Detective Conan: Knifeman? I'm a good citizen of Beihua

After walking around in the crowd, Shirakawa Akira and Hagiwara Kenji finally returned to the starting point.

Matsuda Jinpei was chatting with Sato and the others. When he saw Shirakawa Akane and Hagiwara Kenji approaching, he took the initiative to wave, "Shirakawa, hagi!"

"What are you talking about?" Hagiwara Kenji asked with a smile.

"We're discussing Officer Yuminaga's case," Matsuda Jinpei replied. "We just received some news that someone had set a fire in the city center. Fortunately, they were discovered and prevented in time, preventing any serious consequences."

Hagiwara Kenji frowned: "Setting fire in the city center?"

If someone really succeeds, it will have a terrible impact.

"Did they catch the person?" Baichuan Qiu's heart moved.

No way? So unlucky?

Shiratori Renzaburo glanced at his phone and said, "I'm sorry, but we still don't have any information about the arsonist."

Bai Chuanqiu understood, sighed, and muttered in his heart: "Something must be wrong."

Although I don't know what will happen...

On the other side, Megure Jusan, who received the news, was also a little uneasy.

"What's going on? Inspector Megure." Kogoro Mouri was a little surprised.

Megure Jusan collected his thoughts and then sighed: "It's Inspector Yuminaga who is facing a difficult case right now."

Maori Kogoro was stunned for a moment: "No wonder I was wondering why Inspector Yuminaga wasn't at the scene."

Yuminaga was once the boss of Kogoro Mori and led him for a period of time.

He couldn't help but ask, "What's the case?"

Megure Jusan: "Someone set fire to the Rice Flower Mall maliciously. Fortunately, it was discovered and stopped in time. The only regret is that the culprit has not been found so far."

After hearing this, Kogoro Maori also felt a little worried.

Conan raised his head, listened carefully to what Megure Jusan said, and thought seriously with his chin in his hand.

Arson? What was the other party's purpose?

Unfortunately, this case was not under the responsibility of the Third Section of the Investigation Division 1, so Megure Juzo didn't know much. He didn't continue the topic, and Conan, who wanted to hear more clues, had to give up.

After a while, when most people had arrived, everyone started to find a seat to sit down.

Kenji Hagiwara went to sit in the area of ​​Investigation Section 2 and left alone, while Shirakawa Akira sat at a table with Matsuda and others.

The people sitting at the table were all familiar faces. Besides the Mori family, there was Megure Juzo and his wife, a few police officers who often appeared in Conan, and the additional Shirakawa Akira.

Looking around, it seemed that only Baichuan Qiu was a half-familiar face, while the rest were very familiar old faces.

Baichuan Qiu took a glance and felt a little emotional.

This scene really looks like a big team-building event for the Metropolitan Police Department’s Red Team.

Criminal Minister Toshio Odagiri stood on a temporary podium in the hall and began to deliver a speech for the celebration banquet.

Although Odagiri Toshiro looked fierce and not good at speaking, he showed great speaking ability in this occasion. Everyone listened to his speech quietly, and the morale, which had been somewhat low, gradually became excited.

Following a wave of enthusiastic applause, Matsumoto Seinaga, who was promoted to the chief of the First Investigation Division, stepped forward and took over the speech from Odagiri Toshio.

Finally, a strong man with white hair and white beard walked up from below.

The burly man was wearing a brown suit jacket, a black shirt and a light yellow tie, and looked very tough.

The most noticeable thing is that he is wearing a pair of glasses, but strangely, the right lens is a sunglasses. Under the dark lens, it seems that the special feature of that eye is hidden.

The man took the microphone and looked around the venue expressionlessly. Many people felt a chill when they were stared at by him and couldn't help but sit up straight.

Conan looked at the special pair of glasses curiously, and suddenly became thoughtful.

I've encountered too many one-eyed people recently... haven't I?

Baichuan Qiu narrowed his eyes, stared at the guy, and rubbed his fingers.

"Good evening, everyone. I'm Kuroda Heibei, the newly transferred management officer of the Investigation Division 1. I hope to get along well with everyone in the coming days..."

Kuroda Heibei?

Baichuan Qiu raised his eyebrows.

The system quietly revealed his identity: "He is Furuya Rei's direct superior. His position as the manager of the Investigation Division 1 is just a facade."

Baichuan Qiu: “?”

It was rare that the small system actually answered the question before he asked it.

And it really knows!

Bai Chuanqiu was moved: "System, you have finally grown up!"

The system hummed, "Of course. I've seen all the stories about him and Rei Furuya, so I'm sure he's a good person."

Shirakawa Qiu's face suddenly fell: "I remember last time you were so sure that Furuya Rei was a bad guy."

"Ahem—" The system began to feel guilty in a humane way. "This time, I guarantee it with my life force! He is definitely a good person! And he seems to have an old grudge with Rum. The host can refer to it and make use of it."

Baichuan Qiu: "Is that so..."

Kurodabei concluded his speech with a few brief remarks, completely unaware that his cover had been exposed by everyone the moment he appeared. Everyone could finally start eating and socializing in their own circles.

Matsumoto Kiyonaga walked over with a wine glass.

Megure Juzo was the first to stand up, and the others followed suit.

"Megure, this case is also thanks to your help."

Matsumoto Kiyonaga had a smile on his face and a warm voice, and he was almost the kind of Manager Matsumoto that no one else had ever seen before.

Oh, it’s time to call Section Chief Matsumoto.

"This is all our responsibility," Megure Jusan replied modestly. "We from the third department are also here to congratulate Section Chief Matsumoto on his promotion."

Everyone raised their glasses to Matsumoto Kiyonaga very solemnly.

If they want to move up in the future, Section Chief Matsumoto will be their biggest connection.

Matsumoto Kiyonaga was clearly a man who would not forget his friends when he was rich. After finishing a glass of wine, he patted Megure Jusan on the shoulder and whispered, "Megure, there are still quite a few spots available this time. Do you want to try for one?"

Megure Jusan just shook his head: "Forget it, let's wait a little longer. I still prefer the first-tier cities. Besides, Tokyo is always uneasy right now. These little guys under me still need to be trained, otherwise I will always feel uneasy."

Otherwise, given that someone was giving Megure Jusan performance reports every day, he would have been promoted long ago.

Matsumoto Kiyonaga also understood Megure Jusan's character, so he didn't say anything more. He just glanced at Matsuda Jinpei and others across from him and chuckled, "These little brats are indeed quite troublesome."

No one is worry-free. If it weren't for that group of young people, I'm afraid their Metropolitan Police Department would not have been involved in such a big case.

Especially the curly-haired police officer. Although he has curly hair, he is a stubborn person. Once he makes up his mind, he will get to the bottom of things.

Such a personality might be a disadvantage in the officialdom, but it is just right for the Metropolitan Police Department.

Matsumoto Seinaga had a very good impression of Officer Matsuda.

"If they have any problems in the future and you can't protect them, come to me." Matsumoto Kiyonaga patted Megure Jusan on the shoulder as if jokingly, and said a bold statement that he would later "regret" the most.

Megure Jusan nodded: "Okay."