Ke Xue: This police officer is too martial

Chapter 204 Dark under the lamp

Conan looked at the excited Ayumi and the other two in silence and shook his head helplessly.

Didn't you just boast to Haibara Ai that you receive many big, complex commissions every day?

So your current actions...don't they directly expose the fact that the Junior Detective Team rarely receives commissions, and the commissions they do receive are usually about finding cats and dogs?

At this moment, Ayumi and the other two, who had finally received a commission, seemed to have forgotten what they had said before and were all immersed in the contents of the commission letter.

"The letter said he would wait for us in the 1st grade A class classroom after school!"

"Then let's go quickly!"

"This time, the commission letter didn't mention anything about cats and dogs. Maybe this is a really great commission!"

"..."

Looking at Mitsuhiko and the other two who were so excited that they had even begun to imagine the content of the "powerful commission", Conan sighed.

If elementary school students can issue powerful commissions, then why am I still staying at the Mori Detective Agency? It would be better to just live in Teitan Elementary School. Maybe I can even receive a commission related to the Black Organization~
Thinking of this, Conan smiled and shook his head.

After understanding the content of the commission, Ayumi immediately looked at Huibara Ai and said, "Huibara-san, come with us too!"

Huihara Ai slowly shook her head and said, "Sorry, I have to go home early today, so let's forget about it this time."

Seeing that Haibara Ai said this, Genta and Mitsuhiko on the side no longer forced her. They waved goodbye to Haibara Ai and turned to run towards the location on the commission letter.

"Really... Then let's do it next time!" Ayumi waved goodbye to Haibara Ai with a slightly disappointed look, then followed Mitsuhiko and Genta and ran towards the 1st Grade A Class classroom.

Although Conan didn't think this was an important commission, he still ran closely behind Mitsuhiko and the others.

Haibara Ai looked at the backs of Ayumi and the others, chuckled and shook her head.

These kids are so lively~
But I really didn't expect that Kudo Shinichi, a high school detective, has now become accustomed to being a guardian of elementary school students~
……

Not long after, in Class 1A.

A little boy in an orange shirt sat anxiously in the empty classroom, looking towards the classroom door from time to time.

——"Wow!"

After hearing the door open, the little boy immediately stood up from his seat and looked towards the classroom door expectantly.

The next second, the little boy saw the "Junior Detective Team" that he had seen in the newspaper before, and immediately said excitedly: "You must be the Junior Detective Team! Please help my brother!"

It seemed that they did not expect to hear the content of the commission as soon as they entered the door, so Mitsuhiko and the other two were stunned for a moment.

Conan calmly walked up to the little boy and asked, "What happened to your brother?"

After hearing Conan speak, Mitsuhiko and the other two finally reacted and immediately looked at the little boy curiously.

The little boy said nervously: "My brother is missing and hasn't come home in the past few days!"

"Missing? I feel like we seem to deal with such commissions quite often..." Mitsuhiko frowned.

Conan on the side nodded helplessly.

Mitsuhiko was right. Almost all the commissions received by the Junior Detective Team were to find missing cats and dogs.

The next second, Yuan Tai reacted and looked at the little boy with a questioning look, narrowed his eyes and said: "Is your brother a cat?"

"It's not a cat! It's really my brother who is ten years older than me!" the little boy said excitedly, "One evening a week ago, he said he was going to a friend's house, and he never came back!"

Under the serious gazes of Conan and the others, the little boy continued: "We have called the police, but the police have not found my brother so far! Those policemen must not have been looking for my brother seriously! That's why I want to ask you for help..."

Hearing this, Conan nodded silently.

Although it is not known whether the little boy’s brother is really missing, judging from what the little boy just said, the police may not have really been looking for his brother seriously.

This is no wonder, after all, the little boy’s brother is no longer a child.

A young man who is still in his "rebellious period" took the initiative to walk out of the house in the evening...

For the police who have to deal with many more "serious and complex" cases every day, they naturally would not take this matter seriously, let alone waste important police resources to help the little boy find his brother.

Without clarifying that he is "missing", the police will probably just treat this as a case of running away from home.

Normally, these young people who run away from home will return home obediently when they have no money.

