Ke Xue World: The Confrontation between Black and Red

On the first day of September, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department welcomed a new chief of security from Kanagawa on a sunny morning, following the retirement of the former chief, Ario Kawamura, due to illness.

Those who are well-informed know that this superintendent has an impressive family background, and the promotion order upon taking office was directly issued by the Public Security Commission without even notifying the Superintendent General of Police.

Those who were not so well-informed, when they learned that the new police chief was a woman, quickly realized that her identity was not simple.

This is the first time since the establishment of the Japanese police system that a woman has been able to hold such a high position, and in the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, a power center that 200,000 police officers covet.

Some people speculated about it, while some people kept it a secret. Not to mention starting a conversation about it, they didn't even dare to mention it in private.

This has led to more people becoming curious about the newly appointed Superintendent Edogawa.

"Hey, Matsuda, did you know that Chief Inspector Edogawa's surname was originally Sanada, the same Sanada from the police family in Kanagawa.

He is from the same family as the head of the Organized Crime Countermeasures Department above."

Faced with a colleague who came up to him and enthusiastically chatted with him about gossip about his immediate boss, Jinpei Matsuda gave him a sour look as if he didn't want to get involved and told him to go find someone else to talk to.

However, years of friendship made the colleague very skilled in ignoring Matsuda Jinpei's stinky face attack and continued to chatter.

“I also heard that after receiving the promotion order, Superintendent Edogawa immediately divorced her husband and restored her old surname before marriage.

You said that Chief Inspector Edogawa chose to divorce at that time because she felt that marriage would affect her ambition to pursue a career, or...”

The support that the Sanada family could provide was no longer enough to support Inspector Edogawa's ambition, so she decisively abandoned the marriage that no longer had any meaning and value.

Although my colleague loves gossip, he still has some brains and knows that if the person involved heard this, he would be in big trouble.

Therefore, not only did he lower his voice, he also swallowed the second half of the sentence very tactfully, and only gave Matsuda Jinpei an expression of understanding.

Jinpei Matsuda didn't want to understand, and even wanted to physically shut his colleague up.

He looked at his colleagues who were also members of the explosive ordnance disposal team but belonged to different teams, as if he was looking at a stupid roe deer leaping towards its own death.

Did you know that your gossipy boss has a son who has worked at the core of a transnational criminal organization for many years and has killed more people than all the colleagues you have ever met?

You know that this person heard what you said. If he wants to make a fuss about it, you can prepare the money in advance and pay for the boat fare to cross the Sanzu River tonight, right?

"Don't be such a pity, Matsuda. I'm just chatting. I still have great respect for Inspector Edogawa."

The colleague sighed and thought that it would be more appropriate to talk about this kind of gossip with Hagiwara.

Unfortunately, Hagiwara has now transferred to the Investigation Division.

After a brief moment of regret when he realized that he had lost a colleague with whom he could gossip, he lost interest in continuing the in-depth conversation with Jinpei Matsuda.

Instead, he threw himself back into the complicated and tedious paperwork at hand.

After a few days, the discussions about Yuuki Edogawa within the Metropolitan Police Department gradually disappeared as Yuuki Edogawa gradually became familiar with the job at hand and began to further carry out his work.

Even if he felt jealous and had doubts, he couldn't find any fault with the work ability demonstrated by Yuki Edogawa. At most, he could be stubborn and feel jealous in his heart.

Unlike other departments, the people from Investigation Section 1 and Section 2, especially Inspector Megure from Investigation Section 1 and Section 3, appeared particularly quiet from the very beginning.

Because of work reasons, they had met Karasuma Soshin once or twice, and had never attended the special criminal meeting that brought together the heads of criminal departments and elite detectives from all over the country.

When I first saw Yuuki Edogawa up close, my jaw almost dropped.

The overly similar faces immediately made them think of a young heir to a consortium who was so wealthy and powerful that even the Chief Superintendent of Police had to treat him with caution and did not dare to show any high profile.

In an instant, all the rumors that I had heard before subconsciously popped up from the depths of my mind like mushrooms after rain.

This group of people were so frightened that they broke out in cold sweats and kept their mouths shut, becoming a breath of quiet and clear air in the Metropolitan Police Department.

This led to the situation when Conan learned that Yuki Edogawa was transferred to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department to serve as the Director of the Security Department and concurrently the leader of the Special Case Investigation Team.

The maple leaves in Tokyo have begun to turn deep red.

At that time, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department also welcomed a newcomer, Hojo Shuya, who had just graduated from the police academy and joined the special case investigation team.

Hojo Shuya, who came from a noble family, felt the hospitality of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department as soon as he arrived. He had become more calm after the kidnapping incident last year, even in the special case investigation team where many heroes gathered.

He also shines with a light that is unique to him.

With his abilities, methods and character, he successfully expanded his social circle in the special case investigation team in just over a month.

It is not the heir of the Hojo family, nor the eldest grandson of Hojo Lianzong's favorite, but belongs only to Hojo Shuya, a newcomer in the special case investigation team.

In a newly opened afternoon tea restaurant in Beihua Town,

A sudden and vicious revenge murder case that may be related to the recent serial murder case that has been targeted by the special case investigation team brings Hojo Shuya and Conan together unexpectedly.

