Conan: Ran, I really am Shinichi, you have to believe me!

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It was better before we knew about superpowers; all you needed to catch criminals was feet and a ball.

But now, catching a criminal is difficult. You have to have more chakra than your own brother, otherwise you can only watch him commit crimes and you can't catch him yourself. Even if you tell the police, it won't help.

Seeing Conan deep in thought, Uozuka had no choice but to repeat, "Conan, if you feel that Jiang Chengbei is your brother, your dearest friend, and you can't bring yourself to do it, I can offer you more money."

Seeing Uozuka stick out his tongue and lick the money, Conan immediately shivered: Uncle, don't you know that money has the most bacteria?

Also, Yoko Okino's fans are terrifying!

First there was the perverted uncle like Kogoro Mouri, then there was the mysterious organization member like Jiang Chengbei who kills without blinking an eye, and now there's this extreme fan who wants to chug drugs and kill indiscriminately. It's terrifying!

Most importantly, he just apologized and admitted his mistake in front of Inspector Megure and Ms. Yoko, promising not to do it again. But he went back on his word in the blink of an eye and even tried to hire someone to kill her. He went back on his word so quickly and has no integrity. I'm so angry.

After all, Conan had caught many criminals before, and whenever they knelt down and cried in repentance, he forgave them and kindly gave them another chance, speaking well of them to the police and in court to varying degrees.

But now, looking at the example of Uozuka, it seems I trusted them too much.

Thinking about this, Conan's expression darkened. He felt he had been too trusting of the culprit, and the more he thought about it, the angrier he became.

The incident involving the big-eyed idiot served as a wake-up call for Conan, making him realize that the perpetrator's kneeling and weeping confession might have been merely an attempt to evade legal punishment.

If we trust them even a little and let them go, they might become even more ruthless after learning that they don't need to be punished for their mistakes and that all they have to do is apologize. They could easily go down the path of crime and never turn back.

The "Big Eyes" incident is telling Conan how ridiculous it is to forgive criminals!

Your kindness to bad people is the greatest harm you can do to good people!

Thinking about this, Conan was furious and wanted to beat him up on the spot and then arrest him.

Just as Conan was pondering how to bring this big guy, who had gone back on his word and repeatedly hired someone to commit murder, to justice, arrest him, and send him to prison for a good rehabilitation, they suddenly heard voices in the distance.

Upon spotting people in the distance, Conan and Uozuka, who were secretly making a deal, immediately perked up. Conan, who was experienced in eavesdropping, was the first to tiptoe over.

Uozuka, who was experienced in being eavesdropped on, put away the money in his hand and then followed Conan quietly over.

Soon, they arrived at the source of the sound and saw Jiang Chengbei holding a DV camera, threatening the male lead of the TV series, the handsome actor Nachi Shingo, and another ugly cameraman, Anzai Morio.

"Naji, if you don't want your scandal to be exposed, you'd better give me a sum of money every week from now on, understand?"

And you, Anzai, I filmed the scene where you threatened Naji with the scandal and he gave you money.

If you don't pay me, I'm going to send this video to reporters, newspapers, directors, and producers. Then who will dare to hire you, a cameraman who uses scandal to blackmail his crew?

"Once the video is released, you, who have no skills other than photography, will not only lose your job, but also go to jail."

Just now, Jiang Chengbei, who was hiding in the tree, had captured the scene of him extorting Nachi. So, he had gone from being the extortionist to the extorted party. Anzai Morio was very unwilling, glaring at Jiang Chengbei with resentment, and said bitterly:

"what do you want?"

"I don't want anything, I just want all the money from this time to be mine, and for that, you have to give me a sum of money every week, no, every day, just like Naji does."

Don't try to play the victim. I know you've extorted others besides Nachi.

Now, you need to return everything you extorted before, and it's all mine.

Then, give me everything you extort from me, including the money I earned as a photographer.

Don't worry, I won't take it all. I'll leave you some living expenses. Just eat sparingly, even if you eat less, or eat chaff and thin gruel, you won't starve.

That's right, that's settled. Nachi, you'll be like Anzai, all the money you earn from now on will belong to me.

Besides, you actors need to maintain your figure; eating too much will affect your career. From now on, you can just eat grass, and all the rest of the money is mine.

After hearing Jiang Chengbei's threat, Nachi Shingo and Anzai Morio's expressions turned grim. This time, they had encountered an extortionist who wouldn't even give them a way out. They really wanted to stab him to death!

However, when you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head. The two men, who had been given a handle by Jiang Chengbei, looked at him with eyes full of resentment, but had no choice but to take out all the money they had and obediently hand it over to him.

After receiving the money, Jiang Chengbei secretly glanced at the place where Conan and Uozuka were hiding, then laughed loudly twice and left with an air of indifference.

After Jiang Chengbei's figure disappeared, Anzai and Nachi looked at each other, while Conan and Uozuka also looked at each other. Then Jiang Chengbei, who had returned, stood on a thin branch and looked down at them.

