Conan: Chief of Rice Flower's Science Points

Chapter 567 Shiraishi Black's Countdown

"Chief, we found it! Judging from the smell, the liquid inside this pen should be cyanide."

By this time, Gen had already found evidence of a premeditated crime in Amano's room.

Shiraishi looked at Amano and calmly said, "Does Chief Amano have anything else to explain?"

After a moment of silence, Amano said, "That's not cyanide, I can prove it." He then extended his hand to Gen.

but……

Yuan remained unmoved and showed no intention of giving him the pen.

"Chief Amano, you're also a former head of the public security department, so cheer up... don't cause any more trouble for everyone at this time!" Shiraishi said directly.

That's right, both Gen and Shiraishi guessed that this guy wanted to commit suicide...

After educating the former police chief, Shiraishi looked at Akimoto, whose eyes were already glazed over, and winked at him, saying, "Inspector Akimoto... handcuff him."

"Huh? This..." Akimoto hesitated.

“This is Okuho Town, so we won’t overstep our bounds.” Shiraishi patted him on the shoulder, giving him a chance.

“Yes…” Akimoto understood this as well, and had no choice but to bite the bullet and step forward.

"At 9:20 PM... arrest Mr. Amano on suspicion of intentional homicide." Akimoto chuckled as he handcuffed Amano.

Fortunately, Amano did not resist.

Just then, Akimoto's phone rang. Akimoto glanced awkwardly at Amano and then at Shiraishi, before saying sheepishly, "Excuse me, I'll take this call."

They simply left Amano, who was handcuffed, aside, not worried that he might run away.

"Hello, this is Akimoto..." Akimoto knew it was the director calling.

"Section Chief Akimoto! I heard that Chief Amano, who was transferred from the internal department, is also here? He used to be the head of the Public Security Bureau. You need to perform well and not embarrass our Okuho Police Station... Listen to Superintendent Shiraishi's advice!" At this point, Kokuho was just trying to avoid trouble.

"You can rest assured about the case; it's been solved, um... with the help of Inspector Shiraishi," Akimoto said somewhat awkwardly.

"Oh? So fast? What does Director Amano think?" Upon hearing this, the National Olympic Team thought that Amano should now have a strong impression of the Okuho Agency.

"How should I look at it... how should I put it..." Akimoto was speechless for a moment.

"Why are you stammering? Could the murderer be someone transferred from within the organization?" the national Olympic team worried.

It would be terrible if Chief Amano held a grudge against us instead...

“It was indeed someone transferred from within the organization, and… it was Mr. Amano himself. He has now… been arrested,” Akimoto explained, forcing a smile.

National Olympic Team: ...

Akimoto could already hear the head of the Olympic Games administration breathing heavily on the other side.

Of course, it's not a big deal. Amano was already being ostracized when he was in the Metropolitan Police Department, and now Shiraishi has confirmed that he is the "extreme" one. He has been arrested for murder, and no one will protect him. Although his position is not low, the resistance is not that great.

but……

For people outside of Shiraishi, this matter is not really a "merit," since such things cannot be publicized, and the Metropolitan Police Department may not want to see this scene. Only Shiraishi can be considered to have this kind of "merit."

……

While Section Chief Akimoto was on the phone with the head of the National Olympic Committee, Shiraishi looked at Amano and asked, "Why did you kill Hidekazu Shimoyama?"

"Don't these people deserve to die? They are clearly traitors to the country, yet the law is so lenient towards them..." Amano started rambling on about his own ideas again.

However, Shiraishi interrupted, "I'm not here to hear your extreme remarks. I'm asking... why did you personally kill the person who came down the mountain? Your plan shouldn't be like this, right?"

Upon hearing this, Amano remained unmoved and said, "Don't you know? Because you're here, I didn't have a chance to kill them all..."

"Is that so? Come to think of it, Shimoyama Hidekazu already has someone on his hands, so he should be the easiest person to reach an agreement with you, right?" Shiraishi seemed unconvinced and asked in return, "You don't dare to continue your original plan in front of me, but you dare to risk killing Shimoyama Hidekazu?"

Amano remained silent at this point.

Of course, Shiraishi also saw the situation on site.

The murderer who killed the person coming down the mountain should indeed be Amano... However, Shiraishi feels that he is hiding something about his motive!

"When did you start to doubt me?" Amano not only didn't answer, but also asked Shiraishi in return.

However, Shiraishi didn't hide anything...

