Ke Xue: This police officer is too martial

Chapter 213 Simple Clues
After rejecting Yukiko's boring request to "take medicine now", Conan sat back on the sofa.

Although he didn't show it on his face, he kept reminding himself in his heart that he must keep the antidote before his mother left.

Otherwise, who knows whether this mother who loves excitement and playing tricks on people would secretly feed him the antidote when he is not paying attention.

After the topic about the antidote ended, Makino briefly chatted with Conan and Yukiko about some topics unrelated to the Black Organization, and then stood up and said goodbye.

Today is Sunday, and both Ayako and Sonoko don't have classes.

If I remember correctly, they haven't been to a large shopping mall for a while, so Makino plans to take them to buy some new clothes, cosmetics and the like while everyone has free time today.

……

evening.

Kudo Yusaku, who had finally finished the remaining manuscript before the "deadline", walked out of the study with a tired look on his face and went straight to the bathroom to wash his face.

In order to finish the manuscript, he has not rested since last night and has not eaten much.

After hearing Kudo Yusaku's movement, Yukiko and Conan also came out from the living room.

Not long after, after washing up, Kudo Yusaku came to the living room and started to eat the sushi takeout and hot tea brought by Conan and Yukiko.

After seeing the way Kudo Yusaku was eating, Conan narrowed his eyes and shook his head: "Really, why do you always have to rush to finish the manuscript before the deadline? Can't you finish it in advance?"

Kudo Yusaku swallowed the sea bream sushi in his mouth with a sip of hot tea and smiled embarrassedly: "It is indeed my fault. I accidentally forgot the deadline, so I wasted too much time."

Conan narrowed his eyes and looked at Kudo Yusaku, his face full of suspicion.

This is not the first time that Kudo Yusaku has used this excuse.

With my father's memory, it is impossible for him to "forget" something as important as the deadline.

In fact, it was not so much "accidental" as it was that he "actively" forgot about the deadline.

After seeing Conan's eyes, Kudo Yusaku smiled and shook his head and stopped talking.

At this moment, Yukiko on the side suddenly chuckled, her eyes full of disdain: "Oh? You're not going to continue telling Shinichi your lame excuses? Didn't you say last time that the reason you started working just before the deadline was to give the editor a sense of accomplishment while urging him to submit his manuscript, thereby deepening your relationship with the editor?"

Conan: "???"

Seeing his wife and son staring at him as if they were looking at something "dirty", Kudo Yusaku smiled awkwardly and changed the subject:
"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Shinichi, how did you change back to your original body?"

After a moment's silence, Conan sighed helplessly and finally handed the steps to his father.

After listening to Conan's description, Kudo Yusaku put one hand on his chin and fell into deep thought.

After a moment, Kudo Yusaku spoke up: "I originally thought that it was Dr. Agasa who helped you research the antidote, but I didn't expect that the antidote was actually provided by Makino. Now it seems that the "connection" between Makino and that organization may be more than yours, and he may very well..."

Having said that, Kudo Yusaku looked down at Conan in front of him with a serious expression.

Conan nodded seriously: "I think so too."

Yukiko: “?”

What do you mean you think so too?

What do you think?!

The next second, Yukiko glared at the two of them with dissatisfaction: "I say, you two, can't you just talk properly? Can't you just say whatever you want to say?!"

Kudo Yusaku touched the back of his head sheepishly and whispered, "Sorry, sorry, we think Makino might have something to do with the 'Public Security'."

"Public Security? Are you talking about the special department that is responsible for domestic and foreign intelligence and national security?" Yukiko blinked.

Kudo Yusaku nodded.

Although this is just their speculation, judging from the current situation, Makino is likely to have some connection with the public security organization of the National Police Agency Headquarters.

Otherwise, he would not have known so much information about the Black Organization, nor would he have been able to help Conan develop an antidote for the drug.

The person who made the antidote was most likely a researcher secretly trained by the public security department.

However, he believes that he is very familiar with the Metropolitan Police Department, the National Police Agency, and even the entire police system.

Whether it is the Public Security Department of the Metropolitan Police Department or the Public Security Organization of the National Police Agency, most of the tasks they usually carry out are "secret" tasks.

