Detective Conan: Birth of the Demon Child

To be honest, Nongyu really loves this pair of white jade bracelets. Such exquisite bracelets are rare treasures that are hard to come by.

However, Nongyu felt a little embarrassed. Accepting such a precious treasure made her feel like she was tricking a child out of candied hawthorns.

Children of Suzuki Seimei's age are simply incapable of engaging in sexual relations, so the "warming the bed" that Zi Nu mentioned really just meant warming the blankets for him. It's hard not to feel guilty about taking the money for that.

When Zi Nu saw the white jade bracelet that Suzuki Seimei took out, she couldn't help but curse inwardly, "What a rich bastard!"

The jade pendant and bracelet that Suzuki Seimei took out alone, combined, are worth about half of Murasaki's entire fortune.

Judging from Suzuki Seimei's casual attitude, he clearly didn't value such a treasure; he must be some foolish son who ran away from a noble family.

In fact, Zi Nu misunderstood Suzuki Seimei. The reason he could casually produce such exquisite jade jewelry was because he had mastered the divine skill of alchemy.

Suzuki Seimei only needs to consume some ordinary jade raw materials to refine top-quality jade jewelry using alchemy, which is why he appears to be so extravagant.

"Sister Nongyu, you don't need to be so polite with me. Anyway, I have plenty of jewelry like this at home. Let me put it on you."

As soon as Suzuki Seimei finished speaking, he took Nongyu's small hand and personally helped her put on the pair of white jade bracelets.

"So beautiful!"

Bathed in candlelight, the exquisite white jade bracelet emitted a soft, hazy glow, perfectly complementing Nongyu's fair and white wrist, making it exceptionally beautiful.

More than an hour later, Suzuki Seimei, who was nestled in Nongyu's arms, suddenly opened his mouth and revealed a tired expression of drowsiness.

Seeing Suzuki Seimei's adorable dozing off, Zi Nu's eyes softened involuntarily, and she said softly, "Nong Yu, why don't you take Qin Ming to bathe and rest first? I'll come and join you later."

"it is good."

Nongyu nodded obediently, picked up the almost asleep Suzuki Seimei, and walked towards her boudoir.

When Nongyu carried Suzuki Seimei back to her boudoir, her personal maid, Hongyu, had already prepared bathwater for her.

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As he watched Nongyu's gorgeous clothes being removed one by one, Suzuki Seimei, who had been drowsy, instantly regained his senses, his eyes shining brightly.

More than half an hour later, Nongyu and Hongyu, their pretty faces flushed, took a cotton bath towel and wrapped it around Suzuki Seimei, who had a mischievous grin on his face.

While taking a bath just now, that little rascal Suzuki Harumi was not behaving himself. He not only measured the size of the two women's consciences with his hands, but also tasted their consciences.

Although Nongyu and Hongyu were somewhat reluctant to admit it, they did indeed feel quite pleased just now; Suzuki Seimei's ventriloquism was truly impressive!

After Hongyu used a clean cotton towel to dry Nongyu's wet hair, she waved to Hongyu and said, "Alright, Hongyu, you can go and rest now!"

"Yes, ma'am."

Hongyu nodded obediently, took the towel, and went back to her side room to rest.

Chapter 594 An outburst of anger terrifies the feudal lords; peace prevails throughout the land (First update, please vote)

Having just finished his bath, Suzuki Seimei nestled in Nongyu's arms like a little puppy and asked, "Nongyu-neechan, why hasn't Zinu-neechan arrived yet?"

"Sister Zi Nu may have run into some unexpected trouble. She'll probably have to wait a while before she gets here."

Nongyu paused mid-sentence, then said, "Qin Ming, why don't you go to sleep first? I'll wake you up when Sister Zi Nu arrives."

o>﹏&t;o No!

Without a second thought, Suzuki Seimei shook his head, a sly glint in his eyes, and said, "I'm going to wait for Sister Murasaki to come before I go to sleep, but waiting like this is too boring. How about we play a game?"

"Okay, what game do you want to play?"

"This game was taught to me by the maid in my household, Sister Nongyu, I'm sure you'll like it very much."

