Conan: I'm Really Not the Manipulator

There are currently more than a thousand chapters serialized. No matter how fast Aoyagi Binguang reads, it is impossible for him to finish it all at once. He has currently read the part where Kyoko is beaten in the amusement park.

The description was rather vague, and all that could be determined was that the person who did it was a handsome man with light hair and black clothes - based on this description, even if vodka was put in there, he wouldn't immediately recognize that it was gin.

Aoyagi Binkou bookmarked the page, closed the webpage temporarily, and leaned back in his chair.

After deciding to go to the autograph session, they also searched fan forums to read the plot summaries compiled by fans.

There is a criminal organization in "Detective Kyoko" but she didn't write about it in detail, not even the code-named Shinkansen bombing case. In Rabbit's words, she wrote more romance and daily cases, and the main plot was even weaker than the original author.

The fact that she can write about so many cases proves that she knows Conan's plot much better than Rabbit does. So does she know more about undercover intelligence?

Aoyagi Binguang was thinking about various things in his mind. He looked at the clock and found that it was his normal break time, so he planned to turn off the computer.

At this moment, a piece of news that was searched by grabbing keywords popped up, causing him to temporarily stop his hand from closing the webpage.

——The famous mystery novelist Yusaku Kudo decided to move to the United States.

Chapter 21 Exchange Student Kudo Shinichi

Saturday afternoon, Beika Town.

In front of the largest bookstore in Mihua, young boys and girls, some holding books and chatting with friends, lined up in an orderly manner in the shadow cast by the building under the guidance of security guards and bookstore staff.

There was a large banner hanging above the bookstore: "Detective Kyoko" book signing event.

Three middle school students came from the station. The girl in the lead had short hair and a headband on her head.

She walked excitedly to the door of the bookstore, but when she saw the line, her expression froze instantly.

"Why are there so many people?!" she screamed.

"Who told you to come so late? You were late for a full half hour."

The boy who was traveling with me put his hands in his pockets and rolled his eyes in dissatisfaction.

"I came here with good intentions to accompany you two, and it was clearly when you remembered it wrong..."

Another girl with long hair and slightly raised bangs quickly walked between them to smooth things over: "Okay, Sonoko, Shinichi, let's get in line quickly, otherwise the line will get even longer."

The two of them stopped arguing and walked to the end of the line to line up. The long-haired girl who was trying to smooth things over pulled the bag on her back to the front, took out two books, and handed one to the boy: "Here."

Seeing this scene, the girl with the hairband who was unhappy just now showed a teasing smile: "What a good relationship, do you have to give these things to your wife for safekeeping~?"

The boy's cheeks turned red and the long-haired girl next to him waved her hand.

"No, Mr. Yusaku and Mrs. Yukiko were preparing their luggage for moving these past two days, and their house was a mess, so they left the books with me temporarily..."

……

Three middle school students - Kudo Shinichi, Mao Li Ran, and Suzuki Sonoko, are friends who grew up together.

For Kudo Shinichi, one is his childhood sweetheart, and the other...actually she can also be considered his childhood sweetheart. After all, the three of them have been in the same school from kindergarten to junior high school.

Just because of their personalities, there is no ambiguous feeling between him and the carefree Suzuki Sonoko.

Ran Mouri and Suzuki Sonoko are very good friends. Suzuki Sonoko is not a spoiled brat - just like this time, she left the air conditioner at home and came to the book signing event with Ran Mouri in the scorching sun.

"Xiaolan, have you prepared your pen? Don't forget it."

"I'm ready." Mao Lilan saw beads of sweat on her friend's forehead, took out a tissue and handed it to her, then took out a small fan from her bag, "Here."

"Thank you."

Suzuki Sonoko took it without hesitation and fanned herself. She looked forward and then looked down at her watch: "I don't know when it will start... By the way, Xiaolan, after the book signing is over, let's have dinner here directly?"

