I was the fourth disaster in Yokohama and was loved by everyone.

Hmph, you can't know what I'm thinking if you can't see me!

Ranpo, sensing the presence of another person behind him, couldn't help but remark, "How childish, Ms. Kuko."

Zhu Yu pretended not to hear. The childish one was "Miss Kuzi," what did that have to do with me, "Zhu Yu"?

The police arrived at the scene quickly.

The police officer in charge walked in with a serious expression, looked around the scene, and his eyes lit up when they landed on Edogawa Ranpo. He walked up to him anxiously and said respectfully, "Mr. Edogawa, I've heard so much about you. I'll have to ask for your help with this case."

Ranpo curled his lip, looking disgusted: "What a hassle. Fine, since you've begged me..."

He stood up and walked to the center of the store. The store was deathly silent, and everyone's eyes were focused on the boy dressed as a detective.

Edogawa Ranpo stood beside the corpse, took out a pair of black-rimmed glasses from his pocket, and slowly put them on. The lenses reflected a sharp glint in the sunlight.

"Special ability—" His voice was soft, yet carried an undeniable authority, "Super deduction."

The air seemed to freeze at that moment, as if an invisible pressure was spreading from him, and his cloak was fluttering with the invisible wind.

His emerald green pupils narrowed slightly behind his glasses, as if they could see through all the truths of the world.

His gaze quickly locked onto someone in the crowd, pointing to a man in a suit standing in the corner: "He's the murderer, the victim's husband."

"You, you're talking nonsense!" The man's face turned deathly pale instantly, followed by a fit of rage. "Where did this brat come from, spouting such nonsense? Where are the police? Why haven't you arrested this kid who's slandering everyone!"

How noisy! How dare this ugly NPC yell at the little detective! And he's even a red name!

Zhu Yu clicked his tongue and rushed over to deliver a punch.

Behold my iron fist of justice!

A scream of surprise rang out, and the entire hall fell silent.

Including the man whose voice was physically silenced.

Zhu Yu belatedly realized that she might have been a bit arrogant in front of the police NPC, and silently added a comment.

"actually......"

Chapter 14 There is only one truth!

"Actually... that was my second personality just now." Zhu Yu said sincerely, "Do you believe me?"

Everyone:......

"Ahem—" Officer Tanaka, who was in charge of the team, stepped forward at the right time to change the subject, "Mr. Edogawa, could you explain in detail why he was the murderer?"

She had previously worked with Edogawa, a renowned detective in the industry who could "see through the truth at a glance," and knew that he didn't like to describe the criminals' methods, but rather preferred to directly point out who the criminals were.

But who says that convicting a criminal requires evidence?

Police officers who can't "see through the truth at a glance" really need specific details!

Perhaps because Inspector Tanaka's attitude was genuinely sincere, Ranpo only muttered, "As expected, we still have to rely on a great detective."

He then stood up and went to the spot where the deceased had been sitting, his gaze sweeping over the unfinished dessert on the table: "The poison entered the body through food."

“Today she ordered a strawberry tiramisu and a cup of black tea.” His gaze lingered between the tiramisu and the black tea. “The poison enters the body through the black tea, and the dose is enough to be fatal within 30 seconds.”

“And there were only three people who could have come into contact with the black tea: the shop assistant, the pastry chef in the kitchen, and—you, who took the cup of black tea from the deceased.” His gaze settled on the suspect, “the deceased’s husband.”

The suspect, who had been rendered speechless by Zhu Yu's punches, was now sweating profusely under the gaze of the crowd.

"The tea stains on your cuffs are quite obvious!" Ranpo's voice suddenly rose. "There should still be residual toxins in your fingernails. You'll know once you get them tested."

The suspect took a step back and bumped into the chair behind him: "I...I didn't. How could I possibly poison the tea? The police would immediately suspect me if they investigated, so I would never do something so stupid."

As he spoke, he seemed to gain confidence and straightened up a little.

Ranpo ignored him and went straight to a customer's table, picking up a newspaper that was being read.

