Chapter 107 He's only six years old, can he lie...?
[Anti-Fraud Guru #66: No need for all that trouble, just use facial recognition.]
Then, the anti-fraud expert made a shrill explosion in his mind!
Caught completely off guard, Morofushi Kagemitsu was taken down by the sound wave, and even his usually calm and gentle mask cracked slightly.
Quiet down, you bunch of little devils!
[Anti-fraud expert #11: ...Ah, sorry, I was just confused by this child's identity.]
His identity? Could he possibly be Vermouth's son?
[Anti-fraud expert #148: No, that's not true... He's Yusaku Kudo's child.]
Ah, so Mr. Kudo and his family had another child?
I was in too much of a rush to look closely, but now that I've compared them, without those glasses, he looks exactly like his older brother, Shinichi Kudo, when he was a child.
[Anti-fraud expert #214: ...It would be a miracle if it weren't him, he is Shinichi Kudo.]
ha?
Morofushi Kagemitsu paused in his act of rubbing his forehead, even wondering if he had just bumped his head and was hallucinating.
In his memory, the meddlesome little detective Ming was only about 12 years old. They'd traveled five years into the future, not five years into the past!
[Anti-fraud expert #19: Of course, it's also possible he has a twin brother, Shinji Kudo. Because of some superstitious belief about a twin curse, he was secretly raised in some corner by his parents. Now! Five years east of the swimming pool, five years west of the swimming pool, don't underestimate a child's potential...]
Stop! Stop! Stop!
This is getting more and more outrageous. Instead of making up stories like this, you might as well tell me what kind of magic pill he ate that turned him into a six-year-old child.
[Anti-Fraud Guru #26: You know what, it could actually be true!]
? ? ?
What do you mean? Explain yourself clearly.
[Anti-fraud expert #198: Although there is no concrete evidence to suggest that this matter is related to the organization, based on Shinichi Kudo's whereabouts a month ago and the reactions from various quarters, it is definitely related to the organization.]
organize!
Upon hearing this keyword, Morofushi Kagemitsu immediately perked up, found a seat where he could see—well, let's assume for now that he's Shinichi Kudo—and quietly sat down to hear what the anti-fraud expert had to say.
[Anti-fraud expert #205: Not long ago, an amusement park called Dorobiga opened, and its surveillance cameras captured Gin and Vodka there; at the same time, Shinichi Kudo and this girl, Ran Mouri, were also there. The four of them even had a fun ride on a roller coaster.]
ah?
How are the words Gin, Pleasure, and Roller Coaster arranged and combined together?
[Anti-Fraud Guru #148: The only downside is that a murder occurred on the roller coaster. But thankfully, Shinichi Kudo's brain works well enough to solve the case smoothly.]
Zhu Fujingguang: ...
Countless times, when faced with this narrative style from the anti-fraud expert, he simply needs to keep smiling and silently process it.
[Anti-fraud expert #11: But after that, Shinichi Kudo disappeared without a trace. A few days later, Shiho Miyano signed a list confirming Shinichi Kudo's death, and the organization seems to have sent people to the Kudo residence to spy on him more than once.]
[Anti-fraud expert #205: By the way, this little boy—Edogawa Conan—was registered just two days after Kudo Shinichi disappeared, and this was also the period when "Sleeping Kogoro" rose to fame. You've met this detective uncle before, so you should know his level of reasoning.]
...Ah, actually, Mori-senpai's shooting skills are quite good.
Having thoroughly investigated Kogoro Mouri's identity since the Ishimoto Accountant Incident, Morofushi Kagemitsu silently tried to salvage some face for the legendary senior that Instructor Onizuka had mentioned.
[Anti-fraud expert #66: = =. If we absolutely need evidence, we can try to get his fingerprints and compare them with Shinichi Kudo's.]
Zhu Fujingguang: ...
[Anti-Fraud King #198: Is it that hard to accept? I thought you were quite accepting of this kind of thing after seeing my maple leaf series of potions.]
No, it's not to the point that I can't accept it.
I'm just wondering what stage their research on drugs, or rather, reversing life and death, has reached? They've already developed drugs with effects similar to "rejuvenation," so what about their research on "fate"? Have they found a breakthrough yet?
Moreover, is Kudo-kun's body really okay after being given this drug? He may seem fine now, but there might be some side effects he's unaware of affecting his health.
Morofushi Kagemitsu looked at Kudo Shinichi, who was chatting with Inspector Megure, with some concern, and couldn't help but compare him to the research targets he had seen on the island.
[Anti-fraud expert #214: From this perspective, our time travel might not have been such a random decision. You should still remember why we came here.]
Of course, it's for the Miyano sisters.
Morofushi Kagemitsu had not forgotten, but then he realized something.
