Conan: Ran, I really am Shinichi, you have to believe me!

"If you still dare not pay after this, I'll use a knife!"

After saying that, Jiang Chengbei took out a dagger from behind his back and nailed it to the table. He also imitated Monk Tianyong's fierce but cowardly manner, pretending to be a novice doing it for the first time and threatening Monk Tianyong.

Just then, a bolt of lightning suddenly flashed across the dark sky outside, followed by a deafening clap of thunder that echoed through the heavens and earth.

So Jiang Chengbei immediately copied Liu Bei's performance when Cao Cao discussed heroes over wine. Taking advantage of the thunder, he was so frightened that his face turned pale and he sat down on the ground, almost falling flat on his back.

Seeing Jiang Chengbei's cowardly state, the old monk Tianyong, who had killed people before and whose hands were stained with blood, was first stunned, then quickly reached out and grabbed the dagger nailed to the table, bursting into laughter:

"You idiot, you dare to blackmail me? You're asking for it!"

Perhaps it was because he had already killed people and was filled with murderous intent, or perhaps it was because Tianyong thought he was a seasoned killer, but today he was being blackmailed by a greenhorn, and he felt ashamed.

Or perhaps it was because Jiang Chengbei knew too much and had to be silenced. Or maybe it was just that Monk Tianyong had drunk too much, and the alcohol emboldened him, so he wanted to kill Jiang Chengbei to silence him when he was frightened by a clap of thunder.

So, once Monk Tianyong got the knife and felt that he had the upper hand and could control everything, he made his move.

After he lunged at Jiang Chengbei, Jiang Chengbei dodged the attacking Tianyong Monk and successfully obtained 2 kill coins, as well as the newly added item in the Ke Xue Mall: Mist Tengu Hanging Skill.

Mist Tengu's Hanging Skill: When there are buildings, trees, pillars, or other objects taller than your head within a 10-meter radius, you can grab a selected humanoid target and leap up to hang them on the object.

(Note: When using this skill, you need to prepare ropes in the system warehouse in advance, and choose the rope binding method in advance.)

Seeing that there were dozens of ways to tie a rope, including tying up a person's hands and hanging them up, tying up a person's legs and hanging them upside down, tying up a person's hands and feet and hanging them up like a pig, and putting a noose around a person's neck to hang them, Jiang Chengbei immediately bought this skill that could be used to control or kill.

The level 1 Mist Tengu's hooking skill, which costs 1 kill coin, allows you to choose a hooking spot within a 10-meter radius. At level 2, you can choose a hooking spot within a 20-meter radius, and so on.

Jiang Chengbei felt that the level 1 Mist Tengu's hanging skill was enough, so he didn't upgrade it for the time being. At the same time, he got 2 kill coins, spent 1 kill coin, and earned 1 kill coin, leaving him with 8 kill coins.

Having tasted the benefits and learned that the dungeon dropped superpower skills, Jiang Chengbei was greedy and wanted to get another skill like the Mist Tengu.

So when faced with the old monk Tianyong chasing him, Jiang Chengbei did not fight back or shout. Instead, he pretended to be panicked and could only focus on escaping, a novice who couldn't care about anything else.

In order to give the little monk who was eavesdropping outside the window a chance to get revenge, Jiang Chengbei rushed out of Tianyong Monk's room through the door. He didn't shout when he went out, but deliberately led Tianyong Monk towards the deserted mountains.

Although he failed to kill Jiang Chengbei during the chase, which infuriated Monk Tianyong, he was still unwilling to let this insider escape when he saw that Jiang Chengbei was not making a fuss or calling for help. So he was determined to chase after him even at the cost of his life.

After running all over the mountain with Monk Tianyong, exhausting the old man half to death, Jiang Chengbei finally withdrew, pretending to fall off a cliff and die.

Seeing Jiang Chengbei fall off the cliff, Tianyong, who had been running for his life, finally smiled with joy. At the same time, he collapsed to the ground, immediately throwing away the dagger in his hand. He was simply too exhausted.

Just as the old monk Tianyong was taking advantage of his advanced age and vigor to outlast the young man, a rope appeared above his head, passed over his bald head, and went directly around his neck. After tightening the rope, it quickly strangled him to death.

