Chapter 22 Blue Castle Exploration Case

Chapter 22 Blue Castle Exploration Case

Getting off the helicopter and down the mountain, Conan pretended to be a curious child, pulling on Chi Feichi and asking questions.

"Elder Brother Chi, where is your home?"

"Tokyo."

"Your reasoning is amazing, are you a Detective?"

"No."

"Then what do you do?"

"Currently, I'm a student on leave from Todai University."

"Then you joined the Magic Enthusiasts Chatroom because you're interested in magic?"

"Because my Teacher would like it."

"Then do you want to be a Magician in the future, or a Detective?"

"No, I'm going to be a Veterinarian."

"Vet, Veterinarian? Why?"

"Because my major is Veterinary Medicine."

"..."

Studying Veterinary Medicine and wanting to be a Veterinarian, is there something wrong with that?

Suzuki Sonoko, who overheard their conversation, silently nodded in agreement, it seemed perfectly normal.

Conan was speechless again. He knew Chi Feichi was deliberately twisting the point of the question, but for a moment he really didn't know how to follow up.

When they arrived at the parking lot at the foot of the mountain, the car Mori Kogoro had rented was also parked there.

Conan took one look and figured it was unlikely he could hitch a ride with Chi Feichi. He pretended to run and fall in front of Chi Feichi in the Snowfield, using the Accumulated Snow as cover, quickly reaching out and sticking a Bug on the inside of Chi Feichi's Trouser Leg.

Originally, Hissashi had been motionless and asleep, coiled around Chi Feichi's arm since arriving. But at this moment, it slowly spoke up, "That child just put something in your Trouser Leg..."

No matter how fast Conan's hand speed was, how concealed his movements were, or how good the cover of the Accumulated Snow was, it couldn't block a snake that had two sets of visual systems. In addition to the eyes that people see, there were also 'heat eyes' growing between the eyes and nostrils...

Infrared Detector, anyone?

Chi Feichi didn't expect Conan to pull such a stunt. He pulled Conan up, "Be careful."

Conan thanked him obediently, "Thank you, Elder Brother Chi!"

"If you're not a Little Lori, don't play fall-on-your-face-for-no-reason," Chi Feichi patted Conan's head, leaving a sentence behind and turning to leave.

Conan: "???"

What does that mean? What does falling have to do with Little Lori?

Mouri Ran noticed the situation and hurried over, "Honestly, Conan, you have to be careful when walking in the Snowfield."

"I will be careful in the future!" Conan agreed readily, but his gaze kept secretly following Chi Feichi's Figure as he got into the car.

Strange, he always felt this Figure was a bit familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere before...

But if the other party was from that Organization, this time the other party was in a hurry to leave, he should be able to hear a little Intelligence more or less...

The car drove away from the spot. The next second, a small object was thrown out of the car window and crushed to pieces by the wheels.

Conan froze in place: "...!"

He was discovered!

Suzuki Sonoko walked forward, seeing Conan staring blankly as Chi Feichi's car left, and said with emotion, "This kid seems to really like Mr. Chi..."

"Yeah," Mouri Ran responded with a smile, "Probably because Conan usually likes Reasoning, and Mr. Chi's Reasoning Ability is very strong, it's normal for him to want to get close to Mr. Chi."

"It's really a pity," Suzuki Sonoko sighed melancholically, "Although Mr. Chi is a very nice person and his Reasoning is also amazing, I don't think our personalities match. I really can't stand cold people..."

"Huh?" Mouri Ran was surprised, her best friend had finally come to her senses, and was actually considering personality issues.

"But I've decided..." Suzuki Sonoko clenched her fist, "From today onwards, Kaito Kid is my favorite Magician, and Mr. Chi is my favorite Detective!"

"But Mr. Chi doesn't seem to be a Detective..."

"It's all the same!"

"How is it the same..."

...

Two days later, in the evening.

A Beetle stopped outside the Castle Gate.

In the Second Floor Room, Chi Feichi glanced at it from behind the window, then turned and went downstairs.

He had also wondered curiously, if Conan heard from the people living here that he and Kuroba Kaito had gone out together on the day of the Gathering, and combined that with the fact that he had gone to that Gathering, would he suspect that Kuroba Kaito had also gone to the Gathering, and thus suspect that Kuroba Kaito was Kaito Kid.

However, Kuroba Kaito's explanation to Mamiya Mitsuru that day was that he planned to go back, or it could be—Chi Feichi sent Kuroba Kaito off and then went to the Gathering himself.

In addition, the Kaito Kid identity had been used by two generations and had been active internationally for 18 years. It was hard to associate it with a High School Student. Kuroba Kaito wasn't even born 18 years ago.

And whether it was in the Chatroom or on the day of the Gathering, his interactions with Kuroba Kaito were not many, and in the end, he even sold Kuroba Kaito out, without showing any signs of 'being friends'...

Overall, the possibility of Kuroba Kaito being exposed was really not high.

Outside the Castle, Doctor Agasa led the entire Junior Detective League out of the car.

"Wow! It's so big!"

"It's just like a Western Castle!"

Ayumi Yoshida and Tsuburaya Mitsuhiko exclaimed in amazement.

"However, why would such a building be built in the Forest?" Doctor Agasa wondered, subconsciously looking at Conan.

