Ke Xue: This police officer is too martial

Chapter 271 A call from "twenty years ago"
The next morning, in the conference room of the Criminal Division of the Metropolitan Police Department.

Minister Odagiri took the lead in convening the Criminal Division's annual work summary meeting.

The participants were all senior police officers from the Criminal Division, most of whom were superintendents and senior superintendents.

Only a few elite police officers from Investigation Section 1 and Investigation Section 2 are qualified to participate in the meeting.

Unlike other departments within the Metropolitan Police Department, the Criminal Division's work focuses mostly on various cases, so it is more of a case summary meeting than a work summary meeting.

Among them, the First and Second Investigation Sections are also required to report to their superiors the "special cases" that have not been solved in recent years.

This is done to remind the heads of each department who handled "hundreds of cases" during the year not to forget these cases.

It is also to let the leadership of the Criminal Department know the general situation of these backlog cases so that they can better coordinate future work.

Three years ago, under the instruction of Minister Odagiri, Makino conducted a "cleanup of accumulated cases", solving dozens of long-pending complex cases in one go, greatly reducing the pressure on each department, especially the Investigation Department.

This is also one of the important reasons why Inspector Megure, Manager Matsumoto and others' first reaction when they encounter difficult cases is to ask Makino for help.

After the head of the last department in the Criminal Department, the Criminal General Affairs Department, finished his report, the summary meeting came to an end.

Under the gaze of the police officers, Minister Odagiri reached out to hold the microphone in front of him and spoke slowly: "Okay, I have learned about the situation of each department. Thank you for your efforts this year. You have worked hard!"

Upon hearing this, the police officers in the audience applauded.

After the applause, Minister Odagiri turned his head and glanced at Makino beside him, and said, "In the following work, if each department encounters a situation that requires the full cooperation of other departments, please explain the situation directly to Counselor Makino."

--"yes!"

"..."

After the meeting, all the police officers dispersed in an orderly manner.

Minister Odagiri stopped Superintendent Matsumoto who was about to leave and said, "Matsumoto, Superintendent Kuroda from Nagano Prefecture will arrive at the Metropolitan Police Department tomorrow. This transfer is quite sudden. You will go down and briefly introduce this Officer Kuroda to the people in the Investigation Section 1."

"Okay, I understand." Inspector Matsumoto nodded slightly, then turned and left the meeting room.

The next second, Minister Odagiri turned to look at Counsellor Makino and Uno: "I have received news that the Metropolitan Police Department's high-level meeting will be held in advance next month. Come back to my office with me to discuss this matter."

"Okay." X2
Just as Counsellor Makino and Officer Uno nodded, a cell phone suddenly vibrated.

——“Buzz buzz buzz”

Makino nodded to Minister Odagiri and Counselor Uno, then took out his cell phone from his pocket.

After seeing the name "Samezaki Shimaji" on the phone screen, Makino frowned slightly and said slowly: "Buyer, it's Inspector Samezaki calling."

"What? Is it a call from Samezaki?" After hearing this name, Minister Odagiri and Counselor Uno beside him frowned instantly.

Ever since Inspector Samezaki retired two years ago, he has not been in touch with anyone, and the last time they contacted each other was during the Chinese New Year last year.

Including Makino, the three people present had a good relationship with Inspector Samezaki, and they all knew the reason why Inspector Samezaki retired early and rarely contacted them.

Inspector Samezaki worked under Counselor Uno and Minister Odagiri for nearly twenty years. When he was in office, he often practiced kendo with Makino and Odagiri.

Two minutes later, Makino put down his phone, looked up at Minister Odagiri and Counselor Uno who had serious expressions, and slowly said, "Superintendent Samezaki found important clues about the case, and he called to ask for my help."

Hearing this, Minister Odagiri frowned and said, "I remember that the statute of limitations for that case seems to be about to expire, right?"

Counselor Uno also recalled: "Let me think about it... that case seems to have happened 20 years ago this month..."

"That's right, the day after tomorrow, Inspector Samezaki said this is his last chance." Makino nodded.

Hearing this, Minister Odagiri closed his eyes and sighed softly: "If that's the case... Makino, can I ask you to do this? This case is a concern for Samezaki, and it is also his love for his daughter Mikai..."

