The cross-dressing master in the world of Detective Conan

"Oh, I'm sorry, I've never introduced myself before."

Hatamoto Natsue looked at Kogoro Mouri with surprise. It turned out that the careless Ran had never mentioned Kogoro Mouri's identity, and the uncle had been fast asleep the whole time. If Ran hadn't mentioned her father's profession while bragging about her sweetheart, Natsue probably wouldn't know at all.

(A moment of silence for poor Kogoro Mouri)

"Oh, I see. Then please don't let my grandpa know. He hates detectives the most. He says they're despicable guys who stalk people all day and dig into their privacy."

Hatamoto Natsue's description was surprisingly apt. In fact, before Conan came to the Mouri Detective Agency, Kogoro Mouri usually did this kind of work.

Chapter 61 Choking on Dog Food

With two deadly figures appearing at the same time, it's no wonder something bad is about to happen on this ship. And judging from that old man's explosive personality, he's probably the one most likely to get into trouble.

Kazama Kaoru secretly grumbled to himself, but outwardly he calmly observed the people present.

Everyone says that wealthy families have many stories, and just look at the backstabbing and infighting among these people to see for yourself.

In this seemingly peaceful hall, the entire family of Hatamoto Mariko, along with Hatamoto Akie, were all watching Natsue's direction with predatory eyes. Although their gazes were quite subtle, they were all incredibly obvious to Kazama Kaoru, who possessed a wild intuition.

What he found regrettable was that he didn't hear what Akie Hatamoto and Mariko Hatamoto were saying when they were whispering to each other.

Based on the plot details, it's nothing more than shifting the blame to Hatamoto Natsue, such as Natsue having the upper hand in matters of inheritance and the distribution of company profits.

Regardless, he had been invited by Hatamoto Natsue this time, so he had a responsibility to protect this naive and clueless girl in this complicated situation.

"Xiao Wu, I've been waiting for you for so long!"

Hatamoto Natsue's long-awaited fiancé, Kobu, finally appeared, but he looked quite dejected. However, Hatamoto Natsue didn't seem to mind and stood up cheerfully to greet him.

"Sorry, I had something to do in my room, so I haven't been able to show up."

Xiao Wu forced a smile, looked up at the girl standing opposite him with a bright smile, and a hint of guilt and apology flashed in his eyes.

"You don't look too good, are you alright?"

Hatamoto Natsue noticed Kotake's low spirits, her eyes filled with worry.

"Hey, where are the flowers?"

The flowers that were originally in Xiao Wu's suit pocket had disappeared without him noticing. After all, he was the protagonist of this wedding, the groom, and the disappearance of the flowers from his pocket was just too obvious.

Xia Jiang's reminder made him realize that his suit jacket pocket was empty, and the flowers that should have been there were gone.

"That's strange, it must have fallen somewhere!"

In fact, regarding the love-hate relationship between Xiaowu and the Hatamoto family, Kazama Kaoru really wanted to say, "When will this cycle of revenge end?" However, such words are basically just sarcastic remarks to the parties involved.

After all, no one can truly understand the feelings of the person involved, so they are all in a position of speaking without understanding the pain.

Kazama Kaoru finally understood why Hatamoto Natsue seemed indifferent to Komugi's disappearance. This gentle and kind girl probably already realized that Komugi had an ulterior motive for approaching her.

Don't always assume that girls are easy to deceive. In fact, even the protagonist of this world, Conan, is the same in this regard. He always thinks that Ran is easy to deceive. Even though he is always exposed, he always tries to get away with clumsy excuses and disgusting (this sentence was added by Kaoru Kazama) cuteness.

In fact, Xiaolan should have realized much earlier that having someone impersonate her was no longer effective when she was suspected a second time.

The reason she didn't expose him was simply because of Xiaolan's kindness and her habitual consideration for others, so she waited for him to tell her on his own initiative.

Hatamoto Natsue is the same; when a person has a strong purpose, no matter how much they try to hide it, their behavior and eyes will show it.

The kinder and more innocent a person is, the easier it is for them to sense the implications emanating from those with strong ulterior motives.

This silly girl probably thought she could influence him on her own, but she never expected that she would end up ruining her family, which was at least superficially perfect.

"Xiao Xun, what's wrong? Are you seasick?"

