Tokyo Knights: The Odd Jobs X Files

Shirakawa Mari understood. He said, "Then how should this case be explained? I remember this case caused quite a stir, didn't it?"

The deceased was the president of a computer company. He suddenly went berserk during a company meeting and started scratching his own body. No one could stop him, and he eventually scratched himself to death. This incident has already made the news. The media loves such bizarre cases and this one has been on the front page for several issues.

"Release the news that suspicious bacteria have been found in the cerebral cortex, and then let those famous detectives come up with a trick that can be explained to the public. Once the public's curiosity is satisfied, they will no longer care who the murderer is."

Saeko Nogami said calmly, "Isn't the reason we let those famous detectives swagger around in front of us police officers all this time so that they can be put to use at this moment?"

Shirakawa Mari: "..."

So the Metropolitan Police Department has been letting those famous detectives run rampant for this very purpose!

Chapter 140 Sunshine, Summer, and...Black Clothes!?

After leaving the dissection room, Saeko Nogami took off her sterile surgical gown and returned to her office. Before she could even sit down properly, someone knocked on her office door.

Saeko Nogami rubbed her forehead, feeling extremely exhausted. She had stayed up all night working on a case last night and rushed to the autopsy room early this morning after receiving notification that Mari Shitara's autopsy was complete. She had barely rested.

But at this moment, she still had to force herself to cheer up and say, "Please come in!"

The police officer outside the door was holding a stack of documents. Nogami Saeko knew that another case must have come her way. She took the documents and glanced at them. Yes, she had expected it.

The good news is that this case is likely unrelated to supernatural forces; it's just a regular murder. Also, the crime scene is in the touristy Izu Islands, so I can use this opportunity to relax.

"Seriously, this is Shizuoka Prefecture, so why do they need me, a police officer from Tokyo, to go there? Don't they know that these kinds of cross-prefecture cases are the most troublesome?"

Saeko Nogami complained under her breath, but she also understood that it was because of her status as the daughter of the Metropolitan Police Department's director.

It was precisely because inter-prefectural investigations were troublesome that she needed to use her status as the daughter of the Metropolitan Police Department's director to pressure the police in Shizuoka Prefecture.

Seriously, that old man, he can't treat me like this just because I'm his daughter!

Saeko Nogami remarked.

The case is actually quite simple. Last year, a girl from Tokyo went to Izu for tourism and was murdered in a very cruel way. The Shizuoka Prefectural Police investigated for a year but found nothing. Just yesterday, another murder case with the same method was discovered in Izu, and the victim was also a girl from Tokyo who went to Izu for tourism. The Shizuoka Prefectural Police notified the victim's family, and the victim's family came to the Metropolitan Police Department to make a scene, demanding an explanation from the Metropolitan Police Department.

Damn it, Tokyo is chaotic enough, why does a murder case in Shizuoka Prefecture have to cause trouble at the Metropolitan Police Department?

The family of the victim in the previous murder case waited a year without the killer being caught. Upon hearing that another victim had died in the same manner, they immediately came to the Metropolitan Police Department to cause trouble. There was no other way; even just to appease the families of the victims, the Metropolitan Police Department had to send someone to investigate the case.

"Izu, right?"

The distance from Tokyo to Izu is not far, only a two-hour drive. However, how to handle the case after arriving is a troublesome matter. Nogami Saeko is not good at this kind of murder case, after all, she is not a member of the First Investigation Division.

Saeko Nogami thought for a moment, recalling a recent incident, and then picked up the phone and dialed a number.

"Go on vacation to Izu with me? No way."

Li Xin took the phone from Crocodile Man and rejected Nogami Saeko's invitation without hesitation.

How could that female fox possibly be looking for him for anything good? He's not going!

Saeko Nogami's eye twitched slightly. She said with a forced smile, "Why are you refusing like that? Didn't you say you lost money at work last time? I'll treat you to a vacation to make up for it. Isn't that a good thing? I'm enjoying the sunshine and summer with such a beautiful woman. Other people would be happy to pay me, so why aren't you?"

"Then please give the opportunity to someone else, just help me get the cash."

Li Xin said calmly.

This money-grubbing man...

Saeko Nogami gritted her teeth, but quickly said in a soft voice, "I see. Well, never mind then. Oh, I forgot to congratulate you on recovering the 1 billion yen that was robbed. The 100 million yen reward is within your grasp. However, there seems to be some problem with the statement you made at the Metropolitan Police Department. They might need you to come back and make a new statement."

Li Xin frowned immediately: "What do you want?"

Although Nogami Saeko spoke in a very gentle tone, Li Xin could not help but detect the threat in her voice.

"Nothing much, I just wanted to go on a trip to Izu to relax, but it would be a bit lonely to go alone!"

Nogami Saeko smiled.

Li Xin took a deep breath and then asked Nogami Saeko, "Okay, when are we going? I'll go with you."

The bounty can only be collected tomorrow, so I can only be patient for now.

"Now, right now, immediately! Let's go to the coffee shop across from the Metropolitan Police Department. Don't you always like going there?"

Saeko Nogami told Li Xin.

"Okay, I'm coming right now."

