Detective Conan: Beika Town's Complete Transformation into Los Santos

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Judging from Lin Che's appearance, he must have just gone through a fierce battle.

They both became very alert to their surroundings.

But Lin Che reassured them and then delivered the prepared speech he had already prepared.

In short, he was responsible for bringing up the rear and noticed that Pu Siqinglan was behaving strangely, so he turned around to look and happened to witness her installing a silencer on her pistol.

After her actions were discovered, Pu Siqinglan immediately fired her gun and fled.

After two explosions, Lin Che, who had begun the pursuit, finally got into a fight with Pu Siqinglan. He had already subdued her and dislocated her arms, intending to hand her over to Shiratori Renzaburo for further handling.

However, he underestimated his opponent and was ambushed. After being shot three times, he made a desperate lunge and engaged in close combat with his opponent. In the end, while fighting for the pistol, the opponent died due to the gun accidentally going off.

The entire process was based solely on Lin Che's account.

But Conan and the others couldn't help but believe it.

Scobin was an absolutely cruel criminal, and Lin Che had no motive to kill him intentionally.

No matter how much trouble they cause, at most Lin Che will be convicted of self-defense.

Moreover, these people have no reason to sue Lin Che.

Even Conan, whose sense of justice is so strong it's almost blinding, at most feels a little conflicted in his heart, thinking that capturing Scobin alive and sending him to prison is the best outcome.

But he could not bring himself to say that Lin Che should have surrendered and been shot by Scobin.

Calling the police is an immediate action.

The police response was also swift.

Lin Che, being injured, left the scene first, while Conan and the others continued their search for another Memory Egg, accompanied by the police.

In the ward, Lin Che cooperated with Takagi Wataru to make a complete statement. After the other party told him to rest well and left, he quietly slipped out of the ward.

In the castle's underground, Conan, no longer worried about Scowbin's attack, completely let loose and showed himself off as the absolute leader, successfully finding the Egg of Memories and winning over Ran Mouri's ultimate suspicion.

Conan himself was suspected of having his own birthday. He revealed it on the cruise ship yesterday, just like Shinichi Kudo.

Today, he once again demonstrated a keen insight and reasoning ability that is not typical of children.

It would be truly outrageous if this weren't suspected.

Kaito Kuroba kept a close eye on everyone around him, and Ran Mouri's various expressions and behaviors certainly did not escape his notice.

"Looks like some people are going to get into trouble today. I'll have to prepare in advance. That way, I won't have to worry about what to give as a thank-you gift."

Kaito Kuroba kept muttering to himself.

But then, the expression beneath his disguise gradually turned serious.

"As for Lin Che... I didn't expect there to be such a dangerous person around Conan. It seems necessary to investigate him thoroughly."

Ding--

Lin Che, who had already arrived outside the large iron gate of Shinichi Kudo's house, suddenly looked at the prompt on the UI interface.

[You are under the watchful eye of internationally wanted criminal Phantom Thief Kid (?). Please be vigilant.]

The World Forest shows that Lin Che has replaced the original name of Scott with his own "??? (9)".

However, between him and Phantom Thief Kid, there are still hundreds of unknown identities.

"I haven't even come looking for you yet, but you've come looking for me first."

Lin Che didn't believe that Phantom Thief Kid would be as concerned about opposing him as Scowbin was, and that he was determined to kill him.

Therefore, I need to prepare myself properly.

He hoped to gain his first friend in the dark world and try to obtain the art of disguise from him.

But since things have come to this, let's move first.

Lin Che tossed the key he had casually snatched from Conan and pushed open the large iron gate of the Kudo family's house.

Chapter 48 Professor Agasa's Mysterious Shop

The Kudo family home is really big; the house and the yard occupy roughly half the area.

Under the sunlight, the house seemed to gleam inexplicably.

To the left of the entrance is the kitchen and a wide staircase leading to the second floor, while to the right is the living room, where you can watch TV and receive guests.

Lin Che went in and glanced around. It wasn't much different from a private cinema, just not as outrageous as a top-tier luxury mansion.

But watching adult-oriented programs late at night here would definitely be very immersive.

The interior design continues the classical style, and there are many classical decorations that are hard to tell are real or fake.

Further inside on the first floor are the toilet and bathroom, which are separate. The bathtub is so big it's almost unbelievable; Lin Che felt he could easily fit his two younger sisters inside.

The living room is directly opposite the bathroom.

In the original storyline, Shuichi Akai would later move in under the alias Subaru Okiya.

But Lin Che got there first, so Shuichi Akai will have to find another place to live in the future.

Of course, if Conan insists, being his roommate isn't out of the question, since it's not his own house.

The living room cabinet naturally contains a lot of collectibles, including many trophies and medals that Shinichi Kudo has won since childhood.

If you leave the living room and turn right, you'll reach the enormous study that Conan specifically warned you not to touch.

Although Lin Che wasn't particularly interested in books, he could still appreciate the design of a study.

As you ascend the spiral staircase, you'll see a cathedral-like dome above, where you can gaze at the stars at night. Below you'll find a large desk surrounded by bookshelves, presumably where Yusaku Kudo works.

This spiral staircase leads directly to the second floor, and at the end of the corridor is a monitoring room. Looking out the window from here, you can directly overlook Professor Agasa's house.

Apart from the monitoring room, the other rooms on the second floor are all bedrooms, a total of four.

