Conan: When Shinjiu and Maolilan swap bodies

She remembered that when she was having dinner at Aozawa's house, Uncle Mori mentioned that Aozawa's parents' deaths seemed to be related to a case, and also mentioned a "Matsui" family where relatives lived.

At the time, Aozawa's attitude towards the Matsui family was that he did not want to have any contact with them.

At that time, Conan had just moved out of the agency and should have known something about Aozawa's background.

After thinking for a moment, she bought some snacks and headed straight to the hospital.

She doesn't know if Conan's memories have returned. If not, she can only try to find a breakthrough in Aozawa's background by talking to Uncle Mori.

At the hospital, Yukiko Kudo and Yusaku Kudo were both there, having dinner and chatting as a family.

Out of caution, they were all in disguise.

Sera Masumi gently knocked on the ward door. Kudo Yukiko turned her head slightly to look at the door and opened it with some surprise.

Who arrived at that moment?

Sera entered the house and saw "Edogawa Fumiyo," greeting him very politely.

"Good evening, Ms. Fumiyo and Mr. Michiya."

"Oh, it's Sera. Have you had dinner yet?"

"I've already eaten." Sera walked to the bedside and looked at Conan, who was sitting there.

Conan is in better shape than before, and when he sees Sera, he gives her a smile.

"Why is Sera-neechan here?"

"Just came to see you, Conan. How's your recovery going?"

Sera Masumi's gaze fell on Conan, and she felt that his condition had stabilized considerably after not seeing him for a few days.

He was seriously injured before, his mental state was not good, and he had memory problems, which caused a sense of melancholy and sadness to permeate the air.

The Conan of today, though his expression and appearance are no different from before, is like glass that has been left to stand still; all his unease and confusion have subsided, and his sense of clarity and composure has become clear.

"My body is recovering, and I should be able to be discharged from the hospital soon," Conan replied.

He's recovering fairly well, but his parents don't plan to discharge him from the hospital early; they expect him to spend the New Year in the hospital.

I wonder if this time cycle will continue...

Seeing that he was in good spirits, Sera Masumi felt a little lighter.

"That's good. It's been quite a while since I've seen you." Sera Masumi sat down by the bedside and glanced at the glasses beside her pillow. "How's your memory recovery going?"

I usually see Conan wearing glasses, so it's a bit strange to see him without them now.

“It’s recovered.” Conan looked at her and asked directly, “Sera-neechan, is there something you want to ask me?”

Normally, people wouldn't choose to visit a patient at night like this. If someone comes to the hospital at this time to ask if his memory has returned, something must have happened.

"Oh dear, you figured it out." Sera scratched her head, revealing her cute little fangs. "I wanted to ask about Mr. Aozawa's background. Do you know anything about it?"

"Why are you suddenly asking this?" Conan's eyes darkened.

Why did she come to inquire about Qingze's background?

Is she investigating Qingze?

Why did she investigate Qingze?

What did she discover?

"Xiaolan mentioned some things today, but she didn't want to say more. I'm a little curious."

Conan, observing her expression which revealed nothing unusual, slowly said:

"Mr. Aozawa's original name was Fukuda Tomohiro, and he was born into the Fukuda family in Kyoto."

"Fukuda?" Sera Masumi's mind instantly flashed back to the news about the Fukuda family. "Is it the infamous Fukuda family from the internet?"

She was somewhat surprised.

Is Qingze actually from such an ancient and powerful family that is either rich or noble?

How could someone born into such a family become an orphan?

There are indeed significant problems here.

"Yes."

"I remember that the Fukuda family members are all in detention now, and their public trial won't be until next year."

“Yes.” Conan nodded and continued, “Mr. Aozawa’s parents died thirteen years ago at the hands of his older brother, Fukuda Shin…”

Sera Masumi listened, her fingers tapping unconsciously, lost in thought.

He had also seen the videos of Fukuda Shin on the internet, including the one about him causing the death of his brother's family.

Unexpectedly, this "murdered younger brother" turned out to be Qingze's biological father.

So, did Qingze participate in that online attack? And what role did he play in it?

"Then why didn't he have the surname Fukuda? And why did he become an orphan?" she pressed, her tone sounding like a reasonable question.

"I didn't find out the specifics. Back then in Kyoto, we only found out the truth about Aozawa's parents' deaths. Afterwards, we went to the Kyoto Metropolitan Police Headquarters to try to overturn the case, but Fukuda Akira directly found a scapegoat who confessed to all the crimes..."

At this point, Conan sighed deeply.

This can be considered a major setback for him.

The opponent held a high position and wielded immense power. Moreover, the case was thirteen years old, and the evidence they found was insignificant in the face of such power.

After listening to Conan recount the incident in Kyoto where he warned the government, Sera Masumi clenched her fists, a surge of anger rising within her.

"That old bastard Fukuda is truly despicable!"

"Yes, but now he's getting his just desserts, and his good days are over."

Now, when the topic comes up, Conan isn't so angry anymore.

After all, the person is already in the detention center; no amount of power can change that.

