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I've told you so many times, it wasn't a murder case I brought them, but rather fate that led me, the famous detective, to the scene of a murder that was bound to happen.
Right, that is it!
Hmm? That's not right! None of the recent murder cases were solved by me, the famous detective!
Damn it! Jiang Chengbei, this idiot, accidentally solved several recent murder cases!
In this case, Jiang Chengbei found the murderer while looking for something to eat. The murderer had just committed the crime and hadn't even had time to clean up the scene when Jiang Chengbei saw it.
In the previous case, Jiang Chengbei just happened to touch the corpse, which caused the murderer to go berserk, wanting to kill him to silence him and frame him. So he didn't solve the case through deduction.
The previous case involved Jiang Chengbei playing with the deceased's computer. Coincidentally, Jiang Chengbei had some computer skills and discovered that a hacker had broken in around the time of the deceased's death. So, by sheer luck, he solved the case.
In the previous murder case and the one before that, Jiang Chengbei stumbled upon the murderer in the act, which is how he solved the case.
In short, none of the cases Jiang Chengbei solved were legitimate; they were either cases where he stumbled upon the murderer in the act or cases where the murderer tried to silence him after killing him. None of them relied on deduction.
Since these recent cases weren't solved by detectives or through reasoning, what's the point of having a detective?
Having not solved any cases or conducted any deductions for so long, is fate going to throw a huge blunder at me all at once?
Bah! How did I end up being fooled by this charlatan Jiang Chengbei?
There are no jinxes in this world. I am not a plague god, I am not a jinx, I am not the god of death, I do not bring death wherever I go...
Even if the whole world thinks I'm a bad omen, I can't give up. I can't share their views. I am my last hope. I must be strong. I must believe in my innocence...
While Conan stubbornly refuses to admit that he is the Grim Reaper, Megure is having a headache over his superior's demands.
His boss insisted that he take Conan to the wedding, but he couldn't guarantee that Conan would be safe and that no one would die. So he was afraid. What if a murder occurred at the wedding, and the victim was someone important? How could he explain that to his boss and colleagues?
The Metropolitan Police Department had a sign that read "Conan and Public Security personnel are not allowed to enter," and he couldn't understand why his superior would invite Conan.
Seeing Megure's furrowed brows, Jiang Chengbei and Kogoro Mouri suddenly spoke at the same time:
"I do have a little idea, though it's not quite there yet, that you might want to give it a try."
Hearing that someone had an idea, and two at once, Inspector Megure immediately beamed: "Brothers, tell me quickly!"
After Jiang Chengbei politely declined for a moment, Kogoro Mouri spoke first:
"Since the shrines in Tokyo aren't very effective anymore, let's take Conan and Jiang Cheng to shrines in other places."
"With such a vast amount of neon light, there's bound to be a powerful shrine that can suppress Conan and Jiang Cheng."
Megure: "Brother Mori, great idea! Then let's prepare to take Conan to visit all the shrines in the country. Japan is so big, there must be a shrine that suits Conan."
"So, Brother Jiangcheng, is there anything you'd like to add?"
Jiang Chengbei: "Is Japan really that big? I don't think so. I can fly all over Japan in just a few hours... travel all over Japan by plane."
And, Mori-kun, explain yourself clearly. If you're talking about Conan, just say Conan. Why are you dragging me into it?
"Because every time I get a case, if you're there, I don't receive the commission. Since I met you, I haven't earned a single penny!"
"Brother Maoli, have you ever thought that this is not actually my problem, but your own?"
There are some things I didn't want to say, but I'm keeping them to myself because I'm afraid you'll go further and further astray with your misconceptions.
Actually, the reason you don't receive the commission is your own fault. You are destined to be poor and lack money in this life, so even if you do receive the commission, you will immediately lose it all in horse racing and pachinko.
"By the way, Mori-kun, you're actually a jinx; it was Inspector Megure who saw through and confirmed that."
Megure: "No, I didn't say that, and I certainly didn't see or verify anything. Brother Jiangcheng, don't frame me."
Kogoro Mouri: "Jiang Cheng, stop making excuses. Before I met you, although I didn't have any big business, I could still get some jobs finding cats and dogs and catching mistresses, and I would complete them successfully and receive the commission fee."
But since I met you, even cases involving finding cats and dogs or catching mistresses have disappeared. Even if there are any, the clients are either dead or have been sent to jail by you, and I don't get a single penny.
Jiang Chengbei: "This is your own aura of poverty at work, you can't blame me."
