Detective Conan: Birth of the Demon Child

Meanwhile, Ran Mouri, accompanied by a nearby pediatrician, rushed to the bedroom door, only to find that Seimei Suzuki was the only one left in the room.

"Seimei, where did Conan go?"

"I don't know either. I went to the bathroom just now, and when I came back, I found that Conan was gone." Suzuki Haruaki shook his head innocently, pretending to be deep in thought, and said, "But I think he probably went to find Shinichi. Shinichi is in the study right now."

"What did you say? Shinichi's back!"

Upon hearing that Shinichi Kudo had returned, Ran Mouri forgot all about looking for Conan and immediately rushed towards the study.

When Ran Mouri arrived at the study, she saw Shinichi Kudo, whom she hadn't seen in a long time, overturning Heiji Hattori's previous reasoning and revealing the true method of murder in this case, thus identifying the real culprit—Kimie Tsujimura!

Although Heiji Hattori lost their first encounter, it doesn't mean that Heiji's reasoning ability was inferior to Shinichi's.

The most important reason is that Hattori Heiji was too eager to win and wanted to solve the case before Kudo Shinichi appeared, which is why he fell into the trap set by the murderer.

It was precisely because Hattori Heiji lost to Kudo Shinichi that Hattori Heiji's desire to win was further aroused, laying the foundation for their next reasoning competition. The two best buddies became friends through a fight.

Unfortunately, before Shinichi Kudo could even exchange a few words with Ran Mouri, the temporary antidote brought by the baijiu was about to wear off, so he had to hurriedly escape Ran's sight and turn back into Conan.

A typical case of cheating for three minutes, resulting in a year-long account ban.

Although Ran Mouri was somewhat unhappy that Shinichi Kudo left without saying goodbye, seeing her safe and sound relieved most of her worries.

Taking advantage of Ran seeing the pediatrician off, Seimei Suzuki sidled up to Conan, nudged him with his elbow, and teased, "Conan, why have you shrunk again? You didn't do it on purpose so you could take a bath with Ran, did you?"

(ノ￣ー￣)ノノ(o_oノ)

Conan rolled his eyes at Suzuki Haruaki, then said smugly, "You think I'm like you, you little sadistic devil? But don't worry, I've found a way to turn back. Tomorrow you'll go to the library with Genta and the others to give your book report! I can finally say goodbye to my elementary school student status, hahaha..."

You're dreaming about peaches!

Sensing the barely suppressed smugness in Conan's tone, Suzuki Seimei's lips curled into a mischievous smile. He patted Conan on the shoulder and said, "Then good luck~"

While Lao Bai Gan (a type of Chinese liquor) can temporarily enlarge Conan, it only works when he has a cold, and each time he drinks it, he develops strong drug resistance, making it insufficient for him to enlarge a second time.

Therefore, Suzuki Seimei was not worried at all that his good classmate would say goodbye to him; he would let him dream for a while!

……

Night slowly fell, and the cool moonlight quietly shone on the Suzuki Estate.

“Young Master, those jewels have already been sold for over a billion yen, and I have now contacted the head of an assassin group called Madam M, and am preparing to recruit a group of female assassins from her.”

Suzuki Seimei lay on top of a Pikachu plush toy that was over two meters long, quietly listening to Tachibana Maya's report on her actions, and asked telepathically, "What is the background of that Mrs. M?"

"Madame M is a well-known female assassin group leader in the Asian assassin world. Every few years, she has people kidnap beautiful young girls from all over the world, and then..."

Through Tachibana Maya's narration, Suzuki Seimei gained a general understanding of this Mrs. M.

To put it simply, this Mrs. M is a criminal who made her fortune through kidnapping. However, she kidnapped those girls not for ransom, but to train them to become top-notch assassins.

To avoid attracting serious attention from the authorities, Madam M rarely targeted children from wealthy families. Her chosen kidnapping targets were mostly war orphans, which almost never drew official attention.

