After becoming a chaotic daughter

Monday, 01:32 am, Yokohama Police Headquarters.

It was already late at night, and everything was silent, but the Yokohama Police Headquarters was still brightly lit. Police officers in police uniforms came and went, phones rang one after another, and mountains of documents were scattered all over the table like snowflakes. , Noisy voices rang out in the office, forming a sharp contrast with the silent and dark night outside the window.

"—Officer Kawabe!" The heels of his heels knocked on the tile floor and made a crisp sound. The long-haired police officer Aoki ignored the police officers in the middle of the road and walked straight to the middle-aged man. One meter away from the opponent, he stopped steadily and suddenly.

"Oh, it's Police Officer Aoki." The stern and ruthless Asuka Kawabe raised his eyelids, put down the information he just got from his subordinates about the whereabouts of the remnants of the detective agency, and said indifferently, "The investigation team Has there been any progress?"

Asuka Kawabe's position in the Yokohama Police Headquarters is slightly higher than that of Aoki. In other words, he is the superior of Police Officer Aoki, and he is stronger than Police Officer Aoki in terms of power, seniority, and political connections behind him.

Since Officer Yasui was transferred to the Metropolitan Police Department, the person who succeeded him in the Yokohama Police Headquarters was Asuka Kawabe. The letter of appointment for him and the letter of transfer to Officer Yasui were sent from the Metropolitan Police Department at the same time.

"The police forces from Group [-] and Group [-] have all been mobilized, and they have also communicated with the Supernatural Secret Service Division and the military police." The Aoki Police Department replied coldly, without the slightest respect in his tone when facing his superiors. , "Compared to that, Police Officer Kawabe, I heard that you led a team to detain all relevant personnel of the detective agency. Whether it is a relative of a current member or a member who has left the agency, the lightest is residential surveillance."

"This is an order from the Metropolitan Police Department in Tokyo." Asuka Kawabe responded to her indifferently, pushing back Aoki's slightly questioning words, "Armed detective agencies are endangering the country and threatening social security. Many high-ranking officials have already lost their lives to the terrorists, and there are even some central government officials. At this time, if you have a little more tolerance, you are betting on the lives of the victims."

Police Officer Aoki's voice was suppressed a bit because of anger: "Even if it's just a minor child?"

Kawabe Asuka just glanced at her indifferently, then looked away, and said: "All the actions I have taken are in compliance with the regulations and instructions. According to the special security law, in the face of this kind of special criminals, relevant minors should Detention and interrogation can also be conducted, and the interrogation cannot exceed eight hours in a 24-hour period, and as of now, there is still one hour before the '8 hour' limit."

— Can this be calculated in this way? !

Officer Aoki resisted the urge to pull his collar, and kept his composure.

Indeed, the regulations are so stipulated, and it seems to be "protecting the interests of the person being questioned", but in actual operation, there are some loopholes that can be exploited, just like it is now, in the early hours of the morning, people are taking turns to carry out uninterrupted The interrogation does not give the interrogee time to breathe, and keeps the interrogee in a state of high tension for a long time. Using this method to treat a child, I am afraid that he will have a nervous breakdown within one night.

"Nanako Edogawa——" Kawabe Asuka suddenly mentioned the name of the "child" who was being interrogated at this time, "She is the adopted daughter of Edogawa Ranpo, the main criminal of the detective agency. According to the intelligence, the intelligence system of the detective agency In fact, data files such as electronic encrypted files and electronic encrypted files are still managed by Tianshan Hanabou, a member who has left the company in name. Tianshan Hanabou has a very high possibility of assisting the detective agency in a series of criminal acts, and the detective agency has the closest relationship with him The person involved, besides Doppo Kunikida who is still on the run, is Nanako Edogawa. I have reason to suspect that she has assisted the two parties in delivering criminal evidence, knowingly or unknowingly."

"She's only 14 years old, and she's not a supernatural being." Police Department Aoki also said coldly, "Other than your 'suspect' and 'speculation', Officer Kawabe, you don't have any tangible evidence—even if it's just indirect evidence. It can be suspected that she may have participated in the operation of the detective agency."

