Conan: Chief of Rice Flower's Science Points

Chapter 450 Backlash
"You...you're lying! You're trying to frame me!"

Provoked by Kuroki's words, Shikishima suddenly lunged at Kuroki while the officers taking him back to the detention room were distracted, even trying to grab Kuroki who had his back to him...

However, at this moment, Kuroki turned around and bent down, took out his baton and hit him on the leg—not only his very painful calf, but also the wound that Yuan had stabbed last night!
what--

“Violence…you are using violence!” Shikishima screamed, clutching his leg, remembering the warning his lawyer had given him.

but……

"There are surveillance cameras here. You asked for this," Kuroki said calmly.

Attacking the lower body is a common tactic used by the police in arrests, since striking the legs is more likely to incapacitate someone and prevent them from escaping...

Moreover, the other party attempted to assault the police and escape during the interrogation, and there is clear evidence of his crimes on surveillance footage!
In this situation, even if Kuroki broke his leg, no one could appeal, after all...

This is a murderer!

……

Meanwhile, the forensic team at the Mikasa Police Station also became busy, within just one hour...

DNA collection, fingerprint collection, and wound comparison have all been completed!
To provide concrete evidence of the Mikasa Police Department's "wrongful conviction," Representative Shikishima submitted five batons from his home, and these batons bore the blood of more than one person.

The "freshest" of them all, of course, was the blood from last night—it was only on three of the batons.

Another, slightly inferior, blood residue, after comparison, showed a DNA match with the deceased…

As for earlier biological evidence, it has all been collected, but some cannot be compared—because most victims did not report the incident.

However, it's easy to guess that these are all remnants from previous attacks, and the Mikasa Police Department will provide him with additional evidence later!

In addition...

The forensic team identified the weapon used to deliver the "final blow"—a baton—based on blood stains, and extracted numerous fingerprints from it belonging to Shikishima.

This is consistent with the testimony given during the previous interrogation, which is sufficient to prove that this is indeed the baton from Shikishima.

In other words, he was both the mastermind of the violent gang and the one who directly committed the murders; he couldn't escape being identified as the main culprit.

Meanwhile, the other two accomplices who had fled Tokyo have also been sent back. Before Shiraishi "surrendered" on Shikishima, he could only ask his "acquaintances" in the area to inquire about the situation, but he had no authority to bring them back to Tokyo.

However, with the testimony of the main culprit, Junji Shikishima, and the evidence of the murder weapon, an arrest warrant was applied for, and the man was brought back!

The two men who fled had no idea what had happened. When they learned that Shikishima had "surrendered" and handed over all the evidence to the police, they were so angry that they started cursing and revealed everything they knew that could be considered "evidence" or "crimes" against Shikishima Junji...

Even though this resulted in the Shikishima Junji gang being implicated in multiple cases, in order to prevent any unforeseen complications, the Beika Police Station's Criminal Division worked overtime and submitted the "submission report" for the murder case before the prosecutor's office closed!
……

Meanwhile, Shikishima had already breathed a sigh of relief and even invited Yan Tu to dinner that evening...

Just then, Shikishima received a call from Ikukura Yukio.

"Hello, this is Shikishima... Attorney Ikukura. I'm so sorry to have troubled you these past few days. Would you like to come to Ginza... What? Submit for testing?" Shikishima Jundai stood up abruptly, not even noticing the clinking of his wine glass.

Yan Tu also tensed up at this moment, watching as Shikishima's expression gradually froze, and he even completely froze, not responding to the voice on the phone!
No wonder Shikishima reacted that way...

Just before answering the phone, he still thought that his son's case was settled—it wasn't a question of whether or not he could get rid of the "blame," but rather that his son hadn't actually committed murder; he had just been scaring himself, and the Mikasa Police Department's investigation had gone wrong, so now it was the Mikasa Police Department's turn to have a headache.

Suddenly, they received a notification that the murder case had been sent to the prosecutor's office by the Beika Police Station, the main culprit was Junji Shikishima, and... the prosecutor's office had accepted the case!

Click——

Shikishima's phone slipped from his palm and fell to the ground, causing him to stumble and grab the table for support.

Immediately, Shikishima glared resentfully at Yan Tu...

"Chief Inspector Yan... what's going on?" Shikishima angrily questioned, "Didn't you say that the Beika Police Station had the wrong suspect? If it weren't for you... how could I have sent those murder weapons to the Beika Police Station!"

