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

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It turns out that his lock-on was based on the absence of any obstruction. If someone were in the way, the chakra soccer ball he kicked or the chakra tranquilizer dart he shot would still be blocked by that person.

Seeing Kogoro Mouri suddenly dance for a while and then sit down on the futon, Inspector Megure was taken aback at first, and then asked with concern, "Brother Mouri, what's wrong?"

"I'm fine. I just overworked my brain and figured out the murderer. I'm a little tired now. Let me sit down and rest for a while."

Since it was Kogoro Mouri who was anesthetized, Conan had no choice but to bite the bullet and use his chakra voice-changing ability, which he had developed after being greatly shocked by Jiang Chengbei's revelation of the winery's inside story, to start imitating Kogoro Mouri's speech.

"Alright, everyone, please be quiet and listen to me. I'm going to tell you about my findings and my reasoning..."

Chapter 185 Kogoro Mouri finally has fans!

When Jiang Chengbei returned to the Tongshan Hotel after accompanying the two beautiful women to visit some attractions, they ran into Conan and his friends who were returning in a police car.

"Won't Conan's death aura kick in again and kill someone if he comes back in a police car?"

As Jiang Chengbei mumbled something next to the police car, it was overheard by Coral Head Officer and Conan. Except for Conan, who stared at Jiang Chengbei with a deadpan expression, everyone else nodded in agreement.

Seeing Conan with that deadpan look, it seems he's returned to normal.

"Mr. Mori, you're amazing! Your reasoning was incredible. I'm still savoring your amazing performance; it was truly exceptional..."

Thank you so much this time, thank you so much..."

Seeing Officer Coral Head get out of the car and fawn over Kogoro Mouri like a devoted fan, Jiang Chengbei glanced down at Conan:

"You managed to bring back the sleeping Kogoro Mouri?"

The coral-headed police officer, who had originally been eager to flatter and was a huge fan of Kogoro, slapped his thigh and started shouting like a brainless fan after hearing Jiang Chengbei's words:

"That's right, the sleeping Kogoro Mouri, that title is... no, it should also include the title of famous detective!"

I think only the title of the sleeping detective Kogoro Mouri is worthy of the great Mr. Kogoro Mouri!

"Mr. Mori, your reasoning just now was absolutely brilliant! I, Yokomizo Sango, am utterly impressed by you. I really want to quit my job and become your assistant so I can see you every day and witness your brilliance all the time..."

Seeing the exaggerated performance of Coral Head Yokomizo in his enlightenment, Jiang Chengbei and Conan, who were watching from the side, felt embarrassed for him.

Only Kogoro Mouri truly enjoyed Coral Head's flattery. After hearing Coral Head's compliments, he would often stick out his tongue and laugh smugly, then follow up on Coral Head's praise by boasting about himself.

In any case, the current situation is that one person dares to praise and the other dares to admit it, thus stealing all the credit for Conan's hard work in solving the case.

Seeing this scene, Jiang Chengbei looked at the disappointing Conan and gave his big head a good rub:

"Conan, did you orchestrate all of this?"

My...partner, that is, your brother, he worked so hard to build this empire for you, and you're just going to throw it all away like this?"

After hearing Jiang Chengbei's words, Conan looked up at him with a bewildered expression: "What kind of empire did my brother conquer for me?"

"Conan, you can solve cases openly and honestly, so why do you need to bring out a sleeping Kogoro Mouri to take his place and solve cases in his name?"

Hearing Jiang Chengbei's words, Conan was shocked: "Jiang Chengbei, you even guessed this?"

Such brilliant reasoning! Are you a detective too?

"Does this even need reasoning? I know what kind of person Mori is after spending so much time with him."

This case has nothing to do with Xiaolan and his estranged wife, so how could he possibly solve it on his own?

Anyone with a modicum of sense knows that his ability to solve cases implies there's something fishy going on.

No sooner had Jiang Chengbei finished speaking than he had just finished criticizing Kogoro Mouri's reasoning abilities. During their conversation, Jiang Chengbei and Conan heard Ran and Midori Megure exclaim in surprise from beside them:

"Wow, my dad is amazing! He solved such a difficult case. No wonder he's a famous detective with over ten years of experience!"

"Mouri, you've really impressed me! I never knew your reasoning skills were so amazing. You truly are Tokyo's rising star detective!"

Ran and Midorima were so surprised because after hearing Juichi Megure's account and Kogoro Mouri's "highlight" performance, they also began to exclaim how amazing it was.

"Excellent, Brother Mori, you've given us Tokyoites such a wonderful performance this time, you've really brought honor to us."