After all, as mentioned earlier, Shiho Miyano had confirmed Shinichi Kudo's death. Combined with the prophecy post on the anti-fraud app, it's not hard to deduce that the drug that can reverse aging is closely related to the project Shiho Miyano is working on.
Is my encounter with the shrunken Shinichi Kudo and his group also a twist of fate? I've already met two key figures, but where is Akemi Miyano?
[Anti-fraud expert #148: She's right here.]
ah?
That doesn't make sense. I remember she was interning at the stock exchange.
[Anti-fraud expert #19: I'm not entirely sure; this information is shrouded in mystery. However, she's been working at this bank for three months now, and her appearance has changed somewhat.]
Then, the anti-fraud expert recalled Miyano Akemi's information as a bank employee in his mind, changed her name to Hirota Masami, and put on a pair of glasses that looked like they belonged to honest people.
She changed her image and got a new job. Is the organization assigning her a task?
Having been very familiar with this procedure, Morofushi Kagemitsu came up with a reliable hypothesis, which is also a required course for all members of the organization who live off mission bonuses.
...Wait a minute, if there's a mission, it's at the bank. Could she be in cahoots with those robbers?!
Morofushi Kagemitsu suddenly realized this and subconsciously searched for Miyano Akemi's figure in the bank.
Unfortunately, they can't be found now.
[Anti-fraud expert #205: The police were too late. The armored truck is now abandoned by the river, and the two robbers dressed in black evaded the security cameras and made off with all the money.]
Can you confirm the identities of the two robbers?
[Anti-fraud expert #66: It's difficult. However, we can find Akemi Miyano first; saving her life can also delay Shiho Miyano's death.]
[Anti-fraud expert #205: She lives at 13-2-chome, Toriya-cho. Want to go?]
certainly.
If this bank robbery is indeed related to Akemi Miyano, with this clever young detective around, she might be found soon. We need to intercept the organization's investigation and pursuit of them before he does.
[Anti-Fraud Guru #26: Okay, let's go! Planning the route... Wait, Jing, how do we get there now?!]
Morofushi Kagemitsu, who hadn't exchanged the money yet: ...
He glanced at the bank surrounded by police, then at the bank employees who were in a panic and preparing to leave work.
Anti-fraud expert, could you please travel back a few minutes so we can exchange the money?
[Anti-Fraud Guru #214: Unfortunately, no.]
In the end, he reluctantly asked Inspector Megure and his team for help. He used the "truck cargo overturning incident" that he had encountered when he first arrived in this world as a plausible excuse, and the marks on his clothes that were difficult to remove proved that he was not lying.
Perhaps considering his bravery in fighting the robbers, the bank, with the tacit approval of Kogoro Mouri and the police officer, gave him the green light, and he finally managed to get some money.
It was already 4 or 5 p.m. when he stepped out of the bank.
[Anti-Fraud Guru #11: In short, we finally have some funds for our operation, but we don't know if Akemi Miyano has left. We haven't seen her on the security cameras in the public areas since she left the bank.]
She might meet with those robbers, but we still need to search her house; we might find something.
Of course, it would be best if we could meet her in person, so that we could have some room for negotiation.
Morofushi Kagemitsu hailed a taxi, gave Miyano Akemi's address, and took the opportunity to make arrangements for the next move.
By the way, Anti-Fraud Guy, should I be able to communicate with her normally now?
[Anti-Fraud Guru #205: Just don't expose your identity. Although the specific details of your death are currently obscured, based on some fragmented information, it can be inferred that you died because your identity was exposed.]
My identity has been exposed... So how much do they know about me?
When Morofushi Kagemitsu learned of this reason, he had a feeling that it was expected.
You can never completely eliminate all the traitors, whether they're within the organization or the police force.
[Anti-Fraud Guru No. 19: The organization knows you're an agent sent by the Japanese Public Security Bureau, but other information is being kept very confidential. At that time, we should have been cleaning up the mess for you, and we certainly wouldn't have allowed your true information to leak out.]
That's good.
Ida Kou breathed a sigh of relief.
Finally, we have some clues.
He looked at the lipstick stains left on the robber's hood and told Inspector Megure, who had just arrived, about his discovery.
"...Lipstick marks? Let's start by screening through the bank's employees." Inspector Megure already suspected an inside job, and now that he had a lead, he naturally wanted to investigate.
"No, perhaps this clue tells us something else..."
Date Wataru was thinking a little more, and Conan, who had secretly followed them, said the same thing at the same time.
"You brat! Didn't I tell Ran to take you home first?!" Kogoro Mouri raised his eyebrows and pointed at the disobedient child, scolding him.
"Don't rush to scold me, isn't the mask issue more important? Officer Date also said there's more to this than meets the eye..."
All eyes were on Date Wataru, who winked at Conan, whose eyes were shining.
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Author's note: Before you stands—Shinji Kudo!
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