Originally, Shikishima didn't want to "fight to the death" with Shiraishi and wanted to make a private deal to turn a blind eye and not bring it up again. However, under the persuasion of Yantu, Shikishima decided to "step on" that Beika Chief...

That's why they voluntarily submitted the weapons they had used before. They originally thought that as long as the biological evidence on them was tested, it would prove that the person who was beaten was not the deceased, and that there was no blood of the deceased on those batons.

who knows……

That's not the case at all!
“Congressman Shikishima, please calm down…” Yan Tu frowned and asked, “What happened? What did Shiraishi Kuro say this time?”

"What did Shiraishi Kuro say... what did Shiraishi Kuro say... you're asking me what Shiraishi Kuro said..." Shikishima was starting to ramble, and after a moment he came to his senses and said, "Is it about what he said? The Beika Police Station has already sent the murder case to the prosecutor's office! The prosecutor's office has approved it, and the next time the lawyer wants to see Junji, he'll have to go to the detention center!"

Yan Tu was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, then realized that he had been tricked!

If it were just "Miho Police Station sending it for testing", it could be considered "forced testing despite the difficulties". But since the prosecution has approved it, decided to prosecute so quickly, and the person has been transferred from the police station to the detention center, then it is clear that... this is a sign of conclusive evidence.

As for why the evidence was so conclusive, Yan Tu could guess.

If the initial claims of "discovering another case" and "the attack and murder were not the same incident" were all smokescreens, then the physical evidence sent in preparation for the "counterattack," and the confession of Junji Shikishima after being alerted, in which he began to reveal the truth in large quantities... are undoubtedly the best evidence!

Yan Tu's face was also very ugly at this moment—not only because Shikishima Jun was glaring at him angrily, clearly hating him, but also because... Yan Tu realized that he had been tricked by Shiraishi!

And the way this "playing" is so familiar...

Previously, Yan Tu had secretly instructed Ken Sakaki to "pretend to be guilty when he was innocent," causing the Beika Police Department to suffer heavy losses.

This time, Shiraishi surprisingly took a reverse approach—faking the suspect's "innocence" to induce Yan Tu Haici to make a wrong judgment, thereby obtaining real evidence of the crime!

Shiraishi Kuro! You dare use my tricks against me!
Yan Tu then thought about it carefully and realized that none of the "hints" he had received before could really be considered solid evidence...

The news from the Forensic Division of the National Headquarters that "the Mikasa Agency submitted two pieces of environmental biological evidence, but the results of the comparison were inconsistent" is ultimately just a "rumor." We haven't seen the actual identification results, and we can't even be sure if the Mikasa Agency actually submitted such a thing for the National Headquarters to help with the identification.

UDI's claims that "there were fist marks on the body" and "the defensive wounds on the body are consistent with mutual attack" are also just hearsay—the forensic doctor only said "there was indeed such a body today," without mentioning anything specific. After all, forensic examinations also respect privacy, so what could Yan Tu say?
As for the so-called "arrest of a customer from Manman Gyudon restaurant" by the Mihana Police Station, it was just one person arrested. The Mihana Police Station did not disclose the reason for the arrest... Maybe it was just a case of dining and dashing or paying counterfeit money?

Needless to say, the discussions that Yukio Ikukura overheard among the internal police officers inside the Beika Police Station were entirely staged! Yukio Ikukura was just eavesdropping, so how can he blame the Beika Police Station?

Yan Tu Haici reviewed the situation in his mind and realized that even if he had been deceived, theoretically no one could be held liable for crimes such as "fraud".

There were even pieces of information that Yan Tu shouldn't have known in the first place, and he didn't dare to reveal them...

"Say something! Don't we have forensic reports and certificates from the forensic department? Where are they?" Shikishima demanded angrily.

Yan Tu then came to his senses and looked at Shikijima, his face hardening as he said, "So that's how it is. Did your son really kill someone by accident? That's such a pity. You should have told me the truth sooner. I hope your son can reflect on his actions in prison."

Yan Tu said this and left the private room.

Since things have come to this, there's no need to eat this meal...

Junji Shikishima is already in detention and the "prosecution" process has begun; it's almost impossible for him to be released.

As for Shikishima Jundai...

His son has become a murderer, and even committed the murder because of his political slogans. How long can he remain a member of Congress?
Since that's the case, Yan Tu didn't want to waste any more time.

Just as Yan Tu came out, he bumped into the person he least wanted to see...

