Conan: The Man Behind the Romance

Chapter 336 Conan's identity is exposed! Kill!

Kudo Shinichi's question completely stumped Hotaru, who asked in confusion.

"Who is Tomofumi Tanaka?"

"Were you the one who called the police at Tanaka's house?"

Inside a yellow beetle, Conan held a bow voice changer and asked back in the voice of Kudo Shinichi.

"It's me. Did that person survive?" Yingsheng asked.

"Thanks to timely rescue, he survived, but the murderer, his younger brother Tomofumi Tanaka, died with a knife in the heart," said Conan.

"Oh, there are my fingerprints on the knife?"

"No, but we found a boy's school uniform from Teitan High School at the scene. Before his death, Tomofumi Tanaka drew a crescent on the floor with blood."

"Three seconds of silence for Mr. Tanaka. He was unlucky."

Yingsheng really felt a little sympathy for that guy. He was definitely killed by Vermouth. He didn't know why. Was he just trying to frame him?

No, that's totally impossible. The most I can do is feel disgusted like I am now.

"That person is not me, and I don't know who it is." Yingsheng said, "Xiaolan suspects that he is the face-changing monster that the police were looking for in Ian's apartment yesterday. We plan to call the police later for the specific situation. Xiaolan and I are both in the hospital now."

"what?!"

Conan was so shocked that he bent his bow, "That person is not you? What's going on?!"

"Hey, hey, why don't you take care of me and Xiaolan first?"

"...How are you? What happened at Tanaka's house this morning? Residents nearby said they heard loud gunshots." Conan was still most concerned about the latter question.

"I'm fine, but a group of jihadists broke my legs yesterday afternoon, and I'm in a wheelchair now." Ying Chang sighed, "Xiao Lan is in trouble. Since yesterday afternoon, she has been in the same room with a guy whose true identity is unknown, and she has suffered great psychological damage."

"What happened at Tanaka's house? Were you there at the time?" Conan asked.

"No, it was Xiaolan who found something wrong and called me to verify. She found someone collapsed in the bathroom, but was anxious to leave there, so she asked me to call the police." Yingsheng said truthfully, "At that time, I was trying out my new wheelchair, and many people in Beika-cho 4-chome saw it."

Aida Masayoshi's house is not far from Hanakage's house. When Hotaru called Gin, he was already wrapped in plaster at Hanakage's house, sitting in a wheelchair, and riding all the way to the hospital in the wheelchair.

Although there was a slight deviation from the time when Xiaolan discovered the victim, he couldn't teleport, so it was still considered a verification.

On the other end of Conan's headset, Megure Juzo, who was lying on the hospital bed, immediately asked his subordinates to verify the matter.

Conan was more concerned about another thing. He had a bad feeling in his heart, as if his scalp was covered with a layer of plastic paper, making him feel as if he couldn't breathe.

"Shuiyue, you said Xiaolan was there this morning?"

"Yes, I went to school. Is there a problem? But some bad things happened. Alas, when I think about it afterwards, it was probably an unexpected disaster. I was really unlucky." Yingsheng said.

Xiaolan went to school arm in arm with "Mizuki Hotaru", from Ian Apartment to Tanaka's house, and many people saw her along the way, so it was impossible to hide this.

In other words, their original purpose was to have Xiaolan play the role of an ignorant female student who was deceived and exploited by Vermouth.

pity.

After the unexpected appearance of the poker man, they could no longer hide some information.

For example, now, Xiaolan's presence at Tanaka's house.

"What kind of unexpected disaster?" Conan asked anxiously.

His heart was beating wildly now, and all kinds of complicated thoughts were entangled in his brain, almost making him want to stick his little finger into his temple to get a good breath before he could wake up.

The person I attacked this morning was Xiaolan?
The person who shot him was Xiaolan? !
How can this be! ! !

"It's not a big deal in that regard. She was just affected by the smoke bomb and inhaled some irritating gas. It's probably poisonous, so we came to the hospital for a checkup." Yingsheng said, "The most important thing is the psychological damage Xiaolan has suffered. We will go to see Ms. Aida later."

In Yingsheng's opinion, the poker player could not be the police, so he naturally would not reveal the fact that Xiaolan was carrying a gun.

When Conan heard this, he was struck by lightning. His whole body stiffened and he was terrified.

As someone who used the smoke bomb himself, Conan was very clear about the spread of the smoke at the scene and knew who was affected.

Moreover, Kaito Kid never wants to harm passers-by when he does things. When he asked Dr. Agasa to make a special smoke bomb, he deliberately requested that the irritating gas inside must be able to degrade quickly.

According to Conan's own experiments, after the smoke bomb explodes, the damage range of the pungent smell is only five meters at most.

