novelden Chapter 169 Kogoro Mouri 1 Unmoved
Chapter 169 Kogoro Mouri 1 Unmoved
"Dr. Kazato, what's wrong? You look terrible all of a sudden." He looks like Gin has a gun pointed at him.
He hurriedly turned off his phone, then turned back to stare intently at Kuromon Haruya, straightened his glasses, and said with a grin, "Haha, it's nothing! It's just that I've got an extra task at work."
Damn it, when did he get behind me?! Could he have seen what I was saying?!
As for the possibility that Kuromon Haruya is the codenamed member? Please, he's a selfless hero of the people. You'd be better off believing that Edogawa Conan is the boss of the organization!
"New mission?" Kuromon Haruya paused for a second when he saw the notification on the organization's page, realizing that it was obviously a lie.
Kazato was the one who was shaken to receive treatment. As the head of the three leaders of the Beika district, who would dare to give orders over his authority?
But judging from his terrified expression, it didn't seem like he was faking it. Could it be... that Kazato had already reported Shinichi Kudo to the organization before he warned him?
Thinking of this, Kuromon Haruya blindly typed in his pocket with his left hand while casually probing Kazato's shoulder with his right:
"I thought the murder case was affecting you. It's good that you're alright. Having an extra workload late at night, does the doctor have a patient requiring emergency treatment? Should I explain things to you and then we can add the statement to the record?"
"It's alright, it's just that my superior gave me a difficult problem." Just as he was getting annoyed at getting rid of him, Kazato's phone vibrated, and Kuromon Haruya immediately turned his back, making it clear that he wouldn't interfere but also wouldn't leave.
Kazeto's lips twitched as he covered his screen to check the message: [Report any errors made during the mission proactively. —Codename]
What mistake did he just make? Does it refer to his unauthorized contact with government officials, his failure to treat Conan Edogawa, or that he caught the attention of this police advisor?
With his back turned, Kuromon Haruya spoke in a relaxed tone, as if a family were chatting about everyday anecdotes from kindergarten over dinner: "Are you really okay? Doctor, please don't push yourself... Speaking of which, are there any precautions for Shinichi afterward? Doctor, which hospital do you work at? Do they keep records of your house calls?"
Text messages, like death knells, followed one after another: [The organization is watching your performance. —Code name]
Seeing Kazeto stammering and unable to speak, Kuromon Haruya raised an eyebrow: "Doctor, why aren't you saying anything?"
[Remember, life doesn't give you a second chance. —Code name]
"Is Shinichi's condition very serious?"
[Read but not replied, very good. —Code name]
"Ugh!" A pitiful gasp escaped his throat, and Kazato Kyosuke suddenly curled up in pain. After a long while, he clutched his stomach, his legs trembling, and he struggled to his feet, his pale, forced smile almost crumbling.
"...There is indeed a young patient who needs my assistance with surgery, so I would like to trouble Mr. Kuromon to tell him so that I can leave early."
Is this guy planning to run away? After explaining the situation to Inspector Megure, Kuromon Haruya nodded understandingly and offered, "It's dark and the road is winding here. Would you like me to drive you?"
"No, no, no, no! No need!" Continuing to contact this guy would only invite more suspicion than it already does!
Kyosuke Kazato shook his head vigorously, bid farewell to Haruya Kuromon, picked up his medical kit, and ran off, leaving a white silhouette in the wind—
"He still lacks composure as an employee; he made a lot of mistakes when questioned by the police." With a helpless shrug, Kuromon Haruya didn't take any further action and let him leave.
Anyway, he had already instructed his subordinates to keep a close eye on Kazami.
Back with Mori and his group, after listening to the vivid retelling of the story by the tour members, Shinichi Kudo and Heiji Hattori completed the final piece of the puzzle in the case, and were now listlessly gazing up at the starry sky.
"How strange, Kudo. A thrilling case is right in front of me, yet I feel no excitement at all..."
"I feel the same way."
"Like drinking very strong liquor?" Kuromon Haruya stepped between the two.
Shinichi Kudo slumped his shoulders and sighed, rubbing his forehead in exasperation. "Sometimes I can't tell if Kuromon-kun has a twisted sense of humor or if he genuinely doesn't know... It's not fun! There's no fun in the kind of risky deduction where all the hypotheses are deduced and then verified!"
"I'm sorry, I didn't expect Mr. Kudo's teaching to be so effective this time."
Kuromon Haruya savored the feeling of his deduction, his pupils widening in the depths of his eyes. However, with a slight lift of his shoulders, his posture completely changed the atmosphere. He flicked his five fingers, grasping at the air: "Once you understand the criminal's purpose, deducing the true culprit's identity from the methods is a piece of cake."
"As expected of Mr. Mori's mastery of the psychological analysis school, just like that famous detective, Masao Akechi! He's really inspiring me!"
"Huh?" Kogoro Mouri, who was keeping a close watch on Shinichi Kudo, looked up, puffed out his chest, and put his hands on his hips: "Hmph! Listening to your heart is never wrong. Kuromon, you've grown quite a bit by my side, haven't you? I truly deserve to be called a great detective!"
Although I didn't know what had happened, I naturally accepted the compliment!
After finishing taking the statement, Inspector Megure, with his deadpan eyes, stepped forward to sabotage the investigation: "Forget it, learning deduction from you is pointless. Everyone knows you, Kogoro Mouri, are a notoriously incompetent police officer!"
