"Masato Sugimori, I've never heard of this name......"

On the way home from school, Conan groaned as he touched his chin

According to the agreement, after we each went home to prepare, we would reassemble at the corner of the street and go to the writer's house for an interview.

"It's said to be a writer for a well-known women's magazine, so Xiao Ai probably knows, right?" I turned to look at Xiao Ai.

"Sa, I don't know, I read a lot of magazines in Europe and the United States. Xiao Wai replied without saltiness.

"Will you entertain us for eel rice?" Motota still didn't give up his favorite.

"This is impossible, Yuan Taijun, do you want to show you to eat eel rice in front of the national audience?" Mitsuhiko looked at Yuan Tai with a serious face: "Then you will lose the face of our detective group!"

"Eh, will there be people and cameras from the TV station?"

"After all, we're a 'boy detective corps resurrected in the 21st century!'" Mitsuhiko said proudly, puffing out his chest.

"Huh, what about people?" Conan asked, turning his head to look around and seeing that there was one person missing.

"Mayu's words,As soon as she got out of school, she was picked up.,Recently, her family seems to be very strict with her.。 "After thinking about it, I suddenly realized that I couldn't retrieve the appearance of the man named "Shinji" in my mind.

Hawkers, forget it, it's not my grandfather anyway......

"Ahh

"It's a shame. ”

Mitsuhiko and Ayumi looked at each other when they heard this, and they all let out a sigh of disappointment.

"Then let's meet here in half an hour according to the agreement! No one is allowed to be late! Got it!" When everyone reached the intersection, Yuan Tai said to everyone with a serious face

emphasized.

"Yuan Taijun is, don't be careless, you will mistake the time!" Mitsuhiko retorted with a pout.

"Then we'll go first, Conan, Minghui, Xiao Ai, see you later. ”

Seeing Ayumi wave at us and disperse with Motota and Mitsuhiko, I couldn't help but sigh and look at the sunset in the distance.

A group of young detectives resurrected in the 21st century...... Is it?

"What's wrong?" Conan looked at me strangely.

"I guess I remembered the game from not long ago, right?"

"Well, I was thinking if Hiroki was alive now. I shook my head with some regret.

If that person were still around, maybe the world would be a little more interesting......

All of this is his own choice...... No," Conan sighed at the mention of Hiroki, and immediately corrected his statement: "It is the only option left to him by this world." ”

Hiroki's game is called "Cocoon", so isn't this world a game called "Cocoon"?

Whether it's Conan, me, or Xiao Ai, who hasn't dreamed the same dream as Hiroki, hoping that there will be a "Noah's Ark" to carry themselves and their loved ones to escape from this ridiculous world?

It's a pity that there is nothing so convenient in this world.

"Two big men standing here, sad and sad, aren't they ashamed?" Xiao Ai's disdainful eyes carried a hint of winter frost in his eyes, washing away the little sorrow that Conan and I had just risen.

"Instead of dwelling on the past, you might as well think about it, wait a minute, and when the interview is over, what would you do if that person actually wrote the story? ”

Xiao Ai deliberately accentuated the tone of the three words "very famous", so that Conan and I looked at each other, I thought about it, gave Xiao Ai a thumbs up, and smiled confidently: "No problem!"

"What do you want to do?!" Conan looked at me alertly.

"As long as you hack all the data on the newspaper's website later, it's no problem at all! Technically, there is no difficulty. I smiled at Conan with a harmless smile.

"That's a crime!" Conan objected.

"And kill the editor-in-chief of the newspaper?"

"That's a crime!"

"Then I'll have to kill the main writer. ”

"I'm going to call the police!"

"You're really difficult...... Looking at Conan's serious eyes, I know that this guy is really not joking when he said to call the police.

Well, I'll admit, I'm not exactly joking either.

"I don't object to the two of you playing the treasure of life, but if you don't go back to change your clothes, you won't have time to come back to gather in a while, and then Kojima-kun may have to complain about you again, go, go." Xiao Ai shook his hand at me and Conan with a look of disgust, and drove me and Conan back, like knocking off the worms on his clothes.

"Oh, too, then we'll go back too," I glanced at my watch and pulled Conan's collar: "Then we'll go back first, you don't have to worry about the report, anyway, the subject of the interview is 'Detective Group' and not this guy, as long as he doesn't jump out on his own initiative, no one will notice this guy through this kind of small article." ”

"What do you mean by 'this guy'! I'm also your brother, can you respect me?"

"That's just a pretended 'setting', isn't it? I can't stand you......"

"Don't tug at my collar!

"Yes, yes. ”

......

After going back and putting down our bags, Conan and I simply changed into civilian clothes and walked out of the office together, and on the way, I chatted with Conan and thought about the company.

From the intersection where the office was supposed to meet, it was only ten minutes in total, and the election campaign van passed by Conan and me four times, and the loudspeaker kept shouting "Please support XX", which was so annoying that I was irritated and irritable.

The original unclear ideas were mixed up by the loudspeaker and became even more chaotic.

Why the hell did that Sentou Junji come to trouble us?

