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

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Despite his fear—after all, he was on leave and didn't even have a small, worn-out pistol—he still bravely followed Jiang Chengbei's directions and chased after Conan.

Conan and Inspector Megure have both left, leaving Jiang Chengbei to wait for the police at the scene. In any case, he didn't fire a single shot this time; at most, he secretly threw two grenades identical to those from Uozuka in the dark of night, which Conan probably didn't notice.

After all, if Conan could find all the grenades, with his Conan Chakra Soccer, all those grenades thrown up would probably be sent into the night sky as fireworks.

If there were any fish that slipped through the net, it means that Conan didn't see them all. Even if Jiang Chengbei added a couple more, he probably wouldn't notice and would only blame it on Yuzuka.

Air defense is a common problem, but nine out of ten defenses fail. Conan's ability to defend against so many grenades is an overachievement, surpassing the capabilities of many high-tech powers.

Not long after, a dejected Conan and a relieved Inspector Megure returned, followed by the unconscious Taeko Mamegaki waking up, and then the police arrived quickly.

After the police arrived, the incident was quickly investigated and clarified.

This assassination, which can be described as a terrorist attack, was likely carried out by a three-person criminal group led by Uozuka. They were enraged when they failed to extort money from Mamegaki Taeko and Ejo Kita, and thus caused this tragic situation.

As for Jiang Chengbei, who went from being the extortionist to the extorted, it was because the extorted was carrying a gun and they all fired their guns. Moreover, there was another extorted person, Mamegaki Taeko, present. Could the police really believe Conan, the serial gun suspect, instead of Jiang Chengbei and Mamegaki Taeko, two good citizens?

Jiang Chengbei had a good plan. He knew Conan's current image in the Metropolitan Police Department, which was why he was so fearless. He showed Conan that he was a blackmailer, because he was sure that the Metropolitan Police Department would not believe Conan's words.

Of course, most importantly, Jiang Chengbei believed, and Conan also believed, that if he betrayed Jiang Chengbei and accused him of being the blackmailer and impersonating his own brother, his partner's affair would likely be exposed.

Therefore, Jiang Chengbei's involvement with the extortionist was something he could only keep to himself, enduring the pain of not speaking out.

But for a renowned detective like him to just protect criminals like this made Conan feel incredibly frustrated and wronged.

Conan felt frustrated not only because he couldn't identify Jiang Chengbei as the extortionist and the mastermind behind the incident, but also because he himself was suspected by the police and subjected to further investigation.

Because the enemy's firepower was too strong this time, with two automatic pistols, two submachine guns, and many grenades.

The police had only seen such firepower in cases involving serial killers. The scene was so badly damaged that Conan, who had recorded his confession, was immediately suspected by the police.

If Jiang Chengbei and Mameyuki Taeko hadn't testified for Conan's innocence, and if he hadn't failed to pull out his gun and exchange fire with Uozuka, the police would have almost arrested Conan as well.

Without Jiang Chengbei as a witness and Mameyuki Taeko as a half-witness, Conan would have been hard-pressed to escape being arrested and interrogated simply because of his superior firepower.

Jiang Chengbei, Mamegaki Taeko, and Conan, three unarmed individuals, managed to survive such intense firepower. Meanwhile, the perpetrators, Anzai Morio and Nachi Shingo, who were carrying guns, were accidentally killed in the explosion. The tall, muscular man, Uozuka, wielding two submachine guns and carrying numerous grenades, was easily defeated by Conan alone.

This situation shocked the police, but when they heard why Megure had brought Conan and his latest discoveries about Conan, they were horrified and quickly tried to stay as far away from Conan as possible.

At the same time, they made the same decision: Conan and Jiang Chengbei were prohibited from taking statements at the Metropolitan Police Department for this case.

This statement will either be taken on-site, or if that's not possible, they will send Takagi Wataru to the Hoku family and Conan's house in Eisho to take it; the Metropolitan Police Department won't need to bother them.

