Conan: The Scientific Edge of Beika's Chief
Chapter 8

My Own Style!

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Thump thump thump--

Swish swish swish--

Creak creak creak--

At this moment, Shiraishi felt like he could hear his own Body "roaring"!

If Lv10 was the Human limit, then...

Lv11 was undoubtedly beyond the limit!

Shiraishi felt his heartbeat like a bell, his blood surging like a great river, and his muscles and bones creaking...

Of course, these were just "feelings." Otherwise, with his injuries, "surging" would have caused excessive blood loss...

But the opposite was happening now. As his muscles tensed, the bullet hole on Shiraishi's thigh contracted, squeezing out a bullet before completely closing!

Although the bullet was still in his shoulder, the bleeding had stopped...

Meanwhile...

"Basic attributes meet new conditions, new Skill [My Own Style Combat Arts] unlocked."

Shiraishi Kuro: ???

Shiraishi Kuro realized that there were "Skills" that required Lv11 basic attributes before he could start allocating points.

However...

Unfortunately, Shiraishi Kuro only had over four thousand points left.

And this [My Own Style Combat Arts], as a "Skill," required more points than "basic attributes" at the same level. Lv1 required 10 points, and Lv6 already required 3000 points...

Shiraishi Kuro invested all his points, only managing to raise it to Lv6!

"That guy is hiding here!"

Someone discovered Shiraishi Kuro's location, but just then...

Clang!

The car in front of Shiraishi Kuro was flipped onto its side, providing a larger area of cover. The bullets that were meant to pierce the car window and hit Shiraishi Kuro were perfectly blocked.

At the same time, the thug with the large cleaver who had just discovered Shiraishi from the side only saw two scarlet beams of light flash by before his vision suddenly went black...

And the last thing he saw before being taken down by Shiraishi Kuro's Pigua Strike...

Was Shiraishi Kuro's eyes!

This wasn't a literal "red light," but Shiraishi Kuro's Body, which had surpassed its limit, was already pressuring their Minds...

This made them instinctively feel, in their consciousness, that this person was "glowing," a manifestation of his Body "surpassing its limit"!

(Equivalent to Kyogoku Makoto in his protective wife mode in the movie.)

Bang bang bang--

A burst of gunfire erupted, splashing blood from Shiraishi Kuro's Body!

Facing the barrage of bullets, Shiraishi Kuro, whose entire Body seemed to be glowing, actually took a horse stance?

Blood indeed splattered, but Shiraishi Kuro didn't even flinch when shot.

The next moment, he moved like a nimble rabbit, charging forward...

As for what Shiraishi Kuro was thinking?

Shiraishi Kuro couldn't answer...

After comprehending "My Own Style," the urge to fight vanished completely. Shiraishi Kuro felt all thoughts disappear.

He couldn't even form a single human sentence in his mind.

The surrounding gunfire and curses seemed to have lost their original meaning...

He just acted on instinct!

Another round of mowing down enemies like a one-man army...

Ring ring-- Ring ring--

Police sirens could be heard...

The members of the yakuza group, upon hearing this, didn't panic further. Instead, they seemed somewhat comforted, crying and screaming!

Police officers from the Prefectural Police and the local Police Station arrived almost simultaneously...

On the Prefectural Police side, as Yokomizo Shigeo got out of the car, he glared at the person leading the opposing team. He had rushed over from the Kanagawa Prefectural Police Headquarters in Yokohama City after receiving Shiraishi's information. This was already full speed, as the airport hotel was still some distance from the city center.

However...

The local jurisdiction's police station had arrived at the same time as him?

This dispatch speed was clearly problematic, especially... with the Deputy Chief leading the team, moving at a leisurely pace, it looked anything but normal.

But soon...

The scene before them left them stunned!

Was this... a large-scale shootout?

Or did Shiraishi Kuro really have "behind-the-scenes power" helping him investigate?

"Shiraishi!" Yokomizo Shigeo rushed over upon seeing Shiraishi lying on the ground, no longer caring about reprimanding the local police officers.

Shiraishi Kuro was covered in blood, but... he was still breathing!

