Conan: I am really a good person

Chapter 393 Is It Because He Wants to Die?

Conan nodded seriously, "So that's how it is..."

After verifying his speculation, he was still very surprised, but not because of the fact, but because he was surprised that Ichijo Mirai would actually tell him this.

"The organization knew that we were twins, so after 'Satan' lost contact for a while and I reconnected, they have always been suspicious of my identity. I can't access many of the organization's secrets," said Yitiao Weiwei in a serious and calm tone, as if it was the truth. "Even if my methods were very cruel and 'Satanic' when carrying out the mission, the twins are still suspicious. As long as there is a trace of doubt, the organization's most confidential matters will not be revealed to me."

"Until recently,"

"Almost all members of the organization do not know the true identity of the leader, let alone his age and gender. His identity and whereabouts are absolutely confidential... This mission revealed his whereabouts, which may be a trap."

It may be a trap to test whether the future is "Satan". If everything goes well, it means that this outstanding member of the organization who has been missing for a while is indeed a "Satan" who is in line with the organization's cold-bloodedness. From then on, the organization can safely and boldly assign important tasks to him.

And if something unexpected happens and the police suddenly take action, it means... the organization can consider clearing out the undercover agents.

Conan listened with a frown on his face, and came to a conclusion almost without thinking: it was most likely a trap.

Since it is a trap, there will always be bait to lure the prey. This time the bait is the leader of the organization. For the official forces that have been tracking the organization for a long time but have made slow progress, even if this is a poisoned pie, even if they know that the leader of the organization may not appear in person but be impersonated by someone, there will definitely be other important members of the organization at the scene to increase the deliciousness of the pie, so they have to swallow it after careful consideration.

"No wonder you didn't tell me right away when you got the clue," Conan said again, then became alert. "You don't want to walk into the trap alone, do you?"

Is that why you hesitated at first and didn't tell him right away?
"I was considering whether to tell you before, but I had already decided to cooperate with you before we met," said Future, frankly admitting, and then smiled, "But the method of cooperation may not be what you think."

He looked like an elite police officer who had made a rational decision after repeated thinking. He said his thoughts lightly: "In fact, until now I have not passed this message to the police, nor have I passed it on to other undercover colleagues who are in the same situation and whom I rarely meet."

"For the former, I plan to give you a temporary notice three hours before the operation. For the latter..."

"I don't intend to pass on this information."

All eggs cannot be put in one basket. Once the intelligence is passed on, no matter whether the other party cooperates or not, they will take action. The organization must be observing and watching. If they fail, the organization will happily catch them all in one fell swoop.

Ichijo Mirai looked at Conan and said very seriously: "I would like you to direct the police."

Conan actually agrees that eggs should not be put in the same basket. Although these "eggs" are classmates, they have all appeared in the news during school and are close friends. Logically speaking, the organization should have known all this and can just count the heads on the list and clean them up...

It was not until he heard Future speak in a particularly serious manner, without prejudice against non-police officers and high school students, and that he had absolutely made the best choice out of rational consideration, that he reacted, "Huh?"

"Eh?!"

What, I commanded the police to take action, is that true or false? .jpg
Although he is very smart and good at solving cases, he was already famous when he was a high school student and was praised by the media and the public as the "savior of the Japanese police", but solving cases and directing police operations to arrest important leaders of illegal organizations are not the same thing, right?!

Do you really want him to take charge?
The police should be called...

When Conan was about to express his surprise, he suddenly remembered the quality of the police he had seen, so he opened his mouth, looked at Ichijo Mirai, thought for a while, opened his mouth again, wanting to speak, but was speechless.

The four of them looked at each other and could only stare at each other.

Ichijo Mirai was very pleased that Conan also shared the same view that the Japanese police were useless and no good. "Except for a few individual police officers, I haven't had any contact with the police for a long time and I know nothing about them."

He thought that only criminals had this consensus, but he didn't expect that his partners in justice also understood it deeply and did not spoil the useless police. Of course, tolerance is indispensable. He translated in the tone of the police to save face for his "colleagues". "During the operation, I will be with the people in the organization and cannot command. The commander of the operation must have a certain tacit understanding with me and be able to cooperate with me when some unexpected situations require temporary performance. There is no such person in the police for the time being."

