Conan: Begins to collaborate with Miss Bayonetta and become famous

Chapter 751: Maori and the Crocodile

Kasumigaseki, Tokyo, where Japan's central government offices are densely distributed.

At a corner of this Guanting Street, in front of the Imperial Palace's Sakuradamon Gate, is the Metropolitan Police Department's headquarters building.

Koji Sametani walked out of a room in the Metropolitan Police Department headquarters building and answered the phone.

"What's wrong, Crocodile? I miss you so much. Are you still a detective now?" Maori recalled with a smile on his face.

"No, I'm working in the office now." Sametani Koji took a puff of his cigarette and said, "In the Reform Preparation Room."

The room with many data racks lined up was dimly lit. The desk lamp on Jiaogu's desk could only dimly illuminate Jiaogu's figure as he lazily leaned against the back of his chair with his feet on the trash can.

"Well... every day I just need to look through the archives of previous cases, look for data that can be used for police reform, and write some reports that won't be adopted." Sametani flicked the ash off his cigarette.

"What? Aren't you completely marginalized?" Maori said half-jokingly.

"Don't be so blunt." Sametani chuckled, clamped the phone on his shoulder, and put a heated cigarette in his mouth.

"How could someone who used to be such an excellent criminal policeman fall to this state now?" Mao Li shook his head.

"Excellent?" Sametani threw the heated cigarette in his mouth into the ashtray on the desk and closed the lid.

"However, when it comes to marksmanship alone, I am still far inferior to you. I really miss the days when we were partners in investigations together." Scenes from the past appeared in Jiaogu's mind like a movie.

"Yeah~ I really miss it. We originally agreed that whoever solves the case first will buy drinks." Mao Li said.

"If there is a chance, let me see your marksmanship again. Would you like to bring a gun with you next time we meet?" Jiaogu said.

"Idiot, how can you do such a thing?" Although Maori knew that Sametani was joking, he still responded seriously.

Amused by Kogoro's disdainful tone, Sametani turned his chair around and faced the laptop on the desk which was piled with documents and empty nutrient drink bottles.

"By the way, Kogoro, do you know a Nagano Prefectural Police inspector named Yamato Gansuke?" Sametani looked at the screen.

"Yamato dares to help?" Maori frowned.

While Kogoro was recalling the time, Sametani tapped the touchpad on the computer with his finger and opened a folder named "Mitakadake Avalanche Accident".

"Ah, we've solved a case together before," said Maori.

"Is that really the case? By the way, there was an avalanche accident on Mount Miho in Nagano about ten months ago. You probably didn't know that? Inspector Yamato was the victim of the accident..." Sametani switched hands to hold the phone and flipped through the files piled on the desk.

"I've heard about it. It seems like he was accidentally caught in an avalanche while chasing someone?" Maori said calmly.

"!!!"

After receiving an unexpected answer, Sametani widened his eyes in surprise: "Kogoro! Can we meet right now?!"

"Bang!" Jiaogu stood up suddenly and accidentally stepped into the trash can and hit his calf.

"Hey, are you okay? Calm down. Are we meeting so late now?" Maori tried to calm Sametani down.

"Sorry, how about tomorrow...ah, tomorrow is not possible, I have to go to Nagano Prefecture..." Sametani's panicked voice muttering to himself came from the phone.

"Can we meet on Monday?" asked Jiaogu.

"Of course I can, but what's the matter?" Maori felt confused and curious.

"Then let's meet at the Metropolitan Police Department at 9 am... No, the headquarters may not be possible, but is nearby Hibiya Park okay?" Sametani did not respond.

"Okay, I understand." Seeing that Sametani did not respond, Maori did not intend to ask too much. After all, they would meet tomorrow.

Kogoro picked up the bottle of wine that was originally on the ground and placed it on the low table. He skillfully unscrewed the lid with one hand and poured a glass of wine into the glass.

"I'm sorry, you really helped me a lot, Kogoro." Sametani said with a grateful tone.

"After all, it was you who requested it, Crocodile. Seeing how grateful you are, I think you will treat us like before."

Seeing Kogoro drinking again, Lan, who was cleaning up the dishes, glared at him speechlessly: "Dad, really is..."

"By the way Crocodile...are you married?"

“… As expected, not yet!”

"Really, you've had your ideals too high since a long time ago!"

Conan, with his arms folded beside Ran, stared at Kogoro, who was chatting eloquently, with a serious face.

Conan always felt that something was wrong about this sudden call from Kogoro's former detective colleague.

Before 9am on Monday.

In the vast Hibiya Park adjacent to the Imperial Palace and Kasumigaseki, Kogoro walked in through the Sakura Gate on the side of the Imperial Palace.

"By the way, why did you two follow me?" Kogoro complained with dissatisfaction as he looked at Ran and Conan who were following him.

"Because we also want to see the detective who has a good relationship with you, Dad." Xiaolan said with a smile.

"Aren't you going to watch a football game soon? You really have plenty of free time to go on a date with a kid on your day off!" Maori said dissatisfiedly.

Hearing Kogoro's tone, Ran felt unhappy: "What does it matter? Actually, Shinichi was originally invited, but he said he couldn't come because of something... Really, that reasoning idiot."

Conan, who was walking beside Ran, couldn't help but smile bitterly, and thought to himself: Here I am, that reasoning idiot you were talking about.

After Kogoro and his three companions entered Hibiya Park through the Sakura Gate, they continued moving deeper into the park.

At the same time, Sametani was walking on the sidewalk beside the Heart Pond in the park. On the quiet path surrounded by trees, Sametani walked slowly and leisurely with his hands in his pockets.

There was a sneaking gaze coming at him from behind through the shadows of the trees, but Jiaogu did not notice it.

Sametani stopped and put a heated cigarette in his mouth. Just as he took a puff of the cigarette and was about to exhale.

"boom!!!"

Suddenly a gunshot was heard.

Then blood spurted out from Jiaogu's chest.