Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 331 Severe Illness Requires Strong Medicine

The clues and information provided by the police were too general. A year ago, they did not even investigate much of Ninobo's social relationships before classifying it as suicide.

It was only recently, on the orders of Toshiro Odagiri, that the case was reopened.

However, if the interval is too long, even if there is a murderer, it will be impossible to find incriminating evidence.

Based on the fragmented clues, Xia Chuan couldn't discern any results at all, and could only piece together the general outline.

I don't remember this plot, but Xia Chuan knows that there is a pattern to the cases of Ke Xue, and this pattern can basically narrow down the murderer to the people at the engagement party.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye, and the murderer made no move, seemingly waiting, just like the Metropolitan Police Department, to see if Sato Miwako was out of danger.

Despite undergoing emergency surgery, ICU treatment, and subsequent transfer to Beika General Hospital, Miwako Sato is still not out of danger.

Ran Mouri, however, has already woken up.

only.

When Ran Mouri wakes up, she is no longer the Ran that her family and friends know.

She forgot all social relationships, retaining only what she had learned and normal common sense.

According to her attending physician, Kyosuke Kazato, the disease is called retrograde amnesia, a condition in which the patient is unable to recall memories prior to the injury due to a sudden illness or trauma.

In human terms, it would be roughly traumatic amnesia or selective amnesia.

"Does Ran really not remember anything?" Sonoko stood worriedly in front of the hospital bed, holding a photo in her hand: "Look, this is a photo of us together. We've been best friends since we were little!"

Xiaolan's eyes were filled with confusion and contemplation. After a moment, she shook her head with a wry smile: "Ms. Suzuki, I'm sorry, I can't remember. Every time I try to recall these things, my mind goes blank, and sometimes I even feel a throbbing pain."

"Is that so?" Sonoko was a little disappointed. "It's okay, I believe Ran will remember!"

"Dr. Kazato said that returning to the previous environment might be effective in recalling past memories," Kogoro Mouri said in a deep voice.

These past two days, he and his wife have been taking turns caring for their daughter. In their spare time, they also have to go out with Inspector Megure to investigate cases, leaving them exhausted.

"To awaken dormant memories, drastic measures are needed!"

Xia Chuan stroked his chin for a long time, and a general idea came to him. "Xiao Lan, I'll give you a surprise tonight. It might help with your condition!"

"Ah? Thank you, Mr. Natsukawa."

Xiao Lan looked completely bewildered, but still thanked them.

Xia Chuan nodded slightly, turned and left, but was stopped by Conan as soon as he stepped out of the ward.

"Uncle Xia Chuan, what idea have you come up with? Do you need my help? Sister Xiao Lan is the most important person to me."

Anyone with eyes could see that Conan's feelings were no easier than those of his father, Kogoro Mouri. He was also working hard to find clues and thinking about how to help Ran regain her memories.

However, the results were not ideal. He only learned from Toshiro Odagiri that Yasushi Nino was secretly dealing in illegal drugs, and there was nothing else noteworthy.

As for regaining his memories, it's estimated that he'll only be able to become Shinichi Kudo again.

But that's impossible. The antidote for Ai Haibara hasn't been developed yet, and he's not sick right now. Even if he had some strong liquor, it wouldn't make him grow bigger.

"You just need to cover the losses."

"What?"

Xia Chuan didn't answer, put his hands in his pockets, and left with a dashing back view, disappearing at the end of the corridor.

"Uncle Xia Chuan."

Conan was somewhat moved, completely unaware of what he was about to face.

Leaving the hospital in Mika, where he was facing unemployment, Natsukawa drove straight to Ekoda.

Summer vacation might be a happy time for other students, but for Kaito Kuroba, it's just so-so. After all, he can still see under Aoko's skirt when he's in school, but the opportunity to do so is much less during vacation.

"How boring, I wonder what Aoko is doing?"

Kaito Kuroba is hiding in a secret room, fiddling with smoke bombs.

It has recently been discovered that adding a sedative to hypnotic gas can prolong the hypnotic effect.

"What are you doing?"

The sudden sound startled Kaito so much that his hand trembled, and he lost his grip on the hypnotic gas, which fell to the ground with a "thud".

"It's finished."

The hypnotic gas hissed and rattled across the floor.

"boom--"

Wuwuwu——

Thick white smoke billowed out from the gap, instantly filling the sealed room.

"Buzzing—"

With the ventilation fans running at full speed, thick white smoke billowed from the chimney of the Kuroba residence.

A few crows passing by glanced down at the white mist, then rolled their eyes and plummeted straight down.

"Seriously, what kind of trouble is Kaito up to now?"

Longing is not one-sided. When Kaito misses his childhood friend, Aoko is also standing at the window of her room, observing the Kuroba residence.

