Chapter 281
Not to mention Conan Edogawa, even Kogoro Mouri was dumbfounded. He rushed up and stopped Wataru Takagi, who was walking towards Miwako Sato's hospital room, and asked what was going on.
Wataru Takagi: "Huh? The case is solved and the culprit has been caught. I'll stay here with Inspector Sato, and the rest of you can go back now. We still have paperwork to do."
"It's already resolved???" Kogoro Mouri was completely bewildered. "Did I fall asleep again?"
But his memory isn't fragmented, is it?
Conan Edogawa suddenly realized: "Could it be Mr. Kagawa..."
“Yes, Mr. Kankawa helped.” Takagi Wataru said with great emotion, “I heard that Mr. Kankawa doesn’t like to stay overnight when solving cases.”
Kogoro Mouri: "...??? Does that mean the Metropolitan Police Department can just dump any case on him and let him solve it?"
Takagi Wataru gave a wry smile: "Hahaha, this probably won't work... Mr. Kankawa takes on cases based on his mood, and if he takes on too many at once, he'll disappear..."
"Disappeared?!" Kogoro Mouri's tone was utterly incredulous.
Takagi Wataru nodded: "Yes, but I've only heard about it. Apparently, he can't find anyone when he's in a bad mood... But we can't rely on others for everything. We prefer to solve the case ourselves, and only ask for help if all else fails."
Conan Edogawa: "…………"
It sounds like Hanchuan Shenliu was just casually appointed as an advisor!
Was it like this when I was a police officer?!
Having unexpectedly missed the process of solving the case and catching the culprit, and by the time he realized it, everything was already over, Conan Edogawa returned to the Mori family home speechlessly. The next day, he took the opportunity to call his biological father, Yusaku Kudo, who was far away in the United States, to inquire about the situation of Shinryu Samakawa.
"Kan Chuan-kun? Of course I know him, we're pretty close. Before he resigned, I would always make a point of seeing him whenever I went to the Metropolitan Police Department."
Kudo Yusaku readily admitted, "Didn't I write a lot of short stories a few years ago? Many of them were actually inspired by Kagawa-kun. I even wrote a series before, and the protagonist's nemesis was also based on Kagawa-kun... However, in order to avoid causing trouble for Kagawa-kun, I changed a lot of things. But since you've already met Kagawa-kun, you should be able to recognize him, right?"
Conan Edogawa: "...The nemesis thing does seem a bit...upon closer inspection, but those short stories..."
Yusaku Kudo explained, "It's just pure inspiration. I don't know why, but when I see Samikawa-kun, a lot of scenes come to mind."
Conan Edogawa: "..."
Well, he actually kind of understood it. It was really amazing that Hanakawa Shinryu had a constitution that made detectives unable to help but have all sorts of fantasies when they saw him.
"...Well, Dad," Conan Edogawa suppressed his chaotic thoughts, "what kind of person do you think Mr. Hanakawa is?"
Yusaku Kudo was silent for a moment: "Hmm... that's a difficult question to answer."
Conan Edogawa realized he might have asked too vague a question, so he narrowed it down: "Do you think he has any connection to the Black Organization?"
After a long silence, Yusaku Kudo gave an answer: "It's hard to say."
"...They're already 'quite familiar' with each other, yet this is the only answer they gave!"
Kudo Yusaku answered very seriously: "In the end, I have never been close to Hankawa-kun."
The only conclusion he can draw now is that, judging from his actions, Shinryu Samakawa is righteous, but Yusaku Kudo can't fathom what Shinryu Samakawa is thinking.
Judging by actions rather than intentions, Kudo Yusaku is willing to treat Samikawa Shinryu as a friend simply because Samikawa Shinryu can provide him with so much inspiration. However, Kudo Yusaku cannot guarantee anything else, and he certainly cannot mislead his son at such a crucial time.
