Conan: No, why aren't you following the script?

Upon hearing this deep and powerful voice, Conan immediately shuddered.

He quickly looked to the side and saw Kogoro Mouri striding towards him menacingly, sleeves rolled up.

Upon seeing this, Conan was so frightened that he jumped up from the ground, wanting to run away and escape behind Inspector Megure or Inspector Takagi.

However, it's unclear whether these police officers had already coordinated beforehand, but upon seeing Conan approach, they all made excuses to avoid him, unwilling to act as his shield.

As expected, Conan was successfully arrested by Kogoro Mouri.

Looking at this brat who was making him furious, Kogoro Mouri was even more enraged. He was already burning with anger, and now, disregarding the occasion, he sat cross-legged on the ground and put Conan Edogawa on his lap.

Then, a series of "snap, snap, snap" sounds echoed throughout the entire National Stadium...

"You brat, I told you so many times to stop interfering with the police investigation, but you just can't remember! It's driving me crazy! What have I been telling you all along?! Not only have you been running around the crime scene, but you've also destroyed evidence several times... You've finally shown some backbone, huh?"

"You've even learned to volunteer as a hostage for thugs, you brat! I bet you never learn from being beaten, and you're determined to throw your life away, aren't you?!"

Kogoro Mouri was furious, and no one dared to step forward to stop him. Inspector Takagi and the others gathered around Inspector Megure, hoping that his old superior would intercede for Conan.

But Inspector Megure remained unmoved. Looking at Conan's red buttocks, he simply sighed silently.

In fact, wasn't he thinking of Conan's best interests at the same time?

This child is intelligent and courageous, but he acts too arrogantly and ignores the Metropolitan Police Department's actions time and time again. At first, Inspector Megure was considerate of Kogoro Mouri, and Conan did make some surprising discoveries from time to time.

So he simply turned a blind eye and tacitly approved of some of Conan's independent actions, but he never expected...

The consequence of his tacit agreement was that Conan almost lost his life here today, which really scared Inspector Megure.

He and Conan have a very good relationship. If anything were to happen to Conan while he was in charge, he would have no face to see Kogoro Mouri and Ran again.

So let's take this opportunity to teach Conan a lesson, so that at least he won't do anything dangerous in the future.

Thinking of this, Inspector Megure shook his head and sighed again...

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A few more minutes passed.

Perhaps he was finally exhausted from beating him, Kogoro Mouri shook his aching hands, glanced at Conan who had been silently taking the beating without uttering a sound since the beginning, and finally gritted his teeth and pushed Conan off his lap.

Then, Kogoro Mouri lit a cigarette, apologized to Inspector Megure and the others, and then turned to find Isao Kitagawa, who was sitting next to the Detective Boys and watching the show.

At this moment, Kitagawa Isao was 'exhausted' and was resting with the Junior Detective League on the steps. When they saw Kogoro Mouri coming over, the three boys looked at each other and got up to make room to visit their friend who had just been frightened.

Before leaving, they only gave Kogoro Mouri a perfunctory greeting, clearly somewhat resentful of this clueless detective who didn't understand Conan.

However, Kitagawa Isao was well aware that Kogoro Mouri's actions just now were actually the greatest protection for Conan...

According to his original plan, after going to such great lengths, his goal was to completely kill off Conan Edogawa, leaving him with the image of a 'brat' in the eyes of everyone in the First Investigation Division, so that he would never be able to easily participate in every case again, thus freeing up time and space for his future actions.

However, Kogoro Mouri's public reprimand of Conan not only vented the anger of the Metropolitan Police Department but also aroused their sympathy. It is estimated that from now on, even if the police of the First Investigation Division have some complaints about him, they will mostly just make light of it verbally.

It won't have much impact on Conan Edogawa's future actions; on the contrary...

Kogoro Mouri's public beating might actually ignite Conan's pride, making him more actively involved in every case in the future, in order to prove himself.

To come up with such a meticulous solution in such a short time, one that fits his 'hot-tempered' persona, Kogoro Mouri is truly not to be underestimated...

Thinking of this, Kitagawa Isao couldn't help but sigh softly.

Just then, Kogoro Mouri sat down next to him, took out a cigarette from his pocket, and offered it to Isao Kitagawa as a gesture.

Kitagawa Isao quickly waved his hand: "I'm sorry, Mr. Mori, I don't smoke."

"I see..." Kogoro Mouri wasn't embarrassed at all. He silently put away his cigarette, then stubbed out the one he was holding in his mouth and forced a smile at Isao Kitagawa. "This brat has caused trouble for Mr. Kitagawa. I'm really sorry."

"No, no, Conan is just eager to solve the case. But Mr. Mori, you came all this way from so far away. It seems you and Conan have a really good relationship."

"Hey, what's so great about it? If this brat doesn't annoy me for a day, I should be burning incense in gratitude."

Kogoro Mouri snorted coldly, then suddenly changed the subject, "Speaking of which, Mr. Kitagawa, do you usually drink? How about we have a casual meal together tonight, as if I'm apologizing to you on behalf of this brat?"

"Mr. Mori, this..."

"Brother Kitagawa doesn't usually drink,"

Before he could refuse, Ai Haibara, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up, then glanced at Isao Kitagawa with a light laugh.

"Right? Kitagawa-san's house doesn't even have wine bottles, so how could he be a heavy drinker?"

With this excuse, Kitagawa Isao quickly spoke up, saying that he was indeed not good at drinking, and that the biggest victims of Conan's actions today were not him, but the police officers of the Metropolitan Police Department's First Investigation Division. He didn't mind and hoped that Kogoro Mouri wouldn't take it to heart.

Upon hearing Kitagawa Isao's statement, Kogoro Mouri clicked his tongue in regret, suggesting that if there was another opportunity, he could ask Kitagawa Isao to host a dinner party.

Kitagawa Isao readily agreed, and after seeing Kogoro Mouri off, he quickly turned back and looked at Ai Haibara with a playful expression.

"Ai, it's not polite to rummage through other people's things. Look at Conan... he's a cautionary tale, so you'd better be careful."