Conan's Exorcist Detective

Chapter 46 Block, then counterattack!
After the Xiao Cang Ramen Shop was surrounded by the police, it attracted many people to stop and stay. Everyone was curious about how this shabby old shop was suddenly related to the poisoning case.

Not far behind the crowd of onlookers, parked on the roadside was a white Mazda RX-7 FD3S.

Sitting in the car, Amuro Toru had sharp eyes. He looked through the windshield at the ramen shop in the distance and saw Mouri Ran and Mouri Kogoro standing outside the shop.

It wasn't until the police entered the ramen shop that he turned his attention back to his hands.

He was holding a report in his hand containing information about Takashi Kotori.

At this moment, Toru Amuro's cell phone suddenly rang. It was a text message.

After opening it, it said:

Kotori Takashi was killed by a cyanide poison, and the man who died with him was named Nishizu Tokumori...

The latest progress that the police had just investigated was immediately sent to Toru Amuro. It has to be said that the Japanese public security is very powerful.

However, the reason why Toru Amuro investigated Takashi Takanashi was just to complete the task assigned by the organization.

He fished out another cell phone from his coat pocket and dialed a number.

After the call was connected, a mechanical electronic voice whose gender could not be identified came from the other end: "Bourbon?"

Amuro Toru said: "Kidori died accidentally, and there is no sign of targeting the organization at the moment."

"Got it. Good job."

The other party didn't say much and the call was hung up.

Although Toru Amuro received praise from his boss, he was not very happy.

The recent missing persons cases have put great pressure on the country's top leaders. Naturally, he, a spy sent by the public security department to infiltrate the organization, is also expected to find out useful information.

But Toru Amuro worked hard for more than a month and tried every possible way, and he was almost going to confront the boss face to face.

But no useful clues were found.

This time it seemed like the boss deliberately locked the information within a very small range. This abnormal behavior made Toru Amuro wonder if he had been exposed?
But later he found out that several other members with "wine names" also knew nothing about the plan, so he felt a little relieved.

The only information we have now is that this incident seems to be caused by that guy Gin.

When Toru Amuro thought of the man who exuded a cold aura, he couldn't help but shiver.

If it were Gin, it would be normal for him to create such an incident that would cause a social crisis.

But just now, he received a call from his boss, asking him to investigate the cause of death of a man named Kotori Yamato.

There are a large number of peripheral members like Kotori working for the organization, and their identities are varied, but Toru Amuro didn't care at first.

But when he learned that this person's official identity was an employee of Baijiu Pharmaceutical, things became a little tricky.

Because according to the information he obtained from the Metropolitan Police Department system, Baijiu Pharmaceutical was one of the dozen or so suspects the police speculated might be involved in the missing persons case.

A phone call from the boss directly increased the suspicion of this multinational pharmaceutical company to the maximum.

but……

The Metropolitan Police Department's temporary task force proposed to search the pharmaceutical company several times, but was not approved every time.

The reason is that it may undermine the friendly cooperation between the two countries.

Toru Amuro suspected that it was a big shot who was bribed by the organization and was secretly obstructing the progress of the investigation.

But he could do nothing about these disgusting politicians. He was just an agent and had no way to interfere with the decisions of the top leaders.

At this moment, he suddenly found that the boy standing with Mao Lilan looked a little familiar.

Toru Amuro quickly opened the drawer in front of the co-pilot seat and took out a thick stack of documents.

He didn't turn on the lights inside the car, but instead flipped through the pages quickly using the dim light from the surrounding shop signs.

Soon, he pulled out a thin piece of paper from a pile of documents. At the top of the paper was written -

Kosaka Haruhiko, 18 years old, both parents are orphaned, currently studying at Teitan High School...

This is information provided by the Metropolitan Police Department. Due to the seriousness of the situation, the Metropolitan Police Department and the public security system shared some of the information.

Toru Amuro had some impression of the boy named Kousaka because he was the only one who had nothing to do with an incident of this magnitude no matter how you looked at it.

