I have to say that Morofushi Jingguang is indeed a careful and thoughtful person. He even took into account the traffic jam at noon.
There was an endless stream of cars on the road, and the sound of horns made my nerves jump.
Shui Shang Che was also sitting in the passenger seat, looking listless and listless. He opened the window, letting the cold wind blow into the car. It was unknown what he was thinking about, staring blankly out the window.
Edogawa Keimitsu closed the car door forcefully, turned on the heater in the car, took out two lunch boxes from the big bag, handed one to Mizukami Cheye, and also gave him a bottle of warm soy milk.
"It's a rare opportunity to have such good weather, there must be a lot of people traveling there. It turned out to be a good idea to bring a lunch box in advance." Morofu Jingguang opened the lunch box, revealing the steaming delicious food.
I don't know what time in the morning Matsuda Jinpei called me, but Morofushi Kagemitsu was able to prepare such a sumptuous lunch box in advance.
Inside the box were some vegetarian and meaty, including steaming hot tofu puffs and spinach, some tender spareribs, kelp, plums and a few crab sticks. The staple food was fried fragrant fatty beef, and as if that wasn't enough, there were a few fresh cherry tomatoes in the small square dishes at the side.
Shui Shang Che also broke open the sterilized chopsticks, picked up a piece of fatty beef and stuffed it into his mouth. The tender meat and the rich soup exploded on the tip of his tongue. It could be said to be very delicious.
"How is it? It tastes good, right? I got up early in the morning to prepare it." Zhu Fu Jingguang said with a smile, "If it's not enough after you finish it, don't worry, I put two more backups in the trunk."
"Early morning?" Shui Shangche also grasped the key words very quickly, "Could it be that Matsuda Jinpei recorded the phone call last night?"
Zhufu Jingguang choked and said, "Well... there is no difference."
Shui Shang Che also said coldly: "So, he only invited me?"
So it turns out that he made up the story in his mind that the two people on the phone didn't recognize each other?
Unfortunately, he thought he could see Matsuda Jinpei angrily accusing his former friend of not recognizing him, but now it seems that he can only see another scene of fellow villagers meeting each other.
However, compared to Toru Amuro, who witnessed the death of Morobushi Kagemitsu, Jin Matsuda probably doesn't even know where Morobushi Kagemitsu is working now, so his role as a bystander is much lower.
But these were not the purpose of his trip. He just wanted to relax before all the work began.
Zhu Fu Jingguang smiled awkwardly: "After all, Mr. Shui Shang's safety cannot be guaranteed. I am not comfortable with you traveling alone."
"I only went there because you wanted to go..." Shui Shang Che blurted out, but then stopped quickly, "Forget it, just go there to relax."
"Hey, thank you for your consideration, Water Officer." Morobushi Kagemitsu smiled and picked up the lunch box.
Suddenly, there was a knock on their car window, and through the blurry glass, they could vaguely see an older man who looked familiar.
Shui Shangche also rolled down the car window and asked in surprise: "Mr. Maori Kogoro? Why are you here?"
"Hahaha, Officer Aqua, it's been a long time since I last saw you. I didn't expect to run into you here." Maori Kogoro scratched the back of his head. "My daughter Xiaolan and I, along with the kid who's staying at our house, were planning to go to a hot spring hotel in Nanariyama, Tokyo, to relax. I didn't expect to get stuck here."
"So what do you want?"
"Dad! You are so rude!" Xiaolan, who was wearing thick winter clothes, got out of the car next to them and said angrily, "Why can't we eat the lunch box prepared by mom? If not, there are still biscuits. You know, mom rarely prepares something for us."
"Eri's bento..." Maori Kogoro said in a daze, "Only you would be so considerate as to accept it. Isn't that right, Conan?"
Mizukami Che looked sideways downward and barely caught a glimpse of Detective Conan's head.
Why does it feel like this little detective has become shorter after not seeing him for just one day?
Conan Edogawa nodded with some trepidation, but facing Xiaolan's angry gaze, he quickly changed his words and said, "Actually, Auntie Hibiki is very attentive when cooking!"
"That's right." Xiaolan said gently, "Then let's go back and have lunch."
Maori Kogoro pulled at the car window and asked desperately, "Do you have any extra bento? I can pay for them!"
Having never thought of such an operation, Morofu Jingguang's mouth twitched. Under Shui Shangche's tacit approval, he silently took out two sealed lunch boxes from the trunk and handed them to Maori Kogoro.
"It just so happens that I made two extra boxes this morning. Now it seems that the water police officer and I may not be able to finish them, so I can give them to you."
"Thank you so much!" Maori Kogoro clasped his hands together, happily took the lunch box, and asked, "How much is it in total?"
Shui Shang Che also sighed: "Forget it, just take it and eat it. It's fate that we met each other anyway."
