Conan's Exorcist Detective

Chapter 60 The Aftertaste
The missing persons case that has shrouded Tokyo for more than two months has finally been solved. The person behind it turned out to be the Hakuto Pharmaceutical Company, which conducted human experiments.

The subsequent reaction caused by this phenomenon was a sharp drop in the stock prices of all pharmaceutical sectors. The public strongly demanded that supervision of such companies be strengthened. It was said that some radical civil groups had begun preparing for a new round of protest marches.

In addition to the official news released, there was also a piece of rumor that spread like wildfire.

"It is said that a high school student caused an explosion at Baijiu Pharmaceutical in order to save his girlfriend, which gave the police the opportunity to enter and search. Is that true?" At the press conference, a female reporter held up the interview microphone and asked the Metropolitan Police Department spokesman.

The surrounding flash lights suddenly focused on the spokesperson's face, flashing rapidly.

The Metropolitan Police Department officer remained calm: "There is no such thing."

"What happened to the explosion?" another reporter asked.

"This is part of our plan. Please don't blindly believe such rumors," said a Metropolitan Police Department officer.

"I heard that the high school student's girlfriend is the daughter of a certain consortium. Is that true?" A reporter popped out from the corner and asked.

The Metropolitan Police Department officer smiled and said, "Please tell me the name of the consortium directly. I think they might respond."

The reporter fell silent.

Compared to lengthy and boring case reports, the public prefers this kind of hero-saving-beauty story, so this rumor tends to intensify.

However, due to the joint intervention of certain forces, Haruhiko's role in this case was completely downplayed. Even within the Metropolitan Police Department, only a few people knew about his key role in this incident.

Among these people is Shiratori Renzaburo.

Officer Shiratori was in the elevator of the Metropolitan Police Department building, holding a thick document in his hand, which was the result of his all-night battle last night.

Holding this material, the figure of the young man unconsciously appeared in Bai Niao's mind.

In fact, when he first started paying attention to the entanglement between Haruhiko and the Yakuza, he did not have high expectations. At most, it could only be regarded as a desperate gamble when he was desperate.

Shiratori believes that the best scenario is to use Haruhiko as a clue to lure the Kawamura Group into revealing their true colors, and then they can find ways to find flaws from within the Kawamura Group.

Of course, in Shiratori's opinion, this process will take at least a long time.

But he didn't expect that Haruhiko not only wiped out the gang of yakuza, but also sneaked into Baijiu Pharmaceutical and blew up the distribution room, which gave him the opportunity to lead his men in and complete the final kill.

This human smuggling case, which left the entire Metropolitan Police Department's detectives helpless, was solved by the reckless behavior of a high school student.

Is this luck?
Shiratori doesn't think so. Maybe there's some luck involved, but Haruhiko's ability and courage are also very important factors.

Even if an ordinary person had such luck, he would not be able to subdue a group of gangsters who dared to smuggle people, let alone sneak into such a dangerous environment alone to rescue people.

He felt that Haruhiko was destined to be the protagonist.

Shiratori knew that there were many powerful seniors in the Metropolitan Police Department with this kind of fate. All kinds of troubles would come to them on their own initiative, and then these people would step on the troubles and climb to the top of the pyramid of human society step by step.

"I'm so envious of the little brat who's destined to be a hero." Shiratori muttered to himself.

At this time, the elevator door slowly opened.

Shiratori walked out of the elevator with the materials, came to the door of an office and knocked gently.

"Come in." A serious voice came from inside the room.

Shiratori pushed the door open and saw a burly man sitting behind the desk. He was wearing a simple suit and had a mustache. There was a scar on his left eye that ran from his brow to his cheek.

"Inspector Matsumoto, I have brought the materials." Shiratori walked to the desk, put down the materials in his hand, and then waited for the questioning from Inspector Matsumoto Kiyonaga.

"Thank you for your hard work, Shiratori." Inspector Matsumoto gestured for Shiratori to sit down, and then began to look at the information sent to him.

The white bird waited patiently.

