Conan: The Romantic Daily Life of a Ghost Detective

However, subways and buses have timetables, and the places to get off are relatively fixed. Uncle Mori must have been too anxious because Conan, his "long-term meal ticket," was in trouble, so he rushed over by taxi.

Conan had also thought of this, and he looked at Kogoro Mouri with a bit of gratitude: "Uncle, don't be angry. We were just invited to the fashion show tonight, and there are lots of older ladies there."

"what?!"

Kogoro Mouri jumped high into the air and exclaimed excitedly, "A fashion show! I wonder if Ms. Yoko will be there. Wait, I need to go home and change my clothes..."

Ran gave Kogoro Mouri a sharp elbow to the back, calming her father down: "Dad, I think this outfit is fine. Also, I'll be watching you tonight, so please don't do anything to harass the models."

Kogoro Mouri rubbed his lower back and said, "What? I was just saying it casually."

At this point, Inspector Megure was already preparing to leave with his men. All the clues here had been checked, and keeping the tunnel closed would affect traffic.

Conan just told the police the physical characteristics of the man who kidnapped him. With these clues, it's only a matter of time before they find the culprit.

In the case from before, the case would most likely have been closed after Inspector Megure and his team caught the culprit and then informed Nuku and the others by phone.

Just as the cordon had been removed and Wen Shui and the others were walking out of the tunnel to decide whether to eat first or go straight to the fashion show, Inspector Megure suddenly ran towards them with a serious expression.

"Something's wrong, Brother Wenshui, something's happened again." Inspector Megure ran over, panting.

Warm Water: "What's wrong?"

Inspector Megure: "Our men just found a strangled male body on the bank of the Tsutsumi River. The body has a mole next to its nose, and its build is very similar to the kidnapper described by Conan."

"What? You said the kidnapper is dead?" Conan's face was full of disbelief.

Others were also more or less shocked by the news.

Kogoro Mouri sneered, "Hmph, so it really is me, the sleeping Kogoro, who has to solve this case. Inspector Megure, let's go to the scene."

“Okay, but if possible, could you bring Conan along too?” Inspector Megure said. “After all, Conan is the only one who has seen the culprit.”

Just as Kogoro Mouri was about to nod in agreement, he noticed that Conan had suddenly disappeared. He looked up and saw that Conan and the other kids who called themselves the Junior Detective League had already run into the police car parked on the side of the road.

"Damn it, you little brats, get home right now!" Uncle Mori shouted, but to no avail.

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And so, the original plan to attend the fashion show was disrupted.

Wenshui and his group, along with Inspector Megure, arrived at the riverbank where the body had been found in a police car.

Although it's called a riverbank, it's actually located in the city, next to a road that can be driven on. The grass on the bank is very neatly trimmed, and there are quite a few anglers on the other side of the river looking in this direction.

The body was dumped under a bridge spanning the riverbank. To avoid causing a disturbance, the police officers who arrived first covered the body with a black cloth.

Conan went over and took a look, and immediately confirmed that the deceased was the person who had just kidnapped him. However, everyone had a guess as to why this person was killed.

In cases of gang kidnapping and extortion, the most common scenario is that the perpetrator is killed by his accomplices over a dispute over the division of spoils.

However, the problem now is that both the entire process of Conan's kidnapping and the testimonies of the hospital nurses clearly indicate that this man was the only person responsible for the kidnapping.

Now that he's dead, the only lead the police had gone cold. Finding the accomplice who had never appeared in their sight has become a new problem plaguing the police.

When everyone was at a loss, Wen Shui walked up to Conan and said, "Conan, you said before that the driver from the Kataoka family kept staring at me. Could you describe the situation in more detail?"

Conan's eyes lit up: "That's right, if we're talking about an inside man, it would definitely be the driver who knows the daily schedule of the Kataoka family members. That would be the most convenient way to do this."

"The driver?" Sato Miwako interjected, "Speaking of which, that driver accidentally hit someone with his car after dropping off Ezaki Sachiko. Thinking about it carefully, it does seem a bit suspicious."

While the group was intensely discussing the case, Yukiko Kudo stood behind the crowd and secretly observed Nukumizu and Conan.