Kazama Kaoru sighed almost imperceptibly, but the perceptive Xia Jiang caught it and assumed he was feeling unwell.

"I'm fine, I'm just a little seasick because I'm hungry. I'm going to go up on the deck for some fresh air."

"Tch, those country bumpkins have never seen the world!"

Upon hearing Kazama Kaoru's excuse, Akie Hatamoto, sitting at the next table, immediately seized the opportunity to retaliate against him. It seems she had just been choked by Akie Hatamoto's public display of affection and was feeling resentful.

"What a nuisance! It's none of your business."

In a bad mood, Kaoru Kazama had even less desire to show off and slap someone in the face, but that didn't stop him from teaching this arrogant and troublesome woman a lesson.

"Sharingan Trial Card, Activate"

Three black tomoe slowly rotated in her scarlet pupils, emanating an extremely ominous chakra that seemed to bring misfortune and death with just a glance. This feeling permeated Akie Hatake's entire body, making her unable to move at all.

"Illusion Technique: Binding Technique"

"How...how is this possible?"

Akie Hatamoto muttered to herself in a low voice. The man next to her muttered impatiently, seemingly unaware of her unease, which made her feel a sense of despair.

In reality, Kazama Kaoru only used a tiny bit of genjutsu from his three-tomoe Sharingan and the influence of the ominous chakra it carried to teach that arrogant woman a lesson.

He's not the protagonist of an urban novel; he won't be constantly harassed and looked down upon while seemingly enjoying it.

As the protagonist of a slice-of-life anime, he is very righteous and magnanimous. He never seeks revenge indiscriminately and usually settles scores on the spot.

Kihamoto Akie was left trembling on the spot. Kaoru Kazama walked out of the restaurant without looking back, leaving the bewildered crowd wondering, "Could it be that Kihamoto Akie has had a Parkinson's disease attack?"

The illusion only takes a moment to activate, and with Kazama Kaoru's deliberate manipulation, by the time Hatamoto Akie showed any abnormality, he was almost out of the restaurant and naturally wouldn't suspect him.

"The Sharingan is really useful. I wonder what the Rinnegan feels like."

Today, Kaoru Kazama finally got to try out the Sharingan's abilities other than dynamic vision, and he found it quite enjoyable, which sparked his extreme curiosity about the legendary Rinnegan.

Having experienced the power of the Sharingan, I naturally became genuinely curious about the existence of the Rinnegan, which is said to be the extreme form of the Sharingan. I wonder if there is any chance to exchange for an experience card and try out what it's like to be Pain.

Kaoru Kazama leaned against the deck, the soft moonlight shining behind him, which, combined with his exquisite face, made him look like a moon goddess sailing on the sea, drifting with the current and looking down on all living beings. His purity was so noble that no one could bear to offend him.

But in reality, behind this otherworldly image lies Kaoru Kazama's endless daydreams.

He imagined himself using the Rinnegan to tease the members of the brewery with the Universal Pull and Shinra Tensei, making these professional cool-guys-but-amateur-killers look surprised and flustered. It would be quite interesting.

When it comes to showing off, Gin is the real big shot. I forget which episode it was, but this guy arrogantly jaywalked and got yelled at by a truck driver who suddenly stopped. Then, Gin glanced at the man and he immediately cowered.

At that time, besides despising the driver for being too cowardly, I was also envious of Gin's blatant showing off. As an ordinary person without any special abilities, most of my attempts to show off failed, so naturally I envied Gin, who was a big shot in the world of showing off.

The power of a killer gaze is something most people can't feel.

Chapter 62 Uncle Mori's True Love

"Has something happened again? As expected, nothing good ever comes from being with Conan. Conan is definitely the perfect medicine for home, travel, and even murder."

Kaoru Kazama, who was enjoying the breeze on the deck, suddenly heard a scream coming from inside the cabin, and it sounded like an old man's voice.

"Why do the screams sound so unfamiliar today? Wasn't Xiaolan the first to discover them?"

As she ran into the cabin, she wondered why the screams she heard today were different from those she usually heard. After all, she had been dealing with the Grim Reaper trio for a long time and had always heard Ran's clear and high-pitched screams, so it was inevitable that she would feel a little uncomfortable.

"Ah~~~"

While he was thinking, a familiar female scream pierced the night sky, creating a 3D surround sound effect in everyone's ears.

