Ke Xue: This police officer is too martial

Chapter 232 Hidden Messages in Photos
Second, there is intelligence related to the organization's future actions and goals.

Perhaps due to the organization's failure in Japan and the leakage of intelligence, BOSS and Rum seem to be planning to reorganize the organization's bases and personnel in Japan.

The first is the personnel issue.

In recent years, due to "various" unknown reasons, the organization has experienced a significant shortage of both grassroots personnel and formal members in Japan.

Coupled with the long-standing undercover legacy issues, the organization simply does not have enough manpower to advance various tasks.

This was also one of Rum's original purposes for going to Tokyo.

According to Vermouth, Rum has conducted a detailed investigation of the organization's bases and experimental sites in various places.

In order to ensure the smooth operation of these bases and laboratories, he plans to dispatch personnel from other bases of the organization around the world to Tokyo.

Vermouth did not know the details of the personnel transfer plan, but what was certain was that Rum would summon several official members with wine code names to go to Tokyo.

After all, this is the forefront of the organization's research and other unknown important tasks.

In addition to this incident, Vermouth said another thing.

There are other important reasons why Rum is making such a big move, even dispatching personnel from all over the world to Tokyo.

Rum learned from the organization's undercover agent in Interpol that the project that the European Police Organization has been researching for many years seems to have made extremely significant progress.

They are trying to use the world's network to build a real-time facial recognition system specifically for criminals.

The buildings related to this plan are also under steady construction.

This building happens to be located near Hachijojima in Tokyo.

In order to smoothly connect the surveillance cameras owned by police around the world, the European Police Organization built a marine facility, the "Pacific Buoy", near Hachijo Island.

Although there is still a long time before the buoy is completed, Vermouth guessed that the reason why Rum wanted to dispatch members from all over the country to Tokyo must be related to this matter.

Rum seems to take this matter very seriously.

Makino glanced at the night view outside the window, and a light flashed in his eyes.

The winery had been quiet for such a long time that he thought it was going to fail, but he didn't expect Rum to have prepared so many surprises.

Although Vermouth didn't know what "Curaçao" and "Pacific Buoy" meant, he knew a thing or two.

Combined with what Furuya Rei had said to him before, Vermouth's news about other members of the Rum Organization coming to Tokyo is highly credible.

In addition, through this conversation with Vermouth, Makino has basically determined Vermouth’s attitude towards the winery.

Although he didn't know the specific details, his previous thoughts were not wrong. Vermouth seemed to really want to see the day when the winery was destroyed.

……

At the same time, in a hotel room.

Masumi Sera looked at her small mother in a bathrobe in front of her with a subtle expression.

On the one hand, she was very worried about her mother's physical condition and their current situation.

But on the other hand, it was the first time she saw her mother's cute appearance after she became smaller, and she seemed to feel an inexplicable joy deep in her heart.

After calming down, Sera Masumi asked, "Mom, what happened?"

Akai Mary wiped her hair with a towel, her expression serious: "Well, I didn't expect that they had set up a trap three years ago to get rid of me. Your father who appeared three years ago should also be a disguised one by them.

I think the reason they want to get rid of me is because they want to send someone to disguise themselves as your father and infiltrate MI6 as an undercover agent."

Hearing this, Sera Masumi immediately fell into deep thought.

Akai Mary sat on the bed and continued, "Ahem, although I don't know why I was not killed by the drug and became like this, we are not completely out of danger yet. We can't be transferred in a short time. Ahem."

Hearing her mother coughing, Sera Masumi looked at her worriedly: "Mom, do you have a cold? Do you want me to go out and buy some medicine?"

Akai Mary shook her head and said, "I don't have a cold, I just keep coughing. This may be a side effect of the medicine. But speaking of shopping... help me buy some suitable clothes."

Akai Mary looked down at her current body with a complicated expression.

Although I escaped from the trap set by the witch, my body became like this.

With a physical body like that, she couldn't fight against that organization at all. The safety factor of her and Sera Masumi was undoubtedly reduced a lot.

Masumi Sera looked at the mother in front of him and said, "I understand. But mom, do I really not need to take you to the hospital?"

"No, if they also knew that this medicine could make people smaller, they might have already sent people to ambush near hospitals in various places." Akai Mary denied.