Maori Kogoro nodded in surprise, completely forgetting how Shui Shangche had mercilessly scolded him last time. He held his lunch box like a baby and asked, "What is your mission in Tokyo this time?"
Morofushi Jingguang nodded and said with a smile: "We are also going to visit Nanariyama Hot Spring, along with Officer Matsuda and others."
Shui Shangche also stopped eating and asked in surprise, "The place they chose is also in Qili Mountain?"
"Yes. This has been agreed upon in advance."
Shui Shang Che also silently drank a sip of soy milk, and suddenly felt that this lunch was not delicious anymore.
Who is the protagonist? Why does he always run into various accidents every time he goes out?
I thought this was a break, but it seems I will face another tragic homicide and have to choose one of three. But I don't know which criminal will be so unlucky to commit a crime under the surveillance of a group of police and detectives.
Maori Kogoro was talking, and then he realized it belatedly. He looked at Morobushi Kagemitsu with some suspicion: "Wait, who are you?"
"My name is Edogawa Keimitsu, and I'm currently Mr. Mizukami's bodyguard." Morobushi Keimitsu explained calmly.
Maori Kogoro turned his head and looked at Conan Edogawa, who was stuffing his lunch box with a painful look on his face and looking at him for help from time to time. He couldn't help but sighed: "The kid who lives in my house also has the last name Edogawa. Do you know his parents? It's really irresponsible to leave a child in Japan and go abroad by yourself."
"I think I should know his relatives. I will call and ask when the time comes." Zhu Fu Jingguang said calmly.
Conan's face twisted instantly.
Morofushi Kagemitsu was indeed very curious about the relationship between Conan Edogawa and Mr. Ranpo Edogawa. After all, the surname Edogawa is very rare in Japan.
Suddenly, a horn beeped from the back. Everyone looked and saw that the originally congested road ahead had been slowly cleared. Some vehicles that were ready at the back saw that they were still chatting and honked their horns impatiently.
Kogoro Mouri shouted, "I haven't had time to eat yet," and hurried back to the car.
Morofushi Jingguang also sat back in the car and fastened his seat belt. He looked at Mizukami Cheye, who had only eaten about one-third of his lunch box, and keenly felt that he was not in a good mood.
"Mr. Mizukami, are you feeling unwell again?"
Shui Shang Che also shook his head, closed the lunch box in his hand, slowly drank a sip of soy milk, and said with a complicated expression: "What's so good about being a detective? It's nothing more than doing some trivial things like finding cats, finding dogs, and catching cheaters. Even the chance to encounter some big cases depends on the police. In this case, why are there so many people willing to be detectives?"
Morobushi Kagemitsu thought about Edogawa Ranpo, the core figure of the Armed Detective Agency, and for a moment he didn't know how to explain to Mizukami Tetsuya, whose thinking had already reached a dead end. He just tentatively guessed: "Sometimes, detectives solve cases not just for money or fame, they just enjoy the process of reasoning and enjoy finding the truth hidden under the chaotic and complicated surface."
"Of course, we cannot rule out the possibility that they are looking for something. After all, the people that detectives can contact are very complex and their limitations are smaller than those of the police."
"Just like where I am, it's called the Armed Detective Agency. The reason why we can solve all the missions issued by Yokohama so quickly is because we have the strongest detective, Ranpo Edogawa."
"Do you enjoy the process of reasoning?" Shui Shangche also murmured, he seemed to be seriously looking for some answers. Zhu Fujingguang quietly moved the recorder that had been opened for a long time, trying to record more clearly, thinking that this was not efficient enough, he directly connected his mobile phone to the Armed Detective Agency.
At this time, he was driving, but his attention was on the people next to him.
"That's definitely not the reason. He's not that kind of person..." Shui Shang Che also frowned, "What is he looking for? What kind of thing would require him to search for so many years personally..."
Morofu Jingguang silently rolled up the car window again and asked softly, "Now that things have come to this, can you tell me some information about Ryoumiya and Shu?"
"Our detective agency has been working hard to find his whereabouts, but the clues we have now are not enough." Morobushi Kagemitsu suddenly remembered that he was just praising Edogawa Ranpo's prowess, and quickly added, "The other members of our detective agency are also very capable. We only need a few clues to find the answer."
Shui Shangche also took out the warm pocket watch from his arms and gently felt around it with his bony hands. He looked indifferent, as if he was recalling something. Finally, he sighed, "There really is nothing left to hide."
"But can you tell me first, besides me, who else is still looking for him?" Shui Shang Che said, "I want to talk to that person."
Zhu Fu Jingguang was silent for a while.
Where should he go to find a sword master who has already embarked on training? The National Sword Museum?
As the car was about to leave the highway, he said tactfully, "He is a man who is not in his right mind and thinks that Ryomiya Kazuki is his master's child."
