Conan's New Police Story

Chapter 104 It's Difficult to Persevere in Kindness and Integrity
"That's the end of the tequila thing."

A Porsche 356A driving on the road in Kabadocho.

Gin, biting a cigarette, lit the cigarette with a cigarette lighter, concise and to the point.

"you sure?"

The voice from the other end of the phone stopped Gin from lighting his cigarette, and his eyes changed slightly: "What do you mean?"

"Although the police are not as strict as the police on our activities in Japan, they are not completely unresponsive, Gin."

He could vaguely hear the sound of ice hitting the wine glass, and the woman's uniquely comfortable voice made Gin's cigarette-biting mouth sneer: "You seem to be particularly concerned about the Tequila case, Belmode."

"You should know the purpose of my coming to Japan, Gin."

Belmode, who was shaking his wine glass, laughed lightly: "If you are not in charge of this task, then I can be sure that Akemi Miyano will not see the sun tomorrow."

"The police will characterize it as a natural gas pipeline explosion, including Miyano Akemi's death, and the police will also close the case as her committing suicide in fear of crime."

The corner of Gin's mouth with a cigarette holder raised a cold arc: "I'm afraid you won't be able to wait until then, Belmode."

"It looks like you have everything arranged, I'll see."

Belmode hung up the phone, the smile on his brows gradually disappeared in his downcast eyes, looked at the photo in his hand, took a sip of his wine, and fell into deep thought——

It seems that Katsumi Uehara didn't report this matter?
why?
Because the kid asked for secrecy?

Considering that Edogawa Conan also saved Uehara Katsumi's life, Belmode felt that this option was worth further observation.

"A natural gas pipeline exploded and caught fire...?"

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Metropolitan Police Department, searched the office area of ​​the first section of violent crimes and the third department, in a certain lounge.

After listening to Edogawa Conan's long list of self-introductions and deeds, Katsumi Uehara yawned and spit out the chewing gum in his mouth. Looking at the child in front of him, he asked a question that he was very concerned about——

"So, with your current appearance, you must have soaked in hot springs and bathed together with your childhood sweetheart Mao Lilan, right?"

——? !

"I——I'm not—that's——" Conan, who never expected Katsumi Uehara's brain circuit to be so clear, suddenly flushed a little on both sides of his cheeks. , Reasons to be able to speak out.

"Don't make excuses. In your own words, although you have the body of a primary school student, your mind is not. I really don't want to go, can Mao Lilan force you to go?"

Uehara Katsumi gave him a contemptuous glance: "If you have a lustful heart, you have no lustful guts."

"...Is this the crux of the matter?"

Shaking his head, Conan tried his best to shake the picture of the last hot spring out of his mind and said: "Uehara Police Department, I am not joking with you. This matter is really important and dangerous. I hope you can keep it a secret for me. .”

"You also know the danger? Knowing the danger, why don't you borrow the power of your parents' connections? Don't tell me that your parents don't even know about your situation yet."

"I—well, they came back not long ago and thought about taking me away." Conan's eyes suddenly became a little dark: "But I refused."

"It's good to fight crime with a sense of justice, but sometimes there's no shame in thinking about your parents."

Katsumi Uehara didn't make any jokes, he played with the bowknot voice changer that Conan handed over, chuckled and said, "If it wasn't for the sake of saving me, your information would be put on display later. Head of a desk on the upper floors of the Metropolitan Police Department.

"After all, I'm still alive thanks to you anyway."

After trying to use the bowknot voice changer to change his voice, Uehara Katsumi seemed to be tired of playing, and threw the bowknot back to Conan who fell into silence: "This matter will stop here. We will make an agreement in the future. Do you want to solve the case or not?" Why be casual, don't shoot me anyway, I've always liked to take the initiative."

"That's not what I meant, Police Department Uehara."

"But that's what I mean. When I went in, I really never thought that I would come back alive."

Katsumi Uehara stood up lazily and patted Conan on the head: "Scare you to scare you, but there is one thing to say, you would rather take the risk of exposure to save people. Although it is reckless, if it were me, I wouldn't necessarily can do it.

"However, I still have to remind you. It is a good thing to have a sense of justice, but remember to do what you can."

"Just like Uehara Police Department, do you do what you can to save people?"

"If you have to understand it that way, it's not impossible."

Uehara Katsumi shrugged, smiled and opened the door to the lounge: "To be honest, I admire your belief in integrity and kindness forever, this is a difficult thing, at least I can't do it myself.

"But sometimes I suggest that you still need to think more about the serious consequences of every decision you make.

"You have to learn to control your impulses.

"Imagine if I were a black policeman related to this black organization, and you happened to be known to me because of these negligence.

"Then, what will happen to you, the Maori Detective Agency where you live, and even Maurilan?"

Under Conan's silent gaze, Uehara Katsumi raised his hand into a gun, aimed his left index finger at his head, simulating the sound of a bullet being fired, and his eyes became colder: "Bang."

——? !

Conan's pupils shrank suddenly with the gunshot, and when he regained consciousness, there was no trace of Uehara Katsumi at the wide open door.

"Conan, what's wrong with you? Conan?"

After finishing the notes, Mao Lilan passed by the lounge with the door open, and happened to see the child standing in a daze.

"Huh? Ah? Oh, it's okay, it's okay, sister Xiaolan, I just feel a little hungry." Conan came back to his senses and rubbed his stomach subconsciously.

"Is that so, tell me what you want to eat that night, and I'll make it for you when I get home." Mao Lilan squatted down, reached out and stroked his head, asking softly.

"Sister Xiaolan..."

"Huh? What's wrong?"

Staring blankly at the girl with a gentle smile in front of him, Conan was silent for a while, and under her increasingly worried gaze, a smile appeared on his face again: "I want to eat eel rice."

"Just eat this?!"

Mao Lilan was about to say yes, but suddenly there was a bluff in her ear——

Feeling familiar, Conan quickly ran out and took a look in the direction of the sound, and Katsumi Uehara, who was chasing after Miwako Sato, came into view instantly.

"It's not that I said Sato, you've won so much money anyway, it's not too much to treat me to a good meal, right?"

"Is that what I want to win so much? It's not that Shiratori and the others didn't believe me and bet on you to win so I made this money?" Miwako Sato, who packed up her things and was ready to leave work, took out her spoils from her pocket, He also deliberately counted in front of the man, shaking his head.

"If you don't like it, just return the money to me." Uehara Katsumi stretched out his hand and was about to grab it, but was avoided by the woman with a nimble dodge——

"If you lose to me, you can't just let it go." Miwako Sato raised her hand to block the man's invasion, and the corner of her mouth raised a hint of amusement: "Anyway, I only said to treat you to eat, but I didn't say what to eat."

"Police department, the cause of the explosion at the Dahei Building bar has been revealed. It was a natural gas pipeline explosion."

As soon as he entered the door, Shiratori Rensaburo twitched his eyelids when he saw the money in Miwako Sato's hand, and reported to Mumu Shisanhui.

　ps: there is one more~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)