Conan: Ran, I really am Shinichi, you have to believe me!

Looking up, after searching around, they finally found a tiny little boy, barely taller than a person's knee, constantly calling out and searching for Ran. Kogoro Mouri rushed up and punched him on the head.

Duang~~~

"Like your cheap older brother, you're no better. How dare you call me 'Xiao Lan'? You have no manners at all."

Unable to do anything with Ran, Kogoro Mouri finally found a scapegoat. After punching Conan, he was still not satisfied, so he continued to unleash his fury on him.

After being punched by Kogoro Mouri, Conan didn't feel aggrieved at all. Instead, he smiled happily at Kogoro's back.

Xiaolan is alright, that's more important than anything else.

The reason Conan arrived so late was because he had only heard about the bombings of several public restrooms at first. Compared to the public restrooms, the Beika City Hall was not that important.

So it took a little longer for the news to reach Conan's ears, and he only heard it just now. Then he rushed out to find Ran without thinking.

Just then, Conan arrived, and Kogoro Mouri, who was extremely dissatisfied with Shinichi Kudo, found a perfect outlet for his anger. He opened his mouth and unleashed a torrent of abuse on Conan.

Of course, Conan was also happy about it. The main reason was that Ran was alright, and secondly, his perverted brother didn't show up and stood him up.

Moreover, knowing there was a bomb there, they didn't warn Xiaolan, putting her life in danger.

Conan then concluded that his brother didn't actually like Ran; he only wanted to replace him and possess her because Ran was someone he liked, and all of this was just to oppose him.

What a pervert! His inner thoughts are so complicated; no normal person could possibly understand them.

Conan reflected on everything that had happened since he met his brother and realized that a child like himself, who grew up in a normal family, could not understand the thoughts of someone who had been twisted since childhood.

The person who wanted to kill him, take his place, and take everything away, including Xiaolan, was his twisted brother.

He could have easily killed him with his own strength, but he refused to use his supernatural abilities, refused to do it himself, and at most used someone else to kill him. Moreover, it was his perverted brother who taught him how to cultivate chakra.

Therefore, Conan is now a little confused about the true purpose of the perverted brothers.

However, judging from how easily Ran was put in a life-or-death situation this time, it seems that his perverted brother doesn't care about Ran's life or death. This has both advantages and disadvantages for Conan.

The advantage is that his perverted brother only fell for Xiaolan because of him. If he shows indifference towards Xiaolan in the future, his perverted brother will likely lose interest in her.

The downside is that if he angers that perverted brother in the future, he might not come after him directly for revenge, but instead kill Xiaolan to indirectly retaliate against him.

Anyway, since Jiang Chengbei didn't turn into Shinichi Kudo to keep the appointment, Conan thought a lot about it and, from his own perspective, carefully analyzed the behavior and logic of the perverted brothers.

Of course, Jiang Chengbei also stood from his own position and perspective. After Kogoro Mouri finished scolding Conan and venting his anger, he also came over to tease Conan.

"Conan, didn't you say you like Ran?"

Why didn't you show up tonight? And why didn't you tell her about the bomb here and tell her not to come?

Conan, I never imagined you were such a heartless person. You stole your brother's woman and then pushed her to her death. You're so cruel.

If Kogoro Mouri hadn't begged me to come and cause trouble, and I hadn't agreed to his request, and thus happened to be there and noticed something was wrong, and taken cover in advance, Ran would have been blown up by the bomb long ago!

Conan, you can like what you like, but don't try to cultivate the Supreme Path of Forgetfulness. That's a divine skill that requires killing your beloved and severing all emotions to achieve.

Conan, you really have a heart of stone! You actually chose the path of killing for love, killing your wife to prove your path. You're too ruthless, too heartless!

After hearing the secret that Jiang Chengbei accidentally revealed, Conan was completely stunned, and his mind was buzzing.

His brother has extraordinary abilities, covering dozens of meters in a single step and walking between skyscrapers as if on flat ground. But what kind of nonsense is it to kill his wife to prove his enlightenment and kill his love to prove his enlightenment?

You even said that the Supreme Forgetfulness Path is some kind of divine skill? A divine skill requires killing one's wife to prove one's path, how come Conan has never heard of that?

Isn't killing one's wife to prove one's enlightenment a demonic art?

Anyway, Conan was completely bewitched by a joke Jiang Chengbei made up on the spot; he felt terrible all over.

I'm afraid that my own perverted self—no, he's beyond just perverted now, he's inhuman, not a human brother—will actually use Xiaolan to practice demonic arts, and then, for that illusory Dao, kill his beloved with a single blow!

The Supreme Daoist of Forgetfulness even kills his wife to prove his Dao—how terrifying!

