Conan: The Romantic Daily Life of a Ghost Detective

I saw the Detective Boys, Professor Agasa, and the Mori family standing in the corridor, talking to the doctor.

When I went over and asked Wen Shui, I learned that Xiao Lan actually wanted to go with us, but Eri Kisaki strongly stopped her and told her to go home and rest.

In addition, Eri Kisaki postponed several appointments today, intending to spend more time with Ran, and the place for that time was naturally the Mouri Detective Agency.

This means that Xiaolan can spend at least one day with her parents again.

This was already a luxury for her.

After saying goodbye to Wenshui and the others, the Maori family of three left the hospital.

Conan did not go back with them.

Besides Mitsuhiko's disappearance, Conan's fear of Eri Kisaki is also a very important reason. Nukumizu believes that even without Mitsuhiko's disappearance, Conan would have found another excuse to stay at Professor Agasa's house.

In the smoking area of ​​the hospital corridor, Wen Shui carefully inquired about what had happened.

Unexpectedly, they had only made a phone call to Mitsuhiko and hadn't even officially started the investigation when Ai Haibara led them to find Conan and Nukumizu.

After all, without these two leading the way, Ai Haibara wouldn't feel comfortable taking Genta and Ayumi, two little brats, on the investigation.

The call was made by Ayumi. Mitsuhiko's sister said that Mitsuhiko had gone out a long time ago, and that he had gone camping with the Junior Detective League.

This is clearly a lie.

However, the observant Ayumi did not expose Mitsuhiko's lie. She was worried that Mitsuhiko had some unspeakable secret, so she simply hung up the phone vaguely.

After discussing with Ai Haibara and Genta, the group pieced together the truth behind Mitsuhiko's mysterious behavior and lack of interaction with them over the past few days.

A person who was originally enthusiastic about participating in the Junior Detective Club activities.

He suddenly became mysterious, and these past few days he's been going home after school every day. Coupled with his sudden disappearance, it's easy to imagine that he's plotting something.

"Brother Wenshui, have you guessed where Mitsuhiko went?" Ayumi looked at Wenshui with expectant eyes.

Wen Shui smiled wryly: "How can it be that fast? I'm not Sherlock Holmes, I can't solve a case while sitting in a chair."

"Solve a case while sitting in a chair?" Genta Kojima was completely baffled.

Ai Haibara immediately stepped in to explain.

Conan rolled his eyes, thinking to himself, "Didn't you essentially solve the case in a hospital ward yesterday?"

Although I had been to the scene before, I didn't really investigate any clues.

This has been bothering Conan ever since, and he didn't sleep well last night.

Wen Shui clapped his hands to encourage everyone: "Anyway, let's go to Mitsuhiko's house first, maybe we can find some clues."

"But wouldn't that expose Mitsuhiko's secret?" Ayumi asked with a worried expression.

Wen Shui helped her straighten her hairband and smiled, "But if Mitsuhiko really gets into trouble, the consequences will be even more serious."

Ai Haibara also grabbed Ayumi's hand: "Don't worry, I don't think Mitsuhiko will do anything bad. Even if the family finds out the secret, it's okay."

Ayumi nodded slightly.

The group then headed towards Mitsuhiko's house.

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I pressed the doorbell of Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya's house.

The person who opened the door was a young woman wearing khaki capri pants and a red long-sleeved shirt.

She looks about 70-80% like Mitsuhiko, with his signature freckles on her face, and short brown hair that is a bit darker than Ai Haibara's.

"Who are you?" Mitsuhiko's older sister looked at the group curiously.

Professor Agasa, being the oldest among the group, stepped forward to explain: "I am Professor Agasa, the one who used to take Mitsuhiko camping."

"Ah, it's you." Mitsuhiko's older sister quickly shook hands with Professor Agasa. "Thank you for taking care of our children. But aren't you going camping today? Did you forget something?"

Ayumi interjected:

"Actually, we didn't plan to go camping today. We're a little worried about Mitsuhiko because we can't get in touch with him, so we wanted to ask him how he is."

Mitsuhiko's older sister looked surprised: "Eh? He didn't go out with you guys? But he clearly brought camping supplies."

"What did he take with him when he went out?" Wen Shui asked.

Mitsuhiko thought for a moment: "The backpack for camping, and a lot of bamboo leaf rice balls that the aunt next door gave me, and many, many more, I can't remember the specifics."

"I see." Wen Shui nodded.

Mitsuhiko's older sister: "But he always leaves a note in his room when he goes out. Why don't you go to his room and take a look?"

"Okay, then we'll take our leave." Conan and Ayumi rushed upstairs to the second floor.

Professor Agasa: "Hey, you two, slow down. That's really rude of you."

Upon arriving at Mitsuhiko's room, the Junior Detective League immediately began a thorough search.

But the only difference between Mitsuhiko's room and those of other children his age is that his room has many science books suitable for children to read, which shows that he is really interested in knowledge.

No wonder he can occasionally come up with knowledge points that even Conan finds eye-opening.

