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

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"If he could abide by the law, would he have been able to rise to the position of a code-name cadre?"

He's not a researcher like your sister. He's a code-bearer who gets things done. To get a code name, you have to pass a test and prove your loyalty to the winery. Otherwise, how could someone like him, who joined the organization halfway through, gain the organization's trust and get a code name?

You grew up in an organization, receiving its education, and your background is so crooked and corrupt that you're a far cry from the code name. There's no way you'll ever get one.

Think about it, how many illegal and criminal things have you done by now? If all of that can't get you a code name, why should someone who's only started doing it halfway get one?

Isn't it because he's done countless times more for the organization than you have?

After Jiang Chengbei said that, Miyano Akemi suddenly felt that the Japanese public security police were not clean either.

If even the police are corrupt, why would she risk her life to leave the organization?

Chapter 199 The moment Conan's foot touched the ground, Shikishima immediately experienced an earthquake.

Through self-reliance and hard work, after several days of effort, Jiang Chengbei managed to obtain legal identities and documents for the Miyano sisters, who had changed their names to Haibara Satomi and Haibara Ai. These documents were genuine, made by Jiang Chengbei himself at the Metropolitan Police Department.

Of course, after spending a few days together, Jiang Chengbei's neighbors, Kogoro Mouri and his daughter, also met Jiang Chengbei's new girlfriend, Satomi Haibara, and her sister, Ai Haibara.

The Mori father and daughter didn't pay much attention to the Haibara sisters moving next door and living with Jiang Chengbei; they just thought it meant having a few more good neighbors.

But after his hangover, Conan's cold was cured and his mind was clearer. Looking at Ai Haibara's familiar face, he was very puzzled, so he tentatively asked who Ai Haibara was.

Perhaps out of amusement, and regardless of whether Conan believed it or not, Jiang Chengbei and the other two didn't tell Ai Haibara that she was shrunk after taking the A drug. They only casually mentioned that Haibara was another younger sister of the Miyano sisters.

Conan was skeptical of Jiang Chengbei's explanation, but regardless of whether he believed it or not, Jiang Chengbei and the others hadn't told him the truth, nor did they want to. They hadn't mentioned the matter much, leaving Conan to guess and without a definite answer.

After the Haibara sisters moved into Jiangchengbei, Kogoro Mouri, who had been without business, frequently came to Jiangchengbei, pestering him to fulfill his promise to take him treasure hunting.

Without any unexpected windfall, Kogoro Mori really couldn't make ends meet.

Hearing that Jiang Chengbei knew the whereabouts of a certain treasure, Ai Haibara's big eyes lit up. She didn't have the money to buy experimental equipment, and she also had a strong sense of moral purity, so she didn't want Jiang Chengbei to rob a bank.

So when she heard that Jiang Chengbei knew the whereabouts of a certain treasure, she also wanted that kind of clean money, legal income.

Ai wanted money to buy experimental equipment, and Akemi Miyano, who didn't want to rob a bank, didn't have any other way to make big money, so she agreed.

So, at their insistence, Jiang Chengbei led them on a journey to find the treasure.

The first stop on their treasure hunt was definitely the gold worth 10 yen on the Dragon God, so Jiang Chengbei and his group took a boat to Shiki Island.

Seven years ago, a company president who had evaded taxes converted all his assets into gold after the incident was exposed, loaded it onto the Dragon God ship, and prepared to flee abroad.

As a result, the ship encountered a typhoon near Shikishima Island. The president's body was washed ashore, while the Ryujin, which carried 10 billion yen worth of gold, remains missing.

"What? The Dragon God, which disappeared 7 years ago, should have been buried at sea long ago. There's no way we could find it on Shiki Island."

Before Jiang Chengbei revealed the location of the treasure, Kogoro Mouri kept pestering him. But once Jiang Chengbei told him the location, Kogoro Mouri started saying discouraging things and stopped believing what Jiang Chengbei had said.

Especially after he found the old newspapers from that year and looked at the old news in them, he no longer believed Jiang Chengbei's claim that he could find 10 billion gold on Shishima Island.

"Shikishima is developing tourism. Even if you don't find gold, you can still treat it as a tourist trip."

Compared to the impatient and greedy Kogoro Mouri, the Miyano sisters were not in a hurry, especially after hearing that the treasure was only worth 10 billion yen in gold. They felt that the amount was not enough to build a complete laboratory.

Tourism on Shikishima is in its early stages, and the island's tourist facilities are still under development. After arriving on the island, Jiang Chengbei found a hotel to stay in.

Only Jiang Chengbei and his three companions came to Shikishima to search for the treasure. Conan and Ran stayed in Beika Town to attend school, so they didn't come.

On the first day, Jiang Chengbei didn't go looking for treasure. Instead, he explored the island's scenery with the Miyano sisters, while Kogoro Mouri visited all the izakayas on the island and tasted their dishes.

The next day, Jiang Chengbei, having spent the previous day sightseeing and gathering information about the island, arrived alone in front of the Navy Cave. After glancing at the distant lighthouse, he strode confidently into the Navy Cave and entered the Navy Tomb.