After listening to Yusaku Kudo's explanation and the information he had gathered from Inspector Megure, Conan Edogawa frowned deeply: "...He became a policeman for that kind of reason...No wonder his 'execution of justice' is so strange."
"Rather than 'justice,' it's more accurate to say that the development he wanted to see, in most cases, just happened to align with the public's concept of 'justice.'"
Based on Conan Edogawa's account of his several meetings, conversations, and events with Shinryu Samikawa, Yusaku Kudo deduced, "For example, regarding Tsukikage Island... Shinryu Samikawa should have known from the first corpse that the murderer was Dr. Asai. If Dr. Asai's methods could even fool you, he probably wouldn't have come forward to say anything, but would have found various reasons to keep the case unsolved... In a sense, that would be considered covering up a crime."
Conan Edogawa ruffled his hair in frustration: "He seems like a completely good person..."
“I said, based on his behavior, he’s a good person,” Yusaku Kudo said. “So the answer you’re looking for can only be determined once you understand his heart—whether he will join those illegal organizations or not.”
Conan Edogawa felt that this phone call was like listening to a wise man speak to him.
However, they obtained a lot of information from Yusaku Kudo's perspective on Shinryu Sakkawa, as well as some information from when Shinryu Sakkawa was a policeman, which was a few years ago.
It's not that it's completely useless, but it doesn't seem to be that useful. It also seems that Kudo Yusaku doesn't know much about Samikawa Shinryu.
In particular, before hanging up the phone, Conan Edogawa remembered something and asked, "Do you know if there's a 'consultant' in Tokyo? You know, like Moriarty, the kind of person criminals often consult."
Yusaku Kudo replied, "I do know that after Samikawa resigned, he became an advisor to the Metropolitan Police Department..."
"...It's alright, I'll ask someone else."
Conan Edogawa sighed and hung up the phone.
Sigh, my dad's been abroad for years, so he really doesn't know enough about Tokyo.
Finding a crime consultant is so difficult! And yet, the Metropolitan Police Department arrested a guy with absolutely terrible skills and thinks the problem is solved. He's so worried…
Conan Edogawa was completely unaware that if he hadn't missed the culprit's sophistry at the hospital last night, he might have realized the truth much earlier!
Right now, he's still worried about the unknown situation of the "crime consultant" and doesn't have much hope for Hattori Heiji.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department thought they had it all figured out by arresting the low-level officers. The Kansai region is independent of the Metropolitan Police Department, so they probably know even less about Tokyo's so-called "crime consultants."
Conan Edogawa sighed softly, feeling that life was just one problem after another. Recently, Ran seemed to be vaguely suspecting that he was Shinichi Kudo. What should he do? Should he confess? That was another problem...
Headache!
After Conan Edogawa made that phone call, Saiki Usaba's suspicions increased even more.
"At this rate, even after deducting the daily survival points, I think it will take at most six months to buy permanent residency," sighed Bo Yezaki.
The system is more optimistic: [Four or five months, about right!]
Usakabe touched his chin: [That's good, then I can rest for a few days.]
Usui Saiki, who was planning to take a break, checked his email to see if there was anything interesting or an invitation. That's when he came across Vermouth's email.
Oh right, last time he said he was going to visit Vermouth, but after recording the video of Gin and Vodka putting Sherry in the snow, he was busy setting fires everywhere and didn't have time to eat with Vermouth. So he could only send this video to Vermouth for her to see later.
Vermouth must have sent him this email after watching the commotion and filling in the chat history in the group.
Judging from her words, Vermouth was enjoying watching Gin's antics, but she also reminded Usui Saiki not to go too far, since Gin was, after all, a subordinate that the Boss had always trusted.
If you're really bored, you can go visit her; she'll be in Japan recently.
So Usoppai made a phone call to Vermouth.
The call was disconnected, but Vermouth replied to his email shortly afterward.
I'm not available to answer the phone right now, we'll talk in a bit.
