Conan: I've been linked to the tech tree system.

Left with no other option, he decided to borrow textbooks from various fields at the library in an attempt to awaken his dead memories.

It shouldn't be too late... right?

Toru Tono sighed. The road to scientific research is long and arduous.

But it's not a complete failure.

He pulled a silver lighter with a bird relief engraved on it from his right pocket.

[Silver Wing Lighter: A lighter made with a special process. Pressing and holding the ignition button for 5 seconds will release a small-scale EMP, paralyzing electronic devices. Continuous ignition will create an electromagnetic shield, blocking eavesdropping and tracking signals. This shield lasts for 5 minutes; exceeding this time will result in an overload and explosion.]

Fortunately, having been an ordinary electrician in his previous life, he still understood the design principles of EMP.

Tohru Tono fiddled with the lighter in his hand and nodded in satisfaction.

The exterior was designed exactly as he envisioned, which is great.

Currently, the only drawback of this skill seems to be that the skill cooldown after successfully modifying an item is a bit too long; 3 hours is enough for him to lie in bed for 3 hours.

"Hey? It's the older brother from the train earlier!"

A noisy shouting sound came from the side. Toru Tono looked in the direction of the sound and saw several children with different personalities.

Genta, Mitsuhiko, Conan, and Ayumi who called him back... the four mischievous kids are all here.

Tohno Toru pretended to be stunned for a moment before remembering, then leaned down and said, "Oh, it's you guys. I think you were on the Shinkansen before, right?"

"Mmm!" Ayumi nodded vigorously, looking very excited. She rummaged in her pocket for a while, then took out a red gummy candy and showed it to Tono. "Big brother is so kind! Genta accidentally bumped into you, but you didn't blame us. You even gave us lots of candy!"

"By the way, big brother, what's your name?"

Tohru Tono stared at her for a while and noticed that the little girl's cheeks were slightly flushed.

This is normal behavior.

There's a reason why Toru Tono is able to get along so well with wealthy women in Kyoto; his assets are his face, which would be spotted by talent scouts on the street after he grew up.

I just didn't expect that they would have a special attack on such a little girl.

He reached out and ruffled Ayumi's hair before turning his gaze to the others.

"My name is Toru Tohno. There's no need to hide it. You can call me whatever you want."

"You guys..."

"We are the Junior Detective Club!" Before he could even ask a question, Genta introduced himself first.

Who asked you!

"I am the leader, Genta Kojima!"

"I am Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya!"

Ayumi, whose cheeks were still warm, ran to their side and pulled Conan, who was trying to distance himself from them, over as well.

"I am Ayumi Yoshida! This is Conan Edogawa!"

The group huddled together, squeezing Conan in the middle, and struck an odd pose.

"We are the Junior Detective League!"

Tono Toichi was speechless for a moment.

Are all Japanese elementary school students really this immature? Even if he were in elementary school, he wouldn't have done anything so shameful.

Tohru Tohno didn't know what to say, so he naturally changed the subject. He turned to Conan, whose lips were still twitching, and said, "Oh, so your name is Conan Edogawa—I remember you, little brother, the one who was playing detective games on the train before, right?"

Before Conan could answer, he noticed that his friends were all staring at him.

"Conan is so mean!"

"Yeah, they played their detective game all by themselves and didn't even invite us!"

"No wonder Conan seemed a bit off in the car..."

His friends launched a barrage of criticism against Conan, and Conan, seeing this, had no choice but to play dumb and act cute, eventually managing to get away with it after selling out all his integrity.

After getting rid of the troublesome kid, he finally had time to take a closer look at his new neighbor.

That's right. On the very first day Tohno moved to Beika Town, Professor Agasa spoke with him, and Conan immediately confirmed that Tohno was one of the suspects he had identified on the train.

His detective instincts immediately made him suspicious of this neighbor.

"He looks like he's just reached adulthood, but he's not in school or working, yet he lives in such a huge villa..."

What is his source of income?

"And judging from his clothes and appearance, he doesn't seem like a rich second generation—but he might just be a low-key person."

Conan thought of a wealthy young lady who liked to take the bus.

"More importantly..."

Conan turned his gaze to Tohru Tono's right pocket.

