What era is it? Why are people still writing traditional diaries?

"The mystery before you now is one that Holmes, Poirot, Quinn, and even your father, Kudo Yusaku, all world-renowned detectives have never ventured into. Can you really give up on this?"

Conan stared at this "self" closely. This man knew him very well, and his words really made him feel an impulse in his heart.

But the more Conan looked at the other person's face, the more uncomfortable he felt.

"This isn't your original appearance, is it? It's more like there's not a single part of your body that looks like you. If you want me to help you, shouldn't you let me see your true face?"

Miyauchi Hikage shrugged and didn't deny it. "Those villains who want to overthrow the world are more cunning and treacherous than the other. If we decent people can't be more cunning and cautious than them, how can we defeat them?"

"You chose to stay at Detective Maori's office before, wasn't it because you wanted to use his detective identity as a cover to facilitate your investigation of the Black Organization? You haven't told your sister Xiaolan about your identity in the past month or two, right?"

Although Conan was somewhat dissatisfied with the person in front of him comparing himself with him, he did feel guilty for not telling Xiaolan his identity yet.

Then, Miyauchi Hitoshi continued speaking.

"If you want to know my identity, then try to investigate it yourself, but there is one thing I can tell you, and it is definitely not a lie," Miyauchi Hikage decided to tell Conan the truth, "I started paying attention to you around 08."

It was 08, he was still in elementary school at that time. Could it be that the other party had noticed him so early?

Conan frowned. The other person had been staring at him for such a long time, but he had never noticed his existence?

However, the discussion about the other party's identity was almost over here. Conan was silent for a while before continuing to ask the other party: "I need to know more about what I just saw, the lens in your hand, and the enemies you mentioned."

Seeing that Conan took the bait, Miyauchi Hikage immediately told Conan these things.

From vengeful spirits to cursed spirits, from exorcists to sorcerers, Miyauchi Hikage explained everything to the other party briefly, and by the way, he also briefly mentioned the possible existence of a magician.

Finally, speaking of the lens, Miyauchi Hikage took it out and said, "This is a tool specifically designed to deal with vengeful spirits. Once assembled, someone with spiritual power can input it to dispel those evil spirits. For someone like you who lacks spiritual power... it will consume some of the holder's life energy."

Noticing Conan's nervous expression, Miyauchi Hikage waved his hand and said, "Life energy can be restored through eating and some exercise. It's not as scary as you think. Besides, the lens I gave you doesn't have the function of exorcising ghosts. It just allows you to see those things."

"Normally, it'd just be a matter of eating an extra bowl of rice... but it seems like you haven't had dinner tonight, and since you've been locked up here for so long, you might catch a cold for a day or two. But honestly, if you do catch a cold, it's actually a good thing for you. I happen to have something that's perfect for when you have a cold."

Conan was a little confused about what the other person was saying. A cold was a good thing for him? What good thing could it be?

But now he has received so much information, and his adrenaline is being secreted like crazy, so he doesn't feel tired at all.

Perhaps only after he fell asleep and woke up could he feel the true condition of his body.

"Anyway, that's all I have to say for now. You've just been introduced to another side of the world, and if I tell you too much at once, you'll easily get confused."

Although Miyauchi Hikage could see that Conan still had a lot of doubts on his face, he still stopped the topic: "You can think about these questions slowly, and tell me your views on these things next time. I am looking forward to what kind of surprises your mind can bring me."

"Now, as a reward, I can tell you a little about yourself. Is there anything you want to know?"

Because of these words, Conan instantly recalled his current situation.

He first asked the other party to confirm: "What exactly is going on in my current situation?"

He was still a little concerned about whether his body had become smaller or his memories had been replaced in another body.

Although the latter seems more "scientific", after what happened tonight, seeing with his own eyes a hideous vengeful spirit being eliminated by a super-powered mouse, he has gradually begun to rebuild a new worldview.

"APTX4869, that's the name of the poison you took. Although in most cases it will cause the user to die from symptoms of heart failure, in rare cases, it can cause the user's body to regress."

"As for whether this drug contains any supernatural power, that is something you, as a detective, need to investigate."

"So what does that organization want to do to me?" Conan looked at the two people sleeping outside the room.

"Do you want to confirm their identity? Then go now," Miyauchi Hikage spread out his hands, "As long as you don't move too much, they won't wake up."

Chapter 72: There are so many people who share the same face as you

Conan didn't hesitate this time and walked straight to the masked man lying on the sofa.

Not long ago, he had just heard from the other party that he wanted to get rid of him secretly away from the organization, and he really wanted to know what the other party's true face was under the mask.

Then, at the moment when he held his breath and took off the other person's mask, he was stimulated again and almost suffered a cardiac arrest!

