The unscrupulous detective in Conan

Chapter 1347 Kudo's Decoy

To avoid being ganged up on by the villagers in a righteous act, the group ultimately decided to abandon their plan to impersonate Shinichi Kudo.

The main reason is that Fujino's (senpai's) predictions are very accurate, so I dare not gamble!

If that situation really happened, wouldn't everyone get a beating?

Conan fell silent for a moment, his mind flashing back to all the things he had done in the first half of his life.

Finally, he glanced at the letter in the pocket of his suit jacket.

Originally, I wanted to mention other contents of the letter.

But look at everyone's reaction...

He felt a little disheartened for a moment.

In the end, I made a firm decision: I, Shinichi Kudo, will handle my own affairs!
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Fujino drove his Sea Lion car, carrying Ran, Conan, Hattori, and Kazuha, and also brought along his own little Haibara.

And so the group embarked on their journey to Higashi-Osui Village.

Higashi-Okuho Village, just like its name suggests, is a small rural village located on the eastern outskirts of Okuho Town.

The entire route was through rural landscapes; it wasn't exactly desolate, but even birds wouldn't bother to poop there.

In Japan, cities cluster together to form a circle, while surrounding these cities are underdeveloped and not yet fully developed rural towns.

Fortunately, there are still hotels and guesthouses in the town.

After arriving in the town, everyone checked into a hotel.

There are two rooms, one for boys and one for girls.

After settling into their accommodations (the starting point), the group inquired at the front desk and found out the location of the village office.

The purpose of this trip is to find the person who sent the letter to Hattori Heiji.

So, immediately, everyone got off the bus and walked, asking around as they made their way to the village office.

The village office is a basic village-level organization in Japan, similar to a village committee.

If you want to find out someone's household registration, you should come to a place like this.

The last time I went to Mermaid Island, I followed the same route.

However, just as everyone was about to take action, Conan spoke up:

"Sister Xiaolan, I'm not feeling well. I think I'll stay at the hotel!"

"Are you feeling unwell? Where does it hurt?"

"It's just a bit of an upset stomach!" Conan smiled. "Ran-neechan, you guys go investigate Kudo-nii's case!"

"I'll just rest at the hotel for a while!"

"Alright, remember to tell the innkeeper if anything happens!"

Xiao Lan nodded, without saying anything more.

Ai Haibara glanced at Conan, who was sneaking away.

The quick-witted girl immediately realized that the boy was up to something again.

After a moment's thought, she said softly, "I forgot something," and slowly followed Conan's steps.

Heiji Hattori originally wanted to join in the fun as well.

However, considering that this young lady had already passed away, he gave up on the idea.

Well, they've all run away. Now, all that's left is Fujino, his childhood friend, and his best friend's childhood friend.

Not quite right.

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Ai Haibara, arms crossed, followed Conan, who hadn't yet returned to his room: "So, what are you planning to do now?"

"Oh, Haibara, what brings you back?" Conan asked, turning around.

Ai Haibara sighed and said, "Of course I want to know what your intentions are. If you run away and cause trouble, I need to know something so that Fujino can come and rescue you, right?"

"..."

Conan gave a deadpan look, feeling that the words were somewhat insulting.

Do I need Fujino to save me?

But thinking about it, well, it seems that I was indeed helped by Fujino before...

He rubbed his backside, coughed lightly, and explained, "That guy claimed to have found a loophole in my reasoning, and said that to save face for me, he wanted me to meet him at a cabin in the mountains." Upon hearing this, Ai Haibara immediately understood that Conan had come for her sake.

She knew people like Kudo all too well.

It doesn't matter if you hit him, scold him, or insult his family.

But if you dare to talk about that girl next door, or his face and authority as a detective...

That won't work.

See, there's no evidence, they just sent a letter and came running.

All I can say is that this is the best Kudo trap I've ever made.

Ai Haibara silently analyzed Hakiko's reaction in her mind.

Then, he glanced at her again and said, "So, you're planning to meet him looking like this?"

"Yeah," Conan said with a sigh, "I can't count on Fujino. I was hoping he could help me out..."

He sighed as he spoke, "It seems that this is the only way it can be now."

"You're really bold, aren't you afraid this is a trap?"

"What bait?"

"Kill your bait."

Faced with the innocent and bewildered Hakiko, Ai Haibara sighed speechlessly: "Isn't something like this just suspicious?"

"What's strange about this?" Conan couldn't help but ask.

Ai Haibara crossed her arms and explained as if she were looking at an idiot, "Inviting someone to a secluded place, doesn't that seem like a way to kill them to cover it up?"

Conan was speechless: "So how is that possible? I have no grudge against him, and he has no motive to kill me."

"Besides, he's a huge fan of my detective stories!"

"How could he possibly want to kill me?"

Facing the innocent little corgi, Ai Haibara said calmly, "Humans are very complex creatures; they are emotional beings. If you try to analyze things with rational thinking, you will definitely suffer losses."

"You think there's no motive, but who knows, that guy might already be holding a grudge against you over some trivial matter."

"Fujino knew this from the beginning, which is why he refused."

"To fall into a trap that you know is a trap is a completely pointless act."

Conan was already used to Ai Haibara's lamentations: "It doesn't matter, anyway, I didn't go as Shinichi Kudo."

"Even if he wanted to kill someone, he wouldn't harm a child, would he?"

"..."

Ai Haibara looked at Hakiko, who seemed completely unconcerned, and remained silent for a moment. In the end, she could only reach into her small bag, Fusae, and pull out a pill: "Although you'll be very weak even after returning to your original state after using the drug, you should still take some antidote just in case."

"Forehead……"

"I'm giving it to you just in case. If you don't take it, there won't be any side effects."

"OK then."

"By the way, if you're really going to be killed, take the medicine before you die, and maybe you can turn back into Shinichi Kudo forever."

"Huh?" Conan was taken aback. "This medicine can even bring the dead back to life?"

“That’s not it,” Ai Haibara explained. “It’s just that the medicine stops working when you die. Once physiological activity stops, metabolism also stops at the same time.”

"At that time, you will remain in the state of Shinichi Kudo forever."

"When collecting corpses, one can be collected as Shinichi Kudo."

"..."

Conan's eyebrows twitched as he listened to Ai Haibara's cheesy jokes.

At the same time, I also learned a little-known fact: So, if I die when I turn back into Shinichi Kudo, I won't turn back!

So there's absolutely no need to share this kind of little-known fact!
Conan inwardly scoffed, but as he took the pill, he felt a warm glow inside.

Haibara is just a bit nasty, has a sharp tongue, and a terrible, unforgiving mouth.

His nature is not bad.

She's a tsundere (proud and aloof) little girl.

(End of this chapter)