Li Xin hung up the phone, clenched his fists, and felt an urge to hit someone.

That vixen must have run into some trouble again, so she's trying to drag me into this mess, saying we'll go on a trip together. She's not actually saying it's work, she just doesn't want to pay me!

But she happened to exploit his weakness. His account of recovering the 1 billion yen to the police contained many details that couldn't stand scrutiny. Normally, if there wasn't anything wrong, the Metropolitan Police Department wouldn't bother to investigate further. After all, the 1 billion yen had indeed been returned, and the 100 million yen wasn't issued by the Metropolitan Police Department. They would just do a notarization; why bother with so much?

But if someone tries to cause trouble and prevent the money from ending up in Li Xin's pocket, there are still ways to do so. Not to mention that Nogami Saeko is the daughter of the Metropolitan Police Department's director-general, and who in the Metropolitan Police Department wouldn't give her face?

Li Xin sighed and said to Crocodile, "Crocodile, I'll be gone for a few days. Could you take care of those two sisters upstairs for me?"

Although Ai Haibara had previously said that she would rent half of Li Xin's house, after the two sisters moved into the third floor, Li Xin couldn't really continue to live there. So now he has moved to the second floor to live with Crocodile, and the third floor is left to the Miyano sisters.

However, Li Xin didn't feel wronged. After all, the rent was five million yen a month, so what was there to feel wronged about?

Crocodile nodded and said, "No problem, go ahead if you need to."

He's not good at anything else, but he's very shrewd. Otherwise, he would have been beaten to death long ago after being a con artist for so many years.

After packing his things, Li Xin headed to Cat's Eye Cafe. It was a day off, but Cat's Eye Cafe was still bustling with business. Li Xin glanced at the busy Lai Sheng Lei but didn't go up to greet her. After all, it was better for fewer people to know about his relationship with the three Lai Sheng sisters.

"Stop looking. If you don't want to be seen as an enemy by more than a third of the police officers in the Metropolitan Police Department, you'd better not get involved with this beautiful coffee shop owner."

A flippant voice came from behind; it was Saeko Nogami who sat down opposite Li Xin.

But the problem is that things have already gotten complicated...

Li Xin muttered to himself, then said, "If there are no problems, let's set off quickly."

"Oh, so eager? I'll feel embarrassed."

Saeko Nogami feigned shyness.

Li Xin rolled his eyes, but since he was wearing sunglasses, Nogami Saeko couldn't see him.

After meeting, Li Xin and Nogami Saeko left the coffee shop without delay. Only when Kisugi Rui, who had been pretending not to see Li Xin, glanced at Li Xin and Nogami Saeko's backs did she notice them.

"Big sister, Brother Ashin has been seduced by a vixen..."

"In the next life, love will lean against me, and in the next life, tears will fall beside me," she murmured.

If it were anyone else, Kisugi Ai would believe in her own charm (she still thought Li Xin liked her), but the problem is that Nogami Saeko is a beauty who is no less beautiful than her older sister in every way, so Kisugi Ai feels guilty and wants to win over Kisugi Rui to fight against that vixen.

Amidst her busy schedule, Lai Sheng Lei managed to free one hand and tapped Lai Sheng Ai on the head: "Meddlesome."

How could she not see Li Xin's reluctance? It must be that vixen using some trick to blackmail my Ah Xin into doing chores for her!

In the next life, after failing to start a fire, she shrank back in grievance.

Li Xin and Nogami Saeko got into the car. Li Xin sat in the passenger seat and asked Nogami Saeko, "What exactly happened?"

"There's been a series of murders in Izu, I need to go and deal with it."

Saeko Nogami fastened her seatbelt, started the car, and then spoke to Li Xindao.

"A serial murder case?"

Li Xin asked in confusion, "Isn't this your job as police officers? Why are you looking for me? If you need someone to talk to, you should go find a detective!"

"There are four people now."

Saeko Nogami sighed, "As of yesterday, there have been four deaths, but because it was not committed by someone we knew, and the murderer may not even be a local, there are still no leads in this case. If it weren't for the fact that the four victims died in the same way and were all girls with brown hair, these four murders might have been treated as separate cases."

Although only the families of the two victims caused trouble at the Metropolitan Police Department, it does not mean that there were only two victims in this serial murder case, but rather as many as four. Similar cases have also occurred in Chiba Prefecture, making this a very serious criminal case.

It's important to know that even the infamous "Jack the Ripper" only had five people he could definitively kill. If that killer who specifically targeted women with brown hair had killed just one more person, he would have matched "Jack the Ripper's" record.

Upon hearing that four people had died, and all of them were women, Li Xin paused for a moment before saying, "You still haven't told me why you came to me?"

"These kinds of random killings are the most difficult cases for both the police and detectives. We can only ask someone with special abilities like you for help. You were the one who recovered the ten billion yen in that robbery case using special methods, weren't you?"

Saeko Nogami told Li Xin.