However, the comment at the bottom of this document was written by a police inspector named Shiratori:
"Personally, I think Kosaka Haruhiko has the potential to be a breakthrough in the case."

Toru Amuro initially scoffed at this comment.

He thought that the Metropolitan Police Department was a bunch of idiots who had no other options and were just trying their luck.

But now he has changed his mind a little.

There are indeed some people in this world who have strange fortunes that are difficult to understand, such as the famous high school detective Shinichi Kudo, who often encounters various cases.

And this high school student named Kosaka can appear in this information, and happens to come to the scene of the death of the organization member Kotori.

Toru Amuro felt that this might also be a kind of luck.

The strange fate between him and the Black Organization.

The photo on this document was taken at the beginning of the new semester. At that time, the original owner was still suffering from bullying, and the photo gave people the impression of a timid boy.

Amuro Toru looked at Haruhiko in the photo and murmured to himself, "Can a person like this really become the key to the case? I'm really looking forward to it."

...

Haruhiko, unaware of the high hopes placed on him, followed Inspector Megure into the ramen shop. There were two bodies lying on the ground.

Three witnesses who were more likely to be suspected were left in the store.

They are the waitress Ohashi Ayano with a red headscarf, the fat ramen shop owner Ogura Komae in orange clothes, and the owner of the barber shop next door, Atsushi Yanaka.

What surprised Haruhiko was that the deceased, Takashi Kotori, was the person he accidentally bumped into in Beika Shopping Street not long ago.

At that time, Haruhiko was very curious about the other person's job since there was such a strong smell of chemicals on him.

I didn't expect to know the answer so soon.

As for the poisoning incident, Haruhiko knew what was going on after seeing the sign of this ramen restaurant.

The cause of this case was that Xijin Desheng wanted to acquire all the shops on this commercial street and then convert it into a large entertainment city.

But the shop owners did not agree to sell it, so he often asked his subordinates to come here to make trouble, and thus offended many people.

Haruhiko remembered that the murderer was the owner of the barber shop. He took advantage of the opportunity when Nishizu Tokumori took off his glasses while getting a haircut and smeared poison on the legs of his glasses.

After Nishizu Tokumori touched the poison on his glasses, he swallowed the poison on his hand while eating ramen, resulting in his death.

While everyone was discovering the body and calling the police, Atsushi Taniguchi took advantage of the chaos to replace the deceased's glasses. Therefore, the toxic reaction detected at the scene made the police mainly suspect the ramen shop owner and the waitress Ayako.

This was also a method designed by the murderer to escape punishment.

Haruhiko guessed that the glasses stained with poison were still hidden on Atsushi Taniguchi's body.

However, in Haruhiko's memory, there was only one victim in this case, the annoying real estate developer Nishizu Tokumori.

Why was Takashi Toto suddenly added?
If the extra death was someone else, he would just regard it as an accidental killing, which is normal.

But the other party happened to be an employee of Baijiu Pharmaceutical, and Haruhiko always felt that this matter was not as simple as it seemed.

At this moment, Maori Kogoro, who had just finished smoking, walked in from outside and said to Inspector Megure: "Officer, I know who the murderer is!"

"What?! Brother Mori, are you going to show off your power again?" Inspector Megure looked expectant.

Maori Kogoro cleared his throat and said, "The murderer is Miss Cairi. She held a grudge against Mr. Nishizu Tokumori because of her father's death, so she smeared poison on the chopstick holder in front of the deceased and killed him.

As for the other deceased, he must have been unlucky, as he accidentally got the poison stuck on the chopsticks that Xijin Desheng handed over."

"What are you talking about? I do hate him very much, but it's not to the point where I have to kill him!" said the waiter Caidai loudly.

Maori Kogoro said: "Because only you can do this, Mr. Ogura is inside the bar. If you want to poison the chopsticks, you need to lean out of the bar, which is too obvious and easy to be detected.

