Detective Conan: Birth of the Demon Child

"that……"

Ai Haibara casually replied, "I saw it on TV."

???

When Conan heard this somewhat familiar reason, his expression suddenly turned strange.

Why does he feel like Ai Haibara is imitating him?

Whenever Conan accidentally exposes his knowledge while solving a case, he will attribute the source of his knowledge to television or Kogoro Mouri.

(╬◣д◢)

Upon hearing this, Kogoro Mouri involuntarily clenched his fist and said, "In that case, the National Baseball Game on Thursday..."

"There's no way around it. Given Mr. Hiroki's current condition, he simply can't play baseball. We have no choice but to forfeit," Inspector Megure said, shaking his head.

"hateful!"

At this moment, Kogoro Mouri felt extremely guilty. If it weren't for him, Mr. Hiroki wouldn't have been retaliated against by Takeshi Murakami.

Kogoro Mori also deeply realized Murakami Takeshi's sinister intentions.

That bastard Murakami, instead of directly retaliating against him, keeps hurting his friends and family. This is definitely more painful for him than directly retaliating against Kogoro Mouri.

Conan asked with some curiosity, "Inspector Megure, when did the culprit switch Mr. Hiroki's eye drops?"

“Mr. Hiroki, after leaving his garage this morning, it is said that he put on some eye drops in his car once. The eye drops at that time should not have been switched.”

Inspector Megure thought for a moment and said, "After Mr. Hiroki put in the eye drops, he heard the sound of a window being smashed in his house, so he put the eye drops in his car and went home to check the situation."

It seemed someone had smashed his window with a stone, but he assumed it was just a child's prank and didn't think much of it.

I think the culprit must have secretly switched his eye drops while he was away from the car.

"Smashing the window with a stone, this is exactly the same situation as mine. It seems that the culprit must be Murakami Takeshi."

When Professor Agasa was attacked by the thugs, it was because he heard someone smashing the windows of his house with stones and went out to check what was happening that he was shot with a crossbow bolt by the thugs.

"Inspector Megure, we found this playing card in Mr. Hiroki's garage."

Officer Shiratori pushed open the door and walked in, handing the playing cards, which were in an evidence bag, to Inspector Megure.

"The Ten of Spades, it really is that guy! If that's the case, then the thug's next target should be the Nine of Spades."

Seeing this, Inspector Megure was completely certain of the perpetrator's identity and hurriedly asked Kogoro Mouri, "Brother Mouri, do you know anyone whose name contains the character 'nine'?"

"Um……"

Kogoro Mouri thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "I really can't remember that. But if we're talking about the number eight, I do remember someone named Sawaki Kohei. Doesn't the character 'Kou' have an eight on top?"

"Alright, let's go meet this guy named Zemu!"

Upon hearing this, Inspector Megure immediately led Inspector Shiratori and the others towards Sawaki Kohei's house.

"Haibara-san, we're going to..."

Ayumi was speaking when she suddenly realized that Ai Haibara had disappeared.

wrong!

Not only is Ai Haibara missing, but even Seimei Suzuki and Conan are gone.

"Damn it! They tricked me again!"

"Those three must have secretly ditched us and gone off to solve the case on their own!"

"They're so cunning!"

Regardless of the three children's complaints, Officer Shiratori, who was driving, suddenly changed his expression and said with a serious face, "Inspector Megure, it seems like there's a car following us."

"What did you say?!"

Inspector Megure glanced in the rearview mirror and saw a black Bentley SUV following closely behind them.

Upon seeing the familiar license plate, Kogoro Mouri's anger instantly dissipated. He waved his hand and said, "Inspector Megure, there's no need to be nervous. That's Seimei's van."

"Seimei's van? Then it's alright."

Once they realized that it wasn't thugs following them, Inspector Megure decided to ignore it.

Guided by Kogoro Mouri, the group quickly arrived at the apartment where Kohei Sawaki lived.

Chapter 205 Don't Mess with Drunkards (Third Update, Please Vote)

From the perspective of a bodyguard, Ryuichi Inoue was probably trying to stop Haruaki Suzuki from going to those dangerous places.

Especially given the possibility that Sawaki Kohei might be attacked by thugs, Suzuki Seimei could easily be caught in the crossfire if he rashly approaches him.

Unfortunately, Ryuichi Inoue couldn't persuade Seimei Suzuki at all, so he had no choice but to come along with him.

Rather than waiting for Suzuki Haruaki to sneak over on his own, Inoue Ryuichi felt it was better to come with him.

With Inoue Ryuichi around, even if Suzuki Seimei were in real danger, he could react immediately and do his best to ensure that Suzuki Seimei was not injured.

"I see. That man named Murakami Takeshi is trying to protect Mr. Mori, so he might attack me."

After learning the purpose of Inspector Megure's visit, Kohei Sawaki did not seem too surprised; on the contrary, he appeared remarkably calm.

I don't know if it's because this person has a large heart, or if there's some other secret.