Of course, Jiang Chengbei was implicated by Conan, since he was just a nemesis of Kogoro Mouri, and it didn't have much to do with the Metropolitan Police Department.

But thinking back to the fact that almost two days and two nights have passed since Conan left the Metropolitan Police Department yesterday, and not a single case has occurred in their department, it's been two consecutive peaceful nights, which is truly a reassuring two days.

Compare this to when Conan was around; there were murders every day, sometimes even several a day, and the effect was obvious. Therefore, Conan absolutely cannot be allowed to come to the Metropolitan Police Department anymore.

Meanwhile, they quickly came up with a plan and had their colleagues go back overnight to make signs, which they were ready to post at all the entrances to the Metropolitan Police Department: Police restricted area, Conan and dogs not allowed!

Then, thinking about the Metropolitan Police Department's police dogs, he crossed out the dogs and changed it to: "Police Affairs Area, Conan and Public Security Officers Not Allowed."

The Metropolitan Police Department could refuse Conan entry to avoid a crisis, but Megure can't. He's Conan's nominal father, after all. He can't bring Conan home and leave his neighbors facing the danger of death every day, can he?

And most importantly, exorcising evil spirits at the shrine is useless!

Not only was it useless, it also escalated the situation, and the criminals escalated their firepower several levels. Compared to them, the old rice cake craftsman was much more endearing.

Even exorcising at the shrine doesn't work, what else can we do?

Seeing Inspector Megure looking troubled, Conan suddenly had a flash of inspiration and then shouted:

"How about I go stay at Uncle Mori's house? You see, I've been to Uncle Mori's house quite a few times. Hattori and I even stayed at Jiangcheng's house once, and no murders happened that night."

Upon hearing Conan say that no murder had occurred, Jiang Chengbei immediately objected, saying:

"It happened that night. I clearly remember that Teiji Moriya died that night. Conan, you can't lie like this just so you can live with Ran!"

Upon hearing Jiang Chengbei's words, Conan immediately retorted: "What does Moriya Teiji's death in Toriyama Town have to do with my home in Beika Town, 5-chome?"

Besides, I've been to Beikacho 5-chome so many times and stayed there for so long, but not a single murder has ever happened there.

So I have a special connection with Beika Town 5-chome. If I lived there, no murders would happen around me.

For the sake of the safety of the citizens of Tokyo, you should at least let me try going to 5-chome. Otherwise, wherever I go and die, you will bear primary responsibility!

Although Conan said that, he didn't actually believe that he would die wherever he went. He simply thought that it was a necessary experience for a famous detective. If there were no cases, how could he become a famous detective?

Conan didn't believe he was the Grim Reaper; he just thought it was just a coincidence, and even if it wasn't a coincidence, then someone was behind it all.

For example, so many cases in the Metropolitan Police Department were actually orchestrated by Jiang Chengbei or his ruthless brother. In fact, one of them was a criminal mastermind, which is why so many people around him died.

Despite investigating numerous cases that occurred within the Metropolitan Police Department, Conan has yet to find a single case that is related to Jiang Chengbei and his brother.

But other cases, such as today's case, were clearly planned by Jiang Chengbei. After seeing that Yuzuka had hired someone to kill him, he deliberately used blackmail to incite Yuzuka to incite Anzai Morio and Nachi Shingo to kill him, so that he could take the opportunity to legally kill him.

As for why he let Uozuka escape, it's very likely because Conan intervened, so Jiang Chengbei deliberately held back in order not to reveal his true strength in front of him.

Otherwise, how can we explain that Jiang Chengbei didn't fight back at all this time, just watched the show from the sidelines, yet remained unharmed and even protected and knocked out Mameyuki Miko?

And the grenades that Uozuka threw up, coincidentally rolled to the side of Anzai Morio and Nachi Shingo. Conan also suspected that Jiang Chengbei was behind it. Otherwise, why didn't these grenades kill him, Uozuka's assassination target, but instead killed his own accomplice?

Speaking of Uozuka, Megure, Conan, Yoko Okino, Kogoro Mouri, and others, they all got a beating.