"But you can."

The point is not tacit understanding.

A police academy student went undercover right after graduation and has not returned for nearly ten years. Can the other police officers reach a tacit understanding with him when they finally take action? Of course they can.

And it is often easy to reach a tacit consensus.

Because whether it is a police officer who can disguise himself as an undercover for nearly ten years or a police officer who can serve as a commander of a major operation, they must be excellent police officers with excellent capabilities. They have the same goals and ideas, and the decisions they make as police officers when accidents occur are often the same.

But the prerequisite is excellent and capable police...

The strength of the Neon Police...

If the future is really an undercover agent, he would boldly choose to trust Conan between 'an adult colleague whose symptoms have shown no signs of improvement over time and is visibly dead' and 'a high school student half-colleague with outstanding abilities, quick reactions and rich experience'.

Because of his rich experience, Conan could fully understand a future option. He paused subtly, "... OK, I will contact the police as Kudo Shinichi at that time."

If he wants to give orders, he can't show up.

The police may listen to the orders of a young and famous high school student, but they will never listen to a child on the street.

After saying that, without pausing, Conan immediately added: "But I want to be near your location."

He stared closely into the eyes of Ichiro Future. "Since it's a protection mission, I'm sure that the leader, who is unknown whether he is real or fake, will not wander around. He must have something important to deal with, right? The destination is fixed."

"Where is it? I want to be nearby when the operation is taking place, not somewhere else where there is no danger, listening to the information you pass on and communicating with the police, judging what is happening from a distance and giving orders."

It was said to be cooperation, but he was given a command job. Isn't this just putting him in a safe command room far away from the battlefield?
The police must not get too close. It is likely that only a few outstanding people can disguise themselves as ordinary citizens to get close. Otherwise, with the strength of the police, the organization will most likely discover...

This would be like alerting the enemy.

Then, there will be a time lag between police action and arrival at the scene, and this time lag is the most dangerous moment in the future, when you will have to face the organization alone.

This is dangerous.

For Conan, it is also an opportunity: if he is present, he can make a more direct judgment. Even if the mission fails, he may be able to capture some clues that are worth noting and can turn the situation around.

Moreover: "Whether I go or not, it's actually just as dangerous, right?"

Conan said: "You have been in close contact with us recently. If the organization pays attention to you, they will definitely see us. Maybe they will kill us afterwards."

This reason is very convincing.

It's just that Conan's words are a little unconvincing...

A future thought: You know that too.

He stared at Conan.

After a few seconds, the police officer, who had a bright future but had been hiding in the pitch-darkness for many years, smiled helplessly and with relief, "Okay."

He said gently: "They didn't expect that the children passing by would be the handcuffs that arrested them. It was also convenient to direct the police actions at the scene."

"Then we really have to act together. I wish you all the best." A Future stretched out his hand.

This time it is no longer an attitude of 'I trust you very much, we cooperate, but you have to be protected', but an attitude of 'we trust each other, cooperate, and act together'.

Conan felt relieved and patted the hand that Future had extended to him, "Happy cooperation."

"It's a pleasure to work with you," said Yitiao Weiwei with a smile, and ended the conversation. "We've been away for long enough. We should go back, otherwise they will be worried."

As he walked towards the front desk, he said, "The organization usually tells the executor the details of important tasks when the task is about to begin. I will contact you then."

Is it 'they'?

There's no need, there's really no need. If you want to say "I'm afraid she'll worry," just say it directly. There's no need to add "we," it's redundant.

Conan glanced at the future and tactfully didn't complain.

When they got the drinks and returned the same way, Suzuki Sonoko had been waiting for a long time.

In many cases, children are the most impatient. Professor Agasa has taken them to arrange the pendulum, while Kogoro Mouri has gone to meet his client. Before leaving, he also took Ran Mouri with him, under the pretext that "a great detective cannot be without a careful assistant."

Considering the two of them, Mao Lilan followed without hesitation. Before leaving, she whispered with Suzuki Sonoko for a while and briefly discussed the age-restricted activities. Then she naturally sent Conan, who couldn't play, back to the children's team.