There are still many of the Kudo couple's things in the master bedroom. Even if you're just taking something for free, you should still be polite. I won't stay in the master bedroom; the guest bedroom is also very comfortable.

This place is so big, just walking around it makes me tired.

However, Lin Che was very satisfied.

Living here, daily life is absolutely comfortable, and you can go to the apartment across the hall for a meal whenever you have free time.

The next step is to find another house and a vehicle for the trip.

That's easy to handle.

Lin Che is now a multi-millionaire.

However, after leaving Shinichi Kudo's house, he went to Inui's house first and then called the police.

Inspector Megure rushed over again.

"Why aren't you staying in the hospital? What are you doing running out here?!" the officer in the hat said sternly.

Lin Che pretended to be in a heavy mood, "Because I couldn't get in touch with the boss, I rushed over to check, but I didn't expect that something unexpected still happened."

The two bodies were laid out in the yard, one lying on the ground and the other in a pit, both killed by gunshot wounds to the right eye.

Inspector Megure's expression was serious. "Judging from the stiffness of the body, it must have died last night."

Lin Che nodded. "It matches up. Officer, you should remember, right? Pu Siqinglan got off the ship with us."

"She must have come here first to kill Mr. Inui, and then went to the Yokosuka castle to plant bombs in advance."

Megure nodded. "We also found oil barrels. She made many preparations, and even planned to burn down the castle and perish everyone in the flames."

“However,” he looked at Lin Che, “you weren’t with Mr. Qian last night?”

Lin Che sighed, "I was just a temporary bodyguard he hired. Plus, nobody expected that Pu Siqinglan would be Scottie, so he didn't ask me to come back and protect him."

As he spoke, he stared intently into Inspector Megure's eyes, "Last night I went home, changed my clothes, and went to bed."

Megure touched his chin. "Mr. Lin, do you usually have such big job changes? Last time you said you were a detective."

Lin Che shrugged helplessly, "Forced by life's circumstances."

There was a moment of silence on both sides.

Inspector Megure didn't suspect Lin Che, after all, Scobin's preparations showed that she was prepared to kill everyone, and her motives were perfectly valid.

Lin Che's image was too positive, and in the eyes of the police, he completely lacked a motive for murder.

"I'll have to trouble you to give another statement. Besides, with your injuries being so serious, you should stay in the hospital obediently."

"I'll try my best. Mr. Qian hasn't paid me my salary yet, and I can't afford to stay in the hospital."

"..."

Putting aside the motive, from this perspective, Lin Che is even a victim.

I went to the police station again to give a supplementary statement, and this time the matter was finally brought to a complete close.

Back on the street, the sky suddenly darkened, with dense gray-white clouds and a light but strong cold wind howling past.

"It's going to rain." Lin Che stretched out his hand.

Just then, Ai Haibara's phone rang.

The matter at the castle was over. Conan and the others were to give their statements, while Ai Haibara, Professor Agasa, and the three children changed their route to visit him at the hospital.

When they couldn't find anyone at the hospital, the nurses and doctors in charge raised a level one alarm.

Just as Lin Che was about to speak, two police cars suddenly stopped a short distance away, and Conan and the others got out one by one.

"I'm at the police station. Mr. Qian is dead too. Talk to you later."

After hanging up the phone, Lin Che met up with Conan and the others, and after saying a lot of nonsense, he finally managed to get away.

He first took a taxi to the intermediate black market. Before buying a new house and a new car, he needed to get himself a fake identity, otherwise it would be a waste of money.

The black market not only sells various contraband items, but also specializes in counterfeiting.

Money talks.

When he returned to Professor Agasa's house, he had already taken care of everything.

"Instead of staying in the hospital and recovering, you didn't come here just to freeload, did you?"

The little girl was a bit speechless. She realized that Lin Che was really good at timing things. They had just started cooking when he arrived.

Lin Che did two chest expansion exercises. "I was also seriously injured the night we first met, but I was still full of energy the next day."

"But I'm a patient and need to supplement my nutrition, so please make me some more delicious food."

Ai Haibara rolled her eyes at him, too lazy to say anything more, and turned to go back to the kitchen.

Lin Che found Professor Agasa and told him that he had moved into the Kudo family home and would be their neighbor from now on.

As soon as she finished speaking, Ai Haibara, who was in the kitchen, couldn't help but freeze in place.

"They really moved here?!"

Does that mean it will become the norm to freeload meals from now on?

What an incredible storyline where an amazing little girl takes care of an old man and a useless older brother!

Dr. Agasa chuckled, "This area is finally starting to get lively."

Lin Che suddenly asked, "Doctor, I heard from Ai that you made a pair of bulletproof glasses for Conan today?"

"Well, what's wrong?"

"Could you make me some small gadgets or something, so I can have a few unexpected tricks up my sleeve when I'm out and about in case of any emergencies?"

Dr. Agasa, the supreme god of science and technology in the world of Detective Conan!

He possessed a variety of technologically advanced works that far surpassed his time, which Lin Che greatly envied.

The portly old man pondered for a moment and nodded. "No problem. What would Mr. Lin like?"

Upon hearing this, a new clue popped out from the old man's forehead.

[Your affinity level has been reached! Congratulations! You have successfully unlocked "Professor Agasa's Mysterious Shop".]

Chapter 49 Is this game really this grindy?

Professor Agasa's Mysterious Shop? ??