Chapter 18

Hoshikawa and Ming were secretly watching the forum, and originally planned to use the information gap to fool Date Kou, but they didn't expect that they would be the ones who were frightened first.

He didn't know what the relationship was between the person who poisoned him and the Black Organization, and he didn't know if he would be in danger in the future. He only knew that there was definitely something wrong with Ida Ko's performance.

This reminded Xingchuan and Ming of the moment in copy 1 when they and Date Kou were about to be hit by a speeding truck. The rescue was about to fail, but someone shot the truck tire in time at the critical moment, using resistance and inertia to force the truck to change direction, which saved the two.

When faced with the sniper's problem, Ida Ko's attitude was even more unpredictable. He seemed to be deliberately covering up and downplaying the existence of the sniper, but at the same time he was not worried about being discovered.

So, there must be something wrong with Date Kou, right? There must be something wrong, right?

But no matter what secrets he has, as a member of the police academy team and the only active member among the five, Ida Kou once risked his life to protect a stranger like him at the critical moment, even at the risk of being hit by a car. His camp must be the righteous red side, right?

Xingchuan Heming didn't know if the comic book was secretly doing something to him again, he only believed in his own judgment.

So, since I want to find a way to activate and open the copy from Ida Kou, can I take advantage of this incident to act more suspicious?

For example, make him feel that he is actually full of secrets and is very likely to be involved with some criminal organization. Otherwise, why would someone send such a weird warning letter to him?

In this case, Ida Kou, who is involved in some secrets, will be exposed during the investigation in order to find out his background, so as to give himself the opportunity to open the copy?

This method may not work, but it's worth a try.

It just so happened that Date Kou had just revealed his flaws because of the content of the notice letter, but in his opinion, he still didn't know the specific content of the notice letter. This is a good entry point.

Having made up their minds, Xingchuan and Ming tried their best not to think about the possible threats from the Black Organization, and instead adjusted their mindsets immediately.

Xingchuan Heming's face was pale. He lowered his eyes in silence, stood against the wall with his arms folded, and seemed to be refusing to communicate. However, everyone could see that he was actually trying to relieve the dizziness he had just felt, so everyone considerately gave him some time.

He frowned as if thinking about why he was warned of assassination, but he soon figured it out, and was left with nothing but helplessness. At the same time, he did not forget to smile at Ida Hang soothingly, but even this smile quickly faded.

"Officer Ida, what exactly does the notice say?" he asked softly.

Ida Kou thought about the contents of the notice and immediately began to think about how to phrase it so as not to appear too unkind. However, Xingchuan and Ming interrupted him before he could open his mouth and whispered:

"Forget it. Actually, I can guess it even if you don't tell me."

He sighed imperceptibly, forced himself to cheer up, raised his head and forced out an open-minded smile, his gentle blue eyes sparkling like ripples on the lake.

"I wonder if the notice is trying to scare people with some 'tremble' or 'take your life' or something like that? But I almost died of poisoning this time." Xingchuan and Ming sighed sadly, then said, "Besides, according to the original plan of the poisoner, I was not the only one who would be poisoned."

He frowned in disapproval, and the sadness in his eyes quickly turned into anger at the careless trampling of human life. Then he looked up at Ida Kou who was looking at him worriedly, his eyes firm and determined.

"Officer Ida, no matter what the reason is, killing is always wrong. So I ask you police to find the poisoner hiding in the dark as soon as possible and don't let him make any more mistakes!"

Now, everyone present could see that Hoshikawa, Ming and the person who sent the murder notice actually knew each other, and perhaps there was a deep connection between them.

And according to everyone's speculation, the person who sent the murder notice was most likely the poisoner himself, or at least an acquiescer.

So isn't it obvious who wanted to poison Xingchuan and Ming himself, and also kill his neighbors?

Date Kou saw that Hoshikawa Kazuaki had actually guessed the answer himself. After being stunned for a moment, he was not surprised at all. He even seemed relieved and sighed to persuade him:

"Since you have already guessed it, I won't say anything more. But you should be more open-minded about this matter, and cooperate with our police to arrest the poisoner as soon as possible."

Now it was Xingchuan and Ming who were a little at a loss.

What exactly is going on with Ida Kou? Shouldn't he have accidentally discovered that he was actually related to the poisoner, and then asked about it, and then he just casually answered the question, which in turn highlighted the doubts he had?

But looking at Ida Hang's attitude now, how come he seems to have known the relationship between me and the other party for a long time?

So, what is the relationship between me and the other party? Why don’t I know it?

When did Date Ko get the script?

Xingchuan and Ming's heads were full of questions.

