Detective Conan: Beika Town's Complete Transformation into Los Santos

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"If you had been here last night, we might have been able to take down Kaito Kid on the spot."

Listening to Conan's words, Lin Che ran his fingers through his hair, following the path of the wind.

"You didn't invite me along, and besides, what price are you planning to offer me? Being Qian Jiangyi's bodyguard, I can get a million a day."

He said it on purpose to establish a persona in front of Conan, so that Conan wouldn't come to him for free if he ever had any trouble in the future.

He can ask Conan for missions himself, but Conan can't just throw any mission at him.

Conan rolled his eyes, as expected. "It's so easy to make money off the rich. By the way, what danger is Mr. Inui wary of?"

He gripped the railing with both hands, saying, "Normally, the price for hiring a bodyguard wouldn't be this high, especially since you don't have a long-term contract."

Lin Che pondered for a moment and said directly, "Scoopin is an international fugitive who specializes in targeting Romanov antiques. Although Qian Jiangyi is a jeweler, he is very fond of Romanov items and has had many things stolen from him by Scoopin before."

Scotty?

This was a completely unfamiliar term to Conan.

He frowned. "In other words, it's not just Kaito Kid who's eyeing this egg, but there's also a dangerous international fugitive lurking in the shadows?"

He had been somewhat relieved, since the Phantom Thief Kid had fallen into the sea and disappeared without a trace, and probably wouldn't take any further action in the short term.

After listening to Lin Che's words, he realized that there was another potential danger, and it was a very, very dangerous one!

If Lin Che hadn't spoken up, and Scobin had suddenly shown up, he would definitely have been caught off guard.

"How much do you know about Scobin?" Conan desperately needed information.

Lin Che shook his head, "Not many. No one in the world knows their names or genders."

Just as Conan was regretfully looking down, preparing to call Professor Agasa, Lin Che's voice came through again.

"However, I am currently quite skeptical of Pu Siqinglan."

"Why???"

"Recombining her name will reveal the truth. Although we can't be sure she's Scobin, she's definitely suspicious."

Chapter 43 Landing and Disembarking

It's easy to deduce the process with the answer in mind, not to mention that solving the mystery of Pu Siqinglan's name itself isn't difficult.

To avoid making mistakes in his deciphering process, Lin Che deliberately left himself an out: he only said that there was a problem with the name Pu Si Qing Lan, leaving the specific breakdown to Conan's imagination.

As expected, Conan's brain works perfectly, and he filled in the missing parts almost instantly.

“Pusqinglan... Rasputin... There’s definitely a problem with using an alias, but we can’t say for sure that she is Scobin.”

Conan pinched his chin, his brows furrowed.

"Besides, looking at Miss Qinglan's frail appearance, she doesn't seem like a top international fugitive at all."

Lin Che neither confirmed nor denied it, saying, "It's just a guess."

The reason he told Conan all this directly was to give Conan some warning and see if he could arrest Scowbin right there on the ship.

In the original storyline, Conan did not find any evidence of Urako Seiran's murder on the ship.

Now that everyone is on the ship, Scowbin is about to kill someone again.

This is a perfect opportunity to frame someone.

Lin Che could take down both "Qian Jiangyi" and "Scobin" in one go.

He's not good at solving cases, and he doesn't believe he can do what Conan can't, so he'd rather make Conan wary first and see if Conan can handle it.

Even if the expected outcome cannot be achieved, Lin Che still has a second plan.

"Conan——"

Ran Mouri suddenly appeared in the distance. "We're about to play some card games or chat. Do you want to come? Mr. Lin too."

Lin Che refused directly.

After saying goodbye to Conan and Ran Mouri, he calmly found Inui Shoichi.

"I'm safe in the room." Qian Jiangyi was a little wary. He didn't want to be alone with Lin Che and always felt it was dangerous.

Lin Che casually sat down on the sofa. "Is it safe? If I told you that Scowbin is on the ship right now, would you still say that?"

"What?!" Qian Jiang's eyes widened, and he involuntarily stood up. "Where?!"

Lin Che looked at Qian Jiangyi.

Qian Jiangyi was somewhat embarrassed and sat back down on the bed. "Do you have any specific information?"

"It's just a guess, but it should be pretty close." Lin Che glanced at the closed door and lowered his voice. "I think Pu Siqinglan is Scobin. I suggest you don't go to the castle."

"No!" Qian Jiangyi refused decisively. "That egg is something I absolutely cannot give up, and besides, don't I still have you?"

"Then pay me my payment first."

"why?"

"What if you die there? Wouldn't all my efforts have been for nothing?"

"You still want compensation after I'm dead???"

"That's why I advise you not to go."

"......no."

Both sides remained silent for a short while.

Suddenly, Inui's eyes lit up. "How about this? You go for me. Just bring the items back to me intact, and I'll give you an extra 30 million yen as payment."

The purpose is achieved.

Lin Che feigned hesitation, then nodded, "Okay."

