Conan: Start from Lucky Three

Chapter 21 If you want to investigate someone, you can't just investigate his present
"Ran, Sonoko, and Tachibana-san, you are all here~" Officer Takagi came up to the three of them and touched the back of his head, feeling a little embarrassed.

He is an honest man after all. He is the one who was asked to do something, but he still feels embarrassed after arriving on time.

When Tachibana Shizuka was following anime in her previous life, she quite liked the character of Officer Takagi.

"Officer Takagi, please take a seat. I'm afraid we'll be troubling you today." Tachibana Shizuka pulled Officer Takagi to sit down, then took the menu from the waiter and handed it to him: "Have you had breakfast? If not, have a bite here. Miss Sonoko will treat you to a feast at noon!"

"That's right!" Sonoko nodded repeatedly. Takagi's appearance made Sonoko feel that getting Tachibana Seiji to join the group (going up the mountain) was indeed the right choice.

Isn't this much better than Kudo's unreliable one? With his meticulous planning and steady work, Sonoko always finds Tachibana Shizuka much more pleasing to the eye than Kudo Shinichi.

"I already had breakfast this morning." Officer Takagi was a little overwhelmed by Tachibana Shizuka's enthusiasm and didn't know how to refuse. After all, as an adult and a police officer, he couldn't let a minor buy him a meal.

"Then have some coffee or something. We still have a whole morning to run around." Tachibana Shizuka made the final decision, leaving Officer Takagi no choice but to accept Tachibana Shizuka's invitation. Although Takagi accepted Tachibana Shizuka's invitation, he still decided to ask for lunch back.

What's the big deal about taking advantage of a high school student?

While Officer Takagi was drinking coffee, Tachibana Shizuka told him about their schedule for the day.

"Today we mainly want to go to the police academy to learn about the experience of Uncle Maori, Lan's father, when he was in the police academy."

"Eh? To understand Mr. Mori?" Officer Takagi was very surprised: "Then why don't you just ask Mr. Mori directly, Xiaolan?"

As a former detective, Kogoro Mouri's information and resume are definitely not something that ordinary people can investigate.

But if there is a connection, that's another matter.

But Xiaolan is the daughter of Kogoro Mouri, so there is no need for her to investigate such things herself, right?
Tachibana Shizuka took over the conversation: "Isn't this an extracurricular activity assigned by the school teacher? It allows us to get to know our parents better.

You know my situation, too. What's there to know about someone who's gone? But Mr. Maori, Lan's boss, doesn't like talking about the past, so Lan's afraid there's no way to ask him directly.

So we decided to investigate it ourselves!"

When Takagi heard Tachibana Shizuka say that he had no parents, he wanted to slap himself twice - why are you so quick to talk!
When Officer Takagi heard Shizuka Tachibana mention Mr. Mori's character again, he agreed deeply.

Yes, Mr. Maori is obviously such a person. You see, he is usually unwilling to say much in front of the media after solving a case. It can be seen that Mr. Maori is really "low-key".

The title of famous detective adds a thick filter to Kogoro Mouri, and his identity as a former criminal policeman makes Kogoro Mouri highly recognized in the Investigation Division.

For the detectives of the Investigation Division 1, it is much better to let Kogoro Mouri gain this reputation than to let other detectives get it.

After all, Maori Kogoro is one of them~

Sonoko and Xiaolan on the side couldn't get a word in at all. They just drank their drinks and watched Tachibana Seiji and Officer Takagi chatting.

"You know what, Jingsi has a real tongue! He's said so much, but there's not a single word of truth in it. Lan, you better be careful~"

"What are you talking about, Sonoko? Isn't Shizuka saying this for us?"

It's hard to imagine that these two best friends could understand each other's complex sentences just by exchanging glances. After learning the specific request from Tachibana Shizuka and the others, Officer Takagi patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, we'll take care of this!"

All Conan and the others wanted to know about Kogoro Mouri's experience in the police academy, and this was a piece of cake for Officer Takagi.

Although the Investigation Division 1 and the Police Academy are not in the same department, they are all under the police system, so it is not difficult to coordinate.

And Ran is no one else but Maori Kogoro's biological daughter. What's wrong with a daughter wanting to know about her father's past?

What's more, it was just an experience in the police academy, and it wasn't a confidential matter, so Takagi could definitely agree to it.

The guests and hosts enjoyed themselves for a while.

So after Officer Takagi finished his coffee, the four of them set off for the police academy to explore Kogoro Mouri's past.

The transportation for this trip was sponsored by Miss Sonoko - according to Sonoko, the investigation must be done in a hurry, so how much time would it take if we took the bus?

Taking a taxi would be too much of a burden for Xiaolan, so Yuanzi simply called a car from home as their "legal power" for today's movement.

While Officer Takagi went to the bathroom, Sonoko pulled Xiaolan over to Tachibana Shizuka: "Hey, Shizuka. Why do we have to go to the police academy to investigate the uncle?

Shouldn't we find a way to get involved in Uncle's work and investigate from there?"

Sonoko originally thought that what they were going to discuss today was how to get involved in the uncle's work, but she didn't expect that Tachibana Seiji would just ask them to "start from the beginning."

This strange approach left Sonoko and Ran feeling quite puzzled.

Tachibana Shizuka slowly explained to them, "If you want to investigate someone, you can't just investigate their present.

His past and past are important factors that influence his present, so if possible, we should definitely get to know Mr. Maori better.”

"Even though Lan is Mr. Maori's daughter, she doesn't actually have a very deep understanding of Mr. Maori himself, right?

For example, why did your father resign from the Metropolitan Police Department? Why did he choose to become a detective after leaving?

Or what is Mr. Maori's level of reasoning?"

What Tachibana Shizuka said made a lot of sense to Xiaolan, because in her impression, her father had always been that decadent and greasy uncle.

But if those inferences were really made by his father, then Xiaolan really doesn't know much about her father.

"So," Tachibana Shizuka spread his hands, "Mr. Mori also graduated from Teitan High School, as did Ran's mother. So if you want to know about Mr. Mori's high school years, you only need to ask Ran's mother or other elders of the same period.

As for Mr. Maori's college years, that depends on the right timing.

The easiest thing for us to investigate today is Mr. Maori's experience during his time at the police academy, there is no doubt about that."

(End of this chapter)