Conan: When Shinjiu and Maolilan swap bodies

Qingze stopped walking, and Ran Mouri, who was holding his hand, also stopped.

"They're exhausted, so you can choose to fight back. If you can't beat all four of them, then take them down one by one."

Ran Mouri nodded, panting.

"The trees here aren't tall, which can partially obscure their view, and the canopy can also hide people. You can attack from behind and catch them off guard."

"Mr. Qingze, be careful!"

Qingze twirled around with the tree branch in his hand, saying, "I don't need you to worry about me."

Where is the woman?

Hiroshi Minamimura discovered that the girl was gone, leaving only the man standing there.

The man was carrying a broken tree branch and wearing sunglasses; he looked completely terrified.

"This guy can't run anymore, let's take him down first!"

Nancun roared and charged at Qingze with his knife. The other three bandits scattered and surrounded the tree, the fallen leaves crunching under their feet.

Qingze suddenly raised his chin.

Nan Cun felt a sudden, sharp pain in his lower back, as if he'd been hit by a hammer. He screamed and fell to the ground, catching a glimpse of two legs kicking out of the tree out of the corner of his eye.

Before he could get up, he felt a sharp pain in the back of his neck, his vision went black, and he collapsed into the damp fallen leaves.

"Nancun!"

The man next to him saw Hiroshi Minamimura fall to the ground and swung his knife at Ran Mouri, who jumped down from the tree.

Ran Mouri picked up the knife and charged forward. The long blades clashed, making a crisp, sharp sound.

Ran Mouri loosened her grip and, taking advantage of the moment the man leaned forward, kicked him hard in the chest.

The man grunted and took two steps back. Ran Mouri pounced on him, grabbed his wrist with her left hand, and twisted it to the right.

With a "crack," the man's arm dislocated, and the knife clattered to the ground.

Ran Mouri took the knife and struck the man on the back of the neck with her back. The man didn't even groan before collapsing to the ground.

"left."

Aoze's voice came, and a whooshing sound came from the left. Ran Mouri turned around sharply, using her long sword as a shield to block the incoming slash.

With a forceful press of his long sword, the attacker was caught off guard and instantly fell into a disadvantageous position.

Ran Mouri copied his move and quickly knocked the person down.

When the last remaining person saw Ran Mouri take on three opponents single-handedly, someone panicked and rushed towards Aozawa, who was standing still, intending to take him hostage.

Ran Mouri looked at the ignorant person with pity.

Sure enough, as soon as the man approached, before he could even swing his knife, a sharp pain shot through his chest, and he was kicked into a tree, immediately losing consciousness.

Qingze withdrew his foot and remained standing in the same spot, without moving an inch.

"Although you only took down three, you were decisive and didn't hold back when facing mortal danger. It seems you haven't forgotten your training. I'll give you 70 points."

"70 points is already very high." Ran Mouri was quite satisfied with her score.

"Who exactly are these people?"

"Anyway, he's not a good person."

Qingze rubbed the knife beside his foot with the tip of his shoe, then stomped hard on the hilt, and the long knife spun and jumped into his palm.

I picked it up and swung it around; it felt just okay, quite light.

"What are you going to do about it?"

Ran looked around, then pulled out several long vines from the mountain and tied their hands and feet together.

She gathered the knives together and hid them among the branches and leaves. Then she ran back to where she had been to check on the man whose head was covered in blood and whose life was uncertain.

"already dead."

Feeling her pulse, which had long since stopped beating, a faint sadness appeared between Ran Mouri's brows.

Qingze's gaze fell on a large, blood-stained rock not far away. "He must have been killed by falling rocks from the mountains."

"Take a few photos and have your father and the others come over to handle this."

"Ah."

Ran Mouri nodded, took photos of the scene, and also took photos of the people who had fainted and been tied up. The two then turned around and went back to the hotel.

Inside the inn, the innkeeper turned pale as he faced Kogoro Mouri's relentless questioning.

"The people behind this are already watching you. I suggest you tell us everything you know. As long as you cooperate, we can protect your safety..."

Kogoro Mori patiently explained the situation and crisis his boss was currently facing.

The boss's face turned even paler. After struggling for a moment, he finally decided to speak.

“Amin, Sachiko, and I were all classmates in the same club in college.”

Standing by the observation deck, Tanaka Aki looked at the mountains covered in red maple leaves with a melancholy expression.

"This is where Amin and Sachiko fell in love. They come here to stay for a few days around this time every year..."

“That day, they drove over, saying they planned to stay for a week. But that very night, they received a phone call. It was from the Fukuda family, saying that the patriarch had suddenly fallen critically ill and they needed to return home immediately…”

“Amin found it strange. Although his father was in poor health and had been hospitalized, his condition was very stable. It was really abnormal for him to suddenly become critically ill.”

"They were pressuring us, and although Ah Ming found it strange, he still drove back. But who knew..."

At this point, Tanaka Aki became exceptionally sad.

Two perfectly healthy people died on their way home.

