Watching the anime from Madoka Magica and writing the rules

"I see. So, if I can pay for them, will you tell them the information?"

Xiaolan looked directly at the paper and said seriously.

Zhi Xing looked puzzled, looked at Maori Kogoro who was also shocked, and said puzzledly:

"Where did you get so much money? Not long ago, this firm was nearly closed down due to poverty."

"Don't talk nonsense, kid!"

Zhixing didn't pay attention to Kogoro Mouri, but looked at Xiaolan and found that he was a little confused about her.

"Even if your mother is a famous lawyer, she can't afford to save so many people, right?"

Xiaolan nodded: "I'm not using my parents' money. I have a friend who I think can afford it."

"what???"

Chapter 147: Academy City-level Saint

"Wait, what are you going to do? I know you have a good friend who's very rich, but there's no way you can borrow such a large sum of money from him, right?"

Zhixing looked at Xiaolan in a panic. Zhixing knew that there was an ultimate lady by Xiaolan's side, the daughter of the Suzuki Group - Suzuki Sonoko.

It's not that he hadn't thought about her, but even the case of the bandage monster in her sister's villa was not an occasion where he could make a deal. After all, either the broken bridge made it impossible to communicate with the outside world, making it impossible to make a deal outside, and it would be dangerous inside; or he would have to give advance notice before committing the crime, but this would make it even more impossible to make a deal, unless he lied and said that the victim was Sonoko's sister.

The Suzuki Group is so wealthy that it is incompatible with Conan's case theme. It is only as a ticket to lead Conan into the venue that they go to the same school and are friends with Xiaolan from an ordinary detective agency.

In this case, how could Xiaolan raise so much money from Yuanzi?

"As expected, you also know about the garden."

Xiaolan breathed a sigh of relief and then said:

"Then you should also be aware of some of the future of the Suzuki family, right? If I introduce you to a meeting with Sonoko, then the reward you need should be easy to get."

"Ah~ What? That won't do. I don't have any information on this, so it's impossible."

Seeing that the unexpected things were not beyond his imagination, Zhi Xing couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and then refused:

"The Suzuki Group is too powerful, and the impact of this intelligence is too great. This isn't the kind of experiment I'm responsible for. Even if there's a backlash from these small-scale experiments, it's unlikely to harm my life. That's why I agreed to participate."

Zhihang took out an excuse he had prepared in advance to cover up the fact that he did not understand the future of the Suzuki Group.

Then Zhixing saw that Xiaolan was about to speak, so he interrupted:

"Don't blame me for not reporting what I know. Sometimes, leaking information about the future might trigger a time paradox that could affect my future self. So I'm risking my life to make money, and the fees I charge are reasonable."

After saying that, Zhixing looked at Xiaolan and Kogoro who seemed to have accepted his settings, and couldn't help but look at the time.

"15:41"

Zhi Xing couldn't help but sigh at how slowly time passed, then turned around and looked at the transparent window, watching for the place where Conan might appear.

Seeing that Zhixing had turned his back, Kogoro asked the police officer to let go of his hand, then walked to his daughter and whispered something.

Xiaolan then explained to Kogoro, and suddenly realized something, so she walked up to the paper and said:

"I remember that the reason you cared about Shinichi was because he was number 1, right?"

Zhixing turned around and looked at Xiaolan, but did not respond because he did not know Xiaolan's purpose.

"As for Sonoko, if you don't know the intelligence, then you probably learned about the case through media like newspapers. I heard Shinichi say before that the only cases that can be preserved in the future are those registered in newspapers and paper files kept at the police station."

"And if the organization behind you has such a strong background, then they would definitely be able to access the police's internal intelligence. While this intelligence would include statistics on all the people involved, it would not record the murderer's crime process and the victim's information, and would not include the detective's explanation of the case."

Zhixing's eyes moved slightly, but he still didn't say anything. Instead, he looked at Xiaolan's pause.

"So, if you weren't aware that the mission you were assigned wouldn't involve the Suzuki Group, then how did you know the friend I was talking about was Suzuki Sonoko? How did you learn this?"

Zhixing's eyes moved, and just as he was about to speak, he heard Xiaolan add:

"If Sonoko is one of the victims threatened by the murderer, even if she's not actually in danger, it's information that can be traded. From your reaction, I'm sure you don't have any information about this."

Zhixing suppressed several cases involving Sonoko that came to his mind, even cases that Sonoko had personally reasoned about, and couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Indeed, if it is not a case of the scale that involves the Suzuki Group, then the case solved by Sonoko should not be known to me. If you want to be more rigorous, it is possible to directly replace the other party's name with someone else.