Shira Masumi frowned and said, "We should at least know what medicine you took, right? What exactly is this medicine that can make people smaller?"

Akai Mary lowered her head and thought for a moment, then shook her head and said, "This is not the point. We must act before that organization. We should observe the situation for a few days and evacuate directly after confirming it is safe.

Zhenchun, I won't be going out recently, and I'll leave everything to you."

Sera Masumi nodded and said, "Leave it to me. I'll go downstairs and buy you some clothes. You probably haven't eaten yet, right? I'll buy some food while I'm at it."

"Well, go ahead and be careful." Akai Mary nodded.

……

Shortly after.

Masumi Sera returned to the hotel carrying several shopping bags and carefully observing her surroundings with her peripheral vision.

Just then, three Asian faces suddenly appeared in her eyes.

After seeing the general appearance of one of the men, Sera Masumi immediately frowned, and a look of reminiscence and thought flashed in his eyes.

"This person looks so familiar..."

However, due to the darkness, she could not see the man's appearance clearly.

With doubts in mind, Sera Masumi slowly walked towards the three people.

As the distance between her and the three people continued to shorten, she could hear their conversation.

"How's it going? I have a good eye for choosing restaurants, right?"

"It's really good. Your sister and I are already looking forward to the restaurant tomorrow~"

"Hahaha! Leave it to Master Sonoko~"

"..."

At this time, Sera Masumi finally saw the man's face clearly with the help of the light.

After seeing the man's face clearly, she immediately walked up to the three people with joy in her eyes: "Are you the Nergigante, Inspector Makino?!"

Makino: “???”

Although he had noticed Masumi Sera behind him a long time ago, he never expected that the other party knew him, nor did he expect that the other party could actually say his "title" directly.

Before Makino could answer, Yuanzi on the side raised her head with a proud look on her face and said: "Yes, he is the police officer you mentioned. But Brother Longyi is no longer a superintendent, but a deputy superintendent!" Makino: "..."

As if sensing the helplessness in Makino's eyes, Sera Masumi quickly explained: "I'm sorry, I didn't expect to see you in London! I used to live in Tokyo and often saw you in the news and newspapers! The serial murder case three years ago..."

Looking at Masumi Sera who began to talk incessantly about past cases in front of him, Makino blinked helplessly.

Excuse me?
I think you looked very proud when you said that title just now...

Except for Makino, neither Ayako nor Sonoko had any intention of interrupting Sera Masumi's speech.

Both of them seemed very interested in Makino, the "London fan", and what he said.

After a moment, Sera Masumi seemed to realize something, and then he touched the back of his head and said, "Sorry, I was a little too excited. Did I disturb you? I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Sera Masumi.

I have been interested in reasoning and solving crimes since I was a child, so I have been following similar news and events. I am very interested in the "crime profiling" that Officer Makino mentioned in your previous interview. Even my mother is..."

At this point, Sera Masumi seemed to realize something and quickly changed the subject: "Sorry, I seem to have said too much~ You guys are probably here for tourism, right?"

Makino and the other two nodded.

Seeing this, Sera Masumi said nothing more and waved goodbye to everyone: "Nice to meet you! I won't bother you any more, bye!"

It was not until Sera Masumi left that Ayako chuckled and said, "What an interesting child. I feel like she and Sonoko get along very well~"

Hearing this, Sonoko frowned and said, "Get along with me? I'm not as carefree as him... Wait?! Sister, did you say 'she'?!"

Ayako nodded and said, "Well, didn't you see that? Although she has short hair, she is obviously a girl~"

Sonoko: “!!!”

Sonoko opened her mouth wide and looked in the direction where Sera Masumi left with a look of astonishment.

Seeing that Sonoko was so surprised, Ayako smiled and shook her head, deliberately avoiding Makino's sight: "Well, it's getting late, let's go back to the hotel and have a good rest. There are still many things to do tomorrow."

After noticing Ayako's little action, Makino's mouth flashed a strange smile: "That's right, Sonoko, we have walked so much today, and your sister is already very tired. Let's go back and rest quickly~"

Sonoko looked suspiciously at the smiling Makino, then looked at her sister who seemed a little "nervous", and slowly narrowed her eyes.

