Conan's other self

A few days later.

Maplehara stood in a phone booth near the doctor's house and called the Mori Detective Agency in Kudo Shinichi's voice as agreed with Conan.

"What about you? How are you doing lately? Have you encountered any cases?"

"Really, it's another case..."

In the office, Xiaolan stood at the table and listened to the phone, "But speaking of cases, I have encountered a lot recently... By the way, Shinichi! Let me tell you..."

The conversation started, and Xiaolan began to talk endlessly about what happened recently.

Fengyuan listened for a while, then cautiously yawned.

The call was not what Fengyuan wanted to make, and what Xiaolan was talking about was something he knew, so Fengyuan felt a little bored.

He was no longer focused, listening to the phone and counting the people passing by.

When she was confused due to absent-mindedness, Xiaolan was almost at the end of her conversation.

"...So in the end, Xiao Kong won the reasoning match, and we went to Koshien to watch the high school baseball finals together. It was really exciting..."

"..."

"...several times I thought the game was about to end, but it ended up being tied by the other side...Ah, I forgot that Shinichi is not very interested in baseball games..."

"Yeah, football is more interesting..."

"I knew it...but that's not what I wanted to say. In fact, we met a bomber there..."

"The bomber?"

"Well...he's an uncle. His only son also plays baseball in the high school league. He had a traffic accident not long ago."

Xiaolan's tone became lower, "He brought a bomb and wanted to commit suicide in Koshien. Hattori said that he hoped someone could stop him, so he prepared several mobile phones and placed them in the stadium, leaving passwords on the mobile phones... "

"And that guy Hattori followed the code and found the prisoner?" Feng Yuan said, "He is indeed a detective with the same name as me..."

"No, Shinichi! The uncle noticed that there was a policeman sitting with us, the police officer Otaki whom Hattori knew, so he wanted to give us his first mobile phone..."

Xiao Lan paused for a moment, "It turned out that the place he wanted to put was under Xiao Ai's seat, but Xiao Kong looked right at him..."

"ah?"

"...In short, that's it," Xiaolan concluded after talking about the case for a while, "Hattori was still unwilling to accept it. He asked for the secret code from the uncle, went to solve the mystery with Conan, and didn't even watch the game... "

Yes, it was because that guy Conan didn't even watch the game and even forgot to pretend to be a primary school student in order to solve the puzzle that was no longer important. As a result, Xiaolan's suspicion was aroused, and he had to help Conan call Xiaolan to cover up. His identity…

Fengyuan complained in his heart, and then continued to speak in Kudo Shinichi's voice, "It's okay in the end. Xiaolan's side is really dangerous, and there are more incidents than mine..."

"You want to say that I am a broom star?"

"No…"

"However, if Xiao Kong hadn't noticed it, the bomb might have actually exploded, and it would have been in our stands! It took Hattori a long time to figure out the code..."

"oh…"

"So, I was thinking about taking Xiaokong with me to Kyoto in two days. It just so happened that my father received a commission and he was going to Kyoto..."

She actually called Xiao Ai, but the child said that he was busy with something and couldn't leave that day.

"Hey, Shinichi, do you want to go with us?" Xiaolan asked.

"I really want to go, but I'm busy investigating the case and can't get away..."

"That's it..." Xiaolan was a little regretful, but she didn't have high expectations, so she just asked casually, "By the way, the weather has been very cold these days, so you must be careful about your health!"

"The same to you…"

"I don't need you to worry..."

"Yoshino Mountain! The misty white cloud-covered peak!"

While they were talking, a sudden voice came from the sofa, interrupting the call between the two.

Xiaolan looked over and found her father, who was sitting on the sofa looking drunk and still drinking beer, saying strange words while sitting and demonstrating how to move down the ladder.

"You are stepping on the white snow, are you looking for people?"

"Hey! Dad!"

"You two are not Yoshitsune and Shizugozen..." Uncle Mouri continued, burping from the wine.

"How about it!" Xiaolan put her hands on her hips and said dissatisfiedly, "The two of us grew up together, so I'm worried that his health is normal!"

Xiaolan's expression became even more unkind.

Dad took advantage of the fact that he was on the phone and had no time to care about him. He kept sitting there drinking beer, and the empty cans were almost piled up.

Conan is the same kid. I don’t know what’s going on. When I was on the phone, he kept running around in front of me. When I asked him what happened, he said it was nothing. He also actively helped his father get wine...

Really, baffling...

The same goes for Shinichi. He had confessed to him before and told him that he would respond to him the next time he saw him, but he was not in a hurry to come back and didn't mention it on the phone, as if it didn't happen at all. …

None of these guys have peace of mind...

