The unscrupulous detective in Conan

Chapter 1330 An unexpected encounter; even someone as strong as him, who could sacrifice his younger brother, could not defeat him.

Conan suddenly felt his head throbbing.

This is unlike anything we've done before!

How do you expect me to solve this case?
It's difficult to choose between the Black Organization and this Satan.

You mean an organization... making such a small fuss?

What could possibly be the reason for an organization to assassinate the president of this talent agency...?

Could this guy be someone from the organization, and he's here to silence me?

But no matter how you look at it, it's really unreasonable to be so blatant in a place like a lounge, right?

And that Satan...

If you didn't kill anyone, why are your testimony and alibi full of holes?

No matter how you look at it, this person looks exactly like the one you killed...

I really don't know how to do this question; I've never encountered it before!
Conan reflected on his time as Shinichi Kudo before becoming Conan, and realized that he had never encountered a case like this before.

Even if there were, it would definitely be a revenge killing between close relatives.

Furthermore, some evidence will be left at the crime scene...

If you think about it that way, Satan becomes a prime suspect.

But that guy dressed all in black...

Conan hesitated for a moment between killing someone and running away, or deliberately returning to the crime scene after killing someone to find the body.

Upon hearing this, Inspector Megure hesitated.

He pondered, "If that's the case, the murderer might have just run away after killing someone, just like Fujino-kun said..."

"Sato, did you find out how he left?"

Miwako Sato thought for a moment: "No, but judging from the security guard's eyewitness testimony, he should have left on foot to the left."

"Leave on foot to the left..."

Inspector Megure frowned: "Could he have gone to the parking lot?"

"That's not clear."

"It's really troublesome."

Megure sighed helplessly: "How are we supposed to find out how he left? If he left on foot, he could have just hidden in the crowd. If he drove, we wouldn't even know which car he was in."

"In that case, we'll have to look for evidence at the scene."

"Yes, just as Fujino said, he is a professional assassin."

Sato also felt quite helpless, finding this kind of case extremely troublesome.

Finding on-site evidence is, frankly, pointless.

What if no evidence can be found at the scene?

I'm just going to take my chances...

Having worked as a police officer for so many years, she was certainly aware of the complexity of this type of case.

It would be better if the murderer was apprehended at the scene or left there to be deduced by the detective.

Without specific evidence, especially if there's no professional killer seemingly connected to the deceased, and they can't be apprehended at the scene, then the case probably can't be solved.

That is, later, when the murderer is caught committing the crime and confesses.

If they don't confess, then that's it; they'll just throw it into the unsolved case archive and abandon the investigation.

If this happened in a future era where surveillance cameras were widespread and could be directly used to target Japan, the West, or China, it would be much easier to arrest people and simply look at the surveillance footage for evidence.

The distribution of surveillance cameras in Japan is quite abstract.

To exploit it is practically impossible...

We can't possibly investigate every single camera, can we?
Moreover, even with surveillance cameras, it's impossible to catch someone 100% of the time...

Sato Miwako sighed helplessly, then suddenly remembered something and said to Fujino, "By the way, Fujino, don't you have a hacker friend?"

"Yes, yes, what's wrong?"

"Why don't you just ask your hacker friend for help?"

"Ah this..."

Fujino's expression turned slightly strange: "Sato-neechan, this is illegal."

"This is to cooperate with the police investigation, and it's legal."

Sato Miwako crossed her arms and said this in a very serious manner.

As he spoke, he even asked for his superior's opinion: "Isn't that right, Inspector Megure?"

"Ahem!"

Upon hearing this, Inspector Megure coughed lightly, realizing that his good subordinate, the righteous Miwako Sato, seemed to have been led a little too astray by her younger brother, Fujino.

But considering the current situation, we have no choice but to try something different.

He immediately nodded and replied, "That's right. Cooperating with the police investigation is legal."

"That's what I meant."

Fujino: "..."

Your rice noodles seem a bit too flexible...

So cooperating with you is legal, but doing anything else is illegal, right?
This is a double standard...

That's normal, though; the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, and even the Japanese social environment in general, are like this.

It's not so bad that they don't act like they're above everyone else; they're already being merciful by not putting themselves on a pedestal.

