Model worker and his little darling

Hearing Numabuchi Kiichiro's hoarse voice, Hirai Kiyoshi shone his flashlight on Numabuchi Kiichiro and looked at the man who was no longer human. He frowned. How could someone like this escape from the laboratory? Could it be another undercover agent's doing?

"Where are the things you took from the organization?"

Upon hearing Hirakiyo's words, Numabuchi Kiichiro trembled and stared at Hirakiyo with a look of terror on his face.

"What about the organization's stuff?"

Seeing that Numabuchi Kiichiro remained silent, Hirakiyo grabbed the man's chin and forced him to swallow a truth serum. The man collapsed to the ground as if he were drunk.

As Taira no Kiichiro asked the question, Numabuchi Kiichiro told him what he knew.

Finally, Hirakiyoshi sent him to meet God with a single shot.

Then he placed two bombs inside. After leaving the cabin, Pingqing found a barrel in the haystack where something had been burned. Inside were unburned recent invoices, and in the ashes were bento boxes that were still edible today.

After processing all the evidence, Pingqing blew up the cabin.

Then he rushed to the house of Sakata Yusuke, who was imprisoning Numabuchi Kiichiro. The thought that this man was a policeman from Osaka Prefecture gave Taira a headache. He had inexplicably gotten involved with the police, which was really troublesome.

According to Kiichiro Numabuchi, he hid in Osaka for several days before being discovered by Yusuke Sakata, who then imprisoned him in a small cabin and took all his belongings.

After sneaking into Sakata Yusuke's house, Hirakiyo searched for a while but couldn't find the reagent.

I was planning to leave quietly and come back in to look for him after Sakata Yusuke leaves tomorrow.

As a result, he bumped into Yusuke Sakata in the living room, and the two stared at each other blankly.

Hirai was a little annoyed. Why was Sakata Yusuke up in the middle of the night?

Sakata Yusuke glanced at the black muzzle of the gun pointed at his forehead and looked at Hirai. He didn't know this man and hadn't offended him, so why was he in his house in the middle of the night?

"Who are you? Why are you in my house?"

"Where is the thing you took from Numabuchi Kiichiro?"

Sakata Yusuke stared at Hirai in shock, his voice trembling as he asked, "How do you know about Numabuchi Kiichiro? Do you know where he is?"

Hirakiyo kicked the man to the ground. The thought that he might have been exposed to Shuichi Akai already made Hirakiyo very angry. But then the man started rambling on and on, which made Hirakiyo even more furious.

"Sakata Yusuke, where is what I asked for?"

If I don't say anything, he'll blow up this lousy place.

Seeing that Pingqing was angry and his killing intent was growing stronger, Sakata Yusuke swallowed hard. "I'll go get it for you."

After following Yusuke Sakata to his room, he watched as Yusuke rummaged through the cabinets and took out several items. Hiraiyoshi glanced at them; everything was there, and he immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Thankfully, one thing had gone smoothly.

After watching Hirai put the things away, Sakata Yusuke weakly asked, "I've given you the things, can you let me go now?"

"Let you go? You're a policeman, you saw my face, how can I let you go?"

"Are you and Kiichiro Numabuchi from the same organization? I can join you and provide you with information about the police. I won't betray you."

Hirakiyo glanced at Sakata Yusuke; this guy's got a quick mind.

He and Kiichiro Numabuchi were indeed members of the same organization. Numabuchi had several lives on his hands and was recruited into the organization with the intention of training him to become an assassin.

As a result, apart from ethical standards, it failed to meet the organization's requirements in any aspect, was abandoned by the organization, and then sent to the laboratory.

Joining an organization isn't easy; even peripheral members need to be somewhat skilled.

As for the undercover agent, it wasn't that he looked down on Sakata Yusuke; given his current position, the intelligence team could easily find the information he could provide. Although he constantly complained about the intelligence team, the information provided by someone like him couldn't compare.

Moreover, Hattori Heizo, the head of the Osaka Prefectural Police Headquarters, is a very capable person. With Sakata Yusuke's appearance, it won't be long before his true colors are discovered.

"Ha, what can you offer?"

Seeing Hirai's disgusted expression, Sakata Yusuke quickly said, "I can do work for you."

Ping Qing pursed his lips; he didn't need it.

After dealing with Sakata Yusuke, Taira Kiyoshi cleared away all traces of his presence.

When I went outside, it was already daylight.

After rushing home, Pingqing went straight to sleep.

Conan was having a long phone conversation with Heiji Hattori, and the two were having a great time chatting.

Finally, Heiji Hattori revealed his ultimate goal: to get Conan to visit Osaka.

……

Pingqing slept until the afternoon, and as soon as he got up, he saw Conan sitting on the sofa, swinging his short legs and happily eating snacks.

"Conan, what do you want from me now?"

"Brother Taira, Hattori invited us to go to Osaka. I came here specifically to tell you this."

Taira no Kiyoshi: ...

Osaka? He just came back from Osaka and has no interest in it.

"Conan, this isn't a good idea. I've only met Heiji Hattori once, and we don't usually talk. I'm embarrassed to go with you guys."

"It's alright, Taira-nii-san. It just so happens that Hattori knows my identity, and so many things have happened recently. The three of us can discuss it together, and maybe we can make some other discoveries. Besides, I feel that Hattori has something to tell me."

Ping Qing's lips twitched. Was this what they called telepathy?

"Fine, I'll just have to go, even if it's a shameless thing to do."

"Brother Pingqing, what did you do last night?"

"Oh, I investigated that woman you mentioned, but not only did I not find anything, I almost got caught."

Hearing Pingqing's words, Conan was startled. "Pingqing-nii, are you alright?"

Pingqing blinked. Was Conan worried about him?

"I'm fine, don't worry."

……

"That's Tennoji Zoo, this is Osaka Stadium, and this is Tsutenkaku Tower. What do you think? Isn't Osaka pretty good?"

Standing atop Tsutenkaku Tower, Hattori Heiji boldly expressed his pride from Osaka.

Uncle Mori pursed his lips, looking completely uninterested. "But I think this place is no different from Tokyo Tower."

Hattori immediately became annoyed upon hearing this, "Don't compare this place to that boring red iron tower. This Tsutenkaku Tower and the surrounding Shinsekai are full of the warmth and hospitality of Osaka!"

Hirai yawned, wondering why there was still regional discrimination between the Kanto and Kansai regions of Japan.

Uncle Mori was too lazy to argue with Hattori. "Let's not talk about this anymore. I think we should go eat."

Hattori glanced at his watch. "Wait a little longer, someone will be here to pick us up soon."

Uncle Mori scoffed and went to the side to smoke. Seeing this, Conan pulled Hattori aside and asked, "Hattori, what do you want to say?"

"No la."

"Something must have happened, so confess now."

Hearing this, Ping Qing felt something was off, especially with Conan's hands on his hips.

Tsk, what a little trick by young lovers.