Chapter 252
Upon hearing the keyword "Moriarty the Advisor," Conan Edogawa felt a little excited, but not too much.
Although he still had some suspicions that Hanakawa Shinryu was connected to that organization, since Tequila's death was just an accident, he had completely ruled out any connection between Hanakawa Shinryu and the murder case.
No matter how loudly Mr. Takeshita shouts now, it's useless.
After all, if one thinks about it calmly, it becomes clear that if Hanchuan Shenliu really gave this Takeshita-san some kind of criminal plan, then Hanchuan Shenliu would never allow such a situation of exposing himself to occur—this kind of mistake is too low-level and is not on the same level as Hanchuan Shenliu's style at all.
...While it's possible they're taking advantage of the other party's lack of evidence to swagger around and show off, especially since it sounds like the other party has never met the "Advisor" in person, and Hanchuan Shenliu's personality seems quite nasty...but you can't treat the police like fools!
If something really happens, an investigation is inevitable. If it happens too many times, even if no one is arrested, the level of trust will definitely be lost. For Han Chuan Shenliu, it would be a losing proposition.
So the remaining excitement in Conan Edogawa was mainly because he had finally heard the information from the "Advisor" again.
Although he had previously asked Hattori Heiji, with whom he got along very well, to investigate the "advisor," he had now become like a child again, making it inconvenient for him to contact Hattori Heiji and communicate any information. Moreover, his habit was never to wait idly; he always had to investigate on his own first.
He waited expectantly for the police to question Mr. Takeshita about the "consultant".
Inspector Megure turned to Fukari and complained, "It's that guy's criminal plan again, and he's mistaken you for someone else again. Seriously, shouldn't that guy consider changing his codename? I feel like if he changed it to Sherlock Holmes or something, people probably wouldn't mistake you for him."
Conan Edogawa: "…………"
Don't decide to give the prisoner the nickname Sherlock Holmes without consulting us!
Hanchuan Shenliu seemed speechless for a second: "...We might as well catch them sooner."
"That person's case isn't my responsibility... or you could go help them." Inspector Megure implied that Shinryu Suzumawa could work overtime to permanently resolve this issue of being staged for an accident.
Han Chuan Shenliu pretended not to see it.
System: [If you're focused on building up hatred points, Moriarty's hatred towards you is already off the charts. Why don't you just arrest him and stop torturing him?]
Usakabe Saiki: [I've done everything, what are the police doing? Besides, I occasionally run into prisoners who bought that 'Moriarty' plan, and I'm much more suspicious of them than ordinary prisoners, which is actually a good thing for me.]
Moreover... it must be said that Moriarty's criminal plan was full of loopholes. In addition, most people like to be greedy for small gains and only buy the simple version, which often resulted in the basic objectives not being achieved and people being arrested directly, contributing to the police's performance.
In this situation, since the police officer in charge hadn't even caught the instigator, Usoya Saiki was too lazy to help. In his opinion, the police officer in charge desperately needed training, so he wouldn't deprive him of that opportunity.
System: [Actually, you just like the feeling of unexpected windfalls...and the resulting drop in doubt, don't you!]
Usoppō Saiki: [No, it's also because his existence makes my entrapment efforts easier. He's stirred up the waters even more, which is a good thing for me.]
Conan Edogawa is adept at extracting information from conversations. After hearing these few sentences, he immediately realized—this "Advisor Moriarty" was indeed not a first-time offender, and the culprit wasn't identifying Shinryu Samikawa for the first time... Well, that's understandable...
Inspector Megure and the other police officers nearby all knew of the other party's existence, but they hadn't been able to catch him yet. They were also used to the fact that Sugawa Shinryu had been identified, which meant that Sugawa Shinryu must have been investigated many times. That's why everyone felt so at ease when facing Sugawa Shinryu, who exuded a dangerous aura.
This indirectly proves that Shinryu Hanakawa and the "criminal consultant" are two different people.
Conan Edogawa accepted this conclusion with a mixture of regret and relief.
From the moment he first met Shinryu Samakawa, Conan Edogawa couldn't help but suspect him. Despite all the evidence presented to him, he felt he couldn't completely rule out Samakawa's involvement. Now, based on the new information he'd obtained, he could finally completely eliminate any connection between Samakawa and the "Criminal Consultant."
However, considering that Tequila mentioned bumping into Potts at the venue, and that he doesn't seem like a good person at all, and that Fukawa Shinryu, who has a dangerous aura like Gin, just happened to be there... it remains to be seen whether Fukawa Shinryu has any connection with the organization.
To divert the attention of the outsiders present from the "accusations against Shinryu Samikawa," Kenji Hagiwara casually brought up a topic: "Speaking of which, Mr. Nakajima, who exactly was your trading partner? What do you know?"
Mr. Nakajima looked utterly defeated. Realizing that he had almost been the one killed in the bombing today, he was completely dazed: "I don't know anything... but apart from today, the place we met every time was actually on Beika Street, at that bar called Cocktail on the top floor of the Daikoku Building..."
