Conan: Chief of Rice Flower's Science Points

Chapter 117 You are all murderers!
The murder case of Sakurayama Rika was solved with the murderer's "surrender".

But for the Mihua Agency, the case is still not over...

The fact that the case was solved and the identity of the murderer was revealed made many people in the agency feel relieved, especially Director Shiraishi. It would be great if the case could be solved without offending the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and Councillor Shirai. However...

At the morning meeting on Monday, Shiraishi gave direct instructions - the Life Safety Division will continue to thoroughly investigate the workplace harassment issues of [Morning Glory Tourism]. Not only have they arranged on-site lectures, but they will also handle harassment cases one-on-one afterwards. At the same time, it also announced that it would re-investigate all cases reported by [For W] that occurred within the scope of Beika Town!

"Any questions? Why didn't you remember it?" Shiraishi looked at the two heads of the Life Safety Division and the Criminal Division, who were just looking at him hesitantly, and couldn't help but emphasize it again.

"Yes, I understand." Kunikida responded first.

"Director, Councillor Shirai and Section Chief Okamoto are in the police station. Shouldn't we be more cautious about these matters... I mean, should we conduct an internal investigation first?" Deputy Director Arikawa took the initiative to say.

Shiraishi also knew that Bichuan had nothing to do with the matter and was simply considering himself as the director and the future work of the police station.

after all……

Finally, I didn't have to offend anyone this time. Even Section Chief Okamoto and Councillor Shirai came to the police station to express their gratitude. But seeing what Chief Shiraishi meant...

"[Investigating important companies will affect economic development], [overturning reports from public welfare organizations that assist in rights protection will dampen their enthusiasm for rights protection]... There are many similar reasons, but... please remember your identity and mission. If even our police think about these things when handling cases, this society will be hopeless!"

Bai Shi said this not to Bichuan, but to everyone.

……

After the meeting, Shiraishi did not go to the reception room, but... Okamoto and Shirai, after learning that the Rice Flower Agency had made the investigation of [Morning Glory Tourism]/[For W] the focus of this week's work, could no longer sit still and came directly to the door.

dong dong dong-

"Please come in." When Bai Shi saw that it was these two people coming in, he immediately knew why they came.

"Director Shiraishi, what do you mean? President Kosaka has not yet held you accountable for the previous wrongful arrest, and you actually..." Okamoto said, suppressing his anger.

"No, although I regret that Jun'ya Kosaka was urgently arrested on suspicion of murder, it cannot be said that it was the police station's fault. Instead, he concealed important information about the murder case. I hope he can reflect on this in the future." Shiraishi responded aggressively.

"you……"

Okamoto was also choked, and before he could say anything, Shirai on the side continued, "Director Shiraishi! This case is obviously a simple murder to vent anger. It is still unknown whether Ms. Sakurayama made a wrong judgment, and this is also recognized by the court!
"Do you know how much of a negative impact reinvestigating the [For W] matter will have on the progress of women's rights protection? Have you considered the impact on public opinion? You police officers only need to focus on investigating the case, but women's rights organizations have to..."

However, before Shirai could finish his speech, Shiraishi interrupted him and said, "If Councillor Shirai wants to extract the main idea, wouldn't it be [Investigating the truth has brought negative effects on the protection of women's rights]?"

"You..." Shirai was speechless for a moment.

boom--

At this moment, Bai Shi slammed the table, shocking the two men so much that they stood at attention.

"You guys have made enough noise! ​​You are still making such a fuss here... If you hadn't been overly protective of certain companies, would there be so much darkness growing inside them that the sun can't shine through? If you hadn't been obsessed with positions and influence, ignoring facts and pressuring the courts, would there be unjust charges and no way to appeal?"

Bai Shi directly scolded the two of them as if he was reprimanding a subordinate.

"What...what do you mean by saying that...it was obviously that Ebu Kojiro who killed someone..." Shirai said stubbornly, still unconvinced, but his eyes were already wandering.

Shiraishi stood up and said, "What I mean is... Mr. Jiang Bu is indeed a murderer, but he can be punished by law, and Jiang Buyu's suicide or Sakurayama Rika's murder... you are the real murderers hiding behind the case and cannot be punished by law!"

Under the intimidation of Shiraishi Kuro, both of them lost their momentum for a moment and felt uneasy for a while.

"Sorry to bother you..." Okamoto lowered his head slightly, then turned and left sullenly.

Shirai's eyes turned red and he said, "Well... you don't have to say it so exaggerated..."

But just as Okamoto was leaving, Nohara Shota was about to knock on the door with an impatient look on his face. Seeing this, he turned sideways and gestured "please" to Okamoto, then went into the room and said to Shiraishi, "Director Shiraishi, Councillor Shirai is just here to say hello today. He will have a promotional speech in Beika Town later, and he will have to trouble Beika Department then. Please take care of him in the future."

Nohara said this without any sincerity, and impatiently took Shirai away...

