Chapter 257 The Name of Police
Chapter 258: The Name of the Police

"Officer Sato!" As the children were surprised by Sato's bold action, Officer Takagi ran up slowly from behind us. When he arrived at the platform, Officer Sato had already shot off the lock of the opposite door and opened the door to enter the opposite building.

"Officer Takagi, come up from below." This was Sato's order to Takagi. Then she took the lead in entering the gate to chase the criminal. After receiving the order, Takagi also turned around and ran downstairs. At the same time, the children also followed his footsteps.

"Huh? You said the criminal escaped when you weren't paying attention?" the children asked in surprise.

After Takagi hurriedly explained while running, the children understood that Sato and Takagi had encountered a car accident while escorting the prisoner back to the police station, so Sato got out of the car to mediate, but Takagi, who had been paying attention to Sato, put all his energy on the person he liked, which led to negligence and allowed the prisoner to escape.

"Hey...you are so stupid." Ayumi said while running.

"If he really escaped, even the report can't make up for it, right?" Mitsuhiko asked worriedly.

"That's what I mean..." Takagi was annoyed. "So we can't let him get away."

"But why didn't you just arrest the criminal?" Conan whispered to Kaoru at the end of the team, but when he didn't get a response and looked back, he only saw Huibara following him slowly, but there was no sign of Kaoru. "Eh? Huibara, where's Kaoru?" Conan asked in confusion.

"He went over first." Huibara said calmly.

"Passed?" Conan was confused. "Passed from where?"

"from above."

"Eh, eh?!" Conan looked up subconsciously. "It's a long distance. Did he jump over it?"

"What else?" Shiho said disapprovingly. "Do you think this distance of less than five meters will be difficult for him?"

"Uh...just pretend I didn't say anything." Conan was depressed, and then continued to run forward following Officer Takagi.

On the other side, I jumped over from the top floor before the children and found Sato. It was the men's restroom on the third floor. When I saw Sato, she just threw the criminal into the bathroom cubicle with a back throw.

"Huh...that's really cruel." I couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

"Eh? Xiaoxun? You come so quickly." Sato was surprised to see me appear.

"Where are Takagi and the others?"

"I'm running slowly behind you. I'll go ahead and scout the way." I said disapprovingly. "But before you worry about me, can you check on the prisoner first? You broke the door, is the prisoner okay?"

"Ah? Oh." Sato's cheeks turned red. Such violence was seen by a child. It shouldn't have any bad influence, right? "Huh? Ah... Really, the handcuffs were broken." Sato thought to himself, then took a few quick steps and put the other handcuff on the prisoner's wrist, and the other handcuff on his own hand. In this way, the prisoner couldn't escape.

"Huh... 6:43 pm, the escaped criminal was arrested and brought to justice in time." Sato wanted to record the time when she caught the criminal again, so she reached for the police log. But when she raised her handcuffed with the criminal, she found that something was blocking her hand. She looked closely and found that the criminal's hand and her hand were blocked by the toilet tank, and she couldn't lift her hand at all.

"Hey, hurry up and get the key to open it." I couldn't help but shake my head. "Before the kids and Officer Takagi come up."

"Key...key, key! The key is gone!" Sato searched all over his body but couldn't find the key. He couldn't help but blush in embarrassment. "It must have dropped somewhere when I was chasing the criminal just now."

"Pfft...Hahahaha!" Seeing Sato's embarrassment, I couldn't help but laugh. The contemporary policewoman from the Special Criminal Investigation Department accidentally locked herself in the toilet with a criminal. If this matter were to spread, it would become an incredible story.

"You little bastard, you can still laugh." Sato frowned and yelled at me.

"Haha, sorry. Hahaha." I couldn't stop laughing. Just think about it, the best cop in the police station would make such a mistake. How could it not be funny?

"Xiao Xun, what are you laughing at?" As I was talking, Officer Takagi and the children came over. Seeing me laughing, Ayumi came up to me out of curiosity and asked.

"Ah, no, it's nothing. I was just happy that Officer Sato caught the criminal."

"I, I am innocent!" The prisoner who had been silent all of a sudden said, "I am not the murderer, and I don't know why Miss Muranishi died there when I woke up."

"Uh. Don't try to quibble, Mr. Higashida." Takagi also said helplessly. "The woman you killed, Miss Nishimura, was your boss who lived in the same apartment building. When she died, you were drunk on her bed. The whole room was locked. And the tape cord wrapped around the victim's neck had your fingerprints on it. And our investigation proved that you and your boss often had conflicts, and it is not impossible that you committed a crime."

"Indeed, I do hate that woman, but I don't hate her to the point of having to kill her! And I don't remember anything about that night. But I'm not the criminal!"

"So why did you run away?" Sato asked.

"Because, because I have to go somewhere."

"Where?"

"Chicago... My daughter in Chicago is getting married there!" the prisoner suddenly became excited.

"Huh?" Sato paused.

