Detective Conan: Birth of the Demon Child

Suzuki Seimei took the box from Kurosaki Tamaka and emptied all the letters inside. He then selected ten conspicuous envelopes and began to read the letters inside.

The eight letters were largely similar, expressing their love for the Pokémon and Ultraman Tiga series, as well as their admiration and support for Haruaki Suzuki, and their hope that he would create more excellent works in the future.

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Chapter 262 Izumi Sagiri and the Evil King's True Eye (Second Update, Please Vote)

The remaining two letters are quite special; not only are the envelopes completely different from the others, but the contents are also very interesting.

One of the envelopes featured a very cute cartoon loli character hand-drawn on it, making it stand out among the ordinary envelopes.

The letter is quite interesting. In addition to expressing his love and support for Suzuki Haruaki, he also inquired about some knowledge related to painting. It is clear that the sender should also be a painter.

Judging from the handwriting and tone of voice in the letter, and considering that the sender's name was Izumi Sagiri, Suzuki Seimei thought she must be a very cute girl.

The envelope of the other letter had some strange stickers on it, making it look more like a magical letter and quite eye-catching.

The contents of the letter were even more interesting. The sender referred to Suzuki Seimei as the Elf King in the letter, and his tone of voice was particularly childish.

Moreover, the sender's name was also incredibly childish, as it read "Evil King's True Eye".

Because Suzuki Haruka found it very interesting, he wrote back to both of these fans.

In the letter he wrote back to Izumi Sagiri, he mentioned some things about painting and expressed his support for her art.

In the letter to the Evil King's True Eye, he deliberately used a childish tone to reply to her, expressing his satisfaction with the title of Elf King.

What Suzuki Haruaki had no idea was the immense surprise his reply would bring to the two girls, nor did he know that he would have many interactions with them in the future.

Night slowly fell

In a dark alley in Tokyo, a man in a gray trench coat was spraying gasoline in his hand in a somewhat crazed manner, and then throwing out a match.

"Hahaha……"

Gazing at the raging fire, the man in the trench coat let out a manic laugh and quickly left the scene of the crime.

Ayumi, who was opening a gashapon machine outside the alley, frowned slightly after smelling the gasoline fumes emanating from the man in the trench coat.

"Ayumi, what are you doing here? We want to go home!"

Before Ayumi could even think about it, her mother, who had just come out of the supermarket, took her little hand and led her home.

……

next morning

Teitan Elementary School, Grade 1, Class B

"Have you heard? It seems there was another arson attack last night."

"Including this arson case, this is the fifth arson case, isn't it?"

"Has the police still not found any leads on the arsonist?"

After reading today's morning paper, Genta and the others couldn't help but gather around Suzuki Seimei's seat to discuss the arson case that happened last night.

"that……"

Ayumi hesitated for a moment, then suddenly said, "I think I saw the arsonist last night."

"what?!"

“Last night, when my mother and I went to the supermarket to buy groceries, we saw a suspicious man wearing a gray trench coat when we passed Yotsuya Station.”

Facing the surprised looks of Suzuki Harumi and the others, Ayumi said seriously, "Moreover, I also smelled gasoline on that man. This morning, the news reported that someone set fire near Yotsuya Station, so I suspect that man is the arsonist."

Conan couldn't help but ask, "Ayumi, did you see that man's face?"

“I saw him. He looked slovenly, with shoulder-length hair and a mustache. His eyes looked a bit like a fox's, slanted to the sides.”

Hearing Ayumi's detailed account, Suzuki Harumi's expression turned serious. "If Ayumi saw that suspicious man and he really is the arsonist, then we need to report this to the police immediately."

According to the laws of detective fiction, although the members of the Junior Detective League are not like Conan, who is a walking death god, they are still more likely to trigger cases than ordinary people.

Therefore, Suzuki Seimei did not believe that Ayumi was lying, and that the suspicious man in the trench coat did indeed fit the characteristics of an arsonist.

“In that case, let’s go to the Metropolitan Police Department with Ayumi after school,” Ai Haibara said.

"Okay! It's settled then."

As soon as Suzuki Seimei and the others finished speaking, Kobayashi Sumiko walked in with her textbook, and the boring and tedious Japanese language class officially began.

ding ding ding...

As the school bell rang, the little monsters, carrying their schoolbags, cheered and rushed out of the school.

Seimei Suzuki then took Conan and the others directly to the Metropolitan Police Department in his van.

Since the Junior Detective League is a regular at the Metropolitan Police Department, Miwako Sato was in charge of receiving them this time.

