Chapter 339
Saiki Usaba didn't let Kenji Hagiwara see her off, saying that she was just out for a walk and would take a taxi home later.
Taxi fares are very high in Japan, so Ran Mouri invited, "Mr. Kankawa, where are you planning to go? Would you like to take a ride with us?"
Since he could hitch a ride with Kogoro Mouri, Saiki Usaba naturally had no objection: "Right now... I'm planning to take a walk near Beika Park and then walk home."
"Oh, that's perfect, we're going that way anyway, and Conan and I were planning to go to Beika Park too!" Ran Mouri looked at Kogoro Mouri with sparkling eyes. "Dad, can we take Mr. Kankawa with us?"
Although Kogoro Mouri wasn't too happy with Shinryu Samikawa, he had some reservations about people who stole his thunder, but that didn't stop him from lending a hand, so he acquiesced.
So the group got into Kogoro Mouri's car and headed to Beika Park.
Ran Mouri and Conan Edogawa sat in the back seat, while Saiki Usaba sat in the front passenger seat, which made it a little difficult for Conan Edogawa to strike up a conversation with Saiki Usaba.
Kogoro Mouri, however, taking advantage of his seniority in the Metropolitan Police Department, felt it was only natural for him to care about his juniors. While driving, he asked directly, "Speaking of which, what organization did you mention earlier about investigating and recruiting you, Kankawa...?"
He admitted that Shinryu Kagawa was indeed very capable, but he was still surprised that the Metropolitan Police Department's Police Academy had actually allowed him to pass the interview back then.
It wasn't that he was biased. Even objectively speaking, after Han Chuan Shenliu, whose temperament made it difficult for him to blend into ordinary people, left the Metropolitan Police Department, he felt that it would be difficult for him to find any legitimate organization. Hearing that an organization was actually recruiting him, he was curious about what was going on.
“A somewhat troublesome organization.” Usakabe Saiki pretended not to see Edogawa Conan in the rearview mirror, whose eyes were gleaming and whose face seemed to say, “I also want to speak.” “Their attitude in recruiting them wasn’t very good, but they did offer me things that interested me.”
For example, a place where you can practice sniping... but he wouldn't actually agree to that just for that.
When he first joined the First Investigation Division, people didn't treat him very well, and the Public Security Bureau probably treated him even worse.
Now that Usaku Saiki has escaped the early predicament of exploiting even low-weight suspicion points, he has even less interest in the Public Security Bureau. He says he will consider it, but it's really just to boost Conan Edogawa's suspicion points.
Someone like Kenji Hagiwara, who knows the inside story, knows he's talking about the Public Security Bureau, but what Conan Edogawa will think... well, that's hard to say. In any case, the Public Security Bureau is definitely not among Conan Edogawa's guesses.
System: [It's obvious he's thinking of the Black Organization...]
In the background, Conan Edogawa is far ahead on the list of contributions to suspicion. No one can beat him even if we don't consider the weight. That's how powerful his imagination is.
Actually, not only Conan Edogawa, but Kogoro Mouri also felt a little awkward listening to it: "You said it yourself, it's a somewhat troublesome organization... never mind, just keep it in mind."
As a mature adult, Kogoro Mouri knew very well that he had no right to criticize another adult's actions. They had discussed similar topics at a previous dinner party, so there was no need to continue. Besides, he felt that no one would listen to him anyway, and he didn't want to humiliate himself.
Besides, all of Han Chuan Shenliu's friends are police officers. If he really joined some troublesome organization, these friends wouldn't turn a blind eye. He, as an outsider who isn't very familiar with the organization, shouldn't interfere.
Conan Edogawa was heartbroken.
Go ahead and ask, sir! Aren't you usually so oblivious to the atmosphere? Why are you suddenly so perceptive?
The more I hear it, the more it sounds like the Black Organization. After all, they dare to recruit Sugawa Shinryu and treat him badly. Such a bold and fearless organization can be counted on one hand in Japan!
Conan Edogawa really wanted to pretend to be a child and ask a few questions, but the problem was that he always acted calmly in front of Shinryu Samikawa, and suddenly doing something like that might arouse suspicion... and then Usopp would laugh at his poor acting skills again...
Speaking of Usui, Conan Edogawa, reminded of something by the fact that Shinryu Hanakawa had moved, thought uneasyly, "I haven't been back for so long, could it be that Usui has moved as well?"
Suddenly the truth that had been hidden all along was revealed, then the person disappeared, and then they moved away... This development is too bizarre!!
As Conan Edogawa grew increasingly terrified, they arrived at Beika Park. Kogoro Mouri abandoned them and drove back to watch the horse races.
"Wow, there are so many people today!" Ran Mouri exclaimed in surprise. "And so many puppies!"
Conan Edogawa quickly scanned the area: "I remember that Beika Park recently opened a dog activity area, so dog owners in the neighborhood are probably coming here."
Ran Mouri loves small animals, and subconsciously took a few steps forward, then suddenly remembered that there was someone else there besides her and Conan Edogawa.
She looked hesitantly at Usuha Saiki.
Uh, with so many people and dogs, wouldn't it be inappropriate for Mr. Hanchuan to go over there?
Of course, she wasn't saying that Mr. Hanchuan wasn't qualified to be in crowded places, but since it was a dog activity area and many dogs weren't on leashes, it could be a bit dangerous if they got startled and ran around wildly...
Although they had just gotten out of the car and were still outside the park, the oppressive aura of the "black curtain" had already attracted a lot of attention.
A dog that was closer to the road spotted the three of them and immediately ran towards them.
