Conan: Rice Flower Spring

Chapter 251 245. White Bird: I am possessed by Sherlock Holmes

"No, you need to explain the situation first. Why did Kudo Shinichi disappear?" Lin Longma looked confused.
"Didn't he show up at that diplomat's house some time ago? You knew that, right?"

Shiratori took the mineral water from Kaneda, nodded and thanked him, then unscrewed the cap and took a sip:
“I know, although I was not there that time, but I heard colleagues who were there mentioned it.

But did you know that after the diplomat incident, Kudo Shinichi called Inspector Megure and asked him not to tell anyone about his presence at the scene?
Do you think Kudo Shinichi is a low-key person? "

Kudo Shinichi is certainly not such a low-key person.

I have to say that Kudo Shinichi's reasoning ability is impeccable, but it is also true that he does not know how to behave as a human being.

There is no other detective in the entire detective world who gives less face to the police than Kudo Shinichi. Even Hattori Heiji in Kansai is not as arrogant as Kudo Shinichi.

Hattori Heiji is the biological son and the only son of the Chief of the Osaka Prefectural Police Headquarters. Not to mention the title of savior of the Japanese police, he doesn't even have the title of savior of the Osaka police.

There can't be any, otherwise Hattori Heizo, as a father, would definitely take the time to go home and educate his son properly.

Although Hattori Heiji is quite good at kendo, he probably can't beat his own father. He would probably have a hard time beating his mother too.

Anyway, according to Kudo Shinichi's usual style, when he solves a case, he wants the whole world to know about his feat, but now he suddenly asks for confidentiality.
"There's obviously something wrong here."

"Yeah, that's what I thought too!
Of course, this alone can only be regarded as supporting evidence. The most important point is that Kudo Shinichi's parents, Kudo Yusaku and Kudo Yukiko, are recently mobilizing their connections in the hope of finding their son!"

Strictly speaking, this news should not be known to Lin Ryoma, but Shiratori and Lin Ryoma are not outsiders.

Not to mention the three great ironies in life, but Lin Longma can be said to have indirectly saved Shiratori's life, and they have done some "extraordinary" things together (Moon Shadow Island). Even in the future, Shiratori is expected to need Lin Longma's help in many investigations.

Instead of hiding it, it’s better to be direct.

Shiratori, who came from a prominent family, was not as obedient as ordinary people when it came to the so-called rules and regulations that should be strictly followed.

This thing is used to restrain ordinary people, not to restrain the privileged class like them.

"Inspector Megure also received a request from the Kudo couple, but unfortunately there are no good clues."

Shiratori briefly explained to Hayashi Ryoma the "missing only son incident" that occurred in the Kudo family.

After attending the memorial service at Haido City Hotel, the Kudo couple returned home but did not find their son.

Fortunately, their son has been interested in detective culture since he was a child, and he became a detective when he grew up. Because they didn't tell anyone about their return home, they didn't take their son's absence seriously.

I just thought he was out solving a case or doing reasoning and couldn't come back for the time being.

But for several days, their son did not return home, and there was no phone call.

After asking their neighbors, the Kudo couple decisively decided to report the case to the police and mobilized their own connections to try to find their son.

Thanks to Kudo Yusaku's connections in the Metropolitan Police Department, most of the police officers who had worked with Kudo were willing to help when they heard that his son was missing.

Inspector Megure is one of them, but unfortunately because there are too few clues and there is no clear time of Kudo Shinichi's disappearance, the investigation has not made any progress for a while.

"Just because you investigated the disappearance of Kudo Shinichi, you got yourself into this state? Man, why haven't I heard that you have such a deep connection with the Kudo family?"

If Shiratori said that he was in this state because of Kudo Shinichi's disappearance, Hayashi Ryoma would be the first one not to believe it. Not to mention Shiratori, even if it was Inspector Megure, Hayashi Ryoma would not believe it.

Although Kudo Yusaku left a lot of loyalty in the Metropolitan Police Department, loyalty is not a life-saving favor. Why would Shiratori fight so hard?

If Shiratori's own sister was missing, Lin Longma would have a slight chance of believing him if he tried so hard.

"No, my current state has something to do with Kudo Shinichi's disappearance, but not much."

Shiratori frankly admitted that he would certainly not fight like this for Kudo Shinichi, but...his current situation could barely be linked to Kudo Shinichi's disappearance.

"Regarding the time when Kudo Shinichi disappeared, both Inspector Megure and the Kudo couple judged that it happened recently.

But I have some different opinions.”

"Oh? What do you say?"

"I once personally went to the neighborhood around Kudo's house to investigate. Kudo Shinichi hasn't returned to his home for a long time.

This means that Kudo Shinichi's disappearance was definitely not during this recent period!"

Shiratori said it with absolute certainty, and even produced strong evidence: "I also went to Teitan High School where Kudo Shinichi studied, and found his homeroom teacher to learn about the situation.

Kudo Shinichi has been on leave for a long time, and it wasn’t even Kudo Shinichi who asked for it.”

"Isn't this a bit wrong?" Although Lin Longma wanted to admit Bai Niao's judgment,
"As far as I know, Ms. Maori often receives calls from Kudo Shinichi every once in a while?

And Kudo Shinichi in the diplomat incident, that can't be fake, right?"

If Kudo Shinichi has never contacted anyone as Kudo Shinichi since he became Conan, then Shiratori's judgment is not wrong at all.

But Conan called Mouri Ran using Kudo Shinichi's voice more than once, and even appeared at the scene once.

It doesn't make sense that Kudo Shinichi had disappeared a long time ago?

"This is the focus of my investigation!" Shiratori had an expression that said, "I knew you would ask this."

"I think that Kudo Shinichi's disappearance can be divided into two stages: active and passive!"

"Huh?" At that moment, Lin Longma almost didn't understand what Shiratori said in Japanese. Can this disappearance be divided into stages, active and passive?

Where on earth did Shiratori learn this Western word from?

"Yes, I think Kudo Shinichi's initial disappearance, that is, when he didn't go home and asked for leave from school, should be because he sensed some kind of danger and took the initiative to hide.

But he was afraid of his childhood sweetheart's worry, or he underestimated the criminal's power. After hiding for a while, Kudo Shinichi began to be careless, and the criminals found his tracks. "

"This second stage is the real disappearance. He hasn't contacted his childhood sweetheart for a while, and his parents haven't heard from him at all."

(End of this chapter)