When Fangzheng sat on the plane back home, he felt refreshed.
Ah, I finally don't have to squeeze with those damn detectives and lawyers on the set anymore. My hometown is big, and there aren't so many things to do. It's so comfortable when I go back.
When I go back, I'll eat Xiaolongbao, beef noodles, mutton stew, fish head with chopped peppers.... This world was still in the early 90s. If Fangzheng remembered correctly, this was the last glorious moment of China's folk snacks. After ten or twenty years, those folk snacks would become fast consumer goods and would no longer taste as good as they did now.
It would be a good time to take Xiao Ai and Ming Mei to eat authentic Chinese cuisine, lest they develop a strange understanding of Chinese cuisine because of those Japanese restaurants.
With beautiful expectations, Fangzheng fell into a deep sleep.
When he woke up, he found that Ming Mei and Xiao Ai, who were sitting next to him, were chatting happily with a girl next to them.
The girl looked to be about 16 or 17 years old and was wearing an ordinary school uniform. She was very beautiful and had waist-length black hair. She looked very lively and cheerful.
"Ah, Mr. Fangzheng, you're awake."
Ming Mei hurriedly greeted Fangzheng when she saw that he had woken up.
"Listen to me, this lady is very powerful. She said she's going to China to meet a friend."
"She's a pen pal...."
Hearing Ming Mei's words, the girl said with some embarrassment.
"We met in Tokyo a year ago. That's why I wanted to go there suddenly and give her a surprise."
"Oh..."
Hearing the girl's answer, Fangzheng's first reaction was.... She's so rich.
This is the 90s, and you, a high school student, actually dared to fly abroad to meet a pen pal?
"But won't it be dangerous if you go alone?"
Xiao Ai also spoke up, but the young girl waved her hand.
"Don't worry, I brought someone with me. Look."
As she spoke, she turned her body to the side. Then, everyone saw a young man who was about the same age as her leaning on the seat beside her. He looked ordinary and was currently snoring loudly on the chair.
"So that's how it is. The young couple is out on their honeymoon?"
"No, of course not."
Hearing Fangzheng's teasing, the young girl immediately blushed and hurriedly waved her hand.
"He and I are just childhood friends, not lovers...."
"…"
Looking at this scene, Fangzheng raised an eyebrow.
Why do I feel like I've seen this reaction somewhere before?
However, in the early 90s, two high school students went on a solo trip abroad — — Damn, they were really rich!!!
"Ah, that's right. If that's the case, why don't we travel together?"
At this time, Ming Mei made a suggestion.
"It's too dangerous for you two students to go out alone. Why don't we go with you? Besides, Mr. Fangzheng can speak Chinese. It'll be more convenient for us to communicate."
"Can I really?"
Hearing until here, the young lady's face immediately revealed a somewhat relaxed expression. After all, it was impossible not to worry about two high school students going abroad alone. Moreover, from their conversation just now, she knew that the other party was an employee of a large company. Moreover, they were traveling with a child, so she naturally wouldn't be too concerned.
"But will it disturb your journey …?"
"I'm fine. After all, Mr. Fangzheng said he would take us to China. There's no special destination … Mr. Fangzheng?"
"I'm fine."
Facing Ming Mei's question, Fangzheng shrugged his shoulders.
"But do you have the address of that pen pal? She wouldn't be in a very remote place, would she? "
"Ah, don't worry about that. I have her address. She lives in the destination of this flight, Shanghai!"
"That's good."
Hearing this, Fangzheng nodded.
"No problem. We're just going around anyways."
"That's great!!"
Hearing Fangzheng's answer, the young girl became a little more excited. No matter what, Fangzheng and Ming Mei were both adults, so at least they could be trusted.
"Ah, by the way, I haven't introduced myself yet. I'm Miyuki Nanase, a second-year student at Tokyo Private Immovable High School. This is …"
As she spoke, the girl named Miyuki Nanase grabbed the ear of the boy next to her and pulled forcefully, waking him up from his sleep.
"Wow, what are you doing?"
"Come, Ayi, say hello … Ah, Mr. Fangzheng, this is my childhood friend, Kaneda Ichiichi!"
"…"
Fangzheng only had one thing to say as he looked at the sleepy and confused young man before him.
When he got off the plane and landed on the ground, Fangzheng's heart was still broken.
He didn't expect that he would still encounter the Grim Reaper after all his scheming to escape from Japan!
And it was the scariest one!
In China, Kaneda Ichiichi was not as popular as Detective Conan. Although the netizens in Fangzheng's previous life had a lot of speculations, in Fangzheng's opinion, the biggest reason why Kaneda Ichiichi was not as popular as Detective Conan in China was because it was not as popular as Detective Conan.
