Ghost Detectives in the Detective World

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Haibara's lips curled up, revealing a smile that Conan considered extremely wicked.

"In the organization, my job is to research this drug."

"Because of my sister, I terminated my research on this drug without authorization, which led to my detention by the organization. I had no choice but to take this drug to shrink my body and escape from the organization's stronghold."

"You're the one who made this kind of harmful poison?"

Conan clenched his fist, then suddenly remembered something and quickly asked,

"You mean you can control the effects of this drug? You can turn people back into children?"

"Don't worry, you and I are just special cases."

Haibara knew what Conan was worried about.

"This newly formulated drug was not initially developed as a poison. And everyone who takes this drug will be recorded and investigated."

"Because we have not received any information that your body has been found, the organization has classified you as missing."

"For this reason, I even went to 2-21 Beikacho to conduct an investigation."

"That's how we discovered a little secret about you. Your childhood clothes, which were still there during the first investigation, were nowhere to be seen during the second investigation."

Haibara was clearly very proud of herself for discovering Conan's secret about shrinking.

"Actually, I had already guessed that you might have shrunk, but I never thought that you would blatantly move into your girlfriend's house."

"If Matsuda Jinpei hadn't told me about this, I really wouldn't have known. How dare you be so reckless? Do you really think the people in the organization are brainless?"

"You mean, that organization already knows my identity?" Conan's expression immediately turned serious.

"No, not at all. The idea of ​​a body shrinking to the size of a child's is too horrifying. If I weren't so confident in the drug's effectiveness, I wouldn't dare make such a guess,"

Xiao Ai sighed.

"There was a rare case in the lab where a mouse shrank, so theoretically, humans also have a certain chance of shrinking. However, most people die during the process of cellular self-destruction and recombination."

"So, are we one of those two special people?"

Conan pondered, "Fortunately, now there's just one more person in the know."

No, perhaps the current situation is even more favorable.

With the addition of someone familiar with the organization, one is no longer completely ignorant of it.

......

At that moment, in the sports arena, Matsuda was looking at Takagi with a frustrated expression.

"So, what did you learn at the police academy?"

Chapter 251 What a terrible teammate!

"Ah? I'm sorry, Officer Matsuda," Takagi said, bowing his head in shame.

"You haven't done anything wrong to me,"

Matsuda rubbed his temples, feeling a headache coming on.

"The prisoner just called. Although we've narrowed it down to these eight people, it's not time to make arrests yet!"

“Look, our target is that person. Don’t rush to attack. Let him out first. Sato, you and I will flank him from the left and right.”

"Remember, maintain a 60-degree angle; don't let him slip through. Rushing in like this to grab him won't work!"

"What if he has a gun and you lose control of him, and the prisoner opens fire in this dense crowd?"

"I'm so sorry!"

Takagi felt even more ashamed after being reprimanded, and even lowered his head, not daring to meet Matsuda's gaze.

Sigh, being reborn into the world of Detective Conan is really bad luck.

Matsuda sighed helplessly. Throughout this endless year, every day was nothing but cases!

......

Megure and his men had already put all the money into the passageway at the entrance to the 18th ward, and now they were just waiting for the prisoners to go in through there.

While Matsuda and Sato were being affectionate, Matsuda would occasionally glance at the passageway.

The two were dressed in plainclothes and were pretending to be an intimate couple in order to avoid being noticed by the criminals.

"Matsuda, what's wrong? Did something come to mind again?"

Sato noticed Matsuda's anxiety and asked in surprise,

"I can't explain it either,"

Matsuda rubbed his temples, trying to relax.

"So, Sato, do you think the criminal's motive was really money?"

"What else could it be but money?"

Sato asked in surprise, "That suspect, surely he doesn't have a grudge against Nichiri TV?"

"Not always,"

Just as Matsuda finished speaking, Sato suddenly nudged him.

“Someone went in. The guy in the coat was wearing a mask and sunglasses, so you couldn’t see his face at all.”

"That person?"

Matsuda didn't turn around, but whispered a reminder.

