Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 485 The Scapegoat: Gin

During the three days Kogoro Mouri was away, I didn't miss him, felt comfortable, and just lazed around.

Inspector Megure enjoyed three relatively comfortable days, a rare "vacation".

It's like having a holiday even though there isn't one.

Although cases still occur in Beika Town or throughout Tokyo, they are resolved quickly, without even requiring his personal intervention.

Inspector Megure finally noticed another problem: it seemed that only where Mori's brother appeared would high-IQ criminals be active.

When the other party doesn't show up, most of the cases that occur are low-IQ crimes, or violent killings where the perpetrator calls the police.

This Grim Reaper is no ordinary person; under his influence, every case is exceptionally typical and can be used as a teaching example.

Out of boredom, Inspector Megure accepted Yumi Miyamoto's request after starting work today to interrogate a suspicious person who was using a fake license plate on his car.

The act of using fake license plates is commonly seen among a range of criminals, including kidnappers, robbers, and thieves.

They need to move vehicles, but they conceal the license plates in this way to avoid them being identified.

Therefore, even if the person using the fake license plate has not committed any crime, the Metropolitan Police Department will still conduct an investigation.

After all, the incidence of such cases in Tokyo this year is too high, and their public safety has already dropped to a very low level. It would be best to prevent such cases from happening in the first place.

This guy in front of him, named Araide Tomoaki, wasn't someone he'd met for the first time. The last time they met was the day Araide Tomoaki's father was electrocuted and turned into a muggle.

Also present were Kogoro Mouri and his two younger brothers, Natsukawa.

The other party's stepmother attempted to murder his biological father but failed, and he sent her to prison, where she is still serving her sentence.

Although his father did not die on the spot, he died inexplicably in the hospital. The surveillance footage at the time was broken, and the police have not yet given a reasonable cause of death.

The case was dropped.

The father is a doctor at a private clinic, and Akihiro's family is relatively well-off. Logically, they shouldn't be robbing someone because they have no money. Inspector Megure suspects that the other party might just be a rich kid looking for fun or relieving stress.

During a previous exchange on international crime cases, something similar happened in Hong Kong, the neighboring country.

Several rich kids and government officials, out of boredom or oppression from their parents at home, resorted to robbery and murder.

The reason is absolutely outrageous.

But this is also a possibility. He strongly suspected that Shinichiro was in the same situation. Perhaps the pressure from his parents' accident was too great, and he needed a way to vent.

Fortunately, it was discovered early on, and hopefully we can use words to cheer the other person up.

Using a fake license plate violates traffic laws and only results in a three-day detention. Today is the third day since the other party was arrested by the police. If the other party's psychological problems cannot be addressed today, he is worried that the other party will be back in the police station in a few days, possibly for robbery, murder, or kidnapping.

Tokyo is already chaotic enough; we absolutely cannot allow something like this to happen again.

"Dr. Shinichi, I know your parents' situation has been a huge blow to you. If you are experiencing any psychological stress, you can tell me."

You can confide in Brother Mori or Brother Natsukawa, but please don't do anything illegal.

We should live our lives openly and happily, and not let things disrupt our rhythm of life. Life goes on, and you're only in your twenties; you have a long and promising future ahead of you.

Despite Inspector Megure's earnest and heartfelt advice, Araide Tomoaki's face remained completely expressionless.

To be honest, Vermouth was a little dazed, and a strange anger was building up inside her, making her want to go crazy!
Getting caught using a fake license plate is one thing; she could have just spent two days at the police station and been released. But today, Inspector Megure suddenly went crazy and took her to see a psychiatrist, and then brought her to his office for a chat.

His words sounded like he was advising someone who was about to jump off a building and commit suicide.

It's inexplicable. She clearly explained that she didn't use that deck.

Unfortunately, he couldn't find any evidence, and the police simply didn't believe him, so he could only remain silent.

She suspected that a codenamed member of the distillery was trying to disgust her, perhaps a silver-haired man, but she had no proof.

Yumi Miyamoto didn't believe her explanation, especially after learning about Tomoaki Araide's background.

Then Inspector Megure met with her.

Now, she didn't want to talk at all and was waiting for Baileys to come and bail her out.

Although her detention will end today, she simply can't take it anymore and needs to get out immediately to breathe some fresh air.

In addition, the situation at Teitan High School also concerned her quite a bit.

I received a message from Baileys when I spoke with her on the phone yesterday that a new Tomoaki Shinichi did appear at Teitan High School on the day I was arrested, and he was even captured on CCTV.

According to Baileys, the person even nodded towards the security camera, as if to greet her!

Because of the limited quality of the surveillance video, Baileys was unable to confirm whether the other party was disguised.

However, according to Baileys' investigation, the real Tomoaki Shinide is indeed dead. The local police station has a clear record of the fall from the cliff and has also found the remains of the body.

