Chapter 45
Amidst Sugawara Megumi's shocked expression, Edogawa Conan, or rather the high school detective Kudo Shinichi, recounted his bizarre experience three months ago.
Three months ago, Kudo Shinichi, the "savior of the Japanese police" who was in the limelight, discovered a potential crime case through his keen observation and caught a potential criminal.
Because the crime was not committed and no real harm was caused, the victim could only go to the police station to file a report. However, the famous detective Shinichi Kudo, who can see through everything, made a breakthrough discovery: a hidden capsule was found in the suspect's place.
Kudo Shinichi knew very well that if this capsule was taken as evidence for testing, the criminal would no longer be able to escape justice, as attempted poisoning was also a serious crime.
What Kudo Shinichi didn't expect was that before he could send the medicine in the capsule for testing, he was knocked down by a club. Even a high school detective who could see through the truth didn't expect that these criminals would dare to take action in a place like Dorobiga Tropical Park, which has a daily traffic of 30,000 to 40,000 tourists.
Kudo Shinichi's last memory was that he was force-fed a familiar-looking capsule. Before losing consciousness, Kudo Shinichi thought he would never be able to open his eyes again, because according to his reasoning, the medicine in the capsule was probably the latest type of unknown poison that was difficult to detect.
What Kudo Shinichi didn't expect was that he was not killed by the drug. When he opened his eyes again, he had turned into an elementary school student who was not even as tall as his girlfriend Mouri Ran's calf.
Worried that his parents would also be retaliated against, Kudo Shinichi has been living in his girlfriend's house for the past three months and using Dr. Agasa's house as a base for investigation, but he has not gained anything in the investigation.
I gained a lot in other aspects: for example, I was able to take a shower with my girlfriend, I adapted to the first grade schedule and made a lot of friends, and I was able to act like a child (I thought so).
However, after his disguised identity was exposed by Mr. Sugawara, and after being looked at with that kind of eyes by his younger brother Sugawara Megumi, whom he had watched grow up, the resurgent shame made Kudo Shinichi bury his face in his hands.
He couldn't deny that he was a pervert. Although it was because Xiaolan treated him as a child, he seemed to be really despicable and not worthy of respect. The high school detective sincerely confessed under the condemning gaze of the elementary school students.
"In your case, do you have any clues in your investigation?" Shen'er asked, touching his chin.
Kudo Shinichi said in a deep voice: "Yes, I felt very painful after being drugged, and my consciousness was very blurred for a while."
Sugawara Megumi and Shinji both listened to his words carefully, holding their breath.
"Although I didn't see clearly the person who knocked me out from behind, when I was conscious, I saw a man in black briefly stop in front of me and look at me. I suspect that guy is the criminal who drugged me." Kudo Shinichi said.
Shen Er touched his chin. He was quite interested in the drug that could turn an adult into a child. It sounded magical. "What are the characteristics of that guy?"
Kudo Shinichi's tone became heavier. "Black leather shoes, a black suit, and a black windbreaker. Even the gloves were black. I only vaguely remember that man having long white hair and a pair of dark green eyes like a wolf."
Kudo Shinichi, who was concentrating, did not notice that the expressions of the Sugawara father and son opposite him became more and more strange as he described.
A few seconds later, Sugawara Megumi opened her eyes wide and looked at her father: "What Shinichi described sounds like Uncle Kurosawa from Mom's detective agency."
Kurosawa Jin is regretting now, very regretful.
While working on sending the souls stranded in the human world to the other world, Kurosawa Jin even felt a sense of absurdity. He had never experienced so many criminal cases when he was the head of the Black Organization's action team. 400 cases in three months was an outrageous record, not to mention in Japan, even in Gotham.
After efficiently sending away another soul, Kurosawa Jin, standing on the street, lit a cigarette with melancholy.
When he was young, he went astray and dreamed of seeing what the organization's dream would be like through hard work. Now Kurosawa Jin has let it go.