Matsumoto Seinaga read it carefully. After a while, he put down the report and asked, "Do you suspect there's another parent company behind Baijiu Pharmaceutical? It's not just the scapegoats on the surface?"

"I think it's very likely that Haruhiko Kousaka only blew up the distribution room, and what really burned Hakubato Pharmaceutical to ashes was the explosion and fire caused by another group of people," said Shiratori.

"Is there any news about finding that group of people?" asked Matsumoto Seinaga.

"No, they must have been prepared. Investigators said they hid a large amount of flammable chemicals in the main body of the company building, which is why it burned so quickly." Shiratori said, "But the more this is the case, the more it proves they are trying to hide something."

"Got it. I'll report it to the higher-ups." Matsumoto Seinaga nodded and asked, "By the way, how's that Kousaka Haruhiko doing?"

Shiratori gave a wry smile and said, "He should rest at home. I will allow him to make up his statement later, as per your order."

Matsumoto Seinaga nodded and said, "Well, he's a very good young man. You can try to persuade him. If he is interested, you can have him join the Metropolitan Police Department. We really need such talents."

Shiratori knew that Inspector Matsumoto was extending an olive branch to Haruhiko. As long as he joined the Metropolitan Police Department, he would be one of their own. Even if he couldn't rise to prominence in the future, he would at least be guaranteed to be promoted faster than others.

Shiratori: "I will convey it truthfully. I believe that kid will be extremely happy after hearing it, right?"

"That's not necessarily true," Matsumoto Kiyonaga said. "Maybe he'd rather be the son-in-law of the Suzuki Group."

Shiratori slapped his forehead and said suddenly, "I had forgotten about this. Damn it! What a lucky kid! I envy him so much."

Matsumoto Kiyonaga also smiled rarely.

After delivering the information and receiving the superior's deployment of the subsequent case, Shiratori left Matsumoto Kiyonaga's office, but met Megure Juzo on the way.

Inspector Megure also looked tired, holding a stack of documents in his hand. It seemed that he had just completed the work assigned by the Metropolitan Police Department and came here to report.

The two lit cigarettes and chatted about the case for a while.

When the two of them parted ways, Inspector Megure suddenly asked, "I heard that Brother Kosaka helped you a lot?"

Shiratori nodded: "Yes, although this guy is a bit reckless, but without him, this case really can't be solved."

"What a brilliant young man! It would be great if he could join our Metropolitan Police Department." Inspector Megure exclaimed.

"Inspector Matsumoto has shown interest in him and asked me to help pass on a message," Shiratori said with a smile. Megure was stunned for a moment. He knew what this message meant. Inspector Matsumoto's official rank was already very high, not to mention that there were powerful groups above and behind him who were of the same faction as him.

In other words, as long as Haruhiko joins the Metropolitan Police Department, he will be a super newcomer with a bunch of big guys as teammates, and his promotion speed is expected to be astonishing.

Inspector Megure sighed as he walked into the Metropolitan Police Department.

But what he was thinking in his heart was that Brother Kousaka was the first one to know me, and he was his younger brother!
Well, I must continue to maintain a good relationship with him.

But what does this guy like? He seems to like mystery? Then he can't help Haruhiko set up a murder scene.

By the way, Megure Jusan suddenly remembered that Haruhiko seemed to meet Sato Miwako often, and this case was no exception.

Did he do this on purpose? Was he actually trying to woo Sato Miwako in this way?

Megure Jusan thought that if there was a chance in the future, he could try to bring the two together.

...

After Haruhiko and Haibara Ai left, the Kousaka Exorcism Office became empty again.

There is a sign at the door saying "Closed for Business". In fact, even if it wasn't there, there would be very few customers coming.

But at this moment, a man in black quietly walked into the office.

He moved very carefully, looking around sharply. Hidden under his wide sleeves was a pistol in his hand with the safety on.

After taking a quick look around the first floor, the man in black slowly walked up the wooden stairs to the second floor. After entering the bedroom, he saw the small cosplay costume on Haruhiko's bed and a puzzled expression appeared on his face.

...

Meanwhile, at the Maori Detective Agency.

Mao Lilan was lying on the sofa and making a phone call.

