In the morning, at Poirot Cafe.
Since Xiaolan had just finished cleaning upstairs, there was still a lot of dust in the air, so everyone decided to move their conversation to the coffee shop downstairs.
According to Shizuka Ikenami, she came here to ask Kogoro Mouri to help her find a junior high school classmate named Shibata Shiro and retrieve a photograph with special significance from him.
Upon hearing this, Kogoro Mouri asked in confusion, "A photograph? You mean you simply want Mr. Shibata to return this photograph to you, which is why you commissioned me?"
Ikeba Shizuka nodded slightly, a hint of nostalgia in her eyes, and slowly explained, "That's right, Mr. Mori, that photo was taken during the summer sports competition when I was in my third year of junior high school. I participated in the kendo competition and successfully advanced to the semi-finals. This photo is the only memento left after that semi-final victory."
The reason it's a commemorative photo from the semi-finals is because she lost the finals.
This was also Ikenami Shizuka's first failure since she started practicing swordsmanship.
However, losing to Michiko Tsubaki is not shameful, after all, she is Tekken's mother.
After learning the details from Shizuka Ikenami, Kogoro Mori frowned, holding the faded old photograph in his hand. "This is really a headache. If the only clues are this person's name and age, plus this photo is already 30 years old, finding him is going to be incredibly difficult..."
“Oh, Uncle…” Just then, Conan had an idea and was about to speak when he was suddenly interrupted by Shizuka Ikenami.
With her eyes slightly closed, Shizuka Ikebab said in a low voice, "In that case, Mr. Mori, I suggest you make use of that person's wisdom."
"Huh?" Kogoro Mouri was taken aback upon hearing this, and asked in confusion, "Which person?"
"Actually, I've heard about it before. Doesn't the famous detective Shinichi Kudo often visit your detective agency?" Shizuka Ikenami opened her eyes and observed the changes in Kogoro Mouri's facial expression as she spoke.
Shinichi Kudo, he's the culprit who led her son astray.
"Hahaha, you've got it wrong, that brat never came here at all," Kogoro Mori hurriedly explained.
He is hailed as the sleeping detective, and he solves all cases entirely on his own merits, without relying on the help of others.
Conan was startled by these words, breaking out in a cold sweat. He stared at Shizuka Ikenami's smiling face and thought to himself, "If this kind of rumor really gets out, it might actually reach Gin and the others' ears. It seems I need to be more restrained when making deductions in the future."
Just as Conan was lost in thought, Shizuka Ikenami suddenly spoke up: "Little brother, do you have any particular feelings about this?"
"Huh? Ah...me?"
The sudden question caught Conan off guard. After realizing that the other person was asking him, he immediately put aside the thoughts that had been on his mind and pointed to the photo of Shibata Shiro on the table. He said excitedly, "I was thinking, since this older brother is holding a trophy, it means he won first place in the competition, right?"
"Yes." Ikeba Shizuka squinted and nodded in acknowledgment.
Seeing that his reasoning was correct, Conan became even more excited and continued, "Since this older brother was already this good back in the second year of junior high school, he might still be active in various competitions today!"
"That makes sense!"
Kogoro Mouri clapped his hands, realizing that Conan's words made sense, and immediately prepared to begin the investigation.
Xiao Lan followed behind to help.
"This child..."
Watching the figures of the group, Ikeba Shizuka fell into deep thought.
...
Following Conan's suggestion, Kogoro Mouri quickly asked a friend to investigate Shibata Shiro's identity. Shibata Shiro was a physical education teacher at Shizutsuna High School and was currently living in an apartment with his wife.
With the address, things became much easier.
Faced with the generous reward offered by Shizuka Ikenami, Kogoro Mori generously waved his hand and rented a car to head to his destination.
Just as the group was getting into the car, Xiaolan secretly took a picture of Ikeba Shizuka's back with her phone when no one was paying attention.
She still felt that the beautiful woman was somewhat familiar, but with her poor memory, she couldn't recall where she had seen her before.
...
Hanyu House.
In the laboratory on the seventh floor, Yuzuru sat in a chair, leisurely pouring water from the Cup of Life into a container next to him.
The Cup of Life's youth-preserving effect means that each person in the family needs to use it only once in a long interval, otherwise they might become too young and turn into a little girl, and they can't use the Horse Talisman to restore their original state.
Therefore, the Cup of Life is usually kept at Ai's place for her to use in experiments.
But the situation is different now.
Yesterday, Yuzuru Hanyu enhanced his Angel Gene.
Super genes like the TechGod typically require a large amount of energy to maintain their daily needs.
Of course, there are exceptions. If your super gene is sunlight, then you don't need to worry about energy; you yourself are a giant power bank.
Yuzuru Hanyu should have had similar worries.
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