Refuse to allow Conan to join the main storyline

Late March is the time when the cherry blossoms in Tokyo are in full bloom. The light pink cherry blossoms arrive as promised in the spring breeze and quietly bloom in every corner of the city.

There is a cherry blossom path on both sides of the avenue leading from the entrance to the teaching building of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Academy. It not only brings a visual feast to visitors, but also blooms on the police badges of these police academy graduates.

There was still some time before the graduation ceremony, and people who came to visit the graduation ceremony were entering the main gate in an endless stream. They included ordinary people, family members of police academy students, students who were determined to be admitted to the police academy, and the media, who were particularly numerous this time.

Many reporters did not rush in, but stopped at the entrance of the police academy, waiting for someone to appear.

On Cherry Blossom Avenue, there were many people and police academy students in police uniforms taking photos here, and the five people from dormitory No. 144 were also among them.

Kenji Hagiwara held a camera and moved among the small groups like a socialite, so much so that those in their own dormitory had to wait in line to take photos.

Matsuda Jinpei leaned against a cherry tree and yawned in boredom: "Hey, Hagi, how long are you going to wait? If you don't take pictures, I'm going back!"

Zhu Fushiki Jingguang withdrew his gaze from the cherry blossoms, glanced at Furuya Ling who was looking at the police academy gate, and moved closer to him and whispered, "Do you think she will really come?"

Of course, Furuya Rei knew who he was talking about, but he was a little unsure, so he could only answer: "...I don't know."

Although it was widely publicized in the newspapers, that person's identity is not suitable for appearing in such an occasion, right?

In fact, the reason he was standing here was not just to take photos with his roommates, he was waiting for a "special visitor".

On the eve of the end of the training, the destinations of the five of them were finally determined.

Date Kou was scheduled to work in the Metropolitan Police Department's Criminal Division, but before that he had to continue his one-year regional assignment to receive practical work training and exercise in a subordinate agency. This is also the standard procedure that most police academy graduates have to follow after graduation.

Jinpei Matsuda and Kenji Hagiwara were different. Because of their outstanding performance during training, they were allowed to directly join the mobile team.

In particular, Jinpei Matsuda, because of his outstanding performance in the Victoria Private Elementary School bombing case, attracted the attention of the Metropolitan Police Department's Manager Matsumoto and Officer Megure, and was specially invited to work in the Metropolitan Police Department's Criminal Department.

However, after considering it, Jinpei Matsuda finally declined their invitation and decided to join the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team of the Mobile Team of the Metropolitan Police Department's Security Department together with Kenji Hagiwara as originally agreed.

Morofushi Keimitsu joined the Public Security Bureau of the Metropolitan Police Department. Like Date Kou, he also needed to be assigned to a region for a year before being arranged for subsequent work.

This arrangement seemed to be no different from that of ordinary police academy graduates, which made Furuya Rei and Morobushi Kagemitsu himself wonder whether Sakurai Izumi's guess was wrong.

Unlike his other four companions, Fūya Rei was eventually assigned to the Security Planning Division of the National Police Agency's Security Bureau under the Ministry of Public Security and the National Security Council.

Although both are called Public Security, there is an essential difference between the Public Security of the National Police Agency and the Public Security of the Metropolitan Police Department.

The Public Security Bureau of the Metropolitan Police Department where Morobushi Kagemitsu works is a subordinate department of the Metropolitan Police Department, mainly responsible for dealing with security and crime issues in Tokyo, such as combating terrorist activities, criminal investigations, and maintaining public safety.

The Public Security Department of the National Police Agency where Rei Furuya works is a national organization responsible for handling domestic security and crime prevention tasks. Its functions include counter-terrorism and major crime investigations.

Although both of them are undercover agents in the organization, their duties and tasks are actually different because they belong to different police agencies.

Furuya Rei did not tell others that he had actually been met by the top brass of the Special Public Security Department's action team "Zero Group".

In terms of work details, it is almost the same as what Sakurai had hinted at.

