Chapter 6

Dr. Agi talked a lot and finally managed to fool Hayakawa Tetsuo. After closing the door, he wiped the cold sweat off his head with relief, trotted to the phone, and dialed a number.

"Shinichi, I'm in deep trouble because of you …"

Hayakawa Tetsuo, who was standing outside the door, certainly didn't believe Dr. Agi's unreliable words. He took out his phone and dialed a number that was completely unrecorded in the world.

After a few rings, without waiting for the other party to speak, Hayakawa Tetsuo said in a deep voice, "Help me investigate a person, Shinichi Kudo."

The other side was silent for two seconds, and then, a gentle voice with a smile came, "Shinichi Kudo?

I remember he's your neighbor, and he seems to be a detective, right?

No matter how I look at it, he doesn't seem to be your target. "

Ignoring the slightly indecent teasing on the other side, Hayakawa Tetsuo let go of the wall of Kudo House, took out a key from under the third brick at the door, opened the door, and walked in quickly. While observing, he continued to say, "I need Shinichi Kudo's information record on Saturday. By the way, he went to the tropical park with Lan that day. Keep an eye on him there."

"Okay, leave it to me."

After hanging up the phone, Hayakawa Akiwa searched the Kudo residence for a long time. The school uniform and dirty clothes that were thrown in the washroom, other than a set of casual clothes in the wardrobe, all of them could be matched. In other words, the departure this time was especially sudden, so sudden that there was no time to pack up anything.

Walking all the way to the front of the overly large study of the Kudo residence, Hayakawa Akiwa did not turn on the light, and in the pitch-black study, it was as if he was not affected by the darkness at all. Walking to the back of the study table, he slumped down on the chair, raised his head, the back of his hand resting on his eyes, and muttered to himself. "Shinichi, just where did you go …"

A strong sense of loneliness shrouded the boy as if he would disappear in the next moment.

Suddenly, as though he had seen something, Hayakawa Akiwa crouched down and reached his hand into the bottom of the desk. His fingertips came into contact with a smooth and hard object. Using a bit of strength, he pulled it out – a slightly thick lens.

Hayakawa Tetsuo carefully observed it. The only people who could enter Kudo House wearing glasses were Dr. Agi and Kudo Yuusaku, and this thickness could only belong to Kudo Yuusaku.

But the problem was that the last time he came here, there was no lens here …

As if thinking of something, Hayakawa Tetsuo opened the bottom drawer.

Sure enough, the spare glasses inside disappeared.

Tightening his grip grip on the lens, Hayakawa Tetsuo did not do anything more, left Kudo House, and put the key back to its original position.

By the time he returned home, it was already past ten o 'clock. He hastily tidied up and went straight to bed without even eating dinner.

— — —

The next day, Kudo Shinichi still hadn't returned. Early in the morning, Chuan Che Yu could only go to school by himself. He had originally wanted to ask Mao Lilan if she knew where he had gone, but in the end, when they met, it was she who came to ask him first.

"Didn't Shinichi go to the Tropical Amusement Park with you on Saturday?"

"But that night, after Shinichi left early, I never saw him again, and I couldn't get through to him on the phone."

At this point, Mao Lilan's face was full of worry. "And there was a murder that day. That reasoning idiot is really worrisome …"

"Wait!

What did you say?! "

Hayakawa Akiwa, who was taking out a book from his backpack, nearly tore his workbook apart with a tremble in his hand, his voice trembling with shock. "Didn't you guys go to the amusement park?!

How did you encounter a murder?! "

Mauliland told him about the murder on the roller coaster that happened on Saturday, "Speaking of which, there were two male tourists in black on the roller coaster that day, and they looked very fierce."

Black?

Male?

Hayakawa Akiyu's intuition, which had saved him countless times, told him that there must be some connection between this and Shinichi Kudo's disappearance. Originally, he wanted to ask in detail, but the class bell just happened to ring. Looking at the teacher who walked in with teaching materials, he could only give up and hold back for now.

He did not listen to a single word the teacher said during the whole day of class. During the lunch break, he asked Mauliland if she found anything strange that day. Mauliland thought for a while and said, "If I have to say, Conan came to my house that day …"

"Conan?"

Enoko Suzuki and Hayakawa Tetsuo pricked up their ears.

"Conan is Dr. Agi's relative's child. Because Dr. Agi is not good at taking care of children, and you weren't there at that time, Tetsuo, so he is now in my house.

But the child is very smart, and he helped my father solve the case on the first day. "

"Hai, is that so …" Hayakawa Tetsuo picked up an egg roll and took a bite, narrowing his eyes.