Fujino was speechless about this, but in the end, he still took out his phone and sent a text message to his hacker friend Hiroki.

This was actually expected...

If they won't let me check the surveillance footage, how am I supposed to perform next?
Soon, Hiroki sent over the surveillance video of Kuro.

As a law-abiding citizen, Fujino naturally wouldn't hide anything and revealed everything:
"Conan, look, isn't this the person?"

"it's him!"

When Conan saw the black figure on the phone, he immediately recognized it. However, looking at the huge pile of videos and pictures, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment: "But, there are so many?"

"There are indeed a lot this time."

Sato Miwako was actually a little surprised.

Given the poor state of Japan's surveillance cameras, it would be quite difficult to find even one in the entire city, let alone search for one.

I never expected there to be so many hidden in the shadows.

Hidden cameras?
Is this serious?!
That’s outrageous…

Her eyebrow twitched slightly: "Fujino, send me these two hidden cameras. I'll bring some people over to take care of them later."

"no problem."

Fujino nodded, then pointed out two points from the video: "According to the surveillance footage, after leaving the TV station, this guy walked to a nearby convenience store, then ran out of a restaurant, and finally went to a department store. After that, it's uncertain."

"Uncertain?"

"Hmm, that guy has probably changed his clothes and left."

Fujino explained, "Judging from the surveillance footage, she must have changed into a different outfit."

"Convenience stores and restaurants don't have a lot of foot traffic, that's for sure, but they're harder to find in places with high foot traffic like department stores."

"In fact, he might even change his appearance later, just like Kidd did."

Miwako Sato rubbed her temples: "At this rate, there's no way to find it at all..."

"Yes."

Fujino nodded and replied, "The surveillance footage went completely cold. We couldn't find out where he ran off to, let alone his identity." "This guy has a strong sense of counter-surveillance. He changed his clothes at convenience stores and restaurants first, and then escaped from a crowded place like a department store."

"I estimate that besides the department store, he will have to go to other places as well."

"Even the clothes might be prepared in advance."

Upon hearing this, Inspector Megure couldn't help but sigh, "In that case, we'll have no choice but to go and investigate those places..."

"I don't think so."

Fujino said helplessly, "If those clothes were planted by his accomplices beforehand, then even if we investigate, we won't find anything."

"Is that so?"

"Brother Fujino, do you have any ideas?"

"They killed someone and ran away, even disguising themselves afterward, so that no one knew their name or appearance..."

Hearing this, Inspector Megure was completely helpless.

Even Fujino couldn't do anything about it?
It's so scary!
A police officer encounters a professional assassin whose abilities are monstrous. Even after using his underlings and giving it his all, the officer cannot defeat him!
In the end, Inspector Megure could only sigh: "It seems this case can only be investigated slowly."

In other words, this case is a misunderstanding, and only God knows what to do.

It's impossible to do it now, so let's just leave it as it is and deal with it as it is.

After all, there are plenty of cases that the Metropolitan Police Department can't handle.

There's nothing wrong with adding this one.

This is all thanks to my younger brother. If I didn't have him, I wouldn't be able to solve the case, and I'd still have to suffer.

As for why the Metropolitan Police Department can't solve cases, it's not because of "flying" (a Chinese idiom meaning incompetence), but because detectives steal the credit; that's what "flying" really means.

All I can say is that what can be reported is necessary to report. Who would do something that is unnecessary to report and would offend people?

Detectives prioritize performance and traffic, so risks are insignificant in the face of profit. At worst, the Metropolitan Police Department will give a big shout-out to the next case they solve. Police officers get exposure and boost their performance when they solve cases. But is it appropriate to report on cases they can't solve?

Whether anyone watches it or not, offending the Metropolitan Police Department is a real offense, and you won't gain any traffic or benefits in return.

After all, nobody's a fool, right?
Ai Haibara glanced indifferently at the helpless crowd, seemingly unsurprised by the situation.

However, she was still quite surprised that Fujino couldn't solve the case.

Fujino, all I can say is that he can solve cases he can solve, and he can also solve cases he can't solve. Even if he encounters a criminal gang, he can cut off the criminal gang. He can even pour hot water into an ant nest...

