Out-of-control players in the world of Detective Conan

Conan glanced at Ai Haibara, but did not believe Qi Ming's words.

go to school?

Is this person's behavior really that simple?

To give an example, imagine a ruthless bank robber you've met before. One day, that same robber takes a bank card to the bank right in front of you and says he wants to withdraw money.

Who would believe he was only after money?

If Qi Ming really brought that sister named Ai Haibara to school, that would be quite suspicious.

If that girl really cared about Qi Ming, would a lawless madman like Qi Ming really have the heart to expose his own depravity out of sight?

Or perhaps, this so-called younger sister wasn't actually that important to him?

Conan stroked his chin, deep in thought.

Suspicion is indeed both one of humanity's greatest strengths and its greatest weakness.

Time passed slowly, and Qi Ming looked around at the teachers and students who had already left and smiled sadly at Haibara.

"Ai, you should go in first, or you'll be late. Don't be like that kid in front of you, wandering around the campus when class is about to start. We're good kids."

"..."

Ai Haibara forced a retort and nodded slightly, but with her back to Qi Ming, she secretly rolled her eyes as she passed Conan.

Who was this person who was trying to teach me how to skip class, and now they have to pretend to be a good kid?

Thankfully, I'm not a child.

If Qi Ming were to adopt a real child, who knows what kind of child he would raise.

As they reached the top of the stairs, Ai Haibara slightly turned her head, glancing at Conan and Qi Ming out of the corner of her eye.

But speaking of these two, what's really going on? It seems like Qi Ming's attitude towards Conan is quite different.

Qi Ming clearly didn't suspect that Conan was Shinichi Kudo, so what was his reason for paying attention to him?

Ai Haibara still remembered what Qi Ming had told her before.

[Ai, remember that Conan guy from last time? You're in the same class, remember to crush him academically! Our kid is definitely no less capable than that destined one!]

Completely baffled, Ai Haibara buried her doubts in her heart and went upstairs to hand the place over to Qi Ming and Conan.

……

Conan and Qi Ming stood facing each other, neither of them speaking first.

Thankfully, this wasn't on the balcony, otherwise Qi Ming would have really pulled out his gun and said, "Sorry, I'm actually a policeman."

"So, Conan, aren't you going to class? I have something important to take care of, so I'm leaving now."

Time was wasted second by second, and Qi Ming was almost tired of playing the "Red Light, Green Light" game. He yawned, waved to Conan, and turned around.

"Wait a minute, Qi Ming!"

Upon hearing Qi Ming mention that he was going to do something important, Conan immediately called out.

When it comes to big things, Conan's first thought is that this bad guy is going out to cause trouble again.

"Hey little brother, the school bell's already rung and you're still messing around with me? What, you want to go do something important with me?"

Qi Ming turned around and gave the naughty student a curt reply, then looked Conan up and down for a while before shaking his head.

"Forget it, it will affect your studies if you come with me. Besides, you have a generic face, you're just a clone, you'll never amount to anything if you go down that path."

"..."

Conan ignored Qi Ming's nonsensical words and stared into Qi Ming's eyes.

When he saw Qi Ming again, he wanted to say what he had been holding back for so long.

"A considerable amount of time has passed since that day, but I still haven't figured out your method from last time, but..."

"Oh?" Qi Ming was intrigued by the topic of Conan. "But what? Don't get stuck, Detective."

Conan took a deep breath, walked slowly to Qi Ming with his short legs in his pockets, and said with a firm expression, "But that doesn't mean I can never see through it."

“You were in the shadows while I was in the light, and you took advantage of my dejected state after my failure at the theater, making it impossible for me to make an accurate judgment.”

"To be honest, there are many things to consider about the way you caused the car accident and killed those three police officers. It was by no means a perfect crime."

……

Qi Ming was somewhat bewildered by Conan's confident reasoning.

Did he think about all these things at the time?

It still needs further consideration...

Oh my god, you don't even understand the essence of this world, yet you've deduced my methods. How can you possibly uncover the truth?

Qi Ming sighed and looked up at the sky, then squatted down and ruffled Conan's head.

"Great detective, you will never find the truth until you understand the true nature of the world."

"But, alright, then I'll assume you can figure out my method from the last time you forcibly extracted it..."

With a strange glint in his eyes, Qi Ming whispered something close to Conan's ear.

"Conan, have you ever heard of a weapon called a space-based cannon?"

"Or rather, the Staff of God?"

Conan frowned, a foreign news report he had read before flashing through his mind.

You mean space weapons?

"Wow, you're quite knowledgeable."

Qi Ming raised an eyebrow and nodded with a smile.

"That's right, this weapon is amazing. It looks like a missile was launched from a satellite in outer space. Although I don't know exactly what the satellite looks like, it does exist in space."

"You can't buy an army for a few hundred thousand dollars, but you can get a shell that's enough to destroy half a city."

Qi Ming paused for a moment, then affectionately adjusted the bow tie and voice changer on Conan's collar.

"If I used such a weapon to commit a crime, how would you, Detective, respond? If I don't tell you, would you be able to find the method, or even find out that I did it?"

Conan's expression turned somewhat grim, and he shook his head with a forced smile. "You can't possibly have it. It's just a concept that was proposed recently, and the possibility of it being realized is extremely slim."

"And such a powerful weapon could never be in the hands of an individual."

"How dare you assume I don't have one? In Sichuan, China, everyone has a giant panda. Do you have one?"

Qi Ming chuckled and retorted to Conan, but then asked with a hint of interest:

"If you don't believe me, I can go back and prepare in a minute. After all, there's no cheater here, and I haven't used this device since I got it. It's not very satisfying to use it."

"You'll know if it's real or not once you fire it."

Conan was speechless.

Objectively speaking, Conan believes that Qi Ming is just exaggerating.

But Qi Ming's seemingly genuine expression made him hesitant to gamble on the authenticity of the so-called Rod of God.

"This only proves that your country's technology is far ahead, but such a wide-ranging attack is not without its countermeasures."

"But it's definitely beyond my ability to solve at that level; I really can't do it."

After a while, Conan forced himself to save face and said that he also didn't want to continue talking about this topic with Qi Ming.

I remember last time I seemed to want to have a talk with Qi Ming, but Qi Ming ended up causing that tragedy on the street.

This is a school; he can't afford to cross the line that Qi Ming went crazy on again.

"I have a question."

Conan stared intently at Qi Ming and said, word by word:

"Why did you tell me so much? I know so much about you, why didn't you kill me? And what exactly do you mean by 'protagonist' and 'famous detective'?"

"It seems you didn't understand what I told you last time."

Qi Ming rolled his eyes at Conan.

"Protagonist, famous detective? You already explained it so clearly last time, and you still don't understand."

"This is a game, and you are the protagonist. We're not killing you just to prevent bugs in the upcoming missions."