Isn't it very scientific to use the Death Note to kill people?

When asked about his age again, Amuro Tooru, though not bothered, couldn't help but say it in a bad mood.

Lin Jiashu took a sandwich.

Come to think of it, sometimes he also feels that this chaotic time is actually quite good...

Day after day, yet forever stuck in the same year, but constantly able to sense the technological advancements around him, he could, in a sense, achieve immortality.

At this moment, Koshimizu Nanatsuki stood up and handed a letter to Hayashi Yoshiki: "Mr. Hayashi, this morning I found this letter in the agency's mailbox. In addition to the letter, there is also a letter of authorization asking you to find Kudo Shinichi, who has not appeared for a long time."

"Shinichi Kudo?"

Lin Jiashu picked it up unexpectedly, but still said, "But the agency's rules stated from the beginning that I don't accept missing person cases... so just reply that I'm not good at this kind of thing."

"So Mr. Lin isn't good at finding missing persons?"

Koshimizu Nanatsuki was somewhat surprised.

In her eyes, Yoshiki Hayashi was simply omnipotent. Whether it was his past experience or the island incident and the Mori Detective Agency incident that she had personally experienced, his reasoning ability was so outstanding that she couldn't help but want to worship him. She always felt proud that her idol was so outstanding.

despair.

Amuro Tooru placed a glass of warm water on Hayashi Yoshiki's desk, and while rinsing Mizuki Nanatsuki, he smiled and said:

"Although this person said he was not good at finding missing persons, once a young lady came to us crying and asking us to find her missing father. He accurately deduced the whereabouts of her father in less than five minutes."

"Is that so! That's amazing—!"

Koshimizu Nanatsuki opened her eyes wide in surprise.

Lin Jiashu ignored the two of them and instead opened another letter in the envelope—the letter that came with the letter of authorization was not for him, but for Kudo Shinichi.

He looked at it and saw that it was all criticism of Shinichi Kudo, and it even mentioned that the other party's reasoning in a certain case was wrong.

Higashi-Okuho Village, on the outskirts of Okuho Town?

"How should we handle this request, Boss?"

"I'm not really interested in commissioning you, but this letter..."

Lin Jiashu hesitated for a moment, then said, "Let's not do anything for now. I'll make a decision later."

oops?

Although Yoshiki Hayashi didn't say anything, both Tooru Amuro and Nanatsuki Koshimizu were intelligent people. Yoshiki Hayashi's somewhat unusual behavior made them realize that he and Shinichi Kudo might have some kind of relationship... or connection.

But neither of them said anything.

The Kindaichi Detective Agency's reputation is quite impressive. In the afternoon, Amuro Tooru went out on a field trip with the client he had scheduled a visit with the day before. After leaving Koshimizu Nanatsuki to handle some paperwork, Hayashi Yoshiki sent a message to Conan about the client's request.

The other party called immediately after seeing it:

Did you receive that letter too?

"also?"

Lin Jiashu looked up at the sky. "Does that mean Uncle Mori or Hattori also received the same letter? But your voice sounds a little off."

...Ahem, yes, it's Hattori. He just called me about it. His strange voice is because I've had another upper respiratory infection these past couple of days.

"I see."

Lin Jiashu's voice was devoid of emotion; he simply smiled and said, "Do you need my help? Anyway, the holiday is in a couple of days, so I should be able to ask Kaito Kid to come over and impersonate you."

Don't give me that, cough cough cough!

Conan seemed a bit annoyed.

Although he was very concerned about the fact that his reasoning was wrong, he glanced at the Bunkyo Ward car accident that was still being repeatedly mentioned on TV and couldn't help but ask: So, do you have any leads on that organization and Hunter's connection?

"No, Gin knows very well that the FBI is keeping a close eye on this matter. It would be dangerous for me to go and inquire about such things rashly."

Then you shouldn't investigate this matter...

Upon hearing that there might be danger, Conan immediately spoke up.

Lin Jiashu simply smiled.

As the instigator of this incident, he even knows that Gin is planning to go fishing in Rachianti... but what he plans to do is currently unknown to Yoshiki Hayashi; he just finds it interesting.

Hopefully, Chianti won't get angry.

Chapter 452: Okuho Village

"Cough, cough, cough...!"

A muffled cough could be heard coming from the white sedan speeding towards the outskirts of Tokyo.

Conan, who was sitting in the back seat, started coughing while wearing a mask.

"Are you alright, Conan?"

Xiao Lan, sitting in the passenger seat, couldn't help but turn her head back.

"Don't worry, he'll be fine." Heiji Hattori, sitting next to Conan, had a grin on his face. "He'll be all better after taking the special medicine I just gave this kid."

"The miracle drug you're talking about, isn't it that kind of Chinese liquor called 'Bai Gan' that you brought with you when you first came to my office?"

Kogoro Mouri immediately squinted at the Osaka black chicken.

Hattori Heiji immediately chuckled: "No, no! This medicine is even more effective than that kind of wine."

"Bai Gan... It's a name that evokes a bit of nostalgia."

Lin Jiashu, who was driving in the front seat, laughed.

"Aki, do you drink this sake?" Kogoro Mouri asked, somewhat surprised.

"I've tried it, but I don't really like it."

"No, that won't do."

Sitting next to Lin Jiashu, Xiaolan immediately looked at him, her warm eyes carrying a hint of coquetry: "Brother Jiashu, you can't become like Dad and start smoking and drinking."

