34. Record Keeping

Hayashi Yoshiki opened his eyes at 8:37 in the morning.

He got up and started to wash.

After making himself clean and refreshed, he picked up his phone and saw that today was Monday.

No new text messages.

Ever since I sent a message that night to inform Gin that the task had been completed, there has been no reply.

He didn't care.

His breakfast today was a cup of coffee and two pieces of toast, and he went out after eating.

There are only two things to do today - go to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department to take a statement and register as a detective, and go buy a car.

When Hayashi Yoshiki arrived at the door of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department at the appointed time, he met a young policeman head-on.

"You must be Mr. Hayashi Yoshiki, right? I'm Takagi Wataru from the Criminal Investigation Division 1. Please follow me."

"Okay, Officer Takagi."

Takagi Wataru led Hayashi Yoshiki into the building. The environment inside was unexpectedly bright, and the office of the Criminal Investigation Division 1 was a bit like the working environment of white-collar workers in a large company.

"It's very clean. I thought the investigation office would be dirty, with cigarette butts everywhere."

"Mr. Hayashi, that's a stereotype you've been led to believe by police and gangster movies."

Takagi Wataru said with a smile.

But at this point, he looked around and lowered his voice: "But I'm telling you in secret, it seems that the Prefectural Police Department in Osaka is indeed like this."

"Really? I'd really like to see it when I get a chance."

"Ah?"

Hayashi Yoshiki also heard of it.

Compared to the police in Tokyo, the police in Osaka are undoubtedly much more "wild". Not only do they speak in a fierce tone, but they also flick their tongues. When they are investigating cases, they are even more like gang members than gang members themselves.

Takagi Wataru took out a document from his desk, flipped through it, and said:

"Then according to the above content, Mr. Hayashi, you have to record three statements in total... One is the case of Nichiuri TV, one is the case related to Miss Yoko Okino, and the other is the case that happened at the Minagawa family on Valentine's Day two days ago."

"Okay, please go according to the time when the case happened."

Hayashi Yoshiki said with a smile.

If we count by calendar time, the Valentine's Day case occurred on February 14th, making it the earliest case, while the case involving the TV station and Yoko Okino occurred in March.

But after Hayashi Yoshiki said this, the first confession that Takagi Wataru arranged to record was still the one at the TV station, followed by the suicide case of Yoko Okino's ex-boyfriend, and finally the Valentine's Day case.

He therefore realized that for this world, the time recorded on the calendar was probably meaningless, and only the time people spent subjectively and objectively was real.

He have to find some time to see if Death Note is affected in this regard...

While thinking about these things, Hayashi Yoshiki cooperated with Takagi Wataru to record the confessions of several cases.

Finally, Takagi Wataru put the files together, stood up and extended his hand very politely, saying: "Thank you for your cooperation, Mr. Hayashi. You have helped us a lot and sorry to bothered you to come and do these."

"It's okay, but I want to register my detective identity while I'm here. Can I trouble Officer Takagi for this?"

"Ah..."

After listening to Hayashi Yoshiki, Takagi Wataru was stunned for a moment and looked a little embarrassed.

He seemed to be unclear about what this so-called filing was all about. After saying sorry, he hurried away to ask his senior.

He is an honest and polite person...

A moment later, Hayashi Yoshiki saw a capable female police officer coming to the office accompanied by Takagi Wataru.

"Hello, Mr. Hayashi, my name is Sato Miwako."

"Hello, Officer Sato."

Hayashi Yoshiki shook hands with her.

"Takagi is a new guy and doesn't know much, so I'll take over and follow up." Sato Miwako said as she took out a file from the drawer and smiled, "You want to file a record of your future detective activities at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, right?"

"I don't quite understand the details, but my uncle Mouri Kogoro recommended that I come to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department to file a record first." Hayashi Yoshiki responded gently.

"Are you talking about the famous detective Mouri Kogoro who is known as "Sleeping Kogoro"?"

After hearing this, Takagi Wataru felt a little interested.

Recently, Edogawa Conan, the shadow behind Mouri Kogoro, has started to exert his strength and has put Detective Mouri in the news many times.

"Sleeping Kogoro" began to become famous.

"It's called a record, but in fact it's just a name left in our Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department." Sato Miwako said with a smile, "Because some detectives' actions occasionally involve tracking and infiltration investigations... Our police certainly don't encourage such behavior, and if the person being investigated calls the police, our police can't just turn a blind eye."

"I see."

Hayashi Yoshiki nodded.

In other words, if the name is recorded, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department will be more lenient with such behavior.

"Also, when encountering a difficult case, the police may seek help from the detective... But this situation is very rare. In short, we welcome excellent detectives like Mr. Hayashi to register with the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department."

In this world, detectives and the police complement each other.

This can be seen from the fact that Mouri Kogoro can naturally stay at the crime scene and guide the police in the direction of the investigation.

Even at the Osaka Prefectural Police Department, Hattori Heiji, the son of the Superintendent of Police, is a high school detective and can occasionally mobilize police officers to cooperate with him in his operations. This shows that the relationship between the police and detectives is still relatively healthy.

Hayashi Yoshiki finally left his name in the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.

Since the person in charge of the files was Sato Miwako, the two also exchanged contact information.

Takagi Wataru seemed a little concerned.

Hayashi Yoshiki smiled at him.

He left the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department at around ten o'clock... It was still early, so he could go and check on the car.

In fact, Hayashi Yoshiki originally wanted to wait until the world's technology advanced before buying a car, but it is indeed inconvenient not to have a car at the moment.