As for Mr. Ya Zhongdu, he sat at the farthest seat from the deceased from the moment he entered the room, and had no contact with the deceased from beginning to end, so it is certainly impossible for him to have poisoned him.

Inspector Megure seemed to be convinced by this statement, and the investigation results also leaned more towards this direction. He walked up to Ayako and said, "Miss Ayako, please come with us."

Just then, a voice sounded behind everyone.

"Inspector Megure, it's not a good idea to just let the murderer get away like this, right?" Haruhiko said.

Inspector Megure turned around, looked at Haruhiko who was squatting beside the deceased, and asked, "Brother Haruhiko, do you have any new findings?"

Maori Kogoro rolled up his sleeves. "What do you mean, you little brat? Do you have any doubts about my reasoning?"

Haruhiko bluntly stated, "The murderer was actually Mr. Atsushi Taniyama. He smeared poison on the legs of the victim's glasses while the victim was getting a haircut at his shop. After the victim died from the poison, he took advantage of the chaos to replace the glasses to conceal the fact that the murder weapon was actually the glasses.

If I'm not mistaken, the glasses stained with poison are still with Mr. Yanaka Atsushi, right?"

Gu Zhongdu, who was hiding behind the crowd and watching the show, looked confused.

Why did you suddenly suspect him?

Aren’t you suspecting the murderer is the waitress Caidai?

In fact, it doesn’t matter to Yanaka who the murderer is. After this incident, it will be difficult for this ramen restaurant to continue operating here.

This is also part of his plan to make this old-fashioned ramen shop disappear from here.

But why did he suddenly become the object of suspicion? Tanaka Atsushi was shocked.

He subconsciously wanted to argue, but the boy simply blocked all the roads.

In any case, there was no way to explain the glasses he was wearing, which were coated with poison and had the deceased's fingerprints.

Just as he was stunned, the forensic officer walked up to him and said, "Mr. Yanaka, please let us check your glasses."

Atsushi Taniuchi hesitated for a moment. He looked at Inspector Megure's sharp eyes, and then looked at the several police officers who were maintaining order at the door.

There seems to be no need to quibble...

Atsushi Taniuchi looked deeply at Haruhiko Kousaka, then knelt on the ground: "It's all because of that guy who came to cause trouble more than once, I really couldn't help it..." Atsushi Taniuchi began to confess.

After he finished explaining his motive for murder, Inspector Megure asked, "Then why did you kill Kotori Yuu Takashi?"

Tanaka Atsushi: "I didn't mean to kill him at all. I didn't even know him. It was that guy Nishijin who handed him the chopsticks, which led to his death.

In fact, I thought about whether to stop it, but I was afraid that I would never have the chance to kill Xijin in the future.

Now thinking about it, maybe that was the last chance God gave me."

After saying this, Tanaka lowered his head deeply and was taken away by the police.

At this time, the waitress Ohashi Ayano took off the red headscarf on her head and wiped the sweat from her forehead: "I was really scared. Fortunately, this handsome boy found the real murderer, otherwise I would have been almost killed by a famous detective."

Ayayo's sarcastic tone made Maori Kogoro unable to sit still. He blushed and said, "Ah... well, actually, I also suspected that guy Yanaka..."

Caidai glanced at him with disdain, then patted Haruhiko on the shoulder and said, "Handsome boy, come to our store often when you have time. I'll give you a 50% discount~"

Haruhiko smiled. He was afraid that Kogoro Mouri would be embarrassed, so he turned and went to the inside of the ramen shop to perform the salvation ceremony.

Maori Kogoro looked at his back and said, "Damn it! I just got lucky and guessed it right. I actually wanted to say that too."

Conan rolled his eyes when he heard this and thought to himself, that's what I call a blind guess, right?

But how did Kousaka know that the murderer put poison on his glasses?

If I remember correctly, he arrived at the scene later. Even though he listened to Officer Takagi's account of the incident, he did not experience it personally.

Conan himself witnessed the entire process from the deceased entering the ramen restaurant to his death by poisoning, but he was unable to deduce how the murderer poisoned him.