"Isn't it enough that there are places that can make people 'doubt'?" Kawabe Asuka was unmoved, "Officer Aoki, as a policeman, it is a complete dereliction of duty to let emotions trump reason. Even if you and the detective Socializing is good, but now that the crimes of the detective agency have been known to the world, you should know what you should do."

"Is it because the other party is a child that you are soft-hearted? It's ridiculous. Women are like this, and they are easy to act emotionally. If you are really full of maternal love, you might as well resign and go back to get married as soon as possible. There are plenty of people who can take over your current position."

Kawabe Asuka made no secret of his mockery of Officer Aoki.

"It is impossible for a child without the power to restrain a chicken to assist in a crime? Have you forgotten the 'child bomb' incident in the sky tree, or is it that in the Gutianbao incident, the poisoning of 18 people by underage brothers and sisters is not enough for you? Impressive? The arson attack at the Yokohama Second General Hospital killed 9 people, and the culprit was only an eight-year-old child. Because the other party was a child, he let it go easily. Are you a rookie who just joined the job, Police Officer Aoki? "

Officer Aoki lowered her eyes, she took a deep breath, her chest rose and fell slowly, just when Officer Kawabe thought she had nothing to say, Officer Aoki suddenly said calmly:

"The child bomb incident, the Gutianbao incident, the arson incident at the Second General Hospital... all of them were successfully solved with the assistance of Edogawa Ranpo at the beginning."

Her words were like a slap in the face of Kawabe Asuka, neither of the two people who were not speculative could convince the other, the atmosphere in the office was condensed, and the police officers did not dare to take any action.

Finally, Kawabe Asuka's cell phone rang, breaking the dead silence. He snorted coldly, picked up the coat on the chair, and went out to answer the phone.

A young police officer who hadn't been able to keep up with Officer Aoki before dared to come forward and stood beside her: "...Officer Aoki."

"..." Officer Aoki closed her eyes, she lightly pressed her temples, and then exhaled a foul breath, "It's okay."

Eight years have passed. When she saw Nanako for the first time at the scene of the murder, Nanako was still a very thin child who couldn't even speak well. She herself was still in her twenties and young. The high-spirited police officer was promoted to that position only because he made some contacts in the police academy and he had some talent. He was also praised by others as "a promising new star in the police world."

But as her position is getting higher and higher, she is now in her thirties, and many things she faces are no longer something that "a little talent" and "a little network" can handle. Her background is not as strong as others, and many people are already amazed that she can be promoted to her current position as a woman at this age.

"It's not the first day I know about this... I'm at odds with the Detective Agency." She mumbled the word "asshole" out of her mouth, but didn't say it out, "He was originally from the 'Anti-Detective Agency' faction."

But she, and Officer Yasui, who was transferred to the Metropolitan Police Department, are probably considered to be members of the "pro-detective agency" faction.

The Metropolitan Police Department transferred Officer Yasui away, but at the same time, Kawabe Asuka was referred to the original position of Officer Yasui. At that time, she was the only person in the police headquarters who could compete with Kawabe Asuka for that position. That's all, but with a letter of appointment, she lost even a chance to fight.

Obviously, this would not be a coincidence, and those high-ranking officials behind Kawabe Asuka "indispensible".

The detective agency has hindered the eyes of many people, not only the criminals, but also some officials.Now that there is an opportunity to completely destroy the detective agency, those people will never let it go.

【……what is going on. 】

Thinking of the piles of crimes that were almost "mountain-proof" crimes, Police Officer Aoki felt his temples throbbing, and he couldn't stop throbbing.

Even if you want to say that it is a "framing", you can't do it, because there are at least dozens of "witnesses" who witnessed the scene of their "killing officials", and the only survivor also firmly identified the detective agency, not to mention others The real evidence of the crime.

President Fukuzawa Yukichi assassinated officials of the main combat faction during the Great War 14 years ago.

