Conan: The Man Behind the Romance

Chapter 365: The storm gathers, Xiaolan participates in the world's number one martial arts competition!
A child suspected to be a devil in disguise appeared out of nowhere in the Metropolitan Police Department, manipulating people's minds and launching a hellish bloody massacre, killing more than forty police officers on the spot.

More than ten people were killed by his curse from a distance, and more than twenty people became mentally ill.

It is said that these include high-ranking Japanese police and politicians!

According to gossip, the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office's Special Investigation Department is suspected to be involved in this incident, and the casualties may affect Washington!

The outbreak of this incident was no more than twenty minutes away from the news release of this channel, bringing you the first-hand information.

More casualties information is being counted, please continue to pay attention to this channel, we will wholeheartedly follow up the report for you.

PS: There may be inside information in this incident, and it is under urgent investigation!

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The above is the general content that Xiaolan saw after clicking on the [Magic Boy] news pop-up window.

No specific names were mentioned, and there were no pictures.

After taking a look at the channel number, Xiaolan saw that it was the official account of Nichiren TV. She then pulled down the status bar and looked at the date.

Strange, today is not April Fools' Day.

"What? Why would Nichimi TV broadcast something like this?" Sonoko also saw the news on Xiaolan's phone. "Could it be that they were hacked? Someone is playing a prank on them."

"I also think that devils and curses are too weird."

Xiaolan exited the browser and called Aoyagi Chiso. A formal female voice soon sounded.

Sorry, the phone is powered off.

Xiaolan looked at the two security guards chatting at the door and asked if anyone else had visited Yingsheng before and if anything strange had happened here.

The answer is naturally no.

After taking a last look at the surveillance footage, Xiaolan saw that Yingsheng was still chewing the big piece of steak slowly as if he was in a daze. She could only thank the security guard and leave with Yuanzi.

Sonoko also looked back, still feeling uncomfortable, "Ran, is it really okay for Suigetsu-kun to be like this?"

"He entered this state on his own initiative. The hospital thinks he's fine, and the police haven't said anything, so he should be fine." Xiaolan thought for a moment, "It's probably similar to the state of concentrating on something. Don't many philosophers have stories like that? When looking up at the stars, they don't even notice when they fall into a mud pit."

When I returned to the lobby on the first floor of the hospital, the nurse had already left.

Xiaolan walked towards the information desk and saw the notebook still there. She looked around and found that no one was paying attention here, so she carefully opened the cover with the picture of the Big Dipper.

When Xiaolan saw the first page, the sharp handwriting made her heart tremble.

——Miss Lan, you are not behaving well.

When I turned the page again, there was nothing.

Sonoko was originally quite surprised by Xiaolan's actions, and frowned slightly after seeing that sentence.

"What does this mean? Did she deliberately leave this prank because of what you said before, Xiaolan?"

"Probably. Let's go, Sonoko."

Xiaolan glanced at the surveillance camera in the corner of the hall and inexplicably felt like she was being watched.

萤？
Or is it Chisou Aoyagi?

I always feel like something is wrong. Have I overlooked something?

If Ying has always looked the same, then what is the purpose of replacing the surveillance?
Don't want anyone to see?

What would happen if I saw the real him?
"Xiaolan, what are you thinking about..."

Sonoko was interrupted by the ringing of her cell phone. She took out her phone and saw that it was her uncle Suzuki Jikichiro.

"Sonoko, where are you now? You're not at the Metropolitan Police Department, are you?"

As soon as the phone was connected, the old man's urgent voice was heard.

Sonoko raised her eyebrows. "Lan and I left the Metropolitan Police Department a long time ago and are now shopping outside. Uncle, did something happen over there? Is the news on Nichimi TV true?"

The man on the other end let out a long sigh. “I’m not too sure, but I was just communicating with a police inspector at the Royal Canadian Mint. He received a call and told me that something big happened at the Metropolitan Police Department. It seemed that many people died and ran away in a hurry. Anyway, I’m glad you’re all okay. You must be careful.”

"Thank you for your concern, uncle. The same goes for you."

As soon as Sonoko hung up the phone, she immediately told Xiaolan about this matter, and frowned at the end and said: "Xiaolan, do you think that the experimental project that Officer Megure asked you to participate in before is related to this matter?"

"Manipulating people's minds is indeed related to hypnosis, but what about the demon child?" Xiaolan frowned. "When you connect the Metropolitan Police Department with the child, who do you think of, Sonoko?"

"Of course it's that annoying Conan brat, but if you say he's the devil in disguise..." Sonoko slapped herself on the forehead, "I think there's no such thing as a devil in this world."

