Genshin Impact players in the world of Detective Conan

"That's right! If it's information that would expose their identity, then it's not hard to explain why the other party would rather it affect the effectiveness of the threatening letter than not tear out that part of the content."

Akagi Ryo's eyes immediately filled with hope, and he said with great excitement:

"Great! If we can guess the meaning of these words, we can rescue Xiao Shou, right?"

"Don't rush." ​​Yin Kong gently shook his head, indicating that the two should not set off immediately. "I think the reason is not that simple."

Akagi Ryoko asked in confusion:

"Mr. Yin Kong, have you found any other clues?"

She now greatly admires Yin Kong; he truly deserves to be called a famous detective, easily finding so many clues that she had overlooked.

"It's not exactly a clue, just a small question," Yin Kong said softly, pointing to the note. "If the prisoner felt that the torn-out part would reveal their identity, wouldn't it have been simpler to have the guard rewrite it?"

Paimon was momentarily confused, then suddenly realized:

"Right, if it's a kidnapping, can't we just rewrite it?"

Deliberately tearing out the unnecessary content is not only a waste of time but also affects the final result; it's simply a thankless task.

Yin Kong nodded slightly:

"Unless, the other party simply cannot do it."

Ryoji Akagi also began to think again:

"Could it be that Xiao Shou suddenly refused to cooperate, so he only wrote the first note?"

Paimon scratched his head:

"I have a feeling that this possibility is unlikely."

After all, they are just children. It's highly unlikely that they would refuse to cooperate even at the cost of their lives, especially since it's a sudden occurrence.

Yin Kong also pondered and said:

"Perhaps, Xiao Shou has actually already been killed by them, which is why he couldn't write a second note? But in order to achieve their goal, they used this method to make you mistakenly believe it was just a kidnapping and threat?"

Upon hearing these words, Ryo Akagi felt as if his heart had suddenly stopped beating.

Because she suddenly realized that if she followed Yin Kong's line of thought, such a situation might actually exist.

Moreover, the more I think about it, the more reasonable it seems, and the more frightened I become!

"Oh, little guard..."

Seeing Akagi Ryoko suddenly startle, Yin Kong was also taken aback.

Isn't this person's reaction a bit too extreme?

"Ahem, Miss Akagi, I was just analyzing one possibility. The situation is probably far from being that bad."

Paimon quickly added:

"Yeah, yeah, maybe the culprit didn't actually catch Xiao Shou at all, and he just went out to play?"

"I'm so sorry," Akagi Ryoko explained, wiping away her tears. "That's just my personality. I'm prone to doing impulsive things when I'm excited. I hope you two won't laugh at me."

However, after calming down, Ryo Akagi frowned.

Noticing this, Yin Kong immediately pressed for an answer:

"Miss Akagi, what are you thinking about?"

Akagi Ryoko replied:

"I just felt that what Paimon said earlier was a little strange."

"What I said?" Paimon scratched his head, embarrassed. "I was just talking nonsense. In any case, the possibility of him running off to play is still too low..."

However, upon hearing those words again, Akagi Ryoko immediately felt a flash of white light in his mind and exclaimed excitedly:

"That's right! I remember now, I have indeed seen a similar note before!"

Before Yin Kong and Paimon could ask further, she quickly said:

“In the past, when Xiao Shou went out to play, or when I took him out to play, he would leave similar notes to explain the situation to his older brother… I see, no wonder I immediately recognized Xiao Shou’s handwriting when I first saw this note.”

"Oh? You really did go out to play."

Akagi Ryoko thought about it more and more and found it made sense, pointing to the two torn pieces and saying:

"Yes, Xiao Shou usually writes down his friends and places to visit here, no wonder they've all been torn up..."

Yin Kong understood and said:

"Remembering to leave a note when going out to play sounds much more reliable than a certain famous detective."

"Achoo!"

Inside the Mouri Detective Agency, Conan inexplicably sneezed.

He thought that he would be safe after clearing up the misunderstanding about Shinichi Kudo.

But clearly, he was wrong.

After Yin Kong left with Akagi Ryoko, Ran immediately remembered that he had skipped class. She grabbed Conan, who was trying to sneak away, and immediately switched to "motherly" mode, putting her hands on her hips and starting to lecture him.

The detective, utterly despondent, couldn't help but look up at the sky:

When will I be able to regain my identity as Shinichi Kudo?

Chapter 256 Explosion

"Then, the situation is very clear now."

Paimon immediately switched to Detective Paimon mode and began to analyze the case:

"First of all, from the beginning, no one, or rather, the criminal did not choose to use force to kidnap Xiao Shou. He just tricked him into going out to play, and then used the note he left behind to turn it into a threatening letter out of context."

Therefore, the prisoner must be someone Xiao Shou knows very well.

Akagi Ryo's expression was somewhat unpleasant. After all, while the idea of ​​someone committing a crime known to one's acquaintance is classic, it's still hard to accept when it actually happens.

Then, Paimon continued:

"Secondly, the culprit is not only an acquaintance of Kosuke, but his goal is still to make Mr. Akagi lose today's match."

Therefore, either the other party has a grudge against Mr. Akagi, or it's related to today's opponent.

Yin Kong nodded slightly and looked at Akagi Ryoko:

"Miss Akagi, may I ask you to call and inquire with Mr. Akagi?"

