Conan: Ran, I really am Shinichi, you have to believe me!

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"No, that's not why I came to you. I just need your help to find a few people."

Two or three years ago, a little girl in the fifth or sixth grade of elementary school committed suicide at school.

I hope you can help me find out who this little girl who committed suicide was, which elementary school she attended, and who her teachers were. Ideally, you could also check if her teachers had done anything illegal.

"A primary school student who committed suicide? Why are you looking for a primary school student who committed suicide?"

"You can't control them, just help me find the people and the school. This is my phone number, and there's an advance payment. I'll give you other rewards once you find them."

After saying that, Jiang Chengbei placed a piece of paper with his phone number on it and five 10,000 yen bills on the table.

Seeing the money and two bottles of baijiu on the table, Kogoro Mouri's eyes lit up, and he readily agreed. It was just a matter of finding someone and a school; he was good at that.

After leaving the money and his phone number, Jiang Chengbei left the Maoli Detective Agency on his solar-powered skateboard and sped off towards the outskirts.

Half an hour later, Jiang Chengbei found an abandoned factory where no one was around, and then hid inside to test his guns. He attached silencers to the guns he had bought from ordinary stores and tried them out one by one.

Time flew by, and it was getting late. After having a great time playing with guns, Jiang Chengbei changed into a new set of clothes and put his gunpowder-smelling raincoat and clothes into the system warehouse.

Completely refreshed and free of any gunshot marks, Jiang Chengbei then sped off on his skateboard toward Mihana Town.

Soon, Jiang Chengbei arrived at the Mihua Library. Now that the children had all finished school, he wouldn't be like a truant elementary school student who could wander around the library at will without attracting attention.

Inside the Mihua Library, Jiang Chengbei did only one thing: he found the terrifying-looking librarian and secretly planted a transmitter and a listening device on him.

After doing all that, Jiang Chengbei found a high-end restaurant nearby and enjoyed the food from the Conan world.

Chapter 16 Detective Kudo finally confronts the culprit, Conan.

It was completely dark by now, and the staff at the Mika Library had finished cleaning the library and were leaving one after another.

Seeing that most of the library staff had left, Jiang Chengbei emerged from the darkness, put on gloves and shoe covers, slipped into the library, and found a place to hide.

To make sure everyone in the library had left and no one was disturbing his plans, Jiang Chengbei kept his eyes on his tracking glasses.

When Jiang Chengbei saw the diligent librarian, Tsugawa Hideji, who always finished inspecting the library and was the last to leave, turn off all the lights in the library, close the door, and walk out, Jiang Chengbei finally realized that he was the only one left in the library.

Watching the red dot in the tracking glasses flashing and moving outwards, Jiang Chengbei turned on the lights on the third floor of the library, illuminating the children's book section where he was.

Just a few seconds after the lights were turned on in Jiangcheng North, the red dot in the tracking glasses suddenly stopped in place, and after a couple of seconds it moved back very quickly.

Seeing that the fish had taken the bait, Jiang Chengbei smiled slightly, then turned off the light, found a ladder, and threw all the foreign literature books hidden on the top shelf of the bookshelf onto the ground.

Soon after, the curator, Tsugawa, with a distorted expression and a terrifying face, came to the children's book section on the third floor with an iron rod.

Then, Director Tsugawa witnessed a scene that angered and terrified him: a little boy in a blue suit had found all the drugs he had hidden there, and they were now piled on the ground, looking very attractive in the moonlight.

"Ah, Director Tsugawa, you've arrived. I found a lot of drugs in the library, let's call the police."

As Jiang Chengbei spoke, he took out his phone and started pressing buttons repeatedly. As usual, whenever Jiang Chengbei made an emergency call, he would press the simple 110 number with a confirmation button endlessly, as if he would feel uncomfortable if he didn't press for a while.

"stop!"