Feeling that something interesting was going to happen, Usoppei waited expectantly for a while, and finally received a call from Vermouth: "Hello?"
A male voice rang out: "It's me."
Usakabe Saiki wasn't too surprised, and even quickly realized what Vermouth was doing: "You're using a man's voice, are you on a mission?"
"I suppose so," Vermouth said. "Is there anything wrong on your end?"
Usakata Saiki sighed, "I was a little bored and wanted to hang out with you, but since you're busy, never mind... You've been doing missions all this time in Japan, you haven't had any time to play, have you?"
Vermouth smiled and said, "It's alright, we can play together after I'm done with my work. But you really should make another friend."
"Don't even mention it. I did make some friends before, but they've all gone missing, haven't they?"
Vermouth seemed to realize something, and her expression changed slightly: "Who?"
Usuha Saiki: "You forgot? You're the one who took me there, the one who's Yukiko's son, Shinichi Kudo! Did you visit the Kudo family after you went back to Japan? Ran's been cleaning lately, which is good, since no one cleaned for a long time before!"
Vermouth paused for a strange second, but quickly continued, "I haven't forgotten. You and Shinichi are so close? Do you go to see him often?"
“No, it’s not that. I got the key from Yukiko-neechan and often went there to borrow books, which is why I found out that no one had been living in the house.” Usakata Saiki’s voice was flawless. “A high school student, not studying properly, I heard he went to solve a secret case… I haven’t heard anything from him. If Yukiko-neechan’s attitude hadn’t been normal, I would have been worried that something had happened to him.”
Vermouth: "………………"
Vermouth is not feeling well with her heart.
Besides helping Pisco with his mission and seeing Gin, the main reason she returned to Japan this time was to see Shinichi Kudo and Ran Mouri.
Because a year ago, these two children saved her heart like angels and have become the two most important people in her life, much more important than Usui Saiki.
Shortly after returning to Japan, she discovered that Shinichi Kudo had disappeared. What was most terrifying was that, after a brief investigation, Vermouth found that Shinichi Kudo was not so much missing as dead, and the cause of all this was the drug developed by Sherry and Gin.
So now she's happy to see Gin suffer, and she hates Sherry even more.
However, because she is now infiltrating Teitan High School and has investigated some files related to Kogoro Mouri, she discovered that Conan Edogawa is probably Shinichi Kudo.
Relieved, Vermouth vowed to protect the secret.
Now, a problem she herself caused is facing her.
Because Saiki Usaba was a fan of celebrities at the time, Vermouth introduced her to Yukiko Kudo and Shinichi Kudo. Even without her knowledge, Saiki Usaba also became closer to these two people.
Before Shinichi Kudo got into trouble, Vermouth was naturally happy to see it happen, but now that Shinichi Kudo is in trouble, and the reason for the trouble is related to the organization, this is a hidden danger.
Now, Saiki Usaba knows that Shinichi Kudo isn't dead, but he doesn't know it's related to the organization. If someone in the organization lets something slip, like Vodka, and suddenly tells Saiki Usaba, "Big Brother and I killed that high school detective," then Saiki Usaba will say, "Shinichi Kudo? He's not dead. I asked his mother..."
Just thinking about it sent chills down Vermouth's spine.
This is unacceptable!
Even Vermouth had some suspicions that Usui Saiki's sudden mention of Kudo Shinichi was because he already knew something...
Just as Vermouth was thinking this, she heard Usui Saiki say something.
"Shinichi has disappeared, but I've met a kid who looks a lot like him. I almost thought he was Yusaku Kudo's illegitimate son..."
Vermouth: "...!!!"
—He's already met Conan?! Usaku Saiki's eye for people is notoriously uncanny… Did he really not notice anything?!
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Thin Leaf: Shinichi Kudo isn't dead. I asked his biological mother.
In Vermouth's eyes, this was very likely to happen.
.
Now Vermouth has disguised herself as a new doctor.
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