Conan: I'm Not a Psychopath

Chapter 621: Must Sanction Chi Feichi!

Haibara Ai and Doctor Agasa looked up and saw Sawada Hiroki, and were also taken aback.

After recovering, Ayumi quickly walked in front of Chi Feichi, looked up at Sawada Hiroki, and smilingly exclaimed, "What a cute baby!"

Sawada Hiroki, who was called 'baby': "..."

Suddenly, he didn't want to greet anymore.

Seeing Ayumi's action, Chi Feichi knew this was an intention to interact. Holding Sawada Hiroki, he squatted down.

In a second, Mitsuhiko, Genta, Conan, and Haibara Ai all came over.

Doctor Agasa also leaned in to look, curiously asking, "Fei Chi, this is the child..."

"A friend asked me to help care for him for two days," Chi Feichi said.

"But, wouldn't it be not so good to take him to the ballpark to watch the competition?" Conan looked at the creature who was definitely called 'baby' without mistake. "There are a lot of people in the ballpark, and it will be very noisy."

"So I originally wasn't planning to come over..." Chi Feichi explained.

"I really want to watch the hero match," Sawada Hiroki said in a childish voice, taking over the conversation.

"Does baby also like heroes?" Ayumi's eyes curved into a smile. "What's your name?"

"My name is Xiao Shu," Sawada Hiroki reported the name Chi Feichi had told Amuro Toru.

"It will be very noisy inside," Mitsuhiko looked at Sawada Hiroki and reminded him seriously. "There will be many people cheering and shouting loudly."

Sawada Hiroki was speechless. Being treated as a very young child was really troublesome. "I know."

"Fei Chi, then are you still planning to go to Nagai Stadium?" Doctor Agasa asked.

"No, I'm not going anymore," Chi Feichi decided to accommodate Sawada Hiroki a bit. "I also bought tickets for this place."

"Yay!"

Genta, Ayumi, and Mitsuhiko, the three children, cheered.

...

After the group entered the venue, the competition had not yet formally begun.

Seeing someone bring a one or two-year-old child in, the fans sitting in the surrounding area all felt weird, occasionally stealing a glance or two.

In such a noisy and crowded occasion, Feimo would rather guard the home than come over. By the way, he arranged for the crow to deliver a letter and key to Amuro Toru, so Amuro Toru could retrieve the explosives stored in the locker.

Feichi insisted on following. After Chi Feichi sat down, he hid under his clothes, helping to pay attention to the surrounding area situation.

Haibara Ai sat next to Chi Feichi, turned her head to look towards the Little One in Chi Feichi's arms. "When Doctor called yesterday, was this child already with you?"

Chi Feichi: "Uh-huh."

"Brother Chi, he's a Little Boy, right?" Ayumi also swapped positions with Conan, sitting beside Chi Feichi, and reached out to gently hold Sawada Hiroki's small palm.

Chi Feichi: "Uh-huh."

Sawada Hiroki originally wanted to pull his hand back, but after looking at Ayumi's goodwill gaze, he abandoned the idea.

"How old is he?" Haibara Ai asked again.

"One and a half years old," Chi Feichi said.

Very good, finally no more 'Uh-huh'.

Haibara Ai also reached out and held Sawada Hiroki's hand. "Can you care for him?"

"No problem, he's very worry-free," Chi Feichi continued to answer the question.

"His parents actually entrusted such a small child to someone who has never taken care of a child," Mitsuhiko, who was sitting aside, said. "I'm not saying Brother Chi can't care for him well, but wouldn't it be better to send him to a family with children or with experience in caring for children?"

Okay, Mitsuhiko!

Conan nodded along. He also thought this point was very weird.

Chi Feichi didn't know how to explain either, and said perfunctorily, "We have fate."

Conan: "..." This explanation really is...

Mitsuhiko: "..." Impossible to follow up.

Ayumi gave a dry laugh. "But, it's also very good to let Brother Chi take care of him. Brother Chi is very careful."

"Then why is he tied with a rope?" Genta curiously looked at the wristband on Chi Feichi and Sawada Hiroki's wrists. "Are you worried he'll get lost?"

Chi Feichi nodded. He hadn't bought an anti-loss wristband, this one was made this morning. But it wasn't troublesome. He bought a coil rope similar to a telephone line, added a wristband, and combined them. "There's steel wire inside the rope. Even if someone uses a knife to cut it, it's very difficult to cut through. It prevents him from getting lost or being kidnapped."

"Can he already walk?" Ayumi's eyes lit up, feeling an urge to let Sawada Hiroki walk a bit.

"Normally, a one and a half year old child can already run," Haibara Ai said.

In the initial stage of the competition, among the five Kids of the Junior Detective League, except for Conan who still paid a little attention to the match, the rest were not busy watching the soccer match, but were still watching the child.

It wasn't until Sawada Hiroki stared at the ballpark with earnestness, no longer cooperating with the group's Q&A, that Doctor Agasa and the others slowly transferred their attention to the competition.

Chi Feichi wasn't particularly interested in soccer, nor did he dislike it. He could watch the competition, but as he watched, his direction shifted.

Calculating the speed and physical fitness of each contestant...

Observing the contestant's state and stamina consumption...

Observing the contestant's hand and foot movement, estimating the contestant's next action...

Speculating on both sides' tactics and strategy...

Just before half-time, Conan took a glance and found that although Chi Feichi and the child named 'Xiao Shu' weren't infected by others and cheering along, they were also staring.

Soccer is indeed a great sport!

When half-time arrived, the fans who had been shouting for a long time breathed a sigh of relief and felt tired. It was time to rest, and those who needed to go to the restroom went to the restroom.

"Do you want to go to the washroom?" Chi Feichi asked Sawada Hiroki.

"No need, I didn't drink too much water before I came," Sawada Hiroki said.

Chi Feichi took out his mobile phone, then found a business card and logged onto the website.

Sawada Hiroki curiously leaned in and took a glance. "You can't bet anymore now."

Conan, who was just about to go to look at the child: "..." (皿)

What is this Chi Feichi guy trying to do!

"Gambling is not good," Haibara Ai reminded him, exasperated.

Mitsuhiko calculated, "In Japan, horse racing is legal, and pachinko is also considered legal, but soccer betting is not..."

"Moreover, there's also a child here," Doctor Agasa reminded with a dry laugh.

Chi Feichi didn't explain, simply calculated a bit, then said thoughtfully, "The bookmaker is the one making money."

He had associated soccer betting after observing the players and speculating on tactics.

Gambling himself? No, he doesn't think being the one who gets fleeced can win in the end, and betting is no longer accepted now.

He wanted to check if the one fleecing others was making money, how much they could probably make, and whether to develop this in the future...

Sawada Hiroki understood. He stared at the odds on the mobile phone, calculated, calculated, and then compared it with the other projects of the family assets, finally reaching the same conclusion as Chi Feichi—

"Not worthwhile," Chi Feichi looked at Sawada Hiroki, confirmed that their calculation result was similar, exited the website, and put away his mobile phone.

There were many tricks involved, and it was also complex. Moreover, compared to industry, it was too volatile, and risk had to be considered.