Seeing that Jiang Chengbei was about to call the police, Tsugawa Hideji didn't think much of it. While shouting "Stop!", he raised the iron bar in his hand and rushed forward. Without hesitation, he directly attacked Jiang Chengbei with a vicious blow.

System message: Tsugawa Hideji has murderous intent towards you. Reward: 1 Kill Coin.

System message: Tsugawa Hideji attacked you. Reward: 1 Kill Coin.

Seeing that Tsugawa Hideji had made his move, Jiang Chengbei dodged to the side, simultaneously acquiring two Kill Coins. The Ke Xue Shop also displayed Tsugawa Hideji's skill: Poison Concealment (priced at 1 Kill Coin; with this skill, one can conceal drugs and poisons even in full view of others).

Having missed his first strike, Tsugawa Hideji raised the iron rod, turned to look at Jiangcheng North, and was about to try again when his pupils involuntarily dilated.

What he saw standing in front of him was no longer the little boy who was like fish on a chopping board, but a killer wearing a raincoat, holding an MP5K, with the muzzle pointed directly at him.

Hideharu Tsugawa didn't know why the little boy in front of him suddenly had a raincoat on him, nor did he know whether the submachine gun in his hand was a toy or a real gun. But even if he wanted to ask, he didn't have time to speak.

Without giving him any extra time to react, the little boy in front of him didn't say a word before the MP5K submachine gun equipped with a silencer in front of him spewed fire and riddled him with holes.

Jiang Chengbei was just an ordinary citizen in his previous life, so even after arriving in the world of Detective Conan, his aim was still not good, but he still kept the American-style iaido technique firmly in mind.

In less than ten seconds, he emptied the magazine of 30 9mm pistol rounds. At the same time, Tsugawa Hideharu's body and the floor-to-ceiling glass window behind him were completely shattered.

After storing the empty MP5K into the system, Jiang Chengbei took out a Makarov pistol and fired several more shots into the head of Tsugawa Hideji, who was lying on the ground, before leaving the Beika Library.

Killing Tsugawa Hideji, that drug dealer, now is like saving a life, a great achievement. The staff member working here won't have to die.

Not long after Jiang Chengbei left, a middle-aged man reeking of alcohol sneaked into the Mihua Library.

When he arrived on the third floor, the first thing he saw under the moonlight was a pile of powder in resealable bags. After checking it, he realized it was drugs and his eyes lit up. He quickly put the powder into his pockets while looking around.

When he saw Tsugawa Hideji lying in a pool of blood not far away, he felt a surge of fear, but he quickly finished packing the drugs and ran away immediately.

On the other side, Jiang Chengbei, having left the library, had his raincoat stored in the system's inventory, and had already changed his clothes. He was now speeding towards Tsugawa Hideji's house on his skateboard.

Jiang Chengbei had already found Tsugawa Hideji's home address while he was at the library. Now, before the police knew that Tsugawa Hideji was dead, he went to his house, ransacked his cash, and put it into the system, making it available funds for ordinary stores.

After scavenging from the drug dealer Hideji Tsugawa, Jiang Chengbei had a final reserve of 3 "kill coins," bringing the total available funds for ordinary shops to 130 million.

Although Tsugawa Hideharu's family fortune is not comparable to that of the tycoon Seiwa Tsunori, Tsugawa Hideharu's main assets are money from drug trafficking, which cannot be exposed in the light of day, so most of them exist in the form of cash, and now they have all benefited Jiang Chengbei.

After looting Tsugawa Hideji's property, Jiang Chengbei used a voice changer to disguise himself as an adult and booked a room. Then, he pretended to be a errand boy, took the money to pay the room fee, and got the hotel key.

Thankfully, Japan doesn't have strict requirements for identification documents; you don't need an ID card to check into a hotel, you can just write down any pseudonym.

Having booked a room at the hotel, Jiang Chengbei could finally take a good shower and get a good night's rest.

The next day, nothing major happened in Jiangcheng North, but the Metropolitan Police Department had another troublesome mission.

