Rebirth from Conan

Chapter 24: The Sad Clown at the Beach (Part )
"Sad clown?"

The curly-haired man looked at Shinichi in confusion.

Then, Shinichi raised his lips slightly, and confidently stated his reasoning: "Because I was just listening to big brother talking, you said you have been to many countries, right? So I judge that people who travel around like this are probably members of a circus!"

"circus?"

Now it wasn't just the curly-haired guy, the passengers around him also cast their eyes on Shinichi.

"Also, there is a mark on the lower back of the big brother's left hand. Marks in that position...are mostly found by people who play the accordion. After all, you have to pull the body of the instrument to inject air while pressing the keys to play. Over time, a horizontal scratch will be left here. In circus performances, there are often clowns playing the accordion. Although there are many types of clowns, only sad clowns have straight lines and tears on their faces.

Brother, your left eye clearly has traces of tear makeup. I guess you wanted to go to the beach quickly, so you forgot to wipe it off in a hurry, right? But even so, as a detective, I will never be fooled by you. "

Shinichi paused for a moment, then pointed his finger at the curly-haired young man again with a "there is only one truth" gesture and said, "Brother, I'm sure you are the Sad Clown, admit it now!"

As soon as the words fell, the surroundings suddenly became quiet.

Many tourists who were frightened by Shinichi's reasoning also looked at him in a daze.

Until the curly-haired man couldn't help himself and laughed happily: "Hahahahahahaha."

Shinichi: "?"

"why are you laughing?"

"I'm sorry, I do travel between the three countries frequently, but I'm not a member of the circus."

The curly-haired man raised the back of his hand. "But regarding the accordion, your reasoning is not wrong. This is indeed the mark left by me playing the accordion frequently when I was working in a bar. By the way, the salary for that job is quite good."

"The one on your eyes..." Shinichi still pointed at the man's face unwillingly.

"The one on my left eye isn't tear makeup. It was caused by my mom hitting her with a knife. Well, she wasn't in good shape either. I punched her twice in the backhand and beat her so hard that she had to use ice to cool her down." The curly-haired man replied with a smile.

Shinichi: "."

This guy... actually dared to beat his own mother?

The figure of Kudo Yukiko instantly appeared in Shinichi's mind.

When I was scolded, I didn’t even dare to say a word back.

"So, kid, who are you exactly?" The man turned around and asked Shinichi.

Although he felt a little embarrassed because of his wrong reasoning, Shinichi still answered seriously: "My name is Kudo Shinichi, and I am...I am Sherlock Holmes' apprentice!"

"Hey, hey, does Holmes know that he has an apprentice like you?"

At this time, Xia He's voice came from not far away.

As if he was caught by the teacher for reading a mystery novel in class, Shinichi's face turned slightly red, and he immediately retorted: "You're still blaming me, didn't you also joke last time that you were Kaito Kid's apprentice!"

"Kaito Kidd? Is he the thief who specializes in stealing gems?" The curly-haired man also looked at Xia He at this time, and asked in confusion: "Why do you want to worship a criminal as your master?"

Hearing this, Xia He opened his arms and made a gliding gesture, "He can fly in the sky and perform magic. That's cool, isn't it!"

Curly-haired young man: “.”

Children are children, they are really innocent and naive.

When Shinichi saw Xia He's childish look, he couldn't help but muttered in a low voice: "Idiot..."

Xia He: "."

How dare you say that to me?

Are you any better than me?
Forget it, I won’t bother with that elementary school kid.

Shaking his head, he was about to ask Aunt Yukiko to treat this kid, but at this moment...

"finally found you!"

Three bad young men in swimming trunks suddenly came over and spoke in a very unfriendly tone behind Xia He and Shinichi.

One of the yellow-haired hooligans clenched his fist and said, "You little brat, you actually embarrassed us in the restaurant just now." Unexpectedly, Shinichi looked up and said with disdain, "You deliberately put a fly into the fried noodles that were almost finished, and then made a big fuss to embarrass the store owner... Your way of eating and freeloading is too low-class, isn't it?"

Perhaps it was because he was too young, but when faced with three young men whose size and strength were several times greater than his, Shinichi was not afraid. Instead, he retorted with a look of disdain.

In contrast, the other children on the beach, upon seeing these three ferocious-looking thugs, immediately hid behind their parents in fear.

"No standards? That's because you're meddling in other people's business. If you hadn't reported it, no one would have noticed."

Upon hearing this, the yellow-haired gangster reached out and grabbed Shinichi's hair in displeasure.

On the side, the curly-haired young man who witnessed this scene was about to take action, but Xia He, who was closer, had already jumped up from his original position and kicked the yellow-haired gangster directly in the lower back.

Feeling a strong pain in the kidney area, the yellow-haired gangster screamed and loosened his right hand.

Immediately after landing, Xia He swept his leg again, directly knocking down the other two thugs who tried to catch him onto the sand.

The whole process was done in one go.

It was so smooth and silky that all the adults present were stunned.

After a long while, the nearby security personnel finally reacted and took away the three bad youths who were lying on the ground groaning.

"What an amazing kid."

"Isn't this too handsome?"

The onlookers couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

"What a quick move..."

The curly-haired young man also muttered to himself at this time.

Even though the kid still lacks strength, judging from the few clean and neat moves he just made, his future achievements in martial arts will most likely reach the top of the pyramid.

"He's a good candidate to be a spy." He couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

And at the moment when the curly-haired young man was looking at Xia He, Xia He was also secretly looking at the other person.

In fact, he had already recognized that the guy in front of him was Shuichi Akai.

In the original work, he is one of the key characters active in the main storyline.

The FBI's ace agent.

However, at this time, the other party should not have had time to join the FBI.

"Why did Akai Shuichi appear at the beach in Tokyo?"

"Shouldn't he be studying in the United States now?"

Xia He began to carefully recall the dramas he had watched in his previous life.

at the same time.

"Wang!"

"Shinichi, why are you here? Do you know how long your mother has been looking for you?"

Yukiko Kudo walked over with Meatball, and after scolding Shinichi, she looked at Xia He and said, "Didn't you say Meatball has a sharp nose? Then why did it take me to the women's locker room just now?"

meatball:
Xia He: "."

"Maybe I got lost." He replied embarrassedly.

Unexpectedly, the words just fell.

Bang-!
Accompanied by a loud bang.

In the distance, a car broke through the fence on the cliff and fell straight into the sea in front.

(End of this chapter)