"After that, the Fukuda family underwent significant changes. Not only did Amin die, but the old patriarch also died... Realizing there was probably something wrong, and knowing how ruthless that person was, I didn't dare say anything..."

"Later, Zhiyu came to me alone to investigate. I couldn't bear it, so I told him what happened that day... Not long after, news also came that Zhiyu had disappeared..."

Tanaka Akihisa felt incredibly guilty whenever he thought about it.

If he hadn't said that back then, wouldn't the child have been safe?

Ugh……

"Actually, many people suspected that Amin's death was suspicious back then, but nothing ever came of it... Now, more than 10 years later, their power has only increased..."

Overturning the verdict and bringing the murderer to justice is easier said than done.

"Things are different now than they were back then, there's no need to be so pessimistic." Kogoro Mouri was much more optimistic.

Although the Fukuda family is a famous political family, it has only produced one member of parliament, Makoto Fukuda, in the last 10 years, and he has already passed away.

In addition, the huge scandal that erupted when Makoto Fukuda died had already significantly diminished the family's influence.

Once this matter is exposed, the Fukuda family's competitors will definitely not stand idly by.

Moreover, the internet is very developed in today's society.

Such scandals of fratricide and power struggles are easily spread.

When the prosecutors intervene, the Fukuda family will have no room to refuse the investigation.

Chapter 145 Why this trick again?

It was already afternoon when we crossed the mountain and returned to the hotel.

Conan immediately noticed Ran Mouri's unusual behavior.

Her clothes were somewhat disheveled, with several threads snagged by tree branches, and many places stained with mud.

Looking at Qingze, he returned exactly the same way he came out, except for some mud on his boots, his body was clean.

"Sister Xiaolan, are you alright?"

Conan ran over with concern and asked what was wrong.

"We ran into those five guys from the kendo club at the shop. They were doing something in the mountains, and when they saw us, they chased after us with knives..."

Ran Mouri briefly explained the situation, then showed them the photos on her phone.

"what!"

Ran Mouri's words immediately drew everyone's attention in the hall.

Kogoro Mouri rushed over to check on his daughter, "Are you alright?"

"It's alright, I've already subdued them!"

Ran Mouri showed him photos of four people who were tied up.

Once he was sure his daughter was really alright, Kogoro Mouri finally breathed a sigh of relief.

What's the story with these people?

"Could it be that Xiaolan and the others witnessed something and are trying to silence them...?"

Several people surrounded Ran Mouri, asking her about the situation, while Aoze sat down on the sofa to rest.

His gaze swept over the other people in the room, and he lazily yawned.

Apart from the two people who had been under the detective's watchful eye for some time, nothing seemed out of the ordinary.

He was a little tired after walking all morning. He didn't need to worry about this, so he went to sleep.

Ran Mouri was describing the situation to several detectives when she saw Aozawa turn to go upstairs. She quickly said, "Mr. Aozawa, you haven't eaten yet!"

"I don't have much of an appetite, don't worry about me."

"We can't skip meals. I'll take lunch up to Mr. Qingze later..."

Qingze didn't respond and disappeared down the stairs.

Kogoro Mouri looked at his daughter with a displeased expression.

"Hey Xiaolan, you're being way too attentive to that guy! You even bring him food?"

They have hands and feet, why are they delivering food?

Eat it if you want, don't eat it if you don't!

"Mr. Qingze has low blood sugar and has been walking for so long. He'll faint if he doesn't eat!"

"That kid isn't that weak," Kogoro Mori said, unconvinced.

"His lips are indeed very pale, not very healthy-looking..." Conan observed more carefully.

"I'll go deliver the food with Sister Xiaolan later." He looked at Xiaolan, a hint of nervousness in his eyes.

If possible, he didn't want Xiaolan to be alone with Qingze.

Just delivering food together shouldn't offend her, right?

Ran Mouri nodded. "Dad, have you eaten yet?"

“I’ve already eaten. You eat first, then take us and Mr. Tanaka to check on the situation and bring them back with you.”

With communications cut off and no one able to call the police, they had to resort to primitive methods to bring the people and bodies back first.

"Dad, won't it be dangerous for you to go out?" Ran Mouri asked in a low voice, her words carrying a hidden meaning.

"It's alright." Kogoro Mouri knew what was going on.

Conan overheard the two men's plan; their employer's request was to stage an accident.

They planned to find an opportunity at night to push Tanaka Aki off the observation deck, pretending it was an accidental fall.

Since the employer has concerns and wants to stage it as an accident, they won't easily break off relations and use guns.

Ran Mouri washed her hands, went to the kitchen and brought out some side dishes and rice, as well as two pairs of bowls and chopsticks.

With the power outage and the loss of contact with the outside world, and limited food supplies in the kitchen, we didn't have to worry about anything else.

Do whatever you have, eat until you're about 50-60% full, to avoid food shortages later.

Conan carried a tray for her and followed her to Aozawa's room.

Qingze opened the door for them, his gaze falling on the food that Ran Mouri was carrying.