The next day, they returned to Tokyo on President Suzuki's cruise ship. At the same time, under Fangzheng's introduction, Natsumi Kasaka met President Suzuki and took out her great-grandfather's drawing for confirmation.
Fangzheng was very familiar with this part of the plot, so he did not pay much attention to it. In fact, just like in the anime, Conan discovered the secret hidden in the Egg of Memories, so Natsumi invited Mouri Kogoro to go to Yokosuka Castle to investigate. The others also hoped to go with them, and Natsumi Kasaka readily agreed.
But then again, you already have a castle at home, why are you still going to Paris to be a pastry chef? I'm afraid your salary is not even enough to pay for the castle's maintenance.
Is this "if I don't work hard, I'll go home and inherit my family's wealth"?
Hence, in the end, apart from Kogoro Mouri, Conan, and Xiaolan were also going to Yokosuka Castle. Fangzheng was also invited by Miss Natsumi Kasaka to accompany them. Apart from that, there was also a Russian diplomat invited by President Suzuki, a wealthy art dealer, a researcher who studied the history and culture of the Tsarist era, and a photographer who focused on photography.
Because he had seen the movie version, Fangzheng did not even need to choose one of the four. The woman, Pu Si Qinglan, who sneaked in under the name of a researcher of the Tsarist period, was the internationally famous assassin Shi Kaobing.
But then again, Shi Kaobing's acting skills were really bad. If you don't know how to speak the Chinese language, don't pretend to be a Chinese. Do you think you can fool everyone just by wearing a cheongsam? Of course, it would not have mattered if Fangzheng was not here. Most people were not familiar with foreigners anyway, but with Fangzheng here, watching Shi Kaobing pretend to be a Chinese was really uncomfortable …. If not for the fact that he could not find any evidence that could be used against her, Fangzheng really wanted to send her to heaven ….
But then again, Conan, you're really arrogant.
Sitting on the sofa, Fangzheng stared at Conan while drinking tea. He didn't know if this mysterious treasure had gotten to his head, but this guy was really letting himself go. Whether it was the clues he found in the egg of memory or the subsequent deductions, he didn't even have to say, "Ahhhh, that's so strange." He just went straight to the point. No wonder Xiaolan would suspect him. It would be strange if Xiaolan didn't suspect him.
Not long ago, on the cruise ship, Conan's Grim Reaper's Halo showed its power again, causing the cameraman among the four to be killed, and the videotape was stolen. It was also with Conan's hint that everyone realized this was a case within a case. Originally, the cameraman had a grudge against the president's secretary, Nishino, so he deliberately went to the president's room while the latter was taking a shower and hid the antique ring he was wearing there. Then, he stole Nishino's fountain pen. He wanted to create the illusion that Nishino came to his room to steal his treasure to frame the secretary.
In the end, Shi Kaobing appeared out of nowhere. He didn't play this kind of small game. He shot the cameraman in the head and sent him back to his hometown to get married. As a result, the two cases were put together, so much so that Secretary Nishino was suspected to be the culprit who killed the photographer.
Of course, in the end, it was Conan who investigated the case and restored the truth. But the price was … Lan kept Conan's liveliness in her eyes and kept it in mind along the way.
By the way, Fangzheng also wanted to take the opportunity to catch Shi Kaobing, but unfortunately, he really had no evidence.
So, look, this is what a professional killer should be like. No secret room, no alibi, no witness testimony was needed. He just went in and shot the head, then threw the gun into the water afterward. He couldn't find any clues. It was simple and effective. After taking a shower and changing her clothes, he couldn't even detect the smoke. At most, he would release a lifeboat to make people mistakenly think that she had gotten off the ship.
In the face of this situation, even Conan couldn't do anything about it, so Fangzheng had no intention of intervening. Instead of considering Ke Xue's reasoning, it was better to catch him in the act.
"Has Xiaolan started to suspect Conan?"
Look, even Little Grief, who was watching the show, noticed something was wrong.
"Of course, he's digging his own grave. No one can save him."
Faced with Little Grief's question, Fangzheng shrugged and chuckled. In the end, it was Conan's own fault. If he had defined himself as a precocious child from the beginning, there wouldn't have been so much trouble. But he just had to pretend to be an innocent kid. What kind of innocent kid would run around the crime scene so happily? Whenever he saw a corpse, he would go up to it and say, "Ahhhhh, that's so weird."
Fangzheng suspected that the longer Xiaolan looked at the corpse, the more anger she accumulated. Shinichi, are you insulting my intelligence?
"What do you think will happen to Eto Gawa after he's discovered?"