“The first three victims are the ones who are the hardest to convict. I don’t think that’s a coincidence,” Shiraishi said calmly.

Actually, Shiraishi was initially misled by this point...

Because these three people didn't seem like people that "Maoist spies" would need to contact, but rather seemed like members of the "Raven Legion," Shiraishi initially suspected that the "Raven Legion" was behind it. However, he was also puzzled as to why such a prestigious organization would be so sloppy in its work.

When the clue of a "relay killing" emerged, and Shiraishi broke free from this misconception, he immediately began to suspect Amano, and the order in which Amano killed became explainable—the more difficult it was to be punished by law, the more he wanted to kill...

As Kazami said, this person is so extreme that even the Public Security Bureau can't stand him.

Amano didn't tell Shiraishi the truth, so of course Shiraishi was exaggerating to him too...

……

Although Amano was arrested that night, the heavy rain delayed them for a whole night. Unlike the city, the mountains are impassable when the rain is too heavy.

While waiting, Amano locked himself in his room, and Yamiko specifically sought out Akimoto to ask to speak a few words to Amano alone...

“This…” Akimoto looked at Shiraishi with difficulty.

However, Shiraishi didn't even look at him at this moment, as if he wanted Shiraishi to make the decision himself.

"Mr. Amano is suspected of multiple murders, and the social police are looking after you..." Akimoto seemed reluctant.

“Our Cabinet Intelligence and Research Office also has matters to hand over. If you’re worried, you can listen in too,” said Shigeo sternly.

Akimoto:......

Hearing that Miko had said this, Akimoto had no choice but to let her in, only weakly reminding her, "I will report the truth about this private meeting... and any further testimony you give that is favorable to Mr. Amano will also be less credible..."

"No need to worry about it," the society interrupted directly.

Akimoto was clearly worried about collusion, after all, Shiro was Amano's subordinate...

However, the company doesn't seem to have such a plan.

Seeing that Shiraishi remained silent and left the decision to him, Akimoto let her in.

Little did they know, this was exactly what Shiraishi wanted!

Although he felt there was nothing wrong with the case, Shiraishi was still uneasy about Amano's motive for hastily killing Shimoyama.

Now that the two of them want to have a private talk, it's exactly what Shiraishi wanted...

commune?

The rooms in your villa are just ordinary decorated, not specially soundproofed. Who gave you the confidence to have a "private conversation" in front of me?

Bai Shi didn't deliberately approach the door; he remained seated in the hall, simply straining his ears to filter out other sounds...

"Chief Amano, why did you do this?" "To punish sinners."

"No, I was talking about Representative Shimoyama... Did you hear what he said back then?"

There was a brief silence.

This made Bai Shi a little anxious.

“That’s right,” Amano admitted.

"Then why are you doing this...?"

"I believe you are someone who can help this country, and you shouldn't fall here for such a reason!"

"But you should know that he didn't lie."

"But you didn't betray the country, did you?"

“I… did nothing wrong.”

"That's good. That Shiraishi was already eyeing me. Whether I kill him or not, this is the end for me. But you are different. You should... go and change this country!"

There was another brief silence.

Shiraishi then realized—it seemed that he had used some kind of leverage to threaten Yami Miko when he went down the mountain before, and this leverage was enough to make Yami Miko "come to an end"... Perhaps it was a serious crime that would end her life, or perhaps it was some taboo that could end her political life and make her career come to an end.

This should also be the "dispute" that Ise had previously witnessed.

After a moment of silence, Amano spoke first: "Alright, don't stay here too long."

After another moment of silence, the group left the room.

Shiraishi was also disappointed—neither of them mentioned what exactly was the leverage.

However, this is enough to explain Shiraishi's doubts...

Besides the original murderous intent, the reason for the hasty action was also to "silence" Miko Yaya.

As for the reason for silencing them...

Although Shiraishi was disappointed, he didn't care too much, since he didn't want to deal with Yamiko or the Cabinet Intelligence and Research Office again anyway!
……

On the morning of July 30, Amano was escorted to the Metropolitan Police Department by the Okuho Police Station. That's right, the National Olympic Team hadn't been idle all night and had gone through all the procedures. There was no need for the criminal to come to the police station; he was sent directly to the Metropolitan Police Department!

