The cross-dressing master in the world of Detective Conan

While Kazama Kaoru was wiping her mouth, they arrived at their destination, a family named Tamada. This surname reminded Kazama Kaoru of the name of a male supporting character in a very popular rural romance drama from back then.

"Excuse me, are you Ms. Tamada Kyoko, the person who reported the incident?"

The door was opened by a young woman with a haggard face, presumably because the family's breadwinner, Mr. Tamada, had gone missing. After all, women in island nations typically don't work outside the home, so if something happens to the man, it's tantamount to destroying a family.

"Yes, because my husband hasn't come home since the night before last. I called the librarian of the library where he works, but he said he didn't know anything. I remember my husband was on night shift with him the night before last."

The woman was pale and her hair was disheveled, clearly on the verge of a mental breakdown. However, she was still able to rationally recount to the police the events leading up to her husband's disappearance.

"Ms. Tamada, please don't worry. We don't know the real situation yet. Perhaps Mr. Tamada is safe and sound. Now, please tell us more about the suspicious things that happened before Mr. Tamada disappeared. Maybe we can deduce his current location based on these clues."

"Really? That's wonderful! Thank you so much, Officer. My husband..."

With Kazama Kaoru's comforting words, Tamada Kyoko began to slowly recount the various circumstances surrounding Mr. Tamada's disappearance. They all sounded like trivial matters, and it was impossible to deduce what kind of time Mr. Tamada had encountered from them. However, in order to keep the lady calm, Kazama Kaoru could only listen attentively.

"You mean, your husband and the curator have some conflicts, right?"

Finally, perseverance paid off. After an hour and a half of explanation, Kaoru Kazama managed to extract some key information from the story.

"Yes, the librarian of this library, Tsugawa, has some conflicts with my husband, but he has never talked to me about it in detail. It was only when he was drunk that I overheard him mention that although the librarian's salary was not very high, he always drove luxury cars and wore expensive watches."

Upon hearing this, Kaoru Kazama and Sato exchanged a glance. A low salary yet the ability to maintain a high standard of living—there must be something fishy going on, and it must be something unusual. He's just a library director, not some high-ranking official with great power; it's impossible for anyone to bribe him. So, it must be from another source of funding.

“Okay, thank you for providing the information. We’ll go to the library to investigate now. Since it’s where your husband worked and the last place he was before he disappeared, there must be clues there.”

After offering the woman a few words of comfort, Kaoru Kazama set off for the Tsugawa Library.

Chapter 51 Conan's Frustration

What are you all doing here?

Kazama Kaoru looked at the Detective Boys and Conan the Grim Reaper with a strange expression. If he saw Conan here, then Mr. Tamada must have already met his end. It's a shame that she made such a solemn promise to Ms. Tamada for so long.

"Ah, because the teacher assigned a reading task, and we have to submit a reading report, so that's why we came to this library."

Upon hearing Kaoru Kazama's question, little Ayumi excitedly began to speak, looking every bit the studious child. However, Conan looked utterly dejected, and Kaoru couldn't help but chuckle at the children's book he was holding.

Although this library has a large collection of books, Ayumi and her friends ended up in the children's reading room, which is mostly filled with children's books, such as storybooks, comics, and science books. Right now, these three mischievous kids are happily engrossed in reading a Kamen Rider comic book.

However, for a detective who is already a high school student, this kind of book is really too boring. You know, this guy has been reading Sherlock Holmes since he was seven years old. Maybe this is the price of being precocious. God is making him make up for the childhood he lost because of his precociousness.

Conan stared at Kazama Kaoru, who was inexplicably laughing, with dead fish eyes. To be honest, although he always had a strange suspicion about Kazama Kaoru's mysterious aura, he did not think that the other party was a dangerous person who could not be trusted.

Kazama Kaoru wasn't unaware that Conan harbored some reservations about him, but there was nothing he could do about it. This aura was innate; after all, he was a transmigrator. Whether he liked it or not, he would exude a sense of being out of place in this world. In technical terms, it would be called being detached from worldly affairs. Only a great detective like Conan, who was suffering from severe paranoia, would be so inquisitive.

