Conan I am Surrounded by Undercover Agents

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"...Matsuda..."

Matsuda Jinpei heard a familiar female voice calling him.

His consciousness gradually became clearer, and all the memories before coma flooded into his brain in an instant, as if he was pushed back to the surface from the deep sea. In the next second, Matsuda Jinpei opened his eyes.

What catches the eye is no longer the snowy field, but the white ceiling indoors.

"..."

Matsuda Jinpei didn't react for a moment. He glanced to the side and looked at Miwako Sato next to him - she was the one who had been calling him just now.

Seeing him wake up, Sato Miwako looked surprised: "That's great Matsuda, I thought you were still feeling unwell, so I was thinking about sending you to the hospital for a checkup..."

Matsuda Jinpei sat up and found himself lying on a bed. He looked around and determined that he was in a completely unfamiliar environment. It was not the control room inside the reservoir, nor was it the hotel where they stayed last night.

He pressed his temples, feeling that his head was still groggy. His usually very dexterous right hand was wrapped in a bandage, and the laceration on his palm had already been professionally treated, and it would not affect the flexibility of his hand after recovery.

"Where is this? Why did I faint?"

"This is the rest room inside the Niigata Prefectural Police Station. Because you were just asleep and had no other injuries except your palms, the local police arrived and sent you here."

Sato Miwako explained to him, and suddenly sighed at this point.

"The doctor said that you were too nervous along the way, relaxed immediately after escaping the danger, and your mood fluctuated too much, which caused you to pass out... It was all because I was too careless, and I fell into the trap left by that guy and didn't follow up.

You, if the two of us chased each other together, you might not have almost fallen."

Matsuda Jinpei interrupted her: "I'm not that fragile."

"I don't think you are that fragile either, but the doctor examined you when you were asleep and found that you only had injuries on your hands, and there were no signs of being beaten anywhere else. They also took blood and did a test, and there was no evidence of any injuries in your body.

Any pharmaceutical ingredients…”

The subtext is - if he wasn't knocked unconscious or injected with drugs, he could only have fainted on his own.

Matsuda Jinpei frowned, and Sato Miwako raised her hand and patted his shoulder: "By the way, while you were in coma, all the bombs on the reservoir had been dismantled, and the village was safe and sound."

After hearing these words, Matsuda Jinpei's tense body relaxed a little.

"Matsuda, this time you have to thank Mr. Yamao. He pulled you up, and then kept guarding you until the police came. He also pointed out to the police where the bomb on the reservoir was."

……you?

Matsuda Jinpei noticed Sato Miwako's wording: "The one I caught..."

Before he could finish speaking, the door to the lounge was opened, and two local police officers from Niigata Prefecture walked in.

Matsuda Jinpei saw that they were holding evidence bags and transcripts of criminal cases that he was very familiar with. As policemen from the Metropolitan Police Department, they had to keep prisoners who caught major criminal cases in the area when the local police were not around.

Next transcript.

The older man nodded to Miwako Sato, and she immediately gave up her seat. He expressed his thanks and sat on the chair next to Jinpei Matsuda.

"Officer Matsuda, how do you feel?"

Matsuda Jinpei stretched his neck: "It's nothing serious... By the way, how is the prisoner?"

He asked the interrupted question again.

"..."

The two local county police officers looked at each other with hesitant expressions.

Matsuda Jinpei realized something was wrong and immediately turned to look at Sato Miwako.

The policewoman who woke up before him was silent for a moment. She raised her hand and patted his shoulder, saying in a helpless tone: "The prisoner we met in the control room fell into the reservoir. Niigata Prefecture Police His body was recovered from the water an hour ago."

Matsuda Jinpei was stunned.

"Officer Matsuda, you don't have to worry about this kind of person." The county police officer sitting next to him also said, "We checked the surveillance at the outer gate of the reservoir and saw that you shot and subdued him in a legal and reasonable manner. He climbed over the guardrail himself. He was trying to escape. You were extremely merciful and righteous when you reached out to hold him. It was because he didn't want to be caught by the police that he broke away from your hand. This is not your fault at all."

"…………"

No, that's not the case at all.

At that time, the guy held his hand tightly, fearing that he would throw him down deliberately. How could he break free on his own?!

"I heard a gunshot when I fell. Did you conduct an autopsy on him?"