So I shouldn't know Sonoko?

Zhixing frowned and paced back and forth, thinking.

Although it is not clear what the actual record is like, no matter how the case record is, the inviter of irrelevant people should not be written into the police file, so the situation of Yuanzi cannot be known by attending the banquet.

What should I do? Should I gamble? Bet that Xiaolan is lying and that the police notes will mention Suzuki Sonoko multiple times?

Zhixing didn't have time to think too much, otherwise he would have more doubts, so he came to his senses and was about to speak, but suddenly his eyes swept across the burly police officer who was still in uniform, and he immediately held back the words he was about to say.

"Alas, I didn't want to tell you about this since there are outsiders around."

Zhi Xing changed his words and asked Xiaolan:

"If you want to know, let me go into the house and talk to you privately."

Without waiting for Xiaolan's consent, the surveillance officer immediately rejected it and said, "No, you can't leave my sight. I need to know what you are doing."

Zhixing spread out his hands, looking as if he couldn't blame me.

Xiaolan took a look and did not let the paper go. Instead, she came to the police officer and whispered to him.

After a while, the police officer slowly walked inside, but his eyes were always fixed on the paper bank.

Xiaolan waited until the other party retreated to the wall before turning around and lowering her voice and saying:

"At this distance, the other party won't be able to hear you. Now you don't have any excuses, right?"

Seeing Xiaolan so persistent, Zhixing had no choice but to use his second plan. After all, if he lied here now, the police would be able to find out about his lie at any time when he was away. It would be better to use this setting that the police could not recognize.

"A famous detective who's been featured in the newspapers, a female karate champion who can win first place." After making his decision, Zhixing met Xiaolan's gaze and said, "Such a school full of talented people is indeed suitable for someone like Miss Suzuki."

As Xiaolan listened to Zhixing's opening remarks, a feeling she had since the very beginning of their meeting suddenly became stronger.

"Although it's undeniable that Shinichi's looks could attract Sonoko, who is somewhat obsessed with looks, what about you?"

Zhixing pointed at Xiaolan and said:

"Sonoko herself isn't interested in karate, and after learning that you and Shinichi were childhood sweethearts, she even wanted to bring you two together. So, what made Sonoko choose to be friends with you? To the point where she spends most of her time with you, even taking you with her when she goes on trips to see handsome guys."

"Sonoko isn't such a utilitarian person. I just have a similar personality to hers, so we became friends."

Zhixing nodded and asked:

"Do you remember the first reason I gave you before you walked in?"

"Is this a reason why we three need to work together to solve the case?" Xiaolan glanced at her father and responded.

"Yes, you should know that you have very good luck. It's not an exaggeration to say that you are possessed by a brocade fish. You can be said to win every time you gamble." At this point, Zhixing raised an eyebrow and said, "Do you think this is scientific?"

Maybe it was because it involved her own affairs, but Xiaolan quickly reacted:

"You mean, this is magic?"

"Indeed, in our Academy City, there is a type of person who is born with extreme luck. They always win at every bet they make, and are extremely easy to cultivate. They can quickly master common things, whether it's physical training or ritual magic. They are all top-notch."

“The world calls them saints!”

"Although I'm named Kamijou Touma here, I'm not the real Kamijou. I'm not as strong as him."

"But I know that the real Kamijou Touma has a saint companion. I also heard about the lottery having only one result from what Kamijou Touma said."

"Unfortunately, you possess the talent to be a saint in every way. The only thing you lack is that you chose karate, which is not suitable for you, instead of a religion that suits you."

Zhi Xing looked at Xiao Lan who was listening to his explanation and said a little embarrassedly:

"Of course, someone of my level definitely can't know which religion suits your talents, but that doesn't stop me from investigating you after learning about your qualifications."

"Rather, I learned about Yuanzi's situation because I knew about your situation. Similarly, I chose to come here at this time when I had the chance."

Zhixing touched the red note in his pocket, confirming that magic existed in this world, and then, maintaining his confidence in the existence of magic, he said:

"I won't reveal to them that Conan and Shinichi have the same genes, so in exchange, I hope that in the future, you can choose me to participate in the experiments of the Future Agency."

"And starting from this closed time loop, it can also have a sufficient impact on whether Shinichi can be rescued."

Zhixing stretched out his hand, looked at Xiaolan, and asked directly:

"Do you accept this deal?"