The National Olympic Team also understood that for the Okuho Bureau and for a lowly, insignificant bureau chief like himself, arresting Amano and immediately sending him to the Metropolitan Police Department was already the most advantageous course of action. Trying to intercept such a case and handle it themselves like Shiraishi was not something the National Olympic Team could do.

The news that the head of the Cabinet Intelligence and Research Office was a murderer, and even an instigator in three other murder cases, naturally shocked public opinion.

However, Shiraishi didn't seem to feel anything about it...

After all, the police didn't dare to publicize anything this time—theoretically, this was a case solved by the Okuho Town police, but there were some rumors among the public that it was "Chief Beika" who guided the case-solving.

Of course, those in official positions at all levels know that this is more than just a "rumor"...

However, among grassroots civil servants, the rumors are even more outrageous.

Given the previous scene of Shiraishi visiting the Cabinet Intelligence and Research Office in Kasumigaseki, the rumors that Amano pleaded for mercy to no avail or that he was arrested by Shiraishi are now more than just rumors; they've become "false rumors"!

Originally, Shiraishi didn't pay much attention, but...

That evening, Shiraishi received a call from Iwata.

"Hey, this is Shiraishi..." Shiraishi saw him and wanted to ask him to come out for a drink, but Iwata's tone was very serious.

"Was it you who arrested Amano?" Iwata asked directly.

“No…” Shiraishi denied it outright, but before Iwata could even breathe a sigh of relief, Shiraishi continued, “It was Inspector Akimoto who arrested him.”

Iwata:……

"Did you instigate this?" Iwata asked helplessly—what I wanted to ask was, who put the handcuffs on him directly?
"This can't be called instigating, can it? I can only say... I provided some clues," Shiraishi said calmly.

“Be careful from now on. You know that Miko Yaya, right? She’s probably Amano’s confidante… The higher-ups have just decided to transfer her back to the Metropolitan Police Department. The higher-ups at the Metropolitan Police Department intend for her to take over the Public Relations Division,” Iwata warned seriously.

"Huh? Your information... is too well-informed, isn't it?" Shiraishi said in surprise.

The person was arrested last night and brought back this morning. The decision from above will be made at noon at the latest, and the meeting of the Metropolitan Police Department's top officials will not be held until the afternoon at the latest... You already knew the general situation last night?

“That’s not the point!” Iwata emphasized.

"Why did you suddenly come back from outside?" Shiraishi asked curiously.

“The head of the department has been dragged into such a big thing, so it can’t be considered ‘good’ anymore, right?” Iwata complained, then explained, “It’s not just her. The cabinet has decided to disband the current internal investigation team and then reorganize it. After all, they don’t want the public to blame them for this incident.”

Upon hearing this, Shiraishi suddenly realized, but...

"Wait... Publicity Department? I remember the head of the Publicity Department is still two or three years away from retiring..." Shiraishi asked in confusion.

"He must have retired due to illness. He's been getting easily startled lately, and his body can't take it anymore." Iwata knew the reason as expected.

"Retired due to illness? Even though it's a desk job, his health is just too poor," Shiraishi complained.

after all……

Shiraishi knew that this world was reset every year for unknown reasons... including physical health conditions!
In other words, his body could handle it last year, but it can't this year. This shows that it's not an accumulation of old illnesses, but rather that his body has suffered more serious damage this year!
Tsk tsk, as a police officer, can't you get more training?

Iwata:……

Iwata couldn't help but ask, "What do you think... is the reason he's always so easily startled?"

That's right, the main cause of the illness is that Shiraishi keeps "crunching" at me every few days. No wonder my body is so weak!
……

Meanwhile, in a conference room in Dongdu, a group of old Deng were still having a meeting.

"I told you long ago, that Amano is a madman!"

"Alright, Amano has done a pretty good job these past few days..."

"Can it? Can it offset the negative impact of this? If this continues, the Prime Minister will have to resign again!"

"It's not that serious. Disbanding the organization and internal transfer should be enough."

"It's that Shiraishi Kuro again... and his influence in the police force seems to be growing, which is dangerous!"

"Don't worry, wasn't there a resolution made six months ago?"

"What was the maximum amount of time you said you could tolerate him six months ago?"

"Two and a half years, until the Olympics,"

"Hmm, another six months have passed, and there are still three years left."

Nobody felt anything was wrong; true to their old ways, once a decision was made, they weren't willing to change it...

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Dongdong: Today is October 18th. One hundred and sixty-five years ago, the Anglo-French allied forces burned down the Old Summer Palace.

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