"His small arms and legs probably won't be able to withstand a punch from Xiaolan. But what does that have to do with me? After all, I'm not the one who hid my identity and bathed and slept with Xiaolan."
"Wow …. He actually did this kind of thing?"
Hearing this, Little Grief was shocked. She originally had some sympathy for Conan. After all, it was her medicine that made him smaller. But what Little Grief did not expect was that this so-called high school detective would take this opportunity to do such a thing!
What a hooligan!
"Haha, that's why I'm waiting to see how badly he'll die after his identity is exposed."
Thinking that this day was coming soon, Fangzheng could not wait any longer.
In the end, the case of the photographer's murder came to an end. The killer, Shi Kaobing, was also believed to have absconded after the crime. After that, everyone went to the castle in Yokosuka.
Fangzheng had to admit that he was quite tempted when he saw the castle. The mansions and castle buildings in Detective Conan's world were indeed very beautiful. If it weren't for Conan, Fangzheng might have bought a castle and enjoyed himself like the one in the "Desurat Murder Case".
Unfortunately, in Detective Conan's world, people usually died in such places ….
Well, I'd better stay in my apartment.
For the rest of the journey, Fangzheng and Little Grief remained invisible. They followed behind everyone like passers-by, not saying a word. They just watched Conan's suicidal high jump. They watched as Conan found the tunnel leading to the secret room, opened the door of the secret room, and found the second Egg of Memory in the coffin.
Then, under Conan's guidance, everyone combined the two Eggs of Memory into one and placed it on the pedestal. Then, under the illumination of the light, everyone was surprised to see the secret in the Egg of Memory. Photos shot out from the Egg of Memory and reflected on the surrounding walls. In the dark room, this dream-like scene fascinated everyone.
Even Fangzheng was amazed. Although he was surprised by this magical design in the movie version, he was still quite shocked when he saw it with his own eyes.
And … they did not seem to notice another thing.
Thinking of this, Fangzheng glanced at the Tsar's family in the photo, as well as another photo of Natsumi's great-grandfather and his wife. In fact, Natsumi's great-grandfather's wife was the Tsar's third princess, Maria. Her grey eyes were also inherited from her.
In other words, if the Tsar was still alive, Natsumi would also be a member of the royal family, a princess. Hmm …. According to the normal procedure, Sheyan should have poisoned the Tsar's immediate family, then married the princess to support her weak claim. That way, he could legally obtain the territory of Russia ….
Yes, but it was a pity that it was just a thought.
It was almost time.
As the light gradually faded, Fangzheng reached out his hand and gently patted Little Grief beside him. He gestured in the direction of Miss Akami Kasaka. Little Grief nodded and walked in Akami Kasaka's direction while no one was paying attention. At the same time, Fangzheng took two steps back and disappeared into the darkness.
Everyone's eyes were focused on the Egg of Memories. They did not notice Fangzheng's disappearance at all. At the same time, Conan saw a red spot of light slowly moving up, aiming at Maori Kogoro.
Not good!
"Watch out!"
Conan hurriedly threw a flashlight at Maori Kogoro. Maori Kogoro was so frightened that he fell back to the ground. At the same time, a bullet flew out and brushed past him.
"Hey, what are you doing! Conan!! "
However, Conan had no time to care about Kogoro's complaints. He was horrified to find that the red spot had appeared again, aiming at Lan, who was about to pick up the flashlight!
"Don't pick it up, Lan!!"
At this moment, Conan could no longer hide his identity, and he pounced toward Xiao Lan. The black shadow that was aiming at Lan's right eye showed a ferocious smile and pulled the trigger. But at that moment, a hand suddenly appeared from below, grabbed the black shadow's wrist, and lifted it up.
"Bang!!"
The bullet flew diagonally upward and hit the ceiling above. Fangzheng held the black shadow's wrist with one hand, clenched the other hand into a fist, and punched the black shadow's abdomen.
"Woo!!"
Under Fangzheng's blow, the black shadow's eyes suddenly widened, and he let out a whine, then fell to the ground unconscious.
"What happened?"
At this time, the others also reacted. They hurriedly picked up the flashlight and shone it over here. They were surprised to find that Fangzheng had pressed the self-proclaimed tsar researcher, Pu Si Qinglan, to the ground, and beside her, there was a pistol.
"This, this is?"
Maori Kogoro looked at Pu Si Qinglan, who was knocked out by Fangzheng. He was also dumbfounded. Fangzheng took out handcuffs from his arms and handcuffed Pu Si Qinglan, then looked at Maori Kogoro.
"She is Shi Kaobing. Now that she is caught red-handed, she can't escape."