The social doctor and Yosano Akiko were suspected of murdering the injured and bombing the military base.

Osamu Dazai is a former cadre of the port mafia involved in more than a thousand cases.

Quan Jinghua, who looks very petite and cute, was also a killer who killed 35 people.

The well-known writer Oda Sakunosuke has worked as a killer and a mafia successively, and even has experience of escaping from prison after being arrested.

In just one day, the detective agency changed from a "hero who protects the people" to a "terrorist who everyone shouts and beats".Even Police Officer Aoki couldn't say against his will that "the detective agency is innocent" in the face of so much solid evidence.

——Even if she thought it was "impossible" no matter what.

[... Is the detective agency really a terrorist? 】

The belief in Officer Aoki's heart gradually began to shake under a certain force that she couldn't detect.

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At 01:45 in the morning, Yokohama Police Headquarters, Interrogation Room No. 3.

The dazzling light bulb that has been on continuously for seven hours has become scorching hot. The room without air conditioning is stuffy and cramped, visually giving people a feeling of oppression and suffocation. Sitting behind the old wooden square table, Nanako hangs her head, Staring at the silver handcuffs on his wrists, his expression looked dull, as if he was distracted.

She has been sitting here for seven hours, and now sitting across from her is the ninth police officer who came to question—or there may not be nine, just two or three police officers who are taking turns to question, But Nanako is not very good at recognizing faces, so she can only simply count how many times they changed people.

"Name."

"Nanako Edogawa"

"Birth time."

"20... years... months... days."

"What is the relationship with Edogawa Ranpo of the Armed Detective Agency?"

"Father and daughter."

"Where are you from 06:30 to [-]:[-] this evening?"

"In the shopping street, do some shopping and then have dinner."

"Do you know what Edogawa Ranpo did during this time period?"

"do not know."

"Do you know what Kunikida Doppo, Yosano Akiko and others from the Armed Detective Agency have been doing during this period of time?"

"do not know."

"Do you know Tayama Hanabou, a former member of the Armed Detective Agency?"

"know."

"Do you usually have any contact with him?"

"After school, sometimes go to his house to supervise the exercise."

"anything else."

"Buy him something to eat."

"Is there anything passed between him and the detective agency?"

"Have."

"what."

"Fruit and medicine."

"What medicine?"

"The medicine you take when you're sick."

"..."

Back and forth, all the same questions, asking over and over again, there is no water to drink, Nanako herself doesn't like to talk, so she only answers with very short sentences, so as not to make her voice hoarse.

This is not the first time Nanako has seen what the interrogation room of the police station looks like.

When she was in elementary school, Ranpo would sometimes take her out on field trips with her, most of the time to help the police handle cases, so Nanako would occasionally follow her to the police station, although she had never entered the interrogation room in the police station A few times, but probably also know what it's like.

But before today, Nanako had never been interrogated like a criminal suspect in handcuffs, with a light bulb in her face, sitting on a hard chair, as she is now.

After being surrounded by police cars, several policemen got out of the car, forcibly separated her from Sanlu, and handcuffed her.She was driven into a police car alone, and the three-wheeled car, which seemed to have Echizen, was escorted and pushed into another police car. After that, she did not see them again until she entered the police station.

Good news, she didn't run into kidnappers posing as police officers.

Bad news, she was handcuffed into the police station by the real police, the reason is still unknown.

Until now, she has been interrogated for so long, and no one has told her what happened.The only thing Nanako knew was what the police officer who claimed to be Kawabe Asuka said when he showed his police certificate:

[The Armed Detective Agency is suspected of murdering several government officials, stealing government secrets, covering murderers, colluding with the Mafia and other crimes, and is currently wanted. 】

Nanako understood what he said.

But did not fully understand.

In Nanako's eyes, what police officer Kawabe said was probably the kind of nonsense that if posted on SNS, "If you repost it more than [-] times, you will be arrested for spreading rumors".However, the fact is that police officer Kawabe was not arrested, but she was arrested by police officer Kawabe.

