Conan didn't have a clear idea of Tsukamoto Kazumi's abilities.
He felt that he was probably similar to Xiaolan.
Or a little stronger.
But only Ran, who had sparred with Kazumi Tsukamoto, and Mitsuyu knew about it.
It cannot be described as merely "stronger".
Although she didn't reach the level of Makoto Kyogoku, Kazumi Tsukamoto's fighting skills were still very high.
If the assailant had been kicked by her, it wouldn't be impossible for him to have suffered a concussion.
Enough of the digressions.
After telling Tsukamoto Kazumi about this, Conan began his investigation.
He first asked for the four books that Hideaki Hosaka had borrowed:
Electrical and Telecommunications Engineering, Tropical Rainforest Destruction Report...
"The History of the University System" and "Analysis of Destructive Sounds in Rock Strata".
These four books are all extremely obscure, and it's unlikely that anyone would borrow them even after several years.
Every book in the library comes with a library card.
The names of people who had borrowed this book were written on it.
Through the library cards, everyone learned that almost only Hideaki Hosaka had borrowed these four books.
Some people have borrowed one of these four books, but only one or two.
Before anyone could ask Hideaki Hosaka why he was continuing to write books, Kazumi Tsukamoto, who knew the reason, explained:
"Hosaka aspires to become a manga artist."
"He often said that to draw interesting stories, you have to enrich yourself."
"You need to learn knowledge that others don't know."
She continued:
"You all saw the signature in the corner of the desk, right?"
He said it was his signature to use after he became famous.
The atmosphere was fine until Sonoko's "drama queen" tendencies seemed to get out of control.
She then connected these events with previous paranormal occurrences.
The story goes that Hideaki Hosaka died unexpectedly before he had time to fulfill his wish, which caused him to harbor resentment.
Only then will the floor at the bottom of the stairs be completely wet, resulting in the so-called "cursed tears";
That's why I came to the library in the middle of the night to read those four books;
They just moved the desk from the gymnasium storage room to the open space and left a note.
"He's getting too into character..." Guangyou muttered under his breath.
"I'm starting to wonder if I'm listening to some boring late-night ghost story show," Conan couldn't help but mutter to himself.
"How about we go look around somewhere else?"
As he spoke, Guangyou looked towards the door:
"For example, the doors of a library."
"Alright," Conan nodded in agreement.
The two had only taken a few steps when Tsukamoto Kazumi suddenly said:
"By the way, you can ask the principal about the vacant lot."
"Maybe we can get some clues out of them."
"After you guys left the library, I was going to the restroom."
"I saw from the third-floor window that the principal was standing in the open space with an umbrella, just like usual."
...
Because Tsukamoto Kazumi had other things to do, she didn't go with the others.
There was a reason why the principal was standing in the open space; he wasn't just standing around doing nothing.
However, this matter is not particularly important.
That empty space looked too empty and unattractive.
So the principal wanted to plant a tree to solve this problem.
But a decision on which trees to plant has yet to be made.
Because it wasn't very important, the principal would only think about it when he passed by.
Just do what you normally do.
"I think the principal is still considering what kind of tree to plant, right?"
This problem existed before he went to the United States, and Tomoaki Shinide was somewhat aware of it.
"Yes," Xiaolan nodded.
She said:
“Every day I would stand there thinking about what to plant, and keep saying that planting this or that was not suitable.”
"We still haven't made a decision."
"That principal is still thinking..." Conan was speechless.
The principal was thinking about this question long before he became Conan.
Surprisingly, the principal still hasn't made up his mind.
This efficiency is incredible.
"Oh, right, I remember you discussed this issue with the principal, Dr. Shinichi," Sonoko said, recalling something.
“Ah, yes.” Shinichiro Tomoaki was taken aback, then quickly agreed, “We did discuss it, but we still haven’t reached a conclusion.”
At that time, Shinichiro was actually Vermouth in disguise.
He himself was naturally unaware that he had discussed this matter with the principal.
"Vermouth even discussed this kind of thing?" Kōyū asked, somewhat surprised.
To perfectly impersonate Aragaki, one must indeed conform to Aragaki's personality and style.
But there's no need to discuss what kind of trees to plant.
To put it bluntly, Vermouth might have only participated in the discussion to feign participation.
On the bright side, however, it means that Vermouth is enjoying a normal life as an ordinary person.
As Vermouth, she could never enjoy the life of an ordinary person, but she could through pretense.
The lives of most ordinary people are not very random.
Many of them lead a dual life, juggling home and work.
There might not even be much time for travel.
To some ordinary people, this kind of life is boring and dull.
But in Vermouth's... heart, this kind of life is actually quite good.
As for which type of Vermouth she is, Kōyū dares not say for sure; only she herself knows for sure.
If it were up to Guangyou, he would prefer the latter.
...
On his way to the principal's office, Guangyou picked up his phone and checked his unread messages.
It's Ai Haibara. Ask her if the investigation is over.
After replying "no," Kōyū stopped talking to Ai-chan when he saw the principal's office door.
He put away his phone and went into the principal's office with the others.
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