The Black Detective of the Detective Conan World

It can be said that he is full of flaws and suspicious points.

It's only a matter of time before someone notices the problem.

Of course, Naoto Hayashi didn't think he would really be exposed. After all, the show had been filmed for over a thousand episodes, and Conan's true identity was as if it had been welded shut, never being discovered by Ran from beginning to end.

But being able to watch a play is really fun...

He also knew why Xiaolan was ashamed and angry.

Because she said a lot of embarrassing things to Conan, like "I like Shinichi Kudo," he initially thought she was just a clueless kid who would forget about it. But now Ran suspects he's a shrunken Shinichi Kudo...

This is so embarrassing!

This is a young girl's heartfelt love, so openly expressed in front of this little idiot?!

Don't pretty girls have any self-respect?!

We absolutely, positively need to find out whether this guy is actually Shinichi Kudo!

Xiao Lan's face darkened.

If it's really as I suspect, and Shinichi Kudo has shrunk into Conan, then I'll use these two iron fists to completely crush him to dust and turn him into scum!

Soon, the police arrived, the perpetrator was handcuffed, and the Mori family got into Naoto Hayashi's car and returned to the office.

On the bus, Conan originally wanted to question Naoto Hayashi about accepting money, but when he noticed Ran's suspicious and scrutinizing gaze, he broke out in a cold sweat.

So Conan pretended to be stupid and acted like a child all the way, hoping that Ran would be fooled by him.

As for questioning Naoto Hayashi or something... let's talk about that after I survive this ordeal.

If we can't get through, we're doomed!

……

In the end, Conan managed to fool them and get away with it.

Although Ran is very clever, she tested Conan with some information that only she and Shinichi Kudo knew, but Conan let it slip, and it seems that Ran is about to catch Conan in the act!

But in the end, it was interrupted by a phone call.

On the other end of the phone was Professor Agasa, who was using a voice changer. He impersonated Shinichi Kudo and called Ran, successfully dispelling her suspicions and giving Conan a second chance at life.

On the phone, Ran and the fake Shinichi poured their hearts out to each other, and it took them a long time before Ran finally hung up, satisfied.

I feel much more energetic now.

The main thing is knowing that the kid is still alive and didn't just die silently in some corner, which puts my mind at ease.

Ran, who was happily humming a little tune, turned around and saw Conan grinning foolishly. She immediately felt apologetic and prepared to make it up to him.

"Conan, Dad's going to Kyoto for a friend's wedding tomorrow. Can I ask him to take us with him? We can ride the Shinkansen!"

Conan had just escaped death and was still feeling weak. When he heard Ran say that, he immediately drawled out "Okay".

Shinkansen?

Only children would look forward to riding the Shinkansen, right?

Besides, there won't be any cases on there, it's so boring...

Wait a minute...

That kid Lin Zhiren probably won't go, right? Great! I can finally get rid of that bastard!

Ever since I met him, it seems like nothing has gone smoothly for me...

Chapter 20 The Missed Shinkansen Explosion

After getting up early to exercise, Naoto Hayashi didn't receive a call from Mr. Mori.

It seems like there aren't cases every day, so I can take a break today.

Now that he no longer has to worry about starving to death every day, he feels much more relaxed. It's time for him to improve himself.

However, he's definitely not cut out to be a detective, so let's skip the related training.

I'll just go back to my old profession from my past life and tinker with computers and stuff.

So after having breakfast, Naoto Hayashi went to the shopping street to see if there was a suitable computer.

Unfortunately, computers from that era were all terrible.

Mainstream desktop computers are equipped with Pentium processors with clock speeds between 90MHz and 133MHz, 8MB to 16MB of RAM, and hard drive capacities between 540MB and 1GB. This kind of garbage configuration is just unpleasant to look at.

As for operating systems, Windows 95 was only just beginning to gain popularity...

As for laptops, they are thick and heavy, like a big slab of brick, and they are ridiculously expensive, which makes people lose all desire to buy them.

Naoto Hayashi walked around a few times, but he still didn't have any desire to buy anything.

He wouldn't want these junk components even if they were given to him for free.

There's nothing we can do but wait for the timeline to slowly advance until the hardware configuration and system are usable.

Finally, he turned and went to the flower and bird market to study the insects and small animals.

After all, he can imbue gold with spirituality and transform it into the same insects and small animals, so we should look at what real-world examples we can use as a reference.

Spiders, lizards, snakes, centipedes, frogs, scorpions, parrots, canaries, crows, and so on...

Some are not suitable as pets, but are excellent for infiltration and surveillance, such as bees and cockroaches.

In short, it broadened his horizons and also gave him a lot of new inspiration.

He collected many flyers from various pet stores, organized them, and put them in his car, intending to study them slowly when he had time.

Suddenly the phone rang. Naoto Hayashi looked at the caller ID and saw that it was Conan!

Wasn't this kid quite hostile towards me? He saw me accepting bribes twice in a row, and he clearly wanted to send me to jail immediately, so why would he call me on his own initiative?

After thinking for a moment, he answered the phone anyway, and Conan's voice immediately came through: "Hello, Naoto Hayashi..."

Snapped.

Naoto Hayashi hung up the phone.

The phone rang again soon. This time, Conan finally realized his identity and attitude, his voice filled with frustration: "Lin... Naoto-nii-san..."

Lin Zhiren said kindly, "Oh, it's Conan. What's up with calling me?"

Conan paused for a moment before speaking seriously: "Brother Naoto, today I took the Shinkansen to Kyoto with Uncle Mori and Ran to attend Uncle Mori's friend's wedding. But on the way... we encountered two men in black. They brought bombs onto the train and, after making a shady deal with someone, they actually wanted to blow up the train to silence us!"

