child, but anyone can tell from his furrowed brows and pale face that something's wrong.

However, given Sato's intimidating power, not just anyone dares to come up and casually show concern.

Upon entering the interrogation room, the row of extremely familiar brats sitting opposite him gave Kazama Kaoru a headache.

If Uncle Mori locked Conan in his house, wouldn't world peace be achieved immediately?

"Brother Mori, you've really worked hard."

This isn't the first time we've brought these children over, and we've taken their statements again and again. But apart from that, we really don't have any other clues, so we can only keep bothering these witnesses.

However, these kids don't seem very reliable either. The three of them managed to come up with three different versions of the murderer, which makes one wonder if they actually saw the criminal at all.

In the end, Conan was the most reliable, providing the only useful piece of information: the culprit held the umbrella with his right hand, meaning he was right-handed.

In the real world, this might not be a big deal, since everyone is right-handed.

However, in the world of Detective Conan, where left-handedness is the norm, this can be considered a rather useful clue.

"But he was holding the gun with his left hand, wasn't he?"

"Perhaps the prisoner is a rare person who is both ambidextrous, or perhaps he is trying to conceal his true dominant hand by creating this confusion."

Kaoru Kazama, resting her chin on her hands, proposed a hypothesis, noting that such cases were not uncommon.

"Yes, that makes sense, and it could certainly be used as a starting point for investigation."

"Why did Officer Narasawa clutch his police handbook so tightly before he died?"

Uncle Maoli raised a question. As a former detective, he was a member of the police force. How could he not care about an attack on a police officer?

Chapter 182 The Hearts of Parents Are Full of Pity

"We've figured out that he was implying he carried a police manual on his chest."

"We are currently having a specialist conduct a thorough investigation into the contents of that manual."

As Inspector Megure was speaking, the door suddenly opened, and Inspector Chiba walked in carrying a stack of documents. It turned out to be the analysis report of the pistol magazine that the murderer had discarded at the scene.

According to the report, it was a 9mm automatic pistol. This type of pistol has relatively low power but is very stable and not prone to malfunction. Generally speaking, women tend to prefer using it.

This gives it a certain indicative meaning. Conan couldn't determine the culprit's true gender either, and the kids have all sorts of theories, from a young man to a middle-aged man to a beautiful older woman. So, the possibility that the culprit is female cannot be ruled out.

However, these words made Officer Sato frown, clearly not in line with her expectations.

Could it be that they anticipated an attack during the investigation?

In response to this incident, the Metropolitan Police Department established a special investigation team, led by Inspector Megure, who also includes Kaoru Kazama, Sato, Takagi, Shiratori, Chiba, and others, to conduct the investigation, demonstrating the department's high level of attention to the matter.

However, what no one expected was that on the night of the second day, Officer Shiba Ichiro was also found dead in an underground parking garage, with his police handbook clutched tightly in his hand.

Two police officers have been shot and killed, and both incidents have hinted at the police handbook.

Immediately, rumors spread like wildfire in the media that someone was deliberately retaliating against and provoking the police.

The public's tension was immediately aroused. Not only that, but everyone in the police force was also on edge. After all, two police officers had been shot and killed in succession. In addition, the police's job is to uphold the law, which makes them easy targets of hatred from criminals. Their concerns about their own safety were completely ignited.

There are even private rumors within the police force that the perpetrator is deliberately retaliating against the police, carrying out a random massacre, and that any police officer who is alone may be followed or even shot by the killer.

In a short period of time, even the group of middle-aged male detectives were going home in groups every night, not to mention the few female police officers.

Kaoru Kazama has gone home with Miwako, Yumi, and Miike Naeko for the past three nights.

By the way, let me emphasize that this Miike Naeko is Officer Chiba's childhood friend, and she is still secretly in love with him. She is also a great beauty.

Despite his chubby physique, Inspector Chiba has a large female following.

In comparison, Takagi is quite unfortunate. Shiratori has Kobayashi-sensei (although she hasn't been discovered yet), and Chiba has Sanae (although she hasn't been discovered either), but he has nothing.

I don't know if it's because of my own butterfly effect, but Sato and Takagi don't seem to click at all. On the contrary, he communicates with Sato more. Maybe they are really destined best friends.

He's now seriously considering a Metropolitan Police Department harem plan: should he take all the remaining beauties and let those losers cry?

"Xiao Xun, Xiao Xun, what are you grinning about again? Can't you just focus on driving?"

"Oh, I see, it's open right now."

Kazama Kaoru quickly wiped away non-existent drool from the corner of her mouth. Ever since Narasawa and Officer Shiba were attacked one after the other, Sato had been frowning.

Moreover, there was a faint sense of anxiety about her. If Kaoru Kazama hadn't followed her before and knew why, probably everyone would have been kept in the dark.

"Sanae, you really still like Officer Chiba? I can't believe it. Not to mention other departments, even in our traffic division, there are so many handsome guys, and you're not interested in any of them?"

Wherever Yumi Miyamoto is, gossip will inevitably flourish.

Right now, what should have been a tense and oppressive atmosphere has been twisted into a gossip session by Yumi, with even the usually quiet Sato occasionally chiming in.

"Actually, isn't this kind of devotion quite nice? It's just a pity that Sanae, such a beautiful flower, is destined to be stuck in Chiba's pile of cow dung."

Kaoru Kazama was driving, but she didn't forget to chime in.

His feelings were actually quite complicated. He had a curious, gossipy side, as well as a jealous feeling that a good cabbage had been eaten by a pig. In short, it was hard to explain in a few words.

"Please stop teasing me, okay? Don't any of you have someone you like?"

