Chapter 387

Because they often met at crime scenes, the Mori family had a good relationship with Kenji Hagiwara, and Shinryu Samikawa was also an acquaintance. Therefore, when Kenji Hagiwara asked them to go to the school festival with Shinryu Samikawa, Ran Mori agreed.

Kogoro Mouri might have some objections, but Kenji Hagiwara had figured out Kogoro's habits. After saying a few nice words, Kogoro forgot his original intention and agreed without really understanding why.

As for Conan Edogawa, he had no say in the matter, but he was quite happy to be able to get close to Shinryu Saikawa. Otherwise, how could he investigate if he didn't even know where someone was?

So, although Kogoro Mouri was still a little reluctant after he came to his senses, he still drove to Shinryu Kagawa's house to pick him up when the time came.

Conan Edogawa's mood at that time was six points.

He had been wondering if Han Chuan Shenliu was trying to avoid someone's attention after moving, but he never expected that getting Han Chuan Shenliu's address would be so easy...

Jodie had previously complained that it took her several days to find out where Shinryu Saekawa lived... Conan Edogawa got the answer so easily, and he inexplicably felt a little sorry for Jodie.

However, Kogoro Mouri's awkwardness only lasted a short while, because when he arrived at Beika University, as an outstanding graduate who was to give a speech, he was invited away by the school.

Ran Mouri, Fukari Kazukawa, and Conan Edogawa were left standing there, facing Sonoko Suzuki, who was waiting at the entrance of Beika University.

Perhaps because she had been rescued by Shinryu Saikawa before, Sonoko Suzuki couldn't recapture the fear and dread she felt when she first met Shinryu Saikawa now!

Although those dark red eyes were still a bit intimidating, making Sonoko Suzuki feel a little embarrassed to stare at them for too long, and she could only glance at them a few times before quickly looking away, even without looking closely, she still thought that Shinryu Kagawa was actually very handsome! To her liking!

Is this the magic of the suspension bridge effect?

Since Sonoko Suzuki didn't mind, Ran Mouri breathed a sigh of relief. They strolled around the school festival together, planning to go to the podium later when Kogoro Mouri was about to give his speech.

Shinryu Suzumiya casually followed behind the two high school girls, while Conan Edogawa approached him to strike up a conversation.

"Mr. Hanchuan, what have you been busy with lately?"

Hanchuan Shenliu pondered for a moment: "I'm not busy lately."

I spend my days at home, either playing games, making phone calls, or chatting in group chats... I live a very leisurely life.

Even elementary school students are less free than him, since they have homework to do.

Conan Edogawa: "…………"

He got off to a bad start, but Conan Edogawa didn't give up! He persisted, asking, "Where did you go to play?"

"Why are you curious about this?" Hanchuan Shenliu asked in return.

Conan Edogawa remained calm: "Since Mr. Kankawa isn't moving or planning to become a consultant anymore, I'm curious about what kind of work he's doing now... After all, everyone needs to have a job, right?"

Han Chuan Shenliu: "Not necessarily. I can either sit back and live off my savings, or wait for a huge inheritance to fall into my lap."

Conan Edogawa: "…………"

You're a former criminal investigator, what kind of toxic positivity are you spouting to elementary school students?!

As the two were chatting, Sonoko Suzuki, who was in front of them, was suddenly approached by someone.

"Hello," the person asked in a low voice, "Did you willingly walk with that person? I can help you call the police."

Sonoko Suzuki: "…………"

From the very beginning, a group of people inexplicably made way for her, wanting to try the street food, while the student in charge of the business wore a forced smile...

Because of the suspension bridge effect, the influence of the "shadow aura" on her has been greatly weakened. She is no longer afraid of Han Chuan Shenliu, and she can no longer remember how she used to be afraid of Han Chuan. When she looks at other people, she feels more incomprehensible and even dissatisfied.

What? Mr. Hanchuan clearly did nothing wrong, why do these people think so badly of him!

So she said angrily, "That's my friend!"

"Ah, oh, sorry to bother you." The man quickly slipped away, not daring to look at Han Chuan Shenliu even once.

