Conan: I've been linked to the tech tree system.

......

"Are you the famous detective Kogoro Mouri? I've heard so much about you. I'm Tohno Toru. Nice to meet you." Tohno Toru greeted Ran and Conan first, then switched the iced Americano he was holding in his right hand to his left, walked over and shook hands with Kogoro Mouri.

"Hahaha, I never expected Kogoro Mouri to be so famous." Uncle Mouri scratched his head and let out a smug laugh.

"Dad!" Xiaolan couldn't bear to look.

"Ahem." Kogoro became serious in a second, extended his hand and shook hands with Tohno Toru, "Hello, Mr. Tohno, I am Kogoro Mouri."

He couldn't let his daughter, who was still in high school, lecture him in front of outsiders.

"Is there something you need here, Tousang?" Xiaolan turned around and glanced at the building she had just come from.

race?!

Ran was shocked. She never expected that Tohru Tono would have such a hobby.

Seeing Ran's expression, Toru Tono knew that she had probably misunderstood, so he quickly waved his hand and explained, "No, I was just passing by on my way to return a book to the library and stopped by the overpass to rest for a while."

"Oh, okay." Xiaolan nodded, thinking it made sense.

Conan, however, was somewhat puzzled.

Strange, he remembered that there was only one convenience store near the racetrack, and Tohno Toru had only drunk a little bit of the iced Americano in his hand, so it was obviously a cold drink that he had just bought not long ago.

If, as Toru Tono said, it was just a short break, there wouldn't be so many water droplets on the inside of the iced Americano.

According to his observation, not only was the iced Americano cup in Tohru Toru's hand covered with water droplets, but there were also circular water marks about 5cm in diameter on the chair he sat on. Based on the evaporation rate, this would only happen if the iced coffee had been left for at least ten minutes.

Sitting in the chair for so long, it seems more likely that I'm waiting for someone than taking a break.

Conan pondered.

No, there's another possibility!

Conan looked up at Tohru Tohno's forehead and saw that it was indeed covered with a fine layer of sweat.

"That's it then," Conan nodded confidently.

Another possibility is that Toru Tono, because he stays at home all the time and doesn't exercise often, has very poor physical condition.

I was exhausted from walking from the library to here and was forced to rest on the seats for a long time.

The beads of sweat on his forehead are proof of that!

......

Tohru Tono took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Tokyo's traffic is truly something else. Although it wasn't as congested as some capital cities in my previous life, the roads were still packed with people and cars, and the taxi drivers were so laid-back that they didn't cut in line at all, which made what should have been a short journey take a very long time.

Tono was so anxious that beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

It would be truly regrettable if Kogoro were killed because he couldn't arrive in time due to traffic issues.

......

Because it was on the same route, Ran and her group chose to walk back with Tohno Toru, and thus learned Tohno Toru's exact address.

"Huh? So Toh-san lives next door to Professor Agasa's house?" Ran covered her mouth, somewhat shocked.

This is too much of a coincidence!

"Doesn't that mean he's Shinichi's neighbor too?"

“Shinichi Kudo?” Toru Tono said, as if recalling something. “I often hear Professor Agasa mention him, but I don’t think I’ve seen him since I moved here.”

"Ah, that's just how Shinichi is, always solving cases and acting all mysterious," Ran complained.

"I see." Tohru Tohru nodded. "You seem to know him quite well... May I ask, what is your relationship?"

"N-nothing...it's nothing." Xiaolan blushed and waved her hands vigorously. "We're just classmates who grew up together."

"learn."

Kogoro Mouri looked at his daughter and curled his lip in disdain.

"What's so great about that brat?"

Chapter 15 The Beautiful Girl Who Lost Her Memory

The four of them walked together to a pedestrian overpass. When Kogoro Mouri looked up, he saw a beautiful woman in a purple dress swaying as she walked down the steps.

"The goddess of fortune has returned!" Kogoro Mori, who had just lost the horse race, was greatly encouraged.

As a result, the woman lost her footing and fell directly towards the group.

! !

The incident happened so suddenly that none of the three Mori members had time to react.

Just as Conan braced himself for a hard blow, an arm shot out from beside him, precisely bracing itself on the woman's forehead, leaving her suspended in mid-air.

"saved."

