Phantom Thief of Heart!but conan

Chapter 801: Zhufu Family's Little Scene
"Minoru Fukase, who is currently ranked high on the list of suspects, is likely to arrive in Beika-cho from Nagano soon."

With the documents in his hand, Megure Juzo stood in front of the conference room to explain the situation and began to arrange the work in an orderly manner.

"The suspect has been on the run for many months because he caused serious injuries during a conflict with the first victim. In order to facilitate the pursuit, the police have been monitoring the daily movements of his girlfriend. Now, news has come from the Nagano Prefectural Bureau that Fukase Minoru's girlfriend, Risa Yoshii, has arrived in Tokyo from Nagano and got off at Beika Station."

"The opinion from Nagano Prefecture is that she came to see Fukase Minoru?" asked Matsumoto Kiyonaga, who was sitting at the main table.

"Yes, Risa Yoshii works in a small bar in Nagano Prefecture. Her daily life is very regular and she rarely travels far. At the moment, it seems that the most likely purpose of her trip is to find Fukase Minoru." Megure Jusan nodded.

The members of the investigation team at the conference table exchanged glances and nodded.

If there is any major threat posed by this serial killer, it is the possibility that he may continue to kill.

In addition to the seven-barreled swords with a red circle next to the five victims at the end, there was a one-barreled sword next to the body of the first victim, Shuhei Jinno.

If this is regarded as the criminal's ranking of the deaths, then according to common sense, he had at least two goals.

Seven tubes, but there are still two blank circles left.

"Since the suspect is showing unusual movements, it is necessary to arrest him first. Megure, take your men and follow Officer Morobushi." Matsumoto Seinaga nodded and quickly made a decision.

Sitting on the other side of the conference table, Ireland, who was not very energetic, raised his eyelids, then looked down at the documents in his hands, and resisted the urge to ask to participate in the arrest.

There is insufficient reason to try him as a homicide suspect, but the suspect is a fugitive, and it is completely in line with the procedures to arrest him and send him to prison.

Therefore, this matter is indeed suitable for the Tokyo Investigation Division, which is responsible for its own jurisdiction.

Even the other police officers in the investigation team did not have sufficient reasons to participate, let alone him, a consultant who was not even a police officer, who had no right to participate in the arrest.

If Minoru Fukase is really the murderer, he must not be allowed to fall into the hands of the police easily.

Ireland pursed his lips, very reluctantly, but still pressed twice on his phone and sent out the prepared email.

Megure Juzo stood up after giving the arrest request and prepared to take Morifushi Takaaki to the classroom to select a few people to arrest together: "Officer Morifushi, let's go. Please contact the police officer in charge of monitoring the situation over there. Officer Morifushi?"

Zhu Fu Gaoming, who was staring at the window of the conference room, waited until he called out again before he came to his senses, retracted his gaze, stood up, and followed Megure Jusan's footsteps.

"I'm sorry, I haven't adapted well to Tokyo these past few days, and I'm a little distracted."

"The work of the task force is really energy-consuming. An old guy like me is very tired." Megure Jusan patted his shoulder and said comfortingly, "Although you are young people, you should also pay more attention to your health."

"Yes, I will." Zhu Fu Gao Ming smiled calmly, and then asked casually, "What is outside the window on the east side of the conference room? Is it the Metropolitan Police Department's office?"

The conference room they were in was on the east side of the Metropolitan Police Department. There was nothing unusual about the windows facing the street, except for the one on the east side, where the curtains were always drawn tightly, as if the police were afraid of someone snooping.

"Hmm? To the east, that's the National Police Agency, right?" Megure Jusan recalled and shook his head. "It's pitch black and weird, isn't it? The windows over there were asked to be closed by the National Police Agency. I guess it's some confidential department."

"Is it the confidentiality department? I understand." Zhu Fu Gao Ming nodded, glanced to the east again with his peripheral vision, picked up his feet and quickened his pace, "Let's go, Gan Zhu and the others have already arrived in Beihua Town, we have to hurry."

"How is it, is he gone?" Matsuda Jinpei, who was squatting stealthily under the window, saw Zhufu Jingguang standing in front of the window again, then he stuck his head out again and stretched out his fingers to pull the blinds in front of him.

The thin metal sheet deformed slightly, creating another eye-shaped hole on the airtight curtain.

"He's gone. Don't watch anymore." Zhu Fujingguang shook his head, pulled away Matsuda Jinpei's hand, and smoothed the blinds again. "I guess he has some mission and has left."

