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

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When it was time to eat, Yabuuchi Yoshifusa and Carlos, who had stayed in their room all day except for eating, showering, and using the toilet, finally came out.

Seeing that we're having hot pot tonight, the person in this case responsible for being foul-mouthed, sarcastic, and a chauvinist like Yabunouchi Yoshifusa finally spoke up:

"We're having hot pot today! Great, at least I don't have to worry about you poisoning the food tonight."

After hearing the old man's story about hermaphrodites, everyone immediately turned their attention to Jiangcheng North.

Seeing everyone looking at him, Jiang Chengbei, who hadn't yet released his chakra to replace the puppet, could only grin:

"I'm so sorry, sir, the hot pot tonight is poisoned."

See that? Boletus luridus, if it's not cooked thoroughly, it's a poisonous mushroom.

But once cooked, it becomes a delicious treat.

When Jiang Chengbei pointed to the pot of poisonous mushrooms boiling in front of him, which began to change color with each bite and looked ugly, the others couldn't help but move away from Jiang Chengbei's poisonous mushrooms as much as possible.

Next, while everyone was eating hot pot, everyone was very careful, especially Yabuchi Yoshifusa, who kept a close eye on the big hot pot, afraid that Jiang Chengbei might secretly throw a few poisonous mushrooms into it.

After eating for a while, the stewed Boletus edulis from Jiang Chengbei emitted a strong aroma, and since Jiang Chengbei had eaten so much without any problems, Yukiko and the others couldn't resist trying it themselves.

"Jiang Cheng, you've eaten so many poisonous mushrooms, are you feeling any discomfort?"

"No, don't worry. Boletus lucidum is not poisonous if it is cooked. If you are really poisoned, it must be because it was not cooked properly."

"Really not poisonous? Does it taste good?"

Seeing Yukiko's eagerness to try it, Conan panicked and quickly gave his gluttonous mother some pointers on poisonous mushrooms:

"Wait, don't be fooled by Jiang Cheng's current condition. There are many types of poisonous mushrooms, and it's impossible to guard against them all. It's best not to eat these that are obviously poisonous. Don't listen to Jiang Cheng's nonsense. Poisonous is poisonous. How could it be that cooking it makes it poisonous?"

Some poisonous mushrooms will cause symptoms of poisoning within 10 minutes of consumption, but many poisonous mushrooms have an incubation period, taking 6 to 12 hours to develop symptoms. In the end, they are extremely toxic and can kill people.

Jiang Cheng ate these poisonous mushrooms less than half an hour ago, so it's too early to say whether they will actually kill him.

With so many types of poisonous mushrooms and such potent toxins, even if one receives timely medical attention and survives, it can still cause irreversible damage to the body.

I advise everyone, and most importantly, I advise Jiangcheng, not to eat these poisonous mushrooms that change color at the slightest touch, lest we have to call an ambulance for you later.

Conan managed to dissuade the few eager little gluttons, but he couldn't stop Jiang Chengbei. He had a warning sign; he had experienced it before—when he picked up slices of undercooked Boletus luridus and ate them, he felt a pang of heart palpitations.

But now that these are cooked thoroughly, he no longer feels that sense of danger. He can eat them with peace of mind. So, with the system's protection, Jiang Chengbei is not afraid of Conan's warning at all and can eat them without worry.

Seeing that Jiang Chengbei was so stubborn and wouldn't listen to advice, Yukiko's eyes flashed with worry, and then she said to Kogoro Mouri:

"Mouri, is your neighbor's son really that greedy? He'd risk his life for a good meal?"

"Yukiko, you saw it too. We tried to persuade him, and I even tried to stop him, but I'm not as agile as him, so I couldn't stop him."

Young people these days just love to court disaster; there's no stopping them.

After sighing at Yukiko, Kogoro Mouri turned to Jiang Chengbei and said:

"Jiang Cheng, you've already eaten so many poisonous mushrooms. Stop eating them now. While you can still be saved, stop. If you keep eating like this, you won't be able to save him."

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. Besides, I recognize this mushroom. Although it's poisonous, the poison disappears when it's cooked. Would you like to try some?"

"Even Conan said the incubation period is 6 to 12 hours, so I'm not going to risk my life by eating poisonous mushrooms."

"And Jiangcheng, why did you insist on eating these poisonous mushrooms? Are they so delicious that you'd risk your life for them?"

"I really like this poisonous mushroom because it tastes good."

But there's a very poignant legend surrounding eating them, and that's why I like to eat them.

Hearing Jiang Chengbei's exclamation while staring at the ceiling at a 45-degree angle, everyone was surprised and, driven by their curiosity, immediately asked him:

"What?! There's a tragic legend about eating these poisonous mushrooms? How come we didn't know that?"