……

The next morning, at Rice Flower Pier.

Maori Kogoro and the other two suppressed their inner excitement and walked towards the cruise ship in front of them.

"Dad, this time it's all thanks to Conan! If Conan hadn't guessed the answer to the puzzle, how could we have gotten the chance to travel for free~"

"That's true, but even without this kid's hint, such a simple puzzle would not be a problem for me, the famous detective Maori Kogoro~"

"..."

Conan looked up helplessly at Kogoro Mouri beside him and curled his lips.

If he hadn't guessed that the answer to the puzzle was the banknotes of the Showa era, this uncle would probably have thought that something like "bell-bottom pants" was the answer to the puzzle, right?

After a while, everyone arrived at the boarding gate.

A beautiful woman in a crew uniform handed a booklet to Maori Kogoro: "This is a travel brochure specially made for this tour group. Please keep it~"

Maori Kogoro silently took the booklet and glanced at it briefly: "Thank you."

Xiaolan, who was standing by, saw that her father did not keep his eyes on the beautiful female crew member this time, and a satisfied smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

Under normal circumstances, his attention would have been on the female crew members.

But at this moment, the upcoming cruise trip is obviously more attractive to Dad.

After boarding the ship, Maori, Kogoro and the other two looked at the luxurious layout and decoration of the cabin in surprise.

Although this cruise ship was not as luxurious as the "Aphrodite" they had taken before, there were only about ten passengers this time, as if they had chartered the ship alone.

Xiaolan looked around curiously and chuckled, "Wow, it really looks like a hotel! Are there really only ten members in this tour group?"

Maori Kogoro also nodded with satisfaction: "Although it's a free trip, it's nice to take this kind of boat to Ogasawara~"

Conan also turned his head curiously and looked around, his heart full of doubts.

The person who published the information in the newspaper was so generous that he not only invited them to travel for free, but also spent a huge amount of money to charter such a large cruise ship?
Apart from the old man named Suzuki Jirokichi, is there really anyone else who would do such an extravagant thing for no reason?

If you just solve that simple puzzle, you can take a cruise like this to travel to Ogasawara for free?

Isn't there going to be any problem? Soon after, Maori Kogoro and the other two walked to the front desk to check in.

When the front desk staff saw Kogoro Mori and the other two, they immediately congratulated them.

One of the staff immediately put the key of a room on the table and said, "You three are family, right? This is the key to room 115, which has two large beds. There are many vacant rooms on the ship, and we can open an extra room if you have any requests."

Maori Kogoro smiled and picked up the key on the table: "No need to bother, we can just stay in one room~"

Just as the staff was about to ask for the names of Maori Kogoro and the others, Xiaolan suddenly said, "Excuse me, sir, I would like to ask you, is Mr. Furukawa, who planned this trip, already on board?

He let us take such a luxurious ship, I think we should at least thank him in person~"

The staff member smiled and said, "I see. I'm sorry, but we haven't met Mr. Furukawa either."

This sentence immediately attracted the attention of Kogoro Mouri and Conan.

Maori Kogoro asked in confusion: "You haven't met this Mr. Furukawa either?"

The staff nodded and said, "Yes, in fact, he contacted us by phone from the beginning, from booking the ship to choosing the passengers, and even all the fees were transferred to the bank by him in advance.

I think he should be waiting for passengers to board the ship at the destination, Ogasawara?"

At this point, the staff member picked up the pen and registration form beside him and looked at Maori Kogoro: "We need to register the information of all the passengers. What is your name?"

Hearing this, Maori Kogoro, who was still wondering who the yet-to-be-revealed Furukawa Dai was, immediately cleared his throat and put on a "handsome" face: "To be honest... I am actually that Maori Kogoro!"

Conan, Xiaolan: "..."

Before Xiaolan could interrupt her father's "showing off" out of shame, a deep voice that belonged to a middle-aged man sounded behind Maori, Kogoro and the other two: "He used to work in the First Investigation Division of the Metropolitan Police Department, and now he is a famous detective that bad kids are afraid of. Am I right, Mr. Maori?"

After seeing the middle-aged man's face, Maori Kogoro was surprised and said: "You are...Inspector Samezaki?!"

