On how PhDs become human evil

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Shinichi Kudo is very annoyed because he has encountered another murder case.

It was after school, and Shinichi Kudo originally wanted to go home immediately to work on his case report, but Ran Mouri and Sonoko Suzuki insisted on dragging him to a newly opened arcade, so he had no choice but to go along.

At first, everything was fine, but half an hour after Shinichi Kudo stepped into the arcade, something happened. Looking at the dead body lying on the fighting game machine, Shinichi Kudo began to wonder if he was cursed by the Grim Reaper, as he seemed to encounter murders wherever he went.

"Oh dear, Brother Kudo, I'm sorry to trouble you again today." Inspector Megure walked over apologetically. Solving cases should have been the responsibility of the police, but every time it was Shinichi Kudo who handled them all. All they could do was conduct on-site inspections and look for evidence and clues.

"It's alright, Inspector Megure. So, have you found out the identity of the deceased?"

"Yes, I just received it." Officer Takagi opened his notebook. "The deceased's name is Kengo Obō, 21 years old. He was currently unemployed, and most people say he had a history of misconduct."

"I see. So that means he made many enemies here? What other clues are there?"

"All we know is that there were no suspicious persons at the scene of the crime when the victim died, and the whereabouts of the murder weapon are also unknown."

In other words, there are no clues yet.

"What was the cause of death?" Shinichi Kudo asked.

"The results of the autopsy are not yet available, but there were no signs of external injury on the deceased's body, and the possibility of suicide has been verified to be almost nonexistent. The preliminary conclusion is that it was poisoning."

(Poisoning?)

Shinichi Kudo frowned. If either Bai Jie or Shiho Miyano were here at this time, they should be able to immediately determine the cause of death. Both of them are experts in autopsy.

(Speaking of which, where did Miyano go? I haven't seen her all afternoon, she even skipped all her classes, leaving me to sleep in class and get scolded...)

It has to be said that Shinichi Kudo is quite carefree to have the mind to think about other people's affairs while solving a case.

"Ok?"

Suddenly, a flash of light appeared in Shinichi Kudo's field of vision. He instinctively followed the flash and quickly patted Inspector Megure on the shoulder: "Speaking of which, Inspector Megure, the suspect hasn't been identified yet, right?"

"Ah... well, there are at least thirty guests present, so finding the suspect is no easy task."

"In that case, let's go take a look at that. That should help us roughly identify the suspect."

Shinichi Kudo pointed to the direction he had just been looking, where a security camera was hanging from the ceiling, and its camera was positioned exactly where the deceased was.

P.S.: This is a class presentation at school, and it gets me a grade for participation. I made a presentation script and PowerPoint about JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, and it was exhausting!

Section 354, Part 4: What to do if I suddenly want to team up with Bei and his partner?

The case has been solved.

After reviewing the security camera footage, Shinichi Kudo identified the main suspect. Following the review, the autopsy results were also delivered.

Unlike when he was Conan, Shinichi Kudo, now the Sherlock Holmes of the Heisei era and a capable assistant to the Japanese police, would immediately inform him of any clues he discovered, and he was free to investigate crime scenes as he pleased.

So after walking around the crime scene two or three times and collecting enough clues, Shinichi Kudo showed an expression that said, "I understand." Then he gathered everyone together and explained his reasoning to his own background music.

Faced with Shinichi Kudo's reasoning and irrefutable evidence, the real culprit, as is customary, knelt on the floor after a tearful confession and was eventually taken away by Inspector Megure.

What? You're asking about the process of solving the case? With the large-sized front-loading washing machine now available, what need is there for a case-solving process? Don't you know that's just a figure of speech?

"Sigh, another incident has been resolved."

Shinichi Kudo stood at the entrance of the amusement park, watching the police car drive away and sighing. Sometimes he really felt that he was going too far. Some detectives could go a long time without encountering a case, while he could encounter at least two cases in just one trip. Was this what they called the halo of a famous detective?

After fiddling with his hair, Shinichi Kudo looked at Ran Mouri behind him and said, "Ran, I'll head back now. I have something urgent to do at home."

"Okay, then be careful on your way home. See you at school tomorrow."

See you at school.

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Although he was supposed to go home early, Shinichi Kudo didn't go home immediately. Instead, he went to the supermarket first. He lives alone and has to cook all three meals himself every day, and of course, he has to buy the ingredients himself.

