"I'm starting to miss the days when there were only occasional serious incidents, and the news headlines were mostly about Phantom Thief Kid announcing that he was going to steal something."

Although at that time, as the superintendent of the Second Investigation Division, he was busy with various matters every day.

But most things can be delegated to Ginzo Nakamori.

It's nothing like it is now, because most of the inspectors in the Second Investigation Division have no experience leading teams, so the supervising officer always has to personally take charge and put himself in danger.

However, before Chaki Shintaro could finish speaking, Kuroda Heiwa of the Fourth Investigation Division shook his head and said bluntly.

"If you put it that way, it's less like the end of a period of high crime and more like the calm before the storm."

"Although other departments did not receive any alarm information, our Fourth Investigation Division has confirmed that a shootout occurred near the headquarters of the Steel Society, a criminal organization that has reorganized itself."

"That's why there aren't countless emergency calls reaching the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's hotline."

"It's purely because Batman acted too quickly, taking care of all the gangsters in just a few minutes. They're still being held in the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's detention center."

"If the tea plantation manager doesn't believe it, he can go and check it himself."

Chaki Shintaro, who had just been quite excited, immediately deflated upon hearing this and sighed.

"Really, but the scope involved is indeed smaller than before, right?"

"I don't think it's going to be as pessimistic as the calm before the storm. What if Batman's intimidation is so terrifying that it makes all the underworld organizations give up their troubles?"

Why don't you guess whether everyone in Tokyo's underworld is dead?

The superintendent of the Third Investigation Division thought to himself, but said nothing.

As always, she plays the role of the nobody.

At that moment, Kiyonaga Matsumoto, the superintendent of the First Investigation Division, spoke.

"In that case, I think it is still necessary to maintain a state of martial law."

“Protecting citizens is the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department’s duty. The task of protecting citizens cannot be entirely entrusted to Batman. Doing so would not only harm the image of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, but also add unnecessary responsibilities to Batman.”

As Matsumoto Kiyonaga finished speaking, he rubbed his ring with his fingers.

Batman was the one who rescued him from the kidnapping by that unknown criminal organization. Although he was on guard at the time, he chose to contact the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department for rescue and did not actually meet Batman.

But deep down, he still felt grateful to Batman.

Now, after a moment's thought, Matsumoto Kiyonaga continued.

"Chief Administrator Kuroda, is there any new information from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department?"

"Since the Japanese Public Security Bureau is an intelligence organization, shouldn't they have more information than our police system, such as the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department? Have they gotten anything out of those yakuza members who were sent back?"

His words drew everyone's attention back to Kuroda Heibei.

Kuroda Hyōe nodded slightly and then spoke directly.

“After those who attacked us during our transport of that criminal organization member were captured, they were all internally questioned and it was confirmed that they were members of the Ravens, a criminal organization.”

"Based on the information they provided, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department has already dispatched personnel to deal with some branches of the Ravens Association."

"In addition, among the gangsters that Batman sent over last night, besides those who were clearly reorganized Iron Society members, another group of gangsters also claimed to be members of the Raven Society."

"However, compared to the former, the information about the latter seems somewhat questionable."

"According to reliable intelligence from within the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, Raven will not launch another attack on other yakuza organizations tonight. Therefore, the group that attacked the Reorganized Steel Society last night must have been a different group, using the Raven Society's name."

"But the true identities of that group of people still cannot be determined..."

Who exactly is that person impersonating the Raven Society?

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department investigated for a whole day but found no information.

It wasn't because the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's intelligence system was too outdated; it was simply because they weren't good at dealing with these mystical matters, and they had never even considered the possibility of someone being resurrected after death.

In their eyes, Takeo Miura was already dead.

Furthermore, since the target of this attack was the reorganized Steel Society, which inherited the Steel Society's name, they wouldn't associate it with Takeo Miura's side at all, and naturally wouldn't conduct a targeted investigation.

However, at this point, Kuroda coughed twice and continued.

"However, professionals from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department have also indicated that they will conduct an investigation."

"If nothing unexpected happens, we should be able to find out by tonight at the latest who attacked the Reorganized Steel Society under the guise of the Raven Society, and thus find a way to resolve the current chaos in Tokyo."

...Professionals from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department?

Isn't that you?

Matsumoto Kiyonaga and Chaki Shintaro exchanged a glance, each seeing the doubt in the other's eyes.

Regardless of which side that criminal organization belongs to, if it is impersonating the Raven Society, then it must be one of the underworld criminal organizations.

In that case, wouldn't Kuroda Hyoue be the only professional in the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department who deals with yakuza organizations?

They had never heard of any other capable individuals within the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department who were adept at dealing with underworld gangster organizations... After all, with several revisions to the laws governing organized crime, gangster organizations were no longer within the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's purview.

At this moment, Toshiro Odagiri, the head of the Criminal Investigation Department, finally spoke.