Chapter 87 Mist Tengu's Wall-Breaking Palm

Seeing the short-legged, bespectacled monk Xiu Nian strangle the exhausted monk Tian Yong with a rope, and instead of using the more easily explained method of pushing him off a cliff to kill him, Jiang Chengbei, standing on a tree branch watching, revealed a smile in his eyes.

If you ask him why his eyes show a smile instead of his lips curving into a slight smile, it's because the bird's beak is a bit too hard to actually smile.

Then, just as Jiang Chengbei had hoped, the murderers in the Conan world always had some obsessions and always wanted to do something special, otherwise they would feel uncomfortable.

Pushing the old monk off the cliff would have been the best way to cover up his murder, but the young monk Xiu Nian insisted on strangling him.

Even if he was strangled to death, he still insisted on carrying the old monk's body back with great effort, and then, with a solemn ceremony, he imitated the way Zhongnian was killed, hanging the old monk Tianyong on the beam of the solitary confinement cell, which was more than ten meters above the ground.

The quality of this confinement chamber is also excellent; after being exposed to such heavy, wet air bubbles under the waterfall for decades, its watertightness is still remarkably good.

Water from the waterfall was channeled in through the window of the solitary confinement cell, and then the cell door was closed. As a result, not a drop of water leaked in, and all the water that flowed in through the window remained inside the cell.

As the water level in the confinement cell rose higher and higher, the rubber boat inside also floated higher and higher.

Six or seven hours later, the water level in the confinement room finally rose to the bottom of the beam.

So, the young monk Xiu Nian pushed the water-drawing wooden board open from the window, then lifted the waterproof cloth off the corpse and hung it under the beam.

After doing all this, Xiu Nian climbed out of the solitary confinement cell window and went down the corridor and stairs built on the outer wall of the solitary confinement cell.

Arriving at the door of the solitary confinement cell, next to the wall that had been smashed open two years ago, Xiu Nian raised her axe and chopped it down on the wooden wall.

Then, under the water pressure of about ten meters inside the room, the wall that had been smashed open quickly broke through, and the water inside broke through the cage and rushed towards the pool below the waterfall like a wild beast.

After Xiu Nian drained the water from the solitary confinement cell, she opened the door and went inside to pack up the kayak when a person suddenly appeared at the door.

Upon seeing someone approaching, Xiu Nian was immediately startled and instinctively picked up the axe from the ground.

At the same time, the person who arrived at the door pretended to look up, then immediately became so frightened that his legs went weak and he sat down on the ground with a thud. He supported himself with one hand and pointed at Xiu Nian with the other, stammering:

"You...you...you killed someone..."

Having just killed her master to avenge her elder brother, Xiu Nian still exuded murderous intent. Seeing that her secret had been exposed, she subconsciously took a step forward with her axe.

Jiang Chengbei has been learning acting from Yoko Okino for the past few days. He's only been practicing one scene: seeing a murderer committing a killing, and he's so terrified that he falls to the ground. After repeated practice, he's become quite good at it.

Sometimes, when a person appears too cowardly or terrified, it can actually fuel the murderer's ferocity, causing someone who hadn't thought things through to subconsciously choose to kill to silence witnesses.

The eyewitness is too timid and weak, and has been so frightened that he has no power to resist. If we don't take action now, are we going to wait for him to get used to the situation and for him to realize what's happening and call the police?

So, Xiu Nian, who hadn't figured out how to handle the situation, saw Jiang Chengbei kicking at the air, waving his arms around the air and floor, and wriggling his buttocks, but with limited movement speed, practically thrashing about in place, and instinctively grabbed an axe and went forward, ready to kill him to silence him.

Upon seeing the 2 Kill Coins credited to his account and the new Fog Tengu Wall-Breaking Palm (a skill that can create a hole of about 1 square meter in a wall with a casual palm strike) added to the Ke Xue Mall, Jiang Chengbei's body immediately became much more agile.

With his hands braced against the ground, he flipped over, turning his body 180 degrees in an instant. Then, with a burst of strength from his feet, Jiang Chengbei leaped forward and jumped into the pool.

