He's in Detective Conan, and he's the mastermind behind everything.

"What if she has someone like her? Even if disguise is her unique skill, she'll still have companions. If one of those red-bottomed macaques gets angry, your life will be over."

"Eh...that would be terrible. Does Mr. Moon have any plans for my new identity?"

"I'm very sorry, but I don't know any disguise techniques. It seems you'll have to keep your face hidden until this problem is resolved."

"Be wary. Is this 'keeping a mistress in a golden house' scheme against me, or is it just Mr. Moon's second attempt to scheme against me?"

"...How about Kiyoko Yukimatsu having another twin sister? Ryoko Yukimatsu? Akiko?"

"That would be too far-fetched. Sigh, having the art of disguise is so convenient. I really want to learn it."

"Who isn't? It's a pity I can't very well go to the Six-Eared Macaque for advice. I'll just have to find another opportunity later. Now let's discuss how you'll die. My initial idea is an accidental fire, the kind where your face is completely disfigured. Do you have any thoughts?"

"...Can I say I don't want to die yet?"

"If you really don't want to, of course."

"If you don't fake your death this time, you might actually die later, right?"

"Not necessarily, it's just a possibility."

"This is so frustrating. If I do it the way Hotaru-kun suggested, where will I die?"

"Ishida Mamoru's house."

The Six-Eared Macaques investigated all the clues we were going to give to the police beforehand. They were much more ruthless than the police. To avoid being harassed by Ishida Mamoru again, or for him to see through our scheme, he will definitely die. It will probably be the Nameless One who does the work.

"Since the nameless man had previously intended to assault you, it makes sense that he would bring you along."

"But didn't Mr. Ishida receive my call and come to settle his old score with me?"

"Your other accomplice is very clever. He locked the door after he went in. I originally wanted to use Shinichi Kudo to take care of both of them at once, but now I've only taken care of one. Fortunately, what we lost on one front, we gained on another. He can still be used later."

"Everyone is making the best use of their talents. Hotaru-kun is really amazing."

"Heh, on a side note, your mother won't die this time."

"I know. By the way, it wouldn't matter if I killed her myself after I died, since I'd have an alibi no matter what."

"Good idea..."

boom!

Bang bang bang bang bang! ! !

Suddenly, a burst of intense gunfire erupted from upstairs. Ying Sheng walked out onto the street and glanced up at the building:

"That's it, we'll head to the Ishida residence within twenty minutes, regardless of whether we find those things or not."

"Ok."

The communication was temporarily cut off. Less than twenty seconds later, Chiba Kazunobu's phone rang. As soon as he answered, he glanced at Hotaru and then quickly nodded in response.

Ying Sheng guessed that it must have been the suspicious Shinichi Kudo who called to ask if he had run away.

Of course he wouldn't run away.

He was just a passerby watching the commotion, but unconsciously he clenched his fist, wishing he had a handful of sunflower seeds to crack right now.

Ten seconds later, Chiba Kazunobu hung up the phone and ran towards Hotaru, looking anxious.

"The inspector hopes you can come upstairs to cooperate with the investigation."

Ying Sheng shrugged: "No problem, but first go buy me a bag of sunflower seeds, the spiced kind."

"what???"

A minute and a half later, Hotaru arrived at the fifth floor of the inn. Megure Juzo stood with a gloomy expression in the doorway of a guest room, looking at Hotaru who was eating sunflower seeds as he went upstairs:

"This person is not Harada Taro!"

Ying Sheng was slightly taken aback: "If it's not the person you're looking for, why did you shoot? And wasn't the area downstairs already cordoned off? If you haven't found them, keep looking."

Megure Juzo was still furious: "But they are members of the Sumiyoshi-kai, while you are a member of the Muddy Sands-kai!"

Ying Sheng asked, puzzled, "So?"

You're using us!

"Tsk, officer, what you're saying makes no sense. I didn't give them the room number, and I wasn't the one who shot them. What does it have to do with me?" Ying Sheng walked over and curiously peered inside.

"You mean them, plural, how many died?"

Seeing that Inspector Megure was still staring intently at him, Hotaru shook his head helplessly: "They must have fired first, right? So they deserved to be killed after assaulting a police officer, didn't they? Why do you insist on pinning the blame on me, officer? Do you like to shirk responsibility so much?"

"you……!!!"

