Conan: Chief of Rice Flower's Science Points

Chapter 177 Outstanding People
After leaving Beika High School, on the way back to the police station, Shiraishi Kuro asked with some concern: "Section Chief Marubi, did I accidentally flick my tongue when I was talking to Principal Kato today?"

"Tongue rolling? No, everyone thinks that what you said is reasonable and convincing. Didn't Chairman Yamamoto also say that it's because Principal Kato's thinking is not advanced enough and he has misunderstandings about the work of the police... I believe the board of directors will adjust his position later." Maruwei looked as if "there is nothing wrong with Director Shiraishi."

Today's operation of calling the offices of various departments of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology directly from the principal's office seemed reckless, but it was the result of Shiraishi's careful consideration.

After all, educational groups and violent organizations operate differently...

Shiraishi would swagger into the office of any organization with police officers, and his backing was his own "body"!
If the other party makes any extreme move, Bai Shi can control the situation.

However, in the principal's office of the school, Shiraishi's "body" is just to scare people. No one would actively attack Shiraishi, and Shiraishi would not attack anyone.

In this case, it is Shiraishi's "recklessness" that replaces the role of the "body"!
The violent organization had no choice but to back down in the face of Shiraishi's body, and the school did the same in the face of Shiraishi's "recklessness".

It seems that the threshold for being “reckless” is lower, after all, anyone can be “reckless”, but in fact…

Among all police chiefs, only Shiraishi could be so "reckless"!
If other directors learn from this, he will probably be the first one to be lectured by the department director. Not only will he have to face criticism from the leaders of the general office, but he will also have no chance of promotion and may even be punished.

But for Shiraishi...

This is not a problem!

Even the official from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology who answered the phone did not even think of taking revenge on Shiraishi Kuro because of this.

After all, Shiraishi Kuro’s “record of success” can be verified. When he was still a police inspector, he overthrew the Minister of Justice. Why should he now hold Shiraishi accountable for his “impoliteness” for a school that has nothing to do with him?
There's no time to hide from him!

Of course, it’s not that I didn’t “complain” at all. I was afraid of getting in trouble by making a complaint directly, but…

In some social occasions, it is okay to indirectly express to Director Bai Ma that Director Shiraishi is "too dedicated to his duties" and "our East Island country is in need of such a good director"...

then……

The next day, on December 12, Thursday afternoon, Shiraishi received a call on his office phone...

When he saw the number, Shiraishi was stunned at first - of course he recognized this number, it was the phone number of the Metropolitan Police Department's Director General's Office!
Only this type of call can be directly connected to Shiraishi's office without any obstacles, without going through other extensions.

Bai Shi frowned and answered the phone: "This is the Mihua Office, I'm Bai Shi."

"Officer Shiraishi, how about your new position?" The voice of Director Bai Ma himself came over.

Still the same as before, from the tone of voice, it seems like the kind old man next door...

Shiraishi knew very well that Director Hakuba looked amiable and even harmless, but that was only in front of others. Behind the scenes... he was definitely a difficult guy to deal with, otherwise he would not have been able to hold on to his position as "Superintendent General".

"Director Bai Ma, I haven't seen you for a long time. After my promotion, I haven't been able to thank you in person." Bai Shi said politely.

Behind the Inukai case, there were actually traces of Hakuba participating in the "game", and he was the winner. However, after this case, Shiraishi, if not as serious as "abandoned", at least became an "idle piece". When Shiraishi was finally appointed as the director of the Rice Flower Agency, Hakuba did not show up...

There was some irony in Bai Shi's words at this time.

However, Bai Ma seemed not to have heard it and said jokingly: "Eh? Want to thank him in person? Then you should go visit your old boss, Minister Odagiri, first. I have been eyeing his tea for a long time, hahahaha..."

Shiraishi:……

Well, the irony is even more obvious!
Director Bai Ma didn't say anything harsh afterwards. Instead, he praised the number of cases solved recently by the Beihua Police Department... and made an invitation to Shiraishi!
"By the way, Officer Shiraishi, I originally wanted to go to watch the Battle of Thrones with my wife tomorrow, but after booking the tickets, I remembered that my wife had to attend Tan's parent-teacher meeting..." Bai Ma deliberately made a lame excuse.

Bai Shi could also guess that someone had indirectly complained about it, and the director wanted to teach him a lesson, so...

"No problem, I'll go to the parent-teacher meeting for Tan tomorrow!" Bai Shi said considerately.

White Horse: ...

"That's not necessary. Tomorrow the school is going to conduct a survey on the students' willingness to continue their studies after they enter the third year of high school next year. Shiraishi, come and watch the throne battle with me!" Bai Ma invited directly.

"Battle for the throne? This... I have no interest in this." Bai Shi felt it was too troublesome and was about to refuse.

"You can't refuse! I had a hard time buying the tickets for tomorrow, so it's settled... Check the time and place yourself, and don't be late." Director Bai Ma said unreasonably.

Bai Shi was also speechless. Why did he ask me to watch the throne battle for no reason?