Sonoko Suzuki turned to Shinryu Kagawa and made a gesture of showing off her strength: "Don't worry, Mr. Kagawa! I'll explain for you!"

Hanchuan Shenliu: "...Thank you, but there's no need."

After explaining, how can I still generate doubt points for him?

Although they are all just ordinary people with no influence, the number of them is large. He can take a walk around the school, get some exercise, and earn some income at the same time. How great is that?

Being suspected does him no harm at all, but rather all benefits. Of course, others are unaware of this, and even Ran Mouri is indignant, feeling that she cannot allow Shinryu Samakawa to be misunderstood all the time.

Hanchuan Shenliu coughed and said, "Let's split up for now."

"but……"

Conan Edogawa reminded him, "It's almost time for Uncle Mori's speech."

Ran Mouri glanced at her watch: "Ah, it really is!"

Sonoko Suzuki pulled Ran Mouri along for a couple of steps, then turned around and noticed that Shinryu Kagawa hadn't followed: "Mr. Kagawa?"

Samikawa Shinryu shook his head. Edogawa Conan saw this as an opportunity and immediately said loudly, "Ran-neechan and Sonoko-neechan, go ahead. I'll stay with Mr. Samikawa! We'll stroll around a bit more!"

Ran Mouri couldn't possibly miss her father's speech, and Sonoko Suzuki certainly wouldn't abandon accompanying her best friend. So, although they were conflicted and wanted to help explain things to Shinryu Samurai, time was of the essence. Considering that Conan Edogawa was usually very reliable, the two girls decided to entrust the task of accompanying him to Conan Edogawa.

People with children always make you feel at ease. It's like a burly man with a scar on his face entering an elevator with you. If he's empty-handed, you'll definitely be nervous, but if he's holding a cat, soothing a child, or carrying a bag of groceries, you'll feel much more comfortable with him.

The two girls, whose [aura of darkness] was waning, were clearly too slow to react. With a child by Han Chuan Shen Liu's side, it would likely be even more likely to cause misunderstandings.

Fortunately, Conan Edogawa wasn't the kind of kid who needed someone to hold his hand while walking. He stayed by Shinryu Samakawa's side, and passersby thought the two of them seemed to be chatting naturally, so they didn't call the police.

Conan Edogawa, realizing that beating around the bush was useless with Shinryu Samikawa, simply got straight to the point: "Mr. Samikawa, do you remember that incident where he impersonated Manager Matsumoto?"

"I remember, so what?"

"I've heard people say that person comes from a really scary organization... They even know how to disguise themselves. You can't learn that level of disguise from an ordinary person. Maybe they're in the same organization as Kaito Kid." Conan Edogawa started trying to get information out of him.

Han Chuan Shenliu said decisively, "Impossible."

Conan Edogawa asked in surprise, "Are you so sure? Why?"

His initial emotions were rather fake, he was just putting on an act to move the conversation along, but Hanchuan Shenliu's certainty completely caught him off guard and left him genuinely shocked.

According to Mr. Akai, it's normal for members of this organization not to know each other... How does Mr. Hanakawa know who's in the organization?!

Who on earth could know so much about this?!

It can't be the organization's boss, hahaha...

Unfortunately, when asked such an important question, Hanchuan Shenliu's response sounded like he was just trying to fool people: "I could tell."

Conan Edogawa almost blurted out "impossible," but then he thought, "Shinryu Kazuki has met members of the organization and recognized Kaito Kid. With his ability to see through these two people's identities at a glance, he could tell they don't belong to the same organization... Maybe it's possible?"

The young detective was caught in a dilemma.

But that's okay, let's just move on from this topic since we can't answer it directly!

"Even without Phantom Thief Kid, it must be a huge illegal organization. I've heard everyone is quite worried about you, Mr. Hanchuan, afraid that you'll be retaliated against by that organization!"

This is true. It wasn't just Conan Edogawa who overheard Kenji Hagiwara's concerns; even Wataru Takagi, when Conan Edogawa led him to talk about Shinryu Saikawa, expressed his worries about this matter.

Han Chuan Shenliu remained nonchalant, as if he didn't care about the matter at all: "Don't worry, they won't do anything to me."