The three of them exhaled simultaneously.

Xiao Lan quickly stepped forward and hugged the woman to prevent her from falling again.

"Thank you, Toru-san." Ran first thanked Toru Tono for his timely help, then began to check on the woman, only to find that she had already fainted.

"Oh no? She's fainted!" Xiaolan's expression instantly turned anxious, and she skillfully took out her phone to dial the emergency number.

Tono glanced sideways.

No wonder he's a frequent victim of murder; his action of taking out his phone to make a call was incredibly smooth.

Want to learn.

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After a series of diagnoses, the doctor told everyone that the woman couldn't remember anything except the name "Mayo".

"It should be retrograde mild amnesia," the doctor said, using a professional term.

"Alright, then let me, the great detective Kogoro Mouri, help this lady recover her memories!" Kogoro Mouri suddenly became enthusiastic.

"Toru-san, do you want to come with us?" Ran looked at Toru Tono beside her and found that he seemed to be in a daze.

“…Okay, I’m free anyway.” Tohru Tohno snapped out of his daze and accepted Ran’s invitation.

He was just looking at the tasks posted by the system.

[Triggering the Detective Storyline System Quest: The Beautiful Girl Who Lost Her Memory.]

Mission objective: Redeem the amnesiac beautiful girl.

Mission completion reward: 500 Detective Points

Redemption?

Toru Tono was pondering the meaning of this word.

Since the system used the word "redemption," it must not be as simple as just helping her regain her memories.

"Redemption? I remember in the original story, this Tachibana Maya was supposed to be an assassin." Tohru Tohno recalled the original plot.

The amnesiac woman's real name is Tachibana Maya. She was hired by Yuta, an escaped prisoner, to be an assassin to take revenge on Kogoro Mouri. However, she was involved in a car accident on her way there by bus. The violent impact damaged her brain nerves, which caused her to suffer from amnesia.

If it's about the assassin... does that mean she should quit being an assassin?

Tohru Tono thought it was unlikely.

Although it seems that men have always had two great interests: leading innocent people astray and persuading XX to reform themselves... surely the system can't also have this kind of taste, right?

Aside from revealing Tachibana Maya's identity as an assassin, the original work doesn't seem to offer any further detailed background information.

Could there be more to her story about being an assassin?

Without information, Toru Tono couldn't determine what he could do.

But I still need those 500 detective points.

He pondered for a while and suddenly had a bold idea.

......

The four sat around a coffee table, analyzing the items Miss Maya carried with her, trying to find some clues.

"...Look, she used this Bible as a notepad; there are still faint marks on it." Conan held up a torn-out Bible, showing the front side to the group.

Kogoro Mouri pondered for a moment: "So, is this young lady a religious person...?"

"Would a believer casually tear up the Bible?" Conan asked Kogoro with dead fish eyes.

Logically speaking, it shouldn't be like that...

Imagine where she would use a Bible instead of a notepad? Conan pondered for a moment and found the answer: "Uncle, aren't there Bibles in the hotel rooms?"

"This Bible, which was used as a note, looks like it was printed on very good paper."

"I see... So, hotels rated three stars or higher are very likely where Miss Maya stays." Kogoro stroked his chin.

Toru Tohno watched them reason the whole time and felt that it was not unjust for Conan to be suspected by Ran in the early days.

Is the way you led the whole thing, keeping the pace of the entire event, something a primary school student should do?

“Okay, let’s go together then!” Xiaolan stood up.

Conan jumped off his chair and found Tohno Toru looking at him thoughtfully.

!!Oops.

When Conan started reasoning, he got a little carried away and almost forgot that Toru Tono, who was opposite him, was also a detective with great insight.

The way he reasoned things out didn't seem like something a primary school student his age would do. I hope he won't notice anything amiss.

"Damn it, if he's a detective, why didn't he say a word just now! I almost forgot he was there."

Conan was a little flustered. If his true identity were discovered, Ran would be in danger!

Huh? His identity was discovered by Tohno. Is Ran in any danger?

Yes, Tohru Tono is a detective, and detectives are definitely good people. It's impossible for him to have any connection with that organization, and even if he knew his identity, he wouldn't be in any danger.

That doesn't really matter... Doesn't Professor Agasa know his own identity?