It was evening when the basketball practice ended. Hayakawa Tetsuo walked home under the sunset when he suddenly saw a child in a blue suit coming out of Dr. Agi's house, holding a red bow in his hand. Dr. Agi was talking to him about something, and he was walking in the direction of his house.

When the little boy turned around and saw him, panic flashed across his face. He hurriedly said goodbye to Dr. Agi and quickly left his side.

Hayakawa Tetsuo looked at the little boy who was almost jogging away, deep in thought.

"Y, yo, Tetsuo, you're back so early today, haha …" Dr. Agi walked over to greet him, but no matter how you looked at it, he sounded very guilty.

"Dr. Agi, I usually come back around this time, right?"

"Ahaha, is that so?

Looks like I remembered the time wrong, haha … "Dr. Agi was sweating profusely, but on the inside, he was crying.

"That little boy just now …"

"Ah!

You mean Conan? "

Before he could ask, Dr. Agi hurriedly interrupted him, scratching his bald head, and explained, "Conan is the child of one of my relatives. His parents had to go on a business trip, so he was placed in my care.

But look at me, I don't look like someone who knows how to take care of people. Plus, you weren't around that day, so I asked Lan to help me take care of him … "

It was like pouring beans. Also, it was a pretty good story.

"I see."

Hayakawa Tetsuo raised his good-looking eyebrows, then curled into an ambiguous smile. Without saying anything, he turned around, took out the key, and walked into Hayakawa's house.

Dr. Agi, who was left in the same place, let out a long sigh of relief, and wiped the cold sweat off his head.

"Shinichi, you're on your own now …"

The little boy in the blue suit, carrying his backpack and walking towards Mōri's office, said, "Achoo!

I shouldn't have been discovered just now. "

However, it was too early to be relieved.

The seven-year-old primary school student named Conan Edogawa had half-moon eyes, the corners of his mouth twitching as he looked at Hayakawa Akiyu who was smiling warmly and holding half a piece of watermelon as he came to visit. He only felt that he could not protect his identity.

He declined the salt offered by Mauliland, and once again sighed in his heart about the Japanese's behavior of sprinkling salt on watermelons. Picking up a piece of cut watermelon, Hayakawa Tetsuo looked at Conan Edogawa, who was sitting across from him and also holding a piece of watermelon, and asked, "Are you the son of Dr. Agi's relative?"

Conan Edogawa, who was holding the watermelon, immediately replied, "Yes!

Tetsuo -san ~ "

For some reason, Zachuan Che Yu could not help but shudder. He lowered his head and took a bite of watermelon, before continuing. "He looks very similar to Shinichi. One look and I can tell that he's very smart."

"Cough cough cough!!" The sound of someone choking on watermelon juice came from the opposite side.

Mauliland was worried about Conan, and in the background, Mōri Kogoro was eating watermelon with a pair of dead fish eyes, "Seriously, what do you want to do so late?"

"About that …"

Hayakawa Tetsuo was about to answer, but there was a knock on the door. Mōri Kogoro, who could cosplay as a homeless person, opened the door with a dispirited look, and then the moment he saw the person, he instantly rushed into the room at the speed of light. Three seconds later, the room opened again. Mōri Kogoro, who was neatly dressed and full of energy, was holding a rose that came from nowhere and gave to the client – Yoko Okino.

That's right, it was the celebrity that Mōri Kogoro was obsessed with, Yoko Okino.

Speaking of which, where did this rose come from?

Hayakawa Tetsuo and Conan Edogawa made the same half-moon eyes.

After knowing that Yoko Okino had been receiving threatening letters from anonymous people, Mōri Kogoro immediately became full of energy, and urged them to set off quickly.

Before getting into the car, Hayakawa Tetsuo glanced at the trunk, and the corner of his mouth raised, but he didn't say anything.

Then, when they arrived at Yoko Okino's residence and opened the door, a corpse appeared at the entrance. In an instant, screams and screams were heard. Hayakawa Tetsuo was speechless as he looked at the three children who had been following them, and who fainted after seeing the corpse.

Alright, he had wronged them. There were two boys and one girl, and only the tallest and strongest boy fainted.

The experienced Hayakawa Tetsuo and Mōri Kogoro worked together to maintain order and prevent others from disrupting the crime scene. They also quickly called the police.

When Officer Mu Mu from the Search Department came and saw Mōri Kogoro, his face was filled with disdain as if he had seen a god of plague. But when he saw Hayakawa Hatsuyu, it was as if he had seen his savior, and he immediately looked around in search of something.

"I'm sorry, Officer Mugo."

Hayakawa Tetsuo laughed and waved his hand, saying, "Shinichi can't come because of some matters. I'm the only one here now, please don't mind."

Officer Mugo expressed his disappointment, but in his opinion, Hayakawa Tetsuo was much more reliable than Mōri Kogoro, and he directly let him join the investigation.

