Conan's First Love is a Profiler

Chapter 197: Looking for Sunlight (Mysterious Boy)

I don’t know if it was a coincidence or because the other party also discovered it.

The Korochi arrived at Naoki Shikama's home before Conan and met his wife.

I don’t know what method the other party used to make the other party not have too many doubts about the child.

This is exactly what Conan is confused about.

"Your husband was murdered the day after he came back from Chi Zhiqiu's funeral. Did he say anything about Chi Zhiqiu?"

"He said, 'Chi Zhi's death is truly a pity.'"

Shikama's wife had a high opinion of his tanka, so it was natural for her to say such things.

"Anything else? Please tell me, no matter how small the matter."

"That was all he said, and nothing more."

Suddenly, she seemed to remember something and said in surprise: "He said to the other party on the phone, 'Do you have daylight there?' I don't know who he was talking to."

Speaking of Nikko, it is probably Nikko, where Toshogu Shrine is located.

But why, use that way to mention the place name?

"My husband's hobby is just writing tanka. How could such a serious and honest person suddenly encounter such a thing?" Shikama's wife said very sadly.

After leaving, Xiao Luohao saw Conan and a yellow Beetle car outside.

Sitting in the driver's seat was a middle-aged man who looked very knowledgeable.

After all, extremely smart.

"Are you here to investigate as well?" asked Little Luohao.

His attitude was somewhat cold, without much courtesy, and he was very straightforward.

"this."

Dr. Agasa did not answer him directly. He just leaned over and asked with a friendly smile: "Little boy, aren't your parents worried about you coming here alone?"

"My mother disappeared, and my father abandoned me very early. So, I have no parents." Xiao Luohao lowered his head slightly and half closed his eyes.

Just a few words can make you feel the loneliness.

"I'm sorry." Dr. Agasa was a little flustered and didn't know how to comfort him for a moment.

"It's okay. I'm used to it."

Xiao Luohao raised his head, tears flashing in his eyes, and said: "Are you the Maori detective that Conan mentioned? If you want to investigate, I can tell you everything I know. But the premise is that you have to take me with you."

After saying that, he reached out and wiped his eyes, explaining, "Some sand got into my eyes accidentally."

It sounds like there's something fishy going on here.

Professor Agasa looked at Conan beside him and asked for his opinion.

Conan naturally agreed.

After all, the person who even admitted his mistake to Kogoro Mouri was really just a child.

Perhaps it was just his experience that showed his unusual maturity.

Because only in this way can we survive.

"In that case, then you can come with us!"

Conan showed childlike innocence, walked over to pull Xiao Luohao into the car, and considerately fastened his seat belt for him.

Little Luohao said "thank you" in a low voice, perhaps feeling a little embarrassed.

Most of the time, people are like this.

When you meet someone who is weaker than you and has experienced some tragic things, you can't help but want to protect and take care of that person.

It's not that I'm overly compassionate, but to the strong, it's as sweet as honey.

Just like justice and evil, they complement each other.

Before their deaths, both Chi Zhiqiu and Shikama Naoko mentioned Nikko.

This may be the key to solving the case.

But what does it mean?

After returning to the office, Conan began to look up Nikko. If it wasn't Nikko of Toshogu Shrine, then there was no airline or securities company with this name.

"Sunlight, sunlight" Conan stroked his chin and thought, and couldn't help but read out that sentence: "Do you have sunlight there?"

Xiaolan listened to what he was muttering and felt a little confused.

After hearing it clearly, she reacted and smiled at Conan: "As for the sunlight, it seems that there is one at home. Wait for me!"

After a while.

Xiaolan found a book with "Sunlight" printed on the cover from the room and handed it to Conan.

This is a tanka magazine founded by Hakushu Kitahara.

"Toki Yoshimaro, Origuchi Nobuo, Shimazaki Toson and others supported it and contributed to the magazine. It was a doujinshi magazine published for about three years from the end of the Taisho period to the beginning of the Showa period."

Xiaolan, who is good at Chinese, is always more interested in things related to it than ordinary things.

"I found this book in a second-hand bookstore before, and I was very surprised when I bought it," she said with a smile.

For a moment, Conan was stunned.

Girls who talk about the things they like are always charming, and they seem to be glowing.

Seeing Conan standing there in a daze, Xiaolan felt a little strange, even a little embarrassed. She turned her head away slightly, touched her face a few times and said, "What's wrong, Conan? Is there something dirty on my face?"

But when I looked at my hands, there was nothing extra.

Conan finally came back to his senses and said quickly: "It's nothing, thank you Sister Xiaolan!"

Day two.

Conan brought "Sunlight" to an art and antique shop and found an old man.

He was also a member of the Tanka Club and attended the funeral.

