Conan's Exorcist Detective

Chapter 58 The Forgotten Miwako

As soon as Takagi Shigeru got out of the car, he shivered at the cold and humid air on the mountain.

He walked to the passenger seat, picked up his coat and put it on, then took out a pack of cigarettes from under the dashboard in the moonlight.

Detectives generally have the habit of smoking, and even Takagi, who is recognized as a "good guy" by the Metropolitan Police Department, is no exception.

But he seldom smokes, and the reason he suddenly wanted to take a puff was to calm his mood.

Just now, a high school student's passionate act caused chaos in Tokyo tonight.

After getting out of the car, Takagi Wataru walked towards an abandoned warehouse not far away.

There were dozens of police cars and ambulances parked there, their alternating red and blue lights dazzling him, forcing him to park his car outside.

A yellow cordon was set up at the scene, and a group of police officers wearing bulletproof vests and armed with live ammunition were guarding the scene vigilantly.

The investigators moved through the bushes, on the roofs of warehouses, and even in trees, searching for anything that might be evidence and putting them into transparent evidence bags.

Because a large smuggling group has been dismantled, there is a lot of follow-up work to be done, not only on-site investigation and evidence collection, but also holding press conferences, co-producing reports with newspapers praising the Metropolitan Police Department's positive image, comforting the victims' families, and subsequent compensation issues, all of which require someone to take care of.

Therefore, the Metropolitan Police Department is very busy tonight.

Takagi Shigeru was recently ordered to be responsible for the evidence collection and investigation at the kidnapping scene.

After he lifted the yellow police tape and bent down to enter the scene, the busy police officers stopped their work and greeted him.

Gao Mu signaled them to continue with their work and not to bother himself.

He walked straight to Detective Chiba's position, where Detective Chiba was interrogating the prisoner on the spot.

"What did you say? Only one person knocked you all down?" Detective Chiba held the notebook in his hand, but he didn't write anything because the prisoner's confession was a bit exaggerated.

Across from him, Hui Xin, who was handcuffed, was speechless: "Not everyone, but a few people around me. It's a bit embarrassing to say this, but it's true."

"How did he fight?" Takagi Wataru interrupted at this time. Detective Chiba nodded after seeing Takagi.

“I saw a group of us rushing forward, and the guy knocked everyone over with a broken wooden sword.

I turned and ran, but after a few steps I was caught up and knocked unconscious. You can tell what happened just by looking at my face."

Takagi saw a thick bruise on Terunobu's face, and he was grimacing when he spoke.

He was speechless and wondered what was wrong with these high school students?
When Kudo Shinichi was reasoning previously, he made the Metropolitan Police Department look like a waste. Not long after, another Kosaka Haruhiko appeared who could fight against a group of yakuza alone. If this continues, the police's authority will be completely gone.

At this time, Detective Chiba said, "According to their confessions, in addition to Kosaka Haruhiko, there was another woman at the scene. She might have caused the explosion. I heard she knocked down a lot of people and had a gun in her hand."

"There's a gun?!" Takagi Wataru was shocked when he heard the news.

He immediately thought, is there any colleague involved in this matter?

However, Shiratori did not tell him about this person on the phone.

Confused, Takagi Shiraha called Shiratori, but no one answered.

Takagi frowned. The reason why Kousaka Haruhiko did not have to participate in the investigation and evidence collection work for the time being was because a senior official of the Metropolitan Police Department had given special permission.

Although it is basically certain that the woman brought by Kousaka Haruhiko is one of them, since a gun was used, her name must at least be included in the investigation report.

But since he is a colleague from the Metropolitan Police Department, he should take the initiative to report it, right?
Takagi shouted to a technical detective in the distance, "Go check the name of the woman that Kosaka Haruhiko brought."

The two men were not close to each other, and the scene was noisy, so the technical detective couldn't hear clearly.

A police officer nearby kindly reminded him, "I want you to check the name of Kosaka Haruhiko's woman."

"Oh, okay." The technical detective ran towards the patrol car with the equipment.

Takagi Wataru heard the conversation between the two and wanted to correct it, but at this time a Yakuza with his hair permed like instant noodles came over and interrupted him.

Kawamura Bao, the leader of the Kawamura Group, is the mastermind behind the kidnapping case and is also involved in the human smuggling case of Baijiu Pharmaceutical.

Gao Mu gave the other person a cold look and asked, "What's the matter?"

The officer behind him said, "Officer, he wants to see an attorney."

"Is it necessary? The evidence is already so obvious." Takagi said.

Kawamura smiled, he didn't seem worried at all: "Officer, please don't talk nonsense, I just took some money to kidnap a high school student to scare him, I wouldn't dare to do something as big as human trafficking.