"It was definitely the right decision to come!"

Suzuki Seimei didn't pay attention to Inspector Megure's conversation, but instead focused his gaze on Sawaki Kohei, or more accurately, on the three large characters "Check-in Available" floating above his head.

While Inspector Megure and the others were discussing the case, Suzuki Haruaki used the excuse of going to the restroom to walk past Sawaki Kohei, his right hand flashing out like lightning to lightly touch him.

"Ding! Congratulations on successfully checking in with Ze Mugong. You are rewarded with a [Magic Wine Jar], which you can claim at any time."

Equipment Name: Magic Wine Jug

Type: Jewelry

Quality: Rare

Effect 1 (Cocktail): Consumes two points of mental energy to summon a cocktail. Drinking it restores four points of stamina and slightly heals injuries.

Effect 2 (Wine): Consumes 3 points of mental energy to summon a glass of wine. After drinking it, speed increases by 6 points and pain is reduced by 10%, lasting for 10 minutes.

Effect 1 (Vodka): Consumes 5 points of mental energy to summon a glass of vodka. After drinking it, strength increases by 10 points and pain perception decreases by 50% for 10 minutes.

Note: Never anger a drunkard... Hurrah!!!

(* ^ ▽ ^ *)

After checking the attributes of the new equipment, Suzuki Seimei couldn't help but smile with satisfaction.

Putting aside the effects of [cocktails], the abilities of [wine] and [vodka] are practically equivalent to temporary versions of extraordinary potions.

If Suzuki Seimei drinks both wine and vodka at the same time, his strength will increase to 21 and his speed will increase to 16.

Furthermore, when using the advanced level of Karate, strength and speed will increase by an additional five points, making him practically a mini-superman.

I reckon he could even go toe-to-toe with Makoto Kyogoku, he should be able to... right?

"what?"

Conan looked around somewhat bored, his gaze finally landing on the wine cabinet in the corner of the hall. He walked up to the cabinet, looked at the neatly arranged red wines inside, and couldn't help but exclaim, "It's wine!"

Upon hearing this, Ze Muping smiled and said, "Little brother, that's called a wine temperature regulator. It's a device specifically designed to keep wine at the right temperature."

"There's so much wine here!"

"Actually, Mr. Zemu's hometown is in the mountains where he runs an orchard. As far as I know, their wine cellar has hundreds of bottles of fine wine!"

Kogoro Mouri explained the situation to Inspector Megure and the others, then turned to Kohei Sawaki and said, "Mr. Sawaki, am I right?"

"That's right!"

Ze Muping's eyes changed slightly, but he smiled and nodded, saying, "I plan to bring out those wines for my customers to taste when I open my own shop in the future."

"Cough cough!"

Inspector Megure coughed twice, interrupting Kogoro Mouri and the others' conversation, and said with some helplessness, "Now is not the time to talk about alcohol, Mr. Sawaki. Do you know anyone whose name contains the character 'nine'?"

Since the criminals targeted people close to Mori, you probably know those people too.

"People whose names contain the character 'nine'?"

Sawaki Kohei stroked his chin, thought for a moment, and said, "Among the people I know, there does seem to be someone whose name contains the number 'nine,' but I wonder if Mr. Mori knows this person?"

"Really? May I ask what that person's name was?"

"The person I'm talking about is Mr. Xu Shengyi, the entrepreneur who owns more than a dozen restaurants in the city."

Sawaki Kohei was halfway through his sentence when he picked up an invitation from the table and handed it to Inspector Megure, saying, "By the way! Mr. Asahi Katsuyoshi opened a new restaurant called Water Crystal in Tokyo Bay and sent me an invitation. We've arranged to meet at 3 p.m.

"Brother Mori, do you know this guy named Katsuyoshi Asahi?"

Kogoro Mouri said with some distress, "I do know this person, but I only met him when I was helping Mr. Katsuyoshi Asahi find his cat. We can't really be considered friends."

If even those who entrust their clients with tasks are included in the scope of attacks by criminals, then the scope is too broad.

"Regardless of the circumstances, since Mr. Asahi Katsuyoshi may be the next target of criminals, our police force must protect his safety."

After Inspector Megure finished speaking, he turned to Kohei Sawaki and said, "Mr. Sawaki, then we'll accompany you to see Mr. Katsuyoshi Asahi. That shouldn't be a problem, right?"

"I'm fine with it!"

"Then it's settled, Shiratori, let's go to the Crystal Restaurant!"

"Okay, team leader."

To prevent Conan and Ran from being accidentally injured by criminals, at Kogoro Mouri's insistence, the two did not continue riding in the police car, but instead got into Seimei Suzuki's van and followed behind the police car.

"So beautiful!"

"Wow, that's really spectacular!"

"That's crystal, isn't it?"

Gazing at the luxurious restaurant built in the sea, shaped like a seashell, Suzuki Haruaki and his companions couldn't help but sigh.