Conan's All-Member Force Enhancement Plan

Si Xuanyu said firmly, "How can it be isolation? Have you forgotten how angry Shinichi was when I gave him spoilers for the mystery comics?"

Then he repeated it in the tone of Kudo Shinichi: "He said very seriously at the time, 'The fun of reasoning is to unravel the truth bit by bit! Being told the result directly is like eating ice cream in the middle of summer and suddenly it turns into boiling water. It's very sad!' Isn't that right?

And Shinichi's dream is to become a great detective like Sherlock Holmes! In this case, of course we should give Shinichi more opportunities to practice! So, we are not isolating him! We are protecting our friends on their road to realizing their dreams!"

The corners of Heiyu Kaito's mouth twitched. You are really good at making up stories.

Mao Lilan's eyes were wide: "Is that so?"

Suzuki Sonoko agreed with her face: "Of course! Xuan Yu is absolutely right! This makes us look so great! I am so moved by myself!"

"What are you talking about here? What's great? What's touching?"

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Suzuki Sonoko and Mao Li Ran were startled: "Ah! Shinichi! It's nothing! I, I mean..."

Si Xuanyu came to the rescue: "Yuanzi said that she has been away from home for so long, but now she is not in a hurry to go home. Instead, she is here to help catch the murderer. She feels that she is great! She is moved by her own dedication."

Kudo Shinji's eyes were half-mooned: "What? Didn't we ask for a 20-day holiday? School starts the day after tomorrow, so it doesn't matter if we start a little later. This is a murder case!"

Kuroba Kaito tried to smooth things over with a smile: "We were just joking! Let's liven up the atmosphere. Hey. Where are Uncle Yusaku and Grandpa Kong?"

Kudo Shinichi sighed: "They went to ask Mr. Frank's bodyguard. I don't know what Dad found out?"

Apparently the Kudo family is a family of riddlers, and Kudo Shinichi did not get any answers from his old father.

"But," Kudo Shinichi stroked his chin and thought, "I always feel like there's something different about my dad. What is it..."

The children looked at Kudo Shinichi lost in thought, and quietly tiptoed away to eat snacks on the sofa. They were so hungry. Now that the murder case was almost solved, they might as well move on to the next eternal puzzle: what to eat?

Kong Zhi accompanied Kudo Yusaku to the bodyguard's room. The bodyguard immediately stood up and the two sides introduced themselves. The bodyguard asked anxiously: "Have you caught the murderer?"

Kudo Yusaku shook his head: "The police haven't caught the person who fired the gun, and they are still investigating. How long have you been protecting Mr. Frank?"

Bodyguard: "I have been following Mr. Frank since I started working in this industry. This is my fifteenth year."

Yusaku Kudo: "That's a long time. You should know Mr. Frank very well, right? Is there anything unusual about him recently?"

The bodyguard thought for a moment and said, "Nothing unusual has happened in the past six months. Mr. Frank has only been handling some daily work. The only difference is that he received an invitation from Si two months ago. In order to spare half a month to attend the banquet, he handled some matters urgently and arranged the subsequent work in advance. These things are not enough to make people want to kill him."

Yusaku Kudo: "You planned this trip a long time ago, right? If that's the case, I'm sorry to say that this kind of trip with a set route and location is the most vulnerable to assassination, right? With your work experience, you should know to be more vigilant. How could you let Mr. Frank expose himself to sniper range without even an umbrella? If he had boarded the bus at the waiting point, this would not have happened. You have seriously neglected your duty!"

The bodyguard had realized this the moment the shooting happened, so he had been restless. Now that it was said directly, he became panicked: "That's not the case. I, I advised Mr. Frank, but Mr. Frank is a very selfish person. He hates waiting and doesn't like holding an umbrella. He was also sleepy today, so he insisted on going outside to get in the car so that he could get some fresh air and wake up...

I did! Really! If you don’t believe me, you can ask the police. At that time, a policeman saw us going out and helped me persuade him, but Mr. Frank has been a little irritable these days and didn’t listen at all. After all, I am just a bodyguard and can’t decide the boss’s movements. I really did persuade him.”

Kudo Yusaku: "Feeling sleepy? Mr. Frank has trouble sleeping? I heard from his secretary that Mr. Frank has a very healthy lifestyle. Also, why did you say Mr. Frank has been a little irritable these days?"

Bodyguard: "Mr. Frank's lifestyle is indeed very healthy, and he has always slept well. In order to ensure that he can handle the backlog of affairs with a clear mind, he went to bed early yesterday. The secretary also used some refreshing incense for him, but the effect of the incense didn't seem to be very good, and the secretary was even scolded for it."

Then he hesitated again, his expression a little hesitant: "As for the irritability, it's probably because of family matters. Mr. Frank is very good at work, but not very good at taking care of housework. It seems that the family is not very harmonious. A few days ago, the secretary received a call from Mr. Frank's family, and it seemed that something had happened..."

Yusaku Kudo: "Why did Mr. Frank call his secretary from home? Does he have a good relationship with his secretary?"

Bodyguard: "Mr. Frank is different from others. He only has one secretary, so Mr. Frank trusts him very much. Not only work matters, but also family matters are sometimes entrusted to the secretary. Maybe it's a habit. In recent years, Mr. Frank's family will call the secretary first if they have any problems."

Kudo Yusaku also asked some questions about Mr. Frank's recent diet, daily habits, etc., and then returned to the reception room with Kong Zhi.

Kudo Shinichi was absentmindedly eating the lunch ordered by Si Xuanyu. When he saw the two of them coming in, he was about to pounce on them, but Fujimine Yukiko grabbed him and said, "No! Children are not allowed to run around while eating. Sit back and eat your food! Tell your dad to eat well too!"

Yusaku Kudo looked at the suppressed Kudo Shinichi, shrugged his shoulders to show that he was powerless, took his lunch and ate it with relish.

Kong Zhi smiled and praised his granddaughter for being so sensible! She could even take care of the guests' meals! Rounding it off means that his granddaughter will soon be able to take over the Si Group! Expand the business territory! He and Yuyi will soon be able to retire and enjoy a peaceful life!

Oh~ Thinking of this, the food in my hand smells even better! I don’t know if Yuyi has eaten yet. No, I have to ask. No matter how busy I am, I can’t let Yuyi go hungry!

Not long after Kong Zhi finished calling Si Yuyi and came back to eat, the autopsy and trace examination reports were delivered. Kudo Yusaku took the reports and flipped through them: "Sure enough...it seems that Mr. Frank's death is related to him. Now we just need a motive."

Kudo Shinichi has been pestering Kudo Yusaku since they finished their meal, and now he is even more eager to see the report in Kudo Yusaku's hand. However, Kudo Yusaku is a qualified riddler and will never tell the truth until the last moment. He keeps saying some specious nonsense. But Kudo Shinichi actually started to think about these words, as if he understood something, and then said "So that's it", "It's him", "That's the one". Kuroba Kaito asked him what he had discovered, but he was only given a mysterious smile.

Si Xuanyu's face was filled with black lines. Is this the Riddler's barrier? No matter how much he hated the Riddler's behavior when he couldn't get the answer before, once he found a clue, he would automatically switch to Riddler mode.

Seeing this, Mao Lilan completely believed that the reasoning was not told to Kudo Shinichi in order to preserve the fun of reasoning for him. After all, Shinichi looked really happy.

Suzuki Sonoko rolled her eyes and wanted to tell Kudo Shinichi that they had already uncovered the truth. The brat's expression must be very interesting.