"What? Miss Qinglan is Shi Kaobing? "
Upon hearing this, everyone could no longer remain calm. As for Fangzheng, he nodded and put away the gun before lifting Pu Siqinglan up.
"I had doubts about her before, so I specifically asked the Metropolitan Police Department to contact Interpol to investigate. Her name and identity are all fake. Now that she is caught red-handed, she can't escape. "
As he spoke, Fangzheng glanced at Pu Si Qinglan, who was in his hand.
In the original movie, after Pu Si Qinglan escaped, she even wanted to burn everyone in the castle, but now Fangzheng was here, naturally, he wouldn't give her the chance.
Such a beautiful castle, wouldn't it be a pity to burn it?
What happened next was naturally simple. After capturing Shi Kaobing, Fangzheng immediately made a phone call to inform the police. Officer Mu Mu immediately led a team to arrest him. Miss Xia Mei regained the inheritance left by her great-grandfather, and also found the remains of her great-grandmother, which could be considered as fulfilling her wish.
When everyone left Yokosuka and returned home, it was already late at night.
"Uncle, he's asleep."
Walking back to the detective agency, Conan looked at Xiao Lan and said. Xiao Lan nodded, put the pigeon in her arms into the basket, stood up, and walked to the window. She looked at the rain outside the window, fell silent for a moment, then turned her head to look at Conan.
"Thank you for saving me in the castle."
"Sister Xiao Lan?"
Perhaps sensing that something was wrong with Xiao Lan's tone, Conan was also taken aback.
"Conan was so handsome at that time, just like Shinichi … Really, just like Shinichi …"
While saying that, Xiao Lan looked at Conan, and tears gradually appeared in her eyes.
"…"
At this moment, looking at the tears in Xiao Lan's eyes, Conan also fell into silence.
He was not stupid, nor was he stupid. Seeing this, Conan also understood the truth. Obviously, Xiao Lan had discovered his true identity.
"But, you two are different people, right …?"
Tears rolled down Xiao Lan's cheeks. She just looked at Conan quietly and said in a low voice.
"Am I right? Conan? "
"…"
Seeing this, Conan slowly closed his eyes, and finally showed a helpless smile.
Looks like I can't hide it anymore.
In that case …
Conan slowly took off his glasses, then raised his head.
"Actually, Lan … Actually, I …"
However, Conan did not finish his words, so at this time, he was surprised to find that Xiao Lan's gaze had moved behind him.
"… Shinichi?"
"Huh?!"
Hearing this, Conan was shocked. He hurriedly turned his head, only to find that a person who looked exactly like him was standing at the door, looking at Xiao Lan with a smile on his face!
"You, are you really Shinichi?"
At this time, Xiao Lan also hurriedly wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and looked at "Kudo Shinichi" standing at the door.
However, at this moment, a hand suddenly stretched out, followed by a flash of cold light. In the next moment, the silver-white handcuffs were cuffed to "Kudo Shinichi"'s wrist.
"Okay, Monster Thief Kid, that's enough."
At the same time, Fangzheng walked out from the side and glanced at "Kudo Shinichi" who was frozen in place.
"…"
Faced with this sudden scene, Conan and Xiao Lan were stunned, and "Kudo Shinichi" broke out in a cold sweat.
"Wait, wait, Mr. Fangzheng, what are you talking about? I'm not Monster Thief Kid, I'm Kudo Shinichi!"
"Come on, don't pretend in front of me. Why are you getting involved in the affairs of the couple?"
While saying that, Fangzheng turned his head and glanced at Conan silently.
"Then I'll take Kid away. Thank you for your cooperation, Kudo Shinichi."
"Huh? Huh?! "
"Oh.
By the way, Xiao Lan. "
As Fangzheng pressed down on Kidd's head, he looked at the dumbfounded Xiaolan.
"Kudo Shinichi's small arms and legs can't withstand your Karate. Be careful when you hit him. Don't hurt him. See you later … Okay, Kid, the pork chop rice in the Metropolitan Police Department is very delicious. Now we're just waiting for you. "
"Wait, wait … Huh? Don't, help me …! "
Watching Fangzheng and Monster Thief Kid leave, Conan and Xiao Lan stood in place, not knowing what to say for a while. But very soon, Conan heard Xiao Lan's voice coming from behind again, as well as the crackling sound of her finger bones.
"… Shinichi?"
"Ahh …"
Conan turned his head in trepidation and looked at Xiao Lan, who looked like the incarnation of an angry Wisdom King. His face suddenly turned pale.
Needless to say, he knew that this was going to be a very difficult night ….
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