At the level of Shinchi Group and Field Group, there was actually no need to get involved in this muddy water. There were too many projects that could make money.

As for the Organization... probably no one would think it was worth doing. Last time, when he and Spider PKed, it was based on reasons like time consumption was short, he and Gin colluded, and not much preparation was needed, so Gin planned to make a quick profit.

If they were to set up a website for soccer betting or similar, investment and operation needed to be considered. They also needed to find casual bookmakers to attract participation and pay attention to safety issues. There were too many problems to consider. It was better to have someone investigate a certain bookmaker's embarrassing past and directly extort... Cough, at least it wasn't as fast as the Organization's regular method of getting money.

For the Organization, it was also not worth doing.

"Uh..."

Genta, Ayumi, and Mitsuhiko were a bit stunned.

'The bookmaker is the one who makes the most money', 'Not worthwhile', what is Brother Chi talking about? Is he saying that soccer betting is not good and not worthwhile?

Conan silently repeated the two sentences together twice and guessed Chi Feichi's purpose just now—he wanted to check how much a bookmaker could make, and after looking, he felt it wasn't worthwhile and abandoned the idea.

This guy is really... Can't he just watch the soccer match properly?

Haibara Ai didn't feel anything was wrong. Considering it from the angle of the Field Group, the Successor encountering something that seemingly could make money, calculating the risk and profit, and considering whether it was worth investing...

Was there a problem with this behavior? Absolutely no problem.

Her Brother Hichiji was the most excellent Successor!

Sawada Hiroki also didn't realize that his viewpoint was a bit biased. It was probably 'where you stand depends on where you sit'. He also thought there was nothing wrong with considering these matters.

Half-time ended.

Before the start of the match, Mitsuhiko suddenly proposed, "How about we play a game? We'll guess whether the ball will go in. The loser gets paper strips pasted on their face, filling it up for three hours."

"Okay, that sounds very interesting."

"Let's just consider it as adding excitement to the competition!"

Genta and Ayumi became interested.

"Hey, you guys..." Conan was speechless. Although it didn't involve money and wasn't considered soccer betting, for children, this isn't quite right, right? But then he remembered the time before when he was pasted with paper all over his face by Chi Feichi while playing an arcade game, and suddenly wanted to see what Chi Feichi would look like with paper all over his face. "Okay, I'll also participate. Brother Chi, you join us, how about it?"

This was soccer, which he was good at, not the arcade game he wasn't good at. He wouldn't lose!

Revenge is today. He must paste Chi Feichi's face with paper in return!

"Okay," Chi Feichi nodded, looking towards Haibara Ai. "Ai?"

Haibara Ai considered a bit. "I won't participate."

"Doctor, what about you?" Mitsuhiko turned his head to ask Doctor Agasa.

"Ah?" Doctor Agasa scratched his head. "I won't participate..."

"Xiao Shu?" Chi Feichi asked Sawada Hiroki again.

Conan stole a glance. See? Chi Feichi is so ruthless that he won't even let go of a one and a half year old child. He must be taught a lesson!

Sawada Hiroki nodded smilingly. "I'll play too."

Chi Feichi looked at Sawada Hiroki's smiling face and suddenly found that he had pulled a cheat device into the game.

Is this a competition of knowledge about soccer?

There's a portion of that, but it also depends on observation skills and computational ability.

Observing the state of each contestant, predicting their movement, and even calculating the speed and angle of the ball.

Among this group, Conan could rely on his knowledge of soccer. Once he saw the situation when the ball was kicked out, he could make a judgment on whether the ball would go in, how high the probability of it going in was, and even guess the tactics of both sides' contestants based on experience.

And with Sawada Hiroki's present computational ability, even if he didn't have that much knowledge, he could still calculate it. This child's observation skills were also not weak.

His advantage was that his assessment of the contestant's state was stronger than others. His computational ability was not as good as Sawada Hiroki's, but it should be sufficient.

But then again, a competition with pressure is more interesting.

The competition started. Chi Feichi took out his notebook and pen and explained the rule. To prevent anyone from following others' choices, it was better to write it down.

It was standard for Junior Detective League members to have a notebook each, and they also carried pens.

Haibara Ai lent her detective manual and pen to Sawada Hiroki. "Do you want me to write for you?"

"No need, thank you," Sawada Hiroki picked up the pen and stared at the ballpark.

Writing 'Y' if he thought the ball would go in, and 'N' if it wouldn't. He could handle such a simple matter.

(End of Chapter)

Chapter 622 Plot Seemingly Deviated

On the Ballpark, the Competition gradually entered a fever pitch.

The Ability gap between the two teams wasn't significant. Several times, they barely managed to stabilize the Situation, making it hard to tell who would win. Fans on both sides were shouting their lungs out.

In the front row of the Audience Seats directly facing the field, a group's Competition also reached a fever pitch.

Of course, this was limited to Sawada Hiroki, Chi Feichei, and Conan.

Ayumi, Genta, and Mitsuhiko all had Paper Strips stuck to their Faces.

Ayumi had two, Genta had five, and Mitsuhiko had four.

They were also helpless. They always felt like a certain Ball might go in, and while feeling that way, they got Paper Strips stuck on them…

Chi Feichei stared at the Movement of the players on the Ballpark, wrote down when he was sure, and waited for the Outcome before continuing to stare.

A one-and-a-half-year-old Child also sat in Chi Feichei's arms, his big, black eyes fixed on the Ballpark.

Conan's Situation was similar, serious Face, Staring.

The pressure was immense.

The Situation wasn't as optimistic as he had imagined. Chi Feichei might not have much Soccer Ball experience, but his Observation Ability was terrifyingly strong, and he hadn't been wrong once so far.

He wasn't even considering sticking Paper Strips on Chi Feichei's Face anymore. He had to stay steady and not relax. At least in Soccer Ball, he couldn't lose to Chi Feichei, otherwise, it would be too demoralizing.

And that Child who was probably just weaned, hadn't guessed wrong even once so far. Was it excessive Luck, or was it Talent?

Although this Child being able to concentrate for so long was already impressive, and no matter what he relied on to win until now, he felt a lot of pressure, but he didn't believe a one-and-a-half-year-old Child could calculate or observe anything, unless he, like him, had taken medicine and his Body had become smaller…

Haibara Ai, sitting Aside, glanced sideways. Seeing the three of them silent and Staring intently at the Ballpark, she was a little Speechless.

Didn't those Contestant feel a chill down their Back?

Not only Haibara Ai, but Doctor Agasa also sweated a bit.

The surrounding Atmosphere was fiery, but the air in their area was as heavy and stagnant as being in thick mud. This wasn't the Atmosphere for watching a Competition, right?

"There are still five minutes left until the Competition Time is up," Conan turned his Head and asked, "Whether or Not to directly guess Victory or Defeat? Regardless of Whether or Not there's extra innings, just look at the final Victory or Defeat."

Chi Feichei Nodded.

Guessing Whether or Not a certain Ball would go in still had a bit of Gambling element. Even if he calculated everything well, the final Outcome still depended on Luck.

But directly guessing Victory or Defeat…

No need to guess, he remembered that the Tokyo SPIRITS Team would win.

And looking at the Present, the Situation was already very clear.