Before Xiu Nian could figure it out, Jiang Chengbei sank straight to the bottom of the water like a weight, without even a bubble rising, leaving Xiu Nian, who was standing in the morning light looking at the pool, dumbfounded.

Then, Xiu Nian's memories resurfaced. Didn't this guy fall off a cliff under the bright moonlight before? How come he's jumping into a pool under the bright morning light now?

Is he really dead this time? Completely dead? Will he resurface?

After waiting for a long time by the pool, and finally seeing that Jiang Chengbei had not risen from the dead a second time, Xiu Nian returned to the solitary confinement room to clean up the scene.

After Xiu Nian finished tidying up, went back to take a shower, and changed into clean clothes, the monk Mu Nian, who was going to find his master, Monk Tian Yong, who had hanged himself on a beam about ten meters high, just like Zhong Nian had done two years ago, finally discovered that his master had been hanging himself.

The body of the monk Ten'yō was discovered, and soon, Inspector Megure, along with his Metropolitan Police Department subordinates and his son Conan, arrived at the Yamane Temple.

After a brief investigation, Megure realized that this case was easy. There was a ready-made example from two years ago, and they could simply follow the same pattern today. They could even save the trouble of writing a case file; they could just take the one from two years ago, change the name, and make a copy.

Just as Inspector Megure was about to do that, he suddenly remembered that Jiang Chengbei had recently mocked him for copying old cases and committing suicide to close them when he couldn't solve them.

Thinking of this, Inspector Megure glanced around guiltily. Fortunately, apart from a Northern Long-tailed Tit, nothing else was staring at him.

Putting aside his guilty expression, since copying homework was out of the question, he could only look for the prime suspect: the young man with blond hair, Furuya Rei, who stayed here last night and mysteriously disappeared today.

That's right, the guy who spent 10,000 yen to stay here last night, with blond hair, causing all sorts of trouble, falling off a cliff and then jumping into a pool, and even turning into a Northern Long-tailed Tit to come back and watch the show, is a idiot young man named Rei Furuya.

Jiangchengbei has extensive experience in preventing diseases and saving lives in advance.

Let me give you a successful example: Shinichi Kudo and Conan. Thanks to Jiang Chengbei's actions, Conan no longer has to worry about his identity as Shinichi Kudo being exposed, and can now live a carefree life.

This result has been tested in real combat. Jiang Chengbei pointed out to many people that Conan is Shinichi Kudo, but how many people believed him?

Apart from Conan, no one believed him.

Furthermore, if such a test wasn't enough, after Jiang Chengbei acted as a go-between, allowing Gin to personally speak with Conan, did Gin become suspicious? No.

With the successful example of Conan/Shinichi Kudo, Jiang Chengbei felt that Tooru Amuro/Rei Furuya also needed his help.

If we can replicate the success of last time, while Amuro Tooru is working hard at the brewery, Furuya Rei outside can also achieve great success. That way, the people at the brewery won't suspect that they are the same person, right?

Although Jiang Chengbei can't transform into Furuya Rei yet, nor can he disguise himself like Kid, Furuya Rei's features are very obvious: blond hair, dark skin, a wig, and some powder on his face.

This isn't a modern, bustling city center; it's just a desolate, abandoned temple in the middle of nowhere. If Jiang Chengbei comes here and shows his face, as long as his name matches his blond hair and dark skin, who cares whether he's really Furuya Rei?

Chapter 88 Conan, you've finally caught a cold! I've brought you some medicine.

It's said that a person's own initiative is the most important thing. For example, Jiang Cheng flew to Peking University at night to pull off the covers, and several days passed but he still couldn't make Conan catch a cold. But when he took matters into his own hands, he only did it once, and he caught a cold today.

Conan has a cold and fever, so naturally he doesn't need to go to school.

Being sick with a cold means Conan can't go to school, but he still has to keep up with his work. So, this time when Inspector Megure came out, Conan was still wearing a mask and carrying a backpack filled with adult clothes.