The library director, Hideharu Tsugawa, was shot more than twenty times and died in the library. There were also more than thirty shell casings at the scene. Such heavy firepower immediately alarmed the entire Metropolitan Police Department and became a major case. The responsibility of solving the case instantly fell on Inspector Megure's shoulders.

Megure's misfortune lies in the fact that his drugs were picked up by someone, so the case is currently classified as a simple murder case, and the task of solving the case falls to the First Investigation Division.

If those drugs were still there, Inspector Megure would have escaped unscathed, and the case would likely have been solved by the current Investigation Section 4, or later the Organized Crime Countermeasures Section.

In terms of social relationships, Tsugawa Hideji had no connection with Eishō Kita, so compared to the cases where the victims and the murderer knew each other and even had grudges, Inspector Megure and his team still had no clue after investigating for a long time.

Since he was outmatched, he had no choice but to unleash his ultimate move. Inspector Megure quickly summoned his younger brother, Shinichi Kudo, to the scene, and the case ultimately fell to Shinichi Kudo.

Chapter 17 The Target at Beihu Elementary School

As Shinichi Kudo began investigating the murder of the director of the Beika Library and tracking down the ruthless gunman, Kogoro Mouri received a call from him, saying that there was news about the elementary school student suicide case he had previously asked him to investigate.

"I have found out about the incident that happened three years ago at Beika Elementary School, where Mochizuki Minako, a sixth-grade student in Class B, hanged herself in the school's ballet club classroom."

As for the specifics, I'm not clear yet. The police file only states that the cause of suicide was academic pressure and an inability to cope with the heavy workload.

Upon hearing what Kogoro Mouri relayed, Jiang Chengbei smiled sarcastically and said, "A lot of academic pressure? You're telling me a sixth-grade elementary school student has a lot of academic pressure?"

She's not a high school senior preparing for college entrance exams, so where does the academic pressure come from?

Even faking a suicide due to unbearable school bullying is more believable than academic pressure.

Seeing Kogoro Mouri's awkward smile, Jiang Chengbei stopped mocking him. The key point was that Kogoro Mouri wasn't some nobody who would kill people at the drop of a hat. No matter how much he mocked him, he probably wouldn't have the heart to kill him, right?

"Besides these, what else do you know? Have you investigated any of her teachers and found out if any of them have done anything illegal or criminal?"

"We haven't found that yet. All I know right now is that her homeroom teacher at the time was named Akiko Yonehara. We haven't started investigating anything else."

"This is really unreliable, uncle. You've only found this much after a whole day. I'm exhausted... Forget it, I don't expect this unreliable, muddle-headed detective to find much. I'll just have to make the trip myself. What a hassle."

Seeing Jiang Chengbei turn and go downstairs, Kogoro Mouri glanced at the beer on the table, hesitated for a moment, and finally followed after him, calling out as he did so:

"Kid, wait a minute, I'll go with you to investigate."

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Jiang Chengbei originally planned to climb over the wall to enter the elementary school again, but now that Kogoro Mouri has come along, climbing over the wall is no longer an option. So they can only pretend to be father and son and sneak into the elementary school under the pretext of coming to study there, and start to find out what's going on.

After infiltrating Beika Elementary School, Jiang Chengbei and Mouri Kogoro split up. Mouri Kogoro inquired about the situation among the teachers, while Jiang Chengbei asked the students about what happened three years ago.

Compared to Kogoro Mouri, who had to find out information indirectly, Jiang Chengbei quickly found out from the students who had taught the various subjects to the 6th grade B class three years ago.

Besides the homeroom teacher, Horiko Yonehara, who teaches Japanese literature, the math teacher is Kohei Shimoda, the English teacher is Sara Takeshita, the PE teacher is Ryuichi Itai, the music teacher is Ryota Sugiyama, the art teacher is Tsubaki Yoshida, and the childcare teacher is Minori Nakamura...

