Chapter 278
Kyosuke Kazato froze on the spot after being stared at by Shinryu Hakkawa. His body stiffened almost instinctively, and his brain didn't react for a long time.
It wasn't until Han Chuan Shenliu suddenly frowned and said, "The light is green," that he snapped out of his daze, like a drowning person surfacing, and hurriedly started the car.
After that, no one spoke for the rest of the journey.
Kyosuke Kazato was driving purely on instinct. If it weren't for the light traffic at night and the police escort ahead, he would have been killed on the road sooner or later.
There was nothing he could do; all he could think about was Hanchuan Shenliu's words, "If you had come to me, you wouldn't have been caught"...
You're not pretending at all anymore, are you?!
But I still have to pretend!
Kyosuke Kazato is in great pain right now, not knowing what the right thing to do is.
He wondered whether Han Chuan Shenliu's words were an implication that he could discuss things with him, or a threat that he would be arrested if he didn't cooperate with him.
The journey to the hospital was short; in fact, it was because the nearest hospital to the hotel was the one where Kyosuke Kazato worked that he was sent there.
As the car entered the parking lot, Kyosuke Kazato, unsure if his guess was correct and thus remaining silent, grew increasingly nervous as he reversed into the space.
What to do? If I don't say something soon, it'll be bad enough that this rare opportunity for communication is wasted, but if Han Chuan Shenliu misunderstands and tries to do something to me, that would be truly unlucky...
After parking the car and turning off the engine, Kyosuke Kazato hesitated and turned to look at Shinryu Hakawa, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.
What should I say...?
Fortunately, it seems that Hanchuan Shenliu has no intention of wasting time confronting him here.
His hand pressed on the car door switch, producing a clear click.
"You still have a chance, but including today, I can only tolerate three more days. Don't make me feel like I misjudged you."
After saying that, Shinryu Hanchuan got out of the car, slammed the door shut without looking back, and walked toward Kenji Hagiwara, who was getting out of another vehicle.
Kyosuke Kazato stayed in the car, trying to understand what Shinryu Hatsukawa meant.
Hmm... Even though it was just one sentence, he still managed to understand two meanings once again.
The first reason is that they felt his previous methods were too naive. He failed with just a casual gesture, which disappointed Hanchuan Shenliu, who had hoped to find a smart "kindred spirit".
This disappointment was linked to the evaluation of him by Shinryu Sukaku, making Shinryu Sukaku feel that he had misjudged him. If he could not get rid of Sato Miwako, Shinryu Sukaku might turn around and kill him in order to eliminate this "mistake"... no, he might hand him over to the police directly.
Anyway, he has no evidence to prove that Hanchuan Shenliu also broke the law. Given Hanchuan Shenliu's comfortable relationship with the police, the police probably won't take it seriously when they hear that he wants to countersue Hanchuan Shenliu.
The second possibility is that we need to consider what Shinryu Hanchuan said earlier—Shinryu Hanchuan might be implying that if he is a smart person, he should consult him when he finds that he cannot solve a problem.
...This is so troublesome! He just wanted to kill someone! Why did he have to mess with this weirdo?!
Is this the price of murder?! Nobody told him it would turn out like this!
Kyosuke Kazato felt pain.
Although the person he wanted to kill was in his own hospital, it didn't mean he could do it more easily, because the police would definitely be there, and as a psychiatrist, he had no reason to be in front of Officer Sato's ward.
If he were still a surgeon... no, if he were still a surgeon, why would he kill Officer Sato? It was because that guy Jinno prevented him from becoming a surgeon that he killed Jinno for revenge! And then he had no choice but to kill the police officer investigating Jinno's case!
It's all Jinno's fault!
While Kyosuke Kazato was struggling with his troubles, Shinryu Samakawa had already reunited with Kenji Hagiwara.
While on the way, Inspector Megure called the doctor who was taking care of Miwako Sato at the hospital and learned about her condition.
"Miss Sato has woken up. She only suffered minor injuries. Her head was examined, and there were no bruises or other aftereffects. As long as her other injuries heal, that's fine."
Kenji Hagiwara said, "Then Inspector Megure also gave her some instructions as planned... Conan said he would be in charge of investigating the feud between Dr. Kazato and Dr. Niino, because no one would suspect a child, and even if Dr. Kazato saw him chatting with the nurses, he wouldn't suspect anything... Uh, Inspector Megure agreed."
Hanchuan Shenliu: "...You agree?"