Unless more than one player on the Tokyo NOIR Team had a Burst of energy, they wouldn't be able to win no matter what, but looking at the current Stamina of both teams' Contestant, the Possibility of a Burst from Tokyo NOIR Team's Contestant was too low.

"I have no Problem either," Sawada Hiroki said, starting to write the Answer.

Genta, Mitsuhiko, and Ayumi had Paper Strips stuck on their Faces, but their enthusiasm for participating remained undiminished.

"Okay, the last round is guessing Victory or Defeat!"

Compared to Chi Feichei, Sawada Hiroki, and Conan, these three Children were the ones truly 'guessing' according to the Rule.

Conan withdrew his Line of Sight and wrote down the Answer in his Detective Manual.

"Hmm…" Ayumi Looked at the Situation on the Ballpark and also silently wrote down her Answer.

Afterwards, it was Genta, Mitsuhiko…

"Woah—!"

Cheers suddenly erupted from the Audience Seats in the Ballpark, accompanied by some noisy shouts.

"Score!" The Host's voice also spread throughout the Ballpark, "The whistle of the Competition just happened to sound at this moment. The score before the end of the second half of the Competition allowed the Tokyo SPIRITS Team to defeat the Tokyo NOIR Team and win the Champion of this Tokyo Grand Competition!"

"Ah…" Genta was Stunned.

Mitsuhiko was Doubtful, "Genta, did you guess that the Tokyo NOIR Team would win?"

Genta lowered his Head and Looked at his Detective Manual, held it up, and turned his Head to Look at the others, "Didn't you?"

The others silently held up their Detective Manuals, all uniformly writing 'Tokyo SPIRITS Team'.

Chi Feichei Looked at the 'Tokyo NOIR Team' written by Genta and fell into Silence.

He was hopeless if he couldn't even get a free point question right.

"It seems that in the end, only Genta needs to have Paper Strips stuck on!" Ayumi chuckled, and stuck a Paper Strip with diluted Adhesive to Genta's Forehead.

…

The Competition ended, and the Audience left from the Exit.

Some people excitedly reminisced about the previous Competition with their Companions, while others were on the Call chatting with Friends who hadn't come to See the Scene.

After Chi Feichei left the Stadium, Seeing that there were fewer people around, he put down Sawada Hiroki, whom he had been holding, and let Sawada Hiroki walk by Oneself.

A group of people took care of Sawada Hiroki's small arms and legs, walking very slowly.

"Why did the Tokyo NOIR Team lose?" Genta blew on the Paper Strip hanging down from his Head, still feeling depressed, "They were clearly very strong before."

Conan finally Understood. Compared to Chi Feichei, Genta was the newbie who didn't pay Attention to the team's Movement and only Looked at the exciting moments. He popularized, "Because the main player of the Tokyo NOIR Team was Injured, and their previous center Higo also Job-hopping to the BIG Osaka Team, so the Tokyo NOIR Team's Tactics this time was to go all out on Defense and strive for a draw. And Hero and Naoki, although there were Rumors recently that they were having Conflicts, their State today was very good. Not only were there no Signs of them being at odds, but they also Cooperated very Tacit Agreement. Even if it was 0-0 and went into extra innings, the Possibility of the Tokyo SPIRITS Team winning was much greater."

"Higo?" Mitsuhiko looked up and asked Chi Feichei, "Is he the Contestant Brother Chi likes?"

"You Seemingly also Intention to go to Nagai Stadium to See his Competition before, weren't you?" Ayumi also asked.

"?"

Chi Feichei Looked Towards Haibara Ai.

He really didn't have much Interest in Soccer Ball. He felt that Haibara Ai would like it, so he Intention to take Haibara Ai and Sawada Hiroki to Nagai Stadium to watch the Scene.

Of course, if he had to pick a favorite among these Football Player, he would probably still choose Ryusuke Higo.

It should be said… love me, love my dog?

Haibara Ai was a little unsure what Chi Feichei's calm Gaze meant, and was Silent for a moment, "I will definitely Keep Company you to go next time."

Chi Feichei: "…"

The Plot Seemingly Deviated.

His Feeling before was right, Haibara Ai's Mentality had changed.

A Few Days Ago, Haibara Ai asked him to go to the Movie, and definitely Intentionally chose a Movie starring Chris Vineyard to Test his Attitude towards Chris. As For the Reason…

Probably because of the Teitan High School Garden Party that time, the Real Shinde Tomoaki gossiped a bit and asked him Whether or Not he liked Chris Vineyard.

On the day of watching the Movie, Haibara Ai didn't have any Feeling of forcing Oneself, nor did she show Fear or Worry Emotion. Instead, she was full of Inquiry.

Putting aside Haibara Ai's specific Intentions, at least she was no longer escaping, but chose to Face it, and even had a Feeling of holding back her little Intentions in her Heart.

No matter what, this kind of Transformation was what he was happy to See.

Conan felt that Chi Feichei had accommodated them this time, and next time they could accommodate Chi Feichei, "Then next time everyone will go together to Refuel Higo."

"By the Way, I Seemingly saw News about Higo in the Sports Newspaper before," Doctor Agasa recalled, "He Seemingly Intention to Job-hopping to the Spanish League…"

"I also saw it on Television," Mitsuhiko said with a hesitant Expression, "I heard that his Job-hopping to the BIG Osaka Team Seemingly was for… for…"

"In order to obtain a higher Contract gold after Job-hopping to the Spanish League," Chi Feichei simply said it Oneself, "But those Reports are not necessarily the Truth. Those who are dissatisfied with his Job-hopping, those who operate Soccer Betting, and those who are accustomed to fabricating Rumors to gain Attention, may all spread Rumors."

Haibara Ai silently assessed in her Heart, Brother Hichiji really maintained that Contestant.

Love me, love my dog, then she will also support Higo in the future.

Anyway, she didn't have a particularly favorite Football Player. Being dragged by Conan and the Junior Detective League to watch the Competition, she didn't even know who to Refuel for. It was good to have someone to support.

"Actually, Higo has a half-brother named Rikuo Endo," Conan lowered his voice, ensuring that Passersby wouldn't hear, "Because Endo is a Child born to a Mistress, Ordinary Person don't know about this Matter. Until last year, Endo was still serving as a substitute defender in the Tokyo NOIR Team, but in the second year after Higo joined the Tokyo NOIR Team, the team told Endo that he would not have the Opportunity to play in the future. In other Words, the reason why the team allowed the unremarkable Endo to join was just to win over Higo to join their team…"

"Afterwards, the retired Endo went to the BIG Osaka Team to serve as a Coach, so Higo Job-hopping to the BIG Osaka Team." Sawada Hiroki looked up at Chi Feichei, only to Discover that his height made him despair, and he couldn't See Chi Feichei's Expression at all, "You told me this last night…"

"Uh-huh." Chi Feichei Nodded.

Conan gave a dry laugh, it seemed that he had worried for nothing.

He originally Intention to tell Chi Feichei about the inside story, but he didn't expect Chi Feichei to have already Investigated it.

Those Matters might be Secrets to other people, but it was not surprising that Chi Feichei could Investigate clearly even the Matters that the team could Investigate.