Go to [Silence] to reverse time, go to [Silence] to wake up the dead, what do you do after waking up? Continue to work as 007?
Kurosawa Jin was about to investigate what had happened in the past three months and report to his new boss, when he received a call.
There were children's voices in the background. Kurosawa Jin guessed that the new boss should be at home playing with his children. Usually, the new boss would not issue tasks at this time, which meant that something unusual had happened.
"Boss, do you have any instructions?" asked Kurosawa Jin.
"The source of the unstable spiritual pressure has been found. I would like to ask you some details," said Sugawara Yoshiyo.
More than ten minutes later, when Kudo Shinichi saw the man in the black suit walking into the living room aggressively, he didn't react for a while.
Sugawara Yoshiyo said to the furious Kudo Shinichi: "You misunderstood, Kurosawa is not a bad person."
"So he is the culprit who caused me to work twice as long but only get one salary?" Kurosawa Jin looked at the boy's face. He was not blind and could see a face exactly like Kudo Shinichi through the simple instructions under the glasses.
Kudo Shinichi, Kurosawa Jin remembered that it was an afternoon that should have been very leisurely.
Kurosawa Jin, who likes to ride roller coasters alone, had just checked in for the first game when he received an emergency notice that a stranded soul had appeared in Dorobiga Park.
When Kurosawa Jin came to the corner, he saw Kudo Shinichi who was unconscious. He checked Kudo Shinichi's physical signs and confirmed that this guy's body was not dead and his soul was only briefly unsheathed and returned to the body, so he did not take Kudo Shinichi away directly.
Kurosawa Jin imagined the hard work of the past three months, and looking at the elementary school student in front of him, he felt a bit murderous.
I was careless. If I had known earlier, I should have taken Kudo Shinichi away directly.
The former Black Organization's action team leader's aura is still as strong as ever. Kudo Shinichi looks scared and is very alert, as if he is ready to shoot an anesthetic needle at any time or use a football to kick away the bad guys who try to catch him and send him for autopsy.
The strange atmosphere was only eased when Sugawara Megumi brought a glass of gin. Sugawara Megumi remembered that Uncle Kurosawa loved to drink this stuff.
Finally, Kudo Shinichi said dryly: "Excuse me, do you know how to solve the problem I'm facing?"
Kurosawa Jin looked at Sugawara Yoshiyo and said, "The development of this banned drug is very similar to the research and development direction of Hakubato Pharmaceutical twenty years ago, but the researchers at that time, Mr. and Mrs. Miyano, were burned to death long ago.
The project was restarted eight years ago, but the newly developed drugs were destroyed, and the last person to come into contact with those drugs was Yoshiyo Sugawara, a former police officer who was working undercover at the pharmaceutical factory at the time.
After saying so many words in one breath, Kurosawa Jin sat aside and drank by himself.
Neither of the Sugawara couple is fond of drinking, but because they have many friends and often have guests, the quality of their wine collection is very good. Kurosawa Jin is not a person who does not know how to enjoy life.
Kudo Shinichi showed a look of surprise. Although he had heard from Officer Morofushi Kagemitsu that there was a very outstanding woman in their colleague who shone brightly in the undercover mission, he did not expect that the protagonist of the story was Sugawara Megumi's mother.
"There were no samples of the drugs left at that time." Sugawara Yoshiyo said with certainty. At that time, anything that violated the rules in the laboratory was disposed of by her personally.
Kurosawa Jin poured himself another cup and said quietly, "The other researchers weren't dealt with at that time."
Sugawara Yoshiyo put away her smile and thought about this possibility.
At that time, Sugawara Yoshiyo had no idea whether their drug development was successful, because according to the data she obtained, if it were not for that wicked special-grade cursed spirit that changed the original structure of the human brain, it would have been impossible to succeed.
Wait, Sugawara Yoshiyo realized that there were indeed researchers from Yukimura in that chaos and they had also seen survivors of the experimental subjects on the negative first floor.
