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

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Conan ultimately couldn't escape Kogoro Mouri's iron fist of justice. In the original series, he was beaten up because he tried to interfere in the case and was mistaken by Kogoro Mouri for a child causing trouble.

This time, Conan hadn't adapted to his new identity. While focused on solving the case, he only thought about how he was a child and completely forgot that he was now a famous elementary school detective. As a result, he was punched by Kogoro Mouri because he was pretending to speak like a child.

After punching Conan, Kogoro Mouri felt much better, finally getting revenge for being taken to the police station as a suspect because of Conan.

After being punched, Conan held his head and walked away resentfully, feeling frustrated. "Kids have no rights!"

Just then, Conan, who had walked to the side, noticed a ball lying on the grass at his feet. He tapped it with his toe, and the ball flew up.

With Conan's skillful ball-juggling, the ball flew up and down, performing many fancy tricks that were quite a sight to behold.

Seeing Conan's superb ball skills, and how he pretended to be Shinichi Kudo, thinking while playing ball, Ran muttered to herself:

"As expected of someone trying to impersonate Shinichi, they've actually honed their ball skills to this level! Conan, you've really put in the effort."

……

Conan was focused on juggling the ball when suddenly a large dark shadow loomed over him, followed by a giant hand appearing before his eyes.

With a "smack," he slapped the ball bouncing on his forehead away.

Then a finger kept poking his nose, almost knocking the small, weak, and stunned Conan to the ground, while Jiang Chengbei's voice came from beside him:

"Still playing? I'm here to take you in!"

Caught off guard by Jiang Chengbei's sudden action, Conan looked up in confusion, staring at the man in black with a bewildered expression.

Has he finally discovered my true identity?

Seeing the bewildered Conan, Jiang Chengbei pulled out a tattered ceramic bowl from behind his back, placed it in Conan's hand, and poured some corn porridge into it with a spoon, saying, "Eat this, it's compensation for you."

Conan: (⊙_⊙)?

After defeating the groundhog, Jiang Chengbei left the stunned Conan and went to Kogoro Mouri, who was boasting and showing off his unparalleled deductive reasoning, and said:

"President Gu, why did you ask Detective Mouri for help and entrust him with such an important task as finding your biological daughter?"

Upon hearing Jiang Chengbei's words, Tanikawa was taken aback and didn't know how to respond.

Before he could answer, Jiang Chengbei continued, "Let me guess, was it your butler who explained the Mori detective to you and strongly advocated hiring him?"

After hearing Jiang Chengbei's words, Tanikawa nodded: "My friend guessed right, you are Detective Mouri's assistant?"

"No, I originally wanted to ask Detective Mori for help, but after seeing his reasoning this time, I think I should give up on that idea and find another detective."

After hearing Jiang Chengbei's words, Kogoro Mouri immediately exploded:

"What do you mean? Jiang Chengbei, explain yourself clearly. What do you mean by saying you want to change detectives after reading my reasoning!"

"What I mean is, the kidnapping is obviously a very simple matter. Even I, an ordinary person, can see it clearly, but you, Detective Mori, still have no clue. You might as well not hire a detective like that."

No sooner had Jiang Chengbei finished speaking than two voices rang out.

"Ah? Young man, you know who the kidnappers are and can find my daughter?" This was President Gu's anxious voice.

"Huh? What did you say? Damn it!" That was Kogoro Mouri's angry voice.

Chapter 48 Jiang Chengbei: Detective Maoli, they didn't hire a detective like you because you're incompetent, did they?

When Jiang Chengbei said he knew who the kidnappers were, everyone present changed their expressions, revealing their respective stances.

"That's wonderful, young man! Please help me find my daughter quickly, and I will reward you handsomely." This was Tanikawa's excited sentiment.

"What?! Well then, tell me!" These were Kogoro Mouri's words, a mixture of disbelief, shock, and a hint of defiance.

The remaining main characters, Conan and the butler Aso, were shocked and frightened.

Conan was afraid that the man in black was too smart and would see through his identity.

As for Butler Aso, Jiang Chengbei didn't torture him for what he feared; instead, he gave him a quick and easy answer, pointing out on the spot that he was the kidnapper in this case.