"But…" Genta Half-Moon Eyes, "Conan, didn't you Say that this is a Secret that Ordinary Person don't know? Why do you all know?"

"I was just on…" Conan Notice that he almost let slip, and broke out in a cold sweat in his Heart. He quickly stopped, raised his Hand to touch the Back of Head, and smiled Acting Cute, "Brother Shinichi told me!"

Sawada Hiroki looked up at Conan, suddenly Realized something, and Looked Towards Haibara Ai Aside.

A Child who doesn't look like a Child, could it be…

"Ah!"

Ayumi pointed to the Electronics Store in front, "I remembered, today's Competition at Nagai Stadium is Broadcast by Nichimuri TV Station. Although we can't make it to the Scene, we can still go over and Check the Broadcast!"

At the Entrance of the Electronics Store, some people were already standing in front of the Television, watching the Football Match Broadcast on Television.

In the Broadcast, the Host's voice was still accompanied by noisy 'boo' Sounds, "Nagai Soccer Field also issued amazing boo Sounds today, and the player who was booed is of course the center forward of the BIG Osaka Team—Ryusuke Higo!"

Chi Feichei followed the others forward, Looked at the Lens of Ryusuke Higo in the Television Broadcast, and took out his Mobile Phone to send a Text Message.

In his ear, the boo Sounds continued as the Host spoke, "…Because when he was in the Tokyo NOIR Team, until last year, he caused the BIG Osaka Team to fall into bitter battles many times, so we can somewhat Understand the Mood of the fans… But booing their own team's players is really too harsh!"

Haibara Ai Notice that Chi Feichei lowered his Head and Stared at his Mobile Phone, feeling a little Doubtful.

Did he have something else to be busy with again?

(End of Chapter)

Chapter 623 Really Overboard

Host's voice: "Ah… Player Higo's dribbling error!"

The booing on the TV Broadcast grew louder.

"Ah…" Ayumi exclaimed in surprise.

"Hmph, serves him right!" Behind them, a short, fat, and scruffy Middle-aged Man stood at the rear of the crowd. Seeing several Children turn their heads to look at him, he sneered, "This is the end for betrayers of our Tokyo NOIR Team, betrayers who fall into Hell are forever…"

"Woah——!"

Suddenly, a burst of exclamations erupted from the TV Broadcast.

"Heavens! What's that?" As the Host exclaimed in surprise, the camera also turned to the Audience Seats.

Among the Audience Seats in the Front Grandstand, more than ten huge Glow Stick Signs lighting up 'Refuel Higo' were raised.

"Are these fans cheering for Higo? Player Higo on the Ballpark is also looking over there!"

In the broadcast lens, Ryusuke Higo looked up at the direction of the Audience Seats, seeming somewhat surprised, unable to recover for a long while.

Haibara Ai turned her head to look at Chi Feichei, who had just put away his Mobile Phone. She suspected someone was making trouble.

In the shot just now, she saw two people next to the Glow Stick Sign looking at their Mobile Phones and pressing buttons, probably replying to someone's Text Message or Email.

Moreover, behind those people's seats, there were clearly eight empty seats, right behind the raised Signs.

Such good viewing seats, it's impossible that no one bought tickets. In other words, the tickets for those eight empty seats had already been sold, but the people didn't come today.

She, Brother Chi, Edogawa, Doctor, Genta, Mitsuhiko, Ayumi, if even Xiao Shu, this Child, is counted, it's just right, eight people.

Could it be such a coincidence?

"Tch!" The scruffy Middle-aged Man snorted lightly, "How could the Ballpark let those fans in? If I were there, I would definitely Teach a Lesson to those Fellows, people who like that kind of idiot are also idiots!"

"That's not true!" Ayumi retorted, turning her head back.

Their Brother Ike is so smart!

"People who rashly judge others as idiots are even worse!" Mitsuhiko said with a face full of dissatisfaction.

"That's right, Uncle!" Genta glanced at the Middle-aged Man with disdain.

"Hey…" Conan was stunned, unable to stop them in time.

He knew this Man.

Akano Kakutake, a crazy Fan of the Tokyo NOIR Team, had more than once made a big fuss and fought in the Audience Seats, and had even been arrested by the Police for it, and it was also in the Newspaper. Now many ballparks have already banned this Man from entering.

It's good to defend, but there's no need to argue with this kind of person.

Even if you want to argue, there's no need to say such harsh words…

Among the group, Sawada Hiroki just stood there quietly, but the Gaze he cast at the Man already faintly carried a hint of gloom, just because a one-and-a-half-year-old Child was too short, no one noticed.

"I'm talking about you brats…" Akano Kakutake angrily rolled up his Sleeve and slapped over.

"Hey…" Doctor Agasa hurriedly stepped forward.

Conan's little Face fell, but he wasn't in a hurry to stop him.

This person even intends to Start Doing things to Children, no class, but today their martial force is present…

In the next second, Akano Kakutake's Wrist was firmly grabbed by someone, and the slap also stopped in mid-air.

Chi Feichei grabbed Akano Kakutake's Wrist, exerting a slight force with his Hand.

"Ah!" Akano Kakutake cried out in pain, wanting to break free from Chi Feichei's Hand but failing, he could only stomp his Foot in place, "Let go, let go!"

The Passersby watching the TV Broadcast around them were startled and quickly backed away.

"Higo got the Ball! Good… Goal!" In the Television, the Host's excited voice was out of tune with the Atmosphere of the Television, "Higo took the lead in scoring for the BIG Osaka Team! The cheers at the Scene are getting louder and louder, well done, Higo!"

Chi Feichei flung Akano Kakutake's Hand away, "Garbage."

Saying a few Words was nothing to him, no need to argue with a Corpse.

Encountering the Death God Elementary School Student, this kind of annoying person is 100% going to die.

He remembered that this person would die on the Train, and originally didn't intend to get entangled, but several Children stood up to defend him, although it was a bit impulsive, but their Hearts were good, he couldn't sit idly by.

Before this Fellow wanted to bully the Children he brought, could he take a Look at what kind of people were around?

Having no Eyesight at all, deserved to die!

Conan was dumbfounded.

Chi Feichei's Intervene was within his expectations, but scolding someone was completely beyond his expectations.

Moreover, his Expression was still calm, and his Tone didn't carry Anger, just like some kind of inspection Machine, after someone passed by, suddenly sounded 'Hazardous Garbage, please discard into the corresponding Trash Can'… cough, just like in his Eyes, the person really was 'Garbage', not like he was scolding someone.

Really overboard.

Ayumi, Genta, and Mitsuhiko were also stunned in place.

They had never seen Brother Chi speak like this…

Next, wouldn't a full-scale martial arts performance be staged?

Then would they Help fight? Or Help mediate? Or Report to Police for handling?

The scene that the three Children were imagining did not happen.

"You…" Akano Kakutake covered his Wrist and ran away, turning around as he ran, "You just wait!"

Chi Feichei withdrew his Line of Sight, saying nothing more.

Arguing with this kind of person was too embarrassing, Gin would laugh himself to death if he knew…

If it weren't for considering that Conan and these people were nearby, he would have wanted to directly stop the dispute with his Gaze, and then ignore it, waiting for this Fellow to die on his own, or find an Opportunity to clean him up.

