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

Chapter 48 Suspect Aoyagi Binguang (two in one)

"...So you left school at 12:35 yesterday and arrived at Kudo's house before 1 o'clock. Kudo Shin entered the house as soon as he got off the car."

"And because you had no classes in the afternoon, you didn't go back to school and went home directly?"

Officer Megure recorded this information and confirmed it with Aoyagi Binguang again.

"Yes."

"Was there anyone else in Kudo's house at that time?"

Qingliu Binguang thought for a moment and shook his head: "I'm not sure. I just put him at the door and watched him get off the car. I didn't go in with him."

He paused and added: "Kudo mentioned to me that his parents went abroad and hired a nanny to take care of his daily life. The nanny took leave a few days ago to take care of the children. She may have come back."

Officer Megure nodded: "We will confirm this with the housekeeping agency. Can you tell us more about your subsequent itinerary? Did you go anywhere else before arriving home?"

"No."

This time Qingliu Binguang denied it on the spot, "Because I bought too much food yesterday and I didn't need to buy anything else for dinner today, so I went back directly without going anywhere else."

Toru Amuro stood back among the crowd and watched this scene.

He has finished the questioning, and most of the faculty and staff have been asked a few questions.Only Aoyagi Binguang is the most suspicious, and he is asked now.

He has been observing Aoyagi Binguang's reaction.

The possibility of the FBI kidnapping Kudo Shinichi and another student is extremely slim, and Amuro Tohru cannot think of his motive for doing so.

Faced with the interrogation of innocent people, he was able to remain calm. He did not have the impatience of some American agents after being offended. He always took his time and answered every question well.

Tohru Amuro couldn't help but think of some of the FBI agents who came to jointly investigate the case - they bossed around the domestic police in the Metropolitan Police Department, and even showed their agent cards openly after going to the scene...

As a detective who came to investigate secretly, Aoyagi Binguang was much calmer and lower-key than them.

only……

Toru Amuro looked at Aoyagi Binguang's right hand.

I saw that my right hand was slightly raised, and my thumb was rubbing the side of my index finger.

This action is quite subtle and the frequency is very slow. If you don't stare at it for a long time, you won't notice it at all.

At the same time, Aoyagi Binguang's eyes also changed unknowingly. At first, he looked directly at the police officer who was asking the question. Later, because of the repeated retelling, he looked into the distance twice, and the corners of his mouth turned down slightly.

—He was in a hurry.

Toru Amuro, who recognized this, more or less understood this feeling.

Whether he is a police officer or an undercover agent who has infiltrated an organization, Toru Amuro sometimes encounters cases when investigating, and he will also feel troublesome when he is interrogated.

In particular, Aoyagi Bin is a foreigner and needs to hide his identity in a foreign country. Once he is involved in a case as a suspect, he will face twice as many troubles as local people.

Amuro Toru understands, but has no sympathy in her heart.

He hated these foreign intelligence agency personnel who came to investigate privately, and he wished that the Japanese police would immediately escort him back to the Metropolitan Police Department, and then pack him up and throw him back to the United States.

Unfortunately, he can't do that now.

Toru Amuro understands the virtues of the FBI. If he drives this back, the other party will definitely send new ones to continue the investigation - they are as scoundrels as dog-skin plasters and cannot be shaken off no matter how hard they are - and they will use more covert channels next time.

It is better to keep this known person than an unknown person who has to be dug out slowly.

What's more, this person is from the organization and the task Rum just gave him.

——If the mission fails due to this reason, Rum, the second-in-command who is obsessed with the United States, will definitely have opinions on him.

In just a few seconds, Toru Amuro thought a lot.

Just when he was about to speak, his eyes turned to the side unintentionally. He saw Matsuda Jinpei appearing at the door, but did not come in.

Seeing that his friend at the same time was safe and sound, Toru Amuro didn't show an obvious smile on his face, but he felt relaxed in his heart.

It was indeed Matsuda who defused the bomb so quickly.

……

All the classrooms were empty because of the rush to evacuate, and the students’ books and stationery were all on the tables.

Police officers from the explosive ordnance disposal squad were still searching, and several specially trained police dogs were brought in to check all places where dangerous goods might be hidden as quickly as possible.

Matsuda Jinpei left the teaching building, took off his suit jacket and hung it on his arms. If this was not enough, he also pulled his tie loosely.

It was early September, with the residual heat of midsummer, and the fact that he had just been wearing a heavy bomb-proof suit to defuse bombs, and the shirt on his back was completely soaked.

This bomb is actually not complicated.

The overall bomb is quite crude, like a half-finished homework that students will definitely fail if they hand it in.