"President Gu, the kidnapper is Aso's butler. That explains why the kidnapper didn't carry out the kidnapping at the school, at the school gate, on the road, or at the doorstep. Instead, he went back to the house to kidnap the child. This is clearly the work of an insider."

Coincidentally, only Butler Aso claimed to have seen the kidnappers in black. The other servants hadn't even heard the commotion caused by the kidnappers, only Aso's shouts, making him the most suspicious person there.

"Furthermore, Tokyo has so many famous and excellent detectives, yet they chose to work with a third-rate, bumbling detective like Kogoro Mouri. Don't you find that strange?"

"What?! Jiang Chengbei, what did you say?" Upon hearing Jiang Chengbei's words, Kogoro Mouri, who had been standing to the side listening attentively, became furious.

Jiang Chengbei ignored the enraged Kogoro Mouri and continued:

"But if the detective is hired by the kidnapper Aso's butler, then there's no problem, because he doesn't want to hire a detective to solve the problem at all. He wants to hire someone like Mr. Mori, who is both incompetent and stubborn, so that the case can be dragged on and not solved."

"You bastard, how dare you say that to me! I... I'm not taking your cases anymore, so your cases will never be resolved!"

Faced with the furious Kogoro Mouri, Jiang Chengbei showed little reaction and continued calmly:

"Whether you take my case or not is up to you. Anyway, I think even if you take it, you won't be able to finish it."

Alright, let's not talk about my case anymore. Let's get back to the kidnapping of Ms. Tani Akiko.

As soon as I entered the yard, I noticed a dog. Mori, you're such a clueless and playful detective, you probably didn't notice, did you?

"You and I……"

Kogoro Mouri really wanted to say that he had found it, but he couldn't bring himself to say it, because even now, after he finished speaking in Jiangcheng North, he looked around but still couldn't find any dogs.

Ignoring Kogoro Mouri's anger, which he couldn't refute, Jiang Chengbei continued, "There are dogs here. If a stranger kidnaps Miss Gu, wouldn't the dogs bark?"

As Jiang Chengbei spoke, he took a tennis ball from his pocket and threw it towards the bushes.

“Woof woof woof~~~”

The enormous dog, its head smashed, emerged from behind the bushes and barked wildly at Jiang Chengbei, who had thrown the ball at it.

Seeing that there really was a dog here, Kogoro Mouri, who had been called both incompetent and stubborn, was immediately dumbfounded and began to doubt his own detective abilities.

Even an ordinary young person could see the problem, but he, a veteran with several years of police experience and 10 years of detective experience, couldn't see it. He's not as good as a young person. Should someone with such no talent continue to stay in the detective industry?

God, please give Kogoro Mouri a detective personality so I can solve cases even while I'm sleeping!

(Conan: Wait for me!)

Jiangcheng North: Dream on!

Aso, the butler, was not a professional kidnapper. It was his first time doing something like this, and his mental fortitude was lacking. When Jiang Chengbei and his men arrived, he was extremely nervous. If even a slightly experienced policeman came, he would act as if he were about to explode.

Now that Jiang Chengbei had revealed that he was the kidnapper, he immediately broke down, knelt down on the ground, and kept apologizing to Tanikawa.

"Baka! You've been in my family for decades, and you watched Jingzi grow up. If you need money, just tell me!"

You kidnapped Akiko?! Why?! I...I..."

Seeing Butler Aso kneel down and apologize, weeping bitterly, Jiang Chengbei had no choice but to step in and explain on his behalf:

"President Gu, don't get too agitated. I think Aso is at most an accomplice. She was probably the one who suggested tying herself up. Her purpose was just to get you to take a month off and spend time with her. Otherwise, the kidnapper wouldn't have made such a strange request."

"Is that so, Aso!"

"Yes, yes, sir, that's it. Miss just wants you to spend more time with her."

Hearing that it was just children playing around, Tanikawa finally breathed a sigh of relief: "It's good that they weren't really kidnapped. Aso, where is Akiko now?"

"At the Beika Hotel..."

