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"My dear friend Mu, you are simply too humble."
And Inspector Megure, upon hearing Mu Tianyuan's words, felt that Mu Tianyuan was simply too humble. Inspector Megure didn't believe that Mu Tianyuan could solve cases purely by luck. After working as a police officer for so many years, Inspector Megure believed that luck could help you find some clues,
but he didn't believe that luck could directly solve a case. So at this moment, Inspector Megure firmly believed that Mu Tianyuan was merely... being humble! Then Inspector Megure patted Mu Tianyuan's shoulder, smiling brightly like a blooming chrysanthemum, and said to Mu Tianyuan, "My dear friend Mu, rest assured, this time I will make sure to prominently introduce you to the reporters..."
"No no no,"
Before Inspector Megure could finish, Mu Tianyuan waved his hand. Then Mu Tianyuan looked at Inspector Megure and said, "Inspector Megure, I prefer to keep a low profile, unlike certain people who are arrogant and like to show off..."
Conan: "..."
Damn it, I always feel like this guy is talking about... this detective! Mu Tianyuan: "...like a certain high school detective, Shinichi Kudo, for example."
Conan: "..."
Alright, don't even bother thinking about it anymore. This guy has already called out names! And Mu Tianyuan continued: "Furthermore, I'm not a detective, so I don't need to rely on becoming famous and investigating affairs to make a living."
Uncle Mouri, who was in his office studying photos of a rich man's wife's affair that he had painstakingly taken all day, sneezed twice. Then Uncle Mouri looked around curiously, always feeling that some troublesome citizen was slandering him behind his back! Just as Uncle Mouri was
wondering if that pig from the Kudo family who wanted to raise his "little cabbage" (Ran) was speaking ill of him behind his back again, Mu Tianyuan looked at Inspector Megure with a smile and said,
"I assist Inspector Megure and you all... not for fame, not for profit. It's purely... doing my duty as a citizen. After all, cooperating with the police to solve cases is something everyone should do, right? So Inspector Megure, don't mention me then. I just assisted in this case and don't need it to be widely publicized."
"My dear friend Mu, you..."
Upon hearing Mu Tianyuan's words, Inspector Megure immediately wanted to say something, but before Inspector Megure could continue, Mu Tianyuan waved his hand and said, "Alright, alright, Inspector Megure, don't be so polite. If it's really impossible, just consider it a favor to me.
You know I really don't like to show off." Then, before Inspector Megure could say anything else, Mu Tianyuan waved at Inspector Megure and said, "Inspector Megure, you go about your business. I'm going home first."
After that, Mu Tianyuan looked at Conan and the other kids and said, "You little ones, quickly say goodbye to Inspector Megure, then I'll take you home."
Watching Mu Tianyuan, who was dragging a large suitcase and escorting the four kids away, Inspector Megure couldn't help but feel incredibly emotional. As an old hand, how could Inspector Megure not understand Mu Tianyuan's words? This guy was giving him all the credit.
What assistance, what cooperation? Others might not know, but Inspector Megure and the others certainly did. This was simply... an excuse. This case, from beginning to end, was solved by Mu Tianyuan.
The police, from beginning to end, were purely... busy for nothing! If the media found out, they would definitely say they were incompetent again. But with Mu Tianyuan giving up the credit like this, it all became theirs.
Now they could hold their heads high outside! Thinking about Mu Tianyuan's approach, and then thinking about Shinichi Kudo, who used to be as active as a monkey, Inspector Megure felt that the gap between these two was simply too vast.
In terms of deduction, they might be on par, but in terms of being human and handling affairs, they were far apart. That Shinichi Kudo only cared about showing off all day and never considered their feelings. What's more, outsiders even boasted that Shinichi Kudo was the police's savior.
Inspector Megure admitted that the "washing machine" (Shinichi) had indeed helped them a lot, but it also brought them a lot of burden. At the very least, they lost a lot of face! As a righteous police officer,
Inspector Megure didn't dislike the "washing machine" meddling, after all, solving cases was always good, but not looking good and feeling uncomfortable in his heart was true! Looking at Mu Tianyuan again, he was better than that "washing machine" whom he both loved and hated. He knew how to save their face!
Once he gave up the credit, at least the group of them would look much better! Inspector Megure had already decided that since Mu Tianyuan had helped them so much, he absolutely couldn't let Mu Tianyuan suffer. He would go to his superiors and apply for a bonus for Mu Tianyuan!
Mu Tianyuan, who was currently walking back with a group of troublesome kids after boosting Inspector Megure and the others' goodwill, had no idea that he had just earned another windfall. At this moment, Little Fox whispered to Mu Tianyuan through a private channel, "You just gave up the credit like that?"
