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Chapter 56 Megure: I have a guiding light, how can a case stump me?
When Inspector Megure and his men arrived at the crime scene, they discovered a shocking scene:
Kogoro Mouri, an old friend, was pinning a handsome young man dressed in all black, whose face he recognized, to the floor, refusing to let him get up.
Ran and Yoko Okino stood in the doorway with serious expressions, their eyes fixed on the young man on the ground.
Beside Yoko Okino, there was a timid man who was quietly persuading her: "Yoko, why don't you think about it?"
If the police really find out about you, your career will be ruined…
Seeing this scene, Inspector Megure immediately understood and said happily:
"Brother Mori, you've worked hard. I didn't expect you to have caught the culprit. You're amazing. You're truly a good partner who used to work with me."
"What?! I didn't! Inspector Megure, don't talk nonsense! I didn't catch the culprit! The person I pinned down wasn't the culprit!"
Along with Mori's voice, Jiang Chengbei, who was being suppressed by him, also spoke: "Inspector Megure is wise. The culprit in this case is none other than myself."
Hearing the familiar voice, Inspector Megure leaned closer and exclaimed in surprise, "Isn't this Jiang Cheng, the guy who saved Conan a few days ago?"
"I owe Conan's survival and adoption to my brother Jiangcheng, who arrived just in time. I was too busy with work before to thank him in person, so I'm thanking him here today. I will definitely visit him to express my gratitude another day."
After speaking kindly to Jiang Cheng, Inspector Megure turned away from his smile and sternly roared at Kogoro Mouri:
"Mao Li, quickly release Brother Jiang Cheng!"
Brother Jiangcheng is such a good person. He just rescued my son Conan from kidnappers a few days ago. How could he be the murderer?
"Let go of me, you foolish Mori!"
After hearing his old friend Megure's reprimand, Mori was completely stunned:
Well, he was just calling himself "Brother Mori" a moment ago, and he was just praising himself for catching the murderer. But after seeing the murderer's face, he turned his back on him. Is there such a thing as a former partner?
Even Britney Spears wouldn't turn into a stray wife this quickly, right?
Wait, no, I'm the one who doesn't think Jiang Chengbei is the murderer!
Upon thinking of this, Kogoro Mouri immediately stopped being depressed. He grinned and said with a cheeky smile, "Megure, you should thank me this time. I'm the one who saved your adopted son Conan."
"Jiang Cheng, that brat, will be able to live a happy life under the sun from now on, thanks to me. If I hadn't pinned him down here and prevented him from going inside, you would have had to reluctantly arrest him and lock him up in jail today."
"Huh? What do you mean? I don't understand, Mori."
"What I mean is that Jiang Cheng is not mentally sound; he's a die-hard fan of Ms. Yangzi."
Upon seeing that someone had died in Ms. Yoko's family, and that it was her ex-boyfriend who had died, he became impulsive and recklessly wanted to take the blame and become a murderer.
"If I hadn't been so skilled, subduing him with a single move, that brat would have run into the apartment, trying to leave fingerprints on the murder weapon so the police would believe he killed the person."
Before Megure and the others arrived, after confirming that Kogoro Mouri had returned to normal and was no longer acting crazy, Jiang Chengbei glanced at Kogoro a few times and then, as if to encourage himself, said:
"The one who died was Yoko's ex-boyfriend with whom she had a grudge, and he died in Yoko's house. Yoko will never be able to explain herself now, and her career is definitely going to be ruined!"
No, I have to protect Yoko. I can't let her go to jail. It's time for me, her true fan, to stand up and save her!
I'm going to take the blame for Yoko, I'm going to jail for Yoko, I'm going to leave my fingerprints on the murder weapon...
"Don't be afraid. It's just sacrificing yourself for Yoko, right? Jiangcheng, you're capable, you can be used. Don't be afraid, at worst it's life imprisonment."
After seeing that Kogoro Mouri had noticed him, Jiang Chengbei shouted passionately:
"Don't be afraid, keep going, charge!"
Then what happened next was what Megure and the others saw: Kogoro Mouri rushed up and hugged Jiang Chengbei, stopping him from leaving fingerprints at the scene.
After listening to Kogoro Mouri's account and understanding what had happened, Inspector Megure looked at Jiang Chengbei with a hint of pity: "The young man is quite handsome, but he's not very bright. What a pity."
"No, no, I was just trying to escape after killing someone and wiping away my fingerprints. I ran into these nasty bastards on their way home, and that's how they caught me."
Megure, look at the wall. There are new cracks on it. They were left when I was fighting those annoying bastards.
I want to turn myself in, I want to confess and receive leniency, I am a murderer!
"Brother Megure, am I right? If I hadn't stopped him, this kid would have left his fingerprints at the crime scene and taken the blame for someone else."
"Mori, you're overthinking it."
"You're welcome, it's what I should do... Hmm? Megure, you're not even thanking me? What do you mean by that? Did I do something wrong by stopping him from taking the blame?"
"No, I was just saying: Mori, you can't look at us with old eyes. Our Metropolitan Police Department is not the same as it was ten years ago. Small cases like this are easy for us to handle."
Even if that brat Jiang Cheng goes in and leaves fingerprints to create false evidence, can he escape the watchful eyes of our Metropolitan Police Department?
Regardless, the cunning frog keeps touching your stomach, but our Metropolitan Police Department will eventually figure it out and clear Jiangcheng's name.
Trying to take the blame? Impossible! Absolutely not!
Seeing Inspector Megure confidently boasting, Mori was dumbfounded.
They're all old friends, with decades of friendship. Don't they know each other well enough?
