"In that case, maybe I don't have to go to Dr. Agasa?"

Thinking this, Zhixing came to the door of a locked room on the second floor.

"If I'm not mistaken, that's Kudo's parents' room, right?"

"I didn't find the meal money in Shinichi's room, so I should be able to find some there."

"Although I feel a little sorry, survival is a person's first need."

Zhixing turned the handle again and confirmed that the room was indeed locked. After confirming that there was no mistake, he closed his eyes and began his experiment.

"Not long ago, I just used the method of going back to forcibly interrupt the process of entering the barrier."

"This will certainly allow me to pass through obstacles like door locks and walls, but I'm not sure how much of a drain it will have on my cheat code."

"When there is a choice, we still have to try other methods."

"For example..." Zhi Xing stroked the witch's kiss on his neck and took a deep breath. "I need to open this door. Can you help me?"

After waiting for a few seconds, Zhixing turned the handle again, but it was still locked and did not change because of Zhixing's words.

"No? It seems I'm overthinking it."

"The reason the Witch's Kiss can unlock a door is because the familiar needs to get the other party into an uninhabited area where the witch is staying, and then either jump down or act collectively to achieve despair."

"After all, the magic power of the Witch's Kiss alone can't easily penetrate walls like the Witch's Barrier."

Zhixing sighed and started thinking about how to leave after entering Dr. Agasa's house.

Just as Zhixing was about to leave, because his hand was still on the handle, he subconsciously twisted again.

"Click! Twist~~"

Zhihang's attention, which was still in thought, was suddenly brought back to reality by the sound of the door opening.

"Hmm? What's going on here?"

As soon as Zhixing finished speaking, he got the answer instantly.

Because of the light coming through the room, Zhixing saw a flash of filth in his hand as he opened the door, just like when he was in school.

Chapter 177 The Unusable Witch's Power

"The witch's kiss belongs to witches."

"But the Witch's Kiss is usually delivered by a familiar."

"So it's normal for a familiar to unlock a door directly?"

Zhixing felt a little confused. In his impression, the original plot seemed to have been shown by Madoka, where he was blocked by the victims of the Witch's Kiss and had to hide in a small room.

"Did Madoka lock the door or prop it up with something at that time? Tsk, how come I can't remember something I didn't pay attention to before!"

"But even if it is, it doesn't make sense. How do familiars open locks? Can they open any lock? Can they tell which part is locked?"

"Or"

Zhihang's mind shifted from the cash in the room to his ability to open the lock. Without even looking at the things in the room, he opened the door and relocked it indoors to repeat the operation.

But Zhixing watched helplessly as the door locked normally and tried several times to turn the handle but failed.

The paper shop didn't believe it, so it went to try several other closed doors, but found that the other doors couldn't be opened either.

Considering that he hadn't noticed the change in scenery just now, Zhi Xing could only look at the transparent barrier covering his entire body and muttered:

"Could it be that, like some super high school-level stroke of luck, this door isn't locked, but the method of opening it is a little different? Am I starting from the wrong point of view?"

Zhixing looked at the filthy magic power that was still flowing around his body. Just by the outline of the magic power flowing past, Zhixing could clearly see that he seemed to be wearing some kind of transparent armor.

"A barrier? Or a demonized body?"

Zhixing understood that entering the witch's barrier at this time was the best way to get the answer, but considering the possibility of not being able to come back, Zhixing could only stay in Kudo's house and continue to test.

"The last time I saw a situation like this that wasn't in the original plot was when I was in danger."

"It's really uncomfortable to feel your body being flooded with useless information."

"But compared to the dangerous situation last time, why did it happen so easily now?"

The paper merchant looked around and found a blank piece of paper, then tore it into pieces of different sizes.

But no matter how small Paper Line tears the paper, his hand can still touch the paper steadily, and it will not be affected at all even if the length of the paper exceeds the height of the barrier that Paper Line can see.

It was as if this was just an illusion of the paper, and there was no thing covering the body, but only the filthy magic circling around him at a certain distance.

But even with this filthy magic passing through, the paper industry found no signs of the paper being cut by space.

"Is it not possible? Does this magic require...?"