"After I divorced my wife, my daughter was raised by my ex-wife. But recently, my daughter suddenly sent me a wedding invitation." As he spoke, tears welled up in the eyes of the man named Dongtian. "I thought that my daughter had hated me for the past 17 years. This is my last chance to make peace with my daughter. Tell me, how can I not attend such an important day!"

"Even if you say so..." Sato looked at herself with an embarrassed expression. And Takagi gave her the same look in return. "What I said is true! Miss Police, please believe me!" Higashida shouted tremblingly. "My daughter's letter and wedding invitation, as well as the plane ticket she sent me, are placed where I live!"

"But, but this is just your one-sided statement..." Gao Mu said. "According to the regulations, we..."

"Maybe you can go and take a look." Just when Gao Mu was about to say something, I interrupted him. "The plane ticket, the letter, the photo and the wedding invitation. If all these are there, it should be able to prove that this really happened, right? And in a secret room like that, have you carefully checked the fingerprints on the door and window locks? Are they very clear?"

"this..."

"Besides this uncle's fingerprints, are there no other fingerprints from others? Can fingerprints be clear and not crooked even when he is drunk? Can he lock the door, window and bathroom steadily even when he is drunk? Are you sure that the uncles in the identification department have analyzed these instead of just taking samples? Have you conducted a thorough investigation and surveillance? Have you questioned every resident in the building at the time? Have you seriously looked for witnesses? And have you... woo woo woo..."

"That's enough, you little brat." Sato pretended to be angry and pulled me into his arms. "If you keep talking like that, you'll make the police profession worthless!"

"Wuwuwu... huh." I struggled out of Sato's arms and complained. "Tsk, you are such a fierce sister after all."

"Hey, let me ask you, what time is your flight tomorrow?" Seeing that I was no longer talking, Sato turned and asked Higashida.

"12:30 noon, at Narita Airport." Higashida answered without hesitation, which increased Sato's trust.

"Okay, Takagi-kun, please listen carefully to what I'm saying now." Sato suddenly became serious.

"Ah... yes!" Seeing Sato's serious attitude, Takagi immediately stood up straight.

"Listen carefully. In order to solve this case, I want you to catch the real murderer before ten o'clock tomorrow."

"Eh? What? Me?"

"Yes, and until then, I will stay here. Keep a close eye on the prisoner."

“Tsk, you simply can’t move, otherwise you… Wuuuu…”

"In short, we can't let the police know about this now." Sato once again blocked my mouth with his chest and continued. "If we are discovered, we will have to send Mr. Higashida to the police station, and if what he said is true, he will miss the most important wedding of his daughter. This is not what you want to see, right?"

“But, but…” Takagi was a little panicked.

"You have to know that the two of us are still on the way to chase the suspect. Although it looks like this, you must bring the real murderer to justice alone. This is the only way. After all, before the criminal is sent to the Inspection Office, only we can grasp the truth, find evidence of the suspect being framed, and clear his name. In the name of our police." Sato said seriously. "Besides, you don't want this kid to look down on us police, do you?" As she said that, she raised her arm and gestured to me who was struggling in her arms.

"I understand." Seeing Sato's determination, Takagi also confirmed the facts at this time. "But, if I'm alone..."

"Alas, you are not alone." Sato said with a smile. "I think they have been ready for a long time."

Hearing this, Takagi looked back and saw that the children, led by Conan, were already ready to meddle in the case... er, ready to help investigate the case.

"Ah, but this child has to stay with me." Sato waved at me, who was still in her arms, had given up struggling, and squinted my eyes.

"Why should I stay here?" I poked my head out of Sato's arms.

"Because you are a little kid who looks down on the police, I will keep you here to see for yourself how great the police are!" Sato smiled and rubbed my pale blond hair.

"Hi hi..." I said helplessly.

"Then, we'll set off first." Takagi saluted Sato solemnly. Then he left with Conan and the others. Before leaving, Shiho gave me a look that said, "You've got a bargain again." I had no choice but to smile apologetically.

After the group left, Sato finally let out a long sigh. "Huh... Really, why would I get angry with a little brat like you?" Sato looked at me with resentment.

"You blame me for this?" I scratched my head. "But this uncle is definitely not a bad person."

"Are you so sure?" Sato didn't care at all about Higashida's expression beside him and was chatting with me intently.

"You'll know when Conan and the others come back." I shrugged. "Well, it's getting late. I'll go to the nearby hardware store and ask if they have pressure pliers for sale so I can help you cut open these handcuffs."

"Ah, no!" Sato immediately denied. "These handcuffs cannot be damaged in any way!"

"Eh?" I was surprised. "Is there a story?" I looked at the handcuffs carefully and saw that they were already rusty. The chain also had some signs of wear and tear, and it looked like it had been used a long time ago. "Is this a gift from your senior?"

"No." Sato's eyes revealed a trace of sadness. "This is a relic my father left me..."

"..."

　It's a rare time to write and I still see people criticizing me in the comments... I really am... Alas... I can't help the slow update. I have to live a normal life. By the way, I'm drawing a poster for Xun. Do you want to see it? If not, I'll tell you again later. If yes, just wait. There will be a day.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)