"We did find a bullet in his leg. According to the inspection, it was fired from Officer Matsuda's sidearm. Other than that, there were no other gunshot wounds."

"But--"

The older county policeman stood up, patted Matsuda Jinpei on the shoulder, and interrupted his questioning: "Maybe you heard it wrong? There was a loud wind on the reservoir, and you were under high mental pressure at that time. There may be auditory hallucinations.”

Matsuda Jinpei's fists were clenched tightly. Sato Miwako noticed this scene and patted him on the back quietly, hinting him not to have a casual conflict with the two local prefectural policemen in front of him.

"..." Matsuda Jinpei let go of his hand and asked in a calm voice: "What about the second prisoner?"

Another young county police officer held the evidence bag tightly, his voice was dry, as if he was trying to suppress his fear of something.

"The second prisoner also died. He...he was..."

The elderly county police officer couldn't stand his submissive and timid appearance, and took over the words: "He may have been attacked by a wild bear. We found his uneaten severed hand in an empty bear cave... After DNA identification confirmed that it is Yamao Keisuke."

"We have asked the villagers of Beizhize Village, and they said that there are indeed wild bears in the mountains near the reservoir, and they are usually blocked by protective nets. Therefore, there was no news of attacks on reservoir employees or villagers in the past. This time the prisoners somehow managed to get there. "Bears will wake up when they hear any noise while hibernating. The prisoner probably broke into the bear's den accidentally."

The elderly county policeman sighed after speaking.

He stayed in a small place just to be safe. He didn't expect such a bad thing to happen. Fortunately, this time the bear eating a man was just an accident, and the person who died was a criminal.

At dawn tomorrow, the police and local hunters will go into the mountains to hunt bears. Beasts that have eaten humans cannot be left behind, because they have tasted the sweetness once and are very likely to take the initiative to attack humans.

…

After Matsuda Jinpei finished taking notes, the two prefectural police officers left the room.

After the door was closed, Matsuda Jinpei got out of bed. He saw that there was no no-smoking sign posted in the lounge, so he took out the cigarette case from his pocket.

Because his right hand was bandaged, his movements were a little stiff, and his hand shook a few times before he lit the cigarette.

"You still want to smoke at this time?"

Miwako Sato saw that his injured hand was still twitching, and she felt the veins on his forehead jumping.

Matsuda Jinpei smiled at her and avoided the topic of smoking: "Where is Yamao Yosuke now?"

"Mr. Yamao came to the police station with us. He provided the DNA test and made a record before returning to the village. Before leaving, he came to the lounge to take a look at you... Is there any problem?" Miwako Sato asked strangely.

"No problem, I just asked."

Matsuda Jinpei slowly exhaled a puff of smoke and turned to look out the window.

In winter, it gets dark earlier than in other seasons. The time shown on the clock is only 5:30, and it is completely dark outside. Because of the snow, even the moonlight is very thin, and there is almost no light in the entire night sky.

Both prisoners in this case died before the police arrested them.

Moreover, according to the county police's description, the cause of death of these two people was that one of them climbed over the guardrail and fell to death, and the other was that he broke into a bear cave and was attacked. Both of them could be attributed to accidents.

——The murderer cannot be found, and there is no need to find the murderer...an unexpected event.

Just now, the county police showed him the remains examination report. The time of Yamao Keisuke's death was very close to when he entered the reservoir, and the bear cave was far away from the reservoir. Yamao Yosuke who saved him didn't have that time, so...

Matsuda Jinpei thought of Gray Crow and Morofushi Kagemitsu who had left the hotel first.

Could this incident be caused by them...

This suspicion made Matsuda Jinpei's heart sink. His Adam's apple moved up and down, but he was speechless at this moment.

He, who had always been fearless, didn't want to continue thinking about it.

"Matsuda, I contacted Officer Megure. He said that there will be a heavy snowstorm in Niigata Prefecture around 7 o'clock. The Shinkansen has been suspended. Let's go back tomorrow... Matsuda? Are you listening to me?" Sato Miwako said

After waiting for more than half of the time, I realized that Matsuda Jinpei didn't seem to listen at all.

"You decide this." Matsuda Jinpei walked to the window, "The case is closed anyway, you can go back anytime."

Sato Miwako followed him and she stood beside him, looking out together.