Jiang Chengbei transformed into a chubby little bird and went outside to greet them. When he saw the lighthouse keeper, Hamada Koji, rushing towards him as he descended from the lighthouse, Jiang Chengbei felt a surge of joy before flying back to the Navy Cave.

After Hamada entered the Navy Cave, Jiang Chengbei pretended to push open the altar at the deepest part of the cave, revealing the underground passage below.

Enraged that his secret, which he had guarded for seven years, had been discovered, Hamada grabbed an iron bar and charged forward, aiming it at the back of Jiang Chengbei's head.

After obtaining the 2 kill coins, Jiang Chengbei, who was already prepared, turned around and dodged, knocking out Hamada, who was attacking from behind, with a single move.

Jiang Chengbei isn't Conan, and this long-haired, scalded-faced Hamada Koji isn't Gin either. How could something like Conan being knocked unconscious from behind possibly happen?

After knocking Hamada unconscious and giving him a sedative injection, Jiang Chengbei led him into the secret passage. There, they found a broken ship hidden in a cave and gold bricks disguised as steps at the bottom of the cave.

I remember this lighthouse keeper was the murderer who killed the president seven years ago on Typhoon Night for this batch of gold. Since this person is the murderer, handing him over to the police would give him a chance to transform, so Jiang Chengbei didn't kill him. He tied him up and left him here before leaving.

With a gold brick in hand, Jiang Chengbei flew back to the skies above Shiki Island, circling around until he found the village chief, Mikami Takeo, and his assistant, Kinoshita Goro. Only then did Jiang Chengbei return to the inn, whereupon he pulled Ai aside and mysteriously told her an address, asking her to wait for him there.

Once Ai was in place, Jiang Chengbei flew to Kinoshita Goro and made a commotion to attract him. Then, Jiang Chengbei transformed into a human, emerged from the corner, and joined Ai.

"Jiang Cheng, what are you up to, sneaking around like this? You're being so mysterious, are you doing something like stealing?"

Upon seeing Jiang Chengbei, Xiao Ai mocked him with obvious disdain.

"Shh... Ai, don't be so loud, it won't be good if someone hears you."

Although I didn't actually become a thief, it's practically the same as being one. Look, what's this?

"What's so interesting about a broken brick?"

After Ai Haibara said something dismissively, Jiang Chengbei proudly turned the brick over to show Ai.

"This is... gold? Jiang Cheng, you found the 10 billion gold on the Dragon God?"

Seeing the shock on Ai's face, Jiang Chengbei glanced at the swaying bushes in the shadows and said smugly:

"Of course, I found 10 billion gold. This is just one of the gold bars. I'll take you to get the rest now."

After saying that, Jiang Chengbei led the slightly excited Haibara towards the Navy cave.

Before finding the gold, the fake little girl scoffed at the idea of ​​10 billion gold, but now that she actually saw the gold, she immediately hugged the gold bricks and started grinning like an idiot.

As she walked, Ai Haibara realized that something was wrong: Jiang Chengbei had already returned to the hotel. Why didn't he say it in front of everyone? Why did he have to find her and tell her this alone?

Jiang Chengbei's behavior was strange in every way. He was leading me further and further astray, and now we had come to a remote mountain forest where we couldn't see a single person. Was he a pervert?

"Jiang Cheng, why are you acting so strangely? You've already found the gold, why didn't you tell my sister or that muddle-headed detective?"

"Xiao Ai, don't overthink it or ask too many questions. Once we find the gold, it will all be yours."

Only with this gold will you have the funds to buy experimental equipment, so stop daydreaming.

Huiyuan always felt uneasy about Jiang Chengbei's mysterious and secretive manner, and his tendency to only speak halfway. This man's malicious look was so creepy.

Soon, Jiang Chengbei led Ai Haibara into the naval cave and walked all the way to the bottom. Then, he pushed open the altar and explained to Ai Haibara:

"Xiao Ai, the 10 billion gold bricks disguised as steps are at the bottom of this cave."

Don't let the small size of this cave fool you; it's a hidden world inside. The lower part is quite spacious, filled with seawater that connects to the ocean below. There's also a ship hidden inside, with the hull number painted on it: Dragon God.

Let me tell you, this naval cave faces the distant lighthouse, and the guard in the lighthouse, Hamada Koji, keeps an eye on it all day long.

Actually, this Hamada Koji is not his real name; he was a crew member of the Ryujin seven years ago.

On the night of the typhoon, he killed the owner of the gold and then pushed the captain into the sea. He then hid the Dragon God in a cave below and sealed off the entrance to the cave that connected to the sea, as well as the part above the water with stones.

He hid the gold on the Dragon God by disguising it as the steps below, and he himself pretended to be a lighthouse keeper, a position he held for seven years.

I don't know what Hamada Koji was thinking. He's got 10 billion yen worth of gold, why doesn't he sell it and live the life of a rich man? Instead, he insists on staying on this godforsaken island to guard the gold. I think he's out of his mind.