Chapter 137 Detective Conan, Black Chicken, and Kogoro are all here, a rare treat. Perfect opportunity to get them to provide alibis.

Because so many public toilets were bombed, the incident caused quite a stir, so the Metropolitan Police Department didn't have time to deal with Conan, the elementary school student, as they were all busy investigating the bombing of the public toilets.

So, the shameless Conan followed Jiang Chengbei home.

Previously, Kogoro Mouri drove Jiang Chengbei's car, bringing Jiang Chengbei and Heiji Hattori with him. This time it's just right to go back, as these people can be taken back in one car.

After returning to Beika Town 5-chome, Conan thought about staying at the Mori family's house, but as soon as he had this idea, Kogoro Mori picked him up and threw him out.

In the end, it was Jiang Chengbei, a kind person, who took Conan in. After all, in Conan's mind, Conan was Jiang Chengbei's good partner. If Jiang Chengbei didn't take him in, wouldn't there be something fishy going on?

Seeing Conan and the black chicken moving into his house, and with Kogoro Mouri living next door, Jiang Chengbei felt itching to cause some trouble, especially with these three detectives from Beika Town who were good at providing alibis.

It's decided. This time, I'll learn from the seniors in Beika Town. It's a rare opportunity, and it's not easy to find Conan, Kuroki, and Kogoro Mouri to provide alibis all at once.

Having just experienced a bomb explosion, I went outside to kill someone to calm my nerves.

Thinking of this, Jiang Chengbei put on his Ke Xue Chakra sunglasses, did some calculations, and then, taking advantage of the opportunity to go back to his room to take a shower, transformed into a little chubby bird and flew away.

More than ten minutes later, Jiang Chengbei, who had finished taking a bath in his own bathroom, came out pretending to be serious. Then, carrying a basket of fruit, he knocked on each door to deliver fruit to Conan and Black Chicken, who couldn't sleep.

After delivering the fruit to them, Jiang Chengbei couldn't forget Kogoro Mouri, so he took the fruit basket, climbed over the railing, and went to Kogoro's balcony to find Ran and Kogoro next door.

Seeing Jiang Chengbei skillfully climb over the balcony, Conan was shocked: It's gotten to this point? Such a dangerous person can't be allowed to stay here any longer, we have to get rid of him!

So Conan put down the lychee he was holding, ran to the balcony, and then climbed over the railing to reach Kogoro Mouri's balcony.

Heiji Hattori, who was originally eating lychees with Conan, was immediately shocked when he saw what they were doing:

Fortunately, we live in a large villa with no neighbors whose walls are right next to each other, so we don't have to worry about a neighbor suddenly climbing over the wall one day.

Like Conan, Osaka Kuroko also has a hobby of spying and eavesdropping. After seeing Jiang Chengbei and Conan both climb over the wall, he couldn't suppress his curiosity and followed them over to join in the fun.

Unlike Conan, who went empty-handed, Heiji Hattori made a point of coming back with a large watermelon before going there.

Heiji Hattori noticed that the fruit basket Jiang Chengbei was carrying didn't contain watermelon; it only had lychees, longans, mangosteens, grapes, and the like. So, wanting to eat some watermelon while watching the show, he specially brought a watermelon with him.

A few minutes later, from the third floor of the Mori house came Kogoro Mori's angry roar:

"You bunch of bastards, you woke me up just to say goodnight to me?"

Thank you so much!

After being yelled at by Kogoro Mouri, Conan and Hattori exchanged glances. With so much happening tonight, it was amazing that Kogoro Mouri, as a detective, could fall asleep so quickly.

As detectives themselves, they had just taken a shower and couldn't fall asleep at all.

If it weren't for the fact that the police in charge of the investigation and the Metropolitan Police Department, which was assisting in the investigation, refused to let them get involved in the bombing of the sanctuary, they would have gone to investigate the case long ago.

Jiang Chengbei never expected that he would only come to find Kogoro Mouri to provide an alibi, wake him up to say goodnight, and then let him go back to sleep. It was such a simple thing to do.

As a result, Conan and Hattori intervened, and the four of them, plus Ran, now had a late-night snack time. Instead of sleeping, they ate fruit and started barbecuing.

Seeing Hattori Heiji climb back over the balcony and take out various meat skewers from his refrigerator, Jiang Chengbei's eyelids twitched a few times. He had just killed someone, and now he was eating skewers? Was that really appropriate?

He just asked these people to give their alibis and started grilling skewers. Isn't it incredibly disrespectful to the victims that the murderer is doing this?

Moreover, after committing the murder, he went out for a meal and drinks with Conan, Hattori, and Mori, who represent justice and the good guys in Conan. Isn't that too provocative?