The above situation was two months ago. In the last two months, Shinichi Kudo has simply gone grocery shopping and hasn't entered the kitchen at all, because his roommate's cooking is much better than his.

“I’m back, Aunt Sharon.”

Carrying a bag of groceries, Shinichi Kudo walked into the house while calling out his roommate's name.

Sharon Vineyard, the name of Shinichi Kudo's roommate, is a friend of Shinichi's mother. Because of the incident where Shinichi was persecuted by the brewery, the Kudo couple became worried about his safety in Japan. They originally planned to return to protect Shinichi themselves, but he refused. Left with no other option, Yukiko asked her friend Sharon Vineyard to come to Japan to protect Shinichi.

However, what the Kudo family didn't know was that Sharon Vineyard was actually Vermouth, a member of the brewery. Fortunately, she had no feelings for Shinichi Kudo and would even do her best to protect him. Otherwise, Yukiko's actions could be considered as handing her own son over to the organization.

"Welcome back, Shinichi."

Seeing Shinichi Kudo walk in from the entrance, Vermouth, who was lying on the living room sofa, sat up.

"Sit on the sofa for a while. Judging from your appearance, you must have solved another case on your way back. You must be tired."

To be honest, Vermouth also felt that there was something wrong with Shinichi Kudo's health. In the two months she lived with him, she personally witnessed Shinichi Kudo solving two or three cases a day, and even five cases in one day at most. He was practically a case-attracting machine, and wherever he went, trouble followed.

Taking the ingredients from Shinichi Kudo, Vermouth said, "Oh, right, I forgot to tell you, we're not eating at home tonight. An old friend of mine started a new company and invited me to a banquet. Come with me."

"An old friend of Aunt Sharon?"

"Hmm, her name is Tokiwa Mio, and she invited me to the Twin Towers skyscraper tonight."

"Twin Towers? Isn't that in Nishitama City? And it's the tallest building in Japan!" Shinichi Kudo was slightly surprised, not only because he was going to the Twin Towers, but also because the place he was going to was Nishitama City.

He has quite a connection with Professor Moriya, the original designer of Nishitama City.

"Well, let's rest for a bit and then set off. Nishitama City isn't far from here, we'll drive there."

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Just as Shinichi Kudo and Vermouth were preparing to leave for Nishitama City, Bai Jie, who was dealing with game issues in his office, finally completed the final check of the game with the help of Emu Hosho and called Masamune Dan to come and inspect it.

Every few minutes, Tan Zhengzong would appear in the office. After looking at the results Bai Jie had presented, Tan Zhengzong would show the same exaggerated smile as his son: "Hahaha, I am really glad that you were willing to help me, Dr. Bai Jie. I have never seen a game with such a high level of completion. I believe it will definitely be a bestseller after its release."

"Well, if I have to thank someone, I should also thank Emu. If it weren't for his demo, I wouldn't have known there were still several bugs that hadn't been fixed. Sometimes, you really need players to help you test things out."

“That’s true. Thank you very much for your help, Emu Hojo.” Dan Masamune sincerely shook Emu Hojo’s hand. “By the way, if you’d like, would you be willing to work as a game tester for our company? You can name your own salary.”

For a game company, the existence of game testers is of paramount importance. No matter how skilled the programmers are, they are still just programmers, and some things in the game can only be seen by the players.

Emu Hojo is a genius gamer, capable of completing any game in one life. If we could make him a game tester for the Phantom Company, the benefits would be absolutely enormous.

"Ah... well, I'm sorry, Mr. Dan Masamune, but I still prefer being a doctor, so please allow me to decline." Because they were once enemies, Hojo Emu still found it somewhat difficult to get along with Dan Masamune and appeared a little reserved. "However, if it's a game review job, I will definitely come whenever I have time."

"Really? I'm sorry, but thank you at the same time."

"So, boss, if there's nothing else, can I go back now? I'm starving after working all afternoon, and I'd like to go home for dinner."

“Don’t worry about that. I have a business engagement tonight. If you don’t mind, Doctor, you can come with me and Li Dou,” Tan Zhengzong said. “A new company has just been established in Nishitama City. It specializes in developing new equipment and has good prospects. Li Dou and I plan to go there and establish a cooperative relationship with it.”

Upon hearing this, Bai Jie stroked his chin and said, "Okay, but I need to bring one more person. Is that alright?"