Xiaolan took out her cell phone and opened the browser again, and found that the news previously released by Nichiren TV could still be browsed normally, and the number of comments below exceeded a thousand in a short period of time.

Xiaolan took a quick look at the comments and found that many people had the same idea as her. She wondered why this fake news had not been deleted by Internet regulators.

The content released by the official news account involves the Metropolitan Police Department and the United States, which is not within the scope of freedom of speech.

——"I say, can this be true? I can't get in touch with my brother who is a policeman."

A new comment caught her eye, Xiaolan exited the browser and called Megure Jusan.

The formulaic female voice sounded again:

The number you dialed is out of service area.

Xiaolan shook her head. "In such a short time, Officer Megure would not have run to the wilderness. He must have gone to some hidden place that blocks the signal, or he is within the range of a signal jammer. I guess he was also involved. I hope he is safe."

Sonoko sighed, "What the hell, the world has suddenly become strange."

She raised her hand to stop a taxi, "Xiaolan, come stay at my house tonight. If there really is something wrong with Conan, I'm worried about you."

"Ai is still at home, and I don't think this matter has much to do with Conan. At least the person who can hypnotize that Inspector Megure mentioned before is definitely not him."

"That's not certain. What if he was normal before and suddenly got possessed by the devil?" After getting in the car, Yuanzi asked the driver to go to Ian's apartment, and turned around with a pitiful face, "Xiaolan, I'm scared. Let's sleep together tonight."

"Okay, I will definitely protect my home."

Xiaolan gently hugged Sonoko. The phone rang. She picked it up and saw that it was Kyogoku Makoto.

"Xiaolan, thank you so much for reminding me about that incident before. If I had gone to the Metropolitan Police Department, I might have encountered an accident as well." Kyogoku Makoto said with emotion.

"Has Senior Kyogoku confirmed what's going on over there?" Xiaolan connected the earphones and gave one to Sonoko.

"I know one of the martial artists who was invited, and he called me a while ago and said he was sorry he didn't meet me. I asked him what the police experiment was, and he said they had to solve a differential equation and then talk to a foreigner with a strange Japanese accent.

I knew that guy was an idiot in science. Xiaolan, you also told me before that the police experiment involved hypnosis, so I asked him about the details of the differential equation.

It turned out that he could solve the complex problem, but he still had no idea about simpler equations.

I found it very strange, but he said it was all because of a female classmate from middle school. I was very worried about him, so I asked him to call that female classmate immediately.

He was very reluctant, but the female police officer who brought him in for the physical examination encouraged him to do so, so he finally made the call.

However, when they confronted each other on the phone, his female classmate said that she didn't like boys with muscles all over their bodies. She always avoided him when she saw him back then, so how could she possibly talk to him?

My friend found this hard to believe, and the policewoman finally told him that he had been hypnotized and this was what the police had called an experiment, and that he could strengthen his willpower as long as he sorted out this memory.

It took him a long time to accept the fact that he was hypnotized, but even so, the memory still existed clearly in his mind, without fading at all.

He felt that he had been deceived by the police and wanted to go to the Metropolitan Police Department to seek an explanation. However, he saw that the Metropolitan Police Department was surrounded by various police cars outside.

There are mobile teams, and there are SATs.

Combined with the news just released by Nichiren TV, there is no doubt that something big has happened in the Metropolitan Police Department."

Kyogoku Makoto tells what he knows.

After confirming the authenticity of the incident from another perspective, Xiaolan naturally paid more attention to the magical hypnosis and asked, "Does Kyogoku-senpai's friend know the name of the person he was talking to?"

"I don't know, but it's definitely not a child. There must be many other things involved."

After a few more words, Kyogoku Makoto obtained Xiaolan's consent and told her number to Maeda Satoshi, who also wanted to express his gratitude in person.

Five minutes later, Maeda Satoshi gave Xiaolan another piece of news from the Metropolitan Police Department:
"I have a friend who also went to the Metropolitan Police Department. He stayed in the lounge and did not wait to talk to the hypnotist. Suddenly, he heard gunshots outside the door and peeped outside.

As a result, I saw several senior police officers who I had only seen on TV. They all ran in one direction with red eyes and would shoot without hesitation if anyone tried to stop them.

They didn't react to anything others said, and kept shouting things like "Leon is mine".

When my friend realized that something was wrong, he quickly jumped out of the window and ran away. On the way, he saw other people rushing into the Metropolitan Police Department like crazy.

He was shocked, but thinking that I changed my mind and didn't go, he thought I knew some inside information, so he called me.

