Chapter 347 Conan is seriously solving a case, while I'm drinking durian milk tea.

"Officer, we've been here for a long time. Can you let us leave now?"

Just as Inspector Megure and Uncle Mori were questioning the people present again, it was the turn of a man named Masato Shimizu.

He was the first to express his desire to leave.

However, upon hearing his request, Inspector Megure slowly shook his head.

"I'm sorry, you can't leave yet." Inspector Megure put down his pen. "There's another case now, so no one here can leave. Please wait patiently for a while longer."

Inspector Megure spoke very politely and said that if there were any needs, they could make them first, and the police would do their best to meet them.

No matter what Masato Shimizu said, Inspector Megure had no intention of letting him go.

The reason for not letting people go is not solely due to these two murder cases.

More importantly, the booklet that Wang Changsheng provided to them, after being examined, was indeed written in the handwriting of the deceased village chief, Hei Yan Chenci, although it was somewhat messy.

Therefore, the content contained therein is highly credible.

Inspector Megure and his team will not let go of anyone whose name is on the register.

If they realize something is wrong after leaving and take the opportunity to escape, then capturing them will undoubtedly require a lot of effort and manpower.

That would be a huge loss.

It just so happened that Kuroiwa Tatsuji's sudden death gave the police a reason to forcibly detain him.

Moreover, it avoids alerting these people beforehand, preventing them from resorting to desperate measures after realizing they have no other options.

Inspector Megure couldn't help but think how timely the pamphlet Wang Changsheng had brought was.

Masato Shimizu is one of the people listed in the booklet.

Furthermore, he was considered a leader on that major drug cartel's list, holding a certain status and position within the entire organization.

Inspector Megure naturally wouldn't let him leave.

"Officer, I've asked you everything I needed to ask. Do you still suspect that I killed the village chief? That's impossible! The village chief is also my good friend!" Shimizu Masato said impatiently, a hint of displeasure on his face.

The police have been investigating for a whole day.

They were also detained here under the pretext of taking statements and investigating the relationship between those present and Kuroiwa Tatsuji.

This is practically equivalent to house arrest.

However, even when he was unhappy, Inspector Megure's eyes remained calm.

"I completely understand how you feel, but I'm sorry." He showed an apologetic look, seemingly quite embarrassed, but his words remained firm. "We hope you can cooperate with our work; we're doing this for your own good."

"Ha! For our own good?" Shimizu Masato laughed disdainfully. "You police officers have asked us everything you need to ask, yet you still won't let us go. You call that for our own good?"

Despite the underlying resentment in his words, Inspector Megure remained unperturbed, even smiling slightly before pulling down his hat and saying, "Of course, it's for your own good. The killer's identity is still unclear, and you and the two deceased were close friends. We have every reason to suspect that the killer's next target is likely one of you."

"We are police officers, and our duty is to protect your safety. So this is not to prevent you from leaving, but to protect you." Inspector Megure's reasoning was perfectly reasonable, and even if Masato Shimizu wanted to say something more, he couldn't refute it.

He was actually a little worried about who the killer was and whether he would come after him.

So even though he really wanted to leave, he held back, finally grunted, and honestly answered all the questions Inspector Megure had asked.

He is unaware that the police have actually summoned almost everyone in their drug trafficking group.

Once this matter is resolved, they will all be detained in a truly meaningful manner.

"Knock knock"

After Inspector Megure finished questioning Masato Shimizu, he was about to call the next person in when there was a knock on the door.

Turning around, I saw it was a police officer.

"Is there something you need?"

The officer entered the house, took a few steps forward, and respectfully reported to Inspector Megure: "Our colleague on the island just called to say that he has found the key at the local police station and should be heading to the community center by now."

"Okay, I understand." Inspector Megure pondered for a moment, then nodded, stood up, and turned to his subordinate beside him, instructing him, "I'm leaving things here to you. Be careful about those people on the list of key personnel, and make sure they don't discover anything amiss."