This morning, there was only one person in range, and that was the man with the gun who shot him!

After hearing what Yingsheng said, Conan could almost be sure that the person...

It’s Xiaolan!!!

Of course, Yingsheng didn't know the turmoil in Conan's heart. Seeing that he didn't respond, he thought he felt that he didn't say enough, so he continued:

"There were gunshots in the smoke, and someone shouted 'Mizuki Hotaru, run away!' When the fake me heard it, I immediately jumped over the wall and ran away. Xiaolan realized something was wrong, so she followed me. As a result, she saw someone seriously injured in the bathroom, and asked me to call the police. We were delayed for a while, but we didn't catch up with the person."

Conan was now in a trance and didn't believe a word Hotaru said.

But if you don’t believe it, there are two situations.

One is that Xiaolan lied to Yingsheng; the other is that Xiaolan told Yingsheng the truth and Yingsheng lied to him.

Conan wanted to ask this question, but of course he couldn't really say it. After hesitating for a moment, he asked, "Sui Yue, are you sure that the Xiaolan you saw is the real Xiaolan?"

"Of course, we met in the hospital lobby while talking on the phone," Yingsheng said.

"I'm not just talking about today, I want to extend the time a little bit further," Conan added.

Yingsheng raised his eyebrows, thinking that the detective was being too suspicious. "You should be with the police now. Xiaolan said that they went to Ian's apartment yesterday and verified it by pulling her face. Doesn't this explain the problem?"

Conan was silent for a moment, "I mean, what happens after that? Disguise skills must be highly cautious."

"Is there anything suspicious about Xiaolan?"

"It's just a precaution. This is also for Xiaolan's safety. By the way, does she have any external injuries?"

"There is a long thin scab on her face. She said she accidentally rubbed it yesterday. It's very shallow and shouldn't leave a scar."

"Is there anything else?"

Yingsheng tapped the wheelchair armrest lightly, thinking, "This morning, my left shoulder seemed to have been scratched by something, but it's not a big deal either."

Conan was completely certain that the Xiaolan who was now with Hotaru was the same one he had fought with in the morning.

After all, he was hiding in the smoke, but infrared could clearly see that a red mark representing high fever appeared on Xiaolan's left shoulder.

That was definitely blood, he hit it!

Conan's eyes became increasingly gloomy, "Suiyue, where are you and Xiaolan now?"

"It's Beihua Central Hospital." Yingsheng looked up and said, "They are doing a routine blood test. Do you want to come over?" He lowered his voice, "Kudo, don't tell me horror stories. Could the Xiaolan here be fake?"

"I told you, it's just a precaution."

Conan pressed the microphone and asked Dr. Agasa in the driver's seat to drive the car to Beika Central Hospital.

Yingsheng asked in a low voice: "Do you need me to pull her face? To be honest, I have never done that before."

Conan hurriedly said, "Don't do that. You can't move easily now. If she realizes something is wrong and runs away, that would be bad." In his earphones, Megure Jusan had already sent a reply, saying that many people in Beika Town had indeed seen Hotaru this morning, with his legs in heavy plaster casts.

Many people were impressed by Yingsheng because he drove his wheelchair faster than the speed limit of many cars.

"Okay, then I'll just pretend nothing happened."

Yingsheng sighed, "I say, Kudo, if this Xiaolan is fake, then where is the real Xiaolan? The police probably didn't find the face-changing monster in Ian's apartment yesterday, so did they set up surveillance around it? Have you seen anyone who looks like Xiaolan leave?"

Conan said: "If the Xiaolan in the hospital is fake, then she may really be hidden somewhere in Ian's apartment. Of course, we have to wait for us to verify it first."

"Oh, this is really troublesome. Why would the Face Changing Monster target Xiaolan and me? Kudo, do you have any clues?"

"I think you should know, Suigetsu."

"What do you mean?" Yingsheng paused, "You mean, they all came here for Miss Shiho? But shouldn't they go to you?"

"How do you know they haven't looked for it?" Conan asked back.

And what he meant was more than that. Because of the incident with Yuzuki Kiyoko, Conan always thought that there was something wrong with Hotaru.

Unfortunately, without the support of his superiors, Megure Jusan would not be able to find Yuzuki Kiyoko and find out the truth.

"I still don't think it's right."

Yingsheng said: "After Miss Shiho escaped from the organization, it is impossible for her to hide in the school. Those people disguised themselves as high school students to go to school. Isn't it a pure waste of time?"

Conan said: "You, me, and Ran, have had dinner with Miss Shiho together. Maybe the other side thinks we are friends and wants to wait and see."

"So that's how it is. Kudo, you took leave these days to investigate this? What conclusions did you come to?"