As Officer Sato drew on the paper with a pencil, he asked Ayumi, "So what do that man's eyes look like?"

"His eyes are like a fox's, darting to the sides like this," Ayumi said, holding up two fingers and pulling them to the sides of her eyes.

"I see, so this must be what he looks like?"

Upon hearing this, Officer Sato handed Ayumi a sketch he had drawn and asked her a question.

???

Looking at the abstract painting that could no longer be called a human figure, Ayumi was slightly taken aback at first, then shook her head and said, "The person in this painting doesn't look like that person at all!"

(?--)

Suzuki Seimei and the others were also speechless.

Seeing how seriously Officer Sato was drawing, they thought he was a very good artist!

After all that drawing, you've produced this bizarre mess? Are you kidding me?

"Officer Sato, your drawing skills are really terrible!"

"It looks exactly like a child's doodle."

"Is there no one else besides you? Shouldn't the Metropolitan Police Department have forensic artists who specialize in drawing criminals' portraits?"

(●—●)

Faced with the children's sharp criticism, Officer Sato's eyes immediately turned into beady eyes, and he complained somewhat embarrassedly, "I can't do anything about it! Mr. Tomokawa, who specializes in drawing portraits, happens to be on sick leave today."

"I really can't do anything with you guys, so I'll just have to draw it!"

Suzuki Seimei shook his head helplessly, took the pencil and drawing paper from Officer Sato, and quickly began to draw on the paper based on Ayumi's description.

"Swish..."

To the astonishment of Officer Sato and her colleagues, a lifelike portrait sketch appeared on the paper in less than five minutes.

"Ayumi, that's what that man should look like, right?"

"That's right! I saw him last night."

Looking at the long-haired man on the drawing paper, who looked gloomy and somewhat neurotic, Ayumi nodded affirmatively.

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"Seimei, you're amazing!"

Officer Sato glanced at the portrait in Suzuki Haruaki's hand, then discreetly crumpled up his doodle and secretly tossed it into the trash can at his feet.

Upon hearing this, Ayumi said with a proud look, "Of course! Seimei is a very talented manga artist!"

"Is this the arsonist?"

Seeing this, Officers Takagi and Shiratori also curiously came over and carefully examined the sketch of the arsonist.

Officer Sato smiled and said, "In that case, let's go to the alley where Ayumi saw the arsonist yesterday and do some on-site evidence collection."

"On-site evidence collection? That's fantastic!"

Upon hearing this, Officer Takagi quickly said, "Officer Sato, I happen to have nothing to do, I'll go with you."

Officer Shiratori retorted, "I'm free too, I'll drive you there."

Both Officer Takagi and Officer Shiratori are suitors of Officer Sato, and naturally, they are not willing to miss the opportunity to shower their goddess with attention.

"No need to trouble yourself, I'll just drive myself. I need to go to other places, and I'll be passing by there on the way."

Officer Sato shook his head, declining their offer, and said meaningfully, "Actually, today is a very special day for me."

"A special day?"

Upon hearing this, Officer Takagi asked somewhat uncertainly, "Officer Sato, is today your birthday?"

No, quite the opposite.

"on the contrary?"

Amidst the bewilderment of Officers Takagi and Shiratori, Officer Sato drove her red Mazda, taking Suzuki and the others away from the Metropolitan Police Department.

Officer Sato first went to a nearby flower shop and bought a bunch of chrysanthemums. Then he led everyone to a street lamp at an intersection and respectfully paid homage to it.

Today is actually the anniversary of Officer Sato's father's death, and this intersection is where he died in the line of duty.

Miwako Sato's father, Masayoshi Sato, was also a detective. It was because of his influence that Miwako Sato chose to become a police officer when she grew up.

On a rainy night 18 years ago, Sato Masayoshi was apprehending a robber when he was accidentally hit by a passing truck. He died before he could be taken to the hospital due to the severity of his injuries.

Sato Masayoshi, who was seriously injured at the time, kept muttering "Shushirou," so the case was also called the "Shushirou" case by the police.

Because of Sato Masayoshi's death in the line of duty, the police are taking this case very seriously.

Unfortunately, the police investigated all the people named Shushiro in Tokyo afterward, but failed to find a suspect who matched the crime criteria, and the case ultimately became an unsolved mystery.

"It turns out that the detective who died in the line of duty in the 'Sorrowful Man' case was none other than Officer Sato's father, who passed away at a young age."

Upon learning that today is the anniversary of Officer Sato's father's death, Officer Takagi and his colleagues quickly recalled the unsolved case from eighteen years ago known as "Shusou-ro".