Clearly, this was the sound signaling that Xiaolan had arrived at the crime scene.

What happened inside?

Kazama Kaoru knew that someone would die this time, but she didn't know who the specific person would be. Otherwise, it would be so agonizing if she knew that the person was dead every time she saw them.

"It's Grandpa, Grandpa..."

Xia Jiang covered her face halfway through her sentence and helplessly collapsed into Kazama Kaoru's arms.

"Mr. Mori, could you please protect the scene? I'll go report to Boss Megure."

Kogoro Mouri nodded. Although he was a detective, with Conan's help, he didn't have to be responsible for the deductions. His main job was to keep an eye on the crime scene and prevent anyone from entering.

"Why won't you let us in? The person who died was my grandfather! Who are you people?"

Sure enough, it was the same familiar situation again. For some unknown reason, the already unruly Akie Hatamoto was determined to rush in and check on her grandfather.

However, now it seems that the fact that a fruit knife was found stuck squarely in the chest of the deceased, Hatamoto Gozo, indicates that it was definitely a homicide. Everyone present could be a suspect, so how could she have been allowed into the scene?

"Excuse me, I am Kaoru Kazama from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. This place has now become a crime scene. Mr. Hatamoto was stabbed in the abdomen with a fruit knife and has been confirmed dead. Therefore, the scene cannot be disturbed."

Faced with the doubts, Kaoru Kazama calmly took out the cherry blossom police badge from his pocket.

However, he was quite impatient. He had already submitted a suggestion to the Metropolitan Police Department, saying that it would be better for police officers to wear their uniforms when they went out on duty, so that they would not be questioned by people with intellectual disabilities.

He felt deeply that when those mentally challenged people questioned what he did for a living, he, too, seemed like a mentally challenged person as he pulled out his police badge and earnestly explained that he was a police officer.

"cut!"

Akie Hatamoto clearly hadn't expected this, and turned away rather unwillingly.

Actually, her purpose was quite simple. At first, she was very surprised that the old man had been murdered, but later she realized that she could use the old man's death to make a fuss.

Just now, the reason she was so eager to go to the scene was to see if she could find any incriminating evidence, and incidentally, to see if she could frame Hatamoto Natsue for this incident.

We've learned through internal company channels that Hatamoto Gozo's designated successor is Hatamoto Natsue. All of Hatamoto's companies, shares, and assets will be inherited by Natsue, and these people won't even get a single penny.

This fact is cruel; they are all children, yet they are so different. Unless one is a saint, one probably cannot accept it.

I don't know what triggered this old man, Hatamoto. Isn't he just deliberately exacerbating the already sharp conflicts within the family?

"Okay, okay, I'll cordon off the scene and take statements from the suspects before you arrive."

Because Kaoru Kazama, a police officer, was on the ship this time, the Metropolitan Police Department's handling of the situation was much stronger than in the original story. They directly stated that they would send a helicopter to locate the ship's position and then send people over.

"Alright, Detective Mori, we'll probably need to cordon off the scene first. I'll question everyone here to get their alibis."

"Well, that's all we can do for now."

Uncle Mori nodded seriously. Having been a policeman himself, he knew exactly what to do in this situation.

In the original work, many times when Uncle Mori beat up Conan, it was indeed because this kid was getting in the way by wandering around the crime scene. It was just that the fact that this kid was able to solve the case was covered up.

In reality, under normal circumstances, people unrelated to the crime are not allowed to enter the scene. However, since the police in this world are not very reliable, solving cases can only rely on detectives.

"Conan, you can't sneak in here! This is a crime scene, not a place for children to play."

Kazama Kaoru's kind reminder rang softly in Conan's ears, startling him so much that he jumped three feet high on the spot, giving him a good taste of the magical effects of the sports shoes produced by the professor.

Kazama Kaoru didn't even need to look; his beastly intuition, powered by the system, clearly sensed that this guy was taking advantage of the opportunity while he was secretly talking to Kogoro Mouri to sneak into the crime scene and collect evidence.

When Kazama Kaoru called him out, he was clearly confused because he felt that his angle was completely outside Kazama Kaoru's field of vision, unless he had eyes in the back of his head.

"This guy really thinks everyone's a confused Uncle Mori, doesn't he!"