Chapter 74

Although anyone with a discerning eye can see that the relationship between Hoshikawa Kazuaki and Kagamino Satoshi is definitely not just an acquaintance, there may be a very complicated grudge between them.

However, in a matter like this involving the privacy of both parties, and one of the parties is Satoshi Kagamino, who he had just met today, no matter how curious people are, they would not ask all kinds of questions right away.

Therefore, no matter how curious people are about Xiaozhi's appearance and his interactions with Xingchuan and Ming, it is not appropriate to ask about them when the other party is still a stranger.

At this time, it is better to choose to go up the mountain first, get familiar with each other on the way, and then chat. This is a more polite way of communication.

However, in every seemingly smooth sailing event, there will always be a naughty child who jumps out and steps on your bottom line. Not only will he disrupt your well-planned schedule, but he will also ask questions based on his status as a child, making you extremely annoyed.

So when Hoshikawa Kazuaki walked in front and led the way, and the two policemen on the scene helped Maori Kogoro to move the beer he brought, only Edogawa Conan came to Hoshikawa Kazuaki's side, raised his cute smiling face full of curiosity, and asked cutely:

"Brother Xingchuan, who is this new brother? Why does he want to join our party?"

Xingchuan and Ming looked at Conan helplessly. Even though they knew that with his strong curiosity, he would definitely chase them and ask them all kinds of questions, they still felt very tired when he was really asked the questions.

To be honest, Xingchuan and Ming's minds are not as clear as they appear.

He had just returned from a dungeon, and although he wasn't suffering from carsickness or dungeon sickness, the consciousness and memories belonging to the two identities had just merged and separated in his brain, and he wasn't used to this feeling yet.

This made his thinking a little slow, and he couldn't even remember clearly what happened before entering the dungeon.

However, just after Conan asked the question, Hoshikawa and Ming could clearly feel that there were more than one pair of eyes behind them.

It seems that there are more than one person who is curious about this question. So he had to pause for a while before answering:

"You mean Xiaozhi? Well, I invited him over."

Conan's eyes lit up, and he quickly took a few steps to catch up, then asked:

"He is the 'Xiaozhi' who sent the notice letter to you, Xingchuan brother. Is that the guy?

But Brother Xingchuan, didn’t you say before that you couldn’t contact him at all, and even forgot everything about him? Why can you invite him over now? "

Xingchuan and Ming still smiled gently on the surface, but they were very confused in their hearts.

Did I actually say something like "I've almost forgotten everything about Xiaozhi" before? Never mind, it's not impossible. At that time, I might have thought of cheating everyone and using Xiaozhi's name to fish.

But that was all in the past. Now that we know Xiaozhi's identity, we can no longer deliberately trick him. So, how should we answer Conan's question?

At this moment, Kagino Satoshi, who was walking in front and sulking, probably heard the conversation here. He couldn't help but turned around and glared at Hoshikawa and Ming with dissatisfaction.

Kagino Satoshi: You actually told others that you forgot all about me? Why don’t you say that you forgot about your own affairs as well?

Hoshikawa Kazuaki: ...You're right, I have forgotten a lot of my own things. Now everyone thinks that I have a serious memory problem.

Kagino Satoshi: Why don't you find a way to clear the doubts about me? Don't think I don't know that you have tried to plot against me before and use me to fish!

Hoshikawa Kazuaki: At that time, I didn't know that you and I were different aliases of the same person. Now that I know, I will naturally not deliberately trick you. After all, who would deliberately fight with their own aliases?

Satoshi Kagino: ...You know what, when I go online, I often fight with my own aliases.

Hoshikawa Kazuaki: ...Forget it, since it's your turn - next time you fight with yourself, I'll come and cheer you on.

Kagino Satoshi: Hello!

However, the movement of Kagano Satoshi turning his head gave Hoshikawa Kazuaki an idea. So he first looked at Kagano Satoshi very naturally, as if he was calming down a furious child before speaking, and then he took the time to say to Conan:

“It’s true that I couldn’t contact Xiaozhi before, but I had my phone repaired a few days ago, and after it was repaired, I found that Xiaozhi had sent me many emails.

Maybe his email triggered my past memories, and I suddenly remembered a lot of things from the past. So I replied to the email address he sent me, and invited him to come back to the welfare home to attend the party. "

Everyone thought that what Xingchuan and Ming said was reasonable, and if it was the hacker "Xiaozhi" who had extremely high computer skills, it seemed normal for him to know Xingchuan and Ming's email address and send him an email.

But at this moment, everyone looked at Xingchuan and Ming with sympathy for their obvious memory problems.

