Detective Conan: Birth of the Demon Child

"What? Someone's dead!"

"No way!"

The people who came out of the bedroom couldn't help but show expressions of surprise when they saw the terrible scene in the living room.

Ai Haibara was no exception, because the net of heaven and earth could only allow her to locate the intruder, but not to confirm the intruder's identity, so she did not know that the intruder was Yoshihiko Negami.

Of course!

Ai Haibara had already shown mercy; she only used her spider web to cut the intruder's ankle, instead of severing his foot. Otherwise, Yoshihiko Negami would have fainted from the pain.

Yukiko, who was the first to recover from her shock, hurriedly called out to Akira Hojima, "Mr. Hojima, quickly call the police and an ambulance!"

"Yes Yes!"

Upon hearing this, Akira Sujima finally snapped out of his daze and hurriedly called the police and an ambulance.

Chapter 579 Vermouth's Challenge (Second Update, Please Vote)

Drip drip drip drip

Upon receiving the emergency call, Inspector Megure quickly arrived with his team overnight.

Because the perpetrators were caught red-handed, Conan had no opportunity to use his skills.

However, what Conan couldn't understand was how Yoshihiko Negami injured his ankle.

If Yoshihiko Negami hadn't suddenly injured his ankle, preventing him from escaping the scene in time, Conan wouldn't have ended up as a mere bystander.

Unfortunately, the spider silk that cut Yoshihiko's roots had already been retrieved by Ai Haibara.

Therefore, Conan searched the living room for a long time but failed to find any useful clues, and in the end, he could only suppress this doubt in his heart.

Inspector Megure and his team first took Yoshihiko Negami to the hospital. After the doctor bandaged his wounds, they began to question him about his motives.

Caught red-handed, Yoshihiko Negami did not continue to deny it and revealed his motive for murder.

It turns out that Gucun Dehong made a mistake at work some time ago, which caused the film negative of a movie called "Parents' Fool's Diary" to be ruined.

Parents' Fool Diary is a film directed and starring Yoshihiko Negami. Although they remade the film, the actor who played the younger brother died in a car accident during filming, so all the scenes involving the younger brother had to be cut.

People who are involved in art tend to be rather obsessive.

Yoshihiko Negami believes that it was all Tokuhiro Komura's fault that prevented him from making a perfect film, so he conceives the idea of ​​murder.

Such a motive for murder is simply outrageous!

Of course!

Although a murder occurred in the apartment, it did not dampen the children's enthusiasm for watching the movie.

Around 11 p.m., Yukiko still took Suzuki Seimei and the others to the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Art to watch the Kamen Rider movie that had just finished filming.

After all, the six members of the Junior Detective League are seasoned veterans. They have seen more corpses than ordinary police officers, so they are naturally not affected by this kind of murder case.

Time flies, and more than half a month has passed in the blink of an eye.

Mouri Detective Agency

"Holding a Halloween party?"

While eating his snacks, Kogoro Mouri couldn't help but complain, "But isn't the Halloween party supposed to be on October 31st? What month do they think it is now?"

Ran Mouri, who was looking through the invitation, said with a hint of helplessness, "Didn't they say from the beginning that they were going to hold a Halloween party that was out of season, like a costume party or something!"

"What exactly was written on that invitation?"

"Uh"

Upon hearing this, Ran Mouri's expression changed slightly, and she read aloud with some hesitation, "This letter says, 'Incompetent detective, Mr. Kogoro Mouri.'"

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The veins on Kogoro Mouri's forehead bulged, and he unconsciously tightened his grip on the beer can in his hand.

"On the night of the full moon this month, please allow me to invite you to participate in this terrifying feast, which will be a bloody party on board."

Noticing her father's growing anger, Ran Mouri forced herself to continue reading, "Of course! Whether Your Excellency attends or not, the poor lamb about to die will curse its fate, and the sinner will be drunk before its death."

"Hahaha"

Kogoro Mouri, enraged, laughed coldly and said, "This damn invitation is clearly a challenge to me, Kogoro Mouri! How dare you challenge a famous detective like me? Which idiot sent this?"

"It seems to have been sent by a foreigner, because it was signed in English: VERMOUTH Vermouth."

Ran Mouri said with some concern, "Dad, this letter sender seems to have ill intentions. Maybe you shouldn't go to the appointment?"

Without a second thought, Kogoro Mori exclaimed, "How can that be?! They've already delivered the challenge to our doorstep, how can I back down?"

Absinthe

Conan's face turned extremely pale, and his body began to tremble uncontrollably.

Because Ai Haibara did not reveal her true identity to Conan as she did in the original manga, Conan's current understanding of the Black Organization is not as detailed as it was in the original work.

However, this wasn't Conan's first encounter with the Black Organization, so he had some understanding of them, knowing that members of the Black Organization liked to use alcohol names as their self-designations.

After reading Itakura Suguru's diary, Conan realized that the Black Organization's power was far greater than he had imagined, and he became increasingly wary of them.

Now, Kogoro Mouri suddenly received an invitation that resembled a challenge, and it was signed with the name of a liquor called "Absinthe".

This made Conan wonder if the Black Organization had discovered his true identity. However, he quickly dismissed the thought.