Because he was mentally prepared in advance, Furuya Rei behaved very calmly, even a little too calmly, which made the "highest commander" very satisfied with his calm and composed attitude.

During the conversation, the "highest commander" told him that at today's police academy graduation ceremony, he might have the opportunity to see, no, it should be said that there is a great possibility that he will see a "special person."

Although the "highest commander" was mysterious and refused to explain clearly, Furiya Rei was basically sure who he was talking about.

However, despite this, he still held a glimmer of hope that "perhaps there are other possibilities."

After all, with Sakurai Izumi's current status, it is not appropriate for him to appear in public in a high-profile manner. Perhaps the officer was talking about someone else?

But now these thoughts can only be buried deep in his heart. He can no longer speak freely to the people around him or his friends.

At this time, Hagiwara Kenji came over, handed the camera to the two people, and laughed loudly: "Hey, look at this picture, look at Jinpei's expression!"

Fūya Rei and Morobushi Kagemitsu leaned over to look and saw an extremely impatient look on Matsuda Jinpei's face.

Matsuda Jinpei stretched out his hand to grab it: "Hey, delete it for me!"

"Hahaha, no!"

Hagiwara Kenji dodged and shouted to someone not far away: "Squad leader, hurry up, we're waiting for you!"

Ida Hang walked towards this side quickly with a suspicious blush on his face.

Hagiwara Kenji chuckled and came over: "Have you settled the person?"

Yi Dahang suddenly looked up: "Ah, did you see it?"

Matsuda Jinpei: "It's just a girlfriend, there's nothing to hide."

Zhu Fu Jingguang poked Fūya Ling next to him with his elbow in a teasing manner: "I saw it, it's a big blonde beauty like Ling."

Hagiwara smiled slyly: "I was wondering why the squad leader always takes special care of Zero. It turns out it's because we are the same type."

Furuya Rei and Date Kou protested in unison, "No way!"

"Hahaha!"

The black cat withdrew its patrolling gaze and looked down at the five people under the tree with a bit of helplessness.

What is fate?

She had been waiting here early today, observing everyone who walked into the police academy gate, trying to see if she could detect any abnormalities in this way.

Instead of the abnormality, five mischievous guys came.

These people stood under the tree for a long time. They could clearly see it if they just raised their heads, but for such a long time no one looked up.

"Okay, okay, let's take a photo!"

A few people finally let go of the red-faced Date Kou and the seemingly blushing Furuya Rei.

Kenji Hagiwara asked an acquaintance to help take a group photo of the five of them.

The black cat still lay there motionless, watching Hagiwara flipping through the photos in the camera, and sighed in his heart.

As expected of Detective Conan’s chaotic timeline, digital cameras have already appeared even before smartphones have even appeared.

"Oh my!" Hagiwara Kenji suddenly pointed at the photo and exclaimed, "Look here! This is Kuro-chan!"

The five people raised their heads at the same time and looked at the black cat lying on the tree branch.

Kenji Hagiwara excitedly raised the camera in his hand above his head to show the cat: "Kuro-chan, you are in this photo too!"

Eh? Am I in the picture?

Zhu Fu Jingguang smiled and said, "This one is not clear, Hagiwara, while Heijiang is still here, hurry up and take another one!"

"What's so good about taking pictures of cats?" Jinpei Matsuda muttered, but still cooperated with everyone and gathered under the cherry tree.

Kenji Hagiwara turned his camera to selfie mode, squatted on the ground and adjusted the lens angle from bottom to top, trying to take a clear picture of the black cat in the tree.

Just as he pressed the shutter, a black cat jumped down from the tree and landed on Jinpei Matsuda's head.

Kenji Hagiwara seized the opportunity and pressed the shutter several times in succession.

"Hey! You guy!"

Jinpei Matsuda reached out to grab the cat, but the black cat dodged nimbly.

"Hahaha! Wonderful! This one is absolutely amazing!"

The five people were making a fuss when they suddenly heard a discordant whisper coming from nearby.

They followed the crowd's gaze and saw a familiar figure walking in from the police academy gate.