The cross-dressing master in the world of Detective Conan

Ultimately, Shinichi Kudo's current state is inextricably linked to her. Perhaps this way of life isn't mortally dangerous, but it's not the life he wants. Of course, Conan's excessive curiosity, which led him to get involved in the incident, is also a significant factor.

Therefore, in the original work, this girl, whose mind is both simple and complex, works desperately and tirelessly to develop the antidote, and delivers it to this guy who is obsessed with Ran in a critical moment.

Whenever he thinks about this, he wants to give Conan a good beating.

Thinking of this, his gaze towards Conan turned hostile, causing Conan, who was sitting opposite him, to feel a chill run down his spine and instantly have an ominous premonition.

Don't be fooled by Conan's mature and composed demeanor. Even Shinichi Kudo is still a teenager at seventeen, basically in the late stages of chuunibyou (middle school syndrome), trying to save the world with his own sense of justice. All he needs to do is give him a good beating.

"Chuunibyou"? It's probably just an act; a good beating will fix it."

"That's the end of this matter. If you still want to see Ran as Shinichi Kudo, then shut up."

Kaoru Kazama casually clenched his fist, causing Conan across from him to swallow hard. If he hadn't witnessed this man slashing bullets with his own eyes, he would have wanted to show some backbone.

Chapter 132 A Day Trip to the Hirota Residence

"By the way, Conan, the organization has an important mission for you. It's very important. It's about whether you can develop an antidote for Ai Haibara so that you can turn back into your original form and continue dating."

Conan was already used to it, and he didn't blush when he heard such remarks this time. Anyway, he would tease him like this every time he saw him and Ran, so he had developed a resistance to it.

However, what Kazama Kaoru said did pique his curiosity. Developing an antidote to restore him to his original form was his biggest goal right now; solving cases wasn't as important as that.

After all, compared to Conan's identity, what he longed for most was to continue showing off as the high school detective Shinichi Kudo.

Seeing Conan's puzzled expression, Kaoru Kazama knew that the fish had taken the bait, so she explained to Conan why they had to go to Professor Hirota's house.

Two plans had been discussed beforehand. One was for Kaoru Kazama to infiltrate the pharmaceutical company and obtain the drug information. The other was to go to Professor Hirota's house to retrieve the disc that Ai Haibara had mistakenly sent to his house, which was also a drug disc.

Unfortunately, although Kaoru Kazama arrived early, the place was already deserted, let alone any drug information. It seems the Black Organization acted quite quickly.

So they could only pin their hopes on Professor Hirota. However, he did manage to get something out of nothing; at least he managed to quietly take a computer from the deserted pharmaceutical company.

It wasn't that he was being greedy, but rather that he had forgotten which fanfiction he had read about it. He said that if the disk wasn't viewed on a computer belonging to the Dark Organization, the virus on it would erase all the data, causing all his efforts to be wasted. This was their method of preventing data threats, which sounded quite like the Dark Organization's style.

Just in case, he threw it directly into the system space, which also contained all his cosplay costumes and a 3D maneuver kit he obtained from the emergency world of Titans.

However, the gas supply is not replenished. If it runs out, replenishing it might be inconvenient, since we are no longer in the industrial age where gas is used.

"I already know what happened, but why do you insist on taking me with you?"

Conan raised his own question: if the goal is to retrieve the data, bringing himself along would only be a burden.

Unlike the original story, because of Kazama Kaoru's presence, Conan was forced to become calmer and more composed. He no longer lost his composure and rushed to investigate anything related to the Black Organization, especially after being tricked by Kazama Kaoru so many times, he had to be more cautious.

"Because having you around won't attract attention. If we're watching you, the organization might be watching you too. If that's the case, it's easier for you to search for things, as it's less likely to be noticed."

Kazama Kaoru is absolutely right. In the anime, Conan has repeatedly used his small size to weave through crowds like a slippery fish, obtaining the evidence he wants without attracting attention.

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"Is this really okay? It looks a bit strange."

Ai Haibara rarely showed a strange emotion as she looked at the car full of people, including Conan, the kids, and even Akemi Miyano.

Fortunately, Professor Agasa still had a Volkswagen Beetle, otherwise Kaoru Kazama's SUV wouldn't have been able to fit him in.

"Ai, this is the first time we've ever gone out this late! It's so exciting, we've never done this before."

"That's right, it's unbelievable that our parents actually agreed."

"You lot, shut up, or I'll stuff you all into the trunk."

Kaoru Kazama sighed, rubbing his forehead. He hadn't anticipated that Officer Takagi, who was supposed to be taking the kids to get a late-night snack, would run into them. Then, these unruly children swarmed into Kazama's car, even squeezing Conan out. Akemi Miyano and Conan rode in Professor Agasa's car.

"it is good!"