Moreover, before leaving, he said something to Shikama Naoki, which he only knew about because Xiao Luohao told him.

"What was Mr. Shikama's reaction at that time?"

"Just a look of surprise. But what does it have to do with this magazine?" The old man flipped through it and looked extremely puzzled.

"Did you tell anyone else about the tanka magazine?" Conan continued to ask.

The old man thought for a moment and said, "I've also told Shechuan about this."

Shechuan’s full name is Shechuan Kangying, and he is the man with the slicked-back haircut mentioned earlier. He was also selected for the New Year Concert.

Being selected for the New Year's Contest means becoming famous overnight.

For a tanka composer, it is the highest honor.

"So where is Shechuan now?" Conan continued to ask.

"He is somewhere right now, holding a tanka composition seminar." Little Conch came here at some point, looked at him and said unhappily, "Liar."

Conan felt a little embarrassed at first, but soon he thickened his skin and said seriously: "I'm doing this for your own good."

For a moment, Xiao Luohao was speechless.

""sunlight"?"

"Yes, do you know this magazine?" Conan said, holding up the magazine and asked.

"I know. It's a magazine founded by Kitahara Hakushu."

"'There is a wonderful discovery in Nikko.' Mr. Maori believes that the words left by Mr. Chi Chi Akiyuki before his death were not about the place name 'Nikko', but about the tanka magazine Nikko."

After hearing this, Shechuan Yasue said "oh" lightly, seeming not to care.

"Mr. Shikama, realizing this, went to search for the magazine, but was soon killed." Conan continued: "Behind the case, there must be a secret related to Nikko."

"What secret could this be about 'Daylight'?"

After leaving such an ambiguous remark, Yasunari Shekawa left the venue.

At this time, in the president's office.

"Chao Jiu, have you gone to the Nikko Police Station to file a complaint?" asked the third man Yu Chen.

"What exactly do you want to do?" Xingzi asked with some confusion.

"I don't believe Uncle Qiu would commit suicide"

"You're saying that again. The police have officially ruled it a suicide!"

"Yuchen, alright, alright, let's not talk about this for now." Wensheng interrupted him and looked at Chaojiu and said, "How are you, have you sorted out your mood?"

"Asahisa, is it time to prepare to return to Tokyo?" Morifa also looked at her.

"Mom, please give me some time." Chao Jiu interlocked his fingers together, "I want to stay there before making a decision."

This time, there was a knock on the door.

"excuse me."

Two little boys came in.

"Who are you?" Wensheng stood up and looked at them.

Perhaps it was because of the two people's unique temperament that he did not ask questions like "Are you lost?"

"I asked them to come. They are Mr. Maori's assistants." Chao Jiu stood up and explained.

assistant?

Looking at the two children who look like they are still in elementary school, they might not even be able to do complicated addition and subtraction. Could they be the assistants of the sleeping Kogoro who often appears in the news headlines?

It sounds like it's so funny that it makes you want to laugh out loud, after all, it's too unreliable.

"I have indeed heard that Mr. Maori is often followed by a little boy wearing glasses." When Wensheng said this, everyone present believed it a little more.

After that, Wensheng asked again: "Since you are here, has Mr. Mao Li found out anything?"

"Actually, it's about this magazine."

Conan took the magazine out of his arms and explained, "Uncle Maori believes that Mr. Aki's death may be related to this tanka magazine. So I want to ask you brothers if you know anything about it."

"That's stupid stuff again."

Yu Chen stood up immediately, raised his voice, and ordered the visitor to leave: "It is not the place for outsiders to interfere in this matter. Please go back!"

Just as he was about to turn around and leave, Conan suddenly stopped, looked at Yuchen and asked, "Excuse me, the plan to renovate the tourist ranch is underway, right?"

"That's none of your business!"

The tone was already very impatient.

"I'm sorry to make you go through such an unpleasant thing. You must have been scared at the time, right?"

Since they were two children, Chao Jiu treated them like ordinary children with the same understanding.

But for Conan and Xiao Luohao, they have already gotten used to it, they just experience it in different ways.

"Mr. Qiu Zhi, what do you think about the change of Chizhi Ranch to a tourist ranch?"

"The breeding and cultivation of racehorses are all moving to Hokkaido. Uncle Yuchen said that we 'cannot compete with them and have no future.' Even so, he still opposed the transformation, saying 'I don't want to turn the ranch into a circus, we should let the natural land and grass nurture us.'"

"Land and grass?" Conan blinked.

Chao Jiu smiled and explained, "Uncle Qiu is obsessed with the idea that 'natural land and green grass can raise good horses'."

He knows that his ranch cannot compete with Hokkaido, but he still perseveres and unyieldingly carries out his beliefs. He is a very respectable person.

(End of this chapter)