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

"Ah, host, why are you still helping them solve the case!"

Shirakawa Akane watched as Mina Nakatsu was escorted into the car by the police, and the system's incomprehensible chatter was heard in his ears.

"Isn't it the survival strategy of a shrewd criminal to improve his appearance and improve the police's favor?"

System: "...That makes sense."

Faced with the most crucial piece of evidence, Nakatsu Mina finally succumbed to the pressure and confessed. Her reason for the murder was simple: she couldn't accept her husband's addiction to horse racing and his constant borrowing. She filed for divorce, but her husband assaulted her, mocking her as a housewife who couldn't afford to leave a man and only used divorce as a threat.

But who can remember that Mina Nakatsu was also a very promising athlete back then. However, for the sake of marriage and family, she chose to retire at the peak of her career, stayed quietly at home as a housewife, and was eventually trapped at home, never going to her beloved track and competition field again.

Ironically, Nakatsu Yumio has been tepid over the years, with no real achievements. However, after Mina Nakatsu decided to kill Yumio Nakatsu, she only trained intensively for a few days and was able to leave Kogoro Mori and Conan far behind. She even had enough energy to circle around the residential area and wait for the scene.

And the text message that made Wu Youbaishu bow his head was indeed sent by Mina Nakatsu who was hiding there.

After scouting the area, she knew that Takeuchi Baishu would be driving by at this time. So the night before, she deliberately unplugged Nakatsu Yumio's charging phone, causing Nakatsu Yumio to leave his phone at home to charge that morning instead of taking it with him for his morning run.

As for Yumihira Nakatsu's cell phone, if it was thrown out at the time of the crime, people would naturally mistakenly think that the phone was originally on Yumihira Nakatsu.

As for smashing the windows of the Mori Detective Agency, this was also something Mina Nakatsu had planned long ago.

Nakatsu Yumihei suspected Kuchi Yuki of drug cheating and indeed planned to hire a detective to investigate. Detective Maori's presence would help Nakatsu Mina prove that the person who smashed the window was "Nakatsu Yumihei" and also shift the suspicion towards Kuchi Yuki. As the victim, she kept a low profile.

Shirakawa Akane sighed softly, "She's just unlucky. She could have chosen any other detective but chose Maori Kogoro."

The criminals in Conan's world are really stubborn. They all know the fame of Mouri Kogoro, but they never give up and often want to use Mouri Kogoro to achieve their criminal purposes.

Tsk tsk.

System: "This is a challenging spirit worthy of praise! Without their perseverance, there would be no brilliant and rich criminal civilization."

Bai Chuanqiu's mouth twitched: "Haha, as long as you are happy."

If this continues, the prison will be able to accommodate more people...

Suddenly, he raised his eyes and looked sharply at the street across the street.

On the other side of the street, there were pedestrians walking around as normal and shops were open for business. Everything was normal and there was nothing wrong.

Bai Chuanqiu narrowed his eyes, and an unknown obscurity flashed across his golden pupils, then quickly disappeared: "System, did you detect any danger just now?"

System: "? No, what's wrong, host?"

Shirakawa Akane: "I feel like someone is watching me."

System: "Eh? Is that so? Host, how did you notice it? I didn't feel anything at all."

Baichuan Qiu frowned slightly, looked a few more times, and finally looked away.

"Maybe I'm too sensitive." He murmured softly.

Megure Juzo walked over with Takagi Wataru.

"Today's case is thanks to Mr. Shirakawa." Megure Jusan smiled and shook hands with Shirakawa Qiu. His eyes fell on Shirakawa Qiu's other hand and asked with concern: "Is Mr. Shirakawa's hand okay?"

Shirakawa Akane: Okay, another person asking a question.

"It's okay, I just fell down."

"I didn't realize that you have pretty good reasoning ability!" Maori Kogoro patted Shirakawa Akane's shoulder happily.

Baichuan Qiu: "I was just lucky. I found the evidence left by the murderer, and then I worked back to find the truth."

Megure Jusan: "No matter what, Mr. Shirakawa has been of great help this time."

Megure Jusan graduated from the police academy many years ago, and the affairs of Shirakawa Akira had not reached his ears, so Megure Jusan's attitude towards Shirakawa Akira was basically the concern of an elder for a younger person.