“Yes, yes, Uncle Mori judged the cause of death to be either suicide or natural death!” Shinichi Kudo nodded.
"What are you saying, brat! If I can't beat up a primary school kid with all my might, I can at least beat up a brat like you!"
Thud! "Ouch!" "Dad!"
"Pfft hahaha!"
Upon arriving at the Mori Office building, Heiji Hattori, seeing Shinichi Kudo still trying to protect the large bump on his head as he got out of the car, could no longer suppress his laughter: "You're not even suitable to be called Kudo anymore, you should just be called Headache Shinichi!"
I completely forgot that I was like that just a few hours ago.
"Shinichi, don't listen to Hattori's nonsense, it's very youthful! Come on, cheese~"
Click, click, click.
Holding the camera that the police had recovered from Toba Kento's room, Haruya Kuromon kept pressing the shutter button, her satisfied smile almost overflowing.
"Heimen-kun really loves taking photos!"
Ran Mouri watched Shinichi Kudo fooling around and smiled with satisfaction.
I'm so glad Shinichi is safe and sound! It feels like it's been almost a year since I last saw him, even though it's only been a few months.
"Ah, Ran, your smile is lovely! Shinichi, come and take a picture with me!"
"Huh?" With a blush on her cheeks, Ran Mouri came to her senses and found herself and Shinichi Kudo had been brought together and were facing the camera.
Click.
With a press of the shutter, Yoruichi Kuromon satisfiedly reviewed the photos he had taken, selecting the most beautiful memories for the young couple.
"This one's good, and this one's alright too... I'll take this one!"
On the moonlit street, young people's eyes met unexpectedly. Unspoken feelings of love were conveyed in their gazes, creating an ambiguous yet beautiful scene under the warm yellow streetlights. Even passersby in the distance cast their gazes at them.
...except for a certain dark, gritting human figure hiding in a street corner, eyes gleaming with bloodlust!
Oh no, I forgot about Mr. Fanze!
As if things weren't going to go wrong, just as Kuromon Haruya was trying to find an excuse to get rid of Kudo Shinichi, he suddenly heard Ran's exclamation:
"Shinichi, what's wrong! Is something wrong with your heart?!"
The high school boy who had been acting cool and mischievous in front of his crush was now clutching his chest in pain, curled up on the ground, and looking at them with pleading eyes as he endured the pain!
On the left is the criminal, who has put his hand into his pocket and is already wearing a hood, ready to commit a crime at any moment; on the right is Shinichi Kudo, who is trying to break free but is caught by Ran in the street!
On one side are close friends who have risked their lives for the organization, and on the other side are juniors who symbolize their hopes!
In this critical moment, Kuromon Haruya's mind raced, and she came up with an idea—
"Hattori, take Shinichi to the restroom right now! This is the 'reaction' Dr. Kazato mentioned!"
"Oh! I remember now, that reaction that might occur after taking the special cold medicine!" Hattori Heiji chimed in immediately, carrying Kudo Shinichi and about to run upstairs.
"Wait!" Fanze and Xiaolan reached out at the same time, but were stopped by Heimen Yaoye.
Watching her childhood friend, whom she hadn't seen in a long time, walk further and further away, Ran Mouri felt a bad premonition rise in her heart again: "Kuromon-kun, what happened to Shinichi? Let me go with him!"
Watching his long-lost enemy walk away into the distance, Master Fanze was equally distressed: "Yes!"
Seeing the two persistent individuals determined to catch up without giving a reason, a hint of pity flashed in Kuromon Haruya's eyes.
He slowly shook his head, helplessly covered his mouth, lowered his eyes, and after a long while, he slowly told them the truth:
"I'm a man, and I communicate with Shinichi more in certain aspects. To be honest, Shinichi... hasn't been doing very well lately, especially with his digestive system and metabolism."
"what?"
"Hmm." Kuromon Haruya nodded heavily, his nails digging into his palms.
Reason told him that the reason he had chosen at this moment was not good, and even somewhat jeopardized Shinichi Kudo's reputation. But for some reason, a voice in his heart kept persuading him that "the situation is urgent and there is no better excuse."
After struggling for a moment, Haruya Kuromon decided to heed Kogoro Mouri's advice and follow the voice of her heart:
"When Dr. Kazato was administering the medicine, he mentioned that this special cold medicine would dramatically boost the body's metabolism, thus treating the illness in a short time. Shinichi is a special case, probably because his immunity was lowered due to long hours of working late into the night to investigate cases, and his... liver and kidney functions were more affected."
Trying to clarify the facts in a subtle way, Kuromon Haruya turned his head and met Hanzawa's gaze: "Mr. Hanzawa, you wouldn't want to encounter that kind of situation, would you?"
"Ah, that's true..." Fanze Zhenren pursed his lips, unable to imagine it.
He really wanted to get revenge on Shinichi Kudo and make that guy repent for his evil deeds of taking pleasure in the murderer, but he decided against it if the other person suddenly got diarrhea while he was taking revenge!
After a moment of silence, the three, who had nothing to say for the time being, exchanged a few pleasantries and then returned together to the second floor of the Mouri Detective Agency.
Meanwhile, Kogoro Mouri, who had gone upstairs to rest beforehand but hadn't actually fallen asleep, lay in his armchair, listening to Heiji Hattori and Conan's seemingly oblivious discussion. His brow twitched slightly, and only one thought occupied his mind:
Aside from himself and Kuromon, how many other people actually know that Shinichi Kudo can shrink?