Conan: Silence in the Dark

This is the story of a bored otaku who travels through time and space and becomes the second daughter of Maori Kogoro. Please don’t tip me. This is just for practice, and I’ll leave it as is without any modifications. There may even be serious issues like the style of the previous chapter differing from this one. Please don’t expect anything. I can’t charge for it because it’s poorly written.

Maori Kogoro pointed at the woman in front of him and said, “The murderer is you!”

Conan: “Hehe… I knew it.”

Jing walked silently to Kogoro’s side, held his hands with both hands and corrected him, “…Father, you are pointing at the wrong thing, it’s the one next to you!”

Kogoro quickly said, “Yes, it’s you!”

Conan: Silence in the Dark
Chapter 1 Mao Lijing
“Xiao Jing, have you changed your clothes? We’re leaving.”
“I’m loading the books. I’ll be done soon.”
Ta-ta! A cute little girl ran down from upstairs quickly, carrying an adult backpack that was too big for her body and holding a black-covered book in her hand.
“Let me do it. Be polite when you see daddy later. Don’t be like usual!” Kisaki Eri, who was dressed in a professional suit, gave special instructions to her little daughter.
“Okay, Mom.” Xiaojing took the backpack off her shoulder and handed it to Kisaki Eri. The backpack full of books was indeed too heavy for her.
Hibiki Eri took the schoolbag and got into the car with Xiaojing.
There was still some distance between Yingli’s apartment and Maori Kogoro’s detective agency. Shizuka rolled down the window and gazed out absentmindedly. She had been in this world for over seven years, and although she had adapted to her identity and even her gender change, she was still quite different. But even though it’s easy to change a person’s nature, it’s hard to change one’s character. True to her name, her quiet nature had left her without any friends. Or perhaps it was Maori Shizuka’s intention to make friends.
In her previous life, she was a time traveler named Li Yao. Her parents died young, and she was raised by her grandmother, who also passed away when she was 14. Still in her twenties, she had grown weary of life and opted to find a job, save enough money, and travel extensively—on foot! However, she died young in a mountain climbing accident.
In this life, her name is Shizuka Mori. She is the child of Kogoro Mori and Eri Kisaki, who were still married after their separation. She is very aware that she has traveled to Conan’s world. She also doesn’t want to have too much contact with this world, because many of the people who died in this movie are not good people.
After all, there is a huge difference between the psychological and physical age and even the gender has been changed, so he has behaved very differently since childhood.
She had never cried or made a fuss since she was little, never acting like a child, and had never even spoken a word. At first, Eri thought her daughter was mute, but after repeated checks, she was relieved. She knew that some children learn to speak late, and that such children were not at all problematic, and were even smarter than average, so she didn’t take it too seriously.
But problems gradually emerged. Shizuka Maori was too quiet. Ever since she could speak at the age of four, she barely spoke to anyone except her family. She only communicated normally with herself, even Kogoro and Ran Maori seemed to ignore her.
In desperation, Kisaki Eri decided to leave Shizuka, who was already in school but hadn’t made any friends, at Kogoro’s house. Firstly, the elementary school she was transferring to was closer to Kogoro’s detective agency, and secondly, since she was busy with work, Kogoro and Ran could keep Shizuka company and help her get some guidance so she wouldn’t be too withdrawn.
The car drove up to the detective agency and stopped. Yingli locked the car door and walked upstairs holding her daughter’s hand.
“Dear [Eri does usually call Kogoro like this…]”
“Yingli, Xiaojing, you are here. Xiaojing has grown taller.” As he said this, he touched Xiaojing’s head.
“Dad, where do I live?” Xiao Jing didn’t look happy like a child to see her father, but just went straight to the point in a light tone.
“Well…” Kogoro scratched his head.
“Because recently, the doctor’s relative’s child is also staying here, his name is Conan. Although he is just a child, he is a boy after all, so you should live with your sister for now. Your sister and Conan went to buy ingredients, Eri, you can also eat here today.”
Just at this time, Xiaolan and Conan came back with bags.
“Mom, Xiaojing, you are here. This child is Conan. He has been temporarily staying in our house since yesterday. He is a sensible child.” Lan introduced Conan.
“Hello, Auntie.” Then he looked at Xiaojing and said, “Hello.”
Xiao Jing knew that Conan knew her mother, but she pretended not to know her and called her aunt in a cute way. She couldn’t help but roll her eyes. She couldn’t help but want to tease this pretending brother-in-law.
“Hello, I’m Maori Jing. You can just call me Jing. Also, Conan, I feel like I’ve seen you somewhere before.”
“No, this is the first time we meet, hehe~~”
Xiaolan naturally didn’t notice Xiaojing’s rolling eyes, but after hearing the two children’s conversation, she thought that children get along better with each other, so she used her free left hand to hold Yingli.
“Mom, let’s have dinner here too! We haven’t eaten together for a long time.”
“Okay, I have to explain some of Xiaojing’s things, otherwise his careless nature might cause trouble.”
“Great, I’ll put down the ingredients and come right back. Then Xiaojing, come with me to put down the luggage. Conan will also come to help. You two should get along well, especially Conan, since you are a boy, you should take good care of Xiaojing.”
“Okay, Xiaolan.”
After packing up, Xiaolan started to prepare today’s meal. Eri was going to help, but Xiaolan wanted to use this rare opportunity to stay with Kogoro.
Conan also went to help Xiaolan wash the vegetables, and Xiaojing had no choice but to follow. With the efforts of the three, the meal was quickly prepared. The family rarely sat together, which made Xiaolan feel very emotional. Of course, we can ignore Conan.
After dinner, everyone sat on the sofa and talked about Xiaojing. Kogoro said that school matters had been arranged, while Eri told Xiaolan some precautions, such as Xiaojing was very lazy in bed and needed Xiaolan to wake her up in the morning.
And whispered to Xiaolan, “If she doesn’t get up, just say you’re going to spank her and she’ll get up.”
Conan, who was sitting next to them, heard this and was speechless, thinking that children are just children.
Xiao Jing was boredly changing channels. When she found nothing interesting, she put the remote control on the coffee table, then picked up a black book that was surprisingly thick and started flipping through it.
“Hello, my name is Edogawa Conan, please give me your guidance in the future.” Conan felt bored at this time, so he quietly approached Xiaojing and started a conversation. After all, they would go to school together and live under the same roof in the future.
He was most worried about Xiaojing discovering his identity. Xiaolan had told him that she had taken Xiaojing to his family’s library when he was away, where his childhood photo albums were kept. He knew that children were much more sensitive than adults in some ways.
“Maori Jing, I just said it. I heard that I will be going to school with you in the future. I may have to ask you for help with some things in the future. Please give me your guidance.” Although the tone of her voice was relatively polite, Xiao Jing didn’t even look at Conan, and was still staring at the book in her hand.
Conan, feeling a little speechless, took the opportunity to glance at the contents of the book: Article 99 of Section 3 of the Civil Code (1) Any expression of intention made by an agent within the scope of his authority expressly for himself shall be directly effective to him.
Haha, it’s actually the Six Codes. What’s wrong with this world? Although Kisaki Eri is a lawyer, a seven-year-old girl is holding the Six Codes and reading them. Conan instantly felt that there was a crack in his worldview.
“Do you want to be a lawyer like Aunt Eri when you grow up?”
“I don’t really want to. I’m just bored and looking for something useful to prevent myself from being deceived by some self-proclaimed righteous people.”
“A self-proclaimed righteous person?”
“The clue is: absolute justice. Of course, I can also tell you the answer directly. If you want to know.”
“Let me think about it first!” Conan said, lowering his head and thinking.
Absolute justice is someone who can always claim to be on the side of justice and take action. Conan first thought of a lawyer because of Kisaki Eri, but he immediately rejected the idea. Lawyers also defend criminals; their job is to protect the interests of their clients, and sometimes it doesn’t matter whether they are good or bad.
“It’s the police. When the police take action, it’s always in the name of justice, or at least their purpose is just. And the police also need a certain amount of legal knowledge as a basis to arrest criminals.”
“Hyouka, it seems you are not an ordinary child.”
“How could that be? I’m just an ordinary first-year student. By the way, we can go to Dr. Agasa when we have time. He has a lot of fun games there.” Conan immediately pulled out Dr. Agasa to use as a shield.
“Really? What games are there?” Xiao Jing knew that this was just an excuse Conan used to change the subject, but she didn’t want to reveal it because there were still many days to come.
Time passed as Xiaojing and Conan chatted casually. After Kogoro and Eri finished talking about Xiaojing, they talked about the past, and Xiaolan secretly added fuel to the fire.
The tired Xiao Jing had no interest in joining in. After reading for a while, she gradually felt sleepy and fell asleep on the sofa. In her heart, she was thinking that she didn’t need to take a shower, and her mother would probably carry her to the room to sleep later.
“Really, you’ll catch a cold if you sleep like this. Besides, I sweated so much while packing today that I didn’t even take a shower. Xiaolan and Conan are almost asleep. I’ll carry Xiaojing to bed, and then I’ll go back too.” Yingli helplessly planned to pick up Xiaojing.
“Mom, let me do it. I also need to take a shower. I’ll help Xiaojing take a shower. Conan can take a shower too.”
“No need, Sister Xiaolan, I’ll go to bed later.” Conan’s mind immediately flashed with scenes that were not suitable for children. He blushed and quickly refused, saying that he would wash later.
“It’s already half past nine, it’s bedtime for the children. Don’t be naughty, get your clothes, take a bath and go to bed.” As he said this, he went to prepare clothes for himself and Xiaojing.
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“Good morning, Dad.” Xiaojing and Xiaolan walked out of the room together.
“Good morning, Xiaojing is going to school with Conan today. I have already completed the school transfer procedures in advance. I will take you there later. Have breakfast first.” Kogoro was already sitting seriously on the sofa reading the newspaper, and breakfast was prepared on the table.
Breakfast was rice balls, tofu soup, an egg and a small dish of vegetables, which was obviously impossible for Kogoro to make.
“Didn’t Mom go home yesterday?” Xiao Jing knew at a glance that it was Yingli’s work.
“Eri had an appointment this morning and went back after making breakfast. Why hasn’t that brat Conan gotten up yet? Xiaolan, go wake that brat up and I’ll take him to school later. I have a case today too!”
“Okay, I’ll go call Conan to eat. Xiaojing, sit down and eat first.”
After a while, Conan was led out by Xiaolan with a red face and dark circles under his eyes.
Conan had actually woken up a long time ago. The scene of taking a bath with Xiaolan yesterday made it difficult for him to sleep well.
Conan ate his breakfast stiffly, not daring to raise his head for fear that Xiaolan across from him would see him.
Xiaojing ate slowly. It was still early and she didn’t have to worry about being late. Conan’s reaction reminded her of the situation when she was washed clean by Xiaolan yesterday. At that time, Xiaojing was actually half asleep and half awake, listening to Xiaolan’s instructions in a daze.
“This scene is so embarrassing, I need to calm down!”
“It’s okay. We’re girls now. It doesn’t matter at all.”
“No, I’m a man!”
“Don’t struggle. You are already a girl. There is no sex reassignment surgery in this world.”
“I won’t listen, I won’t listen, just pretend it never happened!”
“No! It’s just that someone washed it clean. It’s not a big deal. I’m still a child. I’m a boy. I have to keep my original heart!”
Xiaojing, whose memory was awakened by Conan, tried hard to hypnotize herself and ignored Conan’s strangeness.
“Thank you for your care, Xiaojing!” Kogoro bowed slightly to the head teacher in front of him.
“It’s okay. Xiaojing seems like a good kid.”
“Well, okay, I’ll take my leave then. Xiaojing, you must listen to the teacher carefully, okay?”
“Yes, Father.”
“This is today’s new student, Mao Lijing. Everyone should get along well, okay?”
“Yes, teacher.”
“Then please sit down, Maori~~” The teacher looked around the classroom.
“Mr. Maori, please sit here.” Ayumi, who is very enthusiastic, made a friendly invitation.
“Thank you for your kindness. I can just sit there. I prefer sunshine. Sorry.”
“It’s okay, it’s okay. We’ll be classmates from now on, so don’t be polite.”
“Thanks.”
“Okay, now that we’ve welcomed the new students, let’s get on with the class.”
“My boring life is about to begin again. Maybe it will be more interesting here?” Xiao Jing, who was sitting in her seat, did not intend to listen to the elementary school knowledge, but stared at the sky outside through the window in a daze.
On the other side, Conan was not listening to the class, but looked at Maori Shizuka with a little confusion.
“That look doesn’t look like a child’s. Geniuses are truly unique.” But I’ve already learned this lesson a long time ago, hehe…
“Okay, that’s all for today, get out of class dismissed.”
“Goodbye, teacher.”
After all, they were just kids without the scheming of grown-ups, so when they saw a new classmate coming, several girls in the class, led by Ayumi, gathered around, hoping to play together in the future.
Xiaojing could only deal with them one by one and promised to do something together if there was a chance.
“I finally understand Conan’s feelings a little bit. This kind of pretending to be a child is still not suitable for me. Do they want me to play dolls with them?” Thinking of this, Xiao Jing held her forehead and felt a little helpless.
“Xiao Jing, let’s go back together.”
“Okay, by the way, Conan.”
“What’s up?”
“Can you help me take down my schoolbag? It’s a bit heavy.”
“Okay…” Haha, it’s for something like this. This young lady really knows how to order people around.
“Thank you very much, then.”
“You’re welcome.” But it wasn’t offensive, he was just a kid after all.
Alas, girls’ bodies are troublesome. My schoolbag feels heavy. I won’t bring the Six Codes with me from now on.
Conan, who took the schoolbag, also felt that the bag was indeed heavy. He knew that the child must have put her thick book of six codes in it.
After Xiaojing lost her schoolbag, she secretly glanced at Conan, who was a little out of breath, and walked in front with a happy heart.
Although it was my second time walking this route, it was not complicated. I had already memorized it when I came here in the morning.
“Conan, as a thank you, I’ll treat you to a drink. What would you like to drink?”
“Juice bar.” Is this considered bribery?
“Okay.” Xiao Jing bought a bottle of juice for Conan and bought a Coke for herself at a supermarket not far away.
“Okay, thank you. I’ll do it. I can’t drink anything while carrying something.” Xiao Jing took her schoolbag from Conan, put it on her back, opened the Coke and took a sip.
“Thank you, it’s not that heavy.” Conan took the juice and drank it without hesitation. After walking all the way, the two schoolbags were indeed a bit heavy for the child’s body, and one of them was a reinforced version.
“By the way, Conan, do you know Sherlock Holmes?”
“Of course I know, he is my idol.” No, I shouldn’t say that.
Conan regretted it the moment he said it, fearing that Xiaojing would discover something. However, seeing that Xiaojing didn’t show any abnormality, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
“I think most of the Sherlock Holmes stories rely on subtle observations to discover suspicious points, but considering the historical context of that time, a lot of the evidence is actually very forced. Why do you like it so much?” Sure enough, the truth was exposed as soon as I mentioned Sherlock Holmes casually.
“This…this I don’t know either. I just think the reasoning is very interesting, hehe…” Damn little devil, I can’t expose it anymore, I can’t bear it!
“As for reasoning, ordinary people can’t do it like the protagonists in novels.”
“Maybe, I don’t know, maybe, maybe there is…”
“Well, maybe.”
“Never mind. I don’t like him anyway. I admire James Moriarty more.”
“That’s a villain…”
“Yeah, the villain.”
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Chapter 3: Seeds of Darkness (I) (Old Version)
“Huh? Why isn’t Daddy up yet?”
“I don’t think Dad could get up today after drinking so much yesterday.” Xiao Jing came out of the bathroom, closed the door and stated the facts in her usual calm tone.
Conan, who had already gotten up early, agreed with this point of view.
“Really? I’m going to wake up Dad. Conan and Xiaojing will eat first.”
“Okay, Sister Xiaolan.”
Xiao Jing nodded slightly wearily, eating her bread in small bites without saying anything. Xiao Lan didn’t get up very early because she was woken up by Kogoro who came home late the previous day. Breakfast was instant milk bread with sliced tomatoes.
“It’s been a while since I last ate bread. When I was with my mom, she always cooked for me. When she was busy, we always ate out. I almost forgot the taste of bread.”
“Dad, hurry up and get up. You won’t be able to have breakfast if you sleep any longer!”
“Let me sleep a little longer…ZZZ.” It was obvious that Kogoro displayed one of the basic qualities of a drunkard after drinking – he cannot be woken up.
“You have to go to a wedding today, and it’s already late! We still have to take the Shinkansen, what if we’re late?”
“No. It’s okay.. I’ll just sleep a little longer.”
“Hmph! I don’t care about you anymore!” After saying that, Xiaolan came out of Kogoro’s room and had breakfast with Conan and Xiaojing.
“Hmph, Conan, don’t think about your dad like this in the future.”
“hehe…..”
“Xiao Jing, you absolutely cannot marry a man like Dad!”
“Puff…” When Xiaojing heard the word “marry”, the milk in her mouth couldn’t help but spray out. It was a good thing that Kogoro didn’t get up, otherwise Kogoro would have to go take a shower.
“Xiao Jing, are you okay? Drink slowly!” Xiao Lan took out a tissue to help Xiao Jing wipe the milk residue from the corner of her mouth and then cleaned up the table.
“I’m sorry…” Xiao Jing could only admit her mistake.
But I was thinking to myself, what’s the point of getting married… hehe… just beat me to death.
They spent breakfast in regret.
“No one would shave on the Shinkansen on the day of his friend’s wedding.” Xiaolan said to Kogoro who was shaving while sitting opposite her with a slightly angry tone.
“It’s because of work. What can I do? I was discussing something with a client last night and it went on too late, so I couldn’t get up in the morning.” Kogoro explained.
However, this explanation only earned Xiaolan a look of contempt.
“You said it so nicely, but he was obviously drunk and fell asleep in the hallway with a bang, and woke Xiaojing up. We thought there was a thief, right, Xiaojing?”
Xiaojing, who was sitting next to Lan, raised her head.
“Yes, father was calling mother’s name while he was sleeping.” Then Xiaojing lowered her head to read again.
Kogoro turned his blushing face to the side and changed the subject.
“Don’t forget, I brought you here because you said you wanted to come.”
“The wedding ceremony will be held in Kyoto. Xiaojing must want to go and see it, right?” Xiaolan looked at Xiaojing with a longing expression.
“Hmm? Hmm.” Xiao Jing didn’t pay any attention to what they were saying, but looking at Xiao Lan’s gaze, she knew what to say.
Even I admire my own reflexes. My reflexes have become much more sensitive since I became a girl.
No, why would I even start thinking about the benefits of being a girl? Calm down, calm down! I need to read a book and calm down! To possess a propertyless person means to acquire ownership by possession. Wow, it turns out that treasure really does belong to the finder!
“Then why bring this kid along too?” Kogoro muttered.
“We can’t leave him alone.” He said looking at Conan who was reading a newspaper boredly next to Kogoro.
“Conan, your shoes are new.”
“Yes, it was given to me by Dr. Agasa.” After all, being a child is inconvenient in many ways, so having these glasses and shoes will make things much more convenient.
At this time, Ayumi, Guang Liao and Genta ran over noisily and sat behind Xiaolan.
“Really? Why are these guys going too?”
“What does it matter? I’ve already asked their parents for the travel expenses. Dad agreed right away.” As he said this, he tightened the tie that he was helping Kogoro tie.
“Really? What’s wrong with parents these days? There really is something wrong with the parents of these kids.”
“That’s because dad is a trustworthy person, so they feel at ease to leave Ayumi and the others to his care.” Xiaojing closed the book and rubbed her sore eyes.
“Haha, that’s right. After all, I’m the famous detective – Maori Kogoro, haha.” Kogoro’s true colors were immediately revealed when Xiaojing praised him, and he looked very proud. However, he quickly restrained his smile and turned a little serious.
“But this kid’s parents are really weird. They haven’t even called.”
“I’m going to the bathroom.” I didn’t mean to do this. It was all those guys’ fault. They forced me to take strange drugs and made me so small! Conan couldn’t help but think of the man in black.
At this time, two men in black who looked very similar to Gin and Gavotte walked past Conan, and Conan mistakenly thought they were Gin and Gavotte, just like in the original book.
Just like in the original story, Conan secretly ran down the stairs while Xiaolan and Kogoro were not paying attention.
As expected, he died wherever he went. This kid Conan made outstanding contributions to the population expansion of this country.
Xiaojing leaned her head out from her seat and saw Conan, who had returned, planning to stick the chewing gum under the seats of the two fake men in black. She then quietly walked behind Conan, and Xiaolan, who was also planning to go to the bathroom, followed him.
“Conan-kun, this is not a good habit.”
“Haha, it’s Xiaojing, I didn’t do anything… uh…” Conan was instantly speechless when he saw Xiaolan with her hands on her hips and an angry look on her face.
“Pranks are not good.” Xiaojing said as she took out a tissue from her pocket and handed it to Conan.
“Really? Conan is naughty and not a good boy. Xiaojing did a great job. Conan should learn from Xiaojing in this regard.” Xiaolan took the tissue from Xiaojing, lowered her head to wrap the chewing gum under the seat and put the wrapped tissue in Conan’s hand.
“Conan, please throw your gum into the trash can.”
“Okay, Sister Xiaolan.” Damn, what a rare opportunity.
At this time, the Junior Detective Team also ran over.
“That won’t do. It’s because of Conan’s behavior that adults hate us kids. Conan, stop playing pranks and let’s go explore. Let’s go, let’s go.”
“Yes, yes, let’s go exploring.” Genta said as he pulled Conan out.
“Come with us, Xiaojing!” Ayumi also pulled Xiaojing away.
Pull it to a deserted place.
“Did Conan discover something just now?”
“Are those two bad guys? Are they spies or assassins?”
“Is chewing gum some kind of secret weapon?”
“Xiao Jing, let me tell you, we are the Junior Detective Team, and we are here to maintain world peace! Xiao Jing, come join us!” Ayumi immediately invited Xiao Jing who was standing beside her.
“No, I’d better forget it. I’m not very athletic.” I don’t have the same good spirit as you.
“It doesn’t matter, just be the mascot of our young detectives. I have given you this permission as the team leader!” Yuantai used the team leader’s privilege to deal a fatal blow to Xiaojing.
“Haha, a mascot…”
“By the way, what’s going on with Conan?”
“No, nothing, I just thought it was fun.”
“Really?” Ayumi took a step forward and stared at Conan.
“real.”
“Really?” Guang Liao took a step forward and stared at Conan.
“It’s true.”
“Is it true?” Genta pushed Conan back a step because of his size.
“It’s really true!”
“Just treat it as real,” Xiao Jing said softly and looked at Conan.
What does it mean to just treat it as… Conan felt an unprecedented sense of failure.
“It’s so boring. We thought it was something interesting. Let’s continue the adventure!” Yuantai suggested continuing the adventure.
“Yes, let’s continue the adventure, oh~” Ayumi followed Genta’s steps.
“Here it comes~Oh~” Guang Liao also expressed plus one.
“Oh~” Xiao Jing also cried out like the others, but she immediately came back to her senses.
“Um…I won’t go. I’ll continue reading.”
Oh~ Oh my god, it’s not just my physical condition that’s degenerating, my IQ is degenerating as well, ahhhhhh so shameful, so shameful.
“Sorry for being so boring, hehe… Jing can actually play with them. Ayumi and the others are easy to get along with.”
“Impossible! I would never play any adventure game!” Xiao Jing knew that Conan had no other intentions, but she always felt that he was laughing at her.
“Okay, okay, let’s go back.” Hey, why are you suddenly angry? A woman’s heart really cannot be understood by common sense.
At this time, two fake men in black walked up the stairs behind Conan.
“Go away, little devil.”
“Strange, that’s not right.” Conan was confused after turning around and seeing the lineup of two fake men in black.
It was Xiaojing who pulled the confused Conan aside and let the two fake men in black pass.
“The handbag has turned into a travel suitcase.” Conan then noticed the difference of the man in black.
“That means they exchanged something with someone here. Maybe it was a drug deal. They’re all dressed in black, so they’re definitely not good people. Should we call the police? Hmm? That Junior Detective League thing.”
“There are so many people wearing black clothes that the police can’t catch them all…”
“It’s useless.”
“Hey, hey, this has nothing to do with whether it’s useful or not.”
“But it always feels weird.” Maybe there really is something unspeakable.
“Okay, let’s go back.”
“Hmm.” Conan was still thinking about the abnormality of the two people just now. After returning to his seat, he secretly peeked at the two men in black.
I don’t remember the plot very clearly, but Conan’s concern for me suggests he might actually be the villain. I was a bit of a otaku in my past life, but I mostly read harem anime. How could I possibly remember hundreds of episodes of something like that? Plus, I love traveling.
No, I can’t be careless. If it’s a bombing spree, we’re doomed. If I had known, I would have done nothing. Otherwise, the world might be different after I get here.
Ah, I suddenly realized that the difficulty level has been adjusted from normal to hellish. Am I unlucky in this life?
Xiao Jing, determined to find out what was going on, carefully got down from her seat and slowly walked towards the two fake men in black. Under Conan’s nervous gaze, she silently sat behind the two men in black.
Sure enough, it wasn’t Gin and the others, their alertness wasn’t that high. Xiao Jing secretly breathed a sigh of relief and planned to go behind them to see if she could find some clues.
“What is that guy doing? If he is really a bad guy, it will be dangerous!” Conan saw Xiaojing sneaking to the seat behind the two fake men in black and followed her quietly without any concern.
Xiao Jing looked at Conan in surprise. Conan put his index finger to his lips and made a shushing gesture. The two of them slowly leaned back in their seats, afraid that their weight would alarm the two men in black.
“What an easy deal, bro.”
“Keep your voice down.” He looked around and felt relieved when he saw that no one was paying attention to him.
“Don’t worry, no one will hear. By the way, you can make 100 million just from a box. What’s in it?”
“That’s information about futures trading. If you knew it, you could make more than just 100 million. That guy is probably back at his seat, secretly happy. Then he’ll be watching the last of the scenery from the window.”
“The last scenery?”
“In the suitcase I gave to that guy, I also put a bomb that would explode after 10 seconds if it were subjected to strong vibrations.”
“So if that guy puts the box on the ground, it will explode?”
“That box is something important to that guy, and the bomb has been set to activate at 3:05. It will be triggered and explode after that, but the explosion is set for 3:10.”
“Is it a ticking time bomb?”
“No, no, that guy will press the button to detonate the bomb without realizing it. Don’t worry. And in ten seconds the Shinkansen will be reduced to ashes.”
“Sure enough… there is a bomb!” Xiao Jing couldn’t help but scream when she suddenly heard that it was really a bomb. Fortunately, Conan covered Xiao Jing’s mouth with his hand in time so that she could continue to listen.
After listening to their conversation, he still covered Xiao Jing’s mouth with his other hand and quietly walked out again. He didn’t let go until he left the row of seats behind the two men in black.
“We’ve arrived in Nagoya” was announced at this time, and the two men in black immediately got off the car.
Conan saw the two people get out of the car and wanted to chase after them, but Xiaojing held him back tightly.
She would die, truly die, absolutely die. For the first time, Xiao Jing felt that death wasn’t so far away. She wasn’t sure if the man in black had any other means of detonating explosives, and if he were pushed into a corner, would he detonate the bomb? Even if Conan and she chased after him, they might be fine, but there was no guarantee that her sister and father would be fine either. She couldn’t take the risk. Even though she was shivering, she still held on to Conan as he tried to chase her.
Chapter 4: Seeds of Darkness (Part 2) (Old Version)
“Xiao Jing, what are you pulling me for?”
“You can’t chase them. Those two are no match for us kids, whether in physical strength or ruthlessness. Most importantly, we can’t be sure if they’ll die if we discover their identity.”
“But!”
“No buts. If we make one mistake, everyone on this train will go to heaven first. We should go back and tell our father and sister. That’s the right thing to do.”
Conan, having calmed down, realized he had been too reckless. His body was no longer Kudo Shinichi. Apparently, Xiaojing was right. If he hadn’t been careful in the past, it would have only caused more trouble.
Xiaojing pulled Kogoro who was reading a newspaper.
“Dad, take me to buy some drinks.”
“Okay, I’m thirsty too, let me see if there’s any beer for sale.”
“Dad, now is not the time to drink. We have to attend a wedding later!”
“Okay, I understand. I was just saying that.” Kogoro waved his hand and took Xiaojing out of the car.
After Kogoro and Xiaojing left, Conan also pulled Xiaolan’s sleeve.
“Sister Xiaolan, I, I want to drink some water too.”
“Okay, Conan, let’s go find Dad and the others.”
In this way, Xiaolan was pulled out of the carriage by Conan, and before they could reach the dining car, they saw Xiaojing and Kogoro waiting for them at the connection in front.
“Okay, Conan and Xiaolan are here too. Do you have any secrets to tell daddy?”
Xiaojing pulled Conan and Xiaolan to a secluded corner.
“Just now, Conan and I heard a conversation between two men in black in the train. They placed a bomb in the train and said it would explode at 3:10. The two men got off in Nagoya.”
“What! There’s a bomb?” Xiaolan was also surprised, but Kogoro was much calmer because he had been a policeman after all.
If it was the little kid Conan, it might be a prank. After all, he has been quite naughty in the past. But although Xiaojing doesn’t talk much, she has been Eri’s little assistant, so it is obvious that she is not lying.
“This is a very serious case. Let’s discuss it with the flight attendant first. You heard what happened specifically. There may be clues about the bomb in their conversation.” When it came to the lives of his daughters, Kogoro was obviously much more reliable and immediately tried to find the best solution.
So Conan told Kogoro the content of the conversation between the two people, and Xiaojing occasionally added to it.
“The train has been on the move for a while now, and the explosion should only be forty minutes away. We have to find the bomb within forty minutes! Xiaolan, go call the train police first. We need everyone’s assistance in this matter.”
“Okay, Dad.” Xiaolan hurried to find the flight attendant.
In less than three minutes, Xiaolan came over with two flight attendants.
“Sir, are you telling the truth? Someone has planted a bomb on this train.”
“Yes, I’m Kogoro Mouri, a detective. These two kids accidentally overheard the conversation between the criminals. From the conversation, we learned that a bomb was placed in the bag of someone on this train.” Kogoro quickly explained the situation to the two train police officers.
“But maybe it’s just a kid’s prank?” Some of the flight attendants still didn’t believe it.
“Asshole, what do you think of the passengers’ lives? Besides, my Xiaojing won’t lie. What you should do now is to contact the headquarters immediately and apply for an emergency stop!” But Kogoro himself rejected it immediately.
“No, the criminal might know about the emergency stop and detonate the bomb in advance. You should contact the headquarters and the police to be prepared. Let’s try to find the bomb first. Damn it! Conan, please repeat the conversation with the criminal again. If we only know about the black box, the range will be too large.” The two flight attendants immediately believed what Kogoro said. After all, this is not a joke, and they cannot be negligent just because the other party is a child.
“By the way, when they sat back in their seats, they said they could finally smoke.” Smoking is not prohibited in the dining car, and the carriage they were sitting in is not a non-smoking area either, which means that the person they were doing business with should be a non-smoker.
“So that means the transaction partner is a non-smoker, and the transaction must have taken place in a non-smoking compartment.” Xiao Jing also began to reason based on the clues.
“Then the scope will be narrowed a lot. Mr. Conductor, how many non-smoking cars are there on this train?” Kogoro asked.
“Yes, there are eight carriages where smoking is prohibited,” the slightly fat conductor replied.
“They also said that they could easily get 100 million, which means that the other party didn’t think 100 million was expensive and agreed to the price without bargaining. And they said the content was about futures information, so it can be inferred that the other party should be a relatively wealthy person. Xiaojing also saw that the two people came down the stairs from the second floor. Obviously, they were trading in the dining car on the second floor, so one of the parties should be from the second floor, otherwise they could directly be in the dining car below without having to run upstairs. The two men in black are in the lower car like us, so the other party is from the second floor, and it’s a non-smoking car!” Kogoro also deduced based on Xiaojing’s clues. Because in the original work, Conan had his back to the two men in black coming down the stairs, so Conan didn’t see it. But now, because he was standing opposite Conan, Xiaojing clearly saw the two men in black coming down the stairs.
“If it’s a non-smoking carriage on the second floor, then it’s only on the second floor of carriage number seven.” The fat conductor said hurriedly.
“Then we just need to check the people with black boxes in this carriage?” The two conductors were happy to see that the problem could be solved.
“Don’t be happy too soon. Although we’ve notified the police, it will take some time for them to arrive. The explosion is less than twenty minutes away, so they should be able to make it in time. But we still have to shorten the time required, otherwise it will be more trouble than it’s worth if we fail to defused the bomb before the explosion. Conan and I should go over and take a look first. The criminals also said that the things in the box are very important to them. They should be placed where they can’t leave their sight, so it won’t be difficult for us to find them. Then we can just identify the target and wait for the police bomb disposal team.”
“That’s right. Let’s filter out the suspects first. Then it will be the job of the bomb disposal team. Xiaojing is right. You are worthy of being my daughter, Maori Kogoro, haha.”
Haha, Uncle Maori is still like this… Conan couldn’t help but twitch the corners of his mouth. He just thought that his uncle was reliable.
“Then I’ll leave it to you two kids. Remember, just confirm which one has the black suitcase. Don’t do anything unnecessary.”
“I understand, uncle.” Conan shamelessly acted cute to show that he was an obedient child.
Xiaojing nodded to show that she understood.
Xiaojing and Conan walked casually through the carriage, looking left and right, pretending to be curious.
After getting out of the car.
“Conan?”
“Well, what’s wrong?”
“Aren’t you afraid?”
“I believe Uncle Maori and the police will handle this matter, so there’s nothing to be afraid of. Aren’t you calm too?”
“No, I was so nervous that I could hear my own heartbeat.”
“You can’t tell from the outside.” Indeed, Xiaojing was only seven years old. Although she and Auntie Yingli had seen all sorts of cases, participating in one was another matter. How could she not be afraid?
“Yeah, I’m a little impressed with myself.” She had been thinking about what would happen if the bomb exploded prematurely. She really should have let Conan come alone. She had also considered exposing Conan’s identity to keep this god of death away from them. But then she realized how ridiculous this idea was.
“So how many suspects did you see?”
“The four seats are XX seat XX seat XX seat XX seat. What about you?”
“Yeah, I’m one of those four too.”
“Then let’s go back. It will be time for the Messenger of Justice to show up.”
At the same time, Inspector Megure also brought the bomb disposal team to the train by helicopter and came to Kogoro.
“How’s it going, Shizuka?” Inspector Megure was quite familiar with Shizuka due to his police connections. Whenever Eri defended her, Shizuka would always stay with her, unable to be pulled away. She would even sometimes assist her by helping her organize things. So, although Shizuka hadn’t done anything outrageous, everyone involved in the courtroom knew about this adorable little girl.
“There are four passengers in the carriage with black boxes. Please sit in these seats.”
“Prepare to disrupt the isolation device immediately. Once inside, isolate the box immediately to prevent remote detonation. Sato, direct the passengers in the nearby carriages to the sides to prevent any accidents.”
“yes!”
With the intervention of the police, the matter was successfully resolved and the bomb was defused before it exploded. The two men in black were also successfully arrested.
“I’m sorry, I was late because of a case. I’m really sorry.”
“It’s okay, I’m glad you’re okay. I was worried about you. Come on, let me introduce you. This is my friend Maori Kogoro, a detective.”
“Ah! I heard about it too. A friend of mine happened to be there. I heard that a bomb was planted. Could it be you who solved the problem?” a guest asked in surprise.
“Yes, it’s me, Kogoro Mori. This is what happened—”
Xiaolan took the children to see the bride.
However, at the ceremony, Xiaojing felt cold all over, fearing that another case would happen here, and she was very nervous.
No, as long as Conan is still there, I don’t feel safe at all! Now it’s not anime or games, everyone is alive. I have watched Conan, but in the three-dimensional world, apart from the main characters, I still have some memories, and I can’t remember other events and characters at all.
Moreover, anime and comics describe the plot, and some small factors such as information about the pet shop owned by the detective will not be included. There is no advantage at all from watching anime. On the contrary, you will be scared because you know the general direction.
I need to think of a way to at least protect myself and my family. Even if I expose Conan now, it will be useless. The case might still happen after Conan leaves. By then, without this expert in solving the case, the loss will outweigh the gain.
“Ah!!!” Xiaojing couldn’t help but bury her head in the book.
Forget it, I’ll take it one step at a time. I’m really unlucky!
Chapter 5: Seeds of Darkness (End) (Old Version)
“Father, I want to learn kendo.” Xiao Jing decided immediately after the wedding. She knew nothing could achieve quick results, and since a little girl didn’t have much strength, she decided to choose a method that involved weapons. Don’t underestimate Japanese kendo. While it’s not as good as actual combat, replacing bamboo swords with real swords instantly transforms it into a deadly art. It’s arguably the only publicly available martial art with a strong lethal purpose.
“What? No!” Your sister is enough. Think about how Xiaolan used to be Daddy’s sweet little cotton-padded jacket. But look at her now! I can’t let Xiaojing become like this. Although Xiaojing doesn’t like to talk now, she is definitely smart and sensible.
“Then come learn karate with me!” Xiaolan on the side also felt that it was not good for girls to practice kendo, and recommended that Xiaojing learn karate like her.
“You’re not allowed to do that, Xiaojing. You’re not old enough to learn these things yet. Xiaojing, you might be acting on impulse, but you have to know that these things are very hard. If you’re afraid of being bullied, Daddy can teach you some practical judo moves.”
“Forget it.” Xiaojing saw that Kogoro disagreed and did not force him.
I’m thinking of other options, but I’m definitely not at the right age to practice this. Besides, I was planning on inheriting my mother’s career, so even if I learned this, I wouldn’t be very good at it.
Xiao Jing felt relieved after thinking about it, but she couldn’t come up with any good solution after thinking about it for a long time.
“Dad, I’m going to the bookstore to play.” I want to see if there is any information I can refer to, although I don’t have much hope.
“Well, come back early.”
Because computers are not yet popular in this world, the main source of information is still books. You see, when Conan wants to look up information online, he has to call the doctor to check.
“Karate Basics, Kenjutsu Basics, Elementary Judo, Kenjutsu, Women’s Self-Defense, o(???)o Oh, it’s still the same stuff.”
“Little sister, what are you looking for these books for?” A woman with black hair, gentle features and wheat-colored skin touched Xiaojing’s head and asked.
“Mom said not to talk to strangers.” You are the little sister.
“Haha, little sister, I’m not a bad person.”
“Bad people won’t say they are bad people, Auntie.”
“Are you willing to call me auntie now? Just call me auntie. Little sister, do you want to ask me for self-defense skills? I know someone who is suitable for you.” The woman was not angry because Xiaojing called her auntie. Instead, she continued to close the distance.
Xiaojing made up her mind to ignore her and continued to walk around the bookstore, occasionally taking out a book to read and then putting it back.
The woman did not bother her anymore but just followed her quietly, with the corners of her mouth slightly raised.
Xiao Jing naturally also felt that the woman behind her seemed to be interested in her, and there was no useful information in the books in the library.
Maybe the woman behind this really has some abilities. Let’s see what she’s up to first.
At this time, Xiaojing put a history book back on the bookshelf, because history books are popular among the people who choose them, and there are relatively few people who choose this type of books.
“Auntie, you’ve been following me for a long time. If you keep following me, I’ll consider it stalking. I’ll call the police.”
“I just happened to find the book I was looking for in this area. Don’t say anything without evidence, little sister.”
“Auntie, please don’t call me little sister. My name is Mao Lijing. And some cases don’t require evidence. For example, if I scream for help now, you will be regarded as a bad person.”
“Do you really think so? Do you want to try it?” The woman wrapped Xiaojing from behind and said in Xiaojing’s ear.
“Auntie, please don’t get so close to me.” This is simply bullying a child.
“Haha, Xiaojing is really heartless. She is so cute.” As he said that, he poked Xiaojing’s face with his hand.
Hey, there’s a limit to being too familiar. Lying to kids is fine, but you’ve picked the wrong person to lie to me.
“Haha, from now on I am your sister. There is no point in resisting. Call me sister first~”
“Auntie, it’s still daytime, please stop dreaming, okay?”
“Haha, I’m telling the truth. Xiaojing, you can’t run away. It’s no use regretting it now.” The woman who was still leaning on Xiaojing said with a smile.
Is this woman some assassin or secret agent? For safety’s sake, I’d better not get involved with her too much.
“Then if Auntie is okay, I’ll go home. My parents will be worried about me. Goodbye!” Xiao Jing said as she tried to break free from the woman’s arms and leave.
“Didn’t I tell you that I won’t let you run away? Just follow your sister obediently!” The woman rubbed Xiaojing’s hair with her face proudly.
“Auntie, if you keep doing this I’m going to call for help. It’s none of my business if you get arrested.”
“You can try it, and then your sister will spank the misbehaving child.”
This woman can’t be serious, right? I always feel like something bad has happened. I shouldn’t have paid any attention to her in the first place!
“Now sister will take you to eat!” The woman stood up and stretched out her hand.
I didn’t think I’d really run into any bad guys, so I better leave. Xiao Jing observed the surroundings for a way out.
“You’d better not try to escape. Look in your pockets.”
Bullets! This woman put bullets in my pocket. I’m so lucky to be out here this way.
“What do you want? My family doesn’t have much money for the ransom. And I’m just an ordinary little girl.”
“Haha, now be a good boy and go eat with your sister.”
“Okay, auntie.” Don’t show weakness in your words!
Bang! The woman’s palm and Xiaojing’s butt were in close contact.
“My name is Sasaki Shioko, call me Sister Shioko. Or Sister, okay?”
“Yes, Sister Xizi.” A wise man never suffers a loss in front of him!
“Be good, come on, sister will treat you to a big meal.”
….What the hell is this woman doing!
Xizi took Xiaojing to a nearby coffee shop and ordered a cup of coffee for herself and a glass of juice for Xiaojing.
“I’ve been wanting to see you for a long time, and it’s worth it that I came all the way to find you.”
“What do you want from me? Kidnap me? Or do you admire me?” Because I had indeed met such people when I lived with my mother. I thought they were very sensible and capable at such a young age.
“No, no, no, I’m attracted by your potential. You’re very calm at such a young age, and you can analyze cases, which shows that you’re not stupid, and you have knowledge far beyond that of ordinary people. I personally like this about you.” As he spoke, he glanced at Xiao Jing from head to toe.
Xiao Jing felt a little uncomfortable being stared at. After all, no one had ever looked at her with such naked eyes.
“Can I say no?…Sister Xizi.” Xiao Jing looked at Xizi’s raised hand and added “sister” to the end of the sentence.
“It’s no use anymore. I’ve already taken a fancy to you. If you don’t belong to me, I can only destroy you. What a pity.” Xizi narrowed her eyes and her temperament changed.
Xiao Jing had encountered people with strong auras in her past and present lives, and Yingli’s aura was also quite strong. However, this kind of predatory aura was something she had never experienced before. However, the hidden instincts she had developed since her time traveling forced her body to calm down.
“Very good, very good, I like you more and more.” Xizi retracted her breath.
“Now, in order not to worry your parents, I will send you back first and say hello to them by the way.”
It looked like this wasn’t going to end peacefully. This woman was clearly organized, so even if I went back and had my father and Xiaolan beat her up, it wouldn’t help. And who knew she was the FBI or CAI, which would make it even more difficult to resolve. All I could do was ensure Xiaolan and the others’ safety first.
“I have a request. You promise not to attack anyone around me.” Xiao Jing looked straight at Xizi after making up her mind.
Xizi also looked directly at Xiaojing, looking at the girl in front of her who had originally just come to take a look out of curiosity, but now couldn’t wait to get her into her pocket.
Xiao Jing naturally did not read any information from Xizi’s face or eyes, but only saw pure desire and pure possessiveness.
“I can promise you that. I can even guarantee your safety. Don’t worry, I just like you too much. Your future achievements may surpass mine. You must know that I have no ill will towards you.”
“Whether you have ill intentions towards me or not, I don’t have a choice now, do I?”
“That’s right!”
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Chapter 6: Valentine’s Day Murder (Part 1) (Old Version)
“Well, goodbye, Mr. Maori. By the way, don’t forget to practice flower arranging after class every day, Xiaojing!”
“Okay, goodbye, Sister Xizi.”
After sending Xiaojing back home, Xizi told Maori Kogoro that she and Xiaojing got along very well and revealed that she was a flower arrangement teacher. Xiaojing also said that she wanted to learn flower arrangement. Maori Kogoro agreed without thinking twice. In this way, Xiaojing was taught various knowledge and skills by Xizi every day after school.
Xiao Jing had indeed benefited a lot since being taught by Xizi, from how to identify lies to the structure of the human body and even the performance of guns. But the most important thing was that she was taught how to avoid danger.
“People subconsciously tend to look right, so most people look right first when they’re bored. They also subconsciously look right when looking at something. If you need to escape at a fork in the road, your chances of escaping are higher if you turn left, you know?”
“I see. Actually, now that I’ve learned your voice-changing and disguise skills, I don’t have to worry about being discovered.”
“Your voice is still developing, so it’s not suitable for you to learn voice changing. However, I will ask you to pay attention to your diet and basic exercises, and I will teach you the techniques of voice changing in a few years. As for disguise, you won’t need it. I don’t intend to let you join the organization so early, so you should concentrate on reading these books first. These are some police regulations, internal police documents. Read them before moving on to the next step of training.”
“Then can we not learn flower arrangement?”
“Of course not. Since you’re here to learn flower arrangement from me, even the superficial disguise must be perfect. This is also the basic principle of disguise you want to learn.”
“All right.”
After all, Xiao Jing had the memories of two lives and was able to remember many things quickly, which made Xizi very satisfied. Occasionally, she would take Xiao Jing out to practice and take her out to play. The relationship between the two of them was quite harmonious, although both knew that it was just a facade.
This woman’s background was completely unknown, and she repeatedly appeared under different identities. Her ability to disguise reminded her of Vermouth, but she didn’t dare ask. If it was Vermouth, and she had actually spoken her name, there were only two possibilities: either she would be killed outright, or she would be captured and tortured.
“I’m back.”
“Xiao Jing is just right. Put down your schoolbag, wash your hands and get ready for dinner.”
“OK.”
Kogoro must have been doing well in business recently, as he got drunk today.
After finishing her meal, Xiaolan went back into the kitchen. Xiaojing sat on the sofa, planning to watch some TV, read a book, and then go to sleep. Conan followed Xiaolan into the kitchen.
“This scent is chocolate, Sister Xiaolan.”
“Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day.”
“Could it be that Shinichi-nii is coming back?”
“If you hadn’t told me, I really wouldn’t have remembered it.”
Conan looked shocked.
“Someone invited us to a Valentine’s Day party tomorrow, and I didn’t want to go. But Sonoko wanted to go, so I went with her.”
At this time, Xiao Jing, who was a little bored watching TV, came over. She originally thought that Xiao Lan was making some dessert. Just when she wanted to eat something sweet, she came to see.
“It’s true that tomorrow is Valentine’s Day. Sister, I also want to eat chocolate or sweets.” Xiaojing pulled Xiaolan’s apron.
“The chocolate isn’t ready yet, and if you love sweets so much, you’ll get cavities. It’ll be very painful.”
“The book says that sweets are kept in another stomach, and Conan wants to eat them too. Look how he keeps staring at the pot.”
“Hehe…” Conan was standing by with a confused look on his face. He was just an innocent victim.
“You can only eat the chocolate tomorrow. Xiaojing, do you want to try it too? You can give it to a boy you like in the future.”
“I don’t want to, I’m going to watch TV.” Xiao Jing obviously hated this kind of topic. Conan also went with Xiao Jing.
“Xiao Jing.”
“Hmm? Do you want the remote control?” Xiao Jing casually opened the thick book of six laws and pushed the remote control from the coffee table to Conan.
“Uh, it’s not about that. Don’t you want to eat chocolate? Sister Xiaolan will be attending a party tomorrow. If you ask her to take us with her, won’t we be able to eat more sweets?” Conan had an expression that said, “I’m doing this for your own good.”
“No, I don’t like crowded places. And I can’t eat too much sweets. Besides, I just did it on a whim.”
“There’s also cake at the party.”
“You want to go, right?” Xiao Jing rolled her eyes at Conan. It was just Valentine’s Day, and she was afraid that Xiaolan would be taken advantage of by others.
“Uh…I do want to go. Look, there must be a lot of delicious food.” Seeing that Xiaojing had no interest in this kind of party at all, Conan just bit the bullet and admitted it cutely.
“He’s still a little brat after all.”
“Hey, hey!” You’re the little devil. I’ve just been shrunk by drugs. We’ve got our positions completely wrong!
“Forget it. Tomorrow is Saturday too, so I’ll just go to the party and eat something.”
“So you agree? Go tell Xiaolan, she will definitely take us there.”
“Okay, but you sit here and don’t come over.”
“???”
Xiao Jing returned to the kitchen and pulled Xiao Lan
“Sister Xiaolan is going to a party tomorrow, right?”
“Yes, a friend invited Sonoko and me.” Xiaolan poured the chocolate into the mold prepared in advance.
“Just now, Conan was clamoring to go there too. He said there were a lot of delicious food there, and my sister wouldn’t take us there.”
“Conan, this kid is really something. You two can go together tomorrow, but tell Conan not to make trouble, okay?”
搞定以后小静内心愉快的回到客厅。
“You owe me a favor. If I need your help in the future, you have to help me, okay?”
“Okay, thank you so much.” Hey, hey, she is like this at such a young age. She will definitely have the personality of a queen when she grows up.
“Remember what you said now.”
“Yes, yes.” I will bribe you with sweets later.
The next day.
“Dad, let’s go out.”
“Okay, remember to bring back a rich boyfriend.”
“Dad, I already said that I was mainly going to accompany Yuanzi.”
“Tsk, I really don’t know what’s so good about that kid.”
“Xiaolan, why do you bring your child with you? How can you find a man like this?” Yuanzi felt a little headache when she saw Xiaolan holding two children.
“Hello, Sister Yuanzi.” Xiaojing had known Yuanzi for a long time because of Xiaolan, and she had also cheated a lot of good things from this rich man, although most of them were food.
“This is Conan who lives in my house.” Although Xiaolan had told Sonoko about Conan, this was the first time they met.
“Hello, Sister Sonoko.”
“Why do I feel that this kid looks familiar?”
“Ha, maybe I’ve met Sonoko-san somewhere before.”
“Are you really taking these two brats with you?”
“They have all been brought out.” Xiaolan could do nothing when she saw that Yuanzi seemed a little unhappy.
“According to psychological analysis, men prefer women who can take care of children. They think women are loving and gentle.”
“Really? Then Xiaojing, come to my side, haha, let them see my tenderness and love, haha, fall at my feet.” Yuanzi’s mood immediately turned from gloomy to cheerful after hearing what Xiaojing said.
Xiaojing happily ran to Sonoko and asked her to hold her hand, while she made a V shape with her other hand behind her back, which made Xiaolan and Conan stunned.
The party was held at the host’s home. Everyone else was already there, and Xiaolan and Sonoko introduced Conan and Xiaojing to each other.
“This is Xiaolan’s sister, but she usually sticks closer to me.”
“Sister Yuanzi is the best.” Xiaojing immediately continued to fool Yuanzi.
My love for you is not in vain, well done!
“Sister Xiaolan is the best too.”
“Yes, yes, even if you didn’t say that I wouldn’t be jealous. This is Conan who is staying at my house.”
“Haha, Xiaolan’s sister is so funny, and Conan is so cute too.” Seeing Xiaojing and Conan had arrived, everyone welcomed them.
Then they each introduced themselves.
The organizer, Katsuyori Minagawa, who looks like a pretty boy, Sekiya Kaori who obviously likes Katsuyori, Zhidao who is drinking alone gloomily without even an introduction, the shy Watanabe Haomei, and finally Wakamatsu Shunsuke who pursues Xiaolan’s muscular body.
Kliao’s mother distributed the prepared tableware to everyone, and also prepared children’s tableware for Conan and Xiaojing.
At this time, Kliao’s younger brother saw children of the same age and ran over from Kliao’s mother.
“Hey, let’s play together.”
“Don’t come over and make trouble, Ajin.” Kliao didn’t seem to like his younger brother.
“Is this Kliao’s younger brother? He’s so cute.” Xiaolan still likes children very much.
“But he doesn’t look much like Krillo.” Sonoko took the opportunity to get closer to Krillo.
“Tsk!” Kliou clicked his tongue, took a deep puff of cigarette and said nothing.
“Xiao Jing, go play with Ah Jin. I’ll stay with Xiao Lan.” Conan looked at Jun Xiu, who was pursuing Xiao Lan, with hostility in his eyes. He said this in a voice that only Xiao Jing and himself could hear, and at the same time, he wanted to send Xiao Jing away.
“Yeah, okay. I don’t want to accompany you either. Children are more fun than you.” Xiao Jing also said in a voice that only Conan could hear. She didn’t plan to accompany these people to drink and chat.
“Sister Yuanzi, sister, I’m going to play with Ajin.”
“Got it. We can’t cause trouble for others. Conan, come with us.”
“I won’t go. I was a little tired when I came here, Sister Xiaolan.” Of course Conan would not go. He would not let that muscular man get close to Xiaolan.
Chapter 7: Valentine’s Day Murder (End) (Old Version)
It was obvious that Ah Jin, as the host, wanted to take Xiao Jing for a walk to familiarize her with the environment and then play together.
“I used to plant a lot of flowers here, but later they all died for some reason.”
“The fish in the pond here like to hide among the little rocks over there.”
“There are birds that build nests here in the summer.”
“Mom starts cleaning here every day.”
“Your house is really big.” Xiao Jing looked around and felt that it was the space of a rich family.
“Mom said it belonged to my brother and always told me not to run around.”
“Does your brother hate you?”
“I don’t know why, but he just doesn’t like me. He has a bad temper and always looks unhappy when he comes home.”
“I’m sorry, I think he has his own difficulties, don’t be sad.” Xiao Jing hurriedly comforted him.
“It’s okay. I’ll take you to my room. I like reading books too. I don’t have books like the one you have, but there are plenty for us to read together. I recently read an interesting story, and I’ll read it to you.”
Just when Ah Jin was about to take Xiao Jing to his room to read his storybook, Ah Jin, who was walking in front, suddenly grabbed Xiao Jing and hid in the corner leading to the hall.
“Brother is in front.”
Xiao Jing stuck her head out and saw that Guan Guxiang was indeed talking to Ke Liao. Xiao Jing also saw Yuanzi, who was just at the opposite corner, gritting his teeth.
“Ah Jin, I’ll treat you to chocolate!”
“ah?”
“Come with me, we’ll go around from the front yard to the front door of the hall.” Xiao Jing grabbed Ah Jin’s hand and ran out without saying a word.
Sure enough, when Xiaojing came in from the front door, she saw Yuanzi walking towards her seat with an unhappy look on her face. Xiaojing pulled Ah Jin faster and came to Yuanzi before Yuanzi sat down.
“Sister Sonoko, I’m going to tell you something in secret.”
“What’s the matter?” Yuanzi leaned over and put his ear close to Xiaojing.
“Uncle Ke Liao is a bad guy. Don’t be fooled by his appearance, sister. He often bullies Ah Jin!”
“Well, you’re right! He is a bad guy. This box of chocolates is for you, not for that bastard!” As he said that, he handed the chocolates prepared for Kliao to Xiaojing.
“Thank you, Sister Yuanzi!” Xiaojing quickly took the chocolate.
“Here.” Xiao Jing handed half to Ah Jin. Ah Jin happily took it and started eating.
Xiaojing plans to keep half of hers to make small cookies for Ayumi and the others, and wants to ask Xiaolan if she can teach her how to make them in the evening.
At this time, the muscular man’s hand also reached out to Xiaolan stealthily, but because Conan was sitting next to Xiaolan, he grabbed Conan’s hand.
“What cute little hands, Miss Xiaolan!” She said as she hugged Conan and kissed him without even looking at who she was hugging.
Oh, how can there be such a bad person? It’s a good thing that you reached out to hug Conan. If it was your sister, you would be ruined. But it doesn’t look good for you to hug Conan at your age. I’m worse than you, and you still plan to kiss?
In a flash, Xiao Jing placed the thick book between the two of them and let him kiss the cover of the book.
“No need to thank me, it’s just a piece of cake.” Xiao Jing put the book away and took a piece of napkin from the table to wipe the water stains.
“Go away, kid.” The muscular man threw Conan aside.
“Xiaolan, Xiaolan…” Before she could finish her words, she was bumped into by Conan.
“You little devil!”
“You are not allowed to get close to Sister Xiaolan!”
Oh, from your expression, even if I don’t know the plot, I know you are Kudo.
“Didn’t I tell you that you can’t eat sweets? Your cavities haven’t healed yet.”
“But that was given to me by Xiaojing, so I…”
“I’m sorry, it’s my fault. I didn’t know Ah Jin had cavities. Please don’t blame him.” Xiao Jing defended Ah Jin after wiping the book clean.
“Oh, I’m so sorry. I just wanted to draw Ah Jin’s attention. I lost my composure.” Ah Jin’s mother quickly calmed down. It seems that she is not an unkind mother.
They chatted for a while, and Kliu even had an arm wrestling match with the muscleman. As you can imagine, Kliu left the match feeling frustrated. After losing, Kliu even taunted the muscleman, and the two nearly got into a fight. Fortunately, Kliu’s mother brought out the cake, preventing the situation from escalating any further.
“Okay, everyone, please enjoy your dessert.” After serving the cake, Kliao’s mother poured coffee for everyone and also prepared freshly squeezed juice for Conan and Xiaojing.
“Xiao Jing, is the juice sour?” Ah Jin just had something sweet and is now thirsty.
“It’s not sour, it’s delicious. You can try it.” He pushed the juice he had only taken a sip of to Ah Jin. After all, she didn’t like drinking juice.
“It tastes good.” Children prefer sour and sweet fruit juice.
“I’ll give it all to you. I’m not used to drinking it, so I’ll just drink coffee.” As he said that, he picked up Xiaolan’s coffee and took a sip while Xiaolan was eating the cake.
“I still like to drink this.” I am an adult.
“Let me try it too.” Ah Jin was curious and wanted to try it.
“Yeah.” Xiaojing handed the coffee to Ah Jin again.
Xiaolan was happy to see her sister interacting with Ah Jin and made friends, but she didn’t do anything about it. Her sister’s hobbies were indeed more like those of an adult.
“Really? Ah Jin, how can you drink from a guest’s cup so casually? Come and have a bite of cake, Xiao Jing too.”
“Thank you, but I’ve already eaten.” Xiaojing didn’t plan to eat too much.
“What a good child.” Ah Jin’s mother touched Xiao Jing’s head.
“I feel a little dizzy, maybe I drank too much. I’m going out for some fresh air.” Kliou stood up shakily and opened the cigarette box, but the cigarettes were all gone. He frowned.
“Take mine.” Zhidao, who had been gloomy all the time, handed the cigarette to Krillo, who took it after a slight hesitation. Watanabe Haomei also chased Krillo out.
“She is really beautiful and she likes Kliao.” The muscular man said with some emotion.
“Ah!” Suddenly there was a beautiful scream.
Kliao’s mother was the first to run over.
“Kryo, what’s wrong?”
“He’s dead. Call the police quickly.” Conan immediately determined that Krio was dead.
“It looks like he’s been poisoned.” Xiao Jing also squatted to the side and observed carefully.
Then the police officer also arrived immediately, but Kogoro Mouri also appeared at the same time.
“Why are you here again?”
“I’m here to pick up my daughter. Has another murder occurred here? Let me, a famous detective, solve the mystery for you!”
“So do you know who it is?”
“This time, it’s obvious that someone poisoned Miss Haomei’s chocolate. The technicians also detected the poison. But I still have no idea who did it. The most likely person is Miss Haomei herself. After all, it’s Valentine’s Day and everyone’s preparing chocolates to give away. It’s unlikely that they were swapped.”
“How is that possible? Why would I kill Krillo?” Watanabe Yomi defended herself with tears in her eyes.
“Alright, everything depends on evidence. First, check the crime scene to see if you can find any clues.
“Watanabe Haomei seems to like Krillo. Even if she really wants to kill Krillo, she won’t use this method. So who is it?” Conan’s mind instantly recalled the scene where Naomichi gave the cigarette to Krillo.
“Uncle Inspector, Uncle Maori asked me to ask if the cigarettes found at the scene were poisonous. Can we do a simple test first?”
“Detective Maori? Okay, there will be results soon.” The inspector opened the bag containing the cigarette evidence and took it out with his gloved hands. He then took out some bottles and jars from the tool kit, selected a few of them, and used a drip irrigation to take some of them and drip them on the samples cut from the cigarettes.
“Just as Detective Maori guessed, it is indeed poisonous.”
The inspector came into the living room and whispered a few words in the officer’s ear.
“According to Brother Maori’s speculation, we just tested the cigarettes and found that they were indeed poisoned. Mr. Naomichi, could you please explain?”
When did I ask them to test cigarettes?
“That’s right, it was me! It’s Kliou’s fault for always looking down on me. I poisoned the cigarette filter.”
“Then please come with me to the police station.” Seeing that the murderer was caught so quickly, Mu Mu planned to take him back to make a statement and close the case.
When Conan saw Zhidao admit it so straightforwardly, he thought the matter was resolved at first. But when he heard Zhidao mention the filter, he suddenly remembered that the filter and cigarette are separate nowadays, and Krio did not use a filter when he smoked with everyone in the hall while drinking.
No, that’s not right. It’s not straight. Straight is poisoned, but Kliou didn’t use a filter.
