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

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After looking at Uozuka's beautiful, sapphire-like eyes, Jiang Chengbei and the others turned to look at Kogoro Mouri.

Having his underwear exposed by Uozuka and being stared at like that by everyone, Kogoro Mouri felt extremely guilty. He looked around frantically, wanting nothing more than to find a way to escape and leave this awful place.

Remembering the last time Hattori split up and ran away, Jiang Chengbei chased after Hattori first, letting Mori run ahead for half an hour. In the end, Mori couldn't escape and was accidentally injured by Ran, who was chasing after Jiang Chengbei.

Kogoro Mouri ultimately abandoned his plan to escape and instead began to reassure everyone and clear up the misunderstanding. He said to Jiang Chengbei:

"It's a misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding, Jiang Cheng. I did take the money, but it was just for emergency purposes. I didn't mean to really teach you a lesson."

I haven't earned a single penny in the past month. I'm just borrowing from my fans to tide me over. Once I earn money, I will definitely pay it back.

Also, I'm doing this for everyone's benefit. I saw that the fans have already crowdfunded the money. What if they actually hire a hitman? Could it lead to someone getting killed?

To avoid any bloodshed, I thought it best to keep the money for myself. That way, once their anger subsided and they regretted their actions, I could return the money to them.

After hearing Kogoro Mouri's explanation, Jiang Chengbei and Uozuka were both dissatisfied and glared at him angrily.

Jiang Chengbei: Mind your own business. If you stop them like this, they won't find the killer. Wouldn't I be a hater for nothing?

Most importantly: You've already taken the money, so why haven't you done anything about it?!

My target is right in front of you, it's been hanging there all day, so why don't you make a move!

No wonder you've never had any business if you don't even have this much professional ethics!

Uozuka: Who regrets it? If I had known you weren't going to do it, I would have done it myself!

My dear Yoko, I, Yuzuka, am so sorry for letting your hater live until now. It's my fault, Yuzuka. It won't happen again. I'll find a chance to kill Jiang Chengbei, that hater, right away!

While things were raging in Jiangcheng North, Conan kept his eyes glued to the tall, adorable man with big, bright eyes.

He felt that this person was familiar, as if he had seen him somewhere before, but he just couldn't remember where.

Moreover, if I had ever seen his striking, large, sapphire-blue eyes, I would never forget them.

I have absolutely no recollection of it now; perhaps I really did remember it wrong.

While Conan was lost in thought, Yoko Okino and her manager arrived. Because Jiang Chengbei and his group had made quite a scene, standing in the center of the stage, Yoko Okino spotted them immediately.

After Yoko Okino learned what had happened, she was furious.

The idea of ​​one's own fans crowdfunding to eliminate so-called "anti-fans" would definitely be a major scandal in a normal society. Even if the celebrity involved was unaware of it, they would still be greatly implicated.

Fortunately, this happened in Beika Town. Crowdfunding for murder is not unacceptable, as long as the reason is plausible. In the eyes of the citizens of Beika Town, this might even be seen as a manifestation of their intolerance of injustice.

However, it's best to let this matter drop and avoid escalating its impact.

After greeting the director, Jiang Chengbei and his group entered the Beika Shrine. Kogoro Mouri had taken the money raised by fans to hire someone to kill him, but he didn't actually do it. They could resolve the matter internally and quietly.

With Yoko Okino's mediation, Kogoro Mouri and Uozuka realized that crowdfunding to kill would have a negative impact on Yoko Okino, so they immediately stopped.

In the world of Detective Conan, many attempted murders fail. The perpetrator is stopped while committing the crime, or the perpetrator stops themselves during the act. Sometimes, the murderer fails to kill, only sending the victim to the ICU for emergency treatment, who ultimately survives.

In short, as long as the victim is not dead, regardless of whether they are injured or disabled, as long as the murderer kneels down and cries in repentance afterward, the matter is negotiable. Generally, they will be forgiven by Conan and the others, and the matter will be settled.

If the police are aware of the matter, the victim will issue a letter of understanding. If the police are not aware of it, then there's no need to even call the police; the matter has already been resolved privately, and that's it.

Even when faced with a grieving murderer, it is the victim or Conan who comes out to comfort him, telling him not to cry or be sad, since he knows he was wrong anyway, so he is still a good person and doesn't need to be too sad, as excessive sadness can harm his health.

Such things can be forgiven, without needing to be reported to the police or prosecuted, so this crime that hasn't been committed yet is just a joke where everyone chipped in some money.

Moreover, the adorable-looking big, innocent-eyed girl already knew she was wrong, and was looking at everyone with her watery, almost crying eyes, so there was even less need to pursue the matter. Thus, the matter was ultimately resolved internally and left unresolved.

As for the matter of Kogoro Mouri embezzling the crowdfunding money, since Kogoro Mouri is currently short of money, Yoko Naoko paid the money on his behalf first, and he will repay it when he has the money.