Not long after, the Japanese TV station released the news.”

Xiaolan thanked him and hung up the phone, sighing, "It seems that the news is still on the Internet because the incident was too serious and could not be concealed at all."

Sonoko nodded, "But it's so strange. Leon's name has been exposed, and many people know his appearance. Why is the news still talking about the demon boy? Isn't this kind of thing fake at first glance?"

"Maybe there is some other purpose. The timing of the news release is also very strange. It was too fast. It's almost like they are deliberately covering up something."

Xiaolan searched on the browser, "Leon, foreigner, hypnosis... Found it, is this it? Singapore's famous detective, Leon Law, psychology expert, former policeman."

Yuanzi leaned over to take a look, called her father, and soon nodded to Xiaolan.

"It's him. He booked our hotel yesterday, but didn't check in."

"So the police released false information because his identity was related to something else important?"

Xiaolan continued to search for information related to Leon Law, and soon a piece of information that she was quite concerned about came into her sight.

The Singapore Karate Championships, the champion's reward is the world's largest sapphire - the Fist of Blue Sapphire, which sank to the bottom of the sea in the late 19th century.

The first thing that caught Xiaolan's attention was naturally karate.

Another reason is because of the recent intersection with Kaito Kidd, who loves to steal gems the most.

Finally, there is the mysterious side. Thanks to various literary works, almost everyone who sees magic will subconsciously associate it with things like crystal balls, and huge gems come second.

Xiaolan turned her phone screen towards the garden.

Sonoko thought about it and called her uncle Suzuki Jikichiro to ask him if he was interested in The Fist of Blue Sapphire. Otherwise, she could try to buy it directly at a high price and ask the organizer of the karate championship to exchange it for another prize.

"I have asked a long time ago, and others have no intention of selling it. I plan to wait until the champion wins and buy it later," said Jikichiro Suzuki.

"Uncle, can I ask you again? This matter may involve mystery." Sonoko said without hesitation.

"What?! Sonoko, are you talking about the incident at the Metropolitan Police Department? Okay! I'll call you right away!"

Suzuki Jikichiro immediately changed his mobile phone and called Singapore, but he only heard the English version of "powered off".

"This is that guy's private number, and it's turned off. Did something happen to him?"

Suzuki Jikichiro frowned and immediately contacted his other friends in Singapore.

As a world-renowned collector with plenty of money, Suzuki Jikichiro has friends all over the world. After asking the people there to help him get the news, Suzuki Jikichiro called Suzuki Shiro and asked Sonoko to tell them what was going on.

The Suzuki Group is almost at the top of the country in terms of economy. As long as they want, all the luxuries in the world are at their fingertips and are insignificant.

People's hearts are always unsatisfied. When they stand at this level, they will naturally look higher.

mystery……

Even if we don't find various reasons, this kind of thing is too attractive!

As for Sonoko, a 17-year-old adolescent girl, she is naturally full of fantasies and expectations about magic. Since she has the opportunity to get in touch with it, she will certainly not let it go.

Her own strength was too weak, and she had never thought of "leaving her family behind", so she naturally told him everything she knew immediately.

The Suzuki Group's economic size far exceeds that of many small countries. Once it is fully mobilized, its power is terrifying.

However, in this incident, within less than two hours, the Suzuki Group was hit head-on with an iron fist.

At 9:15 in the evening, Shiro Suzuki called Sonoko and told her about this.

"A congressman came to visit us personally. Although he didn't say anything, his meaning was very clear: this kind of thing is not something that our Suzuki Group can interfere with."

Suzuki Shiro said with emotion.

Sitting on the sofa in the living room of Room 2602 of Ian's apartment, Sonoko also showed regret in her eyes, "So the Fist of Blue Sapphire really involves mysterious power? Which country did it end up in the hands of?"

"Not sure, probably the United States, but based on our investigation results before we were stopped, it doesn't seem to have any magical properties."

"What's going on over there, An Lao?"

"It's also unclear. He should have shown abnormalities for the first time yesterday afternoon at the Tokyo Police Hospital. He was confirmed by the police this afternoon, and then various experiments were conducted around him. An accident occurred around 6:30 in the evening, and the people who participated in the experiment either died or went crazy."

"What kind of accident was it? How many people died in total?"

“From what I know, the death toll was at least hundreds, and a considerable number of them committed suicide without hesitation after waking up and learning that Leon Law was dead. Because many of them were not in the same place, they did not take effective precautions at the beginning, and only took control measures later.

As for the accident...

It seemed that Leon Law was hurt by a child. He called for help in desperation, causing his hypnotic ability to explode, affecting everyone who was watching the surveillance at the time.