"Sato, how is it?"

While Kaoru Kazama was chatting with the kids, Sato and Takagi had already questioned the curator, Hideji Tsugawa. The reason Kaoru Kazama didn't go was because the bald man he saw doing drug deals with last night was him. He was afraid that his gaze would arouse suspicion, so he chose to tease Conan first.

(Actually, all of the above is nonsense. He just wanted to see Conan's embarrassing moments when he was a primary school student.)

"The situation is similar to what Mrs. Tamada provided before. She only said that she hadn't seen Mr. Tamada since she worked the night shift with him. However, she denied that she had any conflicts with Mr. Tamada, saying that they just had some disagreements about work, but that they were good friends despite their age difference."

"Pshaw, who would believe such nonsense!"

Kazama Kaoru was utterly dismissive of this supposed friendship between people of different ages. He could tell at a glance that the old man was no good. Besides, he had seen this bald man conducting a drug deal with someone in a dark alley yesterday. What kind of good person could a drug dealer be? It was possible that he had conspired with those people to kill and dispose of the body because Mr. Tamada had witnessed the transaction.

It must be said that Kaoru Kazama's imagination is extremely close to the truth to a certain extent. In fact, Mr. Tamada was killed by Director Tsugawa because he discovered the drugs hidden in the library.

"Xiao Xun, the comrades from the anti-drug department just contacted me. They asked us to maintain the status quo for now, because we haven't met with the person who did the transaction with him before. They have already sent people to stake out this place, and they hope we won't change the status quo in the short term."

"What did Boss Mumu say? Actually, we're fine, but I'm worried because he just met with that group yesterday. He probably won't be doing it again anytime soon."

"Yes, Inspector Megure has agreed to our cooperation with the Narcotics Division. He will send someone to appease Ms. Tamada. As for the matter you're worried about, the Narcotics Division has already sent plainclothes officers disguised as drug addicts to meet with him and buy the drugs from him. So, the drug dealers should reappear soon."

"Tsk tsk, Officer Yamada from the Narcotics Division is really capable. As expected, experience counts, and he actually came up with such a ruthless move."

In a sense, this feels like a sting operation, but there's nothing he can do about it. He saw the situation last night; this Director Tsugawa has a considerable amount of drugs on his hands. If he were to make his own move, it could take up to six months. At that point, not only would the Narcotics Division not be able to wait, but even their First Investigation Division wouldn't be able to afford the delay.

"Officer Kazama, is something wrong at the library? I see almost all the police officers from the Metropolitan Police Department here."

Conan's sense of smell for cases remains as sharp as ever, like a fly that won't land on a flawless egg.

"We sent people to investigate because a staff member in the library went missing."

"But isn't this a bit too many? Could it be that someone important has gone missing?"

Investigating missing persons is no problem, but the scale of the case makes Conan wonder what kind of political figure disappeared in the library.

"Strange, I haven't heard of any of those councilors coming here recently, and it's such an inconspicuous library, what's going on?"

Because of Kaoru Kazama, this seemingly simple murder case was linked to drug trafficking from the very beginning. It's worth noting that in the original story, Conan only discovered the drugs after the police left, so there weren't many police officers available at the time.

This time it's different. Not only the First Investigation Division, but also the Narcotics Division has sent a lot of people to stake out the area. They had already found out where the drugs were hidden. The police are not to be trifled with; they just can't act for the time being.

"Alright, you're just a kid, don't worry about adult stuff. You should go and write your book report, or you might not finish your homework and get punished by the teacher."

"Tch, mind your own business."

He was already looking to leave that childish children's reading room, and there even seemed to be a case going on. He could feel his detective spirit trembling inside him. But Kazama Kaoru took him directly to the children's reading room to hang out with the kids and read Kamen Rider comics.

"What's so interesting about this? Where's the excitement of a case?"

Conan held the Kamen Rider comic book in his hands with a sullen expression. This was a book that Kazama Kaoru had "carefully selected" for him after taking him to the children's reading room, and she even said that she would check his reading report later. It was clear that she didn't want him to get involved in this case, which made our Conan very upset.