……

Shortly after.

When Masumi Sera returned to the hotel room, she put the shopping bag in her hand on the table and went into the bathroom to wash up with a happy face.

Mary Akai on the bed naturally noticed her daughter's "abnormality".

After Sera Masumi finished washing up, Akai Mari put down the newspaper in her hand and asked in confusion: "You seem to be in a good mood, what happened just now?"

Sera Masumi took out her phone with a smile, did a quick search on the mobile browser, and then handed the phone to Akai Mari: "I just saw the man called Makino Ryuichi!"

Akai Mary looked at the photo that appeared on the browser and frowned, "The Metropolitan Police Department officer who is good at using criminal profiling to solve serial murder cases?"

"That's right! I remember that you also had a very high opinion of him, mom? I didn't expect to meet him in London~" Sera Masumi nodded.

Mary Akai casually glanced at the reports and photos about Makino on the browser, nodded, and prepared to return the phone to Masumi Sera.

Just then, a photo of Makino being interviewed suddenly appeared in her eyes.

When she saw the little boy in a blue suit behind Makino, Akai Mary's brows suddenly locked.

The next moment, she immediately slid her finger across the screen, trying to enlarge the photo on her phone.

After noticing Akai Mari's expression and movements, Sera Masumi couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong, mom?"

After two seconds of silence, Akai Mary slowly spoke: "I feel like I've seen this little boy next to Makino Ryuichi somewhere before..."

"Little boy?" Hearing this, Sera Masumi also curiously moved his face closer.

After seeing the boy in the photo, Sera Masumi's eyes widened immediately: "Ah! Isn't he the boy we met at the beach before!"

At this point, Sera Masumi thought to himself, "I'm definitely not mistaken, he's the magician who made Xiu-ge laugh!"

Hearing this, Akai Mary also remembered something and frowned, "I remember his name is... Kudo Shinichi. But this kid..."

Without waiting for Akai Mary to continue speaking, Sera Masumi picked up the laptop beside her and started searching quickly.

Not long after, Sera Masumi brought the computer screen to Akai Mari and said, "Found it! This little boy is called Edogawa Conan. He and a detective named Maori Kogoro seem to have helped the police solve many cases."

Mary Akai silently repeated the name in her mind: "Edogawa Conan..."

For some reason, she always felt that the name was a little strange, as if it was thought up on the spur of the moment.

Masumi Sera glanced at the boy on the screen and chuckled, "I knew it. After so many years, Kudo Shinichi has grown up a long time ago. But this child does look a lot like Kudo Shinichi when he was a child~"

Mary Akai looked at Conan Edogawa on the screen without saying anything.

……

The next morning.

Outside the Wimbledon tennis stadium.

Makino and his companions sat in an open-air cafe, drinking coffee and continuing to discuss the case.

Kudo Shinichi and Mori Kogoro's expressions were obviously more nervous than yesterday.

Early this morning, London police released intelligence about the criminal who distributed "Apocalypse" everywhere yesterday.

——The man’s name was Hades Shabala.

He was originally an ordinary office worker, but after his mother became seriously ill, he borrowed money from acquaintances everywhere to help his mother raise money for surgery.

Perhaps in order to make more money, he invested his money in the stock market and gaming market, but ended up losing everything.

His mother was unable to undergo surgery and passed away last July.

After his mother's death, Hades Shabala officially began his criminal journey.

The acquaintances who kept asking him to pay back his debts and the friends who suggested that he invest in stocks and gamble in the market were all killed one by one.

In addition to this, he blew up hospitals one by one that refused to perform surgery on his mother, causing a large number of deaths.

The bombs that destroyed the hospital were made by a former military bomb expert named "Hestia" whom he met during his escape.

Because Hades has been constantly changing his appearance during his escape, the police have not been able to catch him so far.

This time, London police confirmed his identity by testing fingerprints on the "Book of Apocalypse".

Hades deliberately did not clean the fingerprints on it.

After reading the information released by the police in detail, the faces of Kudo Shinichi and others became extremely ugly.

The serial killer is troublesome enough in itself, and this criminal is holding a dangerous item like a "bomb"!

(End of this chapter)