Her small feet in black stockings swung back and forth in the air, and her alluring pectoral muscles pressed a large dent into the sofa. "What? Could that rumor be true? The kidnapped consortium heiress is you? Are you okay, Sonoko? I'll come find you now."

Yuanzi on the other end of the phone said, "It's okay, Xiaolan, I'm already home, but my dad has temporarily grounded me. I'll come play with you guys again in a few days."

"Oh...but I'm still very worried about you." Xiaolan said nervously.

"Don't worry, Lan, I'm really fine..."

The two of them talked about Sonoko's kidnapping on the phone, but most of the time it was Sonoko who was talking and Xiaolan who was listening.

However, what Sonoko said was a little exaggerated, making Xiaolan feel that Haruhiko had become a lone hero in a Hollywood movie, and seemed to have some superpowers.

There shouldn't be such people in real life, right? Mao Lilan felt puzzled as she listened.

But then she thought, even if it wasn't as exaggerated as what Yuanzi said, it was still amazing to be able to rescue Yuanzi from a bunch of bad guys, right?
No wonder he didn't go back to his house yesterday. Maybe he was afraid that those people would come to his house for revenge and cause trouble for her?
Ran Maoli immediately felt that Haruhiko was a kind and good person.

Oh, and he was lying in bed saying he had a fever, so he must have been injured, right? After all, if they were trying to rescue the garden from under such a siege, they would inevitably be attacked by the enemy.

Mao Lilan suddenly felt a little guilty.

She felt that if she had been more careful, she would have noticed something wrong with Haruhiko's body and at least stayed to take care of him.

While talking to Sonoko, Ran Mouri began to think about Haruhiko, not noticing Conan who was hiding on the other side of the sofa and eavesdropping.

Conan had been eavesdropping for a long time and had heard almost everything Sonoko said. Combined with today's TV and newspaper reports, he was able to roughly piece together what had happened.

Using human bodies for drug testing? Conan immediately thought of the Black Organization that had shrunk him. Only they could do such a cruel thing.

However, Haruhiko Kousaka was able to break into the laboratory and rescue Sonoko, and Conan felt that it might not be the black organization.

After all, given the terrifying nature of that black organization, it would be extremely difficult for Haruhiko to break into their core laboratory alone.

I was already very cautious in eavesdropping on their transaction, but I was almost killed by being poisoned, let alone breaking into the enemy's lair.

But no matter what, this guy Haruhiko Kousaka did something shocking again, but this time it had nothing to do with reasoning. Conan felt a vague feeling of relief in his heart.

It seems like Kosaka is developing into an action star, which is a good thing.

Conan thought, "Leave the reasoning to me, and you, Kousaka-kun, should focus on your martial arts."

At this moment, the door to the room was pushed open.

As soon as Maori Kogoro entered the room, he shouted, "Xiaolan, you're here. That's great. Is there any curry left from yesterday? Bring it to me quickly. I'm starving."

Mao Lilan turned around, and the sofa that had been bullied by her pectoral muscles for half a day slowly rebounded, but there were still two shallow marks: "Dad, didn't you eat outside?"

"Don't mention it. That client yesterday was so troublesome. I spent the whole night with him looking for him, but in the end he didn't even treat me to dinner." Kogoro Mouri complained.

Mao Lilan sat up and stepped into slippers with her feet wrapped in black stockings. "Shall I make you some noodles? I've brought the curry to Kousaka-kun."

"Ah? I've been looking forward to it all night." Maori Kogoro said with a sad face, "My dear daughter, can you make another one for Daddy?"

"Really?" Mao Lilan was a little reluctant, but still got up and put on her clothes. "Wait for me to go to Kosaka-kun's house and get the pot back."

Maori Kogoro smiled apologetically: "Okay, then I'll go take a bath first."

Mao Lilan walked to the entrance, bent down to change her shoes and shouted, "Dad, please wash the ingredients first."

"Okay, I got it." The sound of water coming out of the shower came from the bathroom, "Conan, go wash the ingredients in the refrigerator."

Conan walked towards the refrigerator with a speechless look on his face.

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