How could the masked man be his father? !

No, his father should still be in the United States now, it is impossible for him to be here!

Conan seemed to have thought of something, and quickly looked at the "himself" behind him with a bad expression, who was showing a half-smile on his face, wanting to know if this was a prank deliberately played by the other party.

Although he had only known this man for less than an hour, Conan had already seen the guy's eccentric personality.

If this was really designed by the other party, it would seem normal.

Miyauchi Hikage couldn't help but laugh out loud.

This expression was indeed the most wonderful expression he had seen on Conan's face tonight.

"It seems you really don't read your father's works much," Miyauchi Hikage shook his head. "Have you not noticed yet that the man's outfit is exactly the same as your father's most famous 'Night Baron'? This is the biggest flaw your father left you."

After hearing this, Conan suddenly realized that there was such a famous character in his father's works.

The expression on his face suddenly became confused.

Could it be that the person sleeping soundly on the sofa is really his father?

Then why did he kidnap himself?

"By the way, if you tear off that woman's face, you will see what your mother looks like. But now they are both asleep in a special way by me, and they probably won't wake up until tomorrow morning," Miyauchi Hikage exposed the Kudo couple's plan without hesitation.

Conan now doubted his life even more.

My own mother is involved too?

Do they all know that they have become smaller now?

So is all this a prank deliberately played by my parents?

Pretending to be fierce and kidnapping him, throwing him in such a shabby place to put psychological pressure on him, is this something normal parents would do?

"Because they want to tell you that the organization that turned you into what you are now is really capable of doing such a thing," Miyauchi Hikage shook his head and continued.

"You have a strong curiosity about all mysteries. This is your strength, and it's why I invited you to join my team. But at the same time, your overly strong curiosity is also your biggest weakness. You really don't worry about your identity being discovered. If I asked you to turn back into Kudo Shinichi now, would you just go back to school as if nothing happened?"

Miyauchi Hikage walked up to Conan and looked down at him with the face of Kudo Shinichi.

"The person who fed you that poison pill is behind a massive transnational criminal organization. For decades, governments around the world have been trying to infiltrate this organization and understand its purpose, but even now, those countries haven't been able to figure out what the organization is trying to do."

"You know who your father is. Besides being a mystery writer, he's also an excellent detective with contacts all over the world. He probably knows a lot more about that organization than you do now."

"Do you know that because your body hasn't been found, your current status on that organization's medication list isn't 'dead' but 'unknown'? They're still searching for Kudo Shinichi's whereabouts and may even conduct a secret search of your home. If they find out that your childhood clothes have been recently moved, what do you think they'll think?"

"By that time, Kudo Shinichi, everyone around you will be implicated by you, or even killed!"

"I think your parents appeared in front of you in this way because they thought of this possibility. This is both a test and a reminder for you."

After torturing Conan severely and seeing his helpless look, Miyauchi Hikage felt much better.

After waiting for Conan to reflect on himself for a few minutes, Miyauchi Hikage continued speaking.

"Of course, you don't have to worry. I'm quite familiar with the situation of that organization. I've made all the arrangements. As long as you don't do anything stupid again, no one will notice you in the short term."

"If we have a pleasant cooperation in the future, I can slowly tell you the information about that organization."

"But you should try to use the anesthesia watch less often in the future. Sleeping Kogoro... that name alone is likely to attract attention. It would be better if you could just confront your sister, Xiaolan, and tell her your identity. Then she can actively cooperate with you and become your spokesperson."

"I..." Conan hesitated, still unwilling to let Xiaolan be exposed to these dangers.

Miyauchi Hikage waved his hands, indicating that he didn't want to hear these things.

At the same time, he muttered in his heart: Are you still struggling? When you catch a cold one day, I will lock Xiaolan up with you, and then stuff a bottle of Laobaigan into your mouth, and see how you can argue then.

"Anyway, now that you've figured out what's going on, it's up to you to decide whether to directly expose your parents' probing and make your feelings clear to them, or to play along and tease them instead."

"As for my business..."

Before Miyauchi Hikage finished speaking, Conan took the initiative to speak: "This is a cooperation between you and me. I won't tell anyone about your affairs. If they notice anything unusual tonight, I will tell them that you are a victim of that organization like me, and you are secretly assisting me."

Regardless of how true the "savior" the other party said was, this kind of thing is obviously even less suitable for people around him to know than the Black Organization.

Seeing Conan's reaction, Miyauchi Hikage nodded in satisfaction.

"Then if I need to look for you in the future, Jerry will appear before you, and you should know what to do then." Miyauchi Hikage said this, while extending his hand to Conan. "I can't tell you my real name right now, so you can call me 'Tom' for now."

