Conan: Another Famous Detective

In a detention center somewhere.宼

Well--

Rum hummed and slowly opened his eyes.

He instinctively wanted to sit up, but he felt so weak all over that he couldn't do it at all.

After trying several times, he could only helplessly keep lying down and observe his surroundings.

What he could see was a small and cramped room. The exit was locked by an iron door that looked very strong at first glance. There was a window high up, letting in a weak light.

Rum looked at the window for a while and frowned.

That window probably only had the most basic ventilation function. Even if all the railings on the window were removed, it would be impossible for an adult to pass through.宼

He was apparently thrown into a cell again.

Did the organization's actions completely fail? Not only failed to save himself, he didn't even find a chance to kill himself.

As a veteran of the organization, he naturally knows the organization's behavior very well.

"It's not good..." Rum looked bitter.

This time the organization can successfully rescue him, so that's easy to say. With his position in the organization, even if the organization suffers huge losses due to the failure of the operation, the BOSS will only give him a small punishment or a large warning at most, and his life is not in danger.

If he performs slightly better later, he might not be able to return to the core of power.

However, now that the organization has failed, his situation is in danger.宼

The first priority of organizing this operation is to bring him back alive, but after the failure of this operation, based on his understanding of that person, the organization's course of action may change.

The organization will not leave him alone, but the first goal is no longer to rescue him.

Because of another rescue, facing tighter police defense, the price will only be higher than this time!

In comparison, it would be much cheaper to turn yourself into a corpse and completely bury the secret with yourself.

Of course, this is only a possibility. Maybe BOSS will continue to try to rescue himself, but this possibility is really not optimistic.

But Rum no longer dared to gamble.

His eyes flickered slightly, and he began to hesitate in his heart.宼

Should he act preemptively and proactively seek cooperation with the police or public security?

If you release some intelligence appropriately and show its value, the public security and police will most likely strengthen your protection.

But the risk is not small either. This operation just shows that there are still organized informants in the Metropolitan Police Department or the Public Security Bureau, and they are definitely at the top!

Once his intention is known to the organization, he may not even have a chance to speak.

Rum fell into deep thought and was a little undecided for a moment.

…………

Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, Office of the Inspector General of Police.宼

Kuroda entered the office after asking for permission from his master.

Director Baima was not sitting behind the desk at this time, but on the reception sofa. There was a tea set on the coffee table, and white steam floated from the spout of the teapot.

Seeing Kuroda come in, Director Hakuba smiled at him, picked up the teapot, poured a cup of tea for each of them, and raised his hand to make a sign of invitation.

Kuroda did not dare to neglect, and quickly came to sit down opposite Director Baima. With his back straight, he spoke first: "Director, all the arrested persons have been detained, and some of the good ones have been interrogated."

Director Baima picked up the teacup, took a sip, and said with a smile, "Well done."

Kuroda lowered his head slightly: "My subordinates dare not take credit. If it weren't for the director's strategizing, Rum would probably have fallen into the hands of the black organization."

Director Baima waved his hand: "Don't be humble, this is part of the plan."

Kuroda was silent, just picked up the tea cup and took a sip.

After two seconds of silence, he said: "Director, regarding Rum's custody..."

Before Kuroda could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Director Hakuba with a wave of his hand: "Kuroda, it's not that I'm unkind. This operation is the last chance I give you."

Kuroda had a look of helplessness on his face, and he swallowed what he wanted to say.

He had previously proposed to the director that the public security side should be solely responsible for Rum's custody and interrogation. To this end, he even invited senior police officials to negotiate.

However, Director Baima never relented. Finally, it was not until the Chief of the Police Department came forward in person that Director Baima's attitude softened slightly. As long as the public security showed sufficient capabilities in this operation, he would hand over Rum to the police to take full responsibility.

The reason why the police are so insistent on the right to dispose of Rum is because Rum has too many secrets.宼

These secrets are not just about the black organization. If they are just the secrets of the organization, given that Director White Horse also played a great role in arresting Rum, the public security would not mind sharing the intelligence.

Don't forget, the organization has spies inside the Metropolitan Police Department and the Public Security Bureau. Whether it's through financial bribes or other manipulations, the Public Security Bureau doesn't want such information to be known to others.

Even though the Metropolitan Police Department and the Public Security Bureau are both nominally under the leadership of the National Police Department, one is responsible for maintaining public order and the other is a specialized intelligence department.

There is a big gap between the two in terms of ideas and styles, and there are even conflicts at work.

Therefore, the top brass of the public security department naturally do not want too many secrets to be known to Director Hakuba, the head of the Metropolitan Police Department, especially since he is also a strong candidate for the next chief of the Police Department.

Unfortunately, the performance of the police this time was somewhat unsatisfactory.

The initial escort was arranged by him, but he lost track of the escort halfway through.宼

In the end, it was Director Baima's people who took action, otherwise the consequences would be extremely unpredictable.

What was revealed during the operation was how well the organization mastered the escort route, which also revealed their dereliction of duty in the internal intelligence work of the police.

On the other hand, the Metropolitan Police Department has demonstrated excellent intelligence capabilities and execution capabilities.

In comparison, to put it bluntly, even if he kicked the police away directly afterwards, the police director would not be able to say anything, let alone share it with the police now.

Director Baima has made an explanation to both his superiors and his subordinates, and it is impossible for the police to push further.

Kuroda also knew this, but under orders from above, he had to work hard formally.

Director Hakuba looked at Kuroda, who had a troubled expression, and patted him on the shoulder with a kind expression: "The operation was a great success, let's not talk about these disappointing things."

He raised his glass slightly: "You are not allowed to drink alcohol during work, so we will have tea instead of wine to celebrate the success of this operation!"

Seeing this, Kuroda could only force a smile, raise his glass and touch it with Director Hakuba.

Afterwards, the two had a casual chat about the operation, and after Director Hakuba made a farewell gesture, Kuroda said goodbye and left.

When he came to a quiet place, he called the police and reported Director Baima's attitude.

The superiors did not blame him, but asked him to deal with the aftermath of the action, and the call ended.

Kuroda put down the phone, sighed softly, and murmured in his heart: "[Informant]? It's really amazing..."