Chapter 219 The Commission of the Junior Detective Team
Chapter 220: Commission from the Junior Detective Team
"Eh? You said he disappeared from your house?" After school, in the first-year A class, after the client Toshiya's explanation, everyone knew that it was Toshiya's brother Shunta. He had been away from home for several days and had not returned. "Is it kidnapping?"

"Wait, I remember a similar case happened before." Mitsuhiko reacted immediately.

"Hmm? Yeah." Yuan Tai also recalled. "Your so-called brother is not a cat, right?"

"No! I'm really talking about my brother who is ten years older than me!" said the client, Jun Ye. "My brother disappeared in the evening a week ago. Before he left, he only told us that he was going to a friend's house. Then he disappeared. Although the police are helping us look for him, they still haven't found him. So I thought, if I ask you, maybe there will be a way..."

"This..." Yuantai and the others looked at each other in bewilderment. "So, did you receive any threatening phone calls or anything like that?" After hearing what Junye said, Mitsuhiko and the others also became serious. No matter what, they couldn't let Junye down.

"Threatening calls? No..."

"Then, will it be running away from home?"

"Absolutely not! My brother is not that kind of person."

"Eh?"

"Because, because my brother and I have a very good relationship! Our family is also very harmonious."

"...Kaoru, what do you think?" After listening to the children's questions and statements, Conan asked me as usual.

"Don't ask me. I'm good at kidnapping people, but you're better at finding people." As usual, I gave Conan an eye-rolling answer.

"Anyway, let's go to your house first." Conan gave up asking me and said directly to Junya. "Go and check the situation, maybe you will find something."

"um. Thank you."

And so, the children went to Toshiya's house together, along with Shiho and me, of course.

"You seem to be very familiar with that detective?" Shiho, who was lagging behind, asked me in a low voice while walking on the road.

"That kid, ever since he knew my identity, basically always asks me for my opinion on this kind of question." I curled my lips. "As for whether we are familiar with each other or not, I'll tell you later."

"Oh, it seems I have discovered something interesting again." Shiho's mouth curled up slightly.

"Well, I'll tell you later."

"A while?"

"Ah, we'll have some time to separate from these kids later."

"Huh?" Shiho was slightly surprised.

"Xiao Xun, Haibara-san, hurry up!" Ayumi called to us from outside the classroom.

"Hi~~~" I responded, and then said to Shiho. "Let's go first." After that, we ran out of the classroom together and went to Toshiya's house.

Arriving at Junye's house, we saw a police car parked there. It must be the police coming to investigate the situation. The children also came to the police car and kept looking inside.

Soon, a woman who looked like Junye walked out of the house in front of the police car, accompanied by two policemen. She should be Junye's mother.

"You, you have worked hard." Yuantai and Mitsuhiko saluted the police with a serious face, causing everyone else to roll their eyes. Then they all walked into Junye's house.

"Ah, Junye, are these all your friends?" Junye's mother looked dazed. It seemed that the disappearance of her eldest son had made her life difficult recently.

"Sorry to bother you," the children said politely.

"Toshiya, do you need to entertain your friends?"

"Ah, no, auntie, you don't have to bother." Conan said hurriedly. "We'll only stay for a while and then leave."

"Oh, is that so? Well, I'll go to the kitchen first." After saying that, Junye's mother left.

"I'm sorry, ever since my brother disappeared, mom has become like this. Apart from my brother's affairs, I'm no longer in the mood to think about anything else."

"Ah, I know. Stop talking so much and let's go to your brother's room first."

Then, we followed Junye to Junye's brother's room. Although he was a high school boy, his room was exceptionally tidy.

"Hey...it's so clean." Yuan Tai admired.

"Of course, not everyone's room is as messy as yours, Yuantai." I shrugged and complained.

"No, no!" Yuan Tai said to me with a red face. "I, I also clean my room occasionally!"

"Let's look around to see if we can find any clues." Conan ignored us and put down his schoolbag and started looking for clues, and the children did the same.

"So, are we going to wait here for them to find clues?" Shiho came closer to me. Obviously, she didn't want to waste her time here. "You should have found something, right?"