"Are you worried?" she asked.

Matsuda Jinping put his hands on the window frame and stared at the heavy snow outside: "That guy...why did he hold me back at that time?"

It's not that he is out of things to say, it's that he is really curious.

Yamao Yosuke, he is a member of the criminal organization that Furitani and Morofushi infiltrated, so Matsuda Jinpei, who usually has a bad temper, was quite unfriendly to him in the hotel.

Matsuda Jinpei guessed that his and Sato's comas were most likely caused by him, and that Nakata Joji's fall was most likely related to him, but this would make it even more strange.

From the perspective of a criminal organization, it was the best revenge for Yamao Yosuke to leave him alone and let him escape when the time came, and no evidence could be found afterwards.

Why did he want to save him?

"Buzzing..."

A sudden vibration in his arms interrupted Matsuda Jinpei's thoughts. He took out his mobile phone and saw a call from a colleague from the Metropolitan Police Department.

"Hey, is this Matsuda? I have found the information about the person you asked me to investigate this morning..."

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It's snowing lightly, and a row of street lights are lit on the streets of Miwa Town.

A black Porsche 356a was parked quietly on the side of a certain road in 6-chome. It was not known how long it had been parked, and a thin layer of white snow had accumulated on the car.

Separated by a wall is a villa, from which they can see the light from the second floor.

The radio in the car was on, and the news from Niigata Prefecture was playing.

"This afternoon, a reservoir in Niigata Prefecture encountered a bomb attack by an unknown person. Two policemen from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department successfully stopped the gangster. Unfortunately, the gangster died while escaping."

Vodka was sitting in the driver's seat, holding the steering wheel and saying nothing. Gin beside him was talking on the phone with another person.

"Such a simple task of recycling and silencing took so long to complete..."

After listening to the other party's report, Gin took out a cigarette from his pocket and stuffed it into his mouth. He picked up the cigarette lighter in the car and lit it with an extremely cold tone.

"Apero, is it because the case involves your relatives that you feel inexplicable pity?"

"It's not my fault, right? Gin, it was you who temporarily added a new task to me. Without this unexpected task, I could have solved it on the first day after the bomb was stolen."

"I will never show mercy to betrayers, you know this about me."

The top demolition expert in the organization has an extremely frivolous tone.

…

At this time, there was heavier snow in New Taipei Sawa Village than in Mikka Town.

Appero, who returned from going to the Niigata Prefectural Police Station to make a report, did not return to the hotel room immediately. He leaned against the balcony railing outside the hotel.

Such wind and snow reminded Apero of his childhood, when he was ostracized by his peers because of his natural red hair. One time, a group of people led by Hikawa Shogo tricked him into taking him far away from the village and peeled off his hair. Jacket, tied his hands and feet, buried him in the snow to make a living snowman, and then pushed him down in the snow.

Children's bullying is so bad, and sometimes it is more bottomless than that of adults. At that time, he really thought he was going to die.

Because of his disappearance and previous bullying, his grandmother immediately called the police. When the village police arrived, they realized the seriousness of the matter and immediately called those people for questioning in an attempt to find out his whereabouts.

But they lied. Hikawa said he went to Tachihara Fuyumi's house to read. Tachihara said he did go, so they didn't see him.

Finally it was Keisuke...his cousin who saved him.

——He punched the glacier several times and did something that the police could not do. He successfully asked where he was buried and insisted on rushing over with the police to dig him out of the snow.

He still remembered that he dug the tips of his fingers to pieces, but when he opened his eyes to look at him, he still showed a bright smile and wiped the snow off his face.

That was the most beautiful smile Apello had ever seen, and he could always remember that scene.

The strong wind carried the snow particles and blew them onto his face. Apero felt his cheeks were cold and snow water slid down his face.

As much as he liked that smile, he hated his use and betrayal of him.

The hurt of those close to you is the deepest, most painful, and most hateful - betrayers are always more hateful than those who simply stand opposite.

Perhaps it was because of this similar experience to Angstra that Gin came to him to observe Angstra and the men he brought along on the mission.

After all, this bottle of bitter wine, which is as attractive as him, will belong to that gentleman...

Gin who was opposite him snorted coldly and went straight to the real mission he gave him.

“Is Scotch doing anything suspicious?”

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