"I can give a rough range and ask my friend to check it out," replied Sugawara Yoshiyo.
"Today's work is done, go home and rest." Sugawara Yoshiyo said to Kurosawa Jin.
The cold-looking white-haired young man nodded and left as coolly as the wind.
"Aunt Sugawara, is that guy really not a bad person?" Kudo Shinichi couldn't help but ask.
"He used to be involved in the yakuza, but he has paid the price for his past evil deeds. Kurosawa has now truly turned from evil to good," said Sugawara Yoshiyo.
But she deliberately made her statement vague, implying that Kurosawa Jin had already squatted on Orange.
Ten minutes later, a white Mazda stopped in front of Sugawara's house, and a wheat-blonde man appeared in front of them.
"Uncle Zero." Sugawara Megumi said in surprise.
The case that Rei Furuya previously worked on in the Planning Department involved an incident abroad. He took this opportunity to cooperate with the International Police Organization to break up a transnational organization between Japan and the United States. Therefore, he has been abroad and has only recently returned.
"Ahui, you've grown taller again." Furuya Ling said with a smile, taking the gift from the car: "This is a gift prepared by Uncle Hiro and I."
The box looked like a musical instrument. Sugawara Megumi happily opened the caring gift from afar: "Ahui, go upstairs and play with your friends. I remember you and Yuhito wanted a guitar a long time ago."
Sugawara Megumi knew that the adults had something to discuss, so she ran upstairs with gifts in her arms.
The capable officer Rei Furuya looked at the elementary school student sitting on the chair.
"So Zero, do you really believe that he is actually a high school student?" asked Shiro, touching his chin.
"In fact, we have a lead that we found when we were investigating a transnational organ trafficking ring. Someone in Japan was using humans for drug experiments. It was said that this drug would stimulate the brain and change the rate of aging by altering cell activity and hormone levels.
The people behind the scenes used this gimmick to make a lot of money in the country to support the experiment, but according to what the Japanese police have learned so far, they only created a berserker with a poorly functioning brain, and the autopsy results showed that they were very horrific.
Kudo Shinichi's heart sank when he heard this: "So that's why I discovered the drug."
"According to our research, this drug is only effective when used on people whose bodies have undergone a certain degree of modification. Otherwise, it will cause symptoms such as cardiac arrest and will not be discovered during an autopsy.
"Kudo Shinichi, you are very lucky." said Furuya Rei.
Kudo Shinichi wiped his face. He was certainly lucky to have escaped death.
But as for such a good thing as starting to practice again from the first grade of elementary school, Kudo Shinichi still wants to give this great opportunity to someone else.
After being condemned by Sugawara Megumi's gaze, Kudo Shinichi's conscience was revived. He thought about what he had done since becoming an elementary school student: he had stabbed Uncle Mori's neck with an anesthetic needle countless times, and his childhood friend Suzuki Sonoko, who always wanted to take his girlfriend to fish for a guy, had also been poisoned by the needle; he had taken advantage of his status as a child to bathe with Xiaolan, and was carried on her back and held high...
Kudo Shinichi thought of the cement pillar at the door of his house, which was dented by Lan Zhang's chop, and anticipated his future fate.
"Think about it more positively. Maybe there's no way to change back." Jiner comforted the elementary school student whose expression was becoming increasingly ugly. He reasonably suspected that it was not only Kudo Shinichi's body that had shrunk, but also his mentality.
When Kudo Shinichi heard this, his expression became even uglier.
After telling Officer Furuya Rei everything, Kudo Shinichi took a statement and had a special physical examination. He looked grim when he learned that his physique was exactly that of an elementary school student.
That night, Kudo Shinichi had a nightmare: the wedding in the dream was very lively, Xiaolan was wearing a beautiful wedding dress and had her arm around a figure with its back to him, and he, Kudo Shinichi, was the flower girl standing behind the two newlyweds.
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