"Master, the kidnappers are on the phone!" Before Aso could finish explaining, another maid rushed in with a phone, shouting as she ran:

"Sir, the kidnappers are demanding a ransom of 10 billion, or they'll kill the hostage!"

After the maid yelled at her, something surprising happened:

Tanikawa shouted angrily at Aso, "You bastard, you still dare to ask for money? Release my daughter right now!"

The butler, Aso, cried and said with a wronged tone, "Master, I didn't ask for money, let alone a ransom of 10 billion! Koizumi (the maid holding the phone), could you have misheard me?"

Then they started talking to each other as if they had lost their minds, one accusing the other of daring to ask for ransom, and the other vehemently denying it, saying that they must have misheard.

Seeing how powerful Conan's intelligence-lowering aura was, Jiang Chengbei couldn't stand it anymore and spoke up to stop their pointless argument. He then suggested that perhaps the little girl was out alone and had made things worse by encountering bad people, turning a fake kidnapping into a real one.

After listening to Jiang Chengbei's analysis, Tanikawa stopped scolding the butler and turned to Jiang Chengbei for help.

Just as the scene quieted down, the phone rang again. The kidnappers called again, saying that Akiko Tani was in their hands and that Tanikawa should prepare a ransom of 10 billion yen.

This time, in order to convince Tanikawa that his daughter was really in his hands, the kidnappers even made Tanikawa Akiko say a sentence into the phone.

Akiko also seized the opportunity to tell everyone that she was now being held in a school warehouse where she could see tall chimneys from the windows.

Upon receiving this news, everyone immediately took out a map of Beika Town and searched for the school where the kidnappers were holding the hostages.

When it comes to solving the mystery, Conan is the fastest at analyzing it. He quickly found all the school warehouses nearby with a view of the chimneys, and then rode off on his big dog.

Conan set out, and the others, not wanting to be left behind, rushed out shouting and yelling to look for the person.

After everyone was gone, Jiang Chengbei walked into a dark corner and never came out of that corner again. Instead, a small white bird took flight from the dark corner after he disappeared.

Currently, Jiangcheng North is located in Beihu Town. The city is built in a rather unique way. Apart from the Beihu Grand Hotel, which stands tall and dozens of stories high in the middle, the surrounding buildings are only three or four stories high.

At the same time, the Beihu Hotel, currently the only skyscraper in the area, is also a peculiar building.

There are windows in front and behind it, and the lights are shining through, but there is not a single window or light on the side. It is pitch black and looks like a straight, tall chimney from a distance.

Upon seeing this scene, Jiang Chengbei immediately realized that the side of the Beihu Hotel was the large chimney that Gu Jingzi had mentioned. He then flew straight towards the side of the Beihu Hotel and quickly found the kidnappers and the kidnapped hostages in the warehouse of Erqiao Middle School.

Before the dog rider arrived, Jiang Chengbei wandered around the warehouse. In the places he had flown over, several large machetes quickly appeared in convenient and conspicuous locations.

In particular, several large machetes were placed on the left, right, and above the baseball bat, burying the baseball bat deep.

It's definitely not as convenient to carry a baseball bat as a large machete.

After setting up the scene and waiting for what felt like forever, Conan the Dog Knight finally made his grand entrance. He shouted angrily for the kidnappers to surrender, only to be soundly beaten up by them.

After the kidnapper caught the soccer ball he kicked with one hand, Conan, who was originally full of confidence and very certain that if the Conan before him could catch the murderer, he, the newcomer, could too, finally had his unrealistic thoughts disappear from his mind.

Faced with the kidnapper's large machete, which was about to kill him, a primary school student who had been knocked to the ground and had no power to resist, Conan finally came to his senses and felt fear.

Oh no! Help! Who can make me turn back right now?!

At that moment, Conan had only one thought in his mind.

Chapter 49 Jiang Chengbei: Conan, you can't even beat a kidnapper? Is this Conan a fake?

"Ah~~~"

Just as Conan was watching helplessly as the kidnapper's machete fell over his head, thinking he was going to die today, a person suddenly appeared behind him and, at the last second, grabbed him by the collar and rescued him from the kidnapper's knife.