Inspector Megure immediately ordered someone to go to the address to investigate.
Upon hearing this, Bo Yezaki finally coughed and said, "If there's nothing else here, I'll be leaving now."
"Oh, alright then." Inspector Megure was used to Fukari Samikawa's style of leaving as soon as he finished his business. "How are you getting back?"
Matsuda Jinpei said, "I'll drive him."
Kenji Hagiwara sighed: "Hey, hey, I understand. I'll write the report. You two should hurry back, lest you run into another case on the way."
Conan Edogawa: "…………"
Wow, that level of proficiency... How many reports did Officer Hagiwara write for you?
Kogoro Mouri didn't plan to stay any longer either. Since the explosion had already occurred, the press conference was definitely over. So, after saying goodbye to Inspector Megure, the group followed Jinpei Matsuda and Saiki Usuba to the parking lot.
Usuoba Saiki seemed completely unaffected by the incident, and even asked Matsuda Jinpei, "How was the fun?"
"Not bad... Ah." Matsuda Jinpei suddenly remembered something, "I met someone today..."
He was about to say, "I met someone who looks a lot like you," and he had already prepared the next sentence in his mind, such as "Could it be a relative of yours?"
Then it suddenly dawned on him that Shinryu Hanakawa was an orphan.
Even if there are relatives who look similar, Hanchuan Shenliu would not know.
Besides, there are quite a few people in this world who look alike. Several people have said that the guy named Takagi Wataru from the First Investigation Division looks like him... although he can't really tell.
This topic might not be very friendly to Shinryu Sugawa... Although Jinpei Matsuda knew that Shinryu Sugawa didn't care much about this, it's fine if he accidentally said it, but since he's already realized it, there's no need to keep bringing it up.
Usoya Saiki knew perfectly well what he had encountered, and from Matsuda Jinpei's sudden silence, he deduced that the other party was troubled by the fact that he was an orphan.
But he still deliberately asked, "What?"
Matsuda Jinpei paused for a moment, then continued, "...a guy who's pretty bad at games."
"Hmm, is there anything you're specifically asking about?" Bo Ye Saiki continued to press.
"..." Matsuda Jinpei, who was trying to be considerate, was getting a little irritable. But he was the one who brought up the topic, and it was strange that he suddenly stopped talking about it. Fortunately, he quickly came up with an excuse, "That guy's name sounds familiar, but I can't remember where I've heard it before."
Usaku Saiki noticed that Conan Edogawa, who was walking ahead of them, unconsciously slowed his pace a little, indicating that Conan Edogawa was paying attention to the conversation between him and Jinpei Matsuda.
His heart leaped with excitement, but he maintained a calm demeanor as he continued, "So, what's that guy's name?"
Matsuda Jinpei: "Hattori Heiji, his name is Hattori Heiji, have you heard of him?"
Conan Edogawa: "...?!?!?!?!"
Hattori was there just now!?
No, that's impossible, absolutely impossible!
Although he wasn't very familiar with Hattori Heiji, he was still quite knowledgeable about solving cases. If it were Hattori Heiji, he would have definitely appeared and helped with the deductions after such a big case. It was impossible that he didn't show up even when the police arrived...
If you consider the time, it shouldn't be time to leave yet.
So, there's only one truth—someone is impersonating Hattori Heiji!
Who would do something like this?! This kind of weird joke must be from someone you know... uh...
He suddenly remembered the person Hattori Heiji had mentioned, the one who had once called himself Detective Conan.
...It's you! Brother Bo Ye! It's definitely you! I'll confirm it later!
If it really is Brother Bo Ye... his reasoning skills are clearly not bad, but he just doesn't like seeing the police, so even if he sees them and the case, he won't come out... Could it be that Brother Bo Ye...
A flicker of doubt crossed Conan Edogawa's mind.
But at that moment, the image of Usui Saiki speaking up for justice on the Shinkansen, threatening to call the police in front of Gin and Vodka, flashed through his mind again.
Conan Edogawa: "………………"
Hmm... Brother Bo Ye, even if you have some little secrets, they shouldn't have anything to do with the organization, right? After all, Brother Bo Ye seems to exude an aura of "carefree and unburdened," which doesn't seem like the feeling one would expect from someone who's joined an organization...
The students who were worried about not finishing their homework all seemed to have more on their minds than him!
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Bonus chapter
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First, eliminate one correct option.
I was infected by the Maori (I'm sure of it).
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Conan still has a bit of a soft spot for people he knows well, like his criminal soccer idol from the original manga...
First impressions are very important. Conan suspected something was amiss from the beginning, but his first impression of his idol was... well, let's just say it's a disaster.
Overall, he's better than Kindaichi. Kindaichi's friends are such a jerk; if you call him out, he either commits a crime or gets killed...
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