Just when they couldn't find any fault with the boy, the bookstore that had been robbed earlier was set on fire, and the prime suspect was Yohei Kijima.
Arson is a serious crime, and even Mr. Kijima cannot suppress it by force. It seems that Yohei Kijima cannot escape this time.
However, it was Akechi and Kobayashi who discovered the clues and found out that the arsonist was someone else, and that Yohei Kijima had been framed.
The case was not complicated, the real culprit was quickly arrested, and Yohei Kijima learned his lesson and volunteered to do volunteer work.
Although Minister Kijima lost the election, he was relieved that his son had not committed any crime.
Therefore, I owe Mingzhi a favor.
"Such a favor..." Yoruichi Toyama scratched his head upon hearing this, "Isn't it a bit of a waste to use it on me?"
Using a cabinet minister to pressure a mere foreign ministry clerk is like using a cannon to kill a mosquito.
"When you get to the point where..." Yoruichi Toyama couldn't help but smile mischievously, "...when you become a high-ranking bureaucrat and deal with these kinds of people..."
Mingzhi rolled his eyes at him with considerable helplessness.
"If I wanted to go into politics, I wouldn't have become a policeman."
That makes sense; a degree from the Faculty of Law at the University of Tokyo is the best path to advancement.
"Hey, Toyama!" Akechi called out, a smile appearing in his eyes behind his glasses. "I think what you said last time made sense."
"I'm busy enough just training better police officers. I won't care about anything else, not even members of parliament or the prime minister."
"As for you..."
He paused, then punched Yoruichi Toyama in the chest.
"You're our Metropolitan Police Department's best partner!"
...
Having previously contacted Amuro Tooru, Akechi informed Yoruichi Toyama of Conan's hospital room before turning and leaving.
"Hey, aren't you going in?" Yoruichi Toyama asked casually.
Judging from his constant bickering with the dog-like agents and his unreserved disdain for Inspector Megure and his group, it seems like the two worlds are well-integrated.
Surely it's not like I can't see Conan at all.
Mingzhi shrugged and lowered his voice.
"I'll listen to you about the fact that the child is Shinichi Kudo."
"But according to the principle of confidentiality, I shouldn't have known, so..."
Yoruichi immediately understood.
The case involving Conan and the blacksmith is currently being handled by Officer Furuya.
Of course, the fewer people who know these inside stories, the better.
So she nodded to him and waved goodbye.
As I turned to walk into the inpatient building, a sudden thought popped into my head, and I imagined the introduction at the beginning of a Conan movie.
It also comes with familiar background music:
"I'm the high school detective, the washing machine..."
"When I went to the amusement park with my childhood sweetheart, Xiaolan..."
"When I woke up, my body had shrunk!..."
"Besides my parents and Professor Agasa, the only people who know my true identity are..."
"The president of the Black Cat Detective Agency, Yoruichi Toyama..."
"Former member of the Black Organization, Akemi Miyano..."
"Detective Inspector Kengo Akechi, First Investigative Division, Metropolitan Police Department..."
"And the Poirot Cafe employee, Amuro Tooru, whose real identity is..."
Good heavens, this is a mess!
And shouldn't the first "outsider" to know Conan's identity be Hattori Heiji?
Thinking of this, Yoruichi Toyama couldn't help but shed a tear of sympathy for this little guy with the Kansai accent.
Sorry, I didn't let you see Shinichi Kudo in person this time so I could complete my affinity quest...
"By the way, Kotaro-kun, could you help me investigate this..."
【Oh? Oh right! ……】
Taro was clearly rolling his eyes at what he was thinking, and only then did he realize what was going on and immediately replied.
[Host, I forgot to tell you some good news!]
Shinichi Kudo's affection level has exceeded 30!
"Huh? How come it's so fast?" Yoruichi Toyama was indeed pleasantly surprised.
I heard Taro mention before that a favorability rating between 31 and 40 is called "closeness," meaning the other person will be more willing to interact with you, and more interaction can further promote the increase in favorability.
Once you're over 40, you can call them "friends".
Is it possible that this act of help made Shinichi Kudo so grateful?
Um, actually... I discovered something about this system, but it can't really be called a bug...
Taro said somewhat hesitantly.
[Back when we were at Mr. Tsujimura's residence, I checked as soon as Shinichi Kudo logged in, and his affection level jumped straight to 31...]
In other words, Shinichi Kudo and Conan's affection levels are synchronized.
Yoruichi Toyama thought about it for a while before she understood.
Regardless of whether their bodies have shrunk, Shinichi Kudo and Conan Edogawa are essentially the same person.
Just like Rei Furuya and Tooru Amuro are the same person.
However, Rei Furuya can transform into Tooru Amuro at any time, while Conan can only transform back into Shinichi Kudo under special circumstances.
The favorability rating displayed by the system will only be synchronized when the corresponding identity is activated.
"Does that mean it'll be useful for me to increase my favorability with Conan in the future?"
The black cat nodded under Yoruichi Toyama's arm.
[However, this data will be stored until the next time Shinichi Kudo turns back into himself...]
"That's alright, as long as there's hope!"
Yoru Toyama thought to himself, what's the big deal about being late to the party? If we follow the original story, wouldn't Tooru Amuro be the last to appear?
Now, haven't we managed to figure it out ourselves ahead of time?
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