Chapter 118

Usakabe Saiki gained a lot of suspicion points just by lying at home, and with the guidance of the press club, it was much safer than direct exposure before.

Although it didn't make ordinary people suspicious, Bo Yezhai was already very satisfied. As for the system, it thought there was nothing left, but it was pleasantly surprised to suddenly have an unexpected gain. The sadness of losing 5 million was also wiped away by this windfall.

The system's enthusiasm returned: "What are your plans for the holiday?"

[Lying at home.]

[Such a great opportunity, and you're just lying at home?!] The system lamented. [Strike while the iron is hot! Go out for a stroll! Visit a few organization outposts! The suspicion points will skyrocket!]

Bo Yezaki sighed: "Living isn't just about existing; you also need to learn to enjoy life. My planned vacation didn't include the 'quest to increase suspicion points,' but now I've already exceeded my expectations. Can't I even get a proper rest? I'm just one person, yet I'm constantly running around. Last year during Chinese New Year, I was in the Middle East and didn't get to enjoy it properly. Can't I even give myself a break this year?"

System: [You're working so hard because you didn't buy a substitute doll. Otherwise, you could have saved time on the road, and it's New Year's now, there are promotional activities...]

Usoya Saiki ignored the system.

Do you think he's an idiot? If he had two bodies, he'd definitely feel like he'd spent a fortune on a substitute doll, only to find that sleeping in both bodies at the same time would be a huge waste. There would always be one body in an active state... wouldn't that mean he'd never get a real rest?!

The quota for redeeming permanent residency certificates won't be available for several more years. The thought of not sleeping for the next few years, with his brain constantly active, makes him feel like he might as well be dead.

Unless he really has so many points he doesn't know what to do with them, exchanging them for a stand-in doll to play with his split personality might be a bit interesting...

Usakabe Saiki sat on the sofa, with the TV playing in the background, and began checking his emails.

Kenji Hagiwara sent an email to say hello and invited him to travel together again during the next vacation. He then mentioned that he had followed up on the interrogation and it seemed that the other party's method of buying bombs was the same as that of the guy who failed the police academy entrance exam and then went around causing explosions. Unfortunately, the contact information was one-time use, and they couldn't find the person selling the bombs for the time being. The same was true for the criminal consultant; they only communicated online, so they didn't know his real-life identity. It was estimated that there would be more to investigate in this case.

Section Chief Odagiri had given them a day off, but Kenji Hagiwara didn't seem to want to rest. Instead, he started showing concern for the case's aftermath, which made him seem different from Saiki Usaku. He was a typical policeman with a strong sense of justice and responsibility.

The email from Matsuda Jinpei was a complaint about why everyone else had helped solve the case, but his vacation time hadn't been extended. Wasn't his boss Section Chief Odagiri?

Yes, although Matsuda Jinpei still calls him by the surname "Kanakawa" and speaks to him very rudely, as if he has a problem with him, their relationship has actually improved since Matsuda Jinpei scolded Kanakawa Shinryu for defusing a bomb in the hands of a prisoner without authorization.

They often communicated in private, initially talking about bombs, but before they knew it, they were talking about a little bit of everything. Otherwise, if they had only met occasionally, Matsuda Jinpei would never have realized so profoundly how wicked Samikawa Shinryu's personality was...

A few days ago, Hanchuan Shenliu's phone number still received New Year's greetings from members of the Mobile Investigation Team, but today only these two people sent him messages.

However, compared to the phone of Usakabe Saiki himself, the two are already quite lively, because the organization probably avoids Usakabe Saiki like the plague and would never contact him unless there is a reason.

If it weren't for the fear of being used as an excuse by Usoppō Saiki, several acquaintances wouldn't even send him a Happy New Year message.

Therefore, when Usaku Saiki discovered that there was a new email, he was quite surprised.

He clicked on it and found that the email was sent to him by Hattori Heiji.

[The culprit you pointed out last time wasn't a copycat; was he caught? Now the real serial killer has also been arrested, and this case is finally closed...]

Usoppei looked at the emails. Because he hadn't replied to Hattori Heiji's emails questioning why he had disappeared, Hattori Heiji had initially contributed a lot of suspicion points. However, as time went on, Hattori Heiji probably explained the doubts himself and gradually treated him as just a detective he knew, and didn't contribute many suspicion points anymore.

I feel like leaving it there won't have any effect anymore, so I'll just reply.

So Bo Ye Saiki replied: 【Any interesting cases coming up lately?】

Heiji Hattori was also on vacation when he suddenly received a reply, and he jumped up from his chair.

He had sent a few emails to that strange detective before, but the other party did not reply. At first, Hattori Heiji suspected that the other party was hiding something, but later he thought that maybe the other party was too lazy to play with children. So after sending a few emails, seeing that the other party did not want to pay attention to him, he did not plan to send any more.

But since he finally caught the serial killer today, which was a good ending, he thought about it and decided to send the other party an email. He figured he would just leave the number in his phone as a memento of the first detective he had ever met.

Just when he had given up all hope, the other party suddenly reappeared!

