No one understands the laws of Collider better than me.

After teaching Takagi a lesson, Kitahara Masaki left with the five kids, since Takagi was lively and energetic and there was no need to worry about him too much.

As for the hacker who was talking to Tsukuyomi, Kitahara Masaki locked him in the interrogation room. He would lock him up for two days before interrogating him. It was believed that two days without electronic devices and without anyone to talk to would teach him a lot, such as not to mess with a police officer named Kitahara Masaki.

"Kitahara-kun, we want to play soccer!"

"No problem, I'll keep you company today. Anyway, the Metropolitan Police Department is busy with the records of the Shushiro case and the serial arson case, so I won't be able to help much if I go back."

"No, isn't handling paperwork also part of the job?"

Faced with Conan's question, Kitahara Masaki covered his forehead and said:

"There's nothing I can do. I have a disease that kills me when I do paperwork, so I have to leave these tasks to my colleagues. Otherwise, I would love to help them out."

I don't have that kind of disease!

Conan and Ai Haibara thought to themselves, but the other three children believed them and comforted them:

"Poor Kitahara-nii, he must really want to work with everyone too."

"Hmm... I've never heard of this disease before. Could it be some kind of extremely rare disease?"

"Did Kitahara-nii develop this strange illness because of studying and taking exams? I get sleepy whenever I see my Chinese textbook. Could I have gotten sick too?"

Uh, I think it's just that he's not interested in studying, Genta. Also, you're only in first grade. You can put other things aside for now, but at least you need to learn to write and speak. Otherwise, it would be ridiculous if you became a famous comedian but couldn't even speak Mandarin.

"Anyway, you don't need to worry about an adult like me. There's not a single person in that open space right now, so hurry up and claim it!"

Oooo! ! !

Children's emotions come and go quickly. Upon hearing Kitahara Masaki's words, he immediately grabbed the soccer ball and ran towards the open space.

Seeing that Ai Haibara wasn't very willing to mingle with a group of "real" kids, Masaki Kitahara said the following:

"Go quickly, I still need to take a few more photos. When your sister is able to come back to Japan, you'll have to tell her in person what you've been through. Besides, you haven't exercised in a long time, have you? At the organization's pharmaceutical company, you've mostly been reading and doing experiments. Now you can put all that aside and exercise, isn't that a good thing?"

"Okay, okay, I got it. I'll be going through all the photos you take later, so don't show those weird ones to your sister."

After saying that, Ai Haibara finally went to play with those kids, while Masaki Kitahara leaned back in his chair, enjoying this hard-won moment of leisure.

"Officer Kitahara?"

Just as Kitahara Masaki was about to say, "You've mistaken me for someone else," thinking that more trouble was on its way, he looked up and saw the reporter who had been bothering him in Shizuoka Prefecture before—Someya Hotaru.

"Oh, it's you, Ms. Sometani. How's it going? You must have finished interviewing that famous actor's wife by now, right?"

"Not only that, my magazine was also successfully launched. You could say that with your information, my magazine sold like hotcakes."

"Really? When did your magazine go on sale? I haven't seen it."

Upon hearing Kitahara Masaki say such a thing, Someya Hotaru immediately took a magazine out of her bag and handed it to him.

Generation Z – Taking you to see the diverse aspects of life in Japan.

The cover features a photo of the famous actor and his wife, who are considered the main characters. The cover also includes photos of the "Drug Prince" and the police inspector of the Fourth Investigation Division of Toriyama Town. Upon opening the magazine, Kitahara Masaki was surprised to find that it first detailed the characters' life experiences and the specific process of the case. The pictures in the magazine did not seem to be faked, and it also included an official website with a video recording the interview process.

Originally intended to be a purely entertainment magazine, the content was unexpectedly rich, with an extremely complete chain of evidence, even tracking the court's verdict on the murderer, and finally adding an emotionally charged commentary at the end—that he was a famous actor on the surface, but in reality, he was just a lecherous old man who would even betray his own wife.