Kenji Hagiwara hesitated: "Well, this kid has been Mr. Mori's assistant before, and he does seem to be smarter than his peers. Inspector Megure also said that Conan once volunteered to be a hostage to help deal with robbers. Just now, he seemed to be able to keep up with the train of thought, so I don't think... it's that inappropriate? What do you think?"
Conan Edogawa also came to the hospital with the Mori family. After all, Ran Mori was being protected by Miwako Sato, so he had to come and visit her.
He saw Kenji Hagiwara and Shinryu Kazukawa walking and talking behind him, so he pretended to tie his shoelaces at a corner and lingered there for a while, curious to hear what they were saying.
He had used this method to gather a lot of useful information. This time, he wasn't suspicious of anything; he was just curious that Shinryu Sugawa might tell Kenji Hagiwara what he had talked about when he was alone with the suspect.
Then I heard Shinryu Hanchuan say, "I don't think he's like a child at all."
Conan Edogawa: "...!!!"
He paused for a moment, then quickly focused on listening to what was to come.
Kenji Hagiwara said, "Hmm... if you put it that way, it's true, sometimes his demeanor really doesn't seem like that of an elementary school student... I was considered precocious, but I wasn't as mature as Conan when I was in elementary school... But it can't be that he's actually an adult who has turned into a child again, right?"
Conan Edogawa had deliberately untied and then tied his shoelaces to pretend, but now, because his mind was a bit confused, his hands were all over the place. He didn't care how well he had tied his shoelaces and could only wait for Shinryu Samakawa's response.
Because he remembered that Officer Hanakawa seemed to actually believe in the existence of rejuvenation, and if he heard Officer Hagiwara say that, he might recall something or make some guesses—
"He does resemble someone who has reversed the aging process."
Conan Edogawa: "...!!!"
Unfortunately, at this point, Kenji Hagiwara and Shinryu Samakawa had already turned the corner and happened to see Conan Edogawa squatting there tying his shoelaces, so the topic could not be continued.
Kenji Hagiwara kindly came over and took a look: "Oh dear, that's not how you tie your shoelaces. Let me help you."
As she spoke, she helped Conan Edogawa tie his shoelaces, saying with a smile, "You always look so grown-up, but you can't even tie your shoelaces?"
Conan Edogawa could only chuckle awkwardly: "Ahaha, I know how to tie my shoelaces now. I just wanted to try out the newest way I learned to tie shoelaces, but I've kind of forgotten how... Thank you, Officer Hagiwara."
While Kenji Hagiwara was looking down, Conan Edogawa pretended to be just looking around out of boredom and secretly glanced at Shinryu Sakkawa.
Upon closer inspection, he noticed that Hanchuan Shenliu had been watching him the whole time, and before he knew it, their eyes met.
Conan Edogawa used all his acting skills to give Shinryu Kazukawa a very ordinary smile.
"You're welcome." Kenji Hagiwara, oblivious to the exchange between the other two, quickly tied his shoelaces and stood up. "Let's go, your Ran-neechan is waiting for you."
"Ah, um!" Conan Edogawa quickly started running, but before he could take two steps, he was suddenly stopped by Shinryu Samikawa.
"Wait, you can't run around in the hospital."
Conan Edogawa could only resume his normal pace and wave to Ran Mouri, who had noticed he was missing and was turning around to look for him, to indicate that he was not missing.
Seeing that Conan was with someone he knew, Ran Mouri felt relieved and turned back to mediate between her parents, who were about to start arguing again for no apparent reason.
Conan Edogawa stayed close to Shinryu Sakkawa and Kenji Hagiwara, listening to their conversation continue.
However, they didn't continue with the previous topic, but started a new one.
"Speaking of which, where's Matsuda?" asked Kankawa Shinryu.
Although Matsuda Jinpei wasn't part of the First Investigative Division, he was quite familiar with Shiratori Ninzaburo because bombs were often associated with murder or kidnapping cases. Given his connection to Hagiwara Kenji, it was a bit strange that Shiratori Ninzaburo invited him but not Matsuda Jinpei.
Kenji Hagiwara replied, "He's been quite busy lately, doing safety drills for high schools everywhere... After all, there were two cases last month of people bringing bombs to schools for revenge, and someone still touched such obviously problematic packages... Anyway, the higher-ups suggested taking advantage of the fire drills to emphasize the importance of identifying dangerous objects to these students, and this week it's Matsuda's turn."
"High school..." Hanakawa Shinryu said thoughtfully, "Speaking of which, that high school detective, Mr. Kudo's son, hasn't he been around for a long time?"
Conan Edogawa: "...!!!"
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Bonus chapter
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Conan: Sweating profusely
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