Conan: I'm really not the mastermind behind the scenes

Takagi Shigeru had no idea what was happening outside the elevator.

He and Miwako Sato came to the largest conference room in the Metropolitan Police Department on the tenth floor. When they arrived, there were already quite a few people sitting inside. Those police officers were either frowning in deep thought or whispering to the people next to them.

This kind of atmosphere made Takagi Shigeru a little nervous, and he quickly found his seat and sat down.

Their seats were very close to the front this time, and he could clearly see the huge projection screen at the front of the conference room and the person sitting in the main seat next to the projector.

"It's Deputy Director Moroboshi. This is the first time I see him presiding over a meeting in person." Sato Miwako, who was sitting next to him, whispered.

Takagi Wataru also saw Toshio Moroboshi sitting at the head of the group, and whispered, "It seems that the attack that happened today was really serious..."

The situation was so serious that the entire Investigation Division didn't care that he was so close to Sato Miwako today. Even Officer Shiratori was sitting in the back row looking through the documents with a serious face, without even looking at them.

Other police officers arrived one after another and sat in different positions according to their respective departments. The last person to arrive from the Investigation Division 1 was Jinpei Matsuda, who arrived almost on time.

He stood at the side of the stairs, looked around casually, seemed to greet someone, and finally sat on the other side of Takagi Wataru.

Takagi Wataru suddenly became more nervous. Anyone who has worked in the First Investigation Division knows how difficult it is to deal with this former member of the explosive ordnance disposal team who always wears a black suit.

But Jinpei Matsuda ignored him. As soon as the cool guy with sunglasses sat down, he looked forward.

Following Matsuda Jinpei's line of sight, Takagi Shigeru discovered that he was not looking at their Deputy Superintendent of Police, but at the man who stood up from the main seat and walked slowly to the projector.

The other person had a foreign appearance and frivolous temperament that was out of place in the entire room. When he stood in front of the screen, everyone in the front row could see the three capital letters printed on his chest.

--FBI
……

FBI police liaison officer Aoyagi Akimichi walked up to the screen and pressed the microphone on his collar.

He came with his boss half an hour ago. As soon as he arrived, he went straight to see the Superintendent of Police and the Deputy Superintendent of Police, and then entered this meeting room. He did not see anyone else during this time.

He didn't bring any documents or information, just came up with empty hands. As information appeared on the screen, he began to explain the case.

"This attack on the United States can be traced back to two weeks ago, when five soldiers from Yokosuka Base who were about to return to the United States disappeared for unknown reasons..."

On the screen was a photo of five foreigners in soldier uniforms. Robert Otto, another FBI police liaison officer sitting in the first row, touched the dog tag on his wrist uncomfortably.

In fact, he was initially responsible for the disappearance of soldiers, after all, Aoyagi Akimitsu had just arrived in Japan not long ago.

If they are just ordinary soldiers, their disappearance is not a big problem and can be transferred to the Kanagawa Prefectural Police Station or the Metropolitan Police Department for full investigation.

But those people are——

At this time, a police officer sitting in the front row raised his hand. He was not from the search section and asked his own question: "I remember it is not a holiday in the United States. Why do these five soldiers want to go back?"

Aoyagi Akimitsu looked at him and answered, "They were deported. Two of them were convicted of sexual assault and were released from prison not long ago; one of them got into a fight after drinking and shot the other in the spine. The injured person is still in the hospital; the last two, one of them was suspected of burglary and the other was suspected of inducing others to take drugs. The prosecutors did not prosecute these two charges due to insufficient evidence."

The atmosphere at the scene became dead silent.

The arm of the Japanese police officer who asked the question froze in mid-air. In such a strange atmosphere, Otto lowered his head in silence.

That’s right, all these missing soldiers had committed crimes in Japan, and their punishments were obviously too light… This was the reason why he refused to stand up and explain the case even though he was in charge of investigating the disappearances.

Otto even admired Aoyagi Akimitsu a little. He felt awkward just sitting in the front row with only a few people nearby secretly looking at him, but he accepted everyone's gazes without changing his expression at all.

Aoyagi Binguang continued as if nothing had happened:

"They won't have to go to jail when they go back, so the possibility of them hiding and not wanting to be deported is low. I went to the last place they went before they disappeared, where I found their car and the strange chess pieces in it."

The scene on the screen changed, and photos of five chess pieces appeared. All of them were live photos, and they were placed in different positions on the vehicle.

Many people recognized that they were Go pieces, all black, but half of them were dyed red.

"After identification, it was found to be camel blood, and no human blood or fingerprints were found," added Aoyagi Akimitsu.

As he spoke, the screen image changed again, switching to the shattered windows of the Suzuki Tower, blood on the ground, and a parking lot burning in flames.

Next to the picture of Suzuki Tower, there is also a photo of a middle-aged Asian man.

Seeing the man up there, there was a small commotion in the conference room. Many people knew that a major case had also occurred on Suzuki Tower in the afternoon, but the victim was a Japanese. They didn't know why it was brought up here.

"Next are the two cases that happened today."