The trouble is that the installation location is really "too good".

It is mounted on a pegboard, which is made of multiple layers of wood that are superimposed and bonded together, and the strings are mounted on it.A square opening was cut out in the middle of the board, and the bomb was loaded from below.

Matsuda Jinpei determined the position and finally chose to lie under the piano - where it was installed, it was removed from there.

The junior who was in the office just now thinking about giving something to his girlfriend carried a box with another policeman and followed Matsuda Jinpei out.

"Let's take the first step, Matsuda-senpai."

Matsuda Jinpei took out a cigarette from his pocket, lit it, and nodded to them.

Bomb disposal is not just about stopping the timer and taking down the bomb. It is also about moving the bomb to an uninhabited place and detonating it. Only when it explodes completely is it truly safe.

He slowly exhaled a puff of smoke and recalled the structure of the bomb just now.

The mercury rod is at the top of the bomb, with two strings weighing down on it.As soon as anyone plays it, the bomb is triggered.

...He was actually called out just before playing. It seemed that the teacher was very lucky.

Matsuda Jinpei puffed away at the door and relaxed temporarily. His boss also came out of the teaching building. He asked casually: "How was the bomb discovered?"

The supervisor understood the alarm situation and confirmed it with the teacher who called the police after arriving. He immediately replied: "At that time, there was a strange piano sound on the school radio. The music teacher heard the countdown sound mixed with it and discovered that there was a bomb in the piano. , let people evacuate immediately.”

Japan is a country prone to earthquakes. All primary and secondary schools and office buildings conduct regular drills. Once danger is discovered, they can be evacuated very quickly.

Matsuda Jinping was thoughtful, took off his cigarette and smiled.

"Then his hearing is really good." He said, "There is a clock in the classroom. I just heard it. The sound of the second hand turning is similar to a countdown. He didn't hear it?"

The boss was stunned. He was completely unaware of the problem.

"Is that teacher still being questioned now?" Matsuda Jinpei suddenly asked.

"All teachers and other staff are in the gym ahead, turning left. The investigation is not over yet."

"I'll go over and take a look." Matsuda Jinpei said.

The superior frowned and reminded: "Don't interrupt the investigation of the first class."

Matsuda Jinpei had already walked out. When he heard this, he waved his hand back: "I'm just looking outside, I won't disturb them."

The boss watched Matsuda Jinpei go away without really stopping him.

He knows this guy.Matsuda Jinpei seems to be impulsive, and he is a thorn in the side of the police school. But now that he has become a policeman who has been dealing with explosives for a long time, and wants to avenge his friends, he knows calmness and restraint better than anyone else.

Thinking of the deceased Kenji Hagihara, the boss felt helpless.

After the rising star died in the line of duty, another outstanding newcomer Bai Jiu was diagnosed with mild PTSD and transferred to the Investigation Section [-] to investigate organized crime. If he hadn't stopped him quickly, Matsuda would have left.

Baijiu is doing okay under the leadership of Teraoka. He has been promoted to the police department and has gradually overcome the psychological shadow of seeing him being bombed in front of his eyes at the same time;
In the past few years, Matsuda has continued to investigate the prisoner, always wearing this black suit that has remained unchanged for thousands of years.

The boss sighed.

...When Matsuda proposes to change departments next time, he will not stop him anymore, and will recommend him as his superior.

……

Matsuda Jinpei came outside the gymnasium as the resettlement point.He did not go in, but stood at the door.

A man with long black hair was being questioned by the police. Matsuda Jinpei took a closer look at the man's face and found that he was a foreigner with a rabbit on his shoulder.

Most of the teachers stood and watched from a distance, with very uneasy expressions. A few of them were whispering and looking strangely at the man from time to time.

Matsuda Jinpei was quite familiar with that look.When he was studying, his father was mistaken for the murderer of a case. At that time, the classmates around him also had the same attitude.

It seems that this is the suspect in the missing student case. I wonder if he has anything to do with the bomb.

"...At present, it seems that you are the biggest suspect." Officer Megure pressed the brim of his hat, "I'm sorry, sir, please come with us."

The long-haired foreign man's eyes widened.In such an isolated and helpless situation, someone suddenly stood up.

"——Teacher Aoyagi and I rescued Kudo-kun from the cold storage yesterday. I believe he would not do such a thing."

Matsuda Jinpei defended the suspect seriously when he saw Fukoutani Rei.

"Teacher Qingliu, when you went back, did you meet any neighbors on the road? If they saw you or your car, they can vouch for you."

The long-haired man shook his head: "No, I live in a tower apartment, not a residential area. And I just moved in at the end of August, so I'm not very familiar with my neighbors."

