Inspector Zenigata Page #2

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the culprit's route from scratch.

Everything is written in the report.

That's no good.

It's meaningless unless

I see it for myself.

MPD Investigative

Division 1

Jogasaki here.

How's it going with Zenigata?

He's single-mindedly carrying out

on-site verification.

The culprit entered through here...

He stole the painting that was here...

125 by 90.

He fought the security guard here.

Are these the culprit's footprints?

After that, he interviewed the staff

and thoroughly checked

the CCTV footage.

Ah, stop!

Show me that again.

I see.

Listen...

Is Inspector Zenigata really superb?

Judging from your story,

there shouldn't be any problems.

Just let him do what he wants.

Understood.

In the end, we haven't

found anything new.

Inspector, can we try

investigating another angle?

If we just stick to the museum...

No, we can't do that.

Why not?

I can't get over this place.

I feel like there's something here.

Really?

It's a detective's intuition.

- Eh?

- Eh?

Right.

How about we try something else?

- Kunikida!

- Yes, sir.

Are you confident in your fitness?

Pardon?

Ready... Start!

- Hurry!

- Yes, sir!

- Faster!

- Yes, sir!

- Quickly!

- Yes, sir!

Don't fall!

- Try again.

- Yes, sir!

Yes, sir!

Stop... Thief...

That's right, Sakuraba.

You're the security guard.

You block his way

and get killed in the fight,

and the culprit escapes!

Move it!

Ouch.

Sorry it's a conditioned reflex.

Move it!

Stop... Let go...

Go.

That's it.

- Now, run, Kunikida!

- Yes, sir!

- Hurry up!

- Yes, sir!

Keep going!

- Which way?

- This way, idiot!

Sakuraba, good work.

- Quickly.

- Yes, sir.

Almost there.

Stop!

7 minutes 10 seconds.

Let's try it again.

7 minutes 4 seconds.

Again!

Run like you're gonna die.

7 minutes precisely.

I'm exhausted.

What's going on here?

- Next!

- Okay!

MPD Judo Dojo

Next!

Next!

Next!

Next!

From the painting being stolen

to the culprit's departure

took about 5 minutes.

But however many times we tried,

Kunikida couldn't break 7 minutes.

The painting is big and heavy

and couldn't be moved quickly.

And the culprit didn't just flee,

he fought a security guard.

So that means...

In other words...

As I thought, the culprit wasn't Lupin.

So that's where you hid it, Mitamura.

I suspected

the culprit was someone

from within the museum.

How did I know?

Because the culprit only took

5 minutes to escape,

despite stopping to fight

a security guard.

We tried it many times

but it was utterly impossible.

So how was it done?

There's just one explanation.

The culprit wasn't carrying the painting.

Fighting the security guard

must have been a miscalculation.

That lost you time.

Aren't you Mitamura?!

Don't get in my way!

Damn it.

So you hastily changed your plan,

hid the painting and fled.

Only an insider could do that.

In which case, it was simple.

The footprints from

the struggle with the guard

showed the culprit knew judo.

I learned from the interviews

you had gambling debts.

After that I simply waited

for you to show me the hiding place.

Mitamura Eiichi!

Give yourself up quietly.

Damn it...

Kunikida!

Ah, yes, sir!

I'm arresting you on suspicion

of robbery with violence...

- Kunikida-san!

- Damn you~!

Move!

Mitamura Eiichi!

I'm arresting you on suspicion

of robbery with violence!

I was right, Inspector Zenigata is incredible.

Yes.

Oh, here he comes!

Zenigata-san!

Are you Zenigata-san?

You're Inspector Zenigata, right?

Yeah, that's me.

The culprit wasn't Lupin the 3rd, was it?

Yeah, he just used Lupin's name

to throw off the investigation.

You solved it brilliantly.

Please tell us your thoughts.

Right...

The arrest wasn't all down to me.

Because the Japanese police are excellent.

Because the Japanese police are excellent.

From humanity's first day,

evil hasn't flourished unopposed.

I intend to arrest Lupin

and ever other villain.

What's he talking about?

Fine by me.

It's his achievement.

I don't understand him anymore.

I never understood him from the start.

Well well well...

This is embarrassing.

I got a bit worked up there.

You were here?

You've done well this time.

You were pretty good on TV, too.

How about switching to

a public relations job?

Ah... No.

I pride myself on working

to arrest criminals in the field.

Kunikida...

Sakuraba!

He didn't notice the sarcasm.

You were a great help.

Let me reward you.

There's no need... Yes!

I'll say it again and again.

The Japanese police are

the world's greatest.

Whatever the villain,

we, the police, will arrest them!

The greatest...

In that case,

I think I'll have a little fun.

- Cheers!

- Cheers!

That's the fifth toast.

Is that all?

Who cares, we're celebrating?

Your reasoning was amazing, Inspector.

Not at all, I was just doing my job.

Compared to that, I'm useless.

Hmm?

I couldn't even handcuff him...

It's always the same!

Even though I was

assigned to Division 1.

Don't be like that.

It's thanks to your hard work

we were able to arrest him.

You're the only one saying that.

No one else trusts me.

- That's certainly true.

- Right?

I'm your senpai!

Um... Inspector Zenigata.

Hm?

May I ask you something?

What is it?

You saw from the start

it wasn't Lupin's crime, didn't you?

Yeah.

In that case,

why did you investigate so frantically

to arrest a criminal who wasn't Lupin?

Whether he was Lupin

or not didn't matter.

He killed someone.

Can you forgive a rogue

who disrespects human life?

If we detectives didn't stop him

who the hell would?!

Ah, no...

I said too much again.

Well,

shall we visit one more place?

Please.

It's a truly refreshing morning.

Everyone, let's keep on striving today.

I'll leave you in peace.

He's so loud from so early.

Ah, my apologies.

Good morning.

Oh, Kunikida!

What's that?

It's addressed to our department.

What is this?

A doll?

It's holding something.

"People of the greatest police force,"

"(laughter)"

"I invite you to a wonderful quiz show."

"Mr Question".

Quiz show?

It's just a stupid prank.

Stinks...

This stinks.

Hello?

Did my invitation reach you safely?

Who are you?

Now now, before you ask that

you should say your own name.

That's good manners...

I'm Zenigata.

Ah, I know you!

The detective interviewed on TV.

I saw that.

You're tall and looked cool.

What's your name?

My name?

It was on the invitation.

Mr Question, huh?

Ping-pong! Correct!

I want a contest with the police.

- A contest?

- That's right.

I want to match wits with you.

You said, didn't you?

That the Japanese police are great.

So you'll accept, won't you?

Ridiculous.

- We don't have time to play games...

- Taran-taraa~

Hey!

Quiz time. Question 1.

Are you listening?!

If you put something down,

which direction will it be stolen from?

When you know, look that way.

- See you!

- Hey, wait!

What was that about?

Look it the direction

it would be stolen from?

A riddle at this time of the morning.

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