"Wait! Kerr!" The dog's owner was horrified, even hallucinating that the dangerous-looking man pulled out a gun and killed his dog!
Amid the dog owner's horrified cries, the dog named Kerr let out a particularly sweet "woof woof woof" sound and wagged its tail wildly at the young man with dark hair and red eyes, almost like an electric fan.
Dog owner: "...???"
"—Kerr! What are you doing, Kerr! You're a specially bred hunting dog!!!"
Not to mention the dog's owner, even Ran Mouri and Conan Edogawa were dumbfounded.
Only Usoppō Saiki was quite pleased with himself, having anticipated this.
He used to be very popular with animals. If he weren't wearing a disguise now, he would have been playing with the dogs long ago. Unfortunately, since he is using the identity of Han Chuan Shen Liu, he has to pay a little more attention to his image.
Therefore, Bo Ye Saiki waited with great restraint until the dog started rolling on the ground and exposing its belly before condescendingly squatting down to pat the dog's head.
Conan Edogawa and Ran Mouri stared in disbelief at the scene.
Bo Yezaki openly petted the dog, but felt a pang of regret—the kitten he had given away before was very affectionate, meowing at everyone. Even if people had seen how affectionate the cat was with them when they visited his home, they wouldn't think much of it. It was such a shame.
The dog's owner came over hesitantly, stood aside for a long time, not knowing how to start a conversation.
After he had finished masturbating, Bo Yezaki stood up again.
The dog's owner breathed a sigh of relief.
Ran Mouri went up to greet the person, easing the tension. The dog's owner gradually relaxed a bit and inadvertently said something he hadn't intended to say.
"Actually, I felt that this Mr. Hanchuan looked familiar before. He looks a lot like a bomber I met in this park six or seven years ago..."
Bo Yezhai: "…………"
Conan Edogawa and Ran Mouri: "…………"
The dog's owner: "...That's not what I meant!!!"
He almost collapsed to his knees, cursing himself for being so careless with his words! Even if the person wasn't that dangerous, wouldn't an ordinary person be angry? To compare him to a criminal...
Bo Yezaki: "It's nothing."
Conan Edogawa and Ran Mouri breathed a sigh of relief.
That's great, Mr. Hanchuan is still very magnanimous...
System: [I didn't expect you to be so understanding even towards strangers.]
Usoya Saiki: "Because what you're talking about is me."
Meanwhile, he mentally complained to the system: "Are you stupid?! Han Chuan Shenliu has the 'hall of secrecy,' who could mistake him?!"
system:【……】
other:"…………"
Ran Mouri exclaimed in shock: "Huh? Wait a minute, how could Mr. Kankawa be a bomber?!"
Conan Edogawa, his mind numb, said, "It must be a misunderstanding."
The dog owner was stunned: "No, no way? That person did something on the park bench, then got up and told those around, 'There's a bomb here, don't come any closer'..."
Conan Edogawa closed his eyes: "Mr. Kankawa was probably a police academy student back then... Did he discover a bomb and warn you to stay away?"
The dog's owner: "...What?! A police academy student?!"
Are you kidding me?! Seven years ago he was a police academy student, so wouldn't he be a policeman now?! This guy doesn't look like a policeman at all!
Seeing that the dog's owner had contributed a tiny bit of suspicion that Usaba Saiki no longer considered a threat, Usaba Saiki sighed inwardly.
Sigh, this level of suspicion is definitely not enough to raise Conan Edogawa's suspicion level anymore. Not only does he not suspect anything, he even helps explain things...
The system comforted him: "You're not that bad off. Let him off the hook today. People get numb eventually! He's already had enough suspicions; giving him more suspicion points won't be efficient!"
Usoya Saiki thought it made sense, so he raised his hand to check the time: "I'm going for a walk."
Ran Mouri instinctively stood up: "Then I..."
"No need to see me off." Usoya Saiki waved his hand. "You guys continue having fun."
Walking around the streets using the pseudonym Hanchuan Shenliu was too conspicuous, so Bo Yezaki found a small alley and switched to his real identity. Then, he casually opened the [Universal Navigation] app to see if there were any acquaintances nearby.
He actually found one; he never expected that the vodka was actually in a nearby alley.
Regardless of whether Vodka was on a mission or not, Bo Yezai walked over directly, intending to "say hello" to Vodka before going home. After all, since they had already met, it would be a waste not to chat.
However, something shocking happened to Usakabe Saiki.
He tiptoed into the alley, intending to startle Vodka, but instead, he was the one who was frightened.
In the dimly lit alley, Vodka stared at the glowing screen of his phone, clear tears streaming down his face from behind his sunglasses.
Bo Yezhai: "…………"
After thinking for a moment, he decided to take out his phone and take a picture of the vodka, whether he should go forward to comfort it or leave.
The sound of camera shutters suddenly rang out in the alley, and Vodka's alertness snapped back: "Who goes there! You... uh, Potts?!"
Usakabe put away his phone: "I'm sorry, I didn't know Gin was dead."
Vodka: "...??? Big brother's alive and well!!!"
Bo Yezaki asked, puzzled, "Then why are you crying?"
Vodka shut up.
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Extra chapters at night featuring landmines
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Conan now knows that Hanakawa has a natural affinity for animals, but he doesn't know about Thin Leaf.
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Information from Conan's perspective regarding the organization that recruited Hanchuan:
This is a bit troublesome; the way they tried to recruit Han Chuan was rude and arrogant, which made Hagiwara, a police officer, somewhat repulsed.
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