Conan's All-Member Force Enhancement Plan

"No! Absolutely impossible!"

While searching, Edogawa Conan denied it without hesitation. He took out a wallet from the drawer and asked the client, Toshiya: "Is this wallet your brother's?"

Junya nodded: "Yeah!"

Conan Edogawa got the evidence and said the reason why he denied that Toshiya's brother ran away from home: "If you want to run away from home, at least you should take your wallet with you, right?"

What you said does make sense, but if he didn't run away from home, then he was kidnapped, right?

Junye's face was full of worry: "Then, then my brother..."

Edogawa Conan was still thinking: "Was it an accident? Or did he happen to be involved in some incident?"

Haibara Ai also synchronized the progress of the clue search with everyone in the group.

[Scientific Research Genius: Conan is now guessing whether the person involved happened to be involved in some incident. ]

【Martial Arts Master: Does he think everyone is as unlucky as him? (￣□￣)】

[Immediately have a new world: That’s right! How can there be so many coincidences? He must have been captured deliberately by someone with ulterior motives! ]

[Martial Arts Master: Xiao Ai, if you encounter any difficult problems, remember to ask us for help! ]

[The universe is my home: This is probably not something Ai can control, Conan's skills have reached perfection~]

[Martial Arts Master: ...That's right, Xiao Ai, remember to hold on to those kids and don't let them rush along with you.]

[You will have a new world soon: Those kids aren't much better, are they? Ai can hold on to one, but not all three! ]

【Martial Arts Mastery: ...That makes sense. (-?-;】

[Handsome ladies, come quickly: Xiaolan, you are just too worried! Why don’t you come to the dinner party to accompany me! It’s really boring here~]

[The world's number one magician: Sonoko, wasn't there anyone good-looking at the dinner you attended today? ]

[Handsome ladies, come quickly: Yes, I do, but as soon as I think about talking business with these people, I lose interest instantly. ]

[Super Coder: Do you want to have another social gathering? This time I will definitely not forget to invite my good-looking alumni! ]

[Beautiful ladies and handsome guys, come quickly: ... or not! ]

[Little Master Chef of China: So, Xiao Ai, when will you come back for dinner? ]

The topic in the group gradually went off track.

"Oh hehe hahaha~"

Haibara Ai was startled by the sudden laughter. The sound seemed to come from under the bed!

Even more terrifying!

She looked up and saw Yoshida Ayumi coming out from under the bed, pushing a bunch of picture frames. "Oh my god! What is this? There are all these weird paintings under this bed!"

After seeing the painting clearly, Edogawa Conan and Haibara Ai were both shocked.

Haibara Ai posted a few more photos in the group.

Kojima Genta came over and expressed his feelings more bluntly: "Haha! It's really ugly!"

Yoshida Ayumi also added: "Really? Who drew this kind of picture?"

While her fingers were flying, Huiyuan Ai took the time to answer: "Picasso."

Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya, who has a relatively wide range of knowledge, came over in surprise and said, "Really? This is a replica of Picasso's work, The Weeping Woman!"

Of course, apart from this one, all other paintings promoted by Yoshida Ayumi are of the same nature.

They are all reproductions of famous paintings.

Edogawa Conan read out the names of those writers one by one: "Van Gogh, Monet, Gauguin, Utrillo."

For these elementary school students from different fields, they have already imitated them very well.

Junya stepped forward and told the members of the Junior Detective Team: "These were actually drawn by my brother. He was famous in their high school's art club for his ability to imitate famous artists' paintings."

As soon as these words came out, Kojima Genta immediately thought of something and jumped up: "Ah! In that case, then he was not forced to paint, was he?"

Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya agreed with Kojima Genta's guess: "It is indeed possible! Maybe he was asked to imitate a famous painting and then swap it with the real thing!"

After picking up the paintings and examining them carefully, Edogawa Conan denied this statement: "No, not yet. The composition of these imitations is indeed very similar, but his use of colors and brushstrokes are far from the level of fakes."

He stood up and continued reasoning, "And the purpose of the kidnapping doesn't seem to be money. If the kidnappers wanted money, they wouldn't have kidnapped your brother, the high school student. Instead, they would have been more likely to kidnap you."

Haibara Ai:?

This theory is a bit strange.

"Why do you want money to kidnap Junye? Only by kidnapping his brother can you watch him paint! Kidnapping Junye to threaten his brother would require an extra process of threatening and receiving the goods. In this process, wouldn't the kidnappers increase the possibility of being exposed?"

...That seems to be the case!

Huh? Why did I think that just now?

It seemed as if the thought came naturally.

It seems that I need to be more rigorous in the future.

The other children thought about what Haibara Ai said and felt that it made sense.

Yoshida Ayumi looked at Huibara Ai with bright eyes: "Huibara-san! You are so awesome! It seems that our Junior Detective Team will definitely reach a higher level with your joining!"

Edogawa Conan scratched his head and singled out the sketch: "Well, let's not analyze who the kidnappers want to kidnap. Anyway, although those imitation paintings don't meet the conditions for being kidnapped, this portrait is very strange."

Yoshida Ayumi leaned over to look at the portrait again: "Huh? It looks so familiar! I feel like I've seen it somewhere."

Conan Edogawa said the name of the statue: "This is Natsume Soseki."

Speaking of his brother's paintings, Junya said proudly, "Yes! My brother's idol is Natsume Soseki. He took this painting to the exhibition because he liked it very much."

Exhibiting?

At this point, Junye scratched his face again, a little embarrassed: "However, this painting was drawn according to a photo, so everyone who went to the exhibition seemed to have complaints. The only person who praised his painting was a weird woman."

strange woman?

Junya nodded and used his hands to describe her to Conan Edogawa: "She was wearing a hat with a wide brim, and she was dressed in black from head to toe."

All in black?!

The key word "black" hit Edogawa Conan's nerves again. He reflexively rushed over and grabbed Toshiya's shoulders, shaking him and asking anxiously: "When was it?! When did you meet that person?!"

Junya was frightened by Edogawa Conan's sudden excitement. He answered blankly: "About ten days ago."

Conan Edogawa asked seriously: "Besides that woman, is there any man in black clothes around her?!"

Jun didn't know what was wrong with Edogawa Conan, but he still answered honestly: "Yes! There are indeed two."

When Conan Edogawa heard that there were two men in black, he instantly fell into PTSD.

Could it be that……

Could it be that? !