Thinking of this, Xiaolan lost her mood to talk on the phone and put the phone to her ear again, "Dad is complaining, I won't tell you anymore!"

With a snap, the phone was hung up.

"..."

Fengyuan breathed a sigh of relief and stretched.

Although it was Xiaolan who was talking and listening all the time, he was still a little tired.

Speaking of which, it's been a long time since I called Conan like this to help him hide his identity. I've had it several times before, and I didn't think it was anything at all at that time, but now I always feel something weird...

Next time I'd better pretend to be Conan myself and let Conan make the phone call...

Or simply ask the doctor to help make phone calls. During this period, the doctor also had several phone calls with Fuesha, which just allowed the doctor to exercise...

Thinking in his mind, Fengyuan walked out of the phone booth and returned to the doctor's home.

The doctor is still busy working on new inventions in his laboratory.

To Feng Yuan's surprise, Hai Yuan Ai was sitting in the living room.

The weird feeling I had when I called you is even weirder now...

Damn it, it's all Conan's fault.

"I'm back."

"Did you finish the call?"

"Yeah..." Fengyuan replied, "I just heard her talk about what happened in the past few days..."

"Oh... Mr. Detective is so considerate, please explain..."

Haiyuan Ai looked away from the magazine and looked at Fengyuan, with a sly look in her eyes. To be honest, she does have a taste for it, but not to the point of endlessly worrying about such a "necessary" thing, not to mention...

It's all Edogawa's fault.

"Okay, I'm just waiting here..." Haiyuan Ai said, "I just pulled out a few of your hair..."

…

The day after tomorrow.

Inside the Mori Detective Agency.

Because she might have to stay in Kyoto for several days, Xiaolan was busy making preparations for the trip. Maplehara, who had already packed his luggage and was ready, stood in front of the TV and watched TV with Conan.

A press conference from the Metropolitan Police Department was being broadcast on TV.

This was a press conference about a recent cross-regional serial killing incident. It was hosted by the representative of the Metropolitan Police Department, Megure Police Department, who was sitting in the middle. Next to him was Officer Shiratori.

"According to the investigation, the five people who were killed in Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto have all been confirmed to be members of the thief group Genji Hotaru. In view of this, this incident..."

"Conan, you have brought too many novels!" Xiaolan's voice came over, and Conan quickly ran over to stop Xiaolan from throwing away her precious spiritual food.

Maplehara glanced back, then continued watching TV. During the live broadcast, a very cute little squirrel crawled out of the pocket of the Kyoto police representative, Officer Ayanokōji, who was sitting on the far right. It was Officer Ayanokōji’s pet.

After the Megure Police Department introduced the joint action plan of the Metropolitan Police Department, Officer Shiratori took over the conversation:

"We discovered that Genji Hotaru has been targeting well-known Buddhist statues or works of art, centered in Tokyo, Kyoto, and Osaka since Heisei 3. All members call each other as Yoshitsune's retainers, and each person's hand , all have a Yi Jing Ji..."

"The leader received the Yoshitsune," said police officer Ayanokouji. "He included Benkei, Ise Saburo and other members, a total of eight people. Apart from these three, the other five people have been killed, and even the Yoshitsune they held They were all taken away too…”

"What clues are there so far?" asked a reporter who was not visible in the live broadcast.

"Currently we only know that he is a master of kendo and archery," replied the Otaki Police Department of Osaka Prefecture. Maplehara had only met him a few days ago. "As for Yoshitsune, Benkei and Ise Saburo who have not yet been killed, Their ages and genders are unknown..."

"No matter what!" Memu Police Department expressed its determination to the public, "We must arrest the murderer and other members of this thieves group as soon as possible, and we will do our best to continue the search..."

"Okay, Xiaokong," Xiaolan said, "Yuanzi is already waiting for us below, shall we set off?"

"Um!"

After turning off the TV and carrying his bag, Maplehara followed him downstairs, and then took the Shinkansen to Kyoto together.

…

On the other side, Dr. Ali’s house.

"Okay! It turns out that Conan and Maplehara went to Kyoto!"

"It seems there is a temple called Sannoji Temple. I asked Mouri to investigate the case."

The doctor came over with three glasses of juice and explained to Ayumi who had just expressed her envy. Haihara Ai was still busy with her research in the basement, and the doctor did not let these children disturb her.

"We also want to go to Kyoto!" Genta said.

"Well... I can take some of you there..." the doctor said.

"Ah, is it true?"

"Very good!"