It's all because of those guys under my command. They'll do anything for money. I'm really distressed."

Gao Mu looked at his ugly face and sneered: "Do you think I will believe you?"

Kawamura Bao: "It doesn't matter whether you believe it or not. The evidence will speak for itself. It's enough for the judge to believe it. I think our company's lawyers will be able to convince the judges.

Whatever the method, right?"

Takagi Shigeru felt a surge of anger in his heart. He knew what this guy meant. He was obviously implying that someone would take the blame for him, and his lawyer would do everything he could to help him get rid of the charges. If that didn't work, he could even bribe the prosecutor with money to clear his name.

Takagi Shigeru really wanted to tell him that this was all a dream, but he had to admit that every year many people who committed crimes escaped punishment in this way.

He was not sure whether Kawamura Bao could get away with it in the end, but no matter whether he could or not, he could do nothing. This feeling of powerlessness made Takagi doubt whether his efforts in investigating were really useful.

Kawamura Bao looked at the expression of the young police officer opposite him, and felt secretly happy. The depression that had been accumulating in his heart also dissipated a little.

There was no way he couldn't help but feel depressed. He didn't expect that helping a high school kid would almost get himself into trouble.

Damn, I’m so unlucky.

That brat Yuta Manaka is so despicable that he didn't even tell him the identity of that woman, causing him to get into so much trouble.

However, Kawamura still had a bottom line in his heart. Although his Kawamura Group would definitely not be able to be saved and he might have to hide his identity for a while, he would not die.

As for the anger from the Suzuki Group, let his subordinates bear it. There are so many people in the Kawamura Group that they can never kill him.

However, the money he saved during this period of time will probably have to be donated to the big bosses above him. Kawamura's heart bleeds when he thinks of this, because that was the money he had accumulated with great difficulty.

If that brat Yuta hadn't died, he would definitely have made that brat compensate for his losses.

Kawamura thought of the kid named Haruhiko Kousaka again, who was a very good fighter and had a close relationship with the eldest daughter of the consortium.

Kawamura was thinking about asking Kousaka Haruhiko to compensate for his losses, but of course not now.

He is currently in the limelight, and Kawamura would not be stupid enough to seek death at this time.

However, Kawamura Bao believes that there is no possibility for Kousaka Haruhiko and the eldest daughter of the Suzuki family to be together forever.

It is estimated that it won’t be long before the young lady will abandon this pretty boy and find a new lover. This kind of thing is very common among wealthy and powerful people.

If Haruhiko is nice enough at that time, he might get a considerable breakup fee.

And Kawamura Bao has already started to covet this money.

As for the question of the high school student being a better fighter, Kawamura didn't see it as a problem at all. No matter how good a fighter you are, you're still just one person. You can't be on guard all the time, right? There's always a chance to strike.

He will definitely avenge this.

Kawamura Bao looked at Takagi with confidence, but Takagi rejected his request.

"No, you can't see anyone for the time being. You have to wait until the case is investigated thoroughly." Takagi Shigeru signaled someone to take Kawamura away.

Kawamura complained, "Officer, what's the point of you doing this to me? You're going to let me go in the end anyway."

"I don't know if it will help, but I don't want to see that face of yours." Takagi Shigeru put on a professional fake smile, "So, please stay in the police station for a few days."

Kawamura Bao wanted to say something when a police officer ran over and Takagi Wataru turned around and ignored him.

"What's the matter?" Takagi asked the police officer who was running over in a hurry.

"Report to the officer, we found two hostages trapped in a car at the foot of the mountain, one of whom is..."

Before he could finish his words, Sato Miwako came over. There were obvious signs of injuries on her body, and there were marks on her wrists.

"Officer Sato?" Takagi Wataru was a little surprised. "What's wrong with you, Officer Sato? You seem injured..."

Takagi Shigeru's voice became smaller and smaller, because he felt that Sato Miwako seemed to be suppressing an extremely strong murderous aura.

Miwako Sato walked up to him and said coldly: "Where is Haruhiko Kousaka?"

Before Takagi could answer, the Yakuza who was being investigated pointed at Miwako and said, "That's her! She's the high school girl. She's the one who blew up the warehouse!!"

Upon hearing this, Sato Miwako walked up to the yakuza and punched him in the stomach, nearly knocking him unconscious. "What did you say? I didn't hear you clearly."

The gangsters around were so scared that they dared not speak. This woman had caused them a lot of trouble before, and now she dared to beat people in front of the police. The detectives around her seemed not to dare to mess with her.

At this time, Takagi Shigeru also understood that the woman with Kousaka Haruhiko was Sato Miwako.