"..I'm not a god, how can I find something so quickly?" I shrugged. "Let them play, we just watch and feel the cheerful atmosphere.

"Happy?" Shiho asked in confusion. But soon the doubt was answered.

"Oh oh oh! This is it!!!" Soon, Mitsuhiko and Genta shouted as if they had discovered a new continent.

"What's wrong!" Conan turned around suddenly.

"This pair of air cushion shoes. They are very expensive air cushion shoes!" Mitsuhiko said with a longing look on his face.

"Hey, hey, I'm talking to you guys." Conan said with a half-moon eye. "What on earth are you doing here? Be careful, don't mess this place up."

"Eh..." Yuan Tai said dejectedly.

"However, we also know that Junye's brother should have a special understanding of well-known brands. This is also a discovery. Hmm!" Mitsuhiko retorted.

"Is your brother such a person?" Conan asked Junye.

"I don't know, but those shoes were a gift from my uncle who brought them back from America. I have a pair too. Exactly the same."

"Yes, is that so?" Mitsuhiko and Genta said at the same time. Then, the two put their shoes away, muttering at the same time. "Well, at least we know that Toshiya's brother is not that kind of person."

"Hey hey..." Conan's mouth twitched.

"Hmph~" Shiho watched from the side and couldn't help but smile.

"That's why I told you, it's very interesting, right?" I whispered to Shiho.

"Boring." Shiho rolled her eyes at me.

"..."

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

"Ah... I'm so tired. Conan, we can't find any results here no matter how hard we try." Genta complained while sitting on the bed tiredly. "Did his brother really run away from home?"

"No." Conan said as he rummaged through the drawer. "This wallet here should belong to your brother, Toshiya." Conan took out a brown wallet from the drawer. And Toshiya nodded.

“If you run away from home, you can’t possibly leave your wallet behind.”

"So you mean, my brother..."

"Well, it's very likely that your brother was involved in some incident." Conan said seriously. "Pfft... Hahahaha, hate it, really, what are these drawings?" As she was talking, Ayumi pushed out many drawing boards from under Toshiya's brother's bed.

"Look at this painting, it's so ugly. Who painted it?" Looking towards the painting, I saw an abstract oil painting on the scroll.

"Picasso." Seeing that the children were so interested, Shiho spoke up and told them.

"Hey...it's really a replica of Picasso's Weeping Woman." Mitsuhiko also recognized the painting.

"Oh? What? Are you interested?" I whispered standing behind Shiho.

"Not at all, I was just giving you a reminder." Shiho shrugged and said in a voice that only I could hear.

"Hey... let's continue watching them solve the case." I smiled and then moved slightly away from Shiho to avoid Conan noticing anything.

"Masaka, was your brother kidnapped by someone to draw?" The children were still chattering about it.

"It's very possible. Maybe he was asked to imitate a famous painting and then swap it with the original." Mitsuhiko also believed it.

"No, it won't happen." Conan observed the painting and said. "Although the structure of these paintings is the same as the originals, the colors and brushstrokes are too different from those of the originals. It's not enough to be indistinguishable from the real thing. And if it was really a kidnapping, the purpose of the kidnapping doesn't seem to be money, otherwise they should target the elementary school student Shunye, not his brother." Conan analyzed. "Besides, I'm more concerned about this painting." As he said, Conan picked up the only sketch in the room. It was a sketch of a portrait.

"Eh? I seem to have seen this person somewhere before."

"It's Natsume Soseki." Conan explained.

"Well, my brother's idol is Natsume Soseki," said Junya. "And this painting is also his favorite work, so it was exhibited in the exhibition room. However, since this painting is a copy, almost everyone complained about it when it was exhibited. The only person who praised his painting was a strange woman."

"Strange woman?"

"Yes. It was a woman with a hat and dressed in black from head to toe."

"All in black... huh!" Conan's eyes suddenly narrowed. He hurriedly asked Junye, "Tell me, when was that! When did you meet her?"

"Big, about ten days ago." Junya was also shocked by Conan's appearance.

"Besides those two women, have you seen any men in black suits?"

