Detective Conan: Knifeman? I'm a good citizen of Beihua

Chapter 203 Celebration Banquet Invitation

Early that morning, Poirot Café welcomed two regular customers.

"Ding--"

"welcome--"

Toru Amuro raised his head and met the gaze of Jinpei Matsuda and Kenji Hagiwara.

Toru Amuro: "..."

Jinpei Matsuda swaggered in, his arms folded and his expression dignified, wearing sunglasses. "Hey? Why aren't you talking? Is this your typical service attitude? Where's your store manager? Be careful or I'll file a complaint against you."

Toru Amuro: "..."

"Eh? It's Officer Matsuda and Officer Hagiwara." Enomoto Azusa greeted them happily. "It's been a while since I've seen you guys."

She walked over to Amuro Toru and whispered soothingly, "They are all police officers, not gangsters. Officer Matsuda just has a fierce demeanor, but he's actually a very nice person."

Toru Amuro: "..."

Wouldn't he know?

Just here to cause trouble (I'm sure).

"Ms. Enomoto, good morning. Long time no see." Hagiwara Kenji blinked his peach blossom eyes and smiled brightly at Enomoto Azusa.

Azusa Enomoto was struck by the handsome man, her cheeks flushed slightly, and she turned sideways and took the initiative to introduce Amuro Toru: "This is our new store clerk, named Amuro Toru. You two officers may not have seen him before."

Toru Amuro: "..."

Hagiwara Kenji said with a smile: "Yeah, it's my first time meeting you. Your shop is really nice, full of handsome men and beautiful women. If it weren't too far from our apartment, I really want to come here every day to drink a cup of coffee to refresh myself."

Amuro Toru: “…” Sweet talk.

Matsuda Jinpei was already studying the menu carefully. "Are you new here? How's your cooking? Let me test it."

Amuro Toru: “…” How shameless.

"Two iced Americanos, please." Matsuda Jinpei knew without a doubt that the blond bastard in front of him was criticizing him, but now he was the customer, and the customer was God. God didn't care about the opinion of a mere "shop assistant"...

Jinpei Matsuda sat at the bar, staring at Toru Amuro with ill intent. He didn't look like a police officer at all, but more like a gangster demanding protection money.

Toru Amuro: "..."

I really want to roll my eyes.

Bai Chuanqiu walked over and saw the scene in front of him. He was a little amused and said, "Okay, stop teasing my clerk."

Otherwise, when Furuya returns, he might really have to have a "decisive battle" with Jinpei Matsuda.

Matsuda Jinpei touched his nose and said, "Tsk, that's really boring. I was just joking."

Hagiwara Kenji spread his hands innocently: "This has nothing to do with me."

Toru Amuro maintained a fake smile on his face, and his hands deftly operated the tools in front of him. Two glasses of iced American coffee were quickly placed on the bar and pushed in front of the two guys.

The blonde clerk gritted her teeth and said, "Please enjoy your meal."

Hagiwara Kenji took it and said, "Thank you."

Matsuda Jinpei also took a sip, then frowned and swallowed the liquid, which was as bitter as Chinese medicine, with some difficulty. He smacked his lips with a look of relief, "Sure enough, I still can't drink this stuff."

Compared to bitter coffee, he might as well drink spicy white wine.

This smell is really going straight to the top of your head.

Kenji Hagiwara knew that Jinpei Matsuda didn't like to drink this. He caught a glimpse of Jinpei Matsuda's obviously disgusted expression out of the corner of his eye and couldn't help laughing out loud.

Shirakawa Qiu also noticed that Matsuda Jinpei was being aggressive but weak. He walked up to him and whispered sinisterly in his ear, "You have to finish our coffee. If you dare to waste it, I'll put your name on our sign."

Matsuda Jinpei sweatdropped: "Uh uh, what kind of coffee shop is this? How can you make such an impolite request?"

Baichuan Qiu raised the corner of his mouth: "It's a newly established rule."

Matsuda Jinpei glared at Shirakawa Akane: "Well, Shirakawa, you don't even help me!"

Bai Chuanqiu shrugged: "Of course I have to protect the staff in our store——"

As soon as he finished speaking, the door was pushed open again.

The moment the man walked into the store, the system's cheerful voice rang out from Baichuanqiu's mind: "Ding-dang~ Host, I'm back! I've stolen a lot of information again this time!"

Baichuan Qiu: "...Now you don't feel guilty about using the word 'stealing'?"

The system said proudly, "Of course not! Host, I've figured it out. I'm the Black System! Only by using 'stealing' can I show my Black nature."

Shirakawa Akane: "...Tell me, what does the information I asked you to 'steal' say?"

"Manager Shirakawa, good morning."

Kanenori Wakita sat at the bar at the other end and greeted Shirakawa Akira with a smile.

"Good morning." Shirakawa Akane smiled politely at Wakita Kanenori.

Jinpei Matsuda and Kenji Hagiwara tilted their heads and glanced at Wakita Kensuke's distinctive single eye, then continued talking about their own topic.

"By the way, we came here this time to invite Shirakawa to attend our celebration party." Hagiwara Kenji said as he took another sip of coffee.

"Celebration banquet?" Shirakawa Akira asked the system to pause the report and shifted his attention to the celebration banquet that Hagiwara Kenji mentioned.

"Tsk, it's just the boss trying to boost morale," Matsuda Jinpei said nonchalantly, pushing his coffee cup aside. "A lot has happened in the bureau lately, and everyone's mood is low. The overall morale is low, and work efficiency has dropped significantly."

After all, many of my colleagues around me have betrayed their beliefs and embarked on a path of no return. Everyone feels a little sad when they see the scattered empty seats in the office area.

In addition, the Linlu construction project had achieved a phased victory, and the leaders above hit it off and planned to have several departments involved in the investigation hold a celebration banquet to boost morale.

At the same time, because some "positions" above were vacant, some people were promoted.

For example, the management officer of the Investigation Division 1, Matsumoto Kiyonaga.

He was originally the direct superior of Megure Juzo and others. This time he actively participated in the investigation of the case, and with sufficient qualifications, the position of the head of the Investigation Section 1 was destined for him, and he has now successfully taken up the position.

Hagiwara Kenji: "Matsuda and the others' immediate superior has been appointed Chief of Investigation Section 1. This celebration party can be considered as his promotion party, as well as a welcome party for the new leader."

"Weekend Orientation?"

"Yes, it seems that he was transferred from Nagano Prefecture?" Hagiwara Kenji looked at Matsuda Jinpei with a questioning look.

Matsuda Jinpei nodded, confirming Hagiwara Kenji's words. "He was originally the Chief of the First Investigation Division of the Nagano Prefecture Criminal Investigation Department. He has now taken over Chief Matsumoto's position as the Management Officer of the First Investigation Division of the Metropolitan Police Department's Criminal Investigation Department."

Toru Amuro was originally cutting fruit on the side, but when he heard what Jinpei Matsuda said, he couldn't help but look up.

...Is that the one?

On the other side, Wakita Kanenori asked Enomoto Azusa for a sandwich and a cup of hot coffee, and sat quietly in his seat, seemingly staring at the table in a daze.

"Why did you invite me?" Bai Chuanqiu was a little puzzled. "Since this is your internal banquet, it would be inappropriate for me to go there."

"It's okay. You can bring your family and friends this time." Hagiwara Kenji said with a smile, "Shirakawa is the biggest victim in this case. The aftermath of the car accident is still circulating among the young police officers. This time, we can also go there to clear up the matter for Shirakawa."