I'm in Conan, I'm not a gangster

Chapter 601 Oh no, Conan! Someone's dead. You've killed someone. (1st update)
Several days have passed since the Yokohama bombing.

The overwhelming amount of entertainment gossip news quickly overshadowed the Yokohama US military base bombing.

Several unfortunate entertainment stars were once again dragged into the fireball.

It's obvious at a glance that Shiraishi E is being manipulated behind the scenes to divert public attention.

Eiji Shiraishi told Ran and Sonoko about it, and the two of them weren't that surprised... after all, it wasn't like they hadn't experienced it before.

And so, life returned to normal.

Everything seemed as if nothing had happened.

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As the last rays of the setting sun bathed the streets of Beika Town, Emi Shiraishi, Ran Mouri, and Sonoko Suzuki leisurely strolled along the shopping street, discussing which store offered the best discounts.

"That dessert shop has a great location!! I think it's worth considering buying it!" Sonoko carefully evaluated.

Xiaolan nodded with a smile, "Yes, that's what Mom said too! She also said that the place around the corner is pretty good, and has a good price-performance ratio!"

Just as the two were having a heated discussion, Shiraishi E's phone suddenly rang.

Caller ID: Conan Edogawa.

"Hello?" Shiraishi E answered the phone, but before she could speak, she heard Conan's urgent voice: "Shiraishi! Come to Beika Library right now! Something terrible has happened!"

Conan's tone was unusually tense, even somewhat flustered.

Shiraishi E frowned, immediately realizing that something was amiss.

"Ran, Sonoko." He hung up the phone and said to the two of them, "You two continue looking at the shops. Conan has some urgent business to attend to, so I have to go there first."

Yuanzi made an OK sign and said, "Alright, alright! Go ahead!"

Xiaolan nodded gently: "Be careful."

After bidding farewell to the two, Shiraishi E headed to the Beika Library.

At the entrance of the Beika Library, the three members of the Junior Detective Club—Ayumi, Mitsuhiko, and Genta—were anxiously looking around.

Upon seeing Shiraishi E's figure, they immediately surrounded her.

"Brother Shiraishi!" Ayumi grabbed his sleeve nervously. "Conan said the curator... the curator committed murder!"

Mitsuhiko adjusted his glasses and lowered his voice: "We suspect that the disappearance of Manager Tamada is related to Director Tsugawa!"

Shiraishi E was taken aback: "Director Tsugawa?"

He remembered that he had killed this guy a long time ago, so why did it suddenly respawn?

Thinking of this, Conan poked his head out from the side door of the library and waved with a serious expression: "Brother Shiraishi, over here!"

As Shiraishi E walked over, she heard Conan say, "Tamada the caretaker has been missing for several days. I suspect he was killed by Director Tsugawa!"

"Wait a minute." Shiraishi E gestured for Conan to be quiet. He went into the library and looked at the introduction of the current librarian posted on the bulletin board.

The person in the photo is wearing glasses and has a kind smile, but upon closer inspection, one can find subtle differences in his facial features compared to the Hideharu Tsugawa I remember.

Upon seeing the name, Minori Moriyama realized that the other person's name was Kenichi Tsugawa.

After observing him, Conan immediately said, "He is Kenichi Tsugawa, the nephew of the former curator, Hideharu Tsugawa. He just returned from abroad two days ago, and the curator, Tamada, disappeared right after that!"

Shiraishi realized immediately that it was his nephew; no wonder they looked so alike, both were quite frightening.

He looked at Conan and said, "So, you suspect he killed the administrator?"

Conan nodded: "Yes, I found out that before Tamada disappeared, he had a heated argument with Director Tsugawa!"

"But afterwards, after receiving a report of the disappearance of the Tamada administrator, the police launched an investigation, but found nothing!"

"And then?" Shiraishi E continued to ask.

"They plan to come here and investigate after the library closes tonight." Conan pointed to the Junior Detective League beside him and said helplessly, "I can't protect him by myself... so I can only ask you for help."

Upon hearing this, Shiraishi E tugged at Conan's ear and said, "Are you treating me like a babysitter?"

"Ah~~ Haha, no way!" Conan chuckled awkwardly, then quickly slapped the other person's hand away and said, "I just wanted to ask you for help!"

Shiraishi E shook her head and said, "It's not that I don't want to help you, but... I can't help you forever!"

"Think about it, there will come a day when I'll be busy with other things and won't be able to help you, right?"

Conan sighed and said, "I know that too, but—"

Shiraishi interrupted him, saying, "There are no buts. You have to learn to protect other people."

