Conan: Life between Green Plum and Skyfall

"No, no! Kid, you're overthinking it! How could I harm you? Look, if I were in cahoots with those people on the island, why would I just give you sleeping pills? It's impossible that I let you go just because you're special!"

Cheng Shi racked his brains and forcefully defended himself. His logic wasn't flawed.

If he was a member of a criminal group and the biggest secret of the island was discovered, even Inspector Megure and Kogoro Mouri might not be able to leave here alive, let alone Conan and Ran.

If it were someone else, they might have been fooled by him, but who is Conan! He is the one who knows the plot! Looking at Cheng Shi in front of him, Conan shook his head:

"But what if you had another purpose? For example, you planned to kill a few people today? Am I right, Mr. Aso?"

Of course, don't be fooled by his calm appearance. But secretly, the cover of the watch-shaped tranquilizer gun on his hand has been opened, and the power of the sneakers on his feet has been adjusted in advance. Once Cheng Shi makes any unusual movement, he will launch an attack on the opponent without hesitation.

"..."

Faced with Conan's questioning, Cheng Shi was silent for a while, then he collapsed to the ground as if he had lost his strength.

Seeing the other party's actions, Conan finally felt relieved. Although he was surprised by the flexible psychological quality of the criminals in this world,

(He can kill without hesitation and can calmly forge an alibi, but after the truth is exposed, it's as if his psychological defenses have been broken, and he kneels on the ground, crying and admitting his mistakes)

But there is one good thing about this setting! As long as the person you are questioning collapses on the ground, it means that it is time for the next step to confess, and you don't have to worry about the other party trying to kill you.

Sure enough, Cheng Shi hesitated for a moment and then slowly said:

"Well, little detective, are you interested in hearing a story from me?"

Conan rolled his eyes:

"I'm not a detective! And I'm not interested in hearing your stories!"

"From a long time ago...eh?!"

Cheng Shi, who subconsciously triggered the confession plot, was confused by Conan's sudden move! He looked at Conan with a confused face and slowly typed a question mark.

"My favorite thing to do, Edogawa Conan, is to say "NO" to those who think they are right!"

Conan held his head high, looking proud. He had wanted to say this for a long time!

"...Forget it, it doesn't matter if you don't want to listen!"

Seeing this, Cheng Shi shook his head, slowly stood up, and looked at Conan in front of him:

"Anyway, little detective, you win! You successfully found me, the mastermind behind this! What are you going to do next? Hand me over to the police officer?"

Looking at the cross-dressing man in front of him who had given up resistance, Conan's heart beat faster unconsciously.

"Damn! He's worthy of being the one that even the former village chief wanted to take advantage of. Even though I know he's a cross-dresser, I can't help but feel tempted!"

Conan shook his head vigorously, getting rid of the chaotic thoughts in his mind. Then he raised his head and looked at the cross-dressing man in front of him, who was a little curious about his behavior, and said unhappily:

"I told you, I'm not a detective! Don't call me little detective! Call me Edogawa, or Conan! Also, why did I hand you over to Inspector Megure? Did I say you sent a threatening letter to the agency?

What kind of good person would send money along with a threatening or warning letter? Yours was just a letter of authorization at best! It just didn't clearly state what you were asking for permission.

"And with such a large criminal gang discovered on this island, the police will probably see your letter as a hapless person trapped in a spider web, sending out a distress signal!"

"Huh? But didn't I attack you? And I was planning to kill a few people!"

Cheng Shi spoke with some surprise.

"So? Did you cause any harm to us? Aside from Xiaolan trusting you too much and getting drugged by you, we didn't suffer any harm!

As for killing people, did you do it? I was thinking about blowing up the school! Can the police charge me with being a bomber for that?

Conan glanced at the guy and said speechlessly, "What kind of good person would just want to be arrested by the police every day?"

"Uh, that's it! Haha..."

Cheng Shi was taken aback by Conan's 'cold joke'. After a few dry laughs, he looked at Conan who was still awake and asked with some doubt:

"That's not right? Why haven't you fainted yet? I put a lot of sleeping pills in the water, right?"

"So you're planning to wait until I pass out before sneaking out and taking action!"

Conan was speechless! It seems this guy really has no intention of living!

"The police are already here, and they can't escape the reckoning. Why are you so obsessed with revenge?"

Facing Conan's question, Cheng Shi remained silent:

"I have always doubted my father's death..."

"Stop, stop, stop! I told you I don't want to hear about your past!"

Seeing that the nostalgic plot that he had skipped with great difficulty was about to be replayed, Conan hurriedly interrupted.

"So, because you feel guilty about your parents and family, you plan to kill those four... no, now the three murderers who killed them, and then commit suicide to see your family?"

Although he was very curious about where Conan got the information from, and how he even knew how many enemies he had, Chengshi did not continue to ask, but nodded seriously.

"I knew it!"

Conan sighed helplessly. Although he wanted to continue hiding here and wait for the police to resolve the matter before leaving, looking at Cheng Shi's condition, he was already determined to die.

In order to get the doctor into his pocket, he raised his head:

"Let's go!"

"Leave? What for?"

Cheng Shi was confused by Conan's nonsensical words and said with some doubt.

"Go to the warehouse at the Civic Center! Your father's belongings are stored there. It's a handwritten sheet of music."

"! How are you...Okay, I get it! I'll go now!"

Cheng Shi, who had wanted to ask Conan why he knew that, hesitated for a moment and decided not to ask. Just knowing that there was his father's last words, that was enough!

“Take me with you!”

Seeing that Chengshi was about to abandon him and leave alone, Conan spoke angrily.

It's the calm before the storm outside now. No one knows when this bomb will explode! Let Cheng Shi go alone? He doesn't want this team member he's optimistic about to die here inexplicably.

Although in the anime, he can kill three people alone and wipe out those people, but in reality, we must always avoid the butterfly effect! After all, in the anime, Dr. Cheng Shi should still be in the community center at this time.