Conan: Rice Flower Spring

Chapter 236 230. Unexpected Death

Everything was under Kudo Yusaku's observation, but he did not act rashly, and soon the memorial service for Director Sakamaki officially began.

Under the guidance of the host, everyone reviewed the brilliant life of Director Sakamaki. As this respected director passed away at an old age, the atmosphere of the memorial service was mainly relaxed.

This atmosphere is similar to director Sakamaki's own directing style.

Then, the memorial service will move to the screening session, where the organizers will project some slides that Director Sakamaki had never shown before.

Most of them are some anecdotes from the set, and Yukiko Kudo even saw her younger and more immature self on the slides.

[Click——]

Whether it was intentional or accidental, a photographer's flash lit up and the host made a few appropriate jokes.

Putting aside the question of whether the contents of the slides can be clearly captured under such lighting conditions, these photos were originally intended to be published.

After the memorial service is over, the organizers will upload the high-definition photos to the Internet. Who would want to look at the blurry photos taken secretly when there are high-definition photos?

The guests at the scene also laughed out of respect, and in the midst of the laughter.

【puff--】

It turns out that a professional silenced pistol with subsonic bullets will still make some noise.

But this sound is completely different from the original sound of gunfire, and unless someone is a practitioner who is particularly familiar with this sound, no one will pay attention to it.

Coincidentally, Yusaku Kudo, who settled in America, was one of the few people at the scene who could tell that it was gunfire.

The moment the gun went off, Kudo Yusaku subconsciously grabbed Kudo Yukiko's hand and protected his wife behind him.

Although Kudo Yukiko didn't know what was going on, she did not struggle because of her trust in her husband, but hid obediently behind Kudo Yusaku.

Vermouth, who was beside Kudo Yukiko, noticed Kudo Yusaku's movements and immediately realized that the perceptive novelist must have heard the gunshots.

What followed was the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground and the sound of glass breaking.

The huge noise in the venue made it impossible for the memorial service to continue. The organizers, realizing what had happened, quickly turned on the lights in the venue.

then
"what--"

Screams were heard one after another, and they were gradually spreading. As for the center of the screams, it was the crystal chandelier that had fallen to the ground, and the congressman who died tragically under the crystal chandelier swallowed his mouth.

"Call the police!"

There was no need for Kudo Yusaku to step forward to take charge of the situation at this time. The organizers of the memorial service immediately closed the entrances and exits and then called the police.

A member of Congress died at the memorial service held by the organizer, and he was the kind of congressman who was surrounded by negative news.

If this matter is not investigated thoroughly, it will be a trouble for both the organizers and the guests attending the memorial service.

After receiving a call from the organizer of the memorial service and learning that a member of Congress had died at the scene, the Metropolitan Police Department immediately sent people to the scene to begin an investigation.

"What's going on? Why are there so many police officers here?" Conan asked puzzledly while sitting in the passenger seat of Dr. Agasa's yellow Beetle, looking at the noisy Haido City Hotel not far away.

The entrance of Beihu City Hotel was filled with police cars, and a large number of police officers were on the scene trying to maintain order.

In addition, plainclothes detectives were rushing in and out of Beihu City Hotel. The ambulance also arrived as soon as possible, and the emergency personnel were rushing into the hotel under the guidance of the police.

No matter how you look at it, this is the flavor of the incident.

"What happened?" Conan's eyes sparkled with curiosity. After saying something to Dr. Agasa, he hurriedly got out of the car and ran into the hotel. As a flexible detective, Conan never worried about whether he could pass the cordon set up at the hotel entrance.

"Mr. Policeman, my father is at the memorial service, can you let me in for a moment?"
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"Brother! I think you need to see this!" Jintian came to the door of Lin Longma's office, knocked on the door hurriedly and walked in.

"What's going on?" Lin Longma raised his head, put down the documents in his hand and looked at Jintian.

He arranged a big show for the follow-up meeting, a show full of changes and unknowns.

Judging from Jintian’s attitude, did an accident happen at the memorial service?
Although the FBI and Yusaku Kudo were present at the memorial service, Pisco and Vermouth were not pushovers either.

Lin Longma didn’t think that these people would affect the execution of the mission, so what happened at the venue?

"This was taken by Okubo's (Chapter 39) men at the follow-up meeting. Take a look, big brother."

Kaneda handed Hayashi Ryoma a photo and said, "Okubo's men originally wanted to film the secret love affair between Naoki Prize winner Nanjo Mika and music producer Tarumi Naoya.

But I accidentally took some other photos.”

Hayashi Ryoma took the photo and looked at it, and found that in the photo, Nanjo Mika and Tarumi Naoya were hugging each other in the dark.

But this is not the point of this photo. The point of this photo is Kenzo Masuyama, the chairman of an automobile company, who is holding a pistol high in the corner and is about to shoot at the ceiling.

That is Pisco.

"Pisco, you are old after all." Lin Longma was silent for a long time before finally saying this.

As a senior cadre of the organization, or even a high-ranking official of the organization, it is outrageous to be witnessed while performing a mission.

Not to mention being photographed directly by someone.

The fact that Pisco was photographed while doing a mission can only be explained by the fact that he is old.

"Any feedback from Pisco? Like a warning or a record?"

Although Pisco's execution skills in this mission were poor, or even lost, it could be said that it was not impossible to save it if it was reported in time.

It's nothing more than keeping it secret. It just so happens that this photo is in Okubo's hands now.

First, give the photographer some money to keep him stable. Then, let Gin kill the witness, so that Lin Longma can also get a favor from Pisco.

It's also a win-win for Lin Longma.

But Jintian's answer surprised Lin Longma.

"No."

"No, or you don't know?" Lin Longma was a little confused and emphasized to Jintian.

"It's true, big brother." Jin Tian understood what Lin Longma meant and explained, "It's not just us who didn't receive Pisco's report.

Neither the Executive Department nor the Intelligence Support Department reported it. Pisco didn’t report it at all. He probably didn’t even know that he was being photographed.”

"."

A big question mark appeared above Lin Longma's head. If he was speechless about Pisco's skills before, now he was completely confused.

In such a dark environment, the flash must be very obvious. Didn't Pisco have any vigilance at all?

Pisco is old, could he be suffering from Alzheimer's?
(End of this chapter)