Chapter 19 First Meeting with Xiao Ke
The restaurant GIN booked not only had excellent food but also a very nice ambiance. Of course, it would have been even better if a murder hadn't suddenly occurred.
Kyung-won and Gin sat obediently in their chairs, watching a middle-aged man with a small mustache skillfully instruct the store manager to keep an eye on everyone and protect the crime scene in preparation for the arrival of the police.
"Sleeping Kogoro?" Jingyuan asked Gin curiously when he heard someone address the middle-aged man that way. "Isn't he a detective? Why is his title so strange?"
“Because he’s always asleep when he solves cases.” Gin found the noisy environment annoying and frowned slightly. “It’s really bad luck.”
I finally managed to have a meal with my friends, but then a murder happened. But come to think of it, murders seem to be getting more frequent in Beika City lately.
No, it's not just murders; bombings that could be considered terrorist attacks are also happening frequently, almost on par with America's.
That's really strange. Is the security situation in Japan really that bad?
GIN suppressed his doubts and decided to investigate further when he got back.
"It sounds a bit like a murder detective from Yokohama." Jingyuan found it amusing, his eyes fixed on Kogoro Mouri. "But he looks pretty ordinary."
Moreover, Jing Yuan did not detect any energy fluctuations from him.
“He’s just an ordinary person,” Gin said.
Jingyuan looked at Gin with some surprise: "You've already investigated him?"
GIN nodded.
He had initially thought that Kogoro Mouri was investigating the organization and almost shot him, but it turned out to be a misunderstanding.
"What did he do to make you keep an eye on him?" Jing Yuan asked curiously.
“I thought he was the one who put the listening device on Kiel,” Gin explained.
Hearing this, Jingyuan was even more surprised. Because based on his understanding of Gin, even if it was a mistake, Gin wouldn't let Kogoro Mouri go. Why would he let Kogoro Mouri live and kick the whole time?
The police arrived quickly during the conversation.
When Inspector Megure arrived at the scene, he did not immediately begin an investigation. Instead, he scanned the crowd and spotted those familiar figures.
Unable to suppress a sigh, Inspector Megure asked, "Brother Mouri, what brings you here this time?"
He knew his old friend well; unless there were special circumstances, he rarely ate at such a high-class restaurant. Moreover, based on his experience over this period, Inspector Megure was certain that Kogoro Mouri and his family's presence here meant they had received another request.
Kogoro Mouri scratched his head sheepishly and explained, "Ms. Matsumoto invited us here."
He had helped Ms. Matsumoto solve a big problem a few days ago, so Ms. Matsumoto planned to invite them to dinner here and introduce him to a new client. However, before they had even started eating, another murder occurred.
Inspector Megure didn't know what to say; he had gotten used to seeing his old friend at various crime scenes.
After a series of investigations, the police ultimately detained six people, including Jing Yuan.
Jing Yuan: "..."
Although Jing Yuan had lived for a long time, this was truly the first time he had ever been a suspect in a murder case.
"Sir, may I ask what you were doing when you left your seat at 7:10?" Inspector Megure asked.
Jingyuan replied, "I'm just going to the toilet."
Who knew that they would just happen to come face to face with the deceased and be listed as suspects.
On one side, Inspector Megure was conducting routine questioning of Kagemoto, while on the other side, Conan Edogawa was staring intently at Gin, who was still sitting at the table silently drinking.
"Conan, what are you looking at?" Ran Mouri asked curiously.
Conan Edogawa quickly turned around and replied with a smile, "It's nothing. I just think that older brother is really strange. Even though there was a poisoning incident just now, he still dared to touch the drinks on the table, and he didn't seem to care at all that someone died here."
No, it's not just these.
Conan Edogawa glanced at the handsome man with long silver hair braided and hanging down his chest. He felt like he had seen him somewhere before, but he couldn't quite place him. This feeling annoyed him.
"Maybe he's too scared, so he wants to drink some alcohol to calm his nerves," Ran Mouri guessed. "But Conan, it's very impolite of you to keep staring at people like that."
"I know I was wrong, Ran-neechan." Conan Edogawa immediately admitted his mistake, but still glanced at Gin again when Ran wasn't looking.
He planned to have Ai Haibara pull up the restaurant's surveillance footage after the case was resolved, and thoroughly investigate the man's background.
Poisoning cases were nothing new to Conan Edogawa. In just half an hour of investigation, he identified the culprit and figured out the method used to poison the poison.
He originally planned to use a tranquilizer dart to knock out Kogoro Mouri as usual and use his identity to solve the case, but for some reason, when he was about to aim the tranquilizer dart at Kogoro Mouri, his heart suddenly started racing and his feeling of unease became more and more intense.
A voice from the depths of his being told that if he did this, it would have serious consequences, so he patiently guided Kogoro Mouri to discover the murderer and the murderer's methods.
After successfully solving the case, Conan Edogawa subconsciously turned around to look for the silver-haired man who had been on his mind, but found nothing.
Back at the hotel, Jingyuan smiled and said to Gin, "You must have noticed, right? That little kid next to Kogoro Mouri."
Both Jingyuan and Gin, who witnessed the entire case-solving process, knew very well that the person who solved the case was not Kogoro Mouri, but Conan Edogawa, who looked like just a child.
“That child has been guiding him all along,” Jingyuan said. “Now I’m starting to suspect there might be something hidden behind the title ‘Sleeping Kogoro’.”
GIN didn't speak; he was reminded of what had happened last time.
He suspected that Kogoro Mouri had planted a listening device on Kir, so he planned to snipe him, but he was interrupted by a flying soccer ball.
Looking back now, the person who kicked that window down was none other than this little boy named Conan Edogawa.
Moreover, the child loudly inquired about Kogoro Mouri's horse race, just to let himself know that Kogoro Mouri wasn't actually eavesdropping on them.
In addition, Vermouth's obstruction and Shuichi Akai's sniping forced him to give up killing Kogoro Mouri.
If all of this is a coincidence, he prefers to believe that America decided to abandon capitalism and turn to the Red Army.
"What are you thinking about? You look so pale." Jing Yuan waved his hand in front of him.
Pushing away Jingyuan's hand, Gin said, "Aren't you going to tell Rokudo Mukuro about your trip to Japan?"
"It's not the right time yet," Jing Yuan said with a smile. "And you? Is there anything I can help you with?"
“No,” Gin said. “Not at the moment.”
He wasn't stupid; he wouldn't leave such a useful helper as Jing Yuan unused. It's just that the things he was about to do weren't something he wanted Jing Yuan to interfere with.
“Where do you plan to begin your investigation?” Gin asked.
Jingyuan walked to the window, looked at the swirling snowflakes outside, and said, "Let's start from Mika City."
This is the place where the Taoists first discovered the anomaly, so Jingyuan speculated that if it really was the work of a strange object, it would definitely leave a lot of traces in Mika City.
"Just you by yourself?" GIN felt this was a bit too much work.
Jingyuan patted him on the shoulder: "Don't worry, I won't hesitate to help you if I need it."
GIN nodded, then picked up his hat and said goodbye to Kyungwon: "I have something to do, so I'll be going now."
"Okay, remember to get some rest early," Jing Yuan said with a smile. "Bai Lu reminded me to have your eyes checked again."
"Tsk, I got it."
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