"Of course you can, but my dad..." Mao Lilan hesitated.

Kogoro Mouri can't cook, so even though Ran Mouri is only fourteen years old, she is the only one responsible for cooking at home.

"It's okay, just ask him to go downstairs and have a meal." As a close friend, Suzuki Sonoko knew exactly what restaurants and shops were near the Mori family. "What about you, Shinichi?"

"I do not mind."

Kudo Shinichi replied that his parents officially left for Los Angeles yesterday, leaving him alone in Japan.

Because he had to live alone in such a big house, Kudo Yukiko was worried that he couldn't take care of himself. Dr. Agasa next door was also the type who couldn't take care of others, so she specially hired a nanny to come to the house regularly to clean and cook.

Hearing him say this, Suzuki Sonoko quickly remembered his parents: "Your parents have gone to the United States?"

"Yes." Kudo Shinichi answered. There was nothing to hide. "I took the flight yesterday afternoon."

"Then you'll be living alone from now on..." Suzuki Sonoko held her chin up, "Strange, why didn't they take you with them? Just abandon you in Japan?"

It is strange no matter how you look at it that a couple settled overseas and left their only child, who is not yet an adult, alone in the country.

Hearing this question, Mao Lilan also looked over with curiosity.

Being looked at by the two people, especially Mao Lilan, Kudo Shinichi felt a little embarrassed. He looked away and said: "I am not a child who needs to be taken care of anymore. Why should I go with them? My mother said that I would go with them every day. world, I have fulfilled them."

When saying this, Kudo Shinichi felt a little guilty.

It’s not that his parents didn’t want to take him, especially Kudo Yukiko, but he desperately refused them and insisted on staying in Japan.

Thinking of this, he secretly glanced at Mao Lilan.

In fact, she was the real reason why he didn't want to leave.

However, he couldn't say it outright, otherwise this girl who loves to cry and think too much would feel stressed and guilty.

"They have such a good relationship..."

Mao Lilan didn't notice that he was looking at her, and her eyes revealed envy for such a loving couple.

Her parents separated when she was seven years old. After the separation, her mother flew to the United States to continue her legal studies. After returning, she opened a law firm in another place and would visit her in Mihua every once in a while.

Kudo Shinichi also thought of this, because Xiaolan's mother was not in Beihua for a long time, and every time she would see her daughter and leave, he almost forgot what she looked like.

Seeing the gloomy expression on Mao Lilan's face, Suzuki Sonoko glanced at Kudo Shinichi and quickly changed the subject: "Don't talk about your parents, how are you preparing for your own affairs?"

"Huh?" Kudo Shinichi was stunned.

"You were selected for the school's exchange student program before the summer vacation. You will study at Minato Middle School for a semester." Suzuki Sonoko looked at him suspiciously, "You didn't forget it, did you?"

"I haven't forgotten. I'm preparing."

When mentioning this, Kudo Shinichi looked embarrassed.

This was completely an accident. He had an argument with Mao Lilan over a trivial matter and she said she didn't want to see him again. The teacher happened to talk about this project in the afternoon class, so he signed up in a fit of anger and was selected.

Minato Ward and Beika-cho are adjacent to each other, and the Touto Tower is right at the junction of the two places, only a 15-minute bus ride away, so even though he regretted his rash actions, he did not apply for cancellation.

Seeing that he looked uncomfortable, Suzuki Sonoko showed rare mercy and comforted him.

"It's actually a pretty good school. It has a high admission rate to prestigious high schools and a large international department that recruits foreign students. Every year, they go on a school trip to Russia or Australia... And it's not far from Mihua, so you don't have to rent a house when you study there, you can go home directly."

Kudo Shinichi smiled and said nothing.

After comforting her childhood friend, Suzuki Sonoko turned to Mao Lilan and said, "Ran, what do you think we should eat later? I remember there is a good sushi restaurant nearby..."