Suzuki Sonoko agreed with this deeply, and while waiting alone, she kept clenching her fists and pondering the art of language.

She was staring at the fountain and muttering to herself. As she was muttering, she turned her head and saw a future. Her eyes lit up, "Mr. Future!"

"Let's go to the haunted house!"

The half-written draft was instantly shattered, and she blurted out, "We don't have to bring Conan!"

Conan: "..."

His already heavy steps paused, and he looked with narrowed eyes at Suzuki Sonoko who was picking up a light bulb in front of him, then slowly raised his head and looked towards the future.

Ichijo Future remained calm, as if he had heard something very normal. He only thought about it for a few seconds, then agreed happily, "Okay."

He didn't ask why Mao Lilan left, nor where the children went. He just raised a large number of drinks and desserts in his hand and joked in a joking tone, "It just so happens that drinking sugary drinks can bring comfort after being frightened."

"Wow," Suzuki Sonoko had never seen those things until now, although the scale of them was impressive. "They went to ride the pendulum and are lining up now. There are not many people in the haunted house. We came out at about the same time, so we should be able to drink together!"

Finally seeing Conan and his small eyes, her eyes became erratic and she laughed dryly, "Hey, your friend is waiting for you over there, there are a lot of people in line, and now the line is halfway through. Mr. Future, you go and see him off, I'll go to the haunted house to buy tickets and store desserts!"

She got away with it.

"Haha..." Conan still looked confused, 'You don't have to send me off, I can go by myself.'

He's not really a kid.

Ichijo Mirai looked out for a moment, and found a long queue of people and Dr. Agasa and his team under a large pendulum not far away. He estimated that it was not far away, "Well, today is going to be fun."

Regardless of success or failure, I probably won’t be able to play as a child anymore.

Conan nodded and turned to leave.

After walking a few steps, he turned back hesitantly, "Oh, that,"

"...Actually, Mr. Akai told me something about you before, that you and Satan are twins or something..."

Ichijo Mirai showed a flash of surprise, then understood and laughed, returning what Conan had said not long ago, "No wonder you treated me strangely today."

"I knew you had found out," Conan winked again, hesitated for a few seconds, and then turned serious, "But I still want to ask one more thing."

Being able to say this means that he has once again placed his trust in a future, even if it is a future in which he and Satan are twins.

Ichijo Mirai was in a good mood, "What?"

If you have any weird questions, just ask. We have passed the most difficult ones!

"Well," Conan asked, "are the ashes in your grave?"

……what?
It was said in a somewhat obscure way, and it took a few seconds for Ichijou to react to what this strange and unpopular question was: Are the ashes of 'Satan' in the tomb of 'Messiah'?
The grave is of course 'Kujo Mirai's'.

What a weird question, why is anyone paying attention to this?
The future was slow for a long time before answering ambiguously: "What's wrong?"

There is no way to answer this question.

What if Conan digs a grave?
Okay, he is not a future, so he is not that bad, but the police must know exactly what is in the grave, right?

But if Satan's ashes were not in the grave, how were they dealt with? According to the opening of [FBI Newcomer], Ichijo Mirai was seriously injured in the fire and was admitted to the hospital on the spot, so he had no time to deal with Satan's body.

So it’s better to avoid it.

Conan interpreted the vague answer as "Yes, what's wrong?" He was speechless for a few seconds and looked at the indifferent expression of Ichijo Mirai. "He was buried in your name, right? But, 'Kujo Mirai' was a police officer who died in a major accident. The cemetery should be...his..."

Let Satan be buried with such honor... and in that kind of cemetery... probably surrounded by excellent police officers who died unfortunately...

A future: "..."

Well, this doesn’t seem to be a strange or unpopular question, but rather a rather serious problem for Tokyo residents.

He looked away, thinking urgently, and did not speak immediately.

Seeing him silent, Conan hesitated for a few seconds and had to ask: "That fire..."

"In fact, he intended to die, didn't he?"

what?
A future looking to the past.

"'Satan' died there," Conan looked at the future, "because he wanted to die."

(End of this chapter)