Although the media ridiculed the Metropolitan Police Department's fruitless investigation in the billion-yen robbery case, Saeko Nogami knew that the Metropolitan Police Department had really done its best. Unfortunately, there were no clues left at the scene, leaving the Metropolitan Police Department powerless. Even the detectives who were usually praised by the media hadn't found anything, had they? But the media didn't criticize the detectives; they only criticized the Metropolitan Police Department, as if the police officers' salaries weren't real salaries but rather "humiliation pay."

Saeko Nogami knew very well that conventional methods would not be able to recover the 1 billion yen. So when she learned that it was Li Xin who recovered the 1 billion yen, she knew that Li Xin must have used some unconventional methods, which was why she asked Li Xin to help her solve the case in Izu.

"But the problem is, I only found it because I had to ask someone for help!"

Li Xin said to Nogami Saeko.

Saeko Nogami, who had already driven onto the highway, suddenly slammed on the brakes and turned to look at Li Xin: "Why didn't you say so earlier!"

"You didn't ask me!"

Li Xin said confidently.

Nogami Saeko: "..."

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On the beach in Izu, Ran Mouri and Sonoko Suzuki were chatting happily, while behind them, a handsome man in a beach shirt and Conan, who was staying at Kogoro Mouri's house, followed closely behind them.

Although Conan was mainly looking ahead, he was equally wary of the man beside him.

There's definitely something wrong with this man. Why? Because he actually likes Sonoko Suzuki!

What a joke! Any man who sees Ran Mouri and Sonoko Suzuki standing together would focus on Ran Mouri, how could he possibly like Sonoko Suzuki!

There's a problem, there's definitely a problem!

So far, the man hasn't shown anything unusual, so even if Conan has some suspicions, he can only keep them to himself for now. Otherwise, if Sonoko Suzuki finds out, that woman will definitely give him a good scolding.

Ahead of the two, Sonoko Suzuki said with a look of ecstasy, "Ah, although some bad things happened, coming to Izu this time was really the right decision. I finally met a handsome guy!"

Ran Mouri gave a wry smile. Sonoko Suzuki was actually quite good-looking, even beautiful, but because of her carefree personality and notorious infatuation with men, other boys kept their distance from her. On the contrary, the men who got close to her all had ulterior motives.

Speaking of ulterior motives...

Ran Mouri couldn't help but glance at the man behind her.

This man, named Masahiko Michiwaki, is a student at Beika University. He said he came to Izu to clear his head after a breakup and then fell in love with Sonoko Suzuki at first sight. Although it seems logically sound, Ran Mouri just can't help but think it's a bit far-fetched!

However, this man only met them by chance and did not know that Sonoko Suzuki was the second daughter of the Suzuki Zaibatsu. Perhaps Sonoko Suzuki really fit his ideal type, otherwise it is really hard to explain this.

Of course, Ran Mouri didn't mean to say anything bad about Sonoko Suzuki. The two were best friends for many years, and she knew Sonoko's strengths better than anyone else. But the problem was that Sonoko's strengths were well hidden, while her weaknesses were more obvious, which was why her love life had always been so unlucky.

If there really is someone who can discover Sonoko's good points, then he will definitely love Sonoko to the extreme. But the question is, will Mr. Michiwaki be that person?

Ran Mouri hesitated for a moment.

Sonoko Suzuki and Ran Mouri were chatting when suddenly, her "handsome guy radar" kicked in, and she immediately looked in one direction: "Wow, handsome guy!"

Then she paused for a moment: "Why does this handsome guy look so familiar?"

Just as Sonoko Suzuki was wondering what was going on, a figure passed by Ran Mouri and Sonoko Suzuki, rushed directly to Masahiko Michiwaki behind them, grabbed his right hand, twisted it behind his back, and pressed him down on the beach.

"Hey, what are you doing? In broad daylight, do you think you can get away with this? Let me go! You're restricting my freedom! I'm going to the police station to report you!"

As expected of a top student from Beika University, Michiwaki Masahiko immediately began using legal means to protect himself after being pinned to the ground and unable to move.

"Found you, murderer."

Li Xin said in a calm voice that, in the spiritual vision that ordinary people cannot see, a white origami crane was gently landing on Michiwaki Masahiko. Li Xin found Michiwaki Masahiko by following this origami crane.

Beside Michiwaki Masahiko, Conan looked at Li Xin with a horrified expression.

The black clothes and the dangerous aura made him feel a chill run down his spine, even though he had seen Li Xin a few times before. But now, seeing Li Xin's fierce aura at such close range, he felt a chill run down his spine.

Could it be that this person is connected to the organization that Gin, Vodka, and the others belong to?

Large beads of sweat rolled down Conan's forehead.

Chapter 141 The Mindset of the Rich

"What, what's going on?"

Seeing Li Xin pin Michiwaki Masahiko to the ground, Suzuki Sonoko exclaimed in surprise, "Could it be that Mr. Li Xin was jealous of the close relationship between Mr. Michiwaki and me, and couldn't control himself, so he attacked Mr. Michiwaki?"

"No, no, no, no, Sonoko, this can't possibly be true!"

Ran Mouri shook her head like a rattle-drum.

Ran Mouri could barely believe that someone had a crush on Sonoko, but she simply couldn't believe that a man had fought over Sonoko, and that man was none other than Li Xin.

"Make way, make way."