If that's the case, isn't he taking the initiative to give his opponent a handle when he comes to engage in such a lame blackmail game now?

Is there really a lack of money? No, no, no, as long as you are not a fool, you will basically understand that this kind of "forcible robbery" method will absolutely not get money.

Could it be that that Sentou Shunji is actually an idiot?

"Hey, hey!"

"Hmm...... Huh?" my thoughts were forcibly pulled back by the shaking hand in front of me, and I turned my head and looked at Conan questioningly.

"Since just now, it depends on what you've been absent-minded, what are you thinking?"

"Now, Conan, do you remember the case of losing your phone in Poaro?" A fly called "Election" kept flying back and forth in my ears, and I couldn't help but think of a case that happened in the café downstairs of the office, Boaro, and asked Conan out loud.

"Of course I remember, isn't it the phone with the password for the bribery in the phone?" Conan looked at me puzzled.

"You say...... Why does a person knowingly commit something he knows he can't do?" I asked with a bit of a muttering to myself.

That Sentou Junji is from a political family, and if he is just a pure actor, if he doesn't know where the taboo is for such a thing as a campaign, I don't believe it.

The Japanese people have always been very sensitive to scandals involving politicians, and as long as they are involved in bribery, coercion, violence, and even disorderly private life, as long as they are touched even a little bit during the election campaign, it will definitely cause huge fluctuations in votes.

From this point of view, even if Qiantou Shunji fires his bodyguards afterwards and clears up the relationship, once this kind of thing is exposed, he will definitely not be able to please him, and no matter how much money he has, it is useless.

That being the case, then why?

Humans are instinctively self-interested creatures, and this thousand-headed junji clearly defies this, and his actions are completely unreasonable.

"There is only one reason to do that kind of thing, even though you know you can't do it. Conan tilted his head in thought, then looked at me—

"That is, when the benefits outweigh the risks. ”

"The profit outweighs the risk, what if there is no profit?" I thought about it carefully, but I still couldn't think of the motive of Junji Sentou, and I always felt that a key link in the reasoning seemed to be missing.

"In that case, there is only one case, and that is the 'benefit' that the person is pursuing, you just don't find, not not. Conan said categorically.

Reasonable.

Listening to Conan's words, I couldn't help but nod.

It seems that Conan, like me, doesn't think that there is a kind of person in this world who takes risks without a purpose. There must be some reason for that Sentou Junji that I don't know, and it's worth his risk to act like this, and it seems that this Sentou Junji needs to be more careful about his intelligence gathering.

"So, I know you're nervous about the people around you, especially Ashbara. While I was still pondering, Conan suddenly put his hands on my shoulders and looked at me with a serious expression.

"Huh?"

"We want to protect the people around us, we want to bring down the organization, but this matter is urgent, you must not do it because of impulse, take the risk of doing those illegal and criminal things!"

Conan's expression was more serious than ever.

I don't know how Conan's brain circuits jump, but he seems to think I'm going to start taking a risk and doing something.

Is it a cross-server chat?,It's kind of interesting.。

Looking at Conan's serious expression, I couldn't help but have a hint of mischief.

"If the organization hasn't been brought down, but you are caught by the police first because of impulse, or even injured or ......"

"Dead ...... "I smiled and said the word that Conan wanted to say and stopped.

Conan paused, but he still couldn't spit out the word, but just looked at me seriously: "Think about it, at that time, who could guard her by Gray Yuan's side at all times?!"

"Isn't there still you?" I said jokingly.

"No kidding! there are so many people around us, the Doctor, Uncle Maori, Xiaolan, Mom and Dad, and even the garden, how can I take care of them alone!" Conan grabbed me by the collar, and his face was unusually hideous.

"In other words, because you have to prioritize protecting your own Qing people, don't you care about the little mourning?" I looked at Conan with a slight sneer.

"I didn't mean that!"

"Oh, then what do you mean?" I bowed my head slightly and looked at Conan's faint hand: "That's right, your strength alone is very small, the organization is terrible, you can't protect so many people, so the problem is......"

"If one day, the organization suddenly bursts more and targets Xiaolan, Uncle Maori, Doctor and Xiao Ai at the same time, and you only have time to save one person, then how do you choose?"

"It's not ......," the anger on Conan's face froze suddenly.

"You want to say it's impossible?" I looked at Conan with a smirk: "I didn't expect that after dealing with the organization for so long, you are still so naïve, do you think that you can hide your identity for a lifetime, or do you think that the organization is not capable of acting as I said?"

"......" Conan was speechless in the face of my questioning.

"Sa, choose, the balance of life, on one side is Xiaolan, on the other side is the others, which side do you think is heavier?" I mockingly looked at Conan who was covered in cold sweat, admiring his face that became pale with panic little by little.

"Smack!"

I didn't wait for Conan's answer, but I unexpectedly ate Conan's punch.

"Bastard! Don't look down on people! All human lives are equal! There is no way to measure them by simple addition and subtraction! No matter who it is, I will do my best to save them! This has nothing to do with who this person is or what his name is! People don't need a reason to save people!"

Punched me hard, and Conan gasped and stared at me viciously.