On the contrary, Conan Edogawa, who had been watching from the sidelines, was more rational. Seeing that the police officers on the scene were all shaking their heads and sighing over the old friend who had turned against Shuraba, and that Date Kou, who was in charge of the negotiations, seemed to be cautious and refused to talk about the suspect, he finally couldn't help but ask:

"Hey, so Brother Xingchuan knows the person who poisoned you and wanted to kill you?"

Hoshikawa and Akira were immediately cheered up, thinking that they had finally arrived. They had never expected that the script they had originally arranged for Date Kou would be seamlessly taken over by Conan.

So Xingchuan and Ming smiled gently, shook their heads calmly in the expectant eyes of the crowd, and answered as a matter of course:

"No, I don't know him."

This was truly the most sincere thing Xingchuan and Ming had said the whole afternoon. However, everyone present had an expression of "Who do you think is a fool?", which made him feel itchy and couldn't help but want to tease these guys.

Then he rolled his eyes slightly, pretending to recall something, and said in a familiar tone:

"I don't really know him now, but in my past impression, he was a stubborn and moody person."

"But, it's obvious that you know him very well, so why does Brother Hoshikawa say that he doesn't know him now? Does he know him in the past?" Conan asked immediately.

Hoshikawa Kazuaki lowered his head and looked at Conan with a smile. This was the first time he smiled in such a condescending manner. From Conan's perspective, coupled with the slightly narrowed corners of his eyes, this smile actually gave off a hint of threat.

I only heard Xingchuan and Ming speaking slowly, with a heavier tone than when talking to a child:

"Conan is really curious."

Then, when Conan was feeling somewhat uncomfortable with his meaningful gaze, he continued to explain:

"I don't know him now. But if I talk about the past, I'm sorry, I just remember this person. Although I feel that he should be familiar, I can't remember anything about him."

He looked up at everyone and said a little embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, but my memory is really not very good."

Everyone immediately thought of the fact that he had completely failed to recognize his fan representative, which led to the latter secretly drugging him and nearly poisoning him to death. For a moment, they thought his reasons were very sufficient and easily accepted his explanation.

Xingchuan Heming curled the corners of his lips implicitly. Of course he "couldn't remember". After all, this was just an image he made up. There was no way he could use such a fabricated reason to assist the police in solving the case.

After all, he was a murderer who could sneak out from the shadows at any time to take his life. If I talked nonsense and the police made mistakes in their investigation and failed to catch the murderer, I would definitely be the one to suffer.

Therefore, Xingchuan and Ming can only use this unfounded excuse to make do with it. It not only creates the illusion that they are "involved with criminals", but also does not affect the police's investigation. They can also use the reason of "misremembering" to clear themselves at any time after the criminals are arrested.

After successfully dealing with the police's questioning at the scene, Xingchuan and Ming finally stabilized their images of "innocent victim" and "acquaintance in Schrödinger state", and of course there may also be a label of "late-stage amnesia".

This was his first time trying to act in front of so many people, and the target was a policeman who was much smarter than ordinary people, and he actually succeeded! This made him feel a little proud.

In order to hide his true colors, he could only turn his head away and bite his lower lip to keep his expression stern so as not to laugh accidentally.

However, he did not notice that Conan had actually been secretly observing his actions. After he showed this series of cold expressions, a white light flashed across the lenses of his scientific glasses.

Conan thought silently in his heart, and the more he thought, the more suspicious he felt that Xingchuan and Ming were full of doubts.

Precisely avoiding poisoned food; not going to the police but asking Uncle Maori for help; deliberately sweeping the room; bloodstains that disappeared quickly after being discovered by himself; actively exposing his connection with the person who sent the notice letter, but then lying that he didn't remember the other person; discovering that his neighbor was poisoned earlier than himself; taking a long leave of absence from school for several months; having no recollection of previous interpersonal relationships...

Xingchuan Kazuaki, what secrets do you have?

The police only sighed, Conan was busy with suspicion, and only Date Kou remained silent. He only looked at him with some concern when Hoshikawa Kazuaki said he "couldn't remember" about that person.

Then, when Hoshikawa and Akira were relaxed for the only time, Date Kou suddenly asked:

"But didn't you go to Sakurada Road to wait for someone last year just to fulfill your agreement to meet him? Can you say you didn't remember?"

Xingchuan and Mingyi didn't react for a moment. They turned back in confusion and asked hesitantly, "What did you say?"

Seeing that he did not look like a fake, Yida Hang also became a little uncertain and asked tentatively:

"Didn't you run away from the scene of the car accident on XX/XX last year to wait for your friend on Sakurada Road, whose face you don't remember but whose name you only remember is 'Xiaozhi'? And didn't you guess who sent the notice this time? The signature is 'Xiaozhi'. What, don't you know?"

Xingchuan and Ming's expressions finally froze.

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