"In that case, I'll leave it to you, Manager Kuroda."

"That concludes today's meeting. If any new emergencies arise, please contact me directly, or we can convene an emergency meeting... Meeting adjourned."

Kuroda Hyōe hadn't yet realized what Matsumoto Kiyonaga and Chaki Shintaro were looking at.

Now, after hearing Odagiri Toshiro's words, he finally realized that these people thought he was the professional who dealt with the unknown organization disguised as the Raven Society.

He twitched his lips, about to retort, but then saw that everyone else had already left the meeting room.

Kuroda Hyōe could only sigh and shake his head inwardly.

There is the involvement of mysterious forces behind this matter.

Therefore, the so-called professional is naturally the Onmyoji who was invited by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department from the Onmyo Bureau. I don't have the same methods for targeting the mystical side as those Onmyoji.

However, the Onmyoji from that Onmyodo has actually agreed to get involved in the investigation of this incident.

It's unclear who will be responsible for the follow-up protection of the member of the gold watch group.

No, judging from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's usual practices, the Gold Watch Squad members will most likely be secretly transferred out of Tokyo to prevent them from tying up unnecessary police resources.

The part about clearing out negative assets.

……

A secret hospital ward under the protection of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.

The gold watch team members, still somewhat pale, packed their belongings, stuffed them all into their briefcases, fastened the clasps, lifted the briefcases, coughed twice, and prepared to leave.

As a professional group within a professional group.

Although the physical abilities of the Gold Watch Group members are indeed not as outstanding as those of most superhumans, they can still recover their normal mobility after a short period of rest.

He will most likely not encounter any battles that require him to personally handle them.

After all, all he wanted to do now was find the potential mole and, incidentally, see what was going on with the underworld organization that Batman described last night as posing as members of the Ravens and possessing mystical abilities.

Beside the members of the Gold Watch Group, the Onmyoji from the Onmyodo (Yin-Yang Bureau) spoke at this moment.

Are you sure you want to go back at this time?

"Your body isn't fully recovered yet. If you were to encounter a long-range sniper attack like last time, you probably wouldn't be so lucky to survive this time."

Ashiya's words did not frighten the Gold Watch Group members at all. On the contrary, he laughed and replied directly.

"Don't worry, I'm not ready to die yet."

"Until I finish what I need to do, not even a sniper, let alone any demon or monster, can take my life... Besides, wasn't that sniper already captured?"

"I'm planning to go back and have a talk with him."

The sniper mentioned by the Gold Watch Group members was none other than Calvados, the codenamed member of the Black Organization.

This codenamed member was rescued by Death God while being transported via another route as bait to deliver Pisco. He was then put to sleep by Conan's soccer ball during the evacuation with Death God.

When he woke up, he found himself lying in a familiar prison cell.

After undergoing another major memory restoration technique, he revealed some information about Ireland and the God of Death. However, because the Japanese Public Security Bureau already knew this information, he was subjected to another major memory restoration technique.

He's probably still lying in bed contemplating life right now.

The members of the Gold Watch Group didn't think they could get any information out of Calvados that other Japanese Public Security officers hadn't been able to extract, since most of the others had been subjected to chemical torture during interrogation.

If there is any hidden intelligence that even chemicals can't extract, his arrival won't change that.

This time, he just wanted to see who the person who almost killed him was. Otherwise, he would have been shot for no reason and would have lost a lot of money without even seeing what the attacker looked like.

However, just as the members of the gold watch group picked up their briefcases and Ashiya was preparing to leave the ward...

A familiar voice appeared at the door of the ward at that moment.

"It seems your recovery is progressing better than I expected."

"However, I guessed so. After all, you can't really just let this Onmyoji do it all by yourself. People like you like to do everything yourself."

The voice was incredibly familiar.

As members of the Gold Watch Group, who were elites from an intelligence organization, they naturally knew whose voice it was as soon as they heard it, so they simply put down their briefcases and asked directly.

"Hakuba Saguru, how did you find this place?"

At that very moment, the person who walked out from the door was none other than the famous detective who had returned from studying in England.

Bai Ma turned his head to look at the members of the gold watch group and immediately spoke.

"With my abilities, finding out your location would be easy, wouldn't it?"

"No, I shouldn't say that my investigation was easy, but rather that your internal security measures were not up to par. It almost made me think that someone was using your position to set up a trap."

"If the Black Organization still wants to kill you, this level of secrecy is useless."

In response, the members of the gold watch group smiled noncommittally and said magnanimously.

"You're overestimating the Black Organization."

"If the Black Organization were really as powerful as you say, I might have died on my very first day in Tokyo, instead of being shot at this point in time."

"Moreover, if my tracks can catch that big fish, it won't be a loss for me."

Without saying much on the topic, the gold watch group member simply asked...

"By the way, why did you come to see me at this time?"

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