If they went to Akagi Hideo's house, they might find more clues, but these two conditions alone should be enough to narrow down the suspects to a very small number.

If there are only two or three suspects, they can go and find them one by one, which might be faster than slowly searching for clues.

“No, I’ve already thought of it.” Ryo Akagi shook his head slightly and immediately gave his answer, “I think it’s most likely Mr. Naoki Uemura. He’s good friends with the hero, but he was accidentally kicked in the calf by him before the match, so he might hold a grudge…”

Anxious and worried, Akagi Ryoko quickly brought Yin Kong and Paimon to Uemura Naoki's house.

"Ms. Quantum?" Upon discovering that Akagi Quantum had actually come to his door, Uemura Naoki's tone immediately became very flustered. "I'm busy right now and it's inconvenient for me to open the door."

Akagi Ryoko looked at Yin Kong excitedly, knowing that they had truly found the right person.

After all, they hadn't even revealed their purpose, yet the other party had already guessed it and said it was inconvenient to open the door. Wasn't that an admission of guilt?

Just as Akagi Ryoko was about to question him directly, she saw Yin Kong gently shake his head, signaling her not to be rash.

After all, the hostages are still in the other party's hands, and it would be unfortunate if they were cornered and did something rash.

Amidst Akagi Ryoko's surprised gaze, Yin Kong spoke directly, saying in her own voice:

"It's okay if we don't meet. I just wanted to ask if you've seen Xiao Shou before."

"No, no, Xiao Shou isn't with me."

Naoki Uemura's mental fortitude was clearly not strong enough, as he made one self-deprecating remark after another.

Perhaps even he himself realized that his answer was problematic, and immediately asked:

"What happened to Xiao Shou?"

Yin Kong replied:

"No, it's nothing, I'm sorry to bother you."

Yin Kong ended the call, noticing Akagi Ryoko's shocked gaze, and casually explained:

"It's just a voice change, nothing serious."

Akagi Ryoko nodded as if he understood, but quickly asked in a low voice:

"Mr. Yin Kong, what should we do now? Should we call the police immediately?"

Given the current situation, it's clear that Naoki Uemura is not going to come and open the door for them.

"Of course not, it's just a door. I can just use the knowledge I found online." Little Paimon said smugly, slapping the security door with his little hand. "FBI, open the door!"

Just as Yin Kong was about to grab Paimon and ask her what knowledge she had seen online, a deafening explosion suddenly rang out, startling everyone.

"This is--!?"

Feeling the ground tremble, Paimon stared blankly at his fair and adorable little hands, wondering when he had acquired such a powerful ability.

But they soon realized it was just a coincidence.

The enormous roar actually originated from elsewhere. Yin Kong rushed into the corridor and soon saw a huge fireball rising slowly in the distance, and almost the entire city of Tokyo felt a strong tremor.

"Wait, am I in the movie version?"

Upon seeing the massive explosion that shot into the sky, this sentence immediately came to Yin Kong's mind.

Because he had discovered that the enormous fireball was not caused by demons or mysterious forces from the abyss; it was simply an explosion.

However, the explosive yield might be a tiny fraction of a billion.

Fortunately, Yin Kong recalled the location of the explosion and found that it should have been a remote suburb, so it did not cause too many casualties.

Otherwise, if an explosion of this scale were to occur in the city center, it would at least level an entire commercial street, and the buildings within a two- or three-kilometer radius would be in grave danger of becoming habitable.

The losses and the impact are simply unimaginable.

The question is, although explosions are as common as eating and drinking in Beika Town, has such an exaggerated explosion ever occurred in the story?

Yin Kong did remember that the culprit in the first Conan movie was a person with obsessive-compulsive disorder and a fanatical symmetry enthusiast.

However, while both are obsessive-compulsive, Rabbit would at most cut her classmate's hair, but that architect would blow up all his works that did not conform to current aesthetic standards.

But there shouldn't have been any buildings there at all, right?

"Th-what's that?!"

As Yin Kong frowned in thought, Akagi Ryoko also ran over, but upon seeing the terrifying explosion, he was completely stunned.

After all, even in movies, it's rare to see an explosion of this scale.

"I don't know, but I guess something big has happened."

Yin Kong didn't need to guess to know that the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department was now...

No, it's not just the Metropolitan Police Department; the entire government is probably in complete chaos.

"follow me."

Seeing that the explosion was gradually subsiding, Yin Kong immediately took Akagi Ryoko back to Uemura Naoki's house.

To Akagi Ryo's astonishment, this time, the other party's security door was opened directly, and the person who opened the door was actually a green-haired girl dressed as a ninja.

As for their target, Naoki Uemura, he has already been tightly bound.

"This is Shinobu, our agent at the Rabbit House."

Yin Kong explained.

Although a minor mishap occurred, it clearly did not prevent A-Rin from easily infiltrating and subduing the kidnapper.

"That's amazing! Mr. Yin Kong!"

After finding Xiao Shou, who was playing a game, Akagi Ryoko expressed his gratitude with admiration.

She really didn't expect that Yin Kong would identify the suspect without even entering her house, relying solely on a note.

Such reasoning ability is simply unbelievable if you haven't seen it with your own eyes.