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

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After Jiang Chengbei's explanation in the elevator, they felt that their reasoning ability had surpassed Conan's. Now they were just waiting for Conan to arrive so they could show off in front of him.

Now that the young man in front of them knew they were kidnappers, the two kidnappers stopped pretending. The male kidnapper pulled out a knife and held it out, while the female kidnapper picked up an ashtray from the table and held it out. Together they confronted Jiang Chengbei, the only adult in the room besides them.

Seeing that the two kidnappers only had a small, broken knife, and that the woman had to use an ashtray to fight, Jiang Chengbei didn't dare to confront them with a weapon. He could only rely on his acting skills and clumsily gesticulate with his bare hands in front of them.

Seeing Jiang Chengbei's clumsy appearance, the kidnapper finally felt that he had figured out the young man's background. So the male kidnapper took out his knife and stepped forward, stabbing Jiang Chengbei again and again.

With level 5 swordsmanship and level 5 wall-climbing ability, he finally obtained the male kidnapper's 2 kill coins despite Jiang Chengbei's constant dodging and taunting.

Then, he pretended to be lucky and knocked the small broken knife out of the male kidnapper's hand, which happened to be picked up by the female kidnapper. After some effort, he finally managed to get the female kidnapper's 2 kill coins through the collaboration between the male and female kidnappers.

With the addition of the 4 new kill coins, Jiang Chengbei now has 17 kill coins.

Meanwhile, two new skills, "Soothing Children" and "Child-Friendly Affinity," have been added to the KeXue Mall.

The police were called and the two kidnappers were taken to the station. Jiang Chengbei's Conan/Shinichi Kudo transformation count didn't increase, so it seems these two kidnappers haven't killed anyone yet, what a pity.

The hostages were rescued, the kidnappers were caught, and the rest was handed over to the police. Jiang Chengbei then happily took the Teitan Three Idiots home.

As for Conan, he is very happy now, happily working with Vodka, a manager at the distillery, and the Miyano sisters, who are suspected to be employees of the distillery, to deduce cases, investigate cases, and search for clues.

After spending the entire afternoon running around to many places with Vodka and the Miyano sisters, Conan finally found the right approach after it got dark. He deduced that the place Keita mentioned on the phone where he could see crabs and spouting whales was the Starlight Hotel where they had lunch.

They found the place, but the police who had come to handle the situation earlier had already left, and the Endo father and son had also gone home. So Conan led Vodka and the others in another busy search for rooms, wasting a lot of time, before realizing that they had spent the whole afternoon and half the night doing useless work. The hostages had already been rescued, the kidnappers had already been caught, and they were the only ones who were busy doing nothing.

After following Conan for so long in vain, Vodka and the Miyano sisters looked at him with displeasure.

Vodka: "Daughter Red, you really are only good at killing. You're not very good at detective work. From now on, don't bother with deductions. Just be a good assassin."

Conan: Damn it! Don't ruin my reputation!

Upon hearing Vodka's words, the Miyano sisters were shocked. They never imagined that Conan, at such a young age, was already a killer who impressed even Vodka with his expertise in murder.

Conan is such a young child and he's already an assassin. Who would be on guard the moment they encounter such an assassin?

With no one to guard against his targets, Conan will eventually become the king of assassins.

Now that the kidnapping case has been resolved ahead of schedule, it's time for them to go back.

Normally, Conan might be disappointed because he didn't solve the case and was defeated in reasoning, but now, he feels no frustration at all. Instead, he is very excited and eager to try.

Vodka originally wanted to take Conan home first, but Conan was determined to go back to their base with Vodka, so he refused.

So, Vodka first took Miyano Akemi back, and then asked Conan where he was going.

When Conan didn't want to go back and only wanted to go back with the beautiful older sister Shiho Miyano to visit her house, Shiho Miyano simply threw Conan out of the car, and then they drove off.

Although Conan was thrown out of the car, he gave a wicked smile, and a chakra skateboard immediately appeared under his feet. He then quietly followed Vodka's car.

Meeting Vodka today and being able to find their hideout by following the route he took back is what makes Conan happiest.

Unfortunately, just like the time he chased Uozuka at Beika Shrine, no matter how good Conan's tracking skills were, under the low-key aura of Vodka and Sherry, Conan finally lost them after chasing them for several streets, and he couldn't find any clues to catch up with them again.

