Chapter 708: If Not Money, Then Love?

Fujino naturally agreed to Brother Megure's request.

This kind of joint search is the opportunity that best reflects your own value.

What's more, the Kyoto police were here, so of course he had to get involved.

If he goes through this, he will definitely get closer to the police in Tokyo and Osaka.

After all, we have cooperated with the police in both places before.

As for the police in Kyoto, apart from the last Shinkansen incident and the incident with Kiichiro Numabuchi, they had no other contact.

In terms of investigation, the police in both places will provide him with more conveniences, but the Kyoto side will not do much to help him.

In this way, with the help of Tokyo and Osaka, the clues he finds will eventually be credited to the two places.

Naturally, the Kyoto police who did not assist him will not get any credit.

After a joint operation, no clues were found in Kyoto. Wouldn't it be embarrassing for those gangsters in Kyoto?

The relationship between Kyoto and Tokyo is average, neither good nor bad. The relationship between Osaka and Kyoto is really not that good.

Although the counties are adjacent to each other, due to various reasons, the people in the two places are always not very happy. Basically, no one looks down on the other.

It would definitely not be the case for the police to discriminate against each other, but after all, the police were recruited from the local area, so there must be some intention on both sides that no one could look down on the other.

After thinking about it more deeply, I'm afraid the purpose of inviting him to join the joint search may be mixed.

Well, even if it doesn't, there will definitely be one after he passes by.

…………

Riding a motorcycle all the way to the Metropolitan Police Department.

Fujino parked his motorcycle in the parking lot of the Metropolitan Police Department, took out his work permit and hung it on his chest, and entered the Metropolitan Police Department building.

The Metropolitan Police Department was a bit more lively today, with various staff wearing casual clothes and carrying cameras, their arms wrapped in news media sleeves, walking vaguely on the first floor.

Following the crowd, he arrived near the press conference room on the second floor. As soon as he went upstairs, he heard someone calling him: "Fujino, this way."

This seiyuu's voice is very familiar, and so is his voice. If I'm not mistaken...

Fujino followed the sound and saw Sato Miwako, who was wearing a pink suit, a goose-yellow thin sweater, and black and gray stockings wrapped around her calves, walking over. She stopped in front of him, put her hands on her hips and said, "I just came from the Megure Police Department." I heard that you were coming, and considering that there was a press conference today and there were quite a lot of people, I came out to pick you up. Are you particularly touched? "

"Then you are so gentle. I cry to death."

Fujino showed his dead eyes: "I'm really touched that I call people to the Metropolitan Police Department on workdays and don't get overtime pay for critical work."

Miwako Sato felt helpless: "This guy, this is all he thinks about..."

Fujino folded his hands on his chest and said seriously and seriously: "If you want the horse to run, don't let the horse eat grass. If you don't talk about money when working, why should we talk about love?"

Sato Miwako's eyebrows moved slightly. She felt that something was wrong with what she said, but she felt it made sense. She didn't think too much and turned around to lead the way: "Okay, let's go quickly. The press conference is about to start. Megure Police Department and the others It’s in the lounge of the press conference over there.”

Following Miwako Sato, Fujino came to the lounge of the conference room.

There were many familiar figures in the conference room that caught my eye. The Osaka Prefecture Headquarters had a good relationship with the boy Hattori, Otaki Goro, who had a scar on his eyebrow.

Brother Megure from the Metropolitan Police Department, and Shiratori Rensaburo.

But among a few people, there was a man Fujino had never seen before.

The man was wearing a gray suit that seemed to be customized by a famous brand. He had a slicked back hair and a small patch of hair blocking his sharply squinted left eye. The pupil was unusually small and you couldn't even tell what color it was.

Megure Thirteen noticed Sato who brought someone in, stood up and greeted Fujino: "Here you come, brother!"

Fujino felt that these words were a bit familiar. Having been persecuted by the Internet in his previous life, he always felt that there was something wrong with these words. After getting used to it, he walked forward and said hello: "Otaki Police Department, when did you come here? Didn't that Black Chicken guy come with you? "

"It came almost yesterday."

Otaki Goro stood up from his seat: "That boy Apin always talks about you, and he wants to come with you this time, but he cannot participate in the joint investigation of the case as an amateur."

"Yeah, that's true."

Here, Fujino was chatting with an acquaintance.

The man sitting in the lounge squinted his eyes and looked at a young man who suddenly came in, chatting and laughing with a group of middle-aged people in their thirties and forties, with a confused look on his face, and a trace of confusion in his eyes.

