Conan: Death is Watching Me

Chapter 37: Xiaolan, the star chaser

"Officer! What exactly happened to Kimura Tatsuya's murder?"

"Is it because of an emotional dispute?"

"police officer……"

The news began broadcasting the press conference, and the noise immediately filled the entire living room.

Megure's serious yet funny fat face appeared in front of the camera. It seemed that it was the first time for him to face such a tense scene, and the case report also seemed quite nervous - the last time the Osamu family was almost wiped out, it was not such a sensation.

"Based on the current investigation and inference..."

The press conference did not last long.

In the inserted case video, the female agent can be seen breaking down and crying as she is taken away by the police.

The specific details gradually matched Gao Mo's memory.

Love turns to hate... misunderstanding... trying to conceal the murder from the police and create an alibi...

Who could love someone so much as to commit murder? And even go so far as to devise a clever poisoning scheme—this couldn't be explained by a misunderstanding.

Gao Mo just felt that this world was too magical.

Thinking of his pathological fan Matsumoto Aya, he felt even worse.

He suspected that Anzai and Matsumoto Aya had been involved in his affairs back then, but the "Green Tea Guide" did not mention it.

……

The TV began to replay the performance of Tatsuya Kimura's famous song, and Gao Mo's thoughts also fluctuated.

When I see young singers singing passionately on the screen, I always think of myself.

In a way, he was actually more miserable. There was no misunderstanding at all. It was a completely unprovoked disaster.

Death is not so direct...

"Ding dong!"

When I was about to go out for a run to change my mood, someone rang the doorbell. When I opened the door, I saw the crisp and petite figure of Xiaolan - of course, the pendant Conan was following her.

Gao Mo was surprised for a moment.

"What are you..."

Perhaps only after seeing this couple will he believe in love in Conan's world.

In this world, Xiaolan's willingness to always believe in and wait for Kudo Shinichi is as precious as a pearl.

"Mr. Kido, my father asked us to pass a letter to you."

Xiaolan looked around and took a few peeks into the room while Gao Mo opened the door.

It's not like she hasn't seen luxury apartments before, but she's still curious about what the idols' rooms look like.

Nothing special, clean...

Conan hung his face and nudged the disappointed Xiaolan with his elbow.

"Oh, yes," Xiaolan reacted and handed over a letter with a blushing face, "It was sent by Miss Xia Jiang from Hokkaido. It seems that she has settled there...

She said she had lost Kindaichi's contact information, so she sent it to her father along with the package."

"Ms. Xia Jiang."

Gao Mo was a little surprised. He had sent the final payment a few days ago, so how could he not be found now?
Well, he himself doesn't want to be too involved with the Yamoto family.

I opened it and took a look.

It was just a normal greeting letter, with a photo of me and my husband Xiaowu in Hokkaido attached.

"Fans' spontaneous activities are still expanding. I hope that Tatsuya Kimura in heaven can..." the TV news in the house continued to report.

"No way? Tatsuya is dead?" Ran was struck by lightning when she saw the TV screen. She stood outside the door in a daze. "I just got his autograph with Sonoko a few days ago. How could it be..."

"It seems to have happened last night," Gao Mo glanced at Conan unexpectedly, "Weren't you there?"

"Why are we there?" Conan was puzzled. "It was a private party. Not to mention that we didn't know about it, we couldn't go even if we knew. They would definitely book the whole place... Besides, Xiaolan won the travel voucher, and we just got back yesterday."

It wasn't Conan who solved the case.

Gao Mo turned around and looked at the TV news.

With Inspector Megure's men, even the slightest trick would significantly prolong the investigation time, and might even lead to the conclusion of suicide...

Were there other detectives involved?
"By the way," Conan whispered, pulling Gao Mo over, "that Miss Yuanzi who's with us, said she wanted to see you no matter what. I finally managed to trick you into it... Be careful, she's a big mouth, she might tell everyone."

"fine."

Gao Mo resisted the urge to ruffle Conan's hair.

It's not like he's shameful.

Unless Sonoko decides to make him famous again, that would be troublesome. However, given the young lady's personality, she wouldn't do such a frivolous thing—if Sonoko's character in this world hadn't changed.

"Fans will hold a memorial concert next month to commemorate... Rex's final concert..."

The TV screen has turned to the final fans' farewell scene.

Gao Mo invited Xiaolan and the other person into the house with some regret.

Unlike popular idols like Tatsuya Kimura, no one paid any attention to him when he died, and his body may not be discovered for several days.

Afterwards, it probably just made people sigh a few times.

"Woo!"

After Xiaolan found out the complete inside story of the case, she burst into tears and kept pulling the tissues on the coffee table.

"Why did this happen? If there wasn't a misunderstanding..."

"Would you like something to drink? We only have Coke and water."

Gao Mo didn't respond.

So what if there is no misunderstanding?

Tatsuya Kimura is destined to die. His case is an exception after all, and not everyone can escape the death list.

And now he can only barely protect himself and has to deal with various murders.

"Are there any guests?" Furuya Rei appeared outside the door wearing a kitchen apron, smiling and holding a fresh dessert. "I just made some dishes, so please give me some suggestions."

This guy is here again.

Gao Mo took out a few bottles of Coke and turned around to see Fūya Ling and Xiaolan discussing cooking tips.

He is quite good at diverting attention from little girls.

"Who is this guy?" Conan asked puzzledly as he followed Gao Mo.

For a moment, he couldn't tell what Furuya Rei's occupation was.

"The neighbor next door," Gao Mo responded casually, "I met him in the previous apartment case. He's a very powerful person. Don't mess around in front of him."

He did not explain the true identity of Rei Furuya, for fear that Conan would suddenly do something stupid and drag him into it.

"Don't you drink?" Conan noticed a pile of beer in the refrigerator.

This guy always has such a sharp eye.

"I'm not drinking it now," Gao Mo found an eco-friendly bag from the side, "I'll take these back to uncle later. It's a waste to keep them here."

……

Xiaolan and the others didn't stay for too long. After eating Fūya Rei's food, they went back with beer.

Fūya Rei also tactfully returned to his home - it seems like every time I see this guy he's always free.

Didn’t the Black Organization arrange any tasks?
I have the impression that another organizational cadre, "Gin", is extremely busy and seems to be in charge of everything, big or small.

"Wow!"

Gao Mo habitually activated his Eagle Eye Vision, his eyes flickering as he checked if there was anything extra in the house.

The police here work on the edge of a gray area, which is completely different from the police like Megure. He really can't trust them - even if the other party is Furuya Rei.

"No."

After looking around, Gao Mo breathed a sigh of relief and turned off his extraordinary ability.

No matter what Rei Furuya is planning, at least we can make friends.

After locking the door, Gao Mo planned to continue to the meat modification class for today's running training. According to Yingshan, he would be able to do special strength training in a few days.

He doesn't want to become a muscular man like Kageyama, but he still craves strength.

Whenever I think of Director Ochiai, I instantly feel motivated.

"Mr. Kido!"

Downstairs in the apartment building, the administrator called out to Gao Mo urgently.

"Another package of yours has arrived, and it seems to be the same as last time."

"Last time?"

Gao Mo went to the mail room and found that the sender was not the old housekeeper, but was signed "Suzuki Ayako".

This...isn't this Suzuki Sonoko's sister?

The real eldest daughter of the Suzuki family.

(End of this chapter)