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

Every time Xiaolan saw this scene, she became more and more distressed.

Most importantly, Kiyoko Yukimatsu would occasionally steal a glance at her, her eyes full of innocent friendliness.

This……

Xiaolan was speechless.

That's it. Poor Cedar, she has no one to rely on now.

And myself...

Thinking of this, Xiaolan subconsciously turned slightly backward...

"Xiaolan!"

Chapter 118 Kiyoko's Impure World Reincarnation

Just as she turned halfway around, her view was suddenly blocked by a figure. Xiaolan felt inexplicably guilty, so she quickly took out her lunchbox from under her desk, stood up, and took the person's arm.

"Let's go to the garden and have dinner together."

Sonoko looked helplessly at Ran and glanced in the direction Ran had been looking. Seeing Ran still fast asleep on her desk, she snorted coldly.

When Kenta Nakamichi, who was sitting in the row behind Hotaru, saw this, he quickly reached out his hand, but before he could touch Hotaru's back, Ran coaxed Sonoko out of the classroom.

"..."

Kenta Nakamichi withdrew his hand, scratched his head, and thought, "It is indeed a very strange scene."

"Zhongdao, how was the lottery yesterday?" Yingsheng turned around.

"Huh? You're awake?" Kenta Nakamichi was stunned.

"The classroom is too noisy, and I can't sleep well." Ying Sheng yawned and pulled two earplugs out of his ear piercings. "These are not very effective. I originally wanted to wear over-ear headphones, but I felt they were too ostentatious and would have a bad influence."

"...You're being incredibly arrogant right now."

"Why? The teacher called on me to answer a question, and I got them all right."

"That's exactly why they've become even more arrogant." Kenta Nakamichi covered his face helplessly. "The teacher must be thinking that you smart guys don't take him seriously at all—you, Ran, Kudo, and Yukatsu-kun, all of you!"

"I think Xuesong was called on in English class. Her pronunciation was even more standard than the teacher's. After that, the class turned into a very quiet self-study period, which allowed me to take a good nap." Yingsheng recalled:

"Shouldn't the teacher have found a reason to severely reprimand the disobedient student based on their expression at the time?"

"Mr. Moriguchi would never be so tasteless. Besides, I heard he had been planning to resign before, but afterwards he seemed quite relieved," Kenta Nakamichi sighed.

"I heard that the school will hire a foreign teacher to teach English, but I don't know what kind of person it is."

But what does this have to do with him?

He's just a terrible student.

"Back to the Detective Index." At the mention of this, Kenta Nakamichi's eyes lit up. He pulled out a notebook and opened to the page with the bookmark:

“I got up at six in the morning, compiled the data released by various police stations, asked my cousin who works at the Metropolitan Police Department for inside information, and cross-referenced the data with my brother who works at the Asahi Shimbun. In the end, I confirmed the number, which was as many as nine people!”

He pointed to the entry for Kabukicho in the notebook, which branched out into two main sections: underground casinos and the Butterfly Love Inn, and said:

"First, there was an underground casino here. Two of the victims had tattoos and were presumably members of the Muddy Gang. Police found that their necks had been broken and they had been thrown into the sewers of alleys around the casino."

Ying Sheng seemed to be deep in thought. It must have been the Six-Eared Macaque and her companion who did it. She guessed that the two of them had their clothes stripped off and their identities replaced.

Kenta Nakamichi continued, "Then there's the casino. Inspector Megure of the Third Investigative Division of the First Investigation Section shot and killed a criminal while trying to save someone. But things are a bit vague here, and there might be more to the story. Unfortunately, even my cousin couldn't find out."

Hotaru nodded. "Inspector Megure is so righteous!"

Not only did he protect Kiyoko Yukimatsu, but he also took responsibility for Shinichi Kudo's affairs and issued a gag order.

Kenta Nakamichi pointed to the Butterfly Lovers Hotel: "A small-scale yakuza shootout took place here last night. A member of the Muddy Slaughter Society shot and killed three members of the Sumiyoshi Society. Kudo and the police heard the noise and rushed over, but the murderer still managed to escape."

"……sharp."

"Another case involves a man named Harada Taro who was poisoned. Police have preliminarily identified the killer as Ishida Mamoru, reportedly a professional assassin." Kenta Nakamichi's finger moved, landing on the words "Ishida Residence" surrounded by a flame pattern:

"The newspaper reported that two assassins died in a shootout, and one of them should be Mamoru Ishida. The other's left forearm was broken by a shotgun and fell into the courtyard, escaping the fire. The police took him back for testing, but they still cannot confirm his identity."

Kenta Nakamichi wasn't too concerned about the unknown identities of the deceased; all he needed to know was how many had died.

Moreover, it's normal that the deceased's face was unrecognizable and their identity couldn't be confirmed. It can't be said that the police were incompetent; if no one reported the missing person, they wouldn't be able to find a needle in a haystack.

As a listener, Ying Sheng naturally understood the police better. That hand was originally intended for the Six-Eared Macaque's companions, so they could surely confirm the identity of the anonymous person.

However, Ying Sheng was still quite curious: "What do the police think is the reason for their shootout?"