The matter has been resolved. Although he was a little unwilling that the fans had raised money but it didn't come to fruition, the matter had already been exposed, and Jiang Chengbei could only accept it helplessly.

However, even though he accepted it, he still needed to know who had participated in the crowdfunding so that he could easily show up in front of them. If they couldn't resist taking action, wouldn't he make a fortune?

Then, through Jiang Chengbei's efforts and after spending some time on Kogoro Mouri, he finally obtained the list of people to be crowdfunded to get rid of the haters.

The first name on the list was: Kurosawa 10.

Then, from the next list, Jiang Chengbei picked out a long string of names he was familiar with:

Sharon 90,000, Uozuka 90,000, Moroboshi Dai 80,000, Amuro 80,000, Mina 70,000, Korn 70,000, Motoi 70,000, Jin 60,000, Miyano 60,000, Hirota 60,000, Akai 60,000, Shuichi ... Toru 60,000, Rena 60,000, An 50,000, Tairou 50,000, Jiro 50,000, Saburo 50,000, Masami 50,000, Shiho 50,000, Su 50,000...

Looking at the densely packed, familiar names, good heavens, if Conan saw this list, wouldn't the entire winery be wiped out?

Of course, in addition to the familiar names mentioned above, Jiang Chengbei also saw other names, such as: Shangtian Sanwan, Zhongtian Sanwan, Shimotian Sanwan, Tianshang Sanwan, Tianzhong Sanwan, Tianxia Sanwan, as well as other surnames such as Xitian, Tianxi, Dongtian, Tiandong, Yamada, Takada, etc.

Of course, besides those with fields, there are many others with mountains, rivers, and streams.

In summary, based on the above two points, Jiang Chengbei believes this list looks like it was filled out randomly, so there's only one truth:

Then, Jiang Chengbei looked at the big-eyed girl in front of him with a strange expression. What grudge did this girl have against him that she would give so much money as a gift?

Upon discovering that Kogoro Mouri had also copied a crowdfunding list, Uozuka snatched it back before Jiang Chengbei could even finish reading the names, swallowed it whole, and then angrily said to Kogoro Mouri:

"You're showing this hater such an important list? Do you expect him to come after us one by one? I'm not afraid, I'm just worried he won't be able to find the people, um..."

At this point, Yuzuka suddenly seemed to remember something, then looked defiantly at Jiang Chengbei and said:

"I'm not afraid of your revenge, come at me if you dare!"

After saying that, Yu Zhong gave Jiang Chengbei a provocative look. It was a pity that he had destroyed the list. If it were still there, Yu Zhong would definitely throw it at Jiang Chengbei's head and make him come to him on his own.

While Jiang Chengbei was checking the crowdfunding list, Conan also took a look and found that these were all common surnames and given names, and that the names on them might not even be real, so he didn't pay much attention to these names and forgot about them after glancing at them.

Because it was Uozuka who initiated the crowdfunding campaign, and he was also the one organizing and collecting the money. Moreover, it wasn't a public crowdfunding event that everyone agreed to hold in a certain place.

In reality, Uozuka personally went to each donor to collect the money, so only Uozuka knew who donated and how much they donated. He also knew whether the crowdfunding list he showed to Kogoro Mouri was genuine.

Anyway, he brought so much money with him at the time, and Kogoro Mouri was tempted when he saw it. Based on the principle of keeping the money in the family, he took the job and used the crowdfunding raised by Uozuka.

Now that the crowdfunding campaign has failed, with Yoko Okino's support, Kogoro Mouri is returning the money to Uozuka.

Looking at the several million in his hand, and then at the lively Jiang Chengbei, who was even chatting and laughing with Ms. Yangzi, Uozuka was furious!

No! We can't let him live such a carefree life!

Since crowdfunding and having others do it on my behalf are no longer viable options, I have no choice but to find someone to do it myself.

And sure enough, Conan is here too. He's a ready-made serial killer who can get things done for a fee. Last time, when my brother was facing that troublesome police officer from the Metropolitan Police Department, Conan completed the task in just a few hours, and it was flawless. No one suspected them. Now it's just right to ask Conan for help.

Chapter 145 Vodka: Conan, kill Jiang Chengbei for me, I'll pay you.

Yoko Okino is filming a detective drama at Beika Shrine this time. She plays the female lead, who is also a murderer. The opening scene is her killing the male lead.

Regardless of whether she acted well or not, Kogoro Mouri and Uozuka, two true fans, cheered enthusiastically from below, acting as cheerleaders, making the filming set more exciting than a basketball or football game.

After filming Yoko Okino's scenes, they fawned over her while simultaneously mocking each other.

"Uozuka, you hater, I've only just realized your true colors. You actually wanted to kill someone under the guise of being a fan of Ms. Yoko. Isn't that ruining Ms. Yoko's reputation?"