Doctor Agasa looked at Akano Kakutake leaving, somewhat worried, "It seems like he's not the kind of person who will let it go, I'm afraid he will cause Troubles later…"

"It's okay." Sawada Hiroki said softly.

Even if Godfather doesn't clean him up, he has many Methods to clean up that Fellow.

Only then did the others remember that there was still a one-and-a-half-year-old little one present.

Ayumi, Genta, and Mitsuhiko felt a little annoyed in their Hearts.

To actually let such a small Child see this kind of dispute, it's too inappropriate!

"Okay, it's okay, Xiao Shu," Ayumi said in a soothing Tone, "Let's not pay attention to that kind of Fellow!"

"Don't worry," Genta raised his Fist, "If that Fellow dares to come looking for Trouble, I will beat him away!"

Conan chuckled inwardly, if it weren't for their martial force being present, these three brats would have been hammered today, did they know that?

Mitsuhiko looked at Chi Feichei, "Brother Chi, don't think about that person anymore, Player Higo seemed to have scored just now, right?"

Chi Feichei nodded, indicating that he had heard it.

"Higo got the Ball again." Haibara Ai reminded.

Seeing that a group of people here were watching the Broadcast again, not paying attention to him, Conan pulled Doctor Agasa to the Rear.

But just like many Adults would ignore the small-sized Conan, Conan and Doctor Agasa didn't notice that the even smaller-sized Sawada Hiroki quietly moved closer to them.

Sawada Hiroki moved to Doctor Agasa's side, facing the Television on the Roadside, seemingly focused on watching Television, but in fact Eavesdropping on Doctor Agasa and Conan's conversation.

He was a little curious about what Kudo Shinichi was up to, being so sneaky.

Hassashi noticed Sawada Hiroki's movements, and also climbed over along the anti-lost Rope between Chi Feichei and Sawada Hiroki, approaching Sawada Hiroki's side, still feeling a bit aggrieved.

When in the Mobile Phone, Sawada Hiroki wanted to snatch its timekeeping Work, and after making a temporary Body, he wanted to snatch its Eavesdropping Work again…

Overboard.

"Doctor, how is the Matter I asked you to Help investigate last time?" Conan asked in a low voice, not noticing a certain little one and Hassashi climbing along the Rope, "It's about Chris Vineyard, that American Female Celebrity, that I asked you to Help investigate."

Doctor Agasa bent down and leaned closer to Conan, "According to what you Said, I went to her Fan Website and Asked Her fans about many Matters."

"And then?" Conan pressed.

"There's no progress, her Mother Sharon Vineyard is very famous, but there is no Clue about Chris's private Life," Doctor Agasa Said, "It's Said that besides the Scene of filming, the First Time she appeared in front of the Media was still one year ago on that Day…"

"That Day?" Conan was puzzled.

"It was the Day of her Mother Sharon's Funeral," Doctor Agasa lowered his voice even more, "Didn't the Japan News also Report it? It's Said that at that time, there were also malicious Magazine Reporters mixed in, and they even pressed her, asking…"

Hassashi, relying on others not being able to hear its Sound, gave Chi Feichei a real-time Broadcast, "…'Where is the School you attended', 'Is the Rumors of discord between you and your Mother true', 'Who exactly is your Father', 'Why didn't your legendary Boyfriend come to attend the Funeral', etc., but she always kept her mouth shut, so…"

"…There was a Reporter who was exasperated and asked her, 'Have you done something shameful, so you are afraid of others knowing about your Matters'," Doctor Agasa whispered to Conan, "As a result, she was only seen facing away from her Mother's Coffin, a faint Smile appearing on the corner of her mouth, avoiding the important and dwelling on the trivial, Say So…"

"'A secret makes a woman woman…'" Hassashi paused, "Master, I remember Teacher Judy also Said the Same Words during the Bus hijacking case, could Conan be starting to suspect her?"

Chi Feichei silently answered 'already suspected' in his Heart, not stopping Sawada Hiroki and Hassashi from running off to Gossip.

He also wanted to Listen To whether his involvement had caused Conan's Judgment to change.

"By the Way, it's Said that in the American Reports, a Japanese Female Celebrity was photographed attending Sharon Vineyard's Funeral, but because Chris's Words left a deep Impression on everyone, no one remembered that Female Celebrity," Doctor Agasa leaned closer to Conan's ear, "Hey, is Chris Vineyard really a Companion of those Black-Clothed Men?"

Sawada Hiroki pricked up his ears to Listen To, unable to help but Look Towards his Godfather.

Black-Clad Men…

⊙ω⊙

He seemed to have discovered something incredible again.

"Don't Know, there is no definite Evidence at Present, but, if she is really a Companion of those Black-Clothed Men…" Conan's Expression was heavy, "Then she is definitely a troublesome Opponent!"

"Troublesome?" Doctor Agasa glanced at Conan with Half-Moon Eyes, "Shinichi, are you hiding something from me?"

"No, I just think…"

Hassashi didn't Listen To the content behind, and climbed back to Chi Feichei's Wrist along the anti-lost Rope, and drilled into his Sleeve.

Sawada Hiroki noticed Hassashi's movements, and also quietly left, Go To Chi Feichei's Rear, Reach Out and pulled Chi Feichei's Pants.

Chi Feichei squatted down and picked up Sawada Hiroki.

Sawada Hiroki paid attention to the surroundings, seeing that others were busy watching the Football Match, only then did he lean closer to Chi Feichei's ear and whispered, "Godfather, Hassashi has already Told you, right?"

Chi Feichei nodded.

"I have two Problems…" Sawada Hiroki hesitated for a moment, and asked in a low voice, "Conan is Kudo Shinichi who has become smaller, then, is Ai also someone who has become smaller like him?"

Chi Feichei: "18 years old."

Sawada Hiroki Understood, Speechless for a moment, and then immediately Said, "Kudo Shinichi seems to be Investigating Companions of some Black-Clothed Men, people from your Organization…"

"Yes, it's us." Chi Feichei Said softly.

(End of Chapter)

Chapter 624: The Man Who Clashes with Ryusuke Higo Fans

"Uh..."

Sawada Hiroki sorted out his thoughts, "He doesn't seem to suspect you... So, whose side are you on?"

"My own side," Chi Feichei asked in a low voice, "Interesting, isn't it?"

Sawada Hiroki was speechless, "O-Okay, whatever makes you happy. Do they know that you know?"

"Don't know," Chi Feichei said.

Sawada Hiroki was speechless. He felt like his Godfather was secretly finding out many secrets of others. "By the way, Doctor Agasa mentioned in an American report that a Japanese female celebrity attended Sharon Vineyard's Funeral. I saw that report last year, and I know who that female celebrity is. It's someone related to Kudo Shinichi."

Hissashi: "..." This kind of suspense-selling routine was a bit familiar. It had tried it before, but the result was always depressing because Master seemed to know everything. Hiroki was still too young. Didn't he see that it hadn't expressed any opinions since coming back? Oh, right, Hiroki couldn't hear it speaking anyway.

Chi Feichei: "Kudo Yukiko."