"Kyoto Kyoto, I'm going to Kyoto!"

The primary school students immediately became excited, but the doctor obviously had another purpose, and he immediately realized: "It's just that you have to answer the riddle correctly first!"

"Eh? I knew it..."

"I take it you don't want to take us there at all?"

"Yes, Conan and Fengyuan are not here, Haiyuan is also busy..."

"I said," the doctor said with a dark look on his face, "you guys, don't always think about relying on them..."

"But they are also members of the Young Detective Team! Doctor, don't always think of excluding them from us!"

"Yes, yes!"

"But they all happen to be away," the doctor said, "so you're on your own this time..."

Under the doctor's gaze, the primary school students gathered together and whispered. Although he heard everything, he didn't understand much.

"We have no choice but to rely on ourselves," Mitsuhiko whispered, "However, we asked Fengyuan before about his skills in solving puzzles..."

"Eh? Do you want to use that?"

"Is it too much?"

What's too much... The doctor thought, and when he came back to his senses, he heard Mitsuhiko say to him: "Doctor, let's start!"

The children suddenly became very confident, and the doctor was a little surprised, but he was actually the one who wanted to tell the mystery the most, so naturally he would not just let it go, "You three all know who Benkei is, right? "

"Yeah! He is Yoshitsune's retainer, right?" Ayumi responded.

"Hey, who is Yoshitsune?" Genta asked Mitsuhiko in a low voice.

"His nickname was Ushiwakamaru. Benkei once tried to seize his thousandth sword at Gojo Ohashi in Kyoto, but unfortunately he was defeated in the end. Later, he was accepted by Minamoto Yoshitsune as his subordinate."

After a pause, Mitsuhiko continued, "At that time, there was a long-term war between the Genji and the Heike. Later, although Yoshitsune defeated the Heike, he was hated by his brother Yoritomo. Finally, in what is now Iwate Prefecture, a place called Hiraizumi Igawa The place where he committed suicide..."

"Ha, you know a lot." The doctor said, "Then I'm going to ask a question——"

The doctor cleared his throat, "This Mou Qing once had a first love named Uzuna, but that woman later married another man... After Benqing found out about this, was he angry, happy, or crying? What do you think? Which one is it?"

"Eh? My first love..."

Ayumi was slightly startled, then a little confused.

Speaking of which, she wasn't quite sure whether she had a good impression of Kaedehara or Conan first...

Keenly aware that Ayumi was distracted, Mitsuhiko and Genta suddenly forgot about their previous plan and said one by one:

"Of course he's angry!"

"How can you be happy about something like this!"

"Then your answer is anger?" the doctor asked.

"Ah, no!" Mitsuhiko winked at Genta, "My answer is angry! But Genta, your answer is happiness, right?"

"Huh? Ah, yes! My answer is happiness!"

"What a pity, all the answers were wrong..."

"Ah, then my answer is to cry!" Ayumi said, raising her hands.

Dr. A Li was stunned for a moment, then realized that these children wanted to use the exhaustive method, "Hey, you can't do this..."

"There's no way, they just really want to go..."

Haiyuan Ai yawned and walked up from the basement, "Doctor, your puzzles are too cold..."

"Haiyuan!"

The primary school students greeted each other happily, but the unwilling doctor insisted on letting the primary school students tell their reasons, and also told Ai Haihara who had just walked up and didn't hear.

"Doctor, you probably got the idea from Benkei's tears, right?"

"Nothing can really trouble you..."

"What is the place where Benkei sheds tears?" Ayumi asked.

"Actually, for a person as powerful as Benkei, there is one place that will hurt so much that he sheds tears even if he is kicked," Mitsuhiko explained while lifting his leg, "It's right here, the front of the calf!"

"But I don't understand!" Genta asked, "What does this have to do with this puzzle?"

"About this..."

"I understand!" Because she already knew the answer, Ayumi, who was reasoning backwards, quickly understood.

"Eh?"

"Because it's the groom and Uzuna who are getting married! The groom and Uzuna are the 'front of the calf' (homophone)!"

"Why is it another cold joke..."

Genta and Mitsuhiko almost fell down. However, they finally solved the doctor's puzzle, and the doctor agreed to take them to Kyoto.

The primary school students began to discuss interesting places in Kyoto, and the doctor came closer to Haibara Ai, "Xiao Ai, has your antidote been completed?"

Xiao Ai originally said that she wanted to develop an antidote, so she didn't want to go to Kyoto with her, but just now she said that she wanted to go with her...

"Not so fast, doctor," Haiyuan Ai said and yawned again, "But I have improved the cold medicine I used before..."