Ke Xue World: The Confrontation between Black and Red

Tokyo time, 12:08 noon.

After circling the ocean freighter again, Inspector Megure and his team finally arrived in front of the container filled with oak barrel whiskey.

Looking at the locked container door in front of him, Kogoro Maori's eyes were burning, and he would rush in as soon as the door opened.

However, Kisaki Eri frowned and searched for a long time in the metal box containing all the keys, but did not find the key with the container number in front of them.

"I'm sorry, it may have fallen somewhere else accidentally."

The administrator quickly bent down to apologize. Her tearful eyes made her look so pitiful that it could arouse people's sympathy.

However, the administrator's actions did not impress anyone present.

Nakamori Ginzo's face suddenly darkened, and Inspector Megure and other police officers looked even more unfriendly.

Kisaki Eri's gaze was particularly sharp. Maori Kogoro, who was always kind to women, looked at the administrator with a look that was cold enough to freeze a person to death.

Maori Kogoro snatched the key box and turned it over with a loud clattering sound. His brows were furrowed like his wife's:

"Where did it go? How could it be gone..."

At this time, the only person present who could still keep smiling was the person in charge of the freighter, who seemed to have nothing to do with it.

Although it was just a standard fake smile, it was particularly glaring at this moment.

The occasional genuine smile underneath the fake smile directly irritated Ginzo Nakamori who was standing next to him.

He strode towards the freighter manager, and before anyone could react, he grabbed the freighter manager by the ravaged collar and punched him in the face.

"What are you laughing at? Is this funny? My daughter is missing and you can still laugh so happily. Why are you laughing so happily..."

"Hey, Officer Nakamori..."

"Brother Nakamori..."

Takagi Wataru and others rushed forward to stop them. The freighter manager, whose left eye socket was bruised by a punch, screamed in pain and was then hit twice by Nakamori Ginzo who was in a state of anger.

There is no rules, but it is very powerful.

After finally pulling Nakamori Ginzo and the freighter manager apart, Kogoro Mori, who was on the other side, finally realized that the key was thrown away deliberately and rushed up with a roar.

The freighter manager, who had just escaped from danger, looked up and was about to say something when a fist as big as a sandbag came into view.

Afterwards, the unconscious cargo ship manager, in broad daylight and in full view of everyone, with black eye sockets, fell into the deep sleep that insomniacs desire most.

The administrator lady next to her froze in place, then burst into tears and began to apologize in her native language incoherently.

There is no beauty at all.

Inspector Megure, who was also shocked by this scene, was stunned for two seconds, then waved his hand and said:

"In that case, Chiba, Sato, you two should take them to the side to rest first."

"Takagi, Shiratori, take your men to look for iron bars, bricks, or other tools around here. Without the key, we can find a way to break the lock open."

"Inspector Megure, why don't we shoot the lock with a gun?"

Takagi asked in confusion.

"No, if you use a gun, the bullet might shoot into the container if you're not careful."

"Let's not talk about the fact that we don't know where the goods are placed in the container, and we might accidentally hurt innocent people trapped inside, even if it's really all alcohol,"

"In this case, it is also very likely that the barrel would be penetrated and an explosion would occur."

Kisaki Eri spoke in a serious tone and Inspector Megure nodded.

"Yes, this method is very dangerous. We cannot gamble with the lives of the trapped people and everyone else."

Takagi Wataru nodded, turned around and planned to look nearby for any suitable lock-picking tools.

On the other side, I have been watching this scene through the phone screen.

Inspector Harumi and his companions, who had heard the entire incident of Nakamori Ginzo and Mori Kogoro illegally beating the freighter's manager, and Inspector Megure ordering his subordinates to find tools to pick the lock, fell into silence.

They all knew that the so-called lost key was just an excuse.

However, they had not expected things to develop to this point.

In the customs office,

Inspector Harumi listened to the silence on the phone, his eyes naturally and quickly scanning the faces of other people.

Then, a faint smile flashed in his eyes.

Want to delay the time until half past twelve and make this search come to nothing?

It's a good idea, but unfortunately, it's the wrong excuse.

There were so many reasons I could come up with, but I chose this one.

All the keys are there except one that is missing. Doesn't this just prove that the lost key is very important and there is something wrong with the container that the key corresponds to?

However, in this case, it seems that the reasoning of the young master of Director Bai Ma's family is really correct.

There really are people in the police and customs bureau who are protecting the heinous crime of human trafficking, which is punishable by a thousand cuts.

So who is colluding with the damn human trafficking organization and leaking information here?

Thinking of this, Inspector Harumi couldn't help but recall the conversation he had with Director Hakuba's son, the Hakuba detective who was touted by the media as the eternal light of the detective world a few months ago, before setting out to support Megure.

"There are people within the police system and within the customs department who are colluding with human trafficking organizations."

"For the sake of profit, they act as a protective umbrella for evil, harming innocent people and profiting from human blood."

"They will definitely not be able to hide the matter of the account book, and in order to escape the blame, these people will definitely do everything they can to put pressure on the police and then try to clear their tracks."

