Conan: Start from Lucky Three

Chapter 23 The male protagonist of the same cool novel
"Twenty shots and all hit the target." Tachibana Shizuka thought for a moment and finally shook his head: "I'm not sure, but I think it should be difficult to do."

Tachibana Shizuka didn't underestimate himself, but he also didn't overestimate his talent. Even Toru Amuro couldn't hit the bull's eye with twenty shots on his first try.

After leaving the shooting range, the instructor took them to the office, where he told Tachibana Shizuka and others about Kogoro Mouri's grades in other subjects.

In terms of shooting and fighting, Kogoro Maori is far ahead among the students of the same batch - not only in the same batch, but in all batches of students.

His performance in other subjects was also remarkable, and he was accepted into the Investigation Department after graduation.

Judging from Kogoro Mouri's performance in the police academy, it is hard to imagine that he would later become a decadent, greasy uncle.

After this trip to the police academy, Xiaolan's initial doubts about herself were shaken.

After enjoying the feast that Sonoko promised, Officer Takagi said goodbye and went home to deal with his own business, and the foursome became the original three-person group again.

Tachibana Seiji took Xiaolan and Sonoko to a coffee shop and sat down in a corner.

"It seems that Mr. Mori's life template is simply perfect and enviable." Tachibana Shizuka's mind was originally full of stereotypes against Mori Kogoro, but now after experiencing it himself and looking back on Mori Kogoro's "first half of his life", he always feels that Mori Kogoro is simply the template of the male protagonist in a cool novel.

"Lan's father has a childhood sweetheart. They started dating in high school. She is a very popular person in the whole high school. She is top-notch in both appearance and knowledge.
After graduating from high school, he successfully continued his studies and was admitted to Beihua University. After graduating from university, he passed the police exam and entered the police academy for training, leaving a legendary name during the training period.

After completing the training, I successfully joined the Investigation Division 1 and became a criminal police officer."

He's a detective from the Metropolitan Police Department. Needless to say, his salary and benefits are excellent. The welfare benefits of the Metropolitan Police Department alone are enough to make those hard-working office workers envious.

So the question is, if Kogoro Mori had just stayed in the Investigation Division, he could have become the backbone of the Division just by relying on his skills and shooting.

Then why would he retreat at the height of his career when he should be making great progress?
Thinking of this, Tachibana Shizuka spread his hands and said to Xiaolan: "From the clues we have known so far, it seems that it is not unacceptable for Mr. Maori to become a famous detective now."

Yuanzi, standing by, nodded repeatedly in agreement: "That's right, I never thought that uncle was so powerful."

"That being said," Xiaolan obviously didn't expect that her father was actually a legend in the police academy. After hearing what Tachibana Shizuka said, she also felt that her father was simply a winner in life:
"But as far as I can remember, Dad's career as a detective hasn't been very smooth."

This is also the most puzzling point for Xiaolan. Since her father’s past record is so "glorious", why is he repeatedly defeated by Shinichi?

Moreover, his firm used to be just an ordinary third-rate firm on the street, and this situation had lasted for more than one or two years.

"Well, it seems you still have some doubts, Lan. So, our next line of investigation is to find out why Mr. Maori became depressed for so many years after resigning."

"Yeah!" Tachibana Shizuka's proposal was immediately supported by Xiaolan.

"So, Ran, do you still remember why the uncle quit his job as a policeman?" Tachibana Seiji thought for a while and asked Xiaolan.

Xiaolan frowned and thought hard, then finally shook her head helplessly: "Sorry, I may have forgotten something."

"It's okay. The investigation won't produce results immediately. Just take your time and we'll investigate slowly. We'll eventually find a result."

Tachibana Shizuka comforted Xiaolan, and the three-person team also clarified the direction of future investigations.

The main purpose is to investigate the reasons for Uncle Mori's resignation, and the secondary purpose is to investigate some unknown experiences of Kogoro Mori.

For example, Kogoro Mori’s college years.

After Tachibana Shizuka sent Ran Mouri and Mariko away, he did not rush home. Instead, he went back to the cafe, ordered a glass of juice for himself, and then silently opened the panel in his mind.

When he was in the police academy, Shizuka Tachibana received a prompt from the system and triggered a new option. Only now did Shizuka Tachibana have the time and space to explore the "lucky three choices" that were triggered this time.

You've been asked by a friend to investigate his father, but despite already knowing the truth, you have other ideas. As the investigation progresses, your initial confidence begins to waver. At this moment, you can make the following choices:

① Guide the investigation based on your memory, get "everything" back on track, and let your friends know the "truth" you know (Choose ① to gain "Knowledge·Basics of Combat")
② Ignore the so-called truth and guide the investigation based solely on your desire for your friend (Choose ② and you will gain "Knowledge and Reasoning Foundation"

③ As the investigation progresses, you find that the "truth" you once knew is becoming increasingly untenable, so you decide to trust only what you have personally investigated and re-understand this person you once "knew" well. (Choose ③ to gain "Knowledge: Basics of Handgun Defense")

Very good. The last time I participated in the event, the three-choice option was not triggered. Now, just a brief investigation into Uncle Maori’s past experience triggered my own plug-in.

Kogoro Mouri is indeed the template of the male protagonist in a cool novel.

Facing the options panel in his mind, Tachibana Shizuka pondered carefully. Option 1 was undoubtedly the simplest. He only needed to tell Xiaolan the contents of the original book.

But this option was also the first one that Shizuka Tachibana ruled out, because revealing the secret of the sleeping Kogoro to Xiaolan meant that he would need to expose Conan's identity.

It doesn’t matter to Shizuka Tachibana whether Conan’s identity is exposed or not, but exposing Conan’s identity now will obviously create unnecessary obstacles for Shizuka Tachibana’s efforts to poach people.

As for option 2, Tachibana Shizuka actually preferred this option when he saw it for the first time, including his proposal to investigate Kogoro Mouri's past experiences.

But when Tachibana Shizuka saw option 3, he changed his mind, having originally decided on the direction of the investigation.

The system is right. In fact, many Conan fans have been arguing about whether Uncle Maori is really confused or just hiding his true abilities, and there is still no accurate conclusion.

Kogoro Mouri's performance also left many fans confused. This person seemed to be hidden in the fog of war, and the occasional glimpses of his character were very contradictory.

Since Tachibana Shizuka is fortunate enough to come to this world, why does he want to explore it?

It’s not that Tachibana Shizuka is not curious, his curiosity is just completely different from Conan’s.

Tachibana Shizuka's system is like a plug-in that can make people see the truth. At this moment, Tachibana Shizuka has made up his mind.

(End of this chapter)