Conan nodded in agreement. He wasn't wrong; Chi Feichi's observational skills were truly sharp. "Both of these people are very suspicious, but we still don't know who it is..."
Kyogoku Makoto felt like he wanted to say something, but the alcohol went to his head, causing a mental block. Thinking carefully, he couldn't remember what it was. "Anyway, let's pay more attention to those two tomorrow."
"You guys keep an eye on them tomorrow; I won't go," Chi Feichi said.
"Why?"
Both were surprised.
"Sonoko is going to eat with Mr. Michiwaki tomorrow. It's inconvenient for me to tag along. Since I'm familiar with them, sneaking along would be easily discovered. You guys go ahead," Chi Feichi found an excuse.
Since the plot hadn't deviated much and Kyogoku Makoto's foot injury didn't affect his combat ability, there was no need for him to go along and be a third wheel.
"Mn... Sonoko's safety is my responsibility! Tomorrow..." Kyogoku Makoto wanted to slam the table to show his determination, but his hand hit nothing. Turning his head, he realized the table had already been destroyed by him. He paused for a moment, then continued firmly, "Tomorrow, I absolutely won't let her encounter danger again!"
"Then we'll go back to rest first." Conan's eyelid twitched. He dragged Chi Feichi away, unable to resist glancing at the table broken in two before leaving.
In the future, if Kyogoku Makoto drinks again, it's better to stay away. He doesn't get rowdy when drunk, but his inability to control his strength makes him more destructive than those who do...
After Chi Feichi and Conan left, Kyogoku Makoto turned to look at the table. Thinking hard for a long time, he finally remembered that he seemed to want to say he saw Michiwaki Masahiko hitting on two or three girls before.
But now that they were gone, and only that brat would be following tomorrow, it seemed useless to say anything.
Forget it, rely on myself. Tomorrow I'll stare at Michiwaki Masahiko!
Back in the room, Conan asked curiously while changing shoes, "Brother Chi, you shouldn't be smoking, right? Why carry a lighter with you?"
"When going out, always carry a fire source," Chi Feichi changed his shoes first. "Your curiosity is too strong."
"Uh... it's... it's okay, right?" Conan's further questions were blocked.
Actually, there was also Chi Feichi's keychain...
Curious why Chi Feichi carried a lighter, he had paid attention to Chi Feichi's belongings while going upstairs and noticed the pendant.
Last time at the Morizono house, when checking personal belongings, he felt that keychain pendant was a bit strange.
Two flat strips, a thin cylinder, two triangles of different sizes. Overall, it looked like a metal pendant composed of geometric patterns. But what he found strange was that there were no circular objects commonly used in geometric pendants, and the whole thing was too slender.
If the two triangles were opened, there would be two flat strips of different sizes, a cylinder similar to a toothpick but shorter, and two wires of different thicknesses.
Like lock picking tools?
With these items, if the technique was good, it was enough to open most car locks and door locks.
But he wasn't sure if the pendant was originally like that, and Chi Feichi just bought it casually because it looked nice...
Furthermore, Chi Feichi didn't wear accessories before, but tonight he noticed Chi Feichi wearing a necklace. The chain and pendant were hidden under his clothes, only occasionally revealing a trace of the chain. He only saw it when Chi Feichi squatted down to 'play with fire liquor'.
Bought by himself? Or a gift from someone?
He was just curious if this guy Chi Feichi had found a girlfriend.
Detectives should have the insight and curiosity to discover everything...
Thinking about Conan's performance in front of Kyogoku Makoto, Chi Feichi felt Conan was getting a little too cocky lately. He hinted, "Conan, has this personality of yours been out for a long time recently?"
"Ah?" Conan snapped back to reality. Remembering that when Chi Feichi suspected him before, he tacitly admitted to having a split personality with one persona possessing intelligence beyond ordinary children. He scratched his head and laughed, patching up his story. "This... y-yeah, seems so. But I often come out during holidays. When going to school, he usually controls the body."