It's really the first time I've seen such a fierce Conan, and maybe this time, my joke is a bit too much.

I took two steps back and looked up at Conan with a smile: "That means that if I and Xiaolan are in danger at the same time, and at that time, I am closer to you, you will save me first?"

"Of course!" Conan blurted out without even thinking about it.

"Although I thank you very much for this kind of thought, I will tell you about it first while I have said it today, so as not to forget it later. I waved my hand and dusted off my body and looked at Conan seriously: "If that really happens, I hope you can save Xiaolan first, I'm serious, I'll only say this sentence once, you have to keep it in your heart." ”

"Ah, it's Minghui-san and Conan! Really, you're too slow! Hurry up, hurry up!"

Ayumi's voice came from across the road, and when I looked up, I found that at some point, Ayumi, Motota, and Mitsuhiko were already dressed and waiting at the meeting place.

Ayumi was wearing a small pink skirt embroidered with cute lace, and when she jumped up, the little skirt floated like a pink cloud, and a small bright red rose on the neckline was also particularly beautiful.

Seeing Ayumi's pink little hands swaying towards me and Conan, my originally somewhat depressed mood instantly became cheerful.

"Oh, here we go!" I replied, and was about to run.

"Wait a minute!" Conan's sudden voice paused my steps.

"If you were faced with such a choice, what would you choose?"

Looking at Conan's inquiring eyes, I couldn't help but laugh: "Only children make choices, if it were me, I would have strangled all the sprouts in swaddling clothes at the beginning, and I wouldn't have given them a chance to happen at all." When everyone is happy, that's the real happy end, isn't it?"

"Huh?" My answer was clearly beyond Conan's expectations, and Conan's tense expression became comical.

"What? That's a cunning answer!

"Who told you to punch me!"

I didn't wait for long, Mr. Kobayashi and Mr. Xiao Ai were also late, like Ayumi and a few others, Mr. Kobayashi, who never wore heavy makeup at school, faced the interview this time, and also dressed up quite carefully, not only changed the glasses to invisible, but also put on a one-piece dress that she never usually wears, and the well-cut clothes set off her delicate body curves, and the shoulders are also equipped with a circle of furry decorations, stealing a little cuteness.

But before evaluating this outfit, there is another question that makes several of us dumbfounded.

That is, Mr. Kobayashi, who does not wear glasses, is at least eighty percent similar to Officer Sato!

...... They can't be long-lost sisters, right?

"Teacher, I remember you have hay fever, right?" Conan said speechlessly, looking at Mr. Kobayashi's dress.

"yes, what's wrong?" Kobayashi-sensei looked at Conan with a question mark.

"Well, it's almost winter, but your furry decoration still gets a lot of dust and stuff like that, and it's not good for your hay fever. I explained to Mr. Kobayashi.

"Also, pollen allergies are not suitable for wearing contact lenses, so it's better to change to regular glasses. Xiao Ai added on the side.

"Got it, got it. Mr. Kobayashi was remembers to be speechless to refute, as long as he muttered, he took out his glasses from his bag and put them on, and puffed his cheeks quite childishly.

"It seems that the writer today is probably more handsome. I leaned into Xiao Ai's ear and pretended to be a whisper, in fact, everyone present could hear the voice.

"It seems so. Xiao Wai chuckled and said in response.

yes！yes！yes！

Seeing Xiao Ai's crystal clear little ears tremble excitedly, I can't wait to jump up and cheer loudly!

It's been a long time since I've been so close to Xiao Ai, and on days without Xiao Ai, who can understand my loneliness.

"Long-winded!" Mr. Kobayashi scolded us with a slightly red face, and then led everyone to the agreed interview location, the apartment of the writer's home.

And I, taking advantage of the time, sent a message to the housekeeper.

——Investigate the financial situation of the family and the social activities of the family in the past three months.

After walking for about ten minutes, we arrived at our destination.

A very ordinary two-story apartment, there are about a dozen rooms, and each room looks like the size of six tatami mats.

It seems that although this writer claims to be a well-known female magazine writer, he is actually not very good, and his influence is estimated to be not great.

If you were to do an interview in the house, it would not have been possible to take a photo.

safe。

Secretly assessing the safety level of this interview, I nodded slightly, and climbed the stairs of the apartment with everyone.

There are no photographers, no TV stations, no beautiful hosts, and of course, no eel rice.

Ayumi and the others are dressed up in white.

A few imps who realized this suddenly went from being full of interest to being depressed.

But life is so strange sometimes, and when you think it's at its most boring, it often gives you an unexpected thrill.

Our "popular" contributor, Mr. Masato Sugimori, died in his apartment, a small room with blood splattered everywhere.

"There is no need to call an ambulance, the body is completely stiff, and it seems that it has been dead for more than half a day. ”

Mr. Kobayashi, who was stopped by Xiao Ai, watched Conan examine the body in the house with a confused expression, his feet were weak, and he almost sat on the ground.

"More than ...... deaths Half, half a day?" The three views that Mr. Kobayashi has built up over many years of teaching career began to crumble.