"Hi!"

After giving his instructions, Inspector Megure left the room that was temporarily being used for questioning relevant personnel.

"Brother Mori, Conan and the others have already got the key."

Inspector Megure approached Uncle Mori and the others and told them the news.

"Huh? You just got the key? That's too slow!" Uncle Mori frowned upon hearing this.

"That key hasn't been used much, so I guess I forgot where I put it. It's a small item, so it's bound to take more time to find it," Inspector Megure chuckled.

"How could someone forget where they put something as important as the warehouse key... That old policeman is really something..." Uncle Mori twitched his lips.

"It's good that we found the key." Asai Narumi also came over at this moment. She chatted with the group for a few words, and then looked at Inspector Megure and said, "I just went to check on Mr. Nishimoto Ken's condition and found that his condition is a bit bad. If he continues to refuse treatment, there may be some serious problems."

"Oh? Is that so... then that's a bit troublesome." Inspector Megure stroked his chin, recalling his visit to Ken Nishimoto not long ago, and found that his condition was indeed not good.

"Dr. Asai, could you perhaps treat Ken Nishimoto?"

Although he didn't really want to cure him, Inspector Megure couldn't let him die just like that, since he was the one who had access to the core of the drug cartel.

"If I take him to the hospital on the island, I'm fairly confident I can calm him down. But here... I don't really know what I can do."

Asai Narumi's expression was very sincere and genuine.

After hesitating for a long time, Inspector Megure finally nodded.

Although this guy is a very important suspect in both cases, and also a key figure who has a lot of information about the entire drug cartel.

But judging from his erratic behavior, it's definitely time to intervene and treat him.

Otherwise, if he really is insane, then all the conclusions drawn from him will be useless.

"Since his condition is so bad, I'll send two officers to take him there for you. Otherwise, you'll be all alone and it'll be very inconvenient," Inspector Megure instructed. "It's just a pity we came in a hurry and didn't bring many doctors with us."

He was also afraid that Nishimoto Ken was faking his madness and actually knew something in advance, so he wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to escape.

Sending police officers along is essential.

It was both to help Asai Narumi, a doctor who was powerless, to bring the insane person over, and also to monitor this seemingly crazy guy.

Asai Narumi did not refuse Inspector Megure's suggestion. Instead, she gave him a polite bow and a sweet smile appeared on her lips.

"Thank you for your arrangements. I'm happy to be able to help you."

"Okay, I'll go see if anyone has time right now." Inspector Megure nodded and turned to leave.

Just as Inspector Megure was preparing to select a suitable subordinate to accompany Asai Narumi to the clinic, Uncle Mori's stomach suddenly rumbled.

"Ah, sorry... I'm a little hungry." Uncle Mori rubbed his stomach with one hand and scratched his head with the other, giving an embarrassed smile.

"Then I'll go with Dr. Asai to get some food." Ran saw that everyone seemed a bit hungry, and thinking that although Asai Narumi had a policeman with him, the policeman actually had his own mission, and Asai Narumi was essentially still a person, she volunteered to go with him.

That way, the two of them can keep each other company, and they won't be so scared on the road when it's pitch black outside.

"I think it's just that you're too scared to go," Uncle Mori said, seeing right through his daughter's little scheme.

"Dad!" Xiaolan pouted, looking at her father with a resentful gaze.

"Alright, alright, I was too talkative." Uncle Mori immediately raised his hands.

"You two have a very good relationship," Asai Narumi said with a smile.

"Haha, it's alright~" Xiaolan said with a grin, "Dad just talks nonsense!"

"That's good too."

Asai Narumi's voice was low, and a complex emotion seemed to be spreading across her eyes.

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"Hey Wang, everyone's busy outside, is it really okay for us to sit here and sneak a bite to eat?"

A group of police officers and those who were asked to remain at the office were busy with their own tasks.

