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

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Jiang Chengbei didn't mention things like how he lured the mother and son to kill him, or how the woman actually did it.

In any case, murderers in the Conan world are generally not sentenced to death. At the same time, there is no difference between being sentenced to ten or twenty years and being sentenced to one year. It's better to avoid trouble. So apart from the matter of his son killing his father five years ago, Jiang Chengbei didn't talk about much else.

After recounting the case, Jiang Chengbei launched into a tirade against the Metropolitan Police Department and Shinichi Kudo, relentlessly mocking them. His reputation as the famous Detective Conan was built on his association with Shinichi Kudo.

In this way, no one will be able to connect Shinichi Kudo and Conan Edogawa as the same person anymore. I helped Shinichi Kudo solve such a big problem; I'm truly his second father.

Yes, from now on, Yusaku and Yukiko Kudo will be Conan's godparents, and I and Vermouth will be Conan's biological parents. No one in the world will treat Conan better than the two of them.

After boasting to the reporters about defeating Shinichi Kudo and crushing him, Jiang Chengbei also gave the Teitan Three Idiots a bit of attention, praising them in front of his reporters.

On the very first day they met Jiang Chengbei, they caught the murderer, which made headlines on television and in newspapers. The three kids were overjoyed, and when the reporters asked them a few questions, they confessed to skipping class and climbing over the wall to get out.

They've already skipped class by climbing over the wall, so what else is there to say? The Teitan trio had barely confessed when Inspector Megure, who was standing nearby, called the school right after the police arrived, asking their school leaders, homeroom teachers, and parents to come and pick them up.

This is outrageous! They skipped class, climbed over the wall, and even came out to catch a murderer. They even solved a long-standing case that the Metropolitan Police Department hadn't been able to solve for five years. The most crucial point is that they are all elementary school students. Where will they put their faces if word gets out?

The appearance of Conan was enough to make them uncomfortable, but now there are three more brats following Conan around cheering him on. How can they tolerate this?

Do these three elementary school students who are showing off in front of reporters really think they are like Conan, an unregistered person without parents or guardians, who can't even find anyone to complain to?

They couldn't handle the undocumented Conan, but dealing with these three kids was a piece of cake. They made a phone call to their school, gave them a stern lecture on how the school managed its students, and then had the school and their parents come to pick them up.

Jiang Chengbei could not help what fate awaited the Teitan Three Idiots. At most, he could only let them show off a bit before their parents and teachers arrived, and enjoy their moment in the limelight for now, before facing the storm from their teachers and parents later.

After Jiang Chengbei had finished stealing the spotlight and handed it over to the Teitan trio, he emerged from the crowd of reporters, where Inspector Megure and Wataru Takagi stared at him with resentful expressions.

Megure: "Conan, why did you sneak away last night? Do you know how worried we were about you after you disappeared?"

Wataru Takagi: "Yeah, Conan, ever since you said you were going to the bathroom, I haven't seen you come out again. After you got away, do you know how badly Inspector Megure scolded me?"

After hearing what Takagi Wataru said, Megure turned his head and stared at him with his beady eyes.

"Conan, you can't run away today. After we finish this case, you'll come home with me."

If you like playing with those three kids over there, I'll enroll you tomorrow and put you in the same class as them.

"Conan, I can agree to let you go to school together, but please keep an eye on them and don't lead them astray. Skipping school by climbing over the fence is absolutely forbidden, and you're not allowed to do it again!"

Faced with Inspector Megure's aggressive tactics, Jiang Chengbei continued to stall, waiting for the real Conan to come online and take over. He had finally found a home for the real Conan, so that he would no longer have to live under someone else's roof.

So Jiang Chengbei said, "Inspector Megure, let's put aside the matter of me living at your house and being your son for now, we'll talk about it in a few days."

"Why wait? Didn't you promise me that last night?"

"Yes, Shinichi Kudo agreed to be your son last night, but the conditions aren't right yet. You'll have to wait a few days, just a few days, it'll be quick, don't worry."

"why?"

"Making Conan Edogawa your son is such a big deal, I have to investigate your character first. What if you encounter the wrong person and make a mistake that will lead to eternal regret?"

Besides, I need to give you a few days to investigate Conan Edogawa and get a clear understanding of him, so you won't regret it later."

Seeing that Inspector Megure was hesitant to object, Jiang Chengbei continued:

"Speaking of truancy, aren't you being too hypocritical? When Teitan San... a little kid, skipped school, you called his parents and told the teachers, but when Kudo Shinichi skipped school and went to your Metropolitan Police Department, why didn't you do anything about it?"