His Inspector Megure's reasoning ability is worse than mine, Kogoro Mouri's, not just a little worse, but much worse!
When we were partners, he always listened to me, Maoli, but now he says solving this case is a piece of cake, a piece of cake.
Pah! Shameless!
Even I, Kogoro Mouri, wouldn't dare make such a guarantee, so where do you, Inspector Megure, get the courage to say that?
Our neon lights aren't quiet either!
Seeing Kogoro Mouri's disbelieving look, Inspector Megure remained confident, looking down at Mouri on the ground and saying:
"Mouri, don't look at me with suspicion. The Metropolitan Police Department is not the same as it was ten years ago."
"Without you, you fool who kept leading us astray, we would be completely different now. Besides, we've found our guiding light now, so what can this little case do to me?"
Seeing Inspector Megure's stubbornness, Kogoro Mouri was a little dumbfounded, but after a moment's thought, he revealed a confident smile and said smugly:
"I never thought that the Metropolitan Police Department would degenerate after I, Kogoro Mouri, left. Megure, you've changed."
Upon hearing this, it was Inspector Megure's turn to change his expression: "Mouri, don't talk nonsense. How have we fallen from grace?"
"Didn't you say that even if I hadn't stopped Jiang Cheng from taking the blame, you wouldn't have arrested Jiang Chengbei?"
"That's right, so what?"
Anyway, I have a guiding light. I will investigate the case thoroughly and ultimately clear Jiangcheng's name. Of course, I won't arrest an innocent person like him.
"An innocent person? Heh..."
Taking the blame, deliberately destroying the crime scene, intentionally leaving fingerprints under the murder weapon, fabricating evidence, obstructing police work, and protecting the murderer—which of these is not a crime?
If I hadn't stopped him, he would have broken so many laws by now. Even if you, Megure, eventually find out the truth, what could you do? Would you still arrest him?
You arrest him? Is this how you repay the person who saved your son's life?
If you don't arrest him, you're protecting him, you're breaking the law knowingly, you've fallen into depravity, hahahaha…
Seeing that Inspector Megure was stunned and speechless by his own words, Kogoro Mouri's old habit kicked in again, and he burst into unrestrained laughter.
Seeing Kogoro Mouri laughing so happily, Jiang Chengbei shouted from the ground:
"Inspector Megure, I want to report Kogoro Mouri! He hit me, he beat me, he illegally detained me, and my body has suffered irreparable damage. I want to report Kogoro Mouri!"
Caught off guard by Jiang Chengbei's betrayal, Kogoro Mouri's laughter abruptly stopped. He stood up and shouted angrily at Jiang Chengbei:
"You brat, how dare you frame me? You're so ungrateful!"
Chapter 57 Conan Forced to Work – The Junior Detective League's First Appearance
Jiang Chengbei: "This has nothing to do with Yoko. I am the murderer!"
Yoko Okino: "No, the murderer is not Ejou-kun. This matter has nothing to do with him. He has no connection with the deceased!"
Eiichi Yamagishi: "Yoko, you need to think about your career! If you agree, I'll help Ejou-kun find a good lawyer!"
Kogoro Mouri: "You bastard, Eiichi Yamagishi, you're the murderer, that's why you're so eager to make Jiang Cheng take the blame!"
Eiichi Yamagishi: "I didn't, I didn't..."
Ran: I really want to chime in too. If Shinichi were here, there would never have been a chance for someone to take the blame...
……
Seeing these people arguing and making a scene, Megure couldn't stand it anymore. They were completely disregarding the Metropolitan Police Department, and this was intolerable!
So, Inspector Megure, with his hands behind his back, strode forward with an air of indifference, stretched out his hands, and pushed them aside, separating them:
"What's all the noise about? With the Metropolitan Police Department here, no murderer can escape our watchful eyes, and no one can take the blame!"
"Ha~~~" Everyone: "Ugh~~~ Your Metropolitan Police Department's incompetent cops?"
"I've said it so many times, our Metropolitan Police Department is not the same as it was 3 days ago, much less the same as it was 10 years ago with you, Mori!"
Any demons or monsters are nothing but clowns in the face of the current Metropolitan Police Department, only providing amusement.
You don't believe me?
"Alright, Takagi, Chiba: Release Conan!"
At Inspector Megure's command, Takagi and Chiba separated:
Stepping out from among them, reluctantly and forced into his post by the Teitan Three Idiots, Inspector Megure and his three cheerful companions.
Amidst everyone's astonished gazes, Conan, with his reluctant, deadpan expression, was forced to follow the movements of the Teitan trio, his body stiffly swaying.
After shouting "Release Conan!", Inspector Megure took out the camera equipment he borrowed from the Metropolitan Police Department and is now filming the four little ones with a maternal smile on his face.
Of course, in addition to Inspector Megure, who is leading the team, the forensic officers, who are already highly skilled in camera work, are now also helping Inspector Megure fill in the gaps and film the four boys' entrance show together.
Seeing this, Jiang Chengbei was stunned for a moment, exclaiming that he was out of touch with the times and had fallen behind. Fortunately, he quickly bought a portable shooting device from the portable system store and joined the shooting team.
I really didn't expect that these natives like Megure would be so clever. Jiang Chengbei, a transmigrator, didn't even think of this. He's not as good as these natives.
Sure enough, the fat guy and the little boy are the best match in this world. They've only been together for a few days, but they've already come up with so many amazing things. They're much better than Jiang Chengbei.
The four boys, who had just appeared, stood in the center of the stage, the center of attention, dancing the Junior Detective League's group dance while each reciting a line from the Junior Detective League's promotional pledge:
"Flowing water has no shape,"
"The drifting wind leaves no trace,"