Conan: Another Famous Detective

There was a long silence in the room again.

The middle-aged butler was sweating more and more on his forehead. To him, every second seemed so long.

Finally, the words of an old voice came to his ears: "What you said... is not completely impossible."

call!

The middle-aged housekeeper breathed a sigh of relief. Looking at his attitude, at least his life was safe.

"It's just..." the old voice changed the topic: "You also know that the chance of her betrayal is probably lower than yours. How sure are you of your guess?"

The middle-aged butler spoke respectfully: "In both public and private matters, my subordinates are not willing to believe Belmod's betrayal, but all the doubts about this incident are pointing to her."

The middle-aged butler smiled bitterly: "If she hadn't caused the problem, then... the only ones who could have caused the problem would have been my subordinates."

"I naturally know if you have any problems, so there's no need to be so pretentious." The old voice said calmly.

"Yes!" the middle-aged housekeeper responded in a low voice.

After pondering for a while, the old voice continued: "You don't need to worry about Belmode's affairs. Let me investigate it myself. Let's continue to talk about this operation. How is the aftermath?"

The middle-aged butler's expression suddenly became solemn, and he said after careful consideration: "My subordinates have already implemented the pre-arranged aftermath plan, and I have also said hello to Chief Mikawa of the Tottori Prefectural Police."

"It went smoothly at first, but people from Tokyo sent people over to interfere."

"Oh? Is it a white horse?" an old voice asked.

"Perhaps it's more than that." The middle-aged butler said in a solemn tone: "According to Mikawa, except for Odagiri Toshiro, the director of criminal investigations at the Metropolitan Police Department, the other two people seem to have backgrounds in the national public security police."

"These three people arrived at the scene with a team of people before the Tottori police had time to enter the factory and took over the scene with an investigation order issued by the National Police Agency."

"In the past two days, several more capable police officers have arrived in Tokyo. Although Mikawa still nominally has the power to investigate the case, Odagiri and others have secretly pushed him to the edge."

"Hmph! I think they are drunkards who don't care about drinking!" the old voice sneered.

"Your Excellency is wise!" the middle-aged butler complimented: "The police department may have always known about our connection with the Tottori Prefectural Police. This time, they should have intervened in Tottori under the pretext of investigating the case. Things that even shake our foundation!”

After a pause, the middle-aged butler continued: "Although we suffered heavy losses this time, judging from the police's reaction, those men in black robes are almost certainly affiliated with the police!"

"That's it..." There was not much surprise in the old voice's tone: "Then do you think the man in black robe who first appeared is also a member of the police?"

"This..." the middle-aged butler pondered for a while and replied: "Probably not. When they first appeared, it was obvious that there were not many of them. The way to deal with us was to first disintegrate the combat effectiveness of our personnel, and then notify the search class. People are here to arrest them.”

"If they were affiliated with the secret force of the police from the beginning, and they knew clearly that the opponent was us, there would be no need to let the search team pass."

"And their number has increased significantly, which has only happened a few times in recent times."

"Therefore, I have reason to suspect that they were not from the police at first, but after several actions, maybe the police noticed them, or maybe they took the initiative to contact them. In short, they successfully connected with the police."

"As for whether to reach cooperation or join directly, this subordinate is not sure, but judging from this incident, their connection is quite close and can be regarded as a force."

"Hmph! These guys do have some tricks." The old voice said coldly: "It's just that it's a bit of a fantasy to overthrow the organization with just a few charging pawns."

"That's right!" the middle-aged butler agreed, and then changed the topic: "But that guy Hakuba should also understand this truth, but this time he directly sent a heavyweight like Odagiri over."

"This undoubtedly shows that he may not take this matter lightly."

A trace of cruelty flashed across the middle-aged butler's face: "Do you want me to send someone to teach them a lesson?"

"Don't you think the matter is not big enough?" The old voice said with obvious dissatisfaction: "In the pharmaceutical factory, although the fight was fierce, the identities of both parties were not revealed."

"This also shows that those men in black robes are also invisible."

"It is precisely because of this layer of scruples that they need to send Odagiri and others to investigate. Only when they find tangible evidence in their official capacity can they justifiably take action."

"But once we attack them directly, the nature will change. If we attack the investigation team sent under the National Police Agency, the investigation may turn into counter-terrorism!"

"When the time comes, it won't just be the police who will be dispatched."

"This subordinate didn't think carefully!" The middle-aged butler quickly bowed his head and apologized, and then asked cautiously: "Then... what do you mean to Odagiri and others?"

"Ha! If you don't move them, won't you be able to hinder their investigation?" the old voice sneered.

The middle-aged housekeeper frowned: "But those men in black robes are from the police. They probably already know everything about this incident. Even if they intervene to obstruct it, they can only delay it for a while."

"That's enough." The old voice said calmly: "In recent years, I have been practicing self-cultivation and have rarely been active. Now, it is time to talk about the past with my old friends again."

The middle-aged butler's eyes lit up; "Are you going to take action yourself?"

"Aren't you trashes useless?" the old voice said coldly.

"Yes... my subordinate is incompetent!" The middle-aged butler quickly bowed his head in resignation.

"Okay!" The old voice waved his hand: "Remember the lesson learned this time. Considering that you have been with me for so many years, I can tolerate your mistake this time, but only this time. Do you understand?"

"Yes! I will never let you down again!" the middle-aged butler quickly assured.

"I hope you will keep your word and step back!" the old voice said lightly.

"Yes! I'm resigning!" The middle-aged butler respectfully withdrew as if he had been granted amnesty.

Click!

As the door closed, the middle-aged housekeeper's whole body softened instantly. He stretched out his hand to hold on to the wall of the corridor before barely standing still.

He took several deep breaths, and his forehead and back were covered in cold sweat.

"Finally... finally escaped!" He couldn't help but feel the feeling of surviving the disaster in his heart.

Then, he regained his balance, covered the wound on his shoulder, and quickly left the corridor.

He secretly swore in his heart that he would never mess things up again this time, otherwise he would not be able to guarantee that he would still be as lucky as this time.