The children responded loudly, and anyone could hear the enthusiasm in their voices, which only made Kaoru Kazama's headache worse.

"It seems this person isn't very good at dealing with children."

When Ai Haibara saw Kaoru Kazama rubbing his forehead, her eyes flickered with a thoughtful expression. Kaoru had always been a mysterious figure in her eyes. Although his life was simple, she couldn't understand anything deeper about him. This was the first time she had clearly understood his likes and dislikes.

"This time we're going to visit someone in person, so you all better behave yourselves. He's a university professor, so be polite. Don't just come here asking for food, especially you, Genta Kojima, understand?"

It's safe to say that, apart from the parents of these unruly kids, no one understands their behavior better than Kaoru Kazama, who has watched hundreds of episodes of Detective Conan. If they don't give them a heads-up, they'll probably lose all face, and it'll be the adults who will feel embarrassed. Kids don't care about that.

The journey wasn't too far, but because they were traveling at night with strict speed limits, it took them several hours to reach Professor Hirota's legendary house.

Actually, Kaoru Kazama felt a little guilty about coming here. It was his own idea to bring Conan along. If he hadn't brought him, the old man might have been alright. After all, the death god power in Conan's body was really hard to explain. Even a transmigrator had to be careful, or he might die in the line of duty one day.

"Hello, this is Kaoru Kazama who just called. I'm here today to visit Professor Hirota because my friend Akemi Miyano forgot something with you."

When Kaoru and his group arrived at their destination, they saw a plump middle-aged woman about to open the door, presumably Professor Hirota's wife.

"Is that so? I heard it from my husband. Please come in!"

Although there were quite a few people this time, Mrs. Hirota was very hospitable. She welcomed everyone in with a big smile and ran around preparing tea and snacks for everyone.

"I'm so sorry for this unannounced visit, and for bringing so many people with me. I'm really sorry to have bothered you."

Seeing Genta launch a fierce attack on the tea and snacks on the table, completely disregarding the surprised looks of others, Kazama Kaoru already felt extremely ashamed.

"It's okay, it's okay. Actually, I really like children. Usually, the people who come to our house are my husband's students. It's rare to have so many lively and cute children."

Mrs. Hirota's expression remained unchanged, still with a polite smile, as if she hadn't seen Genta's frighteningly strange eating.

Including Ai Haibara and Conan, who are pretending to be kids, this time it was Kaoru Kazama and his two companions, along with five children, visiting the home of a university professor. If you didn't know better, you'd think the whole family was there to steal food, especially Genta, that glutton. It's a wonder the professor didn't seem to care.

Kaoru Kazama cursed Takagi inwardly once again for being so clueless. Why did she have to finish her meal now of all times?

And then there's Genta. Is he really that straightforward? He ate two adult-sized plates of eel rice just three hours ago, but now he's eating like a starving ghost who just died. It's unbearable to watch.

Chapter 133 Disrupting the Great Duke of Judgment

"Excuse me, is Professor Hirota still receiving guests?"

"Oh, I'm not too sure either. I just got back. I remember he had a few guests coming today. Let me take you to see them first!"

Mrs. Hirota seemed to have just returned from outside; it was unclear whether she had gone visiting someone or to do square dancing.

"Knock knock knock, knock knock knock, old man, are you in there? If you are, answer me. We have a guest who came to see you. Old man, you haven't had too much to drink again, have you?"

Mrs. Hirota knocked for a long time, but no one answered. Kazama Kaoru's superhuman senses also failed to detect any movement.

"Could it be that Professor Hirota is..."

"Mrs. Hirota, please step aside for a moment. Something may have happened to the professor inside."

"What? You mean the old man..."

Mrs. Hirota called several times but no one answered the door, and her heart pounded. She knew her husband's personality very well; at this time of year, he was usually at home and rarely went out.

"Sister Xiaoxun, let me help you too."

Kids shouldn't be so reckless; it's just a door.

"Hu~~"

Seeing Conan's eager expression, Kaoru Kazama waved his hand in refusal. Then, he focused his energy, took a deep breath, and crouched slightly before slamming his body into the ordinary wooden door with unparalleled explosive power.

Although he didn't have the physical abilities of the Third Master, he was still far superior to ordinary people. With a creak, the locked wooden door was forcefully pushed open by Kazama Kaoru's body.

When the door opened, the scene inside came into view. The room was in complete disarray, with all sorts of things scattered on the floor. The bookshelves had also been overturned, and the books that had been on them were now strewn all over the floor. But what shocked everyone the most was that Professor Hirota was lying face up amidst the mess of books, his eyes wide open, looking as if he had died with his eyes open in disbelief.

Ah~~~

The high-pitched screams once again echoed throughout Tokyo, shattering the week's zero-crime record.