After some greetings, Shirakawa Akane successfully got into the police car and returned to the entrance of Poirot Café with Kogoro Mouri.

The police car gradually drove away, and a young man in a baseball cap walked out from the corner. His purple-gray eyes stared quietly at the end of the street, as if he was thinking about something.

After a long time, the young man adjusted the brim of his hat, a flash of golden hair appeared, and then he disappeared at the intersection.

……

On the way back, Megure Jusan was in a good mood and chatted in the car for the first time: "This Shirakawa-kun is really good. He even found the key to the problem faster than Maori. I think he will become an excellent detective in the future."

Looking at Megure Jusan's expression, Takagi Wataru probably knew that Megure Jusan didn't know Shirakawa Akane before.

However, Takagi Shigeru is not a talkative person. His experience in the police academy was not that profound for him, so Takagi Shigeru would not maliciously mention Shirakawa Akira's past to Megure Jusan.

The old police officer driving in front suddenly turned his head and asked, "The young man who helped the police solve the case just now is called Baichuan Qiu? Why does this name sound familiar to me?"

Megure Jusan: "Oh? You know him?"

The old police officer is called Ryozo Tokita. He has worked under Juzo Megure for many years. He doesn't have much special ability. His main job is to drive and protect the scene.

He thought for a moment and replied, "He seems to be the one who was expelled from Sakura Police Academy."

Megure Jusan was a little surprised: "Expulsion? That serious?"

Those who are able to enter through the national examination have already undergone a rigorous screening. Basically, those who enter are very talented people in Sakura, and they will be important police resources for the country in the future.

Being kicked out of the police force directly...what a serious crime he must have committed.

"It seems he left school without permission and then drove drunk, causing a major accident." Tsuneta Ryozo joked as he drove. "Because of him, the police academy's rules and regulations were reformed and discipline was rectified, but it caused great harm to the people behind them."

Megure Jusan frowned: "It turned out to be like this..."

He said no more.

If that's the case, it's really hard to be a good person...

Gao Mushi mustered up the courage to say, "But from what I heard from others, it seems that what happened back then was not that simple."

Tsuneta Ryozo chuckled and said in a condescending tone, "Takagi, you're just too young, and you've just been blindly believing the rumors spread by those with ulterior motives! That incident was officially defined by the Metropolitan Police Department back then. Just keep your words to the few of us. If anyone else hears, it'll be troublesome."

This is equivalent to saying that there is something wrong with the leadership of the Metropolitan Police Department. If the leadership knew about this, who knows what they would be thinking.

Megure Jusan was also very serious: "Takagi, some things are just jokes, no need to say them again."

Takagi Wataru immediately shrank his neck in a somewhat insecure manner: "Sorry, I spoke too much. Thank you for reminding me, Senior Tsuneta."

……

Café Poirot.

Baichuan Qiu had no idea that several people were discussing his affairs in the police car on the other side. After returning to the coffee shop, he continued to sit in his exclusive chair for the store manager to rest.

Enomoto Azusa raised his head and handed the freshly baked cookies to Shirakawa Akane: "Manager, try the new ones."

Baichuan Qiu: "Yes, thank you."

He took a bite and commented, "It tastes good. Xiaozi, your cooking skills are getting better and better."

Azusa Enomoto sighed; "It's a pity that the cake has not been developed yet."

The display cabinets had been empty for days, yet her finished product had yet to take shape.

Shirakawa Akane saw Enomoto Azusa's anxiety, and after thinking for a long time, he finally made a decision.

"If it doesn't work, let's hire another person."

The coffee shop business has been pretty good recently, and Azusa Enomoto is busy running around in the front and back alone. As the manager, it's not easy for him to just sit back and do nothing, so he has to keep busy.

If he could find someone who could make desserts, he could just be a hands-off boss...

Azusa Enomoto politely reminded him, "But manager, we have only recently started to make a profit. Can you recruit employees now?"

Although Shirakawa Akane didn't say it usually, Enomoto Azusa could vaguely see that she, the store manager, seemed to be in financial difficulty.

When asked about his injuries by the store clerk, Shirakawa Akane said: ...