Sawada Hiroki: "..." So Godfather already knew.

"Kudo Yukiko, Sharon, and I have the same magic trick teacher. They are good friends, so attending the Funeral is normal. But they don't know about me... No, Sharon should have guessed my relationship with the teacher," Chi Feichei explained in a low voice, "Sharon is not dead. Sharon is Chris. She plays the roles of mother and daughter, and her code name in our Organization is Belmode."

Sawada Hiroki: "..." The relationships are so messy. As for the code name Belmode... When he was in Godfather's mobile phone, he had seen emails signed with this code name.

Conan over there had finished Whispering with Doctor Agasa. Turning his head and seeing Chi Feichei holding Sawada Hiroki, and Sawada Hiroki intimately close to Chi Feichei's ear, he didn't think too much and asked the Group, "Brother Chi's Car probably can't fit all of us. We should decide who will take the Subway, right?"

"If you want to know those things, you can ask Hissashi or Feimo," Chi Feichei said in a low voice, ending the Whispering on his side as well.

After the Junior Detective League discussed it, Ayumi and Haibara Ai secured spots to ride back in Chi Feichei's Car. Originally, there was room for one more person, but Genta and Mitsuhiko insisted that Conan should be with them, and Doctor Agasa would be responsible for taking care of the Children taking the Subway.

The two groups separated. After Chi Feichei arrived at the Parking Place, he fixed the Child Safety Seat in the Back Seat and suddenly realized that no one was sitting in his Passenger Seat. Haibara Ai and Ayumi had both run to the Back Seat, sitting on either side of the Child Safety Seat.

"Xiao Shu hasn't said anything for a long time..." Ayumi looked at Sawada Hiroki, who was still in a daze, with some worry.

"Maybe he's tired?" Haibara Ai guessed, "Children get sleepy easily. He's only one and a half years old, and he's played for a long time today."

Sawada Hiroki came back to his senses, stopped thinking about the Interpersonal Relationship around Chi Feichei, and yawned. Speaking of which, he was really sleepy. A Child's Physical Fitness was really poor.

Ayumi breathed a sigh of relief and laughed, "So you were just sleepy, Xiao Shu. Don't worry and go to sleep. Older Sister will stay Beside you."

Sawada Hiroki didn't speak and continued to doze off. This was good too. He didn't have to worry about Haibara Ai being younger than him, but he should call her Aunt. Her actual age was much older...

Chi Feichei drove the Car and noticed in the Rearview Mirror that Sawada Hiroki had fallen asleep leaning against the Child Safety Seat, so he slowed down.

... Sawada Hiroki took a nap and was woken up by voices.

"Wh-What? That person is dead?!" Ayumi exclaimed, then realized she had woken up Sawada Hiroki and stopped talking.

Haibara Ai hung up the Phone Call and explained to Chi Feichei, who was driving, "That person took the same Train as Edogawa and the others. He was stabbed to death with a Knife in the chaos. Now the Police have sealed off the Station. They will probably arrive at the Hotel later to meet up with us. Also, because there are very obvious Bruised Handprint on his Wrist, Inspector Megure said that if necessary, he will ask you to provide Knowledge of the Situation."

Chi Feichei 'uh-huh'ed and asked, "Did Inspector Megure say to let me Go To the Police?"

Akano Kakutake was Murdered. When the Police go to investigate the Crime Scene, they will definitely find the Bruise Trace on the Deceased's Wrist. He had a Conflict with Akano Kakutake before, and the person died not long after, which is a bit suspicious. Although Haibara Ai and Ayumi can be Witnesses to his Alibi, and Inspector Megure will not suspect him of being the Murderer, it is also possible that they will have to follow Procedure and ask him to provide Knowledge of the Situation.

"I told the Doctor that Xiao Shu was tired," Haibara Ai turned her Head to Look at Sawada Hiroki, who had just woken up and was still sleepy, "The Doctor has already spoken to Inspector Megure. We don't need to Go To the Police. If they can't find the Culprit, we will go to the Metropolitan Police Department tomorrow to Cooperate with Investigation. But I don't think it will be that Troublesome. Edogawa should be able to Solve a Case. What about you? Do you want to know about the Investigation Situation? I can ask the Doctor to send the specific Information over."

"No need," Chi Feichei refused, feeling a little emotional in his Heart. Being familiar with the Police does have Benefits, especially for 'family members' who the Police believe are impossible Murderers. They don't have to be called in temporarily to Cooperate with Investigation and can also learn about the Case Details.

"Is it that annoying Fellow who died?" Sawada Hiroki asked.

"Uh-huh..." Ayumi felt that it was not very good to talk about a Corpse to a 'Babies', "Xiao Shu, sorry, I seem to have woken you up."

"It's okay," Sawada Hiroki accepted the fact that his Body was now one and a half years old and didn't dwell on it anymore. Looking at Kudo Shinichi and Haibara Ai, they seemed to have adapted quite well... Uh-huh, he wasn't being sentimental.

"Brother Hichiji and Edogawa always get involved in Incidents," Haibara Ai said speechlessly. She really wanted to stay away from these two people.

And... "Otherwise, let Xiao Shu stay at Doctor's House. If it's just for a few days, Doctor Agasa and I can Help take care of him."

Ayumi couldn't help but Nod, "Such a small Child, always being involved in Incidents, is really not good."

"Just stay away from Conan," Chi Feichei tried to explain that it had nothing to do with him, "I didn't have so many Matters in Boston. Conan is at the Crime Scene more often than I am every time."

"Is that so?" Haibara Ai said mercilessly, "Even if Edogawa wasn't here this time, the Police would still find you, who had a Conflict with that person, and ask you to provide Knowledge of the Situation. I think the final Outcome will be that you, as one of the Suspect, Solve a Case to prove your innocence. In essence, there is no Difference from the Incidents Edogawa usually encounters."

"If there was no Conan, we would be at Nagai Stadium," Chi Feichei reminded Haibara Ai, "He was the one who said to go to National Stadium."

If they had gone to Nagai Stadium, they wouldn't have encountered this annoying person at all.

Haibara Ai thought carefully. In that case, Brother Chi was just implicated by a Plague God Detective? No, if she thought that way, she would be too sorry for the victims who were harmed by Chi Feichei at those households. Just like Edogawa firmly believes that Brother Chi is the Plague God, Brother Chi also firmly believes that Edogawa is the Plague God. In fact, these two are equally bad... and they are still oblivious!

"I don't want to Go To other Households' Homes," Sawada Hiroki expressed his Attitude.

Haibara Ai could only Nod in Default Assumption, respecting the Choice of the person involved, and asked, "Brother Hichiji, the Cheer Banner in the Audience Seats of Nagai Stadium, was that arranged by you?"

"Huh?" Ayumi was a little surprised.

Haibara Ai explained her Analysis. Chi Feichei sent some Message on his Mobile Phone as soon as he left the Ballpark, and in the TV Broadcast, someone in the Audience Seats was also sending Message, plus the eight empty Seats behind... "Too many coincidences are not coincidences," Haibara Ai concluded finally. Moreover, Chi Feichei also seemed like someone who could do such a thing.

