Detective Conan: Is Miss Haibara planning to assault a police officer again today?

After a long silence, Shiratori Renzaburo chuckled and said, "Higashino-kun, capturing Scorpion this time is a great achievement, especially since you did it all by yourself."

"Both the image of a personal hero and the aura of bravery are very well done. If you want to manipulate things, it wouldn't be too difficult to arrange a police inspector position for you."

Although this promotion seems a bit hasty.

But international criminals like Scrooge are not so easy to catch.

It's worth noting that after she was designated an international fugitive, official organizations were unable to determine her appearance, age, or gender.

How can others arrest them if they don't comply?

But Higashino Ning managed to catch him.

Moreover, prior to this, Higashino Ning had many other "achievements," most of which made the news.

Although Higashino Ning has a poor background and education, his promotion will not attract any criticism, and his superiors will not deliberately trip him up.

After all, special cases like Higashino Ning can serve as excellent role models for the police.

While a promotion may be possible, it still requires someone to proactively propose it, because exceptional promotions essentially violate traditional career advancement rules.

In Japanese society, breaking with tradition requires not only an opportunity but also a benefactor.

Shiratori Ninzaburo now considers himself Higashino Ning's benefactor.

In fact, he wasn't wrong to think that way.

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Higashino Ning briefly analyzed what Shiratori Ninzaburo had said, crossed his legs, and said in a relaxed tone, "I do indeed crave a promotion. Just tell me your conditions."

"Looks like they didn't pay enough membership fees when they defected."

His attitude gave Shiratori Ninzaburo a feeling that he was "difficult to control".

But he also believes that with a combination of kindness and strictness, Higashino Ning can definitely be molded into a better person.

Isn't he eager for a promotion?

Without relying on the Shiratori family, Higashino Ning would have remained a police inspector his entire life, no matter how hard he worked.

He should be the one who's fearless and has nothing to lose.

Shiratori Ninzaburo picked up his lunch coffee and took a sip. "There are no conditions, you just need to know how to be grateful."

"The Shiratori family gives you resources and opportunities for promotion, all they want is for you to come out and cheer them on when needed in the future."

He put down his cup, paused for a moment, and continued, "From a personal perspective, I'm in the professional group, and I aspire to become the Superintendent of Police or even the Superintendent General of Police in the future."

"There are about a hundred people in the same batch as me. Family resources are one aspect, and resources under their command are another."

"Having a good subordinate makes it easier to advance in your career. That's what I need from you. We'll share the success and failure together, so it's not really about taking advantage of you, right?"

Higashino Ning nodded outwardly, but inwardly he was thinking, "I also really want to improve, and I want to aim for the position of Superintendent General or even Superintendent General."

Since Shiratori Ninzaburo came to ask him to make another statement, then he might as well make a proper statement again.

Higashino Ning stood up. "My needs for you far exceed your needs for me. You can rest assured."

Shiratori Ninzaburo stood up as well, "That's good. I was more worried about those clueless guys."

He chuckled easily, "I'll help you with the police inspector position, but getting promoted to police inspector is more difficult, since I'm only a police inspector right now."

"It's alright. Although I really want to improve, I'm not in a rush," Higashino Ning continued politely.

The two of them dawdled and talked back and forth, finishing the important business and then chatting for almost ten more minutes before finally ending the conversation.

Back at his workstation, Takagi Wataru floated over in his chair and asked in a low voice, "What does Officer Shiratori want with you?"

Higashino Ning chuckled, "I think I'm going to be promoted to police inspector soon, and you'll be my subordinate from now on."

Takagi Wataru was completely stunned and couldn't even speak.

This is just like listening to a storybook!

He was just promoted to patrol chief after passing a highly competitive exam with 20 candidates to choose from, and now he has to prepare for promotion to police inspector?

If we're really comparing promotion speed, even the professional group doesn't get this fast!

Takagi Wataru suddenly became worried, while trying to be tactful, "Higashino, you haven't done anything to betray your conscience, have you?"

"What are you thinking about?" Higashino Ning casually put his feet on the table. "It's just a mutual assistance agreement with Officer Shiratori."

“It just so happens that I have a promotion opportunity with Shi Kaobing, so he helped me get promoted.”

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"I'll give you a proper promotion once I get promoted."