"Legend has it that in Yunnan, there was a loving couple who lived a happy and fulfilling life until the old lady passed away unexpectedly when she was over fifty. This left the lonely old man missing his deceased wife day and night."

In order to see his deceased wife again, he started eating Boletus luridus, and whenever he was poisoned, he would see his beloved in his dreams.

In order to see his deceased wife, whenever he was deeply saddened by his longing, he would eat a meal of *Gynostemma pentaphyllum* to relieve his pain of missing her.

As a result, he was frequently admitted to the ICU for emergency treatment when even a one percent chance of fulfilling his wishes could not be achieved.

After hearing Jiang Chengbei's story, everyone's eyes widened: "Seeing someone poisoned by Botrytis cinerea can lead to seeing your lover?"

"That's right, Boletus luridus is a general term for mushrooms that change their voice when injured. It mainly contains neurotoxins and hemolytic toxins. One of the symptoms of poisoning is hallucinations, in which one can see a miniature world."

So if you eat Boletus luridus, and it's cooked thoroughly without causing poisoning, you can enjoy this delicacy; if it's undercooked and you get poisoned, you can at least see the person you've been longing for day and night—either way, it's a win.

"Conan, do you want to try this? Maybe after you're poisoned, you'll be able to see the person he longs to see day and night but can't."

Influenced by Jiang Chengbei, Conan almost went to eat "Jianshouqing" in his dream in order to see Kudo Yusaku, but he saw Yukiko on the other side of the table looking shocked and moved, as if she really wanted to try it.

He immediately came to his senses. He couldn't eat it, and neither could his mother. After all, these poisonous mushrooms contained neurotoxins and hemolytic toxins, and poisoning could lead to death or irreversible damage to the body.

Conan immediately spoke up to stop Yukiko, who seemed to want to try it.

Yukiko was stopped by Conan again. She gave Conan a strange look. She didn’t want to eat poisonous mushrooms. Why was this child so anxious?

Oh, right, Sharon Vineyard cosplayed herself when she was with them, and the child is already used to his mother looking like him.

To go even further, Sharon Vineyard may never have shown her true face to Conan. She has always appeared with her own face since childhood, while Conan has always been dressed up as Shinichi Kudo when he was a child.

The thought of Yusaku Kudo, Sharon Vineyard, and Conan playing cosplay and pretending to be house made Yukiko feel nauseous.

In addition, they previously let Conan, a child, return to Japan alone and didn't care about him at all. It's exactly the same as how they abandoned Shinichi and didn't care about him at all.

A wife can change, but a person's nature is hard to change. Children born to mistresses are exactly the same, whether it's their appearance, their love of mystery, or their experience of being neglected by their parents.

Now that Yusaku Kudo and Sharon Vineyard have faked their deaths, Conan is left alone in the country with no one to care for him. I wonder if he knows about his parents faking their deaths. Maybe we should find an opportunity to test him?

No, Conan is the child of Yusaku Kudo and Sharon Vineyard, so why should he care so much?

Instead of testing Conan, it would be more meaningful to ask Jiang Chengbei who he dreams of after eating poisonous mushrooms.

Thinking of this, Yukiko was filled with anticipation, but she didn't show it on her face. Instead, she pretended to be curious and asked:

"Jiangcheng Jun, your story is so touching. It seems you also ate poisonous mushrooms because you wanted to see someone, right?"

"So, Jiang Chengjun, if you were to get poisoned, who would you want to see?"

"Of course, it's my parents. They passed away a year ago, and I want to see them again. Unfortunately, they never appear in my dreams. I can only try eating Boletus edulis."

Hearing Jiang Chengbei's answer, Yukiko was a little disappointed, but she didn't show it on her face. She naturally praised Jiang Chengbei for being filial.

Seeing that his mother seemed somewhat moved by Jiang Chengbei, Conan immediately jumped in to expose Jiang Chengbei's hypocrisy:

"But Brother Jiangcheng, I've lived in your house for so long, and I've never seen you take out your uncle and aunt's photos to remember them. Their portraits have been gathering dust in the box, and I've never seen you tidy them up or wipe them clean."

On the contrary, you always keep Sister Zhenli's photos on your bedside table and in your wallet, and they are always kept very clean.

You weren't lying to us just now, were you?

Seeing Conan incessantly undermining him, Jiang Chengbei picked up a piece of boiled bok choy and shoved it into Conan's mouth, saying angrily:

"Shut up! If you dare to open your mouth again, I'll shove a raw piece of meat into your mouth and send you to Lilliput to be the king."