As for why he didn't go to Jiang Chengbei immediately after catching a cold and fever, it's because Conan considered Jiang Chengbei to be an enemy, someone he could only use, and it was best not to let him know that he was about to grow bigger.

Anyway, Jiang Chengbei had said before that as long as you catch a cold and have a fever, there is a very small chance that you will turn back into your original size. Conan not only believed this, but also believed that as the protagonist of destiny, this very small chance would definitely work for him. He didn't need Jiang Chengbei to steal the antidote from the winery at all.

Therefore, Conan did not tell Jiang Chengbei that he had a cold. Instead, he put on adult clothes and confidently followed Inspector Gure to investigate the case.

"Conan, are you alright? You have a cold and fever. Shall we go to the hospital? Even if you don't go to the hospital, you can take some cold medicine and go home to rest."

Megure had tried to persuade Conan with these words many times, but Conan, who was never satisfied with any number of cases and who would ignore everything else when faced with a case, insisted on investigating cases even while ill, unwilling to waste a single moment.

Meanwhile, he brought this cold and fever on himself. He wanted to grow bigger, so why would he get injections and take medicine to make his cold get better sooner?

Even if he needs injections and medicine to cure his cold, that will have to wait until he becomes a high school student!

And so, despite his discomfort—a cold and fever, a dizzy head, snotty nose, and labored breathing—Conan began investigating the case.

During the investigation, Conan felt as if he was hallucinating. A small white bird kept circling around him, as if saying: "Let's talk in private. Come with me, let's find a place to talk alone..."

Conan stared blankly at the bird: "I've had such a bad cold and fever that I'm hallucinating and even having auditory hallucinations, and I actually feel like this little bird is talking to me!"

Jiang Chengbei stared blankly at Conan: "Even though I can't speak after turning into a bird, I still have electronic products in my system shop."

I bought you headphones and a tape recorder. I put these imperial examination-related items to your ears and secretly invited you to a secluded place. Why is it so difficult to treat you to a glass of strong liquor?

Conan, if you refuse to come with me, do you want me to show up and be seen by the police when I'm giving you, a 7-year-old, a bottle of strong liquor, and get arrested?

I'm not like Heiji Hattori, who has a powerful father who's a department head. Even if I'm a minor, I can buy alcohol and give a 7-year-old a bottle of strong liquor in broad daylight without any consequences or legal punishment.

Compared to someone like Heiji Hattori, whose crimes aren't considered crimes even if they're discovered, a nobody like myself only has crimes that aren't considered crimes if they go undetected. So, finding a secluded place to give Conan some baijiu (a strong Chinese liquor) is essential, because giving alcohol to minors in Japan is illegal.

After Jiang Chengbei's tireless efforts, a long time had passed, and he finally found an opportunity to have a private conversation with Conan.

Jiang Chengbei landed on a large, leafy tree, transformed into a human, and reached down to grab the lone Conan.

Even with his head spinning and his reactions slow, Conan was still quite frightened when he was ambushed and suddenly captured.

When he realized that the person who had arrested him was Jiang Chengbei, whom he knew, he was even more terrified:

What should I do? If Jiang Chengbei sees that I've grown bigger, won't my nemesis brother find out too? Won't my secret of having the advantage of being an adult be exposed?

While Conan was still thinking about random and unreliable things, his lips touched a cup filled with white liquid that Jiang Chengbei handed him.

At the same time, even with a cold and fever and a dulled sense of smell, Conan still smelled a pungent yet intoxicating aroma that made him feel lightheaded and intoxicated. He found it to be a rich, fragrant, and exceptionally pleasant scent.

Jiang Chengbei shoved a glass of unidentified liquid into Conan's mouth. Although Conan really wanted to drink it, he remained wary of Jiang Chengbei until he figured out what it was, so he asked:

"what is this?"

"The antidote you wanted, didn't you ask me to get the antidote for you before?"

This is the raw liquor I risked my life to sneak into the distillery and get for you. Although I didn't find the antidote, it's almost enough. Just make do with it for now; I'll treat you to better liquor next time.”

Upon hearing that it was the antidote, Conan lost all his last bit of wariness towards Jiang Chengbei, grabbed the cup, and chugged down a glass of strong liquor.