Conan: I am really a good person

Chapter 86 Toothpicks
At seven o'clock in the morning, the news is on TV.

"Prime Minister Uemoto made a public announcement at the Metropolitan Assembly at [-] pm yesterday..."

"In his public speeches, Prime Minister Uemoto lamented several times..."

"Currently, the international conference is still in progress, and participants are having intense discussions on the issues..."

Takagi Wataru walked out of the shelf, took a piece of fried noodles and went to the front desk to check out. He looked at the TV hanging in mid-air.

On TV, the host was telling news about the Prime Minister with a smile, and next to it was a video replay of part of yesterday's public speech.

On the playback, Taro Uemoto showed his cheerful and gentle smile as always. Every child under the age of ten who has a kind and kind grandpa will subconsciously call him "Grandpa" at first glance! ', is the most amiable Prime Minister in the eyes of Tokyo citizens.

He pushed the water glass further away with his left hand, adjusted the microphone on the table with his right hand, and crossed his hands. Due to his age, his eyelids were a little loose on his warm black eyes. He spoke unhurriedly and calmly. momentum.

Seeing Takagi Wataru watching the news, the clerk yawned quietly and took the initiative to chat with a smile, "Very cute, right?"

She looked at the TV and smiled, "Since I can remember, the Prime Minister has been so kind. I have treated him as a relative since I was a child."

"Who could have imagined that such a genial prime minister could have suffered such a horrific assassination."

The clerk didn't say 'such a terrible assassination' very clearly, and it seemed that everyone understood it, referring to an assassination ten years ago.

At that time, Taro Uemoto was bowing to apologize at the Metropolitan Assembly. At the end of the meeting, he encountered an extremely horrific assassination. The assassin was a sniper. A total of more than 30 citizens were killed that day. Fortunately, Taro Uemoto himself was not injured.

Officials have been vague about the assassination and have not publicly released all the details of the case.

For this reason, many detectives and folk reasoning enthusiasts have reviewed the case through various channels, restored the circumstances of the assassination, and found that the sniper's ability has reached a terrifying level, and it can definitely be ranked among the best in the world. .

With the ability of a world-class sniper, Taro Uemoto's survival is by no means just 'lucky'.

So why did Taro Uemoto manage to survive?

After all kinds of difficult choices, everyone reached the conclusion: it was a joke.

It was a vicious tease from the devil. The sniper casually pulled at Taro Uemoto with his sharp claws, and watched with a smile as he fled for his life in embarrassment. He gained a sense of pleasure, so he did not take his life.

"Ah, yes," Takagi Wataru replied, "'Satan's Advent Moon'."

"Satan's Advent Moon" is the unofficial name for the two incidents of the terrorist attack on the residential area and the assassination of Taro Uemoto. Even the official personnel will use this perfectly appropriate name when describing the incident.

"Yes, 'Satan's Advent Moon'," the clerk handed over the fried noodles and bread with a crooked look on his face, "No matter what, it is quite lucky for Mr. Prime Minister to be safe all the time." "

"I heard that until now, every time the Prime Minister appears in public, there will be a lot of police covert protection."

Takagi Wataru put away his wallet and took the fried noodles bread, "It seems so, thank you."

He was actually pretty sure: yes.

The assassination case ten years ago caused a great sensation and even led to the resignation of the police chief at the time. As a result, countless serving police officers are still worried about the recurrence of the assassination case.

The most worrying thing is the newly appointed police chief after the assassination, so enough protection personnel are assigned to Taro Uemoto every time.The reason why Takagi Wataru could still buy bread leisurely at seven o'clock in the morning was because he had just been on the emergency protection shift for more than half a month some time ago. He had a half-day holiday today and was currently resting.

He walked out of the convenience store, took out the post-it note, glanced at it, and told his next destination in turn, "First go to the flower shop to buy a bouquet of flowers, go to the cemetery to visit Mr. Ida, and then go to the dessert shop to buy one for Officer Ishita Tiramisu and iced Americano, then back to the police station.”

The full name of 'Mr. Date' is Date Hang. He was Takagi Wataru's senior in Soichi. He died in a car accident a year ago and is now buried in the cemetery.

Datehang took great care of Takagi Wataru when he was alive, so occasionally, Takagi Wataru would go to the cemetery to visit this senior when he was free.

When he arrived at the cemetery, it had just opened and was still very deserted. Even the wind blowing over the tombstones had an icy feel to it.

Each tombstone is of the same style. The only difference is the blood-red writing on it. Datehang's tombstone is among the rows of tombstones. Takagi Wataru stopped in front of the tombstone holding a white bouquet and stared down at the tombstone. The red words of [Datehang] appeared for a moment, and then he whispered hello, "Good morning, Date-senpai."

"According to your wish, I went to the bank some time ago to pick up the box you kept."

Datehang died in a car accident. Before his death, he left a message. The most important one was that he stored a box in the Rice Flower Bank. He hoped that if he died unfortunately, Takagi Wataru could take out the box and keep it for a while. , but don't try to open the box.

"Someone will come and take him away, Takagi, they will definitely do it," he confessed intermittently, "I believe that there is no news about those guys."

It was obvious that he had lost too much blood and was coughing up blood from time to time while speaking. However, Idahang's eyes were surprisingly bright, and then dimmed again, "If... if no one comes to find you, two years..."

"No one will come to you in two years..."

"Please, help me investigate an unsolved case."

He didn't say anything about what the unsolved case was, what it had to do with Datehang, and why he wanted to investigate it. He only said that if the time comes, Takagi Wataru will know everything when he opens the box.

He was then pushed into an ambulance. After the rescue failed, he was laid to rest in the cemetery.

"It's still two years away," Takagi Wataru tightened his arms a little, causing the bouquet to ring. "No one has come to me yet to ask about that box."

He hesitated for a moment and then said: "I received a letter some time ago, which was to reject your previous application for 'additional honors to the two deceased police officers' on the grounds that the cases from seven years ago and three years ago were not thoroughly investigated. The case is closed, so it is dismissed after careful consideration.”

The letter did not specify which two police officers applied for the additional honors. The reasons for rejection only mentioned seven years ago and three years ago. It is difficult to pinpoint the case, but Takagi Wataru has some guesses: He was a classmate of Mr. Date's at the police academy.

One time during a dinner party after get off work, he heard Yi Dahang talking about his time in the police academy and the people he knew during his time in the police academy in an indescribable tone.

To describe it very well... it is a very bitter tone, like the feeling of sadness that comes from working hard all the way, but looking back and never seeing a familiar face again, and having no relatives or friends anymore.

Only one time.

Datehang seemed to be worried about something, and only mentioned it when he was very drunk. But Takagi Wataru could see that Datehang cared about it, and he could also guess that Datehang would react when he heard that the application was rejected. What a disappointment.

He placed the bouquet of white flowers in front of the tombstone, "Mr. Ida, I, eh, toothpick...?"

In front of the tombstone, a toothpick is placed neatly.

(End of this chapter)