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

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Little did he know that the drug's effects were only temporary. Not long after, he was simply anesthetized, took a nap, and before he could do much, he was about to turn into a child again.

"Damn it, Jiang Chengbei, you lied to me!"

This time, Shinichi Kudo was furious. If he were to turn back like this, wouldn't all the excruciating pain he had endured these two times be for nothing?

Then he suddenly saw that Takagi had already finished making the call to Shiratori, and Shiratori had already taken people to the Megure residence. He suddenly remembered the scene where Conan had disappeared for more than ten days and he couldn't find him no matter how hard he looked.

Now, even if Conan is pinned on the serial shooting murders, he'll be the one who ends up in jail.

But the real culprit, Conan, is still at large!

After realizing this, Conan, now transformed into Shinichi Kudo, is experiencing both physical and mental pain, and is also facing the prospect of reporting himself, framing himself, and taking the blame for someone else.

Thinking of this, Conan, now transformed into Shinichi Kudo, disregarded the unbearable pain throughout his body and the imminent transformation, and shouted at Inspector Megure, Takagi, and the other police officers:

"I was just framing him. I lied. Conan isn't actually the murderer. No, I framed him!"

Takagi, call Shiratori back right now and tell him to stop searching. I was just joking!

Yes, I just played the appeal test game again, so it doesn't count!

Takagi, call her now! I regret it…

Seeing Shinichi Kudo suddenly change his story, Inspector Megure, Takagi, and the other police officers present were all shocked.

They've seen witnesses recant their confessions in court, and they've seen prisoners recant their confessions after leaving the interrogation room, but they've never seen Shinichi Kudo recant his confession so quickly, in less than a minute.

Seeing Shinichi Kudo's behavior, Inspector Megure was amused and said sternly:

"Shinichi Kudo, are you crazy?!"

You were so determined to frame Conan just now, but now you're changing your mind with a pained look on your face. What's wrong with you today?

You've changed so much I almost don't recognize you anymore!

Faced with Inspector Megure's questioning, Shinichi Kudo looked pained: "I'll tell you what it's like to almost die, barely escape death, and then inexplicably turn into a child."

If you become a child again and encounter a younger brother who is determined to kill you, replace you, and sleep with your sweetheart, you will become like me.

"Shinichi Kudo, you're just no match for Conan in deduction, and you've been defeated by Conan a few times. Is it really necessary to frame him like this?"

Now you've lost all sense of decency. Are you still the sunny, cheerful Shinichi Kudo I know?

Shinichi Kudo, wake up! Don't make any more mistakes!

Chapter 92 Conan, the King of Traffic, the Idol of the Little Blacks

"Kudo, you don't have much time left."

Despite Jiang Chengbei's gloating reminder, Shinichi Kudo, drenched in sweat and in excruciating pain, ultimately didn't dare to perform the adult-to-child, Shinichi-to-Conan act in public.

Finally, he made up an excuse and ran away, hiding in his room to transform.

Of course, before running away, he didn't forget the despicable thing he had just done. Knowing that he was powerless to undo it, all he could do before leaving was shout:

"That video is fake! I forced Conan to record it, so it doesn't count. Don't believe it! Conan was coerced by me with force. He's not the murderer. I framed him!"

Shinichi Kudo is about to turn back into Conan, and Jiang Chengbei's mission as Conan's substitute will also be completed. Having had experience before, he made up an excuse and ran away, hiding away to secretly transform.

After Shinichi Kudo transforms back into Conan, Jiang Chengbei completes his mission of replacing Conan.

During his time impersonating Conan, he was in Conan form the entire time. He also solved a murder case using Conan's appearance and deduced a wrongful conviction from two years ago. Therefore, the system's reward was: Death Aura (fake).

Death Aura (Fake): This aura only works on characters from the original storyline and has no effect on those who did not appear in the original storyline.

It seems that even with the aura of death, Jiang Chengbei can't become a human weapon of death that kills wherever he goes, like Conan.

This trip to the Yama-ni Temple, where the legend of the Tengu is said to be, has been quite fruitful. In addition to the Death God Aura (fake), he also gained the ability to transform into Conan/Shinichi Kudo, and purchased the Tengu Hanging Technique and the Tengu Wall-Breaking Palm skills. After purchasing the two level 1 Tengu skills, he also had 2 more kill coins, and he currently has 9 kill coins left over.

In addition to his original abilities such as the Little Chubby Bird Transformation, Level 4 Wall Climbing, Gin's Danger Warning, Level 1 Nameless Extra's Highlight Moment, and Level 1 Vodka's Hacking Skills, Jiang Chengbei now has quite a few abilities.

After Jiang Chengbei's affairs are settled, he can transform into a chubby little bird and watch the show from the sidelines, or simply leave in his chubby little bird form, but Conan doesn't have that ability anymore.

