Detective Conan: Developing a younger version of Ran Eri, and the stunning Yukiko.

"A man dressed in black!"

With his vivid imagination, Conan couldn't help but think of the culprit who turned him into a child—the Men in Black!

Kogoro Mouri immediately took out his car keys and drove to his destination.

Meanwhile, Conan had already run quickly towards Kogoro Mouri's car, startling Ran: "Conan!"

The car sped along the road, and Kogoro Mouri exclaimed excitedly, "A crime is calling me! Detective Kogoro Mouri is here! This is a rich man's case; I'm sure to get a hefty fee! Ah—"

Kogoro Mouri glanced at the rearview mirror and then noticed the people in the back seat—no, there were three people.

Kogoro Mouri turned around and took a closer look, only to find that his daughter and Conan had followed him. It was one thing for his daughter and Conan to be together, but there was also a strange boy. What was going on?

"Hello, Uncle, I'm Ran Mouri's classmate, Shiraishi Hara," Shiraishi Hara introduced himself.

005 Self-directed and self-acted

Chapter 5

"No, how did you get here?" Kogoro Mouri was completely confused.

"I just took Conan back to the detective agency."

“That’s not what I’m asking you. I’m asking why you came along in the first place.”

"Huh?" Shiraishihara chuckled. He couldn't very well say it was to complete a system task.

"Alright, I'm going to work. You guys are not allowed to cause trouble," Kogoro Mouri reminded him.

The three answered in unison, "Yes!"

The car slowly came to a stop in front of a traditional Japanese mansion. After Kogoro Mouri parked the car, the group met the client in the courtyard.

"Hello, Mr. Mori, my name is Gu Feng, and the person who has been kidnapped is my only daughter, Akiko, who is only ten years old."

Gu Feng was a robust man in his thirties, dressed in a light brown suit. As he spoke, he took out a photograph of his daughter.

The photo shows a cute little girl with a ponytail, affectionately hugging a sturdy bulldog.

Ran and Shiraishihara curiously peered over to look at the photo, but Conan, being too short, couldn't see it no matter how much he jumped around. He grumbled angrily, "Damn it, it's all because I shrunk! It's so hard to even look at a photo now!"

Fortunately, as Kogoro Mouri lowered his hand, the photo happened to appear in front of Conan. Conan's eyes lit up, and he immediately grabbed the photo to examine it closely.

"My butler, Aso, witnessed the culprit firsthand..." Gu Feng was about to continue recounting the situation when Conan interrupted him.

"Mr. Gu Feng, what were the specific circumstances of your daughter's kidnapping?"

Gu Feng was taken aback and looked at Conan with a puzzled expression, asking, "Who is this child?"

Kogoro Mouri's lips twitched slightly, and he quickly explained with a forced smile, "I'm sorry, this is a child who's staying at my house."

After saying that, he angrily grabbed Conan by the back of his collar, pulled him in front of Ran, and said, "Ran, keep an eye on him, don't let him interfere with my work!"

"Okay!" Ran took Conan, who was looking disgruntled, and instructed him, "Don't disturb Dad's work."

"Mr. Aso, please tell me in detail what happened at the time of the incident." Kogoro Mouri looked at the butler with a serious expression.

"Okay!" The butler, Aso, was an elderly man wearing reading glasses.

"The young lady had just come home from school and was playing in the yard when suddenly a man in black appeared from a corner. He threatened her with a knife and kidnapped her, saying, 'Tell your master that if he wants to ransom his daughter, he should close the company for a month. If he dares to call the police, his daughter will not live!' After saying that, the man in black climbed a tree and escaped."

Shiraishihara stroked his chin, secretly recalling the plot. He remembered that it was originally a play directed and acted by the young lady and the butler, but they ended up encountering real kidnappers.

"Did you notice any features of the man in black?" Conan couldn't help but ask again.

Aso's butler sighed helplessly, "I'm sorry, my eyesight is bad, I didn't see it clearly."

Conan stroked his chin and muttered, "This is a bit tricky..."

"Thump!" Kogoro Mouri angrily knocked a red envelope on Conan's head.

Ran looked at the red bump on Conan's head and said with concern, "Conan, are you alright? I told you not to disturb Dad's work!"

Looking at Conan like this, Shiraishihara thought it was quite cute. Conan in the early episodes was more like a child, while Conan in the later episodes was not like a child at all.

"By the way, where is the others? Do you have any leads on the kidnappers?" Kogoro Mouri turned his gaze to the people in the yard.

The servants in the courtyard looked at each other in bewilderment.

"No. Apart from hearing Mr. Aso shout 'Miss has been taken away,' I didn't hear anything else."

Kogoro Mouri pondered for a moment, then analyzed, "Only Mr. Aso saw the culprit... Judging from the demands made, the culprit is likely from a competitor of the chairman. Besides that, did the culprit make any other demands?"

Gu Feng roared angrily, "That bastard! Besides making unreasonable demands, he actually tried to extort money from me!"

Upon hearing this, Aso's butler's expression changed drastically.

No. .

006 Suspicious clues found on the dog

Chapter 6.

"money!"

Gu Feng said through gritted teeth, "Someone just called and threatened me to prepare 300 million yen in old banknotes in exchange for my daughter."

Butler Aso appeared even more shocked: "Master, could it be that you've made a mistake?"

"Stop talking nonsense! Shut up!" Gu Feng sternly reprimanded Aso's butler.

Conan unconsciously walked to the wall, saw a pink ball, and habitually kicked it.

Ran saw Conan playing soccer and smiled, saying, "Conan, you're pretty good at soccer!"

"Hmm!" Conan replied absentmindedly, preoccupied with the case.