"My companions and I will do our best to track down their traces. Inspector Harumi, please temporarily put aside your prejudice against the detective and Inspector Megure, and let's work together to eradicate these cancers..."

In the quiet office, everyone was immersed in the strange developments on the freighter, and no one dared to speak for a moment.

At this time, Inspector Harumi, who had seen everyone's expressions, retracted his gaze and suddenly asked:

"Why hasn't Hagiwara come back yet?"

A lively young policeman explained:

"Inspector Harumi, Hagiwara has a stomachache, so it's normal for him to have diarrhea for a while."

"Humph."

Inspector Harumi snorted coldly, looking displeased.

The lively policeman lowered his head and said nothing more, but his young face, which did not quite understand the ways of the world, was full of resentment.

It was seen clearly by others.

The atmosphere at the scene was extremely awkward for a moment. The only sound on the phone was that of Kogoro Mouri clinging to the door of the container, sometimes crying and sometimes cursing, which was extremely clear.

The customs staff in the office looked at each other in bewilderment at the scene. Almost all of them were terrified at having witnessed the discord within the Metropolitan Police Department.

Seeing this, another young policeman quickly spoke up to smooth things over:

"Inspector, I know you are worried about Hagiwara. After all, diarrhea can be a serious matter. If it is serious, you need to go to the hospital for treatment.

It's been nearly twenty minutes since Hagiwara went to the bathroom, and he didn't bring his cell phone. Not only you, but the rest of us are worried too.

How about this, I'll go check it out now, if he's fine then that's the best, but if not, I'll take him to the hospital."

"You are very loyal."

Inspector Harumi looked at the young policeman deeply. His words were nice, but the tone of his words made those present sound more sarcastic.

After saying this, Inspector Harumi didn't say anything else.

For a moment, the atmosphere became awkward again.

Section Chief Jojima looked at Inspector Harumi's face and wanted to do something nice to ease the atmosphere, so he said that there was no need to trouble the officers and that he could just call his subordinates and ask.

At this time, a staff member said:

"Before Inspector Harumi came, didn't Ikawa also say he had diarrhea and went to the toilet? He hasn't come back yet, and he's been gone longer than Officer Hagiwara. We can ask him directly."

Section Chief Jojima then remembered that he hadn't come back for such a long time, and his subordinate who seemed to have fallen into the toilet sewer nodded repeatedly:

"Yes, yes, Yichuan also has diarrhea. He can stop by to see what's going on with Officer Hagiwara."

As he said that, he took out his cell phone and called Yichuan.

Inspector Harumi did not speak, neither agreeing nor refusing, but walked to a wall where the duty roster and employee information were posted.

He stared at a photo with the name Ikawa Masaaki written below it and examined it carefully.

At this time, the noise on the other side of the phone gradually became noisy.

Almost in an instant, Kogoro Mori's increasingly excited cursing was drowned out by the sound of a crisp slap.

"Okay, stop howling and get out of the way."

Noticing that Takagi and others were walking towards them with various tools, Kisaki Eri immediately slapped her husband away who was in the way.

Takagi Wataru, holding an iron rod, stood in front of the container without any confidence.

Under the expectant gazes of others, he took a deep breath and just as he raised his hand, he heard a highly recognizable voice from a distance:

"Takagi, the iron rod in your hand can break bones if you use it to hit someone, but if you want to use it to pry open this kind of high-level lock, you won't be able to do it in your next life."

"Matsuda!"

Many people exclaimed in surprise as they looked at Jinpei Matsuda, who was walking towards them from a distance and speaking in a sarcastic tone.

Raising his glasses, Matsuda Jinpei quickened his pace again and walked in front of Takagi Wataru in three or two steps.

Looking at Takagi Wataru, who was standing there holding an iron rod, he patted his shoulder:

"It's better to leave this kind of thing to professionals."

Takagi Wataru subconsciously made way, and Matsuda Jinpei didn't say any more nonsense. He took out the wire from his pocket and started working.

So, a group of policemen just watched as an upright yet irritable bomb disposal policeman from the explosive ordnance disposal team transformed himself into a flying thief and, with just a thin iron wire, he easily poked open the high-end lock on the container.

The moment the door opened, Kogoro Mori and Ginzo Nakamori couldn't wait to rush ahead of everyone else, followed closely by Eri Kisaki.

Takagi Wataru and others who were at the back first withdrew their hands from their waists, and then looked at the open container.

Are you trying to arrest me on the spot?

Matsuda Jinpei, who did not miss this scene, had his eyelids twitching and remained silent for two seconds.

Then he threw the lock in his hand aside and put the wire back into his pocket.

Officer Megure once again suppressed the urge to reach for handcuffs and patted Jinpei Matsuda's shoulder approvingly:

"Matsuda, it's all thanks to you."

"Yes Yes."

Matsuda Jinpei's rude reply silenced Inspector Megure's praise. After an awkward laugh, the two men turned their gazes to the inside of the container.