"Shh-"

Ying Sheng interrupted with a smile, "Where is the detective? I prefer to talk to rational people." He went into the room and looked around, finding Kudo Shinichi on the floor examining a corpse. "Detective, aren't you going to continue investigating the case?"

Shinichi Kudo didn't even look up: "I'm wondering why you're using us to kill them."

One body on the ground was confirmed dead; the other two bodies were still slightly rising and falling in their chests.

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Ying Sheng shook his head: "I already said this isn't about taking advantage of you."

Shinichi Kudo stood up: "Their reaction was wrong. We didn't even have a chance to reveal our identities before they lost control of their emotions. They must have been stimulated by something before." He looked at Hotaru: "I shouldn't have allowed you to contact the outside world in the first place."

"Didn't you say I could talk to her as long as I wanted?"

"When I misjudged you, I think your girlfriend probably isn't a good person either."

"Oh...she went to the bakery."

"Um?!"

Shinichi Kudo's eyes sharpened, and he was about to speak when he saw Hotaru's eyes reveal a playful glint:

"Kidding."

Ying Sheng tapped his ear: "Anyway, Mr. Hunter, may I speak now?"

Shinichi Kudo remained silent for a few moments, then looked at the two surviving Sumiyoshi-kai members on the ground:

"They've already stated their purpose for coming: to swindle the Muddy Association, escalate the human auction, and use the police to suppress them. Is your retaliation in using the police to attack them a form of equal retaliation, or is there another reason?"

"Tsk, so you can't reason with me, huh? You've come to the wrong person and are trying to shift the blame onto me?"

Why did you ask that question at the front desk just now?

"Just like the reason you didn't stop me."

Shinichi Kudo was silent for a few moments again: "Do you know what? You made a mistake. Ordinary members of the Muddy Waste Society don't have a mind like yours."

"Tch, how arrogant! A mere high school student dares to look down on our Yakuza?"

Ying Sheng curled his lip in disdain: "That's it. That Harada Taro is indeed here. I don't know which room he's in, but with so many of you, you can go and find him one by one. Is there anything else? If not, I'm leaving."

Shinichi Kudo took a step back and raised his gun:

"I'm sorry, but I think you might have told more truths while you were in detention."

Ying Sheng raised an eyebrow: "How did it end up like this? What was I all this time for? Was I just wasting my time?"

That's what they say, but Hotaru knows that Shinichi Kudo's current image of him has changed from that of a wise criminal to a slightly shrewd madman.

Hmm, that's quite interesting.

Let's just say we've achieved our goal.

As for the Sumiyoshi-kai members, they were actually following Chiyoko's orders to help Hotaru; Hotaru had even given each of them a large red envelope beforehand. And now, this situation is undoubtedly a help to Hotaru as well.

Seeing Inspector Megure slowly approaching with handcuffs, Hotaru felt increasingly helpless:

"I didn't quite believe it when I saw in the newspaper that your police were really corrupt. Now that I see it, you're not trying to arrest me to force a confession because you can't find any suspects, are you?"

Inspector Megure's face was ashen: "We will never wrong an innocent person!"

“That’s right. After a full set of memory restoration techniques, I’d admit to assassinating the president even if you said I did it. Of course, I wouldn’t be a good person.” Seeing that Inspector Megure had approached, Hotaru very cooperatively extended his hands and put them together:

"Just wondering, will I be sentenced to death?"

"..."

"..."

To be honest, both Inspector Megure and Shinichi Kudo are a bit confused about the situation right now.

What the hell is going on with this guy?

Is there a problem?

So where is the problem?

Regardless of the circumstances, everyone caught in the eye of the storm is giving it their all, so why are you acting all nonchalant?

"Because I'm just a passerby," Ying Sheng said with a smile.

"..."

"..."

You think you can read minds?!

Shinichi Kudo felt utterly exhausted: "Let's handcuff him. But Inspector Megure, you said you had a way to get him to tell the truth. Could it really be vigilante justice?"

"Do not."

Megure shook his head, grabbed Hotaru's wrist with one hand, and reached for the handcuffs with the other: "Since he's a member of the Muddy Society, I'll naturally hand him over to Maru-shou."

The Maru-baku Police are police officers who are even more like yakuza than yakuza themselves.

Click!

The handcuffs were locked.

Sizzsssssssss——

The ratchet makes a sound; adjust the tension.