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Metropolitan Police Department Press Room.

Otaki, Megure, Shiratori, and the strange man sat on the podium in the press room one after another.

Megure lowered his eyes and glanced at the speech on the table: "Regarding the recent serial murders that occurred in Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto, according to the existing search results, the five people who were killed have been proven to be a gang of thieves. Members of Hotaru Genji], therefore, in this case, the Metropolitan Police Department, Osaka Prefecture, and Kyoto Prefecture will jointly conduct a joint operation to investigate this case..."

The sound echoed through the live speakers in the press room.

On the left side of the podium, Takagi put his hands behind his back, pretending to be serious, looked at the strange man on the far left, and whispered to Fujino and Sato next to him: "Fujino-kun, Sato-san, I heard that Ayanokouji Fumimaro from Kyoto Prefecture seems to be a contemporary of the Shiratori Police Department.”

"Well, I know him."

Sato Miwako nodded: "A descendant of a famous family, his nickname is the Noble Police Department."

"Ayanokouji..."

Fujino murmured: "The branch family of the Uta Gen clan can indeed be regarded as a noble family. It is estimated that the ancestors are all public servants, and the family is also involved in politics. This kind of person offends a small police officer like Takagi. Tian will be fired in a minute for stepping in with his left foot."

Miwako Sato thought for a moment and nodded in agreement: "That's right."

Takagi: "..."

What kind of weird metaphor is this?

Why should I offend him?

Yes, what the hell is that? !

"Squeak, squeak, squeak!"

"Look at his left pocket."

Sato Miwako warned, and when everyone looked around, they saw a furry little animal with a brown-gray back and a milky white face suddenly coming out of Ayanokouji Fumimaro's pocket.

Takagi was surprised for a while: "What is that?"

Miwako Sato explained: "That is his pet chipmunk. It is said that he carries it with him wherever he goes. He is a weirder person than Shiratori."

Fujino followed and took a look: "If you think about it carefully, it's actually normal. After all, nobles from such an official family have very strict family traditions, especially since the three generations of their ancestors are pure Kyoto people. They must have many friends. If we don’t go anywhere, we probably have no choice but to play with Shushu.”

Takagi was speechless for a moment: "Being a noble seems to be very troublesome..."

"Ahem, let's just be quiet for a while anyway."

Fujino glanced flatly at the reporters in the audience and noticed: "There are a lot of reporters in the audience. It would be bad if they were caught fishing and reported, especially Takagi. Fishing is too obvious. ”

Miwako Sato: "Shut up Takagi."

Takagi: Why is it always me who gets hurt?

Fujino remained calm and continued to observe Ayanokouji Fumimaro.

He had some impressions of this police officer from Kyoto Prefecture.

However, he didn't play that many times, and he didn't quite understand what kind of person the other party was.

At this time, a reporter asked in the audience: "Excuse me, can you give a detailed introduction to this organization called Genji Hotaru?"

On the podium, Shiratori glanced at the three people fishing next to him, and looked down at the speech script calmly: "Since around the third year of Heisei, Genji Hotaru has been mainly active in Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka and other places. Stealing famous Buddhist statues and works of art, they called each other by the names of Yoshitsune's retainers, and they all had the same Yoshitsune."

After Shiratori finished speaking, Ayanokouji Fumimaro next to him took over: "The leader of Genji Hotaru is Yoshitsune, who has Benkei, Ise Saburo and other eight members in total. Except for these three, the other five have been He was killed and Yoshitsune was also taken away at the same time."

As soon as the words were finished, another reporter in the audience asked a question arranged in advance: "Is the prisoner's information clear now?"

This time it was Otaki who answered: "Based on the information confirmed so far, the murderer is most likely proficient in swordsmanship, archery, and throwing. However, we currently do not have any reliable information about Yoshitsune, Benkei, and Ise Saburo."

At this time, Mumu Thirteen carried out the finishing work according to the rehearsal: "In short, our joint operation this time will arrest the prisoner and the remaining members of the thieves gang as soon as possible."

As he spoke, he stood up and looked to the left: "At the same time, our special criminal consultant from the Metropolitan Police Department, Fujino Touji, who has many experiences in organized crime and cracked many murder cases, will also participate in the case. We will strive to catch the real culprit as soon as possible and bring the gang of thieves to justice.”

After the usual official routine, Fujino stepped forward and bowed slightly, followed by a frantic pat on the back from the reporters in the audience.