Let me tell you, I've seen how awful Kudo and Hattori are before. When they overwork their brains, they'll sit on the ground without any manners, ignoring the case and just going to sleep.

Only Mori, even though he overworked his brain, even though he didn't even have the strength to stand, even though he didn't even have the strength to lift his head, open his eyes, or open his mouth to speak,

But he still managed to articulate his reasoning with unwavering determination, a noble quality that the two weak-willed high school detectives lacked.

In short, whether in terms of reasoning ability or mental fortitude, Mori is the best detective I've ever seen.

Hearing Megure's words of praising one and belittling the other, Conan looked at Megure with deep resentment.

Listening to the words of the four people around Kogoro Mouri, and their praise of Kogoro Mouri, Jiang Chengbei and Conan both had deadpan expressions.

"Okay, I take back what I just said. Even if you've spent more time with Mori-san than I have and know Kogoro Mori better than I do, we can still make mistakes."

"But Conan, I still don't understand, you could have solved the case yourself, so why did you have to drug Kogoro Mouri and then use him to solve it?"

"Sigh, it's all because of this coral-headed officer. He's so stubborn, insisting that I'm the murderer and refusing to listen to my excuses... my reasoning."

He wouldn't listen to what I was saying and even had the police keep an eye on me. What could I do?

In order to clear myself of suspicion, I had no choice but to first anesthetize the police officer in charge of guarding me and Uncle Mori, and then use his words to solve the case and clear myself of suspicion.

"Jiang Cheng, you're really something. As soon as you heard that Uncle Mori solved a case, you could guess that it was my doing, that I helped him solve it. Your reasoning is even better than mine."

"No, I'm not as good as you. If the police treat me as a suspect, I can only lie down and wait to die. You're not as good as me. You can anesthetize them and use them to clear your name."

Moreover, he immediately spotted Kogoro Mouri, who, even if he were to engage in underhanded tactics behind the scenes, would still unceremoniously claim all the credit for himself.

"Conan, how did you know that even if Mori wakes up, he won't suspect that he was drugged and that someone helped him solve the case?"

Conan: ...

Next, Jiang Chengbei and Conan watched as Kogoro Mouri was showered with praise and flattery, showing no humility whatsoever, and then they exchanged some compliments.

Perhaps because Yokomizo Sango witnessed the birth of the sleeping Kogoro Mouri, he stayed behind that evening, overwhelmed with excitement. He used the welfare coupons issued by the Saitama Prefectural Police Headquarters to treat everyone to a local specialty dinner as a way of thanking Kogoro Mouri for helping them solve the case.

After dinner, Yokomizo Sango and Mori Kogoro were still chatting, so they went back to the hotel with Inspector Megure to continue their heart-to-heart talk.

When they returned to the hotel, only Jiang Chengbei, Xiaolan, and a few others remained who had originally planned to go to see the World's First Night Festival that evening.

Remembering that the famous novelist Jin Zhuzhi was also staying in room 204 on the same floor as them, Jiang Chengbei also made an excuse that he was too tired from shopping during the day and decided not to go out at night.

Upon hearing that Jiang Chengbei was not going to see the World's Greatest Night Festival, Conan was overjoyed. He quickly pulled Ran and his adoptive mother, Midorimee, into a taxi and drove 40 minutes to a place to watch the World's Greatest Night Festival.

Finally, Xiaolan and the other two went outside to watch the bonfire, while Jiang Chengbei, Mouri Kogoro, and the other three stayed at the hotel, watching the live broadcast of the World's Greatest Night Festival on TV while playing mahjong.

They hadn't played a few rounds of mahjong when they heard a loud bang coming from the next room.

Three of those present were or had been police officers who handled guns all day long, and one was a criminal who had started handling guns in his life, so they immediately recognized that it was a gunshot.

Upon hearing the gunshot from this room, Kogoro Mouri and his two companions, brimming with a sense of justice, immediately pushed open the door and went to the corridor to check the situation, along with Jiang Chengbei, the murderer.

As Jiang Chengbei and his group entered the corridor, the other rooms that had also heard the gunshots began to open their doors one by one, standing at the entrances to check the situation and asking each other curious questions.

As more and more doors opened, more and more people gathered to watch the spectacle.

Soon, the door to room 204, which had been closed, was finally opened, and a mysterious man rushed out. He was wearing a baseball cap, large sunglasses, and several scarves wrapped around his face to completely hide his features.

Upon seeing the man who was hiding himself so well, and who was holding a pistol, the people who had just been watching the commotion immediately retreated and hid in their own rooms, clearing a path for him to escape.

"Stop! Don't run! Did you fire the gun just now?"

