I'm in Detective Conan, and the system has appointed Batman.

Teraoka Katsutoshi instinctively covered his arm and reached for the gun.

However, Kogoro Mouri had already rushed ahead of him.

He exerted his strength suddenly and threw Teraoka Katsutoshi to the ground with an over-the-shoulder throw.

With Kogoro Mouri's fighting ability,

A single over-the-shoulder throw can incapacitate a well-trained assassin.

Teraoka Katsutoshi, who has served for many years and is no longer the same as before, is no exception.

"No, Mori, we can't let that person live!"

Katsutoshi Teraoka grabbed Kogoro Mouri's leg and said anxiously,

"You have no idea how many people this will contact!"

He originally intended to use this as an excuse to kill Matsuyama.

He then handed the pistol to Matsuyama and used Matsuyama's fingerprints to forge the story that the gun belonged to Matsuyama, and that it had accidentally discharged during their fight, resulting in Matsuyama's death. He then hid the evidence that Matsuyama had brought on his person.

With Kogoro Mori's help to escape, they can eliminate all the evidence.

But now the plan can't be completed, it's all ruined!

"Terioka-senpai...why would even a police officer like you..."

Kogoro Mouri looked at the image of Katsutoshi Teraoka on the ground.

He unconsciously clenched his fists, a strange sense of anger welling up inside him.

He didn't understand why things had turned out this way!

"...Oh, I see. So the underground casinos in Tokyo are all run by the Dongchen Association, right?"

Chen En's voice came from the side.

Upon hearing this, Kogoro Mouri finally remembered that the person who had been shot was Chen En.

I was just about to go over and check on things to express my apologies.

But then they saw Chen En talking to that gangster!

Mori Kogoro:?

No, what are you doing?

What really raised Kogoro Mouri's blood pressure even more was that Conan also ran over.

The Grim Reaper Elementary School Student stood beside Chen En.

She blinked and looked up at Chen En.

What did you just say?

I didn't hear you, could you say it again?

However, Matsuyama clearly had no interest in discussing these things with children.

Thinking about his future, he turned ashen-faced.

He let out a long sigh.

Behind them, Ran Mouri and Mrs. Teraoka also arrived at the scene.

They were just about to ask what was going on at the scene.

The next moment, Shiratori Ninzaburo, fully armed, arrived at the scene with a group of police officers!

"Where are the gangsters involved in the shootout?!"

Shiratori Ninzaburo shouted loudly.

He raised his pistol in a defensive stance, and Officer Chiba, who had followed him, also looked very serious.

However, there were no gangsters fighting in the warehouse.

The only thing they heard was their voices, and they all turned to look at Kogoro Mouri and his group.

Shiratori Ninzaburo: ?

Why are we all acquaintances if we're not close friends?

Now I understand why Inspector Megure said the three of you together are like a case-triggering machine.

Practice truly reveals the truth!

Shiratori Ninzaburo put his pistol away, frowned, and asked,

"What happened? I just heard gunshots. Did someone fire a shot?"

"Or is there some other sound I misheard?"

"You all seem to be fine now, so there shouldn't be any major problems, right?"

He walked forward as he spoke, and only when he reached Kogoro Mouri's side did he notice that Katsutoshi Teraoka was lying there. Shiratori Ninzaburo was clearly taken aback by this veteran of the Fourth Investigation Division.

Before Shiratori Ninzaburo could react,

Matsuyama ran up to him, weeping bitterly, and said loudly,

"Officer! I want to turn myself in! I want to report someone!"

"Everyone in the Fourth Investigation Division has accepted bribes from the underworld!"

"This Inspector Teraoka even tried to kill me to silence me!"

Shiratori Ninzaburo: ?

Such a big problem?! You're giving me too much credit by asking me to come and handle it?

Shouldn't we call him Minister Odagiri?!

Chapter 240 Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Infiltration Operation ~ Batman's Investigation Record

"Has the Fourth Investigation Division been infiltrated by the underworld?"