Unfortunately, no note was found in the room by Mitsuhiko, so they had no way of knowing where he went.

However, I found Mitsuhiko's notes from his bedtime these past few days in a diary. Although he didn't specify what they were about, it was clear that he had been preparing for some goal these past few days.

Moreover, even the money in the piggy bank was taken away, and the number of bamboo leaf rice balls seemed to be prepared from a very far place.

Not long after, Mitsuhiko's mother called Tsuburaya Asami to go to a piano lesson.

Before leaving, Asami Tsuburaya suddenly remembered that Mitsuhiko had mentioned a little girl working at a flower shop a few days ago, saying that the little girl was very capable, helping her family at such a young age. However, she didn't hear anything more about her.

After Mitsuhiko's older sister left.

Everyone sat in Mitsuhiko's room.

Genta crossed his arms and said, "That Mitsuhiko, could he have discovered some treasure and gone off to investigate all by himself?"

"No way, Mitsuhiko wouldn't be as bored as you." Ayumi's tone was serious because she was very worried about Mitsuhiko's safety.

Genta sat there looking extremely embarrassed and at a loss for what to do.

His face turned red and then white.

Haibara sighed, "Mitsuhiko's whereabouts are currently unknown, and he might really be in danger. If the two of you continue arguing, it will reduce his chances of survival."

Genta and Ayumi exchanged a glance, though they were both somewhat unconvinced.

However, for Mitsuhiko's safety, they chose to cease hostilities and put an end to the fighting.

Wen Shui: "Alright, let's go check out the flower shop that Mitsuhiko-neechan mentioned first. That little girl might know something."

When I arrived at the flower shop, the morning rush hour had already passed.

The number of vehicles on the road near the shopping street suddenly decreased, and young women pushing strollers began to appear on the sidewalks.

The flower shop is located in a bustling commercial street, and its name is a very poetic English word.

After Wen Shui and her group entered the flower shop, a little girl with pigtails, who was two or three years older than Conan, came to greet them.

After Ayumi stepped forward and explained her purpose,

The little girl thought for a moment, then her eyes lit up: "You're talking about Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya, right? The little boy with the middle parting?"

"Yes, it's him." Ayumi pressed urgently, "Did he come to see you today?"

The little girl shook her head: "No, but I saw someone who looked a lot like him near the station this morning. I greeted him, but he ignored me."

"Where exactly?" Yuan Tai asked.

"Is it over by the bus stop?" the little girl said. "He was wearing hiking clothes and a backpack, and his hat was pulled down low. I thought I had mistaken him for someone else because he didn't respond when I called him twice."

Oh, and he also had a strange lemon scent. I'm very sensitive to floral scents, so that's for sure.

The little girl said with a confident expression.

Genta and Ayumi looked at each other, their eyes sparkling with hope.

Even Conan was no longer lazy and relaxed; he pushed up his glasses and began to carefully analyze the clues.

"By the way, when I saw Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya near the station last week, two middle-aged men were scolding him and mentioned the names of two ancient military commanders," the little girl suddenly said.

Wen Shui: "The name of the military general?"

"Do you remember exactly what it was?" Conan pushed up his glasses, gradually getting into the zone.

The little girl frowned, thought for a long time, and finally shook her head: "Sorry, I don't know much about this. Was it Toyotomi Hideyoshi or Tokugawa Ieyasu...?"

"Tokugawa Ieyasu?" Genta clapped his hands suddenly, his face showing surprise. "Could they be talking about Tokugawa Ieyasu's treasure?"

Ayumi: "Huh? Did Mitsuhiko really go looking for treasure?"

"Not necessarily," Conan poured cold water on the idea. "Maybe they're just antique diggers... Ouch, that hurts!"

Conan clutched his shinbone, looking at Ai Haibara with a puzzled expression.

Ai Haibara said with a stern face, "Can't you say something auspicious? Do you think members of a bandit group would talk about treasure with a little kid, especially on the street?"

She winked at Conan as she spoke.

It means things are already chaotic enough, so don't scare these two kids.

"Well, you're right. It seems I didn't think things through," Conan thought to himself, but dared not show too much dissatisfaction on his face.

After all, he was counting on Ai Haibara to help him research the antidote.

Just then, a middle-aged man's voice came from the doorway: "Hello, I'm here to pick up item number 42."

"Okay, please wait a moment."

The little girl immediately turned around and ran to the counter, took out a large bouquet of flowers, and ran to the door to hand it to an uncle wearing a logistics work uniform.

The man turned around and carefully loaded the bouquet onto the truck parked on the side of the road.

Wen Shui looked closely and noticed a somewhat comical white horse pattern printed on the work clothes worn by the uncle at the door.

Even the truck had the same pattern on it.

"It's White Horse Express. I heard they're expanding their full-service delivery now, so you can order online and have it delivered to your door the same day," Ai Haibara explained quietly as she walked over to Wen Shui, noticing his questioning look.

Wen Shui nodded.

He thought it was great to have an encyclopedia at home, and he really didn't have time to pay attention to these kinds of subtle changes in life.