Chapter 189 Conan: Help! My mom is treating my ruthless brother like her son!

While they were having dinner in Jiangcheng North, Yabuchi Machiko, who was attending a classmate's banquet in the city and was also Yabuchi Hiromi's stepmother, made two special phone calls back to remind Yabuchi Hiromi to boil water after dinner so that everyone could take turns taking a bath.

It's very lively at Yabuchi Machiko's place. Every time we talk on the phone, I can hear the background noise of a lively drinking contest at a banquet. She also emphasizes that she is at the banquet and won't be back until 10 p.m. tonight.

Just as Machiko returned from her second phone call, old man Yoshifusa Yabuuchi, who had just returned from Brazil, went to take a bath alone.

Because he had received threatening letters before, with someone threatening to kill him, when he went to take a shower, he gathered everyone in the room and had Carlos, a young man he had brought back from Brazil, watch over them.

Only when everyone was under Carlos's watchful eye could the old man feel at ease going to take a bath alone.

Unfortunately, Machiko, who was attending a classmate's party, wasn't home tonight. She wasn't among the group that Carlos was keeping an eye on, so after learning over the phone that Yabuuchi Yoshifusa was taking a shower alone, she put on a raincoat, grabbed a knife, and got out of the car that had returned early.

What happened next was simple: she sneaked into the house to kill Yabunouchi Yoshifusa, but miscalculated and was killed instead.

Seeing Yabunouchi Yoshifusa's clean and efficient movements, killing Machiko in a single move, Jiang Chengbei immediately had a guess in his mind:

That old man is wicked. He's clearly a master of martial arts and could have subdued Machiko without taking any damage, but he took the opportunity to strike back and kill her. His movements were clean and swift, leaving Machiko no way out. What a true hero!

When the old man carried Machiko out of the room and was about to throw her into the well, Jiang Chengbei, who had been hiding in the darkness, immediately came out, shone a flashlight on the corpse, and pretended to be terrified.

The reason why Jiang Chengbei didn't come out when Yabuuchi Yoshifusa killed Machiko is because, regardless of whether he had the intention to kill Machiko, Machiko was the one who wanted to kill him and struck first. No matter how you look at it, it was self-defense.

Since the old man killed in self-defense, there was no need to silence him, so Jiang Chengbei did not show up.

But now, after killing someone in self-defense, this old man not only didn't call the police immediately, but also destroyed the scene and tried to dispose of the body to cover up his murder. This shows that he didn't want the matter to be discovered.

Now, the eyewitness who saw Jiang Chengbei dump the body is standing right in front of him. If he wants to continue to hide this matter, he must silence him.

"You...you killed someone..."

To get him to do it, Jiang Chengbei put on a full performance, plopping down on the ground and pointing at him with a trembling finger. He pretended to want to shout, but his throat was damaged and he couldn't make a loud sound, only able to say hoarsely:

"Kill...the murderer..."

Seeing the trembling stranger, Yabuuchi Yoshifusa frowned, then put down the body and quickly ran towards Jiangcheng North.

He ran up to Jiang Chengbei and, without saying a word, immediately took action.

Jiang Chengbei was disappointed to see that his only intention was to knock him unconscious.

After pretending to be lucky enough to dodge the hand that was about to chop off his neck, Jiang Chengbei gave him a few more chances, but he still didn't take out the murder weapon wrapped in his raincoat to kill him. Jiang Chengbei was very disappointed.

After several unsuccessful attempts to knock Jiang Chengbei unconscious, Yabuchi Yoshifusa realized this and spoke up:

"Are you the detective the family hired?"

If you can help me cover up what happened tonight, I'll give you some money.

I won't hide it for long; I only hope to delay it by one day. Once the will is published tomorrow, I will turn myself in to the police.

Can you promise me?

Upon not receiving the murder money, Jiang Chengbei refused outright: "No, you either kill me right now to silence me, or I'm calling the police right now. You murderer, there's no room for negotiation between us."

"Although I killed Machiko, she tried to kill me. I killed her in self-defense. After the will is announced tomorrow, I will turn myself in to the police. Can you give me one day?"

"No, I only saw you disposing of the body. I don't know anything about self-defense killing. You should tell the police."

While talking to Yabuuchi Yoshifusa, Jiang Chengbei took out his phone and began dialing the police with trembling hands.

Seeing how skilled Jiang Chengbei was at dodging his own hand chop and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, why was his hand shaking when he made a call to the police?

Seeing Jiang Chengbei busy calling the police, the old Brazilian man could only rush up again, ready to knock Jiang Chengbei unconscious or restrain him, or at the very least, prevent him from calling the police.