Conan: Ran turns into an elementary school student and calls me dad.

Chapter 56 Trying out Conan's tricks

The Metropolitan Police Department responded quickly; less than half an hour after Lin Xiuyi hung up the phone, Inspector Megure arrived with Miwako Sato and a group of detectives.

But when Inspector Megure saw Hayashi Shuichi standing at the door, his face instantly darkened, and he stared at him with a frustrated tone: "Why are you here too!"

The male detectives behind him also glared at Lin Xiuyi, their eyes filled with hostility and dissatisfaction.

The news that Lin Xiuyi had been brought into the First Division for questioning last time, which made Sato Miwako look at him differently, had already spread throughout the entire Metropolitan Police Department.

These detectives, who secretly admired Sato, had long regarded Hayashi Hideichi as their number one "love rival." With both old and new grudges combined, their attitudes were naturally far from friendly.

"Inspector, it was Mr. Lin who called the police."

Sato Miwako glanced at Megure with a hint of annoyance, her tone protective, then nodded politely to Hayashi Shuu before putting on gloves and entering the room to begin her on-site investigation.

"Inspector Megure, you won't catch the culprit if you keep staring at me like that," Lin Xiuyi couldn't help but chuckle as he reminded him.

"Hmph! Ignore this guy, immediately cordon off the scene and conduct a thorough investigation!"

Megure was burning with anger, but he knew that solving the case was the priority. He suppressed his anger and quickly began to assign tasks to his subordinates.

Before long, his gaze fell on the three kids and Xiaolan at the door, and he loudly questioned them.

"Where did these four kids come from?"

As he spoke, his gaze kept darting towards Lin Xiuyi, clearly blaming Lin Xiuyi for the appearance of these children and making him a suspect.

"I'm sorry, Inspector Megure, they came with me."

Kogoro Mouri looked embarrassed and quickly stepped in to smooth things over.

"Xiaolan, get your classmates out of here right now! A crime scene isn't a place for children!"

"whispering sound."

Megure Jujutsu curled his lip, not pursuing the matter further, and instead vented his anger on Kogoro Mouri, reprimanding him sternly.

"You idiot, you used to be a detective, don't you know you can't just let anyone into a crime scene? You're getting more and more out of touch with reality!"

Kogoro Mouri was so embarrassed that he kept bowing his head and apologizing, his face turning red and white in turns.

Lin Xiuyi stood aside, arms crossed, watching the spectacle.

After being reprimanded, Kogoro Mouri, in an attempt to prove his abilities, began running around the room like a headless fly, rummaging through drawers and talking to himself against the wall.

"Uncle Kogoro isn't good at solving cases like this," Ran sighed. "Most of the detective work he gets involves finding cats or dogs, or cases of infidelity..."

Before the girl could finish speaking, Kogoro Mouri suddenly shouted excitedly in the room, hands on his hips, his face full of smugness.

"I know! I know who the killer is!"

……

What followed was exactly the same as Lin Xiuyi's memory.

Yoko Okino's manager deliberately threw out clues to mislead Kogoro Mouri, making him mistakenly believe that the murderer was Yuko Ikezawa, a female celebrity who was a rival of Yoko Okino.

Police quickly brought Yuko Ikezawa to the scene for questioning, but as the investigation deepened, the identity of the deceased was revealed to be Yoko Okino's ex-boyfriend from high school.

Yoko Okino, having previously concealed her relationship with the two, was instantly thrust into the spotlight and became a prime suspect for the police.

Seeing Kogoro Mori frantically pacing around Yoko Okino in the room, sometimes insisting she wasn't the murderer, sometimes rambling incoherently about the case, completely missing the point, Hayashi Hideichi couldn't help but sigh.

"This guy is still the same as he was over a decade ago..."

"Didn't Mom say that you helped the police solve quite a few cases when you were in school?"

Xiao Lan couldn't stand it anymore either, and reached out to tug at Lin Xiuyi's sleeve.

"Can you help Uncle Kogoro? If Uncle Kogoro solves this case, it will definitely improve the detective agency's business, and Aunt Ruri won't have to work so hard."

"...Alright, considering how much they've taken care of you all these years, I'll let Kogoro be the great detective."

Lin Xiuyi smiled and patted his daughter's head, then planned to call Maoli outside and tell him the truth about the case.

But even after he called Mori twice, the guy seemed to be glued to Yoko Okino's side, only concerned with currying favor and refusing to budge an inch.

Lin Xiuyi couldn't directly tell everyone that he already knew the truth.

After all, given Kogoro Mouri's loud and boisterous personality, once he learns the truth, he will definitely start shouting and making a scene, letting everyone in the room know. In that case, he will become the center of attention, causing unnecessary trouble.

Just as Lin Xiuyi was racking his brains over this, Xiaolan noticed his unusual behavior and asked softly, "What's wrong?"

Lin Xiuyi glanced at the chaotic scene in the room, then took Xiaolan's wrist and walked out of the room. In a quiet corner of the corridor, she briefly explained her thoughts and the truth of the case.

"What? You actually know who the murderer is?" Xiaolan stared wide-eyed at Lin Xiuyi in disbelief, her eyes filled with surprise. She clearly hadn't expected that her newly reunited biological father would have such keen insight.

Lin Xiuyi basked in his daughter's adoring gaze, a mischievous smile playing on his lips, and uttered a terrible idea.

"You already know I can mimic other people's speech. So now, if you can figure out a way to knock Mori unconscious, then I'll stand near him and use his voice to tell the truth."

"Wouldn't that mean he gets all the credit for solving the case?"

This idea is clearly a copy of Conan's usual tropes.

Upon hearing this, Xiaolan's eyes lit up instantly. She thought the idea was feasible, nodded immediately, and turned to walk quickly into the apartment room.

……

When Hayashi Shuichi returned to the room where the incident occurred, Kogoro Mouri was still sitting, leaning motionless against the sofa, his head tilted to one side, clearly unconscious.

The people in the room were still arguing and making noise about whether Yoko Okino or Yuko Ikezawa was the murderer, and no one noticed Mori's unusual behavior.

Xiao Lan sneaked up to Lin Xiuyi, proudly shook the ashtray in her hand, and whispered, "I've got it done!"

Uh, my dear daughter, you acted way too fast!

And there seems to be bloodstains on the rim of the ashtray!

Lin Xiuyi suppressed the urge to complain, his lips twitched, and he quickly walked to Kogoro Mouri's side. He turned his back to everyone, pretending to admire the murals on the wall, cleverly blocking Mouri's view.

Clearing his throat, he deliberately lowered his voice, mimicking Kogoro Mouri's signature gruff tone, and said, "Ahem, everyone, quiet down. I already know who the real culprit is!"