"I have one!" Conan brandished his wristwatch-shaped tranquilizer gun and said, "I've had Professor Agasa modify it; it can fire ten shots in one go!!"

Shiraishi E shook her head and said, "Not enough, far from enough!"

As he spoke, he reached into his backpack and pulled out the cell phone-shaped tranquilizer gun he had just bought from the Bandit Mall.

To Conan's astonishment, Shiraishi E handed it to him, saying, "Use this! This is powerful enough!" "One hundred tranquilizer darts should completely solve your fear of insufficient firepower!"

"Of course, if you think a hundred anesthetic shots aren't enough, here... these are three batteries."

"Each battery contains one hundred tranquilizer darts!!"

Conan instinctively caught the cell phone-shaped tranquilizer gun, played with it for a while, unconsciously licked his lips, and said, "So many bullets? Then I won't be afraid when I run into criminals in the future!"

After saying that, he suddenly realized something was wrong and quickly said, "No, no! You can't use this tranquilizer dart carelessly!! I haven't collected any evidence of Director Tsugawa's crimes yet!"

Shiraishi E smiled and said, "Isn't that simple? Just set up a sting operation! Isn't that much faster than you investigating and finding evidence?"

These words made Conan's eyes light up, and he said, "Yes! How come I didn't think of entrapment?"

As he spoke, he quickly called over Ayumi and the other two and explained the fishing plan.

The plan was unanimously approved by the three little ones!

Shiraishi E looked at Conan with a smile, without saying anything.

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The Mihana Library was eerily quiet at night.

Kenjiro Tsugawa, expressionless, began his patrol with a flashlight, his leather shoes making a rhythmic tapping sound on the marble floor.

As usual, he inspected every corner after closing time—the literature section, the science section, the study rooms…

Once he was sure there were no readers, he could begin disposing of the body.

One by one, the lights went out, leaving only the emergency indicator lights emitting a faint green glow.

Tsugawa's steps suddenly stopped in the children's picture book section.

"Shh...shh..."

A faint sound of pages turning came from the corner.

He went over and saw three children lurking in the corner, doing something suspicious.

"What are you kids doing at the library so late?" Director Tsugawa looked down at them with a strange smile on his lips.

"Ah! Hello, Director!" Ayumi slammed the book shut, her voice trembling. "We...we just lost track of time while reading!"

Mitsuhiko grabbed his backpack: "Let's go now! Right now!"

In his panic, Yuan Tai knocked over a chair: "Yes, yes, yes! Mom's calling us home for dinner!"

The three of them lowered their heads and moved quickly toward the exit, deliberately avoiding the spot where Tsugawa was standing.

Director Tsugawa's gaze fell on the three of them, and he felt that they were acting suspiciously!
"Stop!" he shouted.

Instead of stopping, the three children ran off like startled rabbits!

"We didn't see anything! Don't kill us!!" Ayumi's tearful scream echoed through the library.

Upon hearing this, Tsugawa's expression instantly twisted.

“I see…” He took a pair of white gloves from his suit pocket and slowly put them on. “Looks like I can’t let you go.”

The surveillance cameras in the children's area "just happened" to break down yesterday.

Tsugawa had already planned to dispose of Tamada's body tonight; now it was just a matter of having three more small sacrifices.

He pressed the remote control in his pocket, and the library door clicked shut automatically.

Director Tsugawa grinned maliciously as he chased after them, trying to catch the three brats!
This scene was witnessed by Conan from a distance. He frowned and muttered, "The plan isn't going well. Director Tsugawa didn't even bother to check where the body was hidden!"

Shiraishi E shrugged and said, "Then let's anesthetize him first, and then interrogate him slowly."

"This... isn't this a bad idea? There's no evidence." Conan hesitated, unsure if his judgment was correct.

What if we misunderstand them?

Shiraishi E warned, "If you don't intervene soon, those three children will be strangled to death."

When Conan came to his senses, he saw that Mitsuhiko and Genta had been captured by Director Tsugawa, who was choking them with one hand each, while Ayumi was crying loudly in fear.

He was taken aback and, without thinking too much, immediately took out the cell phone-shaped tranquilizer gun, aimed, and fired.

Puff puff puff——

Ten tranquilizer darts were fired into Director Tsugawa's back!
After grunting, Director Tsugawa collapsed to the ground with a thud.

Conan quickly went over to check on Genta and Mitsuhiko, and breathed a sigh of relief after learning that they were alright.

But just after that, he heard Shiraishi E say, "Oh no, Conan. Someone's dead. You've killed someone."

(End of this chapter)