But how did she become a hostage and trapped in the car?
Takagi was puzzled, but Sato Miwako was the first to ask a question: "Did Kosaka Haruhiko tell you about this location? Did he say anything else?"

Takagi thought for a moment and said, "I don't think he said anything else." Sato: "He didn't mention anything related to me?"

"No." Takagi looked embarrassed. "By the way, Officer Sato, why are you trapped in the car?"

"This damn bastard actually forgot about me!!" Blue veins in the shape of a # appeared on Sato Miwako's forehead.

Seeing that Sato Miwako was furious, Takagi didn't dare to ask more questions, but at least he found out the identity of the person who came with Kosaka Haruhiko.

So Takagi Shigeru called the technician detective.

As soon as the call was connected, the other party interrupted and said, "Officer Gaomu, the woman you asked me to find has not been found yet."

Takagi Wataru: "No need to look for him, that person is Officer Sato."

"What?! That kid's woman turned out to be Officer Sato?" A disappointed wail came from the other end of the line. "So Officer Sato likes younger brothers. Doesn't that mean I don't have any chance at all?"

The complaints from the other end of the phone were clearly heard by everyone around.

Sato Miwako snatched the phone from Takagi and said in a gentle voice, "I'm Sato. I heard that you are interested in me?"

The person on the other end of the phone: "Ah... Officer Sato, please listen to my explanation..."

"The investigation is over. Let's have a fight and let me see if you can meet my standards for choosing a man." After saying that, Sato Miwako hung up the phone angrily and threw the phone to Takagi.

"What's the situation now?" Sato Miwako asked Takagi. She only heard a few words about the case from the police officer who found her and didn't know much.

Miwako is now a little worried that the arrogant kid might be in danger.

Of course, she felt that her worry was more due to her desire to teach him a lesson afterwards.

Detective Takagi told her what he knew. The more Miwako Sato listened, the more surprised she became. In the end, she couldn't help but open her mouth into an O shape, causing the surrounding detectives to keep glancing at her.

Miwako didn't expect that the boy actually broke into Baijiu Pharmaceutical and made a scene, and rescued the girl by himself.

You have to know that Bai Niao had tried to let his men sneak into that place several times before, but they were always discovered by the other party.

How did he do it as a high school student?

I heard that the distribution room of Baijiu Pharmaceutical was also blown up. It sounded like a plot from a movie. Sato Miwako was speechless.

She suddenly wondered if she shouldn't have stopped him before.
But then I thought it wasn't right. After all, he was just a student and shouldn't get involved in such matters. Such matters should be handled by the police.

Well, after the investigation of the case is over, I must find an opportunity to teach this disobedient boy a lesson, Miwako thought.

Of course, she only wanted to get the misguided boy back on the right track, and she definitely didn't want to take revenge on Haruhiko for his unreasonable behavior when he subdued her in the car.

At this time, two medical rescue workers came over with medical supplies and helped her treat the injuries she had suffered in the previous battle. However, it seemed that she might need to rest for a while to heal the injury on her leg.

Shigeru Takagi watched Miwako Sato enter the medical vehicle, then turned around and focused on the on-site search and evidence collection.

The more he investigated, the more curious Takagi became about Haruhiko's abilities.

Because according to the report from the scene, Haruhiko was besieged by the yakuza twice, and both times he fought alone.

But in this situation where he could lose his life at any time, he just knocked people unconscious without killing anyone, so as to avoid getting himself into trouble and lawsuit for murder. This is actually very difficult.

And after that, he seemed to be not seriously injured. He ran to Baijiu Pharmaceutical and made a big fuss.

In other words, he didn't actually use his full strength when he attacked this group of Yakuza?

Takagi Shigeru found it difficult to imagine the scene at that time.

It's not that he hasn't seen strong fighters. In fact, because he is a criminal police, he has heard many interesting legends and has also been fortunate enough to see several senior officers of the Metropolitan Police Department display extraordinary fighting ability.

But those people are the elite among the elite, and it is very difficult for ordinary people to escape alive when they are chased by a group of extreme gangs. Most people die under their insidious attacks.

He defeated two groups of gangsters by himself and still had the energy to save the girl. Is this really something a high school student can do?
Takagi also knows that Haruhiko is very good at reasoning and is at a very top level, but he doesn't know who is better between him and Kudo Shinichi?

Just as he was daydreaming, a police officer ran over and interrupted his thoughts.

"Officer Takagi, a lawyer wants to see Bao Kawamura," said the police officer.

"Didn't they deny him permission to meet?" Gao Mu frowned. "They denied him permission and said Kawamura Bao was a major suspect and was under investigation."

The police officer looked embarrassed: "But that lawyer has a meeting permit from the Metropolitan Police Department."