Listening to the two of them discussing dinner, Kudo Shinichi did not intervene and began to observe the people around them.

Most of the people queuing up were young people, and he lost interest after a few glances. He was about to look away when he suddenly noticed something.

Kudo Shinichi turned his head and looked at the street across the street. There was a shopping mall there. Compared with the bookstore with a line of people at the door, the entrance over there seemed much quieter.

He saw a skinny teenager with a cross-body bag walking into the mall.

Chapter 22 Falling Red (Two in One)

Aoyagi Binkou and Rabbit did not go out shopping all day on Friday, but tested their skills and other system plug-ins together.

Among these plug-ins, Aoyagi Binguang most wants to master the face-shaping function. In his opinion, this ability is second only to skills in practicality.

He had seen the so-called "Thousand Faces Witch" Vermouth disguise herself. Even a master of disguise like her could only pretend to be tall when short or fat when thin. The reverse operation was almost impossible. The face pinching function broke this common sense.

Aoyagi Akimitsu first changed his height, body shape and facial features in turn, and then tried to change his age and gender.

He found that when using it, the changed part would feel a melting burning pain.

Especially when you change your height, your bones will ache badly. It feels as if you melt all your bones at high temperature, pour them into a new container, stretch or shorten them, and then reshape them.

Qingliu Bin just endured it and it got through it, but Rabbit gave up on the spot after the first try, saying that the pain was unbearable, as if his skin was pressed against the bottom of a pot that had just been taken off the stove.

After several attempts, Aoyagi Akimitsu determined that this ability could completely change his appearance, but could not change his physical fitness.

If you don't exercise well, even if you have a lot of muscles, you won't be able to exert them. On the contrary, if you have a strong body, even if you become an octogenarian or a child, you can still exert the strength of a young man.

——Aoyagi Akimitsu, who can still break concrete pillars with his bare hands after becoming a child, said it was great.

During the transformation, he thought of Gin. The cautious contact person specifically reminded him not to casually show his true face in front of other members, so he had to tidy up and give him a surprise the next time they met.

The face-pinching function can also add or reduce organs, which the two also tested.

Aoyagi Binmitsu tried to remove several wisdom teeth that he had never had removed, and succeeded in one go; Rabbit tried to pinch a head out for himself, but failed after trying for a long time.

The rabbit also suggested that Aoyagi Binkou try the messenger form, but Aoyagi Binkou directly refused. He didn't mind becoming a child, but didn't want to become an animal.

Afterwards, the two began to study the power of the skill [Dark Storm].

Before the competition officially started, Aoyagi Akiko took a full-face motorcycle helmet from the tower's underground garage and gave it to Rabbit.

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Even though Rabbit didn't express his opinion in the group chat, Aoyagi Akimitsu could tell his confusion from his dazed movements as he held the helmet.

"Put it on and try to see if you can use the black mist to secure it around your neck," he explained. "This way, as long as you don't pull open the windshield, no one will be able to see whether you have a head or not. You can go out like this in the future."

He was still a little uncomfortable with carrying a person on his shoulders, near the vital part of his neck, and wanted to try if he could let his teammate get out in human form.

Upon hearing this, Rabbit immediately put the helmet on his neck. Qingliu Binguang reached out to touch it, but used a little force and failed to knock the helmet off.

[I feel like a robber. In several robbery cases, the criminals all wore motorcycle helmets like this...]

The rabbit expressed his opinion that it was not clear whether this image was acceptable, but it was really very cruel.

He wore it for about ten seconds, raised his hand to push up the windshield, and saw a thick black fog inside, spreading throughout the helmet, and then he took off the helmet.

[No, it seems that this black fog cannot be sealed in a small space for a long time. I almost couldn't breathe just now. ]

Aoyagi Akimichi took note of this and took the helmet from him.

"Then let's try other methods. If you use the fog particles as coordinates, the distance you move is approximately..."