In the world of Detective Conan, however, he was bound to the Naruto System.

Chapter 208 Conan: Keeping Up the Momentum

Chapter 208 Conan: Keeping Up the Momentum

Kaori Nakahara knew exactly what these people were thinking, and chuckled, saying, "Have you all said enough? What's so special about this kind of scum who plagiarizes other people's papers that you should be protecting?!"

Kanazawa Tomoyasu had been working with Oyama for decades and knew him very well. He was familiar with Oyama's main research areas and had never heard of him making any achievements in colorectal cancer before.

Moreover, they had all read that paper, and many of the things in it could not be concluded without years of in-depth research. Da Shan said that he did not put in much effort, and he just thought that Da Shan was bragging.

Now it seems that if this was plagiarized, everything makes sense, because it wasn't their own hard work, so there's no reason to value it much. "Are you talking about that paper published a few days ago about the development of treatments based on genetic factors for colorectal cancer?"

Kaori Nakahara turned her head away. Although it was satisfying to see Oyama struggle to his death in agony, she had indeed put herself in the line of duty.

"That's right. I used to treat him like my own father, but that's precisely why his behavior is even more unforgivable!"

This thesis was written by Kaori Nakahara specifically for her father, who died of colorectal cancer. It took her more than six years of hard work, not to mention her arduous academic journey.

This paper was made possible so that more people would not suffer from colorectal cancer, which was considered incurable at the time, like her father.

However, unexpectedly, the person she regarded as her father took away the paper.

Even when she went to question him, he said that now no one would believe that this was her paper, and that only if he, as a professor, published the paper could it attract the world's attention.

Finally, he mentioned her father, saying that this would make him even happier.

This three-pronged attack completely shattered Kaori Nakahara's psychological defenses, and on that very day, she decided to let Oyama die in agony.

Okiya Subaru listened with a sense of sympathy. In fact, this kind of behavior is not new in academia, but it is certainly not common. After all, most students, even if they manage to get ahead, may need to accumulate experience for several more years before they can write something of great value.

However, this kind of behavior, which is not new, should not be regarded as normal.

Academic theft is actually very difficult to deal with.

Even if Kaori Nakahara could provide all the processes and evidence of her creations and experiments over the past six years, Professor Oyama could easily use his connections to shut her up.

In the end, who knows how the truth might be distorted?

Initially, the purpose of forming cliques may have been to prevent such things from happening, but in the end, the originally well-intentioned act of banding together can eventually turn into a protective umbrella for exploiters due to the pursuit of interests.

After Kaori Nakahara finished speaking, she probably knew that she couldn't change anything, so her tone became much calmer: "Great Detective, let me answer your question from before."

"I did know that Kanazawa might want the vegetable salad, and that Oyama would definitely want the ice cream. The vegetable salad was sold out, and I did buy the ice cream in advance, but—."

Before she started, she thought of her father who had passed away, so she sat in the car for a while, not realizing that the ice cream had already melted.

"So I had no choice but to lie and say that the ice cream was sold out, but I didn't expect to leave such a big loophole."

Early in the morning, police cars came up the mountain to pick up Kaori Nakahara. The remaining doctors had basically lost interest in continuing their vacation and naturally left one after another.

Aside from Kanazawa Tomoyasu, who has already made a name for himself, the remaining two will probably have to spend quite some time finding professors willing to take them on.

At the same time, because of the issue of academic misconduct by Dashan, the number of professors available for them to choose from is probably far fewer than before.

As for Akutagawa and his group, they reappeared at the ski resort. A mere murder case was not enough to shake their determination to go on vacation, let alone the two guests who had come all the way from Osaka.

Kogoro Mouri had been drinking, sweating, and caught a chill, so he inevitably caught a cold. He decided to hitch a ride down the mountain in a police car, since he wasn't worried about safety with so many people with him.

Sonoko Suzuki stopped beside Ran and looked around, her tone slightly melancholic: "To think that I, Sonoko Suzuki, have lived for seventeen long years without encountering anything satisfactory, it's truly tragic..."

As Conan passed by, wondering what mischief this young lady was up to again, he shook his head helplessly and rushed towards Akutagawa Hiko, who was leaning against a big tree talking to a pink-haired man.

Seemingly taken aback by Sonoko Suzuki's tone, Ran had no idea how to answer: "Sonoko..."

Seeing Ran's expression, Sonoko Suzuki burst into laughter, doubled over with mirth: "Hahaha, since Ran feels so sorry for me, she can treat me to lunch!"

LOL, she's extremely satisfied with her current life, although it's a bit annoying that all sorts of unexpected events always disrupt her plans.

Xiao Lan now knew perfectly well that Yuanzi was teasing her, including the dinner invitation; at most, she would put in a little more effort at noon.

When booking the villa, I checked the box for having enough ingredients delivered every morning. Cooking for yourself is part of the vacation!

Akutagawa Hikoji grabbed Conan, who was rushing towards him, and lifted him up. This guy was getting more and more careless, completely unable to distinguish between the two. "So, Mr. Okiya also has a house in Beika Town, huh?"

Akutagawa Hiko hadn't expected this, since he hadn't seen this pink-haired person in over a year, otherwise he would have had a very deep impression of him.

"Because of my studies, I rarely go home; otherwise, it's inconvenient—"

Conan, somewhat curious, interjected, "Why didn't this uncle leave with them? Weren't you all together?"

The expression on Okiya Subaru's face reminded Akutagawa Hiko of the little girl whose smile was about to split open when the neighbor's child called her "Auntie" in a rather impolite way.

Child: Auntie, can I pet this dog?

Little girl: Call me sister.

Child: Auntie, can I touch this lady?

Little girl: I'm totally speechless. But Conan only looks seven years old right now, while Subaru Okiya is definitely an uncle-like figure.

Although Okiya Subaru had already explained it to Akutagawa Hiko once, he was still good-natured and prepared to say it again when Hattori Heiji arrived.

"Weren't you teaching Yuuyama how to ski? What are you doing here?"

Hattori Heiji said with dissatisfaction, "She's clumsy herself, and she complains that I'm in her way!"

Heiji Hattori's eyes sharpened. Two complete strangers were smoothly drifting on the snow and stopped in front of the three girls. It was obvious that they wanted to build a mountain!

Akutagawa glanced at the one who was fairer-skinned, then at Conan, lost in thought.