At this time, Conan saw Kliao’s mother washing cups. Meanwhile, Ah Jin was crying out for toothache. Xiao Jing ran over to Ah Jin and asked his mother for some honey to soothe the pain.
“It won’t hurt so much later.”
“Um.”
His own son was dead, and now he was washing cups? Oh, and he fed sweets to Ah Jin even though he had cavities. Sure enough, this was the truth! Conan connected the clues in his mind. Seeing that Mumu was about to take Naomichi away, he quickly took out his watch-shaped tranquilizer gun and tried to tranquilize Kogoro.
Xiaojing thought it was time to go back so she planned to go back to Kogoro and ask him to persuade Ah Jin’s mother to turn herself in. Just then she saw Conan sneakily aiming his watch at her father.
Conan had already taken aim and was about to shoot the anesthetic needle when a black book suddenly appeared in front of him and the anesthetic needle shot directly onto the book.
“Um… this is a toy that the doctor made for me, haha.” Conan immediately acted stupid.
“Forget it, I’ll settle the score with you later, Kudo Shinichi-san~” After saying that, he showed an extremely bright smile, which made Conan very uncomfortable.
“Then we can’t wait any longer. We can’t let the criminal destroy the evidence…” Conan still gave priority to the case even though Xiaojing had seen through his identity.
“Bang.” Xiao Jing slapped Conan on the forehead with a book without mercy.
“What are you doing?” Conan was a little confused after being beaten.
“I’m going to hit you.” He raised the book and tried to hit Conan, but Conan caught him.
“What the hell are you doing!” Conan also became angry.
The noise here was naturally seen by Kogoro who was not far away.
“What’s wrong? What are you two brats arguing about? Get along well!”
“It’s nothing. Conan wants the chocolate that Sonoko gave me, but I don’t want to give it to him.” Xiaojing still used her usual calm tone to say something that made Conan curse in his heart.
“Haha, you want chocolate at such a young age. You are really a little devil.” Sonoko also said jokingly from the side.
“Conan, you can’t do that. You can’t snatch girls’ chocolates, especially today.” Xiaolan also taught him.
“No, Sister Xiaolan, I didn’t!”
“Just pretend it didn’t happen. I’ve already beaten him. Father, I have something to tell you. Please come here.” Xiaojing didn’t intend to explain more but pulled Kogoro aside.
“Okay, Conan, let’s go back too.”
“If you continue to be naughty, your sister will be angry.”
Conan had no choice but to leave with Xiaolan. He could only use his uncle’s voice to call the police later, as the evidence was not so easy to eliminate.
After a while, Kogoro took Xiaojing out of Kliao’s yard and went back with Xiaolan who was waiting outside.
“Oh, I forgot. Dr. Agasa asked me to go to his place yesterday. I’ll go there now and be back soon.” Conan wanted to make a phone call in Kogoro’s voice as soon as he came back.
“Ke…” Xiao Jing originally wanted to call Conan but Conan slipped away too fast.
“Dad, sister, I want to go to Dr. Agasa’s place to play too.” Xiaojing had no choice but to follow him. She also had a lot to say to Conan.
“Remember to come back early, don’t let that brat Conan lead you astray.”
“Dad, how can you say that about Conan?” Xiao Jing became much more cheerful after arriving here.
“Hello, is this Officer Mumu?” Conan changed his voice to Kogoro’s and called Mumu.
“Hello, it’s Maori, brother. Thank you so much this time. Kliao’s mother turned herself in. She said you persuaded her. It saved us a lot of trouble. I’ll treat you to dinner next time I have time. Is there anything you need from me?”
“No, nothing, just checking to see if she has passed.” Conan immediately came up with an excuse.
“Don’t worry, she’ll get a reduced sentence because she turned herself in. I’m busy here, so I’ll hang up now.”
“Okay, thank you.” When did uncle know?
The scene goes back to an hour ago.
“Hello, Mrs. Minagawa. I’m Kogoro Mori. Thank you for taking care of my daughter.”
“Hello Mr. Maori, yes, Shin is grateful to your daughter for taking care of her. Your daughter is a good child.”
“Ah Jin, let’s go to your room and look at those books. I’ll be back soon.” Xiao Jing found an excuse and left with Ah Jin.
“No, Mrs. Minagawa, I meant that you reminded my daughter to take the antidote.”
“What are you talking about?”
“I’ve learned the details of the incident from Xiaojing. Mr. Kliou is not your biological son, is he? Although Mr. Naomichi did poison the filter, Kliou doesn’t smoke with a filter, so he didn’t use it. In fact, the real murderer is you.”
“The chocolate was also found to be poisonous. If it’s not the poison in the filter, then it’s the poison in the chocolate!”
“No, the chocolate was swapped by you, the first one to arrive at the scene. The poison was in the coffee, so even if you washed the cup, it can still be detected through chemical methods. And the antidote ingredients can also be detected in the cake. Even if I didn’t say it, it would have been a matter of time before you were exposed. The police will investigate step by step.”
Ah Jin’s mother sat on the ground exhausted
“I have no other choice. For the sake of our family, I have no other choice. My husband’s company is in urgent need of funds. Kliao refused to lend us money. I have always raised him as my own son, but when he found out he was not my biological son, he always thought we were raising him for his property. Even Ah Jin was often scolded by him.”
“Then you should turn yourself in. Your husband won’t feel at ease knowing how he got his money. And Ah Jin will be even more ashamed when he grows up. My daughter also said that Ah Jin is a sensible child. He won’t want you to make the same mistake again!”
Mrs. Minagawa just cried silently.
Xiaojing and Ah Jin also came out of the room at this time, and Ah Jin went up to hug his mother.
“Xiao Jing said that Mommy did something wrong and will be taken away by the police for a while. Ah Jin will be waiting for Mommy to come back. Don’t cry, Mommy.”
Kogoro Mouri and Xiaojing also walked out silently to meet up with Xiaolan and the others.
“Well, this case has once again been successfully solved by me, Maori Kogoro. Let’s celebrate today!”
“Dad, what are you talking about? It’s clearly the work of the police appraiser.”
“That’s right, that’s right.” Sonoko also nodded in agreement.
“Okay, no more talking. Let’s go back!”
Postscript: Due to Mrs. Minagawa’s surrender and family factors—the suspect’s motivation was to protect his family—Mrs. Minagawa was sentenced to five years in prison. She was released on bail two years later for good behavior. During this time, her husband’s company also overcame difficulties thanks to the efforts of her husband and his employees. However, due to blood ties (he was her only cousin and had a dependent relationship with her parents), Kliao’s property was awarded to Ah Jin. However, Ah Jin later inherited his father’s company, and the assets that originally belonged to Kliao were established as a charitable foundation at Xiao Jing’s suggestion. Of course, this is all later.
Chapter 8 The Price of Pursuing Truth (Old Edition)
“Xiao Jing?” After Conan hung up the phone, he saw Xiao Jing standing not far away, still holding her signature Six Codes in her hand.
“I think we need to have a good talk, washing machine brother.”
“It’s Shinichi, don’t think I don’t understand Chinese!”
“Don’t worry about these little details. This is not the place to talk. I’ve already told my sister that we’re going to Dr. Agasa’s house. Let’s go.” Xiaojing kicked the hem of her skirt, clamped the book on her right side and dragged it with her left hand, otherwise it would be difficult to walk for a while.
“By the way, what is that watch of yours?” Although I know it is a tranquilizer gun.
“This is the tranquilizer gun the doctor made for me. It can fire anesthetic needles, as you just saw. And this is a voice changer. It can change my voice into someone else’s. I was planning to use your father’s voice to reason after he was anesthetized.”
“It seems that Dr. Agasa is still as smart as ever, but why are his serious inventions always so difficult to accept?”
“Maybe the doctor’s ideas are always used in strange places, but there are still many practical inventions that have been bought by people.”
“I know this without you telling me, otherwise the doctor would have starved to death long ago.” Xiao Jing’s words choked Conan.
“By the way, let me use your voice changer later.”
“what are you up to?”
“Nothing, you’ll know when the time comes.”
“Shinichi, what’s the matter?” Dr. Agasa saw that it was Conan who directly called out Shinichi’s name.
“Something about me getting smaller.”
“Then let’s go inside and talk.”
At this time, Xiao Jing came out from behind the hidden door, raised the book, and used the corner of the book to press against the doctor’s back. With the other hand, she put the voice changer to her mouth. The voice changer had already been tuned to the voice of a strange middle-aged man.
“Don’t move, Kudo is hiding here with you.”
Dr. Agasa didn’t carefully distinguish the silhouette behind him and thought he was being pointed at by a gun, so he wisely raised his hands in a gesture of surrender.
“Haha, you’re a doctor, too. I heard you have some interesting inventions. Tell me! Do you have any laser swords, micro-guns, biological bombs, or anything like that?”
Conan knew it was Xiaojing and turned around and rolled his eyes at her. She was still a child after all.
“No, no, those are all things in novels.”
“Tsk, how boring.” Xiao Jing put down the voice changer and the book. It seemed that she could only slowly modify some weapons in the future, such as increasing the voltage of the stun gun. The doctor would definitely be able to do it.
“Xiao Jing, don’t scare me, my heart is about to jump out.” Dr. Agasa patted his chest and looked scared to death.
“Let’s go in first.” Conan snatched the voice changer from Xiaojing’s hand. He didn’t intend to give the voice changer to Xiaojing as a toy.
Several people came to the sofa in the living room and sat down. Xiaojing put the book in her hand on her legs.
“Kudo Shinichi, or Conan, although I don’t know why you became like this, you should really thank your parents for being able to live until now.” Xiao Jing casually opened the book and turned to a page without a bookmark.
“Xiao Jing, things are more complicated than you think. I know you are a genius. I have heard Xiaolan mention you many times and I have a certain understanding of you. After all, the key to my study is in your hands. But your genius is far beyond my understanding. Today’s events were also deduced by you, right?” Conan did not respond to Xiao Jing’s words, but started talking to himself.
“I guess so. After all, there are some places that you may not have noticed but there are indeed big flaws. If I were an ordinary child, I would definitely not notice it, but these clues passed by me and I really can’t ignore them.” Xiao Jing actually relied mainly on the clues provided by Ah Jin to make inferences.
“Then why did you stop me just now? What if she didn’t turn herself in and destroyed the evidence?”
“So, you really should thank your parents for being alive.” Xiaojing emphasized her first words again.
“Should I say you are confident or arrogant? I don’t deny that your reasoning mind is indeed suitable for being a detective, but please don’t think that the police are really incompetent, okay? Are you too proud of yourself because you have solved many cases that the police cannot solve?” Xiao Jing’s quiet voice gradually rose and then her eyes moved from the book to Conan. Conan felt a chill in her little gaze.
“First of all, you were able to deduce the truth of this case before the police because you were at the crime scene. Similarly, I knew the truth before you because I solved the clue about Ah Jin. So, just because we discovered the truth before the police arrived doesn’t mean they can’t solve the case. Whether it’s cigarettes, chocolate, or the coffee cake at the end, none of these will escape the forensic examination. Police regulations require sampling of any edible item at the scene of a poisoning. It’s only a matter of time before they solve this case.”
“Shinichi also wanted to solve the case in a timely manner.” The doctor defended Conan.
“Of course I agree that the case can be resolved as soon as possible, but I will not agree with your arbitrary solution. And this is the biggest difference between you, the police and my father.” Xiao Jing lowered her head again and looked at the book casually.
Conan did not argue. With his intelligence, he naturally knew that Xiaojing had more to say.
“When I was little, I was extremely shy and always followed my mother or father around. As you know, it was so exaggerated that I never left their side.”
“Among the cases my mother and father handled, there were many murders, and even quite a few brutal killings. However, the vast majority of these cases were violent killings. Some of these victims may have suffered long-term abuse and humiliation from their victims. In some cases, their families were destroyed by their victims.”
“At first glance, he seems like a murderer, but in today’s society ruled by law, how many people would have the courage to pick up a knife and stab others unless they were forced into a desperate situation or could no longer endure it?”
“That’s why some lawyers will defend murderers, because murderers also have their own perspectives.”
“Good and evil cannot be distinguished simply by deducing that the murderer solved the case.”
“Have you ever considered that if your father, drugged by you, were to find the murderer while defenseless, would the murderer become desperate and commit suicide together with you?”
Conan fell into deep thought after hearing what Xiaojing said.
“Like Ah Jin today, he watched my father imprison my mother, whom he believed to be kind. He will think my father is evil, and even his sense of good and evil will be distorted. These things happened so suddenly to him. Not all children have my ability to remain calm in the face of a murderer. You can’t understand the extreme transformation of a mother into a murderer. This country has outstanding moral constraints. He will become a murderer’s child and can’t hold his head up.”
“Don’t think my father is usually careless, but he handles things much better than you do. He has a wide circle of friends, and some of the criminals he apprehended are even grateful to him. He’s also quite skilled enough to protect himself. Turning himself in is the best solution to this case. Ah Jin’s mother isn’t some wicked person.”
“What if the murderer is a cruel criminal?” Although Conan felt that Xiaojing’s words made sense, he still subconsciously refuted.
“Haha, then your reasoning after directly anesthetizing my father can only lead to three outcomes. One: The criminal is successfully subdued. However, there’s no guarantee that there won’t be accidents during subduing someone. Two: The criminal can’t be subdued and escapes. Three: The criminal can’t be subdued and is killed or targeted for revenge, or even harms innocent people. So you see, if the police aren’t absolutely sure, they rarely force an arrest. Even if they’re fully prepared, they’ll still use investigations as an excuse to arrest someone.”
“And haven’t you thought about how your sister feels?” Xiao Jing suddenly raised her head and looked at Conan.
“Xiaolan?”
“My sister is not like me, who has only murder and assault cases. You are not afraid that this kind of case will leave a shadow on him.”
“No, I don’t think I could remain as calm even if I had seen as many cases as you. Are you shrinking like me?”
“I said yes, do you believe it?”
“Of course not, we watched you being born.” Dr. Agasa was the first to reject
“So, you have to recognize the fact that I am a genius.” I have to hold it back. I can’t laugh. I have to keep my heart calm.
“Let’s get back to the topic. Brother Washing Machine, what’s going on with you?” Actually, I know, and I have to hold back my laughter.
“This is what happened–” Conan told Xiaojing the truth about how he had become smaller. He could no longer treat Xiaojing as a child.
“I’ll say it again, it’s really thanks to your parents that you’re not dead!”
“You deserve it for being so impulsive. Only someone as innocent as my sister would like you.”
“Like me or something, that… hehe…” Conan touched his head with a red face.
“I’m not praising you. My father didn’t see your behavior. Otherwise, he would have seen through it long ago. You are so concerned about my sister going to a party, and you are so hostile to that muscular man. Do you really think I’m blind?” Xiao Jing continued to sarcastically.
“Well…I’m also worried that Xiaolan will be deceived.”
“If you like it, then you like it. What’s the big deal?” Xiao Jing was very disdainful of this attitude of refusing to admit it.
Conan lay motionless with a face full of steam.
“Oh, I don’t know what to say. You should pay attention to yourself. You have become like this and you still haven’t learned your lesson. If I wasn’t afraid of making my sister sad, I wouldn’t care about you.”
“As you said, I may have been a little reckless. I will be more careful next time.”
“It’s not about paying more attention, it’s about having to pay attention, and there’s also the doctor.”
“Ah, me?” Dr. Agasa never expected the topic to suddenly turn to him.
“You just called out Shinichi’s name. If someone from the Black Organization is watching you, you’ll be exposed instantly. No matter what, you must call him Conan from now on. At least not Shinichi until he changes back.”
“Uh… this is just a habit I’ve been used to and haven’t gotten used to yet. I’ll pay more attention next time.”
“And Conan, you can’t reveal Shinichi’s identity. Otherwise, you’ll either die and possibly implicate us, or be sliced and studied. I think there’s nothing more worth studying than anti-aging and rejuvenation.”
“Uh… I’ll be more careful.” Although Conan knew he couldn’t be exposed, he didn’t expect the consequences to be so serious. Fortunately, it was Xiaojing who discovered it this time and reminded him in time.
“Then now we need to make a plan for the future.” Xiao Jing closed the book with a snap.
“First of all, we can’t reveal that Conan is Kudo Shinichi.”
“Yeah, that’s right.” Conan nodded in agreement.
“Then we need some self-protection tools, such as Conan’s tranquilizer gun. So I also need Dr. Agasa to help me make a tool that can temporarily make people lose their resistance. I think a stun gun will do. Dr. Agasa, just increase the voltage and make it smaller. Don’t worry about the number of times. It doesn’t matter if it can only be used once. At worst, you can just recharge it after it’s used up.”
“I think there’s no problem with what Xiaojing said.” Dr. Agasa thought about it and found that it was indeed not difficult.
“One last point. The Black Organization is clearly not some ordinary small organization. Conan must not act rashly when he encounters it. This may be something that requires even more time to resolve than Sherlock Holmes’s lurking.”
“I promise.”
“I have a personal request. I want you to tell your sister that you need to be away for a while. She’s still worried about you.”
“I…I will.” Conan knew that the problem of his shrinking could not be solved in a short time.
“Then it’s time for us to go back.” Xiao Jing stood up, opened the door and walked out, looking at the darkening sky.
Finally…it started.
“New…Conan, do you think Xiaojing looks like someone?”
“I feel…” Conan’s head was still a little dizzy.
“Like Eri/Aunt Eri.” Dr. Agasa and Conan shouted a name at the same time.
“Conan is going back.” Xiao Jing urged from outside.
“Then I’ll go back first, Doctor.”
“Okay, I’ll also look into the stun gun Xiaojing mentioned.”
“We’re back.” Xiaojing took off her shoes at the entrance and ran in.
“Sister, sister.” Xiaojing tugged at Xiaolan’s sleeve, indicating that she wanted to whisper to Xiaolan.
Xiaolan bent down and put her ear close to Xiaojing. Xiaojing whispered something in Xiaolan’s ear and Xiaolan nodded.
晚上吃完饭后小静主动去帮小兰去收拾碗筷。小五郎晚上出去了，并没有回来吃饭。所以晚上只有柯南小兰和小静三人吃饭。柯南看她们两个躲在厨房不出来本来也打算进去看看的，不过刚刚探出个头就被小静发现给按了回去。柯南也就由她们在里面了。
“Yuanzi, this is Xiaojing’s return gift from yesterday.” Xiaolan handed Yuanzi a pack of biscuits.
“Chocolate chip cookies, they taste good. Uh, could she have made them herself?” Sonoko picked up a piece and threw it into her mouth.
“She and I made it together. She said she was going to give it to her friends at school. I was worried that she wouldn’t make any friends, but it seems I was being overly concerned.”
“Haha, don’t worry, she’s very smart, a little devil.”
At the same time, Teitan Primary School.
“Yesterday was Valentine’s Day, so I made some chocolate chip cookies for you. Of course, it was polite.”
“Thank you, Maori!” Guang Liao and Yuan Tai accepted it happily.
“Thank you, Maori-san. I’m so sorry I never thought about making anything.” Ayumi felt a little ashamed that she hadn’t noticed it.
“You’re welcome. I should be thanking you. Without you, I wouldn’t have been able to integrate into this class so quickly.”
“No, Maori-san is so outstanding, there’s no need to worry about that.”
Xiaojing smiled and didn’t answer, handing the remaining bag to Conan.
“You’re welcome.” You’re welcome, I will exploit you well in the future.
Chapter 9: Crisis of the Daily Gift (Old Version)
“Conan, go wake Xiaojing up. She hasn’t even had breakfast and has been sleeping in.” Xiaolan looked at the sunlight shining into the room.
“Xiao Jing, get up. It’s almost time for lunch.” Conan knocked on Xiaolan’s door, but there was no response from inside.
Conan twisted the handle, but it wasn’t locked.
“I’m coming in.” Conan hesitated for a moment and pushed the door open. As a result, he saw a scene that made him stunned.
Xiao Jing hugged the quilt as if it were a person, which was not a problem at all. The problem was that the bed was close to the window, so the sunlight was lazily pouring in, but it was still a light source after all. Xiao Jing even used the Six Codes to block her little head, hugging the quilt and basking in the sun without getting up.
“Hey, wake up. Although we often see people covering their heads with books to take a nap on TV, it is impossible to fall asleep unless you are extremely tired because of the pressure on the head. What’s more, your book of the Six Codes is thicker than ordinary books.” Conan saw through the fact that Xiaojing was pretending to sleep at a glance.
“I’m still sleeping.” Xiaojing’s voice came softly from under the book. If it weren’t for the fact that it was so quiet around, Conan wouldn’t have heard it at all.
“Hey, hey, don’t fool yourself, okay?”
“Psychology, this is called self-hypnosis, and it is sometimes necessary. So… I can’t get up.” Xiao Jing quickly found a reason for herself.
“Hey, hey,” Conan said, looking at the motionless Xiao Jing with a frown on his face. If it was a normal child, Conan would have gone up and pulled her out, since she was a child in pajamas after all. But with Xiao Jing, Conan felt a little embarrassed. Ever since Xiao Jing exposed his identity, he couldn’t treat her as a child anymore.
I’d better tell Xiaolan to come. Conan still backed off.
“Sister Xiaolan, Xiaojing said she wants to sleep…”
“Oh my god, the sun is so high.” Xiaolan put down what she was doing and immediately went to wake Xiaojing up.
Xiaolan didn’t knock on the door of her room, but pushed it open quickly and walked in.
“Xiao Jing, it’s already eleven o’clock, get up quickly.”
“My sister promised me not to wake me up during the holidays.” Xiaojing still stayed in bed.
“But you can’t sleep until now. You haven’t had breakfast yet. What if you get sick?” As he said that, he took the book off Xiaojing’s head. Xiaojing reluctantly cooperated and let go of the quilt. She drowsily followed Xiaolan’s movements to put clothes on her.
Afterwards, Xiao Jing was probably still not awake, sitting on the sofa with her eyes closed in a daze, with a look of despair on her face, as if she had suffered a great injustice.
“Hey, hey, you’ve slept long enough.” Conan looked speechless.
Xiaojing subconsciously touched the book next to her, but didn’t find it. This made Xiaojing sober up a little, and she went back to the room and took out her heavy book.
“Why do you always carry this book with you?” Conan asked curiously.
“Because I can’t remember it. Please don’t trust others so easily. You really believed me when I said I was a genius. How could a little kid like me remember such a thick, dull and boring book?” Xiao Jing showed an expression that said, “You are so easy to fool.”
This time it was Conan who had a look of despair on his face. What’s wrong with kids nowadays?
Shortly after dinner, Kogoro was about to sit down and watch a video of Hui Chongye when the door rang.
Xiaojing looked at the door and glanced at Conan.
“Conan, please.”
“Yes, yes…” Conan resigned himself to opening the door, but as soon as he opened the door he was hit by a pile of toys.
“Little boy, are you okay? I’m sorry I didn’t hold it firmly.” The middle-aged man who came in asked hurriedly.
“It’s okay, I guess it just hurt.” Xiao Jing put down her book and gathered the toys scattered on the ground. After sorting them out, Kogoro asked the middle-aged man to sit down and asked what he wanted to see him about.
“My name is Xiaochuan, and I’m a surgeon. The thing is, I’ve been receiving express packages this month, and inside the packages are these toys. The sender’s information is also fake, and I have no idea at all.” Xiaochuan said straight to the point.
“Do you have children? Maybe one of the patients gave you a gift in return for the gift given to your son.” Kogoro naturally thought of it as a gift for a child.
“If it was a toy, I’d think it was for Ye Zhi, but every package came with an envelope containing one million. So far, I’ve received 25 million!”
“What, 25 million?” Kogoro found it unbelievable that someone would give money like this.
“My son is always very happy because of the toys he receives every time, but this one is really weird. This is the last one he sent me and there is a letter inside that I can’t understand. It makes me feel very wrong.” He took out a letter and handed it to Kogoro.
Conan and Xiaojing went over from either side of Kogoro to take a look. However, Xiaojing took one look and immediately stopped looking and sat down on the sofa.
I can’t understand it anyway, so leave it to Conan!
But Conan and Maori were also puzzled.
Seeing that they had no results, Xiao Jing casually looked at the toys nearby and found that the toy boxes had scratches on them. Xiao Jing found a toy at random and opened it with suspicion. The toy inside also had some scratches and stains.
“Dad, these seem to be old toys.”
Kogoro and Conan also observed it separately.
“They are indeed second-hand toys, many of which don’t have barcodes. Many of the toys here are not easy to find now.”
“Then is it possible that the sender wants to use the money to buy something from Mr. Ogawa? Looking at the content of the letter, it seems that’s the intention.” Conan didn’t find any clues at the toys, so he expressed his opinion based on the letter.
“Now that you mention it, there is indeed a painting left by my grandfather in the hospital. I heard that the painting is worth around 20 million.”
“That’s it. I think the sender wants to buy that painting from you.” Kogoro also felt that this was the most likely possibility.
“In short, let’s go to the hospital and take a look at the painting first. Maybe we can know the details.” Conan suggested going to the hospital.
Everyone agreed with Conan’s suggestion and went to the hospital together.
“This hospital is really big.” Xiao Jing looked around and reflexively calculated an escape route in her mind. However, she immediately shook her head and put the thought aside.
Xizi’s training method is really effective. Now I always subconsciously observe my surroundings with my peripheral vision.
“Yes, I was also shocked three years ago because I was transferred here from a small hospital in the countryside.” Just as Dr. Ogawa was about to introduce the hospital further, a nurse came over with a pot of morning glory in her hand.
“Dr. Ogawa, there’s another package.”
“Sure enough, they sent it this year too.”
“It’s so cold now, but we can actually see morning glories.” Xiao Jing walked forward to take a closer look.
“I think it must have been specially grown in a greenhouse,” Conan explained.
“Another package? Could this be this too?” Kogoro pointed at the flowers and asked Dr. Ogawa.
“Your reasoning is correct, that’s true. But the flowers only bloom once a year and it always happens today.” Dr. Ogawa nodded.
“Since they are flowers, could they have been sent by a woman?” Kogoro thought, stroking his chin.
“As for the meaning of morning glory, I remember it is illusory love.” Xiaojing handed the book to Conan and then took the morning glory from the nurse and said.
“Mr. Ogawa, you haven’t done anything to some woman in the past, have you?” Kogoro continued to guess.
“How could that be? That’s not the case.”
“So, is your birthday today?”
“Not really. My son’s business is in December.”
“So what’s the purpose?”
“The address this person has been sending letters to is the hospital, not Uncle Ogawa’s home, which means it should be related to this hospital.” Xiao Jing sniffed the flowers and felt that there was no fragrance. It seemed that they were better for ornamental purposes.
“That’s right, and the sender sends morning glories every year at this time. Maybe today is a special day for the sender.” Conan also followed the clues to reason.
“That’s right. By the way, Mr. Ogawa, can you check the patient’s medical records, especially the medical records from three years ago today?” Kogoro also felt that the clue might be with the patient.
“But we have an obligation to keep the patient’s medical records confidential.” Ogawa said embarrassedly.
“Then Uncle Xiaochuan can just look at it himself and find out the characteristics of the patient that day. For example, the patient is engaged in a painting-related job, or something special happened that day.” Xiaojing came up with a compromise.
“That’s right, this is the only way.” Kogoro had no other choice.
“Okay, let’s go to the archives room.” Ogawa led everyone to the archives room. Everyone waited at the door while Ogawa went inside to search. Since he had already locked down the date and conditions, Ogawa searched for a while and then came out.
“We didn’t find any clues about the painting, but that day a little boy named Tomoya Ono died of appendicitis. I remember it was too late by the time he was rushed to the hospital, and his father refused to believe anything he said. I still have some memories of it.”
“Can appendicitis cause death?” In Xiaojing’s impression, appendicitis seemed to be a disease similar to appendicitis and did not seem to be serious.
“If it’s too late, the patient will die.” Dr. Ogawa gave a definite answer.
“Conan, what do you think?” Xiao Jing looked at Conan who was lost in thought and gently nudged him with her elbow.
“But if the operation was successful, it would be fine. If the child is already dead, there is no way he would send you a gift, doctor. If the child’s relatives sent it, there is only one possibility. That is, these toys are the child’s relics.” Conan stated his reasoning.
“That should be right. It’s really a flower full of emotions. No wonder it blooms so brightly. I’ll tell my reasoning to father, and you think about whether there are any other clues.” Xiaojing repeated Conan’s words to Kogoro. Of course, Xiaojing did not say that it was Conan’s deduction, but her own discovery.
“So the time mentioned in the letter has finally come is today! That means he will come today to take the life of your son, Dr. Ogawa! Mr. Ogawa, where is your son now?” Kogoro reacted instantly based on his police experience.
“I think my wife should have gone to the kindergarten to pick him up by now.”
“Hurry up and contact them!” After Mr. Ogawa contacted his wife, he found out that his son had been taken away by someone first.
“Where is your son’s kindergarten?” Kogoro asked Dr. Ogawa, who didn’t know what to do.
“It’s not far from here. Oh, he shouldn’t have been taken away for long. He should be nearby!” Dr. Ogawa rushed out immediately, worried about his son’s safety.
Everyone found the sender, Mr. Ye, and the doctor’s son, Yuta, in a public park. Mr. Ye was about to stab Yuta with a knife at this moment.
“Tomoya Toshiya!” Conan shouted out the name of Mr. Toshiya’s son at Xiaojing’s instruction.
As expected, Mr. Ye stopped the knife in his hand. He turned around with Yuta to face everyone.
“Don’t move, or you know the consequences!”
“Mr. Ye, it really is you.”
“Yes, it’s me, the father of the child you killed three years ago due to a surgical error!”
“No, that wasn’t a surgical error. Your son had already…”
“Shut up. My son was killed when he was just five years old. Do you understand how I feel as a father? After that, all I had were his remains and 25 million yen in insurance money.” Mr. Ye’s tone became more and more excited.
“Sure enough, those things are your son’s relics.” Kogoro sighed.
“That’s right. Whether it’s toys, money, or Tomoya’s favorite morning glory, I gave them to you with my resentment. This time, I want you to taste the pain of losing your son!”
“Please, please don’t hurt my son. If you want to kill someone, just kill me! So let my son go, please let my son go.” Dr. Ogawa had already knelt down and begged Ye to let his son go.
At this time, Xiaojing came out from behind holding morning glory.
“Uncle Yuno, stop deceiving yourself. If you continue like this, Tomoya won’t be able to rest in peace.”
“What did you say!”
“Actually, uncle knows that Tomoya’s death has nothing to do with Dr. Ogawa, but you need a reason to live. The toys you mailed are all well preserved, and the morning glories are also very beautiful. You must have been missing Tomoya, and Tomoya in heaven would not want you to do this.” Take it easy, if I show any unusual movement, I will throw the flowers at you, and then run away.
“Uncle, are you the one who always gives me gifts? Thank you, uncle. I have been playing with the toys you gave me carefully,” Hou Yongtai turned around and said innocently.
After hearing Yuta’s thanks, ?Yo put down the knife silently, and started crying while calling Tomoya’s name.
“Yes, I knew it from the beginning. That incident was not a surgical mistake, but, but, if we don’t treat it as a surgical mistake…” Ye burst into tears.
“Ran, go call the police.” Seeing that the matter was over, Kogoro was ready to ask Ran to call the police to end the case. However, he was immediately stopped by Mr. Ogawa.
“Mr. Ye, I understand your feelings very well. Although I am a doctor, I am also a father.” He leaned over, patted Ye’s back and comforted him softly.
The incident was resolved satisfactorily and everyone was on their way back after taking a walk in the park.
“But what about Mr. Ye’s two years of work on toys and money?” Xiaolan still couldn’t understand this.
“He must be waiting for Yuta to grow up to five years old, because Tomoya, who died three years ago, was also five years old.” Conan answered this question for Xiaolan.
“I think the main reason is to imply that it was Dr. Ogawa who killed his son. Because if he doesn’t deceive himself like this, Mr. Tomoya might not be able to bear it and commit suicide. After all, it is also Mr. Tomoya’s own responsibility that Tomoya’s illness was discovered so late.” Xiaojing walked past Conan quietly and gave another explanation.
Haha, is this reminding me of what happened this morning?
Chapter 10: The Bloodstained Knight (I) (Old Version)
“Do you know? I heard that there is a suit of armor in the Medieval Art Museum that can move. Let’s go and see it!” Xiaolan was obviously curious about the rumor.
“This kind of news is obviously fake. You’re old enough now and you should learn to distinguish between truth and falsehood.” Kogoro was obviously not interested in art galleries or anything like that.
“Yes, Sister Xiaolan. This is obviously news released by the art museum to attract popularity, just to deceive children!” Conan, sitting on the side, also spoke in support of Kogoro.
You are obviously a child yourself, Xiaolan muttered to herself as she looked at Conan.
“Xiao Jing, do you want to go? You want to go too, right?” Xiao Lan saw that the two were not buying it and immediately turned to her sister and tried to persuade her. Based on experience, Xiao Jing would definitely say that it didn’t matter and that she would just take a look.
“Why does this name sound familiar to me? If it’s in an art museum, there’s no harm in taking a look even if it’s fake, right?” Xiaojing herself quite appreciates art. A painting can sometimes fully express the thoughts and feelings of the painter at the time, which is similar to a book.
Seeing Xiaolan’s expression of wanting to leave, Kogoro immediately stood up, and Conan stood up at the same time. They naturally knew Xiaolan’s character of not giving up until she achieved her goal.
“I have work to do.”
“I’m going to do my homework.”
“Bang!” Kogoro’s desk was slapped, and the desk groaned as it made close contact with the floor.
“Dad Conan, can we go together?” Xiaolan smiled as if she was not the one who slammed the table just now.
Kogoro and Conan swallowed hard and then gave in.
Everyone took a taxi to the Medieval Art Museum.
“There aren’t many people here.” Xiaolan looked around and didn’t see many people.
“So that kind of rumor can only fool children.” Kogoro muttered softly, but stopped immediately when he saw Xiaolan’s clenched fists.
Led by Xiaolan, the group went in with various feelings.
“The paintings here are still very beautiful. You’ve definitely made the right decision to come here, right, Xiaojing?” Xiaolan naturally wouldn’t say these words to the two people who had no interest in art.
“There are no paintings by famous painters.” Although Kogoro was not interested, he still knew something about celebrities.
“Although there are no paintings by famous painters here, young painters also have outstanding works. We cannot deny the excellence of a painting just because it is not famous. This is very disrespectful to the painter, father.” Xiao Jing looked up at a painting with blue as the main color and denied it.
“What the kid said is right. Painting is the artist’s integration of his thoughts and emotions into his work. It doesn’t mean that paintings by unknown people are necessarily bad. There are many masterpieces by unknown people.” An old man in formal attire walked over.
“I didn’t expect Xiaojing to be involved in this aspect.” It was the first time that Xiaolan knew that Xiaojing was also interested in this aspect.
“It’s just knowledge and appreciation. It’s not something worth talking about.” Xiao Jing knew very well that she only had a superficial understanding, or even no understanding at all.
“No, it’s amazing that the kid already knows these things at this age,” the old man praised.
“Yes, Xiaojing is very good. Oh, I’m sorry, may I ask who you are?” Xiaolan only noticed the old man at this time.
“No, I’m the one who was rude. I couldn’t help but interrupt when I heard what the kid said. Nowadays, young people only care about fame, but completely ignore the essence of the work, which makes many good works overshadowed. It’s a pity. I’m the director here, my name is Ochiai. Please take care of me, it’s our first meeting.” Ochiai said hurriedly.
Xiaojing frowned aside.
I remember that Ochiai was the murderer in a certain episode. Because this episode was more popular in the previous part, Xiaojing vaguely remembered some details.
“It’s Director Ochiai, nice to meet you. I’m Kogoro Mouri, the detective, these are my daughters Mouri Ran and Mouri Shizuka, and this is Conan who’s staying at my house.” Kogoro also came over and introduced themselves to each other.
“Then please enjoy it slowly. I won’t disturb you any more.” Ochiai and Kogoro exchanged a few words of greeting, and since they had almost finished chatting, they decided to say goodbye.
“Kuda, didn’t I tell you to wear gloves before touching works of art?” However, when he was about to leave, he saw an employee touching a painting with his bare hands and immediately scolded him loudly, so loudly that everyone else looked at him sideways.
“I’m…I’m sorry.” The staff member named Kubota bowed his head and apologized timidly.
“Forget it, just go over there and move the things. Let others sort out the paintings.” Ochiai simply let him do other things.
Kubota left with an angry look on his face.
“It’s still the same as usual, with so few people. But it doesn’t matter. This place will be closed in a few days. Please take good care of these scrap metals during these days. Hahaha.” A fat and smug uncle came in from outside and said to Ochiai.
“Mr. Manaka,” Ochiai simply called out the name politely, with no other expression on his face, and said nothing else.
“Okay, Mr. Designer, let’s go discuss the design drawings.” Manaka Kan Ochige didn’t plan to say more to him and was about to leave immediately.
“Is this art gallery closing?” Xiaolan asked
“Well, that’s right. Since the previous boss’s company went bankrupt, I had to sell the art museum to Mr. Manaka.” There was a hint of helplessness in Ochiai’s voice.
“The previous owner sold it to Manaka because he said he was willing to continue running the art museum. But not long after he bought it, he immediately wanted to convert it into a restaurant.” Iijima, a staff member nearby, explained the situation to Xiaolan.
At this time, Kubota was passing by with a cart carrying a piece of armor art, and his helmet fell to the ground. Manaka also noticed Kubota.
“You are Kubota, right? I know about your situation. You should get the money quickly.” After saying that, he left.
“Damn it!” Kubota threw his helmet onto the cart roughly and left quickly.
“Then we’ll take our leave too.” Ochiai and his employee Iijima also left.
“Okay, let’s start watching.” Xiaolan said enthusiastically.
Following the guidebook, the group passed through the Earth, Sky, and Ocean exhibits. When they were about to go to the Hell exhibit, they found a sign prohibiting entry. They had no choice but to continue on to the other exhibits.
Kogoro and Conan, who had been following Xiaolan for a long time, immediately sat down on the round sofa for rest when they came around the hell exhibition room, looking like they were exhausted.
“Xiaolan, we have been watching for a long time, let’s go back.”
“Sister Xiaolan, I’m starving. Let’s go back.” Conan also strongly agreed with Kogoro’s words.
“Really? We only walked around a few times. Oh, the no-entry sign is gone. Since we’re here, let’s finish looking at this last room.” After lamenting the uselessness of the two of them, Xiaolan discovered that the road to the hell showroom was now open, so she suggested going to take a look together.
“Xiaolan, you go by yourself. Xiaojing, you must be tired too, come to daddy and let your sister go alone.” Kogoro immediately said that he didn’t want to go, and Conan fell directly on the sofa.
“Father and Conan are so tired because they have no interest in painting. The paintings here are quite good. I’ll go with my sister.” Xiaojing didn’t feel tired after looking at them.
“Xiao Jing and I can go if you’re not interested.”
When Kogoro and Conan heard what Xiaolan said, they both looked relieved.
“But if you go back first, you can cook dinner yourselves.” Then he took Xiaojing and left.
Conan and Kogoro have no talent for cooking, so they had to continue following with sad faces.
The light in the Hell Showroom was dim, and Kogoro and the others were focused on the works. Knowing that Ochiai was there, Shizuka, who had killed Manaka, felt her stomach churn as soon as she spotted the body.
Xiaojing grabbed Kogoro while Xiaolan was still looking at the heavenly punishment.
“Father, there is a dead body over there. I feel very uncomfortable, so I’m leaving with my sister first. I’ll leave everything else to you.” After saying that, she ran to grab Xiaolan without waiting for Kogoro’s answer.
“Sister, I want to go to the bathroom. I feel like vomiting. Take me there.” Then he pulled Xiaolan out.
Reality and what I see on TV are two different things. I thought I wouldn’t react. Xiao Jing thought as she vomited. Xiao Lan gently patted Xiao Jing’s back.
“Are you sick? Let’s go to the hospital and have a look.”
“No need, I just feel a little uncomfortable seeing bloody things. Dad will take care of it.” Then he told Xiaolan about the corpse that had just been discovered.
“Xiaojing, there’s no need to be like this. I am obviously the older sister.” Xiaojing touched Xiaojing’s head.
“I just feel uncomfortable looking at it and don’t want my sister to see it too.” In terms of age, I am indeed your sister.
No, it’s my brother! Oh, who am I?
When Xiaojing and Xiaolan returned, the police had already arrived and cleaned up the body of Boss Manaka.
Chapter 11: The Bloodstained Knight (End) (Old Version)
After moving, I no longer have any feeling in my legs.
“Why are you here again, Mori?” Megure looked at Kogoro with disgust, thinking that nothing good would happen if he met you.
“Haha, it’s me again. The case has called me in. Don’t worry, no one has moved at the scene.” Kogoro still has some mysterious confidence in himself.
“Has anyone of you seen the murderer? Or noticed anything unusual?” Inspector Megure was also a little numb. He simply ignored Kogoro and asked everyone if they had seen the murderer or had any clues.
Everyone shook their heads to indicate that they hadn’t seen anything, and no one had any clues.
“By the way, the security camera might capture it at that location,” Iijima reminded.
Afterwards, everyone followed Ochiai to the monitoring room, but Xiaolan did not follow in. Instead, she stayed outside the door with Xiaojing, whose face was still pale.
I know it was Ochiai who did it, and Conan will figure it out pretty quickly. I’ll find a chance to persuade Director Ochiai later. Conan was initially held back by Xiaolan, as it would have been a very bloody scene if it had been filmed. However, Xiaolan knew Conan would definitely go in anyway, so she feigned fear and held Xiaolan’s hand. Conan, understanding Xiaolan’s intentions, took the opportunity to slip in.
“This child. It’s okay, Xiaojing, don’t be afraid.” Xiaolan complained helplessly, and then turned to comfort Xiaojing.
Conan inside also saw the scene of Ochiai killing people in knight armor through the surveillance information.
As Megure left the scene in his armor, facing the camera, he hoped to see the face inside the helmet. However, the helmet was sealed very well, and the surveillance camera couldn’t see it clearly. Conan, however, thought of the painting of Heaven’s Punishment through the paused image of Megure and gave a voice reminder.
“It seems that mortals are trying to imitate the painting to use this method of killing.” Kogoro also analyzed according to Conan’s hint.
“This murderer is really bold. If someone sees him dressed like this, he will definitely be discovered and attract attention.” Inspector Megure sighed as he looked at the knight in the picture again.
“No, around four o’clock, Xiaolan took us to the Hell Showroom. At that time, there was a no-entry sign on the corridor leading to the showroom. When we came back around five o’clock, the sign was gone again, so we came in and found the victim.” Kogoro explained the situation in the Hell Showroom at that time.
“In this case, the sign was put up by the murderer. This can prevent others from disturbing us. After putting up the sign, he sneaked into the room wearing armor and then killed Manaka who came over.” Megure said after organizing his thoughts.
“Just putting up a sign in the aisle completely blocked the scene. The criminal is really powerful!” Conan acted cute and gave a hint to Kogoro who was still thinking hard.
“That’s right, it would be difficult for someone who is not very familiar with the art museum to do this, so the murderer must be one of you who is very familiar with this art museum!” Kogoro pointed at the people in the art museum and made his reasoning.
Conan paused the video and continued to watch the next scene. He found that Manaka was not dead yet, so he took the paper on the table and wrote something and then threw the pen away. Conan rewound the video to see it more clearly, which caused Kogoro’s dissatisfaction.
“Uncle Maori, it seems like there’s something written here in Manaka.”
“Could it be that Mr. Manaka already knows who the murderer is and has written it down?” Kogoro noticed something unusual about Manaka. Megure also came over and rewound the tape in slow motion to confirm the existence of the note.
“Go and see if the paper is still in Manaka’s hand! This is the key evidence.” Megure led everyone back to the exhibition room. Ran and Shizuka followed. Megure slowly opened Manaka’s hand and found a piece of paper inside. Although it was wrinkled and stained with blood, the word “Kuda” written on it was still very clear.
“No, it’s not me!” Kubota immediately denied it loudly when he saw his name written on the paper.
“So what were you doing at the time of the incident?” Megure asked.
“I’m alone in the office doing what the director told me to do,” Kubota explained.
“So you don’t have an alibi?” Megure asked in an even more suspicious tone.
“No, it really wasn’t me!” Kubota naturally continued to deny.
“Forget it, everything will be revealed once my subordinates find the armor.” Megure naturally would not believe Kubota’s excuse.
At this time, Conan also found the ballpoint pen and got it from everyone in the museum. Megure turned the pen tip out and compared the color and size of the handwriting to confirm that it was the pen that wrote Kubota’s name.
Wait, why did Shinaka turn the pen back? Conan felt something was wrong when he saw the pen tip turned out. He immediately found the appraiser and sure enough, there were scratches on the paper that Conan could see with his naked eyes.
Xiaojing, who saw everything, saw that it would take Conan some time to solve the case, so she found Ochiai and pulled his trouser leg because of his height.
Xiao Jing opened the Six Codes and pointed to a page from the Criminal Law, Article 67: “A person who voluntarily surrenders to the authorities after committing a crime and truthfully confesses his or her crime is considered to have surrendered.” Criminals who surrender themselves may be given a lighter or reduced sentence. Those whose crimes are relatively minor may be exempted from punishment.
Ochiai looked at Xiaojing in surprise, but immediately regained his composure and shook his head gently at Xiaojing.
“The knight’s body is stained with blood, and the fallen will eventually be punished. God’s punishment does not only fall on the devil, but also on the knight who claims to be righteous.” Ochiai looked at Xiaojing’s questioning eyes and explained in a voice that only Xiaojing and himself could hear.
Megure’s men also found the armor and discovered it was a fake. His colleague Iijima was also relieved that neither the original nor the artwork was damaged, which was a blessing.
Conan also found the last clue in Iijima’s words.
“You already know the murderer, right?” Xiao Jing suddenly patted Conan from behind, scaring him.
“Stop being so elusive, okay? Well, I’ve seen the truth.” Conan casually and happily announced that he had found the murderer.
“First, the criminal imitated divine punishment to kill people, which symbolizes that Zhenzhong is a devil to the criminal. Second, the time of the crime scene was controlled between 4 and 5 o’clock, and at this time Director Ochiai happened to ask Kubota to do something. Although Kubota has no alibi, Ochiai, who also caused Kubota to have no alibi, is also a suspect.” Conan expressed his analysis.
“Third, the tip of the pen was retracted. Obviously, a victim of an attack would not have the time to retract the tip of the pen. And there were traces of empty drawings on the paper. This basically confirms that Kubota is not the murderer but was framed, right?” Xiao Jing also interrupted.
“That’s right. The fourth most important and crucial thing is that there was a painting hanging at the victim’s place, and the painting was taken down on purpose. Even none of the surrounding paintings were affected. There is only one person who would do this! And the evidence is the pen that can’t write.” Conan finally locked onto Ochiai and also got the evidence.
“In fact, after identifying the hair and fingerprints inside the armor, it can be confirmed that Kubota is innocent, and even the criminal can be identified. Moreover, the murderer killed Manaka with a sword. Although Manaka is a little fat, he can still run. But he was not able to escape and was killed cleanly by the criminal. This proves that the criminal has certain attainments in kendo. Checking if there is anyone among these people who has practiced kendo and is of a good level can also identify the criminal.” Xiaojing added other directions to solve the case to prevent Conan from getting too proud.
“That’s right, there is only one truth.” Conan said his catchphrase.
“A detective who is excited about solving the case.” Xiao Jing turned her head and sighed silently.
Afterwards, Kogoro analyzed the situation layer by layer according to Conan’s hints and finally pointed out that Ochiai was the murderer. Ochiai also said the reason why he killed Manaka and framed Kubota.
“No matter what, I am already a murderer, like a devil. Those evidences will naturally not escape the innocent and small eyes of justice.” Ochiai finally smiled and left with Megure.
“Pure and petite?” Kogoro was puzzled by Ochiai’s last word.
Conan was of course still talking about him, trying his best to act cute to prevent Kogoro and Ran from discovering anything.
Only Xiaojing looked at the police car carrying Ochiai away in surprise.
“Who would care about the truth about the criminal?”
“Xiaojing, come home quickly.” Xiaolan urged Xiaojing, who didn’t know what she was looking at.
“Okay sister, I’ll have omurice today.”
“Okay, I’ll make it for you when I get home, and for Conan too.”
Hey, hey, I don’t like omurice, okay? It’s a food that only children like to eat! Conan seems to have some prejudice against omurice…
Chapter 12: Integrating into the Darkness (I) (Old Version)
“I went to see Teacher Xizi.” Xiaojing had already greeted Kogoro and Xiaolan yesterday and said that she and Xizi would go to Hokkaido today to participate in a flower arrangement competition and would need to stay there for a few days. Of course, this was just an excuse.
“Remember not to cause trouble for Miss Xizi.” Kogoro said.
Xizi was already waiting for Xiaojing downstairs. When she saw Xiaojing coming down, she stretched out her right hand towards Xiaojing, and Xiaojing naturally put her hand in Xizi’s hand.
“Where are we going today?” Xiao Jing asked as Xizi took her into an ordinary Honda sedan not far away.
“Go to an old friend and ask her to help you practice the feeling of being sniped.” Xizi inserted the key into the keyhole and turned back to pinch Xiaojing’s face.
Xiaojing dodged slightly to the left, but Xizi’s hand followed accurately, pinched Xiaojing’s right cheek and pulled it hard.
“This is your punishment for avoiding your sister.” Xizi withdrew her hand proudly, started the car and drove away.
Damn woman, you love pinching other people’s faces so much. Xiao Jing knew that even if she protested to Xizi, it would be useless, so she opened the Six Codes book she carried with her and started reading.
Xiao Jing likes reading, but the Six Codes Book obviously doesn’t have the charm to keep people reading for a long time. So Xiao Jing fell asleep while reading.
Xizi was quite helpless when she saw Xiaojing sleeping in the rearview mirror. After spending some time with her, she found that Xiaojing was a very receptive person, but she didn’t like to move around, and she was very aware of her situation. She had been a bit too aggressive with her discipline several times, but Xiaojing only resisted silently, not even verbally.
The car drove for a long time and entered a forest. There was a sign on the side of the road that said “Private territory, no trespassing.”
“Xiaojing is here. I know you are awake.” Xizi said to Xiaojing in the back and got off the car directly.
Xiaojing did wake up immediately when the car stopped, which was also the result of Xizi’s training.
Xiao Jing followed Xizi to a brown wooden house. The house was very simple and did not look like a place for leisure and vacation.
“Bloody Mary, come out, I brought the child here.” Xizi did not go up to knock on the door but shouted directly from outside.
As expected, Bloody Mary is the name of a cocktail, if I remember correctly. Xizi is indeed Vermouth. I seem to be in serious trouble.
“Xizi, is this the kid you were talking about on the phone? It’s actually a girl. She’s a perfect match for the kid here, haha.” A red-haired woman in military uniform walked out heroically, followed by a little boy with indifferent eyes.
“The main reason is that I have other things to do over there, so please take care of it for me. I have already told you the precautions on the phone, so you can just do it without worry!” Xizi gave Mary a look that said, “You decide.”
“Then I will love the child well.” Mary patted her chest and promised.
“Well, Xiaojing, you will follow this sister for the next few days, okay?” Xizi turned and said to Xiaojing.
“好的，姐姐。”小静已经意识到了什么，把书合上仔细的打量了玛丽。一头红色的头发还有五官看上去并不是日本人。而敞开的军装外套里面露出的背心和明显没有穿内衣的高耸双峰也说明了应该是一个十分好爽的军人。而后面那个小男孩明显就是她的继承者之类的了，小静不觉得一个黑衣组织的人会带自己的儿子住在这种地方。
“Is this a secret training base?” Xiaojing asked speculatively.
“You’re right, you really have a good brain.” Mary praised generously.
“Okay, Mary, I’ve taught you the rest. I’m leaving first.” Seeing that Xiaojing understood, Xizi left immediately without staying any longer.
After watching Xizi leave, Mary immediately came to Xiaojing and looked down at her.
“Let’s get to know each other again. I’m Bloody Mary, and you can call me Sister Mary from now on. But for now, you have to call me Boss, okay?”
Xiaojing was used to the way she got along with Xizi and just replied softly, “OK.”
Seeing that Xiaojing didn’t react much, Mary reached out and was about to pinch Xiaojing’s cheek like Xizi did.
Xiao Jing saw Mary’s hand reaching out from the corner of her eye, and immediately learned from Xizi’s lesson. She stopped dodging and instead took a light jump backward with her left foot.
“Oh, that’s interesting! But it’s still far from enough.” Mary stretched out her right hand, thrust it forward like a claw, and grabbed Xiaojing’s throat with her backhand.
Xiaojing was caught off guard by the sudden chokehold. After all, Xizi had never used violence against her before.
“Now let me tell you, you need to obey my orders from now on. You can’t resist any of my actions, do you understand? I’m not as gentle as Xizi!” Mary stared into Xiaojing’s eyes, her eyes shooting out a falcon-like gaze.
“Yes… Sir…” Xiao Jing felt like she was about to die, struggling to speak the words that suffocated her. She felt that she had been completely dominated by the Black Organization since she first met Xizi. Being dominated by Xizi was fine, after all, she was a major character in the plot. But it was clear that the Black Organization was more than just Gin and Vermouth.
“Very good. This is Shinichi Ishida. Today you will receive my training with him. First, give me the book in your hand. You don’t need to read this kind of thing here with me.” Mary was very satisfied with Xiaojing’s performance. Just now, Xiaojing immediately saw the situation and called her commander. Obviously, Vermouth was not wrong.
Xiao Jing put the book on the steps of the cabin and walked to the side of Xinyi to wait for Mary’s order. Obviously, for a member of the Black Organization who could kill her at any time, Xiao Jing did not intend to seek death.
“Very good.” Mary walked into the cabin and came out a few moments later with two pistols. She threw one to Xiaojing and Xinyi.
Xiao Jing immediately determined that this was a fake gun. Although the weight and texture were very similar to the real thing, she could tell from the sound it made when she picked it up that it was not a real gun with a sophisticated internal structure.
Xinyi on the opposite side also obviously realized that it was a fake gun, which made Xiaojing sigh that the world was not so kind to her.
“This is a specially treated model gun, loaded with ten dyed BB bullets. Now you have five minutes to hide in this forest and then attack each other. Whoever is hit by three bullets first will have no dinner today and will have to sleep on the floor!”
“Yes, sir!” Xiaojing and Xinyi immediately answered and ran away to hide.
After just half an hour, Xiao Jing ended the duel, having been swiftly defeated. Traps were spotted, bullets dodged, and even her calculated escape route was anticipated and ambushed by Shinichi. Although Xiao Jing had only been hit once by the end, she realized that no matter how hard she tried, she would not be able to hit Shinichi, and her defeat was only a matter of time.
“I lost.” Xiao Jing was convinced of her defeat. There were few people her age who could rival her. She carried the memories of her past life with her, and she wasn’t lazy in this one. She had gradually developed a sense of superiority, but it was completely shattered in this duel.
“Oh? You don’t want to make an excuse? For example, Xinyi has been with me for a long time.” Mary’s original intention was to strike a blow to Xiaojing and give her a warning. She thought that a girl as intelligent as Xiaojing would at least make an excuse, but she didn’t expect her to just give in.
“So what’s the next training item, sir?” Xiao Jing still asked in her unique tone.
This kid! What an annoying tone! He needs to be disciplined.
Xiao Jing had no idea that her tone of voice had led her into a tragedy she would never forget…
Chapter 13: The Darkness of Integration (End) (Old Version)
“Now, Xinyi, use your model gun to shoot Xiaojing from outside this circle. This time, use regular BB bullets. Xiaojing can’t leave this circle. Do you understand?” Mary was determined to teach this little girl a lesson for not respecting others. If Xiaojing knew what Mary was thinking, she would definitely cry out in injustice.
“Yes, sir.” Xiao Jing still answered in her usual tone.
“Yes, sir!” and Shinichi looked much better.
The result is predictable. Xiao Jing, who had never received any physical training, was completely treated like a target by Xin. During the beating, Xiao Jing was really scared and covered her head with her hands to reduce the damage, but was immediately ordered by Mary to put her hands down.
After all, Xinyi was a child of similar age to Xiaojing. Seeing Xiaojing running around in tears from being beaten from time to time, his men began to relax, giving Xiaojing a chance to catch her breath.
However, Mary naturally saw through Shinichi’s letting him win. Mary went into the cabin again and took out two automatic model guns.
“Don’t you even listen to my orders? Shinichi is entering the circle now, I’ll do the shooting.”
Xin threw the gun aside and obediently entered the circle.
Mary was clearly targeting Xiao Jing. Originally, Xin Yi only occasionally hit Xiao Jing’s cheek and exposed neck, usually aiming for the heart, because it didn’t hurt much because she was wearing clothes. But Mary specifically aimed for the head.
It hurts! Why did she hit me so hard? This is obviously bullying! I’m done with this. She can’t kill me anyway. She was just trying to scare the kids.
“I surrender, please stop hitting me, it hurts.” Xiao Jing shouted and then covered her head with her hands. She felt that her head must be covered with bruises.
“Put your hand down, this is an order.” Mary shot Xiaojing’s hand several times, trying to make her let go.
“No, you are totally bullying me. If you want to hit me, go ahead. I hate people like you who harbor malicious intent but still try to find a legitimate excuse.” Xiao Jing was determined not to let go. Although he still had a masculine soul in his heart, he would never allow his face to be beaten into a pig’s head.
“Xinyi, take her hands away.” Mary gave the order to Xinyi who was standing aside.
“That’s enough, Mary. She clearly hasn’t received any physical training.” Jing initially thought Shinichi had been trained to be like a machine, but now it seemed that the relationship between Shinichi and Mary wasn’t simply instructor and soldier. It might be more like a master-disciple relationship.
“Then I’ll do it myself.” As she said that, she threw the model gun away with her left hand and quickly walked to Xiaojing, grabbed Xiaojing’s two little hands and lifted them up, and pointed the model gun at Xiaojing’s right eye with her right hand.
“If you hit me at such a close distance, it will definitely leave marks. Are you planning to kill me to silence me?” Xiao Jing’s voice did not tremble at all because she was hung up or pointed at by a gun.
“Oh, you really understand! Vermouth is right. You are very good at analyzing the situation. I guessed that I would not leave you with any scars to prevent you from being discovered. And since you are a toy that Vermouth values, I don’t intend to really kill you. But I don’t intend to let you, such an arrogant girl, go to the room and get a rope.”
“Mary, please stop messing around, okay?” Xinyi’s tone, which was originally emotionless, now carried a hint of helplessness.
“Go when I tell you to! Don’t forget that I’m your owner!”
“Hey, hey.” Xinyi soon took out a hemp rope, and Mary tied Xiaojing to the tree with it. This time, she only tied Xiaojing’s wrists and let her lean against the tree. At least it was much more comfortable than being lifted up by Mary just now.
“When do we start formal practice?” Xiao Jing obviously saw the dissatisfaction with herself from Mary’s words, and even realized that she might be dissatisfied with her tone, so she hoped to start practice quickly, and never come back after the practice was over!
“It’s whatever I say. Now I’m letting you know what I’m doing!” As she said this, she pulled out a piece of dogtail grass from the side.
Although Xiaojing’s face still had little expression, ever since she saw Manaka being killed by Ochiai, Xiaojing felt that she had completely lost her expression. However, from the time she was pulling out the weeds, Xiaojing also guessed what she wanted to do.
Oh my god, this is clearly a play for fun. The Black Organization is so tight-knit, how can this guy be so naive like a child? It would be normal if you and Shinichi’s roles were swapped!
“Huh? No, just put it on the neck!” Mary, who originally wanted to put her slippers on, moved the grass directly to her neck and swung it back and forth.
Xiao Jing was more speechless than itchy. However, although it was not to the point where she could not bear it, she still shook her head from side to side as if it was itchy in order to stop Mary from tormenting her.
“Xinyi, do you want to try it too?” Mary thought her trick was effective and called Xinyi to try it with her head turned to the side.
“No thanks.” Xin Yizhe immediately refused.
“But Xiaojing looks so short from this perspective, even though she has developed well in other areas.” Mary’s attention was no longer focused on anything else.
“It’s just the organization’s medicine. Obviously, your organization wants me to grow up quickly, but there is a problem with my height, and the medicine needs to be improved. I wonder if your organization is short of people.” As he said this, he looked at Xinyi on the side.
“No, you’re just short…” Damn woman, what truth are you telling me? Doesn’t this country value minors? Doesn’t it hurt to instantly stifle other people’s height expectations? No, Mary’s hair is clearly not Japanese.
“Our organization just values loyalty more. As the saying goes, genius must be cultivated from childhood.” As he said this, he began to take off Xiaojing’s shoes.
I’m short of money, and you’re still here? Xizi, no, Vermouth, I’ll never be late again, and I’ll never dare to take things without permission and let you pay for them. Please show up quickly and take me away!
Xiao Jing decided not to pretend this time, as this guy had no intention of stopping. Thinking this way, Xiao Jing found that the touch on the soles of her feet made her feel a little shy but not itchy at all, which even made her feel strange.
“No reaction?” He rubbed her neck, but this time the reaction disappointed Mary.
“Well, I think I have a relatively low sensitivity?” Xiao Jing said with a slightly blushing face.
“Then why did you shake your head just now!” Mary felt that Xiao Jing had fooled her and said in an annoyed tone.
“I’m just a little uncomfortable being touched by you.” Xiaojing explained.
“You’re blushing!” Mary struggled.
“Hey, is it because you’re shy?” Mary scratched for a while and saw that Xiaojing really didn’t seem to be laughing, so she stopped asking herself and then answered herself.
