Chapter 17: The Sleeping Detective - Conan

"Everyone has seen the video just now. The rubber ring on Kamen Ultraman's foot may have exploded by itself." Tanigawa said in Conan's voice.

"Then isn't this suicide?" Taidao said.

"You are wrong. Even so, this is still a murder case."

Taidao glared at Conan, so you were just teasing me, right?

"As long as the person playing Kamen Rider today is not Hosono, it is possible. I think the murderer had already taken action when Mr. Hosono was alone, and then made him wear Kamen Rider's clothes and threw him into the river." Tanigawa continued.

"Then the murderer put on the Kamen Rider costume and staged a theft."

Tanigawa continued to describe the murderer's method of killing, completely according to his previous memory.

"Am I right, Mr. Otake Wataru?"

"How is that possible? I was backstage preparing for the explosion! If it was me, then who did the explosion during the performance?" Otake Wataru said in panic.

"Let little Youkuan answer this question."

A little kid wearing a Kamen Rider mask walked in.

"In fact, from the beginning, I knew that the performer was not the same Kamen Rider as before. His movements were sluggish, and his Kamen Rider side kick was not very good. Also, Kamen Rider always performed his signature moves during the explosion, but today's explosion was a little earlier than usual. Moreover, Kamen Rider's signature moves were also performed differently."

Youkuan looked at the police officer with focused eyes.

"Kamen Rider's signature move is not to stretch out his left hand, but to point his index finger upward to the sky. Although this pose is different from what is shown on TV, Kamen Rider here has always performed like this."

"That's because when Kamen Rider was supposed to perform in our village, it was cancelled due to rain, but this gesture is a promise to do it again."

Although Otake She was a little panicked, he had not given up resisting.

"You say that, but there is absolutely no evidence."

"The evidence should be on your feet, right? There are still burn marks on your feet."

Dayue She slumped weakly on the sofa.

Xiaolan took Youkuan's hand, not wanting to make the child sad.

"Youkuan, let's go get some ice cream."

After pulling Tomohiro away, Otake Wataru began to tell Hosono's "crimes". In order to suppress him and prevent him from playing Kamen Ultraman, he deserved death!
The case was over, and Xiaolan dragged the sleeping Mouri Kogoro and Conan home alone.

Tanigawa also carried Ai home. As soon as he put Ai on her bed, Ai woke up in a daze.

"Why are you in my room?" Xiao Ai pouted, her eyes full of vigilance.

"You fell asleep in the amusement park and I brought you back." Tanigawa showed a sunny smile, showing that he was not a pervert.

"How did I fall asleep? Did you drug me?" Ai looked at Tanigawa suspiciously.

She is not a real child, how could she suddenly lose consciousness and fall asleep?

Suddenly, Xiao Ai hid in the corner of the bed with the quilt in her arms, lifted the quilt and looked at her clothes. She was relieved to see that there were no signs of them being touched.

Tanigawa was hurt by Ai's cautious attitude.

"We've been together for so long, don't you know what kind of person I am?" Tanigawa asked dissatisfiedly.

"It's because I know what kind of person you are that I treat you with such caution." Xiao Ai threw the quilt aside, put on her shoes and got out of bed.

"Why did I faint?" asked Ai.

"Because of this little toy."

Tanigawa handed the small toy that he confiscated from Conan to Ai.

"This is made quite delicately. It even contains sleeping pills. It's perfect for children to defend themselves." Tanigawa said.

Xiao Ai gave Tanigawa a blank look.

"Is it appropriate to use such a dangerous thing on a child?"

This should be the stuff of the great detective. He was easily caught by this guy Tanigawa. It seems that he still overestimated the detective. "I think it's quite suitable." Tanigawa said indifferently.

Xiao Ai stared at the watch in her hand, wondering what she was thinking.

"Don't you think that little kid named Conan is weird?" Ai suddenly asked.

"Really? I don't think so."

……

"My head hurts so much!"

Conan rubbed the back of his neck.

I was clearly shot by Tanigawa with a hypnotic needle, so why does my neck hurt so much?
"Conan, you finally woke up."

Xiaolan heard Conan's voice and poured him a glass of water.

"Thank you, Sister Xiaolan." Conan picked up the cup of water from Xiaolan's hand and started drinking.

"Conan was great yesterday." Xiaolan said with a smile.

"Really?"

Conan's laughter suddenly stopped.

Yesterday? What did I do yesterday?
"Sister Xiaolan, what happened yesterday?" Conan asked.

"Did you forget everything after sleeping? You and dad are really alike." Xiaolan said to Conan.

"hey-hey."

Conan touched his head and grinned foolishly. He looked nothing like that confused old man.

"You imitated your father's way of solving cases yesterday and became very famous." Xiaolan handed a newspaper to Conan.

"Ah?" Conan was confused.

He took the newspaper and read its contents.

Leaving aside the daily reports of "Japan's police's incompetence again", a report on "The sleeping elementary school detective" caught Conan's eyes.

"You found the murderer yesterday, but the police were shocked." Xiaolan touched Conan's head with relief.

Conan was silent.

The newspaper reported that an elementary school student imitated the method of "Sleeping Kogoro" to solve the case and found the murderer, and regarded this elementary school student as another savior of the Japanese police.

The police who were rescued by the elementary school students became a laughing stock again, and the "Sleeping Kogoro" who was sleeping at the crime scene was also ridiculed several times.

"Am I famous?" Conan said in disbelief.

This time, it must be that guy Tanigawa who did it. He let Uncle Mori solve the case in order to avoid being in the spotlight. Now that Tanigawa has messed up everything, I can only hope that the organization that made me smaller will not notice me.

Moreover, is Tanigawa doing this as a warning to himself?
Did he know the secret of 'Sleeping Kogoro', so he used this method to warn himself?

Conan looked regretful.

If he didn't set the sleeping target on Tanigawa, Tanigawa would not have warned himself in this way!

I don’t know how Tanigawa sees himself. Is he a young genius who is far superior to ordinary people?

Or a monster that has rejuvenated?

"Conan, are you feeling unwell? You look a little unhappy." Xiaolan asked with concern.

"No, Sister Xiaolan, have you seen my watch and bow tie?" Conan changed the subject.

“I didn’t notice.”

(End of this chapter)