Hojo Shuya was deeply impressed by Conan, a smart kid.

Conan has a stronger impression of Hojo Shuya, the groom who was kidnapped at his wedding last year and whose video was broadcast live to the public.

As expected, this case came to an end in Conan's hands. The murderer, who wanted to fight back, had just completed all preparations.

However, as the murderer was about to swing the knife that he had snatched, he was grabbed by Hojo Shuya, who was thin and gentle, and could easily be mistaken for being weak.

He was pressed firmly to the ground face down.

"Danglang~"

The metal knife, shining with a cold light, fell to the tiled floor, and the murderer, who failed to struggle, was handcuffed by other police officers who reacted.

After Hojo Shuya and his group left, the afternoon tea restaurant where the murder occurred was closed for several days for rectification.

Conan, who was politely escorted out of the store by the store owner, became curious and inquisitive about the reason why the special case investigation team appeared here.

Suzuki Sonoko finally made an appointment with her good friend to taste the newly opened afternoon tea restaurant, but she was unhappy when a murder happened. However, she was full of guilt when facing her good friend.

"I'm sorry, Xiaolan."

"You don't have to apologize, Yuanzi. You can't have foreseen that a murder would happen here.

Although it is a pity that I didn’t get to try the afternoon tea at this restaurant, I have received your kindness, Yuanzi.”

"Besides, the store manager just said that the business will resume after a week's break."

“We can come back next week to taste it, and there will be special cakes specially prepared by the store manager.

It’s quite profitable.”

Mao Lilan comforted the unhappy Suzuki Sonoko, and soon made Sonoko happy and forget all her previous unhappiness.

Then, when Suzuki Sonoko saw Conan coming back from reminiscing about the past with Hojo Shuya.

She suddenly grabbed Mao Lilan's hands and made her request to her good friend with sincere eyes.

"Lan, next time we come to eat, can it be just the two of us?"

Conan, who was digesting the news that Whiskey's mother was transferred to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, just approached and found that Suzuki Sonoko was looking at him with a look of bad luck.

"I have a feeling that if I continue to take him with me next time, all kinds of strange and bizarre cases will happen again, just like this time, last time, and many times before.

Although this is also very interesting, I still want to enjoy an ordinary afternoon tea with you, Xiaolan, smoothly and without the interruption of murder."

"Please, Lan, please agree to my only request in this life."

As she spoke, Suzuki Sonoko took a deep breath, and bent down and lowered her head deeply, just like she was holding Mouri Ran's hands.

Mao Lilan looked at her friend who was sincerely asking for help, and then looked at Conan who walked up to her and stopped. A feeling of dilemma appeared in her eyes.

Conan, who could clearly see Suzuki Sonoko laughing with her head down due to her height, looked so bored, but his smile grew higher and higher, and his whole body suddenly became lighter.

"Garden~"

In the end, Mao Lilan saw through Suzuki Sonoko's joke, and the two young girls chased each other and laughed in the afternoon sun.

Conan looked at the two people walking away, and subconsciously put on a lively and relaxed smile on his face.

As night fell,

Conan, sitting on the sofa in the living room with his father Yusaku Kudo, is no longer as relaxed as he is during the day. His expression is three times calmer and more composed than that of Kudo Shinichi in the past.

"The transfer order for Superintendent Edogawa was not issued by Chief Hakuba, but directly by the Public Safety Commission. She is also the first female Superintendent in the history of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, which follows the old customs of seniority.

There is only one reason why those at the top of power would be under such pressure and make such a decision. "

After telling his father the news he learned from Hojo Shuya during the day, Conan began his own analysis.

Yuuki Edogawa is an excellent police officer from a professional group. However, her gender has become the biggest stumbling block on her career path.

Not to mention family background and ability, based on this point alone, the difficulty of promoting a female police officer to the rank of lieutenant is thousands of times higher than that of promoting a male police officer to the rank of lieutenant.

It's true that there are very few police officers above the rank of Superintendent in the police system, but apart from Yuuki Edogawa, is it really impossible to choose someone who can succeed to the position of Chief of the Security Department?

This is obviously impossible.

After another promotion, Superintendent Edogawa reverted to his maiden name, Edogawa, and became the Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department's Security Department with a surname different from Sanada.

Obviously, it has little to do with the Sanada family.

Well, since we have been able to reason to this point, the answer is clearly written on paper.

Regardless of one's birth, the family background and personal abilities that are given again after marriage can help people break the old-fashioned ideas that have been passed down for thousands of years and are deeply rooted, which is the reason why Edogawa Yuki took the position of Superintendent of Police.

There is only one left - whiskey.

The dangerous person who can send chills down one's spine and subconsciously tense one's nerves just by mentioning him.

But... why? Why so suddenly?

There was no movement for so many years before, so why did Edogawa Yuki be transferred to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department at this time, shortly after Masahiko Sanada's death, under such great pressure?

And...why did Edogawa Yuki choose this time to completely cut ties with the Sanada family?

With doubtful thoughts, he kept searching in the deep sea of ​​various fragmented memories, and finally, a light golden thread strung together all the clues.

"They are afraid. Those people are well aware of Whiskey's existence, his past, and even the deep meaning behind his upcoming appointment as the new head of the Karasuma Group."

The more Conan spoke, the colder his heart became.