Originally, Ryusuke Higo had indeed been working hard and hadn't given up even when being booed. But when he saw that there were still people in the Audience Seats who ignored the Booing of others and insisted on Refuel for him, Ryusuke Higo's small universe Burst, and he immediately kicked in a Ball. In the end, all the Fan of the BIG Osaka Team were cheering for Higo... When she saw that scene, she felt very familiar. There was such a person who seemed to be able to reverse everything and easily pull people from Hell to Heaven.

"Higo originally had some Fan who supported him, but their voices were drowned out by the scolding and Booing," Chi Feichei explained, "I just found the Forum where they gathered and posted a suggestion. As for the empty Seats, I did buy the Ticket."

If they were going to Nagai Stadium, they would have sat in a Location that could be blocked by the Sign but could also see everything, to personally experience the Atmosphere of 'suddenly someone raising a Sign for Higo'.

"It's a Pity that there don't seem to be any matches for Higo recently," Haibara Ai recalled, "I'll keep an eye out for you. We can all Keep Company with you to watch another day."

Chi Feichei: "..." It's really not that he likes Ryusuke Higo...

... Train Station Platform. Conan saw through the Truth and completed the Reasoning by borrowing Doctor Agasa. Watching the Man wearing jersey number 9 being taken away, he felt a little emotional in his Heart.

Number 9 was Higo's jersey number. This Man's Younger Brother was a Fan of Higo. After a Conflict with Akano Kakutake, he was pushed down the Staircase by Akano Kakutake, and as a result, he died within two days of returning Home. This Man killed today to avenge his Younger Brother, that's why he wore jersey number 9.

Although Teasing the Deceased was not good, he still couldn't help but mutter in his Heart, Akano Kakutake was clashing with Ryusuke Higo's Fan, right...?

"Doctor, remember to tell Brother Chi to go to the Metropolitan Police Department tomorrow to make a Written Statement," Inspector Megure said in a low voice as he walked to Doctor Agasa's side before dismissing the team, "Also, every year when it comes to the Tokyo Tournament Finals, we have to deal with many Incidents of Fan getting into Conflict. Although I can understand that he doesn't want to see others bullying Children, please also tell him to go a little lighter on Take Action."

"Ah, okay, I will tell him," Doctor Agasa scratched his Head and laughed dryly.

Genta and Mitsuhiko were silent, recalling Akano Kakutake's Wrist. When they discovered Akano Kakutake's Corpse, there was a Circle of Bruise and Fingerprints on Akano Kakutake's Wrist. It wasn't conspicuous at first, but after the person died, blood circulation stopped, and the Bruise on Akano Kakutake's Wrist became more and more obvious. While waiting for the Police to Come Over, they didn't dare to Look much. Looking at it made their Wrists hurt.

Conan was also silent. That's right, Situations of Fan getting into Conflict are not uncommon. Although Chi Feichei wouldn't provoke others casually, if Akano Kakutake hadn't wanted to Start Doing today, even if he was said a few Words, he felt that Chi Feichei wouldn't do anything. But in the future, he should call Chi Feichei to watch Football Match less often. If they encounter this kind of annoying person again, he is more worried about the other party's Personal Safety.

Monthly Pass request at the end of the month~

(End of Chapter)

Chapter 625 Child is Missing

The next morning.

Hissashi carried Hiroki Sawada to the Metropolitan Police Department to make a written statement.

He had left a trace on Akano Kakutake's wrist, so he couldn't avoid making a written statement this time. But thankfully, he only needed to make one written statement, not too many accumulated like before.

The task of taking the written statement fell to Kazunobu Chiba.

Wataru Takagi stood at the door timing, and he wasn't surprised at all to see the two of them come out in less than three minutes after going in.

Taking a written statement from Hissashi wasn't troublesome, it could be said to be too fast and concise, so fast that it made one doubt life.

Fortunately, he wasn't the newest person in terms of seniority now, with Chiba taking over, he didn't have to worry about what to do next time he had to take a written statement from Hissashi.

Comfortable!

After Hissashi greeted Wataru Takagi, he took Hiroki Sawada and went home.

He had mentioned to The Boss yesterday morning about wanting to learn how to assemble bombs, and this morning, the corresponding materials were sent to him.

Originally, he planned to search online. He could find many popular science posts and technical posts on the Bounty Forum, but they were too messy, and false information couldn't be ruled out.

The best way was to find materials from the Organization that could be used for systematic learning, memorize and understand them, and then try to do it practically. After understanding it roughly, he could go to the Forum to look at some technical posts, and at that time, he could also distinguish the truth and feasibility of some information, and not worry about being deceived.

He could also learn bomb defusal skills from Amuro Toru by the way.

All morning, Hissashi stayed at home reading materials.

And Hiroki Sawada used the computer to chat with Hassashi and Feimo, communicating the little secrets of those around Hissashi.

After lunch, Hiroki Sawada continued to lie on the computer, and suddenly asked, "By the way, Godfather, isn't Conan a bit strange?"

Hissashi didn't look up, "How do you mean?"

"Last time, Grandmother planned to pass some bad news to Thomas, right? She told me that she planned to let Thomas know the bad news after the Game Launch Event, but before the Press Conference ended, Thomas's murder was exposed and he was arrested by the Police. Grandmother said that her news couldn't be delivered to Thomas in time," Hiroki Sawada said with some regret, "This time is the same. Doesn't Akano Kakutake have a website where crazy fans gather? I also wanted Ark to invade his website and release some bad statements to let other crazy fans find trouble with him, but before I had time to take action, he died..."

"Very normal," Hissashi continued to read the materials, "People who are annoying, after meeting Conan, rarely survive."

Hiroki Sawada: "..."

It sounds even more strange.

...

Around three o'clock in the afternoon, Hiroki Sawada put on contact lenses to cover his pupil color, and followed Hissashi to the Mouri Detective Agency.

Hissashi had previously promised to teach Ran Mouri how to make Strawberry Crystal Cake. Ran Mouri had been busy with Karate pre-competition training these days, and after participating in a Club Competition, she finally had time. She planned to go home at three o'clock in the afternoon every day after school dismissal instead of going to intensive training, and learn how to make Strawberry Crystal Cake first.

Not only were Ran Mouri and Mori Kogoro at the Detective Agency, but Conan, Genta, Ayumi, and Mitsuhiko also gathered at the Office after school dismissal.

Hiroki Sawada was carried into the door, and was stared at by gazes...

Mori Kogoro sat behind the Desk, staring.

The three Children sat on the Sofa, staring.

Ran Mouri stood behind the Sofa, widened her eyes, staring.

Hissashi carried the Child in one hand and a bag in the other, entered the door calmly, and put the bag on the Table, "I brought two bottles of liquor for Teacher Mouri."

"Oh my," Mori Kogoro immediately laughed, "You are really too polite, but it just so happens that I'm free tonight, we can have a drink together."

"Brother Hichiji, I didn't expect you to really be helping someone take care of a Child," Ran Mouri also came back to her senses, leaned forward to Hissashi, and looked at Hiroki Sawada, "Hello, my name is Ran Mouri."

Hiroki Sawada suddenly thought of Conan, and said in a childish voice, "Hello, Sister Ran~"

Hissashi: "..."

