Being in Detective Conan, being officially part of the organization is just too awesome!

Chapter 913 only requires one sentence.

And so, around one o'clock in the morning, Matsumoto Kiyona returned to his house and went to sleep..................................

Well, he never imagined that he had actually only been awake for less than half a day...

The reason she felt somewhat tired was, of course, because Lin Jiayou had used a little trick inside her body......................................

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Time quickly brought us to the next day.

Just like last time, Lin Jiayou drugged Matsumoto Kiyonaga, put on his clothes, and left Matsumoto Kiyonaga's house.................................

He quickly arrived at the Metropolitan Police Department to continue playing the role of Matsumoto Kiyonaga.....................................

It's been almost a day since the last meeting where the task was assigned...

Throughout the day, police officers from various regions worked together...

Perhaps worried about the week-long deadline, or perhaps because of Superintendent Matsumoto Kiyonaga's performance yesterday, everyone temporarily set aside their regional infighting and focused all their efforts on solving the case..................................

However, even so, solving a case using traditional methods within a single day is still extremely difficult..................................

Forget about solving cases, they haven't even collected much useful information...

Six victims, six different circumstances—the investigation is far too complex...

Even the Kanagawa Prefectural Police, who are already focused on the term 'Tanabata' (Valentine's Day), are no exception...................................

Lin Jiayou's little schemes yesterday still had an effect........................................

Even if the term 'Tanabata' could actually reveal something, it would still take some time for the Kanagawa Prefectural Police to investigate alone...

It should be delayed by about one or two more days.....................................

After all, Lin Jiayou was absolutely certain that the term 'Qixi Festival' was the key connecting point...

However, knowing a vague clue is quite a difference from knowing a specific clue...

Perhaps Qixi Festival is their connection, but what exactly that connection is, no one knows...

Kanagawa Prefectural Police can only investigate step by step, going to each person one by one...

What places did they go, what did they do, and what happened during the Qixi Festival over the past few years?

All of these need to be investigated, and even after that, the investigation isn't finished; a summary must also be compiled...

If the incident doesn't occur in Kanagawa Prefecture, they'll need police assistance from other areas to help with the investigation.

If the police officers are already part of the special task force, that's fine. But if they are local police officers who haven't joined the task force and have no connection to this case...................................

Joint investigations are no easy task.....................................

In conclusion, Lin Jiayou's decision to assign this task to the Kanagawa Prefectural Police is understandable, but it has slowed down their investigation.

Of course, if it's just a one-day delay, perhaps that would be acceptable.....................................

However, if too much time has passed without any results, then things might get a bit complicated...

After all, the time limit is only one week. Everyone can tolerate a day or two without any news, but if there's still no word for two days, Matsumoto Kiyonaga's authority as the head of the special task force will be questioned...

Normally, it might not seem like a problem, but once authority is questioned, at crucial moments...

Things aren't so easy to handle..................................

At least, setting a trap for those guys in the Japanese Public Security Bureau isn't so easy..........................................

"Manager Matsumoto............................."

As Matsumoto Kiyonaga walked towards the meeting room door, thinking this...

Beside them, Yamato Kansuke's slightly excited voice came from this direction...............................

Lin Jiayou, disguised as Matsumoto Kiyonaga, turned his head and glanced sharply at Yamato Kansuke beside him.

"Officer Yamato, what's going on? Do you have a new lead...?"

"Yes!"

Yamato Kansuke's words grew increasingly agitated...

Before he could even finish saying the clue about 'Matsumoto Kiyonaga,' he had already blurted out the rest of his sentence.................................

"Our Nagano Prefectural Police have discovered a new lead..............................."

"Come inside and we'll talk..."

Matsumoto Kiyonaga pointed to the conference room door in front and said to Yamato Kansuke,

"Everyone is already inside..............................."

"...................Yes, that's true."

Yamato Kansuke paused slightly, then nodded, his gaze towards Matsumoto Kiyonaga filled with gratitude.

This Nagano Prefectural Police officer may appear rugged, but he is actually quite meticulous.

In an instant, he understood the advice that the task force leader, Manager Matsumoto, had given him............................

Don't be fooled by the fact that it's said outside versus inside; there's a significant difference between the two...

Speaking outside, and especially speaking directly to the task force leader, Matsumoto Kiyonaga, even though Yamato Kansuke was emotional and couldn't help but express himself when he saw his superior, but...................................

However, others may not think that way.

Some more observant police officers might guess—

Are you trying to hog all the food, Yamato Kansuke?

You even reported separately to the head of the special task force. Why didn't you let the Nagano Prefectural Police investigate on their own? That would have been much faster...

Oh, so the Nagano Prefectural Police are that good, we other police officers don't even need to listen to clues, huh...

Then what's the point of this joint investigation? Just kick us out!

Public opinion is a fearsome thing; three men can make a tiger...

If one person says it, and two people say it, even if Yamato Kansuke didn't initially have these messy thoughts in his mind, it will eventually become something like he did.

Moreover, this will leave a rift in everyone's hearts, destroying the currently seemingly harmonious and united atmosphere....................................

That's why, after realizing this, Yamato Kansuke immediately cast a grateful glance at Matsumoto Kiyonaga...

Thank goodness, I was reminded by 'Manager Matsumoto', otherwise I really would have made a mistake....................................

"Ah."

Feeling the friendly gaze from Yamato Kansuke, Matsumoto Kiyonaga nodded slightly.

Excellent, Nagano Prefectural Police, successfully won them over............................

See? Sometimes, all it takes to get someone to appreciate your kindness and leave a good impression is a simple sentence...

'Matsumoto Kiyonaga' pushed open the conference room door, walked in, and went straight to sit in the seat of the head of the special task force...

He glanced at the police officers below—

Not everyone had arrived yet; Kanagawa Prefectural Police Chief Shigeo Yokomizo and Saitama Prefectural Police Chief Ayami Ogino were both missing...

Meanwhile, Kuroda Hyōe, the deputy head of the special task force, and Inspector Megure of the Third Division of the First Investigation Section, were also absent.................................

The police officers who arrived at the meeting room did not relax their vigilance in the slightest..........................

They were all holding thick stacks of documents, constantly flipping through them, and occasionally rubbing their eyes to try and relieve the fatigue from reading.