Conan: I'm Really Not the Manipulator - Page 285
The young man looked at him suspiciously and asked in a wary tone.
Kudo Shinichi also looked at the other party with suspicion.
Is this a policeman? But how come he remembered that this person was not among the group of Kanagawa policemen who came in just now...?
Chapter 338: Lively Crime Scene (Part )
"Are you a policeman?"
Rookie public security police officer Daizo Eto heard the strange man in front of him ask questions.
"Yes."
As he answered, he looked at the other person with suspicion.
He could swear that he had never seen this man when he was observing at the hotel entrance, and he was not on the guest list.
Not far behind them, Zhu Fu Gaoming was asking relevant personnel what happened before the deceased disappeared, and was not paying attention to the situation here for the time being.
Listening to his steady and powerful voice, Eto Daizo took another step forward, becoming more and more anxious.
"Is there anything you want to talk to the police about?" he asked.
The congressman died suddenly, and it was unclear whether it was an accident or he was murdered by the dark forces behind him.
I heard that Senior Zhufu had been an undercover agent there in the past...Now Senior Zhufu's whereabouts are unknown, and he has to prevent suspicious people from approaching Senior Zhufu's brother who unexpectedly arrived at the scene. The family of the former undercover agent is also a target that group of people like to harm...
Under Eto Daizo's nervous gaze, the suspicious man readily handed him the handkerchief.
"this."
The suspicious man's voice was young and inexplicably familiar.
"I was standing in the corner just now, and these were fragments of the crystal chandelier chain that splashed down at my feet. This kind of crack doesn't look like a natural break... I hope you can investigate it."
Jiang Teng Da Zang looked at the fragment in the center of the handkerchief, reached out to take it, and his tone became gentle: "Thank you, the next task will be left to the police."
The suspicious man lowered his hat and turned away.
Jiang Teng Daizo breathed a sigh of relief when he saw him walking away without even looking at Zhu Fu Gao Ming.
Maybe I'm just overthinking. He's just a caring citizen who found evidence and plans to hand it over to the police. He may be looking for Morobushi-senpai's brother simply because he's the closest.
As he thought about this, he lowered his head to check the broken chain in his hand.
The fragment was half of a ring, it was clean without a speck of dust, and there was nothing suspicious about it. No matter how he looked at it, it seemed to be just an ordinary fragment that was accidentally thrown away when the light was turned down.
As expected, we shouldn't rely too much on the observation ability of ordinary citizens, but if they find suspicious evidence and are willing to inform the police, this kind of active cooperation attitude is worth encouraging...
The public security police sighed, put the evidence back into his pocket and did not hand it over.
——The work regulations of the public security department do not include cooperating with ordinary criminal police in handling cases, only the other way around.
He sneaked into the scene with a mission in mind, so he naturally couldn't reveal his identity easily, nor could he get too close to the police to avoid alerting them.
"Eto."
Just as Eto Daizo continued to observe his surroundings and look for suspicious persons, another public security colleague who was responsible for close surveillance came over.
He didn't look well, holding a cell phone in his hand, and might have just contacted someone else.
"The administrator has learned that Zhu Fu and his men have lost contact. He told us not to act rashly and that they will send more support."
The colleague whispered, looking at Zhu Fu Gao Ming who was not far away: "Also, he asked us to quickly persuade Officer Zhu Fu Gao Ming to leave the venue, and to reveal the identity of the public security officer if necessary."
Eto Daizo was stunned for a moment, then immediately nodded.
……
When two police officers were secretly searching for suspicious persons and discussing how to persuade a certain policeman to leave, the members of the organization they were searching for had actually discovered them a long time ago.
Kenzo Masuyama, a big shot in the financial world and chairman of an automobile company, and a member of an organization codenamed Pisco, noticed these two suspicious people while talking to his secretary about tomorrow's work.
Is it the police?
Thinking of Curacao's reminder before the talent show, Pisco quickly realized this.
He was not panicked. With such an identity and having been carrying out organizational tasks for many years, he had dealt with the police or public security quite a few times.
He just thought of Rum who assigned him this task.
The mission was not difficult. It was just to kill a congressman with a mediocre family background who had cooperated with the organization for many years and now attempted to betray it. In addition, two members, him and Curacao, were sent.
What made him hesitate was the method of execution chosen by Rum.
- Shooting at a fluorescent-coated chandelier in the dark. He wanted the traitorous congressman to be killed on the spot by the chandelier in front of everyone, on a show with a viewership rating of 20%.
It could be disguised as an accident, but honestly, it was too noticeable.
Rum was impatient, but he always kept in mind the principle of keeping a low profile. For example, during the mission seventeen years ago, Pisco remembered that the sudden car accident was seen by many people, so Rum chose to evacuate and did not move forward to finish off the target, which led to the bodyguard next to the target person taking the opportunity to slip away.
Such a high-profile execution target is more like what Gin likes to do.
