The Pirated Onmyoji of the Detective World

"So, when it comes to Sherlock Holmes... Huh? Aragaki-kun, what are you doing here!?" Shinichi Kudo, who was talking non-stop, was somewhat surprised to see Yuu Aragaki suddenly appear before him.

"Aragaki-san? I can't believe I've run into you here! Are you with...?"

Ran, who was initially a bit listless, perked up instantly upon seeing Aragaki Yu.

She looked around Aragaki Yu with curiosity, as if she were looking for someone.

Aragaki Yu probably guessed what Ran was looking for, and said with a smile, "I came alone. I just happened to win a ticket here in a lottery event in the shopping street yesterday, and I had nothing better to do!"

Yuki-onna looked disdainfully at Aragaki Yu, who was spouting nonsense with a straight face.

What kind of coincidence is it to win a ticket in a shopping street lottery?

Yuya Aragaki knows that he's not like Ran Mouri, who's a lottery expert with lucky hands and always wins the jackpot.

You should know that the Mori family's various trips basically depend on Ran's lucky draw.

"So that's how it is." Xiaolan looked a little disappointed.

Shinichi nodded knowingly, indicating that he understood.

"Don't just stand here like an idiot. Since we've run into each other here, why don't we go in together?" After thinking for a moment, Aragaki Yu extended a warm invitation to the two of them.

Yuu Aragaki didn't want to disrupt their time alone, but then he thought about the atmosphere between Shinichi and Ran just now.

This……

It seems like it doesn't matter whether I'm there or not.

Aragaki Yu glanced at Kudo Shinichi and couldn't help but shake his head slightly.

Even the Snow Woman sighed silently, feeling a deep sense of empathy.

Shinichi Kudo is such an idiot when it comes to love!

"Okay!" Although Ran secretly hoped to spend time alone with Shinichi, after all, this was a date she had been looking forward to for a long time.

But she had really had enough of Shinichi's incessant chatter about Sherlock Holmes the whole way.

She even started to regret coming out with this guy.

Moreover, since she had run into Aragaki Yu who was traveling alone, the kind-hearted Ran couldn't bear to let him experience a lonely journey by himself.

Shinichi Kudo, standing to the side, didn't think too much about it and readily accepted Yuu Aragaki's invitation.

After all, for him, this meant he had one more listener during this period of time.

What's more, this listener was just like him, a fan of Sherlock Holmes.

After Ran and Shinichi finished buying their tickets, Aragaki Yu walked together to the waiting line not far away.

Sure enough, with Yuu Aragaki joining in, he became even more excited and started talking about Sherlock Holmes.

"Ran, Aragaki, do you know what we've got? We've touched on Holmes's most amazing feat! It was when he first met his assistant Watson. Just a handshake, and he knew he'd been to Afghanistan as a military doctor, you know that!"

Yuu Aragaki glanced at Shinichi, who was gesturing wildly, and silently thought to himself, "Kudo, do you know that your childhood friend Ran is really angry right now?"

Chapter 16 Aragaki Yu is a steamed egg!

Suddenly, to the surprise of Aragaki Yu and Ran, Kudo Shinichi grasped the hand of a woman in blue who was passing by him.

The woman was also startled by this sudden action and stood frozen in place, at a loss for what to do.

Before anyone could react, Shinichi Kudo continued, "For example, like this."

Ran was both angry and confused when she saw Shinichi suddenly grab another woman's hand. She could only stare coldly at Shinichi, waiting to see what explanation he would give.

However, her tightly clenched fists revealed that she was not at peace.

At this moment, Yuu Aragaki seemed to recall a scene he had seen in an anime.

But I couldn't quite remember what Qingyi was going to say next, so I watched with curiosity as things unfolded.

The woman whose hand was being held and her companions around her also looked at Shinichi Kudo with confusion.

If it weren't for the fact that the man grabbing her arm was handsome and had a serious demeanor, the woman in blue would have thought he was a pervert.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Shinichi slowly explained, "Take this lady next to me for example. Just by shaking her hand, I know she must be a gymnast."

Ran was somewhat skeptical of Shinichi's words, because no matter how she thought about it, she couldn't figure out where Shinichi had gotten that idea from.

She even suspected that Shinichi was just making things up so he could hold another girl's hand.

Unexpectedly, the woman in blue's companions looked at her with surprise and asked, "Xiaotong, is this young man your friend? How does he know you used to practice gymnastics?"