After all, Yuzuka had long harbored the intention to kill Jiang Chengbei. However, after his purpose was exposed, these people actually let him go without taking any action because of Yuzuka's bow and apology. They didn't even call the police.

This is a major reason why things are in this situation, so they were severely reprimanded by Section Chief Matsumoto, who rushed over after hearing the news.

At the same time, after learning about Conan's death aura, he immediately gave Megure a long leave of absence. If he couldn't properly handle Conan's problem, he wouldn't need to return to the Metropolitan Police Department.

The only solution Megure and his team can think of right now is to find a powerful and extraordinary person, a high-ranking monk or master, to bless Conan and exorcise evil spirits. However, their first experiment at the Beika Shrine taught them that if they don't find the right Buddha, the exorcism might backfire and cause even greater disasters, such as the gunfight and grenade battle they just witnessed.

After much thought, the only option left was to take Conan to Kogoro Mouri's house in Beika-cho 5-chome.

Kogoro Mouri wasn't a heartless person who would stand by and watch someone die. He had overheard Conan's words and, after thinking it over carefully, realized that, as Conan had said, no murders had occurred in the 5th neighborhood during the few times Conan had visited his house. So, he decided to take Conan back to try and see what would happen.

If no murders occur in the surrounding area in the next few days, he will decide to take Conan in to prevent him from going out and causing trouble for others.

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When Jiang Chengbei heard that Conan wanted to stay at Kogoro Mouri's house for a few days to try it out, he immediately objected.

He knew that in the original series, after Conan moved into Kogoro Mouri's house, the area around him was always very safe, unlike the current Megure residence and the area around the Metropolitan Police Department, where murders happen every day.

Jiang Chengbei had finally managed to get Conan out of Kogoro Mouri's house, but now Conan was going to move back in. Wouldn't all the things he had done casually before have been wasted?

Therefore, in order to respect the fruits of his labor and to continue preventing Conan from moving into Kogoro Mouri's house, Jiang Chengbei had no choice but to compromise. He offered them a small suggestion:

Kogoro Mouri's house doesn't have any spare rooms for Conan. Since we're just letting Conan try living in 5-chome anyway, we might as well let him stay at Kojo Kita's house.

Anyway, the Jiangcheng Bei family has plenty of empty rooms, and Conan has stayed there for one night. That night, there were no murders in the fifth district, or even the entire Beika town, so the Jiangcheng Bei family is still the most suitable.

Upon hearing Jiang Chengbei's words, Kogoro Mouri and Inspector Megure immediately agreed with joy, and held Jiang Chengbei's hand, repeatedly expressing their gratitude.

Only Conan was inwardly cursing Jiang Chengbei for being so meddlesome. He was about to move into Ran's house, but Jiang Chengbei ruined everything. He wanted nothing more than to bite Jiang Chengbei to death.

While driving Conan, Mori, and Megure home, Jiang Chengbei suddenly thought of Teitan Elementary School from the original series and said:

"Inspector Megure, Mori-kun, are you worried that you've guessed wrong? Even if Conan moves to Beika Town 5-chome, 5-chome can't suppress evil spirits, let alone Conan, the Grim Reaper?"

"A little." Even after Conan's exorcism at the shrine failed to work, Inspector Megure and Mori were still quite worried about this jinx.

Despite everyone calling him the Grim Reaper and a jinx, Conan firmly believes that the deaths of so many people around him are either orchestrated by his brothers or Jiang Chengbei, the two masterminds behind the crimes, or that his detective aura as a famous detective is merely a result of his intuition leading him to places where murders should have occurred, misunderstood by the ignorant masses.

Although Conan vehemently denies being the Grim Reaper, Jiang Chengbei and the others have reached a consensus, except for some disagreement about where to raise Conan.

Then, Jiang Chengbei said what he had just remembered:

"Inspector Megure, Mori-san, there's actually a place that can suppress Conan's death aura. It's very effective and has already been verified. It's much more reliable than risking our lives to test it at my house or Mori-san's house."