"What?!" Naoto Hayashi exclaimed in surprise.

Conan said gravely, "You were shocked too, weren't you? These people are so crazy and reckless..."

"No," Naoto Hayashi interrupted, "I mean, you guys actually sneaked off to Kyoto? And you didn't even call me? I thought you were all at the office today since you didn't have any clients!"

Conan was dumbfounded.

No? I told you about the men in black and the bombing, and you're asking me why I didn't call you when I went out?

Are our focuses quite different?

Tell your girlfriend that she ran into her ex-boyfriend on her way to the hospital.

Some people are concerned about your ex-boyfriend, while others are concerned about why you went to the hospital.

Can we even have a conversation like this?

Conan swallowed back all the words he wanted to say, and after a long while, he finally stammered, "Because this was a last-minute decision made by Uncle Mori last night, and we're only going to stay for half a day, so we'll be back today."

Lin Zhiren said disappointedly, "Alright then."

Conan felt a strange pang of guilt, but he quickly pushed it aside and became serious again: "Naoto-kun, what I want to tell you is... those two men in black were utterly shameless and ruthless. They dared to plant a bomb on the Shinkansen! Luckily, I found the bomb and kicked it off the train..."

"But I overheard their names. One is Gin, and the other is Vodka! Naoto, do you... know anything about these two names?"

Conan called Naoto Hayashi today to test whether he had any connection with the Black Organization!

If there really was a connection, he wouldn't dare let this guy stay with Ran and Uncle Mori any longer; it was too dangerous.

"You kicked the bomb off the train?" Naoto's attention drifted again as he asked curiously, "Didn't the bomb have a shock-absorbing fuse?"

Conan's face darkened, and he gritted his teeth, saying, "No! It should have a timer and a phone detonation device inside! Hey you! Why are you always focusing on these weird things? Did you even hear my question?!"

"Ah, ah." Lin Zhiren didn't seem to notice anything amiss. "What gin and vodka? I've never heard of either. Are you listing alcoholic beverages?"

Conan snorted and whispered, "It's definitely a code name, a code name with alcohol in its name! But if you haven't heard of it, then never mind. If you ever see a man in black like that in the future, remember to let me know!"

He could tell that Lin Zhiren genuinely didn't understand these men in black, and it seemed he wasn't part of their group.

Considering Naoto Hayashi's usual quirky and questionable behavior, and the two alleged shady deals he had made, Conan still didn't have a good impression of him. He snorted and said, "That's settled then, bye-bye."

Hang up the phone.

Lin Zhiren looked at the phone and clicked his tongue twice: "Little brother, you've become arrogant again in the end. You really don't learn your lesson."

Next time I'm going to steal your reasoning again, and I'll make you suffocate.

However, this incident also reminded Naoto Hayashi that the world is still revolving around Conan, and if one is not careful, this Grim Reaper will secretly trigger a case.

We need to keep a closer eye on him from now on.

In addition, Conan's words did indeed catch his attention.

"Gin and Vodka, the two culprits who caused Conan to shrink, have started to form life-long connections with him... There will be more and more of these connections in the future, and I hope Conan can handle it."

"However, he only asked me today if I knew these two people, but didn't mention that they were the ones who gave Conan the shrinking poison. Tsk, this kid still has some reservations about me, and his level of trust is limited."

Naoto Hayashi pursed his lips, unconcerned.

For Conan, he's just a case magnet; once a case occurs, the kid's no longer of any use.

All I want is a soul.

Even if he doesn't trust me, it doesn't affect anything.

Perhaps he will gradually improve their relationship in the future.

"However, this incident reminded me that I really can't just wait for Mr. Mori to receive the case before calling me, because many times they are out traveling or eating and happen to run into the case, and by then it's too late for me to get there."

After thinking for a moment, Naoto Hayashi decided that he should visit the Mori Detective Agency whenever he had free time, and actively participate in the Mori family's life, making sure that they never neglected him.

Therefore, he must pay more attention to each task and cannot act solely based on the plot he remembers.

For example, if you previously promised Sonoko to visit the Beika Art Museum, it's best to gather information beforehand to avoid any mishaps.

Thinking of this, Naoto Hayashi immediately began collecting newspapers from the past few days and extracting relevant information about the Beika Art Museum.

However, as the information was gathered, Naoto Hayashi discovered something that surprised him greatly.

Chapter 21 One Man and Two Women

The masterpiece of the Mika Art Museum is a painting called "Heavenly Punishment".

This painting was created in medieval Europe, and it is now several hundred years old.

In earlier years, this painting was collected by some European collectors, but for some unknown reason, each of them died mysteriously.

As a result, many sensational rumors arose surrounding this painting.

Some say that this painting, which depicts a righteous knight killing a demon, actually contains a demon, which is why all its previous owners were devoured by the demon and died.

Later, somehow, the painting ended up in Japan and entered the Beika Art Museum.

After the painting was installed in the art museum, many strange events occurred in the museum.

For example, medieval armor moves on its own, some exhibits in the museum move inexplicably at night, and some staff members on night shift find that they have lost their memory of the night before.

If this isn't the work of some individual, then it can only mean one thing!

Something's definitely up!

Lin Zhiren was unsure whether he was the only Soul Devourer in the world, or if there were other extraordinary beings.

In any case, this museum is a must-see.

……

After attending Kogoro's friend's wedding in Kyoto, the Mori family hurriedly returned to Beika Town. After all, the bombing that occurred on the way had left everyone shaken and they had no mood for sightseeing.

After returning, Kogoro Mouri began taking on small commissions on a daily basis, and for the time being, there were no major cases.