Conan was disappointed to lose track of Vodka again, but he was still excited because Jiang Chengbei's former neighbor, Hirota Masami, was found.

So, after Conan's attempts to persuade Jiang Chengbei to move back home failed the next day, he moved to Jiang Chengbei's old home by himself, which was next to Hirota Masami's.

Then, Conan began to wait and see what would happen next, waiting for Vodka and the woman named Shiho Miyano to reappear, while investigating Masami Hirota's life.

After several days of investigation, Conan finally excitedly ran to find Jiang Chengbei:

"Jiang Cheng, I've finally found out. Your neighbor, Hirota Masami, is using an alias. Her real name is Miyano Akemi, and she has a secret relationship with the brewery."

She works at the Four-Ring Bank to prepare for a robbery. She currently has two accomplices, whose aliases are Hirota Kenzo and Hirota Akira, and whose real names are Kaizuka Shiro and Yasui Jiro, respectively.

Seeing Conan's excited expression, Jiang Chengbei glanced at him sideways:

"Wow, our great detective is amazing! He even found out that Miyano Akemi was planning to rob a bank. That's incredible."

"Unfortunately, ever since they lost track of Vodka and Shiho Miyano last time, they haven't come looking for Akemi Miyano again."

Seeing Conan's somewhat disappointed expression, Jiang Chengbei asked:

"Kudo, now that you know Miyano Akemi is planning to rob a bank, are you going to stop her, help her, or just stand by and watch?"

"Of course we had to stop it! I might have let it go if I didn't know about illegal and criminal activities like robbing a bank, but now that I do, we have to stop it!"

Seeing Conan's resolute words, Jiang Chengbei smiled disdainfully.

Chapter 193 Miyano Akemi: I lost all my money, and my bank robbery turned out to be a complete waste?

"Sister Yamei, are you having some kind of trouble?"

This is all my savings. You can take it and use it first. If it's not enough, I'll borrow some money, but please don't ever think about robbing a bank by yourself!

Upon arriving at Miyano Akemi's house, Jiang Chengbei took out his bankbook and stuffed it into Miyano Akemi's hand, an action that left Miyano Akemi completely stunned.

"Xiao Bei, I don't need the money. Who told you I was going to rob a bank? Don't listen to people's nonsense! You should take the money back yourself."

Seeing that Miyano Akemi seemed somewhat moved by his own efforts, Jiang Chengbei pressed on:

"Sister Yamei, who told me you were going to rob a bank? Don't ask anymore, I promised Conan I would keep it a secret."

Akemi Miyano: ...

Conan, listening in from next door with headphones on: ...

Just minutes after telling Jiang Chengbei about the bank robbery, Jiang Chengbei immediately ran next door to fawn over her, acting like a sycophant, which infuriated Conan so much that he wanted to smash up Jiang Chengbei's house.

And if you're going to be a simp, fine, but why did you have to sell out my Conan?

"How does Conan know all this?" Miyano Akemi asked in confusion at first, then immediately thought of the pronunciation of "Daughter Red" and understood the reason.

When she heard Vodka call Conan "Daughter Red," she didn't know what "Daughter Red" meant.

However, when she returned and had some time, she looked up some information and discovered that "Daughter Red" was actually the name of a type of wine from Dongda University, and then she understood.

So Conan is a codenamed member of the organization, that's what Akemi Miyano thought.

Since Conan, at such a young age, could become a codenamed member of the organization, and he was able to find out that she was planning to rob a bank, Miyano Akemi was not surprised at all.

"Xiao Bei, take this money back. I can't accept it."

"And Conan, and Uozuka who was with us last time, they're not good people. Don't hang out with them anymore."

Conan, who was eavesdropping: You, a suspected member of the liquor company who was planning to rob a bank, are saying that I am not a good person?

"Then, Mingmei, can you not rob a bank by yourself?"

Robbing a bank is illegal. I was worried about you. Here's all the money. If it's not enough, I'll borrow some.

"Xiao Bei, you don't need to be so nice to me. Actually... actually, Conan, Uozuka, and I are not good people. You should keep your distance from us and not get dragged down by us."

Also... could you keep my bank robbery a secret? I promise this is the last time I'll do anything illegal. Once I complete this mission, I can...