It's quite rare to encounter something like this this time.

Could it be that they don't want to break it?
It shouldn't be that bad.

Conan also strongly disagreed with this result.

How could the murderer have gotten away?
This won't do! With me, high school detective Shinichi Kudo, here, how could the culprit get away?!
Moreover, it cannot be confirmed at this time that it was that guy who killed the victim...

This Satan is also highly suspicious.

If you're not a fan of the Sandman, what are you doing?

Look at you, you're bound to get some!

(I will not allow another Grim Reaper to exist within my domain!)

He thought for a moment, then turned and quietly continued his search of the scene.

Soon, they found the clue they were looking for at the crime scene: "Huh, that's really strange. Why is there a deliveryman's uniform in Mr. Satan's bag?"

"?"

Everyone looked over in confusion, only to see Conan pull out a pair of gloves from somewhere, then take out a deliveryman's uniform from his bag and say with a grin, "If you look closely, it even says 'Haunted House' on the chest..."

"Does Mr. Satan also work part-time as a food delivery driver?"

Satan looked at Conan, crossed his arms, and said confidently, "This is the outfit I wore when I participated in the variety show today. I was going to perform some silly skit and say something like, 'I'm from the Devil's House, bringing you misfortune...'"

"This was all arranged by the president, which is why I'm dissatisfied with him."

"By the way, you don't still suspect me of being the murderer, do you?"

"Well..."

Megure Juichi gave an awkward smile, looking at Conan with a somewhat speechless expression.

So this matter is almost over, why are you bringing it up again?

Just as Inspector Megure was laughing, Satan, who had been somewhat angry, suddenly covered his eyes and cried out, "Ugh!"

"??!!"

Everyone present was taken aback.

Then we heard Satan's agent say with an embarrassed smile, "Mr. Satan has dry eye syndrome; his eyes often get dry when he wears contact lenses or something."

"what the hell……"

Everyone present was speechless upon hearing this.

We thought you had suddenly fallen seriously ill and were poisoned by potassium cyanide or something, and were about to die on the spot.

Is this the result?

Conan was speechless for a moment.

That startled me. I thought you were going to confess on the spot and just expose yourself...

Relieved, Conan took his hand off the soccer dribble, thought for a moment, and then said to Miwako Sato, "Hey, Officer Sato, when you were questioning the security guard, did you ask him if anyone was here around the time of the incident?"

Yes, it is. Why are you asking?

"Of course it's out of curiosity..." Conan laughed. "Mr. Satan even wore a food delivery worker's uniform. If there were a lot of food delivery workers at the time, he would easily be mistaken for a real food delivery worker if he wore the uniform!"

"It seems like this..."

Miwako Sato stroked her chin and flipped through her police handbook: "It seems that three food delivery people came to the TV station around that time."

"Oh, I see. Then it's easy to get them mixed up!"

Conan had a childlike, innocent smile on his face.

Ai Haibara, however, immediately understood what the kid was doing.

They're probably playing one of those double act tricks again, giving hints to the other person...

This time, no one can shoot; they can only guide or something.

Ai Haibara certainly understood what Edogawa meant.

After thinking about it, she felt she should agree.

After all, every little bit of help we can give Fujino is a good thing.

Even if it's wrong, it's Edogawa's fault.

So she said calmly, "If you look closely, these takeout orders seem to be split into three different companies. It's a bit strange that three takeout companies are splitting up their orders..."

As she spoke, she touched her chin: "Normally, these should be bought together, right?"

"When customers order drinks at Mingmei's place, they usually also order some other snacks. It's a bit strange for them to just take their drinks and leave to eat at someone else's place, isn't it?"

"I was right, wasn't I, Fujino-nii-chan!"

Fujino: "..."

So what kind of trouble are you two up to now...?

But that shout almost gave me goosebumps.

It feels pretty good; I suggest you call out a few more times.

Of course, it's practically impossible for the gray cat to call you "Oni-chan" on its own initiative.

Unless it's for some dramatic acting requirement, our Ai Haibara usually keeps a straight face.

Well, after all, she's an introverted and shy girl.

(End of this chapter)