No, the ability he activated at that time seemed more like charm than hypnosis. In short, everyone fell in love with him like crazy and kept killing each other for his limbs.

Other people who were not in the Metropolitan Police Department at the time also rushed there frantically, ignoring everything around them, causing many traffic accidents.

Many people who tried to stop them were killed by them, even passers-by were no exception."

Suzuki Shiro sighed, "All kinds of news have been leaked on the Internet now. The incident has become too big to be concealed."

So many lives were lost that Sonoko was silent for a long time before he continued to ask, "Who was that child?"

"An unknown person. His face cannot be found in the police system. The police suspect that he used a disguise." Suzuki Shiro paused, "But he shouted a name when he attacked Leon Law. You should have heard of Sonoko."

"what?"

"Liu Ying."

"who?!!!"

Sonoko jumped up from the sofa. "A little devil who used disguise skills and shouted Liuying's name attacked Leon Law, causing his superpowers to go out of control and kill so many people???
Oh my God! Dad, this matter...why?
It couldn't possibly be related to Hotaru. He was locked up in a mental hospital, and was strangely absent-minded.

What to do, will those unreasonable police officers continue to torture him?

Ah, why did this happen, Dad? Why don’t we find a way to rescue him?

us……"

Yuanzi paused abruptly, and caught a glimpse of a small ball of brown moving silently towards the bedroom from the corner of her eye. She immediately realized something and her face became serious.

"Dad, what I mean is that Xiaolan is worried about Suigetsu-kun, can we help him?"

"..."

Xiaolan had already slipped to the corner of the living room, and was speechless when she heard what Yuanzi said.

What does it mean to cover one's ears and steal the bell?

Shiro Suzuki on the other end of the phone was also speechless, but after a moment he felt a little sympathy for his daughter.

The person she cares about doesn't care about her.

In a rather elegant reception room, Shiro Suzuki patted his wife's hand, and the latter shook her head, with no expression showing any emotion.

"Don't worry, he'll be fine."

Shiro Suzuki laughed. "Based on Leon Law's performance after his explosive power, everyone believes that his power has a charming quality. The fact that the kid behaved like that at the time only shows that Liuying holds a very high position in his heart, but it doesn't mean that Liuying is special."

Yuanzi was silent for a moment. "This matter is too important. I don't think any party will let go of any clues."

"Well, of course, all parties conducted a comprehensive investigation on Liuying, but as for the conclusions reached, you should know roughly what they are." Suzuki Shiro said in a gloomy tone, "After all, before this incident, there were countless people who investigated him. Don't we have two of them in our family?"

"…I just care about Xiaolan."

"Yeah, of course. Anyway, that's how it is. Liuying's information is almost transparent to all parties. He has never had any intersection with Leon Law in the past, and he has not shown any abnormality. All parties will care about him, but they care more about that child."

Shiro Suzuki glanced at the personal file on the coffee table beside him. Although it was covered with a blue cover, he could almost recite the first page of the file by heart.

Because of various things, he has lost count of how many times he has checked Yingsheng's file, and every time there is something new added to the file.

He knew that many people would have similar experiences, such as his two daughters...

When he thought about this kind of thing, Shiro Suzuki felt quite annoyed and raised his hand to pour himself a cup of tea.

After drinking it all in one gulp, he finally let out a long sigh, "Yuanzi, Xiaolan should be by your side, right? What do you think about the identity of that child?"

Yuanzi, who was standing on the sofa, looked around and was about to jump down when she heard Xiaolan's voice:
"Disguise plus a child, still in the Metropolitan Police Department at the time, hatred for Hotaru could even resist hypnosis, there is only one answer, Edogawa Conan."

Xiaolan walked out from behind the corner and said, "To be honest, I don't have any ill will towards Conan, but his features are too obvious. I can't help but notice them."

Sonoko sighed, "Although I didn't have much contact with that brat, I can see that he has great ill will towards Suigetsu-kun and Xiaolan."

"Yes, the police thought so too, but unfortunately, it seems that it was not him," said Shiro Suzuki.

"Eh???"

Xiaolan and Sonoko were both surprised and asked the reason.

It turned out that the police had already taken Conan under control, and they used both the memory recovery technique and truth serum repeatedly, but they were unable to get anything out of him.

Xiaolan looked suspicious, "What does it mean to have nothing at all?"

Suzuki Shiro was a little confused. "That is to say, he is just an ordinary child. He is the illegitimate child of Kudo Yusaku and Edogawa Fumiyo. He used to live with his mother in Hakone Town and just came to Tokyo recently. He has a good brain and is very interested in reasoning under the influence of his father.

