"Wow~ The curry and fried chicken made by Akemi-san are delicious."
After having dinner at Dr. Agasa's house, Senichi lazily lounged on the sofa. "Thank you for the hospitality~"
"I'm glad you liked it." Akemi Miyano smiled slightly. "I've always wanted to thank you for saving us sisters, and this is the best I can do."
"No need to be so polite," Senichi waved his hand. "You're too formal."
"Here, have some dessert after the meal." Haibara handed Senichi a slice of chocolate cake. She said, "I know you don't care about these things, but don't refuse our gratitude."
"Alright, alright, I got it."
Senichi smiled and took the cake, then suddenly remembered something and looked at Conan. "Oh, by the way, give this to Ran."
"Opera tickets?"
Seeing Senichi take out three tickets from his pocket, Conan asked, "Isn't Christmas coming soon? Ayako said she wanted to thank Ran for taking care of Sonoko, so she gave these. She hopes Ran and her parents can go see the opera."
"Heh... Can this kind of thing really happen?" Conan replied sarcastically with dead fish eyes. "Mouri-san will definitely mess things up, right?"
"Heh... I think so too." Senichi chuckled awkwardly, then waved his hand. "Ah well, just give the tickets to Ran. I don't care how they use them."
"Two of the tickets are for Mouri-san and Kisaki-san to sit together.
The other one is for Ran and us to sit together. Give it to Ran and let her confirm the seating arrangement with us."
"Okay, I got it." Conan nodded, collected the three opera tickets, and turned to tease, "Are you going with Miss Ayako too?"
"Yeah." Senichi had long lost his previous embarrassment, calmly nodded, and replied with a calm expression, "Okay, it seems I'll come over here for Christmas. "
"Fine, then I'll ask Genta and the others later, and we'll go together with Ran.."
"Sure." Senichi smiled. "Do as you like."
While the group was chatting, the political news on the television was coming to an end and a new news segment started.
"Late last night, Uemura, the chief patrol officer patrolling at the pedestrian bridge in Beika Town, was shot in the head and killed...."
"The body was discovered early this morning, and there was a tape recorder playing Christmas songs beside the victim...."
"We urge the public to be cautious at night and report any clues by calling the hotline...."
A series of news reports instantly captured Conan's attention.
"They attacked a law enforcement officer? And it was a shooting... could it be a yakuza's retaliation..." Conan frowned and looked at Senichi, hoping to get more detailed information from him.
Why did Conan think it might be the work of the yakuza after seeing the shooting? This was a general prediction, not just for him. Even the police, when faced with a shooting case, would definitely investigate the organized crime groups.
Generally speaking, the flow of firearms in the Japan district is mostly related to organized crime groups.
If you want to obtain a firearms case, most of the time it comes from the channels of organized crime groups.
And because organized crime groups are legal organizations in the Japan district, the two sides have even had a history of friendly cooperation.
In short, their relationship is a complicated mess, and it also depends on the relationship between different groups and then further subdivides to individuals. In general, it is extremely complex.
Based on this situation, although the two sides are constantly hostile, there is also mutual infiltration. It can be said that they are intertwined and entangled.
With more connections, there are naturally more entanglements, and the motives for attacking law enforcement officers due to certain interests are much greater than those of ordinary people.
Therefore, when encountering such a case, investigations usually focus on two major directions: private individuals and organized crime groups.
"This case is not our responsibility in the Criminal Investigation Group, so I only have a rough understanding of some information."
Senichi organized the information and said, "The victim, Uemura, was a chief patrol officer at a nearby police box. Last night, he was patrolling on his bicycle along the normal route.
Based on the on-site analysis, it is speculated that when Uemura passed by the pedestrian bridge, he heard Christmas music playing on the bridge and went up to check.
Afterwards, when he squatted down to examine the radio, the culprit appeared from behind and shot him in the head with a .40 caliber pistol, killing him instantly. The culprit then took Uemura's revolver from him."
"Has the relationship between the victim and the organized crime group been clarified?" Conan asked again after listening.
"Yes, it has been clarified. He was secretly colluding with an organized crime group called the Golden Snake Association and had provided them with various conveniences in his jurisdiction, including the sale of firearms."
Senichi nodded and continued, "We are currently investigating in this direction and suspect that the conflict between the two sides led to retaliation."
After speaking, Senichi looked at the pensive Conan and shook his head. "This case involves an organized crime group and requires extensive criminal investigation. It's not suitable for a child like you to get involved. Let the detectives handle it.
Regardless of the reason, attacking law enforcement officers is a despicable act that the entire community cannot tolerate.
The detectives in charge of the investigation are full of enthusiasm and ready to give the culprits a hard time. It's unlikely that you'll need to be involved. Just trust them to handle it."
"I know that," Conan rolled his eyes. "I just wanted to understand the situation. You should also be careful. We can't rule out the possibility that someone is seeking revenge against your group."
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