Conan: What's wrong with my Yan Shuangying's painting style?

"I was just inside the villa near you."

On the other end of the phone, Conan skipped over irrelevant matters and went straight to the point.

"Please help me tell Uncle and Inspector Nakamori when no one is around that the person who attacked this base last night was Yan Shuangying, and that Axie Takuzo didn't really die here, but faked his own death to escape."

"I found a secret passage in the core room of the villa, and I'm currently tracking Fujiang Takuzo's location..."

"Shinichi, were you right next to me just now? But why didn't you just tell me directly?"

When she heard Shinichi's voice, Ran Mouri's focus shifted slightly.

She said with some dissatisfaction.

"You never told me that you would come to Hakodate..."

"Can we meet in Hakodate?"

Kudo Shinichi's voice was silent for a moment before he continued.

"...Not yet, Lan. I promise you, if the circumstances are right, I will definitely meet you again."

"I'll leave the delivery of this information to you."

"Besides, if Hattori is around, tell him we'll meet at the usual place."

The call is over.

Apart from a promise, Kudo Shinichi didn't seem to intend to say anything else.

Hattori Heiji, who was standing next to him, held his forehead with one hand, shook his head slightly and sighed.

As expected, Kudo's emotional intelligence still needs to be improved compared to his IQ.

He is different... No, if his emotional intelligence is the same as Kudo's, it might be a good thing. At least he doesn't have to worry about being harassed by Kazuha and Momiji every day in Osaka and having to run away.

However, the old place should refer to the place where we rested before, right?

It seems that Kudo must have sneaked into Takuzo Axie's base and got something useful to share with him.

The famous detective from Kansai adjusted the sword bag on his back and immediately prepared to sneak away.

However, Mao Lilan's attention had already turned to him.

"...Mr. Hattori, could you please tell me where that old place Shinichi told you about is?"

There was a hint of determination in Mao Lilan's voice.

This made Hattori Heiji feel a little uneasy.

He had predicted this outcome from Kudo's answer just now, so he planned to sneak away, but he didn't expect that he couldn't escape this question in the end——

This is a life-threatening question, no matter how you answer it, it won't work.

Hattori Heiji said with a wry smile, stepping back slightly.

"Haha, of course it is... yes..."

The famous detective from Kansai turned and ran away before he could finish his words.

In the blink of an eye, he disappeared from Mao Lilan's sight.

This ordinary high school girl was stunned by what she saw.

Although, with Mao Lilan's physical fitness, it is not impossible to catch up.

However, if she wants to catch up with Hattori Heiji, it will take a lot of time, and the situation here seems to be getting more intense. I guess by the time she finds Hattori Heiji and asks him clearly, and then returns, the fight will have already started here.

————Although she was unwilling, for her father’s sake, she decided to give up the action of asking for clarification for the time being.

Anyway, Shinichi has already said that he will definitely meet her again if he has the chance.

Then just wait until the day we meet again and ask Shinichi directly... Everything will be clear then.

Ran Mouri turned and walked towards Kogoro Mouri.

She pulled Kogoro Mouri, who was using the Great Wild Prison Finger on the mobile team captain, back and without waiting for Kogoro Mouri to ask what happened, she directly told him what Shinichi had told her.

Suddenly, the sleeping detective's eyes widened.

If it weren’t for my buddy, I wouldn’t be able to sneak in. But that kid not only managed to sneak in, but also got so many unexpected gains?

How on earth did that kid do it?

He didn't notice at all that there were other people at the scene?

Chapter 402 A Man Who Died Three Times, Killed Twice by Me

"Is Axie Takuzo really dead?"

Shuichi Akai stood on the rooftop of the hotel, overlooking the city of Hakodate.

He asked as if talking to himself.

But he knew he wasn't talking to himself.

Because, Akai Shuichi believed that the person he wanted to talk to must have appeared behind him without anyone noticing, quietly listening to his voice——

Just like the other party had done countless times before.

"Maybe."

A familiar voice sounded from behind.

Shuichi Akai didn't need to look back, he knew who was coming.

There is no doubt that this is an urban legend that exists in both Beika Town and Hokkaido.

The true form of [half-human, half-ghost, the best spearman] is Yan Shuangying.

"I have seen his body."

"But I'm not sure that the person who died was him."

Yan Shuangying walked out from behind Akai Shuichi and stood beside Akai Shuichi.

He was still wearing the black coat.

The wind howled on the rooftop of the hotel, causing the hem of his black coat to flutter in the sharp wind, adding a different kind of mysterious feeling to him.

"I once had an enemy."

Hokkaido Urban Legend pulled a cigarette from his pocket.

He felt the wind on the hotel rooftop was a little too strong, so he reached out to protect the fire source of the lighter and lit the cigarette in his mouth. Then he put the lighter back in his pocket and held the cigarette between his fingers.

Shuichi Akai noticed sharply that Yan Shuangying's tone changed slightly at this moment.

This was the first time he had heard Yan Shuangying speak in such a tone since he met him.

It was like the tone of an old man who had seen all kinds of people and things and was reminiscing about the past.

"That enemy is very powerful, very cunning, and very dangerous."

"Among my enemies, he is the most special one."

Yan Shuangying said with some emotion.

He still remembered the flying sand in Guandong Mountain, the former hero, and the traitor.

"I have killed him before. Moreover, I saw him die three times and killed him twice with my own hands."

"Killed him twice? But when a person is killed, he dies. It's impossible for a person to die twice."

Akai Shuichi, who was standing next to Yan Shuangying, frowned and said.

If there is someone who can die twice, then there is only one.

After joining the FBI, he has been hunting down Vermouth, a core member of the Black Organization, according to the FBI's mission.

Vermouth died once before.

She buried her original identity, Sharon Wynyard, and then reappeared as Chrissie Wynyard and continued to live in the world——

With Vermouth's ability, she can not only die this time, but also die many times.

Because Vermouth possesses a terrifying ability to disguise herself, she can easily disguise other people as herself, and then push this person out to become her substitute and die for her.

————Is the person Yan Shuangying was talking about this kind of person?

Akai Shuichi didn't say anything.

However, from Akai Shuichi's expression, Yan Shuangying knew who he was thinking of.

It’s none other than Vermouth, whom the other party has been chasing.

In fact, the person Yan Shuangying was talking about was indeed the same person who faked his death as Vermouth.

"Of course, a person cannot be killed twice, nor can he die three times."

Hokkaido's urban legend says.

"He used a body double, and his body double was so subtle, so subtle that even I couldn't tell the difference."

"The first time, he sent his double to his death, deceiving me into being a tool to complete his plan."

"The second time, he sent his stand to his death in a duel with me. He used my code and took advantage of my unpreparedness to kill me, but ended up killing the person I loved most."

Yan Shuangying's voice surprised Akai Shuichi.

He never thought that this man actually had a lover.

I never thought that there would be someone so powerful that he could use Yan Shuangying as a puppet, or even as a target of his plan, and even use a small amount of money to win a big game, and tricked Yan Shuangying twice, or even three times——

However, Shuichi Akai believed that the third round would not be successful.

Because Yan Shuangying said that the man died three times, and he killed that man twice.

It is very likely that the man died at the hands of Yan Shuangying after Yan Shuangying's second attack.

“I learned one thing from this.”

“Never make a judgment about something you don’t understand.”

Yan Shuangying threw the cigarette butt in his hand onto the rooftop.

Then, he stepped on the cigarette butt and rolled it slightly with his boot to extinguish the sparks, preventing the fire from causing an accidental fire and affecting other innocent people.