Conan: About the fact that I have a black brother

Lin Xiaochen followed Kudo Shinichi to the living room.

"Officer Lin, Mr. Goda has not appeared yet. There must be an accident. It is not an ordinary disappearance." Kudo Shinichi didn't even have time to pour tea. He directly pulled Lin Xiaochen to sit on the sofa and spoke straight to the point.

Lin Xiaochen smiled slightly, seemingly not surprised by Kudo Shinichi's straightforward words: "So, what do you think is the purpose of our coming here this time?"

"Of course you are here to investigate Mr. Goda's interpersonal relationships!" Kudo Shinichi answered firmly.

Lin Xiaochen's smile deepened: "Oh? What else did you guess?"

Kudo Shinichi began to talk to himself: "I guess, Officer Hayashi originally planned to ask the students about Mr. Goda's personality traits, but later gave up this idea because of something..."

Having said this, he suddenly stopped, as if thinking about something, and he looked up at Lin Xiaochen.

"Well, go on." Lin Xiaochen still had a smile on his face.

Kudo Shinichi frowned: "Could it be... that the police officer came to stop us? But why?"

"Why not?" Lin Xiaochen casually put his arms on the back of the sofa, looking a little lazy. "He is my senior after all, so I should listen to his opinions."

After saying that, he deliberately winked at Kudo Shinichi.

"The reason for this is that the case that Officer Lin is in charge of has no substantial connection with the case of Mr. Wada's disappearance. As local county police, you have neither the authority to interfere nor the intention to intervene. So we did not continue to investigate." Kudo Shinichi clenched his left fist and slammed it heavily on his right palm. "At first, the investigation was launched because the two cases showed a certain degree of similarity. However, it was later discovered that this was not the case... If there are similarities between the missing cases..."

Having said that, Kudo Shinichi paused and turned his gaze to Lin Xiaochen.

Lin Xiaochen still had his usual faint smile on his face, and his eyes showed a hint of encouragement. After receiving this response, Kudo Shinichi gained confidence and continued, "Normally, the disappearance of an adult may not attract excessive attention from the police; but if... it involves a homicide case, it is very different, right?"

Lin Xiaochen chuckled: "You are indeed quite smart. That's about it."

"Teacher Goda was murdered. Have you found the suspect?"

"No, I don't know the situation here, and it's not within my jurisdiction. However, if Kudo is really curious, you can tell me about Mr. Goda's performance in school, or whether there is anything unusual recently." Lin Xiaochen put his hands down, struggled on his knees, and leaned forward slightly, "Maybe we can draw a range."

"A week ago, Mr. Goda was often absent from class and was not grading homework in a timely manner. However, three days before he disappeared, Mr. Goda returned to his previous state." Kudo Shinichi recalled, "Maybe he had a quarrel with his fiancée."

"Fiancée?" Lin Xiaochen was very surprised. "How did you know?" Such private matters should not be disclosed easily...

"Because Xiaolan saw Mr. Goda take off the ring and put it in the drawer before, so I guessed this." Kudo Shinichi said, "In fact, Xiaolan knows more details than me."

“I see…”

Lin Xiaochen stayed at Kudo Shin's house for nearly two hours, and when he returned to the hotel, the roasted sweet potatoes were completely cold.

No one knew where Yamato Gansuke had gone.

Lin Xiaochen took off his coat and his cell phone vibrated. It was a message from the police.

……

Midorikawa Hikaru, now in Scotland, received the news that he had obtained the code name and the new mission assigned by Cointreau three hours ago.

After helping to dismember the body in the early morning, he once again carried his guitar bag - which contained his favorite sniper rifle. Hiding his face in the shadow under the brim of his hat, he pushed the door and left the safe house.

I originally thought that I would have some free time after getting the code name, but who knew that now I not only have to complete the remaining tasks of Jundu, but also receive direct mission dispatches from the action team.

There were several emails in his mailbox, from Cointreau, Gin, and logistics - yes, as a code member, he was already capable of cleaning up the mess for others, so these small tasks were also assigned to him.

Jundu also secretly stated that his partner Moroboshi Dai has also been given a code name, and he wants to do well, as he doesn't want to lose to Gin... As for how to do well, the standard in the organization is generally the number and difficulty of completed tasks.

All in all, Midorikawa Hikaru is visibly busy and doesn't know when he will be able to relax.

He walked to the familiar vegetable market and waited for the red light to turn green. The lost and found notices on the telephone poles were scribbled on.

Midorikawa Mitsuru took a look and the light turned green. He followed the crowd to the other side of the road and disappeared into the darkness.