Detective Conan: Birth of the Demon Child

Nanae walked up to Fumino and knelt down, stroking her hair apologetically. "Fumino, I'm sorry, Mom has something to do today, so it might not be convenient for me to go shopping with you."

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Upon hearing this, Fumino's smile vanished instantly, and she cried out, "But didn't we agree on something? How could you lie to me? Dad is just like you. He knew my birthday party was tomorrow, but he was still abroad and hadn't come back. You're all big liars! I hate you all..."

Seeing Tsukumo Fumino's heartbroken appearance, Tsukumo Nanae's eyes were filled with guilt and self-blame.

To prevent Tsukumo Fumino from being too heartbroken, Tsukumo Nanae didn't dare tell her about Tsukumo Motoyasu's death at all, and just lied to her that her father had gone abroad to perform magic.

That's why Tsukumo Fumino was in the mood to celebrate her birthday; otherwise, she would have been crying her eyes out.

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What a pitiful little girl.

When Suzuki Seimei learned that Tsukumo Fumino had no idea about her father's death, his gaze towards her softened with tenderness. He stroked her hair and said, "Fumino, don't cry. I'll go shopping with you. Tamakane-neechan is very good at matching clothes; she'll definitely pick out a beautiful birthday dress for you."

Is it really possible?

"Of course!"

Since Suzuki Seimei has already received the sign-in reward, he can leave the case-solving to Conan.

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There's no way around it~ I can only pamper my little fangirl myself.

To Conan's dismay, his long-awaited savior cruelly abandoned him, taking Tsukumo Fumino shopping instead.

stare--

Feeling Ran Mouri's scrutinizing gaze, Conan thought to himself, "I'm doomed this time, doomed..."

Meanwhile, led by Kurosaki Tamaka, Suzuki Seimei and his group shopped until late into the night, buying many gifts for Tsukumo Fumino before returning to her family's manor.

Because Tsukumo Fumino was just a child, her physical strength and stamina were far inferior to Suzuki Seimei's. So, once her excitement wore off, she started to doze off and was eventually carried back by Kurosaki Tamaka.

Not long after Suzuki Haruaki and the others returned, Conan finally cracked the murder case and identified the real culprit.

However, Ran Mouri was watching closely the whole time, so Conan had no chance to use the tranquilizer dart to knock out Kogoro Mouri. He could only pretend to be childish and say some suggestive words to guide Kogoro Mouri to deduce the truth of the matter.

Just as Suzuki Seimei had guessed, Miyoshi Asako was indeed the murderer of Tsukumo Motoyasu.

Miyoshi Asako's real name is Kinoshita Asako. She also has an older brother named Kinoshita Yoshiro. The two siblings lost their parents at a young age and depended on each other for survival.

Yoshiro Kinoshita was exceptionally talented in magic, earning him the title of "genius among geniuses," and was the most talented of all the students taught by Motoyasu Tsukumo.

Fourteen years ago, at the height of his fame, Motoyasu Tsukumo worried that Yoshiro Kinoshita would surpass him in magic. In a moment of madness, he tampered with Kinoshita's magic props, causing him to drown in the water tank.

As it turned out, this incident was witnessed by seven-year-old Miyoshi Asako, who then changed her name and became a disciple of Tsukumo Motoyasu, eventually avenging her drowned brother.

Miyoshi Asako was a very proud person. Although Tsukumo Motoyasu had been dead for a week and the evidence had long been destroyed by her, she still chose to turn herself in to the police after Kogoro Mouri exposed her murder method.

After learning the whole story, Suzuki Seimei also felt a little regretful.

Miyoshi Asako is only 21 years old this year, yet she has become the most amazing female magician in the island nation. She is definitely a rare talent.

What is the most valuable thing in the 21st century?

Talent!

If Suzuki Seimei had known about this earlier, he would definitely have tried to recruit Miyoshi Asako into his ranks and make her a core member of the Shinigami organization.

Once Miyoshi Asako becomes a core member of the Shinigami organization, she can simply spend some contribution points to hire professional assassins from the organization to help her eliminate Tsukumo Motoyasu.

In that case, Miyoshi Asako could avenge her dead brother without getting her hands stained with blood, and she could also avoid imprisonment.

Unfortunately, there's no going back!

By the time Suzuki Seimei learned of this, Tsukumo Motoyasu had already been dead for a week, and even if he wanted to stop Miyoshi Asako from killing, it was too late.

With the power that Suzuki Seimei currently controls, he could rescue Miyoshi Asako from prison, but the cost would be too high. It's not worth it for a genius magician who has already been ruined.

The reason why Suzuki Haruaki said that Miyoshi Asako was ruined was because she felt that she was deeply guilty and was willing to turn herself in to atone for her sins.

Otherwise, without evidence, even with Kogoro Mouri's reasoning, the court could not find Miyoshi Asako guilty.

Since Miyoshi Asako wants to turn herself in and atone for her sins, she will definitely refuse even if Suzuki Seimei sends someone to rescue her.

"Ran-neechan, Conan, bye-bye~"

Bye-bye~

After watching Miyoshi Asako enter the police station to turn herself in, Suzuki Haruaki waved to Mouri Ran and the others, then went home with Kurosaki Tamaka.