Do you think elementary school students are easy to bully, so you bully the weak and fear the strong?

By the way, Shinichi Kudo went to school this morning and then left. He went to the Metropolitan Police Department. Did you call him out again to help you with the case?

This seriously affects a minor's schooling and education. If you continue to disrupt Kudo's studies and affect his college entrance exams, I will report you to the education bureau.

"Ah, haha...it's not that serious, hahaha..."

After being rebuked by Jiang Chengbei, Inspector Megure scratched the back of his head and chuckled awkwardly, feeling a little ashamed.

"Inspector Megure, judging from your dark circles, you must not have slept at all last night, right?"

And now you look so ashamed, avoiding my gaze. Did you, unable to find any evidence against me, hire Shinichi Kudo to investigate me instead?

"Oh? Hahaha, our adoption procedures are a bit complicated, but this is the proper process, hahaha..."

Seeing Inspector Megure covered in sweat, Jiang Chengbei said with his beady eyes, "Looks like I guessed right. So, Shinichi Kudo is skipping school and running all over Tokyo because he's investigating me."

"Haha, hahaha... No, it's just that we couldn't find you and were worried about your safety, so we asked Brother Kudo for help... By the way, now that we've found you, I need to let Brother Kudo know."

After saying that, Inspector Megure remembered the important point, took out his phone, walked to the side, and secretly called Shinichi Kudo, who was searching all over Tokyo for someone.

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Although both involve skipping class, people are different.

Shinichi Kudo can freely investigate cases outside, but the Teitan trio can't. They just had a moment of glory in front of television reporters, and now they're about to face the righteous fist of parents and teachers.

In the original series, the Teitan trio gradually became wild and lawless under Conan's guidance; their transformation from well-behaved elementary school students to villains was a gradual process.

Unlike now, she was fine when she went to school in the morning, but after only meeting Jiang Chengbei once, she started skipping school by climbing over the wall. Who could stand that?

Keep in mind that they are just first-grade elementary school students, not those delinquent middle schoolers or college students who can skip classes. It is unimaginable for first-grade elementary school students to climb over the wall and skip school; it has never happened before!

So the Teitan trio were grabbed and severely beaten by several parents who rushed to the scene, and the teachers and police present couldn't stop them.

If the three Teitan idiots had waited a few more years, grown a few years older, and then skipped school by climbing over the wall, they wouldn't be so angry.

The Teitan trio got their butts ripped open, and at the same time, they were sternly warned never to play with undocumented immigrants like Conan again.

After disciplining their foolish son, the parents of the Teitan Three Fools wanted to talk to the culprit behind it all, but after they finished this farce of disciplining their child, they couldn't find Jiang Chengbei at all.

Inspector Megure, who had just called Shinichi Kudo to say he had found Conan and was then busy persuading the Teitan trio to calm down, was dumbfounded.

Conan Edogawa has gone missing again. With no other option, Inspector Megure has to keep calling Shinichi Kudo and ask him to help find the runaway Conan.

The emergence of a 7-year-old unregistered orphan, who is causing trouble in the media, is seriously affecting social stability, the government's reputation, and the international image. Inspector Megure is having a major headache.

Chapter 12 Conan: Ran, I really am Shinichi, you have to believe me!

Since Shinichi Kudo skipped school to investigate him, Jiang Chengbei, who couldn't stand being wronged, immediately ran away while everyone was lecturing the Teitan Three Idiots and the scene was chaotic.

Jiang Chengbei doesn't have many skills these days, and the only thing he's good at is scaling walls. So, after leaving the old house in 4-chome and speeding along on his solar-powered skateboard, he arrived at Teitan High School and once again scaled the wall to get into the school.

As luck would have it, Jiang Chengbei was caught red-handed after climbing over the wall. He was grabbed by the back of his collar and scolded fiercely.

"You little brat, you've got some nerve coming to a high school and even climbing over the wall. Are you trying to peek at my Lady Sonoko's beauty?"

"You shameless little thief, don't you know we high school students are fierce? We love disciplining naughty kids, especially those who dare to climb over walls!"

"Huh? Oh dear..." Jiang Chengbei saw the headband-wearing high school girl pretending to have a fierce look, then turned to look at the horned girl next to her and gave an awkward smile.

It turned out that they were taking a walk by the playground when Jiang Chengbei climbed over the wall and jumped down, so they grabbed the naughty elementary school student.

