Chapter 118 Don’t underestimate the bond between me and Xia Gou!

It is said that heroes appreciate heroes. After going through so much and sharing life and death so many times, their relationship can be said to be that of comrades-in-arms.

But Hakuba Tan doesn't think he is as lucky as Kudo Shinichi.

In the final analysis, he and Kuroba Kaito are classmates, but he and Kaito Kid are enemies, teammates, and even accomplices. Obviously, the identity of "Kaito Kid" is closer to him, and Kuroba Kaito does not admit and cannot admit that he is Kaito Kid.

Perhaps this friendship will come to an end from now on.

Bai Ma Tan sighed deeply: "Do you think I'm too childish to be sad about such a ridiculous thing?"

"Huh? Are you kidding!" Cheng Xiaoyu raised an eyebrow. "You're the most normal, healthy, and positive teenager I've met in the past ten years with the fewest worries. You're the one who most likely has the most problems your age should have, okay?!"

Hakuba Detective: Huh?

"God damn it! Since I came to this world, the teenage worries I've encountered are all about 'I want to live, I don't want to die, but as someone raised as a sacrifice, do I really have the right to choose?' 'After living in despair for so many years, I finally see hope, only to learn that everything was a scam by the pink and white demon, who only wants to cultivate us as crops to produce despair.' 'I fell in love with my biological mother, but she wants to commit suicide. I want to die with her, but she won't let me. What should I do?' 'What's the point of ordinary humans existing? Why can't we just wipe them all out?' ... And this is just an abbreviated version!"

"What's wrong with your question? This is absolutely right! It's truly green, healthy, and harmless. Minors should be worrying about these minor issues. It's abnormal for something like that to appear here that's blood-tingling, black, and cruel!"

Bai Ma Tan didn't even notice that the peanuts in his hand fell into the trash can. His mind was full of thoughts: Have my peers started to reverse their mental health?

What kind of horrible thoughts are these?

But what concerned him most was: "What's going on with that biological mother thing? Is this a human concern?"

If so, that’s too…!

Cheng Xiaoyu: "That is the trouble of teenagers of other non-human races. It can be understood as the relationship between vampires and the vampires they transform into."

"I see." This vivid metaphor made Bai Ma Tan understand instantly and calm down. He calmly stuffed two peanuts into his mouth.

I was so scared, I thought it was going to be some terrible development.

Cheng Xiaoyu: "Yes, even though you and him no longer have a common topic, it doesn't affect your ability to develop new ones. After all, when you told him about Kaito Kidd before, he never admitted it, so it didn't affect your communication."

That's true. Although Kuroba Kaito doesn't admit that he is Kaito Kid, he only denies it with his mouth.

Hakuba Tan: "If that's the case, maybe the reason I'm unhappy is that I can no longer expose his magic in public and compete with him."

After all, Kuroba Kaito is going to be a magician in the future. Exposing the magic skills used by a magician for performances in public and exposing the magic skills used by a thief for stealing in public are two different concepts. It is a very excessive thing.

Cheng Xiaoyu: "So you're actually just continuing this undecided battle of wits, solo?"

Hakuba Tan: "Right. Maybe I can only compare my test scores with him from now on. What a pity."

Cheng Xiaoyu: "Then I have a plan. Get Kudo Shinichi and the person you think is Kaito Kid to play board games together. If there are not enough people, get Hattori Heiji next door. Cheating is not prohibited throughout the game."

Just tell me, isn’t this a thrilling battle of wits?

Hakuba Detective: Huh?

Although he did think about having a reasoning competition with detectives of the same age as Kudo Shinichi and Hattori Heiji, he just never found the opportunity, but... playing board games?

Three detectives and a thief competing in a board game of wits, is that right?

"High-end ingredients often only require the simplest cooking methods. High-end duels often only require the simplest methods." Cheng Xiaoyu said, "If all else fails, you can go to Beika Town and hang out with Kudo Shinichi for a few rounds, or you can go to places like Xueshan Villa, which sound like places prone to accidents. Maybe you can come across a few murders to solve."

Hakuba Detective: "Yika Town, that place is indeed... When I worked at the convenience store there, I always encountered various cases."

Cheng Xiaoyu: "Why do you want to work there? You shouldn't be short of money, and Beihua Town and Jianggutian are still quite far away."

Hakuba Detective: "Ekoda might not encounter a murder case in a year. I'm afraid my brain will get rusty after being quiet for too long. So I went to Beika Town with several other detectives."

Cheng Xiaoyu: ...

Your detective training method is really unique.

Cheng Xiaoyu: "Since you mentioned the homicide case, I have a question. How did the police deal with those unidentified bodies?"

Bai Ma Detective: "From the date of discovery of an unclaimed body, an announcement will be made on the official website of the relevant department and other channels. At the same time, a search will begin to determine if the body matches the description of the missing person. If the body is not claimed within 15 days, it will be cremated and the ashes will be stored in a room in the city hall for someone to claim it."

Cheng Xiaoyu: "Will the ashes of a person who has been dead for over a year and has not been claimed be preserved?"