“Last month, you took out a huge life insurance policy in your wife’s name.” He unfolded the newspaper, and the headline read, “Shangjing’s only daughter inherits the family business alone, what should be the future of such a large enterprise?”

"You've been married into the Uei family for ten years, but your father-in-law changed his will before he died—" Ranpo's fingertips traced the newspaper article, "and in the end you won't get a single yen."

"You're furious and trying to cause an accident so you can inherit your wife's property."

"Why did you choose a dessert shop?" Ranpo paused for a moment, then continued, "Your wife loves sweets, and ever since this dessert shop started launching new products every week, she makes it a point to come here every Friday afternoon to try them."

"You know your wife's habits, which undoubtedly created an opportunity for you, so you deliberately chose to poison her at a dessert shop. Of course, you also arranged for someone to take the blame, so that as long as a real 'murderer' appears in this case, you, her bedmate, can naturally get rid of suspicion."

"As for the person who took the blame..." Ranpo pointed to Yamamoto, the shop assistant who had been silent since the beginning of the deduction, "it is naturally Yamamoto, who is addicted to gambling and unable to repay his gambling debts. You had already reached an agreement: he would take the blame for you, and you would repay his debts."

"If you check Yamamoto's pockets now, you can also find a packet of 'false evidence' that was prepared in advance—poison."

He turned to the stunned suspect and said disdainfully, "To make Yamamoto's motive more plausible, you even forged chat logs between Yamamoto and the victim, pretending that Yamamoto killed the victim out of anger after being rejected."

"You can check the chat history on Yamamoto's phone to see this."

At this point, the identity of the murderer was clear. The police quickly apprehended the suspect and also handcuffed the accomplice, Yamamoto.

During the incident, the suspect became impotent and enraged, even attempting to verbally abuse Ranbu, but was punched by Zhu Yu and subdued once again.

Yamamoto, who was standing next to him, shuddered and lowered his head even further.

At the beginning of the investigation, he didn't jump out and say that he was the murderer, largely because he was intimidated by Zhu Yu's "iron fist".

The police officers escorting them chose to be selectively blind, looking up at the ceiling. Ah, this ceiling really is a ceiling!

The police escorted the prisoner away, and everything was over. The still-shaken guests paid their bills and left.

After the large group of people left the shop, the dessert shop fell silent for a while.

Seeing that there were no more guests, Zhu Yu felt relieved and began to interact with the little detective.

She poked the bubble that appeared above the little detective's head and started a conversation: "Hello, little detective."

The bubble above Ranpo's head started popping even faster: "Not a little detective, but a famous detective!"

Zhu Yu did as instructed: "Hello, famous detective. Is there anything I can help you with?"

Ranpo, the NPC, fell into deep thought. He stroked his chin, quickly recalling what he had learned, and finally said, "Not at the moment. I'll let you know if you need it!"

"More than that, I'm curious about your identity, Miss Kuzi..." He found a seat, patted the table opposite him, and urged her to join the conversation. Standing there talking like an idiot wasn't his style!

"Miss Kuko is a superpower user, but since she doesn't use her superpowers very often, it's difficult to deduce what kind of superpower she has based on the marks on her body."

He went straight to the point, and the word "superpower" finally reminded her of the "superpower - Lost Garden" that had been forgotten in a corner dustpan.

She's recently become obsessed with collecting trash and running mini-games. Even when she fights, it's just a matter of one punch. Since there's no occasion where she needs to use her special abilities, she naturally forgets about them.

Oh no, I've forgotten the original purpose of playing games!

Zhu Yu was inwardly shocked and quickly and seriously replied to Ranpo: "Yes, Mr. Detective."

The image of him displaying his prowess and instantly identifying the murderer was still fresh in her mind. She guessed that this NPC's role was that of a very intelligent guide NPC who could answer players' questions during the game.

He must be here to point players to a new path in the game!

Ordinary days are just a seasoning; players will eventually have to return to the smoke and fire of battle! (Smoking a cigarette with a weary expression~)

Her serious attitude greatly pleased Ranpo, who smiled with satisfaction: "Very good, Miss Kuko. It just so happens that the famous detective is very interested in your superpower, and you seem to want to know more about it."