"I hope you can change your face when we meet next time," Conan shook hands with "himself" somewhat awkwardly.

"That's such a shame. There are many people in this world who look like you. Among the people I follow, there is one who looks exactly like you except for the hairstyle. Even the voice is almost the same."

"According to my prediction, that person will probably appear before you soon. And by then, he might even borrow your identity to appear before others. If you can't get used to it, your future life will probably not be very comfortable."

Conan looked at Tom in front of him with suspicion. Could the person he was talking about be himself?

Chapter 73: Expel all the evil spirits

No matter what, Conan remembered the people who looked exactly like him.

After all, Kudo Shinichi's identity is very sensitive now. If someone really appears disguised as him, it would not be a good thing if he was noticed by the people from the Black Organization.

Although the Tom in front of him possesses mysterious powers, Conan does not want to seek Tom's help for everything.

Seeing that "Tom" was about to leave, Conan took the opportunity to ask him some more questions.

For example, the impact of the existence of those vengeful spirits on Beika Town, and whether he can learn the method to dispel the vengeful spirits.

He still remembered that before revealing the truth to him, the other party specifically mentioned the crime problem in Beika Town. The two were obviously related in some way.

In response to this, Miyauchi Hikage gave a simple reply.

"People who can't see the vengeful spirits generally won't be attacked by them, but they are not clean creatures after all. If they stay around someone for a long time, they will still have some subtle influence on them."

"For example, they are more likely to have negative emotions. What might have been just some minor conflicts may have been influenced by them and eventually led them to commit crimes."

"And Beika-cho has long been a gathering place for Tokyo's vengeful spirits. Therefore, Beika-cho's current high crime rate is largely due to the vengeful spirits playing a crucial role."

Miyauchi Hikage knew that with Conan's character, he would definitely not sit idly by after knowing such a thing.

"As for cultivation, you definitely can't do it with your current physical condition. Even if I give you the tools to exorcise evil spirits, you'll probably have to stay in bed for several days if you want to dispel even a common vengeful spirit. You don't really need to do things like exorcising evil spirits."

"You should make good use of your strengths and use your brain to solve the problem."

"Where do the vengeful spirits come from? Why do they madly attack those who can see them? And why do they gather in Beika Town? These are the things you, as a detective, should figure out."

Having said that, Miyauchi Hikage once again showed the lens in his hand.

"I'll give it to you after your life force recovers in a few days. I believe you'll have thought it through by then."

When Conan learned that the vengeful spirits played a catalytic role in the murders, he obviously clenched his fists.

In the past, he encountered many criminals with extreme personalities who killed others for trivial matters.

He hadn't thought much about it before, but now he knew that these prisoners might have been influenced by vengeful spirits, just as Miyauchi Hikage thought, and he couldn't just sit back and watch.

We must find out why those vengeful spirits appear and stay in Beika Town, and then find a way to liberate or dispel them!

But now he still has to deal with his own affairs before he can continue to consider these things.

After all, his parents are still lying on the sofa outside. Although he feels helpless about his parents' behavior of betraying their son, he can't really let them continue to sleep here, right?

Under such circumstances, Conan had no intention of staying here to accompany his parents to finish the rest of the play.

There are ghosts in the world, so who would want to act with others?

So, Conan took the mobile phone from his father's arms and called Dr. Agasa who was far away, asking him to come and take his family of three back first.

It is easy to imagine what kind of wonderful expression would appear on Dr. Agasa's face when he received a call from Kudo Yusaku and wanted to confirm tomorrow's schedule with them, but ended up hearing Conan's voice from the other end of the phone.

As for Miyauchi Hikage, he also left quietly before Dr. Agasa drove over.

Conan is currently on his side. At least in terms of their attitude towards vengeful spirits, they both have the same opinion.

"What a shame! I even mentioned the Relic technology to Conan, but why didn't he ask about it?"

There are some regrets about the palace.

Because the reward that Miyauchi Hikage received for writing in his diary today came from the cyberpunk world, and was inextricably linked to the Relic technology that enables people to achieve the immortality of their souls.

The predecessor of Relic technology, Soul Killer technology that can extract a person's soul and digitize or destroy it.

Compared with Relic, this technology is not as stable and secure, and it has not yet solved the problem of loss during consciousness transmission.

If we talk about the function of this technology, its greatest use is naturally to use this method to spy on all the secrets deep in other people's hearts. After all, no one can lie in a digitized consciousness.

However, after obtaining this technology, the first thing that Miyauchi Hikage thought of was not to use it on humans, but to try whether he could use this technology on those vengeful spirits and monsters.

If he could complete the data interface that was effective for all the vengeful spirits, then the vengeful spirits and monsters would no longer have any secrets in front of him.