As for how long you run away from home...let alone a week, even half a month is normal.

At this time, Mitsuhiko asked, "Have you received any threatening calls or calls demanding ransom?"

The little boy shook his head and said, "Phone call? We haven't received that kind of call."

Yuan Tai also asked, "Could it be that your brother just ran away from home?"

Hearing Genta ask the question he wanted to ask, Conan looked at the little boy curiously, wanting to see how he would answer the question.

To be honest, he, like the policemen, also thought that the little boy's brother might have run away from home.

The little boy clenched his fists excitedly and shouted, "Impossible! My brother will never run away from home! Because... because my brother and I have a good relationship. If I were to run away from home, he would definitely tell me!"

Conan: "..."

After hearing the little boy's unreliable explanation, Mitsuhiko and the other two frowned.

After observing the expressions of Conan and the others, the little boy lowered his head silently, feeling depressed.

He seemed to have realized that the people in front of him, like the policemen, did not believe what he said and thought that his brother had just run away from home.

Seeing the little boy's expression getting more and more depressed, Conan glanced at the time on his watch and nodded: "Okay, it's still early anyway, why don't we go to his house first and talk about other things later."

Hearing Conan say this, Mitsuhiko and the others nodded.

Indeed, since there was nothing to do anyway, I might as well go to the little boy's home and find out the details of what happened.

What if it really is a missing case? Wouldn’t that be a profit?

"Thank you!" The little boy looked at Conan and the others with gratitude.

……

In the Metropolitan Police Department's Criminal Division, inside Makino's office.

After receiving the call from Makino, Date Kou, Sato Miwako and Takagi Wataru rushed over immediately.

The three of them looked at each other, and a hint of solemnity and tension flashed in their eyes at the same time.

Ever since Makino was promoted from the management officer of the First Investigation Division to the counselor of the Criminal Division, his scope of work has also expanded from the First Investigation Division to the entire Criminal Division.

Both the work content and job functions have undergone tremendous changes compared to the past.

It has been a long time since Makino took the initiative to contact them during work hours, or even directly called them into the office.

Therefore, the three of them were all very nervous at the moment. Could it be that there was a complicated case that required the three of them to handle together?

Or did they make some horrible mistake in their previous work?
Even Ida Kou, who had received Makino's "hints" before, couldn't figure out why Makino suddenly called them to the office.

After organizing the documents on the table, Makino stretched, then slowly stood up and walked in front of Ida Kou and the other two.

After seeing the "solemn" expressions on the three people's faces, Makino chuckled and shook his head, saying, "Sit down first. There's no need to be so nervous. I didn't call you here for work."

Hearing this, Officer Sato and Officer Takagi blinked in confusion and slowly sat down on the sofa in the office.

Yi Dahang was slightly stunned, and seemed to realize something, and a smile appeared on his face again.

After they sat down, Makino was about to pick up the kettle on the coffee table to pour a cup of tea for Takagi and the others, but was interrupted by the quick-witted Officer Takagi: "Counselor, let me do it! How can we let you pour tea for us!"

Makino looked at Takagi in surprise, frowning slightly.

If this sentence was said by Hasegawa, he would not think there was anything wrong with it, but this sentence was said by Takagi, an honest and upright guy...

Was it because of the influence of Hasegawa? Or was it...

Thinking of this, Makino glanced at Officer Sato next to Takagi and nodded silently.

Well, the reason why Takagi has such a change should be closely related to love.

I didn't expect that this guy's emotional intelligence would improve a lot after falling in love.

The next moment, Makino turned his eyes away from Takagi and Officer Sato who were pouring tea, and chuckled, "Just this afternoon, the higher-ups have concluded the discussion, and your case has been officially settled~"

After hearing this, Yi Dahang smiled, took out a toothpick from his pocket and put it to his mouth.

However, Takagi and Sato were obviously confused.

After thinking for a while, Sato said, "Counselor Makino, has our matter been settled? What is it?"

"Need I say more? Of course it's promotion~ Haven't you heard that the final promotion list is being confirmed these days?" Makino nodded.

Officer Sato recalled: "Promotion? I think I heard Yumi mention it before..."

At this point, she seemed to understand something, and immediately looked up at Makino in surprise: "If that's the case, then we...?!"