Only Wang Changsheng and Zhishi and a few other kids sneaked into a room and relaxed.

Actually, they couldn't really be considered sneaky.

This was a room that Inspector Megure had specially arranged for them.

The doors and windows have been checked and are now locked.

One of them was Inspector Megure, and the others, including Fujitaka and Sonomi, were worried that it would be unsafe for the children to gather with them in a crowd outside.

In addition, it's true that they can't take care of all these children in every way.

So after Conan left, Touya and Sonomi were taken by the police for questioning about various details.

These children were specially placed in this room.

There was also a police officer outside to protect their safety.

Perhaps worried that they were hungry, Inspector Megure thoughtfully gave them the few snacks he had.

However, no one ate much, and after a brief discussion, they passed the food on to the busy criminal police officers.

This moved the police officers to tears. If they didn't have official duties to perform, they would have loved to hug and kiss Sakura and Tomoyo one after another.

In reality, while they did this to help the police officers who had been working tirelessly replenish their energy, it was also so that they themselves could have better food...

After eating a piece of strawberry cake, Sakura said something to Wang Changsheng in a somewhat embarrassed tone.

"What's wrong with that? We returned everything they gave us."

Before Wang Changsheng could speak, Xiao Ke, who was sitting on the table, slurped down a piece of cheese bread in a few bites, then puffed out his cheeks, tilted his head back, and said, "These things originally belonged to us, and we can only eat them secretly."

"That's true..." Sakura took a sip of her milk tea and nodded gently.

"But this milk tea is so delicious!" Sakura said, her eyes sparkling as she took another sip.

Wang Changsheng's tone softened: "I'm glad you like it. I'll bring some more when I get back to visit you."

This milk tea was a reward he received when he once complained about Conan—a series of all-fruit flavored milk teas that can be drunk with just one brew.

Since no one was paying attention to them at the moment, Wang Changsheng made a cup of tea for each of Xiaoying and the others.

"It really tastes great." Tomoyo nodded as well.

Syaoran and Reigen Arataka both expressed their agreement.

However, the others all looked at Xiao Ke, who was sitting on the table with her legs spread apart, with a strange expression.

The guy was still excited, and he stuffed a piece of tiger-skin taro mochi roll into his mouth in a few bites, followed by a sip of milk tea.

"This durian-flavored milk tea is weird and smelly, but it's really delicious!" With delicious food in her mouth, Xiao Ke couldn't stop smiling.

"What an annoying little Kero-chan!" Seeing that the guy still had a grin on his face, Sakura couldn't help but stick out her index finger and tap its big head.

"With so many flavors of milk tea available, why do you insist on drinking durian flavor? The taste is really strong!" Sakura scolded.

"So what? It tastes great, and there's a special air purifier right here, so I'm not worried about being discovered by people outside," Xiao Ke said nonchalantly and confidently.

Next to it was a seed, which, simply lying quietly on the table, would continuously absorb the odors in the air.

That's precisely the effect of purifying the demonic seed.

"Even so, we can still smell some odors occasionally. Don't you even try to be understanding?" Sakura glanced at Kero with some dissatisfaction.

"How can someone who only knows how to eat possibly understand others?"

Suddenly, the little wolf spoke slowly.

"What did you say? You brat from the Li family!" Xiao Ke still had half a cake stuffed in her mouth.

Upon hearing the little wolf's words, it immediately glared back fiercely.

However, with its mouth bulging full of food, its fierce expression looks both comical and cute, without any hint of ferocity.

"Hmph, can't you understand what I'm saying? Are your ears not working properly?"

The little wolf didn't even bother to glance at it, but silently picked up the teacup and took another sip of the hot milk tea.

"Ah! You brat!" Xiao Ke immediately got angry.

Seeing the group chatting and laughing, Wang Changsheng also grinned.

He turned to look out the window.

A sparrow suddenly flew by.