Conan: When Shinjiu and Maolilan swap bodies

Chapter 296 Why should I punish you?

Qingze, disguised as Ran Mouri, successfully spent a night with both parents present.

However, after a good night's sleep, the thing I feared most still happened.

Early in the morning, Qingze received a hurried phone call from Mouri Ran.

After glancing at Eri Kisaki, who was about to drive him to school, Aozawa stepped away and answered the phone.

"Hey?"

Hearing her own gentle voice on the phone, Ran Mouri, who had been somewhat flustered, calmed down.

Qingze probably isn't in a particularly convenient position to answer the phone right now, otherwise her tone wouldn't be so gentle.

"Is it convenient for you to listen to me?"

"Mm," Qingze hummed in response.

He used a receiver that he wasn't afraid of being overheard.

Ran Mouri breathed a sigh of relief. "I received the email. It reads like this:"

[Koniak, arrive at Cell No. 1 at Base 3 by 3 PM. You have three days. Accept your punishment yourself.]

She deleted the email as soon as she read it; the harsh wording and content made her uneasy, so she called immediately upon seeing it.

Qing Zexin felt a little gloomy. Sure enough, the more you worry about something, the more likely it is to happen.

Under Eri's gaze, Aozawa smiled and said, "Thank you, Sonoko, but my mom is taking me to school today."

"Okay, see you at school." After a two-second pause, Qingze hung up the phone.

Sonoko asked last night if he wanted her to pick him up today. Aozawa isn't afraid of being exposed by using Suzuki Sonoko as a raft.

When Eri heard that it was Sonoko calling, she didn't ask any questions. She checked the documents she needed for the day and then called Kogoro Mouri to the restroom.

"Are you done yet, honey?"

"OK OK!"

With his schoolbag and cane in hand, Aozawa got into the back seat of Eri's car and quickly took out his phone to send a message to Ran Mouri.

Don't worry, it's nothing serious. Have breakfast first.

It's 3 PM, still early.

Don't put pressure on Ran Mouri; being too tense could easily lead to trouble.

Moreover, he didn't intend to let Ran Mouri go.

What is a solitary confinement room, and what happens there?

It's basically solitary confinement, staying in a closed room for three days. Just think of it as going to sleep.

Looking at the message on her phone and hearing the deliberately lighthearted tone, Ran Mouri puffed out her cheeks.

It sounds so easy, but since it's a punishment, it's obvious it can't be that easy.

Why are you being punished? What did you do?

It's nothing. You eat breakfast first, and I'll call you when I get to school.

【All right. 】

After closing her phone, Ran Mouri took the boiled eggs out of the pot, opened a bag of bread, and grabbed a carton of milk.

Even though you can't taste food and enjoy its flavors, you still need to maintain a balanced diet.

As she ate, she tried to guess what Qingze had done that warranted punishment.

Since the incident with the Fukuda family, Aoyama hasn't been with her, so she doesn't know much about what Aoyama has been doing these past few days.

Is this punishment for impersonating Gin last time?

Could it be that Aozawa put Gin on the wanted list?

Ran Mouri thought about it more and more and it seemed like this was the case.

After quickly finishing her bread, she continued practicing making disguise masks.

Since going to the solitary confinement room is inevitable, there's no need to overthink it. Take advantage of the free time now and study diligently.

Refusing Sonoko Suzuki's company, Aozawa asked the teacher for leave and, leaning on his crutches, went to the rooftop during class.

The rooftop was deserted, making it a good place to make a phone call.

"Now, listen to me."

Hearing the serious tone on the phone, Ran Mouri's heart jumped.

"There's a 40-minute lunch break, so I'll come over within that timeframe."

Qingze's tone was unusually firm, not one of negotiation.

Confinement is extremely damaging to a person's mental health, especially for three days.

In addition to mental torment, there was also physical hunger and dehydration.

Over time, these factors combined can easily lead to permanent mental illnesses.

He remembered Ran Mouri saying that she had once suffered from amnesia because she witnessed Miwako Sato being injured while protecting her, which caused her great psychological trauma and led to amnesia.

With such mental fortitude, it's hard to imagine what Ran Mouri will be like after being locked up for three days.

He didn't want Ran Mouri to suffer like that.

The best way is to switch it back.

He himself wasn't bothered by the many lice he had, and he had gotten used to being locked up so many times.

As for not choosing that option...

It's not time to turn against the organization yet.

