Chapter 143

Inspector Megure and Officer Shiratori carried the criminal Kimihira Sawaki to the shore.

A beautiful female officer with short hair immediately came up to meet them, directing her subordinates to take custody of the prisoner.

"Akaso-san, let me introduce you," Inspector Megure said. "This is Miwako Sato, the Assistant Inspector who was just transferred to the Metropolitan Police Department headquarters."

"And this is Lord Akaso Kaze, the strongest Onmyoji in Tokyo. This case was once again thanks to him."

Miwako Sato?

The heroine of the Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story?

Hearing the familiar name, Akaso Kaze took a few extra looks.

A handsome and capable appearance, especially those red lips, which were truly impressive.

"First Investigation Division, Miwako Sato. Please treat me well."

Miwako Sato looked at Akaso Kaze, a flash of surprise crossing her eyes.

Although she had seen photos of this Onmyoji in the newspaper, he was even more handsome in person.

Especially the temperament and charm he exuded; she had never seen anything like it.

"Sato, if you have any difficult cases in the future, you can look for Akaso-san. He now holds the title of 'Crime Buster'," Inspector Megure said with a smile.

Miwako Sato pursed her lips and said nothing, instead puffing out her chest slightly.

She had great confidence in herself.

Saturday afternoon, outside the Tokyo National Stadium.

In front of the Nichiuri TV broadcast van, Inspector Megure and a large group of police officers stood, listening to the station's director, Kaneko, explain the situation.

Inspector Megure frowned and said:

"Mr. Kaneko, are you saying that someone called you, and following his instructions, you saw a soccer ball on the rubber ground suddenly get hit, pop, and deflate, so you assumed someone was shooting at it with a handgun?"

Director Kaneko nodded immediately: "Y-yes. That person said on the phone that we at Nichiuri TV had to prepare 50 million for him before the end of the halftime, or he would start shooting randomly with a handgun."

"To prove he wasn't joking, he even had me use a camera to watch him shoot the soccer ball with a handgun. That soccer ball was right below the little boy wearing the blue hat in the front stands."

After Director Kaneko finished speaking, Inspector Megure pondered: "However, even if you saw the ball get shot, it doesn't prove it was a handgun! It could also be a prank by someone using an air gun."

Before he could finish, a childish voice came from the side: "Inspector Megure, what this director says is true! Because we found a bullet on the rubber ground!"

"Huh?" Inspector Megure turned his head to look, and after seeing who spoke, he was slightly stunned, then touched his hat, feeling a bit speechless:

"Conan? Why are you kids here?"

"We came here to watch the game!"

Conan scratched his head to explain, then continued: "That’s not important. What’s important is that everything this director said is true! The criminal really has a handgun!"

Inspector Megure came back to his senses and quickly asked: "Speaking of which, did you really find a bullet?"

"Of course it's true. I have the bullet right here."

Conan unfolded a handkerchief, revealing a shiny yellow bullet.

"When the criminal shot the soccer ball, Haibara's hat was blown onto the rubber track by the wind. While I was looking for the hat, I happened to see the soccer ball get shot through and deflate."

"After that, I dug this bullet out of the rubber ground."

Inspector Megure quickly took the bullet, examined it carefully, and his expression turned grave: "This is a Russian 7.62mm bullet. A Russian handgun that can fire this kind of bullet would be..."

"Tokarev!"

Conan reached out and pinched his chin, looking very serious.

"This is an automatic pistol made in Russia, with high lethality and excellent performance. When the soccer ball was shot through, we didn't hear a gunshot, which also means the criminal's handgun must be equipped with a silencer."

As Conan spoke, Inspector Megure’s gaze fell on him. "Conan, how do you know all this?"

"Huh?" Conan reacted immediately and waved his hands, "Brother Akaso told me all this."

He liked using Akaso Kaze as an excuse now.

This was much more reliable than Uncle Mouri.

"So it was Lord Akaso. No wonder you know so much."

Inspector Megure really didn't pursue it further.

Akaso Kaze was practically a consultant expert for the police department now.

Any difficult problem required his help.

Inspector Megure pinched his chin and said: "There is a very dangerous criminal hiding in the stadium. For the safety of the public, this game must be stopped immediately. Everyone, take action now and guide the audience and players to evacuate."

Director Kaneko stammered hurriedly: "N-no, that won't work! That person said on the phone just now that if we stop the game, he will start shooting randomly."

"The criminal also demanded a ransom of 50 million yen from Nichiuri TV, telling us to have the money ready before halftime, put it in a bag, and wait for his call to tell us where to put it."

"Our station has already prepared the money and can conduct the transaction at any time."

"Giving money to a criminal? Might as well give it to Lord Akaso," Haibara Ai muttered discontentedly from the side.

"That's right!"

Hearing the little girl's words, Director Kaneko suddenly clapped his hands.

"Hiring Lord Akaso only costs 20 million yen; that's much better than giving it to the criminal. Inspector Megure, could you send someone to help us contact Lord Akaso?"

Huh?

Conan was stunned.

Do you have to be this exaggerated?

Can that charlatan solve every case?

And asking the police to help you contact him, don't they have any pride?

Inspector Megure touched his chin and nodded.

"That's a good idea. Getting him to come is indeed much more reliable than dealing with the criminal."

"Miwako Sato, go to Lord Akaso's house and bring him here."

Conan was completely dumbfounded.

These police uncles are really shameless!

Miwako Sato moved her red lips and still replied: "Yes."

Miwako Sato walked out of the Tokyo National Stadium and was momentarily stunned.

There were fans everywhere outside, cars were parked everywhere, police cars couldn't get out, and taxis were nowhere to be seen.

"Miwako, what are you looking for?"

A small patrol car suddenly stopped, and a girl wearing a traffic police uniform with long brown hair poked her head out.

"Yumi! That's great, take me to a place quickly."

Miwako Sato opened the door and sat in.

"Miwako, in such a hurry, are you going to find a handsome guy?"

Miyamoto Yumi teased her best friend while starting the car.

"Yes, I'm going to find the most handsome Onmyoji in Tokyo, Akaso Kaze."

"What? Is that true? You're going to find Lord Akaso."

Miyamoto Yumi was so shocked she slammed on the brakes, looking at her friend with glowing eyes.

"Oh, it's true. Drive quickly, there's serious business."

"Alright, we'll be there soon."

Miyamoto Yumi stepped on the gas, and the small patrol car flew out immediately.

— Author's Notes —

PS: The female officer has appeared. Is anyone rooting for the female officer?

PS: Another little policewoman. Is anyone rooting for the little policewoman on the cover?