Since Ranpo Edogawa had no idea where to go and Shibai was not familiar with the area, they ended up not going to the newly opened cake shop, but to a dessert shop right next to the train and bought some snacks that suited Ranpo Edogawa's preferences.

Edogawa Ranpo didn't care about the child's thoughts. He was still so willful and self-willed. He didn't feel guilty about letting a child who was only one meter tall take snacks, and he thought it was natural.

“Who made me a detective?” If you ask this, you will probably get this answer.

Shibaku held the original sword that was totally out of proportion to his current height in both arms, and held the newly bought Japanese confectionery in his hands. He looked at the sky and asked, "By the way, what is the commission this time, Mr. Ranpo?"

Edogawa Ranpo put his hands behind his head and replied casually, "A commission to solve a murder case."

"The police in this city are so incompetent. Without me, they wouldn't be able to catch even one murderer." Although complaining, the self-centered Edogawa Ranpo's tone was like an adult's helplessness towards a child. "But there's nothing I can do about it. Who made my [Super Reasoning] the most powerful superpower!"

"It's only natural that you rely on me like this!"

Because he was holding something in his hands, he couldn't clap, so he just responded with his mouth: "As expected of Mr. Ranpo!"

Even though he doesn't like reading and doesn't know much about literary masters, he knows that there is a great writer in his world who writes detective novels named Edogawa Ranpo. Based on this commonality... could it be that Mr. Natsume's ability is that confession under the moonlight will always be successful?

All I remember about my school days is the famous line "The moonlight is so beautiful," and I still don't have a correct understanding of how extraordinary this world is.

However, these words of praise for Ranpo Edogawa were not perfunctory. After all, he could see that Ranpo Edogawa was really just an ordinary person, but everyone around him said that he had supernatural powers, and even he himself believed so, so things were very interesting.

The official explanation of "Super Reasoning" is that once this ability is activated, one can instantly see through the truth of all time. However, Ranpo Edogawa, who claims to have this ability, is actually an ordinary person.

If Ranpo Edogawa did not have the corresponding ability, then the lie would have been revealed from the beginning, instead of being believed by everyone (including himself).

In other words, Edogawa Ranpo is an ordinary person who possesses a special ability that subverts the laws of the world, just like a god.

Well, he no longer knew how to write the word "ordinary" and what Shi Bai was thinking.

When Shibai was not distracted by external things, his mind was thinking very fast, so when he returned to reality, Edogawa Ranpo continued to talk to him in a rather casual way: "I heard that the commission this time is quite bad. They came to me because they had no other choice. It is related to the previous serial murder case."

"We'll know the details when we get there!"

Because Shibai was holding the sword, they did not take any train, but relied on the address provided by Xie Ye Akiko and came to an ordinary building.

Although the Armed Detective Agency currently only has three members, it is indeed officially certified. Thanks to this name, no one will question the sword that Shibai is holding - well, the question of why a child is carrying a weapon can be ignored and not taken seriously.

"Ah, Mr. Ranbu, you're finally here!" A young man in police uniform saw the figure appearing from a distance and immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Edogawa Ranpo was obviously familiar with him and greeted him with a smile: "Mr. Yasui!"

The policeman named Yasui had a file in his hand and went straight to the point. It was obvious that this problem had troubled him for a long time. "The victim this time is named..."

Edogawa Ranpo was immediately dissatisfied with this official information that could be known at a glance: "Who do you think I am, Mr. Yasui!"

Officer Yasui paused, then immediately smiled in realization: "Sorry, I'll take you to the scene now."

As Officer Yasui said this, he noticed the little gray-haired girl standing obediently at Edogawa Ranpo's feet and was a little confused: "Who is this child...?"

"Oh, he's a newcomer in our detective agency, don't worry about him." Edogawa Ranpo replied, and then urged Yasui to take him to the murder scene.

On the contrary, Officer Yasui looked at the little boy and was a little hesitant. Shibai saw this and smiled: "Don't worry, Mr. Yasui, I am Mr. Ranpo's assistant."

Edogawa Ranpo immediately retorted: "I'm not a second-rate detective who needs an assistant!"