Zhixing stopped talking because the last time this filthy magic appeared, it was followed by the appearance of a witch.

But at such an unnecessary time, you really shouldn't enter the witch's barrier at will.

Therefore, although Zhixing still felt that something was wrong with his body, he had wasted so much time without reaching a conclusion. In order to avoid starving, Zhixing returned to the room he had just opened and searched for emergency food expenses.

Perhaps because there was a second lock at home, the paper shop quickly found a stack of banknotes in the closet in the room.

Looking at the box full of banknotes, Zhi Xing calmed down instead. He did not take all the money at once. Instead, he calculated the amount based on his shopping experience in Magic Circle over the past few days, and then took out a 10,000 yen bill with the largest denomination, and put the rest of the bills back in their original places.

"Kudo Yusaku is said to have a higher IQ than Conan. It's already bad enough for me to take money without his consent. In order to finally put together a think tank, it's better not to offend too many people."

"Anyway, cash is only useful in this world. Only gold can circulate in other worlds. I won't be tempted by greed just because I've never seen so much money before."

While trying to convince himself, Zhixing locked the door with his backhand, then slammed it shut. After making sure that he would not regret opening it, he left the Kudo family with the huge sum of money without any regrets.

Although I only took one, I calculated that as long as I don't eat breakfast and use it sparingly, it will be enough for me to eat instant noodles for more than a month. The only thing that is unclear is the price of goods in this era.

"Given the amount of time I'll be spending in Conan, 30 or so cases will definitely build my reputation, and then I won't need to keep taking money like this."

Zhixing carried a suitcase full of gold and a luggage bag full of his own belongings. He bought food for a few days at a nearby convenience store and put it in his backpack. Then, while eating bread to fill his stomach, he came to Dr. Agasa's door and rang the doorbell.

While waiting, Zhixing calculated the remaining change in his hand and thought about the time he would survive alone.

"I thought that with cases here often involving hundreds of millions of dollars, inflation would be severe. After all, some people are so rich that they use gold to build villas."

"It should be said that since the timeline is approaching the 21st century, prices have stabilized."

"A cup of noodles costs about 200 yen, and 10,000 yen would only last me 25 days without breakfast, which is much less than I expected. I also want to save some cash for emergencies."

Zhixing sighed and was already regretting not taking more.

After all, the coins brought out from the magic circle had no purchasing power at all except for bullying unrecognizable telephone booths, so the paper bank had no clear understanding of the currency value of this era.

"Hello, this is Agasa's house, what can I do for you?"

Dr. Agasa, who arrived late, pressed the doorbell and looked at the stranger in front of him who looked like a postman but was obviously not a postman. He still pressed the intercom and said hello.

Zhixing raised his head and looked at the doorbell camera without a screen without any concealment, and responded:

"Good afternoon, I'm here to see Mr. Kudo."

"If it's Kudo Yusaku, it's the room next door. You've got the wrong room, haven't you? Are you a fan? Or an editor?"

"No, it's because Mr. Kudo is not here, so I have to trouble Dr. Agasa for help."

"help?"

"Yes, I still owe Mr. Kudo some money, but I'm short of money right now, so I want to use other things as collateral first. I wonder if Dr. Agasa can help me? I'll be leaving here soon, so I don't have time to wait for him to come back."

Zhihang has already begun to tell half-truths and half-lies skillfully.

After all, the Kudo couple only appear in one plot in the early stage, and then they mostly appear in the main storyline or the movie.

However, Kazuyuki can only appear on the day when a murder occurs, so when the Kudo couple played a trick on Conan for the first time, Kazuyuki had no chance to be present.

"Ah, Yusaku's friend? Wait for me."

As Dr. Agasa's voice and the electric sound of the doorbell disappeared, Zhixing sighed to himself.

"I'm still not smart enough. I was able to communicate with the translator and my phone on the first day, but it took me until recently to realize that my translation skills are more than that."

“I still have a lot of room for improvement.”

"I just don't know how I can get Yusaku to teach me when he's busy writing his novel, spending time with his wife, and networking with people worried about his son's safety."

"If nothing else, even a trip to Hawaii would be fine."

