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

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The reason they're so busy is partly because of Conan. Conan is currently under house arrest and has been refused participation in the investigation of cases that happened yesterday and today, so these cases can only be investigated by the police officers in the Metropolitan Police Department working overtime.

Conan is still generating cases himself, but he's having some problems with solving them, making it impossible to keep up with the constant stream of new cases.

Another reason is Jiang Chengbei. He had just gone on a killing spree on Moonshadow Island, killing dozens of people at once. Gatling guns, AKs, and grenades were going off non-stop. Even if the battlefield was remote, so many people had gone missing on the island at the same time, so people would have to be sent out to search for them.

When the searchers saw the horrific scene of the firefight, with large areas riddled with craters and bullet holes from machine gun fire, they had no choice but to call the police, no matter how unwilling they were.

Upon learning that dozens of young men had died on Moonshadow Island, and that the wealthy Kawashima family and the powerful village chief Kuroiwa family had been wiped out,

The others also died gruesome deaths; there were almost no intact bodies at the scene, as they were all mutilated by heavy weapons. The Metropolitan Police Department had to work overtime and send a large number of personnel to Moonshadow Island to investigate the case and actively handle the aftermath.

Anyway, the Metropolitan Police Department is so busy right now, and the root cause lies with Jiang Chengbei and Conan.

Now, Jiang Chengbei, who only causes trouble but doesn't solve it, can still move freely outside. Conan, who could originally produce and resolve his own problems, is now under house arrest and unable to participate in solving cases. He has become a trouble-making machine that can only create cases but cannot help the Metropolitan Police Department solve them.

Of course, while everyone in the Metropolitan Police Department was busy with overtime work, Megure was actually the most relaxed person because he was given a vacation. Apart from not being able to leave Tokyo to travel or come to the Metropolitan Police Department to explore Conan, he was sometimes called in to ask a lot of questions. He was currently the most relaxed person in the Metropolitan Police Department.

When it was past midnight, Jiang Chengbei found Conan unable to sleep in his small office at the Metropolitan Police Department.

When Shinichi Kudo, dressed in a deathly pink outfit, appeared in front of Conan, the sleepless Conan was completely dumbfounded.

While Conan was still dumbfounded and hadn't gotten used to the "Shinichi Kudo" in front of him, Jiang Chengbei quickly gave Takagi Wataru, who was responsible for monitoring the situation but had fallen asleep due to working too much overtime, an injection to keep him immersed in his sweet dream and prevent him from waking up and losing his life.

After giving Takagi Wataru the anesthetic injection, Jiang Chengbei began to focus on untying Takagi Wataru's shoelaces.

"You...you've changed back?"

Looking at the familiar yet flamboyant face before him, Conan couldn't believe it, but finally stammered out his words.

"Didn't you see it? Asking again would just make you look stupid," Jiang Chengbei said casually, while concentrating on untying his shoelaces.

"So, will you stay the way you are now, or will you soon turn back into a child like me?"

Looking longingly at Jiang Chengbei, Conan couldn't help but stick out his tongue and lick his dry lips.

"Whether I can stay in this state or not, what's there to worry about? Anyway, I have the medicine. I can just take one if I want to transform."

Conan: "..."

After hearing Jiang Chengbei's words, Conan suddenly had a new wish: I also wish I had a lot of medicine.

Thinking of this, Conan subconsciously said, "We're brothers, can you spare some for me?"

Hearing Conan's shamelessness, Jiang Chengbei stopped what he was doing, turned to Conan, smiled, and said:

"You're right, I'll give you some medicine, no problem at all."

However, as you said, we're brothers after all. Why don't you give me Xiaolan, and I'll give you the medicine too.

"Dream on!" Conan reacted strongly to Jiang Chengbei's words, immediately turning hostile and launching into a tirade of insults.

"You pervert, Xiaolan is mine, she's your sister-in-law!"

How could you have such disgusting thoughts? I'm going to kill you!

When Jiang Chengbei first heard Conan say he was going to kill him, his eyes lit up. But when he saw that there were no system messages and the system remained silent, Jiang Chengbei could only look at Conan, this kid who was talking big, with disdain.

"Kill me? With your cowardly strength? Conan... Kudo, I'm giving you a chance, a chance to save yourself, a chance to save Ran."