After kidnapping these girls, Madam M would send them all to a deserted island, forcing them to undergo hellish training and study various types of combat knowledge and assassination techniques.

After years of training, Madam M would force these girls to kill each other, as if raising poisonous insects, until only the strongest trump card remained.

Madam M kidnaps hundreds of girls from all over the world each time for assassin training. The winners who survive each round are all battle-hardened ace assassins.

For Mrs. M, every top assassin is a cash cow, and she certainly wouldn't do something as foolish as killing the goose that lays the golden eggs.

However, the assassin that Tachibana Maya wanted to recruit was not the ace assassin under Madam M, but a second-tier assassin who could enter the final selection competition.

Those assassins who survived to enter the final selection round under Madam M's ruthless training are generally not weak; even the weakest among them are comparable to second-rate international assassins.

According to Madam M's plan, apart from the final ace assassin, all the other assassins are doomed to die.

However, when Tachibana Maya contacted Mrs. M and offered to pay 50 million yen per person to save the lives of those who were eliminated, Mrs. M changed her plans.

After all, Madam M trained these assassins to make money. Since someone was willing to pay money to save the lives of these discarded good-for-nothings, Madam M wouldn't turn down money.

Therefore, Mrs. M agreed to the deal with Tachibana Maya and invited her to watch the final selection competition for those beautiful assassins, which would also make it easier for her to choose her favorite target.

Chapter 75 Director Tsugawa (Please vote and add to your favorites)

After Suzuki Seimei finished his conversation with Tachibana Maya, he brought up the attribute panel with a thought.

Name: Haruaki Suzuki

Strength: 10 (+5)

Speed: 8 (+5)

Stamina: 20

Spirit: 20 (+5)

Skills: Golden Rule, Money Power, Karate (Mastery), Riding, Abnormal Resistance, Gun Precision (Mastery), Charisma, Alchemy (Basic), Assassination (Mastery), Word Magic, Disguise (Mastery), Singing (Mastery), Sword Drawing (Mastery)

Equipment: Red Wedding Dress, Mother's Food Box, Guardian Necklace, Pet Summoning Doll, Ever-Changing Children's Clothing

Items: Storage ring, lifespan (19 years), Servant contract, Substitute doll (2), Porsche 911, Ferrari 488, Pufferfish needle (3)

Looking at the attribute panel, which had become much richer, Suzuki Seimei nodded in satisfaction, hugged the fluffy elf doll, slowly closed his eyes, and drifted into a sweet dream.

Meanwhile, after returning to the Mouri Detective Agency, Conan secretly took the remaining half-bottle of baijiu and blew it down into the bottle.

"That's right! That's exactly it, that's exactly it..."

As his body grew hotter and hotter, Conan became increasingly excited. However, before he could even enjoy his excitement for long, he felt a wave of dizziness and collapsed uncontrollably.

Let alone a primary school student like Conan, even an old drunkard like Kogoro Mouri would probably collapse on the spot if he drank most of a bottle of strong liquor in one go.

……

The next morning, the sky was clear and bright.

Teitan Elementary School, Grade 1, Class B

Seeing Conan walk into the classroom pale and unsteady, Ayumi couldn't help but ask with some concern, "Conan, is your cold still not better? You look terrible!"

"It's okay, I just didn't sleep well last night. I'll be fine after a little more sleep..." Conan waved his hand listlessly, then lay down on the table and closed his eyes for a nap.

︿(￣︶￣)︿

Upon seeing this, Suzuki Seimei's eyes flickered slightly, and he immediately understood the whole story.

Conan must have drunk a lot of strong liquor last night in his quest to grow bigger, and he's probably still hungover.

Suzuki Haruaki said to Ayumi and the others, "Alright, don't bother Conan anymore. Let him get some sleep! We still have to go to the library for our book reports after school~"

Hearing what Suzuki Harumi said, the three little ones obediently nodded and sat back down in their seats.