"Little friend, the wall is so high. It's too dangerous to climb over it. If you jump down from such a height and break your leg, it will hurt a lot. Don't do such dangerous things next time."

"Hey little one, don't we know each other? You look so familiar, and you're so cute!"

The one who pretended to be fierce to scare Jiang Chengbei and tell him not to climb over the wall again was Yuanzi, while the one who showed a gentle smile and kindly advised Jiang Chengbei not to climb over the wall again was Xiaolan.

Perfect timing! Jiang Chengbei climbed over the wall to enter Teitan High School just to find them. Now that we've run into each other, it's a good opportunity to clear things up.

"Sonoko, put me down first. Ran, Sonoko, I have something to say to you."

"You little brat, don't you know any manners? Don't call us Xiaolan and Yuanzi like that. You have to call us Sister Xiaolan and Master Yuanzi."

"Don't worry about how you address me, it's not important. I have something important to tell you. Actually, I'm Shinichi..."

"Shinichi? Kid, you share the same name as that mystery fanatic. No wonder you seem so annoying, hahaha..."

Before Jiang Chengbei could finish speaking, Suzuki Sonoko burst into laughter.

After Sonoko finished speaking, Ran Mouri smiled happily:

"Little friend, so you share the same name as Shinichi. Oh, right, I remember now, you and Shinichi looked exactly alike when you were little. What a coincidence!"

"What are you laughing at? What's so coincidental? I am Shinichi Kudo, the reasoning maniac you all talk about, and also your childhood friend Shinichi Kudo!"

"Huh? Hahaha... This kid thinks he looks like a detective, so he tries to fool us with this kind of talk, hahaha, I'm dying of laughter."

Yuanzi didn't believe Jiang Chengbei's words at all and laughed until her stomach hurt.

Sonoko didn't believe it, and Ran certainly didn't either; they just thought this child who looked so much like Shinichi was really too naughty.

An elementary school student climbed over the wall to enter a high school and even lied to them, saying he was Shinichi Kudo. Did they really think they were blind and couldn't even tell the difference between a high school student and an elementary school student?

"Really, I'm not lying to you." Seeing their disbelief, Jiang Chengbei continued to try and make up a lie:

"After I arrived at school this morning, Inspector Megure called me to the Metropolitan Police Department."

Upon arriving at the Metropolitan Police Department, Inspector Megure asked me to investigate a criminal organization that dressed in black.

This criminal organization is ruthless, committing murder and arson, and has done many illegal and criminal acts, but the police have been unable to find or catch them.

Fortunately, I, Shinichi Kudo, am quite capable, and it only took me a short while to find a man in black who was committing a crime.

I was taking photos to document his crimes when, to my utter surprise, this man in black had an accomplice. He attacked me from behind and knocked me unconscious with a stick.

Although I was greatly hurt, I am not a helpless nobody.

After being hit on the head, I used my strong will to resist the dizziness that kept coming, and barely retained a sliver of consciousness before completely losing consciousness.

It was because of this sliver of awareness that I witnessed what happened next.

Perhaps because a six or seven-year-old child telling a story is so interesting, soon after Jiang Chengbei started speaking, Yuanzi stopped laughing heartily, and Xiaolan stopped shaking her head with a smile. They were both captivated by the child's serious storytelling.

After Jiang Chengbei stopped halfway through his story, Xiaolan and Yuanzi couldn't help but urge him to continue in unison:

"What happened next? What happened then? Kid, don't stop, keep your performance going."

"Next, I vaguely saw a man in black pull out a pistol to kill me. Just as his pistol was pressed against my head, I thought I would never see Xiaolan again. Then another man in black stopped him, and that's how I saved my life."

"Thank goodness I didn't kill you, phew..."

"Xiao Lan, don't be fooled by him. He makes it sound so real. You little devil, your story is quite good."

If this were true, even if the two men in black didn't fire their guns, do you think a six or seven-year-old child could escape from them?

Even if they escaped, why would a child come looking for two high school students instead of their parents or the police?

"We're not your detective-obsessed husband!"

Ran blushed immediately after Sonoko's comment and called out sweetly, "Sonoko!"

Seeing that they still didn't believe him and still thought he was telling a story, Jiang Chengbei could only continue: "Who's telling a story... My story ends here?"

And now for the exciting part! Listen carefully, the best is yet to come.

Didn't a man in black stop his accomplice from shooting me?