"There are some, but I can't tell you. That's it. We'll be here soon..."

"Wait a minute! Wait a minute!"

Yingsheng said hurriedly: "Come to think of it, we haven't talked for a long time, Kudo, I have a reasoning question for you."

Kudo Shinichi sighed: "Go ahead."

His eyes were complicated, and he guessed that Yingsheng must be very upset, so he pulled him aside to chat and relieve his tension.

And isn't he the same now?
Is the Xiaolan in the hospital real or fake? Is the Xiaolan who talked to him on the phone yesterday real or fake...

He himself could not say that he had any definite inclinations.

I can only say, I hope Xiaolan is okay.

"Topic: There is a community center built by the sea. There is a piano in an empty room on the second floor near the sea. One night, a man drowned on the piano. No one played the piano, and music started playing by itself. It was Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata"..."

Yingsheng started talking about reasoning questions.

This was a murder plan that Asai Narimi had formulated in the past, but it was never put into practice. What Yingsheng is talking about now is the scenario where the plan goes smoothly.

He certainly did not say this to frame Asai Narimi and accuse her of premeditated murder.

It is to avoid appearing awkward when I mention another topic later.

After Yingsheng finished his question, Conan thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "The murderer is the first doctor who examined the body, Shuiyue. Your narration is too detailed and there are no interference factors. As long as the clues are combined one by one, the truth will come out."

Dr. Agasa, who was driving, scratched his head.

what?
So, am I actually a fool at reasoning?

"Well, my bad."

Yingsheng smiled and said, "Listen carefully to the next question. In a forest, there is a blue castle that looks like something out of a fairy tale. Its owner left a last word before he died..."

While listening to Hotaru's words on the phone, Conan was a little distracted because he had already heard about this case from Kyogoku Makoto.

Speaking of which, the reasoning question that Shuiyue mentioned before was taken on Yueying Island.

There is only one doctor on the island, Asai Narimi, or Asao Narimi, the orphan of the Asao family massacre twelve years ago.

I really didn't expect that she had the idea of ​​lynching and revenge in the past?
The letter of apology was clearly delivered to the police station this morning.

It is said that it was for Hideo Kawashima's property. Haha, money really can alienate people.

“Question: Who is the real murderer?”

Yingsheng finished the last sentence.

Conan was doing two things at once. After sorting out the clues given by Yingsheng, he came up with the answer: "It was the housekeeper who disappeared fifteen years ago. She had plastic surgery to look like the old lady."

clap clap clap-

Yingsheng couldn't help but applaud him and sighed, "You're amazing, Kudo. I gave you a lot of interference factors this time, but you still figured out the answer at a glance. You're worthy of being the savior of the Metropolitan Police Department. You must have solved the Dorobiga Paradise beheading case. I saw in the newspaper that the method was quite complicated."

"No, it's very simple."

Conan had a very proud look on his face. Hotaru's flattery made him feel so proud. After all, Hotaru was an expert in the field, and the flattery he received was different from that of others.

"I'm curious, how could that woman stand up on a running roller coaster? It's amazing that you could figure this out." Yingsheng said in admiration.

"Hahaha, because she was wearing a short skirt, I happened to see the calluses on her thighs and knew she was good at gymnastics." Conan scratched his head.

"What a keen insight! The newspaper today compared you with Ms. Aida. They are simply blind."

"Not really. Ms. Aida's ideas for solving cases are also very impressive."

"No, no, no, I can't compare to you."

Yingsheng flattered her a few more times, hung up the phone, tapped the armrest, and chuckled softly.

"Did you hear that, Qian Su?"

"No." Aoyagi Chisu said in the headset.

"In the Blue Castle case, the chess code I gave reversed two letters, so it was not Egg Head, but Egg Haed, which did not refer to a nerd, but a nest of eggs. I thought that if he could hear it, I would say that I had spelled it wrong, but not only did he not notice, he also successfully deduced the result."

"Did he know about this in advance?"

"Also, Dorobiga Paradise, because the other person was wearing a short skirt, he just happened to see the calluses on the thighs. Don't you think this statement or angle is wrong?"

"Either the wind happened to blow and he saw someone else's thigh, or his eyes were always kept at a low level," said Aoyagi Chisou.

"Also, he was the one who solved this case, but why didn't his name appear in the newspaper, and only Megure Jusan was mentioned?" Yingsheng asked again.

"Perhaps he cannot appear in public for some reason, so he lets Megure Jusan be the front man."

"Lastly, he had been seriously injured and nearly died."

"I see. Kudo Shinichi also has the blood of the Miyano family in his body. He took drug A and became a child. He is Conan next to Megure Jusan."

"kill him."

"clear."

(End of this chapter)