Hattori Heiji replied incredibly fast; he'd never typed that fast before: 【You finally replied! Why didn't you reply before?】

Bo Yezaki fabricated a story without batting an eye: "I took on a case, but the client was suspicious and worried I'd be paid by two parties, so they confiscated my phone and forbade me from contacting anyone. I just finished the case and got my phone back."

Hattori Heiji hesitated for a moment, feeling that it was a bit outrageous, yet not so outrageous, because if he really wanted him to believe it, he could have made up something more believable... But he quickly realized that something was wrong.

Wait a minute! This guy clearly disappeared the moment he turned around, how can you blame it on the client?!

He found typing too slow, so he couldn't resist making a phone call: "When did your client hire you? It wasn't while I was on my way to the police station, was it?"

Bo Yezaki remarked, "Why are you talking in such a sarcastic tone now?"

Hattori Heiji was speechless: "Whose fault is this?! You just turned around and disappeared. Anyone who didn't know better would think you were a fugitive who couldn't see the police!"

Bo Yezhai asked in return, "Then how can you be so sure that I am not?"

Hattori Heiji paused for a moment.

As Usoya Saiki watched Hattori Heiji contribute doubt points intermittently, he could almost see the inner struggle in the other's heart.

Heiji Hattori is now truly unsure whether he should trust Saiki Usaku.

He didn't even know the guy's name, only that the other person claimed to be Detective Conan, which was indeed suspicious, but to say he was a fugitive... that was a stretch, because when he called for help, the other person did indeed walk to the vicinity of the scene and interact with the police who stopped him...

But now the other party is saying something that seems to be implying something... But thinking about it carefully, the other party has said more than one thing that seems to be implying something, which seems to indicate that they have a very bad personality and enjoy scaring children.

"Are you kidding me again?" Hattori Heiji chose to trust his intuition. "If you were a criminal, what crime could you have committed, fraud?"

Bo Yezaki: "...Why is your first reaction that it's a scam? Is there anything more sophisticated?"

Hanchuan Shenliu's side is Moriarty! A criminal consultant! A yakuza boss! At the very least, a young yakuza leader!

The main body is supposed to be an executive of a transnational crime company, how can he be so incompetent? Doesn't he have any dignity?!

“No,” Hattori Heiji said. “If you make fewer unfunny jokes, you won’t seem like a real person.”

He's already suspected of being a fraudster, and he's still worrying about his sophistication... He's definitely a middle-aged person with delusions of grandeur. No wonder he dresses like that; he won't be this childish when he grows up.

Bo Ye Zaiji sighed, "Alright, then let's stop joking. Let's get back to the main topic. Anything fun to do over there lately? Share it with us!"

Hattori Heiji was speechless: "So you were bored lately, and that's why you finally remembered to reply to me?"

"you guess."

"Guess what?!" Hattori Heiji felt he was indeed being ignored. "Don't treat me like a child, I—"

"Shhh."

Suddenly, Usoppei said, "Wait a minute, I think I heard something."

Because he was living in Hanchuan Shenliu's house, he had only switched his voice back to normal for making a phone call, and had not switched back to his original voice. Therefore, Hanchuan Shenliu's powerful skills were still functioning normally, and he could sense anything was wrong.

Suddenly things got serious, and Hattori Heiji obediently shut up. A few seconds later, he heard someone say something from the other side.

"I think I've run into a case."

Heiji Hattori's DNA stirred, and he began frantically speculating and questioning what was going on here.

It's very quiet, with only the sound of the news on TV. It must be indoors. If this is a case, has something happened to the neighbor?

"Is this what they call a detective's physique? You can run into a case just by making a phone call at home? Next time you come to Osaka, can you take me with you? I want to solve cases too..."

After easily raising suspicion, Bo Yezhai replied perfunctorily, "Next time for sure, next time for sure."

Then he hung up the phone.

The system commented: "[You said you were going on vacation and didn't want to generate suspicion...]"

"It's something I can do easily, and it's not tiring at all. This is like a vacation for me. Chatting with the kids is so relaxing." Usaku Saiki started calling Kokonoe Seito of the Mobile Investigation Team.

At the time, this guy's apartment was being renovated, so he moved next door to him, trying to take advantage of Han Chuan Shenliu's accident-prone nature to solve a case. Bo Ye Zaiji didn't want to live so close to an acquaintance, so he quickly helped solve the case. As a result, Jiu Chong Shiren moved out a long time ago, and the house should be vacant now. It would be strange if there were any disturbances.

Jiuchong Shiren answered the phone quickly: "Hanchuan-kun, is there something you need from me?"

Bo Yezaki had already gone out and was standing at the door studying his neighbor's door: "Who lives in the house next door now? If you know him, give him a call. Someone has broken in."

The tone of the person from the Nine Heavens immediately became serious: "I'll call my friend right away! Could you please check on the situation next door, Han Chuan-kun? If there's a problem, I'll write a self-criticism for you, thank you!"

Bo Yezhai: "..."

It's not necessary to make writing a self-criticism a prerequisite. He's not the kind of criminal he'd want to toy with! What kind of image does he have in the eyes of the people of the Nine Heavens?!

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Hattori: Take me with you next time!

Thin Leaf: Next time for sure

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