Chapter 30: The Showdown
After listening to Conan's reasoning, Lai Qixiao almost couldn't help laughing. However, on the surface, he still pretended to be surprised, cooperating with Conan's performance.
"You're saying that I repented when I unknowingly had my desires stolen by that Phantom of the Thief? This is ridiculous! ”
"No, actually, it's entirely possible that this inference is true!" Conan was clearly convinced of his reasoning, "I've investigated your file. You went to court last October. The file shows that when you first appeared in court, your attitude was quite bad, and although you confessed to the fact of your crime, you repeatedly spoke out of disgrace, and you did not apologize to the victim in the slightest......"
"Wait a minute, where did you get my file!?"
"Dr. Asasa, as your temporary guardian, of course he has these documents in his possession. I couldn't have asked to know anything easier! ”
"In short, we go on to say, your attitude at the beginning of the trial was extremely bad. But one day, you seem to be a different person, and you become humble and polite. Later, you not only actively cooperated with the trial, but also took the initiative to apologize to the victim. After that, you repented, as you said you did. ”
"Don't you think it's strange yourself? In just one night, you have corrected your old temperament and are planning to be a new person? ”
Because it was originally a different person! After that night, it was I, the unlucky traverser, who took on the identity of Lai Qixiao, and had to bear the crime he committed with his brain pumping! Come to Qi Xiao in the inner airway.
Recalling the gloomy time just after crossing over, Lai Qixiao's heart couldn't help but throb. At that time, he took over the mess left by the original body, and it took a long time to win the victim's understanding and the trust of the relevant personnel, so he was only given a protective observation sanction instead of being sent to a juvenile correctional facility. For this punishment, he didn't know how many oaths he made and how many tears he shed!
The past is unbearable, Lai Qixiao pulled his mind back to reality, and followed Conan's words:
"It's a bit strange to say that. So based on my past, you're sure I've been stolen by the Phantom of the Monster Thief? ”
"But don't forget, I was under the control of the police! No one had ever visited me during that time, and if that was what you said, how did the Phantom of the Thieves commit his crimes? ”
"This is indeed the greatest mystery." Conan nodded, saying that he couldn't explain this for the time being, "At the moment, I haven't been able to deduce the modus operandi of the Phantom of the Thief. Every time, this strange thief suddenly appeared without warning, sent a warning letter without anyone noticing, and completed the crime in a day, even the victim knew nothing about him! ”
"It's incredible, how the hell did he send the teaser letter out of sight? How did you complete the crime without touching the victim? I can't solve any of these mysteries, but maybe, I can find clues from you! ”
"Because you may be the Phantom of the Thieves' first target, there's a good chance he'll leave a few traces behind when he first committed the crime. So, Brother Laiqi, I think you should go to the police now, tell them what you have experienced, and then cooperate with the investigation! ”
"I refuse!" Lai Qixiao decisively rejected Conan's proposal, "There is no tangible evidence for your inference, and there is no way to confirm that I am the first target of the Phantom of the Strange Thief. Of course, even if everything you say is true, I'm not going to do what you suggest. ”
"Why!?"
"Because for me, if I really repented because of the Phantom of the Thief, then he is my benefactor, and he is the one who gave me the opportunity to start over in life. Why should I let my benefactor fall into the net? ”
“…… Ah, from your point of view, it is. Conan sighed in disappointment, "But I still hope you'll give it a good thought, so that if one day your benefactor 'gets out of control,' your experience could be the key to countering him." ”
"Conan, how did you come up with this reasoning?" Seeing that Conan didn't mean to continue chattering, Lai Qixiao spoke again, "You're just a first-grade elementary school student, right?" ”
"What stupid are you talking about?" Conan wiped his glasses and put on a speechless look, "Didn't you already know my true identity?" I've beacted like this today, do you still want to continue acting in front of me? ”
Since Conan said so, Lai Qixiao immediately understood, put away the smiling face that dealt with children, and unveiled the first mask on his face.
"How are you sure I know your secret, Kudo-san?"
"After the third meeting, I started to doubt you from that time." Conan also completely lost his child's disguise, and said as Shinichi Kudo, "After that, I carefully recalled the scene when we first met, and found that there were too many unnatural places. ”
"At that time, I had just become smaller, and I was still wearing adult clothes, so as long as a normal person saw it, it would be strange, right? At that time, Dr. Agasa's excuse also pale in comparison, and you can easily believe it, and it is hard not to be suspicious. ”
"In the few encounters we had over the next few times, I also made it clear that you weren't a fool like Uncle Maori, and that Dr. Agasa's excuses couldn't fool you. So, I suspect that that night, you overheard my conversation with the doctor. ”
"What if I just wanted to save face to Dr. Asasa and didn't know who you were?"
"I thought about it at first, but I quickly ruled it out. In several encounters with you, I have observed that you are a person with a very good memory and observation, and you can easily detect many things that I have not even noticed. ”
"I learned from Dr. Asa that you met me on your first day in Rice Flower Town, and although you only saw my back, you can still remember the coat I was wearing. At that time, Dr. Asa called my name in front of you, and you have known who I am ever since. ”
"And the first time I met you when I got smaller, it was only a few hours later. I was wearing that big coat at the time, and I could easily recognize it with your memory and observation. Even if you hadn't eavesdropped on my conversation with Dr. Asasa, you could have deduced from this that I was involved with Kudo Shinichi. ”
"What finally convinced me was the agreement between you and Xiaolan. Through side knocks, I learned that the agreement between you and Xiaolan - that is, to help him pay attention to Kudo Shinichi's situation, was brought up by you first. I think you must have felt sympathy for her at the time to say that. ”
"Then the suspicion arises, after this agreement was concluded, you never asked Dr. Asa about Shinichi Kudo! It's weird, you don't know anything about Shinichi Kudo other than the newspaper and that back! Then you, who agreed to Xiaolan's commission, if you want to know the current situation of Kudo Shinichi, you should go to Dr. Asasa who is most familiar with Kudo Shinichi! ”
"But you didn't do that, you didn't even take the initiative to understand what Shinichi Kudo was like in life. From what I have observed, you don't look like someone who would leave your appointments behind others? It shows that you know everything about Kudo Shinichi, that is, my recent situation, and you don't need to inquire at all! ”
"So, after all this period of contact and observation, I feel like you already know who I really am. Am I right, Laiqi-san? ”