“So it’s just that I’m not used to it.” Yeah, I’m shy! How could I not be shy when you, a bitch, touched me? I’m already in my twenties in this life and past life. This is the first time I’ve been tickled by a woman! Let me go, bitch!
“Really?” Mary asked in disbelief, throwing away the grass tail.
“Cooked!” Xiao Jing no longer wanted to talk to this child-like person. Naughty children were the most troublesome.
“Pa” Xinyi hit Mary on the head with the butt of the gun, because Mary was squatting when she was doing evil to Xiaojing, which was just the right height for Xinyi to hit.
“You almost understand that this child is just not good at expressing his feelings.” Xinyi said in a teaching tone and helped Xiaojing untie the rope.
“Thank you.” Xiao Jing immediately distanced herself from Mary after the rope was untied and moved around behind Xinyi. As for the shyness after being tickled, Xiao Jing didn’t care. After all, although she was a little premature due to the drugs, she was still a child, and there was no such thing as sweating profusely.
“That’s what makes it fun. Look, she’s so young but she has facial paralysis. It always gives me a sense of accomplishment to make her face express herself.” Mary’s words sounded a bit perverted to Xiaojing.
“Maybe it’s just an acquired emotional barrier, and maybe her inner turmoil is very strong. But it’s more likely to be innate. Vermouth must have investigated her a long time ago. If it wasn’t innate, Vermouth wouldn’t have allowed her to contact the organization. So don’t work hard in strange places anymore!”
No, Xinyi, you’re right! I’ve only faked it. If you keep pretending, you can’t change it back. You should be more confident! I’m speechless right now!
“Never mind. Now if you bark like a dog twice, I’ll forgive you!” Mary said generously.
“Woof woof.” Xiaojing rolled her eyes at Mary.
“Then let’s get back to the topic. Your sister Xizi, also known as Vermouth, asked you to come here to feel the feeling of being sniped. In fact, it is to train your premonition of danger. I can’t explain this feeling clearly. I’m not the kind of person who is good at speaking. So I plan to let you experience it for yourself.” As he said, he pulled out a pistol from his waist and pointed it at Xiaojing.
“Now turn your back to me,” Mary continued to order.
Xiao Jing turned around as she was told. She immediately felt a malicious aura piercing her, then slowly faded away.
“Because you’re emotionally dull and your perception might be impaired, I initially used all my killing intent and focused on you, then slowly switched to my usual shooting mode. Did you feel it?”
“Yes, at first I felt like someone was staring at me with malicious intent.” Xiao Jing expressed her feelings truthfully.
“Yes, it’s this kind of malice. You have to remember this feeling and remember it with your body. I just emitted great malice, even greater than the malice that most people would have towards their shooting targets. This situation would never happen during sniping and assassination. Now I will slowly reduce the malice. Just tell me when you can’t sense it, okay? At least in these few days, you will be able to sense the malice of ordinary people. You are not a frontline personnel and you will not be sniped normally. You only need to guard against unexpected attacks from ordinary people in emergencies.” Mary began to enter training mode.
“Is this really possible?” Xiao Jing had some doubts about this matter. This was not a science fiction movie.
“Of course it’s possible if you’ve been training since childhood! If you don’t believe me, try pointing a gun at me.” As he said that, he threw the gun to Xiaojing, who took it carefully.
In the end, Xiaojing simply aimed her gun at Shinichi, who barely moved before leaving the bullet’s range. Undeterred, Xiaojing aimed again, with the same result. At first, watching Conan’s Shuichi and Gin seemed a bit fake, but now I think they might actually be that powerful. Conan also has a good sense of danger; even Kid seems to have this ability.
After seeing how powerful it was, Xiao Jing naturally didn’t want to miss it, and immediately devoted herself to training.
During this period, Xinyi and Xiaojing shared a lot of experiences, which made Xiaojing’s progress very gratifying.
Although she was not able to sense danger as well as Conan during those few days, she still had a subtle sense of danger, which prevented her from being seriously hurt in subsequent cases.
A few days later, Xizi came to pick up Xiaojing.
“Hey, I’ve already told her your code name.” Mary came up and made an apologetic gesture to Vermouth and said this.
“I knew you would do this.” Vermouth said this was expected.
“Xinyi, goodbye. Sister Mary, see you later.” Xiaojing said to Xinyi and Mary separately.
“What an unlovable little kid.” As he said that, he stepped forward and rubbed Xiaojing’s head, making her hair messy.
“It seems that you two are getting along very well.” Vermouth naturally saw that Xiaojing and Mary did not really dislike each other.
After that, Vermouth and Mary talked to each other and then took Xiaojing away.
On the way back, Xiaojing sat in the passenger seat this time.
“Xiao Jing, do you know the consequences of knowing my code name?” Vermouth held the steering wheel with her left hand and looked forward, while her right hand gently stroked Xiao Jing’s face.
“I won’t hide or run away, don’t worry. By the way, what should I call you now?” Xiao Jing asked in her signature calm tone.
“Just call me Sister Xizi.” Vermouth withdrew her hand, not knowing what she was thinking.
“Okay, Sister Xizi.”
I can’t escape anymore…
Chapter 14: The Author’s Resentment (The World’s Greatest Murder Case) (Old Version)
“Xiao Jing, what a fool! She even brought a book with her during the memorial service.” Xiao Lan complained while holding the hand of Xiao Jing, who was dressed in ordinary sportswear.
Xiaojing, who was reading a book, tilted her head and looked at Xiaolan and Kogoro who were wearing yukata and haori (similar to a coat), and Conan who was also wearing a yukata, with an expression that said, “Did you just call me?”
Hey, even reading has its limits. You’re reading in such a dimly lit place. Aren’t you afraid of getting nearsighted?
Conan, I can already see what you want to express from your dead fish eyes. Can you please hide it for a while?
“What I brought is a simplified version of the Civil Code, which is much smaller than the Six Codes. It’s clear here, and you can read it with one hand.” Xiaojing said as she waved the cat-shaped balloon in her left hand in front of Conan and Xiaolan.
“Wow, the last word is burning.” At this time, a word “one” can be seen burning in the distance. Xiaolan immediately called Xiaojing and Conan to come and see.
“Conan, Xiaojing, do you know? This memorial is to light the three characters Tenkaichi in order on three pillars to pray for the blessing of this year.
That’s enough to be the best harvest in the world.” Xiaolan explained to Conan and Xiaojing.
What if burning the mountain really becomes a celebration? Xiao Jing thought maliciously.
Conan thought it was similar to the burnt characters in the Daimonji in Kyoto, so there was nothing to be surprised about.
“It’s nice to do this occasionally, staying in a hotel. Then come to the memorial service and relax.” Kogoro said with a relaxed expression, looking around.
“That’s right, right, Xiaojing Conan.” Xiaolan, who was walking in front, very much agreed with this activity.
“Yeah.” It would be better if there was no this. Conan turned around and looked at the rabbit-shaped balloon tied behind him with a frown, then looked at Xiao Jing who was shaking the balloon and thought, she is really a child.
At this time, a tall middle-aged man ran over and asked Xiaolan to help him take a photo with the burning building in the background. Xiaojing was concentrating on reading, so she walked forward a little and only then noticed Xiaolan stopped behind to take a photo of a tourist.
“Ah, Xiaojing’s balloon was also shot in just now.”
“That’s okay, thank you. I’m currently collecting and recording local memorial rites and rituals. This is a photo of the material.”
“Sir, are you a writer? You are so tanned that I thought you were an athlete or something.” Xiaolan said in surprise.
“This is for tanning. I often go abroad for work. By the way, if you are interested, you can take a look at this book.” The tall middle-aged man took out a book from his pocket and handed it to Xiaolan, probably intending to give the book as a thank you gift.
“Is it really okay?” Xiaolan felt a little embarrassed as it was just a small favor.
“Sebino Nobuichi.” Kogoro also leaned in from behind to take a closer look at the book and paid attention to the author.
“Actually, I used to write novels under the pen name Imai Kyoshu.”
“If it’s Imai Kyoshu, I’ll know.” Xiaolan shouted excitedly, attracting everyone’s attention.
“I read a lot of his books when I was in junior high school.” Xiaolan blushed and lowered her voice.
“I remember that name was used by Satoshi Imatake when he first debuted. That’s strange, did I remember it wrong?” Kogoro asked puzzledly at this time.
“Father knows so much,” Shizuka praised Kogoro’s knowledge. At least she didn’t know much about these so-called celebrities. Even her mother, Eri, didn’t come into contact with many celebrities due to her work, and Kogoro, who obviously had little interest in books, knew so much.
“Haha, it’s an occupational disease. I always remember all sorts of messy stuff. Hahaha.” Kogoro really couldn’t stand praise.
Hey, hey, don’t talk like you’re a detective and you should know that, okay? Conan rolled his eyes at Kogoro.
Xiao Jing was standing opposite Conan, so she could see everything he did. She tilted her head and saluted Conan.
Don’t think that detectives know everything, okay? Conan naturally understood what Xiaojing meant. He grinned bitterly.
“Imatake and I are old friends. We used to write together. We came here together today because he won the Naomoto Prize. To celebrate, we plan to have a good drink.” He wiped the sweat from his face.
“Look at this man, he’s already sweating, but he still doesn’t take off his clothes. And the weather isn’t that cold right now, but he’s wearing so many clothes. Could he be hiding a pistol, a grenade or something under his clothes? Is he a terrorist?” Xiao Jing quietly walked to Conan and asked in a voice that only the two of them could hear.
“Hey, hey, it’s strange but you can’t just call me a terrorist. Maybe you’re considering the aesthetics of the photo.” Conan was puzzled by Xiaojing’s guess.
Of course I know he’s not, I was just joking. If he were a real terrorist, I would definitely react.
“This place is nice too. Could you please take a few more pictures for me?” Xuan Yi asked Xiaolan to take a few more pictures for him.
However, the filming was interrupted halfway by the curly-haired Officer Yokomizo.
“Are you Nobuichi Saibini?”
“Yes.”
“I’m a police officer from Saitama Prefecture. My name is Yokomizo. I’d like to ask you about Mr. Imatake Satoshi’s case.”
“Did anything happen to Jinzhu?”
“He has been killed in the hotel room where you and he stayed.”
Haha, I should have thrown Conan at home and not let him go out. I should have paid my respects properly and then go solve the case. Xiao Jing pouted at Conan.
Conan had no idea what Xiaojing’s expression meant and looked confused.
The group followed Yokomizo to the crime scene. Yokomizo thought Kogoro and the others were with Xuanyi and didn’t pay much attention to it.
“The murder weapon was a pistol, and the crime was committed around 8 p.m. The murderer was a young man who fled from the room after committing the crime. Is that correct, Boss?”
“Yes, the TV just started broadcasting the memorial service at that time.” The boss said affirmatively.
“The bullet went through the head beautifully, killing him instantly.” Kogoro observed the victim.
“Hey, this is a crime scene, don’t just walk in.”
“I’m sorry, um, I’m a detective and I’m used to being embarrassed. And why are you, a little kid, following me here?” Kogoro apologized and scolded Conan.
“Haha, I came here with Uncle Maori.” Conan said cutely, while ignoring Xiaojing’s look that told her to keep pretending.
“If I’m not mistaken, you are…you are the famous detective Mr. Mouri Kogoro?” Yokomizo suddenly said excitedly.
“Hey… I think the Mouri Kogoro you are talking about is me.” Kogoro was also frightened by Yokomizo’s tone.
“You have solved many difficult cases. I often read reports about you in newspapers. You are really amazing.” Yokomizo rushed to Kogoro, grabbed Kogoro’s hands with both hands and said admiringly.
“Thank you so much.” Kogoro felt a little embarrassed by Yokomizo’s enthusiasm.
Xuanyi looked shocked when Kogoro said his name. He felt someone watching him, but when he saw it was Shizuka, his expression returned to normal. He thought, “Thank goodness it was only a child who saw it.” Conan, on the other hand, looked out the window with a look that said, “I solved this case!”
“Then please take a look at it at your leisure, and please provide us with valuable information for our investigation!”
Kogoro looked at the victim carefully and found that there was still toothpaste foam on his mouth and the toothbrush had fallen not far away.
“The victim was probably brushing his teeth when someone knocked on the door and he opened it and was killed at the door. The money in his wallet was also taken. It looks like a robbery and murder case.”
“But the way the clothes were turned inside out is very strange. If it was a professional robber, he would definitely look for places where money might be hidden, such as pockets of clothes he was wearing or taking off, in a travel bag, or under a pillow. If it was a thief, it would be understandable, but someone who had a gun and planned to kill people and rob them wouldn’t rummage around so aimlessly. This kind of disguise has happened in many cases.” Xiaojing concluded that the scene was disguised based on her experience following Yingli in handling cases.
“That’s right, this is the famous detective Kogoro Mouri’s beloved daughter, Mouri Shizuka, who is known as the princess of the court!” Yokomizo agreed with Shizuka’s words.
“Xiao Jing, you actually have such a name?” Conan also looked at Xiao Jing’s messed up clothes.
“Well, it’s just media hype. I’m just helping my mother organize some information.” Xiaojing explained.
“Then the person most likely to be in the same room is Mr. Xuanyi, haha, Uncle Maori told me.” Conan also analyzed, but when he saw everyone’s attention was focused on him, he immediately put the blame on Kogoro.
“That’s right, so although it may be offensive, the most suspicious person now is Mr. Xuanyi.” Kogoro said.
“Don’t be ridiculous. The crime happened around eight o’clock, right? I was already attending the memorial service at that time. I even ran into Mr. Maori and his group there, didn’t I?”
“But I met you during the second half of the memorial service.” Kogoro recalled.
“Really? I was there from the beginning. If you think I’m lying, just develop this. There should be an alibi for taking a picture of me.”
“Okay, then develop the photos as soon as possible.” Yokomizo took the camera from Xuanyi and handed it to the staff member next to him.
“Do you have any clues?” Xiao Jing asked Conan beside her.
“You’re right, this is not a robbery case at all. The murderer must be someone the victim is familiar with, otherwise he wouldn’t open the door before brushing his teeth. The murderer should be Mr. Xuan Yi, but we still have to see what kind of alibi the camera captured.” Conan has basically identified the criminal.
After the staff developed the photos, everyone gathered together to look at them.
“There are only ten photos in total. Where is the alibi?” Yokomizo didn’t see any clues in the photos.
“Ah, this is the first photo I took for Mr. Xuan Yi. Look, Xiaojing’s balloon is also in the photo.” Xiaolan said, pointing to the balloon in a photo.
“So that’s how it is. There is a burning character in this photo. The character “天” in this photo shows that Mr. Xuan Yi arrived at the memorial service between 8:00 and 8:15. It would be impossible to reach the memorial service from the hotel within 15 minutes.” Kogoro said as he found a photo with a red character “天” in the background.
“Could it be that this is a processed photo? I feel like it was taken on purpose and at the right time.” Yokomizo still doubted Xuanyi.
“Hey, Mr. Policeman. I gave you my camera to be developed. I don’t have the processing skills.”
Yokomizo asked the police officer who developed the photos and confirmed that the photos had not been processed in any way.
“It’s about time you realize that I was indeed already holding the memorial service at eight o’clock.” Xuan Yi said helplessly.
“Why is Officer Yokomizo so sure about Mr. Xuanyi?” Kogoro was still a little puzzled as to why Yokomizo was so obsessed with believing Xuanyi was the murderer.
“Because the hotel receptionist told me that Mr. Xuanyi went out around 7:30. Because I asked her the time several times, she had a deep impression of it. Plus this photo. Everything you did, Mr. Xuanyi, seems to be related. It’s like you deliberately created an alibi.” Yokomizo and Kogoro explained and turned to Xuanyi to question him.
“Please stop talking nonsense. Please don’t waste your time on such meaningless things. Please find the real murderer who killed my friend as soon as possible.”
At this time, Yamada, the reporter in charge of Imatake Satoshi, also rushed over.
“I received a call from the police. I’m Yamada, a reporter from the Bungeishu Times. How is Mr. Imatake?” The slightly fat Yamada said hurriedly.
“Unfortunately, Mr. Imatake has been killed,” Yokomizo said to Yamada.
“Oh no, Mr. Imatake’s deadline is tomorrow. Even if I ask other teachers now, it’s too late. I can’t find any works comparable to his at the last minute. What should I do?” Yamada held his forehead dejectedly.
“There’s really nothing I can do. Take it. This is a work I wrote before. I wanted to show it to Imatake today. I wonder if it can be connected with Imatake’s work.” Xuanyi took out a stack of manuscripts from his travel bag and handed it to Yamada.
“No, you’ve collaborated with Mr. Imatake before. If it’s your work, the editors will be impressed. Could you please write for Mr. Imatake in the Bungeishu era? Please.”
“But I have other things on hand.”
“Please.” Yamada bowed.
“That can’t be helped, alright.”
“Thank you very much. I’ll take my leave now.” Yamada bowed and hurriedly said goodbye while holding Xuanyi’s manuscript.
“Sorry, you heard it too. I have to go back to work now.” Xuan Yi said that he had to work and said goodbye to Henggou.
“No, there are still some things I need to ask you.” Yokomizo didn’t want to let Xuanyi leave.
“All the evidence now points to Mr. Xuan Yi, but Mr. Xuan Yi has a key alibi. Have you found the flaw?” Xiao Jing patted Conan’s shoulder.
“That’s right, all the evidence is against Mr. Xuanyi, but his alibi is impeccable. What method did he use?” Conan was still puzzled by the photo. He stared at it carefully and wondered what the mechanism was.
“Don’t you think this photo of the word ‘Tian’ is a little different from the others?” Xiao Jing noticed something in the photo but couldn’t tell what was wrong.
“I know! I know his tricks!” Conan suddenly took out the two photos of Yi Zi and Tian Zi and compared them, and the truth on his face had only one expression.
“Then congratulations on solving another case. Now tell me where the flaw is. I’ll go talk to dad, and then we’ll have a midnight snack and go back to bed. I’m sleepy.” Xiaojing yawned.
“Why do I feel like I have no sense of accomplishment at all after hearing you say that?”
“Mom, it’s your illusion. Washing machine brother is the best.”
“What’s with your tone, which is obviously used to coax a child? And it’s Shinichi!”
“Hi, Conan, you’re so awesome, is that enough?” Xiao Jing looked like she couldn’t do anything about you.
Then Xiaojing told Kogoro about Conan’s discovery. Kogoro also came over to compare the photo and confirmed what Xiaojing said.
“How many times do you want me to tell you that I have a photo to prove my alibi? Detective Mouri, please tell me about him too!” Xuan Yi was still arguing with Yokomizo and hoped that Kogoro would also talk to Yokomizo to let him go back to work.
“I’m sorry, Mr. Xuanyi. It’s almost up to me to end this farce, and you have almost admitted it honestly! It was you who killed Mr. Imatake.” Kogoro said, leaning against the wall and posing in a handsome manner.
“How is that possible?” Xuan Yi naturally continued to deny it.
“Xiao Jing has already said that the level of mess at the scene doesn’t seem like the work of a robber. This would only happen if the room was messed up after the murder of Imatake. The pockets of the clothes were not even turned over, they were simply thrown everywhere. Moreover, the victim was killed when he opened the door while brushing his teeth. If he was not an acquaintance, he would not go to meet a stranger before finishing brushing his teeth.” Kogoro sorted out the case first.
“Then how do you explain that photo?” Xuan Yi asked, pointing to the photo on the table.
“This was probably taken when you came to attend this memorial service before, and you kept the camera intact. It was not until today’s memorial service that you asked Xiaolan to take a second photo for you, because it was an old-fashioned camera and the date would not be displayed on the camera. Although it was a simple plan, it was impeccable. This is also the reason why you are wearing so many clothes in this weather and refuse to take them off, because you want to ensure that the clothes are exactly the same as in the last photo.” Kogoro continued to reason.
“Then how are you going to prove that the photo was taken in the past?” Xuan Yi continued to argue with a trembling voice.
“That…what’s that called?” Kogoro momentarily forgot the name of the proof method that Xiaojing had just mentioned.
“Through the proportions in the photo.” Xiao Jing said while holding a book.
“Right now, there’s no technology to know the actual values from photos, because the shooting height and distance will affect the image quality of the photo. And these values are obviously not measured specifically when taking the photo. However, by analyzing the body proportions and the bones of the front face in the known photos, it is still possible to analyze whether it is the same person. It is not difficult to analyze whether the photos are taken a year apart. If Uncle Xuan Yi was photographed a year later, the facial bones, the proportions of the hair and the facial close-up, and even some of the wrinkles on the face would be different. Time is more ruthless than we think, and it is not something you can ignore just because you wear the same clothes and have the same hairstyle.” Xiao Jing further explained.
“Hehe, Xiaojing is right. That’s what I meant. Mr. Xuanyi, please stop quibbling.” Kogoro said, looking directly at Xuanyi.
“I give up, Detective Mori. That’s right, I had already made up my mind to kill Imatake Satoshi a year ago! Because I wanted to replace him at the top of the literary world, the work I wrote a year ago was originally decided to be published in Bungeishu. But the editorial department insisted on using Imatake’s work that was inserted halfway. At first, I thought that Imatake’s work might be better than mine. But later, when we were drinking together, this guy Imatake told me about his bribery of the editor. This guy was like mocking me, snatching away an opportunity that was very important to me. Moreover, he did not repent afterwards, and even said it proudly in front of me.” Xuanyi admitted that he was the murderer of Imatake and stated his motive.
Yokomizo stepped forward and took out the handcuffs, and Xuanyi also stretched out his hand to cooperate and let Officer Yokomizo put on the handcuffs.
“Miss, the work that Imatake won the Naomoto Prize for was actually a story that I and I came up with when we were working together. But now that it has become like this, no one will believe me.” After saying this, he went out with the police officer.
“I believe that works of art will not lie.” Xiaojing said as she flipped through the works that Xuan Yi gave to Xiaolan.
“Thank you.” Xuan Yi’s voice came from behind the door.
After the incident, everyone took the train to go back, but Yokomizo brought his subordinates to see Kogoro off to express his gratitude.
“What a perfect reasoning, Detective Mori. It’s all thanks to you that we were able to solve the case so smoothly!” Yokomizo said gratefully.
“Haha, it’s just a small favor, not worth mentioning. With me, Kogoro Mori, taking action, the resolution of the incident is as expected, hahahaha.” Kogoro said with his signature answer.
“Haha, that’s right. Hahaha.” Yokomizo and his subordinates joined Kogoro in the fun.
“This case isn’t difficult. All the evidence points to Xuan Yi. All we have to do is figure out how to decipher the photo.” Xiao Jing looked at the book Xuan Yi gave to Xiao Lan and whispered to Conan. Because Xiao Jing and Conan were sitting together, only Conan could hear her voice.
“But it’s a good thing you could find this method.” Conan still expressed great approval of Xiaojing’s method.
“Because the courts place more emphasis on scientific evidence, not every case can be resolved through reasoning.”
“That’s true.”
“But we have lost another outstanding author. I guess the author of this book will never appear again in the future.” Xiao Jing sighed after quickly flipping through the book.
“Then why did you throw the book into the trash can?” Conan quickly took the book from Xiaojing when she threw it into the trash can.
“Because there won’t be any more.” Xiao Jing took out the civil law beside her and read it without looking at Conan.
“Really? You can’t throw Conan’s books into the trash can.” Xiaolan saw the way Conan was holding the book and thought he was going to throw it away, so she snatched it from Conan’s hand.
“It’s not me…” Of course Conan’s words were drowned out by Xiaolan’s preaching.
Chapter 15 The Princess in the Court (Old Version)
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“Xiao Jing, Conan, will you go to the supermarket with me? We don’t have enough food for tomorrow.” Xiaolan came out of the kitchen after looking at the refrigerator.
“Okay, sister/Okay, sister Xiaolan.” Conan and Xiaojing naturally would not refuse.
Xiaolan left the detective agency holding one of their hands. Xiaojing didn’t bring the books she carried with her this time, after all, she was just going out to buy something.
“It’s been a long time since I went shopping with Xiaojing. Xiaojing used to be very cold to people. She even ignored her sister.” Xiaolan sighed while pushing the shopping cart.
“I was probably shy at that time.” In fact, he was afraid of exposing himself as a time traveler. What if you sent him to be sliced and studied?
“What was Xiaojing like at that time?” Conan became curious about Xiaojing.
“Xiao Jing used to be very attached to her mother. After she could walk, she was inseparable from her mother and could not be pulled away. At that time, my mother had to appear in court to defend her, and Xiao Jing just followed her in, holding onto her trouser leg. My mother was really troubled at the time, so she had to ask the judge for a companion. Fortunately, Xiao Jing did not cry or make a fuss and just followed her mother. So the judge acquiesced to my mother taking Xiao Jing to court.”
“What about the title of princess in the court?” Conan continued to ask, completely ignoring the roll of eyes cast by Xiaojing on the side.
“That was when Xiaojing was about four years old. Since she always followed her mother in and out of the court, the staff all knew her. So she could enter and leave the court more freely than her mother. I remember that day her mother encountered a case on the road and could not leave for a while. So she asked her assistant to appear in court on her behalf. As a result, the other party invited a very strong prosecutor, and the assistant gradually couldn’t cope with it. At this time, Xiaojing stood up on the seat and defended the prosecutor. It was a sensation in that circle at the time, but because of the Minor Protection Act, it was not reported. I also heard it from my mother.” Xiaolan recalled.
“You went to the victim’s apartment that day, right?” Prosecutor Hanada Kazumi, known as the flower of the court, asked the suspect.
“Yes, but… Reiko was already dead when I got there.”
“You just need to answer my questions.”
“Yes.” The suspect replied in a weak voice.
“You said you proposed to her but was rejected, right?”
“Yes, but the rejection was made over the phone. So I plan to propose formally in person, and I also told Reiko about it over the phone.”
“You bought a rose at the flower shop in front of the station, right?”
The suspect turned hesitantly and looked at Yingli’s assistant.
“Please answer my question.”
“Where is that flower now?”
“Objection, the prosecutor’s question is unclear.” The assistant stood up and objected.
“You’ll understand once I finish speaking.” Kazumi turned to the chief referee and asked with her eyes whether to continue.
“Please continue asking questions, prosecutor.” The chief judge asked He Mei to continue.
“What was your first reaction when you saw the body?”
“I was confused for a moment and ran away immediately.”
“Oh? Then you took the flowers with you. All that’s left is the florist’s wrapping paper.”
“I don’t remember.”
“You’re afraid the roses will expose your crime, right? This is a clear cover-up. If you hadn’t done anything wrong, you wouldn’t have to leave and take the roses with you, right?”
The suspect just lowered his head and didn’t say anything.
“I have finished asking questions.” Kazumi also ended the interrogation.
“Defense attorney, please conduct a reverse examination.”
The assistant walked up to the suspect.
“You said the victim had already rejected your proposal on the phone. Did she say anything else?”
“I can’t remember right now.”
“So the door wasn’t locked when you went there?”
“Yes, I knocked on the door and when there was no answer, I tried turning the doorknob and it opened. Then I went in to look for Reiko and found her lying on the floor.”
“So, do you remember this glass handle?” The assistant turned a page of the information in his hand.
“It was on the ground after I opened the door, so I picked it up and threw it in the trash.”
“Objection. These have already been collected during the evidence collection process. There is no need for re-examination.”
“Please do not repeat the questioning, defense attorney.” The chief judge also felt it was unnecessary.
“Your Honor, the suspect has already admitted to going to the victim’s room that day. His fingerprints were also obtained at the crime scene. There’s no doubt that the victim was killed by the suspect, who then fled. I don’t think the defense needs to question him further.”
“Objection. It’s normal for the suspect to leave out of fear after discovering the body. And the witness called the police shortly afterwards. This is also questionable.” The assistant refuted based on Yingli’s information.
“Head Judge, the suspect’s escape was pure flight. He committed the murder after a long and unsuccessful pursuit of the victim. It’s perfectly reasonable for a witness to witness this and call the police.”
“The fingerprints on the murder weapon also match those of the suspect. Both the witnesses and the evidence indicate that the suspect is the murderer of the victim.”
“Does the defense attorney have anything else to ask?” The chief judge looked at his assistant.
“That concludes today,” the chief referee concluded.
“Teacher Yingli, I am totally unable to deal with Miss Kazumi.” The assistant called Yingli immediately after the recess.
“Hey, but I can’t find any evidence to prove it. When can you come over, teacher? I have a witness interview tomorrow.”
“Okay, then I can only do my best. Okay, I will take care of Xiaojing.” The assistant hung up the phone.
“Xiao Jing, you’re staying with your sister today. Your mother can’t leave yet.”
“Okay.” Xiao Jing answered while looking at the case information.
During this time, the assistant met with the suspect again and confirmed some things. Of course, Xiao Jing also followed.
“I really didn’t kill Lingzi. Even if the proposal didn’t work out, I wouldn’t have killed her. Her cat is still with me, and I always take good care of it. We’ve known each other for so long, and she occasionally gave the cat to me to take care of, so I thought we were in love and proposed to her.”
“cat?”
“A country cat, yes.”
“Do you always take care of me?”
“Not often, maybe one or two days a month.”
“Then please recall anything else you have about the case. Perhaps it can be used as a breakthrough.”
“I really can’t think of it.”
the next day.
“Mr. Yamazaki, please stand at the witness stand and read the witness oath.” The presiding judge invited Yamazaki to appear in court as a witness.
A middle-aged man with balding hair walked to the testimony table.
“I state the facts in accordance with my conscience and swear not to conceal anything nor to perjure myself. This is the end.”
“Please sign the affidavit.” Yamazaki then bent down and signed his name.
“Then please let the defense begin.”
“Okay.” The assistant sorted out the information and walked to the testimony desk.
“What is your occupation and relationship to the victim?”
“I’m the victim’s neighbor. I work at an advertising company. I happened to have left some documents at home that day so I came back to get them.”
“So did you see the suspect holding a weapon that day?”
“No, but I saw him running out of the apartment building in a panic with blood on his hands.”
“So you didn’t actually see the suspect commit the crime. You simply saw him running out of the apartment building?”
“Did anyone else see it?”
“I’m not sure about that.”
“Okay, I’m done. It was during work hours, and no one around saw the suspect. From the witness’s testimony, all we can conclude is that the suspect came out of the apartment building.”
“Opposingly, the defense repeatedly emphasized that the suspect simply emerged from the apartment building to obscure the incident.”
“The objection is valid. Does the defense attorney have any other questions?”
“Not yet.”
“Then please ask the prosecutor.”
“Mr. Yamazaki, you saw the suspect come out of the building with blood on his right palm, right?”
“And you contacted the police immediately?”
“I’ve concluded my questioning. The witness apparently called the police after encountering the suspect with blood on his hands. We also learned from Mr. Yamazaki’s company that he used the company phone to call a client to arrange a meeting.”
“I believe there is overwhelming evidence that the suspect murdered the victim, Judge.” He Mei concluded by stating that the suspect was still guilty.
“Objection.” Everyone subconsciously looked at the assistant, but found that the voice was not from her.
“Here, here.” Xiao Jing stood on the chair and waved to everyone.
“Xiaojing, don’t make trouble.” The assistant looked at Xiaojing sternly, thinking that this child has always been very obedient.
“Grandpa Chief Judge, here are some of my mother’s testimonies and case materials that my mother intends to use in this case. Can I read them out?” Xiao Jing said fearlessly to the chief judge.
“If we are just going to read out the disciplinary officer’s evidence, please read it out, kid.” After discussing with a few people around him, the chief referee felt it necessary to listen to Yingli’s evidence.
“First, regarding the evidence, the suspect’s fingerprints were collected on the doorknob and the murder weapon. However, what is puzzling is that only the suspect’s fingerprints were collected on the doorknob and the murder weapon, and no one else’s fingerprints.”
“Secondly, the victim had already informed us during their initial call that they would come for a formal meeting. So if the real murderer was also in the room, they would have had plenty of time to arrange everything and then leave.”
“The suspect’s home also contained the victim’s cat. Initially, I thought Reiko was traveling or had left the cat in the care of someone else. However, upon investigation, I discovered that Reiko wasn’t traveling or on a business trip, so there was no need for her to leave the cat in the care of the suspect. This was especially true given that she had no special feelings for the victim. Therefore, I believe the murderer might be Reiko’s mistress, someone who dislikes cats or is even allergic to them.”
“Objection, these are just the defense’s conjectures and cannot be used as evidence at all.”
“This is normal reasoning, the purpose is to find the real culprit. It’s not speculation or anything like that. Please let me finish what I’m saying, Oba-san.”
“Obasan?” Everyone could clearly see Kazumi’s clenched fists.
“Can I continue, Grandpa Referee?”
“Prosecutors, please do not interrupt the defense. This is evidence that the disciplinary counsel had originally prepared and is of great significance to this case.”
“One last thing, Uncle Yamazaki.” Xiaojing looked at Yamazaki who was the witness.
“You said you saw the suspect’s right palm stained with blood, right?”
“Yes”
“Then please look here. What do you see? Uncle Yamazaki, can you tell me first?” Xiao Jing picked up a few pens on the table.
“It’s some pens.”
“Where’s the chief judge?”
“It’s a pen, no doubt.”
Xiaojing asked the people around her for their opinions and everyone answered that it was a pen.
“That’s right, everyone noticed that I was holding a few pens in my hand, but ignored the sticky note on the palm of my hand.” Xiao Jing let go of the pen to reveal the sticky note stuck on the palm of her hand.
“Little boy, your hand was holding the pen, and only a small part of the sticky note was exposed, so it went unnoticed. What does this mean?” Hemei asked.
“That’s right. When holding a pen, only a small part of the fingers is exposed, so no one notices the sticky note in the palm of their hand. But the suspect is holding a rose with his right hand, and only a small part of his blood-stained palm is exposed. Normally, at first glance, you would think he’s holding a flower.”
“So, I believe Mr. Yamazaki committed perjury. Only by observing the suspect’s hands closely and paying close attention would you have noticed blood on them.”
“That’s right, what this kid said makes sense.”
“What the Disciplinarian said makes sense.”
“Yes, yes, yes.”
Afterwards, the chief judge announced that there were still doubts and that evidence would be presented tomorrow, and the court was adjourned.
“On the third day, Mom came back with the other case. She continued to defend the suspect using the information Xiaojing had compiled. In the end, the suspect was acquitted due to insufficient evidence. Mr. Yamazaki was also listed as a suspect by the police for perjury. After the subsequent search, it was discovered that Mr. Yamazaki was the real murderer. He used call forwarding to disguise his mobile phone as a company phone to create an alibi. He wanted to sever his relationship with Miss Reiko because he was going to marry the daughter of the company boss. Miss Reiko refused, so he was killed in anger. He happened to hear Reiko answering the phone and knew someone would come, so he pinned the blame on the suspect.”
“Xiaojing started to assist her mother in her defense with her assistant from that time on. Later, they learned from her mother that those clues and information were compiled by Xiaojing alone. Because her mother has the title of queen, she gave Xiaojing the nickname of Princess in Court.” Xiaolan finally explained.
Actually, it was because Kazumi often tricked me into being a dress-up doll, and once, the chief judge’s granddaughter caught us in a photo. Kazumi jokingly told her that this was our princess in court. Then, they started teasing me about it and started calling me that. Of course, Jing didn’t intend to tell Ran and Conan the real reason.
“Sister, let’s have curry tomorrow!”
“But Dad doesn’t seem to like eating it.”
“Eat, eat. Conan said he wants to eat too.”
Hey, why do I always get shot?
“Don’t be willful.” Xiaolan touched Xiaojing’s head.
“Then let’s have some curry!” I’ve been craving something bland lately. I want to eat something a little heavier!
“Okay, there’s really nothing I can do about you.” After all, Xiaolan hesitated for a moment and then agreed. After all, Kogoro was the only one who didn’t like curry.
Is that the decision? Kogoro will cry. What about my opinion? Conan suddenly felt that the status of men in this family was a bit pathetic. But watching Xiaojing helping Xiaolan choose the curry ingredients.
“Haha, it is indeed Her Royal Highness the Princess.”
Chapter 16: Jealousy of Genius (I) (Old Edition)
“Conan, today’s game will definitely be great.” Genta sat on a chair in the park with the football under his feet and said to Conan, who loves football.
“What competition?” Xiao Jing asked, leaning against a chair, reading a book without looking up. The children of the Junior Detective League were already accustomed to Xiao Jing’s style.
“Football, football.” Guang Liao gave a reminder.
“It’s the Sunday Cup final.” Conan didn’t react at first, but he immediately knew when he heard the word football.
“Which team do you think will win?” Ayumi asked.
“Of course it’s the heroic Tokyo Soul team. After all, they have won seventeen games in a row.” Yuantai immediately expressed his support for the team.
“Heroes are good, but I still like Naoki.” Ayumi said that the hero she likes is different from Genta’s, and she likes Naoki more.
“But, I heard that Mr. Naoki was injured in the previous game. So he probably won’t be able to play in this game, right? I think the Super Osaka team with Rams will win. They are excellent both in attack and defense.” Guang Liao expressed a different opinion.
“What do you think, Xiaojing?” Ayumi turned her gaze to Xiaojing and asked for her opinion.
“I’m not interested in football. I don’t understand what’s so interesting about a group of people chasing a round object.” Xiao Jing made a completely unsociable statement.
“Really? Xiaojing only knows how to read books. She’s going to become a nerd!” Ayumi complained jokingly.
“Yes, football is the best. We will know the result after the game. There is nothing to guess. We have to go home now. Our parents will worry if we go too late.” Xiaojing closed the book and said casually.
“It’s rare that Xiaojing doesn’t have to go to Sister Xizi’s place. I was planning to have a good time.” Yuantai complained that the rare opportunity was wasted by Xiaojing.
“Let’s play together on Saturday. Sister Xizi has gone abroad, and Xiaojing won’t have to go there for a long time.” Conan obviously didn’t want to play with the elementary school student, so he spoke for Xiaojing.
“Okay then.” Everyone went back as they were told.
Xiaojing and Conan returned to the detective’s office and saw a high school girl in a student uniform standing at the door, hesitating whether to go in or not.
“If you have something to do, it’s best not to hesitate. Things may have developed in the worst direction while you are hesitating.” Xiao Jing walked directly to the door of the detective agency and opened it. The door of the detective agency is usually not locked.
“Please come in. I’m back.” Xiaojing opened the door and let someone in while informing Kogoro inside that she was back. Conan also pulled the hesitant woman in and said the same thing as Xiaojing.
“You’re back. Please come this way, my father is inside.” Xiaolan, who had already returned, saw that there were guests and greeted Conan and Xiaojing, then welcomed the woman to the sofa next to Kogoro, and then made a cup of coffee for her.
“My name is Akagi Quantum. Actually, I would like to ask you to help me find someone. That person has been missing for a long time, and I don’t know what to do. This is his photo.” As he said that, he took out a photo from his bag. The photo was of Kudo Shinichi wearing a school uniform.
“We used to date.” And then he said something explosive.
“What, you were dating Shinichi before?” Everyone except Xiaojing looked shocked. Especially Xiaolan couldn’t help but scream out.
“Washing machine brother would actually do such a thing. But it is also true, after all, it is not impossible for him to do something behind his sister’s back during adolescence.” Xiao Jing 0-00
He stared at Conan and said something inciting.
“This… this must be a misunderstanding. Maybe they just look alike.” Conan explained for himself.
“No, Shinichi and I have already reached the point of kissing.” Quantum said something even more explosive.
“Kiss?” Xiaolan blushed, obviously thinking of something inappropriate for children.
“That guy said something big happened, but it turns out he went to find a woman? Really. Was it really just a kiss? Didn’t they do anything further?” Kogoro continued to add fuel to the fire.
“That kind of… thing is not something I can say out loud.” Quantum looked shy.
Whatever you say has nothing to do with me. What on earth is this woman doing? Conan looked helpless and clueless.
“You really don’t like this type? At least they don’t look as violent as my sister.” Xiao Jing got down from the sofa. Although Xiao Jing knew that Conan and Quantum were most likely unrelated, she still couldn’t help teasing Conan.
“Hey, she’s your sister. Xiaolan knows she’ll definitely teach you a lesson if you say that.”
“No, you are too naive. Even if you tell your sister, she won’t believe you.” As he said that, he turned around, put the book on the sofa, picked up Kogoro’s coffee and took a sip.
“It’s so bitter.” Although Xiaojing didn’t show any expression on her face.
“Of course it’s bitter without sugar. Children shouldn’t drink this kind of stuff.” Kogoro snatched the cup from Xiaojing’s hand.
At this time, the phone at the detective agency rang. Xiaolan was still talking to Quantum about Shinichi. Xiaojing and Kogoro had no intention of answering the phone. Xiaojing even glanced at Conan, indicating that Conan should answer the phone.
“Hello, Mouri Detective Agency.”
“Conan, I was just looking for you about the new product I told you about…” Dr. Ah Li’s voice came from the microphone.
An idea suddenly flashed through Conan’s mind.
“I understand. I will tell her. Goodbye, Shinichi-san.” Conan hung up the phone without caring what Dr. Kasa said.
“Was the call just now from Shinichi?” After hearing Shinichi’s name, Xiaolan immediately asked Conan who had hung up the phone.
“He said he will call Sister Quantum later, so there is no need to worry about him.” Conan said as if it was really Shinichi who called.
“Shinichi is going to meet me, that’s great!” Quantum stood up happily.
“Then let’s go to her house together!” Xiaolan said after looking at Quantum.
“Why?” Conan asked after hearing what Xiaolan said.
“Because Shinichi might go to her house, right? If we all go together, we can catch Shinichi who is missing all day!” He said and made a karate gesture.
“Is this okay, Miss Quantum?” Xiaolan retracted her posture and smiled, asking for Quantum’s opinion.
“Hi.” Quantum nodded in agreement, or rather nodded in fear.
“I’m not interested in that kid’s love affairs.” Kogoro picked up the newspaper to show that he had no interest in such things.
“Me too.” Xiao Jing also said.
“Me too…I think I should go.” Conan didn’t want to go at first, but Xiaolan looked at Conan with murderous eyes, and Conan immediately changed his mind.
“Xiao Jing, you can’t always stay at home. Come with me. I’ll buy you some forest food when you come back.”
“Okay!” Xiaojing agreed without any hesitation.
After Xiaolan dealt with Conan, she successfully brought Xiaojing along with her using her favorite cake.
It was already dark when we arrived at Quantum’s residence.
“This is it. Please come in and sit for a while.” Quantum opened the door and invited Xiaolan, Xiaojing and Conan in.
“There are signs that the door has been pried open. It seems that this matter will not be so simple. By the way, Conan, what else did the washing machine say? Did it say it would treat me to a sundae?” Xiao Jing looked up at the door lock and walked behind with Conan.
“Uh… I said… I said it.” Could this be considered blackmail, this damned brat? But is this really Miss Quantum’s room?
After Conan entered, he immediately opened the shoe cabinet and took a look, and found that there were only men’s and children’s shoes inside.
“Xiao Jing, there are only men’s and children’s shoes here. That woman is very strange. She said she knew me but I have no impression of her at all.” Conan reminded Xiao Jing after confirming that Quantum was not the one living here based on the door lock and the shoe cabinet.
After entering, Quantum made a cup of tea for Xiaolan, but he had to search several drawers before finding the spoon. Conan was more certain of his guess.
“Xiao Jing, I’m going to investigate in detail. You keep an eye on Quantum. Although he’s probably not a bad guy, there must be something hidden.”
“Okay.” I’ve already confirmed that she doesn’t have any guns or knives or anything like that on her. If they are really bad guys, let me show you my karate skills. Xiao Jing wasn’t worried at all about what a weak and unarmed woman could do to them.
Conan looked at the other rooms and found that the room with Akagi Mamoru’s portrait on it was in a mess. Conan found a photo of Akagi Mamoru and a man in a student uniform on the ground.
Chapter 17: Jealousy of Genius (End) (Old Version)
Conan still couldn’t understand why Quantum lied.
“Are you watching a football match?” Conan returned to the living room and saw that a football match was playing on TV, while Quantum was staring at the TV intently, not even paying attention to what Xiaolan said to her.
“Well, Sister Quantum said we must watch it. Have you found anything?” Xiao Jing answered Conan’s question while holding the cup.
“I found a house that was turned upside down and found this photo inside.” Conan took the photo out of his pocket.
“Isn’t this the Hero Akagi who is in the game?” Xiao Jing used the observation skills she learned from Vermouth to instantly identify who the person in the photo was.
“Then this kid named Akagi Mamoru is Yingxiong’s younger brother. By the way, Yingxiong once said that he and his younger brother lived together after his parents died.”
“In this case, it can be confirmed that Quantum doesn’t live here. So why did she look for you?”
“I have no idea either. Let me think about it.” Conan said as he looked at the TV and fell into deep thought.
At this time, the commentary about the hero’s pass error came from the TV.
“This is really strange. No matter what, we shouldn’t always make this kind of mistake.” Conan said, staring at the hero on the screen.
“This was intentional. You can tell from the hero’s expression. He obviously aimed when passing the ball.” Xiaojing told Conan her observations.
“I see!”
“???” Xiao Jing had no idea what was going on and was about to ask Conan when he ran out and went into the bathroom. He took out the portable fax machine invented by the doctor from his schoolbag and called the home phone on his cell phone.
Xiao Jing thought about it but still couldn’t come up with a solution, so she decided to go find Conan to find out. At this moment, the phone rang, and Quantum hurried to answer it.
“Hello”
“It’s Shinichi, it’s Shinichi, right? Well… I…” Quantum looked surprised before he finished speaking.
After that, I listened to what was said on the phone for a long time and slowly calmed down.
“Yes, but how do you know that Akagi Mamoru was kidnapped? Because you haven’t even been here.” Xiaolan, who was farther away, only heard what Quantum said about Shinichi at the beginning, while Xiaojing, who came over after Quantum answered the phone, heard everything Quantum said and knew that this incident was a kidnapping case.
“What happened? It was Shinichi who called, right?” Xiaolan saw that Quantum and Shinichi had been talking for a long time and started asking about Shinichi.
“I’m so happy, Shinichi understands my situation completely. I’m so happy.” Quantum continued with a relieved expression and tears in the corners of his eyes.
What? Why is this person crying? Xiaolan, who was obviously jealous, came over angrily and answered the phone.
“Where are you now? Please come here and explain everything to me, Shinichi!” Xiaolan said loudly into the phone.
Then Ran seemed to notice something and shouted into the phone again, “Shinichi! Sure enough, my voice came through the receiver again. You are nearby, right?” Conan quickly hung up the phone. Ran went out to find Shinichi, and Quantum sent the fax he had written.
When Xiaojing saw Xiaolan going to find Shinichi, she knew that Conan was starting to mess around again.
Conan walked in after a while.
“Sister, you went to see Shinichi. Your phone’s speaker is really loud.”
“I have no choice. Who knew that Xiaolan would suddenly interrupt?” Conan said with a dark face.
“Anyway, take it easy. If you make your sister sad, I’ll tell her that Shinichi is dead and ask her to find a new boyfriend.”
“Boyfriend or something, hehe…” Conan’s face flushed red, and he obviously only noticed that Xiaojing mentioned boyfriend but ignored what Xiaojing said before.
At this time, the hero’s pass was caught by his teammate and he successfully shot the ball, but the hero in the picture obviously did not have a happy expression.
The fax machine rang shortly after the goal. Quantum saw the contents of the fax and fell to his knees in grief.
Conan and Xiaojing also saw the contents of the fax.
“You’ve broken the agreement. I guess you’ll never see your brother again. Damn it!” We must find the culprit quickly!
Conan opened the fax that Quantum had just sent him and immediately returned to Shou’s room to look for other clues.
“Brother, please let Xiao Shou come back to life. It’s really a strange letter. It must be something that someone tore off a part of.” Xiao Jing pointed at the two dots vertically in front of her brother from behind Conan.
“The handwriting doesn’t look forced, so it must be someone they know. Those two dots are the kidnapper’s name, and they likely have no intention of harming Shou. There’s basically no damage to anything important in the room. The door lock has scratches, but it’s otherwise intact. They’re just trying to trick us into thinking it’s a kidnapping.” Xiao Jing observed her surroundings and immediately came to a conclusion. Unlike Conan, Xiao Jing can make judgments based on observations of the scene, though this is largely due to Vermouth’s work.
“Then we can ask Sister Quantum, someone close to Mamoru.” Xiaojing’s approach was clearly different from Conan’s method of solving cases based on clues. Although it didn’t seem logical, Conan felt that this was the only way to try.
Conan then went to the bathroom and called Quantum using Shinichi’s identity, asking for Naoki’s name. He analyzed the note and realized it said, “I’m going to Naoki’s brother to ask for his help to bring Mamoru back to life.” This confirmed that Mamoru was currently with Naoki.
But at this time, Xiaojing, who was reading a book at the entrance, saw Xiaolan walking over angrily and pointing at Conan who was reasoning in the bathroom.
This is courting death! Why couldn’t you make the call somewhere else but in a place like the bathroom? You’ve been caught! Xiao Jing leaned against the wall, gloating, ready to watch the show.
“Okay, I finally found you, Shinichi! Come out, I know you are in there.” Xiaolan said after pulling the door handle and confirming that there was someone inside.
“How could I open the door when I’m using the bathroom?” Conan said hurriedly in his own voice.
“Oh? Really? You were talking to Quantum just now! Watch me!” Lan said, striking a karate stance and attempting to force a goal. Xiao Jing, who had been planning to watch the show, also retracted her head, unable to bear the tragedy of the goal.
“Wait a minute, Miss Xiaolan, Shinichi called and said he has something to tell you!” At this time, Quantum walked out of the living room and stopped Xiaolan in time.
“If you have something to say, please say it here!” Xiaolan continued to speak to Shinichi through the door without taking it seriously.
“Because it’s an important matter that only Xiaolan can hear.” Conan continued to struggle.
“Okay, if you make excuses again, don’t blame me for being rude!” Xiaolan obviously thought of something and walked over to answer the phone with a blushing face.
But just as he answered the phone, Conan quickly opened the door and ran out. Then, in front of Xiaojing, he pretended to be hit by someone and fell to the ground.
When Xiaolan heard the door open, she immediately ran over and saw Conan lying on the ground.
“Brother Shinichi just ran out in a hurry.” Conan said while pointing at the door.
But at this time, Conan also saw Xiaojing leaning on the side. Xiaojing looked at him in surprise. Then she turned around so that Xiaolan and Conan could not see her expression.
“Pfft.” But Conan on the ground clearly heard the suppressed laughter coming from Xiaojing’s mouth, and Conan was a little stunned for a moment.
“That kid! Did he tell me where he was going?” Xiaolan asked loudly with a deceived expression.
“He said he went to save Mamoru.” Quantum on the side also told everyone that according to Shinichi’s reasoning, Mamoru should be with Naoki.
“Okay, then please take me there! We can’t let him get away this time!” Xiaolan grabbed Quantum’s hand and ran away. Conan followed behind.
Xiao Jing took a last look at the open door and thought that Akagi Hero and Xiao Mamoru also had the key, so she closed the door and followed him in.
Everyone took a taxi to Naoki’s apartment.
Quantum pressed the doorbell.
“Excuse me, who is this?” Naoki’s voice came from inside.
“I am quantum.”
“Miss Quantum? Um, I’m not very convenient right now. Is there anything I can help you with?”
“Anyway, please open the door first.”
The door opened slightly, revealing Naoki leaning on a cane. The chain lock on the door was not unlocked.
“What happened?” Naoki asked.
“Sorry, let me in for a moment.” Quantum tried hard to squeeze into the door.
“No… No, my girlfriend is still in there, she’ll misunderstand.”
“Xiao Shou, are you there? Xiao Shou, answer me.” Seeing that Naoki didn’t open the door, Quantum shouted inside.
“You’re going too far, please leave!” Naoki hurriedly concealed and asked Quantum to leave.
“Please move aside and let me do it!” Xiaolan said to everyone with obvious impatience.
Conan and Quantum in front didn’t react for a moment and turned to look at Xiaolan. Naoki inside also looked at Xiaolan with a questioning look.
“Mr. Naoki, please close the door and leave the entrance. We will visit you again later.” Xiaojing bowed to Naoki inside and pulled Xiaolan and Quantum back.
After seeing them leave, Naoki closed the door and went back without knowing why.
“Okay, sister, please go in. We have made sure that no innocent people will be hurt.” Xiaojing said to Xiaolan after Naoki closed the door and silently counted to five.
Xiaolan had been a bit confused by Xiaojing’s pull, but now she understood immediately. She turned around, gathered her strength, and kicked the door. As Quantum and Conan watched in astonishment, the door flew away, less than two steps away from Naoki, who froze in his spinning position.
Ran and Quantum, one looking for Shinichi and the other for Mamoru, ignored Naoki, who was stunned. They immediately began searching each room. Naturally, Quantum found Mamoru, but Ran found nothing.
After finding Mamoru, with Naoki’s tacit consent, Quantum called Hero who was taking a half-time break to tell him that Mamoru was fine, and Mamoru also said a few words to cheer Hero up.
The hero immediately showed his true strength after learning that Mamoru was fine.
“Unlike the first half, the hero’s performance now is extremely wonderful! He is simply a genius, this is the genius Hero Akagi.” The commentary voice came from the TV.
“Huh, genius? It’s always like this. Yingxiong is a genius, and I’m just a hard worker. He has the upper hand in popularity and signing bonus, even though our shooting records in high school are almost the same.”
“So I practiced hard every day without interruption, just to surpass Hero, and the amount of practice was several times his. Then I could catch up with Hero, not surpass him!”
“But during a practice match a while ago, he actually broke my right foot. That’s right! That guy wanted to kick my foot on purpose because he was afraid I’d surpass him! Thanks to him, I need three months to recuperate, so surpassing him is impossible. But I had no intention of hurting Mamoru from the beginning. After the match, I planned to let him go. I also planned to leave from now on.”
“I just want him to understand the feeling of failure.” At this time, the whistle of the end of the game came from TV. The hero scored two goals in the second half and won the game beautifully.
“Okay, our game is over. Okay, Miss Quantum, go notify the police. There is a kidnapper here.” Naoki sat on the ground dejectedly.
“So you almost understand the distance between you and the hero. Talent is not a reason for you to give up your efforts. There will naturally be good and bad when there is comparison. This is an inevitable result. If even an outstanding player like you is given up, how will you embarrass the players in your team who are not as good as you?” Xiaojing looked at the hero and his teammates on TV celebrating their victory.
“And I don’t intend to agree with your so-called talent. Many things are not determined by the present but by the future. Talent alone can only determine the situation at the moment.” YES, I have acquired the skill of feeding chicken soup.
Naoki remained silent.
At this time, the reporter on TV also began to interview Yingxiong and asked him to give a speech. Yingxiong said that if Naoki was there, they would win more points, and said that he was waiting for Naoki to come back.
Naoki covered his face in guilt.
At this time, Xiaolan, who had been looking for Shinichi in vain, grabbed Naoki.
“I know you’re busy, but could you tell me where Shinichi is?”
“??? Who is that?” Naoki looked completely clueless.
“Yes, I haven’t seen Shinichi yet. Do you want to give him a call?” Quantum said.
Xiao Jing immediately kicked Conan to signal that if he didn’t leave, he would be exposed. Conan quietly moved towards the door, avoiding everyone’s gaze.
“I didn’t know it at first, but Mr. Shinichi…” Quantum instantly felt the sharp gaze from Xiaolan and explained.
“Oh? Really?” Xiaolan didn’t believe it and called the number provided by Quantum.
The voice immediately came from Conan, who had not walked far, and Xiaolan chased after him without saying a word.
When Xiao Jing calmed down, Xiaolan had no idea where she had gone, but when she saw Dr. Ah Li’s beetle on the side of the road, she immediately knew that Conan must have tricked her in some way.
“Where is my sister?” Xiaojing knocked on the back door of the Beetle.
“Uh…Ran will be back soon, don’t worry.” Conan poked his head out.
“You didn’t say anything to your sister?” Xiaojing looked at Conan questioningly.
“Conan said something extraordinary.” The doctor interrupted at this time.
“Oh? I understand. You have to take responsibility, washing machine brother.” Xiao Jing looked like she understood.
“Doctor, you talk too much. And Xiaojing, what on earth do you understand?” Conan said madly.
The incident was not reported afterwards, and Miss Quantum came to explain the details of the incident. It took a long time to convince Xiaolan that she had nothing to do with Shinichi.
Conan, who was standing by, looked speechlessly at Xiaolan, who didn’t believe it at first.
“That’s great, sister believed Quantum’s words so easily.” Xiao Jing approached Conan and said from behind.
“What do you mean it’s so easy? Is that really the case? On the contrary, you are so young and yet you can say such things.” Conan immediately counterattacked.
“Oh? Those words. The moment when talent decides something may be something that other people cannot achieve in their entire lifetime. So what if I say so?” Xiao Jing directly overturned the previous theory and said.
“Hehe…” What’s wrong with this kid? What’s going on in his head? Why do I suddenly feel like I can’t understand Xiaojing at all? Conan could only smile awkwardly.
Chapter 18: Self-Proclaimed Justice (I) (Old Version)
“Xiao Jing, let’s go to the park together tomorrow!” Ayumi, who was eating lunch together at noon, invited Xiao Jing.
“Sorry, I have to go to Akihabara tomorrow.” Xiao Jing said while still eating in small bites.
“Then let’s go together! I heard there are a lot of comics and games there!” Seeing that the invitation was not accepted, Ayumi immediately suggested going together.
“No!” I’m going to see the fan festival and…anyway, how can I let you follow me?
“I have already made an appointment with other people. I will go with you next time.” Xiao Jing took two bites and closed the lunch box. She touched the edge and found it was empty.
“I’ll go back and get the book.” Xiao Jing didn’t give Ayumi and the others any room to discuss and immediately found an excuse to leave.
“I don’t know why Xiaojing never plays with us.” Yuan Tai said somewhat dejectedly, showing a rare lack of interest in the lunch box.
“Yeah, she wanted to go to Teacher Xizi’s place some time ago. She hasn’t had to go there recently, and she always finds excuses not to be with us. Did we do something that made her dislike us?” Ayumi said worriedly.
“You don’t have to think too much about it. Xiaojing might have had some problems recently. Besides, that’s her personality. Don’t take it too seriously.” Although Xiaojing’s personality did have some issues.
“Why don’t we follow them secretly tomorrow!” Yuantai suggested.
“It’s not a good idea. Xiaojing will definitely be angry if she finds out.” It was naturally Ayumi who said this.
“Xiao Jing went to Akihabara, the legendary Akihabara. We went there because we were worried about her. Xiao Jing is a member of our Junior Detective Team!” Guang Liaoze thought of an excuse at this time.
“Guang Liao is right. Conan, you are responsible for tipping off. As soon as Xiao Jing leaves tomorrow, come downstairs to find us. We should get up early and hide there. Then we will follow together!” The team leader Yuan Tai gave the order with difficulty.
“Okay, okay…” What a bunch of little devils, but what is Xiaojing doing there? Forget it, I’ll know tomorrow.
After coming back from school.
“Dad, I won’t be back at noon tomorrow. I’m going to visit Sister Kazumi.” Xiaojing said to Kogoro while having dinner.
“I see. I have a meeting with a client tomorrow and won’t be back. Xiaolan, you just need to take care of this kid’s meals.” Kogoro said while nodding to Conan.
“Um, Sister Xiaolan, I also have an appointment with Yuanta and the others to go out and play tomorrow.”
“Since you all are not at home, I’ll go out with Sonoko tomorrow.” Xiaolan saw that they were not at home and obviously didn’t want to stay at home alone.
“Then Xiaojing, you have to be careful. You still have to take the tram. I heard that there were thieves recently.” Although Xiaolan was already used to Xiaojing going out alone, she still couldn’t help but give her some advice.
“Okay, sister.”
“Conan can’t run around with Genta and the others and cause trouble for others.” Xiaolan turned around and reminded Conan.
“Got it, Xiaolan.” Hey, hey, I think your sister has a bigger problem. She’s going to Akihabara tomorrow, obviously not to look for some Kazumi sister. Of course, Conan wouldn’t say it.
After dinner, Xiaojing went back to her room, read a book for a while, and then went to bed, preparing for a busy day tomorrow.
When Xiaolan came in, Xiaojing had already fallen asleep, and she fell asleep hugging the quilt. Xiaolan shook her head. She knew Xiaojing had the habit of hugging things when sleeping, but she still felt helpless.
“I’m going out!” Xiao Jing went out with a small bag on her back. Of course, she didn’t notice that Conan had put a tracking device in her bag while she was having breakfast.
“Sister Xiaolan, I’m going out too.” Conan immediately ran out and met up with Genta and his group, whom he had already called to inform them.
“Conan, what’s wrong?” Guang Liao asked immediately when he saw Conan coming.
Conan made an OK gesture, and then led the three children to start their journey to track Xiaojing.
Xiaojing didn’t notice Conan and the others at first until they arrived at the subway station and got on the train.
Although the car was not crowded because it was the morning rush hour, there was no seat left when Xiaojing got in.
Xiao Jing naturally leaned against the side wall of the carriage connection without any concern. After Xiao Jing entered, Conan and the others came out from behind the pillar and entered the carriage next to Xiao Jing.
Why do I feel like someone is staring at me? Xiao Jing looked around but didn’t see anything interesting.
“Is it an illusion? I feel a little nervous now that Xizi is gone?” Xiao Jing murmured, feeling bored, and took out a book from her bag and started reading.
Conan looked at the distance through the telescope function of his glasses.
“Tightly linked stars?” Conan said the title of the book Xiaojing was reading, and was surprised that Xiaojing was not reading a book on criminal law or civil law. As far as Conan could remember, this was the first time Xiaojing had read anything other than a book.
“What book is that?” Ayumi asked Conan and Gen Taiguang Liao behind him.
