The cross-dressing master in the world of Detective Conan

"Don't let his usual sanctimonious appearance fool you, Officer Shiratori is actually quite wicked!"

"Yumi, using 'hypocritical and sanctimonious' to describe your colleague is going too far; it's practically an insult."

"Oh, really? I'm so sorry, I've been really bad at Chinese since junior high school."

I never expected that Yumi, the policewoman in the traffic department, was actually a complete academic failure. This is the first time I've ever heard of such a thing.

Banquets are nothing more than eating and drinking. Adults focus on socializing, and eating and drinking are just embellishments. Children are much simpler; they can't see anything but food.

Of course, there are exceptions, such as Uncle Mori.

His appetite was comparable to Yuan Tai's, and his shamelessness had been honed over forty years.

After greeting his acquaintances, he quickly grabbed five plates and began devouring the food like a starving ghost, drawing stares from the surrounding guests.

After all, most of them are so-called upper-class people, and even if they were about to starve to death, they would not allow themselves to eat in such an unseemly manner in public.

In contrast, Kaoru Kazama felt quite sorry for Ran and the others, since not everyone is as gifted as the old man and has such an unparalleled thick skin.

After they finished eating, the uncle got down to business, pulling Takagi aside to ask about the police officer murder that had happened the previous night.

However, before that, Inspector Megure had given strict instructions not to reveal the details of the case to anyone.

However, compared to the cunning Conan and the shameless Uncle Mori, Officer Takagi is still a bit naive.

"Officer Takagi, I remember you seem to like Officer Sato, right?"

"Yeah, how about I help you confess your feelings to Officer Sato?"

Reminded by Conan, Uncle Mori, the seasoned veteran, finally understood. He had grown tired of these scheming crushes twenty years ago. Now that even Conan, the master of unrequited love, had reached the Gold level, how could the stubborn Bronze-level Takagi possibly outmaneuver them?

Kazama Kaoru had been observing the situation closely. Seeing that Takagi, under duress, revealed that Inspector Shiba also possessed the police handbook, Kazama Kaoru quickly approached Conan and Uncle Mori, who were still in shock, and said:

"That's all we can reveal. We don't need to know, Mori-senpai. I'm sure you understand."

After saying that, Kaoru Kazama turned around and left with Takagi.

Inspector Megure, who was secretly observing, also breathed a sigh of relief. This was of great importance, and leaking it would carry a heavy responsibility.

Takagi, that clueless kid, was actually manipulated over such a trivial matter, almost revealing an important police secret. He's really too naive.

What happened next was rather cheesy. Xiaolan kept pestering her mother to find out how Uncle Mori confessed his love to her back then.

As a result, the famous legal queen Eri blushed and said an extremely cheesy sentence: "I like you, I like you more than anyone else in the world."

Kazama Kaoru and other onlookers were given a taste of dog food that had expired twenty years ago, experiencing what it meant to have expired dog food slapped haphazardly in their faces—a truly bittersweet experience.

Interestingly, Xiaolan, this simple-minded girl, wears her heart on her sleeve. After listening to Attorney Fei recount her romance, she clasped her hands together, her face full of wishful thinking, making it clear to everyone.

However, only Sonoko dared to tease her, after all, she's her best friend. If it were anyone else, they might have given her a rather embarrassing punch.

Don't forget that among the many emotions, there is also shame and anger. If a shy girl like Xiaolan is overstimulated, and then combined with off-the-charts fighting power, the experience will be even better.

"How did you end up here? I don't think you were invited to this party."

Chief Odagiri's booming voice rang out in the center of the room, and all the police officers turned around to look at him.

Director Odagiri was pointing at a nonchalant-looking man with purple hair. The man had an earring with a striking green stud, and his hands were covered with all sorts of small accessories, making him look rather gaudy.

"Hey, this guy is Chief Odagiri's son, Toshiya Odagiri. I heard that his relationship with the chief has become very strained because of his involvement in rock music."

Timely rain and gossip queen Yumi Miyamoto delivered inside information. Of course, this inside information refers to Kaoru Kazama, a lazy bum who doesn't care about police gossip. In fact, even Uncle Mori, who left the police force ten years ago, has heard about this matter.

"Tch, aren't you annoying? I only happened to be here because of work."

Just as rumored, this kid's relationship with his father was extremely strained, and his tone was very impolite. They didn't seem like father and son, but rather like mortal enemies.

When there's a conflict in the boss's family, how can these subordinates just stand by and watch? They'd be in for it later.

Officer Shiratori quickly tried to persuade Chief Odagiri to return to his post, and also tried to persuade his son. Judging from their conversation, they seemed to be quite familiar with Odagiri Toshi.

"Get out of here, you stray dog, don't come here begging for food."

I thought Toshiya Odagiri's attitude was unfriendly enough, but I didn't expect his father to be even more unconventional, cursing without restraint and showing no regard for the negative genetic impact such words might have on him.

In the end, the two parted on bad terms, but what puzzled Kazama Kaoru was that the purple-haired man spent the whole time, apart from smoking, constantly looking around as if he was looking for someone.

Even when he was arguing with his father, he seemed somewhat absent-minded and his attitude was very perfunctory.

Furthermore, during the attempt to break up the fight, Sato even grabbed Odagiri Toshiya's shoulder, but he was pulled away. However, judging from his momentary hesitation, the two must have had some prior interaction.

"Could it be that Miwako's investigation involves this purple-haired guy?"

Chapter 186 Please Don't Die

To be honest, Kaoru Kazama had some doubts about the above-speculated goal of Tomonari.

Through yesterday's investigation of the files and some videos of You Chengzhen's behavior, he also roughly understood what kind of personality this person had.