Aoyagi Akimitsu looked up at the enlarged photo above. He did not look at the Japanese policemen not far away. His calm voice was clearly heard by everyone.

"At 4:25 p.m., a sniper attack occurred at Suzuki Tower in Tokyo. The victim was a Japanese real estate agent who had lived in the United States and had experience in real estate investment."

"After the police arrived, they searched nearby high-rise buildings and finally found a bullet shell and a Go chess piece that matched theirs on the rooftop of the Asakusa Sky Court Hotel across the street."

In the picture, at the edge of the top floor of the building, a bullet casing is deliberately placed upright in a place where the wind cannot reach it, and next to it is a half-dyed red Go piece.

After hearing this, everyone finally understood the reason for bringing up this case, but after understanding it, they realized another thing -

"That murderer...has started to attack native Japanese residents?"

Aoyagi Binguang glanced at the police officer who raised this question and shook his head: "Not sure."

"Then there was the explosion in the embassy parking lot at 4:33." He finally began to talk about the main point of the day.

"Based on my judgment of the traces at the scene, the bomb was installed at the bottom of the vehicle. It was a time bomb. Chess pieces were also found at the explosion site..."

……

"Same...discovery...hiss hiss..."

The sound on the other end of the bug became muffled.

Conan Edogawa was just hearing the key part when he was suddenly interrupted. He was so anxious that he pressed the button on his glasses hard.

But it was of no use, perhaps it was beyond the effective range of the bug.

Mao Lilan next to him noticed that he was pressing his glasses and looked at him in confusion: "What's wrong, Conan, is there something wrong with your glasses?"

"No, no." Edogawa Conan waved his hands, "It's just that my glasses were a little shaky just now, and I was worried that the bracket might be broken."

He laughed dryly, listening to the complete silence from the other side, and sighed helplessly in his heart.

It seems that I can't continue listening, and I have to find an opportunity as soon as possible to get the bug back from Officer Takagi.

I hope no one else finds out before then...

……

An hour later, Metropolitan Police Department.

The long meeting finally ended. Takagi Wataru felt that his head had grown twice as big as when he arrived. He followed Sato Miwako and left the meeting room.

"Officer Sato." He called his senior and crush quietly, "Do you think the Investigation Division will be in charge of this case?"

Since the Yokosuka base is located in Kanagawa Prefecture, it is under the jurisdiction of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.

“We have to help, but we won’t have the leadership.”

Sato Miwako seemed to have thought of something, and her face looked unhappy: "After all, this attack involves senior diplomats. Such major events are usually handled by the public security department, and they also attended the meeting just now..."

Public Security Department of the Metropolitan Police Department.

Takagi Shigeru's heart trembled, and at the same time he felt a little curious. After all, since he joined the Metropolitan Police Department's Investigation Division, he had never officially come into contact with those who were called public security police.

They walked towards the office and saw Jinpei Matsuda halfway.

Jinpei Matsuda came out a step earlier than them. He did not enter the office, but stood in the corner and talked to someone.

Miwako Sato saw the man's appearance clearly: he was about the same height as Matsuda, with short black hair, blue eyes with slightly upturned corners, obvious double eyelids, and some beard on his chin.

He's a very kind-looking person.

Another young man was following behind this man. He noticed that Sato Miwako was looking at them, and quickly reminded the two people who were talking.

"Officer Matsuda, this is..."

Takagi Shigeru also didn't know them, so he walked over and wanted to say hello.

However, just as he raised his arm, the man who was originally talking peacefully with Matsuda Jinpei suddenly changed his expression, stretched out his hand and grabbed Takagi Wataru's arm with such great force that he almost cried out in pain!
"senior?!"

The young man was startled. He immediately looked at Takagi Shigeru with a suspicious look as if he were a criminal suspect, and his hand subconsciously reached for the holster.

Matsuda Jinpei also widened his eyes and quickly stepped forward to hold the man who did it: "What's wrong with you?"

Takagi Wataru felt the force on his arm loosen.

He quickly pulled his arm back and felt his whole hand go numb, but he didn't dare to question the other party loudly. He just frowned in confusion: "You...excuse me, is there something wrong?"

The other person stared at Takagi Wataru with his blue eyes for several seconds, then gave an apologetic smile.

"You look a lot like a suspect I was chasing not long ago, and I was so anxious that I..."

He smiled embarrassedly, with a smile full of kindness and goodwill, as if he felt that an apology alone was not enough, and he even raised his hand towards Takagi Wataru.

"My name is Morobushi Keimitsu. I will be investigating the embassy bombing with you in the future. I'm really sorry for what happened just now."

Takagi Shigeru was a peaceful and honest man. Seeing the other party apologize so quickly and showing a friendly attitude, he did not become suspicious and took the initiative to extend his hand.

"It's nothing. In fact, I sometimes have that kind of stress reaction..."

Hold the two hands together.

Takagi Shigeru suddenly discovered that the cufflinks on his shirt had disappeared again.

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The book friend circle has added a new picture, which is currently the one that best fits the character of the protagonist Hei Fang. (End of this chapter)