"how?"

"Personally, I think it's good. The detailed account is presented in a storytelling style, so it's not boring to read. The evidence you found is also sufficient to constantly remind the reader that this is a story adapted from real events, and then you add the real ending and some very aggressive comments at the end. Well... at least as a journalist, you are reporting a true story."

Chapter 112 Anyone can make empty promises.

"Brother Kitahara, is this beautiful older sister your friend?"

Ayumi saw Kitahara Masaki and Sometani Hotaru talking and curiously came over to ask.

"Well, sort of. This older sister is a reporter. She basically likes to dig up other people's little secrets and write about things that people don't want to talk about in her magazine. Look—this is her magazine."

Oh! !

The children, seeing something interesting, immediately crowded around to read about the truth behind the famous actor's death. When they read about Kitahara Masaki's appearance and how he quickly solved the case involving three people who had turned themselves in, the children looked at Kitahara Masaki with expressions of "Wow! That's amazing!" Kitahara Masaki just smiled and waved his hand, indicating that it was nothing more than a small case.

"Oh, it seems you're quite popular with the children."

"Of course, they are all honest and good kids, unlike someone who keeps pestering government officials just to get information."

"Ahem, Officer Kitahara, you really like to joke around. You were the one who suggested I interview the victim's wife, and now that I'm asking for some payment—you're turning your back on me?"

"I only said I would consider it, I never said I would definitely accept your interview."

Wow! Is Kitahara-san going to do an exclusive interview?

"You're overthinking it. I don't want to always be in the public eye. If people get annoyed, it will indirectly make it more difficult for me to solve cases in the future. So why don't you just report on some other celebrities?"

"Then tell me, what kind of people can I report on?"

Hehe, Kitahara Masaki took out a photo. The person in the photo was wearing a white suit, and his true face was hidden behind a monocle, revealing only a mysterious smile.

"Kaito Kid! He is indeed a very popular figure, but unfortunately, I didn't even have the chance to interview him."

"Not always."

After saying that, Kitahara Masaki went to play soccer with the kids, not giving Sometani Hotaru a chance to ask any more questions.

Ai Haibara looked at Hotaru Sometani, and whether it was an intuition from the organization's radar or not, she always felt that this reporter was not as simple as she appeared on the surface.

"Brother Kitahara, could that woman have ulterior motives?"

"Of course she has ulterior motives, but she is a smart person and is not interested in sensitive issues. Moreover, her articles are mostly entertainment-oriented."

"So, does that mean she knows exactly where the boundaries are?"

"That's right. Even if she found evidence that I shot the criminal in the head, she would just destroy it quietly instead of making it public like a foolish idiot."

"Uh, Kitahara-kun, you wouldn't really give the prisoner away to..."

"We'll see. If I'm in a bad mood, then it's just bad luck on his part."

The consequences of encountering a grumpy police officer were so dire that Ai Haibara couldn't help but pray for the poor prisoner, hoping he hadn't committed any serious crimes.

"But if that reporter is highly skilled, she might have access to the organization's inner workings. If that happens, it's very likely that you'll be asked to kill her."

“It’s okay. We can arrange a fake death, or send her to another safe country like your sister did.”

"So what exactly do you want this reporter to do? If she weren't of any value, you certainly wouldn't have talked to her so much, right?"

"Of course, her role is to first gather a group of energetic but brainless people with this magazine, and then, after the advent of the widespread internet age, this group of people will become my free source of intelligence. For example, if I want to find someone, or if I want to guide the direction of the investigation, or even the direction of public opinion."

"It sounds like something a villain would do."

“Doing things openly and honestly won’t solve anything for the organization. Honestly collecting evidence will never get you close to the big shots.”

Hotaru Someya and Masaki Kitahara both knew very well that they were just using each other, but neither of them was dissatisfied with this win-win outcome.