But since Director Bai Ma had already said so, Bai Shi had no choice but to agree.

……

The so-called "King's Battle" is naturally the competition that decides the title of "King" among the seven crowns of Higashima Shogi! Now it has reached the final stage, and the competition for the title will begin at 12 am on December 8, which is Friday. Shiraishi also searched the Internet on the spot and found out the time, place, and the two opponents.

"The chess tournament starts at 10 a.m. on Friday, and spectators can enter at 9 a.m. The venue is Kojimachi, Chiyoda-ku... The two opponents are the current champion Takatsu Toshiro, and the challenger... Haneda Hideyoshi? This Haneda Hideyoshi..." Shiraishi looked at the information on the Internet and couldn't help muttering.

This "Hideyoshi Haneda" seems to be Shuichi Akai and his brother whose name is what?

Shiraishi has some understanding of the plot of "Detective Conan", but not much, and... he also understands that this world should not be exactly the same as "Detective Conan". At least with the current level of technology, Dr. Agasa should not regard the Xiaolingtong mobile phone necklace as a "trump card invention".

If Shiraishi were to think of the name "Haneda Hideyoshi", he would definitely not be able to remember it, but when he saw it, he felt that it looked familiar...

After confirming the time and place, Bai Shi first changed his "on duty" for tomorrow to "public relations" in the duty record - accompanying the leader, which certainly cannot be considered a rest!

Afterwards, Shiraishi called Ayako again: "Sorry, I have to cancel my date tonight... No, it's not a big case... Director Hakuba asked me to watch the throne battle tomorrow, and I plan to work overtime tonight to handle more official business..."

When Ayako heard that it was the "big boss" of the Metropolitan Police Department who invited Shiraishi to watch the chess game, she understood that the focus was definitely not the chess game, but that Director Shiraishi wanted to tell her about some things.

So Ayako gave some more instructions.

"It was thanks to Director Shiraba that you were protected in the matter with former Minister Inukai. Xiao Hei, don't talk back to Director Shiraba tomorrow..." Although Ayako didn't have much respect for the "Superintendent General", since he was Shiraishi's current highest superior, she naturally worried more about him.

"Don't worry, I always respect Director Bai Ma." Shiraishi naturally didn't want to make Ayako worry.

It is true that Bai Ma had participated in the "behind-the-scenes game" before, and sent Shiraishi to the local police station, and even hadn't seen him for several months, which made Shiraishi a little resentful, but not to the extent of being extremely dissatisfied.

As Bai Shi just said, he is not interested in "chess players" or "playing chess"...

……

The next day, Shiraishi got himself ready early in the morning, put on a formal suit, and drove to the chess competition in Kojimachi, Chiyoda District.

On the way, Shiraishi's cell phone rang. Seeing that it was a call from the Criminal Division Office, Shiraishi answered it while the light was red. The result was...

"Director, just now, a female corpse was found along the Tsutsu River, one kilometer west of the Beika Bridge. The results of the on-site inspection showed that she was strangled, with obvious signs of homicide." Kunikida's voice came over.

Shiraishi:……

Beika Town is really... a place with outstanding people and beautiful scenery. It's a place with outstanding people and beautiful scenery!

Of course, Shiraishi doesn't need to go back to work overtime. After all, as the director, he will not easily participate in the actual investigation.

"Okay, I understand... You organize the investigation. If you encounter any obstacles in the process, please inform me at any time." Shiraishi replied.

dong dong dong-

Shiraishi:……

There was another knock on Shiraishi's car window, and Yumi was standing outside with her hands on her hips again.

Shiraishi didn't know why, but every time he drove and called, he could summon Yumi - the Metropolitan Police Department's Traffic Division's duty area covers the entire eastern part of the city, right? Do you have to be so accurate every time? I wasn't in Beika Town this time!
"There's a minor murder case and the people in the criminal justice department are just too nervous, hahaha." Shiraishi rolled down the car window and said cheerfully.

Yumi:? ? ?
Why do you always have this reason?

"You're not skipping class, are you?" Yumi remembered that this road did not lead to the Beihua Office, and Shiraishi's suit was obviously not a professional suit, so he didn't look like he was going to work.

"PR, this is the director's daily PR... By the way, I'm here to watch the throne battle. Today's challenger is..."

"Hey! The guy in front! Where's your helmet? Stop right there!"

Shiraishi:……

Shiraishi vaguely remembered that Haneda Hideyoshi should be Miyamoto Yumi's ex-boyfriend, even... Although he had been Miyamoto Yumi's "ex" for several years, he himself did not know that he was already the "ex" boyfriend.

Yumi didn't seem to know that Haneda Hideyoshi, who "left without saying goodbye" and "disappeared out of thin air", was actually collecting seven championships to propose to her. She just thought that she was broken up inexplicably, and occasionally she would receive letters from him inexplicably...

Shiraishi wanted to remind Yumi, but she was already chasing after an electric bike driver who was not wearing a helmet.

The traffic light at Baishi also turned green, so I had to drive away first...

(End of this chapter)