Tomonari Makoto was born into a family of police officers. His father was the son of Officer Tomonari, who died of a heart attack while on a case a few years ago. It was because of that incident that he developed a hatred for the police, especially the three detectives in his team at the time, including the two officers who have already been killed, as well as Sato.

However, there is a very important problem: this guy is rather reckless, irritable, and easily angered. To put it nicely, he's a man of strong emotions; to put it bluntly, he doesn't use his brain to think.

To think that someone could commit such a meticulous murder, and do it so flawlessly, leaving the police with no incriminating evidence, is perhaps giving him too much credit.

However, there was nothing he could do about his doubts; that was the order from above.

The purpose of holding a small meeting with these few people was mainly to make them aware of the seriousness of the matter, not to actually have these police officers keep an eye on You Chengzhen, this unemployed bum.

Coincidentally, he saw this guy arrive at the venue today.

Strangely enough, Kaoru Kazama arrived relatively late, but Tomonari Makoto arrived even later, rushing over in a taxi and constantly looking around, somewhat similar to Toshiya Odagiri's behavior.

"Hey, where did Miwako go?"

Kaoru Kazama turned around and was surprised to find that Sato, who had been standing there, had disappeared.

I remember she had just pulled on Odagiri Toshiya's arm before, and then she seemed to disappear.

Kazama Kaoru suddenly had a bad feeling, a kind of panic that made him restless, as if something was about to happen.

What he didn't know was that the premium skill Wild Intuition had been slowly increasing with use ever since it was given to him, but this increase was too slow, and intuition is always an elusive thing, so he had no real experience of it.

Just like the spider's sense of danger, when intuition is accurate enough, it can predict part of the future.

"Click"

The area around the venue was plunged into darkness, as if there had been a power outage. However, through the windows, it was clear that the lights outside were still on, so it didn't seem to be a widespread power outage. Therefore, no one was too nervous, just a little puzzled.

However, Kazama Kaoru's expression was a little off, because he seemed to have heard an explosion in a daze just now.

"That shouldn't be possible, right?"

"Conan, can I borrow your watch? Hurry up, I have something urgent to do."

Kaoru Kazama turned on his phone screen and saw Conan right next to him. He hurriedly took the watch-shaped flashlight from Conan's hand and ran outside almost before even turning it on.

In this dark environment, his exceptional skills, Wild Intuition and Enhanced Five Senses, were maximized, allowing him to almost perfectly avoid all obstacles. Those around him only felt a gust of wind, and in an instant, Kaoru Kazama had arrived at the main entrance of the venue.

"Please, please don't let anything happen!"

The explosion he just heard was probably not an illusion; he could now almost hear the different breathing frequencies of everyone within fifty meters.

With such terrifying hearing, coupled with the ominous premonition from the beginning, it's unlikely that illusions would occur simultaneously.

While praying that nothing bad happened, he ran quickly toward the source of the faint explosion.

In his desperation, he even crackled with lightning in the air, the electric shock causing his power to leak out unconsciously, pushing his speed to almost its limit.

Because of the power outage, he ran towards the emergency stairs from the beginning.

If I heard correctly, the explosion should have occurred on this floor.

"biu, biu, biu biu"

"Ah~~~"

Oh no, it's a silencer!

After the silenced gunshots faded, a very familiar scream followed – it was Xiaolan's voice.

Kaoru Kazama's brows furrowed even more, and the ominous premonition in his heart slowly grew.

He was now frantically praying that it wasn't Sato who had been injured, but when he arrived at the women's restroom where the gunshot had been heard, the scene that greeted him made his eyes widen in horror.

Sato and Ran lay on the ground in chaos. A silenced pistol lay on the ground, and a water pipe, punctured by a bullet, had formed a small puddle on the bathroom floor, stained crimson with blood.

"Sato, Ran, you two, pull yourself together, wake up!"

He rushed into the bathroom almost like a rocket, picked up the unconscious Sato and Ran.

His heart sank the moment he picked her up.

I couldn't see clearly from a distance at the doorway, but now that I'm closer, the situation is crystal clear.

Although Xiaolan's face and hands were covered in blood, there should be no wounds on her body. This blood was from Sato after he was shot.

"Da, da, da"

A few minutes after Kaoru Kazama arrived at the restroom, she heard a flurry of footsteps outside. Eighty percent of the people in the venue today were police officers, so their speed in arriving after the incident was naturally exceptionally fast.

The first to enter were Conan, Inspector Megure, Chief Odagiri, and Takagi. The three of them stood frozen in place after seeing the scene, especially Takagi, whose face was almost etched with disbelief.

"Xiaolan, Xiaolan, are you alright? Cheer up!"

Uncle Mori, a doting father, immediately fixed his eyes on Ran as soon as he entered, rushed over and hugged her tightly.

"Call an ambulance quickly! Xiaolan is alright, she's just unconscious. Sato was shot several times and has lost too much blood; his life may be in danger."

If they keep shaking her like this, Ran will get a concussion even if she's not fine, so Kazama Kaoru quickly advised her against it.

"Megure, call an ambulance immediately! Shiratori, have all entrances and exits of the hotel sealed off right away!"

Chief Odagiri remained calm and composed under pressure, directing everyone present to perform their duties.

"hateful!"

Looking at the unconscious Sato in his arms, Kazama Kaoru felt an unprecedented surge of anger.

"System, help me change the character's abilities. Are there any anime characters who are good at medicine? Any one will do, as long as they can save lives."

He was shot multiple times, one of which was very close to his heart, hitting a major artery. Blood was flowing non-stop, staining the surrounding puddles red, a horrifying sight. And now he could only sit here waiting for the ambulance to arrive.

"Please change out of your trench coat and complete the cosplay outfit of Yosano Akiko from Bungo Stray Dogs. The completeness of the cosplay will determine the extent to which you acquire the ability."

Thanks!