Conan: Chief of Rice Flower's Science Points

Chapter 530 Death Message!

At the Dongdi Hospital, Shiraishi found three "suspects" in one go, and all of them were left-handed...

Currently, the most suspicious one is Kazato Kyosuke!

The least suspicious is Tamaki Nino.

In terms of motive, Tamaki Nino can only be described as "related to the case." At present, there is no apparent motive for her to kill her brother. The only suspicious things are that she also appeared at the banquet and that she is left-handed...

Yu Chengzhen's motives are generally unreliable. Judging from his personality, even if he really wanted to take revenge, the person he would most want to kill would be the real culprit, not his father's former colleague.

Of course, this isn't entirely confirmed by Kyosuke Kazato!
After all, Shiraishi wasn't entirely certain that he knew Nino Yasushi had deliberately cut his wrist and intentionally ruined his career as a surgeon...

Dr. Hara also said that after the incident, Kazato was unaware that Jinno had done it on purpose, and even maintained a certain friendly relationship with him.

Right now, Shiraishi isn't investigating a case from a year ago. What Shiraishi cares about most, as well as the Beika Police Station's investigation headquarters, is investigating the series of murders of detectives!
And the incident where Sato was shot earlier...

From this perspective, Kazato also fits the criteria for committing the crime—he was a friend of Shiratori, attended Sara's wedding celebration, and was also left-handed!
Although his left hand cannot undergo surgery, it can still be used normally.

While eating breakfast, Shiraishi made a phone call to the police station...

"Hey, this is Shiraishi... Section Chief Munakata. I just found out about a left-handed guy who has a grudge against Nino and even attended the celebration. Tell Superintendent Matsumoto about this guy..."

As Shiraishi spoke, he also specifically pointed out his other special identity—Shiratori's psychologist!

It's not fair to blame Shiratori for being too defensive; being a psychologist is a very convenient profession...

Patients are generally not wary of their psychologists and will confide a lot in them. In this way, the psychologist can get clues about the case from Shiratori!
"So just notify Inspector Matsumoto and the people we trust on our side for now. Don't tell a wide range of people, so he doesn't find out," Shiraishi instructed Munakata.

Shiraishi believed that after he had given Munakata such an important clue, both the Beika Police Station and Matsumoto's side should be close to solving the case.

After finishing his last bowl of udon noodles, Shiraishi went to find Conan again—at this time, the Mori family had completed the transfer procedures and were preparing to leave Touji Hospital.

Before Shiraishi could even speak, Conan shouted, "Toilet, toilet, I need to use the toilet..."

"Huh? Shinichi, why are you being so silly? Well... I'll go with you?" Ran said cutely from the side.

Conan: ...

"This, this..." Conan finally realized that he couldn't explain it by saying "he's still a child"—when he was actually that age, he was much more "sensible" than he was now.

“That’s right, Shinichi is way more arrogant than you are now,” Sonoko whispered a reminder.

Conan: ...

Seeing that Conan was not doing well in the Shinichi imitation contest, Shiraishi coughed twice and said, "Actually, Shinichi wanted to talk to me about something. After all, Shinichi is a little detective!"

"Oh, another detective role-playing game," Xiaolan said, pouting.

……

Shiraishi and Conan went to the restroom, and after making sure no one was around, Shiraishi couldn't help but criticize, "How come you can't even imitate Shinichi properly?"

"Can you imitate what you looked like when you were seven? And... I wouldn't dare to be too similar, okay? What if Ran remembers what happened after she regains her memories?" Conan's biggest concern was "who is the murderer who shot the police officers repeatedly," and his second biggest concern was "how to protect Ran after she regains her memories."

"What do you think of that Dr. Kazato?" Shiraishi asked directly—I don't care if you live or die?

"Dr. Kazato? What's wrong? You think... he made a wrong diagnosis... Ah! Could it be... Ran is faking it?" Conan suddenly shuddered.

Shiraishi:……

Is this child possessed?

"No, that's not it. It's just that Kazato and Ninoya have a grudge, and Kazato is left-handed," Shiraishi said, feigning composure.

Conan:! ! !
"Where did you know that?" Conan immediately became concerned about Ran's safety again.

