Greetings:
I shall try to apologise for my recent absence – yet again, it seems – however, it might be said that continuing the narrative is difficult with no fresh interactions entering the pool of information that we already have. Therefore, forgive me my belated replies, and do no beleagure me for the reason of such lateness.

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( The arrival of the police… and its consequences )

( The police pair finally made it to the scene of crime... )

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OOC: There is now a change to the tag system, especially since it's getting ridiculously long at the scene of crime. From now on, list only the groups (aka Police, Ekoda Group, Mouri Group, Osaka Group, Black Org Group) and the people directly involved inside the post and/or being addressed (in this case Takagi, Satou, Yumi and Conan). This shortens the naming system slightly, and returns the meaning of the tag system.

OOC (Ugh. Posting now since RL seems disinclined to accommodate me this week.)

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( In which the professor attempts to smooth his hurt pride and still help Conan. It's not his fault he's not a good actor! )

((OOC: Me? Take slight advantage of an extension? Never....))

( Hakuba then observes something different. )

((OOC: I hope Conan finally returns to you all a wiser and more inspired detective.))
( In which Conan is not pleased, yet tries to throw people off his scent. )