"I suspect that Mr. Qingze may have sensed something amiss with his parents' deaths and investigated privately, which only brought him danger. He probably experienced a serious upheaval afterward, resulting in memory loss and ultimately ending up in an orphanage..."

A ten-year-old child can only do so much, especially when the murderer is a family member.

This tragedy was simply impossible to prevent.

Sera Masumi calmed down, "Then what about those videos of the Fukuda family online?"

"Mr. Aozawa said he posted a commission online to ruin the Fukuda family's reputation, and someone anonymously accepted it..."

"that's it?"

Conan nodded.

Sera Masumi was a little unsure for a moment.

Is Aozawa really Koniak?

If it were Koniak, would he have been so lenient?

She had already witnessed the cruelty and ruthlessness of that assassin organization; they were completely indifferent to human lives as long as they could achieve their goals.

This hatred, this resentment, only brought disgrace to the Fukuda family.

If Aozawa were Koniak, those members of the Fukuda family would probably be dead long ago.

Kudo Yusaku, who was standing nearby, seemed to be deep in thought upon hearing this.

Can I post my commission online?

It seems that such clandestine websites do exist.

Sera Masumi pondered for a moment, then raised her eyes and continued to ask:

"Besides the Fukuda family, does Mr. Aozawa have any other living relatives?"

She certainly wanted to see the difference between Qingze and Koniak; the greater the difference, the more it would prove that they were not the same person.

If you want to know if Aozawa has any brothers, asking the Fukuda family is undoubtedly the fastest way.

But she was neither a defense lawyer nor a relative; she was just an unrelated person, making it virtually impossible for her to visit the Fukuda family, these "well-known figures" under close surveillance, in the detention center.

The only way to get started is through the "Matsui" family.

Chapter 460 You can't tell at all normally

"Have."

Conan answered, his gaze carefully sweeping across her face, trying to catch every subtle change.

"Sera-neechan, are you investigating Aozawa-nii?"

Did Sera suspect Aozawa after seeing Koniak, who looked like him?

Sera Masumi didn't directly answer the question. She met Conan's gaze and asked another question:

"You must have had quite a bit of contact with Aozawa, right? Conan, what kind of person is he in your opinion?"

Her expression was calm, carrying a purely inquiring tone, as if it were just ordinary curiosity about someone during casual conversation.

She was curious about what kind of person Aozawa was in Conan's eyes.

Conan carefully recalled every moment he spent with Aozawa.

Thinking about it carefully, he had only met Qingze eight times.

The first time was at a charity sale, the second time was while fishing, the third time was when he was taking his motorcycle driving test, the fourth time was at the Nara Red Maple Inn, the fifth time was at the aquarium, the sixth time was when he went to Aozawa's house to borrow the toilet, and the seventh time was at the shooting range...

Then there was the last time at the hospital.

Each time, this person gave him a different feeling.

The first time, he acted like a warm-hearted older brother, with a touch of melancholy. The second time, he was very hostile towards him, but it was just wariness towards a love rival, not a strong sense of malice.

Then came the third time, when Qingze laid bare his pursuit of Xiaolan, allowing her to glimpse a bit of the true nature of this person.

This is an exceptionally confident person who is brave and proactive in matters of the heart and is not swayed by external factors.

Then came Nara, which was arguably the longest period he spent with Aozawa.

Qingze may seem lazy, but he is quite cunning and adept at using his strengths. He has a clear understanding of himself and will bluntly expose the dark side that others are ashamed to talk about, without caring at all.

There's not much to say about the fifth and sixth times; this person's attitude was always gentle in front of Xiaolan.

"I didn't have much contact with him. If I had to say, I think he's a very confident and self-centered person."

"He possesses considerable shrewdness and skill, but he has a cold detachment towards people and things unrelated to him. He doesn't care how others perceive him, nor does he bother to cast his gaze upon those he doesn't care about..."

At this point, Conan paused for a moment.

"Including the life and death of others."

This is very evident when dealing with cases.

Qingze was not curious about the case, nor did he care about the cause of death. He felt no sympathy for the victims, acting like an outsider who had nothing to do with him, indifferent and even cold.

“He is very purposeful and serious about what he wants to do. He appears to be gentle and polite, but that’s just on the surface. I still don’t know what his true personality is like.”

At this point, Conan paused, carefully considering his words.

"I feel that his underlying nature is somewhat cold, not in a cold-hearted way, but in a kind of indifference and apathy towards many things..."

Qingze didn't hide this indifference, but it could only be felt when Xiaolan wasn't around and he was alone with Qingze.

At this point, Conan looked at Sera again.

"I haven't had any in-depth conversations with him, so this is all I can say."

He wasn't really familiar with Qingze, especially since he was still a child and didn't have many opportunities to communicate with Qingze on an equal footing.

"Sera-neechan, what kind of person is Mr. Aozawa in your eyes?"

He threw the question back at him.

Listening to Conan's description of that "alienation" and "indifference," she couldn't help but recall the scene at the villa a few days ago.

Even when he went to the villa with them, Qingze didn't actually have much contact with them.

He angered Amuro Tooru as soon as he arrived at the villa, and then rested.

In the afternoon, a few of them went hiking, but he didn't go.