Chapter 125 Detective VS Killer

Chapter 126 Detective VS Killer

"Hey, Xun, where have you been?" When I walked to the door of Chairman Nagato, I found Conan and Hattori whispering to each other at the door. When Conan saw me coming up, he asked me immediately.

"Nothing, I just went to the bathroom. What are you two doing here?" I looked at the two of them calmly. Conan's behavior was normal, but Hattori looked very unhappy when he looked at me. Maybe he was repulsed by my identity. But I didn't care too much, it was understandable.

"Ah, I was just discussing some clues about this case with Hattori." Conan said. "By the way, Xun, what do you think about this incident?"

"Why are you asking me again?" I rolled my eyes. "I'm not a detective. I'm not interested in this kind of thing."

"Hmph, don't you kill people often? Maybe you would be better at things like killing." Beside Conan, Hattori's disdainful voice came into my ears.

"Hey! Hattori!" Conan frowned after hearing what Hattori said. He could clearly hear how targeted Hattori's words were. "Kaoru is no longer a killer, and..."

"Oh, you're right. I'm a killer and I know a lot about killing people." I interrupted Conan abruptly and looked at Hattori with the same cold eyes.

"You!" Hattori glared at me angrily.

"Kaoru..." Conan said in confusion. "Don't be like this."

"Hmph, so I told you from the beginning not to tell anyone my identity, but you just didn't listen." I looked at Conan angrily. "You have to clean up the mess you made. Also, listen to me, Hattori Heiji, I'm really good at killing people. If you want to die, I will make sure you die silently in an instant!" I glared at Hattori fiercely and turned to the president's room.

"Come on! Who's afraid of you, a bastard?" After hearing what I said, Hattori yelled at me angrily. But Conan stopped him.

"Kudo! I really don't understand. Why can you tolerate such a killer to stay by your side? Just because he is your girlfriend's brother? And what exactly did you just say? Why is he Miss Xiaolan's brother?" Because he was stopped by Conan, Hattori took out his anger on Conan.

"Alas... I can't explain the reason to you right now. I can only say that you don't know the situation. As for the details, let's talk about it after we finish this case." Conan frowned and sighed. "Besides, what Xun said just now is right. If he wants to kill someone, he will make sure that person dies silently."

"Hey, why are you still speaking for him?" Hattori was a little dissatisfied with Conan's words.

"No, what I mean is that Xun actually gave us a very important hint." Conan smiled.

"Eh?"

"Ah, Xun used to be a professional killer, so he could kill people silently. But the murderer this time was obviously an ordinary person, so Mr. Guangming screamed during the murder."

"Yeah, so what." Hattori narrowed his eyes and said disdainfully. "For a professional killer, if he makes someone scream, it's still a professional killer... Wait, scream?" A flash of lightning flashed through Hattori's mind. "You mean..."

"Yes, just as you thought." Conan said confidently. "Mr. Guangming shouted three times when he was killed. Don't you think that's too much and the intervals are too long?"

"Yes, if that's the case, then it makes sense that Mr. Hideomi would deliberately walk out." On Hattori's face, a confident smile, the same as Conan's, slowly unfolded. But soon the smile turned into doubt, so Hattori held his chin with his hand and asked, "But what method did the criminal use?"

"Hey, I have to tell Xun all the clues I just got, maybe there will be unexpected gains." Conan said, and he was about to run into the room.

"Hey, Kudo." Hattori hurriedly grabbed Conan. "You're not going to rely on a killer to find clues and solve the case?"

"Hattori, Kaoru is no longer a killer of that organization. He is now our partner. A partner to fight against the organization together." Conan said seriously. "I will tell you the details after this case is over. And I have sworn to Kaoru that I will bring him back to the sunshine even if it costs my honor as a detective and the life of Kudo Shinichi!" Ignoring Hattori's surprised expression, Conan turned and ran to President Nagato's room.

————The scent of orchids, the scent of lavender, the scent of home & the wings of angels, the wings of demons, the wings of guardians————

"Hey, Xiaolan." I went back to the president's room first and went straight to Xiaolan's side. After all, it was almost dawn. "It's already late. When are we going home?" I said coquettishly in a childish tone.