“I don’t know. I thought Xiaojing only read that kind of book.” Guang Liao had the same idea as Conan.
“It sounds like a novel.” Conan thought it was the name of a novel.
At this time, Xiao Jing felt their gazes again and turned her head slightly, while Conan quickly dodged backwards. However, because Guang Liao and Yuan Tai were behind them, they all fell together.
“Conan, why did you suddenly turn over?” Genta, who was at the bottom, said with some resentment.
“Sorry, Xiaojing looked over here just now.” Conan apologized quickly after getting up.
Just as they were about to continue spying on Xiao Jing, the train arrived at the next stop. More people boarded, making the originally somewhat empty carriage seem a bit crowded.
At this time, a woman dressed in somewhat trendy clothes typed some text into her mobile phone, and then suddenly started preaching to the man sitting in front of her.
“Hey, you are so young, why don’t you give your seat to the elderly?” He pointed to the hunchbacked old man who had just come up.
The man opposite him ignored her. If you look closely, you can see that he is looking at the tip of his shoes with headphones on.
Seeing that the man had no intention of getting up, the other people in the car began to criticize him. The child in the arms of the woman sitting next to him saw that everyone was talking to the man, so she babbled and nudged him.
With the child’s reminder, the man finally realized what seemed to have happened. When he took off his headphones, he immediately heard the blame from everyone. He looked at the old man next to him.
In fact, apart from his hunchback, the old man doesn’t look old and is no more than fifty years old.
The man opened his mouth, but before he could say anything, he was drowned out by the accusations of the crowd.
“Young people these days really don’t even know the basic principles of respecting the elderly and loving the young.”
“It’s because of people like this that we are always lectured by the older generation.”
“Young man, you look so young. Didn’t your family educate you well?”
“…………”
The man opened his mouth again but this time no sound came out. Perhaps he already knew that it was pointless to argue.
Xiao Jing, who was attracted by the noise, looked at the woman in front of the crowd, then stared upward at the right leg of the man on the seat, and finally looked at the old man who was obviously still stunned.
Seeing that they were still accusing him, the man looked a little sad and tried to stand up with his bag in his hands.
A book blocked his way, stopping his movements and blocking everyone’s sight.
“Have some knowledge of shame, you ignorant people.” Xiao Jing said to everyone while holding a book in her right hand.
“How can this child talk like that!”
“Where are your parents, little boy?”
“How can you be so uneducated?”
“So, have some shame. There are countless people here who can make room. What qualifications do you have to blame him alone?”
“But this old man is closest to him.” said the woman in trendy clothes.
“Yes, yes.” Everyone echoed.
“Let’s not even mention that this old man is so young and just has a slight hunchback. This brother was clearly wearing headphones and couldn’t hear you. What’s the stance that has you all collectively preaching and even insulting and slandering him? Do you think you can do whatever you want just because you hold the moral high ground? Haven’t you realized that you’ve become accomplices of the thieves?”
After hearing what was said before, everyone was planning to lecture Xiao Jing as well, but when they heard about the thief, they immediately showed surprised expressions.
“This woman is obviously just trying to attract your attention, so that her accomplices can steal when you are attracted by her voice.”
“Now, everyone, please check your belongings, such as wallets and so on.”
No one argued with Xiaojing anymore and they all checked their belongings. Soon, the aunt who had just spoken more fiercely and was wearing more expensive clothes had indeed lost her wallet.
“Damn it, who stole my wallet? Tell me who your accomplice is! If you don’t, I will send you to the police station. My brother works in the police station and I will ask him to interrogate you! Tell me quickly!” The aunt was much taller than the fashionable woman. She grabbed her hand in an instant and asked her a lot.
“I’ve already told you to have some shame, okay? The police can’t resort to lynching even if she’s a thief, not to mention you have no evidence to prove she’s an accomplice.”
“Little brat, I’ve tolerated you for a long time. Today I will discipline you on behalf of your parents!” The aunt said as she grabbed Xiaojing in anger.
Xiao Jing had naturally been on guard against her, and with her small body she could easily dodge. But just as she stepped back, the hand she extended was grabbed by the man behind her.
The man’s hand didn’t look very muscular, but judging from the bulging of his clothes, it was obvious that this hand possessed strength far exceeding that of an ordinary person.
“Indeed, don’t be so reckless.” The man looked at the aunt fiercely and then let go of her hand.
The aunt stopped talking, and Conan came with the train police. With the help of Conan and others, the train police had already caught the thief who had stolen from the Xiaojing carriage and fled to their carriage.
The conductor returned the wallet and took the thief and the woman away. Conan and the others inevitably reunited with Xiaojing.
Chapter 19: Self-Proclaimed Justice (End) (Old Version)
“Thank you. My name is Sanyue Qishan. Thank you for what you said just now,” the man, who was initially criticized by everyone, thanked Xiaojing. He stood about 1.65 meters tall, which was not very tall for a man. His tone seemed to treat Xiaojing as an adult, which made Xiaojing particularly satisfied.
“It’s not something to be thankful for. I’m the one meddling in other people’s business. If you want to sue them for intentional disturbance or mental harm, you can ask the conductor to come over again. Their remarks constitute verbal violence, and you can definitely win the case.” Xiao Jing’s words made the few people who were quite harsh on Qishan at the beginning shrink back.
“Sorry, we were impulsive and may have said something too harsh.” Several older people immediately began to apologize.
“No, I don’t intend to pursue it, please don’t mind it. I am also wrong.” Faced with the apology of the elders, Qishan was obviously a little overwhelmed and quickly forgave them.
“That’s right, we were deceived by the thief and made a big deal out of it.” The aunt muttered softly.
Xiaojing immediately turned her head and stared at her, then put the book into her bag.
“I reserve the right to file a civil lawsuit against you for intentional injury.” He walked towards Conan and the others, not intending to get entangled with them.
Qishan also slung his backpack over one shoulder and followed Xiaojing to the side. In part because he was getting off the bus at the next stop, and in part because he wanted to thank Xiaojing once more.
“This is my business card. I am currently opening a watch shop. Please come and visit me when you have time. Let me thank you properly. Of course, everyone is welcome.” After inviting Xiaojing, Qishan turned to Conan and the others.
Conan naturally wasn’t too interested, but Ayumi and the others were still happy to ask questions and chat happily with Qishan.
Soon they arrived at the next stop, and Qishan said goodbye to Xiaojing and her group and got off the bus.
“Okay, now it’s time to talk about your business.” Xiao Jing asked Conan and his friends with a gloomy expression, putting her hands on her hips after getting off the bus in Qishan.
“Well, we’re worried that you’ll be tricked by bad guys. So we plan to protect you secretly like Kamen Rider!” Genta brought out the excuse he had prepared long ago. Guang Liao and Ayumi also nodded in agreement.
“I know you’re following me. I can call the police now.” Xiao Jing decided to scare them well this time, otherwise there might be a next time.
“Xiao Jing, we are also worried about you. Please don’t call the police to arrest us, okay?” Ayumi immediately stepped forward, grabbed Xiao Jing and shook her, saying with a slightly pleading tone.
This was also a countermeasure that Conan had discussed with everyone a long time ago. Having been with Xiaojing for some time, he obviously found that Xiaojing was very friendly to women, but a bit harsh to men except Kogoro.
“Forget it, since you all are here, let’s go together. But let me make it clear first, you have to listen to me in everything.” Xiao Jing pulled out her hand and pointed at Conan and the others.
Jing softened the moment Ayumi swayed her, though she didn’t show it outwardly. As a single teenager in her previous life, she was clearly less immune to women. However, she blamed Vermouth’s drug, combined with her own innate tendency to conceal her emotions, for her extra sensitivity.
Soon they arrived at the legendary Akihabara, and everyone got off the bus with Xiaojing.
“It’s rare that you would meddle in other people’s business. I always thought you were a person who only cared about yourself.” Conan couldn’t help but speak on the way.
“I can’t stand it. Besides, Qishan’s right foot is a prosthetic. Even if someone who really needs a seat comes over, he has no obligation to stand up.”
“What, the brother just now is a disabled person?” Ayumi had no idea that the person she had just been chatting with was actually disabled.
“Really? I was paying attention to the thief just now and didn’t pay much attention to Qishan, but the way he walked didn’t seem strange.” Conan recalled how Qishan left just now.
“It’s not obvious when he stands up, but when he sits, it’s obvious that his left foot is thicker than his right foot, and the trouser leg on his right foot is relatively empty. Moreover, he is not very old, and his abdominal muscles are not strong, but his hands are surprisingly strong. It is obvious that he practiced for a long time with crutches before using prosthetic limbs.” Xiao Jing pointed at Conan’s hands and feet and gestured.
“Xiao Jing is amazing, she observes so carefully!” Guang Liao praised.
“That’s right, you are worthy of being a member of our Junior Detective Team!” Yuantai immediately attributed Xiaojing’s contribution to the Junior Detective Team.
“That’s right, that’s right.” Guang Liao and Ayumi naturally agreed with Yuanta.
I could clearly see the flash of inferiority on her face, even as a stranger. Normal people shouldn’t have such a strong sense of inferiority; it only happens to those who have been looked down upon. Jing naturally didn’t intend to speak of these things; after all, it was too early for Ayumi to understand them.
“Then why didn’t you say that when you defended him?” Conan naturally would not shout “The Young Detectives” with Genta.
Xiaojing stopped at the red light on the opposite side and reminded Yuantai and others to pay attention to the road.
“First of all, I don’t intend to expose Qishan’s scars. He didn’t say anything and even stopped himself twice when he opened his mouth. It’s obvious that he doesn’t want people to look at him with tinted glasses. As you can see, he has his own shop and is using prosthetic limbs. He seems to be very smart, so there is naturally no need for me to expose him. It is a matter of his own dignity. It is not something for an outsider like me to interfere, and I didn’t intend to care. It’s just that what they said was too harsh.” Xiao Jing explained to the passers-by and Conan.
“Okay, the light is green. Our destination is just across the street.” Xiao Jing reminded the young detectives who were still looking around.
“Secondly, I have no obligation to remind those ignorant people. Sooner or later, one of them will suffer a great loss for the same reason. I am not kind enough to help such people.” Xiao Jing stated the reason in a voice that only Conan could hear.
“Haha, is this considered a bad idea?” Conan looked helpless.
“I’m a bad woman. You know it too late, washing machine.” Xiaojing said to Conan with a regretful expression.
The group walked for about another five minutes.
“Wow, there are so many people here.” Guang Liao looked at the crowd surging in front of him in surprise.
“This is already the official area of Akihabara, so it’s normal that there are more people here today.” Xiaojing explained to everyone.
“Are we going there too?” Yuantai asked with an expectant tone.
“We will go there later, but not now. We have to go there first.” He pointed to a store not far from here.
“Maid cafe?” Conan looked at the name of the shop in front and asked Xiaojing to confirm whether it was really this place.
“This is it, just go in. It seems like this is your first time here. You’ll experience it later.” Xiao Jing said as she took the lead, opened the door and walked in. Conan followed in with some trepidation, while the other members of the Junior Detective League followed in with curiosity.
Chapter 20: The Unknown Princess (Old Version)
“Welcome back, young master.” Conan and the others were startled by the uniform voices as soon as they entered.
“Young master, do you have a reservation?” The maid at the end of the line came over and bowed slightly to Xiaojing.
“It’s been reserved. The name of the person who made the reservation should be um…wait, let me think about it…” Xiao Jing suddenly stopped talking halfway, and the maid didn’t urge her and just waited there quietly.
What’s her name? I only remember her real name, and I’ve always called her by it… but she said she never uses it at events like this. What’s her chuunibyou pseudonym? What was her name when we were together last year? Xiaojing’s mind raced back to the past, but since nearly a year had passed, she couldn’t quite recall it.
“Call me Hongxue Mayo! Xiaojing, you really didn’t remember my name. I’m so sad.” A woman wearing a burgundy lace dress and matching lace gloves emerged from a nearby room. She slipped her hands under Xiaojing’s armpits and lifted her up. The ornate and intricate necklace on the girl’s slender neck didn’t overshadow her, but simply accentuated her stunning beauty.
“How dare you say a name like that?” Xiao Jing glanced at Maye who was dressed in red.
“It’s been a long time since we last met. It seems like our princess has only grown a little taller.”
“Please don’t poke at other people’s sore spots when you look at them, okay? And can you put me down?” This body obviously has the genes to not grow tall. I have already taken Vermouth’s medicine.
“Ah, Xiaojing, did you bring any friends with you this time? I’ve been worried that you couldn’t make friends.” Maya looked at Conan and others behind her and put Xiaojing down.
“Hello, sister, you are so beautiful.” Ayumi looked at the dress on Maya and said enviously.
“You will be as beautiful as your sister when you grow up.” Maya touched Ayumi’s head.
“What are sister and Xiaojing doing here?” Conan asked the question he had always wanted to ask.
“I know, I know. Is sister planning to attend some dance with Xiaojing?” Yuantai guessed when he saw Maya’s gorgeous dress.
“I guess so, but to be more precise, I’m going to attend the fan exhibition over there. This is just a COS dress for the appearance.” Maya did not hide it.
“Of course, Xiaojing also has to wear interesting and beautiful clothes.” As he said this, he extended his right hand to Xiaojing as an invitation.
“There is no time to lose, let’s start early.” Since Conan and the others have already discovered it, there is no need to hide it anymore. As he said this, he put his hand in Maya’s and let Maya lead him to the reserved room.
Conan and the others followed. Maya led everyone into a larger room. There were already quite a few women inside, and upon seeing Xiao Jing, they all greeted her. Of course, there were also some affectionate gestures, some petting, some hugging, as it was just women’s nature to like cute things.
“Now that everyone’s here for today, let’s begin the final preparations! Mikazuki-chan’s makeup is up to you! Karin-chan, go get the clothes we’ve prepared so we can compare them and decide which one to wear today. Maya-chan, go get the wig from my bag.” A woman with a rather old-fashioned demeanor and dark-rimmed glasses began to direct the group. Her outfit was reminiscent of the kind you’d see on TV as a nerdy girl. However, she was more of an organizer here, so let’s call her the group leader.
“Children, males are not allowed to enter for the time being.” The woman in high school uniform and holding a camera who was closer to the door said to Conan, Genta, and Guang Liao with a playful expression.
“Hi!” When Conan and his friends came in, they observed and naturally knew that this was the temporary base of these people. Xiaojing needed to change clothes here before going to the fan exhibition. The three of them were taken outside by the woman with the camera to eat.
Ayumi walked towards Shizuka and Mikazuki.
“Is there anything I can do to help?”
“Just help me fix Xiaojing’s face so that she won’t move around.” Mikazuki gave Ayumi a simple task.
“Okay.” Then Ayumi held Xiaojing’s chin from behind under Mikazuki’s guidance.
Xiaojing was naturally not the type of person who would move around while putting on makeup, but she also knew that this was Sanriku’s way of preventing the newcomer Ayumi from being too embarrassed, so she didn’t stop her.
So when Ayumi’s hand touched Xiaojing, the sensitive Xiaojing immediately felt something strange. She could clearly feel the softness of Ayumi’s hand with a hint of body temperature, as well as the slight trembling caused by nervousness.
Mikazuki and the others were obviously professionals. The door opened before Conan and the others had finished eating the cake.
“Alright, ladies, take a break before we head to today’s battleground!” The group leader, dressed like a homely woman, emerged with a group of women dressed in various styles. Xiao Jing, accompanied by several women wearing similar dresses to Maya, walked in front. The diversely dressed group became the center of attention, with the women, including Maya, wearing luxurious gowns, particularly attracting the most attention.
Shizuka wore a black, gothic-style dress with white lace trimmings around the neck, arms, and hem, complementing her long, golden hair, which would have touched the ground if Maya hadn’t held it in her hands. Her already icy demeanor, already tinged with a certain air of expressionlessness, was instantly elevated to a state of elegance and inviolability. It’s worth noting that Ayumi, also wearing a magical girl-like outfit, followed Maya. Unlike Shizuka’s composure, Ayumi’s face, for the first time, was clearly flushed with shame.
Haha, it turns out you are here for COS… Conan glanced at Xiaojing with emerald-colored contact lenses and laughed at himself for fooling around with Yuanta and the others.
Xiaojing and Ayumi naturally sat with Conan and the others. Xiaojing ordered a cup of coffee from the maid to refresh herself, after all, Xiaojing was the type who would be lazy in bed in the morning. She also ordered a glass of juice for Ayumi.
“Sorry for the long wait, kids. Our princess has changed into her gorgeous clothes.” Maya started chatting with Conan and the others.
“Xiao Jing is so beautiful, and of course Ayumi’s outfit is also very cute.” Guang Liao and others naturally praised Xiao Jing and the others’ outfits.
“It’s hard for Xiaojing to bring her friends over, so let me take you out to have some fun today. Your favorite Kamen Rider will also appear in the COS display competition.” Maye obviously understands the preferences of children nowadays.
“Really? That’s great! Sister Meiko, can you take a photo for us later?” Guang Liao immediately asked Meiko, who brought them out with a camera.
“Yes, yes, maybe we can get Kamen Rider’s autograph later. We can show off to Shinichi and the others!” Genta also expressed great anticipation for Kamen Rider.
“That’s great~” Conan agreed, of course, just to act like a child.
Because many of the customers here were originally attending the fan exhibition, although the group was indeed very dazzling, it did not cause much of an impact. After all, taking photos here is prohibited. Taking photos is a special service of this restaurant.
While Maye was chatting with them, Xiao Jing sipped her coffee in silence. On the one hand, she was still feeling lazy, and on the other hand, she was really thirsty.
In a darker corner, a young man was looking at Xiao Jing in a trance. After a while, he took out a piece of paper from his bag and started sketching quickly.
From the facial features to the long hair to the sitting posture and finally to the whole process, everything was done in one go. Even Xiaojing only took two sips of her coffee, which shows how fast it was.
But just when he was about to finish adjusting the details and light and dark.
“Master, you are not allowed to do this here without permission. I will confiscate it!” said the short-haired maid as she took the drawing paper away at lightning speed.
“Why is this happening?” The young man made a decadent and unwilling sound.
“As compensation, let me comfort my master.” The maid put her finger to her lips and kissed it (if you look closely, you will find that it did not touch the lips) and then pressed her finger on the young man’s face, and the young man was instantly revived.
While the maid was talking to the young man, Xiao Jing had already noticed that. Looking at the young man’s reaction, she muttered to herself, “How gullible.” However, whether jealousy was a factor was hard to say.
“It’s almost time, let’s go.” The team leader issued the departure announcement.
A group of women and children, led by their leader, headed towards the central exhibition hall.
After verifying the invitation letter, everyone stopped in a corner of the exhibition hall.
“Let’s stay here first. We will go on stage after 9:30. We are the second team in the morning show. We have already contacted the organizers and they have helped to prepare some props. I will go to see their preparations first. You can make the final preparations here.” The team leader instructed everyone to make some more preparations here and then go to confirm the work over there.
It was only around 8:30, and entry was open at 8:00. The COS exhibition started at 9:00. There was still some time before the official start. But the venue was already packed, as evidenced by the constant sound of camera shutters.
Genta and Guang Liao took Conan on an adventure, but Ayumi did not join them because she had already changed into a COS costume.
There’s a doujinshi stall there, and I wonder whose autograph session will be happening soon! There’s also a game room—I absolutely have to go! Xiao Jing quickly scanned the places she needed to visit, then pulled a notebook from her small bag and started drawing a map, marking it with numbers one, two, and three to indicate the order she’d go.
“Xiaojing, are you so impatient?” Maye looked at Xiaojing’s little notebook from behind.
“I just agreed to come to the exhibition match. I will change back after the match.” Xiao Jing didn’t plan to wear this inconvenient outfit while playing, especially her hair.
“That won’t work. The clothes you took off are still in the private room of the cafe. I’m sorry I forgot to bring them with me.” Maye said in an embarrassed tone.
But Xiaojing didn’t hear any apology in her tone.
“You are trying to trick me.” Xiao Jing turned her head and looked at Maye’s profile helplessly. She knew that Maye must have seen her expression.
“Don’t mind it. It’s not easy for you to take the initiative to participate in this kind of activity. You should enjoy it!” Maye said in a relaxed tone after fixing Xiaojing’s wig in the back.
Mikazuki was also on the side, talking to Ayumi about some things they needed to pay attention to for today’s performance. After everyone chatted for a while, the leader came back to confirm the performance time, and everyone spent some time to finalize the details.
“Okay, now the COS Akihabara special officially begins. Please welcome the first group to the stage.” After the supporter at the booth announced, the curtain opened to reveal the people inside who were ready.
The first group, based on a theme similar to anime-themed mecha wars, performed a cosplay of the hero and heroine’s death scene from the original work. After about twenty minutes, the performance ended to applause from the audience.
Xiaojing and the others had already arrived behind the scenes. Xiaojing sat on a high chair, hidden by a screen. Even so, her wig still touched the ground a little. Xiaojing crossed her legs and placed the prop book handed to her by Mikazuki on her thighs. Behind her, there was a bookshelf prepared by the staff.
“Now please let the second group start.” Along with the host’s voice, the curtain opened again.
Xiaojing and her group performed different scripts by using the movements of the original characters in COS. The original works that everyone COSed had nothing to do with each other.
The story revolves around two nations on the verge of war, due to absurd circumstances. The kings of both nations hold a final negotiation under the guise of a ball. The negotiations ultimately result in war, and a wise woman known to the locals as Duji sends messengers to persuade both nations to cease hostilities. However, her persuasion is futile, as the leaders of both nations are falsely accused of being witches and murdered. However, Duji’s book, however, is hidden by a ruthless individual. It is discovered by a traveler, played by the group leader, who discovers a detailed prophecy of the two nations’ shared demise after the war.
On the left, a tall woman in a blue military uniform walks out, holding something that looks like it’s made of ice. On the right, a woman in red armor (with some lace embellishments that look like a dress) walks out, holding a curved holy sword and looking proud.
The generals representing both sides fought each other during the ball. Of course, those who understood the situation understood that this was a mutual demonstration of national strength.
Afterwards, other characters appeared, including Maya and others, dressed in gorgeous clothes, representing the royal family, and even a counselor dressed in scholarly attire, as well as characters like magicians and warriors. Each of them indicated their position by wearing red and blue clothes.
“Ignorant people, do you know that you are heading towards destruction? Stop this meaningless war as soon as possible. Your people do not need to die because of this kind of thing.” A woman dressed in black magician’s attire read a letter, but the voice of the words really came from Xiaojing behind the screen.
“You impudent, ignorant people, you will follow in my footsteps.” This is Xiao Jing, as she plays Du Ji, looking coldly at the soldiers and the audience as she is mistaken for a witch. Xiao Jing’s expression is perfectly controlled, but inside she’s thinking something sinister. This is thrilling, you ignorant people!
At the end of the play.
Du Ji, played by Xiao Jing, appeared from behind the screen again, still dressed the same way as when she first appeared.
“Ah, this is a destined fate, it’s so scary.” Xiao Jing said without looking up while looking at the book.
“Your Highness, this is just the story written in this book. You don’t have to be sentimental. Now please tell me your will as a Yomi.” The character played by Maya knelt on one knee in front of Xiaojing.
“Then let the two countries continue to fight.” He closed the book and jumped off the chair. Maye held Xiaojing’s hair from behind and walked slowly to the side with Xiaojing.
The curtain also closed at this time.
“Ayumi, I’m going over there for a while. You stay here and play with Sister Mikazuki and the others, or you can use the badge to find Conan and the others.” In order to get rid of Ayumi, Xiaojing obviously didn’t think about Ayumi’s feelings and just left her here.
Done! Xiao Jing couldn’t wait to throw away the burden on her head and start her day’s play plan. She had to buy some doujinshi. She wanted the banned ones, so she could throw them to Maya to destroy after reading them. She had to buy them, otherwise she’d feel bad about saving all that pocket money.
“No, you have to wear a wig when you wear clothes, otherwise you will destroy the image of your character in other people’s minds!” Maye stopped Xiaojing’s behavior.
Helpless Xiaojing had to go out like this, and Maye followed behind her on the pretext of helping Xiaojing hold her hair.
Because the performance was still going on at the display stand, there were obviously not many people buying doujinshi here, and Xiaojing successfully bought the doujinshi.
Looking at the XXX scenes inside, Xiaojing, who was thought to be excited, did not feel excited.
Am I bad? Could it be that I’ve become a woman and become indifferent? That’s not right. This body is clearly very sensitive. Can’t it really only be viewed from a female perspective? No, this is the only thing that’s wrong!
“So this is what men like.” He handed it to Maya without changing his expression.
“As expected of my lord, this book cannot affect you.” Maya was obviously still in the role of the maid she had just stepped down from, and was having a lot of fun.
Several people watching the big screen turned around upon hearing Maya’s voice. Seeing the princess had just arrived, they all rushed over to ask for photos. Xiao Jing, however, didn’t want to linger, casually posing for photos with them with a blank expression before leaving. Unbeknownst to her, her expressionless demeanor only enhanced her character. This led to a flurry of requests for photos, with one woman even picking her up for a photo.
“You ignorant person! Don’t hug me! Put me down now.” Xiao Jing’s tone became cold.
“So majestic, yes! Your Highness!” The woman happily put Xiaojing down without any dissatisfaction with Xiaojing’s tone. She thought that this was Xiaojing’s role-playing!
In the end, Xiao Jing didn’t buy anything that day except for a QB-shaped doll Maya bought her. Even the game experience she’d been looking forward to was ruined because she and Maya were completely surrounded by people taking photos and posing for pictures, making it impossible to play games. They could only look around and finally went to the cosplay exhibition, where they kept taking photos and posing for pictures…
After the meeting, Xiao Jing fell asleep due to exhaustion. After all, she was always under the spotlight. She instinctively observed any abnormalities around her, which naturally drained her mental energy.
Maye drove everyone back home, and the kids had a great time. They reunited with Xiaojing in the afternoon, but there were so many people taking pictures with her that they ended up just being the audience. They occasionally looked around and bought some things, most of which were gifts from the older sisters in the group. The young detective also got his wish to take a picture with Kamen Rider and get his autograph.
It can be said that everyone except Xiaojing and Conan had a great time. Conan also began to understand that the origin of Xiaojing’s title of Princess might not only be due to the court…
“Do you want to become a magical girl?” Xiao Jing woke up and found herself at home. As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw the QB that Maya bought for her, and she thought subconsciously.
“What the hell is magic!” I thought and grabbed QB’s ear and hit it, wanting to continue sleeping.
“Xiao Jing, get up and eat.” Conan’s voice came from outside the door.
“I understand.” Xiao Jing replied, still a little tired.
“Oh, I was really looking forward to today!” Xiao Jing sighed and walked out.
Chapter 21: Moonlight Sonata on a Solitary Island (I) (Old Version)
“On the next full-moon night, shadows will start disappearing again on Tsukikage Island. Please investigate the reason, Aso Keiji.” Kogoro looked at the words spelled out from the newspaper clippings, confused.
At this moment, the phone rang at the right time.
“Hello, this is the Mouri Detective Agency.”
“There are still two weeks until the full moon. The 500,000 yuan handling fee has been remitted to you. You must come.”
“Wait..wait a minute who are you?”
“Keiji Aso of Tsukikage Island” said this and hung up the phone.
Because of this meaningless phone call, Kogoro boarded the boat to Tsukikage Island, and Xiaolan and others naturally followed.
“Really? Forcing others to come and investigate. I was planning to go see the cherry blossoms this week.” Kogoro sat at the bow of the boat, lighting a cigarette and said somewhat depressedly.
“Why not relax on a small island in the center of the Izu Islands, right, Xiaojing, Conan?”
“That’s right, and it’s okay even if father doesn’t come. This kind of entrustment without stating the purpose of the visit is invalid. Father is really responsible. If we can’t find any clues, we’ll just treat it as a vacation!” Xiao Jing was very disgusted with this kind of anonymous entrustment.
No, no, please learn from your father. Conan couldn’t help but correct Xiaojing’s attitude in his heart.
Upon arriving on the island, Kogoro immediately inquired with the village office about Keiji Aso, as there was no address provided in the letter or phone call. However, the staff searched for a long time but could not find the name.
At this time, a middle-aged man wearing glasses came over from the side.
“Ah, Director, you’re just in time. This gentleman is here on behalf of a resident of the island. However, I can’t find the client’s registration here. Do you know him? It’s a gentleman named Keiji Aso.”
“What? Are you talking about Keiji Aso?” the director said in surprise. His voice was so loud that everyone else here heard it and started talking.
“It’s impossible for this to happen… because… because he… he died more than ten years ago!” The director’s expression changed from surprise to fear as he spoke incoherently.
Why are you so obviously scared just by hearing the name? Her pupils dilated, her body trembled, and she couldn’t even speak clearly. “You’re an adult, so don’t be so afraid of ghosts,” Xiao Jing thought helplessly.
“Please come to my office and I will explain the details to you.” The director led everyone into his office.
“He was born on our island and was a famous pianist in the past. It happened on a full moon night twelve years ago. After many years, he returned to his hometown and held a piano concert in the village community center. But after the concert, he suddenly locked himself in his home with his family and set a fire. It is said that he killed his wife and daughter with a knife. In the raging flames, he seemed to be entangled by something and continued to play the piano. It was Beethoven’s “Moonlight.” The director told Kogoro and others what he knew about Keiji Aso.
After Kogoro understood the general situation, he said goodbye.
“Oh my god, is this a letter written by the deceased? What a terrible prank.” Kogoro said, staring at the envelope in his hand.
Xiao Jing lowered her head and recalled her past life memories. This seemed to be the famous case of the transvestite murder. Uh, but I still can’t remember the specific plot… Anyway, the murderer was that honest doctor.
“That’s right, this prank is too abominable. It’s meant to scare people.” Xiao Jing took the envelope from Kogoro’s hand, tore it into pieces, and threw it into the trash can beside her. She thought to herself that it would be better not to investigate this case at all!
“That’s not necessarily the case, because the other party has paid all the handling fees, and the postmark is also on Yueying Island. I think there must be someone on the island who wants to ask uncle to help him investigate the matter of Keiji Aso.” After Conan analyzed aloud, he watched Xiaojing tear the envelope into pieces speechlessly.
“是哦，也许是麻生先生的朋友也说不定，去问这个岛上的村长看看吧。或许就可以找到线索也说不定。”小兰也一旁提议。
“What you said does make sense, but the envelope has been torn up by Xiaojing, so it will be a bit troublesome to investigate.” Kogoro said a little depressed. In fact, he also planned to throw away the envelope.
“I think the contents of the envelope are very interesting and I have copied them down.” Conan took out a small notebook from his backpack and handed it to Kogoro. He instantly felt Xiaojing glare at him fiercely.
“Then let’s continue the investigation. I remember the village chief is at the community center asking someone.” As he said that, he looked around and found that there was a person dressed as a doctor saying goodbye to a child in the Moon Shadow Island Clinic.
“Um, sorry to bother you…how do I get to the community center here?” Xiaolan asked the doctor after the child left.
“Hey, it’s okay. Just turn the corner and go straight to the end. Are you coming from Tokyo?” The doctor gave everyone directions and then turned to other topics.
Hey, Tokyo doesn’t have a distinct accent, so how did you know we were from Tokyo? Even though I’m Conan, I was the first to suspect you based on this flaw!
“I was also born in Tokyo, but this island is different from Tokyo, isn’t it great! The air is fresh and very quiet.” He opened his hands and made a comfortable gesture.
But as if to deliberately sabotage her, a couple of cars with horns drove by. “Shimizu, Shimizu Masato, please vote for Shimizu Masato!”
“But there are exceptions, because the village chief election is about to be held.” The doctor looked at the back of the vehicle helplessly.
“Village chief selection?” Kogoro asked subconsciously.
The doctor told everyone about the candidates for village chief and expressed the patients’ opinion that they should vote for Mr. Kawashima.
“Okay, Miss Nurse, we have no interest in the village chief election…” Kogoro interrupted the doctor a little embarrassedly.
“I’m the doctor here, Asai Narimi, and I have a formal medical license,” Narimi corrected.
“So you’re a doctor? I’m so sorry.” Kogoro apologized quickly.
“If you go to the community center now, you can meet the three candidates I just mentioned, because there will be a funeral ceremony for the former village chief, Mr. Kameyama, there tonight.”
Kogoro and his companions arrived at the community center and explained their purpose to the secretary. The secretary asked Kogoro and his companions to wait for a moment and sit on a sofa nearby while he went to inform the village chief.
Conan wanted to investigate, so he secretly ran away to see if there were any clues in the nearby room. After all, this was where Aso last played.
“Sister, Conan just ran away. I’ll go and take a look.” Xiaojing said hello to Xiaolan first and planned to follow.
“What a worrying kid. Let’s go together and see if there are any clues.” Kogoro also stood up.
Conan pushed the door of the room and found it was not locked. He looked inside and pushed it open and walked in.
“No, Conan! Running around again.” Xiaolan complained that Conan started running around again.
“But this room is really big.” Kogoro walked straight in when he saw the door was open. Out of detective instinct, he looked around and looked out the window.
“There’s the sea behind the community center. It’s really nice here.” Kogoro exclaimed.
“But this piano is really dirty. Doesn’t it know how to maintain it? Even though the lid is on, there’s still dust.” Xiao Jing looked at the piano with regret.
“Really? It just needs some simple cleaning.” Xiaolan also took a closer look to confirm.
Kogoro and Conan’s attention was naturally drawn to it and they walked towards the piano to take a look together.
“It looks like a very high-end piano. It seems like dust hasn’t gotten into the cracks.” Xiao Jing tapped the piano, and immediately, a lot of dust fell off easily. It was obvious that there wasn’t much resistance, and the structure was quite cohesive.
At this moment, the secretary suddenly walked in and saw Xiaojing’s actions and hurriedly shouted, “No… Don’t touch it. That piano was used on the day Mr. Aso died. It is a cursed piano!”
“How could that be? Curses are totally unbelievable.” Kogoro said with a look of disbelief.
“It’s not just Mr. Aso, the same thing happened to the previous village chief.” The stronger secretary said as if it was true.
“So, it’s Mr. Isamu Kameyama who is going to perform the ritual today?” Xiaolan said a little fearfully.
“That’s right! It was two years ago. Two years ago, I was passing by and heard piano music coming from the community center, which should have been empty. I walked over to see if anyone was still there, and the noise stopped immediately. When I got inside, Mr. Kameyama was buried on the piano! The cause of death was a heart attack. Later, I recalled that the piano music was the Moonlight Sonata that Mr. Aso had been playing in the flames.”
“No one dared to touch the piano since then, and over time it became known as the cursed piano.”
“Oh? I don’t think this piano is any different.” Xiao Jing opened the piano lid directly with the book in her hand. Conan also pressed a few keys casually after Xiao Jing opened the lid.
“Don’t move, you will be cursed. Leave quickly!” The secretary pulled Xiaojing and Conan out of the room, and urged Kogoro and Xiaolan inside to come out as well.
The secretary slammed the door shut after Kogoro and the others came out. “Anyway, please wait at the entrance until the ceremony is over!”
After the secretary left, Kogoro met one of the candidates, Mr. Shimizu, who was also with him. He said hello to everyone and left.
Helpless, Kogoro and the others walked out again and sat on the steps at the entrance to wait.
“Strange, that piano has not been used for several years, but the sound is still very normal.” Conan muttered softly as he recalled the piano just now.
“Maybe someone secretly adjusted it. And although there is dust on the piano, it seems like it was sprinkled there on purpose to cover it up. Overall, this piano is in very good condition.” Xiao Jing said casually as she approached Conan.
“What is the other party’s purpose? And what does the letter mean?” Conan continued to think with his head down.
It means people will continue to die, but of course I won’t tell you.
Chapter 22: Moonlight Sonata on a Solitary Island (Part 2) (Old Version)
“Hmm? Did you hear anything?” Kogoro asked.
After hearing this, Conan and Xiaolan listened attentively, while Xiaojing looked at the bright moonlight in the night sky.
“Oh no, it’s the moonlight!” Conan ran over a little ahead. Kogoro also hurriedly got up and followed.
When they arrived, some people who felt something was wrong had gathered in front of the door. Kogoro pushed the door open and found Mr. Kawashima lying on the piano.
“Maybe a crime has happened. No one of you is allowed to come in!” Kogoro said as he walked forward and checked Mr. Kawashima.
“He’s dead.” Kogoro soon confirmed Mr. Kawashima’s death.
“What!” the villagers outside the door exclaimed.
“Xiao Lan, call the police immediately. Dr. Cheng Shi, could you please perform the autopsy?” Kogoro instantly entered work mode and his expression became serious.
“Okay.” Cheng Shi nodded.
“It’s a curse. This is the curse of that piano.” Hirata said, pointing at the piano in horror.
“Is there any curse? The sound is not coming from the piano, but from this tape recorder.” As Kogoro said this, he pressed the tape recorder he found behind the piano, and sure enough, the sound of the piano came out.
“Based on what happened now and two years ago, it is very likely that this was a planned murder.” Kogoro said decisively.
“Kill…kill someone?”
“Don’t talk nonsense. Who are you after all?” asked the village chief’s son.
“Anyway, my father is also a famous detective in Tokyo. But you must not have heard of a place like this, but compared to you, at least listen to my father’s judgment first.” Xiaojing came out and introduced Kogoro while walking towards Chengshi.
Conan looked at the water stain on the ground and tasted it. Seawater?
“Hey, aren’t you afraid that there’s medicine in it? You just touch it and taste it. You deserve to die!” Xiao Jing warned Conan from the side.
“Uh…I didn’t think too much about it. I’ll pay attention to it later.” Conan, whose attention was fully focused on the incident, didn’t think about that at all.
Xiao Jing was watching Cheng Shi perform the autopsy. Cheng Shi naturally knew about Xiao Jing’s situation when he sent the letter to Kogoro, so he didn’t stop her and looked very focused on the autopsy.
“It is inferred that the time of death was thirty minutes to an hour ago, and the cause of death was suffocation. I think Mr. Kawashima must have drowned in the sea, but I can’t make a conclusion without an autopsy.” Cheng Shi said based on his own findings.
At the same time, Conan also found Mr. Kawashima’s coat on the sea outside. Combined with the water stains on the ground, it seems that he was dragged from the door facing the sea. In addition, there was mud and sand behind the victim, which basically confirmed that he drowned in the sea.
“Based on the time you said Mr. Kawashima went to the bathroom, the murderer’s route is basically confirmed to be bringing Kawashima to the beach, drowning him, and then dragging him back to this room.” Kogoro said, thinking about the water stains on the ground and the time Mr. Kawashima went to the bathroom.
“The doors and windows here are locked from the inside.” Xiao Jing pointed to the door behind her with a book and said.
“Because we were right at the entrance, we would definitely have met if they had come out from this entrance. But we didn’t see anyone coming out.” Xiaojing continued, giving Kogoro a wink.
Kogoro immediately understood, straightened his tie and cleared his throat. “So if the criminal is as I expected, he killed someone and then returned to the ritual site, which means the murderer is among you!” Kogoro said, pointing at everyone.
“What!” The people who were pointed at screamed in horror.
“Excuse me, has anyone seen anyone else leave during the ritual?” Kogoro asked everyone.
“How could I possibly remember everything about this? After all, I was dealing with a matter and my attention wasn’t on the people who left.” The village chief’s son, still wearing a bespectacled hat, answered.
“So, who has Mr. Kawashima ever offended?”
“It’s not an offense, but his death would be the most beneficial to Qingshui,” said the current village chief.
“Then it’s the same for you, Village Chief Kuroiwa!” Qingshui immediately retorted.
“Yes, if someone hadn’t arranged Mr. Kawashima’s votes to become their own votes, my father would have been elected long ago.” The village chief’s daughter also mentioned her own father to attack Shimizu.
The secretary hurriedly smoothed things over for them.
“But why did the murderer move the body to this room?” Conan asked, looking at the room.
“They must be trying to attribute the murder to the curse of the piano just like last time. By the way, when did this piano start to be here?” Kogoro asked after walking closer to the piano and explaining.
“It was donated by Mr. Aso ten years ago, and it has been here ever since.” It was secretary Hirata who answered.
“Yes, that gentleman?”
“Yes, his name is also engraved on the keyboard cover.”
“Really.” Kogoro checked the lid and found a piece of music.
“Strange, there was no such thing during the day.” At this time, a man rushed out with an unusual expression. After asking the secretary, he learned that it was Mr. Nishimoto. At this time, Xiaolan came late with the old policeman with white hair.
Finally, because it was already late, the investigation questioning was scheduled to begin tomorrow morning.
On the way back, Cheng Shi and Kogoro traveled together.
“Your daughter is as outstanding as you, and this child is also very qualified.” Cheng Shi praised Xiao Jing and others.
“No, my daughter just learned from her mother. As for this brat…” Kogoro is very satisfied with his daughter except that she is a bit withdrawn. As for Conan…
“That’s because of father’s good teaching. Conan likes to run around with father, so he can be considered father’s assistant, right?” Xiao Jing also took the opportunity to tell Conan the identity that she had discussed with him. It happened that her father would definitely admit it at this time.
“Haha, that’s right, this guy is way worse than me. Hahaha.” Xiaojing’s reaction was exactly what she’d expected. This cheap dad was actually pretty good in every way. Compared to the anime’s rather bland supporting character, the real Kogoro struck Xiaojing as quite respectable. He was a homebody, a shrewd judo player, deeply concerned about his family, and his reasoning skills were actually quite impressive. However, his flaws were also obvious. He couldn’t help but praise himself… a bit arrogant… and most importantly, he and his mother were both very stubborn… Fortunately, Xiaolan and Xiaolan had acted as a spice, otherwise their relationship would have remained the same as in the anime.
“Then we have to go back to the hotel,” Kogoro said goodbye to Chengmi.
“Goodbye, then. Please solve the murder case as soon as possible, because I don’t want to do autopsies anymore.”
“No problem, things will be very simple once they fall into my hands! Hahaha.” Kogoro naturally agreed.
Seeing that Kogoro agreed very readily, Chengshi pretended to be relieved and left.
“Dad, please don’t get too proud. There are still many mysteries that have not been solved.” Xiaojing poured cold water on Kogoro as soon as she saw Cheng Shi leave.
“Well, you have to trust Daddy about it sooner or later!”
“Hey, I’ve always believed in my father.” I believe you won’t be able to solve it in such a short time.
“Wait, uncle, this letter said that a shadow disappeared…” Then Conan deduced from the copy in his notebook that someone else might have been killed, especially moonlight became a keyword.
Xiao Jing admired Conan’s reasoning, but she also vaguely felt that Cheng Shi’s words just now also had a hint.
When Kogoro realized that this might be a serial murder case, he showed his original police nature, asked Xiaolan and the others to go back first, and ran to the community center alone.
Conan, who was also concerned about the incident, followed over. Ran had no choice but to pull Jing along as well.
“Didn’t I tell you to go back first?”
“Because Conan followed us, so…” In fact, Xiaolan was also worried and wanted to follow us.
“By the way, who moved the body so casually?” Kogoro looked at the body that was already placed on the ground.
“Of course it’s me. If we keep maintaining that posture, even the Buddha would have pity on us.” The old policeman on the island brought sleeping bags to Kogoro and the others.
“It’s really a headache. The scene hasn’t been verified yet.” Kogoro was quite helpless with the policeman.
“The music score is missing!” Conan, who originally planned to study the music score, found that the music score was missing.
“Oh, that music score, it’s here with me.” The old man took out the music score from his arms.
“Hey, this is the music score of Moonlight.” Xiaolan, who was nearby, looked at the music score and said.
After playing the music for a while, Xiaolan found that the fourth section was very strange, and Kogoro deduced that this might be Kawashima’s death message and believed that the murderer might come back to retrieve the music score and destroy the evidence.
At this time, Cheng Shi also came over under the pretext of delivering midnight snacks.
While Chengshi was chatting with everyone, Xiaojing, who was sitting on Chengshi’s left, observed closely again.
Now it’s correct…..where is the woman…
At this time, Kogoro asked Narimi about the death of the village chief two years ago.
“If you want to say something suspicious, I remember there was a window that was open, that window.” Cheng Shi pointed to the window next to the piano.
Conan and Kogoro immediately noticed a suspicious figure outside the window and chased after it. However, because it was too dark, they lost it immediately. However, this also made Conan and Kogoro confirm their suspicion that the criminal would come to destroy the evidence, so they decided to take turns to keep watch.
Xiaojing also planned to persuade Chengshi at this time.
Although it was Kogoro who suggested the night watch, he couldn’t hold on any longer and fell asleep at 12 o’clock. It was time to take over the old man’s shift. But after all, the old man was too old to be woken up, so Conan and the others had to keep watch.
Xiaojing looked at Xiaolan, who was already sleepy, and pulled Chengshi’s hand.
“Sister Chengshi, come with me to the bathroom. It’s too dark outside and I…” Xiaojing was really afraid and couldn’t say this because she had camped in the wild many times when she traveled in her previous life.
Cheng Shi naturally only thought that Xiao Jing was afraid to go alone, and Xiao Lan was also in a half-asleep state, so she looked for him who was relatively sober.
Cheng Shi pulled Xiao Jing out of the door and walked towards the toilet. Conan did not doubt this and remained alert while thinking about the case.
Chapter 23: Moonlight Sonata on a Solitary Island (Part 3) (Old Version)
“Sister Chengshi.”
“What’s wrong, Xiaojing?”
“Okay, you still have time to stop now.”
“How did you know?” Cheng Shi had no idea where he had been exposed.
Uh… I can’t say I knew this in my previous life…
“Your body structure is quite powerful, though it’s hard to tell from the outside, but I can still tell. It’s not the physique of an ordinary doctor, and everything you say and do seems to be leading us to the community center. From what you say, I can see that you also hope someone will stop you. Judging from your reputation on this island, you don’t seem like a villain. Is this because of Mr. Aso?”
Cheng Shi, who was holding Xiao Jing’s hand, stopped and Xiao Jing turned around and leaned against the wall, waiting for Cheng Shi’s answer.
“I am the daughter of Keiji Aso. The one who burned to death in there twelve years ago was my younger brother.”
“Revenge for his father? As far as we know, Mr. Aso’s death is indeed very strange.”
“That’s right. Two years ago, when I told the former village chief that I was Keiji Aso’s daughter, he suddenly talked to himself, saying that it was Kawashima, Kuroiwa, and Nishimoto who made the move and then collapsed due to a heart attack. That was what triggered the desire for revenge in my heart. I knew very well that my father was not the murderer, so it could only be them!” Cheng Shi walked to Xiaojing, opened the window, looked at the moon outside and said.
“So will you stop now?” Xiao Jing looked up and stared at Cheng Shi’s right cheek.
“Since you’ve already seen through it, there’s no need to continue. Oh, I thought it was your father who saw through my plan, but I didn’t expect it to be you.” Cheng Shi sighed with relief, then turned around and touched Xiao Jing’s head with an expression as if he had expected it. Xiao Jing wanted to run away reflexively, but she controlled her pace and pretended to fall back against the wall because of Cheng Shi’s touch on the head.
This conditioned reflex of mine is hopeless, and Vermouth has to take the blame!
“Then, our princess, when will you ask your father to come and capture me?”
“Even if they know you are the murderer, you will be released due to insufficient evidence. Of course, turning yourself in is another matter. If you turn yourself in, you will be charged with intentional homicide and sentenced to five to ten years in prison. If there is sufficient evidence to prove that Kawashima killed your father, then at most the sentence will be reduced to three to five years. In about a year, I can ask my mother to apply for bail for you. If you behave well, I can even help you apply for bail in half a year. I can then ask my father to be a guarantor. His network of connections is more powerful than my mother’s. (This is true…)” Xiaojing’s years of reading books were certainly not in vain.
“As expected of a princess in the court, you know all this so well. But I’d better surrender myself. I’m a little tired too.” Cheng Shi turned around and leaned against the window.
“Since you’re turning yourself in, let’s look for evidence that they murdered your father.” Xiao Jing was also expecting Cheng Shi to turn himself in. The guilt of murder is very heavy for kind people, and they need a medium to atone for their sins.
“Then what should I do?” Cheng Shi was very curious about the truth behind his father’s murder, so he agreed to Xiao Jing’s proposal without hesitation.
“You just need to stop doing it and leave it to us. I think they will reveal their true colors themselves.” Well, leave it to Conan.
“Thank you.”
“You’re welcome. I’m not trying to help you. I’m just trying to clear your father’s name.”
Xiaojing wasn’t wrong. In her previous life, she was a very pragmatic and self-centered person because of a certain person. However, in this life, her mother is a lawyer and her father is a police officer, which gradually cultivated Xiaojing’s sense of justice. Especially when helping her mother organize documents, she inevitably encountered many cases of wrongful convictions.
Soon Chengshi came back with Xiaojing. Chengshi also asked Xiaolan to sleep first and then come in the second half of the night. Xiaolan really couldn’t hold on any longer and went to sleep in her sleeping bag.
Xiao Jing originally wanted to tell everyone to go to sleep, because since Cheng Shi, the criminal, was already here, no one would come over. However, in order to find evidence of Aso’s murder, the truth could not be revealed now.
“Conan, come here.” Xiao Jing had no choice but to tell Conan first and ask Conan to help find a solution.
“What is Dr. Chengshi?” Conan and Xiaojing walked behind the piano, and Xiaojing whispered the truth about Kawashima’s death. But Conan still couldn’t help but exclaimed.
When Chengshi heard Conan’s voice, he knew that it must be Xiaojing who told Conan the truth. He nodded at Conan with an apologetic expression.
“But it’s not a good idea to just leave Dr. Chengshi alone now, right?” This time, Conan controlled his voice so that only Xiaojing could hear it.
“I will be responsible for monitoring her. If there is any unusual movement, I will immediately inform my father. You have to trust me. I aim to be a lawyer.” Xiao Jing naturally believed in her own observation and judgment and made the promise.
“But there are so few clues about Mr. Aso.” Conan didn’t say anything after seeing Xiaojing say so. After all, Xiaojing’s reasoning might not be as good as his, but her observation skills are indeed very sharp. Besides, Mr. Aso’s case is also a mystery he wants to solve.
“That’s why I asked you to find a solution. Otherwise, what’s the point of having you as a detective?” Xiao Jing looked at Conan with disgust.
Xiao Jing’s unhesitating tone and straightforward words immediately made Conan frown.
Hey, detectives aren’t your personal tools. What’s that look in your eyes? I’m going to teach you a lesson on behalf of Xiaolan!
Of course, Conan’s idea can never become reality.
“You have to turn yourself in after your father’s case is investigated, Sister Chengshi.” Conan and Xiaojing discussed and decided to find a solution together with Chengshi. After all, Chengshi has been here for two years and must have more clues than them.
“Well, thank you for your help.” Through observation, Cheng Shi naturally did not regard Conan as an ordinary child.
Xiaojing and Conan listened carefully to the clues Chengshi had uncovered over the past two years. It was clear that the culprit was Chengshi’s intended murder, including the deceased Kawashima and the old village chief. Hirata was clearly a beneficiary, but not a direct participant. However, the fragmentary evidence was insufficient to convict them, and conclusive evidence was lacking. This could be considered one of the reasons why Chengshi chose to kill.
The three of them finally decided to use the old trick of luring the snakes out of their holes. Cheng Shi continued to look for opportunities to place the code sheet nearby to make them suspicious of each other and even fight among themselves. Xiao Jing and Conan took the opportunity to use a bug (Conan’s) and a recorder (Xiao Jing’s) to record their testimonies as evidence.
“You can’t say that the recording was made through a bug. Evidence obtained through a bug is itself invalid.” Xiao Jing instructed Cheng Shi.
“I understand.” Cheng Shi naturally agreed.
Conan watched Xiao Jing explain the court matters to Cheng Shi in a serious manner and couldn’t help but wonder if Xiao Jing was inciting perjury…
After the discussion, Xiaojing immediately ran to Xiaolan’s sleeping bag to sleep, while Chengshi and Conan were still awake discussing some details of the plan.
“Xiaojing, get up.” Xiaolan broke free from Xiaojing, who was hugging her like an octopus, and got up. Xiaojing still hugged the inside of the sleeping bag and continued to sleep. It was almost noon when Xiaolan called Xiaojing up.
“I don’t want to eat…breakfast, please let me…continue to sleep…sister…sister…” Xiao Jing still didn’t want to get up.
Hey, it’s noon now. Chengshi and I only slept for a few hours, but you, little brat, have slept for at least ten hours! Conan watched the tug-of-war between Xiaojing and Xiaolan speechlessly.
Of course, in the end, Xiaolan won as usual. Xiaojing got up in a daze, rubbed her eyes, and subconsciously planned to take off her pajamas and change into her clothes.
As a result, when Xiaojing took off her outer coat, Xiaolan immediately stepped forward to stop her, preventing Xiaojing from performing the live changing of clothes in front of Conan.
“Uh… Xiao Jing was very confused when she woke up…” Xiao Lan explained to Cheng Shi helplessly. Finally, after Xiao Lan helped Xiao Jing put on her clothes, Officer Mu Mu came over with his men.
The mu woke up Kogoro and the old policeman who were still sleeping. After collecting evidence at the crime scene and listening to Kogoro’s explanation of the general situation, he immediately began to investigate and question the people who were at the funeral yesterday. Kogoro was naturally called to help.
Because there were so many people asking questions, the progress was naturally slow and there was still no progress after the end. Of course, this was within Xiaojing and Conan’s expectations.
After the investigation and questioning of Nishimoto and Kuroiwa was completed, Chengshi asked Nishimoto and Kuroiwa to go to the broadcasting room by letter as planned.
“Xiben, it turns out to be you, what did you call me here for?” Heiyan, who had arrived a little earlier, saw Xiben coming and naturally thought that it was Xiben who was looking for him.
However, Nishimoto’s attention was not on Kuroiwa but on the Moonlight Sonata playing in the radio room. He also noticed the music score in Kuroiwa’s hand.
Xiben fell to the ground with a look of horror on his face, pointing at the music score, and then ran out immediately without saying anything.
“Hey, what do you want me to do? Tell me clearly!” Heiyan chased after him, not knowing why.
When Nishimoto left, he happened to meet Kogoro and Memu who heard the noise and came over to check.
“What’s going on, Mr. Nishimoto?”
“Ah, ah! It’s that guy Keiji!” Nishimoto pushed away the people who came up and ran out in a mentally unstable manner.
At this time, Heiyan also came out of the broadcasting room, and this time Mumu and others hurriedly stopped him.
“What happened?” Kogoro asked hurriedly.
“That guy Nishimoto called me to the broadcasting room to play tricks, look!” As he said that, Kuroiwa handed the music score in his hand to Kogoro.
“It’s the music sheet again, what a shame.” Kogoro felt helpless holding the music sheet.
“Maybe it’s a secret code. Uncle, this part of the music score looks a bit strange. If we substitute the English letters in order starting from the left side of the keyboard into the music score…” Conan deciphered the secret code left by Cheng Shi according to the agreement they had already made.
“The resentment of this sin is eliminated here. And the music score of Kawashima has also become clear. The next one is you. This is a murder notice! Inspector, quickly arrest Nishimoto, he may be the most suspicious suspect in this case!” Kogoro deciphered the code based on Conan’s hint, and at the same time reminded the audience to catch the man.
Xiben did not run out of the community center but instead held his head on the sofa in the community center. The people who came down surrounded Xiben.
“Mr. Nishimoto, it must be you! You killed Kawashima and wanted to kill Mr. Kuroiwa!” Kogoro pointed at Nishimoto and asked loudly.
However, Nishimoto seemed to be mentally confused, so Inspector Memuku asked his men to take Nishimoto away first, intending to wait until Nishimoto recovered a little before questioning him.
“Today’s incident has come to an end, and we will conduct routine questioning of Nishimoto later. But to be on the safe side, please also explain where you were just before Mr. Kuroiwa came to the broadcasting room. There is a blank space of about 30 minutes before this tape, which also means that the criminal should have placed it in advance about 30 minutes before Mr. Kuroiwa came.” Inspector Mumu said apologetically to everyone who was already exhausted from the questioning.
The result is naturally that everyone who was originally at the funeral has an alibi, even Nishimoto is resting in the same room with Kogoro and the others, which makes Mumu and Kogoro confused.
“Maybe the criminal is not Nishimoto. He might have been called over.” Xiaojing suggested to Kogoro who was confused and speechless.
“That’s indeed a possibility, but Nishimoto’s reaction has always been very suspicious.” Kogoro intuitively felt that this incident must be related to Nishimoto.
The truth is, it wasn’t Xiben who did it. I was the one who put it there. Now it all depends on whether Xiben and Kuroiwa will reveal their flaws.
Chapter 24: Moonlight Sonata on a Solitary Island (End) (Old Version)
After a while, it was already dusk and Xiben’s spirit finally calmed down.
“What are you talking about? I was the one who was called there by that guy Heiyan!” Xiben naturally denied it.
“So that means you didn’t write that music score? I still can’t find any clue how to eliminate that resentment. What exactly do you want to eliminate? Mr. Nishimoto, do you have any clues?” Kogoro saw that Nishimoto immediately denied it, so he temporarily believed what Nishimoto said because the evidence did not point to Nishimoto and hoped that Nishimoto knew some clues.
“!!!! It’s that guy, I know! It’s that guy, Keiji Aso, he’s still alive!” Nishimoto said again with a terrified look.
“He is indeed dead. The bones and teeth were found at the scene of the fire and compared. The DNF identification confirmed that it was a member of the family. Everything was burned at that time. The only intact thing was the music score in the fire safety pin.” This was said by the old policeman who walked in from outside with a look of nostalgia on his face.
“What sheet music?” Everyone was shocked when they heard the sheet music. Kogoro and Mumu immediately asked the old man to take someone to get it, as it might be an important clue.
Cheng Shi and Conan, who had been looking for clues about Aso’s murder, were shocked.
Chengshi and Conan originally wanted to go together, but Xiaojing felt that if they both went, it might arouse the suspicion of Heiwa and the others, so in the end, the curious Conan, Xiaojing who wanted to watch Conan, and a police officer followed the old man to find the music score.
On the way, Conan asked about Kuroiwa and the others, and learned about some of Mr. Aso’s life. He also asked about Murasawa, who suddenly appeared three years ago and is now engaged to the village girl.
“But I often see Mr. Kawashima and Hirata working late at the community center.” The old man led everyone to the police station.
“Grandpa, haven’t you found it yet?” Xiao Jing asked while reading a book to pass the time.
The old man arrived at the police station and began searching. Unaware at first, Xiaojing and Conan were already searching for sheet music, having spent a long time helping him. Later, they discovered he was looking for his keys, and the music was locked in the community center’s storage. Feeling fooled, Xiaojing pulled a book from her small bag and began reading, while Conan continued his search.
After searching for nearly an hour, they still couldn’t find it. It must have been lost! Or was it the police uncle who was smart enough to come in and say that he was standing guard at the door for their protection. However, because he had been searching for too long, he came in and sat down with a dead look on his face, watching the old man and Conan rummaging through the boxes.
“Mr. Police! You are too…too slow. Everyone is tired of waiting and has gone back.” Xiaolan ran over from outside and said to Conan and the others.
“Found it!” The old man finally found the key in a document bag.
“Then let’s go. I’m hungry.” Xiao Jing put the book back into her bag and jumped down to go out first.
At the same time in the village chief’s office.
“Nishimoto, Kawashima was killed, right?” Kuroiwa asked Nishimoto who was sitting on the right.
“I already said it’s not true! You want to kill us and silence us!”
“Of course not me, why would I do such a thing?”
“It was you, Aso, who suggested doing that! How dare you say such a thing?” A flash of contempt passed through Nishimoto’s eyes.
“That’s enough, what do you want?”
“I really can’t stand it anymore! I’m going to turn myself in. Even if I stay in jail, it’s better than staying here in fear.” Xiben hugged his head, his mood became very depressed, and his voice became low.
“What? You actually want to turn yourself in now? Do you know that if you turn yourself in, none of us will have a good life?”
“I don’t care about so many things anymore. Every night I seem to hear the moonlight played by Aso echoing in my ears. I’m going crazy.” Xiben stood up and prepared to leave.
“Bang!” In desperation, Heiyan knocked Xiben unconscious with an ashtray.
“You can’t blame me. You forced me to do it!” Hei Yanhei made an excuse for his own behavior.
“Hirata!” Kuroiwa called his trusted secretary in and asked him to deal with Nishimoto.
“Find a place for him to calm down. He just fainted.” Kuroiwa explained to the frightened Hirata.
“But village chief, the police are nearby.”
“Then let’s give him some sleeping pills and hide them in the closet. These are truly troubled times. If the murderer isn’t Nishimoto, then who is it? Could it really be Aso? You must be kidding.”
On the other side, everyone came to the door of the community center’s warehouse to look for more music scores.
“Boom”
“There seems to be some sound?” Xiao Jing clearly heard the sound of something hitting the floor.
“It’s the piano room!” Conan used the eavesdropping device that had been placed in the piano room a long time ago and heard the sound of footsteps inside.
Conan led everyone to the piano room, while Xiaojing pushed open the warehouse door that had been opened by the old man, took out the music score of Chapter 3 from her bag and placed it right behind the door.
As soon as Conan opened the door, someone rushed out of the closed window and escaped. Conan tried to chase him but was tripped by something. After turning on the light, he found that it was Murasaki who was hit on the head and fell to the ground.
Xiaojing immediately went to inform Mumu, Kogoro, and the doctor, Narimi, to come. Narimi gave Murasawa emergency treatment and requested that Murasawa be transported to the hospital for further treatment. Mumu also ordered his subordinates to summon Shimizu, Tahira, Kuroiwa, and Nishimoto, who were the most suspected.
“Conan and Xiaojing went to the town office.” Xiaolan urged Xiaojing and Conan who were still in the piano room.