In his view, having two ways to die would best serve his interests.

First, settle the mission reward for him, then get killed by Scowbin.

Second, they were forced to settle the task rewards, then they were killed by themselves and then blamed on Scobin.

In the story, Qian was killed by Scobin not long after entering the castle—Lin Che didn't remember this at first, but as he delved deeper into the plot, many details matched up, and his memories naturally surfaced.

Will Lin Che really go to protect Qian Jiangyi then?

If we let this guy die after Scowbin, how will we shift the blame after we do it ourselves?

If they all get killed during the conflict, where will the mission be settled, and who will collect the extra money?

So the best arrangement is: after landing, Qian Jiangyi should immediately run away and hide, Lin Che should go back and kill the old man and force him to settle the mission and take the money, then disguise the scene and go to the castle to deal with Scobin.

In this way, he achieved all his goals.

Conan probably never imagined that, besides Kaito Kid and Scotty, there was another crime hidden in this case.

A crime committed under his very nose by someone close to him, driven by personal vendetta.

Qian Jiang felt much relieved when he saw Lin Che hesitate before agreeing.

Ideally, it's best to avoid danger if possible, just like when Lin Che and Nakamura Tetsu were attacked by Scowbin in Osaka.

However, by staying out of it this time, he needs to bear the risk that he may ultimately have to pay a much higher price to obtain the Egg of Memories.

But it's okay, just take it easy.

Money can be earned again, but things are one in a million.

If you're really angry, you can always hire another assassin to kill Lin Che, so he'll know that greed rarely ends well.

Both of them had their own agendas, and changing their minds and being inconsistent before and after was practically standard practice for them.

But the arrangements were eventually finalized.

The trip to the castle will be undertaken by Lin Che in place of Qian Jiang.

In the time to come, just rest and recharge.

7:40 PM.

Lin Che, who should have received a dinner invitation, learned of Han Chuanlong's death instead.

The scene was a mess; the house looked like it had been burgled, with drawers and cabinets ransacked and even feathers from the pillows scattered all over the place.

As usual, Kogoro Mouri took over the scene, and Conan, as usual, ignored the warnings of the clueless detective and immediately began collecting evidence.

Hanchuan Long died from a gunshot wound to his right eye.

Conan thought of Kaito Kid, who had also been shot in the right eye from the sky last night.

Scotty...

Conan urgently sought confirmation from Lin Che.

"I forgot to mention earlier, Scobin always only snipes the target's right eye."

"Now it really matches!"

Conan was covered in sweat.

He glanced outside the house but couldn't find Pu Siqinglan.

When he tried to go back inside to investigate, Kogoro Mouri threw him out without mercy.

There will still be dinner available.

Everyone else was in a bad mood, but Lin Che was.

After he finished eating and rested, Inspector Megure led his team to the scene by helicopter.

Conan, on whom Lin Che had placed high hopes, did not perform exceptionally well.

Although Conan has identified the culprit as Urako Seiran, he cannot find any direct evidence.

Confronting the other party directly on the spot not only fails to arrest them, but also alerts them.

Therefore, he chose to hold off on discussing it for now and see how things develop.

He was certain that once they arrived at the castle tomorrow, Pu Siqinglan would definitely take action again; this was the last chance for her to easily obtain the Egg of Memories.

When Conan doesn't exert himself, the police routinely falter.

The night passed in a tense and anxious atmosphere.

The cruise ship docked that night.

Everyone planned to rest on the ship for one night and set off directly in the morning.

However, Inui insisted on disembarking and leaving, as did Pu Siqinglan.

"You're not going?" Kogoro Mouri asked, puzzled.

Qian Jiangyi, carrying his own things, said, "It's too dangerous. I'll have Lin Che go with you. He's my representative now."

Pu Siqinglan smiled gently, "I didn't bring any suitable clothes. I can't very well go there wearing a cheongsam. Besides, I'll feel more at ease sleeping at home."

The reasons and arrangements were all reasonable, and they didn't say they wouldn't go, so no one said anything more.

Lin Che followed Qian Jiangyi off the ship.

"Why did you come down here instead of staying on the boat?" Qian Jiang frowned as soon as he got into the car. He felt that Lin Che always did things that were beyond his expectations.

He then glanced out the car window at Pu Siqinglan, who was still contacting the car on her phone, and quickly instructed the driver, "Hurry up, hurry up, stay away from that woman."

Lin Che said matter-of-factly, "Since we're going to deal with Scobin openly after dawn, I naturally need to prepare in advance."

Hmm...that makes sense.

"Where are you going? I'll have the driver take you home first."

"We're going to your place. Scowbin got off the ship with you. Are you sure you don't want to be alone?"

Did you see this plot hole in Chapter 44?

This was yet another reason that made it difficult for Qian Jiangyi to refuse.

Because Scowbin did indeed disembark.

Han Chuanlong just died, and the Romanov Dynasty necklace he wore around his neck was also taken away.