Chapter 146 Vodka: Jiang Cheng is a master. We'll ambush him later. Shoot as soon as we see him, no more talk!

Since he didn't know how effective the exorcism would be, Megure ultimately decided to stay there.

So he asked the head priest of Beika Shrine, Kyusaku Mamegaki, for a room, and he and Conan would sleep on the floor of the shrine that night.

Megure's thinking was that if something happened at night, they could stay at the shrine, which would make the last-minute cramming trip shorter and save time so they could get things done sooner.

And what about Kogoro Mouri?

He accidentally got too drunk while having dinner with the crew, and now he can't leave even if he wants to.

As it happened, Kogoro Mouri couldn't leave, so Jiang Chengbei booked a room for both Kogoro Mouri and himself at the hotel where the film crew was staying. Ostensibly, he was there to keep Kogoro company, but in reality... he was waiting for someone to come and kill him.

Jiang Chengbei himself had a very healthy mind and no strange thoughts, but when Chongye Yangzi saw that Jiang Chengbei had booked a room, she was obviously overthinking things, so she kept glancing at him with her beautiful eyes.

Yoko Okino's two eccentric die-hard fans: Kogoro Mouri was drunk and knew nothing, but Uozuka was furious ever since he noticed Yoko Okino looking at Kojo Kita.

A hater actually deceived his goddess with a pretty boy. He must save his goddess and kill this pretty boy!

Although meticulous arrangements were made to avoid staying at the inn in the northern part of Daojiang City, as this would disturb Miss Yoko, who was also staying at the inn...

So Yuzuka had already made an appointment to take action outside, but he couldn't just sit idly by and let Jiang Chengbei be so smug in front of him.

So, Yu Zhong walked up to Jiang Chengbei and said through gritted teeth, "Kid, don't be too smug, you hater. You'll get your comeuppance soon!"

"Miss Yoko has me as her loyal fan, so a pretty boy like you with your haters won't succeed."

"Anti-fan? Who said I'm an anti-fan? I took the blame for Yoko, I bribed the police for Yoko, how am I an anti-fan?"

Furthermore, what have you done for Yoko? What makes you claim to be her die-hard fan?

"Of course I'm a die-hard fan, because I've hired someone to kill for Yoko, and I'm even prepared to kill someone for her. I've done all that, so why can't I be a die-hard fan?"

Just as they were about to start arguing again, Kogoro Mouri, who was sitting next to Jiang Chengbei and was quite drunk, suddenly spoke up with blurry eyes:

"What you've done... and you've revealed it all... you're just haters, treacherous wolves posing as die-hard fans! You're ruining Ms. Yoko's reputation!"

Only I... um... Kogoro Mouri is Yoko's biggest fan. I've single-handedly defeated two haters..."

"Ugh~~~ You fake fan who won't even take the blame for Yoko, you have no right to speak here."

"Ugh~~~ You're a fake fan who wouldn't even kill for Yoko, you have no right to talk about us here!"

After saying roughly the same two sentences in unison, Jiang Chengbei and Yuzuka exchanged a glance and reached a consensus: Kogoro Mouri was just a fake fan.

Then, Uozuka suddenly grinned and said, "Bro, I like you. The moon is so beautiful tonight, how about we go for a walk outside?"

Jiang Chengbei, who had overheard Yuzuka's plan to assassinate him from the beginning, smiled broadly and happily agreed when he saw that Yuzuka was finally taking action.

"Okay, bro, let's go for a walk. You'd better stay close to me, or someone could get hurt if we stray too far."

"Okay." Yuzuka nodded in agreement, but in his heart he was thinking: I will definitely stay far away from you later. I don't want to accompany you on the last leg of the journey.

Meanwhile, Megure, who was staying at Beika Shrine, could finally get a good night's sleep tonight.

Whether it was because he was staying at someone else's house or for some other reason, Conan finally sang his killer little star to the moon that night.

So, when he finally had a rare quiet and peaceful night, Megure was able to fall asleep immediately, making up for the mental exhaustion of staying up all night listening to Conan's murderous songs.

Conan didn't sing "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" to the moon this time because he didn't want to alert the culprit. He planned to bring the big-eyed, adorable fish-faced Mr. Uozuka, who had gone back on his word and tricked him, to justice.

Earlier in the grove, after Jiang Chengbei left, Conan waited for Uozuka to ask for more money to hire someone to kill him.

Conan was furious. They had kindly let them go and even bowed and apologized, promising not to do it again, saying they were just lost sheep who had been temporarily bewitched. But it turned out they had all been deceived. Their good intentions were not only ignored, but they also indirectly encouraged the bad guys' arrogance and became accomplices. So Conan was so angry that he didn't want to sing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.

After Conan refused the job, Uozuka probably realized something, so he didn't say anything more and left silently.