The crime occurred suddenly, and Kaoru Kazama could only temporarily cordon off the scene. However, this area was not under the jurisdiction of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department; it seemed to be under the jurisdiction of Inspector Yokomizo. He could only call the police and wait for them to arrive.

"Conan, you better behave yourself. You're not allowed to lay a hand on anyone at the scene before the police arrive."

Kazama Kaoru grabbed Conan, who was trying to sneak in to investigate the scene. He wasn't as clueless as Uncle Mori; if Inspector Yokomizo found a child loitering around in this situation, wouldn't that be a slap in the face to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department? This high school detective was still too young after all.

"Sister Xiaoxun, please let me take a look first. I'm sure this is a locked-room murder, and it's definitely not an accident that looks like it happened at the time."

Conan is incredibly shameless. Even though Kazama Kaoru knows his true identity, he can still call her "older sister" without any hesitation. This is partly because he wants to enter the scene to investigate, and partly because Kazama Kaoru is older than Shinichi Kudo, so calling her "older sister" isn't a loss for him.

"No way, don't even think about it. Until Officer Yokomizo arrives, you'd better stay here quietly. Can't you learn from Genta? Look at him, he's just sitting on the sofa eating."

Because Kaoru Kazama wasn't as easy to talk to as Inspector Megure; in the eyes of these bratty kids, she was like the tigress, Ms. Kobayashi.

The island nation's police acted swiftly. Ten minutes later, sirens were already blaring in the surrounding area. Just as Kazama Kaoru had predicted, the person who arrived was Officer Yokomizo. However, this officer was actually a pair of twins with very different personalities. Officer Yokomizo Sango was the older brother and an admirer of Kogoro Mouri.

It's a pity that Uncle Mori didn't come this time, otherwise we could see how much he admires Uncle Mori's nonsensical reasoning.

In contrast, another detective, Yokomizo, was very disdainful of Kogoro Mouri. He had a keen sense of judgment and was considered a very capable detective.

"Officer Yokomizo, thank you for your hard work. I'm counting on you for this case."

"Officer Kazama, you're too kind. I'll have to trouble you for help."

Upon arriving at the scene, Officer Yokomizo first had his subordinates cordon off the area and its surroundings, and then he and Kaoru Kazama engaged in a round of mutual flattery.

In the character introduction, Inspector Yokomizo's name card indicates that he is a criminal investigator, but in fact, this is a respectful title. From the chief of patrol to the deputy inspector, all can be called criminal investigators. Kaoru Kazama and Miwako Sato have the same rank as Sango Yokomizo, all of whom are deputy inspectors.

However, Kazama Kaoru's qualifications are far inferior to those of Inspector Yokomizo. Kazama Kaoru is a top student who went directly to the position of patrol chief after graduating from the police academy, and then was promoted to police inspector in a short time. Inspector Yokomizo Sango, on the other hand, started from the position of junior patrolman and slowly worked his way up to the position of police inspector. He has a wealth of experience.

However, this also has its drawbacks. Inspector Yokomizo is already over forty years old. If there are no major cases, he will at most become a police inspector and will have to slowly build up his seniority. But for a high-achieving student like Kazama Kaoru, it doesn't have to be so complicated. Moreover, he has handled quite a few cases in Tokyo, and I heard that the higher-ups are already thinking of promoting him to police inspector.

"Excuse me, Officer Kazama, what brings you here?"

Because of Kaoru Kazama's presence, this group was not suspected of being murderers, so Inspector Yokomizo only asked them some questions.

“We came to pick up something from my friend, a magnetic disk, which she mistakenly sent to Professor Hirota’s house. That’s why I called and came to get it back, but I never expected this to happen.”

Kaoru Kazama was also quite helpless; even getting a magnetic disc was so troublesome. Conan was truly a jinx.

"Oh, I see. But that might be a bit troublesome, because the scene has been sealed off, and nothing inside can be moved freely. Everything needs to be taken back to the station as evidence, especially things like the magnetic disks."

Kazama Kaoru nodded. Of course he knew about this, but if this thing got into the police station, the Black Organization could probably do whatever they wanted, so they still had to find a way to take it away.

"Ai, after you find the floppy disk, don't check it on the computer yet. Switch it with this and take it home to check."

Kaoru Kazama went outside and said to Ai Haibara, who was standing outside the door, that Professor Agasa was talking to Inspector Yokomizo at that moment, and judging from the startled look on his face, they were probably talking about Kogoro Mouri.

Looking at the disk in front of her, Ai Haibara seemed to recall some settings related to this disk.

"That's right. The organization has set passwords on the floppy disks. If you try to view them on a computer outside the organization, you'll probably find a blank page."

"But even if you bring it home, what difference will it make? It will still get infected by the virus, won't it?"

Ai Haibara looked up at Kaoru Kazama with a puzzled expression, not understanding the meaning behind his actions.