"I'm sorry, Xiaoxun." Xiaolan bent down and touched my head. It was really embarrassing to be touched on the head by my own sister, but I couldn't do anything about it, because I am ten years younger than my sister. "After something like this happened, we may not be able to go home today. We can only stay here for one night. I just called the school, so you don't have to worry. But I'm really sorry that I have to take a leave even though it's the first day of school."

"Yeah, it's okay." I smiled with my little white teeth bared. I didn't plan to go to school anyway, so I could delay it for a day. "But where are we going to sleep tonight?"

"Well, you don't have to worry about that. I just asked the butler, Mr. Wu. Although I didn't expect something like this to happen, and I didn't expect so many people to stay here, there are still three guest rooms in this big villa. Dad will live in one room, Hattori Heiji will live in one room, you and Conan will live in one room, and Miss Hinata and I will just squeeze in."

"Hey? In that case, will it be troublesome for Sister Xiaolan and Sister Hinata to sleep together?" I tilted my head and asked in confusion.

"It's okay, Xun." Hinata heard our conversation and also bent down and smiled at me. "We should be the ones to say sorry when encountering such things. I'm sorry that you have such an unpleasant memory."

"I see, thank you, Sister Hinata~" I smiled with my little white teeth bared. Hinata also smiled and touched my head, and then went to talk to Xiaolan about the room allocation issue.

"Ha, ha, ha... I'm being touched on the head again." I squinted my eyes and said with a twitching corner of my mouth.

"Xun!" Just as I was still frowning, Conan ran towards me, "Xun, I just got some clues from Hattori, come and analyze them with us."

"Sorry, I'm in a bad mood now, don't bother me." I ignored Conan's words, waved my hand and turned to leave.

"Really? Stop being childish." Conan said helplessly. "Hattori just doesn't know about your situation. Don't be angry with him anymore."

"Humph, I'm not interested in that black man." I said coldly. "Also, Kudo, let's forget about this matter. If you dare to tell others my identity again in the future, I will definitely tell the whole world that you are Kudo Shinichi!"

"Hey, you have to be so vindictive." Conan narrowed his eyes. Then he smiled at me provocatively, "So, what if I tell your sister Yukiko?"

"Huh?!" Conan's words gave me a shudder. "Well... if it's Sister Yukiko. Well... this..."

"Tsk... it would be fine if it was my mom, right?" Conan looked at me with contempt. "I really don't understand why my mom likes you so much. I remember when I was a kid, every time my dad bought something good, my mom would call you first. Sometimes I even doubt if she is my real mom."

"Hehe, hehe... Actually, I think so too. I guess you are not my biological child." I narrowed my eyes and said unscrupulously. "Otherwise, why were you always left out in the sun every time I went to your house to play?"

"You still remember." Conan's half-moon eyes became more serious. "At that time, my mother cooked a table of dishes and half of them were put into your and Xiaolan's bowls. She also said that if there was a chance, they would have another girl, so that they could take you into the family." "Ah, I remember that time it seemed that you cried a lot. Was it when you were five years old?" I recalled, and then suddenly woke up. "Wait, Kudo, you are not still jealous of that thing?"

"How, how is this possible!" Conan blushed suddenly.

"Pfft... Hahahaha." Looking at Conan's embarrassment, I couldn't help but laugh, and the displeasure caused by Hattori's targeted words to me just now was also swept away.

"Xiaoxun, Conan, it's late, it's time to go to bed." While I was chatting with Conan, Xiaolan's voice also reached our ears. Helplessly, at this special time, we had to follow Xiaolan and Miss Hinata to our two-person room.

"Xiao Xun, Conan, your rooms are here. My room is next to yours. If you have any problems, just come to us." Hinata pointed to a room next to us and smiled at us.

"Okay, I understand, Sister Hinata, thank you~" I smiled with my little white teeth bared, watching Xiaolan and Hinata return to their rooms, my smile gradually faded back. "Ah..."

"Huh? Why are you sighing?" Conan looked at me puzzled.

"It's nothing. I just feel really bad that I have to ask for leave on my first day of school." I said in a panic as I walked towards my room.

"Uh... I thought it was something else." Conan let out a breath. "Don't worry, you don't have to look forward to going to school. They are just first graders. And for people of our age, it's simply torture."

“But I never went to school.”

"What?!" Conan opened his mouth in surprise. "You said you never went to school?"