"He's the criminal's accomplice. I've seen him pass by here several times already. By the way, tell the inspector not to arrest him here."

"Why?" Sato asked, puzzled. "There's no one in this passage right now. If we can catch him before the first half ends and take him to a secluded place, we can interrogate him at our leisure."

"Do you know how the criminals can contact you? Do you know the exact number of criminals?" Matsuda frowned and reminded him, "If their contact time is set at the end of the first half of the game, even if we catch this accomplice, we won't be able to find the criminals."

"So you mean to do nothing?" Sato asked. "Just let the criminal get away with it?"

"Of course not, we need to send someone to follow him,"

Matsuda looked up, his gaze inadvertently sweeping over the entrance to the passageway.

“This guy seems to be a repeat offender. I’ve been keeping an eye on him for a long time. Let those older guys go; they’re experienced and the chances of losing him are very small.”

"Once we find out his identity, arresting him later isn't out of the question,"

Matsuda explained in a low voice,

"The problem now is to keep them in check and prevent them from acting recklessly. My only concern is that even if the prisoner takes the money, he won't stop his plans."

"You mean he'll keep demanding more cash?"

Sato hesitated for a moment: "Would he be that crazy?"

"Who knows?"

Matsuda said worriedly, "I hope he really wants the money. I'm just afraid that his real purpose isn't money."

The prisoner who had withdrawn the money had already left, brazenly departing despite being surrounded by the group of police officers.

While waiting for others to investigate the culprit, Matsuda casually asked.

"Miwako, if something goes wrong this time, the inspector will be in a very difficult position."

"The financial loss is manageable, but if innocent citizens were to die in this incident, I'm afraid even Superintendent Matsumoto wouldn't be able to keep his job as police inspector."

As a reserve officer in the First Division, Sato was even more aware of the appalling situation within the Metropolitan Police Department.

The media's sensationalism has led the public to begin to doubt the entire Metropolitan Police Department.

Just a few days ago, thanks to Matsuda, the Metropolitan Police Department had managed to salvage much of its reputation.

However, the incident where Miyano Akemi was attacked and kidnapped at the hospital was actually caused by Matsuda.

This undoubtedly gave the media another opportunity to launch a massive attack on the Metropolitan Police Department!

Matsuda was somewhat helpless about this; the Black Organization was far too complicated.

No one can be certain that there isn't a mole within the Black Organization within the Metropolitan Police Department.

For Miyano Akemi's safety, his plan with the Public Security Bureau had to be kept secret from everyone.

The only thing that moved Matsuda was that after the incident at the hospital, no one within the Metropolitan Police Department blamed him.

Whether it was the detectives in the first lesson, Sato, Megure, or the superintendent Matsumoto,

Even Shiratori, who had always been at odds with him, surprisingly refrained from mocking Matsuda about the matter.

......

If the prisoner who withdrew the money leaves and the prisoner still in the arena immediately breaches the contract, then this matter will become very serious.

Meanwhile, Megure's heart was also constantly in suspense.

Now is a crucial time for the Metropolitan Police Department to establish its authority; we absolutely cannot allow any serious incidents to occur!

Just then, Mr. Kaneko, the head of Nichiri TV, received another phone call.

Is he a criminal?

Megure gestured for Kaneko to answer the phone, while simultaneously making a hand signal.

Instruct each group to closely monitor their target and identify who is using a mobile phone.

"The 50 million yen has been received. Thank you for your kindness, Nichibumi TV."

The prisoner's voice was filled with smugness.

"I should have said goodbye, but, Editor Kaneko, you... you called the police, didn't you?"

"what?"

The editor in charge, Kaneko, was stunned for a moment, then quickly looked at Megure.

“No need to deny it so quickly,” the prisoner chuckled. “I saw everything clearly from my side: the man smoking in the aisle of the main stands, the woman reading a newspaper in the second row from the center… Do I need to say more?”

Matsuda reached out and pulled Sato's earphones off, then put them in his own ears.

Listen quietly as the prisoners count the plainclothes officers in the stadium.