“There’s something like a small hammer here.” Xiaojing found a small object in the shadow of the piano.
“This is the tuning hammer, used for adjustment… By the way, the piano was tuned by Mr. Murasawa!” After explaining to Xiaojing, Conan also understood why the piano still sounded so good.
“Sister, please give this awl to Uncle Mumu. It might be evidence. Conan and I will go outside to buy some juice and be there soon.” Xiaojing handed the tuning hammer to Xiaolan.
“Well, remember not to run around anymore, okay?” Xiaolan was not worried about Xiaojing’s safety. After all, this place was now guarded by Mumu’s subordinates.
“OK!”
After Xiaolan left, Xiaojing looked outside to see if there was anyone else and found that there was no one else except two police officers guarding the corner.
“There was a rustling sound just now. Maybe the person inside was looking for something. They happened to run into Murasawa, so they attacked him in the dark in a hurry. Did you eavesdrop on them?”
“No, there was only the sound of impact with the floor, but my bug is inside the piano lid and there is indeed a very obvious vibration sound of touching the piano.” Conan walked under the piano and found some white powder underneath, and then he found the secret compartment right above it.
“What’s this?”
“Let me see.” Conan put some on his hands and tried to smell it directly or even taste it with his mouth…..
“Washing machine…I just told you about it yesterday. How could you be so unhygienic!” Xiaojing’s voice effectively stopped Conan’s next action.
“Uh…I’m used to it. It’s not as dangerous as you think.” Conan subconsciously defended himself.
Yes, you have the aura of a protagonist. Go ahead and commit suicide.
Afterward, Xiaojing informed Kogoro of the incident, and he kept it secret and had it examined by an expert. The expert determined that the white powder was drugs. The old man who went looking for the sheet music also found a third sheet of music.
“Inspector Mumu, let’s not make the drug matter public for now. The criminals don’t know why the drugs were found yet, so we can take this opportunity to make some arrangements.” Kogoro suggested to Mumu.
“Yeah, that’s right.” Mumu immediately agreed with Kogoro’s opinion.
“Inspector, we can’t find Mr. Nishimoto anywhere.” The police officer who went to contact Nishimoto came back to report.
Mumu saw that Heiyan and the others had already arrived, and only Xiben was missing. “Send more people to search the island, especially the port of departure, and inquire clearly.”
“Our sins will be redeemed? What does this mean?” Kogoro came over with the music score of the third chapter.
When Kuroiwa heard Kogoro’s interpretation, he immediately thought of Nishimoto. He was thinking about going back and killing him to silence him, and even planned to disguise Nishimoto’s suicide.
After Mu Mu questioned everyone, there was still no progress, because the subsequent events were either planned by Xiaojing and others or unexpected events, so of course no results could be found.
At this time, Xiaojing and Conan were called aside by Kogoro.
“Later, find a chance to tell her that there are drugs under the piano. Of course, you can’t say drugs, just say white powder.” Kogoro instructed Xiaojing. Kogoro believed that his daughter could complete the task.
“Okay.” Xiao Jing said she felt no pressure at all about this kind of drama.
Mumu and Kogoro made up an excuse and left together, saying that they were going to look for Nishimoto.
“Conan, it’s you! You knocked over the piano and it produced a lot of white powder. You must have broken it.”
“I didn’t mean it…” Conan said as he walked up to the village chief Hei Yanman.
“I’m sorry, I bumped into the piano while we were playing just now.” Conan apologized to Kuroiwa carelessly.
“It’s okay, kid. We’ve already planned to get rid of this ominous piano. You don’t have to feel guilty.” Hei Yan pretended to comfort him.
“Thank you, village chief!” Then Conan and Xiaojing left.
“Hirata, go and deal with it quickly before it’s discovered.” Heiyan whispered to the secretary.
“Okay.” Hirata agreed.
Afterwards, since there was no progress, everyone went back first. However, Kuroiwa, who was planning to kill to silence the witness, found that Nishimoto, who was hiding in the utility room, was missing.
Hirata, who was trying to destroy the evidence, was also caught by the police.
After retrieving the recorder, Narishi immediately learned that Nishimoto had been knocked unconscious and was hiding. Shizuka placed the recorder directly on Nishimoto and notified the police. Conan also retrieved the sheet music that Aso had left for Narishi from the old man and gave it to Kogoro, who then uncovered the case that had been elusive for twelve years.
On the boat back.
“Miss Chengshi is so pitiful. Her whole family was killed like that. And in the end…” Xiaolan spoke about Chengshi’s story with sympathy.
“Times have changed. In ancient times, revenge wasn’t criminally responsible. But now we live in a society ruled by law. If the endless cycle of revenge continues, society will be in chaos. This is the fundamental purpose of the legislation.”
“Because killing is never allowed. Even the murderer has his own family and influence. Directly using violence will only backfire.” Conan added.
The incident was already a foregone conclusion when Nishimoto was taken into police custody. Using the recorder, the sheet music left by Aso, and some clues provided by Narimi, the police arrested Kuroiwa and Nishimoto for manslaughter. Drug trafficking charges were also pending against Hirata and other suspects. With the loss of his rival, Shimizu naturally became village chief.
After surrendering himself, Narimi was sentenced to three years in prison, but was released six months later thanks to Kogoro’s bail. Hirata and several other accomplices received two-year sentences for drug trafficking, intentional injury, and failure to report the crime. The principal offender, Hirata, received three years. Nishimoto and Kuroiwa were convicted of intentional homicide, the brutality of the killing causing serious social impact, and drug trafficking, receiving eight and a half years.
Because he took down a transnational drug trafficking organization, Kogoro’s reputation began to spread throughout the country. Xiaojing also had a contribution, but because she was protecting a minor, the story was not reported, and she still remained known in a small circle.
“Um?”
“Do you know how much that piano would sell for?”
“That one from Aso, didn’t Sister Chengshi already give it to me?”
“Hey, hey, it’s not a good idea for you to say this now…”
“That’s right, Xiaojing, how could you sell Miss Chengshi’s gift? I will teach you to play it!” Xiaolan also patted Xiaojing’s head and said reproachfully.
Xiao Jing looked at the sea calmly. No, no, no, I just want to sell it for money because I don’t want to learn anymore!
Chapter 25: The Solo of the Lonely One (I) (Old Version)
“There’s a singer who’s become very famous recently. Her concert is being broadcast on TV now! Dad, don’t always watch such boring TV.” As she said that, Xiaolan ignored Kogoro’s protests and changed the channel to the one that was broadcasting.
Unknown flowers
Blooming in this deserted corner
Its world is so small
And you treat me gently
Opened up unlimited horizons
Want for you
………………..
“Sister Xiaolan, why are you crying?” Conan, who had just come out of the room, asked.
“Huh? Really, because Miss Aya’s song is really…” Xiaolan wiped her tears.
“But it’s really difficult. Her song is like a scent of sadness that comes to me, and I’m infected unconsciously.” Xiao Jing also took a tissue on the table and wiped her tears.
Could it be that I’ve become so melancholy that even listening to music brings me to tears? Xiaojing looked at it and thought to herself, “This is completely normal.”
“Look, the audience at the scene are also crying. I heard that some people even fainted because of this.” Xiaolan controlled her emotions and pointed at the camera facing the audience.
“But this singer has had a tough time recently. Her manager and assistant committed suicide one after another after leaving puzzling codes. Maybe because of the influence of this incident, she didn’t compose any songs for a while and wasn’t very famous. But she has picked herself up recently and started appearing on the screen again. I heard that her previous audiences have been obsessed with her singing and the tickets for this concert sold out very quickly.” Xiao Jing also saw news about her on TV recently, and because her hair was naturally golden, it reminded her of Vermouth, so she paid more attention to her.
“So you followed suit just because of those people’s propaganda? You young people really have no opinions of your own.” Kogoro was obviously still resentful about being switched to another channel.
“But her songs are truly exceptional. It’s as if I can sense her emotions through them.” It’s like the loneliness and solitude of a past life. I really want to see her. Huh? Why am I having such an unrealistic thought? She’s not performing in Tokyo.
“I want to see if she is someone whose singing voice is as good as hers. Should I ask Sister Sonoko for help?” Xiaojing was very interested in this singer who resonated with people.
“We can’t cause trouble for Yuanzi because of this. Besides, she is famous now, and it must be very difficult for her to even go out.” Xiaolan taught Xiaojing.
At that moment, the door opened, revealing a woman with brilliant blond hair, wearing a light blue coat over a black dress. She wore slightly oversized, thick-framed glasses, but even with the mismatched look, her first impression was, “Ah, what a beautiful person!”
“That’s not the case. You can get away with it by just wearing a pair of glasses.” The blonde beauty continued Xiaolan’s words.
“That’s impossible. How could such a celebrity escape so easily?” Xiaolan turned her head and looked at the guest who came in, obviously not believing it.
“Really?” The beauty tilted her head slightly and looked at Xiaolan with a smile.
“If you don’t believe me, just look. It’s completely different from what you see on TV… uh…” Xiaolan looked at the TV and then at the blonde beauty who was still at the door.
“After human cognition is fixed, even if only a pair of glasses are added, it will not match the cognitive image, causing the brain to be unable to react. Therefore, it takes a certain amount of time to distinguish even though it is obviously the same person.” Xiao Jing immediately recognized that this was the Lost Star Yaye who was currently playing on the TV.
“Please sign for me, Sister Yaye.” Then Xiaojing decisively took out a pen and turned the civil law in her hand to the last blank page.
Aya smiled and gave Xiaojing an autograph before bowing slightly. Kogoro and Xiaolan quickly invited Aya in.
“I’m sorry to bother you so suddenly. You must be the famous detective Maori Kogoro, right?”
“Yes, I am Kogoro Mouri.” Kogoro put one hand on the sofa and made a handsome pose.
“You have something you want your uncle to investigate, right?” Conan went straight to the point, causing Xiaolan and Xiaojing, who wanted to contact Aya, to glare at him.
Hey, hey, you can wait until we’re done talking before you go after your Aya! Conan looked very innocent when he was stared at.
“Yes, I hope you can help me investigate the cause of death of my important person.”
“Are you talking about the manager and assistant?” Kogoro sat back on the sofa opposite Aya.
“Yes, the police ruled it as suicide, but I still can’t accept it. So I want to find someone to investigate it more thoroughly. Can you listen to my request?” Aya first explained to Kogoro that the police had ruled the incident as suicide, and asked if he could help with the investigation again.
Generally speaking, detectives don’t think much about cases that have already been concluded by the police. One reason is that the police usually close the case only after a thorough investigation. Another reason is that it is very difficult for detectives to intervene because the time is already far behind and the evidence has been found by the police or handled by others.
“You’re suspicious about your partner Link’s suicide, aren’t you? If it was just one suicide, it’s understandable, but a series of suicides is truly unbelievable. Could you please explain the details?” Perhaps Kogoro genuinely had doubts about the case, or perhaps because of Aya’s appearance, he immediately agreed to Aya’s request.
“It all started three years ago, when I was still an unknown, with Kushin Akano. That day was an important performance, and he patted my shoulder gently to encourage me as usual, and watched me walk onto the stage. The performance was a success, but when I returned to the lounge…” Aya explained the manager’s situation to everyone.
“We can’t find any reason for suicide, but we can’t think of any reason why it was an accident either. So the police can only terminate the investigation and close the case as suicide.” Kogoro continued.
Xiaojing and Conan were really surprised that Kogoro knew about this case.
“Yes, that’s right.” Aya nodded to indicate that Kogoro was right.
“So what about the second person?” After being surprised, Conan immediately shifted his attention back to the case.
“About two years after Akano’s death, I recovered and prepared to record new songs. My assistant, Ohyu Quezi, whom I have been dealing with since I was a newcomer, is an assistant, but our relationship is more like a sister. She never tired of encouraging me when I was feeling frustrated after losing Akano. That day, when I finished recording and returned to the control room… she also died. Just like that, I lost important people, all while I was singing.” Aya clenched her hands on her legs.
“In other words, both of them committed suicide at the most critical moment for you. And they used the same method. It’s indeed a bit suspicious.”
“Ding ding!” At this time, the sound of a cell phone ringing came from Yaye’s bag.
“It’s my current manager calling. Sorry to excuse me.” Yaye took out his cell phone, stood up and walked aside.
“Sorry, I have things to do there and have to go back to the office now.” Aya said apologetically to Kogoro after finishing the call.
“Of course, my sister’s business comes first. You can continue your conversation with father there.” Xiao Jing said, as if she was going to go with him. She even said that she had already booked the itinerary for Kogoro.
So even though it was late and dark, Jing asked to come along because she was interested in Aya, Ran came along because she admired the star, and Conan naturally came along because he was interested in the case, so Kogoro’s opinion didn’t need to be sought.
Everyone got in Aya’s car. Kogoro had planned to drive over, but Aya stopped him because there was no need to waste fuel and she wanted to take a break after the trip and would take everyone back.
I think it was mainly because my father couldn’t resist the opportunity to sit next to a beautiful woman. Xiaojing glanced at Kogoro who was pretending to be serious.
“But your daughter is really amazing. At this age, she is already helping your wife, a lawyer, and you, a famous detective, to solve cases. I can’t learn this. I knew nothing at that age.” It was obvious that Yaye also had some understanding of Xiaojing, although he didn’t know through what channels.
“What are you talking about? He has sold 300 million CDs at the age of 20. And it is in Japanese, but it is widely accepted all over the world. This is something that very few singers can do.” Kogoro also complimented.
“As for the lyrics, Japanese is fine, but the voice is what’s important. The emotions embodied in the voice resonate with everyone.”
“It’s no wonder that the audience can’t stop crying when they can achieve this level.” Xiaolan said to Aya with admiration.
“So what kind of emotion does my sister resonate with?” Although Xiao Jing had vaguely realized something, she still asked.
“Well, no matter what the circumstances, I’m alone in this world. That feeling.”
Is that why it resonated with my past life too?
“There are probably at least 300 million people in the world who think this way, and that’s just the sales figures.”
Chapter 26: The Solo of the Lonely Man (Part 2) (Old Version)
The group followed Yaye to the office, where posters of Yaye were posted all over the walls, making Xiaojing realize that Yaye was even more famous than she had imagined.
“Ms. Yaye, what are you doing? The police are here. You were the one who asked them to come today regarding the stalker, right?” The young man with a middle-parted hairstyle and professional attire immediately ran over to complain when he saw Yaye.
“Sorry, sorry.”
“Who are these people?”
“It’s the detective and his assistants, and this is the manager Miyoshi.” Yaye introduced them to everyone.
“Nice to meet you. I’m the famous detective Mouri Kogoro, and this is my daughter Mouri Ran and Mouri Shizuka, and this little kid is Conan who lives in my house.” Kogoro greeted Miyoshi.
“Detective? Are you still concerned about that suicide case?”
“I’m sorry, but I can’t accept this no matter what.”
“Sister Aya, who is the stalker he just mentioned?” Conan keenly caught Miyoshi’s words.
“Ah, that—”
“Wow, it’s the real Lost Star Yaye! Please! Give me an autograph!” A short man with a silly look on his face and dressed in formal attire ran up to Yaye, bowed deeply and handed over the prepared autograph plate.
The tall man next to him took the signature plate as he handed it over, broke the wooden signature plate with his hands without hesitation and threw it into the trash can accurately.
“Hello, I’m Shiratori from the Metropolitan Police Department.” Shiratori took out his ID from his clothes and showed it to Aya.
“Inspector Shiratori! Why are you here?” Kogoro was puzzled as Shiratori, who was supposed to be in Tokyo, appeared here.
“It’s Mr. Mori. I’m here today to provide my experience for the police captain’s training. This is Yamamura Sou. Please bear with me just now.” After Shiratori and Kogoro explained, they apologized to Aya.
Yaye shook his head to indicate that it was okay.
“Inspector Shiratori, who is the stalker?” Kogoro continued Conan’s question just now.
“Aren’t you here for this?” Shiratori initially thought that Kogoro and they had the same purpose.
“The recent stalking of Miss Aya has reached a point where it can no longer be ignored, so the manager called the police to talk. Because there is a major case to be concluded (arresting the suspect after solving it) recently, there is a shortage of manpower, so Inspector Shiratori and I came here to take over.” Yamamura Sou behind Shiratori explained.
“Is that so? It’s not easy for everyone from every aspect.” Kogoro sighed after understanding the general situation.
“Please stop talking while standing here. Let’s go to the conference room inside to discuss the details.” The manager said to everyone.
“These should be sent by that stalker.” Miyoshi moved a box to the conference room.
As the box opened, it was revealed to be filled with photos of Yaye, each adorned with black chains. Some were wrapped around the pictures’ arms, legs, or necks, while others were scattered about in a chaotic manner. Some of the pictures had blood-red heart patterns on the back, but the combination of the unsettling chains on the front created a chilling feeling.
“Because Aya is very popular, similar things happen occasionally. But recently it’s been too abnormal. Such photos have been sent to us continuously in the past two months. And they are not sent by express but placed directly somewhere in the office. I contacted the police office and checked the surveillance but there were no clues. Aya also felt that she was followed after get off work, and I think it was the same person who did it. This makes me very uneasy. So I plan to ask the police to help investigate!” Miyoshi told everyone the whole story.
“You were absolutely right to call the police. Let me punish this evil stalker!” In this respect, Yamamura is a bit like Kogoro Mouri.
“Anyway, Shancun, please move these evidences into the car first.” Bai Niao said helplessly to Shancun.
“Hey, so you want to sign after we move?”
“No, it’s working hours now.” Shiratori still rejected Shancun’s request.
“What a strong possessiveness or desire to restrain.” Xiao Jing picked up a photo from the box.
Conan also took a look and found that there was no pattern in the photos, so the possibility of a secret code was obviously no longer there.
At this moment, the door of the conference room was suddenly opened and a blond man in a suit and tie pushed in.
“Yaye, you are finally back! I was planning to invite you to dinner, but when I got here I found that you had already left. It’s really a pity. To make up for this regret, let’s go for a drink together later!” The man turned around gracefully at the door, came to Yaye and invited her.
“Our Yaye will not go to that kind of place with you. You’d better give up your bad delusion!” The voice coming from the door made the man look displeased.
“What did you say? What right do you have to reject me on Yaye’s behalf?”
“It’s the fan club’s responsibility to keep Aye away from flies!”
While Shiratori, Kogoro and others were still confused, the two of them had already started arguing.
“That blond man is Chiheizo, the son of the firm’s investor. He may have some feelings for Aya. He has been launching an offensive against Aya recently.” Miyoshi introduced the blond man who came in first.
“Has it reached the level of harassment?” Xiao Jing approached Yaye and asked him.
Yaye just smiled and didn’t answer.
“That’s the fan club representative, Hirazu Koji. The fans got the news that Aya was being followed from somewhere and sent him here in the name of protecting Aya.” Miyoshi introduced the man in casual clothes who was standing opposite Chiping.
“Sorry to bother you, Miss Yaye. I’m here to decide on your attire for tomorrow’s performance. I have a few options here. Take a look. If they don’t work, I can make some other combinations.” The staff member wearing glasses also came to Yaye to ask about work matters.
“He is our costume designer, Hikaru Kikuno.” Miyoshi continued to introduce.
Kikuno ignored the arguing Chiping and Pingjin and went straight to Aya and handed the design plan in his hand to Aya, without even paying attention to the people present.
“These three people are a little suspicious.” Xiaojing has a conditioned reflex habit of observing strangers.
“Have you found any clues?” Conan asked.
“Look at that Gilgamesh, he obviously has desires for Aya. Look at his necklace and sleeves. It’s okay to have just the sleeves, but the necklace is tied so tightly. Doesn’t it match the desire for restraint in the photo?” Xiaojing gestured to Conan to observe Chiping’s sleeves and necklace.
“Hmm, that seems to make sense. What about the other two?”
“Pingjin’s watch was obviously tightened, and you can see the marks left on his hand if you look closely. But it didn’t affect the blood flow, so I guess it wasn’t tightened too deeply. And if he was a fanatical fan, he would do this kind of thing.” Xiaojing raised her right hand and pointed to her wrist.
“And Kikuno’s own clothes are quite tight-fitting, and I just saw the one he designed for Aya. While it has a long skirt, it’s still a close-fitting design in a sense. I don’t know much about this field, but maybe that’s just his style. He looked at Aya with such concentration, though. Perhaps that’s just his professionalism. There’s nothing wrong with a designer only having their customers in their sight.”
“And these three people have the ability to avoid guards and surveillance and have identities that allow them to come and go freely.” Conan thought that they all had time to commit the crime.
“Yes, that’s true.” Xiao Jing thought about it and realized that the identities of these three people could indeed enter and leave the office freely without being suspected.
“By the way, can you check the details about Kushin Akano and Ohyuko who committed suicide in this office?” Kogoro sought help from Shiratori, after all, the police had more information.
“Well, I had some knowledge of this before I came here, but the investigations into those two cases should have been concluded.”
“We’ve accepted Ms. Aya’s request for a reinvestigation. While we may not find anything, it can at least give Ms. Aya some peace of mind. And there’s a chance this stalker is connected to the two quiet incidents.”
“Okay, I’ll fax the bureau to help you find some information.” Shiratori did not resist too much at Kogoro’s request (it would indeed affect the reputation of the police if a case closed by the police was overturned). She agreed to help Kogoro find information.
Soon, the photos, time of death and other search information at the time were sent over via fax machine.
Meanwhile, Hirajin and Chihei, who were arguing, also said hello to Ayaya and left. Of course, Chihei’s invitation was declined by Ayaya. Kikuno also left after deciding on his outfit, but bowed to everyone at the door before leaving without saying a word.
Everyone placed the faxed documents on the table in the conference room, and Conan took the documents and started to read them. Kogoro gradually got used to the boy’s behavior (mainly because of Xiaojing) and let him do what he wanted.
“The time of death of the two deceased is very clear, and no one has found the bodies during this period of time.” Kogoro looked at the information about the time of death.
“There are no suspects, so we can only treat it as a suicide.” Shiratori put down the information in his hand, obviously thinking it was a suicide case.
“Xiaojing, aren’t you going to help?” Yaye and Xiaojing sat on the sofa beside them.
“You can leave it to Father, but how did you discover this, sister? My own music actually has this kind of power. This is the first time in my short life that I’ve been moved by a song.”
“Your Highness Xiaojing, after listening to my song, do you feel something echoing in your heart?”
“Your Highness or something… uh…” Xiao Jing didn’t know how to answer Yaye’s question. Could it be that I had realized this in my past life?
“Her intelligence and behavior are different from her peers. She follows her parents through various cases and has a nonchalant attitude towards things. It seems that Princess Xiaojing is also very lonely.”
“No, no…” Xiao Jing subconsciously wanted to refute, but halfway through she realized she had no idea where to start.
“It’s true that you’re lonely.” Yaye turned his head and looked into Xiaojing’s eyes. Xiaojing looked away evasively.
“I’m all alone in this world.” Yaye repeated what he had said in the car, then rested his chin on his hands and looked ahead. Or rather, he looked beyond the wall.
“Including Her Highness Xiaojing, I can sing songs for all of them. Because I am also alone in this world, this voice reaches those who share my suffering, just as it reaches you.”
The investigation over there also came to an end without finding any useful clues.
“It seems that these two cases are indeed suicides.” Kogoro sighed somewhat disappointedly.
“Let’s not talk about this for now. As for the stalker, I have a plan!” Shiratori was obviously thinking about the stalker while they were looking at the information.
Everyone was attracted by his words and turned their eyes over.
Chapter 27: The Solo of the Lonely Man (Part 3) (Old Version)
“Stalking behavior stems from one’s own desire for the person being stalked. Judging from the photos, he might be a fan of Ms. Ayaya. And the photos appeared in several locations in the agency without fail. I suspect it was done by an insider.” Shiratori pointed to the place where the photos appeared on the agency map on the wall.
“You make sense. It’s not just internal staff. Non-staff members who can freely enter and exit various places are also suspects. I think that Chiping kid is a possibility. Yes, maybe he did this just to get the lovely Miss Aya!” Kogoro looked like he was the murderer, and at the end he couldn’t help laughing.
“So what is the specific plan?” Yamamura asked Shiratori.
“We don’t have many clues, and if we were to investigate them one by one, the scope would be too wide. So I plan to create an opportunity for Miss Ayaya to be alone so that we can lie in wait in the dark and wait for the murderer to appear.”
“Isn’t it too dangerous?” Miyoshi was still very worried about Aya being alone.
“We will be waiting in the dark, you don’t have to worry. Leave Miss Yaye’s safety to me!” Shancun came over and patted his chest to make the promise.
“Then in order to make the criminal surrender, we need to create the illusion of leaving.” Shiratori continued.
“I think if Sister Yaye said in front of everyone that she wanted to see the prisoner, the prisoner would probably comply. The possessiveness shown in the photo is very strong, which means he must care about Sister Yaye very much. If Sister Yaye said she wanted to see him, I think he would not be able to help but meet Sister Yaye even if he knew there was danger. After all, it was the request of someone he (the prisoner) cares about.” Xiaojing analyzed from a psychological perspective based on the pattern in the photo.
“That’s right, Xiaojing is right. Mr. Miyoshi, Miss Aya, what do you think?” Shiratori asked Miyoshi and Aya for their opinions.
“This is the only way.” Sanhao thought about it and there was no other way. If the problem was not solved, he would still be worried, so he might as well give it a try.
“Okay.” Yaye nodded in agreement.
Afterwards, Sanhao gathered everyone together in the name of preparing for tomorrow’s performance, and Chiping and Pingjin, the fan representative, also came.
“Tomorrow is a very important performance. I know that everyone has been in a bad mood these days because of the strange letter. But we must go all out for tomorrow’s performance. We cannot make any mistakes for the sake of the agency and Aya!” Miyoshi confirmed tomorrow’s work with everyone and said some encouraging words.
“Thank you all for your help. I can’t get to where I am now without your help. I will also work hard for tomorrow’s performance. Although I received a strange letter, I believe that the sender also likes my songs. If possible, I would like to meet him very much. So don’t feel any burden, let’s work hard together for tomorrow!” Yaye also said the words he had prepared in advance.
“Has Conan noticed anything unusual?” Xiao Jing asked Conan who was observing everyone.
“Not yet. But I looked at the places where the photos appeared, and the criminal should not be an ordinary staff member. After all, he even appeared in Miss Aya’s private lounge. I just checked, her room is behind the clothing room and prop room. There are two surveillance cameras here, so you can see who has entered and exited her room from all angles on the surveillance tape. If the criminal doesn’t show up later, I plan to let Inspector Shiratori investigate.” Conan didn’t see any clues from the crowd, but found clues from other places.
“I think it should be Mr. Chiping or Mr. Kikuno. Just now, when Ms. Aya said she wanted to see the criminal, both of their faces showed changes to varying degrees, but they were forcibly suppressed by themselves. Mr. Pingjin just had an indignant expression.” Xiaojing had been observing the three people she thought were suspicious.
“But Chiping and Hiratsu do have motives. What are Mr. Kikuno’s motives?”
“Possessive!”
“Just this?”
“Isn’t this enough?”
“This motivation is a bit…”
“Possessiveness is a terrifying thing. For example, you subconsciously feel that something belongs only to you, and you become hostile to anyone who wants it. You might even feel the urge to destroy it, believing that if you can’t have it, you can’t either.”
“Um… I know that, but from what I’ve heard from Miyoshi and Ayame-san, it seems Kikuno doesn’t have any special feelings for Ayame-san. Miyoshi-san said he’s always been serious about clothes.”
“Well, who knows.” The lady shrugged, indicating that she didn’t want to continue discussing such a meaningless issue with Conan.
“Alright, even if you’re right.” Then he dismissed Conan with an expression that said there’s nothing you can do about it.
Hey, why do you act like I’m wrong?
Then, Shiratori, Kogoro, and the others said their goodbyes in front of everyone. After everyone reconfirmed the preparations for tomorrow’s props and costumes, they all left work one by one. As always, Aya planned to leave last, and Miyoshi, who was supposed to leave last like Aya, left early in front of everyone because of something else.
“Will the criminal really come?” Kogoro and his group looked out the window of a van used by the office to transport props. From this shadowy corner, they could roughly see the distance from the office’s underground exit to Miss Aya’s car.
“It’s just a test anyway. We won’t lose anything if they don’t come. We’ll just have to continue investigating tomorrow.” Xiao Jing wasn’t particularly excited about something so uncertain. She didn’t even look out the window, but leaned back in her chair.
I’m so sleepy! Children’s bodies are troublesome. Compared to Conan who was still looking out the window with great energy, Xiaojing was already feeling sleepy.
“Here she comes!” Kogoro reminded everyone that Miss Aya had come out of the office.
Yaye walked over as usual, and the suspect did not appear until Yaye got into the car.
“It seems that it’s useless.” Kogoro tried to open the car door in disappointment.
“No, it appeared. But it didn’t appear in front of Aya.” The sharp-eyed Conan immediately saw Shiratori rush out of the car opposite, while Murayama stumbled out. But it was obvious that they had discovered something.
Conan immediately opened the car door and ran over.
“Although I was prepared, I didn’t expect there would be two stalkers.” Chiping and Pingjin walked out from the shadows behind the pillar.
“Mr. Chiping, Mr. Pingjin!” Miyoshi, who came over later, called out their names in surprise.
“What stalker? We are not stalkers. We knew that Miss Aye came alone after get off work today, so we came here to protect her!” Chi Ping defended.
“That’s right, that’s right. Why else would I be with this person!” Pingjin agreed. However, there was also some ambiguity in his words, and the two immediately started arguing again.
“What are you talking about? You’re the one! You’re the one who’s been pestering Ayame under the guise of being a fan!”
“Nonsense, I’m protecting Ayaya on behalf of the fans to prevent people like you who have bad intentions towards Ayaya from getting close to her!”
“There’s no point in your explanation. We’ve caught the culprit red-handed! With my years of detective intuition, I know for sure that you are the ones in the wrong situation! My previous reasoning was indeed correct, hahahaha.” Only Kogoro could laugh out loud after reasoning.
Shiratori and Yamamura took the two back to question them. Relieved, Miyoshi also said goodbye and went home. Kogoro and Aya also said goodbye and prepared to go back.
“I always feel like something is wrong?” Conan was still thinking about what had just happened in the car.
“They weren’t lying. It’s not surprising they didn’t catch the criminal.” Xiao Jing looked out the window, unmoved by the lack of arrest. Vermouth’s training had made it easy to tell the difference between truth and falsehood. The relationship between those two was truly terrible, and their only reason for coming together was a shared concern for Aya.
Conan still believed what Xiaojing said, although he didn’t know why Xiaojing was so sure. But if those two people were not the murderers, could it really be Kikuno Hikaru?
“Miss Aya must be very sad too. After the death of two important people, she encountered such a thing. It must be very lonely living alone. She is so strong! If it were me, I wouldn’t know what I would do.” Xiaolan said admiringly.
“Wait, Sister Xiaolan? Sister Aya lives alone now?” Conan seemed to have grasped something at this time.
“Yes, she originally lived with her assistant. But after her assistant died, she started living alone. It seems she also rejected the new assistant that Miyoshi arranged for her.”
“Oh no! Uncle, call Mr. Miyoshi quickly. The criminal didn’t intend to see Aya when she came out. Maybe he wanted to see her when Aya came home. If that’s the case, Miss Aya is in danger!” Conan shouted to Kogoro immediately after he figured it out.
“Hello, is this Mr. Miyoshi? Where is Miss Aya’s address? Don’t ask for now, Miss Aya is in danger now!” Kogoro immediately called Miyoshi and found out Aya’s address.
“Mr. Driver, you don’t have to go to the hotel for the time being. Please rush to this address now, the sooner the better!” Kogoro handed the address he had just written down to the taxi driver.
“No problem, Mr. Maori, have you solved another case?” The driver obviously knew Kogoro through newspapers and other media.
“Oh, do you know me too? It’s an honor. Yes, I just solved a tracking case and now I need to rush over to catch the criminal.” Kogoro naturally took the credit for himself.
“Okay! Sit tight!” As he said that, the driver turned in a direction at the intersection ahead and the speed of the car increased.
Xiaojing, who was already a little sleepy, naturally sensed the increasing speed of the car, and her sleepiness disappeared instantly.
“Hey, can you please stop doing this?” Xiao Jing sighed and turned to look at Conan. She couldn’t expect to sleep peacefully today.
“Huh? Is it my fault?” Conan looked at Xiaojing and felt that he was wronged.
Chapter 28: The Solo of the Lonely Man (Part 4) (Old Version)
The driver was obviously a man with a story to tell. He arrived at the underground parking lot where Yaye lived without slowing down in the endless stream of traffic.
Kogoro, who was sitting in the front, immediately noticed that Aya was standing in the middle of the bus stop after getting off the bus. There was also a person standing opposite her, but his face was not clear because of the backlight.
Kogoro and Conan quickly got out of the car and ran over, followed by Ran and the driver. Only Jing looked around after getting out of the car.
“There shouldn’t be anyone else, but I’d better be careful,” Xiao Jing muttered softly, moving sideways to see if there were any other people hiding in the shadows of the pillars. After confirming that there was no one, she followed.
“Mr. Kikuno, it’s really you!” Conan originally thought that Kikuno, who was the least suspicious, was a stalker as Xiaojing expected.
He was wearing a gray hooded jacket, with only his face visible. Conan was able to identify him up close only after he ran up to Aya.
Kikuno pushed his hat back to expose his head.
“That’s right, it’s me! No matter how tight the security is, there will always be blind spots. No matter how famous you are, there will always be people like Chiping who will bother you. Only I understand the emotions contained in your singing! You don’t have to pay attention to the opinions of those vulgar people, let me save you!” Kikuno’s voice was the opposite of the calm and indifferent one he had heard before. Now he only felt a fanaticism for Aya and even a tendency to lose his mind.
“You are just being self-righteous! Mr. Kikuno, please surrender.” Kogoro stood in front of Aya.
“Go away, Yaye! Come away with me! Only I can understand you and be your lover! Look.” Kikuno took out a stack of manuscript paper from the backpack behind him.
“These are all the clothes I designed for you. You will become the most beautiful person!” Kikuno excitedly showed the manuscript paper slightly and then scattered it on the ground. Through the light in the basement, it can be seen that Kikuno’s design ability is indeed not bad.
“Yaya! Let’s go! You are also eager to leave this kind of life, aren’t you?” The excited Kikuno rushed towards Yaya.
“Ms. Aya!” Xiaolan got ready to fight Kikuno.
However, Kogoro in front had instantly grabbed Kikuno’s arm and turned around beautifully, knocking Kikuno to the ground.
“How amazing! He’s worthy of being a famous detective. He subdued the criminal in an instant!” The driver who followed over praised him generously.
“Haha, it’s nothing. I’m a famous detective after all. Hahaha.” Kogoro turned Kikuno over and held his hands to prevent Kikuno from moving again, then laughed.
Yaye came over at this time and looked at Kikuno who was lying on the ground. Kikuno was still calling Yaye’s name excitedly, but Yaye’s face showed no unusual expression, only endless indifference.
“Becoming the one I love? It’s impossible for you. Even if you are by my side, I will still be alone.”
“Aya, are you okay?” Miyoshi, the agent who received Kogoro’s call, also rushed over at this time.
“It’s okay, just a little frightened.” After that, Yaye and his agent went aside to talk about tomorrow’s performance. After all, the lack of a costume designer would still have some impact.
Kogoro asked Xiaolan to notify Shiratori, and he came over shortly afterwards.
“I think Mr. Chiping and Mr. Hiratsu should be innocent. I will leave Kikuno to you now. Maybe he is related to that case. I hope you can tell me the results after the interrogation.” After Kogoro told Shiratori what happened, he also made a request to Shiratori.
“Okay, we will continue the interrogation tonight and should have a result tomorrow. Tomorrow is also Ms. Aya’s performance, so we should finish this matter as soon as possible. Goodbye then.” Shiratori agreed to Kogoro’s request and let Yamamura take the silent Kikuno away. Perhaps Kikuno was hit by what Aya had just said.
“Anyway, things are finally over. I can have a good sleep when I go home today.” Kogoro said happily.
Xiao Jing looked at Conan who was still thinking with his head down, and walked over with a little interest.
“What are you still thinking about?”
“I think the stalking incident and the suicide case may not be related. I just asked Mr. Miyoshi. Mr. Kikuno was transferred to the office many years ago, and Mr. Akano was already dead by then.”
“Hasn’t the police closed the case as suicide? You haven’t found any loopholes in the investigation materials.” Although Xiao Jing hadn’t read the materials carefully, she didn’t think it was a homicide from their conversation.
“The commonality between the two cases is that the death occurred between half an hour and an hour later, and the security cameras didn’t capture anyone. So, as the discoverer…”
“Are you suspecting Miss Aye? She was performing and recording when the victim died. She didn’t have time to commit the crime.” Xiao Jing naturally understood what Conan meant from his words.
“I just feel like something is wrong.” Conan recalled the information he had read in his mind again.
“By the way, the rope is hung with an iron hook. If you want to commit suicide, you can just use the rope, right?” Conan thought of a question.
“人家工作需要用来吊东西，本来就带钩不是很正常。”小静反驳道。
“But it’s the same in both cases, and the hooks look brand new in the photos.”
“Okay, okay, even if you’re right. But Aya didn’t have the time to commit the crime, and what was her motive? Those two people were very important to her, right? Why did she kill them?”
“This… let me think about it.” Conan said that he still couldn’t figure out what was going on.
Miyoshi, who had already reached an agreement with Aya, handed Kogoro the ticket for tomorrow’s performance to express his gratitude and invited everyone to watch it.
“That’s great. We can watch Miss Aya’s live broadcast tomorrow.” Xiaolan said happily after helping Kogoro collect the tickets.
“Then I’ll obey your command. Let’s investigate the case tomorrow morning so Aya can sing in peace tonight.” Kogoro also planned to complete the commission so that Aya would have no worries. He felt that the police investigation was correct. On the one hand, there was no evidence of homicide, and on the other hand, perhaps because he was a former police officer, he trusted the police.
After saying hello to each other, they left. Kogoro also chatted with the driver in the car about his past cases. It seemed that Kogoro was in a very good mood and laughed from time to time. When they arrived at the hotel, the driver refused to accept the money and asked Kogoro for an autograph before leaving.
“Dad is so awesome!” Xiaojing exclaimed as she looked at the direction the taxi left.
“Haha, of course! Let’s go have a midnight snack!” The happy Kogoro took the lead and walked towards the restaurant.
“Haha, he doesn’t look that great…” Conan was speechless at Xiaojing’s praise. It was obvious that Kogoro had not played any role, but he was exhausted instead.
“Are you awesome?” Xiao Jing naturally heard Conan’s muttering as she was standing next to him.
“Uh…it’s okay.” Conan scratched the back of his head a little embarrassedly and said modestly.
Xiaojing ignored Conan and followed Kogoro in front of her. Conan saw this and hurried to catch up. Xiaolan was at the back watching over the two children to prevent them from running around.
“You’re so awesome! How can you take the bus without paying?” Xiao Jing said to Conan who caught up with her and was parallel to her.
“Uh…” Conan was so embarrassed that he didn’t know how to answer. Xiaojing didn’t care that Conan suddenly stopped and continued to follow Kogoro.
“What’s wrong with Conan?” Xiaolan asked Conan with concern when he suddenly stopped moving.
“Sister Xiaolan, it’s okay.” It turns out that I have never been stronger than TT.
Chapter 29: The Solo of the Lonely Man (V) (Old Version)
“Xiaojing, get up.” Xiaolan opened the curtains in the room and said to Xiaojing who was still sleeping in.
“You guys go investigate, I’ll sleep a little longer.” Xiaojing naturally knew that Kogoro and others would go to Aya’s office today to do the final investigation, but her game with Zhou Gong was not over yet!
“No, we’re checking out now. We’ll have lunch at the office with Ms. Ayaya and the others. Mr. Miyoshi also said we can explore freely after the investigation. After watching Ayaya’s concert tonight, we’ll return to Tokyo. You and Conan have school tomorrow!” Xiaolan explained the itinerary for the day, then lifted Xiaojing’s blanket and helped her change her clothes while she was still drowsy. After Xiaojing finished washing up, she took her hand and walked out of the room.
Everyone had breakfast in the hotel, then Kogoro checked out of the hotel and called a taxi back to Aya’s office.
After entering the office, you can see many staff members carrying things from the freight elevator.
“Mr. Maori, you are here.” Miyoshi, who was directing the team, immediately came over to greet Kogoro when he saw him coming.
“What are you doing?” Xiaolan was puzzled by the big commotion in the office.
“I’m sorry to bother you, but today’s concert is held indoors so we need some things to decorate it,” Miyoshi explained.
“It’s okay, we are the ones who disturbed them. I want to go and see the scenes of the two suicides. Is that okay?” Kogoro explained his purpose.
“Okay, Takeuchi, please pay attention to this side. I’ll take Kogoro on a tour first.” Miyoshi said to a rather burly middle-aged man.
“Okay, got it.” The middle-aged man replied in his loud voice.
At this time, Bai Niao also came in with Shancun.
“Mr. Maori, the results are out.”
“I’m really sorry (actually it means thanks) that you have to come here in person.” Kogoro turned around and said to Shiratori who came in.
“Because we have finished the finishing work of our bureau today and will hand over the follow-up to them. And I also want to see the results of the two suicide cases.” Shiratori explained the reason.
“Yes, I also want to see Detective Maori’s reasoning. I missed the famous detective’s reasoning yesterday, what a pity!”
“Haha, no, no.” Kogoro was still as unable to resist Yamamura’s compliments as ever.
Under Miyoshi’s guidance, everyone became familiar with the office’s structure. They went to the lounge (also one of the crime scenes) to gather their thoughts.
“From a structural point of view, you do have to pass through the corridor to go to the lounge and the recording studio. If it was a homicide, it would definitely be captured by the security camera. I’m sorry, Miss Aya, but I think your assistant and agent committed suicide.” Kogoro discussed the search information and clues with the lounge and Shiratori and came to the conclusion that it was suicide.
“Really? Alas.” Yaye, who was sitting with Xiaojing, sighed when he heard this.
“But they have no reason to commit suicide.” Conan said from the side. Obviously Conan has not given up the investigation.
“Maybe it’s caused by inner depression. What do you know, little kid!” Kogoro patted Conan on the head.
Conan seems to always be treated harshly by his father, which is hard on him. But half of the blame is his own fault. At first, Xiaojing felt a little sympathetic, but then, with Conan’s usual quick-witted reasoning, she felt he deserved it.
“Officer Shiratori, are these the only photos of suicide ropes?” Conan, who was photographed by Kogoro, pointed at the close-up photo of the suicide ropes neatly arranged on the table by Shiratori and Kogoro.
“I remember there seemed to be some extra ropes in the storage box, and a written report was made based on this information. The ropes, hoses and other items were placed in the storage box together.” Shiratori pointed to a piece of investigation document on the side.
Conan immediately took the investigation materials and looked at them carefully. He seemed to have grasped something in his mind, but the idea flashed away, causing him to frown.
“Excuse me, could you please lend me the storage box in the lounge? As I recall, there’s nothing in the box here, so I’ll use it to store the flower petals.” A staff member knocked on the door and explained their purpose.
“Okay, remember to put it back after use.” Sanhao lifted the tablecloth to reveal three small square storage boxes. The staff put the contents into one storage box and each of them took the two empty storage boxes away.
When Conan saw the box, he seemed to remember something and immediately began to think.
“That’s right!” Conan ran up to Miyoshi with an expression as if he knew what he was doing.
“Uncle, are there storage boxes like this in the recording studio?”
“Well, yes, because there are generally not too many large items in these two places, so small boxes are used for convenience.” Miyoshi confirmed Conan’s guess.
“Okay, thank you uncle. Sister Xiaolan, I’m going to the bathroom.” After confirming, Conan found an excuse and ran out.
A little disappointed, Yamamura ran to Aya while Kogoro was still talking to Shiratori about yesterday’s tracking case.
“I’m sorry for being rude yesterday. If you don’t mind, please sign an autograph for me!” This time, without Shiratori’s obstruction, Shancun finally got the autograph as he wished.
“Yamamura is also working now.” Shiratori looked at Shanmura helplessly and did not stop him this time.
“I’m really sorry to trouble you, Mr. Mori. Aya and I still have some things to take care of, so we’ll take our leave first. Inspector Shiratori and Detective Mori, please do me the honor of having dinner with us later.” Miyoshi also said goodbye and left with Aya.
Why didn’t Miss Yaye look relieved when her father committed suicide? Xiaojing couldn’t help but think about this question after Yaye left.
“Xiao Jing, I already know the method of murder! This is homicide!” Conan came back and said to Xiao Jing.
“It’s Miss Ayaya, right?” Xiao Jing naturally knew that Conan was investigating the suspect based on Ayaya. Now that it’s confirmed, then…
“That’s right.” Conan whispered to Xiaojing about the technique. Xiaojing put on a relieved expression after hearing it, and had to admit that she and her father were indeed not as good as Conan in this regard. At least she and her father believed it was suicide. Xiaojing even thought that the agent and assistant took their own lives to promote Ayaya.
“But you don’t have any evidence, although I think your reasoning is very reasonable. But conviction requires evidence, and besides, you haven’t found Miss Aya’s motive.” Although Xiaojing felt that Conan was right, she still explained from a legal point of view that even if the reasoning was correct, there was insufficient evidence to convict.
“Uh… Damn it! It’s been so long since the incident. Even if there was any evidence, it has been destroyed by Aya.” Conan said unwillingly.
“No, I won’t give up. There is only one truth, I will think of another way.” Conan did not get discouraged but immediately cheered up.
“Anyway, let’s just watch Ayame’s concert tonight.” Xiaojing didn’t think Conan could find evidence in such a long time in this ‘suicide’ case.
Later, Shiratori and Yamamura, using the excuse of investigating the case, joined Kogoro and his group for lunch with Miyoshi and helped out with some chores, acting as cameos at the agency. Ran and Yamamura were particularly excited to help with Aya’s performance. Conan, on the other hand, dragged Shizuka along to investigate the case, thinking her ability to read people’s expressions might be helpful. However, Shizuka was reluctant to accompany Conan, and after a brief investigation, she went to Aya, who was practicing singing. Under the guise of surveillance, Conan was left with no alternative.
“Sister Yaye, do you practice singing here every day?”
“Yes, singing voices need to be maintained. Thanks to it, I’m a celebrity now.” Yaye held Xiaojing on his lap and read the book in her hand together. This time the book was a comic book, which Xiaojing borrowed from a sister who participated in cosplay with her last time to relax.
“When it comes to singing, it also depends on talent, right?” Xiao Jing then thought of Conan’s magical voice.
“I don’t know either. Akano also said that I have a talent that ordinary people don’t have. But I just sing out my feelings.”
“This is talent! It’s really enviable.”
“Maybe, but this is not something to be envied.” Yaye touched Xiaojing’s head from behind.
“But Xiaojing would definitely be cuter if she had long hair.” Yaye then changed the subject, perhaps feeling that the previous topic was not suitable to talk about with Xiaojing.
“It will be very troublesome to comb it. Even now, Sister Xiaolan and Mom are helping to comb it. I don’t want to trouble them anymore.”
“Xiao Jing is really sensible. I don’t think your sister and mother will find it troublesome.”
“Thank you for the compliment, but please don’t go any lower, it’s itchy.” Xiao Jing accepted Yaye’s compliment without any pressure, but also protested the hand that moved from her head to her ears and then touched her neck. Her neck was indeed very sensitive.
“Oh, I’m sorry. I couldn’t help myself because Xiaojing is so cute. I wish I had a sister like you.”
“It’s going to be very hard for a sister like me.”
“Really?” Yaye didn’t delve into it. He accompanied Xiaojing to read comics and practice singing for a while, and then took Xiaojing out to buy a small cake for her, as if he really treated Xiaojing as his own sister.
Chapter 30: The Solo of the Lonely Man (End) (Old Version)
“I’m sorry, Xiaojing, for causing you trouble.” Xiaolan saw Yaye and Xiaojing appear at the office, Xiaojing happily eating a small cake. She immediately knew that Xiaojing had tricked Yaye into buying it for her. After all, there was the precedent of Yuanzi.
“No, Xiaojing is very cute and I like her very much.” Yaye waved his hand.
“By the way, Mr. Sanhao seems to be looking for you. You didn’t bring your mobile phone when you went out.” After letting Xiaojing and Yaye thank him, Yaye reminded him.
“Oh, I’m sorry. I was just planning to take a walk and come back, so I’ll take my leave now.” As he said this, he bent down and touched Xiaojing before leaving.
“Xiao Jing, you can’t run around with Yaye, and you even asked Miss Yaye to buy you food. Oh, forget it. Let’s go find Dad, it’s almost time for dinner.” Xiao Lan immediately started to educate Xiao Jing with love after seeing Yaye leave, but seeing Xiao Jing concentrating on finishing the cake, she didn’t have any other thoughts.
Ran then reunited with Shizuka and Kogoro for dinner with Shiratori and Yamamura. Because they were making final preparations for the concert, everyone at the agency, including Aya and Miyoshi, ate boxed lunches. Afterward, some media arrived, and the staff busied themselves entertaining them. Aya also gave interviews to various media outlets.
Finally, at 8 p.m., Ran and the others, as temporary employees, were allowed into the venue. Miyoshi explained that because the event was being broadcast live throughout Taiwan, they had chosen a smaller venue at their office to minimize noise. However, despite the limited number of tickets available, the venue was already packed, with the exception of the adjacent work area.
“Ms. Aya is really popular, she is worthy of being Aya!” At this time, Chiping, who had been released, walked out from the staff passage with a proud look on his face, as if he was proud of Aya.
“Of course, but that’s Aya’s credit, and it has nothing to do with you.”
“It’s the truth!” Dai Pingjin from the fan club came with him, and they were bickering with each other as usual.
“You two are actually pretty close, right?” Xiao Jing looked at the two and thought, “They always seem to appear together. They even came together to protect Yaye yesterday.” If their relationship wasn’t good, they should have been protected separately, even individually. It didn’t look like they’d just met by chance; it was clearly the result of a joint plan.
“Who wants to be friends with this nerdy guy who stays at home all day? He even peed his pants when he was in elementary school!”
“Who would want to be close to this workaholic who only cares about work! This guy has been hitting on girls since elementary school!”
The two of them refuted Xiaojing’s words at the same time, then glared at each other and turned away.
Hey, hey, isn’t this a good relationship? Xiao Jing secretly despised these two guys whose true attributes were tsundere.
The venue began to quiet down as a soft prelude began to play. She wore a lavender dress, with long silk scarves of the same color draped down her neck. It was such a simple and understated outfit. Yet, paired with Aya’s long golden hair and unique aura, she looked like a flower in bud, captivating.
Just for you…
As the prelude ended, Yaye began to sing, and everyone’s attention was focused on Yaye.
So please look at me
This wants to convey your feelings
“What a touching song! I seem to understand Miss Aye’s feelings. It’s really touching! Don’t you think so?” Chiping said excitedly to Pingjin with tears in his eyes.
“That’s right!” Pingjin also hugged Chiping with tears in his eyes.
“Hey, hey…” Xiao Jing was too tired to complain about the performance of these two people.
“But Sister Ayaya started performing three years ago, so she became famous a little late. Her singing is obviously so impeccable.” Conan felt a little puzzled as to why Ayaya had only become so popular recently.
“That’s because…” At this time, Miss Aya was also standing on the stage taking a short break to prepare for the next song. Chiping and Heijin heard Conan’s question and explained it to him.
Conan suddenly understood after hearing this, but Xiaojing looked shocked as if she knew something difficult.
The concert ended after about two hours. The agency, the audience and the media were all very satisfied with the performance.
After receiving the flowers from fan representative Pingjin, Yaye also went back to rest.
“Congratulations, Miss Aya. Your performance was perfect. I think the response tomorrow will be quite good.” Kogoro, who was already waiting in the lounge, congratulated Aya.
“No, it’s all thanks to you. After you finished your investigation, I can concentrate on singing.” Aya and Kogoro complimented each other a few times. They put the flowers in the lounge and went to the dressing room to change clothes.
“Xiao Jing, it’s now.” Conan reminded Xiao Jing by lightly touching her arm with his elbow.
“Got it.” He took out the recorder from his small bag and handed it to Conan, then secretly ran out with Conan to the dressing room.
“Sister Aya, have you changed your clothes?” Conan and Xiaojing stayed outside for a while, estimated the time and knocked on the door.
“Ah, it’s you two. What’s going on?”
“Excuse me*2” Xiaojing and Conan squeezed in when Aya opened the door. To be precise, Xiaojing followed Conan in.
“You can’t just come in and play here…” Aya stopped what she was about to say when she saw Conan looking at her with an adult expression.
“You are the murderer of Sister Aya!” Conan directly revealed the results of the investigation to Aya.
“Oh? Little boy, are you saying that I killed those two people and then disguised it as suicide?” Aya naturally knew what Conan was referring to.
“Yes. If my reasoning is correct, the murderer can only be you, Miss Aya!” Conan looked up and looked straight at Aya.
“Then I’ll all listen attentively to the little detective’s reasoning.” Aya didn’t show any other expression as if Conan was not the one being talked about. If other people were present, they would definitely doubt whether Conan’s reasoning was correct because of Aya’s calmness.
“First of all, the victims don’t seem to have much in common besides their jobs and method of death. Actually, there are quite a few things in common.”
“First, the discoverer is Miss Aya.” Conan said, pointing a finger.
“Yes, it’s all me. But the death report said that the two people were dead forty minutes before I found them. They died first during the performance and then during the recording. No matter which one of them, I can’t leave the scene and kill them.” Yaye closed the door with his hands clasped together in a waiting position.
“You had already calculated all of this in advance, naturally to avoid suspicion.”
“So, the second point is that both rooms had pipes that could be used for hanging, but the ropes were deliberately tied to the pipes with hooks. Perhaps, as Xiaojing said, the hooks were already there, but the rope was found cut at the scene. It was obviously cut from the rope used for hanging, and the remaining rope was also long enough for hanging. The victim didn’t need to cut it off and deliberately used the hooked end.”
“And the third point is also the reason why I am sure that you are the murderer.” Conan walked to the storage box in the clothing room.
“The storage boxes in those two rooms are different from this one. Because there aren’t many large items to store in those rooms, they use three overlapping small boxes to save space. According to investigative data, both cases contained leftover ropes, hoses, and other miscellaneous items. The hoses have water stains, suggesting they were used recently. However, since both rooms have bathrooms where people may need to sleep temporarily during overtime, it’s not uncommon for them to have used the hoses to flush them.”
“But when these things are combined, the mystery is solved!”
“You strangle them with a rope until they lose consciousness, then tie a hook in the middle of the rope and hang it from a pipe on the ceiling. At the other end, tie two small, empty storage boxes and insert hoses. Use the rope to secure the hoses and turn on the faucet to adjust the water flow to the appropriate level. If it’s a large storage cabinet, the angle could cause it to tilt, causing the water to spill and ruin the plan, so you need multiple storage boxes to maintain balance.”
“Then the bathroom storage tank, filled with water, slowly lifted the victim up as the water level increased. This way, you had a perfect alibi.”
“Then you just need to hook the hook on the pipe when you come back from the performance, cut the excess rope, pour out the water in the storage box and put it back in place, and you’re done.” Conan explained the reasoning method.
“So this method cannot be carried out by Sister Yaye, who was not the first to discover it.” Xiaojing also came to the conclusion that the murderer was Yaye.
“But this is just your guess. What evidence do you have?” Aya asked Conan with his hands crossed on his lower abdomen.
Damn it, he didn’t even admit it. The recording is useless. Conan secretly sighed in his heart, regretful. Although he knew the method, Conan really couldn’t find the key evidence.
“Because there is no evidence, he can only talk to you alone.” Xiao Jing directly told Conan the fact that he had no evidence under Conan’s unwilling gaze.
“Conan, can you please leave for a while? You are not allowed to eavesdrop outside the door.” Xiao Jing put her hands behind her back and rarely gave Conan instructions in a playful way.
Although it was a request, Conan naturally heard it as an order that could not be refused. So he gave Conan a look that said “be careful” and obediently left. Xiao Jing was still a little surprised that Conan left so cooperatively. She had thought she would have to trick him a little more before he would leave.
After Conan left, Xiao Jing found a sofa to sit on, took out the comic book from her bag, and lowered her head to pretend to read it. Although Xiao Jing’s attention was not on the book at all.
“Sister Yaye, that’s enough. The murderer…is indeed you.” Xiaojing’s tone was a little low. Perhaps she didn’t want to believe this fact.
Yaye walked over and hugged Xiaojing, holding her on his lap like he did in the afternoon.
“When did you confirm it?” Yaye did not deny it this time.
“Pingjin said your initial performances didn’t receive a good response, but on the final day, the audience raved about your performances. Similarly, after the recordings were completed, all your previously recorded albums were rejected. It was the album you re-recorded that was accepted. That album also helped you achieve 200 million sales.”
“The dividing point is when you lose someone important to you and are alone again. The irreplaceable emotion in your singing is this kind of loneliness of being alone. But to kill someone important to you with your own hands…” Xiao Jing stopped talking here.
“Great, you are exactly the person I like.” Yaye praised Xiaojing who had fallen silent.
“It was because they were important to me that I killed them with my own hands. I cannot tolerate anything invading my heart. A lonely and empty heart, crying alone in the clear darkness, this is the soul of my music. They both loved me even more than they loved themselves, laughing and crying with me. When I realized it, the clear darkness in my heart had been surrounded by soft light, my singing could no longer convey emotions, and the music I composed could not resonate with people. That’s right, my music has lost its power, so it is because I like them that I want them to disappear from my heart. If I am not alone, I can’t sing.” Yaye stroked Xiaojing’s cheek with his right hand.
“I returned to the sealed world, and the darkness in my heart cleared up again. When I saw you, it was as if I saw myself. Ah! What a boring world. But you have the strength that I don’t have. Our paths are different after all.” Yaye picked up Xiaojing from his legs, turned around and put Xiaojing back on the sofa.
“This is just self-deception. Otherwise, they would have no need to come to us after having managed to hide it from the police.”
“Because no matter what you find out, I intend to submit to fate and gamble on the only light I have in my heart.”
“But you don’t regret it, do you? Jiushin Akano and Ooyun Quezi cooperated without any resistance. They must have noticed your feelings.”
“Xiao Jing saw it clearly. I have no regrets, because I am alone again. Now my heart is full of songs worth writing and melodies worth singing. I will keep singing even if I am sent to the guillotine. This is the path I have chosen.”
“Since it’s the path you chose, I have no right to say anything, but I…”
“You also have your own path, and I sincerely hope that you will not lose yourself on the road.” Yaye held Xiaojing’s face and gently touched her forehead with his, looking directly at Xiaojing and giving her a blessing.
Afterwards, Yaye took Xiaojing to attend the celebration party.
“How is it?” Conan asked Xiaojing immediately after seeing Xiaojing and Aya come out.
“I think it should be…solved.” Xiao Jing was still thinking about what Aya said to her and answered Conan’s question in a daze.
The day after the concert, Yaye surrendered to the police, which caused a sensation in the media. However, Yaye’s albums remained unaffected and continued to sell well, with her music still highly praised.
“Since my trick has been discovered by Detective Mori, there is no point in covering it up anymore.” It was this sentence that Aya said to the media that directly made Kogoro, who was confused, become a real famous detective.
Xiaojing was a bit disoriented for the first few days, but she eventually returned to normal. However, Conan was baffled by what Xiaojing and Aya had said. He knew Aya’s story about Kogoro seeing through her was completely untrue. However, Xiaojing’s refusal to speak convinced Conan to stop asking further questions. However, Conan noticed that Xiaojing was using Aya’s photo as a bookmark while reading, but he tactfully avoided questioning.
Chapter 31: Kidnapped Xiaojing and Ayumi (Part 1) (Old Version)
“There is only one truth! Based on the cans on the ground, the unnatural bulge in the garbage pile, and most importantly, Genta’s exposed butt, all prove that you are hiding there!” Conan said, pointing to the trash can in the park.
“Really? He’s talking so logically even though he saw me. It’s not fun at all that Conan finds us so quickly every time. It’s so boring.” Genta complained as he came out from behind the mesh trash can.
“Haha, I should be the one saying it’s boring! I’ve been playing hide-and-seek with you guys for half a day. You’re such a big guy, hiding there without being discovered. Conan’s eyes were filled with deep helplessness.”
“Okay, now it’s Yuantai’s turn to be a ghost. Xiaojing, let’s find a secret place to hide this time!” Ayumi pulled Xiaojing and ran out. It was obvious that Ayumi was still not satisfied.
“Hey, hey, hide quickly. Watch how powerful I am this time!” Yuantai turned and walked towards the big tree behind him.
“Then let’s start hiding too, Conan,” Guang Liao also greeted Conan who was not interested.
Conan had no choice but to find a place to hide.
“Ayumi, you’ve walked too far.” Xiaojing reminded them when they were almost out of the park.
“We’re almost there, look right there!” Ayumi said, pointing to a car.
“It’s better not to go over there. If it’s too far, Genta won’t come and the game will lose its meaning.” Xiaojing pulled Ayumi who was about to move forward.
“Since Xiaojing said so, then we won’t go there.” Ayumi felt that what Xiaojing said made sense, so she didn’t want to go so far anymore. She planned to go back and find a place to hide.
“Little sister, are you playing hide-and-seek? I know a place they won’t be able to find.” A short-haired man with squinting eyes and a flowered shirt walked over to Ayumi. Behind him was a fat man dressed similarly to him.
Xiao Jing immediately became alert. She had originally thought they were just two people walking in the park and hadn’t paid much attention. But now the eyes of these two people were very clear, like Mary looking at her prey.
