The cross-dressing master in the world of Detective Conan

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As Kaoru and the others asked one question after another, Mitsuhiko could no longer suppress his detective spirit.

He pulled out his small notebook and followed Kazama Kaoru, intending to ask her a question.

"Kids shouldn't try to solve cases like other people!"

But before he could even speak, the stubborn old man unleashed a lion's roar that had been refined over thirty years, startling him so much that he dropped his notebook to the ground.

The group of children, including Conan, were scared half to death; their ability to change their expressions was truly extraordinary.

Kazama Kaoru was somewhat glad that he was a policeman at this moment, otherwise it would have been so unfair to be scolded by this old man.

"However, since you've come all this way, it wouldn't be right for you to go back empty-handed, so I'll give you something as a gift."

Ten minutes later, the four mischievous children stood at the door of Ruyue Fengshui's house, each holding a portrait of themselves, against the backdrop of a chilly wind, looking somewhat pitiful.

"You lot should be content. The portraits of you given to you by the famous painter Ruyue Fengshui should be quite valuable, right?"

Ruyue Fengshui didn't give the two of them any gifts, mainly because they had come under the guise of conducting an investigation. If they took two paintings back with them, they would easily be suspected of accepting bribes, which would be like mud falling into their pants—

Even if it's not shit, it's still shit.

"Alright, it's getting late. You guys should head back now, or your parents will worry."

"But we haven't visited Mr. Yuan's house yet?"

"We'll take care of things there. You did a good job today, but kids shouldn't stay up late. You should all go home and get some sleep. I'll take you home in a bit."

"Ah, okay *3"

The Junior Detective League sounded frustrated and helpless, but Conan looked relieved.

It seems that he didn't organize this investigation; he just helplessly covered his head the whole time.

He had the typical expression of a nanny taking care of a child, which the great detective was completely used to.

Hearing that they could go back, the fact that they didn't cheer and jump for joy on the spot was already a big favor to them.

Thirty minutes later, at the entrance of the Mouri Detective Agency.

"Alright, detective, that's all for today. Your sister Xiaolan has already called me three times. Don't stand on ceremony, hurry up and go upstairs."

Seeing that Conan was still walking slowly with his hands in his pockets after getting out of the car, Kaoru Kazama provoked him with words from behind.

Even when facing mortal danger, this guy never forgets to keep his hands in his pockets; it's quite an achievement to maintain his cool image.

"Miwako, shall we go to Hara Yoshiaki's place next?"

Because Kazama Kaoru kept yawning, Sato had already taken the steering wheel. Now Kazama Kaoru was sitting in the passenger seat, looking at Miwako with her eyes half-open.

"Didn't you say you slept all afternoon? How come you look even more tired than me, who hasn't had a break at all?"

As the car drove slowly, Kaoru Kazama felt like he was about to drift off to sleep. With the beautiful woman beside him whispering softly, he could fall asleep in no time.

The only response Sato received was the rising and falling breathing of Kazama Kaoru.

"This guy, really."

Sato shook his head helplessly when he saw Kazama Kaoru's sleeping face. He drove with his left hand and took off his coat with his right hand, draping it over Kazama Kaoru's shoulders.

The car, which was already moving very slowly, slowed down even further. It turned around and took the road that Kazama Kaoru had to travel two or three times a day.

Chapter 248 At Least He's the Head of the Family

This led to Kaoru Kazama being quite surprised when he woke up the next day, wondering how he had inexplicably returned home.

Half asleep, I reached for my phone and saw that it was only seven o'clock. Then I heard footsteps outside.

"Xiao Xun, are you awake? We need to go on a mission."

It was Sato's voice.

Kaoru Kazama painfully pulled the blanket over his head, wishing that Sato was just a dream.

After calling out a few times and receiving no response, Sato simply turned the doorknob and dragged Kazama Kaoru out from under the covers.

"Xiao Xun, get up and eat something. We're about to leave for Yuan Jiaming's house. We don't have much time left."

Kaoru looked up at Sato and noticed that her dark circles had gone down. It seemed she had also had a good sleep, otherwise she wouldn't be so energetic and bothering her.

"Okay, okay, I'll get up right away, don't be in such a hurry, okay?"

Kazama Kaoru felt utterly exhausted looking at Sato, who seemed eager to rush over and help her get dressed.

With a partner like that, it's impossible not to work hard.

"Officer Sato, you really have a way with things. Usually, it takes me a long time for Kaoru to get up when I call him."

Kaoru Kazama's forehead creased with annoyance. This made it sound like she was incredibly lazy, when she clearly did go to bed early, get up early, and work hard.

Fortunately, Kaoru Kazama's cross-dressing persona doesn't give him away to outsiders, otherwise he wouldn't dare to live with two girls so confidently.

"Akami, can't you give me some face? I'm the head of the family, after all. By the way, is Ai up yet?"

"She's still sleeping. She seemed to have been busy until very late last night. You know she's always like that."

Mingmei's expression turned helpless. Although she was the older sister, she really couldn't do anything about her younger sister's daily routine.

