Conan's All-Member Force Enhancement Plan

Both Mouri Ran and Edogawa Conan were stunned. The person in front of them looked exactly like Kudo Shinichi.

When the hotel staff saw Mao Lilan and the others coming in, they immediately walked forward in surprise: "Ah! Miss Si, Miss Mao Li, you are really back. Excuse me, can you please recognize this boy, is he your friend?"

Mao Lilan was still in a state of confusion. Seeing this, Si Xuanyu took over the conversation: "Didn't you ask that boy? He doesn't look like he knows us."

The staff member smiled helplessly: "He probably doesn't recognize anyone now. The villagers who rescued him heard that you guys had stayed in our hotel before, so they sent him here directly.

At that time, several people had already left. We explained to the villagers, but they didn't want to listen. They just left the person there and walked away, muttering things like "If I had known it was Kudo Shinichi, I wouldn't have saved him."

When we asked the boy questions, he didn't know the answers to any of them, as if he had lost his memory.

He arrived with nothing but a blanket on his body, and we could find no identification.

We originally sent the person to the police station, but the police also said that this person was your friend. After knowing that you did not check out, they asked me to bring the person back and try to contact you.

I thought you were probably in the hospital with your child, so I didn't want to disturb you, so I didn't call you first. Instead, I wanted to wait for you to see if you would come back. If you didn't come back today, I would let this boy sleep in the room you haven't checked out, and then call you tomorrow to explain the situation.

I didn’t expect that they would actually come back!”

At this time, the man who looked like Kudo Shinichi walked up to Mao Lilan, with some trepidation and expectation in his eyes: "Excuse me, are you my friend?"

Mao Lilan resisted the urge to turn her head to look at the real Kudo Shinichi beside her legs, swallowed her saliva, and stammered: "You, your voice..."

The staff nearby immediately helped explain: "The village doctor said that he probably choked his throat when he fell into the water, but he will recover slowly in the future."

Although Mao Lilan was very sure that the person in front of her was not Kudo Shinichi, she was unable to completely deny it for a moment.

What was she going to say? Explain that Kudo Shinichi was actually here, but had turned into a child?

If she denied it too decisively, would Conan suspect that she already knew his identity?

Moreover, Ran Mouri felt that there seemed to be something wrong with the person in front of her who "looked like Kudo Shinichi". Instead of letting the other person run around with Kudo Shinichi's face, it would be better to keep him under her nose.

So Mao Lilan looked at Si Xuanyu again, and seeing that Si Xuanyu showed no objection, she decided to take the person with her first: "Then you can follow us first, and we will take you to the hospital for treatment after we finish our business."

Edogawa Conan looked up at Mouri Ran and pursed his lips slightly. It seemed that Sister Ran did not completely believe this person who appeared out of nowhere in front of her, and Xuan Yu would definitely not be fooled.

But why did this person pretend to be Kudo Shinichi?

Yes, Edogawa Conan determined without hesitation that the person in front of him was deliberately trying to impersonate Kudo Shinichi.

He wondered, could it be related to what happened in the mountain cabin that afternoon?

Shan Hai Jing is actually very confusing. He and Si Xuanyu silently complained: [What do you think this person is thinking? He wants to replace Kudo Shinichi's identity by doing a whole facelift? Wouldn't he be exposed if he just does a fingerprint or DNA test?]

Si Xuanyu smiled and said: [His purpose is not to replace Kudo Shinichi's identity, but to destroy Kudo Shinichi's reputation. The latter is much easier than the former. He only needs to use Kudo Shinichi's face and find a few media to take pictures of him doing something, and public opinion will help him achieve his wish.]

Shanhaijing still doesn't understand: [Then the police will find out that he is a fake after investigating. Wouldn't it be possible to restore Kudo Shinichi's reputation by issuing a statement or something?]

Si Xuanyu expressed reservations about this: [That is not necessarily true. The public has their own opinions about the authorities. Many times, compared to authorities whose credibility is not so strong, many people are more willing to believe the "rumors" they found from various media.

Even if the official statement is made at that time, there will definitely be a large number of people who claim to be sober and smart who come out and make wild guesses.

"The police provided a false report to protect their savior", "Kudo Shinichi has a close relationship with the police, colluding with each other to protect each other", "The detective and the police cooperated, using innocent citizens to rescue the murderer detective from prison"...

There will be endless reports like this. As long as they spread widely, whether true or false, Kudo Shinichi's reputation will be ruined.]

Shan Hai Jing imagined it and found that this was indeed the most likely development of events: [No wonder the original plot had to have Kudo Shinichi himself show up at this point. If he didn't confront the impostor on the spot, any explanation afterwards would be in vain.]

After saying this, Shanhaijing saw the short man following Mao Lilan's legs again, and he paused slightly: [Huh? Now that Conan hasn't turned back into Kudo Shinichi, won't there be no one to confront him later? ]

Si Xuanyu shrugged: [Let's wait and see. If the fake Kudo Shinichi here also kills someone, then Edogawa Conan will definitely be able to see the impact of our analysis. The drug is on him, and he can change back at any time.]

Shanhaijing tilted his head: [I don't know if the people from the winery are still nearby. It would be interesting if we happened to see Edogawa Conan transform.]

The fake Kudo Shinichi had no money, so Mao Lilan took him to the front desk and helped him to open a room.

After that, I planned to take people out for dinner.