Only Hagiwara Kenji, who knew the most about the inside story between the two, looked at Hoshikawa and Akira with a strange look for a moment. But he seemed to have figured something out quickly, so he sighed silently and said nothing.

However, Conan heard other information from Xingchuan and Ming's answers, and couldn't help asking:

"Invite him to 'return' to the orphanage? Did the brother named Xiaozhi also live in the orphanage?"

This doesn't need to be concealed, and Xingchuan Heming has no intention of concealing it. Even if no one notices, he will find a way to expose it in the next plot. So he answered casually with a natural expression:

"Yes, Xiaozhi and I both lived in an orphanage when we were little."

Conan's eyes flickered and he stopped talking. He stepped back, put his hand on his chin and started thinking.

However, Date Kou secretly winked at Hagiwara Kenji when no one was paying attention. Hagiwara Kenji understood, and both of them slowed down their pace at the same time, and after leaving the crowd, they gathered together and whispered to each other.

Ida Kou asked seriously:

"Kenji, why did you come here with that Xiaozhi? Do you know him too?"

Hagiwara Kenji smiled mysteriously:

"It's not just me and Satoshi who know each other. Jinpei and Satoshi also have a good relationship. And as for Squad Leader Date, you've actually heard about him a long time ago."

Ida Hang was stunned when he heard this:

"When did I hear about him? How come I didn't know about him?"

"Have you forgotten? You asked me before if I could let that computer expert I know help you look up something. In fact, that person was him. But Xiaozhi was undergoing a closed training at that time, so I rejected it on his behalf. Fortunately, his training ended early, so he was able to catch up with Xiaoxing's invitation."

Speaking of the so-called closed training, Hagiwara Kenji looked up in the direction of Kagino Satoshi and sighed, with a flash of worry in his eyes.

After learning that Satoshi Kagino had withdrawn from training early, he made a special check because he was worried that he would not pass, but he found that there was no closed training as the other party mentioned.

However, due to Kagino Satoshi's other secret identity, he couldn't ask too many questions and could only keep his worries in his heart.

Date Kou looked at Hagiwara Kenji in shock, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses. He said in disbelief:

"Could it be that Kagamino Satoshi is Xiaozhi, the helper you mentioned before?"

"Hmm? I thought you had already guessed it was him, squad leader."

Hagiwara Kenji was also a little surprised when he saw this, and explained it again in detail:

"Do you remember the bomber extortion case seven years ago that I told you about? The one who helped me in secret was actually Xiaozhi. However, in order to protect the privacy of minors, this matter was not made public later. It was from then on that Xiao Zhenping and I gradually became familiar with Xiaozhi."

As he spoke, he keenly noticed that something was wrong with Ida Kou's expression, and frowned, wondering:

"What's wrong, squad leader? Is there any problem?"

Date Hang sighed:

"I have been investigating the case of Hoshikawa and Akira being poisoned recently. I found more than a hundred murder notices in Hoshikawa's computer, signed by 'Xiaozhi'. At first, we analyzed that this 'Xiaozhi' might be related to the poisoner. But today, looking at Kagano Satoshi's state when facing Hoshikawa and Akira, and his identity as an accomplice, I am afraid that the matter is not what I initially speculated."

As Date Kou continued his story, Hagiwara Kenji's expression also turned grim.

"I didn't expect that Xiaoxing would run into such a big trouble after just a few days of not seeing each other. This guy didn't even tell me. Really, how can one or two people be so awkward?"

He paused, and assured Ida Hang:

"But monitor, I can guarantee that Xiaozhi will never have the intention of hurting Xiaoxing. You can rest assured about this."

Of course, Date Ko knew how powerful Hagiwara Kenji's insight was. When he heard his friend say this, he stopped hesitating and nodded to indicate that he understood.

After temporarily clarifying Xiaozhi's identity, Date Kou turned his attention to another matter.

"But is it really okay to tell me that Kagino Satoshi is your and Matsuda's assistant?"

He asked this question not because he doubted the trust between colleagues, but because according to convention, the identity of the helper would not be disclosed to people other than the relevant personnel.

However, Hagiwara Kenji has no regrets about this:

"I thought you had guessed it before. After all, it's no secret that Xiaozhi and I have a good relationship. But since I guessed wrong, please keep it a secret.

And to be honest, although Xiaozhi is nominally an assistant to Xiaozhenping and me, neither of us knows much about him. "

Hagiwara Kenji gave Date Kou a look that said "you know". Date Kou immediately understood that Kagino Satoshi might be involved in something even more confidential, so confidential that even his identity as Hagiwara Kenji's assistant was just a cover-up.

Just when we figured out Xiaozhi's identity, more mysteries have emerged about him. This young Kagamino Satoshi has so many secrets. Who is he?