Upon spotting the thick smoke, I instantly had a reason to find Kaito, and I rushed downstairs.
in the secret room.

Once the thick smoke cleared and he could see who it was, Kaito breathed a long sigh of relief.

"Brother Xia Chuan, will it kill you to just ring the doorbell normally?"

Xia Chuan touched his nose and looked away: "I pressed it, didn't you hear me?"

Touching his nose and his shifty eyes—he's obviously lying!
Kaito didn't dwell on the topic. He was about to ask Natsukawa why he came here when he suddenly remembered something and immediately stared at Natsukawa with deadpan eyes.

To enter this secret room so skillfully and silently, it must have been more than once or twice.

"I noticed a hole in my cloak a while ago."

Xia Chuan was about to sit down when he heard this, he stopped abruptly, composed himself, and then said, "Your room smells really strong with garlic. Cockroaches and rats probably love this smell. The hole in your cloak must have been their doing."

"is it?"

“That’s right!” Xia Chuan answered affirmatively.

"But the cut is very clean, not like a rat's gnaw. Besides, mine is made of bulletproof material; not even a rat, let alone a crocodile, could tear it apart!"

"That's not necessarily true. Jerry might actually have the ability!" Xia Chuan said with a look of disdain, his voice suddenly rising: "It's just a hole. The Black Feather family is big and powerful. They can just make another one. Why bother arguing with Jerry?"

"."

His voice rose, his eyes darted around, and his lies were full of holes. The case is solved; it was him!

"Then I won't argue with that Jerry."

Kaito shrugged, casually tossed aside the playing card gun, and sat back down in the ergonomic chair.

"You wouldn't come to my door without a reason, so Brother Xia Chuan must need my help this time, right?"

"I should mention in advance that the day after tomorrow is the time for the Phantom Thief Kid trailer, and I have to catch a flight to London."

"You committed the crime, didn't you?"

"My story is called upholding justice, and my target is a group that counterfeit gemstones."

Xia Chuan didn't care what it was, and without much nonsense, he directly stated his purpose and explained Xiao Lan's situation.

"Ran Mouri?"

That girl named Lan was really nice, if only he hadn't already been with Qingzi.
"The beautiful girl has lost her memory, and as a gentleman, I certainly can't stand idly by. However, we agreed that I only have two days. I have to leave around the afternoon of the day after tomorrow, otherwise I won't have time to scout the location."

Xia Chuan nodded.

"Hey, you have to remember this favor! And the cape too, it almost made my hang glider fall off the sky that time, you already owe me two favors! Remember to pay me back!"

Watching Natsukawa leap over the wall and leave, Kaito thought to himself, "And he calls that ringing the doorbell? So unladylike. I, Kaito Kid, am supposed to be a gentleman." "Kaito, what are you doing here?"

Aoko appeared at the bedroom door, poked half her head in, and asked in confusion.

"Aoko!!?"

Kaito's expression changed drastically; the door to the secret room was still open!
He rushed to Nakamori Aoko and slammed the door shut. After closing the secret room door and readjusting the painting, he reopened the door.

"Hey, is there some young girl hiding in the room? Why does she close the door when she sees me? Could it be that she did something she's ashamed of?"

According to Huizi, if a boy and a girl do that kind of thing, there will be a strange smell in the room.

There's a strong smell of garlic in here, so it's hard to say nothing's happened. If the bed hadn't been relatively tidy, she definitely would have complained to Aunt Qianying.

Nakamori Aoko entered the room, pacing back and forth suspiciously, looking left and right, and even prying at the painting on the wall.

Fortunately, the painting needs to be opened by pressing a special button.

"Seriously, there's nothing there, why is Kaito so nervous?"

Kaito forced himself to calm down, thinking to himself that there were no young girls around, but there was one pig's trotter. Luckily, Natsukawa had already left, otherwise he wouldn't know how to explain it if he saw him.

A man alone in a bedroom, with a strange garlic smell, it's hard to explain.

He certainly wouldn't explain.

"Why didn't you ring the doorbell or knock before coming in? It's so rude of you to just come straight to my room like this."

Nakamori Aoko's expression froze for a moment, then she remembered something.

"You come with me."

The main gate of the Kuroba residence.

"No, when did this happen?"

The doorbell looked as if it had been struck a thousand times, completely flattened and embedded in the wall.

As for the main gate.

The main gate is in better condition, but there's a problem with the lock; there's a lock-picking tool stuck in it.

Needless to say, it was definitely Xia Chuan's doing!

It was probably because he was hiding in the secret room and didn't hear the doorbell ring outside. Then, Xia Chuan didn't get a reply and got angry.
"Never mind, I'll have Grandpa Terai fix it later."

"Honestly, a stinky man like you who stays in his room all day and never comes out, probably wouldn't even know if all the valuables in the house were taken away."

