The boy soldier next to the famous detective

Although it would be more convenient for Conan Edogawa to use his voice changer and deduce the truth than to directly anesthetize Kogoro Mouri, he still chose to guide the others to discover the real culprit in order to ensure that his identity as Shinichi Kudo would not be exposed.

This process was somewhat agonizing for Conan Edogawa, but fortunately, the information left by the deceased this time was particularly direct. After altering all the messy drawers on the cabinet according to the way shown in the photo, the hiragana characters for "Suwa" appeared in everyone's sight.

Upon seeing this, Suwa Yuji's expression changed drastically, but he still wanted to struggle a little more. However, under Edogawa Conan's leading questions, he was still tricked into revealing information. In the end, he was rendered speechless by Mouri Kogoro's repeated questioning after he had figured out the clues.

After standing there in silence for a moment, Suwa Yuji chuckled softly and shook his head, then began to recount his crime bit by bit.

However, just when everyone around thought that Suwa Yuji was about to confess and accept punishment, Suwa Yuji suddenly snatched a samurai sword from a nearby technical officer and rushed towards Mouri Kogoro.

Yuji Suwa's move was so sudden that it startled everyone present. Kogoro Mouri didn't react for a moment and could only subconsciously adopt a judo parrying stance.

The katana was drawn, its white light flashing as it was about to cleave down on Kogoro Mori's head. But Suwa Yuji suddenly noticed a dark shadow flying straight toward his head in his peripheral vision. He instinctively turned to the side and raised his katana to block it.

clang-

A crisp metallic clanging sound came from the katana. Suwa Yuuji looked closely and found that it was actually the scabbard of a short sword.

Yuji Suwa subconsciously sensed something was wrong, but it was too late.

While Suwa Yuji's attention was drawn to the scabbard, Jonah, wielding the short knife found among the evidence at the scene, rushed to Suwa Yuji's side from his blind spot.

Without hesitation, Jonah slashed at Suwa Yuji's wrist, tripping him and then kneeing him hard in the back as he fell to the ground. At the same time, Jonah held the knife in both hands, his eyes filled with murderous intent, and plunged the blade into the back of Suwa Yuji's head.

"don't want!"

"Stop!"

"Jonah no!"

Upon witnessing this scene, Kogoro Mouri, Ran Mouri, and Conan Edogawa all widened their eyes and screamed in terror.

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The sharp dagger grazed Suwa Yuji's ear and pierced the tatami mat in the room. Jonah calmly met Suwa Yuji's terrified gaze, and the fierce look in his eyes made Suwa Yuji involuntarily look away.

"Jonah!"

Ran Mouri, who had finally come to her senses, rushed over in a panic, picked up Jonah, and carried him away from Yuji Suwa on the ground.

"Jonah, are you alright?"

Ran Mouri placed Jonah on the ground and anxiously checked him over from head to toe, only letting out a sigh of relief after confirming that Jonah was unharmed.

"Sister Xiaolan, don't worry, he's fine. I promised Auntie I wouldn't kill anyone here."

Seeing Ran Mouri's worried expression, Jonah realized he might have made a mistake, but he couldn't just stand by and watch Kogoro Mouri get into danger.

"I'm not worried about that, I'm worried about Jonah, will you get hurt? He's holding a knife, how can you just rush at him like that?"

"Because he's going to hurt my uncle, I have to stop him."

A very calm sentence brought tears to Ran Mouri's eyes instantly. Moved, she hugged Jonah tightly. Even Kogoro Mouri, who came over later to say something, had a change of expression after hearing this sentence. In the end, he shook his head with a wry smile and turned to find Inspector Megure to explain the situation.

As for Conan Edogawa, everyone was dumbfounded. Although he knew that Jonah had been a child soldier, were all child soldiers this strong? He felt that he hadn't even seen Jonah make a move clearly.

Are kids these days really this scary?

"Brother Mori, what's going on with your kid?"

Looking at Kogoro Mouri with a serious expression, it was indeed a dereliction of duty for the police that Yuji Suwa was able to snatch the samurai sword, but Jonah's performance had really shocked all the officers present.

How could a child who looks only 7 or 8 years old be so terrifying when he gets going? They all suspected that if Ran Mouri and the others hadn't shouted to stop Jonah at the end, Jonah, with his murderous look, might have actually plunged the dagger into Yuuji Suwa's head.

"Inspector Megure, Jonah, is somewhat special."

With an awkward laugh, Kogoro Mouri briefly recounted Jonah's story to Inspector Megure.

"Teen soldiers? Really? And, Attorney Fei, why didn't you tell me about this? I could have helped!"

"Weren't we in too much of a hurry at the time? Besides, Eri was rescued very quickly."

With a forced smile, Kogoro Mouri touched his hair and looked at Yuji Suwa being led away by the police. His eyes flickered, but he still tried to ingratiate himself by moving closer to Juichi Megure.

"Hey, Inspector Megure, look, Jonah was protecting me from Yuji Suwa just now. Otherwise, I would have been slashed by the katana. I glanced at him, and Yuji Suwa's injuries don't seem too serious, right...?"

"Who knows how serious it is? I think that cut was so severe it almost severed the tendons in his hand."

After glaring at Kogoro Mouri, Inspector Megure turned to Jonah, who looked helpless and unsure how to comfort Ran Mouri, who was crying in his arms. After a moment of silence, he could only sigh.

"I'll try my best to argue that it was legitimate self-defense."

"Thank you, Inspector Megure!"

"I can tell he's a good kid. You have to keep a close eye on him and make sure he doesn't go astray. He's been through so much cruelty in the past, so he needs you to treat him well now. Brother Mori, you have to take responsibility."

"I know, I quite like this kid too."

......

"Jonah, remember, you can't do such dangerous things again!"

"Okay, I've got it."

Seeing that Ran Mouri, who had lectured him all night, had finally left, Jonah breathed a sigh of relief and turned to climb onto the new bunk bed that Eri Kisaki had bought for him and Conan Edogawa.

After having dinner at home, Kogoro Mouri was invited by his friends to play mahjong. Now, he is alone in his room with Conan Edogawa, who is reading a book on the lower bunk.

Conan Edogawa really wanted to talk to Jonah as well, but seeing Jonah's tired face after being lectured by Ran Mouri all night, he decided to find another opportunity to talk to him later.

Conan Edogawa closed the book, took off his glasses, turned off the bedside lamp, and prepared to go to sleep, but suddenly Jonah's voice came from above.

"Conan, do detectives like your uncle often encounter these kinds of dangerous situations?"

"It's alright. After all, there are many cases that result in deaths. To escape responsibility, those murderers will always do some crazy things... Jonah, why are you asking this?"

"..."

"No, Jonah, don't stay silent, say something!"