Takagi Wataru didn't have much desire for a promotion, as long as Higashino Ning didn't do anything that violated his principles or bottom line.

He was naturally happy that his good brother could rise higher and higher in his official position.

"How about we go out and celebrate again tonight?"

Upon hearing this, Dongye Ning considered it carefully and said, "Okay, let's stick with just the few of us. You can ride in my car today."

“Sure,” Takagi Wataru readily agreed. “Speaking of which, I’ve never ridden in your car before. I’ll send a message to Officer Sato and Ms. Yumi first.”

Takagi Wataru fiddled with his phone, and Higashino Ning also wanted to make a call to the little girl.

The twilight cast a hazy, beautiful glow on the abandoned building.

Ai Haibara, who was rehearsing, noticed her phone vibrating and immediately went to the side.

Currently, only Higashino Ning calls this phone.

Answer the call, nod, widen your eyes, and then hang up.

Ai Haibara looked at the three children and said, "We're going out for dinner tonight, so let's call it a day for today's rehearsal. I'm going home."

Although the three children wanted to rehearse a little longer, Ai Haibara had to leave, and they couldn't say anything.

While the three kids were packing their things, Conan walked up to Ai Haibara and asked, "Is that Officer Higashino's phone call?"

"Mm." Ai Haibara put away her phone and straightened her clothes.

Conan continued, "You seemed quite surprised earlier. Did something happen?"

Haibara sighed, "Higashino-nii is probably going to be promoted to assistant inspector, and then you'd better shut up. If you ask me again, I'll punch you on the head."

Faced with Ai Haibara's threat, Conan chuckled twice and shut up, then mentally processed the shock.

Wodefa!

Is Officer Higashino going to be promoted to Inspector?!

If this continues, he might even get a high-ranking police inspector to become his inside man!

Expectation!

Chapter 89 Takagi-nii

Because of Higashino Ning's promotion, Conan is now full of expectations for the future.

This is not only to facilitate his investigations, but also because he desperately needs a trustworthy senior police officer to fight against the organization.

He told the other police officers about his situation, and they would most likely just get him expelled, being seen as a child making a fuss.

If a real emergency were to occur, by the time he could persuade Inspector Megure and the others to come to the rescue, it would be too late.

But now that Higashino Ning is here, the situation will be very different.

Conan became happier the more he thought about it.

After parting ways with the three children, he looked at Ai Haibara and asked, "Haibara, why did you trust Inspector Higashino so easily?"

"You haven't known him for very long, have you?"

Ai Haibara had her hands in her pockets. She was wearing a light pink sweatshirt, which she had bought when she moved last time.

Upon hearing Conan's question, she chose to put on the hat.

Conan, seeing this, assumed that Ai Haibara was not going to answer.

But after thinking for a moment, she decided to speak.

"Because there is a feeling that you can completely trust him and entrust your life to him."

Ai Haibara's voice was very soft, and her tone did not show any obvious fluctuations.

"This feeling was so strong that it made me choose to go to his house and live with him."

"Given this case of natural death, I feel there is no need and no way to continue hiding it from him."

"If he is targeted and killed by the organization without knowing why because of me, I will regret it for the rest of my life."

At this moment, Ai Haibara recalled what Ning Higashino had said that morning, and with a light laugh, she shook her head, her eyes lowered as she looked at her toes. "I don't want to regret it, nor do I want to feel sorry for myself."

The reason she's telling Conan all this is because she has a desire to confide in him and organize her thoughts.

However, the person receiving this confiding should not be Higashino Ning.

Conan fell silent after hearing this.

It feels like something very mysterious.

He didn't quite understand, but he comprehended it.

Conan's tone lightened, "Then let's leave it at that. Inspector Higashino is indeed trustworthy, even though he can be a bit unreliable at times."

Ai Haibara immediately glared at him, "Isn't it much better than yours? You're always showing off your reasoning skills, as if you're afraid people won't realize you're not an ordinary kid."

What can I do if I'm stuck with a half-baked detective?

Conan was internally grumbling, but he remained silent.

Arguing with girls never gets you anywhere; that's a lesson learned.

Moreover, Ai Haibara's words make sense; he should indeed be more low-key in his daily life.

That's why he was frantically searching for an inside man within the police force; with an inside man, he could solve the case discreetly.

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