I was careless. I should have been more alert when I realized there were only two men here. I only have one stun gun and one anesthesia pen in my bag, but if I use one, the remaining man will immediately become alert. So, I’ll just cooperate with them first, and then use the badge to contact Conan.
“Where is it?” Xiaojing walked up to Ayumi.
“Just follow us.” The short-haired man pretended to hold Xiaojing’s hand.
But Ayumi pulled Xiaojing back and took a few steps back and whispered in Xiaojing’s ear.
“Xiao Jing, they look so strange, let’s go.”
“I won’t let you leave like this, kids. Toda, take action!” As he said this, he grabbed Ayumi’s arm with one hand and covered Ayumi’s mouth with a handkerchief with the other. Ayumi struggled slightly and then stopped moving.
“You guys…” Xiao Jing was also bewitched like Ayumi before she finished her words. Xiao Jing could only throw the anesthetic pen in her bag on the ground, hoping that Conan could find this clue.
“We haven’t found Xiaojing and Ayumi yet, so we might as well give up. The sun is about to set and it’s time to go back.” Conan said to Genta who was still looking everywhere.
“How can you give up so easily? How embarrassing!”
Haha, face… you just lost a game of hide-and-seek! Conan had no choice but to take out his detective badge and tune into Xiaojing’s channel.
“Xiao Jing, did you hear that, Ayumi? The game is over. Come out and go back.”
But there was no response from Xiaojing.
“What’s wrong?” Guang Liao came over and asked.
“Xiao Jing didn’t answer. I don’t know what happened. Did the badge fall off? I’ll try Ayumi’s.” Conan felt a little worried and changed Ayumi’s channel.
“Hello, Ayumi, can you hear me? Where are you now?” Of course, there was no response either.
“Oh no! Could it be that the criminal who was responsible for the series of kidnapping and disappearance of young girls that I just saw in the newspaper has taken them away? The newspaper also said that they disappeared in the park!” Guang Liao looked worried as he recalled the content of the newspaper he had just seen while playing hide-and-seek.
“No way! What should we do? It’s all my fault. If I hadn’t brought you to the park, this wouldn’t have happened.” Yuantai blamed himself so much that he looked like he was about to cry at any time.
“Don’t get excited yet, things are not confirmed yet. Let’s go look around first. Maybe the badge was just put in Xiaojing’s bag.” Conan remembered the scene when Xiaojing put the badge in her bag without paying attention, and Ayumi stopped her and asked her to take it with her.
“Hello, have you seen two little girls with hair about this long? One of them is carrying a small shoulder bag about this big.” Conan asked, gesturing to the people in the park.
“I’m sorry, I just came over and didn’t see it.”
“I saw them, the two of them went that way.” Finally, Conan got a clue from an aunt pushing a stroller.
“Look, there’s something there.” Guang Liao pointed to the pen on the gravel road beside him.
“So it’s a pen.” He said as he was about to press the spring button in the middle to confirm whether it was good or bad.
“Wait, this is Xiaojing’s pen!” Conan naturally knew that this was Xiaojing’s anesthetic pen. Pressing the pen in and out buttons on both sides at the same time would emit an anesthetic needle.
Did Xiaojing intend to use it but was knocked down? Or was it deliberately left here? Regardless of which one it was, Xiaojing and Ayumi were in danger. They couldn’t be ruled out as the perpetrator of the kidnapping.
“Xiaojing, Xiaojing!” Xiaojing opened her eyes after hearing a sound in a daze, and found herself in a completely dark and sealed environment. The sound came out softly in her badge, and Xiaojing was able to hear it clearly because she was sensitive.
Xiao Jing adapted to the darkness using the method taught by Vermouth.
Her hands were tied and her mouth was taped shut. Ayumi hadn’t woken up yet, and it was unknown how long she had been unconscious. Her bag was still on her. This… was the sound of an engine. We were in a car now!
Xiao Jing twisted her body and bumped into Ayumi, who slowly woke up and cried a few times.
Xiao Jing remembered the position of Ayumi’s mouth, turned around and let her bound hands touch the place where Ayumi was sealed with tape, and carefully tore off the tape. When Ayumi was about to speak, she immediately pressed a finger on her lips to silence her.
Ayumi cleverly understood Xiaojing’s meaning.
“Xiaojing, turn around too. I’ll help you tear off the tape.” Ayumi whispered as she planned to imitate Xiaojing and tear off the tape for Xiaojing.
“Hmm,” Xiao Jing replied with a nasal tone.
Ayumi turned around and pointed her hand towards Xiaojing, and Xiaojing twisted her body and put her face close to Ayumi’s hand.
That’s the neck! Xiaojing’s sensitive body immediately reacted, but she could only whimper in protest. Finally, after being touched for a long time, Xiaojing weakly moved her face down a little. Ayumi fumbled with Xiaojing’s face for a while, and finally successfully tore off the tape.
Why did I have the illusion of being played badly? Xiao Jing took a deep breath and calmed down.
“Don’t talk for now. This is the trunk of the car. We are not in danger for now.” Xiao Jing thought about what possible solutions were there. The trunk should be open from the inside. She could call for help from passersby.
Xiaojing moved her hand to the lock position.
No, the inner lock is covered by something. It must have been modified to prevent it from opening from the inside. These two people are habitual offenders! No, I can only ask Conan for help.
“Ayumi, I’ll use your badge to contact Conan and the others. Don’t move.”
Xiaojing turned around again, aimed at the badge on Ayumi’s chest and touched it.
“Ah!” Ayumi cried out softly.
“What’s wrong?”
“Um, you touched me there. The badge is a little bit to the left.” If you could see it, Ayumi’s face was red as she said these words.
Xiao Jing immediately realized where she had touched when she heard Ayumi’s words. Her face flushed as she reached to the left and finally found the badge. She turned on the badge’s call button and spun around, bringing herself closer to the badge.
But then Ayumi and Xiaojing both noticed something was wrong… because Xiaojing was facing Ayumi’s chest…
“Conan, can you hear me?” Xiao Jing had to pretend that she didn’t notice anything and asked Conan over there.
After another unsuccessful communication, Conan and his friends were about to call the police after searching for a long time when they received a call from Xiaojing.
Chapter 32: The Kidnapped Xiaojing and Ayumi (End) (Old Version)
“Xiao Jing! Where are you now?”
“I think Ayumi and I are not in a good situation now. We were kidnapped by two people, maybe human traffickers or something like that…” Xiaojing and Conan briefly explained the general situation.
“I don’t know where we are right now. Those two haven’t realized we’ve contacted you yet. You need to find us as soon as possible.”
“Listen carefully to any sounds outside, maybe there are some clues. From your description, I think you have been away for half an hour. According to the normal driving speed, the range is too large!” Conan calculated the driving distance and found that the range was a bit large.
At this time, some screams were heard outside.
“There were screams outside just now, but they were joyful and loud. I think there must be some exciting rides nearby. Also, call my parents immediately and ask them to ask the police to intercept the vehicle. If I’m not mistaken, the white sedan Ayumi and I saw earlier was their car. I remember the last three digits of the license plate were 532.” As someone who was following her parents on the case, Xiaojing’s first priority was of course to mobilize the police. Now was not the time to let Conan slowly solve the mystery; her life and Ayumi’s life were still on the line.
“Okay, Guang Liao go contact Uncle Maori, and Genta call Aunt Eri immediately.” Conan found Kogoro and Kisaki Eri’s numbers in his mobile phone and instructed Genta and Guang Liao, while he himself kept in touch with Xiao Jing.
“If the amusement park has large-scale exciting projects? Pirate ships, roller coasters, free falls, and big swings. The rides within half the novel are only in these two places: the roller coaster in Sanchome and the pirate ship in Yagami Street.” Conan immediately analyzed.
“Has the car stopped? Let’s pause this conversation for now.” Xiao Jing felt that the car was no longer moving, so she stopped talking but the badge was still on so that Conan could hear what was being said.
After a while, the trunk was opened in front of Ayumi’s horrified eyes.
Oh no, this is the worst possible outcome. Xiao Jing cried out inwardly.
“Why did the tape get torn off? Was it you guys who did this to me, little brat?” The fat man lifted Xiao Jing out of the trunk.
Xiao Jing took the opportunity to observe the surroundings. This was a small warehouse, and judging by the dim sunlight filtering through the windows, it wasn’t an underground warehouse. There was nothing recognizable around, just ordinary miscellaneous items. However, there was a welcome sign in the corner, but due to the poor lighting, only the word “welcome” could be seen.
“Why did you bring us to this warehouse!” Xiao Jing pretended to be scared.
“Kid, I’m asking you a question now!” The fat man named Toda threw Xiaojing to the ground impatiently.
It hurts. Damn it. It was so rough. Luckily I learned how to withstand force, or I’d definitely break the skin.
“It seems like you guys still have some skills. You’re tearing each other apart with your hands behind your backs.” At this time, the short-haired man also came over and picked up Ayumi. He was much gentler than the fat man and gently placed Ayumi next to Xiaojing.
“Qiji, these two kids are a little weird.” Toda said to the short-haired man beside him.
“Don’t worry, he’s just a little smart. He’ll be obedient after some training. A smart child can be sold for a good price.” The man named Qi Er replied indifferently.
Good, he still treats us as normal children, Xiao Jing thought thankfully.
“What are you going to do to us? Conan and the police will come to rescue us! Let us go!” Ayumi shouted at the two men in fear when she saw Xiaojing being thrown to the ground.
Oh no, this is bad! Xiao Jing screamed in her heart when she heard what Ayumi said.
“That’s right, Kamen Rider will punish you!” Xiao Jing said with an idea.
“Haha, Kamen Rider! There is no Kamen Rider in the adult world.” Fatty Toda laughed.
“Ha, then let Kamen Rider stop me!” Qi Er kicked Xiao Jing, but of course he knew that this was important cargo and didn’t use much force.
“Don’t hit Xiaojing, you bad guys!” Ayumi cried out when she saw Qiji beating Xiaojing.
“Stop crying, it’s so noisy! If you cry again, I’ll kick her!” Qier kicked Xiaojing’s butt again, and this time because it was soft flesh, he didn’t care much and kicked Xiaojing directly into Ayumi’s arms with more force.
“Stop hitting me, please stop!” Ayumi begged, trying to hold back her tears.
Sure enough, this guy has more desire to attack than the fat guy. Although his knees were rubbed raw, it was still worth it!
“There’s a convenience store billboard outside with only the three words ‘Convenience Store’ and a shrimp pattern on it.” Xiaojing told Conan the clues she saw in Ayumi’s arms.
“You see, this is it. They will be obedient!” Qiji said proudly to Fatty Toda.
“You still have a way, but those clients who are interested in this kind of little girl are really generous! Thirty million for one, this kind of job is really pleasant.” Toda said admiringly.
“We’ll stop after this. The police are already looking for us. If our disguises are discovered next time, we’ll be finished. After this, we’re going to go abroad to avoid the spotlight. I’ve already contacted the Black Ship, so you should get ready too.”
“Yeah, okay. Where are these two brats?”
“Lock them in the basement first and wait for the supplier to come and pick up the goods.” Qi Er ordered.
Then they locked Xiaojing and Ayumi in the basement of the warehouse.
“The damn basement blocked the signal, and little Shizuka Ayumi was transported to a warehouse. In the warehouse, you can see a convenience store sign with a shrimp pattern.” Conan put the badge away unwillingly.
“Conan, what happened to Xiaojing being kidnapped?” At this time, Kogoro and Xiaolan immediately rushed over to ask Conan about the situation.
Conan briefly explained what happened and told Kogoro the current clues.
“Then the scope is now locked to the three-kilometer drive around Sanchome and Yagami-dori! Hello, Inspector Mumu, yes, please continue to block the main roads in each area during the insurance period. Search the warehouse within a three-minute drive from Sanchome and Yagami-dori amusement park side by side. Based on the clues, my daughter and Ayumi are being held in a warehouse near the convenience store with a shrimp-shaped pattern outside.” Kogoro immediately called Mumu and asked the police to help find the person.
“Hello, is this Mr. Mita? I’m Eri. No, no, what happened last time was what I should have done. The thing is, my daughter was just kidnapped by human traffickers, and now she’s said to be taken to Sanchome or near Yagami Street. I remember you have some connections in Yagami Street. Can you please help me search? Okay, thank you so much. The clue is that there is a convenience store with a shrimp pattern in the warehouse. Thank you so much for your help.” Kisaki Eri then called another person, but this time it was someone named Okami in Sanchome.
Soon after, Mita in Sanchome called Eri back and told her where she was. Eri thanked Mita and Okami again and called Kogoro.
“Honey, I’ve found the location. It’s at XXX in Sanchome. Hurry over there!” Yingli said, lying on the sofa with a relieved look on her face.
“Inspector Memaki, please take some people to XXX, San-chome. My daughter is there! I’ll be there soon.” Kogoro said as he walked towards his car. Conan, Guang Liao and Genta also followed.
When Kogoro arrived, Memu, Sato and Shiratori were all waiting there in plain clothes.
“What’s the situation?” Kogoro asked after getting off the car.
“We didn’t find anything unusual. We came here in plain clothes and should not have alerted the criminals. How did you know you were here? It took us police to find out so quickly.” Mumu explained the situation to Kogoro and asked.
“My wife asked others to find it. Let’s not talk about this for now. Can you lend me your pistol?” Kogoro looked at Mu Mu seriously.
“That won’t do. Mr. Maori is no longer a policeman! How can…” It was the young Sato who objected.
Mumu gestured to Sato to stop talking.
“I believe in Brother Maori, and he is assisting in the investigation now. I think we need to consider the safety of the assistant. If anything happens, I will be responsible.” After all, Mumu has been a policeman for so many years and has cooperated with Maori many times, so he immediately found an excuse to deal with Maori.
“Thank you.” Kogoro solemnly put down the pistol in front of him.
The police then launched a raid.
Kogoro nodded to Shiratori, and Shiratori gestured to Sato opposite him.
Sato fired a shot at the door lock to break it, and Shiratori and another police officer kicked the door open.
“Don’t move, police!” Mumu took out his ID and showed it to Toda and Kiji.
“Damn it!” The two people who were eating lunch boxes stood up, and Toda even took out a pistol from his arms.
The gunshot was heard, but it was not from Toda’s gun. It was from Kogoro’s pistol. Before Toda could take out his gun and aim, Kogoro shot and knocked the gun down.
“Haha, Mr. Policeman. I have nothing…” Qiji said as his right hand moved from the side to the pistol in his trouser pocket.
The gunshot rang out again, and this time it was the keychain on Qiji’s right waist that was knocked off.
“If you don’t surrender, I can’t guarantee that I won’t target somewhere else next time!” Kogoro stared at the stunned Kiji.
Kiji was so frightened by Kogoro’s move that he dropped the pistol he had in his hand and completely lost the desire to resist.
Xiaojing and Ayumi were rescued successfully. Except for Xiaojing’s minor scratches, the other two were not injured at all, which made everyone feel relieved.
Because it was getting late, Kogoro and Mumu decided to wait until tomorrow to take the statement. Considering the feelings of Shizuka and Ayumi, Mumu agreed, knowing that now was the time to interrogate the two kidnappers first.
“Xiaojing, are you okay?” Xiaolan asked with concern.
“It’s okay, I’m just a little hungry. I believe my father will find me. I’m not worried.” Xiao Jing patted the dust off her body and said easily.
“But this is the first time I know that Uncle Maori’s shooting skills are so good.” Conan returned the anesthetic pen to Xiaojing.
“Really? Tell me about it.” Xiaojing deliberately changed the subject to avoid Xiaolan worrying too much.
Afterwards, Kogoro took the Junior Detectives out for a meal to cheer them up. With the gluttonous Genta around, the incident was quickly forgotten. Ayumi, comforted by Ran, regained her composure and started playing with Genta and the others.
Xiaojing was eating silently on the side.
“What’s wrong?” Conan noticed Xiaojing and leaned over to ask.
“I just think our ability to protect ourselves is still too poor.” Xiao Jing pointed at herself and then at Conan.
This time Conan also fell into deep thought.
“Forget it, let’s eat first. I want your pudding.” Xiao Jing felt that now was not the time to think about these things.
Kogoro, who was praised for his marksmanship by Genta and Mitsuru, and looked at with admiration by Ayumi, burst into his signature laughter again. Xiaolan quickly apologized to the diners who were disturbed by Kogoro’s voice.
Conan, whose thoughts were interrupted by Kogoro, came back to his senses and looked at Xiaojing who was eating her pudding with dead fish eyes. Hey, hey, this is not your purpose, right?
Chapter 33 Codename (I) (Old Version)
One week after Xiaojing was kidnapped, on Saturday night, two guests arrived at the Maori Detective Agency, or Xiaojing’s home, whom Xiaojing hadn’t seen for a long time.
“Is this where Xiaojing lives?” Mary asked, standing in front of the door and looking back, “Isn’t this the office?”
Xizi, or rather Vermouth, smiled and nodded in response. “I understand why you want to ask this, but it is definitely here.”
Mary knew Xiaojing’s father was a famous detective and her mother was a renowned lawyer. Even if they didn’t live in a mansion, they should have lived in a relatively normal house. Mary suppressed her dismay and knocked on the door (it was already evening, so it was closed during off-hours).
“Hello, who are you and what can I do for you?” Xiaolan, who opened the door, didn’t notice Xizi behind her so she asked politely.
“Hi, Xiaolan.” Xizi greeted with a smile when Xiaolan shifted her gaze from Mary to herself.
“Oh, sorry, Teacher Xizi! This must be your friend! Please come in, it’s been a long time since we last met.” After seeing Xizi, Xiaolan warmly invited the two of them into the house.
Xiao Jing thought Xizi came back so early, she was obviously going abroad for business, but she came back so quickly. In her heart, Xiao Jing must have hoped that Xizi would come back later, because if she came back, it would mean that she would start to feel sad again.
“Teacher.” Xiaojing, wearing a black dress, stood up from the sofa and saluted Xizi.
“Teacher Xizi, long time no see.” Kogoro also stood up and greeted Xizi.
“I’m so sorry to bother you so late.” Xizi said politely first.
“No, it’s my daughter who is grateful to the teacher for his care.” Kogoro also politely returned the greeting.
“This is my friend Mary, and this is the famous Maori Kogoro.” Xizi introduced Mary and Kogoro.
“These are my daughters, Xiaolan and Xiaojing, and this little kid is Conan who lives in my house.” Kogoro then introduced his two daughters and Conan to Mary.
“Hello, Miss Mary. / Hello, Sister Mary.” Xiaolan and Conan greeted Kogoro from behind.
“Hello, there’s no need to introduce Xiaojing. I love her very much.” Mary hugged Xiaojing and rubbed her cheek hard while Xiaojing rolled her eyes.
“Mary and Xiaojing have known each other before. This is her personality. Please don’t be surprised.” Xizi explained to Kogoro.
“No. By the way, Teacher Xizi and Miss Mary, please sit down. There’s no need to be so reserved.” Kogoro asked Xizi and Mary to sit down and talk, and Xiaojing was able to escape from Mary’s arms.
“I’m sorry to bother you at this time, but we have to go to Osaka tomorrow.” Xizi bowed to Kogoro again before getting to the point.
“No, it’s not too late now. We also welcome the teacher and your friends to come.” In fact, it was not very late now. They had just finished dinner, and Xizi was an acquaintance of Kogoro’s family.
“It’s like this. My flower arranging teacher has invited a famous tea ceremony master to hold a tea party in Osaka. Since this is a rare opportunity, I plan to take Xiaojing with me. It will take about a week. I originally wanted to ask you to go together, but my teacher doesn’t like to be disturbed by strangers, so… I’m really sorry.” Xizi bowed her head and apologized again.
“No, no, you’re too kind. I’m very grateful that the teacher can take Xiaojing to participate. Teacher Xizi doesn’t have to apologize. I can just ask for leave from school.” Kogoro agreed generously without any doubt about Xizi.
“Mr. Maori, I heard that you have solved many cases that the police could not solve. You are really amazing. Can you tell me how you found the clues?” Mary asked flatteringly when she saw Kogoro agreed.
“Haha, it’s no big deal. The clues are all in the tiny little places. As long as you work hard to look for them, you’ll definitely find them!”
“Mr. Maori is indeed a famous detective! What he said is very good!” Mary looked admiring.
Then Xizi talked with Xiaolan and Xiaolan about her recent trip abroad and some interesting foreign stories. Mary asked Xiaolan questions with great interest. As a violent person, Mary was obviously very interested in how Xiaolan solved the case.
“Xiao Jing, you don’t look happy.” Conan, who was sitting with Xiao Jing, looked at Xiao Jing strangely as she was still flipping through the criminal law.
“I wanted to play for a while longer. Teacher Xizi is too torturous. I thought she wouldn’t come back so early. I miscalculated.” Xiaojing answered directly without looking at Conan.
“Don’t you like her very much?” In Conan’s memory, Xiaojing and Xizi were quite close, especially Xizi often took Xiaojing to eat dessert. Xiaolan said that Xiaojing was more obedient with Xizi than with Eri, and compared the way Xiaojing ate to the pet fed by Xizi.
“I like it, but everyone is lazy. I want to sleep a little longer tomorrow.” Xiao Jing sighed.
Is that why you abandoned your owner? Because you can’t sleep in tomorrow?
“I feel like you are thinking about something rude?” Xiao Jing said, looking at Conan’s disheveled expression.
“No, it’s your illusion.” Conan immediately denied it and turned around to continue watching TV.
“It’s getting late, so let’s take Xiaojing there first.” Xizi looked at the watch and thought it was about time, so she planned to say goodbye.
“Then I’ll go help Xiaojing pack some travel clothes!” Xiaolan planned to help Xiaojing pack her gifts.
“No need, I can buy it for her when the time comes!” Mary patted her firm breasts in a rich tone.
“How can this be? It’s too much trouble for you.” Xiaolan quickly refused.
“It’s okay, just let her buy it for Xiaojing. This guy likes Xiaojing very much, so let her love her well!” Xizi smiled and jokingly stopped Xiaolan.
“Then Xiaojing, you must listen to the teacher!” Kogoro instructed Xiaojing.
“I understand, Father. I’ll put the book down.” Xiaojing responded and Kogoro walked back to the room he shared with Xiaolan and put the book back on his small bookshelf, then put on the small shoulder bag that was placed beside him.
“Goodbye, father. Goodbye, sister Conan. Goodbye, my bed.” The first two sentences were farewells to Kogoro and the others, while the last sentence was only heard by Conan who was closer. Then Xiaojing ran to Xizi’s side.
“Then we’ll take our leave, Mr. Maori.”
“Be careful on the road.”
Xizi took Xiaojing downstairs, and Mary took out her car keys and walked to a sports car and opened the door. Xiaojing didn’t know much about cars, but she could tell at a glance that it was an expensive car.
“Long time no see.” Xin, who was in the back seat, greeted Xiaojing when he saw her coming up.
“Long time no see.” Xiao Jing also replied in a calm tone. Xinyi can be said to be the person most like herself in this world, Xiao Jing thought subtly in her heart.
Mary was driving, Xizi was sitting in the passenger seat, and Xiaojing and Xinyi were sitting in the back.
“I heard that you were kidnapped last week? And they were kidnapped by two gangsters who were going to sell you to a pervert. You should have been able to escape at that time, why didn’t you run away?” Although Xinyi seemed to be questioning, his tone was more like an interrogation.
“I believe the police will find us. I have prepared various means in advance.” Xiao Jing defended herself unconsciously.
Xizi’s hand reached out from the front and hit Xiaojing on the head.
“Try to find another excuse. Fortunately, your doctor gave you the detective badge. And the criminal didn’t run far but was waiting for delivery in the warehouse. If the delivery was made directly, you and the little girl named Ayumi would have been toyed with by that pervert. By then, no matter how capable you are, no one will be able to save you!” Xizi said as she shook Xiaojing’s left hand and pretended to fight again.
“I know I was wrong. Stop hitting me. It hurts.” Xizi was never merciful. She knew she wasn’t the type to use force and couldn’t hurt Xiaojing, so she was always very strict with her. Mary, on the other hand, always looked like she was using force, but in reality, she controlled her strength, and the blows she made on Xiaojing were far less painful than Xizi’s.
“You still feel pain? If something goes wrong, you’ll be toyed with by a pervert. Let’s see if you still scream in pain.”
“I’m fine.” Xiao Jing retorted again without giving up.
“Then let me let you try that feeling?”
“No, please let me go, Sister Xizi.” Xiaojing immediately backed down.
“No, let me listen to you. Do you know who the buyer is?” Xiaojing changed her mind and looked at Xizi.
“That’s right. This time I brought you there to get rid of the guy who almost got you.” This time it was Mary who answered Xiaojing straightforwardly.
“But it’s a good thing you can check it so clearly.” Xiao Jing had a bad feeling in her heart.
“Of course. Don’t you think about who Xizi is? There’s nothing she can’t find out. You still have a lot to learn from her. This is also the official entry into the organization. However, you will be directly under Xizi’s private unit. No information will be registered except for the code name.”
“This time?” Xiaojing asked.
“This week, I will let you and Xinyi complete a mission alone. We will monitor you as supervisors and will not help you. Even if you are killed, we will not help you. If you succeed, we will officially give you a code name.” Xizi took over the conversation.
“If you fail… I will let you see what hell is like. How dare you embarrass me, Vermouth.” A devilish smile suddenly appeared on Xizi’s face.
Chapter 34: Codename (II) (Old Version)
“The two of us?” Xiao Jing pointed at herself and then at Xinyi who was standing calmly beside her.
“Well, yes. Just the two of us.” It was Xinyi who answered Xiaojing.
“You’re not going to kill anyone, are you?” Xiao Jing asked desperately.
“Of course we need to kill someone.” Xizi said indifferently.
“You want us, two people under 18 years old combined, to kill someone?” Xiao Jing’s facial expression changed significantly, as she stared at Xizi with an expression of disbelief.
“I didn’t plan to do it so soon, but your performance last week was really bad. I want you to join the organization as soon as possible and use the organization’s resources to train you.” Xizi said in a tone that it was all your responsibility.
“Can I refuse?” Xiao Jing made her last struggle.
“Stop struggling, you know it’s impossible.” These words came from Xinyi who was still as calm as ever.
“But…” Xiao Jing struggled internally. Killing was something she had never experienced in her past life. Perhaps she had become more open-minded and indifferent to some things now, but the thought of actually killing someone was clearly unacceptable to her. Especially as a member of the Black Organization’s evil side.
A strange silence fell on the car. Mari, Xizi, and Xinyi remained silent, as if waiting for Xiaojing’s decision.
Xinyi’s right hand clenched the anesthetic needle tightly, and he would force her to be anesthetized as planned as long as Xiaojing refused.
Countless thoughts flashed through Xiaojing’s mind, even unrealistic ideas like calling the police and jumping out of the car popped up, but they were immediately dismissed by her own reason.
If she refused now, Vermouth would likely turn hostile. Mary and Shinichi were clearly on her side. The Black Organization wasn’t making any major moves right now, and even if her father and mother activated their energy, it would be useless. The best-case scenario would be that Shiko killed herself, creating the illusion of an accident, and Conan would return to normal without Shizuka. The worst-case scenario would be that she would be eliminated along with her parents, and she might even be mistaken for one of Haibara’s test subjects. Shizuka shuddered at the thought.
“I can only agree, right?” Xiao Jing calmed down and answered in a normal tone.
“Of course. Mary and I love you so much, how could you bear to reject our kindness?” Xizi naturally knew that Xiaojing’s agreement was expected. She didn’t think Xiaojing was the kind of fool who overestimated her own abilities. She knew it from the beginning.
“So what are the details?” Xiao Jing went straight to the point without any nonsense. Although Xiao Jing felt that she was being played around by Xizi, she could only ignore it.
“This is the information of this operation. I have read it.” Xin Yi put the anesthetic needle back into his sleeve and took out the black briefcase beside him.
“The day after tomorrow at the Quwen Building in Osaka, philanthropist Hiroichiro Kamii will hold a charity gala. Your target is Kamii and Saburo Oki who will also attend the gala. The information in your hand contains their appearance, and below that is a structural diagram of the building. The last page of information contains the resources you can mobilize.” Xizi explained to Xiaojing.
“What is our identity for attending the party?” Xiao Jing looked at the information and there seemed to be no introduction in this regard.
“Of course, I will participate as Shioko’s apprentice, and Shinichi will participate as Mary’s younger brother.”
“What is Mary’s identity?” Xiaojing asked curiously.
“An investor of a listed company.” Mary told Xiaojing directly.
“How much money did you lose?” Xiao Jing choked.
“No, even if Mary has no business acumen, the organized intelligence will not cause losses, but the profit will not be much.” Xin Yixiang explained to Xiaojing.
“As expected.” Xiao Jing nodded as if it was so.
“Hey, what do you two mean?” If Mary wasn’t driving, I don’t think she would mind teaching the two kids a lesson.
“Mary doesn’t really have any business talent, but she’s more than capable of attending a party.”
“Hmph, even you say that. Anyway, I’m just a guy with strong limbs and a simple mind.” Mary stepped on the accelerator hard and the car accelerated immediately.
The group arrived at the hotel they had booked.
“From now on, you and Xinyi will act alone. We will only monitor you except for accompanying you when you enter the venue.” Xizi handed the room key to Xiaojing, then turned around, waved goodbye to Xiaojing, and left with Mary.
“Does she mean that we should share a room tonight?” Xiao Jing looked at Xinyi who was standing beside her.
“I think so,” Shinichi replied.
“Then let’s go.” Xiao Jing also walked towards the elevator. Xinyi followed silently.
“1009, no. It should be around here.” Xiao Jing looked down at the key with 1005* printed on it and then looked at the door on the left with 1009 printed on it.
“This is it.” Xinyi said, pointing to a room in front.
“Doesn’t this house have no house numbers at all? And the one next to it is 1001 and the one on the right is 1002.” Xiao Jing pointed to the two house numbers next to it.
“The * on the key means there is no house number. 1005 is just a covert identification.” Xinyi explained to Xiaojing.
“Why didn’t anyone tell me?”
“Because I know.”
“Okay, that’s convincing.” Xiao Jing gave up arguing with Xinyi and inserted the key into the keyhole to open the door.
Xinyi entered the room a little earlier, and Xiaojing entered only after seeing that Xinyi was alright. She’d been a bit irritated by Xizi, who used to set little traps for Xiaojing. But then she realized that this was a proper mission, and Xizi wouldn’t try to trick her like that.
“According to the information, there are weapons for this operation under the bed, and there are clothes for this operation in the closet.” Xiaojing recalled the description of the information.
Xinyi immediately bent down and pulled out two boxes from under the bed, while Xiaojing walked towards the wardrobe next to him.
“Sure enough.” Xiao Jing was a little speechless looking at the beautiful clothes in the cabinet. The main color was pink. There were only a few pieces in lavender or other colors. But the small leather shoes placed underneath were all pink, which completely blocked Xiao Jing’s retreat.
Damn it, she knew I didn’t like such a feminine skirt. Xiao Jing opened a few small drawers on the cabinet and sure enough, all the underwear and socks were ready.
Suddenly, a bold idea flashed through her mind, but Xiaojing compared the size of Xinyi’s suit with her skirt and gave up resignedly.
“A rubber disposable pistol, a lipstick-shaped disposable bullet launcher, this should be poison, sleeping pills, a small telescope, and this box contains a disassembled sniper rifle so I won’t open it.” Xinyi opened the box and explained some of the uncommon weapons one by one.
“What about this?” Xiaojing pointed to a small square box.
“This is a surveillance simulator. Simply connect it to any telephone line in the building and it will temporarily disable the surveillance for ten minutes.”
“The organization has some advanced technology,” Xiao Jing said, gazing curiously at the contents of the box. From common pistols, grenades, C4s, and even time bombs to the more unusual weapons Xinyi had mentioned, it was a small arsenal, giving Xiao Jing a new understanding of the organization.
“The organization’s technology is indeed more advanced, but we can’t rely on it too much. I also have my own throwing anesthetic needle, and the bracelet can also pull out aluminum alloy wire from it for assassination.” Xinyi told Xiaojing about his own weapons.
“I have an anesthetic pen and an electric shock pen in my bag that I asked someone to make, but they are both disposable and short-range.” Xiao Jing also took out her own self-defense equipment from her bag.
“Then we need to make a plan first, and then choose weapons according to the plan. However, there are security personnel at the door, so some weapons have been eliminated now. If Sister Xizi can help us, it would be no problem to disguise herself as a staff member and deliver the weapons in, but she said she won’t take action, so we have to think of other ways.”
“By the way, will C4 be inspected?” Xiao Jing suddenly thought that C4 seemed to be a plastic bomb and would not be inspected for metal.
“Normally no, but who knows if there will be a professional detector on that day.”
“Then let’s think of other methods during the insurance period.”
Xiaojing and Xinyi worked together to perfect the plan until one o’clock in the morning before they finally finalized the preliminary plan.
“It’s late, let’s go to bed.” Xiao Jing relaxed after seeing the plan confirmed, but she found herself already drowsy. So she grabbed the pillow and pretended to lie down on the bed.
“Xizi told you to take a shower before going to bed today, saying that your sister specifically instructed you to do so.” Xinyi said something that troubled Xiaojing in a flat voice.
“But I’m very tired today.” Xiao Jing was already showing signs of falling asleep and didn’t want to take a shower.
Seeing that Xiaojing had no intention of getting up, Xin had no choice but to grab Xiaojing’s collar with one hand and pull her off the bed towards the bathroom.
“Xinyi, it hurts! What are you doing!” Xiaojing, whose buttocks fell to the ground, immediately woke up.
“Hey, stop dragging me, my clothes will be torn. Okay, I’m up, let me go!” Xiao Jing had no choice but to give up her good wish to go to bed immediately.
Xiaojing took out a set of pajamas from the closet, put the clothes into the laundry basket helplessly, and walked into the bathroom naked.
Just take a quick shower and go to bed. After Xiaojing entered the bathroom, her sleepiness began to take effect again.
At this time, Xinyi, naked, also walked in.
“Hey, what are you doing here?” Under Xiaolan’s unremitting efforts, Xiaojing subconsciously covered her body.
“Because I know you might rush into it, I will monitor you while you are taking a shower to ensure you finish it properly.” Shinichi’s voice did not change at all when he saw Xiao Jing’s naked body.
“Did my sister say that too?”
“No, Mary said that.”
“Sister Mary, you tricked me.”
“I’m not interested in your bodies. Didn’t we often wash together during training?” Xinyi expressed confusion about Xiaojing’s behavior.
“Mary was there then!”
“I was there too.”
“I…” Xiao Jing didn’t know what to say for a moment.
In the end, Xiaojing could only wash herself quickly and seriously and then hide in the quilt to sleep.
Look, look, you pervert. It’s a child’s body anyway, I don’t care at all, I don’t care at all.
Of course, Xiaojing could only enter the dream through constant self-hypnosis in her heart.
Chapter 35 Codename (3) (Old Version)
“Uncle, I want to go to the bathroom. I can’t hold it anymore!” Xiao Jing, wearing a pink princess dress, said to the security guard at the door of Quwen Building.
“This…” The security guard looked at his senior who was sitting in front of the security machine and looked like he didn’t know what to do.
“You take this kid there later. I’ll watch over here. Go through this door and let this brother take you to the toilet.” The middle-aged man, who was a senior, gestured for Xiaojing to go through the security door.
“I’m going to pee! Woo woo!” Xiao Jing pretended to be unable to bear it and pretended not to move, squeezing tears from her eyes.
“Be patient, Xiaojing. I’ll carry her to the bathroom. This is the daughter of the famous detective Maori Kogoro. She’s not a suspicious person. It’s okay. I’ll bring her back after she finishes using the bathroom.” At this time, Officer Sato, who was on guard in the building, heard the sound and came out, picked up Xiaojing and ran to the bathroom.
“Do you need my help?” Sato looked at Xiaojing with an amused expression.
“No, thank you, Officer Sato, I can do it myself. Please close the door, thank you.” Xiao Jing, who was placed on the toilet, rolled her eyes and refused Sato. She felt that her image in Sato’s eyes must have collapsed.
Xiaojing took out two small bombs from her bag and placed them behind the toilet. Then she actually went to the toilet and went out to meet Sato.
“Officer Sato, why are you here?” Xiaojing asked pretending not to be surprised.
“Because there are not many female police officers here in Osaka. But this kind of large gathering still requires some female police officers to do things that male police officers cannot do, so I was temporarily transferred here.” Sato explained with a smile.
“Is this also to pave the way for promotion to police sergeant?”
“Uh…this is not something a little kid like you should consider.” Sato hadn’t thought about this at first, but when Xiaojing said it, it seemed to make sense.
I’m really sorry, I’m going to mess this up. Xiao Jing silently apologized to Sato in her heart.
“By the way, Xiaojing, why are you here?” Sato asked, changing the subject.
“My teacher brought me here, and after the event I will follow my teacher to a tea party on the big board.” Xiao Jing said the lines she had prepared in advance.
“Then why did you come here alone?”
“My teacher said he was meeting an old friend and left me alone in the hotel, so I came out for a walk.”
“You are not being well behaved. Come and pass through here.” Sato let Xiaojing pass through the security gate, and naturally Xiaojing passed smoothly.
“I was just bored, so I wanted to see what the big board looked like. I came here simply because it’s close to me. But the ground floor here is an office building, it’s a pity you guys had to check it so carefully.” Xiao Jing explained the reason for being here, and then turned to other topics.
“I understand. Don’t worry, I won’t tell anyone about you almost peeing your pants. There’s nothing we can do here. The organizer received a warning letter threatening to kill him. His secretary asked us for assistance, so the higher-ups take it very seriously.” Sato explained to Xiaojing with an expression that said, “I understand.”
“Is it okay to tell me this?”
“What can you, a little brat, do? I’ll take you back to the hotel later. I’m going to work now. Just play in the lobby, okay? You can’t run around anymore.” Sato took Xiaojing to the lobby for rest, which was actually a place similar to a casual restaurant. He ordered some snacks for Xiaojing and then went about her own business.
Xiao Jing, who had come to survey the terrain, naturally only dealt with it superficially. After Sato left, she returned to the restroom, retrieved the bomb, and took the elevator to the 20th floor, where the party was being held. After a brief inspection, she located the restroom, used the small tools she had in her bag, disassembled the toilet’s reservoir, sealed it with a waterproof bag, and hid the bomb inside.
After getting a basic understanding of the surrounding terrain, Xiao Jing slowly walked down the stairs to the emergency exit. This was also an area that needed to be surveyed. As for the venue, it was currently being set up and she would definitely not be allowed in. Xiao Jing didn’t intend to be too explicit. For now, she would just play the role of a little girl adventuring in the building.
The survey mission was completed smoothly. When Xiao Jing calmed down, Sato was already waiting there with his hands on his hips.
“Xiao Jing, you’re running around again. I thought you were a good kid!”
“No, I think Officer Sato, you are too naive to actually believe that a child like me, who is not even eight years old, can sit here alone for a whole morning.” Although I am not actually eight years old.
“You little rascal, do you mean it’s my fault?” Sato pinched Xiaojing’s cheeks with his hands, pretending to be vicious.
“Because I am under the age of fourteen, I am not criminally responsible. The effectiveness of oral and written promises is very limited, so at least you can’t blame me.” Xiao Jing said seriously.
“You are too arrogant! As your elder, I will teach you a lesson.” Sato said as he pulled Xiaojing’s cheeks with his hands.
“Because you are not my guardian and have no right to discipline me. And since you treated me like this while on duty, my parents have the right to sue you for abuse of a minor. But since you gave me some snacks, I forgive you.” Xiao Jing rubbed her red cheeks.
“Damn it, I’m going to let you know the majesty of adults.” Sato reached out his hand to Xiaojing’s cheek again.
“Do you know you’re wrong?” Sato asked while pinching Xiaojing.
“You’re being tortured into confessing.” In fact, Xiao Jing’s reaction was not due to Sato pinching her face, but to the little finger that touched her neck.
“That’s right, I confessed under torture!”
“I was wrong, stop it.”
“Why are your neck and face red? Are you shy, Xiaojing?” Sato stopped and found that Xiaojing’s neck and face were red.
“It’s you who did it.” Xiao Jing didn’t intend to refute.
“It’s almost time, let me take you back to the hotel. Your teacher will be worried if he sees that you are not here.” Sato saw that it was almost time and planned to take Xiaojing back to the hotel.
“Well, let’s order a small cake to take back!” Xiao Jing went to pack another small cake, using her own pocket money. Then, she went back to the hotel with Sato in a well-behaved manner.
“Teacher!” Xiaojing and Sato happened to meet Xizi and Mary who were about to enter the hotel, and Xiaojing immediately shouted. She didn’t know if Sato would follow her into the room. If he found the pile of weapons, she would be doomed.
“Xiaojing, why did you run out? Nice to meet you. I’m Xizi. Thank you so much for sending Xiaojing back.” Xizi first responded to Xiaojing and then expressed her gratitude to Sato.
“Nice to meet you. I’m Sato. Xiaojing will be left to you. I have something else to do so I won’t bother you anymore.” Sato did have a lot of things to do.
“Okay.” Xizi bowed her head to express her gratitude and watched Sato leave.
“Why are you back? There is a trash can next to the toilet here, and there are two small trees next to it for decoration.” Xiao Jing pointed to the map on the document and said, while Xin Yi on the opposite side pointed out some actual conditions on the map.
“Come and see how your progress is. It seems that you have already made a plan and are in the survey stage. I was right about you.” Xizi said as she scooped a piece of cake with a spoon and ate it under Xiaojing’s slightly resentful look.
“And I also took this kind of photo.” Mary also took a bite of the cake and took out a photo from her arms. The photo showed Xiaojing with her hands on her stomach pretending to be in a hurry to pee.
“You guys really have a bad taste.” Xiao Jing rolled her eyes at Mary and compared the map marked on the letter with the place she had surveyed in her mind to confirm that it was correct.
“The bombs have already been brought in. According to the plan, these undetectable weapons will be brought in the day after tomorrow.”
“Is such a simple plan really feasible?” Xinyi was still a little worried.
“The simpler, the more effective.” Xiao Jing nodded affirmatively.
At this time, Mary and Xizi exchanged glances with each other and smiled in tacit understanding.
Chapter 36 Codename (End) (Old Version)
“Nice to see you again, Xizi.” A middle-aged woman dressed relatively simply greeted Xizi and the others as they entered the venue. Mary gave Xizi a look and left with Xinyi.
“Long time no see, teacher. This is the Xiaojing I mentioned to you.” Xizi bowed and introduced Xiaojing to her.
“Is this the cute child you mentioned in the email? I’m the great Yizi, your teacher’s teacher.” Yizi straightened her skirt, squatted down, and patted Xiaojing’s head. Today, Xiaojing was wearing a light pink dress and small leather shoes, and Xizi had added some small decorations to her head, which just brought out the child’s cuteness.
“Then what should I call Sister Yizi? Teacher.” Xiaojing tilted her head and asked Xizi.
“I’m not a sister. I’m already an old woman. You can call me Teacher Ogami or Teacher Yizi, just like Xizi does.” Although Yizi said this on the surface, everyone could see that Yizi was still very happy. After all, age has always been something that women pay more attention to.
“Okay, Teacher Yizi.” Xiaojing nodded and pretended to be attracted by the snacks on the table next to her.
“No way, teacher, you are still very young.” Xizi took over the conversation and started chatting with Yizi.
Xiaojing pretended to move secretly towards the dining table, carefully reached out to pick up a small dessert and put it into her mouth. After eating, she looked back at Xizi and Yizi.
Xizi and Yizi turned their heads away with amusement, pretending not to see it.
“This child is so cute.” Yizi said with a smile in her tone.
“No, I’m sorry to have embarrassed you.”
“No, I like this child very much. I think Mr. Uomi will like him too.”
“That’s better. Mr. Yujian is very strict.”
Xizi and Yizi were chatting here, while Xiaojing made a gesture to Xinyi who was not far away.
“Teacher, Teacher Yizi, I’m going to the bathroom.” Xiaojing hid her hand that had just taken the snacks behind her back and said to Xizi and Yizi.
“Okay, if you can’t find it, just ask the waiter, okay?” Xizi said to Xiaojing, shaking her head and pretending to smile.
As expected, Vermouth’s acting skills were flawless. Xiao Jing admired him in her heart and walked towards the bathroom.
Xiao Jing found the bombs she had hidden earlier, took one out and stuck it behind the toilet, and placed the other in her small bag. She then washed her hands at the sink and left. On her way out, she passed Xin Yi and stopped briefly to let him take the bomb from his bag and place it in the men’s restroom.
After a while, Shinichi also came out. Xiaojing and Shinichi kept a distance where they could see each other to familiarize themselves with the venue and one of their search targets, Oki Saburo.
Hmm? Why is there a nausea? Xiao Jing’s senses, trained by Xizi and Mary, sounded an alarm.
“Little boy, it’s not good to run around in the venue.” A middle-aged man with a beer belly and slightly bald hair came up to Xiaojing and spoke to her with a well-disguised kind look.
It’s you, Oki Saburo. The vulgarity in your eyes is not something you can hide. This guy is not a good person, right? He is definitely not a good person, he deserves to be killed! Xiaojing sensed the deep malice from Oki and found a reason to kill him as if to escape.
“Mom said not to talk to strangers.” Xiaojing answered and Sanmu pretended to be scared and ran away.
“Kids nowadays.” Miki shook his head and said to the others around him, as if he was helpless about the rude behavior of children nowadays.
Afterward, Xiaojing and Xinyi discussed some important points for the plan and locked onto the location of one of their targets. They pretended to be playing around as they placed small, remote-controlled smoke bombs they had prepared into various trash cans.
“Where’s the surveillance jammer?” Xiao Jing
“It should be working fine. The remote control shows the signal isn’t being jammed.” Yesterday, Xiaojing and Shinichi weren’t sure they could install the jammer without being noticed, so they asked Xizi to do it for them. The fee was exorbitant. This was especially evident when Xizi, after completing the task in just 10 minutes, and Mari dragged Xiaojing and Shinichi shopping. Mari even forced Shinichi to dress up in women’s clothing and take photos. Xiaojing was treated like a dress-up doll, her clothes constantly changed, and Mari even forced her to strike embarrassing poses. It felt like they were just shopping, but it felt like they were filming some kind of obscure film.
“This is a specially treated poison needle. Once injected into the body, the toxin will be dissolved by the human body temperature and mixed into the blood, and it will take effect in about two minutes. I have put it in this lipstick-shaped launcher for you. You just need to press the launch device at the bottom. Don’t worry, its piercing power can penetrate pants.” Xinyi secretly put a lipstick in Xiaojing’s bag.
At this time, the organizer came out and greeted the people who came to the party warmly. Then he walked straight to the stage of the party.
“Welcome everyone, this charity dinner is for…” Hiroichiro Kamii began his speech.
“Then our charity auction will be held later. Now please enjoy your dinner.” Hiroichiro said as he walked down the stairs to the side.
Xiaojing and Xinyi activated the remote controls in their bags and pockets, respectively. The surveillance footage instantly froze, no longer changing, as smoke emanated from a trash can near the venue.
When everyone was in a panic, Xiaojing and Xinyi also pretended to be panicked and moved to the side of Shangjing Hongyilang and Oki Saburo. Xinyi was in charge of Hongyilang, who was more noticed, and Xiaojing was in charge of Saburo, who was easier to get.
Very good! Xiao Jing saw that Saburo was right next to Xizi, so she immediately pretended to run to find Xizi. When she passed Saburo who was about to hide under the table, she pressed the launcher and gave Oki Saburo a shot. Saburo was so flustered that he didn’t even feel anything.
“What’s wrong with Teacher Xizi?” Xiaojing pretended to be scared and grabbed Xizi’s thigh, mainly because Xiaojing was too short.
“Don’t be afraid, it’s okay.” Xizi pretended to comfort her.
“Don’t panic, don’t move, let’s go to the wall. Be careful not to get bumped into.” Yizi looked at the crowd running around in a panic and asked Xizi and Xiaojing to hide against the wall first to prevent anyone from being bumped into because they couldn’t see clearly.
At this moment, Mary, who was responding to Xinyi, also pressed the remote control in her bag, and the venue was instantly plunged into darkness. After a brief 3 seconds of darkness, the emergency lights came on, and the smoke was getting thicker and thicker.
Sato and other security personnel began to arrange for people to temporarily evacuate the venue, and because the elevator was out of use, everyone took the emergency stairs.
“Mr. Kamii!” At this moment, Kamii collapsed from the poison. Sato immediately arranged for someone to call an ambulance. He and another male officer carried Kamii down on their backs.
Xiao Jing, thankful that the power outage had occurred by the time most people had evacuated, pressed the detonation button with her gauze-gloved hand. The participants, upon hearing the explosion, ran even faster with the assistance of the police.
A bomb-infested building naturally couldn’t be stayed in. Both staff and attendees left the building to prevent a serious accident like a building collapse. Xiaojing and Xinyi naturally took the opportunity to dispose of the remote control. Xiaojing put it aside in her mind, re-confirmed that there was no evidence left, and then reunited with Xizi.
Koichiro’s death was later confirmed to have been caused by a recurring heart attack, as was Ōki Saburo’s. Poor Ōki Saburo was found under a table at the time of his death, and was not discovered until the building was deemed safe. Since everyone had left the building as a precautionary measure, the police knew collecting evidence would be difficult. After questioning, they found nothing unusual, ultimately closing the case as a sudden heart attack. The bomb and smoke incidents were also explained as a terrorist attack.
Two days later, Xiaojing and Xizi formally visited Yizi and attended the tea ceremony. With Xiaojing and Xizi’s perfect performance, Yizi and the tea ceremony teacher Yujian were very fond of Xiaojing.
On the last night, Xizi and Mary were sitting on the sofa in the hotel facing Xiaojing and Xinyi.
“Not bad. Although there are some loopholes, the mission was completed perfectly. This mission is considered a success. Xiaojing will receive training from Mary and me in the next month. It will give you a certain degree of self-protection ability. Of course, you and I are not combatants. If you really don’t have talent, it’s okay. If you are in a team with Xinyi, your safety should be guaranteed.” Xizi first explained the situation of the mission and then informed Xiaojing of the subsequent arrangements.
“Hey, you just let a seven-and-a-half-year-old girl kill someone. Can’t you let her have a good rest?” Xiaojing immediately protested.
“No, Mary and I don’t always have time. You don’t have the right to choose what we have time to train now, Black Velvet.”
“What is that?” Xiaojing’s English score was really zero.
“Your code name is Deep Black Velvet. By the way, Shinichi’s code name is OVERTURE. Isn’t it interesting that your group is called Deep Black Prologue?” The one who explained to Xiaojing was Mary, who was holding a wine glass casually.
When Xiaojing heard these names, a string snapped inside her. All the unreal images became real, especially the image of Hongyilang’s granddaughter, younger than herself, crying at his funeral yesterday. It flashed through Xiaojing’s mind. It was like a silent accusation, a silent condemnation.
But she controlled her emotions. She wouldn’t naively ask why the philanthropist was killed, nor would she naively blame Belmode and Mary for their actions. Perhaps as a participant and perpetrator, she could only blame herself.
“Ah, I’ve enjoyed myself this week. It’s really rare. Xiaojing, come take a bath with your sister! It’s time for the children to go to bed, Xinyi, come too.” Seeing that Xiaojing didn’t respond, Mary put down the cup in boredom, stretched, and prepared to take a bath and go to bed.
“Please allow me to refuse!” Xiao Jing said firmly.
But Mary pretended not to hear and pulled Xiaojing into the bathroom, while Xizi helplessly went to prepare clothes for Xiaojing to change, completely ignoring Xiaojing’s eyes asking for help.
“You are completely violent, Xinyi, you can’t learn from Mary! No one will like you! You shouldn’t stop talking like this!” Xiaojing shouted at Xinyi who came in following Mary’s words.
“Hey, don’t take off my clothes and don’t put your hands in here! You pervert! Go away, I’ll do it myself!” Xiaojing’s struggling sounds slowly turned into compromise with Mary’s actions.
But the haze in my heart was not thrown aside.
Dark? I’ve actually sunk to this point…
Chapter 37: The Patient on the Train (I) (Old Edition)
“Xiaojing, what do you want to eat? My colleagues said the food on this train is delicious.” Sato brought Xiaojing, who was wearing a pink dress, to the dining car.
“A small cake or something would be fine, or maybe a small steak?” Xiao Jing thought for a moment and suddenly realized that she hadn’t eaten steak in a long time. She had clearly loved eating this kind of meat in her previous life.
“Okay, let’s have steak today!” Sato decided on today’s dinner generously.
Shortly after the two of them placed their orders, the chefs brought their steaks to them one after another.
Jing hesitated as she looked at the steak in front of her, which was a generous portion for her now. If it had been Xizi, Xiaolan, or Eri, anyone would have stopped her. Fortunately, Sato, who was thick-skinned, brought her here.
As for why Jing didn’t stay with Xizi and Mari, it was mainly because Sato, who was originally there to gain experience, was disciplined by the higher-ups due to the death of the organizer. This meant that his promotion to Inspector was unlikely for the foreseeable future. Jing felt that since Sato had always been a reserve in the plot, she couldn’t be held responsible, so she used this as an excuse to avoid the blame.
After being scolded by his superiors, Sato was about to leave for Tokyo. However, when Sato found out that Xiaojing hadn’t returned yet, he went to look for her. At that time, the organization happened to be looking for Xizi for something, so Xizi just left Xiaojing with Sato and left, leaving Xiaojing feeling abandoned.
Forget it, Xiaojing shook her head, put Xizi’s matter behind her and concentrated on dealing with the steak in front of her.
“I’ll pay double.” Meanwhile, two middle-aged men were arguing not far from Xiaojing. The noise wasn’t disturbing enough to bother others, but Xiaojing, a sensitive person, overheard it. Reluctantly, Xiaojing looked towards the source, wondering who was being so rude and nagging in the restaurant. Turning around, she saw a bald, middle-aged man sitting there, eating a steak. Seeing how he was pouring sauce, Xiaojing immediately turned away to avoid spoiling her appetite. After all, Xiaojing was the type to only put a little sauce on her steak.
“Xiao Jing, you actually like to eat such rare steak.” At this time, Sato took a few bites and found that Xiao Jing’s steak was actually medium-rare.
“Oh, because I like the taste of blood in my mouth.” Xiao Jing used her hands to indicate the doneness of the steak so Sato didn’t know.
When Sato heard Xiaojing’s answer, he looked at her with a surprised look as if he was frightened by Xiaojing.
“Just kidding, and this is the hemoglobin in hemoglobin, not blood.” Xiao Jing pointed at the blood-like liquid in the steak with a fork. In fact, if you look closely, you will find that it is just a red juice and there is still a clear difference between it and blood.
“You scared me, little brat. I read a book about vampires last month.”
“Hey, Officer Sato, you are a police officer after all. Can you please stop being so shocked…little…weirdo? This is the age of science.” Xiao Jing cut another piece and threw it into her mouth.
“Don’t talk while eating. Be careful not to bite your tongue. Knowing it’s one thing, being afraid of it is another.”
“Could it be that Officer Sato was the type who was afraid to sleep alone when he was a child?” Xiao Jing tilted her head as if she had discovered something interesting.
“You’re talking about yourself, I know it. You’re still sleeping with Xiaolan in your arms, and when you were little, you didn’t even dare to say hello to us!” Sato immediately started to fight back with Xiaojing’s dark history.
“Hi, hi, it’s me, it’s me.” The Xiaojing was sunk.
After eating, the two returned to their seats in the carriage.
“I have to go to school again starting tomorrow.” Xiaojing looked out the window at the darkening place.
“Why, Xiaojing is also a child who doesn’t like to study?” Sato pinched Xiaojing’s face affectionately. Although this guard mission can be said to be a complete failure, his relationship with Xiaojing is much better than before.
“Uh, no. It’s just that we’re probably arriving in Tokyo pretty late, and I was planning to buy some books during the holidays.” No, no, no, I’m talking about Vermouth and Mary’s classes.
“I’ll get a magazine to read too.” Xiao Jing felt bored sitting there and decided to go to the connection between the carriages and pick up something to read.
“Slow down and be careful of the people crossing the aisle.” Sato saw that Xiaojing didn’t look at the aisle, so he immediately walked out and reminded her.
“How could there be…” Xiao Jing wanted to say where there was anyone, but out of the corner of her eye she saw a middle-aged man holding a bunch of oranges in his arms. It was normal, and she must have been hit.
Fortunately, the middle-aged man heard Sato’s call for attention and subconsciously felt that someone might be coming out, otherwise Xiaojing, who was not even as high as the seat armrest, would have been bumped into. However, he suddenly stopped and the oranges in his hands fell to the ground due to inertia.
“I’m so sorry, uncle.” Xiaojing quickly picked up the orange that fell on the ground and apologized.
“It’s okay, little one. I’m glad I didn’t bump into you. You have to be more careful next time. I’ll give you these oranges. Uncle is fine.” The bald middle-aged man did not blame Xiaojing. He gently told Xiaojing to be more careful next time and left.
“Look, I told you to be careful!” After seeing that there was nothing serious, Sato began to lecture Xiaojing.
“I was wrong, but it was a blessing in disguise that I got a few oranges! Sister Sato gives them to you.” Xiao Jing immediately thought of using something to block Sato’s mouth first.
“I won’t be bribed by a few oranges, but you can take this apple to the gentleman who just said that and apologize properly. He should be in the next car.” Sato took all of Xiaojing’s oranges and gave her a big apple.
“I just apologized.” Xiao Jing didn’t want to apologize again because he was a stranger after all.
“No, go and apologize again.” Sato said in a commanding tone.
“Okay, but let me eat an orange first.” Xiao Jing put the apple on the shelf and took an orange from it. Now Xiao Jing really felt a little thirsty.
Xiao Jing ate half an orange to moisten her throat, then took her apple and went to the next car to look for the man she’d met earlier. Thinking carefully, it was the middle-aged man she’d seen eating steak in the restaurant. While his eating style was rather rough, he was surprisingly a nice guy. While that forced stop was generally fine, it could easily cause a fall if someone was holding something.
Found it, the middle-aged man was found in the middle of the second row, closer to the back.
“Uncle…” Asleep? Xiao Jing, trained by Vermouth to observe, could tell at a glance that the uncle in front of her had fallen asleep. However, it was already night, so a nap was normal, so Xiao Jing didn’t pay much attention.
Never mind, I’ll come over later. The announcement will definitely wake him up by the time we get to the next stop.
Sitting behind this uncle was a man with a scar on his eye and a gangster-like appearance. When Xiao Jing passed by, she couldn’t help but think that this man’s outfit was really conspicuous. Isn’t he afraid of being caught?
“Why are you back again?” Sato asked, looking at the apple in Xiaojing’s hand.
“He fell asleep. Seeing him like this makes me want to sleep too.” Xiao Jing put the apple back on the shelf and yawned.
“We will be there in about an hour. Let’s go back and sleep. I have contacted Yumiko to pick us up.” Sato stuffed a peeled orange slice into Xiaojing’s mouth to wake her up.
“Hey, I’m not a child.”
When Sato heard her answer, he looked at her with a dark face and said, “Aren’t you a child yet?”
Xiao Jing went to pick up a magazine and found that it was just a random article about entertainment and miscellaneous things. She read it for a while and wanted to change it. When she got off the seat, she thought that she had nothing to do and took the apple to check on the old man.
“???” Dead? No, in shock! How is that possible? He was fine just now, less than twenty minutes ago! Something’s wrong!
There were no signs of a struggle. Xiao Jing looked around the victim and his hand position and exposed arms and concluded that it was not caused by violence.
Poison? The only thing that could be poisoned is an orange. If the steak was poisoned just now, it shouldn’t have been delayed until we got back to our seats. And there would be some physical reactions after the poison takes effect. No, I just can’t figure it out. I wish Conan was here!
If the shock wasn’t serious, there was still hope. Xiaojing immediately threw the apple on the empty seat beside her and ran back to tell Sato what happened.
Sato obviously trusted Xiaojing very much in the incident. He immediately revealed his identity and went to the train conductor to ask him to find a doctor among the passengers to provide first aid to the middle-aged man.
Xiaojing followed Sato and looked for a doctor in the carriage near the victim.
“Excuse me, is there a doctor here? There’s a patient here who needs a doctor!” Sato called out to everyone in the car. But no one responded. Seeing no response, Sato decided to continue walking to the next car to look for a doctor.
Hmm? Xiaojing, who had been following Sato, suddenly stopped. The smell of disinfectant was so faint that a normal person might not notice it, but Xiaojing, who was very sensitive, noticed it. She returned to the source of the smell and observed the middle-aged man with a middle-parted hair sitting in the seat.
She’s pretending to sleep, and even then, her sitting posture is perfectly normal, not visually obtrusive. Calluses on the fingertips—scissors? No, it’s probably medical equipment. Men generally don’t use scissors often, so I imagine calluses are rare except for doctors performing surgery. Curly hair, surgical cap! The bag is wider than average, likely containing medical supplies. Combining all these factors, it’s a doctor. Anyway, let’s try it first.
Xiao Jing adjusted her expression first, then shook the middle-aged man.
“Uncle, wake up.”
“Kid, what’s the matter?” The middle-aged man looked impatient as if he had just woken up.
“Uncle, the police asked you to go over there.”
“I?”
“Yes, uncle is a doctor, isn’t he? The policewoman just said you were a doctor and asked me to come back and call you.”
“Uh… yes I am a doctor. I fell asleep just now. What happened?” The middle-aged man pretended to be confused.
I guessed it right. No wonder Conan likes to use this trick so much. Anyway, it’s not my fault if I’m wrong. Conan, I really misjudged you. It turns out you are scheming too!