Conan was also worried: could he write a book report about the Kamen Rider manga?

He had originally planned to sneak out while Kazama Kaoru wasn't looking, but after seeing Kazama Kaoru's occasional glances, he could only sit in the children's reading room reluctantly.

He really couldn't understand why this policeman would have the leisure to watch his little child give a book report. Was it a maternal instinct?

Fortunately, Kaoru Kazama was unaware of Conan's idea, otherwise he might have given him a direct Railgun test to let him experience the power of a Level 5 Electromaster.

However, Kaoru Kazama was indeed deliberately keeping an eye on Conan. Because the Narcotics Division officers had been staking out the area earlier, they were waiting for Hideji Tsugawa to meet with the drug dealers. Therefore, they couldn't let Conan ruin the operation, but they couldn't explain this situation to Conan.

After all, he couldn't very well tell Conan, "There are narcotics officers staking out this place, so just behave yourself and stop putting on a show of deduction, okay?"

Thinking about this trouble, Kaoru Kazama couldn't help but start considering whether she should confront Conan sooner rather than later. Who knows if this situation will arise again in the future? With her as the little butterfly in the picture, the plot can't be relied on.

Chapter 52 Hot Girl Sato

"Okay, thank you for the tip. That concludes our investigation for today. However, we may need your tips in the future, so please keep in touch."

Inspector Megure continued his lie without batting an eye. In fact, he had known about the stakeout for a long time, having spoken with the head of the Narcotics Division on the phone, even before Kazama Kaoru, who hadn't activated his Beast Intuition and Electromagnetic Wave Sensing. So, of course, he knew what would happen to this person. However, he still spoke in a serious, procedural manner.

"Of course, I will definitely cooperate with the police. Isn't that a citizen's duty?"

With a kind smile on his face, Tsugawa Hideji looked like an ordinary old man. Who would have thought that he was not only a murderer, but also a drug dealer who destroyed countless harmonious families?

"Tch, the older they get, the better they become at acting."

Kazama Kaoru had clearly seen what he looked like during drug deals; his expression back then was completely different, downright ugly.

"Alright, Xiao Xun, let's go. It's time for lunch. What should we have for lunch today?"

Seeing that Kazama Kaoru was still standing there in a daze, Officer Sato walked over, took his hand, and led him to the car.

Despite Officer Sato's formidable fighting skills, her hands are surprisingly soft. However, Kazama Kaoru is already used to it. In fact, if it weren't for his strong morals, he probably would have already seen Officer Sato naked.

The island nation has a custom of communal bathing, and Sato has invited him to bathe together more than once or twice. However, the cross-dressing master is someone who can only be admired from afar and not touched. If his "big treasure" were discovered, he would probably be beaten to death.

Kazama Kaoru was very worried. When he took off his women's clothes, he was not only a weakling, but he would also be in a sage mode all the time. At that time, he was lucky if he could even move, let alone fight.

Of course, only Kaoru Kazama, who possesses the system to save the world by cross-dressing, can truly understand the feeling. It's a love-hate relationship that he never wants to recall.

"What do you want to eat?"

Kaoru Kazama, back at the Metropolitan Police Department, went straight into the break room, which had now been transformed into a modern kitchen, complete with all sorts of appliances. He casually took an apron off the wall and, while tying it on, asked Miwako a question.

"Well, let me think about it. I'll have Kung Pao Chicken and Boiled Fish, and I want it spicy."

After thinking for a while, Sato tapped her chin and said the names of the two dishes. She was quite an oddball among the Japanese. The dishes in Japan are usually light, like sushi and sashimi. Kazama Kaoru didn't expect that this girl would like spicy food. After trying Sichuan boiled fish for the first time, she wanted to eat it every few days.

"You should really be reincarnated in Kansai. Such a strong taste is not like that of a Kanto person at all."

The Kansai region of Japan is also known for its love of spicy food. Just like the southern and northern regions of China, the Kanto and Kansai regions have quite different lifestyles and tastes.