Before Kogoro Mouri and his two companions could react, Jiang Chengbei quickly stepped forward and stopped the mysterious man who was about to run away.

"Step aside!"

Upon seeing Jiang Chengbei blocking his way, the mysterious man immediately raised his gun and aimed it at Jiang Chengbei.

"No way! Unless you shoot me dead and step over my dead body!"

"Mouri, Yokomizo, go check 204 quickly, see if anyone is injured!"

Seeing that Kogoro Mouri and Sango Yokomizo were sneaking up behind the mysterious gunman, preparing to tackle him and pile on top of him, Jiang Chengbei quickly spoke up and gave them his mission.

Under the influence of misinterpreting facts and being blinded by illusions, Kogoro Mouri and Sango Yokomizo involuntarily took two steps toward room 204. After looking inside, they immediately rushed into the room while shouting, "Sir, what's wrong?"

Turning around, he saw two men looking at Jin Zhuzhi's body. The mysterious gunman knew he couldn't stay there any longer, so he brandished his pistol and charged towards Jiang Chengbei, who was blocking his way.

Seeing that this guy still hadn't fired, Jiang Chengbei, who hadn't received any kill coins, inwardly scorned this indecisive fellow:

Indeed, with such a slow pace of doing things, it's no wonder that it takes a year to prepare for killing someone. It's really tedious.

Since he refused to fire, Jiang Chengbei, who hadn't received the kill warrant, certainly wouldn't let him escape. So, to the astonishment of the onlookers, this young man, Jiang Chengbei, was so fearless that he not only blocked the gunman's escape route but also charged forward without hesitation.

Seeing Jiang Chengbei rush forward so fearlessly to confront the armed thugs, Inspector Megure immediately recalled how Jiang Chengbei had bravely captured murderers many times before and had always asked the police to keep it a secret. What a good young man, a good citizen, a hero from Beika Town!

Inspired by Jiang Chengbei's good example, Inspector Megure also rushed up to help.

bang bang bang...

When Jiang Chengbei became the target of his close pursuit, and after seeing someone else take the lead, a second brave man stepped forward to stop him from escaping, the mysterious gunman knew he couldn't wait any longer. He had no choice but to turn the gun and pull the trigger, trying to give Jiang Chengbei a good beating.

After the mysterious gunman fired, Jiang Chengbei, sensing danger, casually pushed the gunman's hand, causing the bullet to miss and fly past Jiang Chengbei, hitting the thigh of Inspector Megure who was trying to rush up to help.

Jiang Chengbei was shocked to see Megure collapse: Megure was injured! He didn't even make it to the movie before getting injured!

As Jiang Chengbei was distracted by checking on Megure's condition, the mysterious gunman immediately escaped through the escape route Jiang Chengbei had left for him.

When Jiang Chengbei arrived at Megure's side, he confirmed that Megure had only been shot in the thigh, not the carotid artery, and had only suffered a minor injury.

Having confirmed that the person in room 204 was dead, Kogoro Mouri and Sango Yokomizo rushed out again. After confirming that Megure was not in any danger, they immediately chased after the gunman in the direction he had run.

Seeing that Kogoro Mouri and Sango Yokomizo had both gone after the culprit, Kojo Kita, not wanting to be left behind, pulled a roll of gauze from his pocket and gave it to Inspector Megure:

"Inspector Megure, you bandage yourself and call the police and an ambulance yourself. I'll go help them chase the gunman."

Seeing Jiang Chengbei turn and run away, Inspector Megure, who was shot and lying on the ground in the corridor, was speechless.

Of course, Megure didn't need to call the police or an ambulance himself. After the gunshot and the appearance of the mysterious man with a gun, the hotel staff had already called the police. Megure only needed to bandage himself to stop the bleeding.

Jiang Chengbei left the Tongshan Hotel and quickly caught up with Kogoro Mouri, who was panting heavily and could no longer run.

Watching Jiang Chengbei gracefully and calmly pass by him on his skateboard, Kogoro Mouri was stunned.

"Next...next time...I...I...will...also...prepare...a...skateboard..."

After stammering out these words, Kogoro Mouri leaned against the wall, his breathing as heavy as a bellows.

Shortly after overtaking Kogoro Mouri, Kojo Kita quickly turned towards Yokomizo Sango, who was chasing after a car.

Jiang Chengbei gave the stupid cop who still wanted to outrun four wheels on his two legs with disdain, and whistled at him as he passed him on his chakra skateboard.

Yokomizo's insight: ...

Watching Jiang Chengbei leisurely follow the mysterious gunman in his escape car on his skateboard, panting and exhausted, Yokogawa Sango stopped chasing and took out his phone to contact his colleagues.