"They say it's due to an unequal distribution of the spoils, involving several hundred million yen." Kenta Nakamichi paused, looked around, leaned closer to Hotaru, and whispered, "My cousin told me that a woman is also involved. He told me not to tell anyone else, just keep it to yourself."

Ying Sheng raised his hand and pulled it from left to right around his mouth like a zipper: "Don't worry, my mouth is very tight."

After learning about what yesterday was like from a passerby's perspective, Ying Sheng took out his bento box and started eating.

"What a feast!"

Kenta Nakamichi glanced at his pork cutlet rice bowl, then at Hotaru's seafood platter, looking pitiful, but with that face, he had a rather cheeky look.

Ying Sheng stretched out his arm: "Help yourself. By the way, aren't you rich now? Supermarket bento boxes are pretty good, right?"

"No need, this was prepared for you by Xiaolan. Besides, I'm in the prime of my career right now, I absolutely cannot afford to become corrupt and decadent!"

"...You have potential, but how did you figure that out?"

"The lunchbox is the same as yesterday's."

"..."

Ying Sheng shifted his gaze slightly, and the sky-blue lunchbox did indeed look the same as yesterday.

hiss--

Great!

Kenta Nakamichi chuckled, "Don't worry, it's pretty much the same over there as it is over there." He leaned on Hotaru's shoulder and pointed discreetly to the center of the classroom to the right, "Look, Yukimatsu also handed Kudo a bento box. What a coincidence, the bento box is the same color as yours."

"........."

Ying Sheng shrugged and shook off his hand: "All you do is gossip, huh? Go sell your lottery tickets, I'll buy ten. Today is a world where no one gets hurt."

"Alright, but Shuiyue, you're really wronging me. This is the first time I've said this. I can't help it, everyone's talking about you two, it's hard for me not to hear it."

"That kind of thing doesn't matter. I'm asking you, who do you think has the lowest profile in our class?"

"Huh? This matter? Hmm..."

It must be Aoyagi-san. She seemed to want to join the girls' discussion, but after Ran and Suzuki-san, who used to always include her, left as the main characters in the incident, the others didn't really pay attention to her.

Ying Sheng's eyes flickered slightly: "Besides this?"

"It's usually about the same."

Kenta Nakamichi casually said, "Because she always pretends to be a very serious student, but her grades are only slightly better than mine. Last time she was third from the bottom, so everyone thinks she's pretentious and doesn't really want to associate with her."

"That's it..."

Chapter 119 In the Name of Friendship, Devouring!

Green willows and white silk.

Hotaru felt that Aoyagi, who ranked two places higher than him in the test, was empty inside and that it would be easy to win her over, but he hadn't paid much attention to her.

Initially, it was because he was already dating Sonoko Suzuki, and if he were to develop a relationship with a classmate, it might expose their affair.

After breaking up with Suzuki, he vaguely realized that it was impossible to truly win her love this way, so there was no need to pursue someone close to him.

Moreover, although Ying Sheng primarily pursues love, she doesn't care much about appearance.

But humans are visual creatures after all, and first impressions are undoubtedly largely determined by appearance, and Ying Sheng is no exception.

And Aoyagi Chisato's looks...

Well, at least at first glance, it's hard to see anything particularly noteworthy.

The main issue is that she has thick bangs that almost completely cover her eyes, making it impossible to get a direct impression of her appearance; she just seems rather gloomy.

Combined with her personality, she became even more gloomy.

The fact that she didn't experience bullying at school suggests that the atmosphere at Teitan High School was relatively good, and that Ran and Sonoko Suzuki would occasionally show her concern.

Even so, her current situation clearly shows that she is being ostracized and ignored by others, and is suffering from emotional abuse.

I've made up my mind, I'll help her out.

Hotaru looked at Kenta Nakamichi: "Who's on duty after school today?"

Kenta Nakamichi looked up, somewhat puzzled: "Akiyama and Harano, it's written on the blackboard."

"No, the two of them have something to do this afternoon and need to go home early. They want to ask Aoyagi-san to help them. Can the student life committee member change it?"

"hiss--"

Kenta Nakamichi gasped, "What's wrong, boss? Did she offend you? Are you going to bully her?"

Ying Sheng clicked his tongue, looking completely clueless. "A chance encounter, you know? Create an opportunity."

"Nani?!!!"

Kenta Nakamichi was even more shocked: "You! Weren't you and Ran getting so close?!"

"Hey, keep your voice down."

Hotaru glanced around. Luckily, it was lunchtime and there weren't many people in the classroom. He leaned back in his chair and put his arm around Kenta Nakamichi's shoulder. "So, that's why I'm asking you for a favor, Nakamichi-san."

"Damn it!"

Kenta Nakamichi said angrily, "I've never been in a relationship before, and you expect me to use my first time to cover for you? And you, tsk, now I finally understand why Suzuki called you a scumbag."

"Let me introduce you to someone. What type do you like? Pure and cute, mature and charming, either is fine."

"!!!"

Kenta Nakamichi quickly became respectful: "I'm sorry, brother, I was too loud just now."