Especially the public security department of the National Police Agency, it is more of a department for training "agents and undercovers" rather than a department for training police officers.

Makino is now a counselor at the Metropolitan Police Department's Criminal Division, and his rank is Superintendent. Logically, he should not have any connection with that public security organization.

Although he had heard that there were so-called "village directors" in the public security organization of the National Police Agency, Makino could not be such a "behind-the-scenes public security officer" in terms of his current rank or the number of times and frequency of his appearances in front of the public and the media.

Thinking of this, Kudo Yusaku frowned even more tightly.

As they spent more time together, he felt that he seemed to understand Makino less and less.

After a moment of silence, Kudo Yusaku temporarily put the matter behind him.

No matter what secrets Makino is hiding, there is no doubt that he is a "friend" to himself and others.

Compared to this matter, another matter related to the Black Organization concerned him more.

Thinking of this, Kudo Yusaku looked at Conan with a serious expression and slowly said: "Shinichi, you should have guessed something, right? That APTX-4869 is probably not used as a poison."

Conan lowered his head and thought: "I did think about it, but... was that kind of drug that can kill people really made for other reasons?"

After thinking for a while, Conan suddenly heard a rhythmic snoring sound in his ear: "Hmm? What's that sound?"

As soon as Conan looked up, he found the source of the strange sound.

Kudo Yusaku, who had just finished his analysis not long ago, has closed his eyes and fallen asleep leaning against the sofa behind him.

Yukiko glanced at Kudo Yusaku helplessly and said softly, "Okay Shinichi, let's not disturb him. It looks like he hasn't had a good rest since last night."

Conan: "..."

……

a few days later.

Outside the Metropolitan Police Department's Criminal Division Counselor's Office.

Inspector Hasegawa held the report and pen in one hand, lowered his head to straighten his clothes, and after confirming that there was no problem, he gently knocked on the door in front of him.

——“Boom, boom”

"Please come in."

After obtaining Makino's permission, Inspector Hasegawa slowly opened the door and walked into the room.

After closing the door, he immediately bowed to Makino and signaled that he was ready to make a work report for this week.

After seeing Inspector Hasegawa in front of him, Makino smiled and shook his head.

Although he had told Inspector Hasegawa a long time ago that they didn't need to be so formal every time, this guy hadn't changed even after being together for such a long time.

Just as Inspector Hasegawa was about to start reporting his work, Makino's phone suddenly vibrated.

Makino gently raised his hand to signal Hasegawa, then took out his personal cell phone from his pocket.

After seeing "Takagi Wataru" on the display screen, Makino also put away his smile.

Officer Takagi rarely called him, let alone called his private number during working hours.

Thinking of this, Makino immediately picked up the phone: "What's wrong, Takagi?"

The next moment, Officer Takagi's anxious voice came over the phone: "Counselor, Senior Ida might be in trouble!"

After hearing this, Makino frowned and said, "Don't worry, what happened?"

"Yes! Actually..."

On the phone, Officer Takagi told him everything that had just happened.

-

This morning, when he was helping Yi Dahang sort out documents and belongings before moving, Yi Dahang received a call from his fiancée.

When he heard that the voice coming from the phone was not his fiancée's, but a suspicious voice that had obviously been changed, Yi Dahang immediately realized something.

The suspicious person on the phone said that Officer Ida's fiancée was currently in their hands.

If he wanted to save her, Ida Kou must immediately follow their instructions and go to the place they designated alone.

Although Idahang didn't know what exactly happened, since his fiancée Natalie's phone was in the hands of these people and they knew he was a policeman, what they said was likely true.

Therefore, after Ida Kou mouthed the word "Makino" to Takagi beside him, he ran out of the Metropolitan Police Department holding the phone that had not yet been hung up.

-

After understanding the general situation, Makino looked up at Inspector Hasegawa and said seriously, "Let's talk about it after the report. Officer Date may have encountered some danger. Come with me to the Investigation Section first."

"Yes!" Inspector Hasegawa nodded quickly.

Not long after, Makino and his companion arrived at the office of the First Investigation Division.

At this moment, most of the police officers in the office already knew what had just happened, and the office was in chaos.

Those criminals actually threatened their colleague, the Ida Air Police Department, with their relatives right in front of them? !
It's been a long time since something like this happened!!