Just then, Shiraishi entered from outside, accompanied by two women and a man.

"Although I don't know exactly what kind of help I helped with, I'm going to treat you to a big meal today!" Forensic assistant Dong Hailin said jokingly to Baishi.

"Speaking of that victim who died in the fight today, is he related to some major case, Chief Shiraishi...?" Kube's eyes gleamed with gossip, as if he could write a news story about him.

"You two should tone it down a bit... Seriously, this has nothing to do with you two, right?" Misumi said helplessly.

"Huh? Mikoto, do you want to have dinner with Director Shiraishi alone?" Tokai asked, feigning surprise.

"Yuko!" Misumi rolled her eyes and made a move to grab her.

"Haha, alright, alright, Chief Shiraishi said we can come together too!"

That's right, Shiraishi treated everyone to dinner mainly because Misumi had done Shiraishi a favor—there was indeed a body at UDI that had been beaten to death recently, and Misumi had simply "coincidentally" mentioned it to the officers who came to UDI...

Shiraishi originally wanted to invite Kenmochi to dinner as well—that's right, the one who spread the word from the forensic department was Kenmochi, a forensic investigator from the Beika Police Station.

Unfortunately, Kenmochi had to work overtime today, so he couldn't make it. Shiraishi then invited Misumi's colleagues as well.

If Shiraishi wanted Kenchi to issue a false report, Kenchi might not actually agree, but...

There was no need for a report at all; just releasing some "rumors" was enough for Kenchi to agree without any pressure!

……

Bai Shi and Yan Tu then locked eyes.

Although the relationship between the two had become so tense that they were on the verge of conflict, they couldn't pretend they didn't see it.

"Head of Yan Tu's side, what a coincidence, you're eating here too." Shiraishi said with a slight smile.

"Hmm, I heard that the Mihua Police Station solved the previous case of the attack on foreigners? That's great news," Yan Tu said hypocritically.

"Haha, speaking of which, it's all thanks to the guidance of the head of the Yan Tu faction." Shiraishi smiled and said in a seemingly flattering tone.

"Director Shiraishi is too modest." Yan Tuhaici seemed to be smiling as well.

By this time, the two had approached each other, and Bai Shi whispered to Yan Tu, "A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit, right?"

Yan Tu: ...

When mocked to his face, Yan Tu's expression turned cold: "Well, I hope Director Shiraishi can maintain this learning attitude!"

Seemingly noticing the tense atmosphere between the two, Misumi and Tokairin also became somewhat nervous, while Kube was in high spirits, eager for the two to say more so that he could find out the reason.

However, of course, he wouldn't get his way. Yan Tu simply left, ending this chance encounter...

At the same time, the restaurant staff rushed over and said, "Director Mika, we happen to have a private room available and have reserved it for you. Please wait five minutes while we prepare it. You can come to the tea room for a cup of tea first."

Normally, there would be no private room without a reservation, but Shiraishi's identity is not ordinary - a police superintendent and chief can only be considered "ordinary" in Tokyo and not "big shots", but "Chief Beika" is different.

And coincidentally, someone canceled their reservation for the private room before eating, so the restaurant naturally assigned it to Shiraishi.

"That's great, thank you," Shiraishi said.

And soon Shiraishi saw the people who had cancelled their reservations...

Shikishima's expression turned even uglier upon seeing Shiraishi.

I was going to pretend I didn't see it, but to my surprise, Shiraishi spoke up first: "Congressman Shikishima, regarding your son's matter... I hope you will reflect on your own actions."

Upon hearing this, Shikishima's face darkened even more. He had thought that Shiraishi was going to say something polite or express his regret, but who knew that he would start with accusations!
“I have read your previous political views, which were all practical measures. However, it is a pity that since a few years ago, you have become obsessed with demagoguery in politics…” Shiraishi said, shaking his head regretfully.

"Enough! What do you know? Without these, would there be votes? A politician without votes is nothing! Don't try to lecture me because of my stupid son..." Shikishima said angrily.

Unlike his previous strict disciple, Shikishima was now unable to maintain his composure and could not even keep a calm facade.

However, Bai Shi calmly said, "It is indeed a matter of probability that your son is stupid. But even without your stupid son, your instigation and bewitchment would have harmed someone else's son. In this respect... I think it is the best outcome that this happened to your son."

Shikishima opened her mouth, but couldn't say anything for a moment. She just quickly left the restaurant.

(End of this chapter)