Kitahara Masaki assured her that she would have the opportunity to report on Kid, so Sometani Hotaru also left, leaving Kitahara Masaki to play with the children for an afternoon.

Seeing that his watch pointed to five o'clock, Kitahara Masaki took the children home, thinking that he should spend more time eating with his family while they were still young.

As they passed a path outside a building, they suddenly heard a crisp sound, as if something had fallen to the ground.

"Oh! It's a ring! And it has two S-shaped hooks hanging from it."

Kitahara Masaki had spent the afternoon playing with the kids and felt a surge of childhood joy, reminiscent of his past life. However, upon seeing the SOS distress signal, he was immediately pulled back to reality. This world of Detective Conan was still fraught with danger, where one wrong move could turn him into a victim.

"Kitahara-kun! Is this a distress signal?"

"That should be it. The buildings near this road have nine floors, but none of them have windows open. It's very likely that the window was closed after the signal was thrown out. If it were just a single ring thrown out, it could be a couple arguing, but this ring has two S-shaped hooks with something that looks like lipstick on them—so the victim was probably in a state of immobility or even imprisonment, so the animal could only bite this distress signal and throw it out."

"What should we do then?"

"Hmm... but relying on this to get the police to search the entire building might actually alert the criminals. So let's deduce which floor the distress signal came from."

Oh! The Junior Detective League, on the move!

The three actual elementary school students were extremely interested, while the two high school students who looked like elementary school students also became interested in the case.

After all, it's not about calling the police; it's about finding clues on your own and then making deductions!

Conan prepared his tranquilizer watch, tied the laces of his Martian Mighty Shoes, took out his detective communication badge and notebook, and began to examine the ring.

"The ring is engraved with 'M to A,' which means the male head of the household we're looking for has a name that starts with 'M,' and the female head of the household has a name that starts with 'A.' Then we just need to check all the west-facing rooms in this building to find out who sent the distress signal!"

rush rush! ! !

Kitahara Masaki led five kids into the building and used the room numbers to identify the room owners.

This level of difficulty is just right for these children, and the person in distress can send out a distress signal even while restrained, meaning that their life is not in immediate danger.

It would be perfect as an appetizer before dinner.

Chapter 113 Ke Xue Inequality

"The family on the first floor is named OTAKE TSUTOMU. Their surname is OTAKE and their given name is TSUTOMU. The first letter of their name is T, so they are not on this floor."

"Well, it's also possible that the person being imprisoned is a guest of this family, or a relative or something like that."

"Oh no, what should we do then?"

"Let's check all the door numbers on the nine floors first. Maybe we can find it just by looking at the door numbers?"

Because there was an elevator, Beiyuan Zhensu and the children patiently checked each floor one by one.

"Ah! The nameplate on the sixth floor says Akihiko Uehara and Misato Uehara, which means we're looking for this family!"

Genta shouted with joy, but Mitsuhiko, standing beside him, poured cold water on his enthusiasm, retorting:

“Genta, we are looking for a family where the male head of the household’s name starts with M and the female head of the household’s name starts with A, but this family is exactly the opposite, so this is not the family we are looking for.”

Upon reaching the seventh floor, the doorplate only displayed one person's name—Ishida Michihiro. Although it was clearly a male name, and it also started with the letter M, his wife's name was not listed. Of course, it's also possible that he was simply single.

After examining the nine floors, and discovering that there were potentially as many as five floors, Kitahara Masaki wasn't in a hurry; he simply waited for the children to come up with a solution.

"That's right! The email address must have the name written down. Let's go check it!"

At this point, Ayumi and Mitsuhiko's minds were working faster, while Genta's brain was probably occupied by the eel rice, so he was a step behind.

Then, by looking at the names on the mailboxes in the lobby, two more companies were eliminated, leaving only three.

"Hmm... is there any way to find out the specific names of the remaining three families?"

"There is a way, but we need to see if there are any phone booths around."

"That's right, the contact list inside the phone booth will have the names of the people listed!"