But Conan looked absent-minded, as if he wasn't listening to anyone at all.

Doctor Agasa was helpless, and leaned close to Conan's ear and whispered, "I said, Shinichi, don't frown when you come out to play..."

"But I just can't figure it out," Conan frowned, "That guy clearly discovered the Bug. With his observation and Reasoning Ability, he should have suspected me, but why didn't he pursue it at the time? If he had gotten out of the car with the Bug and asked me..."

"Why do you think he has something to do with the Organization?" Haibara Ai softened her voice, and said calmly, "In the past, Scarecrow were placed in the Field to drive away Crows, they were the guardians of the Field."

"That's just a Chatroom name," Conan reminded speechlessly, "If you analyze a person based on this name, then Scarecrow might also refer to the man-eating Monster 'Hitotsume-kozō'. Legend has it that this kind of Monster was originally a Mountain God, and in the end, it transformed into a Scarecrow standing in the Field."

"It could also refer to the Scarecrow in the 'Kojiki'," Doctor Agasa chimed in with a smile, "Although it can't walk normally with one leg, it can stand in the Field for a long time and observe the Dynamics of the World, thus knowing everything about the Affairs of the World... Perhaps it's because his own Reasoning Ability is too strong, and he feels he understands many Things, that he took the Chatroom name 'Scarecrow'!"

Conan nodded, Doctor Agasa's analysis made some sense, then he scratched his head in annoyance, "I said, the point isn't why he named himself Scarecrow, is it!"

"But, since the other party hasn't taken any Action, there's no use in us being anxious," Doctor Agasa comforted with a good attitude, "And Ai has always felt that he's not a bad person..."

"Not being a bad person doesn't mean he's not from that Organization, right?" Conan rubbed his chin, "Whether it's my observation or Haibara's description, he doesn't seem like the kind of person who would record videos and take pictures of children. At least, even though it was the first time meeting, he didn't take pictures of Haibara, but that day he recorded two videos about me. Although I feel it's his bad taste, it may also be to collect my Information. He definitely knows something, and I always feel like I've seen him somewhere..."

Haibara Ai didn't refute this time. Recording Conan's video and discovering the Bug but not pursuing it were indeed suspicious. Turning her head and seeing Conan freeze, she asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"

"Osaka!" Conan's expression became serious, "I remembered, that day at Tsutenkaku Tower in Osaka, I always felt like someone was watching me. When I looked back, I seemed to see his Figure!"

"Can you be sure?" Doctor Agasa pressed.

Conan paused, and honestly said, "No, I didn't see his Front Face, I only saw his Figure, but he did go to Osaka during that time, and the Figure really looked like him..."

Haibara Ai immediately gave him a half-moon eye, "Perhaps you've been too suspicious lately and overthinking. As long as the Body Shape is similar, and they're wearing Clothes of similar Color and Style, it's easy to mistake them for the same person just by looking at their Figure."

Conan recalled it, and couldn't figure out why he felt the Figure was similar for a moment. Could it really be that he was overthinking?

"It's impossible for him to know in advance that you would follow Miss Suzuki to the Gathering. Instead of waiting for you there, it's better to appear around you," Haibara Ai said again slowly, "If he really is investigating you, he will definitely appear by your side. Since returning from Snow Mountain Villa, haven't you not seen him?"

"That's right..." Conan nodded, his mood also relaxed, and he self-reflected, "I have been a bit too impatient recently, always thinking about how to get News about that Organization..."

"I say, where did you little brat come from?!"

A roar attracted the attention of the three.

While the three were whispering, Kojima Genta climbed over the Gate and fell inside. He was caught by the Gardener Tayan Katsuo as soon as he landed.

Tayan Katsuo lifted Kojima Genta with one hand and roared angrily, "Entering without saying hello, do you little brats want to come in and cause Destruction?!"

He had also been very tired during this period.

Those few days when Chi Feichi jumped around on the Chess Sculpture, it was already annoying that he had to wipe it down every day, not to mention that the High School Student was even more insane, being chased by a Snake and running around everywhere every day, destroying an unknown amount of the Flowers and Plants he had carefully cultivated.

Now that High School Student had dusted himself off and left, but he didn't know how many months it would take to restore the Flowers and Plants to their original state.

Moreover, that Snake was still living here. Perhaps it had become addicted to chasing Things, these past two days without a High School Student for it to chase, as soon as evening came, that Snake would release the Hamster and chase it all over the Castle.

Master Mamiya seemed to have mentioned this to that Young Master Chi, and after that, the Snake had restrained itself a bit and didn't run out to scare people.

But yesterday he was busy until dark, and heard rustling sounds behind him. When he turned his head, the sound was gone, but a large patch of Flowers and Plants had fallen again...

Sometimes, not seeing where the Snake is is even more scary than seeing where the Snake is, okay!

He used to think that those arrogant and conceited Young Masters were the most difficult to serve. Now it seemed that compared to a Young Master who brought strange Pets and was not very normal himself, those were just kids!

However, seeing Master Mamiya driving to the city and back these days looking tired, he didn't dare to tell Master Mamiya about going to the city to buy some Flower Seeds and such...

He was tired, and his heart was tired too...

(End of Chapter)