Even Inspector Megure, who usually has a good temper, now had a red face due to anger.

After seeing Inspector Makino and Hasegawa, everyone in the office immediately quieted down and bowed.

"Counselor!!"

"Counselor! Something happened!"

"..."

Makino nodded slightly, walked quickly to the front of the crowd, and said loudly: "I already know the general situation. The first priority now is to confirm the location of Officer Ida! He has not been away for a long time. He doesn't have a case on hand. Start investigating now!"

--"yes!!"

Due to the urgency of the situation, Makino did not call everyone to the conference room for a meeting.

Rather than holding a meeting, it is more important to confirm Ida Ko's current whereabouts.

However, since the criminals knew that Idahang was a policeman and could even threaten him with his fiancée, they naturally knew that the police could understand Idahang's movements through mobile phones and surveillance.

Therefore, they must find Idahang's current location as soon as possible, otherwise it will be even more difficult to find him later.

Seeing that all the police officers had started to look for clues about Date Kou, Makino turned to Hasegawa beside him and instructed, "Contact Minister Odagiri and report this to him. By the way, have SAT stand by."

After finishing speaking, Makino turned to Inspector Megure and continued, "Go contact Officer Matsumoto, and then..."

"Yes!" X2
After making the basic arrangements, Makino called Sato and Takagi to his side and asked, "Takagi, in addition to what he said before, what else did the criminal say on the phone? Sato, help me get the case report that Officer Date has handled recently."

Upon hearing this, Officer Sato immediately turned around and walked towards Date Kou's desk. Takagi recalled with a serious expression: "Except for the news of kidnapping Date's fiancée, the criminal did not mention any other information on the phone. The noise in the office was quite loud. In order to avoid being discovered by the criminal, Date did not turn on the speakerphone. I only heard these contents when I got close to the phone..."

After listening to Officer Takagi's description, Makino lowered his head and fell into deep thought.

Judging from the current situation, the criminal must have conducted a detailed investigation on Ida Hang.

The criminal clearly knew that Date Ko was a policeman, but he still threatened him by "kidnapping hostages", and he also used a voice changer...

In general, there is a high possibility that this criminal is related to the cases previously handled by Ida Ko.

The criminal knew clearly that threatening Ida Ko would be discovered by the police immediately, but he still chose this brainless way of threatening.

This shows that the criminal’s purpose is not money or anything else, but Ida Kou’s life!
……

Not long after, when Makino was constantly checking the case report of Date Kou, Inspector Megure suddenly stepped forward and said, "Counselor, we have used mobile phones and traffic surveillance to find the whereabouts of Inspector Date! But the criminal seemed to have been prepared. After that, Inspector Date disappeared completely..."

After finishing speaking, Inspector Megure immediately placed his laptop on Makino's desk: "This surveillance video is from five minutes ago!"

On the screen, Yi Dahang threw his mobile phone into a haystack nearby when passing an intersection.

After seeing Date Kou throwing his phone in front of the haystack, Makino immediately stood up and said, "Sato, Takagi, let's go retrieve Officer Date's phone now! Hasegawa, how's the situation at SAT?"

"If you give the order, they can set off at any time!" Hasegawa nodded.

"I understand. You and Officer Matsumoto will stay here and investigate Officer Ida's case report carefully. Report to me if anything happens!"

"Yes!"

……

Not long after, Sato drove quickly with Makino and Takagi to the intersection where Date Ko threw away his phone.

After confirming that there were no "little tails" around, Makino got out of the car immediately, picked up the mobile phone from the haystack, and then looked down at the screen.

At this moment, there is only one simple word on the screen - "barbecue".

After seeing the words on the phone screen, Sato and Takagi immediately frowned.

"Counselor, is this the tip that Senior Ida left for us?"

"Barbecue? What does that mean? Damn it! It seems that Officer Ida doesn't have time to leave more clues..."

"Well, Ida-senpai's typing speed on his phone is really slow..."

"..."

After thinking for a moment, a faint smile flashed in Makino's eyes.

No wonder that guy asked Takagi to inform him before leaving. I'm afraid he had already thought that this situation might happen at that time.

(End of this chapter)