The citizen information system in this era was very rudimentary. Even if there were remains, there was no way to confirm them. They could only wait for the family to report the incident to the police so that the relatives could verify and confirm the information.

Since Shinichiro clearly had no family members to call the police for him, and with Vermouth's disguise, the situation seemed to have hit a bug, making it impossible to proceed to the next step.

Baileys stole DNA information and verified that it was indeed Shinichiro.

So who is impersonating Shinide Tomoaki?

Some people at the brewery base knew about her impersonation of Shinichiro, and she suspected that they were among them.

"I'm sorry, I really don't. If you have any other questions, you can talk to my lawyer when he arrives."

Vermouth didn't give Inspector Megure a friendly look. While the other party meant well, anyone who'd been annoyed for three days wouldn't give a pleasant look. Inspector Megure's expression darkened slightly.

Well, I failed to be a good person and now I'm being bothered.

The other person's expression was exactly the same as the uncooperative suspects he encountered every time he went out on a police call.

Even more suspicious.

Inspector Megure offered another round of kind advice, but Vermouth went into seclusion, nodding the whole time and letting it go in one ear and out the other.

I haven't been in a rush to get Baileys to bail her out these past two days. I've also been thinking about getting familiar with the Metropolitan Police Department's layout, and I also want to meet that Joel. I heard she and Miyamoto Yumi are best friends.

It just so happened that the person in question was on leave due to a car accident.
Three days of complete chaos.

Soon, Baileys arrived at the Metropolitan Police Department with her lawyer. Given the conditions for bail and the fact that the police had not found any criminal evidence, they had no choice but to grant bail.

"Miss Nami, remember to talk to your boyfriend when you get back. He seems to be having some mental issues lately. Show him more care."

Before leaving, Inspector Megure leaned close to Bailey's ear and whispered a few words.

"I see."

Baileys looked at Vermouth with a strange expression, glancing at her as if she wanted to laugh out loud, but then felt a little embarrassed.

Once in the car, Baileys finally couldn't help but smile.

"Hmph, what's so funny?" Vermouth rolled her eyes, then helplessly tilted her head back and closed them.

"sorry, I."

"Alright, let's not talk about that." Vermouth waved her hand, skipping the topic and getting straight to the point: "Could the person impersonating Araide Tomoaki be a codenamed member within the organization?"

"Hmm? Why would you think that?"

Baileys frowned in thought. Vodka and Tequila hadn't been around for the past few days, Kiel seemed to have been at the TV station, Amuro Tooru had gone to Nishitama City, and Calvados was one of their own so there wouldn't be any problems. That left only Gin and Cohen.

Cohen is impossible.

Even if he could get a disguise mask, he wouldn't know how to change his voice.

The new Tomoaki who appeared that day didn't have any voice changer or anything like that stuck on his neck.

"You suspect Gin? But wasn't he in the conference room at that time?"

Baileys thought that Gin wouldn't disguise himself or transform, so the possibility was extremely slim. Besides, he was the head of the Japanese branch, so why would he do something so pointless?

She thought Vermouth was overthinking things, possibly because things had been bad these past few days and Vermouth was experiencing hormonal imbalance.

This is like a wife suspecting her husband of cheating. Even without evidence, she makes these inexplicable connections without any logical explanation.

Vermouth remained silent.

Who knows? Besides, these things can be prepared in advance. At least she didn't see Gin that day, so there's a possibility.

Who knows, the other party might be in the conference room, secretly watching her being arrested through surveillance cameras or something similar.

So disgusting!

I was just refuting his plan, was it really necessary to make such a fuss?
Gin had no idea that he had taken the blame for Anya, but even if he did, he wouldn't care.

No matter what, this matter is not worth worrying about.

Baileys said with a serious expression, "I heard that someone reported it."

This report does suggest that Vermouth was scammed, but whether it was Gin is uncertain and hard to say!
"Who?"

Vermouth raised an eyebrow, sensing that she was about to find evidence.

"Uh, I heard the voice sounds like Kogoro Mouri."

Baileys shrugged and then said, "You must have misheard or someone deliberately changed their voice. I investigated and found that Kogoro Mouri went to Fukui early that morning."

"Moreover, he's not that boring, neither to you nor to the identity of Araide Tomoaki."

Silence fell over the car; even Vermouth herself didn't know what to say.

The other party was very cautious and left no trace, so it will probably be difficult to find out the truth.

Actually, it's not entirely nonexistent.

The only breakthrough is that guy disguised as Shinichi Nakama!

Thinking of this, Vermouth immediately asked, "Have you found the person who was impersonating Araide Tomoaki?"

Baileys shook her head slightly. By the time she received the news and went to Teitan High School, Shinichi Araide was already gone.

"By the way, I also asked for leave for you these past two days. The school doesn't know about your situation."

"Ah."

Vermouth nodded slightly and said nothing more.

(Ask for monthly ticket)

(End of this chapter)