As soon as Suzuki Seimei finished speaking, he crawled into the quilt like a caterpillar.

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At first, Nongyu looked puzzled, but soon her delicate body stiffened, her pretty face flushed red, and her voice trembled as she said, "Don't get dirty there."

"It's not dirty at all!"

The mountain stream, freshly washed by the rain, looked exceptionally clean; even the stones along its banks gleamed, and the babbling water was incredibly sweet.

As Suzuki Seimei savored the sweet mountain spring water, Murasaki was discussing the current situation in South Korea with a white-haired boy.

This white-haired youth is named Wei Zhuang, and he is one of the two current successors of the Guigu School.

For seven hundred years during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, behind the rise and fall of the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn period and the Seven Warring States, there is a common name: Guigu!

Because the leaders of the Guigu School lived in seclusion in Guigu Valley, they were also known as "Guiguzi".

Although Guiguzi was a single man, he was stronger than an army of a million.

As the saying goes: "One angry word can make the princes tremble, while peaceful words can bring tranquility to the world!"

Among them, the most widely known disciples of the Guigu School were Su Qin, Zhang Yi, Sun Bin, and Pang Juan from the Warring States period.

The current Guiguzi has taken in two disciples: Gai Nie, who represents "vertical alliance," and Wei Zhuang, who represents "horizontal alliance."

Several years ago, Gai Nie and Wei Zhuang left Guigu. The two will undergo a test called "The World", and the winner will become the new "Master Guigu".

Gai Nie chose the Qin state, which was the strongest, and gained the appreciation of King Ying Zheng of Qin, who invited him to become his first swordsmanship instructor.

Wei Zhuang chose the weakest state, Han, hoping to change and save it, thereby defeating Gai Nie in one fell swoop.

However, when Wei Zhuang arrived in South Korea, he discovered that the situation there was far worse than he had imagined.

King An of Han is incompetent and muddleheaded, General Ji Wuye wields immense power, and Chancellor Zhang Kai is stubborn and conservative. Changing the current state of Han is impossible for Wei Zhuang alone.

In fact, Wei Zhuang knew very well that the best way to change the state of Han was to support a prince of Han to ascend the throne, and then assist him in rectifying the chaos in Han. Only in this way could the fate of Han be truly changed.

Unfortunately, most of the current South Korean princes are just good-for-nothings.

The two princes most likely to ascend the throne are the Crown Prince of Han and the fourth prince, Han Yu.

Among them, the Crown Prince of Han is a cowardly and incompetent good-for-nothing. However, precisely because of his weak character, he is an easily manipulated puppet prince. Therefore, Ji Wuye has always supported him from behind, and he is the one with the best chance of ascending the throne.

The fourth young master, Han Yu, is extremely shrewd and possesses considerable political acumen and intelligence, which is quite in line with the mindset of a king.

However, Wei Zhuang did not like people like Han Yu. Even if Han Yu became the King of Han, he would not care about the people of Han, but would instead try to consolidate his power.

Therefore, neither the Crown Prince of Han nor the Fourth Prince Han Yu met Wei Zhuang's criteria for the next King of Han.

Wei Zhuang put down his wine cup, looked at the starry sky outside the window, and said, "I heard that Ninth Prince Han Fei is coming back soon. This man studied under Xunzi, a Confucian scholar. I wonder how much skill he has actually learned?"

Are you very interested in him?

Zi Nu's expression changed slightly, and she asked with interest, "Or do you want to choose him?"

"Gaining my approval is not an easy thing."

Wei Zhuang's sword-like eyes narrowed slightly as he said, "If he can resolve this case of the ghost soldiers robbing the soldiers' pay, I might give him a chance."

"Trying to snatch food from Ji Wuye's mouth is no easy task. Isn't your test a bit too difficult?"

Wei Zhuang said calmly, "If someone doesn't even have the courage to offend Ji Wuye, how can I expect them to change the state of Han?"

Not long ago, Lord Anping and Lord Longquan were ordered by King An of Han to escort 100,000 taels of gold as military pay to the border.