"Is that thing useful to us?"
Mu Tianyuan asked in a straightforward, rhetorical tone. Little Fox pondered for a moment and said, "Seems not."
"Then why bother? We're not aiming for fame, and we're not part of the police system. What do we need that credit for? Can we even collect enough for an achievement? So, using something that's utterly useless to us to gain the police's goodwill, I think that's a profitable deal."
Mu Tianyuan answered nonchalantly. Little Fox wagged its tail and said, "Exchanging a piece of credit that's optional for us for the police's favor, and then who knows when this favor will turn into a benefit?"
"I don't expect benefits, but maintaining a good relationship with them is always good. Maybe we'll need it sometime. We don't expect big favors, but helping with small things at crucial moments is fine."
Mu Tianyuan answered very directly. After hearing him, Little Fox sighed, "I have to say, you're a very realistic person."
After a moment of silence, Mu Tianyuan said, "Yes, realistic. Although I don't want to be so realistic, you have to admit that society is... a realistic society. When you've struggled for a few years, you'll find that not everyone can talk about emotions with you. So we have to learn to be a bit more realistic, don't we? You know, sometimes interests are often more reliable than emotions."
"Yeah, you have a point,"
Little Fox nodded, then said seriously, "So let's discuss something realistic now. What do you think about eating roast chicken tonight?"
"But I want to eat zhajiangmian tonight."
Mu Tianyuan immediately raised his objection to Little Fox's realistic question. Little Fox, however, said, "Zhajiangmian and roast chicken aren't mutually exclusive. You can totally eat zhajiangmian mixed with roast chicken!"
"Nonsense, what kind of weird way to eat is that?"
Mu Tianyuan rolled his eyes at Little Fox. To think this guy could come up with such an idea! Zhajiangmian mixed with roast chicken, could that even be good? But then again, maybe it was worth a try!
Just as Mu Tianyuan and Little Fox were discussing the dinner menu, Ayumi, who was nearby discussing the case with her friends, looked at Mu Tianyuan in confusion and said, "Big Brother Mu, you clearly solved the case, but why did you say you were just assisting the police officers?"
"We have to save face for the police officers, don't we? If everyone were like that Shinichi Kudo, high in IQ but low in EQ, always wanting to show off, even if he helped the police solve many cases,
who knows how many people would curse him behind his back? Just like now, he's gone somewhere, and besides... us friends who occasionally remember there's such a creature, who else remembers him?"
Mu Tianyuan said with a smile, looking at Ayumi. Then he continued with a smile, "Alright, you kids are still young; you might not understand these things. You'll understand when you grow up."
Conan, listening nearby, silently rolled his eyes. Damn it, this guy was clearly... a high school student, but he was a bit too cunning and manipulative. He was even so familiar with matters of human relationships. But Conan had to admit that this guy seemed to have a point. Was his previous way of dealing with people really problematic?
Just as Conan was pondering, Mitsuhiko, nearby, looked at Mu Tianyuan with admiration and said, "Big Brother Mu, you are truly amazing. You can deduce things exactly as they happened. Oh, right, Big Brother Mu, how did you know that person climbed out of the tree?"
Mu Tianyuan naturally couldn't tell them that he knew this from a cat's mouth. So he spoke nonsense with a serious expression: "Because of the tree's location. Put yourself in that person's shoes. If I were that person, with police downstairs, and I wanted to leave without alerting anyone, I would choose that place as my escape route."
Then Mu Tianyuan looked at Mitsuhiko and continued to trick him: "Putting yourself in the criminal's shoes and thinking about what you would do as the culprit, you'll discover a lot. You know, changing your perspective will reveal many differences. It's like how the sunset looks different when you're standing on the street compared to when you're watching it from a tall building."
"Is that so? I'll remember that!"
Mitsuhiko thought about Mu Tianyuan's nonsense and nodded very seriously. Ayumi and Gentian also kept nodding. They had no idea that Mu Tianyuan was tricking them. They thought Mu Tianyuan was teaching them crime-solving techniques. After personally witnessing Mu Tianyuan's performance, they now admired Mu Tianyuan immensely.
They thought this Big Brother Mu was a great detective! To learn even a little from a great detective was a rare opportunity for their Junior Detective League! Not only were these kids fooled, but even the shrewd Conan didn't realize that Mu Tianyuan was talking nonsense.
He, too, was accidentally fooled by Mu Tianyuan. At this moment, Conan felt that Mu Tianyuan's nonsense sounded quite convincing. Occasionally looking at the world from a different perspective was quite good. For example, the view from squatting under a girl's skirt would definitely be different from standing up! Collection, recommend
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