"Haha, don't worry... I only ever sip wine."

Why are you bringing this up against me?

Kogoro Mouri pursed his lips, then cheerfully made a gesture of raising a glass: "But come to think of it, I don't think I've ever drunk with you, Itsuki. How about this, I'll take you to my favorite izakaya sometime!"

"father!"

Xiao Lan immediately turned her head away and got angry.

Her obviously strange reaction would definitely have been noticed by Conan under normal circumstances, but now Conan was wearing a mask and was feeling drowsy because of a cold, so he didn't think about it. Heiji Hattori, on the other hand, didn't understand and didn't find it strange.

"It's fine to have a few drinks with Uncle occasionally, but I usually drink more mixed cocktails... Compared to that, Okusui Village should be right in front of us."

Lin Jiashu's words instantly revitalized everyone who was a little tired from the car ride.

Heiji Hattori, in particular, suddenly became very motivated.

—The letter he received was basically the same as the one Lin Jiashu received.

The client wrote that there was a flaw in the reasoning behind a murder case that Shinichi Kudo solved a year ago, and wanted to talk to Shinichi Kudo in person.

The sender clearly couldn't find the missing Shinichi Kudo, so they sent the letter to Yoshiki Hayashi, a high school detective from Kansai, hoping the two of them could help them find Shinichi's whereabouts...

Knowing that his best friend wouldn't be there, Hattori Heiji volunteered to come. He planned to correct Kudo Shinichi's erroneous reasoning from a year ago and, incidentally, prove that he was the better one.

"I did decline the commission."

Lin Jiashu said this.

Xiaolan blinked. Jiashu had refused the commission, but for some reason, he had gotten involved.

Is it because they also care about Shinichi's situation?

Soon, the car stopped in front of the village office of Okusui Village.

The group entered the village office to inquire about the situation, only to discover that Makoto Yata, who had delivered the letter of authorization, had disappeared six months ago.

"Yes, we submitted the search application about half a year ago. And because Makoto has always longed for life in a big city, everyone in the village is saying that maybe he left his hometown to go to Tokyo to make a living."

The village office staff member smiled and asked, "What can I do for you, Makoto Yata?"

"Here's the thing, we received a letter from him last week. He said that Shinichi Kudo, who helped solve the murder case in this village a year ago, had made a mistake in his reasoning, and he wanted to talk to him in person."

"Who are you talking about, Shinichi Kudo?"

The staff member, who had just been all smiles, suddenly turned pale when he heard the name Shinichi Kudo.

Not only him, but the surrounding villagers also began to whisper among themselves when they heard the name, and their gazes toward them turned somewhat hostile.

Before the group could understand what was going on...

"fraud!"

A boy of about ten years old ran up to the crowd, pointed at Lin Jiashu and the others, and shouted, "You're all accomplices of that swindler, aren't you!"

"fraud?"

Xiaolan looked bewildered.

Before they could even ask what was going on, the receptionist slammed her notebook shut and, with a dark expression, said, "Anyway, if you want to know about the case, go to the village police station. Nobody here has anything to say to you."

Even without understanding the situation, everyone realized that Shinichi Kudo had a very bad reputation in the village.

After Lin Jiashu politely thanked the other party, he led the group out of the village office.

After being treated so coldly, Kogoro Mouri came out looking annoyed: "What on earth did that kid do to make the whole village hate him so much?"

"It's probably related to the flawed reasoning mentioned in the letter."

As Lin Jiashu was speaking, his cell phone suddenly rang in his pocket.

He glanced at the caller ID, answered the call, and walked to the side.

"Hey, it's me."

Are you free now? I have something important to tell you.

The voice coming from the other end of the phone was Ai Haibara's childish voice.

"Well, I'm all alone right now. Is there anything I can help you with?"

To make a long story short, I put the experimental sample of the temporary antidote for APTX4869 that I made before into a cold medicine bottle, and Professor Agasa, unaware of this, gave it to Edogawa as a regular cold medicine. Is he with you now?

“He was with us fifteen minutes ago, but now he’s suddenly disappeared.”

After Hayashi Yoshiki's voice reached her, Ai Haibara's heart skipped a beat.

...Could it be that the drug is already taking effect, and he's starting to revert to his original form? No, Cointreau...I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you this time—

"You're covering for him, right? I know, don't worry."

Lin Jiashu's voice remained calm as always.

I'm sorry to cause you trouble.

"...Don't talk nonsense."

Meanwhile, as Ran watched Yoshiki walk away to make a phone call, she looked around and suddenly realized Conan was nowhere to be seen: "Where's Conan?"

"That kid just said he wanted to go back to the hotel to rest. I bet his cold has gotten worse."

"If that's the case, how can we let him go back to the hotel alone?" Xiaolan's expression tightened immediately upon hearing this. "I'll go check on him."

Just as she was about to walk over, Hayashi Yoshiki hung up his call with Ai Haibara.

After Xiaolan came over and told him about it, he nodded, indicating that he would go with her to look for it.

Chapter 453: The Amnesiac Detective

"No way, you're saying that kid hasn't gone back to the hotel yet!?"

"Yes, I asked the people in the village, and they said they saw a little boy wearing glasses walk into the forest alone!"

"Then what about calling his cell phone?"

"It's not working—I keep calling him but there's no response, and the signal is intermittent!"