“Ahem”
“Conan, what’s wrong with you? Are you catching a cold?” Xiaolan asked with concern.
“It’s okay, I just choked while drinking water.” Why do I feel like someone is secretly scolding me?
Xiao Jing also called back Sato who went to the next carriage, and introduced Takeuchi to Sato in the surprised look of doctor Kubota Takeuchi.
“This gentleman said he is a doctor. Sister Sato, let’s go back.”
“Thank you so much. Please follow me quickly. The patient’s condition is very urgent.” He said this and pulled Takeuchi towards the carriage where the patient was.
“My medical kit!”
“Uncle, let me help you.” Xiaojing smiled, picked up Takeuchi’s bag and followed him.
Chapter 38: The Patient on the Train (End) (Old Version)
“He died of a sudden heart attack. I did my best.” Takeuchi took off his gloves and pretended to be weak.
“Alas.” Sato sighed.
Xiao Jing looked at Jiudao Reito lying in the lounge and intuitively felt that he had not died of illness.
What if the murder was caused by a heart attack? If it was a direct current from an artificial assist device, that would be fine, but Mr. Kushima probably didn’t use an artificial device. Then it could be a drug-induced heart attack, or a heart attack caused by excessive emotional fluctuations. If the organization was the one who wanted to kill, it would probably be drug-induced. Oh, and the person talking to Mr. Kushima in the dining car seemed to be Takeuchi? Although I heard part of the conversation, it’s been a while since I’ve been there, so I can’t be completely sure it was him.
“If there’s nothing else, I’ll be leaving. I’ll get off at the next stop.” After finding his treatment ineffective, Takeuchi decided not to stay any longer and was packing up to return. Sato and the conductor were writing down some of Kyushima’s information.
“The deceased’s name is Reito Kushima. According to his business card, he was a detective. The onset of illness was approximately between 7:00 and 7:20, and the confirmed time of death was 7:35. It has been preliminarily determined that he died of a heart attack. Let’s contact Mr. Kushima’s family and ask them to register and take Mr. Kushima away.” Flight attendant A and Sato said.
“Hmm? Let’s wait a minute. I always feel like something is wrong.” Sato couldn’t find what was wrong for a moment and fell into deep thought.
Xiaojing walked to Jiudao and squatted down, took out the chiffon gloves that matched her suit from her small bag, put them on, and turned up Jiudao’s sleeves.
No pinholes? Feeding medicine? It would be hard to swallow medicine if you fall asleep, and there might be residue that would ruin the whole layout.
“Glasses case, camera, lighter, cell phone, wallet. The pockets are really stuffed full!” Sato took out the things Kyushima was carrying one by one.
“He’s a detective after all.” Tachibune said after packing up his things.
“That’s true.” Flight attendant A agreed.
“Are these all you have? Sister Sato.” Xiaojing asked as she walked up to the evidence.
“Yes, what’s wrong?”
“There are still things missing. Look, there’s a glasses case but no glasses, a camera but no film, and a lighter but no cigarettes.”
“Now that you mention it, it’s true.” Sato looked as if she suddenly understood something. She finally knew why she felt something was wrong.
“That means someone took these things away! This could be murder! I’m sorry, Mr. Takeuchi, please check again to see if Mr. Kyushima has any other external injuries, such as injection holes.” Sato immediately thought of murder and hoped that Takeuchi, who had not left yet, would help check.
“Okay.” Takeuchi came back.
Takeuchi checked Kyushima’s hands and then pulled up his sleeves to confirm.
“I can’t find the pinhole.”
“Can I just use my eyes to see?” Sato asked.
“Because it hasn’t been that long, if you inject it there will be small red dots that are easy to distinguish,” Takeuchi explained.
Wait, you can also inject your ankles. Drug addicts sometimes inject themselves there when they’re taking drugs.
“Sister Sato.” Xiaojing pulled Sato’s clothes.
Sato understood and leaned forward. Xiaojing told her what she had discovered.
“Doctor, please check your ankle again.” Sato said.
“Bare feet?” Takeuchi asked in doubt.
“Don’t some drug addicts inject themselves in their ankles?”
“That’s true.” Takeuchi agreed.
Takeuchi lifted up Kujima’s trousers and found a small red pinhole.
“That’s terrible.” Flight attendant A sighed. What he originally thought was an accident turned out to be a murder.
“Please contact the police at the next station and ask them to come over. Let’s go and investigate the scene to see if there are any other discoveries.” Sato immediately gave the order in a strong manner. It seems that his position as a deputy inspector is not in vain.
“Wait! So the criminal is still in the car?” Flight attendant B looked at Sato with an unpleasant expression.
Sato nodded helplessly.
“The total number of passengers is about 3,000!” Flight attendant B couldn’t help but say.
“The criminal is among these three thousand people. I’m going to investigate the scene now and hope to find some clues.” Sato said and took action.
“By the way, Dr. Takeuchi, thank you for your help.”
“No, nothing. Just let me know if there’s anything I can help with.” Takeuchi replied.
Sato returned to the scene and looked around but found no traces.
“What is that?” Xiao Jing saw a white linear object on the ground.
“It looks like an orange. But there are no orange peels in the trash can here.”
“Maybe he took it away to conceal his existence. By the way, there is a smell of orange on Dr. Takeuchi’s hands.” Xiaojing just got close to Takeuchi and smelled it.
“Xiao Jing, do you suspect Dr. Takeuchi?” Although Sato thought it was murder, he never doubted Dr. Takeuchi.
“It’s just possible. Ankle injection is not something that ordinary people can do, but a doctor’s words can do it. And he didn’t admit that he was a doctor at first.” Xiaojing told Sato about the situation that Takeuchi didn’t want to help with the treatment.
“But we don’t have any clues.”
“Let’s see if anyone has seen the murderer.” Xiao Jing couldn’t find any other clues for a while.
“Well, that’s the only way.” After Sato’s search was fruitless, he could only start looking for witnesses.
“Hello, have you seen anyone sitting in this seat recently?” Sato asked the man dressed as a gangster sitting in the back row.
“Who are you? How could I know that? I was just sleeping.”
“Sorry, this is what I do.” Sato showed him his police ID.
“Tsk, a cop? But someone made this chair in front, but I don’t know who made it or what it looked like.”
“Are you trying to hide something? How could you not know what it is like if you know someone?”
“Someone lowered the seat in front of me when I was sleeping, and someone must have sat on it. I kicked it in a daze and it went back up, and then I continued to sleep.” The scarred man said carelessly.
“Well, this uncle didn’t lie. He was asleep when I came over.” Xiao Jing thought about the scene when she came over and said with certainty.
“Did you hear that? It’s really disappointing that I run into a cop while riding a bus. I’m going to continue sleeping in the free seat.” Scarface took his bag and left, as if he disdained to stay with Sato.
“This damn guy!” Sato could only watch him leave with a murderous look on his face.
“Well, Sister Sato, don’t be angry. At least we are sure that someone has been here.” Xiaojing said comfortingly.
“We found these in the trash can.” Flight attendant A placed the cigarettes and glasses on the table in the police office.
“There is no film.” Xiao Jing took a look and immediately realized that an important thing was missing.
“Then the negative is likely still in the hands of the criminal,” Sato concluded.
“Sister Sato, I thought of an idea that might be worth a try.” Xiaojing said to Sato.
“What method?”
“Let’s do this, this and then this.” Xiaojing whispered in Sato’s ear.
“Mr. Takeuchi, I’m sorry to trouble you again. This matter requires certain medical knowledge, so I have to trouble you.” Sato made a begging gesture.
“Okay, feel free to ask any questions you have.” Takeuchi agreed readily.
“Well, this little girl went to see Mr. Kushima twice because she nearly caused him to fall, so she wanted to apologize. But the first time, she found him asleep, so she came back and didn’t disturb him. A little later, she went back to check on him and found that he had suffered a heart attack. Oh, I forgot to introduce her, but this little girl is Shizuka Mori. Her father is a detective, and her mother is a lawyer. I don’t think it’s wrong to say whether he was in shock or asleep.”
“So the criminal committed the crime in such a short time, right?” Takeuchi understood the meaning from Sato’s words.
“Yes, by the way, just a routine question, you haven’t been to Mr. Kujima’s carriage, right?” Sato asked casually.
“Of course not.” Takeuchi answered affirmatively.
“Okay, now I’d like to ask you to assist us with our experiment, as the train police might cause unnecessary trouble if they go.”
“Yes, I’m happy to help.”
“Then please follow me.” The tall Sato walked in front and blocked Takeuchi’s view.
“Please sit down.”
Takeuchi sat down on the seat next to Kyudo and subconsciously tried to pull it down, but then stopped himself.
“Well, we want to simulate the scene of the criminal committing the crime. To avoid attracting attention, the criminal will pretend to sit down, confirm whether Mr. Kushima is asleep, and then take his belongings.”
“Simulate the scene? Got it.” Takeuchi followed the instructions and used a pen to simulate the needle injection under Sato’s foot. Then Sato fell asleep in a chair. Takeuchi took a pack of cigarettes from the jacket covering Sato as promised.
“Is it okay?” Takeuchi asked after completing the simulation.
At this time, Xiaojing came over from the side with something in her hand and made an OK gesture to Sato.
“Thank you, Mr. Takeuchi. Now the scope of the culprit has been narrowed down.”
“oh?”
“The criminal is you.”
“Miss Police, you can’t say that.”
“Originally I couldn’t be sure, but the experiment just now made me sure.”
“You mean the technique? With a little practice, I think anyone can do the syringe.”
“No, you didn’t do the one thing everyone would do.”
“Please explain clearly.” Takeuchi was a little impatient.
“You didn’t lean your chair back when you sat down. Most people would lean their chairs back when they sit down, but you didn’t. (The chairs on the train over there can be adjusted in angle to make it easier for passengers to rest. Usually, they lean back a little when you sit down to indicate that the seat is occupied.)” Sato gestured, knocking on the back of the chair.
“That doesn’t mean anything, does it? I just didn’t want to lean back. How is that evidence?”
“Then I want to ask, why is this?”
“There’s a gangster kicking a chair in the back, right? He has a scar on his face.”
“Oh? A gangster with a scar on his face? Are you sure?”
“Dang…” Takeuchi looked back but only saw a middle-aged woman reading a magazine. The middle-aged woman nodded to him politely when she saw him.
“Maybe I saw it wrong when I came here!” Takeuchi immediately changed the subject.
“Uncle Takeuchi, don’t try to quibble. I found this in your lunch box. Xiaojing put the film wrapped in a handkerchief on the table.”
“Mr. Takeuchi, do you have anything else to say?” Sato looked at Takeuchi.
“I…I killed him…” Takeuchi had no choice but to plead guilty in the face of evidence.
“Xiao Jing, thank goodness you’re here! How did you know the film was still in his bag?” Sato and Mayumi asked Xiao Jing on the way home after handing over the prisoner.
“Because he was in a hurry to commit the murder and didn’t have time to destroy the evidence. When we went to find the doctor, he wanted to get up to destroy the evidence, but he sat down again after you spoke. We might not find any clues if we throw other things in the trash, but he is definitely on the film, so this thing of his cannot be thrown away.”
“So you let me call him in to do the experiment while you go find the film, right?”
“That’s right.” After all, even if you are a policeman, you can’t invade other people’s privacy without a warrant, right? And I’m just a child anyway, so even if I don’t find it, I will at most be scolded.
“As smart as Mr. Mori! This is what they call genes!” Mayumi exclaimed.
“Maybe.” I definitely inherited more genes from my mother!
Chapter 39: A Strange Case of Missing a Person (I) (Old Version)
“Kidnapping, robbery and murder, these things are really happening everywhere.” Conan said with emotion while looking at the newspaper at the doctor’s house.
“It’s because of this kind of thing that detectives like you are so useful, isn’t it?” Xiao Jing replied helplessly. At the same time, she thought that maybe it was because of these messed-up detectives like you that these cases came about.
“Okay, it’s done. This is my newly invented tracking glasses.” After tinkering with the instrument, the doctor handed the finished glasses to Conan and Xiaojing.
“How do you use these glasses?” Conan asked.
“You’ll find out if you press the hidden button next to it. It’s in this location.” The doctor pointed to the upper left corner of the glasses.
Conan pressed the button, and a small antenna extended out. Xiao Jing followed suit, and a small cross-shaped map appeared on the left side of the glasses.
“Is it for tracking? Then there should be a transmitter.” Xiao Jing put on the glasses and tried them and found that the display was very clear. It was simply black technology.
“That’s right. This is the tracker. When it’s not in use, you can stick it anywhere as decoration or put it in your pocket.” The doctor took out two sticker-like things and handed them to Conan and Xiaojing. Conan’s was brown, the same color as his button, and the one for Xiaojing was red.
“If there is not too much interference, this receiver can receive signals within a radius of about ten kilometers, so you can track the target wherever it goes.” The doctor further explained the invention.
“Thank you, Doctor.” Xiaojing expressed her gratitude to the doctor.
Xiaojing thinks that the doctor is just like Doraemon from Conan. All his inventions, whether practical or not, are so amazing that it is absolutely right to call them black technology.
On the way home.
“Why didn’t you go to Teacher Xizi’s place today?” Conan had already put on his glasses. After all, this was his disguise.
“It’s just a little day off. I don’t have to go this Sunday.” Right now, Shioko and Mari are mainly training me on danger perception, escape, and tracking. Mari said they’re planning to train me to be the next Vermouth. Shinichi will be my partner in future missions, but our current mission is mainly intelligence gathering, so they’ve kept us out of harm’s way, which is a bit of a favor. Forget it, I’m not going to think about it anymore.
“How about this look?” Xiao Jing also put on her glasses and asked Conan.
“Well… not bad, she looks more quiet.” In fact, apart from the shoulder-length hairstyle, Xiaojing is very similar to Xiaolan when she was a child. However, Xiaojing’s temperament and aura give people a very quiet feeling, so Conan has never observed her too carefully. Now, after a closer look, he found the shadow of Xiaolan.
“It doesn’t fit.” Xiao Jing heard Conan’s answer and thought that it didn’t look good on her, so she took it off and put it back into the small bag she was carrying.
When the office was almost closing, a woman who looked like a girl wearing big glasses and pigtails knocked on the door.
The woman’s name is Hirota Aika. From her, we learn that she has come to ask Kogoro to find her father.
“Please! I haven’t heard from my father who came to Tokyo for a month! I’m very worried about him, but he quit his taxi job and I can’t find him at all!” Aka explained the situation to Kogoro.
“Didn’t you come here because you didn’t find it?”
“Yes, I took a leave of absence from school and came here from Yamagata Prefecture to look for him. But I’ve been looking for him for a long time, so now I can only ask you to help me find him.”
“I understand. I’m willing to help you.” Kogoro also sympathized with Aka and expressed his willingness to help.
“Thank you so much. This is my father, Kenzo Hirota. He’s 170cm tall and 48 years old.” Aka pulled a photo of Kenzo Hirota from her bag. In the photo, a slightly overweight middle-aged man can be seen holding a black cat.
“Is this cat?” Kogoro asked after taking the photo.
“This is just the cat my father raised, named Kuai. He also has three other cats named Hao, Di, and Wang.” He Xiang explained to Kogoro.
“I won’t participate in something like looking for someone.” Xiao Jing listened for a while and then went to the room to put her schoolbag away.
“I didn’t plan to let you participate…” But when it comes to finding someone, if you put a tracker on them, you can find them immediately and something like what happened to Xiaojing last time won’t happen.
At this time, Xiaolan came over with tea. In order to test the performance of the tracker, Conan planned to stick it on Xiaolan.
However, when he was sticking it on, he tripped and fell on the sofa, and accidentally stuck the tracker on Hexiang’s watch strap.
“What are you doing, little brat? What if you get hurt?” Kogoro picked up Conan who had fallen on the sofa and put him on the sofa.
“I’m sorry.” When Conan bowed his head to apologize, he found that the tracker had been attached to Hexiang’s watch strap and he didn’t know what to do for a moment.
“My mother died early, and I have always depended on my father. If something really happened to my father…” He Xiang said, covering her face and crying.
“Don’t worry, I will help you find your father!” Kogoro comforted and assured.
After that, He Xiang and Kogoro talked about some details and then He Xiang left. Of course, Conan, who wanted to retrieve the transmitter, was also there, but in the end he did not find a chance to retrieve it.
“Miss Hexiang is so pitiful.” Xiaolan couldn’t help but say sympathetically while eating dinner.
“Well, father, are you planning to start helping Miss Hexiang find her father tomorrow?” Xiaojing asked after listening to Conan and Xiaolan’s general description of the situation at the dinner table.
“Well, I’ll start looking tomorrow without further ado,” Kogoro replied.
“Tokyo is so big, it’s not easy to find it.” Xiaojing poured cold water on her father.
“Let’s always try. He Xiang did provide some clues. For example, the place where his father worked, and he also gave me photos.” Kogoro was still very optimistic about this mission of finding people.
“I hope so.” Xiaojing turned her attention back to the food.
Unfortunately, Xiaojing’s prediction came true. Four days later, on Saturday, Kenzo Hirota still hadn’t been found.
Xiaojing also went to Xizi in the morning to receive Xizi’s teachings, and returned to the office at noon.
“Okay, I will contact you immediately if I have any clues.” Kogoro sat down at the desk and hung up the phone.
“Is it Miss Hexiang’s again?” Xiao Jing asked on the sofa beside her without taking her eyes off the book in her hand.
“Yes, I’ve already received three calls today. My investigations over the past few days have revealed that her father is a very difficult person to get along with. He barely interacts with his colleagues at the company. Damn, it’s been so long.” Kogoro was growing increasingly frustrated with the lack of leads after searching for so long. If he were looking for a criminal, he could mobilize his own connections, but he had no nerve to bother anyone with such a personal request.
Conan also accompanied Kogoro to collect some clues in the morning, but they did not find any useful clues. While thinking, Conan looked at the TV aside.
“Gokai Emperor has won fifteen consecutive games!” Wait, isn’t that the name of Hirota Kenzo’s cat? Conan immediately connected the dots after hearing what was being said on TV. He wrote down the cat’s name and rearranged it. Sure enough, it was the name of the horse racing on TV. But even if he knew it was the name of the racer, it wouldn’t be such a coincidence. Although Conan had found a clue, he didn’t think it was a useful clue.
But Xiaolan was curious and looked at the name written by Conan and compared it with the name of the racehorse on TV.
“That’s right, Mr. Hirota must like horse racing, so he named his cat after a racehorse. Don’t you think so, Dad? We will definitely meet Mr. Hirota if we go to the racetrack!” After coming to the conclusion, Xiaolan immediately handed the paper written by Conan to Kogoro and suggested.
So, Conan and Kogoro were enthusiastically dragged to the racecourse by Xiaolan, and Xiaojing came along of her own accord. After all, he had been fed all kinds of knowledge by Xizi and Mary recently, and he couldn’t even concentrate on reading. He might as well go out and have some fun.
Chapter 40: A Strange Missing Person Incident (Part 2) (Old Version)
“Wow, there are so many people! This is my first time here! We should hurry up and help Miss Hexiang find her father!” Xiaolan said after looking around excitedly.
After hearing this, Conan and Kogoro showed the same look in sync. In their eyes, Xiaojing clearly saw her helplessness towards Xiaolan and her disagreement with what Xiaolan had just said.
At this time, Xiaojing saw a fat middle-aged man holding something and watching Marseille not far away.
Xiaolan’s luck is truly incredible… After all this time, after Shizuko’s disguise and teaching Xiaojing, she naturally recognized that this person was Kenzo Hirota. At the same time, she also lamented that her sister was really lucky. The person that Conan and her father had been looking for for so long but couldn’t find was found by Xiaolan in the same way as she took a chance.
Xiaojing waved at Xiaolan who was holding her hand and pointed in the direction of Jiansan.
“Found it!”
“Ah?” Conan and Kogoro both looked surprised.
“Then I’m a famous detective too~” Xiaolan joked happily.
Kogoro and Conan looked shocked, and Xiaojing looked at them and smiled secretly as they covered their faces with books.
“I’ll go call him.” Xiaolan planned to go over and tell him that her daughter was looking for him.
“Wait a minute, the other party disappeared on his own initiative. If we go over now and alert him, he will only run away again.” Kogoro immediately grabbed Xiaolan and said.
“But…” Xiaolan seemed to be still unable to understand what she was saying to herself. Perhaps she couldn’t understand why a father wanted to run away from his daughter.
“I will follow him to find where he lives, then notify Miss Aika and we will go find him together.” As a detective, Kogoro thinks this is the correct method.
“It looks like this is the place.” Kogoro saw Kenzo enter a house from behind, which should be his residence.
“Then let’s call Miss Hexiang!” Xiaolan said immediately and impatiently.
“Uh… I seem to have forgotten to bring my cell phone when I went out just now.” Kogoro touched his pocket and found it was empty.
“Use mine…” Xiaolan, who was originally planning to take out her cell phone, found that she didn’t bring a bag, let alone a cell phone.
Conan looked at Xiaolan and Kogoro in silence, wanting to take out his phone but not daring to do so. If Xiaolan saw it, his identity might be exposed.
“Use mine.” Xiaojing took out a pink flip phone from her bag and handed it to Kogoro.
“When did you get a cell phone? Did Eri give it to you? That doesn’t make sense. Eri hasn’t come here in the past two days.” Kogoro took over and asked in confusion.
“Miss Mary gave it to me and said it would be convenient to contact her later. She seemed to be the daughter of some company and bought it without waiting for my objection.” Xiaojing told Kogoro the reason she had prepared in advance.
“He is really a rich man. You must thank him properly when the time comes, okay?” Kogoro took out a notebook from his coat without any doubt, turned to the page where Hexiang’s information was recorded, and called Hexiang.
“Hello, is this Miss Aika? I’m Maori Kogoro, yes, that’s right! With me, Kogoro, we can definitely find him. Oh, he lives here now, so we’re nearby. Let’s go meet your father together.”
After Kogoro called Aika, everyone sat down and waited nearby. Aika arrived a short while later, and after Kogoro pointed out the location, she ran over. She happened to run into Kenzo, who was about to take out the trash. Kenzo was surprised to see Aika.
“I’ve been…always looking for you, Dad.” He Xiang said and threw herself into Jiansan’s arms and started crying.
“That’s great! I finally found my father.” Xiaolan said with relief as she looked at Kenzo and Hexiang not far away.
“But don’t you think Miss He Xiang seems a little different?” The perceptive Conan noticed something.
“He looks much more mature. I guess it’s because of the makeup. It’s normal for him to wear makeup after not seeing his father for so long.” Xiaolan replied.
“Then this case was perfectly solved by me, Maori Kogoro. Haha, as expected, I can solve it immediately with my help!” Aka and Kenzo thanked Kogoro and agreed to thank him well tomorrow. Kogoro left happily and couldn’t help showing off on the way.
“Hmm?” Xiao Jing felt someone’s gaze at this time and stopped to look at the intersection on the left. Sure enough, a man in a brown coat was leaning behind a telephone pole and observing them.
“What’s wrong?” Conan looked back at Xiaojing who had stopped.
Kogoro and Xiaolan also stopped and looked in Xiaojing’s direction, and saw the man in the brown coat. When the man saw Kogoro and the others looking at him, he turned and left.
“Who is that?” Conan asked subconsciously.
“I don’t know.” Xiao Jing didn’t pay much attention to him after he left and walked ahead first.
After returning to the office, Xiaolan went to prepare dinner, while Xiaojing returned to her (Xiaolan’s) room and called Mary.
“Hello, Mary. My phone is working fine. What else can I do for you?”
“Okay, I’ll send you an encrypted copy of the information later. That’s the task for the day after tomorrow, so you’ll have one day tomorrow to prepare.”
“Okay, isn’t Sister Xizi with you?”
“She went to do other things. Now Xinyi and I are doing some naughty things together!”
“Even if you say that, I won’t believe it. Don’t make such a joke again in two years. If there’s nothing else, I’ll hang up my sleeve.” Xinyi is only in his early teens now. Why are you poisoning him like this? Thinking about it, Xiaojing felt quite sympathetic towards Xinyi. However, she didn’t know that Xinyi also sympathized with Xiaojing, who was under Vermouth’s guidance. It was really interesting.
“Conan.” Xiao Jing came out, took a book and sat next to Conan to watch TV together.
“Hmm?” Conan turned his head questioningly. He knew Xiaojing must have something to say.
“To prevent what happened last time from happening again, and since the doctor just made this tracking eye, let’s swap transmitters so we know each other’s locations.”
“That’s right… Uh, but my transmitter is attached to Hexiang’s watch.”
“Why are you sticking to her? Don’t you know how?” Xiao Jing looked at Conan with a look of disgust, as if to say, “You are a pervert.”
“Hey, hey, please don’t look at me like that, it was just an accident.” Am I so shameless in your eyes?
“Then let’s go together tomorrow. Father will be seeing Jiansan anyway. Remember to retrieve the transmitter when the time comes.”
“I understand.” Really, why should I be lectured by a little kid?
The next day, Kogoro and his group came to Kenzo’s residence as agreed.
“What do you mean dead? Then…where is that man’s daughter?” Kogoro asked hurriedly when he was told by the landlord that Kenzo had hanged himself.
“daughter?”
“My daughter came to Tokyo to look for Mr. Hirota who ran away from home!”
“What? Is there really such a thing going on? I was wondering why it felt so strange. He immediately paid a year’s rent and told me to move in without asking any questions. He even paid me new bills. I think if his daughter showed up, she’d probably be dead by then.”
“So what? Didn’t Mr. Kenzo commit suicide?”
“I heard from the policeman that he killed her.”
“What!” Kogoro, Conan and Xiaojing all looked surprised.
The landlord whom Kogoro said goodbye to came to the police station to ask Mumu about the situation.
It turns out that she was indeed murdered, and according to the autopsy report, she was strangled to death by a tall man. The glasses dropped in the room also indicate that although no body was found, Hexiang is likely dead.
After hearing Kogoro’s story, Xiaolan couldn’t help feeling sad.
“It’s really too much that after all this effort, I finally found my father, but now he might have been killed.”
“It doesn’t mean she has been killed. It’s not time to give up now.” Kogoro said comfortingly.
“Conan, try your glasses.” Xiaojing immediately reminded Conan in a low voice.
“By the way, the transmitter is still on her. Got it! I’ll go find her! You go back with Xiaolan first.” Conan said to Xiaojing and ran out immediately.
“Uh…Conan just said he had to go to the doctor for something, so we can go back first.” Xiaojing made up an excuse and said to Kogoro.
“Really? What is this brat still doing at this hour?”
“Sister, the police will definitely find Miss Hexiang, and with father here with us, we can investigate it ourselves. Let’s go back first.” Xiaojing turned to Xiaolan and said.
“Well, this is the only way for now.” Xiaolan touched Xiaojing’s head and said with a forced smile.
After returning to the detective agency, Kogoro took a bottle of beer from the refrigerator and started drinking it while thinking about the case.
After a while, Conan came back from outside.
“Didn’t you find Miss He Xiang?”
“How do you know?”
“I can tell from your expression.” Xiao Jing looked at Conan with an expression as if to say, “Are you an idiot?”
“Okay, I followed the instructions from the glasses and chased them to a pinball parlor, but was thrown out by the people inside. My glasses were out of battery too, so I had to come back.” Conan said unwillingly.
“After all, glasses are such a small thing, I had long thought that the battery might not last long.” Xiao Jing at least knew from Conan that the glasses did have certain defects as she expected.
“Sister, what are you looking at?” Xiao Jing noticed that Xiao Lan, who was sitting on the sofa, was staring out the window, as if she saw something. She walked over to her and asked.
“That person is so strange. He has been staring at us since just now.” Xiaolan replied.
“What?” Kogoro and Conan both came over.
“Isn’t that the man who was hanging around Mr. Hirota’s apartment yesterday? So, the murderer is a tall man, so maybe he’s the one!”
“Is that the guy who killed Miss He Xiang?” Xiaolan clenched her fists.
“Okay, I’ll catch him now! Find out where Miss Aka is!” Kogoro immediately turned around and planned to go down and catch the man.
However, Xiaolan opened the window and jumped from the second floor in front of Xiaojing’s surprised eyes.
“Sister…” Xiao Jing originally wanted to ask Xiao Lan to go down with her, but her sister didn’t even finish her words. She looked at Xiao Lan who had landed safely with an unscientific expression. I don’t know why Xiao Jing suddenly became worried about Conan’s life!
When Kogoro came downstairs, Xiaolan had already caught the sneaky man. Judging from the car window that had been violently damaged, Xiaolan did not treat him as gently as she treated Xiaojing and Conan.
Chapter 41: A Strange Missing Person Incident (Part 3) (Old Version)
“I said, I’m a detective too!” the man in the brown coat loudly defended himself to Kogoro.
“Then why did you run away?” Kogoro asked in disbelief.
“That’s because your daughter suddenly came after me. And I’m a timid person. You see, I wear these glasses so that I won’t be looked down upon.”
In fact, among these people, Xiaojing believed what he said. Kogoro and Conan should have turned back to catch him and did not see Xiaolan’s action. But after seeing Xiaolan’s action, Xiaojing was sure that even if he saw a girl jumping from the second floor and heading straight for him in his previous life, he would be scared and run away.
But Kogoro still didn’t intend to believe him.
“Stop talking nonsense and take off your glasses! This is so rude!” Kogoro snatched the man’s glasses off.
“Hahahaha!” Kogoro and Conan couldn’t help laughing when they saw the true face revealed under the glasses.
Xiao Jing couldn’t help but burst out laughing at the face with a pair of large, sparkling eyes that were unique to women, but she quickly suppressed her laughter because she knew that now was not the time to discredit someone else’s appearance.
“Listen carefully, this is a matter of life for Miss Aika.” Sure enough, Conan and Kogoro were immediately scolded loudly by Xiaolan who was concerned about Aika.
“Ahem, excuse me. So, have you also received the commission to find Mr. Kenzo like me?” Kogoro coughed and returned the glasses to the man and asked.
“Yes, but I think Hirota’s family is a little strange. Look at this man, he is the one who commissioned me. He commissioned me to help him find his brother who left Kyushu to work in Tokyo, because he is his only relative.” The man put his glasses back on and took out a photo from his coat. The photo showed a tall middle-aged man.
“But our client He Xiang also said that he and Hirota depend on each other for survival.” Kogoro immediately became suspicious.
“How strange! Miss He Xiang said she was from Yamagata Prefecture!” Xiaolan said in confusion.
“It’s really strange. There can’t be two Mr. Hirota. One of them must be lying.” Conan also started thinking about it.
“Maybe both of them are lying. Now that I think about it, Mr. Jiansan didn’t show any surprise as a father when he saw Miss Hexiang. You could see fear on his face.” Xiaojing also recalled that Jiansan’s expression was not right when he saw Hexiang.
“Not only that, I also learned a strange thing from my colleagues at the taxi company where Mr. Hirota works. It is said that Mr. Hirota stops picking up passengers as soon as it reaches the evening every day, and always drives the taxi on the same route. They said he drives very fast.” The detective continued to tell Kogoro what he had found out.
“This may be to relieve work pressure. This is a common thing for people when they reach middle age. By the way, what is the name of this client?” Kogoro picked up the photo on the table and looked at it carefully.
“His name is Hirota Akira. He’s a very tall man, over 1.9 meters tall.”
“You said it was very tall?” Kogoro immediately remembered the clue that Mumu had given.
“Did you tell this man where Mr. Kenzo lives?”
“Yes, so I also found it very strange that Mr. Jiansan was killed not long after.”
“That’s right, it must be this man who killed Mr. Kenzo! And then took away Miss Aika. Do you know this guy’s contact address?” Kogoro felt that this man was the murderer and asked immediately.
“Uh…no. He’s the one who contacts me.”
“Isn’t the clue broken again?” Kogoro retreated back to the sofa weakly.
“What a pity! The difficult clue is lost again.” Xiao Jing picked up the photo on the table and looked at it.
“It’s that guy!” Conan’s voice came to Xiaojing’s ears.
“Have you seen him?” Xiaojing turned around and asked in a low voice.
“Well, I ran into him in the pachinko parlor yesterday. He was the one who threw me out. Why was the transmitter in the pachinko parlor?” Conan told Xiaojing in detail about his encounter with Hirota Akira yesterday.
“From what you said, he doesn’t look like a staff member, so the pachinko parlor definitely can’t hide anyone. So there’s only one possibility that the transmitter has been transferred to him. If you think about it that way, maybe Miss Hexiang has been killed by him and her finances have been stolen. But what does this have to do with Mr. Kenzo? If he wanted to kill Hexiang, there’s no need to take her away.” Xiaojing thought for a while and told Conan her thoughts.
“If that’s the case, at least the transmitter can be confirmed to be on that man. I’m going to the doctor’s place to charge my glasses now, and then I’ll find the transmitter’s location anyway.”
“Well, that’s all we can do.” Xiaojing put the photo back on the table.
“Dad, Sister Xiaolan, I’m going to the doctor’s place to get a book and will play with it for a while before coming back.” Then he told Kogoro and Xiaolan that he was going to the doctor’s place.
“I’ll go with you.” Xiaolan was still a little worried about her sister.
“It’s okay, Conan will go with me. Right?” Xiaojing looked at Conan.
“Well, Xiaojing and I will go together.” Conan immediately understood.
“Remember to come back early.” Kogoro had no objection to Xiaojing and Conan going out to play. He casually gave an order and then started to understand the case with his colleagues opposite.
After Conan left the house, he hurried to the doctor’s house. Xiaojing, who was obviously not good at sports, lagged far behind Conan and saw that Conan was nowhere to be seen.
“Well, I’ll leave it to you, our famous detective. I’ll just walk over slowly.” Xiao Jing immediately found an excuse to be lazy and walked towards the doctor’s house at a normal speed without rushing.
Xiao Jing, who had just walked to the doctor’s door, ran into Conan coming out with a solar skateboard in his hand.
“It’s fully charged so quickly?” Xiao Jing asked with a little surprise.
“Well, after charging it a little, it should be able to last about twenty minutes to help us find the criminal’s location. The search will be much faster with this.” Conan put the skateboard on the ground and stepped on it.
“I’ll go too.” When Conan stood up, Xiao Jing quickly stood behind Conan and put her hands on his shoulders.
“Hey, this is very dangerous and inconvenient!” Conan immediately protested.
“It’s okay, I’ll hold on tight. Didn’t you also drive Genta and Guang Liao around to look for me, Ayumi, last time?”
“But…” But those two kids are boys, so you are a girl no matter how you look at it!
“It’s okay, let’s go. Keep the tracker on your glasses on, or it might run out of battery.” Xiao Jing didn’t think there was anything wrong with holding Conan. In this respect, she was much more open than the average girl, and there was nothing to resist about hugging him.
Conan had no choice but to step on the skateboard and start searching according to the instructions on the glasses.
“The transmitter is in this building. The exact location cannot be displayed, but it must be in a room in this building.” Conan stopped at the door of a hotel.
“Even if we know it’s inside the building, it won’t be easy to find it, right?” Xiao Jing also followed Conan down the skateboard and smoothed her hair that was messed up by the wind.
“I’ll ask the staff.”
“Why are you asking? We also have the obligation to protect the privacy of our guests.”
“We can’t just leave it alone. We finally found this place.”
“Hello, father, it’s me, Xiaojing. We just saw the man in the photo outside. Yes, it’s him. Conan also saw him at XXX Hotel. Okay, we’ll wait for you at the door. Conan, what did you say just now?” Xiaojing asked after hanging up the call with Kogoro.
“Uh…it’s okay.” Damn, this little brat is deliberately teasing me.
“You’re thinking I’m teasing you, right?”
“How do you know?” Conan said in surprise.
“Come on, I can tell from your expression. We are just kids now, okay? Do you still want to subdue such a tall murderer? Although we have the tools at hand, how are we going to explain it to the police and your father? You should also pay attention to your behavior. I clearly told you a long time ago.” Xiao Jing preached to Conan.
“Uh… I wasn’t thinking about that just now. I was just thinking about catching the murderer. I will pay more attention next time.”
Chapter 42: A Strange Missing Person Incident (End) (Old Version)
“Is this the place?” Kogoro asked as he got out of the taxi and looked at the towering building in front of him with the lights on.
“Yes, Xiaojing and I saw it when we came back. There’s no doubt about it.” Conan answered Kogoro’s question.
Kogoro brought Xiaolan, Xiaojing and Conan to the registration office.
“Excuse me, does this person live here?” Kogoro asked as he handed Hirota Akira’s photo to the man at the front desk.
“Sir, we are not in a position to disclose the information of other guests. I’m so sorry.” The man looked at the photo with a businesslike look.
“It seems he lives here, and he should know which room it is.” Xiao Jing said to Conan after observing the man’s expression.
“But the front desk didn’t tell us.”
“Just watch.” Xiaojing asked Conan to be patient and let Kogoro handle it.
“I know you have an obligation to keep confidentiality to your guests, but now it concerns a person’s life. This is my business card. My name is Kogoro Mori, and I am currently hunting for a murderer. The person in the photo is an important clue, please tell me immediately. If you don’t believe it, you can call the police immediately after telling me.” Kogoro took out his business card and handed it to the man at the front desk while identifying himself.
“Oh, now that you mention it, I remember! You are the famous detective Mr. Mouri Kogoro! I’m so sorry, but since this is the case you are investigating, I will make an exception and tell you that the guest lives in room 802.” It seems that Kogoro is still very well-known in this area of Tokyo.
“Thank you so much for your cooperation, Xiaolan, let’s go.” After simply thanking her, Kogoro immediately ran to the elevator and pressed the button.
“You see, this is the difference between amateur and professional.” Xiao Jing sighed beside Conan.
“Hey, uncle’s reputation is also due to my contribution, okay?” Conan immediately said unconvinced.
“Let’s just take it as it is. Anyway, a detective like you would only think of asking the ordinary waiters if they have seen this person. You would definitely not go to the front desk and ask directly, because you would definitely not get anything out of it.”
“Not asking the front desk is to reduce unnecessary procedures, okay? The waiter is obviously more attentive to the guest’s characteristics than the front desk.”
“But this time there are photos.”
“You can also find a waiter if you have a photo!”
“Hey, you’re right.” Xiaojing said to Conan in a tone that comforted a child.
Why does it seem like it’s my fault? Conan thought unhappily.
At this time, the elevator came down from above. When the door opened, a waitress pushing a trolley seemed to be startled by Kogoro and took her hand off the suitcase that was pressing on it, and the suitcase fell off the trolley.
“Ah!” The waiter cried out in despair when he saw the box fall.
“Really, at this time.” Kogoro bent down to help the waiter move the three boxes of luggage onto the cart.
Wait, isn’t this Miss He Xiang? Others didn’t recognize her, but Xiao Jing, who had been trained by Xizi, immediately recognized that it was the same person.
Although she didn’t know the purpose of her disguise, she still had to stick the transmitter on her during the period of insurance. Xiao Jing thought about taking out the transmitter from her small bag and sticking it on the waiter in Hexiang’s disguise.
“Let’s go.” At this time, Kogoro and Xiaolan had already entered the elevator, and Conan, who was concerned about the case, also pulled Xiaojing in with him.
“I understand.” Xiaojing, pulled by Conan, stuck the transmitter on the suitcase.
Xiao Jing stood in the elevator and watched the Hexiang drive away, thinking speechlessly, “If Hexiang can’t find this, you have to take the blame, Conan!”
“This is it.” Kogoro and his group got out of the elevator and found the room with the number 802.
“Shh.” Kogoro made a gesture to keep quiet.
“Hello sir, this is room service.” Kogoro knocked on the door, but there was no response from inside.
“The door is not locked.” Conan raised his hand and turned the door handle and found that it was not locked.
“That’s strange. Sorry to bother you!” Kogoro opened the door and walked in.
“The light should be here.” Xiaolan turned on the light switch.
I saw a tall man named Hirota Akira leaning against a cabinet in the living room with blood coming out of the corner of his mouth, and there were several empty aluminum boxes next to him.
“This is the smell of potassium cyanate. Could it be that he committed suicide because he couldn’t bear the pressure of committing a crime?” Kogoro picked up the beer can in Hirota Akira’s hand with a handkerchief and smelled it from a distance.
“That shouldn’t be the case. This person doesn’t seem to know that there is poison in it, and his expression looks unwilling.” Xiao Jing said as she moved closer.
“If this painting was created by a murderer, the murderer can only be another person in the room!” Kogoro analyzed after listening to Xiaojing’s words.
“Dad, are you talking about Miss Hexiang? How is that possible?” Xiaolan asked in disbelief.
“Anyway, let’s call the police now.” Kogoro put down his beer and picked up the phone from the locker next to him.
At this time, Xiaojing followed Conan’s gaze and saw the watch on Hirota Akira’s hand.
“Sure enough, your transmitter is there. Go and get it back quickly. Otherwise it will be difficult to get it back when the police come.” Xiao Jing said to Conan who was still concentrating on scanning the scene.
“Oh, okay.” Conan was reminded by Xiaojing that the transmitter needed to be recycled.
“Sister Xiaolan, I want to go to the bathroom. I’m scared.” Xiaojing left with Xiaolan under the pretext of going to the bathroom.
“Yeah.” Xiaolan was probably still immersed in the shock that Hexiang was the murderer. She was a little depressed, but she still took Xiaojing’s hand and left.
Conan also took advantage of the time when they left and Kogoro was on the phone to retrieve the transmitter on Hirota Akira’s watch. At the same time, Conan also noticed the box next to him. A flash of light flashed in his head. Conan quickly organized the information in his mind and fell into deep thought.
“What? Mr. Hirota is single?” After Kogoro explained to Mumu the details of the discovery of Hirota Akira and the case, he exclaimed in surprise when he heard Mumu say that Hirota was single.
“It’s true. Don’t be sad, sister.” Xiaojing, who had just returned from the bathroom, heard Kogoro’s words and turned to comfort Xiaolan, who looked depressed.
“Okay.” Kogoro hung up the phone.
“Memu Keibe said that Hirota was a native of Tokyo and was single. He had no daughter or brothers. Aika and Hirota Akira were probably pseudonyms.” Kogoro repeated the information he heard from Memu.
“Aren’t these boxes used to store money?” After comforting Xiaolan, Xiaojing noticed the aluminum alloy boxes and walked to Conan and said.
That’s right, it’s used to hold money! The clues and information in Conan’s mind quickly connected.
“What’s wrong? Do you know the truth of the incident?” Xiao Jing asked curiously looking at Conan’s expression.
“Mr. Hirota takes the same route every evening, and there are these boxes plus two people named Aika and Hirota. If I’m not mistaken, they are the culprits of the recent 800 million yen robbery trio. Judging from the number of these boxes, they contain the stolen 800 million yen, and Hirota practices his escape every day. And both of them have to look for Mr. Hirota to see, and although the plan was successful, Mr. Hirota betrayed them, took the money and ran away. After that, Aika and Hirota Aki made up a story and asked a detective to find Kenzo Hirota. The one who killed Kenzo should be this tall man who died, and this man was also ambushed by Aika.” Conan told his reasoning to Xiaojing.
“You’re a real detective, and I agree with your reasoning.” After listening to Conan’s reasoning, Xiao Jing was certain the murderer was indeed the woman impersonating Hexiang. Eight hundred million? Wait, eight hundred million? Then wasn’t the box she just pushed out filled with money?
“Conan, now that I think about it, the waitress just now was He Xiang. Her face shape and figure completely match He Xiang’s characteristics.” Xiao Jing told Conan that the waitress was He Xiang.
“What! Maybe there’s still time!” Conan rushed out of the room immediately after hearing Xiaojing’s words.
“Conan, where are you going?” Xiaolan, who had recovered a little, asked as she watched Conan running out from the side.
“I found Miss He Xiang!” Conan turned around and replied.
“What?” Xiaolan hurriedly chased Conan out of the room.
“Uh…you guys run really fast.” Xiao Jing muttered softly while looking at the door.
“Oh my god, that kid is running around again.” Kogoro said angrily.
“Father, I’ll go downstairs and talk to the hotel staff and wait for Uncle Mumu to come over.” Xiao Jing didn’t plan to stay in the room with the corpse for long.
“Well, okay, this is not the place for you to stay. I can guard here.” Kogoro didn’t want his daughter to stay at the crime scene where there was a body, and now that the murderer had been identified, he was not worried about Xiaojing’s safety.
Xiao Jing left the room and went to the first floor, but instead of notifying the hotel staff, she immediately found the restroom and went in. She checked to see if anyone was in the restroom, then entered a cubicle and pulled her phone from her small bag.
“Hello, Mary, where are you now?” Xiao Jing immediately asked Mary’s location after dialing the phone.
“Hello, this is Prologue, Mary is shopping.” Shinichi’s voice came from the microphone.
“This is dark black velvet. Can we not use code names? You know my voice.” Xiao Jing was a little helpless.
“The voice can be changed with a camouflage device. It’s you who should be paying attention, Xiaojing.” After Xinyi confirmed the code name, he did not call it again as Xiaojing requested.
“Forget it, it was my negligence. Where are you now? Is Xizi there?” Xiao Jing thought of Conan’s voice-changing bow and readily admitted her mistake.
“We’re at the XX Mall on XXXX Street. Xizi and Mary are together. What do you want to talk to us about?”
“That’s perfect. You should come to XXXX Hotel right away. Remember to change your clothes! I might have found 800 million in funds here.” Xiao Jing threw out the bait and let Xinyi, Mary and Xizi drive over first.
“Okay, I’ll go get Mary and Lady Xizi in about three minutes.”
“Well, let Xizi answer the phone later.”
“Okay.” Xinyi replied simply.
“Hey, Xiaojing, what do you want to talk to me about? We have already left the mall. You know Mary’s driving skills.” Xizi’s voice came after a while.
“Well, please come as soon as possible while paying attention to your own safety. We have just received news about the three 800 million robbers. Two of them are dead, and the remaining one is on the run. The stolen money has not been found yet, but I have discovered its approximate location. The transmitter on the box containing the stolen money shows that it is in my current building. The escaped criminal just disguised himself as a waiter and ran away. I speculate that the stolen money should be in the waitress’s locker room, the hotel’s safekeeping counter, or the hotel’s warehouse.” Xiao Jing gave a brief account of what happened and stated her speculated location.
“The range is a bit large, but it shouldn’t be a big problem.” Xizi said with confidence in her tone.
“The police have been called because someone has died here, but the body is on the eighth floor and should not affect your search. However, someone has already gone to chase the last criminal, and I think the arrest is only a matter of time. You need to get the box and leave before then.” Xiao Jing still reminded cautiously.
“You underestimate us, Xiaojing.” Xizi said in a preaching tone.
Soon, two women came in from outside. Xiao Jing only recognized one of them as Mary and deduced that the other was Xizi. However, Xizi’s temperament and appearance were flawless. Xiao Jing couldn’t help but understand Xizi more deeply. It was unbelievable that she could pull off such a perfect disguise in such a short time.
After a while, Mumu came in with his subordinates.
“Uncle Mumu.” Xiaojing walked in and greeted Mumu.
“Brother Maori, did you wait for us here?” Mumu touched Xiaojing’s head.
“Well, the scene is at room 802. Please follow me. Sister Xiaolan has gone after the murderer and will be back soon,” Xiaojing said as she led the group towards the elevator. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw two women each pulling a suitcase towards the door. By the time the elevator closed, they had already left the hotel.
When Mumu was leading his men to record the scene, Xiaolan called and said that the real murderer behind the scenes had been caught and told the location.
Mumu asked his subordinates to handle the hotel matters, while he took a few subordinates and Kogoro to Xiaolan.
Xiaojing, who was following Kogoro out of the hotel, passed by a girl about ten years old. Xiaojing was holding her own transmitter in her hand.
Done. Xiao Jing muttered to herself and followed Kogoro.
Chapter 43: The Dog Murder Case (I) (Old Version)
“Damn it, is there an accomplice?” Conan said unwillingly, gritting his teeth and crossing his arms across his chest.
“The police said they have no clues at all. There’s no point in worrying about it. Besides, you’re kind of an eyesore walking around like this.” Xiao Jing said coldly as she looked at the book quietly.
“But don’t you feel unwilling?” Conan asked Xiaojing who was sitting on the sofa reading a book.
“What can you do if you are unwilling? You have to know that some things are just like that. We can’t solve them. Not every case has clues and evidence that can help you solve it.” Xiao Jing replied coldly without even looking at Conan.
“Okay, okay, there’s nothing we can do about this case. Have a cup of tea, Xiaojing, here’s your milk.” The doctor came over to smooth things over and handed the tea and milk to Conan and Xiaojing respectively.
“Thank you, Doctor.” Xiao Jing took the cup of milk, took a sip and said.
“Oh, I just can’t accept it. Although the case was solved, the stolen money was taken away by someone. I feel like I was fooled.” Conan also took a sip of tea and said in annoyance.
Well, the person who’s playing tricks on you is right next to you. Xiao Jing thought as she looked at the book in her hands, her expression flawless.
“Anyway, the criminal has been caught, Hexiang and the mastermind behind the incident have been brought to justice, so you don’t have to be so demanding.” Xiaojing closed the book and said indifferently.
“If I have the chance, I will definitely catch the murderer who took the stolen money!” Conan vowed that he would not let go of the person who took the stolen money.
“Okay, let’s go back. Are your glasses adjusted? If not, I’ll come get them next time.” Xiao Jing finished the milk in her cup and, seeing that it was getting late, prepared to go back with Conan. Because Xiao Jing had provided the organization with 800 million in funds, Xizi said that Xiao Jing would not be needed for intelligence gathering tasks for a long time. After all, 800 million was a huge contribution, and it allowed Xiao Jing to return to a normal life.
“Well, come tomorrow. The right lens of the glasses should be ready by then.” The doctor said to Xiaojing.
“Thank you for your hospitality.” Xiao Jing thanked politely and left.
“Thank you, Doctor.” Conan followed him out.
Return to the office.
“I’m back.*2”
“Conan, Xiaojing, you’re back. Sorry, Sonoko and I went to Mr. Oak’s place today, so I just came back. Sorry, I have to go out for dinner today.” Xiaolan changed into casual clothes and said apologetically that she was going out for dinner today.
“Really? He didn’t even call and tell me.” Kogoro came out of the room, tightened his tie and complained.
“My phone is out of battery. Okay, Xiaojing and Conan, do you want to change clothes?” Xiaolan and Kogoro said this and turned to Conan and Xiaojing who were still at the entrance.
“No, let’s put down our bags and go eat. I’m hungry.” Xiao Jing took off her shoes and put her bag back in her room in her socks without wearing indoor shoes. Conan was obviously more disciplined in this regard, putting on his shoes before putting down his bag.
On the way back after dinner.
“I haven’t been to that restaurant for a long time. The food there is really good.” Kogoro was very satisfied with the food in the restaurant.
“By the way, John’s house is in front. I wonder if John is sleeping.” Xiaojing remembered the dog she went home to see with Ayumi and the others a few days ago.
“John?” Kogoro asked in confusion.
“Oh, I know this. I remember feeding it with Shinichi when I was in elementary school. John is the dog’s name.” Xiaolan said.
“Masayoshi Sakaguchi? I seem to have heard this name somewhere?” Kogoro leaned closer to look at the nameplate at the door.
“He’s a lawyer. He specializes in juvenile issues and is very famous in this area.” Xiao Jing has some understanding of this circle.
“Oh, yes. I’ve heard of that too.” Kogoro looked as if he remembered something.
“Dad, but I remember that when I was in the third grade of elementary school, a junior high school student in his family committed suicide?” Xiaolan asked Kogoro in an uncertain tone.
“Ah!!” At this time, a woman’s scream was heard in the house.
“What happened just now!” Kogoro immediately opened the outer door and rushed in.
“Hey! What happened?” Kogoro turned the doorknob and found it was locked, so he had to shout and knock on the door from outside.
At this time, a barefoot woman rushed out from inside and almost knocked Kogoro down when she opened the door. She ran out in a hurry and was about to fall to the ground, but Xiaolan was quick to support the woman.
“What’s wrong with you?” Xiaolan asked with concern.
“That dog…that dog…”
“What’s wrong with John?” Conan asked hurriedly.
“He jumped on Xiaogang and knocked him down!” the woman said in horror, looking up.
“What!” Conan immediately ran into the house. Xiaojing followed Conan in. Kogoro and Xiaolan followed closely behind.
A man was lying at the bottom of the stairs, with bright red blood flowing from his head where it touched the ground.
Conan immediately wanted to go over to check on the man, but was brought back by Kogoro who had caught up with him.
“Don’t run around!” Kogoro said as he stepped forward to check on the man’s condition.
“John.” Xiaojing noticed the dog on the stairs.
When John heard someone calling him again, he ran up the stairs quickly as if he was going to pounce on Xiaojing.
Xiaojing didn’t think John was the kind of dog that would cause trouble. At least she learned from Conan that the dog had been here for eight or nine years and was not aggressive, otherwise she wouldn’t have come with Ayumi to feed it a few days ago.
However, Xiaojing also didn’t want to be knocked to the ground by the dog, which would be too embarrassing, so Xiaojing immediately pulled Conan, who had just been brought by Kogoro, to the front and took two steps back.
“Xiao Jing, you…” Xiao Lan said in disbelief when she saw Xiao Jing pulling Conan to the front.
“It’s okay, John is not a child who bites.” Xiao Jing watched quietly from behind Conan as John knocked Conan to the ground and licked Conan’s face back and forth. At the same time, she thought to herself that her actions were indeed correct.
“You scared me to death. Even if you know that John won’t bite anyone, Xiaojing should never do this in the future. It will cause trouble for others!” Xiaolan scolded Xiaojing in a very stern tone.
“Okay, sister.” But Xiaojing’s indifferent tone made Xiaolan unable to continue preaching.
“Xiaogang, what happened?” At this time, Sakamoto’s voice came from the mobile phone next to Conan.
“Uncle, it’s Conan.” Conan turned over and said without touching the phone.
“Uncle, where are you now?”
“I’m on a business trip in Izu now. I thought I heard Xiaogang’s cry just now. Did something happen?”
At this time, Xiaojing looked at the stairs where Xiaogang was and asked her father Kogoro how Xiaogang was doing. Kogoro shook his head at Xiaojing to indicate that he was beyond saving.
“Uncle, you’d better come back soon! Something happened to John!” Conan said to Sakamoto after seeing Xiaojing and himself shaking their heads and knowing the news of Xiaogang’s death.
“Hello, a case has occurred here and one person has died. The nature of the case cannot be determined for the time being, but the deceased was pushed down the stairs and died. My father, Kogoro Mouri, is already protecting the scene. Well, the specific address of the famous detective you mentioned is XXXXXX.” Xiaojing called the police while they were talking on the phone, after all, it was confirmed that someone had died.
Soon, someone came over with them. I have to say the police are very efficient. (This is actually the same in China, at least for now. When I called the police before, they arrived in about 5 minutes, and I lived in a relatively remote area at that time.)
Chapter 44: The Dog Murder Case (Part 2) (Old Version)
“The deceased’s name is Tsuyoshi Maehara, he was 20 years old and was a college student living next door. Sakaguchi asked him to take care of John that day, is that right, Miss Sanae Sugita? Tsuyoshi invited you to his house so you happened to be there, so could you please explain what just happened?” Mumu asked Sanae who had just run out of the house.
“Okay, around eight o’clock, when Xiaogang and I were chatting, Mr. Sakaguchi called. He must have been worried about John and asked John to answer the phone. Xiaogang went upstairs with his mobile phone, but John knocked Xiaogang down when he was going upstairs. Xiaogang rolled down the stairs and became like this!” Sanae’s voice couldn’t help but tremble. It seems that witnessing the death of others with one’s own eyes is not a good experience.
“John would not attack others for no reason.” Conan defended John at this time.
“But Xiaogang didn’t do anything.” Sanae started crying.
“Maybe he just pounced on her to please her. After all, he pounced on Conan just now.” The lady touched the head of John who was sitting obediently on the ground.
“The specific circumstances are still under investigation, but if it is true that this dog was innocent and knocked down Xiaogang, causing his death, then we can only give John medication. There is no other way.” Mu Mu watched the lady stroking John’s head. It really didn’t look like a dog that would attack people indiscriminately.
“Drug treatment? Does that mean John should be executed?” Xiaolan asked.
“But all this has to wait until Mr. Sakaguchi comes back.” Mumu said finally.
“Hands… up… sit down.” While Conan and the others were still racking their brains over this case, the young lady was having a great time playing with John. After all, she had never had contact with pets in her previous life and did not have the financial ability to do so.
“Mr. Sakaguchi will not be back until tomorrow, so everyone can go back today.” Seeing that the on-site record was almost done, he planned to wait for Mr. Sakaguchi to come back tomorrow to deal with the details.
“What about John?” Conan asked.
“John, we will take him back to the police station in a cage. After all, if he can attack people, we can’t just leave him alone.” Mumu replied.
“Goodbye, John.” Xiaojing said goodbye to the dog and followed Kogoro back.
It was almost nine o’clock when everyone returned to the office. Kogoro didn’t think there was anything suspicious about the case and continued to watch TV as usual. Xiaojing and Xiaolan felt sorry for John, but there was nothing they could do. Xiaolan took Xiaojing to take a shower and then watched TV with Kogoro for a while before going to bed. Only Conan took a shower and went into his room early.
“Toilet, toilet.” Girls are such a hassle. Xiao Jing walked towards the bathroom, mentally denigrating the female anatomy. In her previous life, she had never had the habit of getting up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom.
Xiao Jing, dazed, returned from the restroom clutching her QB stuffed animal when she suddenly shuddered. No! Someone was downstairs! A thief? A robber? Xiao Jing instantly regained consciousness and hid around the corner of the stairs, listening intently.
There were no footsteps or breathing, but a faint light could be seen. Xiaojing concluded that her father was downstairs and had no intention of coming up.
Xiaojing walked down the stairs quietly. Fortunately, her indoor shoes were fluffy and made almost no sound.
However, when Xiao Jing cautiously stuck her head out and saw Conan turning on the desk lamp and looking for something in the case book, her heart was filled with excitement.
“Xiao Jing? Why haven’t you slept yet?” Conan asked Xiao Jing in confusion as he looked at her slowly walking towards him, without any awareness that he was pretending to be a “ghost” in the middle of the night.
Seeing Conan’s performance, Xiao Jing didn’t hesitate at all. She grabbed the QB with her right hand and threw it at Conan. Because the distance was not far, the QB hit Conan very accurately, but after all, it was a puppet and had no lethality. Conan was just a little dumbfounded, not knowing why Xiao Jing suddenly threw something at him.
“Brother Washing Machine, please make your position clear. This sentence should be said by me, not you. Do you know that I thought you were a thief just now, or were you playing the role of a robber? I didn’t care about you if you were committing suicide in your room in the middle of the night, so why did you come to scare me?” Xiao Jing picked up the QB and looked at Conan with an expression that said, “You unlucky child.”
“Uh…it’s my fault…” When Conan heard Xiaojing call him Shinichi, he knew that Xiaojing was in a bad mood, so he apologized without any resistance.
“Forget it, what are you doing here in the middle of the night?”
“Xiao Lan said someone committed suicide a while ago and I was concerned about it, so I came to look for some information.”
“Do you suspect that John was trained by Sakaguchi to attack Xiaogang?” Xiaojing glanced at the case book that Conan was still flipping through. It was full of clippings of various cases and even some unreported case records. Xiaojing, who had never paid attention to Kogoro’s things, suddenly felt that her father was indeed not simple.
“John is a well-trained dog and will not attack people for no reason. I think you know this.” Conan pointed out that many people have fed John, including some strangers he met for the first time, and John has never attacked anyone.
“So you’re saying that John attacked Gon after listening to the phone call, so it was Sakaguchi who gave the order, right?”
“Well, it’s just a guess. I found it, it should be this one.” Conan pointed to the clipping in the case book. The title of the clipping was “A first-grade junior high school student committed suicide.”
“Let me see. The reason is that he was bullied at school. The bully was a classmate named Boy A.” Xiao Jing also climbed onto the table using a chair as a ladder. She did not mention the name in the newspaper clipping to protect her position.
“The time and place match.”
“You suspect the deceased was related to Sakaguchi, and that Sakaguchi wanted revenge, so he killed Xiaogang, and that Xiaogang was the perpetrator who went unreported?”
“Yeah.” Conan nodded.
“But it’s really scary.”
“???” Conan looked at Xiaojing with some doubts.
“I’m talking about school bullying, a problem that parents, teachers, and even society deliberately ignore. Yet, it’s a serious global problem, accounting for a significant portion of juvenile suicides. Some people criticize suicide over such trivial matters, ignoring the real problem. Legally, bullies are punished with expulsion at best, and bullying typically involves a combination of physical and verbal abuse, so even medical examinations don’t result in significant criminal penalties. Finally, bullies who commit suicide are not held liable in any way. After all, if others were convicted of suicide, society would be in turmoil. Furthermore, because minors are often the subject of many legal responsibilities, at least for now, this area remains largely unaddressed.”
After Xiaojing finished explaining, she pulled the case book over and turned to another page.
“I remember that it should be nearby based on the time. I found it.” Xiao Jing pointed to the clippings in the case book.
“Boy A brutally killed three classmates by stabbing them more than 30 times. The reason was that the three of them had bullied him for a long time, and he wanted revenge.” Conan looked at the place Xiaojing pointed.
“Well, these are just two extremes. One is suicide and the other is murder, but most of the bullied targets endure it silently. So to borrow someone’s words, every time we see an incident of bullying in the media, we should multiply it by a thousand or even ten thousand in our minds.” After Xiao Jing finished speaking, she felt like she had seriously gone off topic.