Because his brother Kudo Shinichi likes you, Xiaolan, he is hostile to Liuying.

Today, I followed you to the Metropolitan Police Department, stayed there for a while, and then left with a little girl named Yoshida Ayumi. After playing alone outside for a while, I returned to the Megure family. "

"?????"

Xiaolan was full of questions and didn't understand why the police were misled by Conan's fake identity.

When it comes to such an important matter, the police should conduct an in-depth investigation. There is no need to go through so much trouble. Wouldn't it be enough to contact the police in Hakone Town and ask them to conduct a visit?
Conan was able to hide all of this. Was it because they had done a good job of protecting their fake identities, or were the police too incompetent?
Or maybe I was wrong from the beginning, and Conan is really not Kudo Shinichi?

Xiaolan frowned and said, "Uncle Shirou, how did the torture of Conan go exactly? Did many people see it?"

"I'm not sure about that. In order to prevent him from acting strangely, a few people probably went in to interrogate him, while the others watched from behind the surveillance cameras... No, Leon Law's incident proved that it's not safe to watch the surveillance cameras in real time. I guess a few people interrogated him, and after making sure there was nothing abnormal, the others watched the video from behind."

Xiaolan narrowed her eyes slightly. "So, it seems that there is a possibility of manipulation. Who tortured him?"

"I don't understand, Xiaolan, are you still suspicious of him?"

"I'm more than 90% sure it's him. To be honest, many people died because of him this time, and I'm quite angry." Xiaolan thought for a while, "But even if this is verified, it won't help the current situation, and it has nothing to do with the Fist of Blue Sapphire. Let's talk about it next time we meet.

Uncle Shi Lang, is there a way for you to see the flight information?

If I'm not mistaken, Kudo Shinichi has probably already bought a ticket to Singapore."

"Hold on a moment, I should be able to get it."

It didn't take long before Suzuki Shiro said, "Indeed, he will be there at 10:30 tomorrow morning. He will be with Yusaku Kudo and Fumiyo Edogawa."

"Where's Conan?" asked Xiaolan.

"He is now lying in the Tokyo Police Hospital with serious injuries, and as a key suspect, he is wearing an electronic anklet and cannot leave Beikacho," said Shiro Suzuki.

"This is really bad news. Uncle Shilang, I saw that the flight was sold out. Can you help me?"

Xiaolan originally wanted to kidnap Conan back tonight and throw him directly to Junerick as a guinea pig to prevent him from continuing to harm people outside.

But the police's confinement actually protected him.

Suzuki Shiro said in a surprised tone, "Do you think that they can seize the Fist of Blue Sapphire with just a few of them, Xiaolan? That's impossible."

"I also think it's unlikely. As long as the country's power is serious, even Kaito Kidd will return empty-handed." Xiaolan smiled, "But magic is really curious. Even if there is only a little hope, I want to go and take a look. At worst, I can just treat it as a trip."

"That's right. Let's take a private plane there tomorrow morning. I'll send a car to pick you up at ten o'clock."

"……Okay, thank you Uncle Shilang."

Xiaolan just wants to say it again, poverty has limited her imagination!

As soon as the call was hung up, Sonoko put the phone in front of Xiaolan and showed her a piece of news that surprised her.

The Singapore Karate Championship was not postponed but instead was held three days earlier, and the prize for the champion is still the Fist of Blue Sapphire!
"What does it mean?"

Xiaolan was quite puzzled. Wasn't the Fist of Blue Sapphire fought over by everyone before?
Have all parties completed verification and confirmed that the Fist of Blue Sapphire is just an ordinary gem?
Yuanzi's eyes were full of joy. "Xiaolan, the registration channel has reopened. You can join in too."

Xiaolan nodded and immediately signed up for the competition on her mobile phone. Although she didn't understand why, it was good to have another reason to go to Singapore.

Even if we discard these additional reasons, simply fighting against a strong person is attractive enough.

She hadn't signed up in the past because she was hesitant.

But now, never again.

Ten minutes later, Sonoko received a call from Suzuki Jikichiro and learned the reason why the karate championship continued.

"That guy called me back and told me that the grand victory was the ritual of the Blue Fist to gather magic power. With the compromise of all parties, the game continued like this."

Suzuki Jikichiro laughed deeply, “It’s called a karate tournament, but the rules have long been changed, and this will be a no-holds-barred fight.

Tomorrow they will change the promo, the new competition name will be...

The world's number one martial arts competition!"

(End of this chapter)