Conan: No, why aren't you following the script?

The figure was none other than Kitagawa Isao, who had been silent until now. Seeing that the plot was about to develop in a direction he was familiar with, and adhering to the principle of making some extra money, he decisively made a move at this moment, and mysteriously blocked the attack before Officer Sato could hit Officer Takagi.

As someone who cultivates internal strength, stopping Officer Sato's attack would naturally be effortless for him. However, how to stop it in a way that appears natural and logical is another skill in itself.

Therefore, Kitagawa Isao acted at the critical moment, in order not to reveal too much of his strength.

Fortunately, Inspector Sato was still angry and didn't notice anything amiss. Conan and the others were also obscured by the crowd, so apart from Ai Haibara, no one noticed Kitagawa Isao's movements...

Seeing this, Kitagawa Isao breathed a sigh of relief, then put on a serious expression and looked at Officer Sato, saying:

"Officer Sato, I don't know what you're trying to do, but there's something I hope you'll think about carefully. The human heart is a very fragile thing. Sometimes, a seemingly unintentional rebuke can lead to irreparable damage. I don't know what happened between you and Officer Takagi, but I still hope you can think about it more carefully and not do anything you'll regret later."

"Mr. Kitagawa, things are a bit complicated here. You should listen to me..."

At this moment, Officer Shiratori finally realized what was happening and tried to step forward to say a few words in defense of Officer Sato.

However, Officer Sato shook his head first, sighed dejectedly, and said, "I...I'm fine..."

After saying that, without waiting for Officer Shiratori to offer any words of comfort, she ran straight towards her police car.

Upon seeing this, Officer Takagi scratched his head, momentarily puzzled.

Through their conversation, he clearly guessed that something he didn't know had happened, but given the current awkward situation, she didn't know where to begin asking.

After glancing at Officer Shiratori, who also seemed preoccupied, Officer Takagi gritted his teeth and ran in the direction Officer Sato had gone, seemingly trying to comfort him.

However, at this critical juncture, his efforts were destined to be in vain.

Kitagawa Isao saw this and couldn't help but sigh silently for the poor guy.

After giving Officer Shiratori the same helpless look, he slowly walked over to Ai Haibara's side.

However, he had only just stood there and was not yet able to say anything when he saw Ai Haibara looking at him with a shy expression.

"I'm sorry, Kitagawa-nii. I didn't mean to be mean to you. I was just... feeling a little upset. You were right next to me at the time, so I... Anyway, what you said was right. I was wrong this time. I won't treat you like that again."

?

What an unexpected surprise?

Seeing the little guy's awkward and apologetic expression, Kitagawa Isao scratched his head and returned a gentle smile.

"What just happened?"

……

Leaving aside the fact that Officer Sato and Officer Takagi went to have a private chat, it was just a minor incident.

With Kitagawa Isao's intervention, Officer Shiratori lost his reason to leave and chatted casually with the Junior Detective League members and Professor Agasa.

The bomb that had been secretly placed under his car was also spotted by Conan Edogawa's keen observation.

Everything seemed to be progressing in a positive direction.

However, in an inconspicuous corner of the street, a man wearing a baseball cap, pretending to be a porter, was leaning against the wall, quietly taking in all of this.

"Such a clumsy setup, plus this bomb that's obviously full of holes... it shouldn't be that guy. He looks more like a group of thugs trying to take advantage of the chaos with the bomb. The First Investigation Division should be able to handle such characters on its own, right? But that guy impersonating Matsuda... he probably just looks a bit like him, right?"

Thinking of his friend who had sacrificed himself three years ago, a trace of nostalgia appeared in the man's eyes. Then he shook his head with a bitter smile, turned around, and disappeared into a street.

This man was a high-ranking officer of the Japanese Public Security Bureau, and also a codenamed member, Rei Furuya, who was infiltrated into the organization's upper echelons.

His other name is the famous Amuro Tooru...

Previously, through intelligence gathered by his subordinates, Amuro Tooru learned that the Metropolitan Police Department's First Investigation Division had received a fax this morning that was very similar to one from three years ago. Immediately, Amuro Tooru, whose PTSD had relapsed, took the opportunity to disguise himself as a mover and wanted to investigate it personally.

However, after all that work, he discovered that the setup of this case and the method used for the bomb were completely different from the case three years ago that killed two of his friends. It was impossible for the same person to have committed the crime.

At best, he's just a clumsy imitator.

Such a guy wasn't worth Amuro Tooru risking exposure to help, so after analyzing the situation, he decisively withdrew and chose to return to the organization to continue his unfinished work.

During this period, due to Pisco's unexpected death, Rum's intelligence group, to which he belonged, suffered a major blow. Coupled with the previous death of Agave, a key member of the intelligence group, and Gil's betrayal, they were somewhat stretched thin, which allowed Gin's action group to regain the power for a time.

Although Rum himself didn't care about the internal struggles within these organizations.

However, a large number of members driven by his will and interests forced him to make changes and adjustments.

Therefore, as Rum's capable subordinate, Amuro Tooru had no choice but to step forward at this time to share the burden and solve the problems for his leader.

The first step is to investigate the lurking rats in Tokyo and then develop appropriate methods to deal with them.

Although such matters fall under Gin's job, if members of their intelligence team can grasp the situation first, they will definitely have more say in the settlement afterward than Gin.

With the incident involving Shuichi Akai a year ago as a prelude, Gin is at a natural disadvantage compared to them in this regard.

only……

In this vast sea of ​​people, he was all alone and had no way to rely on the Japanese Public Security Bureau. Under such circumstances, how could he possibly gather intelligence on those rats?

Thinking this, Amuro Tooru felt his thoughts were in turmoil, and for a moment he really didn't know where to begin...