Gao Mu's expression suddenly turned ugly: "Are they already taking action so soon? These legal jackals are really disgusting."

"Let him in." Takagi gave the instruction helplessly.

Soon, a thin man who looked to be in his forties walked in with his head held high, seemingly not taking the group of detectives seriously.

As soon as Kawamura Bao saw the lawyer, he felt more confident.

Because he had seen this lawyer several times at Yakuza gatherings, and although they had not spoken much, he knew that he was a "legal jackal" who was specifically responsible for lawsuits involving Yakuza-affiliated industries and helped the Yakuza to legally and reasonably seize property.

Since the lawyer was arranged to come in person, it seemed that my life was definitely saved. I just didn't know how much property I would need to pay to satisfy the people above me.

But at least now, he can hold his head high in front of these Metropolitan Police Department dogs.

Kawamura Bao walked towards my lawyer with an arrogant look on his face. He stopped in front of Takagi and said sarcastically, "Officer, I told you that you couldn't keep me, didn't I?"

Gao Mu's face turned ashen with anger, and the desperate eyes of the victims' families flashed before his eyes.

The rest of the police officers also stared at Kawamura Bao with anger. They really couldn't understand it. Everyone had worked hard and overtime to investigate, and they knew that he had killed many innocent people.

The criminal still managed to escape punishment by exploiting legal loopholes. The most hateful thing is that this guy has an expression that says "what can you do to me?"

This is simply the greatest insult to the victims and their families.

There was a young police officer who had just graduated in the Metropolitan Police Department. He couldn't contain his anger and was about to rush up and beat Kawamura Bao.

A hand gently pressed on his shoulder, and he turned around to find Sato Miwako standing behind him, her leg wrapped in a fresh bandage.

"Young people need to learn to be patient. In this situation, if you rush up and beat the lawyer in front of him, it will only cause trouble for our Metropolitan Police Department," said Miwako Sato.

"Officer Sa...Officer Sato." The young police officer was a little shy after seeing Miwako, which was normal.

Miwako Sato is extremely popular in the Metropolitan Police Department. Every year, most of the young police officers who join the police force regard her as their ideal partner and admire her for a while. Only when they realize that they cannot become Miwako's lover will they bury this expectation deep in their hearts.

The young man next to Sato is still in the excitement period, and at present he is more concerned about the beautiful fantasies of the future.

Miwako Sato glanced at him, smiled slightly and said nothing. The experience of these years has taught her how to deal with this situation, so as not to make the other party sad and not to let these young people have fantasies about her.

At this time, Kawamura Bao had already arrived in front of the lawyer. He greeted him with a flattering look on his face: "Lawyer Ushijima, thank you for your hard work and for coming here in person."

Lawyer Ushijima said politely, "Is it Mr. Kawamura Bao?"

"It's me," Kawamura Bao said, "Can I be bailed out today? I really can't get used to living in a police station."

"You may have misunderstood. I'm not here to bail you out." Lawyer Ushijima pushed his glasses, and the light reflected from the glasses made Kawamura Bao feel a chill in his heart.

"Ah? Then you are..."

"The president of Otsu Construction discovered a large amount of unknown expenditure in one of its subsidiaries while checking the company's accounts, so he entrusted me to investigate the matter," said lawyer Ushijima.

Otsu Construction Company is the official company of the Yakuza organization to which Kawamura belongs. After the other party said this, Kawamura Bao vaguely felt that something seemed to be wrong.

"What do you mean? I never ask about the company's affairs. It's always Xiaoshan Xunzi who is in charge of the accounts and company operations."

Lawyer Ushijima said, "But Xiaoshan Xunzi has committed suicide. The suicide note he left behind and the evidence we found all point to you misappropriating the company's funds."

Kawamura Bao was dumbfounded. He understood the other party's subtext.

He was given up.

Kawamura Bao said in disbelief: "But... why? Isn't it enough to send my men in?"

Lawyer Ushijima leaned forward slightly and whispered in his ear, "Because you messed with the wrong person."

"That high school student? Haruhiko Kousaka?" Kawamura said in shock.

Lawyer Ushijima, still maintaining his professional fake smile, whispered, "We don't want to cause trouble for someone who might become the future son-in-law of the Suzuki family."

"Impossible! He's just a gigolo. How could he let the Suzuki Group stand up for him?" Kawamura Bao still asked without giving up.

"You're wrong. I heard it was the daughter of the head of the Suzuki Group who said that." Lawyer Ushijima looked at him like he was trash. "It's best for a fool like you to leave this world sooner rather than later."

As he spoke, Lawyer Ushijima walked towards Takagi Shigeru with the documents in his hand, saying that there were still some procedures to go through.

Behind him, Kawamura Bao had collapsed to the ground in despair.

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