If it really was someone from the Black Organization who discovered Conan's secret as Shinichi Kudo, they should have simply gone to his door to silence him or captured him to use as a lab rat. There was no need for them to go through such a roundabout way.

Rather than believing that his true identity had been exposed, Conan was more inclined to believe that the Black Organization had targeted Kogoro Mouri.

An international criminal organization like the Black Organization certainly doesn't consist entirely of assassins like Gin and Vodka; it likely also includes many elites from other industries.

For example, Kenzo Masuyama, who was murdered, was not only a member of the Black Organization, but also the chairman of Masuyama Motor Company.

Therefore, this guy called "Vermouth" may have been interested in Kogoro Mouri's identity as a famous detective and wanted to recruit him into the Black Organization, which is why he sent him this invitation that resembled a challenge letter.

Actually, Conan's reasoning wasn't entirely wrong. If it were Gin and Vodka, upon discovering that Conan was Shinichi Kudo's secret, they would definitely choose to kill him to silence him or capture him to use as a guinea pig.

Unfortunately, Conan didn't anticipate one thing: Vermouth treated him and Ran Mouri like her own little angels, even valuing them more than her own life.

After Vermouth discovers that Conan is actually Shinichi Kudo, she naturally won't kill him to cover it up like Gin and the others did. Instead, she will try to help him protect this secret.

Vermouth sent the invitation to Kogoro Mouri not to challenge him, but to use him as bait to lure Ai Haibara out.

Ever since Vermouth accidentally discovered the secret that Ai Haibara is Shiho Miyano more than half a month ago, she has been so worried that she can't sleep at night, fearing that Conan will be implicated by Ai Haibara.

Chapter 580 Halloween Party (Third Update, Please Vote)

Ai Haibara has now been adopted by the Suzuki family. If she suddenly disappears, the Suzuki family will definitely try to find her.

At that time, the front page of the media will definitely publish a missing person notice for Ai Haibara, which will easily attract the attention of the Black Organization and expose Conan to their sight.

Therefore, Vermouth racked her brains for more than half a month and finally came up with a way to kill someone by using another person.

If Ai Haibara is implicated in a murder case and made the victim, the Suzuki family will at most make the murderer pay with his life, but they will not be able to publicize the matter further.

According to Vermouth's secret observations of Ai Haibara, she discovered that Ai Haibara liked to stay by Seimei Suzuki's side, and Seimei Suzuki would often visit the Mouri Detective Agency.

If Suzuki Seimei finds out about the Halloween party, he will most likely go with Mouri Kogoro to the party, and Haibara Ai will also likely go along.

If Vermouth can take this opportunity to eliminate Ai Haibara, this menace, and frame the culprit for the crime, then there's no need to worry about Conan being exposed.

Even if Vermouth fails by accident, she can take the opportunity to confront Ai Haibara, threatening her with the secret that Akemi Miyano is still alive, forcing her not to hurt Conan in the future, or else they will all perish together.

As Vermouth had predicted, when Suzuki Seimei learned that Kogoro Mouri and Conan were going to a Halloween party, he immediately had the idea of ​​going to join in the fun.

Not only was Suzuki Seimei interested in this Halloween party, but Sonoko and Haibara Ai were also interested.

Sonoko even took Ai Haibara along to look up information on various monsters and choose their favorite monster costumes.

Several days later, at dusk

Mouri Detective Agency

Wearing a black wizard's hat and a witch's long dress, Sonoko excitedly stepped out of the car with a broom in hand, waving and calling out to Ran Mouri, "Ran, we're here!"

"Sonoko, are you playing a witch today?"

Upon seeing Sonoko's outfit, Ran Mouri instinctively asked a question.

"Yes! Isn't it cute?"

Sonoko smiled, opened her arms, and twirled around in front of Ran Mouri. Then, she asked with some confusion, "Ran, what kind of monster are you dressed up as? It looks exactly like you!"

"I'm not planning on going to the Halloween party this year! You know I'm averse to all those monsters and ghosts."

Seeing Ran Mouri's hesitant expression, Sonoko suddenly remembered that her best friend was terrified of monsters and ghosts.

Even though all the monsters at the Halloween party are actually humans in disguise, Ran Mouri is worried that one of them might be a real one, so she's unwilling to attend such a party at all.

"Sonoko-neechan, where are Seimei and Ai Haibara?"

Seeing this, Conan, who was covered in bandages and dressed as a mummy, changed the subject without changing his expression: "Didn't those two say they were going to the party too?"

"They're here! They're here!"

As soon as Conan finished speaking, Suzuki Seimei, dressed as an Onmyoji, took Haibara Ai's small hand and stepped out of the van.

Ai Haibara plays the shikigami "Neko-onna" summoned by Seimei Suzuki. She not only wears fluffy cat ear accessories, but also has a fluffy orange cat tail tied to her back.

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Kawaii

Seeing this, Ran Mouri's beautiful eyes flashed with a sharp light, and she couldn't help but hug Seimei Suzuki and Ai Haibara, rubbing her cheek against their little faces.

"Alright, it's getting late, let's get going!"

Kogoro Mouri, dressed as a vampire, glanced at his watch, casually picked up Conan, and tossed him into the van.

Bye-bye, have fun!

Watching the van gradually disappear into the distance, Ran Mouri smiled and waved her arm until she could no longer see its back before going home to prepare dinner.