He just suspected that the murderer might have used some unique method, but he did not find any clues.

Conan sighed. He found that Kousaka seemed to be becoming more and more unreasonable in solving cases.

...

Haruhiko is busy exorcising evil spirits, but today's evil spirits are a little different.

In addition to the spirits of the deceased and the murderer's vengeful spirit, there is also the evil spirit of the innocent deceased, Kotori Yamato.

Haruhiko discovered that the evil spirit of Kotori was extremely powerful, and even from a distance he could sense the tragic aura of someone dying before fulfilling their ambitions.

The soul that Takanashi gave Haruhiko gave him the feeling of being about to accomplish something great but ended up dying unexpectedly, a strong sense of unwillingness.

Although it was a bit confusing, it did not affect Haruhiko's salvation of the innocent soul. At most, the countdown on the rice cooker would be a little longer.

Due to the poisoning incident, Xiao Cang Ramen Restaurant closed early. The store manager took Cai Dai to do a thorough cleaning to remove other potential risks in the store that might be contaminated with cyanide.

So after Haruhiko came all the way here to gain some experience, he didn't get to eat dinner.

He looked at the time and guessed that he could only go home and eat instant noodles at this time.

Kogoro Mouri drove them back to the office.

Haruhiko went straight into his room.

There was only a single bed and a somewhat retro dressing table in the room, and a photo of Kisaki Eri hanging on the wall, facing Haruhiko's bed.

These days, whenever Haruhiko lies down, he is forced to accept Kisaki Eri's gaze. Her oppressive eyes force Haruhiko to bury his head in the quilt before he can fall asleep.

After entering the room, he first boiled a pot of water in an electric kettle and soaked the noodles in it, and then began to check tonight's harvest.

Unexpectedly, the harvest was so good.

First, the skill "Evil Spirits Repel" has been upgraded by one level to level 1.

Haruhiko's physical fitness has improved a lot. Now when he uses "Step Forward Slash", he no longer loses strength immediately.

Next, the kendo level was raised from 53 to 58. It seems that the soul of Takanashi played a significant role.

What surprised Haruhiko the most was that he was given a new skill.

Laurent's Heart Eye Blade

Description: Block the enemy's attack, then launch a sharp counterattack.

It looked like a counterattack skill, requiring the enemy to attack first. Haruhiko focused his attention on it, and a surge of information flooded into his brain, giving him a rough idea of ​​how this skill worked.

It probably means that it can improve your parrying ability in a short period of time, and the counterattack after blocking will be sharper than ordinary attacks.

It feels like a skill that is more practical, not like a skill that can be used in a kendo competition. The specific situation can only be known after actual combat.

Haruhiko decided to go to the Kendo Club and practice with Oshima-san to see how it works.

By this time, the noodles were almost done. Haruhiko lifted the lid and was about to start eating when there was a knock on the door.

"Come in." Haruhiko thought it was the little brat Conan.

But when the door was opened, it was Ran Mouri who appeared.

Mao Lilan was wearing light green pajamas, holding a bowl of cooked noodles in her hands. When she saw the instant noodles on Haruhiko's desk, she showed me the look I expected: "I guessed that you must be craving instant noodles again. Really, it's not good for your health to eat this kind of thing all the time. I cooked some noodles for you."

Ran Mouri came over and put the bowl of noodles on the dressing table, and Haruhiko saw a fried egg in the bowl.

"Thank you, it's really troublesome for you." Haruhiko said.

After Mao Lilan put down the bowl, she sat down on the edge of the bed and said, "Kousaka-kun, you are living in my house now, so don't be so polite to me."

Only after she came over did Haruhiko realize that her hair was wet and her body smelled of fruity shower gel, so she must have just taken a shower.

"Okay, then I won't be polite." Haruhiko picked up the bowl of noodles, took a bite, and then showed a satisfied expression.

Mao Lilan smiled happily after seeing this: "Kousaka-kun, come to think of it, I really have to thank you."