"Uh... yeah. There are indeed two people."

"Ma, Masaka..." Conan looked at me, and I shrugged. Then nodded. I didn't know, but it was possible.

"Hey, Junye, where are the places your brother often goes? Take me there!" Conan was already a little impatient.

"Eh?"

"Your brother's student card and wallet are at home. And his bicycle is also at the door. This proves that he was kidnapped nearby. If kidnapping is established, going to some places your brother often goes should yield results!"

"Really?" Junye asked.

"Don't think about it! Let's go!"

"Oh. Then I won't go." I waved to Conan.

"Why, Xiaoxun, don't we in the Junior Detective League act together?" Ayumi asked puzzledly.

"Unfortunately, the reason I got sick a few days ago was because I was hit by an unexpected explosion." I pulled up my trouser legs to reveal the gauze underneath. "So it may not be convenient for me to run. You guys go. I'll go to the nearby police station to inquire about the situation. If I have any clues, I'll contact you using my detective badge."

"Hey, Kaoru..." Conan came closer to me and asked. "You don't want to go alone..."

"No, with my current injuries, if I really run into someone from the organization, I have basically no way to protect these children except to quickly draw my gun and kill them. So now I'm going to look for information about the last exhibition. Maybe there will be some clues." I muttered nonsense in a low voice.

"Okay, then be careful. If you run into any strange guys, be sure to contact me."

"You too, don't rush in alone on impulse. Don't forget that you have four children behind you." I nodded to Conan.

"Four?" Conan looked at the children behind him. "Isn't it five?"

"Oh, Haibara-san will go with me. Since she's a candidate member of the Junior Detective Team, she'll have to start with a basic checkup. You'll take her to bust a gangster's den. What if she gets scared?"

"...I'm speechless." Conan raised his eyebrows. "Well, if you have any clues, remember to inform me, and I will also inform you if there is any situation here."

"Okay, keep in touch." I nodded. Then Conan briefly explained the situation to the children and ran out. Before leaving, the children also told me to treat Huiyuan classmate well.

"...So, now that the kids are gone, where should we go? Are we really going to look for information about that exhibition?" Shiho sighed and asked me.

"Of course not." I shook my head. "You just escaped from the organization, so you probably need to buy a lot of things."

"Eh?" Shiho was slightly stunned. "You mean..."

"Let's go to Ginza and buy some clothes, shoes, daily necessities, brand-name bags, etc., and have afternoon tea. Then I'll tell you about the current situation. I'll come back to look for those kids in the evening."

"But is it really okay for you to stand those kids up like this?"

"It's okay, Kudo... um, that kid Edogawa Conan will find it, don't worry."

"Aren't you afraid that they are really members of the organization?"

"Would someone from the organization really allow Toshiya's family to be alive until now?"

"That's right." Shiho thought about it, then nodded. "Okay, let's go. I have a lot of things I want to buy. But, do you have any money?"

"Shiho, we've only been apart for a month. Do you think I'll have the same problem as you?" I said to Shiho with a smile. "Let's go. Even if you want to buy the entire mall in Ginza, I can afford it."

"spendthrift."

“......” The corners of my mouth twitched.

"Hmph~ Look at you." Shiho smiled faintly. "Let's go, I also have something to ask you."

"Oh, then let me answer the three questions you want to ask now."

"Oh?"

"First, I will tell you the reason for my plan tonight." I raised a finger, and then raised a second one. "Second, after taking the medicine, I still can't find out the reason for the change in my hair. Maybe you can help me solve this problem."

"Well...if there's a chance, I need to check you out." Shiho said, looking at my pale blond hair. "But it looks pretty good this way."

"Yeah, it's because I'm born beautiful." I said with my hands on my hips and breathing out through my nose.

"Why don't you just soar to the sky?" Shiho rolled her eyes at me. "Then, what's another question?"

"One last question..." A smile appeared on the corner of my mouth. "They are still alive."

"Eh?" Shiho's eyes narrowed. "You mean them... you mean..." As she spoke, Shiho's hands began to tremble slightly.

"Shizuru, and Akemi."

(End of this chapter)