However, it was a pity that he could only be disappointed this time, because Hayakawa Tetsuo wanted to confirm some of his assumptions.

Hayakawa Tetsuo looked at Conan, who was holding a magnifying glass and looking at something on the ground, being thrown aside by Mōri Kogoro. He then looked at the agent who pretended to fall and take something from the corpse. With his eyesight, of course, he could see that it was a long strand of hair. It should be a woman's hair, but …

Hayakawa Tetsuo looked at the only woman present — excluding the little girl who followed them — Yoko Okino.

He didn't smell the slightest trace of blood on this woman's body …

At this moment, Hayakawa Tetsuo realized that Conan had found something again. He wanted to report it to Officer Mugo, but he was chased away as a troublemaker. He walked to the sofa, put on gloves, took out an earring, and handed it to the police.

Officer Mugo immediately sent someone to bring the owner of the earring over.

Sitting behind the sofa, Conan Edogawa, who was about to use a voice changer to remind Hayakawa Tetsuo, looked at him in shock. He clutched his little heart that was about to jump out of his chest. Such tacit understanding. Should I say that they are indeed good partners?

After the owner of the earring, Yoko, was brought over, Hayakawa Tetsuo looked helplessly at Mōri Kogoro defending Yoko Okino, and at the same time, biting the other two suspects several times. He could only sigh. No wonder he had no business and no reputation.

After a few more reminders from Conan, Officer Mugo and the others were almost certain that Yoko was the culprit. In the end, she argued that she only stole the key and sent a few threatening letters. She didn't kill anyone.

Hayakawa Tetsuo was speechless as he wiped his face.

Even if she didn't kill anyone, just these few charges alone were enough to warrant criminal responsibility. How could she still be so righteous?

From the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of Conan squatting on the ground looking at something. He leaned over and looked at the small hole on the ground. Hayakawa Tetsuo reminded him by his ear, "This hole is exactly the same size as the knife handle on the corpse. The amount of blood on the ground is a little different."

"Ah, in that case, the clues can be linked together."

Conan very smoothly continued Hayakawa Tetsuo's words and smiled confidently, "This is a fake suicide case."

As soon as he finished speaking, his body stiffened. He turned his head mechanically and looked at Hayakawa Tetsuo's face that was inches away from him. He opened his mouth as if he wanted to explain something.

However, the other party just smiled and didn't say anything. He directly stood up and walked to Officer Mugo's side and explained everything about the case.

Love gave birth to hate. He couldn't get back the person he loved the most, so he used his own death to make her pay for her future.

"Crazy."

This was Hayakawa Tetsuo's conclusion.

Of course, he couldn't say this out loud. After all, the person he wanted to get back was right next to him. He didn't want to be chased and beaten up by her crazy fan, Mōri Kogoro.

However, this trip could be said to be quite fruitful.

Hayakawa Tetsuo smiled and said goodbye to the police and Mōri's family. Before he left, he specially glanced at Conan. Conan was so scared that he immediately shrank behind Mauliland. He returned home in a good mood.

There was no sign of Hai Dongqing on the crossbar. It seemed that Horus had gone crazy somewhere. It was already so late and he still hadn't come back.

Just as she finished washing up, a slightly dark but slightly lively music sounded. Hayakawa Akiwa wiped her hair that was still dripping with water as she swiped to answer the call.

"Hello."

"Hello ~ Tetsuo ~ I find that some strange things always happen around you ~" It was still the same gentle and smiling voice, and there seemed to be the sound of typing on the keyboard. "I have sent the video to your computer, remember to receive it."

Hayakawa Tetsuo held the phone in one hand and took out the laptop that he didn't use very often from the drawer. He opened the computer with his left thumb and clicked on the video sent by the other party.

"The last time the great detective appeared was when he was passing through the maze with your childhood sweetheart, Bamboo Horse, and they were caught by the surveillance camera.

Then, an interesting thing happened. On the same night, the security of the tropical paradise found a child with a head injury. He was about seven years old and was wearing adult clothes that didn't fit him. He was wearing the same clothes as Shinichi Kudo when he last appeared ~ "

Hayakawa Tetsuo didn't answer. He silently looked at the video taken by the surveillance camera. It showed the little boy running on the street in the clothes that didn't fit him.

Although the quality was poor and he couldn't see it clearly, he still recognized that it was Shinichi when he was a child.

"Do me another favor."

After a while, Hayakawa Tetsuo spoke. His voice was a little hoarse. "Help me delete all the information about this child from that night."

"This is a big project. Well, it's because we have a good relationship ~"

"Thank you, Kaoru."

There seemed to be a chuckle on the other side. Then, the voice became gentler and had a soothing magic.

"We are friends, Tetsuo."