After he turned back into Conan, what awaited him next was that the confession video he had hidden in the toilet tank was found by Shiratori Ninzaburo.

Then you have to bear the consequences of your own actions, even if you have to kneel down.

This time, unlike the last roller coaster case where he helped the murderer destroy evidence and commit perjury, and was let off lightly because he was only 7 years old, and everything would be fine as long as he apologized.

This time, thanks to Conan's thorough preparation, he clearly and completely recounted the events surrounding the murders of all four people in the confession video.

So even though the police didn't have much evidence, they still felt that Conan's words made sense; he was the one who killed the person and he was the one who did the thing.

Moreover, after seeing that the police couldn't find the culprit, he arrogantly recorded a confession video, which was discovered by Shinichi Kudo, a detective who frequently broke into homes, committed trespassing, and disregarded the rules.

Besides the lack of logical loopholes in Conan's confession video, there's also the fact that Conan's whereabouts were mysterious and he had no alibi before and after these murders.

Even more terrifying than an alibi is that, following Conan's confession video, and based on Conan's own deductions, the police traced the clues and found witnesses who had contact with the deceased.

For example, Sugiyama, the music teacher who died at Beika Elementary School, was found at a convenience store where he and Conan appeared at the same time. Conan even bought something with a 10,000 yen bill, and Sugiyama was standing in line behind him at the time.

In addition, before the victim, Katsuhiko Nakamoto, was killed, Conan had appeared near Nakamoto's house. When Conan was walking around with a picture of him, several people recognized him.

Even without direct evidence or a murder weapon, Conan's suspicion, due to his own actions, cannot be cleared now.

Of course, given the current lack of direct evidence and motive for murder, the only way to bring Conan to justice is for him to continue confessing, not recanting his confession, and turning himself in.

But ironically, after Conan's confession video was found, he immediately recanted his confession, completely denying what he said in the video, and only saying that it was a joke.

To convince everyone, he later came up with the idea that he was playing Truth or Dare with Shinichi Kudo. It was a dare game, and since Conan lost, he made himself the murderer and recorded it as a dare.

Although Shinichi Kudo, dressed as a monk, recanted his confession at the last moment before disappearing, the police still followed Conan's reasoning in the confession video because he was so good. However, they could only find indirect evidence and not any direct evidence at all.

Since Conan's confession video was found, Megure has been temporarily put on leave. Conan has been eating pork cutlet rice at the Metropolitan Police Department for many days. Because he looks young, he is living a comfortable life.

During his time at the Metropolitan Police Department, Conan came to a realization. Fortunately, he had pulled a stunt, doing something foolish that framed him and made himself the scapegoat. This allowed him to escape mortal danger during Shinichi Kudo's weakened state when he reverted to Conan.

It was precisely because he framed himself and made himself a suspect in a serial killer case that the evil Conan, who was determined to kill him and take his place, kept him alive to take the blame, which is why he wasn't killed during Conan's weakened state when he transformed.

That's what Conan guessed, so he felt fortunate to be alive and to have such an unexpected joy from his own blunder.

Conan was living comfortably, but while he was enjoying a wonderful life, living in a single room at the Metropolitan Police Department and eating pork cutlet rice there, the cursed Metropolitan Police Department had become a living hell.

People are dying every day, several a day, and all of them are unnatural deaths. Moreover, with Conan becoming a suspect in the serial gun case and being confined to a solitary cell, no one is helping to solve the case. The Metropolitan Police Department is in dire straits and having a tough time.

However, what the Metropolitan Police Department found most unbearable was not the daily murders and deaths, but the fact that, for some unknown reason, the video of Conan turning himself in was leaked and broadcast on various television stations, causing a sensation throughout Japan.

To the Metropolitan Police Department's embarrassment, even though Conan recounted his crime in detail in the video, the department couldn't find any direct evidence.

So when Conan recanted his confession, admitting only that he was playing a dare game and denying that he was the serial killer, the Metropolitan Police Department had no evidence to prove that he was the murderer and could only treat him as a suspect who had been present at the scene.

After this incident was reported by the media, Conan instantly became a household name in Japan and also gained worldwide fame.

This arrogant murderer dared to confess his crimes and even hand over the video to the police. In the end, he recanted his confession, leaving the police helpless. This explosive story immediately became headline news worldwide.

After reading the news about Conan's outrageous antics, Simpson, a football star on the other side of the ocean, who had just spent a fortune hiring a famous lawyer to find a legal loophole and win his case, successfully escaping acquittal from being a murderer of his wife, was immediately filled with admiration for Conan, the serial killer who had taunted the police. His respect for Conan was as boundless as the waters of the Mississippi River.

In order to pay homage to his idol Conan, Simpson, whose wallet was much emptier due to spending a lot of money on lawsuits, immediately began writing a book.