As a result, when the army escorting the military supplies passed by the "Soul-Breaking Valley" on the outskirts of Xinzheng City, they encountered ghost soldiers who were trying to pass through, and all the military supplies disappeared in the rain.

When the State of Han defeated the State of Zheng, King Ai of Han promised that those who surrendered would be spared death. However, he tricked 5,000 surrendered soldiers from Zheng into going to the outskirts of Xinzheng City and massacred them all. That place became known as "Valley of Broken Souls".

The people of Xinzheng City believed that it must be the lingering resentment of the surrendered soldiers of Zheng who were massacred that led them to steal the military pay sent to the border. Therefore, this case was also known as the "Ghost Soldiers Robbery of Military Pay Case".

Of course!

The so-called "ghost soldiers robbing the pay" is just a way to fool ignorant civilians.

Intelligent people like Wei Zhuang and Zi Nu could see at a glance that the mastermind behind the "Ghost Soldiers Robbery of Supplies" was none other than General Ji Wuye.

Anping-jun and Longquan-jun, who were in charge of escorting the military supplies, were the younger brothers of King An of Han. The only people qualified to cooperate with them were the three most powerful people in Han: King An of Han, Ji Wuye, and Zhang Kaidi.

First of all, Han Wang An can definitely be ruled out. The 100,000 taels of gold were transported from the royal treasury, so he had no reason to steal his own money.

Secondly, Zhang Kaidi can also be ruled out as a suspect. After the "Ghost Soldiers Robbery of Supplies" incident occurred, King Han An ordered him to investigate the case with all his might.

Several of Zhang Kaidi's trusted officers had already been killed while investigating the "Ghost Soldiers Robbery of Supplies" case, so he couldn't possibly be the mastermind behind it all.

Therefore, the mastermind behind the "Ghost Soldiers Robbery of Funds" case could only be Ji Wuye, and the successive killings of Zhang Kaidi's confidants also served his interest in eliminating political enemies.

Wei Zhuang suddenly asked, "By the way, have you figured out where that brat came from?"

You mean Qin Ming?

Zi Nu shook her head and said, "Not yet. I only know that he comes from the Qin State, is generous, and has very strong internal energy. He must have consumed a lot of rare and precious herbs. In addition, he seems to have practiced a type of martial art called 'Hard Body Technique'."

Chapter 595 Han Fei Returns (Second Update, Please Vote)

While Zi Nu was serving Suzuki Seimei, she tried to extract a lot of information from him and also took the opportunity of massaging him to check on his physical condition.

Zi Nu wasn't too surprised that Suzuki Seimei knew martial arts.

After all, a child like Suzuki Seimei, who was carrying a huge sum of money and had no guards with him, would probably have died somewhere long ago if he didn't know martial arts.

"Qin State?"

Wei Zhuang's expression changed slightly, and the image of Gai Nie flashed through his mind subconsciously. He muttered to himself, "Are there any wealthy merchants or powerful groups with the surname Qin in the Qin Kingdom?"

"I don't know. Our current intelligence resources are mainly concentrated in South Korea, and we know very little about the Qin Kingdom."

Although Zilanxuan's intelligence collection covered all seven countries, the information about the other six countries, except for Korea, was mainly obtained from the guests.

If it's common knowledge, Zilanxuan can find out from the guests. However, it's difficult to ascertain the truth of certain highly confidential information.

A child like Suzuki Seimei, who possesses a huge fortune and is also skilled in martial arts, must have a very powerful force hidden behind him.

If the power behind Suzuki Seimei were a large, well-known force, then Zi Nu might be able to guess his origins.

However, based on Zi Nu's secret observation, Suzuki Seimei should come from a hidden family power, and he is a young master who secretly slipped out of the world. He is naive and innocent, otherwise he would not have acted so innocent and simple.

"Unknown origins? Possessing profound internal energy? And also proficient in external martial arts?"

Wei Zhuang pondered for a while, then finally shook his head and said, "Forget it, he's just a child anyway, how much trouble can he cause?"

Ultimately, Suzuki Seimei's appearance was still too deceptive.