"Ambulance! Ambulance! Save him first!" Yokomizo immediately called out.

Meanwhile...

"Deputy Chief, this... I'm afraid..."

"Arrest them! Arrest all of them..."

Although the police station personnel were involved in the incident...

They clearly didn't believe that the scene before them was the work of Shiraishi Kuro alone.

When Shiraishi Kuro sent the message, he had also "played coy," leading them to suspect that the rumors of Shiraishi Kuro being Superintendent General Haku's pawn were likely true, and there were definitely other police officers around!

They even suspected that it might have been a secret operation by the Public Security Police...

Therefore, they didn't dare to openly bend the law and handcuffed all the organization members present – there weren't many left who needed to be cuffed, as most of them were already lying down...

"Come help!"

As four paramedics struggled to lift Shiraishi, he regained consciousness slightly on the stretcher and weakly raised his hand. Yokomizo immediately leaned in...

Yokomizo was stunned for a moment, then immediately said, "Alright! Don't worry!"

August 26, 2016, Beika Town, Tokyo, Mori Detective Agency.

"Honestly, could such a thing happen? Going on a week-long trip to the United States alone with that brat when you're still in high school... Hey! I'm asking you, were you in the same room at night?" Mori Kogoro was throwing a tantrum.

After all, his daughter had just returned from a week-long trip with the Kudo kid.

Even though he had agreed to it, he was still unhappy.

"Dad! What are you talking about... night... what night! Aunt Yukiko definitely made arrangements!" Ran quickly replied.

"Hmph, who knows..." Mori still looked displeased.

To change the subject, Ran brought up the mid-air homicide case they encountered when they first departed.

Hearing that the brat had actually solved the case made Mori even more unhappy, but...

When Mori heard about the "tall Officer Shiraishi," he suddenly froze, then muttered, "So you guys ran into that too..."

"That?" Ran was taken aback by his words.

Then Mori turned on the TV, and the news was indeed reporting...

"Regarding the Ryumarukai incident, Minister of Justice Inukai Ichiro recently submitted his resignation to the cabinet and held an apology press conference... The prosecution is still investigating other illegal activities... The police officers injured during this police operation have been removed from danger..."

On the screen, Inukai Ichiro faced the camera with a face full of regret, bowing at a ninety-degree angle.

For the past week, events had unfolded exactly as Shiraishi Kuro had planned!

The collusion between the Minister of Justice and the wide-area violent organizations could no longer be hidden...

On one hand, it was due to Shiraishi Kuro's "master plan," which had caused such a huge stir, coupled with the evidence he left for Yokomizo and Washinuma Noboru's testimony; on the other hand, it was also because... Commissioner General Haku had indeed played a positive role. Although he hadn't openly confronted Minister Inukai before, he not only tacitly approved Shiraishi Kuro's actions but also immediately cooperated in "forcing out" Inukai Ichiro once things started to improve.

Now that the collusion between the two parties was confirmed, many high-ranking police officers, especially in local police stations, had been suspended or dismissed...

Multiple wrongful convictions had also ignited public opinion online, and the prosecution announced overnight the formation of a special task force to reinvestigate all related cases.

"Removed from danger? Ah! So it was that dangerous... This Minister of Justice is too wicked. Dad, do you know Officer Shiraishi?" Ran asked involuntarily after seeing the news.

"I don't know him... He's only been in the force for about five or six years, right?" Mori had quit his job as a detective ten years ago.

"As expected of... that... Professional Group police officer! It's good that he's alright. He'll definitely rise through the ranks and eliminate more bad guys in the future!" Ran said with anticipation.

Mori's expression turned somewhat strange as he said, "Hmm... I hope so..."

Mori had been in the police world for many years. Although he generally trusted the police organization and admired many of his seniors and leaders, he knew in his heart that with things escalating to the Minister of Justice level, even though it seemed like a "great victory," this Inspector Shiraishi...

Let alone rising through the ranks...

He would likely be promoted in title but demoted in practice, never having a chance to join the National Police Agency, and might not even be able to stay in the Metropolitan Police Department!

Of course, Mori wouldn't tell his young daughter about such matters

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