Conan was eavesdropping intently when, at a crucial moment, Hirota Masami's voice suddenly cut off, leaving only a dial tone in his earphones.

Meanwhile, just a wall away in Miyano Akemi's house, Jiang Chengbei found a battery-powered listening device from somewhere, and he was prying off the battery.

Fortunately, Conan hasn't mastered the Conan Chakra bug yet, and thankfully it's a rather unsophisticated bug; otherwise, Jiang Chengbei might not have been able to find it.

"How could there be a bugging device here?"

Looking at the familiar listening device, Akemi Miyano racked her brains, trying hard to recall where she had seen it before.

Before Miyano Akemi could remember, Jiang Chengbei put down his backpack, unzipped it, took out a pistol, and placed it on the table.

"Since Sister Yamei has a reason to insist on taking it, I won't ask any more questions."

"Count me in! For all the years Yamei has taken care of me, I'll rob a bank with you."

"Xiao Bei, how did you get a gun?"

I'm not a good person, you don't have to be like this..."

Seeing Jiang Chengbei's unwavering determination and willingness to risk everything for her, Miyano Akemi was too moved to speak.

Just as Akemi Miyano was deeply moved, there was a knock on her door.

Miyano Akemi quickly told Jiang Chengbei to put away the pistol. At the same time, she looked out through the peephole, and after standing on tiptoe and straining to look down, she finally saw Conan's big head, which wasn't very high off the ground.

Since the person who came was a codenamed member of the brewery who knew the inside story, Miyano Akemi first told Jiang Chengbei about it before opening the door to let Conan in.

When Conan entered, he saw that Jiang Chengbei had removed the bug he had secretly installed in Hirota Masami's house, and immediately glared at Jiang Chengbei angrily.

There's not much to say to Jiang Chengbei; we can discuss it at home. Next, Conan needs to ask Miyano Akemi why she robbed the bank. Conan really wants to find out.

Although Conan is a codenamed member of the organization, he and his sister can leave the organization together if they hand over 10 billion yen, a promise made by Gin, a core executive of the organization.

So, Akemi Miyano recounted her story.

Upon learning that Akemi Miyano robbed the bank in order to leave the distillery, Conan immediately saw the Miyano sisters as people he could win over.

When she heard Conan say he would help her, Akemi Miyano's eyes widened immediately: "Conan... Daughter Red, you're going to help us leave the organization?"

"Yes."

"why?"

"Uh? I'm just as helpful as my cousin Jiang Cheng..."

After Akemi Miyano unilaterally revealed her secrets, they began to discuss how to proceed next.

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Not long after, Akemi Miyano, who was working at a bank under the alias Masami Hirota, finally found out the time when the armored truck carrying 10 billion yen would be loaded. With collusion from insiders and outsiders, she successfully stole the money.

As a result, just after they robbed 10 billion yen, Kenzo Hirota, who was in charge of driving the money, abandoned Masami Hirota and Akira Hirota and ran away alone.

As soon as Hirota Kenzo ran, Conan, who was originally responsible for monitoring from a distance, immediately conjured a skateboard and couldn't wait to chase after him.

Conan devised many plans before robbing the bank, but they were all aimed at Gin. He never expected that before he even met Gin, someone in the robbery team would try to hog all the money and abandon his companions as soon as he got it.

Having been tricked by their accomplice Kenzo Hirota, Akemi Miyano and Akira Hirota had no car and needed to leave the crime scene as soon as possible. So they could only curse Kenzo Hirota in their hearts while trying to get away on foot.

Slightly luckier than Hirota Akira, who fled in another direction, Miyano Akemi ran not far before encountering Jiang Chengbei, and then, following Conan's guidance, they chased after him together.

Without the tracking glasses and transmitter, Conan is no good. When Jiang Chengbei brought Miyano Akemi to Conan's side, Conan was the only one standing alone at the crossroads, looking at the sky in confusion.

Just like last time when he was tracking Vodka, Conan lost track of him again, making Jiang Chengbei and Miyano Akemi run around for nothing.

Since the money had been double-crossed and pocketed by their accomplices, Jiang Chengbei suggested, "I didn't expect robbing a bank to be so easy. Why don't we rob one again?"

Conan: ...

Akemi Miyano: ...