The Mori family is here, and if he refuses them, he will immediately be in danger.

Hearing Qingze's forceful words, Ran Mouri's eyelids drooped slightly, obscuring the light in her eyes.

She clearly realized that Qingze wanted to switch back with her.

Qingze didn't want her to go to the solitary confinement room.

What I said this morning about "going to sleep" was all a lie.

Solitary confinement is dangerous and terrifying.

Qingze didn't want her to experience it, but did she want Qingze to go?

Going to the Fukuda family was her request, everything Aozawa did was for her, and he was punished because of her.

Can she really accept Qingze being punished without feeling guilty?

"I see."

She nodded in agreement and waited for the other end of the call to end.

As soon as she hung up the phone, she immediately started searching for a series of questions such as "What is a solitary confinement cell like?", "What preparations are needed to go to a solitary confinement cell?", and "What should I bring to a solitary confinement cell?".

The more she looked, the heavier her heart became.

Solitary confinement, commonly known as the "little black room".

The organization's solitary confinement cells are only narrower, darker, and more challenging to one's psychological limits.

After the examination, she began to change her clothes.

She changed into the clothes with the most pockets and started stuffing them with compressed biscuits, energy bars, and water bottles.

There are no toilets in the solitary confinement cells, so the issue of excretion must also be considered.

She wasn't sure if she could bring what she was carrying in, but she had to try anyway; maybe no one would dare to search Koniak.

The email only said that he should go and receive his punishment himself, but it didn't say that he should take off his clothes and go to the solitary confinement room.

She took out the lighter she had given him from her original pocket and put it in the inside pocket of her clothes.

As long as you can bring your belongings, the solitary confinement cell isn't actually that scary.

I checked myself in the mirror and saw that I was all dressed up, and it was impossible to tell how much I was carrying.

She smiled at herself in the mirror, and the silver-haired, red-eyed face in the mirror smiled with an unusually cold expression. Her indifferent eyes, glowing with a red light, looked particularly intimidating.

In this way, she scared the guards away with just her eyes. If they wanted to fight, she would use force to forcibly take her belongings inside.

After she finished preparing, she took out her phone and thought about how to get to Base Three.

She didn't know where Base Three was; so far, she had only been to the hospital and the tavern.

Her gaze fell on the contact "Vermouth," but after thinking for a moment, she moved her finger away.

The teacher was very familiar with Koniak, and without Qingze's guidance, she would easily reveal her flaws in front of the teacher.

Finally, after going through all her contacts, her finger landed on Vodka's name.

She had dealt with vodka before, so dealing with vodka wouldn't be difficult.

Chapter 297 You come back here!

Vodka was a little confused when he received the text message from Koniak.

His first thought was that Koniak was going to cause him trouble.

After all, if you really think about it, his gossip was something he spread.

But upon closer inspection, Koniak asked him to take him to Base Three.

Base Three is a base specifically used for punishing people and disposing of corpses. It contains interrogation rooms, solitary confinement cells, water dungeons, incinerators, etc.

So, Koniak was fined?

Still not right.

Why make him deliver the ticket if he's being fined? Couldn't Koniak have gone himself?

He suspected that Koniak wanted to kill him and then put him in the incinerator to cover up the crime.

But if I don't go, Koniak will definitely cause trouble for me afterwards.

After much deliberation, Vodka called his older brother.

When in doubt, ask your older brother; you can't go wrong.

The call was answered quickly.

"what's up?"

Gin's voice was not as cold as usual, but rather carried a sense of nonchalance.

Because of Koniak's actions, he is now under police surveillance, forced to take leave, and is currently unemployed at home.

Abbreviation: Vacation.

As for how long he needs to rest, that depends on Rum's efforts to remove the Metropolitan Police Department's scrutiny of him.

"Brother, Koniak asked me to take him to Base Three. Should I go?" Vodka asked hesitantly.

Gin was somewhat surprised by this, yet not entirely.

If you're too lazy to drive or it's inconvenient for you to drive, hiring a driver is something Koniak could definitely do.

Gin didn't answer Vodka's question about whether he wanted to go; he simply brought up a matter casually.

"He was punished by the BOSS."

Of course, the BOSS wouldn't hide the fact that he punished Koniak; otherwise, what would be the point of the punishment?

Therefore, he and Rum were the first to learn of the result.

Vodka was not happy that Koniak was punished.

Whether he is punished or not is none of his business.

He's only struggling with one thing now: whether or not to deliver it.