In order to catch them red-handed, to have them caught red-handed, and to kill two birds with one stone, Conan pretended nothing had happened and didn't tell anyone what he saw in the grove. All this was for tonight's Thunder Operation, to catch Uozuka, the incorrigible hit-hit man, and Jiang Chengbei and Anzai Shounan, the extortionists, in the act and send them all to the police station.

After so many days of practicing singing "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" to the moon every night, Conan felt he had made great progress and should be able to capture the ordinary criminals Uozuka and Anzai Morio with one kick tonight.

As for Jiang Chengbei, Conan estimated that he was a guy who worked in the organization's logistics department and was probably behind the scenes planning crimes, relying on his brains for a living. He shouldn't be a match for a talented and hardworking chosen one like himself. Defeating and capturing him shouldn't be a problem.

In short, after Megure fell asleep, Conan quietly slipped out, intending to use the cover of darkness to capture Uozuka, Anzai Morio, and Eisho Kita, who were up to their criminal activities that night.

On the other hand, Anzai Morio, who now needs money even more because he is now the one being blackmailed, has to work even harder. So he arranges to meet Mamegaki Taeko, who has something on him, at the gate of Beika Shrine a little earlier.

As Anzai Morio emerged from his ambush position and began extorting money from Mamegaki Taeko, Nachi Shingo, who was lying in ambush on the other side, stared wide-eyed in disbelief.

Brother, we're lying in ambush here about something very important that will affect the rest of our lives. You can't even spare this little bit of time to squeeze in extra cash? Are you out of your mind?

Although his accomplice and prey, Nachi Shingo, couldn't understand his actions, Anzai Morio's considerations were quite comprehensive. He did this to prepare for failure before victory. In case the operation failed, he could extort some money now and have some money for his escape later, so he wouldn't have to rush to find a solution at the last minute.

Having money in hand will keep you calm, and a calm mind will give you a better chance of winning when facing Jiang Chengbei.

So, Anzai Morio, who had managed his time well, planned meticulously, and even thought of a way out, appeared in front of Mamegaki Taeko and demanded that she hand over the money, or he would tell her secret to her fiancé.

Anzai Morio had a good plan and managed his time well, but he never expected that Mamegaki Taeko would pull out a knife from her pocket instead of a stack of money, which made Anzai Morio laugh in anger.

"Douyuan, are you kidding me? Bringing me a broken little knife, do you have a death wish?"

Unlike the original storyline where he rushed to grab the knife and was stabbed to death, the current Anzai Morio is different. He is both the extortionist and the extorted, a person driven to the brink of despair. He is capable of anything!

Then, to Mamegaki Taeko's astonishment, Anzai Morio grinned maliciously, pulled a pistol from his pocket, pointed it at Mamegaki Taeko, and said:

"Put down this broken knife, hand over the money and leave, or there will be another corpse on the steps of your family's Beika Shrine next to the stone lion."

Facing the dark muzzle of Anzai Morio's gun, Mamegaki Taeko felt utterly hopeless:

Brother, I just joined a gang when I was young and accidentally let slip that there were valuable sacrificial offerings in my house, and then you stole them.

Aside from this, I haven't done anything else wrong. It's outrageous enough that you're using this to blackmail me, but now you've brought a gun. Isn't that making a mountain out of a molehill?

You have the money to buy guns, and you have the ability to get guns, yet you come to extort me, a working-class guy with hardly any money on me? Have you picked the wrong target? The cost-benefit ratio is too low.

You have a gun to rob people, why don't you consider the banks that are everywhere in Beika Town? That's where a gun-wielding boss like you should be going!

Just as Mamegaki Taeko was in despair, something even more despairing happened: another person appeared behind her, pointing a gun at her, and then she heard a familiar yet repulsive voice:

"Anxi, that's enough, you idiot!"

You've blackmailed Douyuan and even threatened her with a gun. If she sees this, and we kill someone here later, wouldn't that tell everyone that we're the murderers?

Having an idiot like you as a partner, and even being blackmailed by an idiot like you before, is the biggest stain on my life, the greatest insult to my intelligence!

Just as Mamegaki Taeko was desperately being held between two pistols pointed at her by Anshin Morio and Nachi Shingo, feeling hopeless, she heard a series of footsteps on the steps beside her.

Turning around, I realized it was Jiang Chengbei, whom I was meeting for the first time today, who came running up to me.

It turned out that while Anzai Morio, the master of time management, was blackmailing Mamegaki Taeko, Jiangcheng Bei and Uozuka, who had left a little earlier, also arrived at the bottom of the steps.

Upon discovering that there were people above, Jiang Chengbei, who was wondering why the two people who were supposed to be lying in ambush had caused such a commotion, was even more anxious than the three men—Yu Zhong and his companions—about the failed assassination attempt.

So he volunteered to leave Uozuka, exposing his back to the people, and then ran uphill, just like the terrible plan that Uozuka and the others had originally designed. After running up dozens of steps, he arrived at the platform between the steps and the doorway, making himself the intersection of fire from three directions.