While Zhixing was still sighing about his promising future, Dr. Agasa finally opened the door and came to the gate of the compound.

"Nice to meet you. I'm Dr. Agasa, Kudo's neighbor."

Dr. Agasa introduced himself as he opened the door.

"I've heard a lot about you. I've learned a lot about Dr. Agasa, the genius inventor, from Kudo."

Zhi Xing followed the other person's outstretched hand and shook it without any hesitation, making skin contact.

"Achievements? Yusaku, won't he tell me about my dark history behind my back?"

"How could that be? All I heard was how well you took care of Kudou. Without you, I'm afraid Kudou would have starved to death on the streets long ago."

"Ahahaha, that's too exaggerated, I'm not that good."

Dr. Agasa felt that the other party was too polite, and he couldn't help but touch his forehead and responded awkwardly.

"Could you please let me in? I can't take out my collateral in public."

Zhixing looked at the passers-by who appeared from time to time at the other end of the street and said to Dr. Agasa.

"Yes, yes, since you are Yusaku's friend, you are also my friend. Please come in."

Dr. Agasa made way for Zhixing as he spoke, letting him walk into the yard. He then closed the gate and took Zhixing into the house.

When Zhixing changed his shoes according to Agasa's instructions and the local custom, Dr. Agasa suddenly realized that he didn't know how to address Zhixing, so he asked directly:

"Come to think of it, I don't even know your name. What should I call you?"

Zhixing silently changed his shoes before standing up and answering with his back to the door:

"My oversight. I forgot to introduce myself."

Zhixing considered the situation of Dr. Agasa and thought that he could verify the speculation that Dr. Agasa was a villain, so he changed the subject and said in a low voice:

"Kudou should have told you about me. After all, I wouldn't withhold information if I wanted to gain your support."

Dr. Agasa thought about it for a moment, and said with a serious look of confusion:

"Oh, sorry, I'm a little old and my memory isn't good. I really can't remember when Kudo mentioned someone. Any hints?"

Zhi Xing still had his back to the body and was unwilling to turn around. After hearing what Dr. Agasa said, he thought for a moment, then turned his backpack in front of him and fumbled around:

"A hint? I really can't let you guess blindly without knowing the truth."

As he spoke, Zhihang raised a plastic box in his hand and shook it.

Dr. Agasa obviously noticed Zhixing's actions, and then saw the layers of number plates in the transparent box, and the top one among these cards was the number 3.

"It's okay, number 3 isn't you, don't worry."

Dr. Agasa originally wanted to think about whether this was a clue like a riddle, but as he looked at it, Dr. Agasa felt that the number plate looked familiar.

"Um, you've been talking about Kudo, right? Are you referring to Kudo Yusaku?"

Seeing that Dr. Agasa had reacted, Zhixing put the number plate back into the bag, then casually put the backpack aside, picked up the suitcase and unlocked it while saying:

"They're all still abroad. How can you possibly help them? Isn't there only one person who can help them?"

Dr. Agasa suddenly felt something was wrong and stepped back, shouting in fear:

"Are you here to look for Shinichi? Why do you know about Shinichi?"

"It seems the doctor still hasn't figured out who I am. Well, there's nothing I can do. I might as well just reveal the answer."

Zhi Xing unlocked the suitcase, but did not open it immediately. Instead, he said:

"I'm a stranger from a foreign land. For the sake of convenience, you can call me Kamijou Touma." While keeping his body still, he turned his head at a 45-degree angle and added, "I'm a powerless person from the future."

At this moment, a woman dressed as a high school student was sitting in the train waiting room of Beika City, looking at the clock in the hall with an unhappy look on her face. Then she ran angrily to the toilet cubicle, took out a mirror from her handbag, and complained:

"That guy, is he going to come find me or not? He's already kept me here for almost a whole day! Didn't you say there's only one man who won't be affected by me? What's wrong with that guy?!"

After the woman finished speaking, a voice suddenly rang out from the empty compartment:

"Lady Hongzi is a unique witch of this era! All the men in this world are your captives, except Kaito Kid."

"I'm not asking that kind of thing!!"

Hongzi angrily yelled at the mirror:

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