"Uncle Samezaki? Long time no see!" Xiaolan also bowed slightly and greeted him with a smile.

"Well, I've stopped being a policeman. I retired two years ago." Samezaki Shimaji stepped forward and patted Maori Kogoro on the shoulder, then turned and looked at Xiaolan with a smile, "It turns out to be Xiaolan, you're getting more and more beautiful~"

At this moment, a voice that was very familiar to Maori, Kogoro and the other two suddenly sounded from behind Samezaki Shimaji: "Mr. Maori, you and Mr. Samezaki haven't seen each other for a long time, right? Although you are no longer a policeman, Mr. Samezaki has always had a high opinion of you. He often mentioned you to me before~"

After hearing these words, Maori Kogoro and the other two immediately turned around and looked behind Samezaki Shimaji, their eyes full of astonishment.

"Makino?!"

"Brother Makino?!"

After everyone exchanged a few simple greetings, Maori Kogoro looked at Makino and his former boss Samezaki Shimaharu in surprise, and slowly asked, "Wait... why are you here?"

Samezaki Shimaji glanced at Makino beside him and chuckled, "Hahaha, I wanted to go out to see the sea today, but I didn't expect to run into him outside, and on this special day~"

"A special day?" Kogoro Mouri blinked in confusion.

Samezaki Shimaji did not explain, but turned around and laughed: "Hahaha, don't worry about it. You stopped being a policeman ten years ago, so it's normal for you to forget this day~
I heard that you and Makino seem to have a good relationship, why don't you chat with me first. Actually, I'm a little tired, so I'll go back to my room to rest and see you later."

Upon hearing this, Kogoro Mori and Ran immediately nodded and said goodbye to Samezaki Shimaharu.

After Samezaki Shimaji left, Xiaolan looked at Makino curiously: "Brother Makino, I didn't expect you to be here too~ You and Uncle Samezaki seem to have a good relationship."

Makino chuckled and said, "When Samezaki-san was still a policeman, he often discussed kendo with me. Let's not talk about that. What's your room number?

Samezaki-san and I arrived a little earlier than you, I will take your luggage to the room first, and we can have a good chat later~"

"Our room is 115." Xiaolan nodded.

Makino chuckled and said, "It's not far from my room. Come on, I'll take you to find a room first."

……

Not long after, outside room 115.

While Maori Kogoro and Xiaolan were packing their luggage, Conan immediately walked up to Makino and whispered, "Officer Makino... Could you be the organizer of this trip... Dai Furukawa?"

Makino: "?"

Conan didn't notice the question mark on Makino's face and continued, "It's definitely not a coincidence that you and that Inspector Samezaki appear here at the same time.

Didn't Inspector Samezaki mention a 'special day' before? This day must be related to some case, right? I guess you spent a lot of money to charter this ship and organize this trip just to solve this case! "

Makino looked down at Conan, who had a serious expression on his face, and for a moment he didn't know what expression to make.

Strictly speaking, except for the fact that he is "Furukawa Dai", what Conan said is basically correct.

……

At the same time, in Beika-cho 5-chome, downstairs of the Mori Detective Office.

After getting off the car, Hattori Heiji walked towards the stairs of the Mori Detective Agency while thinking about something.

A few days ago, he received a strange letter of commission, and inside the letter was an old 100,000 yen bill.

The client's name was Dai Furukawa, who stated in the letter that he wanted him to go to Ogasawara to help investigate a case.

He also said that when the time comes, all he has to do is go to the event venue near Beika Pier and show the banknotes enclosed in the letter to his staff, and then he can board the cruise ship to Ogasawara.

But when he arrived at the hotel lobby mentioned in the letter this morning, the staff there told him that he was late, the guessing game had ended long ago, and the ten lucky customers had already appeared.

No matter how he explained, it was useless.

It seems that the staff members are unable to contact the guy named "Furukawa Dai".

Thinking that "since this happened in Beihua, Kudo and the others must know something", he immediately took a taxi to the Mori Detective Agency.

Before Hattori Heiji stepped onto the first staircase, a young woman who was cleaning the coffee shop door said, "Sir, are you looking for Detective Mori? They left this morning and seemed to be going to Beihua Pier for a cruise~"

Hattori Heiji:"???"

(End of this chapter)