Because Sato was also there, Kaoru Kazama's breakfast ended unexpectedly early.

I left home just before 7:30, and of course, Kaoru Kazama was driving the car.

In the mornings in this island nation, there are still quite a few people jogging, especially in Mihana town, seemingly because there are relatively more elderly people.

They traveled in silence until they arrived at Yuan Jiaming's residence, only to discover that he had been shot dead with a single, ruthless bullet.

Furthermore, a broken wine glass was also found as evidence at the scene, and a small knife was also found in the hand of the deceased, Hara Yoshiaki.

It appears that she is eating a chocolate cream cake on the table, but strangely, there is no cream on the knife, only bloodstains.

Sato immediately called Inspector Megure, and before the main force arrived, Kaoru Kazama examined the body at the scene.

Judging from the degree of pupil dilation, the degree of rigor mortis, and the shape of livor mortis, the time of death should be more than ten hours ago.

As for the exact time, it would be impossible to know without an autopsy.

After roughly estimating the time of death, Kaoru Kazama scanned the room and his eyes lit up when he saw Yoshiaki Hara's personal computer.

After removing the white gloves he had just used to touch the corpse and putting on a new pair, he turned on the computer.

He discovered that all the data inside had been deleted. He had already suspected that the person who left the information at Mingmei Apartment was Yuan Jiaming.

After witnessing the clean and efficient murder method and the simple and brutal destruction of the personal computer, Kaoru Kazama couldn't help but suspect that the case was the work of the organization.

"Sister Xiaoxun, Mr. Yuan..."

Sato initially thought it was Inspector Megure who came, but when he opened the door, he found it was the Junior Detective League kids.

The person who just asked the question was Conan.

Seeing his surprised face, Kaoru Kazama nodded gently.

“We just got here too. He has been dead for at least ten hours, which means that Ruyue Fengshui is not a suspect.”

Making such a deduction is not difficult. Although the exact time of Hara Yoshiaki's death has not yet been determined, the largest time difference is not enough for Kisaragi Mine to travel from his studio on a small hill in the suburbs to Hara Yoshiaki's residence.

"Ding Dong"

Following the Junior Detective League were Inspector Megure and his group.

They were equally surprised to see Hara Yoshiaki lying on his back on the ground, with a small wine glass next to him.

"It is estimated that the time of death was more than ten hours ago, at least yesterday evening, and the information on his computer was deleted and the computer was also damaged."

"Yes, Brother Chiba, send the body to the Ministry of Justice for autopsy first, and have them give the accurate time of death as soon as possible."

After inquiring, it was discovered that Inspector Megure had just returned from the Twin Towers skyscraper.

Upon receiving news of Hara Yoshiaki's death, he immediately advised Tokiwa Mio to cancel the Saturday banquet, but unfortunately, she refused.

It seems this strong woman is under considerable pressure and has a strong desire to hold the press conference as scheduled.

As he spoke, Inspector Megure kept shaking his head.

Based on his years of experience as a criminal investigator, he knew that this murder case was not yet closed.

The fact that the killer left a small wine glass at the crime scene is itself a signal—a signal of serial killings.

While Inspector Megure was investigating the scene, Kaoru Kazama returned to the Metropolitan Police Department with Yoshiaki Hara's computer case.

He wanted to see if he could restore the data to its original state, and more importantly, he wanted to find the URL that Yuan Jiaming had left behind.

Since Hara Yoshiaki is dead, it means that no one will continue to reinforce that firewall.

What he wanted to do was not to use his own computer to crack the firewall, but to find the source code and strengthen it.

It is now almost certain that Hara Yoshiaki is inextricably linked to the Black Organization.

Judging from the act of deleting information from the computer, it seems that Hara Yoshiaki stole some important data from the organization, most likely information about an undercover agent.

It was precisely because of this action that Hara Yoshiaki became a traitor to the organization, which is why Gin silenced him.

As for the small wine glass, it was probably a way to mislead people.

Kaoru Kazama sped along and soon arrived at the Metropolitan Police Department.

However, he did not intend to recover the data on his own, because Hara Yoshiaki's computer was not simply formatted, but the entire hard drive was removed. This was the most direct and straightforward way to delete messages, and there was basically no way to recover it.

It's obvious that Gin did it; that guy's brain probably can't hold anything other than killing.

It's obvious that it's impossible to get him to sit obediently in front of the computer and format information with the mouse.

However, there are ways to overcome this problem.

Don't forget, Hara Yoshiaki left clues at Akemi's apartment before.

It's very likely that this guy already knew he was going to be silenced, which is why he made this trip.

The information hidden in the URL he left behind is worth pondering; it might be important data he stole from the organization.

However, he did not intend to crack it immediately. Don't forget, the hidden IP address that was found in the beginning belonged to Tokiwa Group's main computer.

Although he disliked the way the dark organization operated, they were indeed full of talented people.

However, this boss's management skills are just average; he's either a traitor or an undercover agent.