"What are you thanking me for?" Haruhiko asked while eating noodles.

"It's about the last time you saved Sonoko. I was really scared that time." Mao Lilan patted her chest with her hand. Even the loose pajamas could not cover the scenery of her chest.

Sometimes Haruhiko would also be confused. He remembered that Ran Mouri’s figure in the original work was not so exaggerated. Could it be that she had undergone secondary development?

As he thought about it, his eyes moved uncontrollably. The pajamas that Mouri Ran was wearing were a very conservative style, and did not reveal any weird parts of her body. But it was this conservatism, combined with her unexpectedly large pectoral muscles, that produced a wonderful chemical reaction.

"Kousaka-kun?" Xiaolan's puzzled voice brought him back to reality.

Haruhiko noticed that Ran Mouri seemed unaware of his evil gaze. Her unmade-up face showed a worried expression, as if she was afraid that Haruhiko would remember the terrible experience of the day Sonoko was kidnapped. This made Haruhiko feel guilty for deceiving an innocent elementary school student.

What an angelic girl! He sighed in his heart, then quickly turned his gaze back to the noodles in his hand: "Ah, you mean that time? Wasn't it a long time ago?"

"But I always remember it." Ran Mao Li looked down at her feet in slippers, her legs swinging back and forth in the air.

"Actually, you don't have to worry so much." Haruhiko swallowed a big mouthful of noodles and mumbled, "If the gangsters had taken you, Sonoko, or Conan that day, I would have chased them. You are one of my few friends."

Haruhiko was speaking from the heart. He couldn't just stand by and watch Ran Mouri or Sonoko Suzuki fall into danger. As for Conan, how could he not protect such a good upgrade artifact?

At this moment, perhaps Conan sensed the importance Haruhiko placed on him, the door of the room was pushed open a crack.

Conan appeared at the door, a creepy light flashing on his glasses.

"Conan? Why aren't you sleeping yet?" Ran Mouri stood up from the bed and walked over.

"Sister Xiaolan, I'm hungry too. Please cook noodles for me." Conan said in a low voice.

"Ah? Didn't you have ramen for dinner?" Mao Li Ran was stunned.

"I'm not full yet. I'm going to eat no matter what." Conan started to act like a spoiled child in a childish tone.

"But, the last noodles at home were cooked for Kosaka-kun." Mao Lilan looked embarrassed. She suddenly saw the instant noodles on the table. "Oh, how about you try this?"

Mao Lilan handed the instant noodles to Conan.

Conan was completely stunned.

His face was full of an expression that said, "Am I supposed to eat what other men leave behind?"

Haruhiko couldn't help laughing. He handed the bowl of noodles to Conan: "There's still half a bowl. Do you want to eat it?"

Conan glared at him fiercely, then ran back to the room with the instant noodles.

Mao Lilan chased after him in confusion.

...

At the same time, Baijiu Pharmaceutical Co.

Miyano Shiho was also eating noodles.

Well, that's right, although she was under house arrest, she was a core member with a "wine reputation" after all, so no one would deliberately make things difficult for her for such a small matter as wanting to eat something.

As long as it's not something too outrageous, she just needs to ask and someone will buy it for her.

Miyano Shiho drank the last mouthful of soup, then stuck out her tongue and licked the corner of her lips.

She was in a good mood because she had received an experiment report from Professor Kotori this afternoon. On the surface, it was a report, but in fact it was a code word communicating her the plan of escape.

She had memorized the code words in the report completely—

"I heard that Vodka will be leaving the company tomorrow. I've already applied for you to lead our 87th experiment tomorrow. I've prepared two small gifts on site. All you have to do is..."

She had read the specific implementation steps of the plan several times, for fear of omissions and mistakes. After all, there was only one chance, and if she failed this time, the organization would not give her a second chance to escape.

I have to say that Kotori is quite talented, and the plan is quite thorough.

Miyano Shiho is very confident in this plan.

Sister, wait for me, I will come to you soon, she thought.

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