Among them, only Si Xuanyu and Shan Haijing had eaten before going to the hospital. Wu Meiying, Mao Lilan and Edogawa Conan were still hungry.

People with a face that looks like Kudo Shinichi really don't get good treatment in the village. The hotel staff are transferred from outside and it is rare for them to have a good attitude towards them.

They went out for a walk but couldn't find a restaurant willing to accommodate them. In the process, they met a few people who pointed at the fake Kudo Shinichi maliciously and said, "He won't be back to normal! He must have met those guys in the woods."

Before Mouri Ran and Edogawa Conan could ask what "those guys in the woods" were, those guys quickly left as if they had encountered something unlucky.

After wandering around for a while, the few of them finally had to return to the hotel to eat something.

After dinner, they remembered their business and prepared to go to the police station to ask the police to take them to see the crime scene where Kudo Shinichi solved the case that year.

They had not originally planned to bring the fake Kudo Shinichi, and told him that since he was sick, he should just rest well.

But unexpectedly, the fake Kudo Shinichi, who had rarely spoken, actually took the initiative to ask to go together and take a look, saying that perhaps seeing the scenes he had experienced in the past could help him restore his memory.

Mouri Ran and Edogawa Conan felt more and more strange, but they did not refuse. It was just the crime scene and there was nothing to hide.

Si Xuanyu took a laissez-faire attitude towards all this.

The police from the police station quickly took several people to the crime scene of a year ago.

"It looks so miserable. The whole house is a mess."

After seeing the crime scene clearly, Mao Lilan couldn't help but sigh.

The floor of the room was covered with broken glass, many drawers were opened, and the objects on the countertops were all over the place.

The policeman Cheng Shan Shuma from the village police station said: "We followed the young master's instructions and kept this room the same as it was when the crime happened."

Mao Lilan was curious: "Master? Excuse me, who is the master you are talking about?"

Chengshan Shuma explained: "It was Master Dashu who was able to escape death because he happened to be at a relative's house on the night of the crime a year ago."

As he spoke, he gestured to several people to look at the photos on the table.

There are four people in the photo. A young boy is at the top, a little further down are two middle-aged people, a woman and a man, and at the bottom is a little boy.

The boy in the photo looked familiar to Mao Lilan. "Hey? Isn't this the kid who said we were liars at the resident office? Then who are the other people in the photo?"

Shiroyama Suma said: "The uncle's parents who died in the case were Mr. Hihara Takitoku, the village chief at the time, and his wife Ms. Zhongzi.

The village chief, Riyuan, was a very cheerful and generous man, and he was well-known in the village. He had been the village chief for 20 years. Therefore, all the villagers were deeply saddened by the tragedy that happened a year ago.

When Mao Lilan heard this, she couldn't help but feel sad for the deceased, but she soon came to her senses and asked about the details of the crime: "Excuse me, are these the black footprints left at the crime scene?"

Cheng Shan Shu Ma nodded: "Yes, that's right. Those were the footprints left by the murderer who was wearing shoes and stepped on the blood of the frightened Ms. Zhong Zi on the stairs and walked back and forth in the room. These footprints continued for a long distance, all the way to the balcony."

Mao Lilan followed the footprints to the balcony and pushed open the balcony door: "This balcony is really big. Hmm... the bloody footprints seem to turn back here... Eh? The one below is... ah! The village chief fell from here and died, right? By the way, is there a murder weapon or anything that was taken away?"

Shiroyama Kazuma replied, "No sharp weapon that could be used as a murder weapon was found in the room, but some antiques and gems were later found to be missing. The only thing left was a series of bloody footprints in the room, and some similar footprints extending from the back door to the cement road and back and forth."

Mao Lilan turned around and asked, "Are these really the only footprints?"

Chengshan Shuma confirmed: "Yes, because it had been raining non-stop until the day before the incident, and the ground was very muddy."

Mao Lilan pondered, it looked like a murderer killed the village chief and Ms. Zhongzi, and fled with the murder weapon and stolen valuables. Was it a robber who broke into the house and killed people?

She looked at Conan Edogawa beside her legs: "Conan, did Shinichi tell you before? What conclusion did he come to back then? Did he say who the murderer was?"

Edogawa Conan nodded: "Yes! The conclusion at that time was..."

Before Edogawa Conan could finish, he heard an angry female voice: "He said it was suicide!"

Several people looked in the direction of the voice and found a short-haired girl pointing at the "amnesiac Kudo Shinichi" and angrily saying word by word: "This Kudo Shinichi, he deduced this case to be a suicide case where the village chief forced his family to die together for love!"

Mao Lilan was a little surprised. Suicide? This really doesn't seem like it.

She glanced at Edogawa Conan and saw that he looked serious but not panicked, so she immediately believed his inference from that year. There must be some clues that they had not discovered.

But this girl...

Mao Lilan asked as friendly as possible: "Hello, I'm Mao Lilan, who are you?"

The short-haired girl put her hands on her hips, her tone still not very good: "My name is Hikawa Moe, and I'm Makoto's classmate who has been staying in this house since my mom and dad passed away. Look, Makoto is also in this photo, right? He's behind the village chief."

Mao Lilan was a little surprised: "Wait a minute, Makoto? Are you talking about Makoto Yada?"

The short-haired girl Hikawa Moeki confirmed, "Yes, he was the first person to discover the body, and he was also the first person to be suspected, Makoto Yada. However, on the day of the incident, he was staying in a hotel in Tokyo to take a university exam, so he was quickly cleared of suspicion."