Shortly afterward, Simpson's autobiography, a tribute to Conan, was published. It was titled "If I Had Done It," and it described how he killed his ex-wife and her friend.

But the younger brother is still the younger brother. Compared to the big brother Conan who directly releases a confession video, Simpson's book is still far inferior. He didn't even dare to use a title like "I Did It," and had to add "what if," which is a downgrade.

I won't go into the details of Simpson's obsession with Conan. Let's go back to when Conan's videotapes were broadcast on television and instantly sparked a public outcry. Conan's name instantly became the idol of Miyazaki fans.

While they were still outsmarting the police and figuring out the method, their Optimus Prime, Conan, had managed to catch up with the culprit after the police had been searching for him for dozens of days.

He had arrogantly recounted his crime in detail to the police, but they couldn't find any concrete evidence to convict him. His provocation and taunting of the police made him an idol of all the Japanese underworld figures.

In Beika Town, where the density of spies is the highest, through the secret coordination of the spies, they have raised a large sum of money to erect a full-body bronze statue of Conan in Beika Park to commemorate Conan's rampage against the Metropolitan Police Department, which the department is powerless to stop.

Of course, besides the Kuro who spontaneously took action in Beika Town, Gin, who has also become a fan of Conan, also wants to erect a bronze statue for Conan. However, the location is not Beika Town, where Conan debuted, but rather he wants to erect a full-body bronze statue for Conan at Sakurada Gate.

Some people idolize Conan and want to be his fans, while others want to become famous by stepping on Conan and become the number one detective in Japan.

Therefore, detectives from all over the country, whether famous or not, came to Tokyo and Beika Town to begin a thorough search. If they could find evidence to convict Conan, they could step on Conan, the contemporary Moriarty, to rise to the top and become the number one detective in Japan.

Conan has become a hot commodity in the eyes of detectives, and similarly, he has become a hot commodity in the eyes of lawyers.

Ever since Conan's confession videotape aired on Japanese television, lawyers from all over the country have flocked to the Metropolitan Police Department to offer to represent Conan in the case free of charge, forming an endless queue of people.

In any case, Conan is now a disgrace in the eyes of the Metropolitan Police Department, the most popular internet sensation in the eyes of the media, and the king of outrageous antics that the general public talks about with great relish.

The pillar of strength and idol in Xiao Hei's eyes, the case that made him famous in the eyes of the detective—whoever solves it becomes the number one in Japan.

A multitude of lawyers also wanted to defend him, especially those aspiring lawyers who wanted to become famous overnight.

Chapter 93 Shinichi Kudo finally makes an appearance!

Compared to Conan's outrageous antics, Jiang Chengbei's behavior pales in comparison.

The day after returning from the mountain temple, Jiang Chengbei flew to Professor Agasa's house and used his transformation ability once to activate the skill of transforming into Shinichi Kudo. This way, he could transform into Shinichi Kudo at any time for the next 24 hours.

After transforming into Shinichi Kudo, Jiang Chengbei immediately sneaked into Professor Agasa's house and dragged Professor Agasa out of bed, who hadn't slept all night and had only gone to sleep at dawn.

Rubbing his eyes with the back of his hand, and seeing that the person in front of him was indeed Shinichi Kudo, Professor Agasa exclaimed in surprise:

"Shinichi, where have you been these past few days? I was so worried about you, I was even thinking of calling the police to look for you today."

"Doctor, I've gotten myself into big trouble. I've been hiding away these past few days, living as a monk at Shanni Temple."

"If the old abbot there hadn't been murdered the night before last, and the police hadn't come yesterday, I'd still be hiding there."

Upon hearing Jiang Chengbei's words, Professor Agasa immediately became anxious and said worriedly:

"Still hiding? Shinichi, who did you mess with? Are you in mortal danger? Do you need my help? Should we call your parents?"

Seeing Professor Agasa's nervous expression, Jiang Chengbei waved his hand and comforted him:

"No need, no need at all, I can handle these things myself."

I've come to report to the Doctor that I'm safe and sound, and I'd also like to ask for your help with some props. I need..."

Next, Jiang Chengbei described to Professor Agasa the Conan gadgets he wanted.

Faced with a request from someone who looks like Shinichi Kudo, Professor Agasa naturally complied unconditionally. If he didn't even do that, he, a regular character in the original series and a member of the main cast, would truly be marginalized.

After listening to Jiang Chengbei's request for the items, Dr. Agasa readily agreed and told Jiang Chengbei that he could come and pick them up in a few days.

Seeing that Professor Agasa had agreed, Jiang Chengbei hesitated. After all, the number of times he could transform into Conan/Shinichi Kudo was limited, the time he could spend in each transformation was also limited, and the original characters who could kill people in the story were also limited.

In order not to waste precious transformation time on handing over the gadgets to Professor Agasa, Jiang Chengbei spoke up:

"Doctor, I'm afraid I won't be able to come back often in the future."