Mizukami Cheya, who knows the truth... well, a kid who is several hundred years old.
He gathered his thoughts and began to organize his words: "Our Mizukami family is an ordinary family that made its fortune from gem trading. It has existed since the Heian-kyō era, but with the relatively closed environment and boring family rules, our clansmen gradually became tired of worldly life, so they moved the entire family to a very secluded mountain forest somewhere in Tokyo. But the consequence of this is that the population has gradually shrunk. As far as I know, this generation only has two direct descendants, Kazuki and I."
He coughed lightly, and a blush appeared on his pale face, obviously immersed in memories.
On the other side, Edogawa Ranpo was sitting on a chair with the phone in front of him turned on speaker mode, playing the conversation between Morobushi Kagemitsu and Mizukami Tetsuya word for word.
Kunikida Dopo was standing by with a notebook in hand, waiting in a serious tone. This was the longest commission that the Armed Detective Agency had yet to solve, so they had to be extremely alert.
After listening to Mizukami Tetsuya's first sentence, Edogawa Ranpo concluded without hesitation: "It's a lie! The first and last sentence are both lies."
Kunikida Doppoki's hand was almost gone as he quickly marked the key points on the paper and said, "So what is the truth?"
Edogawa Ranpo put on his glasses, chewed a cookie and said, "Wait until he finishes speaking, and then Ranpo-sama will give his judgment!"
"Shui Shang He Shu is eight years younger than me, and my relationship with him is not that good." Shui Shang Che also continued, "Because of my health, I couldn't stay in Shui Shang's house all the time, and I went abroad for recuperation for a period of time. During this period, He Shu was born and grew up, and I missed most of his childhood."
"The current head of the family was originally to be Mizukami Kazuki, who was in better health, and I acquiesced to that. But when we announced this decision to him, he got mad at us like never before, even saying something so outrageous that the 'Mizukami family' didn't deserve to exist."
Shui Shang Che was also very angry when he thought about it now. He coughed muffledly a few times, like a cicada that was about to wither in early autumn, with a kind of desolate beauty.
Zhu Fu Jingguang comforted him, "He might have just said it in anger. Do you know the hidden truth behind it?"
Shui Shang Che also shook his head: "No, he didn't tell me. Not long after this happened, he left a letter saying that he was going to be a detective and ran away from home."
"For this, I spent a lot of energy to convince the elders of the family and came out to look for him." Shui Shang Che also said, "But I haven't seen this kind of market for a long time, so I can only use some means to find another way."
Morofushi Kagemitsu was silent for a moment. If he understood correctly, the reason why Mizukami Che was able to become a police captain so quickly was that there was some fabrication behind it?
He said that given the internal entanglements of the Japanese police, it would be impossible to be promoted so quickly without some power...
Wait, how did he know so much? Did he know the police before?
"In short, if you ask me if I have any clues, I can only tell you that in the case at the Polo Cafe a few days ago, his name and an icon of a black crow appeared in the computer of the deceased." Shui Shang Che rolled down the car window in annoyance, and his face turned pale due to the cold wind.
Zhu Fu Jingguang responded, but had no choice but to roll up the window again and said, "When we get to the hot spring hotel, Mr. Mizukami, remember to take your medicine."
Armed Detective Agency. Kunikida placed his cellphone on the table in a very handsome and unrestrained manner, spreading the slightly messy but clear notes on the table for everyone to see.
Miyazawa Kenji sighed, "Mr. Kunikida is really reliable. I can write down everything. It's a pity that I don't do the work of collecting intelligence."
Naomi Tanizaki muttered, "Brother-sama's ability to gather information is also very strong, you must have memorized it all! Ni-chan~"
Tanizaki Junichiro put his hands on the table and said helplessly: "Naomi, calm down and stop rubbing against me..."
"Okay, Ranpo-sama already knows what happened!" Edogawa Ranpo said confidently, "We will definitely find him this time!"
"Should we notify Dazai and Atsushi?" Kunikida said, "They've been gone for a few hours."
"Well, you can tell him, but Dazai won't come back obediently." Edogawa Ranpo took off his glasses, squinted his eyes and grabbed a bag of mochi next to him, "He probably took Atsushi to the hot springs."
"But what a coincidence! The place they went to was the same hot spring hotel that Jingguang and Mizukami Tetsu also went to."
"Ah——" everyone exclaimed.
Kunikida pushed his glasses up in dissatisfaction: "He actually found the right direction by mistake."
He turned to Edogawa Ranpo and asked, "Mr. Ranpo, what should we do next?"
"There are two points where what I said at the beginning about Mizukami Tetsuya was a lie." Edogawa Ranpo waved his fingers, "First, his family is not ordinary at all. He is blurring the concept, but I don't know what they do specifically, but in Tokyo, they might have something to do with the sorcerer."