"Since you've asked, Doctor, then there's definitely no problem."

P.S.: I won't write about the Conan TV series, I'll mainly write about the movies. Countdown to Heaven and Lost Ship in the Sky are two of my favorites, and The Silent Fifteen Minutes is also good—mainly because there's plenty of Conan and Ai romance!

Section 355.5. Shinichi Kudo, you'd better not go out.

"Why are you here, Minister?"

"That's what I wanted to ask, Kudo, what are you doing here?"

In the banquet hall atop the twin towers of Nishitama City, Bai Jie and Kudo Shinichi stared at each other, asking the same question one after the other.

Seeing Shinichi Kudo talking to Bai Jie, Vermouth couldn't help but ask, "Is he someone you know, Shinichi?"

"He was my teacher at school and also the head of my club—to put it simply, a good-for-nothing who only knew how to slack off."

"You really dare to say that, Kudo. Have you forgotten how many times I've saved you? Otherwise, how could you possibly solve a case with your lousy crime-solving skills?"

"You only gave me a hint! You didn't even put in as much effort as Miyano!"

This was the first time Shinichi Kudo had ever seen someone so nonchalant about slacking off. He did not deny that Bai Jie had helped him, but even if you round it up, Bai Jie had only helped him ten times!

Ignoring the roaring Shinichi Kudo, Bai Jie looked at Vermouth: "But I didn't expect that you, Kudo, would actually know this famous actress Sharon Vineyard, and it seems that it's not just a simple acquaintance."

"I'm a friend of Shinichi's mother. Yukiko can't come to Japan, so she asked me to look after him. What can you do when he's naturally drawn to cases?"

"No, I think he has a knack for causing cases; wherever he goes, cases follow."

"That seems to be true, haha."

"Hey! You two have gone too far!" Unable to bear it any longer, Shinichi Kudo exploded. Even though the targets were his mother's best friend and the club president who had been kind to him, Shinichi Kudo couldn't help but explode.

That's a really mean insult!

Seeing Shinichi Kudo erupt, Bai Jie and Vermouth knew it was time to stop. Vermouth then made an excuse to leave and go say hello to the others.

After confirming that Vermouth was far enough away, Bai Jie grabbed Shinichi Kudo, who was about to leave: "Wait a minute, Kudo, there's something I want to tell you."

"Huh? What did you say?"

“Be careful of that Sharon Vineyard, her face is a disguise,” Bai Jie explained. “When I was talking to her just now, I noticed something very abnormal about her face, and according to the analysis of the contact lens-type analyzer I’ve been wearing, her face is covered by a mask.”

"So, Aunt Sharon's face is a disguise? And what the heck is this contact lens-style analyzer?"

"Ah, it's just a small invention that can analyze the various properties of an object. Just think of it as a portable microscope." Bai Jie waved his hand casually. "Compared to this, you should pay more attention to Sharon. Although I don't think she's bad, she's definitely not a good person either."

Hearing Bai Jie say this, Shinichi Kudo sighed: "Of course I know Aunt Sharon has a problem. I installed a surveillance camera in her room the first day she moved in. Although I didn't see her face, I had already confirmed that she had a problem."

Shinichi Kudo is hailed as the Sherlock Holmes of the Heisei era and the savior of the Japanese police. Even though he is still immature, he is still a famous detective. It is impossible for him to be completely unprepared for a roommate who suddenly appears. He has done everything he was supposed to do.

Therefore, Shinichi Kudo actually knew that Sharon Vineyard had a problem, but during their two months of living together, she never showed any signs of being detrimental to him. Since she didn't intend to make a move, Shinichi Kudo didn't want to expose her either. He still liked this peaceful life.

Seeing Shinichi Kudo like this, Bai Jie could only pat him on the shoulder and say, "Just be careful in everything. If anything goes wrong, don't hesitate to notify me and Miyano immediately. Don't try to do things on your own."

Do you take me for a child?

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While Shinichi Kudo and Bai Jie were talking, Vermouth, who was talking to others not far away, was not watching them, but her ears were constantly picking up Bai Jie's voice. When she heard Shinichi Kudo's words, her body trembled imperceptibly.

(I really underestimated Yukiko's son. I didn't want to cause any trouble, so I didn't touch those surveillance cameras, but they almost found out everything about him.)