"I just found out at the hospital that Kazeto worked here seven years ago..." Shiraishi told Conan about Kazeto and Niino.

"In other words... we can't determine the motive yet, and there's no evidence..." Conan realized that this was just Shiraishi's guess.

"Otherwise what? We would have arrested him if we had the evidence. Anyway, be careful... If it really was him, he will definitely be keeping an eye on Xiaolan. If Xiaolan is at risk of recovery, he may very well kill her!" Baishi warned.

Kazeto previously had a very good reputation...

However, if he really is the murderer who killed Nino Yasushi, then it proves that he has gone mad—it would be one thing to kill Nino Yasushi for revenge, but now he has even killed two detectives and almost killed Sato in order to stop the police investigation!

This kind of person would probably feel no moral pressure at all if he were to kill Xiaolan to silence her.

"Why are all psychology students so mean!" Conan said, first glaring at a big guy who was studying psychology.

Shiraishi:……

"Don't worry, if Xiaolan really regains her memories and wants to kill you... I'll definitely notice since you're so good at leaving death certificates." Shiraishi said, patting his head.

Conan: ...

Why should I be killed? All I did was... take a shower together...

Seeing that he was speechless, Shiraishi deliberately mocked him, saying, "By the way, you can make a 'horn' shape on your head like this."

"Hey!" Conan was annoyed.

Since the two had been chatting, they came out of the bathroom.

They encountered Ayako Shiraishi outside...

"Hmm? Shiraishi, did you tease him again?" Ayako noticed that Conan didn't seem too happy.

"No, no, he's just troubled because he can't portray Shinichi Kudo well," Shiraishi said calmly.

"Really?" Ayako seemed skeptical.

Conan then asked, his eyes darting around, "Ayako-neechan, if you had to use a gesture to subtly point to Shiraishi-nii, what would you do?"

Conan decides to hurt each other...

Anyway, the only threat this guy usually makes is to "report" on me to Ran, and now Conan feels like he's almost out of options...

Upon hearing this, Ayako actually thought about it seriously for a moment, then blushed slightly and said, "Then... it should be that putting your hand on your heart represents 'the one you love'..."

Conan: ...

Conan's first reaction was, "I'm asking you this, do you want to eat dog food?"

And the second reaction...

"what!"

"what!"

Shiraishi and Conan exchanged a glance, one taller than the other—clearly, they had both realized something. "Hmm? What's wrong?" Ayako asked sheepishly, thinking she had said something wrong.

"Ayako, you're so smart!" Shiraishi said, kissing her on the forehead—after all, going any lower wouldn't be as simple as just bending over.

Ayako's face immediately turned even redder.

Conan was about to drag Shiraishi along to confirm further, but...

Shiraishi pulled Ayako along, making a move to leave.

Conan:? ? ?
“Hey… Shiraishi-nii…” Conan was taken aback when he saw this—he should have guessed it just now, given Shiraishi’s reaction.

"Well, go check it out yourself," Shiraishi said calmly.

After all, Shiraishi is a leader...

Now that we have a guess, the rest is naturally left to our subordinates.

Am I supposed to "run around" to solve cases like a detective or a frontline criminal police officer?

You frontline workers are the most important because of your "feet," while our leaders rely on their "mouths" and "stamps"!
And Ayako is still here.

Since there was nothing that Shiraishi absolutely had to do, he decided to take Ayako home first.

At the same time, Conan decides to first confirm whether Dr. Kazato is really also the psychologist of the Nara Detective!

If this is confirmed, then another element will match up—the death information in Nara!

Nara was clutching his chest at that moment.

Because a police officer's ID and a police officer's handbook were later found in his jacket pocket, people concluded that it implied "someone connected to the police."

This also made Toshiya Odagiri quite suspicious at one point...

After all, among the suspects, he, as a "police family member," was the closest to being "connected to the police force."

However, because of Ayako's words, Shiraishi and Conan both thought of something—was there a problem with the previous interpretation of Nara's death information?

Of course, it's not that I doubt Nara's "sweetheart," but rather... a psychologist!
What if Nara was trying to show by "covering his heart" instead of implying the police badge in his pocket?
This also has a prerequisite: Kazeto must be the psychologist of the Nara Detectives, or at least Nara must know that Kazeto is a psychologist; otherwise, this "death information" is meaningless.