“Uh, sorry, I seem to have gone off topic. Let’s get back to the point. If you think Sakaguchi is the murderer, you can ask Officer Mumu to verify it tomorrow.” Xiaojing closed the case book, got down from the chair and put it back in its original place.
“Well, that’s the only way.” Conan got the information he wanted but did not stop Xiaojing from putting the case book back.
“Go back to sleep. I really envy you for still having energy so late.” Xiao Jing yawned and dragged QB back.
“Now that you mention it, I feel sleepy too.” Conan also went back to his room to sleep.
Chapter 45: The Dog Murder Case (Part 3) (Old Version)
The next afternoon, after the incident came to an end, Mumu came to the detective agency to discuss John’s incident with Kogoro. After all, Kogoro was the one who discovered the person directly, and the two were old acquaintances.
“We’re back*2” Xiaojing and Conan also came back from school soon after. When Conan saw Mumu and Kogoro on the sofa, he knew that the case must have come to an end. He ran over without even putting down his schoolbag to listen to their conversation.
After putting her schoolbag away, Xiaojing tidied up the books on her small desk and went back downstairs.
“Father, my sister hasn’t come back yet?” Xiaojing looked towards the other rooms.
“Your sister and Sonoko went out to play and will be back late. Sorry, is that all Sakaguchi said? Didn’t he say anything else?” Kogoro answered Xiaojing and then spoke to Mumu again.
“Yes, that’s absolutely right. His assistant was also present at the time and can prove that he did not lie.” Mumu said after looking at his notebook.
“Please enjoy.” Xiaojing brought two cups of tea on a tray and placed them in front of Kogoro and Mumu respectively.
“Thank you.” Mumu politely nodded to Xiaojing.
“I remember my sister said last night that a junior high school student in Sakaguchi’s family committed suicide. Is he a relative of Sakaguchi?” Xiaojing asked, holding the tray with both hands behind her.
“Yes, it’s Sakaguchi’s son. I heard about that incident from a colleague. It seems that he was bullied by his classmates and he was unable to get over it for a while.” Mumu answered.
“Could it be that the person who bullied his son at that time was Xiaogang?” Kogoro asked at this time.
“Yes, that’s true. I also heard from Sakaguchi that his son’s diary recorded the situation of being bullied by Xiaogang, and it was clearly stated that he committed suicide because of this. Sakaguchi must have hated Xiaogang very much after reading his son’s diary. Sakaguchi’s wife died very early, and his son can be said to be his only relative. But I heard from Sakaguchi that when he saw Xiaogang crying and apologizing during the wake, he forgave him.” The mumu confirmed Kogoro’s guess.
“Was Xiaogang the only one who bullied his son at that time?” Kogoro asked.
“It seems so. Not long after that incident, Xiao Gang transferred to Kansai because of his father’s work. Then two years later, Xiao Gang was admitted to a university in Tokyo and returned to Tokyo again. This spring, he moved next door to Mr. Sakaguchi.”
“This is really a trick of fate.” Kogoro sighed after hearing what Mu Mu said.
“Mr. Sakaguchi didn’t expect to see Xiaogang again and seemed shocked. But I heard from the neighbors that Sakaguchi seemed to have forgotten the past and often invited Xiaogang to his home for dinner.”
“But in fact, I think Mr. Sakaguchi still hates Xiao Gang.”
“Is that so?” Mumu asked Kogoro.
“I think Mr. Sakaguchi secretly trained John, using specific codes to make him attack people. And last night Mr. Sakaguchi used the code to tell John, and then John carried out the attack, and Mr. Sakaguchi’s revenge plan was finally realized.” Kogoro reasoned.
“That shouldn’t be the case.” Mumu rejected Kogoro’s reasoning with a very affirmative voice.
“Why are you so sure?”
“Have you forgotten that when we were taking Sakaguchi’s statement today, we asked him to repeat what he said on the phone. John, who was right next to him at the time, didn’t react at all.” Mumu told Kogoro the reason.
“Really?” Kogoro asked dejectedly because his reasoning was rejected so quickly.
“I think this reasoning is quite interesting, father.” After listening to Kogoro’s reasoning, Xiaojing felt that this reasoning was worth referring to.
“Well, brother Maori, you don’t have to give up so quickly. Maybe there are other ways.” Mumu said comfortingly.
“What are you thinking about?” Xiao Jing turned to Conan who was deep in thought.
“I also think Sakaguchi might be using John to carry out his revenge plan.”
“Do you agree with my father’s reasoning?”
“Well, I think there are still some doubts about the code.” Conan nodded and replied.
“We can just go to the scene and take a look.” Xiao Jing understood that Conan meant that there might be other things or sounds at the scene that served as reflection conditions.
“You’re right!” Conan immediately agreed to Xiaojing’s proposal.
“Uncle, I’m going out for a while and will be back soon.” Conan was really a man of action. He threw his schoolbag at the entrance and ran out.
“Uh…this kid.” Kogoro didn’t even have time to react before Conan ran outside.
Xiao Jing was speechless as she watched Conan run off. Is this washing machine really so full of cases? Are you really like those people in your past life who said you had an IQ of 150 and an EQ of 0.15?
“Then I’ll take my leave too. I have an appointment with my wife to go back early today.” Mu Mu stood up from the sofa and said with a rare shy expression.
“Then I won’t keep you here.” Kogoro also stood up to see him off.
“Goodbye, Inspector Mumu.” Xiaojing followed Kogoro to see Mumu out the door.
About an hour later, Conan returned to the office again.
“Conan, where have you been?” asked Xiaolan, who had returned before Conan.
“I went to Mr. Sakaguchi’s place.” Conan changed into indoor shoes at the entrance.
“What are you doing at Sakaguchi’s place?” Kogoro asked, putting his finished cigarette in the ashtray.
“I was planning to go see John again, but unfortunately John was sent to the police station.” Conan made the excuse he had prepared.
“Tsk, I thought you, a little kid, were out looking for clues.” It seemed that Kogoro was somewhat accustomed to Conan’s behavior. At least Kogoro was not wrong this time.
“Father, it’s problematic that you expect a primary school student to find any clues.” Xiao Jing said while watching the cartoon on TV.
“That’s true, haha.” Kogoro also felt that his request was a bit high and smiled awkwardly.
Conan listened to the conversation between Xiaojing and Kogoro with a wry smile. Like Xiaojing, he sat on the sofa and watched the anime on the TV in front of him. He thought to himself, “No, you are the one who has the same love as your peers, okay? Is it easy for me to pretend to be an elementary school student? You know I am Shinichi, but you still mock me…
“But today I found out that the main unit of Sakaguchi’s wireless phone has a wired microphone, but last night he only left the wireless handset in the living room. Why is that?” Conan naturally went to investigate clues, and in order to solve the case, Conan was too lazy to argue with Xiaojing.
“Well. Why is that?” Xiaojing repeated Conan’s cute hint expressionlessly. In the eyes of Xiaolan and Kogoro, it might be a curious question, but in Conan’s eyes, it seemed to be saying; Keep on courting death, are you afraid that others don’t know that you are Shinichi?
“There must be a reason!” Kogoro stood up and slammed the table as if he had thought of something.
“Because it’s a wireless phone, it can be moved, so Xiaogang walked up the stairs. You see, it’s impossible to take a wired microphone to the second floor, so Sakaguchi put the wireless handset microphone in the living room!” Kogoro explained, pointing to the phone on the table.
“So Dad, do you still think that Mr. Sakaguchi asked John to attack Xiaogang?” Xiaolan asked as she was cleaning up the garbage and pouring the contents of the ashtray into the prepared garbage bag.
“That’s right, the phone call incident made me even more convinced! But I still don’t know what that important attack code word is, damn it!” Kogoro clenched his hands unwillingly.
“By the way, the clock in our house doesn’t ring. But Mr. Sakaguchi’s clock rings once every hour.” Conan continued to remind.
“Clock? That’s right! It was exactly eight o’clock when John attacked Xiaogang. I understand! I, the famous detective Maori Kogoro, solved this mystery easily! Hahaha! I’ll call Mumu.” With Conan’s hint, Kogoro felt that he had solved the mystery and began to get carried away.
After receiving the call, Mumu asked Officer Sato, who was still at work, to handle the matter. Sato saw that it was still dusk and not yet shrouded in darkness, so he contacted Mr. Sakaguchi to verify Kogoro’s reasoning.
Kogoro and his group, Sato and his group, and Sakaguchi gathered in the backyard where John was placed.
“What do you want to say, Officer Sato?” Sakaguchi asked somewhat displeasedly.
“We want to do an experiment, Mr. Sakaguchi.” Sato gave Takagi a look, and Takagi ran to the cage where John was held.
“Now please follow my instructions and repeat what you said to John last night.” Sato saw that Takagi had already stood up and said to Sakaguchi.
“Well… okay.” Sakaguchi hesitated but agreed. From his expression, Xiaojing knew the police still suspected him.
When Takagi saw Sakaguchi agreed, he took out a recorder from his pocket and played the pre-recorded clock reminder tone.
Everyone looked at John’s reaction quietly, only Xiaojing took a look and then turned to look at Sakaguchi.
“It’s no use.” Sakaguchi didn’t seem panicked at all, just nervous like a normal person would when being suspected.
“???” Conan, who was standing next to her, gave Xiaojing a questioning look after hearing her whispered words.
“Mr. Sakaguchi, please start.” Sato waited for the clock to stop and then let Sakaguchi start.
“Okay.” Sakaguchi replied softly.
“John, how are you? How are you, John?” Sakaguchi repeated what he said on the phone.
“Please speak louder.” Seeing that John didn’t react, Sato asked Sakaguchi to speak louder.
Sakaguchi repeated it loudly again, but John remained unmoved and only called out twice in response.
The experiment ended with Kogoro and Conan looking disbelieving.
“That’s strange, it shouldn’t be wrong.” Kogoro returned to the office and collapsed on the sofa, still struggling.
“Dad, you’re thinking too much about using your beloved dog to avenge your deceased son.” Xiaolan said to Kogoro.
“There’s nothing we can do about it now, but during our investigation, we discovered that Sakaguchi has been taking John out every Sunday for the past three months. Mr. Sakaguchi said that John can be more relaxed in the suburbs,” Takagi said, pulling out his case notebook. Incidentally, Takagi and Sato were now sitting across from Kogoro, with Shizuka sitting on Sato’s lap, held by him.
“He must have used that time to train John!” Kogoro still refused to give up.
“But we have no evidence.” Sato interrupted Kogoro.
“There is one more thing I want to tell you. Although it’s a pity, John will be executed tomorrow night. I’m sorry. This is the order from the superiors and there is nothing we can do. And Mr. Sakaguchi has already agreed.” Sato said apologetically, touching Xiaojing’s head.
“Although I’m not quite sure what kind of dog John is, the lifespan of a large dog is generally around 9 to 12 years. John should be almost at the age of death, so Sakaguchi probably agreed.” Xiaojing was unmoved by Sato’s actions and still stared at the book in her hand.
“Since I met Xiaojing, I have always felt that she is very knowledgeable!” said Sato.
“Because Xiaojing has loved reading all kinds of books since she was old enough to understand. While other children were playing, she would hold a book in her father or mother’s study and read it. We were shocked before.” Xiaolan explained for Sato.
“Maybe Xiaojing will be a great teacher in the future.” Teacher here means someone who is very outstanding in a certain field.
“I will become a lawyer like my mother.” Xiaojing stated her goal without any shyness.
“Like Mr. Eiri?”
“Yes.” Xiaojing answered affirmatively.
Sato and Takagi then chatted with Kogoro for a while and then left.
Chapter 46: The Dog Murder Case (End) (Old Version)
The swimming classes at Teitan Elementary School are actually free play in the swimming pool.
“Are you still thinking about John?” Xiaojing, who was wearing a school swimsuit, asked Conan who was still in deep thought.
“What’s wrong with John?” Ayumi, who was next to Xiaojing, asked after hearing it.
“Yesterday…” Xiaojing told Ayumi, Genta and Guang Liao what happened.
“What? So John will be executed tonight?” Ayumi said unwillingly after hearing this.
“This is too much.” Guang Liao also said.
“That’s right, that’s right.” Yuantai also echoed.
“If John really attacked Xiaogang, even if it was just a harmless pounce, it would still cause Xiaogang’s death. This result is completely normal.” Xiaojing sat down by the swimming pool and expressed her opinion.
“Xiao Jing, what’s wrong with you that you can say that? John is so obedient, how could he attack others? Don’t you think so?” Ayumi immediately refuted after hearing Xiao Jing’s words.
“Yeah*2” Guang Liao and Yuan Tai also agreed.
“This is just your wishful thinking. You are just biased in your words because you like John very much.” Xiao Jing didn’t look at Ayumi and the others, whose pale and somewhat sickly feet were placed in the water, but her eyes were looking into the distance.
“What Xiaojing said makes sense. The most important thing now is to find evidence that proves John’s innocence.” Conan clearly heard Xiaojing’s disdain for Ayumi and the others’ remarks in her tone, so he immediately came back to his senses and tried to smooth things over.
“Xiao Jing is so cold.” But after all, she was a child, so Ayumi still scolded Xiao Jing.
“Maybe.” Xiao Jing said self-deprecatingly, then stood up and walked towards the locker room.
“Xiaojing, where are you going?” Conan asked worriedly when he saw Xiaojing’s reaction.
“It’s a bit cold. I’ll go change my clothes and wait for you in the classroom.” Xiao Jing said this without looking back, but just raised her right hand and waved it to indicate that everything was fine.
“I think I said something wrong just now.” After calming down, Ayumi looked like she was about to cry. The kind-hearted girl probably felt that she had hurt Xiaojing.
“Xiao Jing is not the kind of person who would take these words to heart, you don’t have to worry.” Conan saw that there were signs of tears in Ayumi’s eyes and hurried to comfort her.
“That’s right, and what Ayumi said wasn’t anything too hurtful.” Guang Liao also said comfortingly.
“Okay, next group, get ready.” At this time, the teacher who was doing a swimming test on the other side of the pool asked the students to start getting ready.
The starting whistle was blown as the students stepped onto the steps.
“Ready? That’s right!” Conan finally figured out what he had been puzzled about after seeing this scene. Conan immediately ran to the classroom. He planned to use Xiaojing’s phone to call Kogoro.
“What’s wrong?” Genta looked at the direction Conan ran in confusion.
“I don’t know.*2” Ayumi and Mitsuyoshi, who had calmed down, also shook their heads.
“Xiao Jing! Let me use your phone.” Conan returned to the classroom and saw Xiao Jing quietly reading a book by the window. He felt relieved and immediately explained his purpose.
“Do you know Mr. Sakaguchi’s codeword?”
“Yes, the code should be divided into three stages, and none of them can be missing! We have not gathered all three factors, so John did not move.” Then Conan called Kogoro’s cell phone and told Kogoro his discovery.
After receiving Conan’s hint, Kogoro immediately called Megumi and asked him to meet with Sakaguchi to arrange another experiment.
After Conan finished his call, Ayumi, Genta and the others changed their clothes and returned to the classroom.
“Xiaojing, I’m sorry, I didn’t mean it just now.” Ayumi walked to Xiaojing’s seat and said apologetically.
“It’s okay, what you said is true.” However, Xiaojing’s answer was beyond their expectations, including Conan.
“No, Xiaojing, that’s not what I meant. I just said it on impulse.” Ayumi hurriedly explained.
“You don’t have to apologize. I understand. You don’t have to be so kind and considerate of me. I’m not angry.” How could I be angry at a child? But something does seem to be wrong with me. I didn’t feel it much before, but lately, it’s become more and more obvious. No, I have to find the reason.
At this time, the school bell rang.
“Thank you very much for your concern. Please don’t mind what happened just now. Let’s go back together.” Xiao Jing still said in her signature cold language.
“Yeah, okay.” Although she was a little confused, Ayumi saw that Xiaojing took the initiative to invite everyone to go back together and she must not care too much about what happened just now, so she happily agreed.
“Father.”
“Uncle Maori.”
Xiaojing and Conan, who were preparing to change their shoes at the entrance, greeted Kogoro who was already ready.
“I’ve been waiting for you. I know you care about John too. After you put your bags away, come along. By the way, Xiaojing, tell Xiaolan to hurry up.”
“Yeah.” Xiaojing answered and walked towards the second floor.
“Sister, it’s me.” Xiaojing knocked on the door and said.
“Xiao Jing, please wait a moment.” Xiao Lan’s response came from inside.
“Sorry.” About half a minute later, Xiaolan, who was wearing a blue short-sleeved shirt and white shorts, opened the door.
“It’s okay, let’s go, father is still waiting.” Xiaojing put her schoolbag on the chair of her small desk and took Xiaolan’s hand and walked downstairs. Conan and Kogoro were already waiting at the entrance.
It was also the backyard where John was placed. Memu and Sakaguchi had arrived first. After Kogoro and his group came over, Memu used his eyes to let Takagi go to John again.
“What are you going to do this time?” Sakaguchi asked the eye on his right.
“We want to do another experiment, Mr. Sakaguchi.” Mumu said in an unyielding tone, and then signaled to Takagi in the distance that they could start.
Gao Mu took out his mobile phone and started to dial with his own phone. When he started to dial, Sakaguchi showed a surprised expression. Of course, only Xiao Jing noticed it.
“Ring, ring, ring.” The mobile phone in Takagi’s hand rang, and John also stood up after hearing the ringing.
Gao Mu then pressed the answer button and imitated Xiao Gang and said, “Hello.”
After Takagi finished answering, the screen watched as the clock chimed every hour on the hour using a tape recorder.
After the time signal finished playing, John had already revealed a ferocious look ready to attack.
“Okay, it’s your turn, Mr. Sakaguchi.” Mumu handed his cell phone to Sakaguchi and asked him to repeat what he said last time.
Everyone’s eyes were focused on Sakaguchi, who put the phone to his ear but finally gave up.
“I plead guilty.”
“Mr. Sakaguchi, do you admit that you trained John to attack Xiaogang?” Mu asked, looking directly at Sakaguchi.
“Yes, because… because Xiaogang doesn’t remember that incident at all.”
“What?” Mu Mu asked subconsciously.
“My affairs, my son’s affairs, the fact that he forced someone to death. He didn’t remember anything at all, he actually forgot the whole thing completely.” Sakaguchi’s tone was filled with hatred.
“That’s why he moved in next door to Mr. Sakaguchi without knowing anything.” Now Kogoro also knew why Xiaogang moved next door to Mr. Sakaguchi.
“I’m a lawyer specializing in juvenile issues, and my job is to help them turn back from the wrong path. At my son’s funeral, I saw Xiaogang crying so sadly in front of the coffin, and I forgave him because I thought he was still a child and had a heart of remorse. But when I saw him again, he had completely forgotten about it. He hasn’t changed at all and is still blackmailing and bullying others. How can I continue to forgive such a person! His behavior reminds me of how worthless my son’s death was, and I’m very angry, so I…” Sakaguchi excitedly told the reason, which contained regret for his son and hatred for Xiaogang.
“So you took advantage of John.” Kogoro stated his original reasoning.
“That’s right. If the law can’t punish him, I will punish him with justice! John should be happy to avenge the righteous man!”
“That’s too much. Not only Mr. Sakaguchi is sad about Masato’s death, but John is also very sad. Haven’t you thought about John’s feelings? John has been sleeping in front of Masato’s room. But you used John to kill people. If Masato knew about this, do you think he would be happy?” Conan retorted Sakaguchi loudly.
“Of course, we absolutely do not allow violence in the academy, and we understand that you would feel resentful. But you always used John to carry out your murder plan. Isn’t John the most innocent person in the whole incident?” Kogoro’s words were much more rational.
“John…” Sakaguchi muttered weakly.
After Sakaguchi confessed his guilt, he was taken away by the police, and John was temporarily raised in the home of Sakaguchi’s friend.
When they returned to the office, they found Ayumi and her two companions waiting for them at the door.
“Why are you here?” Conan asked.
“We want to know what happened to John in the end.” Ayumi explained her purpose.
“Well, it’s still early, let’s go for a walk in the nearby park.” Xiaolan suggested.
“I don’t want to accompany these little brats.” Kogoro was a little reluctant.
“They also want to hear Dad’s reasoning. How can the protagonist not be here?” Xiaolan’s words successfully solved the problem for Kogoro.
On the park bench, Conan and Kogoro were talking about what had happened. Of course, Kogoro took the credit for himself and declared at the end, “This is not difficult for me at all!”
“John is so pitiful. Mr. Sakaguchi actually used it to kill people.” Ayumi couldn’t help but feel sorry for John after hearing the case.
“John must be very sad.” Guang Liao also echoed.
“You just think too much.” Xiao Jing said coldly from the side.
“Xiao Jing, what did you just say?” Because Xiao Jing’s voice was relatively soft, Ayumi and the others didn’t hear it clearly. Only Conan, who was standing next to her, heard it clearly.
“It’s nothing, but it’s a pity that although John is fine, he is no longer in that house and we won’t be able to see him anymore.” Xiao Jing changed the subject.
“Yes, John is so cute.” Ayumi also looked regretful.
“There are still a lot of cute dogs. Look, the dog that the lady is holding looks a lot like John, doesn’t it?” Xiaolan comforted.
“Really, that’s cute!” The trio agreed and gathered around.
“After all, they are still children, so naive.” Xiao Jing next to Conan couldn’t help but sigh. Of course, only Conan could hear the voice clearly.
“Xiao Jing?” Conan looked at Xiao Jing with some confusion.
“Uh, it’s okay. I’m just not very interested in your childish justice, so please don’t mind it.” Xiao Jing said indifferently.
Chapter 47: Divergent Circuits (Old Version)
“Xiao Jing, what did you mean by what you said in the park?” Conan, who was lying on the sofa in the office, asked Xiao Jing, who was sitting next to him, somewhat confused.
“I don’t mean anything else. I told you not to mind it.” Xiao Jing glanced at Conan while staring at the TV.
It seemed like a somewhat impatient response.
“Hey, what’s with that contemptuous look and disdainful tone of yours?” Conan was used to Xiaojing’s abnormal behavior, but he still couldn’t ignore that look.
“Huh? Am I like that?” Xiao Jing asked pretending to be stupid.
“It’s obvious, please don’t change the subject.” Conan brought the topic back.
“Well, I’m just envious of you. It’s great that you’re so innocent and kind.” Xiao Jing sighed sincerely.
“??? What do you mean?” Conan was a little caught off guard by the sudden compliment. After all, Xiao Jing rarely complimented people. But he immediately realized the sarcasm in the compliment.
“You think John is innocent, right? What Mr. Sakaguchi did was excessive, right?”
“certainly.”
“But I don’t intend to agree with your point of view.” Xiaojing paused, turned down the volume of the TV with the remote control, and at the same time made sure that Xiaolan was in the kitchen and Kogoro was organizing the information of this incident at the desk.
Although he wanted to ask immediately, Conan remained silent and waited for the next step.
“Hmm? Let’s talk about John first.” Xiao Jing organized her thoughts and felt that for the sake of harmonious coexistence in the future, she should explain it to Conan.
“First of all, John is a domesticated animal as a pet, and most of his reactions are trained. For example, he didn’t attack us when we went to feed him, which means his aggressive behavior has been domesticated. Commands like sit down or the ones Mr. Sakaguchi used to kill people are conditioned reflexes formed in daily life. John just followed orders, so I don’t think he feels sorry for himself. I think he might even feel happy to be needed by his owner.” Xiao Jing looked at Conan and waited for Conan’s answer.
“But wasn’t it pitiful that John had to be dealt with because of Mr. Sakaguchi? He obviously liked Sakaguchi so much, but Sakaguchi used his life for revenge.” Conan retorted with a frown.
“Hmm? How do you put it, Conan?”
“Hmm?” Conan replied with some confusion.
“Do you know what I’m thinking?” Xiao Jing asked as she opened the extra-thick book of Six Codes that she had placed on the sofa.
“Ah?” Conan didn’t understand why Xiaojing asked this, but he still looked at Xiaojing subconsciously. On Xiaojing’s profile, Conan only saw calm indifference and didn’t read any expression on her face.
“Of course you don’t know what I’m thinking. But based on the case, you think it’s pitiful that John was sacrificed by Sakaguchi. This is just your wishful thinking.” Xiao Jing said, stroking a strand of hair that was blocking her eyes.
“This is totally far-fetched. John can be said to be a victim in this case.” Conan obviously would not accept Xiaojing’s point of view so easily.
“Because you’re looking at it from a detective’s perspective, if John, as you said, had feelings, he would be very sad about Masato’s death. I think even if he knew that Mr. Sakaguchi was going to use him to kill Xiaogang, he wouldn’t object.”
“How could it be?” Conan exclaimed in disbelief.
“As I said before, John’s life span is almost over, and I think it’s a good deal to exchange his already limited life span for the life of his enemy! It can also allow Sakaguchi to continue to live an unaffected life. – If I were John, I would even take the blame. If John were a human, the case would be over after he took the blame, and you wouldn’t even have a chance to appear.” Xiao Jing looked up and thought for a moment before saying.
“But killing others at will is unforgivable.” Conan said righteously.
“Well, this point is indeed irrefutable. But let’s discuss the second point.” Xiaojing refuted Conan’s words and even agreed.
“Is there a second point?” Conan felt that John’s topic should have ended.
“They are the two key figures in the case itself, the victim, Xiaogang, and Sakaguchi, who you said you couldn’t forgive.”
“What happened to them? The incident has been resolved.” Conan was still a little confused.
“Let’s talk about Xiao Gang first. From what Sakaguchi said, we can tell that Xiao Gang hasn’t changed his ways. I personally think that judging by the development of his behavior, he’s even gotten worse.”
“Why do you say that?”
“Because the law cannot impose sanctions on him, he received no punishment after bullying, which will inflate his desires. Perhaps in his eyes, his classmates are just lambs to be bullied by him.”
“But it’s not a crime punishable by death!” Conan retorted.
“Because you can’t see the people he’s affecting. This influence is invisible. Take Masato, for example. Normal school life has become a hell, and Masato’s influence has begun to affect his family. I think if it weren’t for Xiaogang’s beginning, this case wouldn’t have ended. Like cause and effect, the ending might have been predetermined.”
“Although Xiaogang did some things wrong, we can’t blame him alone…”
“You mean that Masato’s weakness and inferiority are partly responsible, and Sakaguchi’s unawareness is also responsible, right?” Xiaojing interrupted Conan and continued.
“Uh…” Conan didn’t know how to answer for a moment.
“Look, it’s as if Xiaogang is so insignificant. You people always think that everyone is just like you: strong, smart, hardworking, and bright. You don’t even believe in the weakness in people’s hearts, or the lingering struggle mixed with inferiority.”
“Sorry for going off topic, please forget what I just said. Xiaogang’s behavior will make society think that bullying others is not worth mentioning, but it is indeed not taken seriously. And I really can’t find a definite legal answer to Xiaogang’s behavior.” Xiaojing flipped through a few pages of relevant laws and closed the book without finding any results.
“But it is precisely because Xiaogang is an immature teenager that we should give him a chance to reform. They commit crimes because they still don’t understand many things and don’t understand the seriousness of the matter!” Conan expressed his thoughts from a social perspective.
“How are you going to respond? The law can only give a warning, and at most expulsion from school. Will that really be of any use to him?” Xiao Jing put the book aside.
“And Sakaguchi gave him a chance. He thought that Masato’s death had made Xiaogang realize the seriousness of the matter. He had already given Xiaogang a chance at the funeral.” Xiaojing turned her head and looked at Conan.
“You’re expecting a father who lost his son to forgive an unrepentant indirect murderer. Aren’t you being too partial to Xiaogang?”
“But we shouldn’t kill people. Killing Xiaogang won’t solve any problems.” Conan said while looking directly at Xiaojing.
“So I said forget it, I don’t intend to make you accept my point of view. People are different, and I can understand Mr. Sakaguchi who is already heartbroken. As a lawyer, he voluntarily fell into the abyss, there is nothing to say. And the justice he talked about is not real justice, but it is undoubtedly his own justice.” Xiaojing turned her head and stopped looking at Conan.
“Well, that’s it. But I’m curious, when your justice, ours, and yours are weighed on the scales, which will you choose?” Ah, what a pure and flawless sun. Perhaps this is why Conan is the protagonist.
After Xiaojing finished speaking, she immediately stood up and left, walking towards the kitchen where Xiaolan was.
“Sister, let me help.”
“Okay, Xiaojing is also at that age~”
“No, I think you are wrong, sister. I can still cut vegetables.” Japanese cuisine is different from Chinese cuisine, so it is unrealistic for Xiaojing to occasionally cut vegetables and ask her to cook when she lives with Yingli.
“Then Xiaojing, wash the potatoes.” Xiaolan didn’t continue joking with Xiaojing.
Chapter 48: Strange Sanity (I) (Old Version)
“Ah! Xiaojing, the key is at home.” Ayumi rummaged through the small pockets of her shirt and found it was empty.
“Forget it, it’s not absolutely necessary.” Xiao Jing looked at the locked door in front of her. There, the animals were kept free-range by each class. While there were professional staff to care for them, it was usually a representative from each class (usually on a rotating basis) who fed them, a customary practice in this country.
“It’s rare that it’s my turn today.” Ayumi, who was originally expectant, became depressed.
“Even if you don’t feed it, there will be staff to check the feeding at a certain time. We don’t need to worry, we can just come again next time.” Xiaojing said to Ayumi in a calm tone.
“This is the only way. Let’s go meet up with Conan and the others.” Ayumi immediately recovered from her depression.
The two walked from the back door of the school to the playground in front of the school, where a group of children were playing football on the green grass.
But in Xiaojing’s opinion, this is just Conan, the elementary school student with cheats, abusing her. Fortunately, he kicked with great enthusiasm. I wonder if this can be considered a natural S physique.
“Yuanta, Xiaojing and I bought some sports drinks. Here they are.” Ayumi handed the drink she had just bought to Yuanta who was resting on the side after playing football.
“Thank you, you really saved my life. I was almost dying of thirst.” Yuantai said somewhat exaggeratedly after taking it.
“No need to thank me, this was Xiaojing’s suggestion.” Ayumi said and looked at Xiaojing beside her.
“It’s just a small favor. How’s your kicking going?” Xiao Jing put the drink in her hand on the steps beside her, and of course, she also put the drinks for Conan and Guang Liao aside.
“There’s no way we can win. We can’t win with Conan on the other side!” Guang Liao also came down from the court and said with some dissatisfaction.
“That’s right, that’s right, Che Shi and the others were so cunning that they dragged Conan into their team!” Genta also agreed dissatisfiedly.
“Well, it’s just a game, just have fun. This is for you, just take one.” Xiao Jing pointed to the three bottles of drinks on the steps.
“Of course there’s also yours, Conan.” Xiao Jing rolled her eyes at Conan, meaning that you are so old and still bullying children.
“Thank you.” Guang Liao thanked happily.
“Uh, thank you.” Conan felt a little embarrassed about his seriousness because he understood Xiaojing’s eyes.
“Let’s go to the doctor’s house and play games later!” Yuantai suggested while sitting on the steps.
“You guys go ahead, I’m going back to read.” Xiao Jing’s tone, as usual, poured cold water on the topic.
“Xiao Jing, it’s rare that Teacher Xizi gives you a day off, so why don’t you want to play with us?” Ayumi seemed to have misunderstood something.
“I’m just not very interested in games. I can go with you, but I’ll just read a book on the side.” Xiaojing explained.
“That’s so boring.” Yuan Tai said disappointedly.
At this time, the ringing of a cell phone rang in Xiaojing’s bag.
“Wait a moment.” Xiao Jing indicated that they could talk later and answered her father’s call.
“Hello, Father.”
“Xiao Jing, are you out of school? It’s so late and you and Conan haven’t come back yet. Are you playing at someone’s house?” Kogoro asked worriedly.
“Don’t worry dad, Conan and I are playing at school.”
“Well, that’s good. We had an explosion here recently. It was said to be an indiscriminate explosion that injured several passers-by. If you don’t have anything to do, go home early these days, okay?”
“Okay.” Kogoro gave a few more instructions and hung up.
“I think it’s better for us to go home.” Xiaojing told everyone the news she had just received from her father.
“How scary! It’s actually a bomb.” Yuantai said with some fear.
“Yes, yes.” Guang Liaoyao also agreed.
“I also think we should go back, otherwise it will be troublesome to ask the doctor to send us back at night.” Conan also agreed with Kogoro, but maybe he wanted to investigate this case.
“Well, let’s go back early for the next few days,” Xiaojing agreed. For now, Xiaojing could only sense the mechanical time bomb through hearing, and that wasn’t accurate. Xizi also explained that her ability to sense it was entirely due to her sixth sense and accumulated experience from years of living on the brink of death. She simply wanted Xiaojing to understand it, not that she thought it was a skill she could master.
“I’m going to the bathroom.” This is why Xiaojing didn’t open the drink.
After Xiaojing left temporarily.
“My boss Xiaojing has been acting a little weird lately?” Yuantai said uncertainly.
“It’s probably Xiaojing’s personality.” Although Conan thought to himself that Xiaojing was a real genius, she must be weird compared to you guys.
“After hearing what you said, I feel that Xiaojing has become more difficult to approach recently.” Guang Liao expressed his feelings.
“Yes, I always feel that she seems indifferent. She used to care about our Yukimaru (the goldfish raised by the five members of the Detective Team, Conan and Shizuka). Today she has no interest and refuses to play with us.” Ayumi was reminded of what happened just now by being led around by them.
“You’re thinking too much. Xiaojing may just be tired. She has been reading very hard recently.” Conan comforted them.
“I hope so.” Guang Liao sighed.
“Yeah*2.” Ayumi and Genta agreed.
Xiaojing came back soon, and everyone went back together as agreed.
Only Xiaojing and Conan were left on the road.
“Xiao Jing?”
“Huh?” Xiaojing, who was walking in front of Conan, stopped when she heard that.
“You seem to be distancing yourself from Ayumi and the others lately?”
“That’s your illusion. I just don’t have time to accompany them. And I really have no interest in their games.” Xiao Jing waited for Conan to come up and then walked side by side with him.
“That’s why I said you’ve been acting a little strange lately. If it were you from before, you wouldn’t be so obvious and keep them at a distance.”
“I’m not like you. I don’t need to hide my preferences, right?”
“No, that’s not what I meant. I mean…how should I put it?” Conan was a little confused for a moment.
“I understand what you mean, but I don’t think it will have any impact on me even if my true nature is exposed.” I don’t like children in the first place, Xiao Jing thought secretly in her heart.
“But you won’t be able to make friends like this.” Conan said in an adult’s admonishing tone.
“I don’t think being friends with them would do me any good…”
“Department…” and so on?
“Xiaojing, you?” Conan looked at her in surprise when he heard Xiaojing say this. He didn’t think that this was something that should come out of Xiaojing’s mouth.
“Sorry, my mind is a little confused. Maybe there is something wrong with me recently.” Xiao Jing also felt something was wrong after she said that. When did she start to visualize the interests of everything around her?
Xiao Jing looked at the surrounding environment, and the escape route, the ambush and hiding place, and whether the pedestrians were normal or not immediately emerged in her mind. Her attention was completely focused on these things, and other thoughts seemed to be driven away and could not arise at all.
“Xiaojing, are you okay?” Conan asked worriedly.
“It’s okay, I just have a headache. Let’s go back first and talk about this topic later.” Xiao Jing came to her senses and dealt with Conan very rationally.
“Well, maybe you’re just tired.” Conan also realized that Xiaojing did have a problem and said comfortingly.
“I hope so.” Xiao Jing also knew from Conan’s tone that Conan already knew that something was wrong with her.
“Sister, I’m going to take a shower and then go to bed.” Xiaojing said to Xiaolan who was sitting next to her watching TV.
“Okay, do you need my help?” Xiaolan shifted her gaze from the TV to Xiaojing.
“No need, sister, just watch TV here.” Xiaojing refused Xiaolan as usual, although Xiaolan might not listen even if she refused.
“real?”
“Yes, sister, maybe you are worrying too much. I can take a bath alone a long time ago.” Xiao Jing’s tone became heavier unconsciously.
“Ah, that’s true. I’m so sorry, Xiaojing. I’ll be more careful next time.” Xiaolan felt that she seemed to have gone too far. Although she was a little surprised that the well-behaved Xiaojing would be angry about such a thing, she still apologized first.
“Xiao Jing?” But Conan on the side couldn’t bear to watch it anymore and called Xiao Jing.
“I’m sorry, sister. I may be too tired. I’ll go take a shower first. Please don’t mind what I said just now.” After saying that, Xiao Jing left.
“What’s wrong with Xiaojing?” Xiaolan asked worriedly.
“Maybe she’s just too tired. Xiaojing has been studying very hard recently (of course, she’s not reading textbooks)” Conan said to Xiaolan.
“Are you missing Eri?” Kogoro said from the side.
“But didn’t Xiaojing just call Aunt Eri yesterday?” Conan didn’t think this was the reason.
“How can we just call? Xiaojing is so attached to her mother, she must miss her very much! Dad!” Xiaolan looked at Kogoro seriously.
“Well, okay. I’ll ask Eri out to talk this Sunday.” Kogoro unconsciously lost some confidence when he mentioned Kisaki Eri.
In the bathroom, Xiao Jing turned on the cold water and let the cold water touch her tender skin.
It’s so cold, but it doesn’t affect my thinking. For one thing, this temperature should be unbearable for me at this age. Although the temperature outside is not low, it is far from the weather for taking a cold shower. Moreover, I have always taken hot showers. From a physiological point of view, I should not be able to bear it.
Xiao Jing looked at herself in the mirror. Her breasts, already beginning to develop, were completely different from those of her peers. Xiao Lan had already told her this. Xiao Jing, accustomed to her own body, now viewed it entirely from the perspective of an individual. She no longer had the repressed shyness or the desire she once held in her memory.
Xiaojing even vaguely heard some of the conversation between Kogoro and the others. Although she couldn’t hear the content clearly, there was a faint sound, which at least allowed her to judge what her father and Xiaolan were discussing.
“Could it be that the long-term repression in my heart has really made me lose my emotions?” Xiao Jing stretched out her right hand to touch her lower body but still did not feel the slightest bit of shame.
Maybe this was the result of Xizi’s medicine, which Xinyi also took. He looked like he had no problems at all, so what was going on with him?
Xiao Jing’s mind was in a state of confusion, and her own thinking loop kept thinking about her abnormal thinking behavior. However, the result of this thinking behavior analysis was the response of this train of thought.
The result of long-term repression? No, I have been suppressing it for so long, it is impossible for it to show results now.
Could it be the so-called soul? No, no, no, although time travel itself cannot be explained by science, I haven’t encountered anything unscientific other than this.
Was it the effect of Xizi and the others’ training? Probably not, Xizi and Mary didn’t have this condition.
Could it be because of my body structure? I remember reading an article saying that the brain affects personality and thinking.
Xiao Jing calmly searched for the answer in her brain, but after taking a shower, she lay in bed for a long time. When Xiao Lan finally went to bed, she still had no clue, but her brain was miraculously clear.
“Xiaojing, haven’t you gone to bed yet?” Xiaolan asked worriedly.
“Sister, I feel so weird.” Xiao Jing said in her usual cold tone, without any hint of loss or confusion in her words.
“Don’t worry, Xiaojing, you will be fine. You are just tired.” Xiaolan hugged Xiaojing and said comfortingly.
“I’m different from other kids.” Maybe I’m different from you now.
“No, you are the same as other children. You are just more independent and mature. Don’t think too much. We can see your mother this Sunday. Let’s persuade your father to bring your mother back!” Xiaolan continued to comfort Xiaojing and then changed the subject.
“Yeah.” Xiaojing closed her eyes so as not to worry Xiaolan, but her mind still couldn’t stop thinking.
Xiao Jing, who was in a daze, fell into a deep sleep.
Chapter 49: Strange Sanity (End) (Old Version)
“Sister, I’ll get up first.” For some reason, Xiaojing felt no sleepiness for the first time after opening her eyes.
“Okay, what time is it now? Why is Xiaojing up so early today?” Xiaolan asked in a drowsy voice.
It was only 5:30 in the morning, which was not the normal time for most people to get up. Moreover, it was the first time for Xiaojing to get up so early, or it was the first time that she got up before Xiaolan when they slept together.
“It’s still early, sister, you continue to sleep. I’ll prepare breakfast later.” Xiaojing got up and changed her clothes while saying to Xiaolan.
“No need, I’ll sleep a little longer and I’ll get ready later. Xiaojing, read a book or watch TV first.” Although Xiaolan was reluctant to get up so early, she still didn’t want to let her younger sister worry about breakfast.
“Okay then.” Xiao Jing didn’t force it.
Xiao Jing closed the door gently and walked downstairs alone to the office downstairs to check the surrounding situation.
Well, I haven’t even gotten up yet. Now that I’ve thought about my own reasons, I think even if there’s a conflict between my past life’s memories and my current body, this shouldn’t be happening. Besides, I long ago accepted this unchangeable fact. My lack of split personality is the best proof of that.
As for external factors, the environment is obviously not the cause. The environment here is not special. My parents are not too harsh on me, and they even dote on me because of my performance.
Even in this situation, I still have no idea and can only seek external help. It would be best if I could thoroughly check my current body. I cannot deny that this is a chain reaction of women’s physical growth and spirit.
After thinking it over, Xiaojing took out her cell phone and called Xizi.
“Hey, Xiaojing, you have to tell me in ten words why you dare to disturb me at this time!” Xizi, who was obviously woken up from her sleep, was already spitting out anger from her words.
“I have a serious problem.” Xiao Jing only said seven words.
“What’s wrong? Have you been kidnapped again?” Xizi teased Xiaojing.
“I can’t explain the specific situation over the phone. I think it would be better to meet in person. I need the teacher’s help.” Xiao Jing took the initiative to say this rare title.
“Since you said so, I will pick you up at XX restaurant at 8 o’clock in the morning. Ask Conan to ask for leave for you from school.” Xizi had known from Xiaojing that there was a child living here. Although they had not met many times, Conan gave her a quite mature impression.
“Okay, I’ll hang up first.” Xiao Jing said and hung up the phone without any hesitation.
“Really? He just hung up like that?” Xizi on the other end of the phone felt inexplicably angry after being hung up.
“Conan, please ask for leave from the teacher for me later. I’m going to Teacher Xizi. Don’t tell my sister and father, otherwise I will tell your secret.” Xiaojing went to school with Conan after having breakfast as usual, but she threatened Conan soon after she walked out the door.
“Xiao Jing, what are you going to do at this time?” Conan was a little at a loss because of Xiao Jing’s sudden threat.
“I found out something was wrong with me yesterday, so I called my teacher. She said she has a great doctor friend who wants to take me to see a doctor. I think it’s necessary.”
“There’s no need to threaten me like that. Just tell me and I’ll help.” Conan naturally didn’t doubt Xiao Jing’s cold tone, so he couldn’t help but complain.
“This will be more effective and prevent you from losing control of your mouth. I’ll say it again, if you make my sister and father worry, I will report you.” Xiaojing looked at Conan seriously, but Xiaojing had always had no expression, so her seriousness now was not much different from usual.
“Hey, I know.” Conan didn’t understand Xiaojing’s expression and thought she was making a big deal out of nothing. He also didn’t think it was a bad thing for Xiaojing to see a doctor, on the contrary, he completely agreed.
Xiao Jing, who had separated at the intersection, came to wait for Xizi’s arrival in front of XX restaurant.
“You’re late.” Xiaojing watched Xizi driving late.
“No, it’s just right.” Xizi waved her right hand in front of Xiaojing’s eyes, and it was exactly eight o’clock.
“You are thirty seconds late. Forget it, I’ll go to your place first. I’ll tell you the details when I get there.” Xiao Jing used honorifics to explain that the incident was really important.
“Okay.” Xizi didn’t insist. After a brief contact, the sensitive Vermouth had already noticed something was wrong.
The two went to the hotel where Xizi was staying temporarily.
Xizi used the key to open the door, put on her indoor shoes and walked in front, while Xiaojing followed behind.
“Wait a minute.” Xiaojing suddenly grabbed Xizi.
“What’s wrong?” Xizi asked in surprise.
“There’s already a man inside.”
“How do you say that?”
“There is a smell of cigarette, although it’s very faint. There is a person in there who usually smokes but you forbade him to do so. Who is it?” Xiao Jing’s mind flashed through several figures and finally locked onto Gin.
“Someone from the organization came. I didn’t want to see him. But because of your problem, I let him in.” Xizi said as if it was because of you.
After Xiaojing followed Xizi into the living room, the man on the sofa immediately pulled out a pistol and pointed it at her. Xiaojing then pointed the lipstick-shaped bullet launcher she had taken out of her waist bag at the man. However, although Xiaojing’s brain reacted immediately, her body was still much slower than the man’s. If the man had fired, he would have been safe, but Xiaojing would have been lying down.
“Not bad, Vermouth. Is this your successor? Velvet?” The man asked Xizi while pointing his gun at Xiaojing without retracting it.
“That’s right, this kid is my successor. This guy is Gin, a top member of our organization.” Xizi also said the name that Xiaojing had guessed a long time ago.
“There’s another one.” Xiao Jing found that there was another person around.
“You mean the guy behind the sofa? He’s so big I thought he was an eyesore so I let him sleep there.”
“It’s clearly sleeping pills.” Xiao Jing noticed the untouched water glass on Gin’s table. She put the bullet launcher back into her bag. Honestly, even if she was wide awake and concentrating, she couldn’t guarantee she could hit Gin.
“This little girl is pretty good. Isn’t Prologue with her?” Gin asked, retracting his pistol.
“The prologue is with Mary. After all, there are still two children who need to be nurtured. And now this child is also a secret matter. I hope you don’t say anything.” Xizi used a cup to fill a glass of orange juice for Xiaojing.
“I know my limits. So what’s wrong with this child?” Gin obviously didn’t like to waste time.
“Let her tell you the details herself.” Xizi herself didn’t quite understand the situation.
“My five senses have become very sharp recently, and my brain is obviously overwhelmed, but I can’t stop. My mind is constantly analyzing the information I get.” Xiao Jing said, then took a sip of orange juice.
“From the corner of my eye, I noticed that behind the sofa was a man weighing over 200 pounds, dressed similarly to you, Gin. Gin had three pistols and something that looked like a bomb, but I suspect it was a smoke bomb or flashbang. The teacher also had a pistol, but his camouflage skills were so high that I couldn’t tell if he had anything hidden behind his feet, under his chest, or on his ribs.”
“You little brat have some abilities.” Gin took out the pistol on his body and said generously.
“Thanks for the compliment, but these observation abilities and the sensitivity of my five senses are abnormal. I feel like I’ve lost my other emotions,” Xiao Jing continued.
“What?” Xizi stood up when she heard Xiaojing had lost her feelings.
“Xiao Jing, are you sure you have lost your other feelings?” Xizi asked Xiao Jing again.
“Yes, I wasn’t afraid of Gin’s murderous aim, nor was I curious about the person hiding behind him. I also didn’t have any sense of responsibility towards the organization. I’m only thinking about solving my own problems. I’m very clear about this.”
After Xizi stood up, Gin looked at Xizi without saying a word, with a playful look in his eyes.
“Xiao Jing, come with me.” Xizi immediately pulled Xiao Jing into the room next to her.
Xizi took apart the desk lamp in the room and took out a syringe from the secret compartment.
“What is this?” Xiaojing asked.
“Something that should solve your problem.”
“Well, I believe the teacher.” He said, pretending to be relaxed and let Xizi give him the injection.
“You will lose consciousness temporarily.” Xizi rolled up Xiaojing’s sleeves.
“Yeah.” After Xiaojing answered, her colleague Xizi injected the syringe into her. As Xizi said, Xiaojing lost consciousness and fell on the bed.
“I don’t want a fourth person to know what happened today.” After Xiaojing fell down, Xizi came to the guest room, took out a lady’s pistol from her chest and pointed it at Gin.
“This is fate, it is destined. We can’t resist it.” Gin grabbed the brim of his hat without looking back at Xizi.
“But I’m the one rewriting the script.”
“Well, good luck waking up Gavotte. We haven’t been here today.”
When Xiao Jing got up, the sunlight outside had become softer. Judging from the light, Xiao Jing judged that it was around four or five o’clock.
“Is it so late already?” Xiao Jing thought about it and tried to get up, but when she moved, she found that her abdomen began to hurt.
“???” Why does it feel sticky down there?
At this time, Xizi walked in with a cup of tea.
“It seems you’re awake. How do you feel?” Xizi asked.
“Uh, it seems to be normal. There are no those things in my head anymore.” Could that be the one below?
“Then that’s the end of it. Welcome back.” Xizi touched Xiaojing’s head with a loving look in her eyes for the first time.
“Yeah, I’m back.” Xiaojing responded with a slightly red face.
“Then this is for you. Do you need me to teach you how to use it?” Xizi handed over a package that made Xiaojing’s face turn red.
“Xiao Jing?” Xizi felt amused and called out again when she saw that Xiao Jing didn’t respond.
“…….She actually fainted? Is this kid unexpectedly shy in this aspect? Maybe she’s tired.” Xizi never thought that Xiaojing would faint like this, so she thought it was the fatigue caused by the medicine just now.
Xiao Jing woke up after a while. Of course, she felt that her clothes had been changed by Xizi and there was something padding under her. She felt ashamed again, but fortunately she did not faint.
This is a normal physiological phenomenon. Yes, it is normal. Xiaojing kept hypnotizing herself.
“Okay, Xiaojing, I’ll take you home and I’ve already informed your father.” At this time, Xizi came in again and said to Xiaojing.
“Okay, Sister Xizi.” Xiao Jing tried to calm down and got out of bed. Although she still felt a little uncomfortable in her abdomen, it was not severe.
“Well, don’t be afraid. The teacher should have told you in the physiology class that this is a normal phenomenon. (This country really popularized science early on.)” On the way, Xizi couldn’t help but tell Xiaojing some precautions, such as not to eat anything icy or stimulating these days. Xiaojing couldn’t help blushing after hearing this, but it was not because she was shy, but because she remembered the shame of being seen in that state by Xizi.
“My little girl is really troublesome to you, teacher.” Kogoro welcomed Xizi warmly, which made Conan and Xiaolan feel a little ashamed.
“No, but there are some things I want to talk to Miss Xiaolan alone.” Xizi responded to Kogoro.
“Ah? What’s the matter?” Xiaolan was pulled aside by Xizi.
“Really? When did they become so secretive?” Kogoro muttered in dissatisfaction.
“What? So early?” Xiaolan exclaimed from the distance.
“Xiaojing, how are you?” Conan was concerned about Xiaojing’s situation.
“There’s no problem, but could you please not ask why, washing machine brother?” Xiao Jing asked Conan with a dark expression.
“Uh, okay…” Conan knew Xiaojing had recovered by looking at her expression, and at the same time, he was very spineless and cowardly.
“Dad, dad, let me go buy some pears. Teacher Xizi likes to eat this.” After Xiaojing caught Conan’s attention, she immediately felt that she was so hungry that she couldn’t wait for dinner, so she used her ultimate move against Kogoro.
“Xizi likes to eat this. Okay, Conan, you and Xiaojing go downstairs to buy some. We can’t be rude to Teacher Xizi.” Kogoro took out his wallet very readily.
Hey, why do you want me to go with her? She just wants to eat on her own, okay? Conan was speechless and was taken away by Xiaojing to do hard labor.
Kogoro felt relieved when he saw Xiaojing and Conan leaving, and he got ready to greet Xizi who had finished talking to Xiaolan.
Chapter 50: The Throne of the Kitchen (I) (Old Version)
“I know this place. It’s a high-end restaurant called Manwu, which is famous for bringing good luck after eating here!” Xiaolan said excitedly while standing outside the restaurant door.
“Good luck?” Kogoro obviously didn’t believe it.
“It’s just a psychological effect.” As a rational person, Conan is of course on the same side as Kogoro.
“Well, it’s a simple psychological suggestion. Whenever good things happen, it’s natural to attribute the credit to this restaurant. It’s as deceptive as the ambiguity of the prophet.” Xiao Jing also disdains this kind of thing. She didn’t see any gods when she traveled through time, and she didn’t have any special abilities except for retaining her memories.
“Really? Even Xiaojing said that.” Xiaolan put her hands on Xiaojing’s shoulders dissatisfiedly and rubbed Xiaojing’s face with her fingers.
“Okay, let’s go in first. Don’t keep mother waiting for too long.” Xiaojing didn’t want to dwell on this issue.
“That’s right, let’s go in.” Kogoro led everyone into the restaurant.
Yingli was sitting at a window seat with only a glass of water next to her, and opposite her was a man in white casual clothes chatting with her.
Kogoro adjusted his tie and walked over quickly, leaving Xiaolan and the others behind.
“Ahem, sir, the person the lady opposite you is waiting for has arrived.” Then she stabbed the man with her eyes, signaling him to leave.
“Mom, Dad is jealous.” Xiaojing ran out from behind Kogoro and threw herself into Yingli’s arms and said.
“Xiaojing has gained weight. It seems your father has not treated you badly.” Yingli hugged Xiaojing and touched her head lovingly.
“Mom/Aunt Eri.” Xiaolan and Conan also came over at this time.
“Teacher Eri, I think you should explain it…” The man, somewhat overwhelmed by Kogoro’s sharp gaze, asked Eri for help.
“Honey, it’s rude to look at Mr. Man like that.” Yingli asked Xiaojing to turn around and sit on her and said to Kogoro.
“Who is this guy?” Kogoro asked still dissatisfiedly.
“This is the owner and head chef of this restaurant, Mitsuru Kita!” Yingli introduced to everyone.
“Ah, are you the one who made the legendary dish?” Xiaolan is still very interested in cooking.
“Thank you for the compliment. I just tried my best to make my own dish. Besides, the deputy head chef Daisuke Maeda and the chef Minamifune have surpassed me recently. I’ve been thinking about giving up the position of head chef and being my own store manager.” Man said with a smile.
“Chef, you’re too modest. We’re nowhere near as good as you,” said a man dressed in a standard white chef’s uniform and hat. With his standard oval face and slightly squinting eyes, he was undoubtedly a handsome man, and the white attire only enhanced his aura.
“I’m telling you the truth. By the way, this is the Minamifune I was talking about. This is lawyer Eri Kisaki, and this is her husband, the famous detective Kogoro Mori, and their two daughters, Ran Mori and Shizuka Mori. Who is this kid?” Mitsuru stood up and introduced everyone, but got stuck when it came to Conan. He’d obviously learned the names of the family members from Eri beforehand, but not Conan, the guest.
“This kid is Conan, and he’s staying with me now.” Kogoro no longer had any hostility when he was called a famous detective. It has to be said that Kogoro is an easy person to deal with.
“Hello.” Nan Chuan greeted everyone politely.
Yingli also carried Xiaojing to the side and stood up. They bowed slightly to each other as a greeting.
“Chef, how did the discussion go?” Nanchuan asked Man after greeting him.
“It hasn’t started yet, and Mr. Kogoro just got here.” Mitsuru replied.
“Excuse me, what’s the matter?” Kogoro asked curiously.
“That’s right.” Man was about to explain but stopped talking when he saw other guests coming in.
“Please come to my office with your wife to discuss the details.” Man said, probably because he didn’t want to disturb other guests.
“Since you said so, okay.” Kogoro looked at Eri, and Eri nodded at him in agreement.
“Thank you very much for your help.” Man and Nanchuan both bowed and expressed their gratitude.
Man led everyone through the hall and came to the kitchen. Through the kitchen door, they could see many chefs busy at work.
“It’s so high-end that it even has its own cooking room.” The sharp-eyed Xiaolan said in surprise.
“After all, some of our signature dishes have very strict requirements on the chef, so only I and the deputy chef are allowed to make them.” Man said the necessity of a personal kitchen.
“It seems that this lady is very interested in cooking. Why don’t I take you to visit our kitchen?” Man said to Xiaolan with a smile on his face.
Xiaolan looked at Kogoro and Eri with an expression as if she wanted to go.
“??, can you make some dessert for me?” Xiaojing asked, holding Yingli’s hand.
“That’s certainly no problem.” Man agreed without hesitation.
“Xiaolan, take Xiaojing and Conan with you. I’ll come to find you later. Don’t let Xiaojing eat too much, okay?” Yingli instructed Xiaolan.
“I understand.” Xiaolan agreed naturally.
“Uncle Maori and I can go together.” Conan, who had no interest in cooking or food, obviously prioritized his own curiosity and did not go to the kitchen with Xiaolan and the others.
Some people in the kitchen were preparing ingredients, some were making perms and semi-finished products, and some were already cooking.
“Wow, what a spacious kitchen.” Xiaolan said with shining eyes.
“Because it takes a lot of work to perfect a dish. By the way, the person in the personal cooking room over there is our sous chef, Mr. Osuke.” Nan Chuan pointed to the window of the personal cooking room.
However, because Daisuke was cooking inside, the steam rising from the pot completely obscured Daisuke’s appearance. All that could be seen from his general figure was that he was a slightly plump man.
“Okay, let’s go to the lounge first and I’ll make you some desserts. It’ll be better for me to introduce everything to you from that side.” Nan Chuan took Xiao Jing and Xiao Lan to the lounge nearby, and along the way explained to Xiao Lan some kitchen utensils and the work of various kitchen assistants.
“I’ve told you several times that beef can’t be cut too thick or too thin, as it will affect the taste!” He even loudly scolded a cook.
“I’m sorry to bother you. Please wait here for a moment. I’ll be back soon.” Nanchuan took Xiaolan and Xiaojing to the lounge and went to prepare dessert for Xiaojing as promised.
“I didn’t expect that Mr. Nanchuan, who looks like a good man, is so serious about cooking.” Xiaolan said to Xiaojing after Nanchuan left.
“This is what is called the spirit of craftsmanship.” Xiao Jing said casually after looking around the lounge.
“Mr. Nanchuan is so handsome, so serious about his work, and he cooks deliciously. He’s really outstanding.” Xiaolan said admiringly.
“Are you finally ready to abandon Shinichi-san?” Xiaojing said at this time in a tone as if Xiaolan had finally made the right choice.
“What are you talking about? It was only after you came here that you became interested in these things?” Xiaolan retorted.
“No, that’s a normal physiological phenomenon.” Xiao Jing denied it and said calmly.
“You were blushing so much yesterday!” Xiaolan poked Xiaojing’s face with a smile.
Xiaojing gave Xiaolan a cold look and turned her back as if to avoid him.
“Okay, okay, I won’t joke with you anymore.” Xiaolan hugged Xiaojing on her lap from behind.
“I wonder how Shinichi is doing now. I haven’t seen him for a long time.” Xiaolan said with some emotion.
No, no, no, you actually see him every day. Xiao Jing thought helplessly in her heart.
“Sorry to have kept you waiting for so long.” Nanchuan came in with a few plates of snacks and placed them in front of Xiaolan (because Xiaojing was sitting on Xiaolan).
“I’m so sorry to trouble you.” Xiaolan thanked Nanchuan.
“It’s just a piece of cake. Try it. I’m not very good at making desserts, but I couldn’t help but want to give it a try.” Nan Chuan said.
“It’s delicious.” Xiao Jing said as she finished the pudding in front of her with a spoon.
“I’m glad you like it.” Nan Chuan said as if relieved.
Xiao Jing quickly finished the pudding in front of her and then used her spoon to move on to the cream cake in another plate.
“Wait a minute.” Xiaolan stopped Xiaojing before she put the spoon in, then used a fork to divide the cake into two parts and put the slightly smaller part on Xiaojing’s plate.
“Sister!” Xiao Jing turned around and looked at Xiao Lan in dissatisfaction. This is my only pleasure! Xiao Jing liked spicy food in her previous life, but now she can’t eat it at all. After discovering that she has a special liking for sweets, her appetite is completely attached to sweets, so she is very dissatisfied with Xiao Lan’s behavior.
“You’ve already eaten toffee and chocolate this morning, and you also had an ice cream cone on the way. Mom just told you not to eat too much!” Xiaolan said in a rare stern tone.
“Tsk, I get it.” Xiao Jing curled her lips and smacked her lips.
“Children shouldn’t talk like that!” Xiaolan split Xiaojing’s part into two again.
“Hey, I get it, sister. Please let the poor thing go! It’s already very small!” Xiao Jing’s tone was no longer as calm as before, and she even sounded pleading.
In the end, Xiaolan still didn’t touch the part on Xiaojing’s plate.
While Xiao Jing was satisfying her desire for sweets, she couldn’t help but complain that it was no wonder that the women here didn’t have bad figures. It turned out that it was because of the control and education they had received since childhood.
“Ah!” At this time, a scream came from outside.
“What’s going on?” Nan Chuan walked out after hearing the sound.
“What’s wrong?” Xiaojing put down the spoon in her hand and asked.
“I don’t know, it seems like something happened! Let’s go out and take a look.” Xiaolan pulled Xiaojing out, who wanted to take one last bite.
“My cake…” Xiaojing was pulled out very reluctantly.
“What’s wrong!” Kogoro and Conan arrived at the same time as Xiaojing and Xiaolan.
“Daizu-sensei!” A female cook collapsed outside the door of the personal cooking room and pointed inside. Nan Chuan also sat on the ground in a daze.
Inside was a slightly plump man lying on the ground with his upper body covered in brown vegetable juice.
Conan and Kogoro immediately went forward to check. After checking, Kogoro and Conan shook their heads at Eri, Xiaojing and others at the door.
“Ran, please go call the police.” Kogoro asked Ran to go and he stayed to protect the scene. Conan was already walking around looking for clues.
“Is it true that someone is targeting our restaurant?” the head chef said sadly.
“Mr. Man, don’t worry. I will definitely find out the real murderer. This is obviously a murder case!” Kogoro stood up with a confident look.
“Really?” The chef seemed to have found a life-saving straw.
“Leave it to me, Kogoro Mori!”