The woman, whom her companion called Xiaotong, was also visibly shocked, shaking her head repeatedly and saying, "Ah! No, I've never seen this young man before!"

Clearly, their conversation has confirmed Shinichi Kudo's conjecture.

Xiaolan felt a little strange. She looked the woman called Xiaotong up and down, but couldn't see anything that could prove she had practiced gymnastics.

But how did Shinichi know that?

Yuu Aragaki then examined the hand still being held by Shinichi Kudo, combining it with the vague impressions remaining in his memory.

He narrowed his eyes, lost in thought.

Seeing everyone's puzzled expressions, Shinichi couldn't help but smile slightly, then gestured to the palm of the hand he was holding, that of Hitomi.

He explained, "It's because of the blisters on her hands. Women get so many blisters on their hands because they practice on the horizontal bar all day long."

Ran Mouri still couldn't quite understand: "But even so, it doesn't prove anything. For example, you can get blisters when practicing tennis or kendo!"

Shinichi smiled and nodded, continuing, "It's nothing. Actually, just now, when this lady's skirt was blown up by the wind, I accidentally saw that on her thigh, there were unique calluses that only people who have practiced on the uneven bars can develop."

"Hey, hey, hey, what are you even looking at?!" Shinichi Aragaki couldn't help but think to himself as he heard Shinichi Kudo's explanation.

Even the snow woman on his body couldn't help but glance at Shinichi Kudo with the eyes of someone looking at a pervert, and subconsciously covered the hem of her clothes.

However, it wasn't long before the Snow Woman couldn't suppress her curiosity.

It quietly drifted from Aragaki Yuu to under Kotomi's skirt, observing the unique cocoon that Shinichi had described.

Ran Mouri glared at Shinichi and said, "What?! Shinichi, you knew this from the beginning, it's cheating! And you, how long are you going to hold her hand?!"

Upon hearing Ran's words, Shinichi Kudo suddenly realized that he had been holding onto someone else's hand the whole time.

He hurriedly let go of her hand, and apologized to the young lady named Xiaotong with a slightly embarrassed expression, "Ah, I'm so sorry!"

"It's alright." Miss Kotomi was very magnanimous and wasn't angry about it. She just shook her head and smiled at Shinichi.

Instead, the man in gray standing next to the woman said impatiently, "Please, kids, can you please leave our business alone?"

Upon hearing the other party's complaints, Ran and Shinichi quickly apologized.

Yuu Aragaki watched this scene silently from the side.

After taking another look at the gray-clad man, Aragaki Yu was fairly certain that this guy was the victim in the roller coaster murder case.

Adding Miss Hitomi and the other two girls completes the classic "three suspects to choose one" scenario common in Conan murder cases.

As for this classic case, Aragaki Yu remembered it very clearly.

The one who was about to commit murder was probably this young lady named Xiaotong.

He hesitated for a moment, looking at the seemingly nonchalant Miss Xiaotong in front of him.

Finally, they made up their minds to prevent the case from happening.

It's not that I'm acting out of a sense of justice or want to prevent any incident from happening.

Yuu Aragaki had already figured it out in his heart regarding the many cases and victims that appeared in the story.

There's no way he can be saved.

Not to mention, some people even he felt deserved their fate and died a worthy death.

After all, Aragaki Yuu and Kudo Shinichi are different.

In Shinichi Kudo's mind, no reason should justify murder. The handling of criminals should also fall within the scope of the law.

But Yuu Aragaki would never think that way; he had already figured it out during his reflections yesterday.

He will help with whatever cases may arise in the future if he can, and will not force anyone if he cannot.

In Aragaki Yu's plan, he might even side with some of the murderers.

As for the case that is about to happen today, Aragaki Yu has decided to get involved.

Perhaps, if the murder on the roller coaster hadn't happened, things would have turned out completely differently.

That way, the scene where Shinichi stumbled upon the Black Organization's deal wouldn't have happened.

Shinichi won't be forced to drink poison, so he won't shrink.

Everyone was patiently waiting for the roller coaster to arrive.

Aragaki Yu secretly glanced around.

The man in gray and the woman beside him were seen being all lovey-dovey, while another girl was blushing and peeking at them from the side.

Shinichi and Ran were still bickering on the side.

The timing was perfect. Taking advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention to him, Aragaki Yu quietly walked up to Kotomi and said as if talking to himself, "Do you know? No matter what kind of suffering you encounter, killing is foolish and has no justification."

Miss Xiaotong's previously silent expression suddenly changed.