"Yes." I said calmly as I sat on the sofa. "In the organization, our teaching is one-on-one. I have never experienced the emotions of classmates and the atmosphere of the class. Besides my instructor, there is only one girl of the same age who takes classes with me."

"So what do you do in the organization?"

"Monday to Wednesday are training, Thursday and Friday are cultural classes, and Saturday and Sunday are art classes," I recalled.

"Hehe. Hehe... Why do I suddenly feel that the teaching environment of this organization is so good?" Conan narrowed his eyes.

"You're just thinking too much." I looked at Conan with contempt. "It's eight years of training and teaching, starting from childhood, with no rest, no holidays. Complete deprivation of freedom. In eight years, the minimum level of academic achievement must be high school graduation. Those who fail to meet the requirements will either pass the killer training and be directly sent to the periphery to become cannon fodder killers. Otherwise, they will not even pass the killer assessment and will be killed directly." I explained slowly while looking at Conan's somewhat shocked face. "You are enjoying relaxed and free teaching under the sun, while we are studying hard in the dark environment in order to survive. In addition to academic studies, there is also killer training. With such intensity, many children who find it difficult to adapt are exhausted to death. Only those with talent and potential can survive in such an environment. Do you really think such a teaching environment is good?"

"..." After hearing what I said, Conan fell silent. Although I didn't know what he was thinking at the moment, from his dim eyes and trembling clenched fists, I could tell that he was in a very heavy mood at the moment.

"Well... it seems like now is not the time to talk about this." I changed the subject. "If there is nothing else, go to sleep. Solve this case quickly tomorrow so that I can go to school early to feel the atmosphere of the school."

"Kaoru..." The reflection of Conan's glasses blocked his expression. "Sorry."

"You don't need to apologize, Kudo. That's not your responsibility. At least I'm still alive. And you'll let me stand in the sun again, right?" I leaned on the armrest of the sofa, lightly supporting my forehead and smiling. "That's what you should do."

"Ah, so I have to solve this case quickly." Conan's eyes became firm again. That's right, he didn't need to be confused about anything, as long as he did what he could. "So, Xun, I want you to help me with this case."

"Hey, hey, in the end you still want me to be your assistant." I narrowed my half-moon eyes and stared at him unscrupulously.

"Hehe, it's not an assistant, it's a partner!" Conan grinned at me.

"...Really? Stop making excuses for your laziness all the time." I stood up from the sofa. "So, what do you want to ask this time?"

"Well... it's like this." Conan said seriously, "During your absence, we got an important piece of information from Miss Nagato Nobuko. About 20 years ago, a fire broke out in a hotel near here. At that time, Mr. Hideomi, who was in high school, happened to pass by there and rescued a girl from inside. That girl was Miss Hinata Yuki."

"...So?" I shrugged slightly.

"So, this is what Ms. Hinata meant by the bond of fire."

"And then?" I said helplessly. "Is this related to this case?"

"Motive." Conan said excitedly. "Maybe this is related to the criminal's motive for murder."

"In other words, you suspect that Miss Hinata did this?" I rubbed my hair.

"Ah, but I don't know the method of committing the crime." Conan held his chin and thought. "Oh, Hattori just told me that the reason he came here was because the president heard someone running in the corridor and strange banging sounds last night. Hattori and I thought that was a preparation for today's murder. But this is just a clue, and there is no method or basis at all."

"In general, there are still too few known clues. No one present has a clear motive for murder, the method is uncertain, and there is no evidence. It would be too fantastic to think that you can solve the case with this." I pulled back the quilt and lay down. "The bandage, the hat, and the knife have not been identified. Let's talk about it tomorrow. Maybe when the results come out, all the mysteries will be solved naturally."

"Ah, this is the only way." Conan also pulled back the quilt on his bed and lay down. Soon, the room fell into silence.

"Hey, Kudo, I have a question for you." After a brief silence, I spoke again.

"Hmm? What?"

"As a detective, how is your way of forcing the criminal into a desperate situation different from my way of forcing the target into a corner of death?"

"Of course there is a difference!" Conan immediately retorted loudly after hearing what I said. "It is the detective's duty to send criminals to prison. Those who have made mistakes will reflect on their crimes in prison. Only then can they repent their lives again!"

"Is that so?" I responded indifferently. "I see."

"Xiao Xun, what on earth are you..." Conan didn't understand what I said.

"It's nothing, go to sleep."

(End of this chapter)