Although Wen Shui often argues with Conan, he is actually quite nice to Conan. During the trip, he took the initiative to take care of Conan and served him food. When he heard that Conan had been kidnapped, he immediately rushed to rescue him.

Now, in order to take care of Conan who harbors resentment, he actually took the initiative to analyze the clues he had discovered.

If this person were to become a father, he would definitely be much more reliable than that guy who's far away overseas and is still socializing even after hearing that his son has been kidnapped.

Yukiko Kudo found Wen Shui increasingly pleasing to the eye, and she was even a little impatient to resolve everything so she could go home and cook a nice meal for Wen Shui.

Thinking of this, Mrs. Kudo recalled Wen Shui's teasing words from earlier.

Do you like the scent of my perfume?

Yukiko blushed slightly and looked away at the birds perched on the tree. She felt that since this guy was working so hard, it wouldn't hurt to give him a little perk.

Under Wen Shui's "deliberate guidance," the police quickly identified the suspect as Kataoka Jun's driver, "Kitayama Goro."

A closer look at his background revealed that Goro Kitayama had previously worked in a printing factory that produced advertising stickers. Furthermore, after questioning Sachiko Ezaki, it was confirmed that Goro Kitayama had inquired about the GPS tracking device that the police had placed in the ransom bag while taking her to Daikin Park.

Now things are clear.

Inspector Megure then called Shigeru Kataoka and asked him to lure Goro Kitayama to a factory in the suburbs under the pretext that "a batch of clothes for the fashion show had not been delivered".

And that's how easily they caught him.

Police later found the 30 million yen ransom that had not yet been processed at Kitayama Goro's house, and also found a handgun on him.

Kitayama Goro knelt on the factory floor, his eyes filled with venom, and shouted, "Impossible! My plan was so flawless, how could you know I was Yoshizawa's accomplice..."

Conan walked up to the criminal with his hands behind his back and said calmly, "No matter how perfect the trick is, there is always a way to break it. The moment you have the thought of killing, the flaw in the trick will appear."

Kitayama Goro: "What nonsense is this kid spouting? Isn't this an arrest scene? Why are there kids here? Can't you Metropolitan Police Department be a little less professional? This makes me look stupid!"

Conan's lips twitched, and he took a step back somewhat embarrassedly. After all, not only had he been tied up, but he hadn't been of any help in solving the case.

Kogoro Mouri arrived late to begin with, and since he couldn't help, Uncle Mouri was preoccupied with the ladies at the fashion show that evening and didn't even get close to the prisoner.

Thus, Wenshui, the young detective who was looked at with admiration by everyone in the Metropolitan Police Department, suddenly became particularly conspicuous.

"It's you?" Kitayama Goro looked at Wen Shui with a cold gaze. "Kid, I'll remember you. I'll have a good talk with you when I get out of prison."

The death penalty is actually rare in this country. Most prisoners, even if they kill someone, will not be sentenced to death, but will be released after serving ten or twenty years in prison. If they have a medical condition, they may be released even earlier.

Wen Shui turned to Ran and said, "Ran-chan, call Eri-nee later. I don't want this guy to get out of prison so soon."

"Don't talk about my mom like she's a villain in a movie." Xiaolan rolled her eyes at Wenshui, but she had already made up her mind that she would ask her mother to let Kitayama Goro stay in prison for a few more years, even if it meant begging her.

At least wait until her child with Wenshui is a bit older, otherwise, if Kitayama Goro comes out and plans another kidnapping targeting Wenshui, Ran's heart won't be able to take it.

Huh, wait a minute!

Why did you suddenly think of the child? That's so fast!

Xiao Lan blushed deeply and went to get some fresh air, covering her face.

The mention of "warm water" was just a casual remark. After all, this is Beika Town, where even an ordinary middle-aged woman can devise a murder plot that would amaze Sherlock Holmes when she gets angry. Not to mention a vengeful kidnapper, the level of danger would definitely rise sharply.

Wen Shui never intended to handle this matter through legal means. Since Kitayama Goro refused to repent properly, she could only ask Vermouth to find a way to make him disappear from the world.

The Black Organization can easily handle this kind of situation.

If we just find a few "lackeys" like him who are being coerced by the Black Organization, we can solve this problem without anyone noticing.

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After the incident was resolved, it was already past 7 p.m.