"When I saw him from a distance just now, he was fiddling with a silver lighter."

"But I remember he was in a non-smoking car in first class on the Shinkansen, and his fingertips didn't have the burnt brown color that people who smoke regularly have."

"This proves that he does not have a smoking habit."

"But why would someone who doesn't smoke, or even hates the smell of smoke, carry a lighter with them?"

Conan stroked his chin, wondering if there was any hidden secret behind it.

Toru Tohno immediately spotted Conan's signature thoughtful pose.

No way, this can activate Conan mode?

Toru Tohno couldn't figure out what Conan was thinking, but he knew the best way to deal with the situation.

That is to shift your attention.

So he gathered the juvenile detectives together: "Looks like we're destined to meet—how about I take you guys for ice cream?"

"Great!"

"Ice cream! Ice cream!"

"Let's go, Conan."

Ayumi pushed Conan, whose thoughts had been interrupted by the shouting and whose eyes were lifeless, as the Junior Detective League chattered and headed down the elevator.

......

As soon as Toru Tono stepped into the elevator, he heard the system notification sound.

[Ding, Detective storyline system quest triggered: Library Murder Case]

Mission Objective: Expose the librarian's murder methods and solve the DP smuggling case.

Mission completion reward: 200 Detective Points

Failure penalty: None

Ah, Tohru Tono suddenly remembered which case this was; it seemed to be a childhood trauma from when he was young.

In short, the librarian hid DP in books as a smuggling route, but it was discovered by an innocent employee, so he had to kill him to cover it up and hid the body in the elevator.

As expected, the assembled juvenile detective team is the standard setup for a murder case.

It's highly unlikely that these people would encounter a case on any given day they go out together.

However, this might be a good thing for him, as following them would likely maximize the chances of triggering the mission.

"Why is the mission reward so small? Last time it was 500!" Tohno muttered to himself.

Sigh, I have to do it no matter how much they give me, I'd better finish the task first.

He looked up at the ceiling.

"If I remember correctly, the victim in this case was hidden at the top of this elevator."

Tohno Toru calmly took off his glasses and put them in his pocket, then put on the [Deduction Glasses] produced by the system.

To avoid drawing attention, he had previously bought a pair of black-rimmed glasses without a prescription, so that his act of wearing "deduction glasses" while reasoning wouldn't seem so conspicuous.

If he alternates between wearing them like this, even if someone with ulterior motives notices, they will only think it's his personal habit and won't think there's anything wrong with the glasses he's wearing.

Toru Tono focused his gaze on the elevator ceiling and, sure enough, found that the metal at the top showed signs of being pressed down by a heavy object.

Moreover, if you smell carefully, you can also detect a faint odor of decay.

Tohno Toru glanced at Conan out of the corner of his eye and found that his view was completely blocked by Genta standing behind him, so he didn't notice anything amiss.

Great, if he doesn't find any problems, I can come over and handle it myself tonight.

Tohru nodded. If the owner of the store were taken away by the police now, it would be very difficult for him to complete the subsequent task of destroying the industrial line.

Let's go eat ice cream with the kids and Conan instead.

Chapter 6 I really called the police.

Moonlight pierced the silence of the night.

Tohru Tono changed into a black night outfit and returned to Beika Library.

He sneaked to the back door of the library, and after making sure no one was around, he skillfully pried open the lock and slipped inside.

I just saw the librarian walk through the door while I was staking out outside. If the timing is right, he should be taking the elevator right now.

Just as Toru Tono had expected, as soon as he entered the reading room, he heard the "ding-dong" of the elevator arriving downstairs.

Just the right time.

Tohru Tono was about to check if anyone was still in the room when he heard the sound of something being rummaged through behind the bookshelves.

He peeked out from the side of the bookshelf and discovered four little kids rummaging through everything.

"As expected, Conan noticed something was wrong, didn't he?"

Tohno Toru wasn't surprised. With Conan's keen observation skills, it was perfectly normal for him to notice something unusual even if he didn't encounter Inspector Megure as in the original story.

Let them search it, as long as the curator doesn't find out when he comes downstairs.

Generally speaking, a habitual trespasser like Conan wouldn't be easily caught by the curator...