Officer Yasui had obviously worked with Ranpo Edogawa many times, and he did not say anything about these noisy conversations that even included insults to the police, and there was helplessness on his face.

There is no other way. After all, the existence of Edogawa Ranpo is equivalent to all the investigation agencies being meaningless. Because if we hand it over to him, everything will end in an instant.

Shi Bai followed the two adults in small steps until they reached the crime scene. Only then did he finally realize what that vaguely familiar feeling in his heart was.

[Yamashita Yuichiro] was sitting on a chair with his head missing, and the room with the window open was already smelling bad.

This seems a bit too much of a coincidence.

"Just yesterday, a neighbor who also lives here called the police and said that there was a rotten smell coming from this house. No one answered the door no matter how hard we knocked. When we entered, we found this."

Officer Yasui was referring to the images on the computer screen that the deceased had never turned off. As long as they followed the clues, they would immediately learn from the clues at the scene that the deceased was the murderer of the previous serial murder case.

"Hey, didn't you guys solve this?" Edogawa Ranpo said somewhat dissatisfiedly, "I thought there were more interesting things."

Officer Yasui smiled bitterly and said, "That's not the case. The identity documents of the deceased do not match the files, so where is the real Mr. [Yamashita Yuichiro] now? And the children who disappeared before the death of the deceased have not been found yet. I can't be sure whether those children have also encountered..."

Most people who become police officers have a strong sense of justice. Although they know the right thing to do, their emotions often make them think in a positive direction unconsciously.

Edogawa Ranpo paused, then took out his glasses which he had put somewhere, "I understand. Mr. Yasui wants me to confirm the current location of the real Yamashita Yuichiro and the dead children, right?"

"… Already, dead?" Officer Yasui lowered his eyes in shock, but still added in a businesslike manner, "Not only that, although from my personal perspective, I think the deceased deserved to die, but as a police officer, my job is to find the criminal who killed the deceased."

"Leave it to me!" Edogawa Ranpo said this as he put on his black-framed glasses. His aura changed in an instant - as if he really had special abilities - his emerald green eyes opened, and his sharp gaze that seemed to see through everything, like a medical device, thoroughly laid out everything. [Super Reasoning -! ]

"...So that's how it is." As he said this, Ranpo Edogawa's expression became serious for once. He took the pen and map that Officer Yasui had prepared long ago, and quickly drew several red circles on it with red ink.

With every stroke that Ranpo Edogawa made, Yasui's expression became uglier, "Are there so many more..."

Edogawa Ranpo raised his head and complained childishly, "If you had asked a detective earlier, this wouldn't have happened!"

Officer Yasui sighed, "I wasn't in charge of the previous job..."

Officer Yasui did not intend to explain the more specific contradictions within the police, so he changed the subject and asked dryly: "So who is the murderer...?"

Edogawa Ranpo replied in a rather cold tone: "If you can't catch it, give up."

Officer Yasui was stunned: "What?"

"The murderer this time was from the mafia. He just happened to pass by and was displeased with the deceased, so he took action." Ranpo Edogawa answered this question in a rather nonchalant manner.

The police and the mafia have always maintained a delicate balance. If it is the mafia's job and the deceased is a murderer, the biggest possibility is that they will only conduct a formal investigation and then put the case on file as the end of it.

Officer Yasui had incredible trust in Ranpo Edogawa. With just one sentence and without any evidence, he completely believed the statement and said, "Although it's not nice to say this, this is the first time I feel that the Mafia has done something good."

"Thank you for coming here, Mr. Ranbu."

Edogawa Ranpo snorted arrogantly and left the place with Shibai who had been quietly doing so. After he left the police area, he suddenly spoke in a statement tone: "You killed the person, didn't you?"

Shibai raised his head with a smile that was not suitable for a child, and met Edogawa Ranpo's eyes.

Edogawa Ranpo didn't care about these, and instead said: "It's still 30 minutes before the end of the shift. Do you want to take me, Ranpo, back to the detective agency, or--"

——Should you choose to join the detective agency or refuse?

Shi Bai smiled and replied, "Mr. Ranbu, didn't you say before that you wanted to go to that newly opened cake shop? Let me take you there."