"Your brother is quite sensitive to other people's gazes." Matsuda Jinpei stopped picking at the leaves and patted Morobushi Kagemitsu on the shoulder, "Actually..."

In fact, if there are only one or two of them, and they are capable and trustworthy policemen like Zhufu Gaoming, it would not be a big problem even if some secrets are revealed to them.

Although the phone handed to him by Fūya Rei had silently explained everything, and although Zhufu Takaaki had already realized what had happened from his brother's long period of loss of contact and silence, these were all unspoken things after all.

There would be no public obituary for Zhufu Jingguang, who died as an undercover agent. Before the threat from the organization completely disappeared, the public security authorities would not give any news to the relatives of the victim Zhufu Gaoming.

So in fact, until today, even though everyone who knows the truth has guessed it in their hearts, it is still a secret whether Zhufu Jingguang is dead.

If Zhufu Jingguang really wanted to, he could have used some tactful ways, such as telling Zhufu Gaoming that the previous information was a misunderstanding caused by a disconnection, or that Zhufu Jingguang was not dead, but was just seriously injured and had only recently woken up. This is different from such a shocking thing as a person coming back to life, and it is not a very life-threatening secret.

Whether it is Furutani Rei or Karasawa, they should be happy to cover up this lie for him.

Zhu Fu Jingguang knew what he wanted to say and raised his hand to stop him from saying the next word.

"I understand." Zhu Fu Jingguang took a deep breath, turned his back, and stopped looking at the special task force meeting room that was only separated by a wall. "So I can't hesitate."

When he decided to become an undercover agent six years ago, he was ready to disregard life and death, forget the past, and be prepared that his efforts and sacrifices would probably be buried in darkness forever.

People who are not prepared in this way, even if they are barely in the same position, may be easily exposed because of their indecisiveness and will not be able to move forward at all.

He was as determined as he was then, and he remains the same now.

His friends and comrades were willing to give him that leeway and space, but precisely because of this, he could not keep it for himself.

He was also willing to believe that his brother would feel his determination and firmly believe that he was still standing up for what he believed was justice somewhere in the world.

"Let's go, we still have things to do. The data of the patients that Kiharakawa has come into contact with still needs in-depth investigation."

"Hey, Master Jing, you are still the same. You like to keep everything to yourself. You are so persistent."

"Just think you're complimenting me."

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"The suspect's girlfriend has arrived at the Beihua Department Store..." Conan poked his earphones twice, looking at the locator signal flashing gently on the lens, with a strange look on his face. The eavesdropping device that Xiaolan left in the clinic that day was handed to Conan by Tang Ze at that time.

Conan was very worried about Tang Ze's situation, and after much hesitation, he finally stuck it back on Tang Ze's bag.

Recently in Beika Town, there's Adachi Toru, Kihara River, and members of the organization running around. Who knows when any harm will come to this unlucky friend of his who has shown certain extraordinary characteristics?

So even though he knew this was a bit inappropriate, he still left this thing with Tang Ze.

What if by some chance Tang Ze is kidnapped again or something like that? There is a locator...right?
Conan did feel a little inappropriate after doing this, but when he touched the watch on his wrist that carried the Phantom Thieves' locator, he inexplicably straightened his chest again.

The situation is special, so it would be best if nothing happens. He will take the initiative to explain to Tang Ze after he has dealt with the case.

Anyway, there is no way to take back the eavesdropping stickers that Xiaolan had damaged with the pink stickers, so I might as well reuse them.

However, after the thing was placed on Tang Ze, the signal disappeared. He thought that the sticker had been pasted several times and had lost its stickiness, and was lost and damaged on the road.

For some unknown reason, when he was fiddling with the button on his glasses to check the battery level, he unexpectedly received sound and signals from the other end again. And judging from the content, it seemed that the sticker had been thrown into the joint task force, and it was unknown who it was attached to.

Conan couldn't figure out how this was passed on.

Could it be that the bug lost its stickiness and stuck to the sole of Maori Kogoro's shoe, and he stepped on it and went to the Metropolitan Police Department? Is this sticker sticky or not?

Because the distance was quite far, the sound was intermittent and not clear. However, at this moment, the signal suddenly stabilized, and the person carrying the bug had arrived in Beika Town and was approaching Beika Shopping Street.

The Mika Department Store is not far from the shopping street, and it seems that the suspect that the task force is investigating has delivered the goods to their doorstep.

Thinking of the organization's attention to this case, Conan frowned and exerted force on his feet.