He considered it an equal exchange: he would know the specific details of her supernatural ability, and she would be able to further develop it. So he quickly added, "Then tell me quickly, what is your supernatural ability...?"

Unfortunately, a calm voice interrupted him midway through his speech.

"Ranpo, that's incredibly rude!"

The assumption of an irresponsible IF line is that Zhu Yu starts by extorting the club president.

(The following content is unrelated to the main text and exists only as a standalone side story. Whether it will be continued depends on the situation. (?o?o?)?)

(The timeline is set shortly after the president left the government department, before he encountered Ranpo.)

"Ah..." My stamina is about to run out.

[Stamina depleted, player falls unconscious and unable to move...]

Zhu Yu watched helplessly as the screen went black, only remembering that the little figure seemed to have bumped into a passing NPC before falling down...

Ah... I hope he's alright. She thought absentmindedly.

*

Fukuzawa Yukichi, a "silver wolf" who recently resigned from a government job and is currently unemployed, strongly suspects he has been the victim of a staged accident.

He was walking down the street when suddenly a figure collapsed beside him.

With his exceptional skills, he was able to dodge the impact, which was hardly an attack at all. However, when he caught a glimpse of her falling figure out of the corner of his eye, he instinctively caught her.

It's a little girl.

He had just fainted with his eyes closed, his face pale.

Where were her parents? Looking around, they found no one there. For her health, Fukuzawa Yukichi had no choice but to take her to the hospital first.

*

Fukuzawa Yukichi once again deeply suspected that he had been framed.

The girl lying in the hospital bed is named "Meichuan Kuzi". She claims to be an orphan with no parents and nowhere to go.

The child is so pitiful, but he is currently unemployed and doesn't know where his future lies. How could he possibly have the energy to adopt a child?

Perhaps the only options are to send her to an orphanage or ask a trusted friend to help take care of her...

Just as he was struggling with how to tell her about it, the person who was lying quietly in the hospital bed suddenly jumped up from the bed.

Then he started restlessly rummaging around the hospital bed, including but not limited to taking the fruit baskets of other patients in the ward, rummaging through the trash cans, and taking away the flowers in the ward, pots and all...

Fukuzawa Yukichi, who watched helplessly as such a large item vanished into thin air: ...Am I seeing things?

He realized—it's a superpower! This kid has superpowers!

Every person with superpowers is precious, and they will also attract malicious covetousness. It is obviously unrealistic for him to let a minor with no strength run around outside.

He sighed deeply, with a sense of unease he himself was unaware of: "If you have nowhere to go, let me take care of you."

Perhaps fearing the little girl might think he had ulterior motives, he added awkwardly, "I'm not a bad person, please believe me."

After saying that, he seemed even more like a villain with ill intentions... Fukuzawa Yukichi fell silent.

*

In Zhu Yu's case, it means a kind NPC is going to pick up the player!

Great! At least I don't have to faint on the street because I don't have a bed to sleep in (T?T)

Zhu Yu was deeply moved and immediately agreed.

The only thing that upset her was that the kind NPC asked her to return the items she had just received.

Damn it, once it's in the player's pocket, it's theirs. There's no reason for a duck that's already in your mouth to fly away.

Zhu Yu pretended not to understand and squatted in the corner like a mushroom.

Of course, in the end the NPC got angry, and Zhu Yu, who had been physically subdued, reluctantly returned the item...

The duck that was about to be eaten flew away (bursts into tears)!

*

Fukuzawa Yukichi was certain he had been scammed, and by an extremely difficult humanoid cat.

"Kuzi, don't take all the food off the table!"

"Kuzi, you need to pay for the things you took at the supermarket!"

"Kuzi, don't just go into people's houses and take their things!"

............

In just a few days, his emotions went from "anger" to "despair" and then to "indifference to life and death".

Oh well, whatever. Is there anything more difficult in this world than raising a child named [Meichuan Kuzi]?

(Fukuzawa Yukichi, who later adopted Ranpo and discovered that the combined destructive power of the two troublemakers was doubled: couldn't laugh...)

Today, Fukuzawa Yukichi is also struggling to support [Kuroko].