Besides, I already introduced you to a huge deal worth 1.2 million, but you couldn't seize it. Who can you blame?
Kogoro Mouri: "I missed out on the 1.2 million yen order, but ever since I met you, I haven't had any income. You're the god of poverty, you've brought me poverty..."
Jiang Chengbei: "You're a god of poverty, even if 1.2 million were placed in front of you, you wouldn't..."
Kogoro Mouri: "You're the god of poverty..."
"Stop, you two, calm down and listen to me." Unable to stand it any longer, Inspector Megure stepped in to change the subject:
"Brother Jiang Chengbei, you said you had a small suggestion, but you haven't said it yet. What is it?"
Jiang Chengbei glanced at the peacemaker, Inspector Megure, before speaking:
"Since your section chief doesn't like this son-in-law, why don't you cancel their wedding in advance? That way, you won't have to bring Conan to the wedding, right?"
Upon hearing Jiang Chengbei's terrible idea, Mu Mu smiled awkwardly: "Brother Jiang Chengbei, don't joke like that. I'm not Xiaobaihe's father, how could I do such a thing?"
Chapter 164 Gin: What a coincidence, Conan, you're here too? I planted a bomb on the train, get off early if you have nothing else to do.
Jiang Chengbei suggested investigating the groom's background and disrupting his boss's daughter's wedding, but Megure did not accept the suggestion. He only accepted Kogoro Mouri's idea of visiting famous shrines throughout the country.
Because Megure has to work and work overtime, he doesn't have time to travel all over the country. So the task of taking Conan to shrines in other places to exorcise evil spirits falls to Kogoro Mouri, who is practically unemployed.
He hardly gets any commissions now, and even if he does, he doesn't earn any commission fees. A middle-aged man with no income, when you calculate it this way, is almost the same as being unemployed.
Kogoro Mouri agreed to take Conan to a shrine in another city for an exorcism, but he insisted that Jiangchengbei must be visited as well.
It was only after meeting Jiang Chengbei that he started losing money.
Although his Mouri Detective Agency wasn't doing very well before, he could still make some money by finding cats and dogs and catching mistresses.
Unlike now, even if you successfully track down and photograph a mistress and catch her, the client will either be sent to jail by Jiang Chengbei or killed by Conan. In any case, you won't get a single penny of commission.
Of course, besides wanting to exorcise evil spirits for Jiang Chengbei, Kogoro Mouri also had the idea that Jiang Chengbei was a wealthy man and the nominal owner of the Mouri Detective Agency, so he could take advantage of Jiang Chengbei's business trips and vacations to minimize his own expenses.
With this in mind, he wanted to travel all over the country and appreciate the beautiful scenery of Japan without spending a single penny, relying only on the money from Jiang Chengbei and Mu Mu.
After exchanging only a few words, Kogoro Mouri used the fact that Jiang Chengbei was the owner of the Mouri Detective Agency to morally blackmail Jiang Chengbei into agreeing to go with him.
Having secured Jiang Chengbei as a human ATM, and with Inspector Megure and Jiang Chengbei covering their travel expenses, Kogoro Mouri took the opportunity to bring Ran along, making it a free trip with his daughter.
Soon, Inspector Megure and Kogoro Mouri decided on Kyoto, the ancient capital of Japan and its most famous cultural city, as their first destination for this exorcism.
After deciding on the destination and the people, Jiang Chengbei asked An Shi Tou, the finance manager, to book the tickets.
Amuro Tooru: It's understandable that I pay when we eat together, but why should I pay for your train tickets when you go on a trip and I didn't go with you?
Moreover, the Shinkansen runs every few tens of minutes, and tickets can be bought on the spot. Do I need to buy tickets in advance?
There are so many empty seats, you can just buy them when you get on the train. You actually came up with the idea of making me buy tickets in advance just to exploit me, a poor working man. You heartless capitalists!
Although he really didn't want to pay for the train tickets for his boss, the thought that Jiang Chengbei and Conan were no longer around meant he could freely search their residences and examine their past letters made Amuro Tooru happily convince himself to pay for their tickets out of his own pocket.
"Boss, when are you going to Kyoto? How many tickets do you need?"
Jiang Chengbei: "Four photos, from Saturday."
Amuro Tooru: "Okay, boss, which Saturday?"
Jiang Chengbei glanced at Amuro Tooru speechlessly: "We've been discussing this for so long this Saturday, weren't you listening?"
Amuro Tooru looked at Jiang Chengbei innocently: "Boss, I'm listening. I know it's Saturday this week, but which Saturday exactly?"
