Stay away from Conan

Chapter 5: Wise and lofty! is a detective

At the critical moment, Gao Yuan finally caught up and held Mizuguchi Kana at the moment she jumped off the cliff.

It's just that this time it was almost the most tiring run in my memory. Gao Yuan was so tired that he was out of breath. He was holding on because of his eagerness to save people, but now that the person was saved, his body seemed to be falling apart. However, Gao Yuan still endured his almost collapsed body and stood there, holding on to Mizuguchi Kana - he rushed through all the hard work. So far, the result is finally good.

Seeing this young man suddenly appearing, Mizuguchi Kana was very surprised, but looking at him panting and labored, she naturally quickly thought of how desperately he ran to save her just now.

"Why do you want to save me?"

Mizuguchi Kana subconsciously asked this question.

Hearing such a rhetorical question, Gao Yuan breathed a sigh of relief. He knew that the other party probably would not have any thoughts of committing suicide anymore. Seeing this girl who met a tragic end in the original world line now living well in front of him, Gao Yuan felt that everything he did was meaningful.

"Do you still need a reason to save people?"

Takato replied to Mizuguchi Kana's question.

Such an answer made Mizuguchi Kana feel a little distracted. But soon, the memory of reality came to her mind again, and when she thought of her own experience, the girl fell into despair again.

Seeing her expression like this, Takato let go of her hand and patted Kana Mizuguchi's shoulder to comfort her.

"Don't worry, everything will be fine."

This kind of consolation seemed to open the girl's tear ducts, and she couldn't help but squat down and cover her face and cry loudly.

When she thought about it, since the high school detective came over, almost everyone around her was looking at her like a criminal. The police were interrogating her non-stop throughout the day, forcing her to admit that she was the murderer. And the Gao Yuan who appears now is like the only light in his dark life.

"Why! Why doesn't everyone believe me! I'm really not the murderer! Really not!"

The girl shouted, saying what she had always wanted to say.

She is just an ordinary girl who works as a maid. She does not understand reasoning and cannot argue. The only detective friend she knows is not around. She is helpless and forced into a desperate situation.

"I know that you are not the murderer. Therefore, you don't need to cry about it, let alone seek death. The innocent person is innocent, and you don't have to pay the price for other people's mistakes."

Takato said, extending his hand to Mizuguchi Kana, "So please stand up and live well."

Looking at Takato's outstretched hand, Mizuguchi Kana stopped crying, but still hesitated to get up.

"But the detective told the police that evidence was found, and the police would not let me go!"

"Since you are not the murderer, then the truth of the matter is that there is another reason. Don't worry, leave the next thing to me, I will help you clarify everything!"

Takato took the initiative to reach out and pull Mizuguchi Kana up.

Kana Mizuguchi stood up and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, and looked carefully at the man with delicate eyebrows in front of her, "Excuse me, who are you? Why do you want to help me?"

Hearing this, Gao Yuan hesitated for a moment, then smiled confidently.

"Akechi Gaoyuan! He is a detective!"

At this moment, Takato made a decision - to use his full name and the surname of the famous detective "Akechi Kogoro" in the novel - to live in this world as Akechi Takato!

"Detective...detective?"

Probably remembering that her current situation was also caused by a detective, Mizuguchi Kana began to hesitate after hearing Takato's self-report.

"That's right, it's not just a dabbler who just finds some clues and can't wait to show off. It's a detective who must thoroughly find out the truth and won't wrongly accuse innocent people!"

Takato saw Mizuguchi Kana's worry and said so.

Looking at Gao Yuan's firm eyes, Mizuguchi Kana chose to believe it.

The two returned to the Lavender Villa together, and it was from Mizuguchi Kanna's mouth that Gao Yuan learned the name of the housekeeper, Kotani Renzo.

When Kotani Renzo learned that Gao Yuan was also a detective, he seemed to be relieved, and his expression changed from the impatience when he first met Gao Yuan to a kind one.

Seeing Koutani Renzo's reaction, Gao Yuan could probably understand that he still felt a little guilty for knowing the truth but choosing to remain silent, which led to Mizuguchi Kana being suspected. He was naturally happy to see a new detective come to help Mizuguchi Kana clarify. But he didn't expect that in the original plot, the police did not find out the truth in the end, but instead completely forced Kana Mizuguchi into a desperate situation.

It has to be said that most of the police in the world of "Detective Conan" can't do anything about cases that use a little bit of brainpower, and they all rely on detectives to find out. However, it would be too dangerous if the detectives themselves are unreliable. In the end, it was solved It's just a headless case. If it turns out to be an unjust, false or wrong case, the impact will be huge.

Gao Yuan symbolically walked around the villa, checked, and then told Kana Mizuguchi and Renzo Koutani that he already knew the truth and asked them to notify the police.

For such a speed, Koutani Renzo felt a little unreliable, but Mizuguchi Kana had chosen to completely trust Gao Yuan, so she called the police officer handling the case.

Soon, the police came over.

Looking at the people coming over, Gao Yuan was convinced. He really didn't know the police from Shikoku at all. He had no impression of those names at all, but that didn't matter.

The leading police officer came to the villa, looked at the three people present, and then looked at Kana Mizuguchi, "Call us here now. Is there anything you want to explain to us?"

"No. It's this Mr. Detective. He found out the truth about the death of the young lady and specifically asked me to inform you."

Kana Mizuguchi looked at the police officer and said still a little scared.

"Detective? Why is there another detective?"

Looking at Gao Yuan aside, he said with distrust in his eyes, "The previous detectives have discovered decisive evidence, why are there still detectives here now?"

"Is that really conclusive evidence?"

Seeing the police officer's eyes, Gao Yuan deliberately calmed down with a provocative tone.

"What did you say?"

The police officer sounded a little impatient.

"Officer, do you know why I came to this lavender villa?"

Gao Yuan explained, "I read reports about the case. The police conducted a detailed investigation around the secret room at the crime scene half a year ago and found no clues. Why did a passing detective find it half a year later?"

With that said, Gao Yuan took out a cut screw that fell on the ground outside the secret room window and handed it to the police officer.

"Is this the evidence that the detective found?"

The police officer took the cut screws, looked at them, and nodded, "That's right. That's it. Because I found this, I discovered that the screws that originally fixed the windows in the secret room had been cut off, and the windows were actually glued together. It’s on the window frame, so the secret room itself doesn’t exist. Is there anything wrong with that?”

"Of course there is a problem!"

Speaking of this, Gao Yuan deliberately raised his voice, "Why didn't the police find out at that time?"

He looked around at the police officers present, and then locked his eyes on the leading police officer.

"Is it because you are incompetent?"

Gao Yuan said like a rhetorical question or a mockery.