"Finally, there was the sentence 'In this generation, as far as I know, there are only two direct descendants, Kazuki and I.' He had a clear tendency to emphasize the first half of the sentence, 'as far as I know', and he even subconsciously believed this."
"Since he thinks so, how can it be a lie?" Kunikida Doppo consciously acted as the supporting actor.
"Of course it's because he's lying to himself." Edogawa shook his head in disgust, "That's how adults are. They start to believe lies when they're being told."
"There are definitely more than just him and Suzumiya Kazuki in their family, but the remaining one is very likely in a bad situation or even died young." Edogawa Ranpo said, "I think this might be the reason why Suzumiya Kazuki ran away from home."
"I remember that black crow." Miyazawa Kenji said carelessly, "I once ran into their trading site and was nearly shot. Fortunately, I took the initiative and knocked them all out. Among them was a man with silver-white hair who looked super fierce. His cell phone ringtone was related to crows, and it seemed to be called "Seven Children". I wanted to pick up the phone, but the other party seemed to have noticed something and hung up early.
"Anyway, it doesn't look like a good organization. It's probably a gang."
Tanizaki Junichiro stroked his sister's hair with one hand and nodded to confirm what Edogawa Ranpo said: "I have investigated the routes that Suzumiya Kazuki can be found. Excluding the misleading traces of Yamato-no-kami Yasunari, he is generally active in the small area of Beika-cho. There are many private research institutes in Beika-cho, all of which belong to this unknown black organization. However, this is just an organization of ordinary people, and I don't pay too much attention to the internal affairs."
"Hmm, it's obvious. Ryoumiya and Itsuki disappeared after running away from home. They probably joined this organization and were controlled by it for some reason." Edogawa said randomly, "As for the third child, I tend to believe that he is not dead, otherwise Mizukami Che would not answer the question in such an evasive tone. But as for how much he knows, it depends on Dazai."
Yosano Akiko, who had been listening silently, spoke slowly after everyone fell silent: "The Mizukami family is indeed related to the sorcerer, which is why I can't cure Mizukami Tetsuya's congenital disease."
"If I'm not mistaken, according to the way the sorcerer calls it, it should be - Heaven and Curse."
"The constraints that were imposed upon us at birth, in exchange for a certain innate condition, are replaced by a powerful force in some way." [1] Yosano Akiko explained to everyone, "There are very few sorcerers who have the reversal technique that can heal, and I occasionally go there to earn some extra money."
"Then Mizukami Cheya's illness was a congenital condition for sacrifice. What did he gain?"
"Hmm, I don't know. I guess it has something to do with 'immortality', right?" Yosano Akiko smiled with an ambiguous meaning. "After all, when they heard me say that I had to bring him to a near-death state before I could treat him, they were filled with regret. It seemed that to them, Mizukami Che had nothing to do with the concept of 'death'. They just came to me to treat him because they wanted him to live a more comfortable life."
Speaking of the topic of "death", everyone in the Armed Detective Agency subconsciously thinks of Dazai Osamu, the man who kept shouting that he wanted to die, but in fact he was still worried about the disappearance of his best friend and couldn't let it go.
"The cursed power of a sorcerer is largely inherited through blood, so it is possible that Suzumiya Kazuki and the mysterious child are also related to the world of sorcery." Kunikida Dopo tried hard to analyze, "So, we should still check Tokyo and Kyoto?"
"Leave it to Dazai." Edogawa Ranpo threw the empty bag of mochi into the trash can and stood up. "I think they are almost there."
Author's words: I've written a new one! It's an original, pseudo-romantic story about love! You can go check it out, my little geeks!
Mua! in the Poke column "When I created my own vest"
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[1] Explanation of the original story in the comics.
(Highlight) Who do you want to go to Honmaru with the protagonist? You can vote in the comments!! Because I haven't decided yet (≧ω≦)/
There was a comment before that actually touched upon my script, that's awesome!
But there is still a small omission (gesture)
The subsequent scripts are more interesting, and there are more things to do. Then, tomorrow, Liang Gong will start the painful mask. I am really a mother for persecuting the protagonist (dog head)
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Because I have a post tomorrow, I'm posting it early today. Tomorrow's update will be saved until 11pm. To make up for it, this chapter is also very long qwq!
As for adding more chapters, I actually feel that I don't deserve it, but people should have dreams, which is probably one hundred bombs or fifteen hundred nutrient solution plus one chapter. But it's okay if I can't achieve it, Modo Modo's comments can also give me motivation! Love you! Sticky!
Don't dislike me for being a chatterbox, hahaha, I really can talk a lot!!
Thank you to the little angels who voted for me or irrigated nutrient solution during 2021-08-02 12:00:00 ~ 2021-08-03 00:00:00~
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