"You're so awful, you hater!"

"Mouri, you fake fan! I've only just discovered your true colors. You infiltrated our fan group to scam money. You liar!"

You wouldn't even dare to kill for Ms. Yoko, you fake fan!

Seeing them arguing, Yoko Okino had a real headache!

Why are her fans of such low quality? They're all either Mori or Uozuka, not a single one of them is normal!

When the film crew started shooting, Megure took Conan to the head priest of Beika Shrine, Mamegaki Kyusaku, to pray for blessings and ward off evil spirits.

A long time passed before Conan and Megure, exhausted from the exorcism ritual, finally returned after the TV crew finished filming all their scenes for the day.

"Brother Mori, didn't we agree to come together to exorcise evil spirits before you came?"

Conan and I have completed the exorcism ritual. The bad luck on us is gone. We shouldn't encounter any more murders or killings around us for some time to come.

As for you, since you and Brother Jiangcheng didn't go, I reckon your business won't improve during this time. It'll still be the same old story—sparsely populated and sluggish.

Okay then, I'll reluctantly come a few more times in the next few days and try my best to help you finish the fruit you can't eat.

It's hot now, and fruit doesn't keep well. It would be a waste if it spoiled too long, so I'll reluctantly help you use it up.

Reminded by Megure, Mori finally remembered why he had come to the shrine that day, and slapped his thigh in annoyance, complaining to Kojo Kita:

"As a true fan, I'm here to cheer on Ms. Yoko. It's one thing if I can't go exorcise the evil spirits, but why don't you, the fruit shop owner, go?"

I, Kogoro Mouri, am a detective. It's a business with no initial investment. If I don't make any business, at worst I won't earn any money, and I might even go hungry. The loss isn't significant.

"But you run a fruit shop in Jiangcheng. That requires a lot of capital, and fruit has a shelf life. If it doesn't sell and goes bad, wouldn't you suffer a huge loss?"

"I've lost a lot of money. Aren't the ones I can't sell just a good deal for you guys?"

Stop with the crocodile tears and fake compassion. I doubt your exorcism will be very effective. I think someone will die today to liven things up.

"Who gave you the audacity to perform an exorcism on Death? He'll surely retaliate by taking a life today."

After listening to Jiang Chengbei's words, Yuzuka nodded seriously. What he said was right. Someone was definitely going to die today. He, Yuzuka, had already prepared the money and was just waiting for Conan to make his move.

It's ridiculous how these people are talking. Conan orchestrated and murdered these people, yet instead of thinking about arresting and executing him, you're thinking about exorcising evil spirits for him.

If exorcisms were effective, you might as well find a psychologist to counsel Conan, the mastermind behind the crimes. If you could cure his twisted psychology, maybe he would stop killing people.

Thinking that killing Jiang Cheng, the biggest hater, would require Conan to use a criminal method that no one could see through and that was unpredictable, Uozuka secretly gave Conan a look, telling him to come to the grove for a detailed discussion.

Startled by the sapphire-blue eyes of Uozuka, Conan followed her without a second thought, completely oblivious to everything else.

Seeing that Conan and Uozuka were secretly up to something, Jiang Chengbei couldn't hold back any longer. He found a secluded spot, transformed, and flew into the grove.

After luring Conan to a grove of trees, Uozuka pulled out several stacks of 10,000 yen bills he had gotten from Kogoro Mouri, stuffed them into Conan's pocket, and said:

"Conan, do me a favor. I need someone to kill someone. Help me kill Jiang Cheng."

Conan was completely stunned when this big guy suddenly stuffed so much money into his hand and then said what he meant. It took him a long time to react before he pushed the money back and said:

"Uncle, you've misunderstood. I'm still a child. At most, I'm a little smarter than other kids and my reasoning skills are a bit better. I can only solve cases, I can't kill people. I'm just a little detective..."

"Conan, stop pretending in front of me. I've seen you kick an armed helicopter to pieces and shoot down six military aircraft with one kick. Killing someone is nothing to you."

Please help me out and kill Jiang Chengbei, that hater. With a hater like him around, Miss Yangzi is in too much danger.

Moreover, she's currently being blinded by this hater, and as her fan, I have to step in and help her resolve her concerns.

Hearing this, Conan was stunned: How come everyone knows that I kicked the plane to pieces? My brother who kicked the attack helicopter to pieces is really too careless, isn't he?

I practice chakra every night now. When will I be able to reach the level of my brother, and kick an armed helicopter to pieces and shoot down six military aircraft with one kick?

I was too ignorant before, and I thought that my brother must have tampered with the plane beforehand to pretend to kick them out in Dorobiga.

But now that he has cultivated chakra, he has gained more knowledge, and military aircraft cannot be easily tampered with. He even predicted that Dorobiga would fly there that day, so kicking the plane to pieces must have been something only his own brother could do with his true strength.