The leisurely elementary school life passed by quickly, and before they knew it, it was time to go home. After putting away his picture book, Suzuki Seimei took Conan and the three little ones, who had regained their energy, and headed to the nearby library.

"Wow, this food magazine even has an introduction to eel rice! I'm going to write a book report about it."

Seeing Genta's loud and boisterous manner, Mitsuhiko quickly whispered a reminder: "Genta, keep your voice down! This is a library. If you disturb others, we'll be kicked out."

After Ayumi picked out the books she wanted to read, she asked curiously, "Seimei, what kind of books do you like to read?"

"I think this new book is pretty good, especially the illustrations. The illustrator's skills are excellent." After saying this, Suzuki Haruaki picked up the book titled "The Reincarnated Silver Wolf" and casually flipped through it a few times in front of the three children.

When Genta and the others saw the bold and alluring illustrations in the book, their faces instantly turned red, and they stammered, "These...these illustrations are too...not suitable for children, are they?"

"You don't understand. When I look at these illustrations, I'm not looking at the content, but trying to figure out the illustrator's drawing techniques. If I can learn some new drawing skills from them, it will be very helpful to my own drawing ability."

"I see, that's amazing!"

Faced with Suzuki Seimei's serious nonsense, Genta and the others were instantly fooled.

Hehe~

Conan silently rolled his eyes, thinking to himself, "I don't believe you, you're clearly a little sadist."

Actually, Suzuki Seimei wasn't just fooling Genta and the others; he genuinely could learn some drawing techniques from these illustrations.

However, even Seimei Suzuki had to admit that he also quite liked these boldly styled paintings—a perfect blend of entertainment and learning!

The illustrator, whose pen name is "Blue Comic Teacher" (青色漫画老师, a homophone for "qing" meaning love and harmony), has a unique drawing style and great potential, although her drawing skills are still somewhat immature.

"Conan, what kind of books do you like to read?"

Conan picked up a black-covered book and said, "Then I'll read this newly published mystery book."

After choosing their favorite books, the five children found a row of empty seats and began to read.

Because the homeroom teacher assigned the children homework of writing a 500-word book report, they had no choice but to read the book carefully.

Beep~woo~~Beep~woo~~Beep~woo~~

Just as Suzuki Haruaki and the others were engrossed in reading, a sudden, urgent siren blared from outside the window.

"Come and see, it's a patrol car!"

"Huh? Isn't that Inspector Megure?"

"Inspector Megure actually came in person. Has another case occurred?"

Under the curious gazes of Suzuki Haruaki and his companions, a middle-aged man with a gloomy appearance strode out of the library and welcomed Inspector Megure and his group inside.

"Director Tsugawa, the reason we're here today is to investigate the matter of that male employee named Tamada in your library." After saying this, Inspector Megure took out a photo of a middle-aged man from his pocket and handed it to Director Tsugawa.

Upon hearing this, Director Tsugawa feigned confusion and asked, "Tamada? He didn't seem to come to work yesterday, nor did he seem to be asking for leave. Is something wrong with him?"

"To be honest, Mr. Tamada has been missing since the night before last." Inspector Megure stopped mid-sentence, staring into Director Tsugawa's eyes, and said, "Director Tsugawa, I heard that Mr. Tamada was working the night shift with you at the library the night before last. Do you know where he went?"

"Um……"

Director Tsugawa thought for a moment and said, "I did work the night shift with Tamada the night before last, but I finished get off work before him. I don't know if he went anywhere else afterward..."

"Ding! Congratulations on successfully signing in to Tsugawa Hideji. You are rewarded with a copy of 'Fear Technique'. You can claim it at any time."

While Director Tsugawa was talking to Inspector Megure, Suzuki Haruaki casually walked past him and secretly reached out a finger to touch his thigh.

Chapter Seventy-Six: Haunted by Vengeful Spirits

Skill Name: Fear

Type: Active Skill