Among these teachers, Jiang Chengbei didn't know who the murderer was who killed Minako three years ago. He only remembered that in the original drama, there was a female teacher who killed two male teachers at a villa in the snowy mountains to avenge Minako.

There wasn't much to be gained in Jiangcheng North, but after reuniting with Kogoro Mouri, they received an unexpected reward.

It turns out that after finding Akiko Yonehara, Kogoro Mouri reverted to his old ways, displaying a lecherous demeanor and immediately saying:

"Mr. Yonehara, haven't we met somewhere before? I feel like we've known each other before."

Then, using the excuse of wanting Jiang Chengbei to enroll in Beihu Elementary School, he forced a conversation and insisted on chatting with Mihara Akiko endlessly.

After learning that Beika Elementary School generally only admits children from Beika Town, Kogoro Mouri, in order to show off his charm in front of the goddess and demonstrate that he is rich and doesn't care about money, insisted on enrolling his "son" in Beika Elementary School.

Previously, Akiko Yonehara wanted to get rid of Kogoro Mouri's entanglement, but she couldn't say it directly, so she brought him to her colleagues, hoping to get rid of Kogoro Mouri by using their presence.

While Kogoro Mouri was bragging, Sugiyama, the music teacher, happened to be there. Seeing that Kogoro Mouri was determined to stay in Beika Town and seemed to have plenty of money, Sugiyama seized the opportunity, immediately handed him his business card, and pulled him aside for a private chat.

Through his conversation with Mr. Sugiyama, Kogoro Mouri finally learned that in addition to the children from Beito Town, the school also recruits students with special talents, and these students are not restricted by region.

For example, Makoto Kyogoku, the national karate champion, is from Shizuoka Prefecture and was admitted to Beika High School because of his athletic talent.

Academic achievements and sports, which require competition and are difficult to cheat in, are less susceptible to cheating. However, in arts such as music and art, where comparisons are less common, whether a child has talent and can become a special talent student ultimately depends on the teacher's opinion.

So in the end, Kogoro Mouri got the idea that as long as he paid a sum of money, Mr. Sugiyama would help him get his child admitted to school as a music prodigy.

Kogoro Mouri, who had almost forgotten why he came to Beika Elementary School, finally remembered his purpose after receiving a hint from Mr. Sugiyama.

Faced with Sugiyama Ryota's desire to earn extra money, Kogoro Mori calmly agreed, preparing to take the information back to report, while also considering whether he should write an anonymous letter to report this Sugiyama-sensei.

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After learning from Kogoro Mouri that music teacher Ryota Sugiyama was problematic, Kogoro Mouri became useless. Jiang Chengbei paid the remaining balance and sent him away.

He himself, taking advantage of his harmless elementary school student appearance, quickly found Sugiyama Ryota and secretly planted a listening device and transmitter on him. After that, he followed him and looked for an opportunity.

Soon, Jiang Chengbei found an opportunity on Sugiyama Ryota's way home after school.

After getting off at Sugiyama Ryota and buying his groceries at the supermarket, Jiang Chengbei, who was prepared, placed his groceries in front of him to pay when he came out to pay.

Sugiyama Ryota was annoyed by the kid who suddenly cut in front of him, but when he saw that it was the kid who was with Mr. Mori, and especially when he saw that the kid's schoolbag was full of bundles of 10,000 yen bills, his mood changed immediately.

After seeing Jiang Chengbei randomly pick out a bill, hand it to the clerk, get change, and have the clerk verify that the money was genuine, Sugiyama Ryota became even more excited, and his greed was finally about to burst forth.

Is selling school places illegally just for money?

Now, seeing a child with a backpack full of 10,000 yen bills, how could Sugiyama Ryota resist the temptation?

This greed in his heart, after seeing that Jiang Chengbei was all alone and no other adults were with him, finally turned into a desire to act, and was no longer just a thought in his heart.

Soon, Sugiyama Ryota caught up with Jiang Chengbei, who was dawdling by the roadside, and pulled up next to him, smiling as he said: