Detective Conan: The Superpowered Beings of the Detective Conan World

"Master Xiu Nian, I am very sorry about your brother's matter. It was me who failed to help him seek justice."

Inspector Megure paused for a moment, then lowered his head, his voice tinged with guilt.

As a detective, the unsolved case from two years ago was one of the few failures in Inspector Megure's career, and it has been on his mind ever since.

"No, Inspector, it's not your fault that you can't do it; the mistake lies with that bastard Abbot Tianyong!"

Xiu Nian spoke in a low voice, a hint of resignation in her expression, and dejectedly stretched out her hands:

"Take me with you!"

"Buzz~~~"

Just as Xiu Nian gave up struggling, a sudden change occurred, and a buzzing sound of space shattering echoed in the dark room.

"Whoosh!"

A spherical ball of dark red energy suddenly emerged from the ceiling, struck the ground, and transformed into a red figure.

[Name: Abyss Mist Tengu]

[Level: LV2]

【Characteristics: Evolved from ancient legends through the absorption of negative energy】

"This is... a Mist Tengu? How is this possible?"

Xiu Nian stared blankly at the scene, momentarily stunned.

"Xiu Nian, weren't you here to avenge me? How can you stop here?"

A clear, crisp sound came from the mouth of the Abyss Mist Tengu.

"That voice...is it my brother?"

Xiu Nian's eyes widened instantly as she stared in disbelief at the suddenly appearing Mist Tengu.

"How is this possible? Zhong Nian is clearly dead! You monster, how dare you insult my junior brother!"

Senior Brother Kuan Nian pointed at the Mist Tengu, his tone filled with anger.

As the senior disciple of the temple, Kuan Nian witnessed his master being murdered in a single day. The murderer was actually a junior disciple who was seeking revenge for another junior disciple who died two years ago. That junior disciple was killed by their master. Kuan Nian was on the verge of collapse.

Now, the abyss monster, disguised as the voice of its deceased junior brother, has bewitched everyone, finally igniting Kuan Nian's rage.

"Brother, didn't you promise to avenge me? Kikuno is guilty. She guessed that my death was related to her grandfather, but she remained silent. That police officer in the orange uniform failed to uncover the truth back then, causing me to be wrongly accused. He's also a murderer..."

Abyss Mist Tengu walked step by step toward Xiu Nian, his blood-red eyes carrying a hypnotic, bewitching light.

"Are you kidding me!"

Inspector Megure drew his super-powered pistol with lightning speed and fired at the center of Kirigakure's forehead.

"Swish! Swish! Swish!"

The Tengu moved with incredible speed through the dark room, quickly dodging Inspector Megure's shots.

"You monster, how dare you talk to the inspector like that!"

A flash of anger crossed Xiaolan's eyes. She stepped in front of the group and took a deep breath.

Conan, who was standing next to the skylight, had already crouched down. Seven-colored light gathered at his feet and turned into a super soccer ball.

"Bang!"

The next moment, a gunshot rang out, and a silvery-white stream of light entered the body of the Mist Tengu. In just a moment, the Mist Tengu's entire body trembled slightly and began to slowly dissipate into particles.

Monk Xiu Nian held the super-powered pistol he had just snatched from the police officer beside him, tears welling in his eyes:

"You're not my brother! My brother would never say such a thing! You monster, you're not allowed to insult my brother!"

The red body of the Mist Tengu slowly disappeared, its final gaze landing on Xiu Nian, its mouth slowly opening:

"I was born from absorbing your vengeful, murderous negative energy. I represent your deepest, truest thoughts. If I am the monster, then you are the one who unleashed it!"

After saying this, the Tengu's body completely vanished without leaving a trace.

"Light Energy +50"

Total light energy: 600

After absorbing the light energy, Hoshino Hikaru took a deep look at Master Shunen, and then walked down with Conan.

"Master Xiu Nian, are you alright?"

Inspector Megure immediately rushed over, supported the limp monk Shunen, and snatched back the super-powered pistol.

"Inspector, do you think the Tengu appeared because of my innermost thoughts?"

Xiu Nian raised her head and looked blankly at Inspector Megure. Seeing that Inspector Megure was silent, she probably understood the answer and didn't say anything more.

In the silence, the Tengu murder case came to an end.

……

The towing company took away Professor Agasa's Beetle, and Inspector Megure waved his hand, arranging for Takagi to take the group back to the city.

"What a pity, such a rare trip, and we've run into a case."

On the way back to the city, Professor Agasa sat in the passenger seat with a helpless expression on his face.

Because Professor Agasa is quite burly, he sat in the passenger seat. The other four people were a bit cramped in the back, so Ai Haibara sat on Ran's lap.

"It's alright, we have a famous detective, we're used to it."

Ai Haibara sat in Ran's lap, glancing at Conan and Hikaru Hoshino with a half-smile, emphasizing the word "detective."

Conan could only glare at Ai Haibara with annoyance. He knew that Ai Haibara actually wanted to talk about his detective qualities, but she just didn't say it outright in front of Officer Takagi.

"Detective Hoshino, it seems like you've been showing up at crime scenes more often than Mr. Mori lately..."

Officer Takagi gripped the steering wheel and muttered something under his breath.

"Hey Officer Takagi, concentrate on driving and don't talk nonsense. I think your driving skills are much worse than Officer Sato's."

Hikaru Hoshino shrugged and patted Takagi on the shoulder.

"No, how can I compare to Officer Sato? She's my senior, a representative figure of our Metropolitan Police Department."

Officer Takagi immediately shook his head, his tone filled with admiration and respect. After all, Officer Sato was superior to Takagi in combat, firearms, driving, and solving cases.

Takagi had been secretly in love with Officer Sato for a long time, but lacking confidence in her own abilities, she didn't have the courage to confess.

"Officer Takagi, you should be a little more confident, just like Officer Matsuda said before."

Hoshino Hikaru recalled the last time they met at the medieval art museum, when Matsuda Jinpei had advised Takagi, and couldn't help but speak up.

Objectively speaking, Officer Takagi's abilities are actually quite good. He doesn't have any outstanding strengths, but he is above average in all aspects, and his overall level is considered top-notch in the First Investigative Division.

However, Takagi is often too insecure, and coupled with a lack of special skills and confidence, it is difficult for him to express himself.

"Detective Hoshino, stop teasing me... Speaking of which, today's case is really unusual. The abyss monster, the Mist Tengu, actually exists."

Officer Takagi blushed slightly and awkwardly changed the subject, bringing up the Tengu.

"That's right. The legend of the Mist Tengu is an ancient legend that the abbot promoted two years ago. It was most likely born from the negative energy of the monk Xiu Nian's murderous intent."

Hoshino Mitsuko didn't continue the conversation about Takagi's major topic, and instead started chatting casually about Kiri Tengu.

"Negative energy, what a terrible thing!"

Ai Haibara suddenly raised her head, her tone carrying a deeper meaning:

"Although humanity has been fighting the abyss for so many years, and scientists have discovered negative energy in humans for many years, there is still no way to eliminate negative energy."

"The abyssal energy likes to absorb the negative energy emitted by humans. Humans know this, but they can only destroy it after the abyssal energy materializes into abyssal monsters. The root cause is that humans cannot eliminate the negative energy in their hearts."

"Negative energy, from a scientific perspective, is a kind of energy that can be absorbed by the abyss, caused by negative thoughts and emotions such as murderous intent and malice in the human mind."

"Humans actually know that the best way to deal with the abyss is to eliminate negative energy, but humans can't do it because the darkness in their hearts will never disappear, and abyssal monsters will continue to appear, just like today's Tengu, a fictional legend that has become a real abyssal monster!"

After Ai Haibara finished speaking, a complex light flickered in her azure eyes.

"Ai, if the abyss is born of negative energy, the darkness of the human heart, then I believe that super energy is born of the light of the human heart. The darkness of the human heart cannot be eliminated, but the light will not disappear either."

Ran opened her arms and gently hugged Ai Haibara, speaking softly.

"You're right!"

Ai Haibara blinked, leaned against Ran's chest, and nodded.

"Why does it seem like the two of them have become much closer?"

Conan lowered his voice and whispered in Hoshino Hikaru's ear.

"Isn't this a good thing?"

Hikaru Hoshino spoke casually, not surprised that Ran and Ai's relationship had improved.

Ai Haibara has only developed a cold exterior and uses her sharp tongue to disguise herself because she has lived in the organization for many years. But deep down, she really likes kind people like Ran and Ayumi.

Compared to the original work, Ran, who knows Conan and Ai's identities, is already less distant from Ai when they are together.

"Is there still light in the darkness of the human heart?"

Hikaru Hoshino muttered something softly, quietly sensing the light energy within his body.