The reason given by Rum for this very different style of execution was that while it was deemed an accident by the public, the organization's collaborators would be able to see that it was done by the organization, thus deterring them.
This time, Pisco accepted the task after meeting Rum. When Rum said this, the grain whisky was present.
In the past two years, Rum has relied heavily on Glenn and has given him and Curacao almost equal rights, but he never lets them perform the same mission.
When Pisco questioned this approach, Glenn glanced at him. Some people said that the young man's eyes were quite intimidating, but Pisco didn't feel that way.
Finally he accepted the task.
"..."
Recalling Rum's expression and Glenn's eyes at that time, Pisco ignored the two police officers.
He put the gun in a safe place. There were no fingerprints of his on it. Curacao entered the hotel earlier than him and was also well prepared. Even if someone realized it was a gunshot and wanted to check for gun smoke reaction, he could deal with it.
The elderly member looked at the crowd in the banquet hall who seemed anxious because of being detained, and waited calmly for the review to end.
His eyes suddenly met with someone's.
She was a tall foreign woman, wearing low-heeled shoes and a conservative dress. There was a hint of tiredness on her pale face, but her gaze was always directed forward.
Next to her was a handsome man, also a foreigner, with high eyebrows and deep eyes, and long hair with a subtle curl. He was smiling and talking to the woman, with a flirtatious and frivolous look between his eyebrows.
But she ignored him and even took a step back, and Pisco met her eyes.
He unexpectedly discovered that the look in this foreign woman's eyes was very similar to the way Glenn looked at him at that time.
"..."
It was really strange, a young lady... should it be a young lady? She was supposed to have nothing to do with blood and violence, but she could actually have the same look as a member of an organization.
Pisco was just about to take another look when a few more policemen who were searching backstage came out.
The person in charge was holding his phone, saying in pain, "No, she didn't answer..." The police walked past him and reported the situation to the leading police captain.
——A very familiar name passed by Pisco’s ears.
"Chairman?"
The secretary beside him shouted, but Pisco ignored him and looked over there with a suspicious look.
When he heard the name, the Kanagawa Prefectural Police Chief was also surprised, but his surprise was mixed with a hint of disgust.
"Kudo Shinichi?"
The policeman frowned and looked towards the backstage.
"That kid who's called the 'savior of the Japanese police'? What's he doing backstage?"
Chapter 339 Pisco: There's something wrong with the gin!
Yokomizo Shigeo's voice was quite loud, and everyone around him could hear it as soon as he spoke.
This naturally included Kudo Shinichi, who had not walked far.
"???"
With a look of surprise on his face, he looked at the Kanagawa Prefectural Police Inspector who said the name, and almost thought that the other party had recognized him and was calling him, but the police inspector was staring at the backstage.
Yokomizo Shigego frowned slightly. He temporarily put away the police manual he used to record information and said, "We should definitely go check out the backstage area... You should stay here for now."
The latter sentence was addressed to Zhu Fu Gao Ming, who nodded calmly and continued to question people related to the competition.
"How is it possible?" Suzuki Sonoko heard what was said just now, "Why is that reasoning idiot here? He...he didn't even go to see the injured Xiaolan!"
Maori Kogoro tutted in dissatisfaction: "Who knows what that brat is doing."
Dr. Agasa looked at them with a confused look on his face. He opened his mouth, not knowing what to say for a moment.
——He didn't know that Kudo Shinichi had entered the venue in makeup. He probably thought that this famous detective who had returned to his original appearance could not help but go to the scene to investigate like before.
"How can this be……"
Kudo Shinichi watched the police disappear towards the backstage and subconsciously wanted to follow them secretly, but was stopped by Miyano Shiho.
"Don't go." Miyano Shiho's voice was low and hoarse, with a slight tremor that she tried hard to suppress. "This is too coincidental. It might be a trap set by the organization. They used to do this often. They pretended to be someone whose life or death was unknown and went to test acquaintances to see if they were really dead by their reaction."
"..."
Kudo Shinichi glanced at her, then turned towards the backstage.
He saw Aoyagi Binguang in front of him turned his head and looked at him again. The other party had a calm expression and mouthed to him, "I'll go and take a look", then left Miss White and walked backstage.
"……Feel sorry."
Kudo Shinichi whispered to Miyano Shiho and patted her shoulder: "Whether it is a trap of the organization or not, since it is related to the case, I have to go and take a look."
Without waiting for Miyano Shiho's response, he let go of her hand and left her side again. He skillfully avoided the nearby policemen, who also acted as if they didn't see him, allowing him to easily enter the backstage.
Where……
Kudo Shinichi recalled the room layout he had noted down when he came in before, and walked towards the prop room where the body was said to have been found.
After walking a few steps, he saw the back of Aoyagi Binguang who had come in before him from afar.
In the past Skoubin case, Aoyagi Akimichi gave the emerald that was used as a hair tie to the Russian secretary, which caused the last bit of bright color on his body to disappear. Looking from behind, he was dressed in black and looked like a light black ghost.
"green--"