Sachiko Ezaki's fashion show had already started, and after discussing it, everyone decided to go see the rest of the fashion show first, and then have dinner.

Of course, this doesn't include the few kids in the Junior Detective Club. When Kojima Genta heard that there was no food at the fashion show, he wanted to back out. In addition, the Junior Detective Club members were kidnapped today, which made the kids feel embarrassed. So they decided to go back and hold a meeting to discuss and reflect on their actions.

Although Conan looked unwilling, since he was the one who had been kidnapped, he was naturally pulled back by Ayumi and Genta.

Ai Haibara initially didn't want Nuku to go, because Ran and Yukiko Kudo were there, and there were so many women wearing sexy clothes.

Just thinking about it is a very dangerous scenario; Ai is afraid she won't be able to resist the lukewarm water.

However, when Kataoka Shigeru arrived at the scene, he insisted on taking Wenshui with him, saying that if it weren't for Wenshui, he wouldn't have known that the driver next to him was actually a kidnapper, and he wanted to thank Wenshui properly.

This reason was so legitimate that Ai Haibara had no way to refute it.

However, before leaving, Ai called Wen Shui aside and said, "You can't fall for other women. If I find out, I'll kill you."

Wen Shui pinched Ai Haibara's cheek: "I know, you should trust me a little bit, right?"

Ai Haibara sneered: "I heard that Miss Kudo just threw herself into your arms, didn't she?"

"Uh, that was a misunderstanding. She was probably too excited at the time." Wen Shui replied while wondering who had leaked the information to Ai Haibara. Then he saw Conan give him a wicked smile.

I understood everything as soon as I poured warm water on it.

Damn it, I was so kind to save you, and you bastard ruined my chance.

Since that's the case, don't blame me for being impolite.

Wen Shui made up her mind that tonight she would pour all her resentment towards Conan onto Kudo Yukiko.

"Ouch, that hurts." Wen Shui hugged her leg, looking at Haibara Ai with a speechless expression. "Why did you kick me?"

Ai Haibara: "Your expression just now was very suspicious."

"Don't touch it, it hurts a lot, it's all swollen." Wen Shui exaggeratedly rubbed her leg.

Ai Haibara suddenly stepped forward and grabbed Wen Shui's clothes with her fair little hand: "I-I'm sorry, come to Professor Agasa's house tonight, I'll give you a massage, okay?"

Eh? !

Wen Shui didn't expect Ai Haibara's attitude to change so quickly, but he soon noticed a hint of cunning in her eyes.

Sherry actually wanted to use this method to keep him from cheating.

Damn it, does she think I'm a pet dog?

Wen Shui put on an unhappy expression and snorted coldly: "I'll be there later. Remember to leave me some late-night snacks, and you have to wear white stockings tonight... Ouch, that hurts! I told you not to kick me..."

Chapter 299 Ran's modeling career, and Heiji Hattori being abandoned by his childhood friend.

As Wen Shui rode in the Metropolitan Police Department's car to the fashion show, she kept rubbing her legs, the area that "Her Majesty the Queen of Sorrow" was paying special attention to.

This prompted Yukiko Kudo to tease him: "You seem to be quite good at getting along with kids, which surprised me."

Wen Shui said with a bitter face, "No way, I was the one who got hit, okay?"

“But generally speaking, children who are more than ten years apart in age will have a generation gap. When Shinichi was your age, he couldn’t play with the neighborhood kids.” Yukiko Kudo said with a smile, seemingly quite satisfied with the “talent” of warm water.

Ran thought back for a moment: "It seems that's really the case. Even though the Tanaka family kids on that street also love playing soccer, they always make faces at Shinichi whenever they see him."

Wen Shui thought that it was because whether it was Conan or Ai Haibara, the souls living inside their bodies were adults the same age as her, only their bodies had shrunk.

Yukiko Kudo smiled and said, "That kid must have been showing off in front of the child and hurt his confidence."

Conan rolled his eyes, thinking to himself that he had only wanted to teach the kid what soccer was, but the kid suddenly burst into tears.

But then again... can't these two see that Ai Haibara beating up Nukaku is just a child's way of flirting with an older brother? They're ignoring such obvious flirting, and instead they're excitedly discussing my childhood embarrassing moments.