The skateboard slightly changed direction and headed towards the department store.

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"This is Yamato Kansuke, my colleague in Nagano Prefecture, who is in charge of this tracking work." Zhufu Takaaki led several police officers to meet Yamato Kansuke, who was leaning on crutches and had a serious face. His eyes turned to a certain place in the mall without saying anything more.

In such a crowded public place, their limited manpower is like a few drops of water falling into the vast ocean. It is not easy to do a good job of control without any leaks.

This is not the time to mention each other's identities. The real thing is to hide their identities, secretly keep surveillance on Yoshii Risa, and be ready to arrest Fukase Minoru at any time.

Megure Juzo nodded lightly and greeted him. Without saying much, he whispered instructions to his men, and the group of people quickly dispersed into groups of two and entered the crowd of people in the mall.

On the fourth floor of the mall, by the railing near the elevator, Risa Yoshii, with a look of anticipation yet a little nervousness, was crouching there with her arms folded, staring fixedly at the main entrance of the mall, obviously waiting for someone.

Zhu Fugaoming and Shancuncao stood above her and also looked at the young girl through the glass window.

His opinion was slightly different from that of Inspector Megure of the First Investigation Division.

He felt that it was not appropriate to seek efficient arrest in a place like a shopping mall. It was easy to stimulate the fugitive in a public place. Moreover, instead of being wary of a counterattack by Fukase Minoru, he should pay more attention to whether Risa Yoshii would have a big reaction.

Since she was able to maintain contact and relationship with her boyfriend even after he was identified as a fugitive, she must have a very good relationship with Minoru Fukase. No one can tell whether she would have any extreme reaction under the stimulation when an emergency occurs.

It would be fine if she really attacked the police, as a 21-year-old bar girl would probably have a hard time defeating a well-trained police officer. But if she got carried away and climbed onto the railings and threatened that she would jump down if the police dared to arrest someone, then that would be a real problem.

The skylight on the fourth floor of the shopping mall is a bit too high. It would be inappropriate to capture a fugitive and cause loss of life.

While observing the scene, he gently reminded: "Shancun, move the manual on your chest a little further inward, it's too obvious like this."

Yamamura Cao looked down at the police manual and ID card that had a corner exposed. He was briefly embarrassed and quickly pushed them inwards: "Oh, oh, I will pay attention and not let the criminal notice it."

Zhu Fu Gaoming glanced at his eyes, which were clearer than those of a college student, and hummed without comment.

This police captain from Gunma Prefecture is also from a professional group, right? Why did he come up with the idea of ​​seeing the scene?

Thinking of this, he asked, "Mr. Yamamura, when you were in Gunma, didn't you come to a scene like this?"

It's hard to say whether a criminal policeman can solve a case, but he should be very skilled in arresting people. He just needs to arrange surveillance at the scene and arrest a fugitive in plain clothes.

"I've been here before. I just wanted to see how people in Tokyo do it." Yamamura Cao touched his head a little embarrassedly, "I also wanted to experience Tokyo's inner-city highway."

Compared with Tokyo, Gunma Prefecture is just a small place in all aspects except for its developed tourism industry.

"Oh? If you like Tokyo very much, then why did you go to Gunma in the first place?" On the one hand, it was just a casual chat to kill time, and on the other hand, Zhufu Gaoming was really curious.

If you come from the professional group, it might be a bit of an exaggeration to say that you can go to any department you want, but it's definitely not difficult to stay in Tokyo.

If Zhu Fu Gaoming himself had really been pursuing professional success and victory when he graduated from the law department of Toudou University, it would undoubtedly have been a better choice to stay and join the professional group rather than immediately apply for a job as a policeman in Nagano.

He just wants different things and is not interested in this. He is very clear about what the professional group means.

"Oh, this." Shancuncao grinned, "I just watched TV dramas when I was a kid and thought police were awesome, so I wanted to be one. As for more, I don't really care."

Compared to a complex city like Tokyo, returning to his hometown to be a policeman is more suitable for his simple pursuits as it is close to home, has less work to do, and fewer major cases.

After all, even criminals are often like humans. The higher-end ones tend to go to big cities.

"Rather than that, uh, I wanted to ask you before." Yamamura Cao looked at Yoshii Risa, who was standing there and adjusting her posture anxiously and expectantly, and asked in a low voice, "If your last name is Moribushi, you are not a relative of Xiaojing or something, right? Do you know Xiaojing from the Moribushi family?"

(End of this chapter)