Compared to the modern metropolises of Kanto, Kansai is more like the homeland of the island nation. Places like Kyoto and Nara have many ancient buildings, most of which were passed down from the Tang Dynasty. Their preservation is even better than that of the original Chinese areas, which is a sad fact.

"Xiao Xun, be careful! You almost cut your finger just now. What are you thinking, you silly girl?"

While picking vegetables, Sato saw Kaoru Kazama spacing out as she chopped them, completely unaware that the knife was about to touch her fingers. If she didn't call out to him, it would definitely be another bloody incident. Sometimes she really had a headache over this girl's carelessness.

"It's okay, you won't be able to cut it. My fingers will sense the knife and generate a strong repulsive force to deflect it."

Sato rolled her eyes. No wonder she believed such nonsense. But in fact, Kazama Kaoru wasn't lying. He now possessed almost 80% of Misaka Mikoto's strength. The only difference was the color of his hair. It was indeed possible to deflect a kitchen knife by generating repulsive force with electricity from his fingertips, but no one would believe it.

"Miwako, have the narcotics officers said when they plan to send someone to meet with that old man?"

Kazama Kaoru picked up a piece of fish soaked in broth, gently put it in her mouth, and slowly chewed, feeling the spiciness gradually unfold in her mouth.

"Yes, probably in the next day or two. After all, we still need to investigate Mr. Tamada's disappearance. Although I personally think that this case must be related to that old man Tsugawa, we don't have any evidence yet. The key is to find the missing Mr. Tamada."

Sato was hissing and sticking out her tongue while constantly picking up pieces of boiled fish. It seems that this girl really likes Sichuan cuisine. She now gives off the vibe of a spicy Sichuan girl.

"When I went to his library before, I vaguely smelled a strange smell, especially when I was in the elevator. The smell became stronger when the elevator doors closed."

"Really? I can't smell it. Maybe you're just imagining things."

Seeing Sato enjoying her meal, Kaoru Kazama hesitated for a while before deciding not to tell her his guess. He had spent a considerable amount of time at the scene, and with his senses heightened, he could vaguely deduce that the strange smell was the stench of a corpse, and it was most likely the smell of the missing Mr. Tamada.

So sometimes you can't really blame him for judging people by their appearance. That Tsugawa Hideji had such a fake smile that Kazama Kaoru almost vomited. He looked like a very hypocritical person, and he was also involved in drug trafficking. It's really possible that this guy killed Mr. Tamada.

"Elevator, elevator, is this a place where a body can be hidden?"

Kazama Kaoru muttered to himself, "Compared to Conan's method of constantly searching for clues and evidence and finally weaving a net to restore the truth, Kazama Kaoru's method is more like intuitive reasoning, which is the legendary guessing game. He never intended to pretend to be a famous detective by remembering the plot."

You know, he had only ever seen Conan on TV. Such a long series, very few people would bother to watch it episode by episode. After all, sometimes it feels like it's similar to Ultraman: someone dies, Conan searches for clues, knocks out Kogoro Mouri, and the case is solved. It's pretty much the same routine.

This resulted in Kazama Kaoru not actually remembering many details of the cases. Moreover, he had been in the Conan world for several months, and perhaps due to the influence of the world's laws, he not only did not remember more plot details because of living in this world, but he also became increasingly forgetful. Many times, he could only recall the complete plot when Conan was making deductions.

Therefore, he didn't really value the advantage of being able to foresee the plot. He knew he couldn't remember all the details of nearly a hundred different murder cases, so he never forced himself to recall those plots.

What he really cared about was his memory of the characters who appeared and the main storyline. That was the key point. In the future, there would be no minor characters around Conan. They were basically people from the organization, the FBI, the CIA, and the Japanese Public Security Bureau. He remembered these very clearly.

"Host, this system can provide you with details of the plot, as long as you..."

The system's voice slowly echoed in Kazama Kaoru's mind, and for some reason, it seemed to carry a seductive quality.

Chapter 53 Spreading the Glory of Cross-dressing to the World

"What do you mean, 'just what'? You perverted system, you don't have any ulterior motives towards me, do you? Let me tell you, that's impossible, don't even think about it."