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

Chapter 150: Early death is a way to preserve one’s reputation after death (2)

Shirakawa Qiu: "The car accident caused me to lose my previous memory, but fortunately, I remembered some things some time ago."

"I am now certain and certain that the car was Shunsuke Nakamaki's car, and the person driving it was Shunsuke Nakamaki, and I was sitting in the passenger seat."

Yongcangxiong was a little unconvinced: "He's already dead. If you say this now, can I suspect that you are deliberately throwing the pot on the dead?"

"And—" He held up the date on the newspaper, "Zhongmu died a few days after your car accident. How do you explain that?"

Shirakawa Akira directly threw a photo and spoke with facts: "This is the entry and exit record of Nakamaki Shunsuke at the police academy. However, there are only records of him entering, not leaving. The only possible day was the night of my accident."

"You said Zhongmu died a few days later. Did you see the body? Did you see the car? How can you be sure he died a few days later? And that someone deliberately destroyed the body to confuse the public?"

Nagakura choked.

Indeed, he only heard about Nakamaki Shunsuke's death later. It was said that Nakamaki Shunsuke fell directly into the cliff with his car. Only scrap metal was salvaged from the scene, and his body may have been swept away by the waves.

Now that I think about it, it might all be a fake illusion.

Shunsuke Nakamaki died a few days ago.

Nagakura Yu: "If that's the case, then why are you okay?"

Shirakawa Qiu curled his lips. "He crashed his car into the pier of Baihong Bridge. Because I was in the passenger seat, I was more injured and lost most of my consciousness. Nakamaki Shunsuke wasn't seriously injured, but he decisively abandoned the car to escape, leaving me behind at the scene."

"What he didn't know was that in that situation, only those who stayed at the scene had the greatest chance of survival. On the contrary, those who fled the scene had no chance of survival."

Baichuan Qiu's eyes dimmed when he thought of the scene in his memory.

Such an idiot, haha.

Yong Cangxiong was a little bit unbelievable: "Impossible, how could he do such a thing."

In his impression, Nakamaki Shunsuke is upright and brave. If he encounters such a situation, he will definitely take the initiative to save people. How could he just leave people in the car and run away for his own life?

Baichuan Qiu snorted and laughed: "Then think about it again, why did Nakamaki Shunsuke suddenly go to the police academy?"

Nagakura was bewildered: "Huh?"

Shirakawa Akane: "Before that, did Nakamaki Shunsuke tell you where he was going?"

Yongcangxiong fell into deep thought: "He seemed to be very mysterious those days. I thought he was still investigating the matter of Linlu Construction, so I didn't ask much."

At that time, he was also tracking down Linlu Construction, but unfortunately, after the investigation, he did not find any useful clues.

Shirakawa Qiu threw another newspaper in front of Nagakura Xiong: "You must know this news, right?"

Nagakura Xiong leaned over to take a look and was surprised to find that this newspaper was the one they used to run.

The news above reads, "Shocking! Linlu Construction collapses! Suspected of withholding substantial wages. Is the Baihong Bridge a safety hazard?"

Nagakuraxiong opened his eyes wide: "This is the last piece of news that Nakamaki wrote before he died!"

Later events showed that Shunsuke Nakamaki was murdered because he continued to investigate Linlu Construction due to this report.

This made Nagakuraxiong regret for a long time, regretting that he did not stop him at that time.

"Now that you're reading this report, what do you think?" Baichuanqiu pointed at the newspaper.

Nagakura frowned.

"This report actually contains more speculation than anything else, and the title is simply to attract traffic. Zhongmu told me at the time that this would both draw some attention to the matter and leave us a way out. We could then further expose the other party, escalate public opinion, and get more people on our side..."

As he spoke, Nagakura's heart suddenly twitched.

Bai Chuanqiu sneered: "Before this report, have you really found anything?"

Nagakuraxiong began to look complicated: "Indeed... there are some..."

"Then why don't you just expose it?"

"Because Linlu Construction had a good reputation at the time and was a trustworthy large company, we wanted to test the waters and release a half-truthful announcement to gauge public reaction..."

"Knock Knock-"

Baichuan Qiu suddenly knocked on the table.

"Mr. Nagakura, you're now the editor-in-chief of the entertainment section. You've gained a lot of knowledge and experience. Doesn't this routine look familiar to you?"

Nagakuraxiong opened his mouth dejectedly, but no sound came out for a long time.

In the entertainment industry, there are only two reasons why a celebrity can be exposed for a big scandal: one, the capital is gone; two, the money is not negotiated.

Let’s not talk about the former, let’s talk about the latter. How many paparazzi have taken big photos, but they always like to make some grand previews to make everyone know about it, but in the end they release a piece of insignificant news, making many people who come with excitement leave disappointed.

Do they have no information? Of course not.

Giving an advance notice is just a hint to the studio, and then taking the opportunity to negotiate the price. When both parties have reached a satisfactory result, the paparazzi will just release some irrelevant news, and in the end, only the innocent audience will be fooled forever.

As the editor-in-chief of the entertainment section, Nagakura Yu has encountered such things before and even done them himself. The only difference is that they are more respectable than paparazzi and their methods are more subtle, but the effects and purposes are almost the same.

Now that Shirakawa Ki had pointed it out, Nagakura Yusai finally understood the meaning.

Looking back now, isn't this behavior of Nakamaki Shunsuke a hint to Linlu Construction to keep the negotiations closed?

"I think you're well aware now that Linlu Construction's success at the time was entirely due to the protection provided by certain people in the Metropolitan Police Department."

"So now when you look back at his behavior of going to the police academy, doesn't it seem a little unreasonable?"

Nagakura's fists slowly tightened.

"You have to know that it's impossible for a normal person to enter the police academy casually. The management there is very strict." Shirakawa Qiu said indifferently, "And how did Shunsuke Nakamaki, as a member of society, drive his car so openly and successfully enter the police academy?"

Nagakura's breathing quickened.

"So, I infer—"

The young man picked up the coffee cup in front of him again, took a sip slowly, and then said, "Nakamaki Shunsuke was invited by someone to go negotiate."

"The content of the negotiation was how much Linlu Construction and its backers would pay for the evidence he had."

——And this is the real reason for Shunsuke Nakamaki’s death!

Nagakura Yu took a deep breath.

Although he didn't believe it in his heart, after following Shirakawa Akane's thoughts and sorting out the past events, Nagakura Yu had to admit that the Nakamaki Shunsuke in his eyes might be completely different from the real Nakamaki Shunsuke!

They have been working together for more than three years and have been working together since they graduated from college, chasing their dreams together. However, they never expected that on that pure and brave road, some of their partners had already deviated from their original intentions and drifted away from them.

Ironically, he only just learned about this incident seven years later!

Thinking of his memories over the years, the obsession that had been suppressed in his heart, and the praise engraved on the tombstone, Nagakura Yu felt dizzy and his worldview collapsed.

He struggled to support himself with his hands on the table, grabbed his hair in pain, and looked grim.

At this moment, he finally understood what Baichuanqiu had just said -

For some people, dying early is the only way to preserve their reputation after death.