Nakamori Aoko glanced at Kaito, nudged his shoulder, and said with a flushed face, "Nothing much to do during summer vacation, want to go out and relax?!"

"Where to?" Although he had agreed to Xia Chuan's request, that didn't stop the time management master from arranging the itinerary.

"How about going to Dorobiga Amusement Park tomorrow? Dorobiga Amusement Park is the most anticipated place in Tokyo during the summer. I heard that four new special scenes themed around seasons and eras have been added this year, so you can experience a variety of different styles."

"Tomorrow?"

Kaito scratched his head, looking somewhat conflicted.

Ran Mouri doesn't know when he'll regain his memories. If the other person doesn't recover, he'll have to keep pretending to be Shinichi Kudo until the day after tomorrow.

"How about another day?"

"the day after tomorrow?"

Nakamori Aoko was already a little annoyed. She waved the tickets in her hand and said, "Anyway, I've already bought the tickets. Either tomorrow or the day after! The tickets are only valid for two days, so you decide what to do!"

He's flying to London the day after tomorrow afternoon, so he won't have time to go to any amusement parks.

"How about next week?"

Nakamori Aoko lowered her head, then suddenly looked up, her eyes flashing with flames, and the phantom of Mount Fuji behind her began to smoke.

next moment!
歘~
Nakamori Aoko kicked Kaito in the ankle and walked away without looking back.

"Fine, forget it. I'll find someone else. You can play with that woman hiding in your room!"

Once Nakamori Aoko had completely disappeared at the end of the road, Kaito put away his grimacing expression and bent down to pull a steel plate from his trouser leg: "Luckily, I was prepared."

"However, it's a wonder that Brother Xia Chuan came up with the idea of ​​making me sell my body."

Kaito shook his head, wondering if Conan would be shocked to see him.

Maori Detective Agency.

"Sister Xiaolan, don't worry, I, Anya, will protect you from now on. I promise there won't be any problems!"

Anya's pale green eyes blinked, and she raised her little fist above her head to swear.

"Thank you, little sister Anya."

Xiaolan forced a smile, and couldn't help but recall the scene she experienced on the tram platform that afternoon, right after she was discharged from the hospital.

"Who is it?"

Conan stood aside, lost in thought.

His face was extremely pale.

On the way home in the afternoon, a pair of dark hands suddenly pushed Xiaolan onto the tram tracks. If he hadn't reacted quickly and rushed off the platform to pull Xiaolan into a recessed area on the side of the tracks, things would probably be very different now.

Unfortunately, that person immediately disappeared into the crowd after making the push.

"Logically speaking, Xiaolan shouldn't be the murderer's target. Why would he attack Xiaolan?"

Kogoro Mouri was completely baffled. Joel, who was also present at the time, had not shown any signs of being attacked in the past few days, so why was Ran the one who was attacked?
"Do you think it's possible that Xiaolan saw what the murderer looked like?"

The answer came from Wataru Takagi. Starting in the afternoon, Takagi and Chiba would take turns protecting Ran's safety 24 hours a day.

Upon hearing this, Conan's expression changed drastically, and he immediately recalled the positions he saw when he entered the restroom.

Miwako Sato lay face down at the bathroom door, covered in blood.

They may have seen the murderer, but the victim is still in critical condition and has not yet woken up.

Joel tackled Xiaolan to the ground. Her angle was such that she had her back to the bathroom door, making it impossible for her to see the murderer's face.

Now let's talk about Xiaolan.

Xiaolan seemed to be facing the door at the time, and the flashlight that fell to the ground was also shining on the door.

That makes sense.

Xiaolan must have seen the killer's face. The killer probably had murderous intent because he was worried that Xiaolan would regain her memory.

Da da da.
"Hey, Conan, where are you going?"

"I'm going to Professor Agasa's house!"

Conan dashed out quickly, his destination not being Professor Agasa's house, but the Tokyo University Hospital.

The Toto University Hospital is where Yasushi Hitono worked before his death; perhaps we can find some information there.

The afternoon's events gave him a sense of urgency; he had to seize every minute.

Kaito was making his final preparations at the entrance of the Mouri Detective Agency when he saw a blue breeze blow past him, and he was momentarily stunned.

"hello~" (，，)゛
He turned around and greeted him, but Conan completely ignored him, stepped onto his skateboard, and disappeared with a "whoosh."

"Hey, I'm here to help you!"

Kaito wanted to do one thing and get two favors in return, but his second favor-receiving machine didn't take him seriously at all, and didn't even see him!

"Whose girlfriend is she anyway? You don't care at all."

Kaito's eyes narrowed slightly. "In that case, don't blame me for being overly enthusiastic!"

"After all, severe cases require strong medicine!"

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