If you just sit there with this gold and do nothing, unwilling to spend a single penny, wouldn't you have just robbed this billion-dollar worth of gold for nothing?

"Ai, look, he was reluctant to spend the gold, but now that it's in our hands, it's all benefiting us. How many days do you plan to spend it all?"

Listening to Jiang Chengbei ramble on and on, Ai Haibara rolled her eyes: "Only 10 billion gold? That's not enough. Buy a few pieces of experimental equipment and the money will be gone."

"Ai, you're really willing to spend money, much more so than that guy who's been waiting for seven years..."

Whoosh... Bang!

Jiang Chengbei rambled on and on about a lot of things. After what he said finally matched a small part of what I knew, Kinoshita Goro, who had followed Jiang Chengbei in from behind, finally couldn't resist and attacked Jiang Chengbei after finding an iron rod leaning against the stone wall in the General's Cave.

As soon as Kinoshita Goro made a move, Jiang Chengbei got another 2 kills. Then, as usual, he repeated the move of knocking out Hamada Koji in one move, subdued Kinoshita Goro, and injected him with a tranquilizer dart.

Watching Jiang Chengbei's practiced movements, and then seeing him take the bound Kinoshita Goro into the cave below and throw him next to another bound and unconscious person, Ai Haibara was filled with curiosity:

"Jiang Cheng, you did all this just to lure this old man into making a move and arresting him?"

Hearing that Xiao Ai had discovered his purpose, Jiang Chengbei stubbornly refused to admit it and continued to argue: "I have no grudge against this old man, why would I seduce him?"

Didn't you see that this old man was trying to ambush us? I arrested him simply to uphold justice, maintain fairness, and eliminate evil.

Haibara didn't believe Jiang Chengbei's nonsense, especially after they came up from the cave and saw Jiang Chengbei go to a secluded corner, check the hidden camera there, and after confirming that the previous recording was fine, he changed to a different videotape and continued recording.

"You've already hidden the cameras, and you're still saying you're not luring them into committing crimes, or that you're entrapping them?"

Jiang Cheng, you don't need to hide it anymore. I overheard your conversation with my sister. You're actually a police officer, and you're even an undercover agent.

What you're doing now is luring them into committing crimes, then stinging them into a trap. Are you doing this just to meet performance targets, to satisfy your KPIs, or something?"

Looking at Ai Haibara's ambiguous smile and her irritatingly sarcastic tone, Jiang Chengbei refused to admit it and continued to be stubborn:

"How could I possibly engage in entrapment to boost my performance rating?"

I was acting in self-defense, catching bad guys, eliminating harm for the people, and identifying the bad elements hiding among the masses.

"Heh, keep being stubborn. If you keep being stubborn, I won't help you anymore, and I'll go back."

Threatened by Ai Haibara, Jiang Chengbei immediately backed down and admitted that he was inflating his sales figures.

Jiang Chengbei backed down and said some nice things, and Ai Haibara forgave him. Then, at Jiang Chengbei's request, they continued to work on boosting their sales figures.

With Ai Haibara's cooperation, their sting operation will be much easier.

From the perspective of Shikishima Village Chief Mikami Takeo, he was first drawn outside by a noise, and then he inadvertently saw a little girl struggling to take a gold brick out of her backpack and tell her brother that she had found many, many gold bricks on Shikishima.

Then, thanks to Ai Haibara's superb acting skills, Takeo Mikami's blood was pumping and his adrenaline was surging. Then, following Jiang Chengbei and the others, who were being led by a little girl, he saw a large number of gold bricks in the underground of the closed naval cave, which made him lose his mind.

The rest is history. After Mikami Takeo, who had fallen for the world, provided Jiang Chengbei with 2 kill coins, he followed in the footsteps of his two predecessors. He was recorded killing someone, then knocked unconscious, tied up, and given a tranquilizer dart.

"Are three people enough? You should have met your KPIs for this month, right?"

"You police officers are truly depraved, resorting to such methods to meet your performance targets. It's utterly shameless, even more so than us underworld organizations. I've changed my mind; don't contact me again. I don't want to help you this way anymore."

After saying that, Haibara scurried out of the cave with her short legs and ran back.

After cleaning up the scene, Jiang Chengbei took the video camera and a few gold bricks and went back.

Back at the inn, Kogoro Mouri and the Miyano sisters waited for Jiang Chengbei in their room. Judging from their expressions, especially Kogoro's excitement, it seemed that everyone knew about Jiang Chengbei finding the gold.

Sure enough, as soon as Jiang Chengbei returned, Kogoro Mori excitedly said, "Brother Jiang Cheng, did you really find the gold?"

“Found it.” Jiang Chengbei said calmly, then took out a few gold bricks he had brought back from his backpack.

Upon seeing the gleaming gold, Kogoro Mori drooled. As soon as Jiang Chengbei took it out, he snatched it, hugged it to his chest, and started chewing on it. After confirming that it really was gold, he continued to drool and grin like an idiot.