"Honestly, it's already past midnight and we haven't had dinner yet!"

"Sister Xiaolan, my stomach is about to burst with hunger."

Hearing Kogoro Mouri and Conan's complaints, Ran Mouri suddenly stopped and said somewhat embarrassedly, "Oh no! I forgot to buy ingredients for dinner."

"what?!"

Upon hearing this, Kogoro Mouri's expression changed drastically, and he felt completely distraught.

"Dad, you go back first! Conan and I are going to the nearby convenience store to buy some groceries, we'll be right back."

As soon as Ran finished speaking, she didn't give Kogoro a chance to reply, and turned to leave with Conan in her hand.

Looking at the increasingly familiar road around him, Conan felt a sense of foreboding, but outwardly feigned innocence and asked, "Ran-neechan, this doesn't seem to be the way to the convenience store, does it? Have we gone to the wrong place?"

"We haven't gone the wrong way, because the place we're going to is your home!"

Conan, half-dragged and half-carried by Ran Mouri to the front door of Shinichi Kudo's house, innocently asked, "Ran-neechan, what are you talking about? This is clearly Shinichi-nii's house!"

Dangerous!Dangerous!Dangerous!

Conan's brain started issuing frantic warnings; it was trembling violently...

Ran Mouri abruptly released Conan's small hand, leaned down and looked directly into his eyes: "Shinichi, how much longer are you going to lie to me?"

"..."

Faced with Ran's questioning gaze, Conan subconsciously wanted to tell the truth, but the image of him and Ran taking a bath unconsciously surfaced in his mind, and then he calmed down.

If my secret of being Shinichi Kudo were exposed, Ran would definitely beat me to death with karate in a fit of rage.

"What nonsense are you talking about? How could I possibly be Shinichi's older brother? I'm just a little kid~" Conan waved his hand innocently.

"Professor Agasa must have come up with some strange invention again to shrink you, right? You can't fool me, Shinichi!"

"It's over!"

Conan was panicking inside, but he forced a smile and shrugged, saying, "What evidence do you have? Don't talk nonsense if you don't have evidence..."

"The evidence is right here!"

Before Conan could finish his excuses, Ran Mouri snatched off his glasses, revealing a face that looked exactly like Shinichi Kudo's when he was a child.

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Oh no! Oh no! Oh no!

"Oh my~ isn't this Xiaolan?"

Just when Conan had nowhere to retreat and didn't know how to argue, a melodious voice suddenly rang out like heavenly music.

Upon hearing the somewhat familiar voice, Ran Mouri was slightly taken aback at first, then quickly smoothed her hair, adopted a gentle and ladylike demeanor, and smiled sweetly at the person who approached her: "Aunt Yukiko, when did you return from Los Angeles?"

"I just arrived on the last flight."

Seeing Conan's guilty look, Yukiko understood the situation and chuckled inwardly. She feigned confusion and asked, "Ran, it's so late, why are you standing in front of my house?"

"This one……"

Just as Ran Mouri was about to explain, Yukiko suddenly turned her gaze to Conan and exclaimed in surprise, "Huh? Isn't that Conan?"

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Upon hearing this, Ran Mouri blinked in confusion and asked instinctively, "Aunt Yukiko, do you know Conan?"

“That’s right, because this child is a distant relative of our family. I’ve met her mother a few times before, and she’s a kind person.”

"But...but didn't Professor Agasa say that Conan is the child of a distant relative of his family?"

Facing Ran's somewhat suspicious gaze, Yukiko nonchalantly replied, "Because Professor Agasa and our family are distant relatives, you know~"

"Is that so? You wouldn't all be ganging up on me to lie, would you?"

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Upon hearing this, Conan and Yukiko's eyes widened instantly, and they waved their hands with a laugh, saying, "How could that be~"

"But something just doesn't seem right. You're just a primary school student, how could you possibly have such amazing reasoning skills?!"

Ran Mouri still didn't quite believe Yukiko's words. Based on her secret observation just now, it was clear that Conan had deliberately given Kogoro Mouri clues and hints, which allowed him to solve the case so smoothly.

Yukiko explained with a smile, "I think this is something Shinichi taught Conan, right? Because Conan and Shinichi both love Sherlock Holmes, so he and Shinichi are the closest."

"That's right, I like Shinichi the most."

"But... even so..."

"Ran, think about it carefully~ If Conan were Shinichi, would he do something like this?"

At Yukiko's prompting look, Conan promptly hid behind her, hugged her leg, and said with a pitiful expression, "Ran-neechan is so scary..."

"(⊙o⊙)..."

Ran Mouri subconsciously projected Shinichi Kudo's image onto Conan, imagining him crouching behind Yukiko.

The scene was so beautiful it was almost blinding; it was so beautiful I couldn't bear to look!

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Ran Mouri smiled a little embarrassedly and said apologetically to Conan, "Conan, I'm sorry~ It seems Ran-neechan made a mistake again this time. Just forget everything I just said! I'll make you a hamburger when we get back, okay?"

"Ok!"

Conan, who had successfully escaped a close call, breathed a sigh of relief and nodded happily.