Jiang Chengbei was furious after hearing Amuro Tooru's unreasonable words. He looked at Amuro Tooru with an unfriendly gaze: Are you trying to cause me trouble?
Under Jiang Chengbei's fierce glare, Amuro Tooru shrank back timidly, but still asked in a low voice:
"Boss, I know it's this Saturday, but which Saturday are you departing for?"
Is it Saturday the 6th, or Saturday the 7th, or Saturday the 9th? Which Saturday is it, boss?
Upon hearing Amuro Tooru's words, Jiang Chengbei gasped: "Toru, there are three Saturdays this week? You're telling me there are three Saturdays in a week?"
Upon hearing Jiang Chengbei's question, everyone immediately turned their attention to him, their gazes filled with a pitiful look at him, as if he had no idea what days it was.
"That's right, there are three Saturdays this week. Jiang Cheng, you're not such a clueless idiot that you can't even tell the date away, are you?"
Discovering that he was finally capable of surpassing Jiang Chengbei, Kogoro Mouri looked at Jiang Chengbei with great excitement:
When he starts talking trash to me again, I'll have a way to retaliate. You're such a lunatic who can't even remember the dates!
Seeing everyone's gazes, Jiang Chengbei immediately compromised, quickly concealing his surprised expression, and confidently said:
"Ahem, I know the date. I just wanted to test Conan's general knowledge as an elementary school student."
"Conan, listen up. We know that the 6th, 7th, and 9th of this week are all Saturdays. So, the question is, what day of the week is the 8th? And what days of the week are the 10th and 11th?"
Conan's beady eyes: "Jiang Chengbei, if you don't know, just say you don't know. Don't use this as an excuse to test me and try to get the answers."
"Fine, I'll tell you in good faith. The 8th and 10th are Sundays, and the 11th is next Saturday. I've given you the answer, are you satisfied now?"
"Hiss... Such a long vacation, the world is in turmoil, Conan, you're going to be busy."
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Time flies, and Saturday the 6th arrived quickly. Today, Jiang Chengbei and his group boarded the Shinkansen bound for Kyoto.
Amuro Tooru, who came to see him off, stared at Jiang Chengbei's figure boarding the train with dissatisfaction: "I can accept that you made me buy 7 tickets, but why didn't you tell me that the three additional tickets were for children? I could have bought half-price tickets instead."
Yukiko, who had also come to see him off in another car, had an excited glint in her eyes: Now that Jiang Chengbei and Conan are gone, as long as we get rid of the blond-haired and black-skinned guys around us, we can just rummage through the house and search it thoroughly.
The thought of finding Conan's information and evidence in his room soon, or even finding a photo of Conan's mother, excited Yukiko. After several days of hard work as an undercover agent, the harvest season had finally arrived.
Meanwhile, Kogoro Mouri, who had just boarded the train, looked at the three idiots of Teitan running around the carriage with dissatisfaction and muttered under his breath:
"Seriously, Conan, that rascal, why did he bring these three naughty kids with him when he went to school?"
Aren't their parents worried about the safety of such young children going to other places without parental accompaniment?
Taking these three naughty kids to Kyoto is exhausting just thinking about it. We'll have to pay for their entrance fees at the tourist spots too – what a hassle!
Seeing Kogoro Mouri complaining, Ran explained, "Dad, don't say that. Their parents also paid, and Mr. Amuro paid for the license plate on the car."
This way, we'll have enough for three extra train tickets, and we can even buy them some souvenirs to take back to Mr. Amuro.
The journey to Kyoto went smoothly at first, until they were almost in Nagoya. Conan went out to use the restroom and bumped into Gin and Vodka.
Upon seeing Gin and vodka, the terrifying memory of almost being killed that night resurfaced in Conan's mind. He was so frightened that he completely shut down, breaking out in a cold sweat, trembling all over, his mind filled with thoughts like, "I've been seen, I've been discovered, I'm going to be silenced, I'm going to die..."
Before meeting Gin, Conan had an arrogant thought in his mind that he would arrest him and bring him to justice as soon as he met him. Now that they met again, he was so scared that he turned into a wooden stake, sweating profusely and unable to do anything.
At the same time Conan saw Gin and Vodka, Gin and Vodka also saw him.
Having just set off a small bomb to blow up a Shinkansen bullet train, Gin suddenly encountered his idol Conan, who had single-handedly destroyed six military aircraft and was wreaking havoc in the Metropolitan Police Department. Like a devoted fanboy, Gin approached Conan to greet him.