Conan: Rice Flower Spring

Chapter 186 180. Kiel, please leave the group
"Do you suspect that Kiel's situation was caused by that Tsukumo?" As an old friend in the organization, Bourbon understood what Lin Ryoma meant without him saying anything.

"Yes, I do suspect so." Lin Longma nodded and admitted it.

"Is this possible?" Although he understood what Lin Longma meant, Bourbon still didn't quite believe it.

This is based on rational considerations.

"How can she, an ordinary person with little training, handle Keel?"

If Kiel is really just a code-name cadre in the executive department, there is a possibility that he will capsize in the gutter.

But Bourbon still suspects that Kiel has another identity. Everyone is undercover, so do family members know their own business?
Bourbon, as an undercover agent, wishes he could sleep with one eye open and stand guard. If he could be so easily defeated by an ordinary person, then what's the point of being an undercover agent?

“Although it’s unbelievable, aren’t there a lot of weird things happening in Tokyo?
Tequila could be killed by a bomb, so Kiel being kidnapped is nothing to be surprised about."

Lin Longma didn't believe it at first, but didn't Sherlock Holmes say that if you eliminate all impossible options, the remaining one, no matter how outrageous, is the truth.

Anyway, Lin Longma can't think of any other possibilities now, so let's just take this as the most likely possibility.

The worst thing about doing things is having no idea what to do. Now that you have a direction, it will be easier.

Lin Longma and Bourbon did not stay in the Meteorological Information Center for long. They stood in the corner for a while and then left.

After leaving the Weather Information Center, Bourbon began his investigation.

Although Bourbon did not agree with Lin Longma's opinion at first, there was no other direction of investigation for the time being.

We might as well investigate according to Lin Longma's ideas. Even if we can't find the truth, we can just eliminate a wrong route.

As for why Bourbon was responsible for the investigation instead of Lin Longma.

Bourbon, who is known as a detective within the Intelligence Support Department, is definitely better than Hayashi Ryoma in terms of reasoning and investigation.

Professional matters should naturally be left to professionals.

Bourbon immediately launched an investigation within the Nichimi TV station - under normal circumstances, it would never be allowed for an outsider to conduct detective activities without the authorization of the TV station.

However, Bo had a visitor pass issued by the Deputy Director of the Information Bureau, and the scope of the investigation was limited to the Information Bureau.

When meeting Bourbon, he just gave the Deputy Minister a face and answered all of Bourbon's questions.

Soon Bourbon's investigation made significant progress.
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In the cafeteria of Nichimei TV, Lin Longma went to the beverage cabinet and got a bottle of oolong tea for Bourbon.

"How was the check?"

Bourbon didn't hesitate to take the oolong tea from Lin Longma, unscrewed the lid and drank it in big gulps.

Bourbon drank a whole bottle of oolong tea in one gulp and raised his hand to stop Lin Longma from getting up and going to the drinks cabinet. His expression looked a little subtle at the moment.

"The investigation went smoothly. The person who did it must be a novice. He left too many traces and loopholes."

When Bourbon was in the police academy, he had always been at the top of his class in criminal investigation. After graduation, he joined the police department and became a public security officer, and he had seen countless cases.

Later, he joined the organization as an undercover agent and personally handled many cases. He is a model of combining learning with practice.

It can be said that when it comes to crime, some "green hands" can tell almost everything about the crime scene with just a glance.

Experience is sometimes really important.

"What's going on? Tell me?" Lin Longma's expression gradually became "funny". He just made a casual guess, but it turned out that Kil was really kidnapped?
What kind of innate captive holy body is this? No, Kiel, you should just quit the group. This is too damn embarrassing!
It feels like you know a very funny fact, but your subconscious mind still thinks it is bullshit, even though you clearly know it is true.

Lin Longma now felt this extreme sense of separation. When Bourbon saw Lin Longma's expression, which looked very uncomfortable, he felt relieved.

I feel comfortable, but I just want him to know about this kind of thing!
"I asked someone for some information and found out that Rena Mizunashi arrived at the News Bureau on time this morning to work.

Even in the morning, I was still discussing the content of the news broadcast with my colleagues.

During lunch, a colleague who was having lunch with Rena Mizunoshi said that Rena Mizunoshi suddenly received a text message during lunch, and after seeing the text message, she left in a hurry.

I haven’t seen anyone since then.”

"I also went to the building's security guards, and they all said they hadn't seen Rena Mizunashi leave the Nichimizu TV building."

A normal building may have a security guard at the front door, and manpower will definitely not be wasted at entrances and exits with sparse traffic such as back doors, side doors, and small doors.

But again, behind every outrageous regulation there must be an outrageous story/accident.

Therefore, all entrances and exits of Nichimi TV are equipped with very strict access control.

Security guards at the gate are standard at every entrance and exit.

The strict access control of Nichimei TV Station greatly reduced the difficulty of Bourbon's investigation, and Bourbon did not spend much time investigating here.

"So it is very likely that Keel is still working at the TV station?"

"Yes, that's right." Bourbon nodded: "As for the person who is most suspected of doing all this.
It really is the same Tsukumo Kazumi we just met."

"Someone in the news bureau saw Kazumi Tsukumo this morning. She looked a little nervous and uncertain.

The explanation she gave to the public was that she was feeling a little unwell at the time."

To be honest, this reason is a bit disrespectful of human beings.

You are all veterans in the workplace. Can't you tell the difference between physical discomfort and psychological problems?

But such perfunctory response itself is a form of rejection. To put it bluntly, the unique culture of the island nation of not causing trouble for others is to stay out of things that do not concern you.

Small things don't cause trouble to others, but big things will drag everyone into it.

Naturally, no one would be blind enough to ask further questions after Tsukumo Kazumi said this, but when the colleagues who saw everything were asked by Bourbon, they naturally expressed their opinions.

“At present, we can infer that even if Tsukumo Kazumi is not the direct cause of Kiel’s disappearance, he is probably an indirect cause with a strong connection.

So, should we send someone to ask Tsukumo Kazumi?"

The "ask" Bourbon mentioned was obviously not the very gentle way of questioning that a detective or a policeman would ask.

Otherwise there is no need to find someone to do this.

They are all members of the organization, and their styles of doing things may be slightly different, but the underlying tone is the same.

Now that the target person has been locked, all that remains is to complete the task by any means necessary. If Kiel was really "hidden" by this woman.

If they find Kiel, maybe they can improve her favorability.

This will be of great help to Bourbon's future work in international intermediary companies.

(End of this chapter)