Rei Fangtani continued with concern: "If it is a high-end tower apartment, there will be security services on the first floor, there will be security guards and building administrators on duty, and surveillance cameras will be installed in some places. They may see you... You can recall it carefully."

Matsuda Jinpei listened silently.

One of the daily tasks of the public security police is to investigate suspicious foreigners.

But Jiangu Ling not only failed to send the person in, but was now helping him to speak.

The two of them have a good relationship, and he is sure there is nothing wrong with the other party?Or is this person's identity very troublesome?or it could be……

Matsuda Jinpei looked at the foreign man again.

...Or maybe this person is the subject of Jiang Gu's current investigation, and he wants to win the trust and favor of the other person in this isolated and helpless situation?

Matsuda Jinpei knew that Feng Guling had gone undercover, as well as Zhu Fu Jingguang.Only in November every year, a few people who were very close to each other in school would meet each other when they visited Wolcan Temple to sweep the tomb and worship. At other times, there was no news.

I don’t know whether the investigation of this foreigner is a task of the public security or the task of the criminal organization he infiltrated...

While Matsuda Jinpei was thinking, Aoyagi, a man with long black hair, replied: "There is an access control system on the first floor of the apartment with a face recognition device and a surveillance camera. It should have recorded the time I returned."

"Where is the specific address? We need to send someone to verify it." Officer Megure asked.

Qingliu's expression was a little helpless, and he reported an address.

Officer Megure turned around and called his subordinates to take notes, and then asked strangely: "In the school's employment file, it shows that your address is clearly over Abedo. Why did you change the place?"

"That was my destination when I first arrived in Japan. Because the school was in Minato City, I thought it was more convenient to live nearby and work, so I moved there." Aoyagi said, "I used to have terrible traffic jams during rush hours in the United States. Japan will do the same."

"That's it. Is there any other exit from the apartment?"

"You can also get out of the underground garage, and the entrance and exit there are also monitored."

……

Toru Amuro, who once secretly looked through the school's employment files but only found the wrong address, silently wrote down the new address.

Out of caution, he had not tried to follow Aoyagi Binguang before, and it was only now that he confirmed the other party's real address.

With access control and surveillance, it's not a hassle.

I just don’t know if he will change places after this incident is over...

Amuro Toru thought about these questions calmly, and then observed Aoyagi Binguang's reaction again.

The other person's thumb finally dropped from his index finger.

----

The rabbit squatting on Aoyagi Binguang's right shoulder, the system pop-up window appeared in front of him.

[Rage: Don’t worry. 】

[Rage: Since he is the protagonist, he shouldn’t die so easily. 】

"..."

Seeing the two lines that his teammates slowly typed out while being questioned by the police and Toru Amuro watched, Rabbit's stiff body gradually relaxed.

Qingliu Binguang raised his hand and touched his back.The hand was steady, leisurely and relaxed, without a trace of tremor.

Officer Megure called to the dean of academic affairs: "Are there any students or faculty members who are not here today?"

"When I discovered that Kudo and Hojo were missing, I immediately asked all the class teachers to verify the situation in the class. Students who had asked for leave also called one by one to verify and confirm that only the two of them were missing."

"As for the faculty..."

The dean of academic affairs was more concerned about the students and not so clear about the situation of the teaching staff. He turned to look at a teacher in the logistics office.

The other party quickly replied: "Except Koji Koji from the kitchen, no other employees have asked for leave today. I called Koba's home phone just now, but no one answered. He may have gone out."

"Where's the phone?"

"Xiaochai's mobile phone accidentally fell into the water a few days ago. It was repaired and I don't have it with me for the time being." A colleague from the kitchen said.

Inspector Mumu frowned.

"Kouji Koba..." He touched his chin, "Why do I think this name sounds familiar? I seem to have heard it somewhere."

At this moment, several police officers who also went to search the teaching building hurried in.

Miwako Sato handed something to Megure Thirteen: "Police Department, we found a threatening letter on the computer desk in the school broadcast room! The two cases may be related!!"

"Oh?!"

Officer Memu was stunned and quickly lowered his head to read the letter.

The rabbit stayed on Qingliu Binguang's shoulder, and the distance between the two sides was very close. He saw the content of the letter at a glance.

[In the performance of the Ninth Symphony, I will punish the two blasphemers with fire and water torture, and their souls will be washed and returned to the pure land. 】

Signed by: Messenger of the God of Music.

　The author does not have any level of reasoning and will draw on some novels when writing cases. This case is partly based on "The Ark" by Yuki Haruo.

　　
　
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