Ran's eyes darted around slightly as she said softly, "Shinichi often plays soccer when he's thinking about things. He says that playing soccer makes his mind clearer."

Conan did not respond, still immersed in thinking about the case.

"Wang Wang Wang!"

Suddenly, Shiraishihara saw a large bulldog charging towards him, startling Conan so much that the ball above his head fell off.

The others were also startled by the large dog, which was licking Conan incessantly, clearly liking him very much.

Gu Feng exclaimed in surprise, "That's strange! My dog ​​has never been friendly to strangers!"

Upon hearing Gu Feng's words, Shiraishihara immediately realized the key point.

“Mr. Gu Feng, this dog barks whenever it sees a stranger, no matter who it is, right?” Shiraishi asked.

“That’s right! The Jumbo is one of the best guard dogs!” Gu Feng nodded affirmatively.

Upon hearing this, Kogoro Mouri immediately noticed something amiss.

When the kidnapping occurred, the perpetrator abducted Akiko in the yard. Strangely, the other servants only heard the butler Aso shouting, but didn't hear the dogs barking.

There is only one possibility: it was committed by someone known to the victim.

Kogoro Mouri turned and stared intently at the butler, Aso, who was trying to slip away. He demanded, "Butler Aso? Where do you think you're going? Is there something wrong with what you just said? The criminal kidnapped the young lady in the yard and then escaped by climbing over the wall. Why didn't the dog bark? Hmm?"

"Ah..." Cold sweat poured down Aso's forehead.

Kogoro Mori pressed his advantage: "Butler Aso, there are too many vague parts in your statement. In reality, there was no man in black at all, right? Butler Aso? No, you should be called a suspect in the kidnapping of the young lady!"

"No...that's not how it is..." Aso's butler panicked immediately.

"Aso..." Akiko's father, Tani Toyo, was so angry he was about to explode. He grabbed Aso's butler by the collar and demanded, "Aso! Where did you hide Akiko?"

Butler Aso immediately knelt down, kowtowing and apologizing, "Master, I'm so sorry!"

Why did you do this? Who ordered you to do it?

Butler Aso quickly shook his head: "No, there was no one else, sir, I did it all by myself!"

Kogoro Mouri frowned. "That's enough, Mr. Aso. Where is Ms. Akiko?"

"At a nearby restaurant!" Aso's butler quickly replied.

Upon hearing this news, Kogoro Mouri became excited, and Conan breathed a sigh of relief.

But Shiraishi knew things weren't that simple, and he had already sent Pixie to find Miss Akiko.

Seeing Shiraishihara's serious expression, Conan immediately realized what was going on and remembered the extortionate phone call that shouldn't have happened.

Suddenly, a middle-aged maid rushed up to Gu Feng with a phone in hand.

"Sir! Sir, there's a phone call for you!"

Gu Feng frowned: "Tell him I'm busy and to call later."

“But…” The middle-aged maid looked troubled.

Gu Feng frowned even more deeply and reluctantly took the phone: "Hello, this is Gu Feng!"

A strange man's voice came through the phone: "Is the three hundred million yuan ready?"

Gu Feng was shocked: "Who exactly are you?"

The others were also stunned, and Shiraishihara's eyes sharpened.

"I just made a phone call. I'm the one who kidnapped your daughter!"

"How is this possible?" Gu Feng's face was filled with disbelief. "Damn it! The murderer is already..."

Kogoro Mori grabbed Aso's butler and demanded, "So you did have accomplices after all!"

Butler Aso struggled and cried out, "No, I have no accomplices, believe me!"

Shiraishi Hara shook his head slightly. Just like in the plot, Miss Akiko was kidnapped by someone on the way.

No. .

007 Unleash Hatred

Chapter 7

Just then, a little girl's innocent voice came from the phone: "Daddy, come save me!"

"Jingzi!" Gu Feng panicked.

The prisoner threatened again, "I don't have much patience! If you don't prepare 300 million yuan right now, I don't know what will happen to your daughter!"

Upon hearing this, Gu Feng's legs went weak, and he knelt down on the ground: "Please! I will definitely prepare the money, please let Jingzi come back safely!"

Kogoro Mori whispered to Yutaka Tani to prolong the call as much as possible to probe the other party's location.

Upon hearing Kogoro Mouri's words, the other person immediately became alert: "Who's next to you? Not a policeman, is he?"

"No, that's not it!" Gu Feng was terrified.

Just then, Akiko's voice came again: "Dad, I'm in the school warehouse! I can see a big chimney from the window! Ugh!"

Akiko's voice stopped abruptly, followed by the prisoner's cold voice: "I'll call again in an hour. The money must be ready by then!"

After saying that, the prisoner hung up the phone.

Everyone was immediately thrown into chaos, not knowing what to do.

"Don't panic, everyone. I know where Akiko is," Shiraishihara suddenly said.

Upon hearing this, hope instantly ignited in everyone's eyes.

Ran asked in surprise, "Shiraishi-kun, do you really know where Akiko is?"

Shiraishi nodded and replied, "Mm."

Conan was still staring at the map looking for clues when he was surprised to find that Shiraishihara had found out about Akiko's whereabouts first.

"Brother Shiraishihara, do you really know where Akiko is?"

"of course!"

The demon Pixie possesses the unique ability "Guidance for the Lost," making finding people a piece of cake for it. Just now, Pixie had already located Crystal's location.

The Persona is not an ordinary mask; the demon that corresponds to it is real.

After finishing his sentence, Shiraishi walked out the door and jumped into Kogoro Mouri's car.

Ran Mouri and Conan exchanged a glance and then got into the car.