She has been sitting in the interrogation room for countless hours, her mobile phone and belongings have been taken away, and there is no clock in the interrogation room. Under such circumstances, the perception of time has become blurred, Nanako can only Relying on her own biological clock, she can probably be sure that it is at least after twelve o'clock, because after a period of sleepiness, her head is getting more and more awake now.

Although it is said that after the sudden death, Nanako has not stayed up all night for several years now, and has guaranteed a very healthy work and rest every day, going to bed early and getting up early, but the experience of staying up all night for a long time many years ago made Nanako remember one thing: After twelve o'clock in the morning, I stayed up all night and became more and more awake.

This "false sense of sobriety" and the unreality of "the detective agency is wanted" are like a kind of stirred candy that Ranpo usually eats, mixed together in Nanako's mind, confusedly Nanako's thinking became more and more chaotic, but when faced with the police officer's questioning, Nanako was still able to call out the correct answer from the language center numbly, then opened her mouth, and acted with the shortest words. answer.

I don't know how much time passed, but this round of questioning finally came to an end.

The interrogating police officer pressed the call bell at hand, and soon two police officers with batons in their waists came in, a man and a woman, and the interrogating police officer said to them: "The time limit is up, send the Go to jail."

"know."

The male police officer said, took out a transfer and detention slip from his pocket, held it up to him, patted it, and motioned for him to see it.Another female police officer stepped forward and pulled Nanako to stand up.

【Detention center】

It is a place Nanako has heard of, but has never been to.

You need to sign a permit to enter there. Although the detective agency needs to assist in handling the case, as long as you say hello in advance, the guard will let you go, but no matter what, you won’t be able to take Nanako to that kind of place. After all, there are people locked up there. , most of them are criminals who have already been established, and only a small number of people can be released without guilt after entering there.

Nanako followed them out without saying a word, with her head down and no expression on her face.The ponytail I tied when I went out during the day is a little loose now, and the thin and soft pony tail looks limp and drooping, but Nanako is in handcuffs, so she can't do "re-tied hair in handcuffs" Such a difficult action.

No one noticed her loose ponytail, like no one bothered to talk to her about what happened.

She walked a bit slowly, and was scolded by the male policeman again, but Nanako ignored him, and still walked slowly on her own, thinking about her own affairs.

Thinking about the words Kawabe Asuka said, her head was a little empty, as if she was facing the finale of the mathematics of the college entrance examination, holding a pen in her head, as if she was serious about drawing auxiliary lines and formulating equations , I thought about it and wrote it randomly, but in the end I didn't ask for anything, and I didn't know what I was thinking.

So she thought about where her "wanted" idiot father was. When she went out at noon, Luanpo was still reading four-frame comics in the newspaper in the detective agency.Thinking of this, Nanako was even more at a loss. She didn't understand how her father, who only knew about fishing at work, became a "wanted criminal", and he was also a "wanted criminal at large"—couldn't her useless father be a very Is it easy to catch?

Nanako finds herself unable to think of anything because she doesn't know anything.In the few hours of being interrogated just now, she has actually been at a loss for a long time, and she has already discovered this.

The last thing she could think of was this:

I hope there is air conditioning in the detention center, so it won't be as stuffy as the interrogation room.

The author has something to say:

(Supplement on 11.26) Scroll down to the end for spoilers

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Starting from this chapter, it is estimated that a total of 4~5 chapters can end the content of this piece

Being imprisoned in a detention center should be the worst treatment Nanako has ever suffered (just being imprisoned, she will not be illegally abused in the detention center), but compared to Kunikida who lost her hand outside and Kenji who was stabbed outside, in fact It's still safe, and the treatment can probably refer to that of Zai Hetuo who is also in the game.

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Don't quarrel over the cp issue, because it's normal for Gogol to be temporarily down in favor of this plot, but don't attack other readers because of this, they all scold me! ! (Bushi

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The reversal is in Chapter 177. If you can’t bear this plot, you can skip the chapter first to watch the reversal, but skipping this plot directly may slightly affect the reading experience of Chapter 178.