"Where? Brother Jiangcheng, don't keep me in suspense, just tell me."

Upon hearing Jiang Chengbei say there was a safe place, Mori and Inspector Megure immediately became concerned and quickly asked more questions, while Conan had a bad feeling.

"Have you noticed that Conan has been going to school for so many days and for such a long time, yet not a single murder has occurred at or near the school?"

Therefore, the school is Conan's safe house, his place of refuge. If we keep him locked up at the school, we don't have to worry about him causing trouble outside.

After listening to Jiang Chengbei's reminder, Inspector Megure and Mori recalled for a moment and suddenly understood.

That's right, Jiang Chengbei is right. If Conan goes to school, there won't be so many murders.

However, after Inspector Megure and Mori excitedly chatted for a while about how to increase Conan's school time, how to enroll him in more tutoring classes, and whether they should find some boarding schools with military-style management, where students would stay for a semester from the start of the school year and not be allowed to leave the school until summer or winter vacation, Conan ultimately met with his unwavering opposition.

Now they're all discussing military-style schools where students are enrolled for only one semester and only released during winter and summer vacations. Should we then discuss abnormal schools where students are enrolled for thirty years and are not allowed to graduate until they complete a doctorate?

Hearing Conan's furious objections, Jiang Chengbei kindly comforted him:

"Conan, don't worry about that. I think you're overthinking it. Even if you study at school for thirty years, I guarantee you won't get a postdoctoral degree, and you won't even graduate from elementary school."

If you really want to hear the truth, you think that even if you go to school for thirty years, you might not even make it to the second grade. Thirty years later, you'll still be a first-grade elementary school student.

"Taking the doctoral entrance exam is completely impossible for you. You're like a second-year student who can't even get past the first year, constantly repeating grades. Don't even think about it."

Jiang Chengbei mocked him with some incomprehensible words, coupled with Conan's vehement opposition, and the fact that Conan was only at school during normal school hours, and there were no murders at or around the school,

Megure and the others were also worried that if they stayed at the school during after-school hours, they might anger the heavens like they did when they went to the shrine to exorcise evil spirits, which could backfire and cause an even greater disaster.

During the conservative phase, we will tentatively increase Conan's school hours little by little, employing a salami-slicing tactic, so that we can stop immediately if we find anything amiss.

Don't take too big a step, or you might accidentally hurt yourself.

So Conan had already stayed at Jiang Chengbei's house for several hours before, and no murders occurred at that time. Now he can follow this path and gradually extend the time to see if it will have any effect.

At the same time, regarding schooling, we try to extend Conan's school hours as much as possible and enroll him in more tutoring classes to see if any murders will occur around him during his tutoring period.

In short, Megure, Conan's adoptive father, went to great lengths to prevent Conan from committing any more sins; his love for Conan was genuine.

That night, Inspector Megure and Conan moved into the rented house in Jiangcheng North.

Because he was worried about whether this would be effective, Megure spent a sleepless night.

Meanwhile, Conan felt ashamed for not catching Uozuka that night and letting him escape. He felt that his strength was not strong enough and he could not be as lazy as before. So he sang "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" to the moon on the rooftop all night.

Thus, Jiang Chengbei, the Mori father and daughter, and a large group of people around them finally understood why Inspector Megure had such dark circles under his eyes.

After hearing Conan's singing, Kogoro Mouri now wholeheartedly supports sending Conan to a boarding school.

Ideally, there would be no summer or winter vacations, no holidays all year round, military-style management, starting from first grade and continuing all the way to a postdoctoral degree, with graduates being assigned to teach at the school and never having to leave campus for their entire lives.

Conan is known as the "Death Singer" for a reason; his singing can truly kill.

In an effort to bring peace to the world, after repeatedly failing to persuade Conan, Jiang Chengbei reluctantly spent 1 kill coin to purchase the "Seal Words Come True" skill.

Then, while patting Conan's head, he sealed the power of words becoming law, rendering both himself and Conan unable to use their chakra. This also deprived Conan of the ability to sense, use, and train chakra.