Xiaolan shook her head after digesting the information described by Zhixing, causing Zhixing to frown, but before she could withdraw her hand, Xiaolan reached out and held Zhixing's hand.

"I don't believe that Sonoko and I became friends for this reason, but I have no reason to refuse the deal you proposed."

Zhihang's heart couldn't help but relax, and at the same time, just to be on the safe side, he said:

"Saints are suitable for religious magic that has been passed down through generations. Don't believe anything a contracted animal says. It must be a real person."

Before Xiaolan could ask what a contract animal was, Kogoro, who was listening throughout the whole process, forcibly separated their handshake.

"Really? I can't stand it anymore. What do you mean by magic? You're talking about saints? I think you're just a cult! I don't care if you're from the future or not, just don't get my daughter involved!!"

The paper merchant, who had just established a trusting relationship with Xiaolan by trading a false future for a false promise, did not care about Kogoro Mouri's resistance.

After all, Kogoro Mouri still listens to Xiaolan very much, as can be seen from the fact that he often allows Xiaolan to sneak into a taxi and follow him all the way to the crime scene.

Well, it's the kind of situation where Kogoro refused many times, but when Xiaolan insisted on her own way, she still compromised and obeyed.

So Zhixing retorted to Kogoro's rebuttal, and Kogoro's action also attracted the police officer in the corner. Time passed while the two were arguing about the identity of the future man, waiting for Conan's return.

"Uncle, Sister Xiaolan, I saw the murderer that Inspector Megure mentioned!"

Conan shouted as he ran up the stairs.

As a result, as soon as I entered the door, I saw an unexpected visitor. No, maybe I had expected it, but I didn't expect to meet him here.

"Hmm? Do you know the second person's information?"

Zhixing frowned and broke away from Kogoro's argument, looking at Conan and asked in confusion.

After all, the clue of the second tall man was originally discovered by another detective who had been following Maori. Now that he said in advance that the second man was the client of another detective, Conan had no way of knowing the existence of the second man. At most, he would tell the whereabouts of the person disguised by Miyano Akemi.

After all, the information about the second person was only known after Megure and his team left the Mori Office after the first murder was unsuccessful.

"Really? Have you seen the suspect, Hirota Akira?"

Kogoro Maori couldn't help but ask.

Zhixing turned his head and looked at Kogoro, who had said not long ago that there were no clues, and finally his eyes fell on the police officer.

"Well, Detective Maori called the police station this morning and asked if there was anything else he could help with. He was then transferred to Inspector Megure."

The police officer hesitated and told the paper company the reason for the information leak.

"Why didn't you say so earlier?"

"No, is this important?"

"Of course, if they don't know the information, then I know now that I do have the ability to change part of the ending. If this continues, it will go in a direction that cannot be changed!"

"Why didn't you say so earlier?"

Zhixing held his head in his hands, and his relaxed mood, which had originally been caused by the improvement of his character and the changes in his relationships, suddenly became heavy again.

"Whatever. We still have a chance to verify it. Let's go now! To the second murder scene!"

As Zhixing said this, he hurriedly grabbed Conan, carried him downstairs and walked to the police car, pausing hesitantly.

"What's wrong? You're walking so fast. Do you have the keys to drive?"

Conan said speechlessly in Zhixing's arms.

"No, I just have a sense of déjà vu. It feels like... a feeling of despair."

Zhixing swallowed his saliva, turned around and waited for the police officer to come downstairs and drive the car. Then, Maori and his daughter also closed the door and came downstairs together.

Then Zhixing saw that the police officer was sitting in the driver's seat, Conan jumped out and sat in the passenger seat to lead the way, and when Maori and his daughter saw that Zhixing was blocking the car door, they went around to the other side, opened the back seat and sat in.

No more, no less, there are exactly five people, including the package Zhixing, just like... Zhixing just replaced the position of the supporting detective, and the fate remained the same.

Chapter 148: Cause and Effect is Still 0

Zhixing leaned against the car window, away from Xiaolan who was sitting in the middle, and looked at the scenery passing by the window with a wandering gaze.

Noticing that it was not yet dark, Zhixing still retained a glimmer of hope in his heart. After all, the time agreed by Mingmei and Gin would definitely be late at night, and that would not change.

Therefore, there seems to be hope of saving the second and third murders.

Even though I thought so,...

Zhixing turned his head and looked at Conan, who was sitting in the passenger seat diagonally opposite him and was guiding the police officer step by step through his surveillance glasses.