After indulging in a feast in Jiangcheng North, the detectives, led by Hattori Heiji and Mori Kogoro, finally received a call for help from the Metropolitan Police Department, who needed their assistance.

The case is actually quite simple: Teiji Moriya, who was wanted by the police, committed suicide by shooting himself in a small hotel while on the run.

The case is simple: Teiji Moriya committed suicide in a locked room. There was a perfect locked room, and a witness who came out after hearing the gunshot. Suicide was the only possible explanation.

However, the matter of Teiji Moriya is of great importance. To ensure that nothing goes wrong, the Metropolitan Police Department asked a renowned detective to take a look and make sure that the case can withstand scrutiny and that there are no unsolvable doubts.

Soon, Kogoro Mouri drove Jiang Chengbei's car, taking Jiang Chengbei and his group, who had just had a late-night snack, to the small hotel the police had mentioned, after almost an hour.

Thanks to the chaotic household registration system in Japan, and also thanks to the fact that you don't need any identification to stay in a hotel—just write down any name—it's quite normal for Moriya Teiji, who was just wanted, to stay in a hotel while on the run.

Moreover, he didn't check into the small hotel after the police issued a warrant for his arrest. He checked into the small hotel early on after he called "Shinichi Kudo," realized he had many flaws, and prepared to run away.

Of course, he was dressed up and used a fake name when he came to stay here. However, after he committed suicide and reported it to the police, the police recognized him as the fugitive Moriya Teiji.

Upon arriving at the scene, Conan, Kuroko, and Kogoro Mouri, the three detectives, began to investigate the case, while Jiang Chengbei and Xiaolan watched from the sidelines.

Looking at Moriya Teiji's corpse, Xiaolan felt complicated. Just a few hours ago, she was almost killed by his explosion, but she was lucky enough to escape with Jiang Chengbei's protection.

The person who wanted to harm her died by his own gun.

Looking at the brand-new Glock pistol in his hand, Xiao Lan subconsciously glanced at Jiang Chengbei: Could it be that someone couldn't stand by and watch this person die, and was seeking revenge for her?

Shake your head to get that impossible idea out of your mind.

Jiang Chengbei was just having a late-night snack with them. How could he possibly be here, a half-hour drive away? If he drives slowly, he could be murdering someone an hour away.

Therefore, this is impossible and a misconception.

So, Jiang Chengbei specially climbed over the balcony just to bring her some fruit.

Chapter 138 The Most Arrogant Murderer in the Detective Conan World: I'm standing right in front of you, Conan, and you still dare to say you killed him?

"The deceased was shot in the right temple, and there were traces of gunpowder burns on the wound."

"When the deceased fired the shot, everyone in the hotel heard it. His roommates on the same floor immediately opened their doors and came out to check the situation in the corridor. During this time, no one left the deceased's room."

"The deceased's room door was locked from the inside, and the key was in the deceased's pocket. The hotel staff used a spare key to open the door, but the door was still chained, so it could not be fully opened."

The chain was cut with pliers after the police arrived.

"In addition, because the hotel had a history of theft, the windows in this room have been fitted with security bars."

After the incident, we inspected the security window and found it intact, with no signs of being pried open and reinstalled. Therefore, neither adults nor children could leave through the window.

As the policeman explained the situation with the security bars, he glanced at Conan several times.

Conan: ...

"In short, based on the current evidence and clues, although no suicide note or anything was found at the scene, barring any special circumstances, we can only conclude that he committed suicide."

Of course, if it was Shinichi Kudo who committed the crime, we can't rule out the possibility that he successfully created a perfect locked room. With our capabilities, we haven't found anything amiss, nor have we found any clues suggesting an outsider was involved.

Seeing how certain the policeman was, Jiang Chengbei, the perpetrator in this case, who was returning to the crime scene for the first time, looked at the policeman with suspicion, thinking to himself:

I just put on a raincoat, held a pistol to Moriya Teiji's head and shot him, then locked the door, put the key in his pocket, and finally put the gun in his hand. I didn't do much else to clean up the mess. How come there's no trace of homicide? Are the police officers in the Metropolitan Police Department not very responsible?

Regardless of whether the Metropolitan Police Department was working diligently, Jiang Chengbei received significantly less of the system rewards from Moriya Teiji, only 1 kill coin and the newly added architectural design skill from the Science Shop.

Moreover, I received these things a few days ago when I attended a tea party hosted by Teiji Moriya; that's all I have.

Jiang Chengbei gained little from Moriya Teiji, and the police also gained little from the crime scene. After listening to the police's explanation, Mouri Kogoro immediately agreed that this was suicide.

Conan and Heiji Hattori, on the other hand, were much more serious and responsible. They didn't believe the Metropolitan Police Department's investigation results. Instead, they lay on the ground and looked around, trying to find clues and uncover the truth.