Chapter 18: Welcome Party
"Officer, what did Officer Osborne say to you, and why did he suddenly become so cold to you when he left?"
When everyone returned to the hotel, Miki asked Lin Xiuyi with some curiosity.
"I don't know, maybe that's the character of the British!"
Lin Xiuyi shook his head and responded to Miki, and then he took out a blue police uniform from his luggage and put it on his body. Then he walked to the mirror and began to look at his image.
"Well, if I remember correctly, this should be the second time I've attended an event in an official police uniform!"
"Oh, no, haven't you ever worn a police uniform to an official event before?"
Miki felt a little incredulous and asked Lin Xiuyi.
"It's true! After I joined the Metropolitan Police Department, I was directly assigned to the search class, and I usually wear foreign clothes. I haven't touched this dress except the day I first started getting a police license. ”
Lin Xiuyi said as he buttoned the buttons of his shirt one by one. At this moment, Urashima, who had been waiting downstairs, suddenly walked in.
"Police, can we go now? The Metropolitan Police are downstairs!"
"I'm sorry Kamashima-kun, I'm fine!"
Lin Xiuyi adjusted his tie as he spoke, and then put the blue hat on his head.
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The reason why he wanted to dig out this police uniform, which he had not worn for 800 years, was completely prepared to attend the welcome event held by the Metropolitan Police Department in London tonight. Because the Dover case involves countries such as the United Kingdom, Thailand, Romania, Russia, the United States, and Japan, and involves international criminal activities such as transnational human smuggling. If you want to solve this case, cooperation is the only option for everyone. None of these countries alone could eradicate the criminal organization that was behind the Dover case. It was precisely because of this consideration that Lin Xiuyi had to pay attention to today's banquet.
Hayashi Shuichi, Miki, and Urashima, together with the personnel of the Japanese Embassy, arrived at the location of New Scotland Yard as scheduled in a car arranged by the Metropolitan Police Department in London. When they walked into the banquet hall tonight, they saw police officers from several other countries also wearing their own police uniforms gathered together, talking in groups.
"Hey, Lin, why are you here now?"
Just when Lin Xiuyi was a little dazed and at a loss, a voice suddenly came from behind him, Lin Xiuyi turned back suspiciously, and when he saw the guy who spoke, he couldn't help but feel very surprised!
"Sean, how are you! You...... You're here to take charge of this case?"
Lin Xiuyi stretched out his hand and patted Sean's shoulder, looking at his former partner in surprise, his emotions immediately became a little excited.
"Thanks to you, I've been lucky since I caught the Green River Killer, first I was transferred to the FBI's UK office, and then I was left behind......"
Sean put his arm around Lin Xiuyi's neck with one hand, and then said to Lin Xiuyi in a low voice with some pride. However, Lin Xiuyi quickly noticed the ring on Sean's ring finger, so he hurriedly asked.
"What are you...... Are you married?"
"Oh...... I met a nice lady over here. Now we live together in London. It's a lot easier here than it is in Seattle......"
As soon as Sean became excited, he couldn't stop talking, and Lin Xiuyi finally broke free from the enthusiastic Sean. After Sean finally finished talking about his business, Lin Xiuyi hurriedly introduced his subordinates to the other party.
"Miki, Urashima-kun, this is my colleague and partner from the FBI Seattle Branch, Mr. Sean Cornwally. Sean, these two are my subordinates Yuto Urashima and Miki Nakayama!"
"Nice to meet you, Mr. Sean!"
"It's a pleasure to meet you, sir!"
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After some politeness, Lin Xiuyi promised to bring his subordinates to Sean's home on the weekend. Subsequently, as the time of the event approached, Sean had to say goodbye to Lin Xiuyi and return to his colleagues.
When there was a sound of a spoon hitting the glass. The originally noisy venue gradually quieted down. Sir Charles Ron, Inspector General of the Metropolitan Police Department, first gave a welcome speech to welcome the arrival of police officers from all over the world. It was only at this time that Lin Xiuyi gradually noticed what kind of situation the police from various countries rushed to London to deal with the Dover case this time!
Sitting at the table to Lin Xiuyi's left hand hand was a group of Asians in white uniforms, and it seemed that these people should be Officer Songkan and his subordinates sent by the Thai police to take charge of the Dover case. Maybe the other party noticed Lin Xiuyi's eyes, and several police officers at the opposite table looked at Lin Xiuyi with a smile, and then nodded to say hello. Seeing this, Lin Xiu hurriedly lowered his head and responded. It was only then that Sir Ron's speech had come to an end.
When the banquet officially began, everyone left their seats and began to socialize. Lin Xiuyi remembered the Thai policeman who had greeted him just now, so he hurriedly took his subordinates to visit each other, and after the two sides introduced each other, Lin Xiuyi handed each other his business card. They left each other their contact information and agreed to share clues related to the case.
The reason why Lin Xiuyi took the initiative to approach the Thai police was because the murdered Minoru Kawauchi disappeared a year ago while working in Thailand. Lin Shuichi thought that maybe he could start an investigation from the disappearance of Mika Kawauchi. Then find out the truth behind the Dover case step by step. After all, the National Police Agency sent representatives to London, in the final analysis, to investigate the clues of the people who kidnapped Minoru Kawauchi in the first place.
"Officer Songkan, if you have records about the disappearance of three Thai victims and one Japanese victim, can you also refer to them?"
"Officer Lin is here to investigate the kidnapping of your citizens in Thailand, right? I think we can consider your suggestion of sharing intelligence. But should we consult with police officers in the UK and other countries before making a decision?"
"This one...... Your proposal is very good. But for us, it is our duty to investigate the truth of the case of Minoru Kawauchi's disappearance!"