Mn, this way, if I forget to switch to the 'child persona' in front of Chi Feichi in the future, he won't be suspicious, right?
Chi Feichi just gave a reminder and nodded noncommittally, taking his toiletries to wash up.
Conan stared at Chi Feichi's back with a profound gaze. It was all because of Chi Feichi's unsurprised, incurious attitude. In front of Chi Feichi, he always couldn't control his desire to deduce and discuss cases, often forgetting he was a child...
"Aren't you going to wash up?" Chi Feichi turned back and asked.
Conan instantly put on a smiling face. "Brother Chi, you go first. I'll go later!"
Chi Feichi said no more and went out directly.
Conan waited for Chi Feichi to leave, then turned to look at the medicinal liquor on the table. He found a cup and poured a little.
Secretly took two sips. No reaction.
Does it only work if I have a cold?
But even without a cold, I can try first...
Took two more sips. No reaction.
Try again?
Drink more...
Conan successfully got dizzy, staggered towards the futon, and collapsed on his quilt.
Chi Feichi returned from washing up. As soon as he entered, he smelled a strong alcohol scent. Looking at the situation in the room, he put the alcohol-reeking Conan into the futon and picked up the bottle on the table, staring at the less than half bottle of medicinal liquor left.
Pretending to be a child for too long, does one's personality become naughty too?
Does the famous detective think he can turn back just by drinking alcohol?
It was just that more than half of his medicinal liquor was drunk. After applying it tonight, there wouldn't be enough for tomorrow...
Chi Feichi turned to look at Conan, silent for two seconds. He took out his phone, started recording a video, walked to Conan's futon, and squatted down. "Conan, is there someone you like?"
He didn't expect Conan to answer, but after two or three seconds, Conan actually murmured, "Ran..."
"Miss Ran?" Chi Feichi continued to guide. "She is much older than you. You two aren't suitable."
"No..." Conan was silent for a long time, then mumbled incoherently, "I... became smaller..."
"Became smaller? What do you mean?"
"Mmph..."
Conan grunted and fell into a deep sleep.
Chi Feichi sighed deeply, saved the video, and put away his phone.
Alcohol, truly harmful.
The next day, Chi Feichi didn't join the fun.
Got up in the morning, continued morning exercises.
Yesterday was the day his whole body hurt the most. Waking up today, he felt much lighter. Exercise couldn't be slacked off.
At noon, ate normally, looked up information with Haibara Ai.
Just after lunch, Chi Feichi received a call from Mouri Ran. Hearing that the matter was resolved, he drove Haibara Ai over.
When they arrived at the edge of the woods, the police were just bringing Michiwaki Masahiko out.
Half of Michiwaki Masahiko's face was swollen. He occasionally wiped his runny nose with a tissue held in his cuffed hands, looking full of despair.
Recalling his life over the past two days, it was completely full of tragedies.
Thinking his crime was photographed, he successfully approached Suzuki Sonoko and felt somewhat smug. But when night came, he started getting bitten by a snake and bitten by a person.
Gritting his teeth, he scraped his shoulder and waist in a mud puddle to cover the snake bite marks. He then gritted his teeth again to withstand the snake venom alone in the car, paralyzed and soaked for half an hour, and caught a cold.
Even so, he didn't give up. The next day, braving the cold and body pain, he continued to look for the photos and silence the witness.
To avoid Chi Feichi and Haibara Ai, who looked indifferent and carried a snake, he even hinted to Suzuki Sonoko in advance not to bring these two.
He could have let the car slide off the cliff, getting rid of Suzuki Sonoko along with the camera and photos.
However, the girl who was always with Suzuki Sonoko and looked very gentle actually had amazing skills. She shattered the car window directly and saved Suzuki Sonoko.
After finally destroying the evidence, he sent Mouri Ran and that brat away, taking Suzuki Sonoko alone to kill her. Suddenly, a monster jumped out, knocked him unconscious with one kick, and he woke up in the hands of the police.
Why did I meet this group of people?
I clearly tried so hard, why did it still end up like this?
Seeing how weird this group was last night, I should have run!