So, what I really want to know is why they won't do anything to you! And why are you so confident?!

Conan Edogawa was completely bewildered. He felt that Shinryu Samakawa truly lived up to his reputation as a former elite detective; he was incredibly discreet and far more tight-lipped than Wataru Takagi.

Furthermore, the phrase "saw it out"... whether it truly meant seeing it out, or simply knowing exactly who was in the organization, is also questionable.

etc.

Speaking of which, had he heard before that when Mr. Hanchuan went for his police academy interview, the interviewer asked him why he wanted to be a policeman, and his answer was that someone said he was bound to go down a path of crime, so he wanted to go against that person?

Conan Edogawa, as expected of the son of a great writer, did not inherit his mother's acting skills, but he did inherit his father's reasoning ability and imagination.

Suddenly, the countless clues in Conan Edogawa's mind connected into a single line—

If Hanchuan Shenliu is the son or heir of the organization's boss, but he harbors rebellious intentions, is unwilling to cooperate, and even runs away to become a policeman, and those who have supposedly been harassing him since he entered the police academy are actually sent by the organization to persuade him to return...

It felt like many things that didn't make sense suddenly became clear!

Why has nothing happened to Han Chuan Shenliu all these years, even though the organization has tried to recruit him and he has refused? Because those people don't dare to really hurt him.

Why is Hanchuan Shenliu so confident that he will be fine even though he ruined the organization's mission? Because they are all on his side.

As for Gin firing at Suikawa Shinryu earlier... didn't he miss in the end? Suikawa Shinryu probably guessed that Gin wouldn't dare to really kill him, so he didn't even dodge...

Speaking of which, Hanchuan Shenliu was an orphan. If the information was falsified...

Conan Edogawa's imagination ran wild, and then he regretfully thought that although these guesses were all plausible, there was no evidence after all, and they were all just his own wild speculations.

Just like writing a mystery novel, you always need to add a few seemingly reasonable and plausible conundrum options in addition to the truth. Just because they all fit together doesn't mean it's the truth; it might just mean that the author is suitable for writing novels...

After all, even Conan Edogawa himself would have to say that this guess is outrageous and too dramatic!

What kind of plot is this about a triad prince running away from home during his rebellious phase to become a policeman? This isn't a TV drama!

However, perhaps we could have someone investigate to see if there are any problems with Mr. Han Chuan's file before he entered the police academy. If there are no problems, then he's just overthinking it; if there are problems...

...No, he realized his imagination was too far-fetched; it couldn't be that bad! Think of other possibilities! Shinichi Kudo!

Although he had even more questions in his mind, Conan Edogawa dared not ask any more.

Previously, his questions were all based on "hearsay" or "everyone," but if he continued to ask, it was clear that he wanted to know for himself. Therefore, the questions he asked on the journey ahead had nothing to do with the organization, but were related to cases and reasoning.

After they strolled around for a while, Conan Edogawa suddenly received a call from Ran Mouri.

"Conan-kun, I met a fan of Dad's. They said they want us to help them check out the effects of pretending to be dead in the haunted house..." Ran Mouri asked a little scared. "Why don't you ask Mr. Hanakawa if he'd be willing to come to the haunted house?"

With Mr. Hanchuan around, even ghosts don't seem scary anymore!

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I changed the cover to Han Chuan! I'll swap with Bo Ye's from now on~

I found a fan art drawn by a reader on Lofter, and I was instantly captivated. I went to ask for permission~ Thank you to the artist, Moyulce!

Back to the p word

There's no need to go for the ghostly filter effect too much. Drawing the prisoners as they imagine them would be too horrible and unattractive. Han Chuan himself actually gives off a male college student vibe (you can think of it as a second-year graduate student filter).

Anyway, I really like this Xiao Jing!

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Conan's wild idea: The Yakuza prince runs away from home to become a policeman

No wonder he's the son of a great writer!

Conan himself thinks he has a wild imagination, but he doesn't really believe it anymore, hahaha.

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The scene where Kankawa saves Sonoko is the first time Gin meets Kankawa and mistakes Sonoko for Ai Haibara.