Since Conan can't do it on his own, Jiang Chengbei can only offer him some support, cheer him on, and encourage him.

So, while mocking Conan, he took out the small revolver he had fired on Moonshadow Island, opened the magazine to show Conan the six bright orange bullets inside, handed it to Conan, and said with a mocking expression:

"Alright, my dear good-for-nothing brother, now you have something that can kill me."

"Come on, for your own survival today, and so that Xiaolan won't be hurt by people like me in the future, shoot here."

As Jiang Chengbei spoke, he gestured for Conan to grip the pistol tightly, then pressed the muzzle against his own forehead, and said with a grin:

"My useless brother, shoot!"

Conan: "..."

Whether it was because Conan's "never kills" rule was at play, or because Conan felt he had a gun in his hand and was pointing it at the target's forehead, giving him the illusion that he was in control, he excitedly said:

"Edogawa Conan, also known as Nunu Hong, my perverted brother, you're under arrest now! Put your hands up, put your hands behind your head, and squat down, or I'll shoot!"

After hearing Conan's words, Jiang Chengbei looked completely bewildered: "I told you to shoot me, but you're threatening me with a gun and trying to arrest me. Are you kidding me?"

"A piece of trash is a piece of trash. We even gave you a gun, but you didn't dare to fire it. You're a complete waste."

After Jiang Chengbei scoffed at Conan, he shook his head and then, amidst Conan's constant cries of "Don't move, put your hands up, I'm going to shoot," calmly went back to untie Takagi Wataru's shoelaces.

Seeing Conan still holding the gun and trying to scare him, Jiang Chengbei couldn't stand it anymore and said to Conan:

"Useless idiot, shut up! Can't you see I'm untying my shoelaces?"

If you haven't fired by the time I finish untying my shoelaces, you can just wait to be forced to commit suicide and wait for Xiaolan to marry me!

Kudo, your time is running out.

Upon hearing Jiang Chengbei's words, Shinichi Kudo, who was still a high school student, almost cried even though he was holding a gun: "I'm still a high school student, are you really forcing me to kill someone?"

Chapter 97 Conan: My brother came to the Metropolitan Police Department to kill me, what should I do? I need help urgently!

After Jiang Chengbei untied Takagi Wataru's shoelaces, Conan, holding the pistol, still hesitated to fire, only threatening from the side:

"You put your hands on your head and squat down, or I'll really shoot!"

Seeing Jiang Chengbei still holding his shoelaces and approaching with a smile, Conan finally realized he couldn't scare Jiang Chengbei. Although he knew it was useless, he still tried shouting outside:

"Is anyone home? An outsider has broken into the Metropolitan Police Department! Someone come quick!"

Although he didn't have much hope, after calling out several times and still receiving no response, Conan finally gave up.

Sure enough, everyone outside has been dealt with by this pervert, and Takagi has been given anesthesia. Now I'm all alone. What should I do?

Conan called out for help, but although he didn't find anyone to save him, Jiang Chengbei still spoke up to answer his questions:

"Kudo, stop shouting. The police outside have either been tranquilized by me or I've lured them away to Moonshadow Island overnight."

Kudo, now that you've found out I'm the serial shooter who committed those crimes, I'm not afraid to tell you:

Just a few hours before I came to the Metropolitan Police Department, I went to Moonshadow Island and massacred dozens of people, including three families, all in order to get all the police here transferred to Moonshadow Island.

If you don't believe me, come on, smell the gunpowder on me. Just a few hours ago, I was wearing this outfit, with the exact same face as you, when I went to kill someone.

Once the police arrive at Moonshadow Island, they'll likely discover that the perpetrator is Shinichi Kudo, because I didn't cover my face when I committed the crime.

"What?!!!"

After hearing Jiang Chengbei's words, Conan's eyes widened in shock, and his hands gripping the revolver trembled slightly.

Conan merely used his own face to record a confession video to prove that the person in front of him was a murderer, and apart from lacking evidence, everything he said was true!

Most importantly, before his plan even succeeded, he shot himself in the foot.

But this person in front of me, in order to retaliate against me for recording a confession that exposed his crimes, actually went to Moonshadow Island and killed dozens of people!