"No, Minister Odagiri, please give me an exact number. How many people are there?"

Night fell. Inside the brightly lit Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, the conference room was unusually filled with high-ranking officers, including the highest-ranking officer and deputy officer. The highest-ranking officer, Superintendent General Hakuba, asked with a grim expression,

Even the deputy superintendent of police, Moroboshi, who was standing next to him, unusually became serious.

He had planned to take his grandson Hideki to the launch event of Cocoon Games in a few days to see what this game was all about. But now that this has happened, his plans have to be disrupted and rewritten!

Standing before Superintendent General Hakuba, Chief Odagiri spoke with a serious expression.

Fourteen people.

Fourteen people? That few?

Superintendent Whitehorse breathed a sigh of relief and leaned back in his chair.

Said,

"I see. Then, Minister Odagiri, perhaps the information you reported was a bit exaggerated."

The First Investigation Division of the Criminal Investigation Department has ten sections, each staffed with about ten to twenty officers. The total number of officers on duty in the First Investigation Division is around three hundred. The Fourth Investigation Division has slightly fewer officers, but not by much.

Fourteen people—that's basically the number of officers in the department that Katsutoshi Teraoka is in charge of; it's not much.

The next moment, Toshiro Odagiri added,

"I mean, there were only fourteen people who were found not to have protected organized crime and therefore not to have accepted bribes."

“The vast majority of officers, including the superintendent of the Fourth Investigation Division, have engaged in similar acts. The transaction information provided by Matsuyama alone can identify at least thirty traders. We must reorganize the Fourth Investigation Division.”

"Furthermore, we must launch a severe crackdown on the Mud Ginseng Association to prevent them from doing anything serious!"

White Horse Superintendent: ?

What?! Only fourteen people are absolutely innocent? The vast majority of the rest are suspected of bribery, and at least thirty people are firmly suspected of bribery? Doesn't that mean the entire Fourth Investigation Division is paralyzed?

"...I always said we should have abolished the Fourth Investigation Division as soon as possible and transformed it into the Organized Crime Countermeasures Department, with its functions transferred there."

Deputy Inspector Morohoshi, who was standing nearby, sighed and said,

"Let's think of a way. We need to bring in some people to supplement the team. We can't expect the officers in the Fourth Investigation Division to be investigated and handle cases at the same time, can we? I think we could bring in someone from Nagano Prefecture to fill in. How about Kuroda Hyōe?"

"He used to be a member of the Public Security Planning Division, and now he's the superintendent of the First Investigation Division in Nagano Prefecture. The yakuza in Tokyo have become so lawless that it's only natural that he'd come here to be the superintendent of the Fourth Investigation Division."

Upon hearing this, the various high-ranking officials of the Metropolitan Police Department began to discuss among themselves in the conference room.

Superintendent Whitehorse sighed upon seeing this.

He leaned back in his chair.

It seems we'll have to bring in people from other police headquarters in Tokyo to help this time.

The Fourth Investigation Division's office area is still sealed off; we'll have to stay up all night to deal with this.

"Huh? You're giving me this much face?"

Standing in the office area of ​​the Fourth Investigation Division.

Chen En took a sip of coffee and glanced at the positions of the other police officers in the area.

They found that there was no one there.

It seems that the bribery situation within the Fourth Investigation Division is more serious than he imagined, otherwise they wouldn't have sealed it up to this extent. However, this also makes it easier for him to come and investigate.

He strolled around the office area with his coffee cup in hand, as if taking a leisurely walk.

Finally, they located the temporary archives in the fourth section's area.

Chen En unceremoniously pulled out a book and began to read it.

He was looking for information about the Steel Society, the Mud Ginseng Society, and the Dongchen Society. However, this book was a bit old and contained information about a gangster organization called the Dongcheng Society, which seemed to be similar to the Dongchen Society only in name.

Swish.