Makino smiled and nodded, then put away the smile on his face and said seriously, "The official transfer order will be issued tomorrow. Inspector Date, Inspector Sato, and Inspector Takagi... Congratulations!"

Sato: “!”

Takagi: “!!!”

As soon as Makino finished speaking, Sato and Takagi stood up subconsciously, their faces full of surprise and shock.

After a few seconds, the two gradually came to their senses from this sudden joy and bowed to express their gratitude to Makino.

They all knew in their hearts that if it weren't for Makino, they would never have been able to be promoted so quickly.

Ida Ko also took the opportunity to stand up and formally thank Makino.

"Okay, don't be so exaggerated. In the Investigation Division, and even in the entire Criminal Division, your achievements are the most outstanding. Even without me, your promotion is a matter of time." Makino waved his hand casually.

Under the joyful gazes of several people, Makino continued: "Sato, since the current head of the Sixth Department will not retire for another two months, your work focus will still be on the Third Department. The same goes for Takagi, your work will not change much."

"Yes!" Sato and Takagi raised their hands and saluted respectfully.

The next second, Takagi glanced at Officer Ida beside him and asked, "Counselor Makino, where is Senior Ida?"

Since joining the Metropolitan Police Department, Date Ko has always been his "master" and a senior whom he respects.

Since Counselor Makino deliberately didn't mention where Officer Ida was going, then...

Makino nodded and said, "At the moment, it seems likely that he will be transferred to Investigation Section 3. The positions of the Head of Department 1 and Department 3 have been vacant for a long time."

"I see..." Officer Takagi looked at Ida Kou reluctantly.

After noticing Takagi's gaze, Ida Kou bit a toothpick and smiled: "What's with that expression on your face? Don't you really want me to have time to get married?"

"Get married?!" Takagi stuttered.

Ida Ko patted Takagi's shoulder and chuckled, "No matter how busy you are, you must show up at my wedding! Officer Sato, the same goes for you!"

"Yes! I will definitely be there!" Takagi excitedly held Ida Ko's hand.

Seeing this scene, smiles appeared on Makino and Sato's faces.

——“Buzz buzz buzz”

Just then, Officer Sato's cell phone suddenly rang.

When Officer Sato saw that the caller was Inspector Megure, he quickly nodded to Makino and answered the phone.

After listening to Inspector Megure's explanation, Officer Sato was immediately shocked and said, "What? Counterfeit money and Conan and the others...?! Okay, I get it!"

After hanging up the phone, Officer Sato quickly said, "It's bad, Counselor, Conan and the other kids from the Junior Detective League have been taken hostage by some criminals who make counterfeit money! It's said that the criminals have guns!"

Makino: "?"

Is this kid Conan taking those kids to play such an exciting game again?
Thinking of this, Makino looked down at the time on his phone: "Where is the location?"

"A news agency in Odokan." Officer Sato replied immediately.

After hearing this position, Makino nodded silently.

It was almost time to get off work, and Dadujian was on his way home...

Well, let's go there, so I can get off work early.

It's Huihara Yuki who's cooking tonight...I think it's Sukiyaki?
Thinking of this, Makino looked up at Sato and the other two and said, "Come on, I'll drive you to the scene now. This should be the last case you need to deal with before your promotion."

--"yes!"

……

Not long after, downstairs of the Dadujian News Agency.

After getting off the car, Makino looked at the Ohata Police Station right next to the Ohata News Agency building and sighed softly.

These prisoners are quite smart. Is it true that the most dangerous place is the safest place?

Sato and the other two glanced at the local police officers and Inspector Megure who were walking towards them, and their expressions were complicated.

Are those criminals who made counterfeit money really in this Dadujian News Agency building?
But next to it... is clearly the Odokan Police Station!
At this time, Inspector Megure and two local police officers who lowered their heads walked up to Makino and his companions.

After seeing Makino, Inspector Megure said in surprise: "Counselor? I didn't expect you to be here too!"

After hearing the words "Councilor" and seeing Inspector Megure's respectful attitude, the two police officers from Owatama Police Station behind Inspector Megure were stunned and their faces turned pale.

(End of this chapter)