He kills people at the slightest provocation, killing dozens at a time. Human lives are worthless to him!

That kind of person is a devil!

"Kudo, if I use the same face as us to commit murder, you will soon become a murderer like me, hated by everyone!"

"What difference will it make whether Xiaolan marries you, a murderer, or me, a murderer?"

No! There is a difference!

Conan screamed hysterically, then finally couldn't hold back and pulled the trigger.

When Conan finally pulled the trigger, Jiang Chengbei was initially happy, but after he reflexively lifted his leg and glanced at the unresponsive system page, he finally sighed helplessly.

Seeing that he had missed Jiang Chengbei with his first shot, Conan decided to go all out. He aimed at Jiang Chengbei's leg and pulled the trigger repeatedly until he ran out of bullets, but he still couldn't hit Jiang Chengbei's leg.

With his maxed-out wall-climbing skills and Gin-like danger perception, Jiang Chengbei easily dodged the bullets Conan aimed at his legs.

Seeing that Conan hasn't shown any murderous intent towards him or aimed for his vitals, Jiang Chengbei was incredibly disappointed!

Forget it, whether I can earn the kill coins Conan gives me or not is not important. What's important is whether I can brag to Conan in person!

"Kudo, since you're such a piece of trash, and you didn't even manage to hit me after running out of bullets, then I have no choice but to send you on your way. I'll help you commit suicide out of guilt."

When the time comes, you'll go to heaven carrying the stigma of being a serial killer. As your brother, you must bless me and Xiaolan.

If you feel lonely over there, I can help you send Yusaku Kudo and your mother there so your family can be reunited.

Upon discovering that his opponent was so strong that he could dodge bullets, and that his pistol had run out of ammunition, Conan was initially prepared to close his eyes and await death. However, after hearing Jiang Chengbei's words, his eyes widened immediately, and he exclaimed incredulously:

"I can understand if you want to kill me and my mother, but how dare you commit patricide? He's our father!"

Hearing Conan's words, Jiang Chengbei scoffed and said, "Kudo, haven't you noticed that we're the same age? We're both 17."

Conan was confused by Jiang Chengbei's words and asked instinctively:

"So what if we're the same age? Are you going to be my twin brother? Are you going to be my missing twin brother? I've never heard my parents mention having a twin brother."

"Ugh... who's your twin brother?!"

"Kudo, you're really naive. We're the same age, but we share the same father but different mothers, which means that scumbag went out while his wife was heavily pregnant... Do you understand now?"

Hearing Jiang Chengbei's words, Conan's expression darkened. The image of a great father instantly crumbled in his mind, and he couldn't help but curse, "Scumbag!"

"Alright, enough said. As your brother, let me let you say a few last words before you die."

"If I'm willing to do it, I'll help you complete it. After all, you took the blame for me as a serial killer and committed suicide out of guilt."

After hearing Jiang Chengbei's words and seeing the Takagi bag in front of him, Conan finally realized that his time was running out.

But facing imminent death, Conan was no longer afraid. He picked up his empty revolver, pointed to the six bullet holes in the wall behind Jiang Chengbei, and said:

"Even if you took this pistol, there are six bullet holes in the wall, and six bullets inside. With so many things that shouldn't be there, even a fool would know that something unknown happened here. How could anyone still think I committed suicide?"

"Besides, Takagi here and the police outside were both drugged by you. They all experienced something like this at the same time. Even a fool would know something's wrong here. How could they possibly think I committed suicide?"

"I see. Kudo, you're really observant. No wonder you're the one who follows us murderers around and gets what you deserve. Impressive. Being able to get what you want is a skill in itself."

After saying that, to Conan's astonishment, Jiang Chengbei walked to the wall with bullet holes, casually slapped it a few times, and created large holes about a meter wide in those places.

Afterwards, Jiang Chengbei picked up the bullets from the ground and said, "Now there are no bullets or bullet holes, so they won't know that there was a gunfight here, right?"

"But...but there are several big...big holes in the wall!"

Whether it was fear or excitement after seeing Jiang Chengbei's overwhelming strength, Conan was now stuttering again.

I've seen people smash telephone poles, but that requires them to gather their anger and unleash their full power beyond their normal level. It's not as effortless and casual as Jiang Chengbei looks!