That's right, compared to Detective Conan, the Kaneda series was much more bloody and terrifying. There were a few episodes in the Detective Conan series that were so bloody and terrifying that many netizens called them "Childhood Shadows". But if this standard was applied to Kaneda Ichiichi, then almost every episode of Kaneda Ichiichi's horror standard was above the standard line of "Childhood Shadows".
If the main problem with Detective Conan was who would die, how many people would die, and how they would die …
Then there was another problem with being with Kaneda Ichiichi, and that was — — how tragic the death would be.
Moreover, in Detective Conan, there would occasionally be some less serious cases like disappearances or smuggling, but in Kaneda Ichiichi, the suffix of the names that Fangzheng remembered was always "XXXXX Murder Case".
There were almost no exceptions.
It could be said that this was the real Grim Reaper. In comparison, Detective Conan could be considered a knockoff …. After all, there was only one Detective Conan, but the Kaneda series had a "long history". The ancestor of this family was Kosuke Kaneda, created by the famous Japanese theorist Masashi Yokomizu. Kaneda Ichiichi was Kaneda Ichiichi's grandson.
The theorist of the same era as Masashi Yokomizu, who created Kaneda Ichiichi, was Edogawa Rampo. That's right, that was the origin of the surname "Edogawa" of Edogawa Conan. He also created a famous detective, "Akechi Kogoro".
So from this point of view, Detective Conan could be considered to have become a Grim Reaper halfway through, while Kaneda Ichiichi had a "long history".
The Grim Reaper's halo was really passed down from his grandfather's generation!
Fangzheng now felt that it was very unscientific that no one had died on the plane ….
As for the other reason why Kaneda Ichiichi was not as popular as Detective Conan, in Fangzheng's opinion, it was because it was not "satisfying" enough. Detective Conan was actually very satisfying to solve a case. When people saw Detective Conan point out that "the criminal is you", most of them would feel the pleasure of "the truth being revealed". No matter how cunning you are, you'll still have to drink the water I wash my feet with.
However, the Kaneda series was completely different. Fangzheng did not read much about the Kaneda Ichi series, but he had previously read the Kaneda Ichinosuke series. To put it simply, the cases that Kaneda Ichi encountered were very displeasing. Be it the process or the ending, it was also very displeasing.
Perhaps many viewers still remembered the "Moonlight Sonata Murder Case" from Detective Conan. This case had become a nightmare for many viewers. Even after Detective Conan revealed the truth in the end, Dr. Kaneda Ichiichi still resolutely chose to commit suicide by playing a tune in the fire. Therefore, many viewers in this episode did not have the joy of revealing the truth, nor did they have the excitement of pointing out the culprit. Instead, when they saw the residential building engulfed in flames and the sound of the piano playing, many viewers felt uncomfortable.
However, in Kaneda Ichiichi's cases, almost all of them had similar plots. Although the motives and killing methods were different, basically, the readers would not feel as satisfied as Detective Conan after reading every case. Other than lamenting and sighing helplessly, there was really no way for them to feel happy.
This was perhaps the reason why the Kaneda series gradually declined in the future, but Detective Conan remained popular. After all, people still liked to watch the truth being revealed, the real culprit being pointed out, the victims being cleared of their grievances, and the criminals reaping what they sowed.
END。
Unlike Kaneda Ichiichi, who would not be happy until the case was solved, and would be even more unhappy after the case was solved. Why bother?
If Fangzheng had to choose, he would rather choose to follow Detective Conan than Kaneda Ichiichi. Otherwise, if he followed Detective Conan for too long, he would definitely become autistic. He might even lose hope in the world.
But come to think of it, Detective Conan only harmed Japan, but did he actually come to harm China?
If it were just Kindaichi and Miyuki alone, it probably wouldn't be easy to find the place. However, Fangzheng was different. Umbrella had opened an office in Shanghai. Fangzheng made a phone call, and soon, someone came to pick them up in a car. Following that, the group of people arrived on a yacht according to the address Miyuki had given them in the letter.
"A ship?"
Looking at the giant ship docked at the dock, Fangzheng frowned, then looked at Miyuki beside him.
"Miss Nanase.
Your pen pal lives here? "
"Yes, her name is Yang Liling. She's a member of this acrobatic troupe."
"So it's an acrobatic troupe …."
Hearing this, Fangzheng's interest was piqued. After all, acrobatic troupes were one of his childhood memories. After he grew up, because of those moronic animal rights activists and various administrative reasons, acrobatic troupes were rarely seen anymore. Of course, there were still national acrobatic teams, but acrobatic troupes that performed for people on the streets were no longer seen.
Fangzheng still remembered when he was a child, he saw a monkey performer on the street who had a monkey dance and somersault while wearing Sun Wukong's clothes …. Now, who knew how many people on the internet would call that person animal abuse?
Hmm, as expected, he had eaten too much.
"Then, let's go in and have a look."
Fangzheng put away his memories, then pushed the door open and walked in.
(End of Chapter)
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