And there's a good chance he's the psychologist for the Nara detectives...

After all, he is Shiratori's psychologist. If his skills are truly renowned, then it's very likely that the two of them recommended him to each other!

Because Conan suspects that Kazato might be a crazed criminal who "wants to silence Ran," he certainly can't go directly to him to test him.

So Conan followed Uncle Mori back to the Beika Police Station and found Shiratori...

As for Xiaolan's opinion on this matter?

Isn't it normal for Shinichi to pester my father, a detective, to get involved in real cases?

At this time, Xiaolan was unaware that her father had become a detective.

Mori and Eri also discussed it...

If Xiaolan's condition doesn't improve during her hospital stay, they'll take this opportunity to renovate the "Mouri Detective Agency" a bit... and make it look like their original family of three!

According to Kazeto, they should try to help Ran adapt to the life she remembers.

……

"Brother Shiratori, how did you meet that Dr. Kazato?" Conan asked directly.

Anyway, if Conan asks this question in his capacity, it will only make Shiratori think that he cares about "Ran-neechan".

"Hmm? Dr. Kazato is quite famous among the detectives in our department... Sigh, speaking of which, it was Senior Nara who introduced Dr. Kazato to me," Shiratori said with a sigh.

Nara suffered from mental illness due to excessive stress and the incident of Inspector Tomonari's death a year ago.

After all, "Shiratori's department" is the First Investigation Division...

Given the current homicide rate in Tokyo, each department of the First Investigative Division handles two or three murder cases every week. It's normal for psychological problems to arise in such a work environment.

and……

For Conan, knowing that it was Nara who introduced Kazato to Shiratori was enough!
As expected, this Kazato is also a psychologist in Nara.

Therefore, it makes perfect sense that Kazeto would know about the reopening of the investigation.

While Nara certainly had a sense of confidentiality, the reason he sought out a psychologist was largely due to Tomonari's situation!

In this situation, if the investigation is reopened, Nara, as someone who needs psychological counseling, would likely tell Kazeto that the investigation into her "mental knot" case needs to be reopened.

Others might not understand what Nara is saying at all, but Kazato certainly can, and he will get nervous because of it!
Nara never imagined that his psychiatrist was the murderer; he simply thought that when he spoke of it, no one would know which incident it was.

"If that's the case..." Conan thought to himself.

Thinking about it this way, the death information in the subsequent cases involving Detective Chih might have been fabricated in order to reinforce the concept that "the murderer is connected to the police force."

To prevent others from discovering the true meaning of the news of the Nara detective's death.

……

Meanwhile, after sending Ayako home, Shiraishi also drove to the Beika Police Station.

Although he stayed up all night last night, Bai Shi didn't think there was anything to ask for leave for—with Bai Shi's energy, he could easily keep watch for two more days!
Upon arriving at the entrance of the Mihua Police Station, as expected, the area outside and across the street were packed with reporters.

Munakata had previously warned Shiraishi that there were many reporters outside.

Upon seeing Shiraishi, a group of reporters rushed over to ask him questions...

"Hello, Chief Mikasa, after you solved the serial killings of police officers, new victims have emerged one after another. What are your thoughts on this?"

"Chief Mikasa, is it true that the serial killings of police officers are related to a case that was hastily closed a year ago?"

"Chief Beika, I heard that during an event with many police officers present, some people alleged that Chief Odagiri of the Metropolitan Police Department's Criminal Investigation Division was corrupt. What is your opinion on this?"

Shiraishi's face darkened as he said, "My opinion is... we will not accept interviews from telecommunications reporters. Other regular reporters can follow up on the press conference."

Shiraishi recognized the guy who was always stirring up trouble; he was the same news reporter Shiraishi had previously kicked out—his name was probably "Yanase Ryuichi".

Yanase paused for a moment upon hearing this, then said indignantly, "Chief Beika is unwilling to comment on the police matter now; it seems she has completely given up..."

At that moment, Shiraishi gave the gatekeeper a meaningful look, and Yanase was immediately sent away...

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

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