Sanae Miike unleashed her ultimate move, but it had no effect on Yumi, who was just as shameless as Sonoko.

As for Kazama Kaoru, he didn't care about such things at all. Miwako was a person with a fear of marriage. Let alone someone she liked, a beautiful woman could turn herself into a complete block of the opposite sex. Who could be more ruthless than that?

Unfortunately, almost everyone on this bus was not normal, except for Miike, who was somewhat normal.

"Hey you guys, you've been hitching rides home with me every day, remember to pay me for gas when this case is over, okay?"

"Oh, I know, I know, all you ever think about is money. You'll never get married."

"Sigh, it's not easy to survive in this big city, especially with soaring oil prices. After all, we only have one Earth."

"You're full of twisted logic. Tell me, did the criminal really want revenge against the police this time?"

It's quite unusual for Yumi to be concerned about anything other than handsome men, which shows how sensitive the Metropolitan Police Department is to this incident.

"I don't think so. There must be some connection between the two police officers who sacrificed their lives. The perpetrator shouldn't have been killing people aimlessly. If that were the case, the patrol officers on the street would have been more conspicuous. Why would they have gone out of their way to find armed detectives?"

Upon hearing Kazama Kaoru's words, Miwako's expression became slightly serious.

Although she had her own suspicions, the rumors circulating within the Metropolitan Police Department over the past few days had greatly distracted her, and she hadn't really taken her safety too seriously.

That's how people are; no matter how terrible the rumors outside are, when it comes to themselves, they still do things their own way.

"Miwako, has your aunt arranged any more blind dates for you these days?"

Seeing that Sato remained silent, Kazama wanted to lighten the mood, which is why she asked that question.

"Ah, no, no, she hasn't been arranging any more blind dates lately, but she's been particularly worried about me and seems a bit paranoid."

Miwako's reaction was noticeably slow; she seemed to be deep in thought about something.

"I see. It seems you've actually benefited from this misfortune."

Kaoru Kazama understood that for Aunt Sato, who already had a husband who died in the line of duty, her daughter's safety was her biggest concern.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have gone to such lengths to prevent Miwako from becoming a police officer in the first place, and now they're always trying to set her up on blind dates and get her married. In reality, it's just so that Miwako can return to her family and retire from the front line.

She was always worried that her daughter would follow in her husband's footsteps. When Kaoru Kazama visited her on a mission, Aunt Sato would give her some advice, which shows how worried she was about Miwako's safety.

Parents' hearts are always full of love and worry. One parent is still grieving over his father's death and is determined to become a policeman to find out the truth. The other parent's only wish is for his daughter to live a peaceful and safe life.

These two ideas are completely contradictory, yet it's difficult to say who is right and who is wrong.

Chapter 183 City people are just that bold

Early the next morning, Inspector Megure convened another internal police meeting and solemnly reiterated the decision that the details of the incident should not be disclosed to anyone.

Two consecutive hints in the police handbook, coupled with the shooting of a criminal investigator, have put many people on edge.

He's blocked all news from the outside world, and even when Kogoro Mouri called to inquire about the details of the case, Inspector Megure declined, saying he was too busy.

It's important to know that Uncle Mori was basically a member of the police force. Although he later switched careers to become a detective, he still maintained close cooperation with the police.

This guy can even command some forensic personnel at the crime scene, which shows the close relationship between Uncle Mori and the Metropolitan Police Department.

"Kazama, Sato, and Shiratori, the three of you come in with me."

While searching through files, Inspector Megure received a phone call and immediately summoned Kazama and the other two to his office with a serious expression.

Over the past three days, I've lost count of how many meetings, large and small, have been held. The higher-ups are pressing us urgently, and those below are also in a state of frantic chaos.

However, the murderer was so well concealed that not only did the surrounding surveillance cameras fail to capture his face, but no useful clues were found at the scene.

The only remaining bullet casing, after ballistic comparison, could only be confirmed to have been fired from the same gun, proving that the killer was very likely the same person.

This news only increased the panic within the police force, as it proved that someone was indeed carrying out malicious retaliation against them.

"Yes!"

Kaoru Kazama stopped what she was doing, got up, and followed Sato and the others into Boss Megure's office.

The situation has been urgent these past few days, and even he hasn't been slacking off; instead, he's been working overtime.

Including today, they've spent a full day and night at the Metropolitan Police Department, but unfortunately, they haven't found any useful clues yet.

Inspector Megure's office was quite simple, with nothing luxurious about it. In those days, computers hadn't yet invaded the office, so the desk was mostly covered with paper files and documents.

At first glance, the office's colors are rather monotonous; the only thing that can soothe the eyes is the potted cactus.

This seems to have been placed in the office by Inspector Megure's wife, Midori Megure. Appearances can be deceiving; the short and stocky Inspector Megure was once a dashing figure who won the heart of a beautiful woman.

Despite the fact that the beautiful woman's name carries some negative connotations, Mu Mu Lü (目暮绿) is a bold name given to city dwellers.

But it doesn't matter. If you want to get by, you have to wear a green hat.

"I called you all here to explain something very important. This is the notification from above."

The group of people tacitly refrained from interrupting, waiting for Inspector Megure to continue.

Just look at this lineup, isn't it obvious? Everyone here is at least a police inspector; people like Takagi and Chiba weren't even called in.

"After a meeting and discussion, it was unanimously agreed that this was a retaliation incident caused by an insider in the police force. After investigation, our target was identified as Yu Chengzhen, the son of the deceased Officer Yu Cheng."

Before Inspector Megure could finish speaking, Sato exclaimed, "What?!"