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After the press conference, the meeting room of the Metropolitan Police Department.

"The first case occurred in Tokyo Nishi National University in Kanto. The victims were Kataoka Hachiro, Kamei Rokuro, and Washio Shichiro. They died from being hit in the heart by a bow and arrow respectively, and died on the spot after being slashed in the neck by a samurai sword. From the wound Judging from the situation, the murderer should have cut their throats with one sword."

Sato Miwako took a file bag, put it on the table, and introduced the case: "The second case occurred in a dormitory in Kansai. The victim's name was Bizen Heishiro. He was stabbed in the chest with a dagger and died. The third incident occurred in Higashiyama, Kyoto, where the victim was also killed with a samurai sword."

"As mentioned at the press conference just now, the murderer is a guy who is proficient in swordsmanship, bow and arrow, and knife-throwing skills."

Otaki Goro sat directly opposite: "Consultant Fujino, I heard from Headmaster Heizang that your swordsmanship is very powerful. I wonder if you can tell what style this guy uses?"

Fujino looked at the photos in the file bag and shook his head: "The style this guy uses can only be seen by seeing the scene. Just the style of sealing the throat with a sword is too much."

"Indeed it is."

Mumu Shisan responded: "That guy was originally a thief, and he was very cautious in doing things. There were no clues left at the scene to deduce his identity. He almost invited the victim out and killed him directly at night. "

"What about the investigation into the victim's relationships?"

Fujino asked: "There will always be some connection between them, right?"

"We have already investigated this without you as a consultant."

Ayanokouji Fumimaro, who was sitting next to them, suddenly spoke up at this time, with a somewhat impolite tone: "As a thief gang, they are very cautious in their actions, and there is almost no identity connection. The only person with an identity connection is among the five dead people. We infer that they may have provoked an enemy, or there may be an internal conflict. However, the most important thing now is to find Benkei Yoshitsune and Ise Saburo in the Genji Hotaru organization. We have already started investigating."

Fujiano: "..."

You are so embarrassed to say that if you haven't found anything.

Does it prove that your Kyoto Prefecture is a waste?

As expected, the Kyoto police are not good people.

Well, except for a certain young lady.

Megure Jusan glanced at Ayanokouji Fumimaro, changed the subject and asked Fujino: "Brother Fujino, what do you think?"

"It is very likely that there is an internal conflict between them, otherwise, no one would easily know their identities and meet them in a deserted place to kill them."

"As for the reason for the internal conflict, it is very likely because of the uneven distribution of the spoils, or someone wants to monopolize the treasure."

Fujino clenched his chin: "If that's the case, then it will be difficult to investigate this case. If the intelligence network of the Kyoto Prefecture Police cannot find those people, then I'm afraid we can only wait until the other party commits a crime next time, or at least determine the other party's current location."

Megure Jusan sighed: "It seems that this is the only way."

…………

After learning more about the case, Fujino left the Metropolitan Police Department and returned home.

The police did not have much information, which was in line with the setting that the Neon police were poor at doing things.

As for this case...

As a great prophet, he had some impression.

In his memory, the words about Yoshitsune should be the crossroads of the maze.

However, he didn't have a deep impression of this movie.

I roughly remember that Brother Maori was commissioned to go to Kyoto by the temple, and then Conan and Heiji solved the case, and finally fought with a group of people with knives, looking for Buddha statues and the like...

In other words, the breakthrough is still with Brother Maori.

After parking the car in the underground garage, Fujino just planned to go to Brother Maori's house to sit and see if Brother Maori has received any commissions.

Then passing by Snow King Ice City, he saw a familiar figure.

Maori Ran and Suzuki Sonoko.

Well, they came without going to the door.

Fujino entered Snow King Ice City, greeted the two, and had a brief conversation, and then determined the purpose of the two people coming to find him.

In short, Brother Maori received a commission from a temple. After Xiaolan heard about this, she told Sonoko about it, and Sonoko wanted to go to Kyoto to play with him.

Basically, it matched Fujino's memory.

As for why she came to him...

The main reason was that Xiaolan thought that Fujino had been to Kyoto several times and should be very familiar with Kyoto, so she planned to bring him along as a guide.

And thinking about the past when she went out with Sonoko, she always brought Fujino with her, forming a trio. Now if she didn't bring Fujino with her, she would always feel a little uncomfortable.

In this regard, Fujino could only say that these two good friends were really good friends.

If there was something, they really called him.