He was not afraid of Shiraishi, but he was even more impatient with Shiraishi's unprovoked provocations.

...After a morning, Shirai, who was taking a break after the presentation, and Okamoto, who was having lunch, finally recovered and thought to themselves - why was I being scolded like a grandson by that director again?
Unfortunately, no matter how much they prepare themselves mentally, in front of Shiraishi, they can only "reflect on their failed quarrel afterwards"!

After scolding them, Bai Shi's breathing became a little smoother and he ate an adult's portion at noon.

When I had dinner with Ayako in the evening, she mentioned this matter. According to the people in the public welfare funding management department, Haseoka of [For W] has also become "tough"...

It was not the radical toughness of Sakurayama Rika, but the "toughness" when facing the funders. Not only did she reject many requests from the main funders, but she also actively cooperated with the police's reinvestigation.

Sakurayama's death made Haseoka re-examine the original intention of establishing [For W]. He stopped competing with other human rights organizations on "extreme" aspects and instead faced up to "what is truly right."

Although this displeased some funders, some funders who sought stability, such as the Suzuki Foundation, became optimistic.

It is foreseeable that in the near future, the main sponsor of [For W] will probably change.

……

Tuesday, October 11th.

Because the case of Sakurayama Rika had been investigated for a week, Shiraishi still had no real feeling, but...

There hasn't been a murder in Beika Town for nine days!
Looking at the record of "no one was killed" in Beika Town since Shiraishi took office, this is already a relatively good result!
In the morning, Shiraishi attended the monthly meeting of the 11th Headquarters. In the afternoon, he had dinner with other directors. After that, he went back to the police station to digest his food before leaving get off work...

However, on this afternoon without provoking anyone, Gen Seiji came to the director's office.

"Hey, tell me, who died this time." Bai Shi couldn't help but sigh when he saw the person coming in.

After all, in Shiraishi's opinion, if there was no murder case to report, Yuan, an ordinary criminal policeman, would not take the initiative to come to the director's office.

"No, no, no... There is another matter that I want to ask the Director." Yuan's answer was beyond Shiraishi's expectations.

"Hmm? Need some instruction in arrest techniques?" Shiraishi was too tired these past two weeks and hadn't attended their "arrest techniques" training to supervise them.

"No, no, no... Actually, I want to ask, that... Inspector Megure from the First Investigation Division, you are familiar with him, right, Chief?" Gen asked somewhat embarrassedly.

"Want to make progress? I'll see if I can recommend one to you next year..." Bai Shi thought he wanted to be transferred to "Souyi".

If he is transferred to other departments, especially if he is promoted, Shiraishi will also receive bonus points, but Shiraishi still hopes that he can improve his "overall evaluation" first, so that he can squeeze out all the points!
"No, I really like the Beika Police Station!" Yuan quickly expressed his loyalty, and then said, "Actually, I have some doubts about a case in Beika Town eighteen years ago. I went to the archives to check and found that the detective in charge of the case at that time was Inspector Megure, so I wanted to consult."

"Eighteen years ago? So Inspector Megure used to be in the Beika Police Station..."

As Shiraishi spoke, he looked at Yuan with a strange look - look at how our detectives have been idle for nine days without a murder in Beika Town?

"Detective Yuan, have you been feeling a bit underworked lately?" Shiraishi asked with concern.

"No... Actually, I found some problems with an injury case I handled last night... Well... How about taking advantage of the fact that there is nothing to do in the criminal justice class right now and taking a few days of annual leave?" Yuan said embarrassedly.

But judging from his expression, he wants to investigate further even if it means taking up his own vacation time.

"What kind of injury case is this? Why is it related to something that happened eighteen years ago?" Bai Shi wondered when he heard this.

"Last night at the Beika Park, 30-year-old Mr. Naoki Tani attacked 56-year-old Naoki Saegusa... However, during the struggle, Mr. Tani accidentally tripped over the chain that blocked cars in the park and fell on his head. He woke up in the hospital in the morning..." Yuan said at this time.

Shiraishi:……

Wow, he beat someone up and ended up falling like this, he's a talented person!
"But when I checked the surveillance footage of the crime, I found that although Sanzhi claimed that he didn't know Mr. Tani Shigeru, in the surveillance footage, Mr. Tani Shigeru kept shouting things like 'You killed someone' and 'I want to avenge my father'...

"Because I was a little concerned, I just went to the hospital and found the Tani brothers and sisters to learn more about the situation. It turns out that eighteen years ago, their father fell to his death. Although the police ruled it as suicide at the time, there are many doubts. It is said that the detective in charge at the time also suspected Saegusa Hisahiko at the beginning, but I don't know why, but he suddenly closed the case as suicide."

Yuan then explained the cause and effect of the matter...

But what moved Bai Shi was the last sentence!
"Director, I think... Mr. Gu Fan has not given up on revenge. If his father really committed suicide, I also want to ask him clearly, otherwise... there may be more tragedies."

(End of this chapter)