Such a familiar way of Acting Cute.

"Sister Ran, Xiao Shu is really cute, right?" Ayumi asked, and then said with some regret, "But he hasn't called me 'Sister Ayumi'..."

Hiroki Sawada couldn't bring himself to say it, and pretended to be silly and kept silent.

And indeed, no one would force a one-and-a-half-year-old Child.

"When school was dismissed, I said you would come to the Detective Agency, so they planned to come over to see Xiao Shu," Conan explained, "Haibara said she still had something to do, so she won't come over."

Hissashi nodded, put Hiroki Sawada on the Sofa, turned his head and asked Ran Mouri, "Where's Sonoko?"

"Sonoko suddenly said she didn't want to learn anymore..." Ran Mouri thought for a while, "But she didn't persist to the end when she learned to knit a sweater last time, maybe she suddenly lost interest this time too."

Conan chuckled in his heart, Sonoko was probably scared by Hissashi's sentence 'Beauty Skin', not only would she not learn how to make it, but she probably wouldn't eat it again in the future.

Anyway, he wouldn't eat Strawberry Crystal Cake again.

First time losing appetite for some kind of food made by Hissashi.

"I've already prepared the raw materials..." Before Ran Mouri went to the Kitchen, she didn't forget to look at the well-behaved little one sitting on the Sofa.

If it wasn't agreed that she would learn to make crystal cake, she would rather play with the Babies, they look very well-behaved...

"Brother Ike, you guys are busy, leave Xiao Shu to us to take care of!"

"Don't worry, we will take good care of him!"

"Absolutely no problem."

Mitsuhiko, Genta, and Ayumi seriously promised.

Hissashi didn't care anymore and went to the Kitchen.

He always felt that the promises of those three Children were like setting a Flag, but at the Mouri Detective Agency, nothing should go wrong.

Even if something happened, Hiroki Sawada should be able to take care of the three Kids...

After Ran Mouri mastered the basic steps and made a Strawberry Crystal Cake, it was already more than an Hour later.

Ran Mouri stared seriously at Hissashi trying the crystal cake, and after a moment, asked, "How is it?"

"Passable."

Hissashi put down the crystal cake after taking a bite.

It tasted a little sweet to him, but this was a matter of personal taste. For Girls or Children, it should be just right.

Ran Mouri chuckled, put the crystal into a serving plate, and walked out while carrying it, "Then I'll send it out for everyone to try, and by the way, ask everyone what they plan to have for Dinner."

Hissashi followed out of the Kitchen and found...

His own Godson was gone.

Not only was Hiroki Sawada gone, but even Mitsuhiko, Ayumi, and Genta were gone.

The Television was playing Kamen Rider programs, and only Conan was sitting alone on the Sofa watching Television.

Mori Kogoro sat behind the Table reading the horse racing newspaper, and the whole Inside the Room looked much deserted.

"Huh?" Ran Mouri put the plate on the Table, looked around, "Where did everyone go?"

"They said they were going to take Xiao Shu to buy Kamen Rider cards," Conan said, "They went to that Shop at the Street Corner Outside."

"Don't worry about them, that Shop is just at the Street Corner, not far away. Let Kid Conan go and call them back for dinner later," Mori Kogoro put down the newspaper, walked to the Table, reached out to take the crystal cake from the plate, "Looks pretty good, let me taste..."

Before his hand touched the crystal cake, the plate was taken away by Ran Mouri.

"Then let's wait for everyone to come back and eat together," Ran Mouri picked up the plate, smiled and said to Conan, "Conan, go and call everyone back for Dinner, what do you want to eat for Dinner?"

"I want to eat..." Conan jumped off the Sofa, responded obediently, and looked up at Hissashi, "Stir-Fried 'Fly Heads', is that okay?"

The smile on Ran Mouri's Face froze, "Stir-fried... stir-fried what?"

Did she hear wrong?

Mori Kogoro sized up Conan with a face of surprise.

So heavy flavor? Could it be that his brain is broken after being hit on the head by him too many times, this Kid?

"It's the name of a dish," Conan couldn't withstand Ran Mouri's complicated Gaze, and quickly explained, "There are no real Flies in it, because fermented black beans are used, which looks a bit like Fly Head, so it's called this name. I've eaten it at Brother Ike's Home, and the Convenience Store at the Street Corner sells bottled fermented black beans, I can bring them back by the way."

"So that's how it is..." Ran Mouri breathed a sigh of relief, turned her head to look at Hissashi, "Brother Hichiji, then please teach me how to make it!"

Hissashi nodded. Teaching cooking was no problem, but he was worried about the Safety of the Children.

...

While Hissashi and Ran Mouri were in the Kitchen cooking Dinner, Conan went to the Street Corner and came back, bringing back bottled fermented black beans, but he didn't bring back the Children.

"The Shop Owner said they left about ten minutes ago," Conan handed the bottled fermented black beans to Ran Mouri, "I'll use the Detective Badge to contact them and ask where they are."

"Really, a bunch of Kids running around all day..." Mori Kogoro was speechless.

As soon as Conan took out the Detective Badge, the Detective Badge 'beeped'.

"Conan, this is bad..." Ayumi's lowered voice was full of tension, "Someone has been Murdered here."

"What?" Conan's Face changed drastically, and he hurriedly asked, "Where are you now?"

"Turn up the volume," Hissashi reminded.

Conan immediately turned up the volume of the Detective Badge.

"This is..." Ayumi was saying, when she was interrupted by a 'click' sound.

Mitsuhiko's softened voice faintly came from over there, "Oh no, it seems he's going to carry the Deceased out..."

Mori Kogoro sat up straight and listened attentively.

Then, there was a rustling sound over there, and then there was no sound...

Conan waited for a moment, and seeing that there was still no sound over there, he nervously asked, "Hey, Ayumi, what happened to you? Answer quickly! Ayumi?!"

There was still no response.

"Tracking Glasses," Hissashi reminded again.

Conan pressed the frame of his Glasses, looked at the mirror display, "No, the distance is not enough, I can't track their current Location."

"What should we do?" Ran Mouri looked at Hissashi worriedly, "They didn't have an Accident, did they? Xiao Shu should also be with them, should we Report to Police first?"

Not to mention the other Children, Xiao Shu should also be there. If they really encounter some bad guys, a one-and-a-half-year-old Child can't even run away.

"Teacher Mouri, you'd better tell Inspector Megure," Hissashi sat on the Sofa, "Listen for a while longer. They didn't scream just now, and there was no sound of being attacked. They should not be in Danger yet."

"I know!" Mori Kogoro nodded seriously, picked up the Landline Phone on the Table, walked aside, "I'll tell Inspector Megure and ask him to find Police Officers on Duty to help."

Conan raised his eyes and looked at Hissashi's calm Face, and began to suspect again that Hissashi had no Emotion of tension or Fear.

Thinking carefully, since he met Hissashi, he really hadn't seen Hissashi panic. The only time his Face changed color was probably when he heard about Hiroki Sawada's Suicide. Although he didn't see it, he believed Ayumi wouldn't talk nonsense, she definitely saw it.

Having such a person beside him, he felt that he could calm down a lot.

(End of Chapter)