"That's absolutely fine. I've heard that some places still have unclaimed ashes that have been stored for twenty years," Bai Ma said. "If you have ashes you'd like to find, all you need to do is provide the local police with the person's description and information about when they disappeared. I can help you find them if you need anything."

"Thank you, but I don't think it's necessary for now. I'm not sure if the ashes of those people have been claimed. I'll have to ask Edogawa Conan later."

After saying that, Cheng Xiaoyu dusted off the peanut shells in her hand, took out a pile of large books from the shadows and placed them on the bedside table of Bai Ma's bed, then took out a notebook with a ballpoint pen from the shadows and sat down at the long table.

"I'm going to do some academic research later. If you have nothing to do, just read this to relax. The author is Batman."

Bai Ma Tan:!

He didn't even peel the peanuts. After wiping off the residue on his hands, he still felt unsatisfied. He took a tissue from the bedside table and wiped his hands carefully before picking up the book.

The covers of those books were clearly labeled in English: "Introduction to Detective Skills," "Real Case Analysis (No Magic)," "Case Analysis (No Magic) Workbook," "How to Get Information Without Killing"...

Bai Ma Tan finally chose to open the only loose-leaf exercise book among them.

Then he found out that it was not an exercise book, but a case analysis assignment that the poor student had rejected and rewritten countless times by the instructor.

For example, a question totaling fifteen pages of double-sided A4 paper records a murder case, requiring the respondent to briefly describe his or her reasoning ideas and process, and write down the profile of the murderer at the end.

The test-taker was obviously a novice who had never been exposed to detective work. The answer to the essay question he wrote was rejected by the examiner six times. The notes left by the examiner each time were very detailed, analyzing the test-taker's mistakes word by word.

After reading the case, Bai Ma Detective figured out the approximate answer in his mind and began to look through the answer sheet of the senior test-taker to check the answer.

This led him to a new discovery.

The handwriting of the examiner has always been very...stable, while the handwriting of the examinee is becoming more and more like a kind of handwriting that is sloppy but still legible. You can feel the frustration of the examinee at that time.

TA even wrote "Cai Cai Lao Lao" under the third answer sheet, but the examiner wrote "I believe you can complete our in-class test" next to this sentence.

White Horse Detective;???

This test, which is considered hellish for newbies, is actually an in-class test?

On the fourth answer sheet, the respondent wrote, "Teacher, this is not right. Don't you teach us the textbook content first?" The examiner replied, "This will make you more impressed with the content of the subsequent lectures. You can turn to the third unit of the textbook. The knowledge there may be helpful to you."

Bai Matan opened the thick book "Introduction to Detective Skills" and turned to the third unit, and found that it was about the basic knowledge of autopsy and injury examination.

Under the fifth answer sheet was written "Teacher, I feel like we have been in class for seven days and seven nights. Teacher, don't we have any breaks? You don't have to be so harsh on the first day of class, teacher?", and the examiner replied "Your sense of time is affected by your subjective consciousness. In fact, only twelve hours have passed. You need to strengthen your training in this area."

Hakuba Tan: Is the first class actually this intense?!

Bai Ma Tan couldn't help but continue flipping through the pages. The sixth answer sheet, which was slightly different from the correct answer, finally allowed the person to pass. The truth attached by the person was also similar to the answer in Bai Ma Tan's mind.

At the end of the answer sheet, the respondent wrote a sentence: "I knew you could do it. When you engrave this knowledge in your subconscious mind, your ghost army will also act according to this knowledge."

Although he had expected this, when he saw this, Bai Ma Tan, who was holding the loose-leaf workbook that was so thick that it could make people dizzy, was still overwhelmed with emotions. He couldn't help but glance at Cheng Xiaoyu who was fiddling with bottles and jars in front of the long table.

No wonder the ghost said she didn't like dealing with detectives... This must have left a psychological trauma.

Just as he was thinking, Cheng Xiaoyu put down the test tube in his hand, raised his hand and stretched lazily: "Oh, good morning, Bai Ma, have you been reading all night?"

"One night?"

There are no windows in the accommodation area of ​​this safe zone. Bai Ma Tan took out his watch and saw that it was already six o'clock in the morning. He had been reading for three hours.

"Indeed, I was completely captivated by it," Bai Ma Tan said. "Has Miss Ghost Shadow finished her academic research? Would it be convenient for me to be curious about what it's about?"

"Oh, nothing much." Cheng Xiaoyu said slowly, "It's just the localization adjustment and improvement of the soul summoning magic."

Cheng Xiaoyu didn't allow the curse master Wei Shen to use the necromancy just for the effect of the show.

They are all mages with nearly a thousand years of scientific research experience. Noose can perform large-scale soul-snatching techniques, so there is no reason why Cheng Xiaoyu cannot do it.

She had memorized the spell used by the curse master to summon the dead souls, and with a little improvement, she could create a soul-calling technique that was more suitable for the physique of the natives of this world.

The progress of prying open the living person's mouth was still too slow. In order to get off work early, Cheng Xiaoyu decided to use a crowbar to open the coffin and pry open the dead person's mouth.