Detective Conan: Knifeman? I'm a good citizen of Beihua

Chapter 241: The mysterious commission that summoned the detectives (1)

A manor in Kyoto.

Kogoro Mouri and his group sat in the garden, staring at the detectives in front of them.

Hattori Heiji crossed his arms, looking unhappy: "This guy is really rich and powerful. He actually hired so many detectives to investigate at the same time."

Maori Kogoro glared at the dark-skinned detective and said, "You're everywhere. If you ask me, it's enough to leave this commission to me, Maori Kogoro."

Otherwise, the huge amount of commission would be divided up by others, and it hurts just thinking about it.

Hattori Heiji: "Huh? Just you?"

His eyes fell on Conan beside Mouri Kogoro, he snorted coldly and crossed his arms.

Conan's eye twitched: "Hehe."

Toyama Kazuha pulled Mao Lilan and whispered, "A lot of detectives have been invited this time. Maybe Kudo will come too."

Mao Lilan's eyes lit up, then dimmed: "If he were coming, he should have told me in advance."

This time when they came to Kyoto, Mao Lilan had already sent a message to Kudo Shinichi in advance, so Kudo Shinichi knew their itinerary.

If the other party didn't say anything, it means he won't come.

Seeing that Mao Lilan looked lonely, Toyama and Ye suddenly felt it was difficult to continue the topic. Instead, they introduced Mao Lilan: "There are many detectives gathered here today. Xiaolan probably doesn't know many of them. Let me introduce them to you."

Following what Toyama and Ye said, Mao Lilan looked around.

The garden was very large, and the detectives around were scattered around, sitting or standing quietly, with a sense of alienation and indifference.

They first looked at a man nearby.

"The tall, thin man in a gray suit, dressed very formally, is called Takada Ichido. He used to be a lawyer, but for some reason he switched careers and became a private investigator."

"That young woman with a high ponytail and sportswear is called Kato Sakurako. She's a detective novelist and private investigator. I've read her previous books. She's got a really wild imagination, she's amazing."

Toyama Kazuha had already learned the information of more than a dozen detectives at the scene from Hattori Heiji in advance, and now when she talked to Mouri Ran, she seemed very familiar with them.

Ran Mouri looked over, and Conan was also secretly eavesdropping on Toyama Kazuha's introduction.

The detectives at the scene ranged from the well-known to the lesser-known. Judging from their resumes, they were all very talented. However, Conan felt that there were too many detectives at the scene and that if they were only there for one commission, it would be a waste of talent.

He couldn't understand why the owner of the house made such arrangements.

"That's really boring. Even if Mr. Hase wants to find more detectives, he can't cast a wide net and call in all the rotten fish and shrimp he catches."

Suddenly, another person sat down next to them.

The man had blond hair and blue eyes, spoke with a thick foreign accent, and had a cigar in his mouth. He looked to be about thirty years old, with a sour expression, and seemed to look down on other people.

Hattori Heiji was very unhappy when he heard this.

And since the person was sitting next to them, the content of this sentence became vaguely pointed -

"How hilarious! This is the first time I've seen someone take on a commission and bring their family along, women and children. Isn't this just playing house?"

This time, not only Hattori Heiji was unhappy, but even Mori Kogoro was unhappy.

"Who are you?" Maori Kogoro glared at the other party, "I don't think we have offended you!"

"Tsk——"

The man snorted and looked down on Maori Kogoro.

Maori Kogoro: “?”

Hey! This guy—

"Then doesn't Mr. Jackson seem out of place among so many detectives?"

A clear voice came from the other side, and it retorted first.

When everyone turned their heads to look, they all looked shocked.

Hattori Heiji pouted: "He's here too?"

Conan's eyes widened: "White Horse?"

Bai Ma Tan was still wearing a black jacket and a striped shirt as before, standing straight with one hand on his waist, and his good friend "Watson" - a majestic eagle - stood on his shoulder.

Meeting the gazes of several people, Bai Ma Tan nodded slightly and said politely, "Long time no see."

Hattori Heiji: "Are you also interested in this commission?"

Bai Ma smiled but did not answer: "I just came here for a casual visit, I didn't expect the scene to be so lively."

Hattori Heiji held his chin in his hand and thought without saying anything.

"Are you... Hakuba Tan?"

The man smoking the cigar obviously knew Bai Ba Tan and sat up straight with some vigilance.

Bai Ma Tan glanced at him coldly and said: "Since you are a bounty hunter from England, you should keep a low profile in Sakura, otherwise I don't mind taking an extra bounty."

"Eh? Bounty hunter?"

Several detectives looked in surprise, but it was hard for them to connect this cigar-smoking, sharp-tongued man with a bounty hunter.

The cigar man's face turned grim for a moment, but he quickly calmed down. "I've checked, there's no bounty on my head here. I'm afraid I'll disappoint you."

"I can add it right away." said Bai Ma Tan.

The cigar man suddenly stopped talking, stood up and left angrily.

Bai Ma came over and sat down next to everyone.

Maori Kogoro walked closer and asked, "Who is that arrogant guy?"

Bai Ma Detective: "I didn't expect the English bounty hunter, Jackson, to come here."

Yuanshan Heye asked curiously, "By bounty hunter, do you mean the kind that gets paid to do something?"

Bai Ma Detective chuckled. "No, bounty hunters like Jackson mainly travel to different countries to complete official bounty missions. They usually capture fugitives and then hand them over to the police to collect the reward."

Conan: "Then why is he on the wanted list?"

Judging from their conversation just now, Jackson is also on the list in other countries.

"Of course, it's because their methods aren't exactly just," Bai Ma Tan explained. "People who choose to be bounty hunters aren't very clean themselves. Asking them to catch criminals is like fighting evil with evil."

"So that's it..."

Everyone understands.

"By the way, why are you here too? Don't say it's a coincidence." asked Hattori Heiji.

"I'm asked by my father to tell you about this, so I can't talk about the details." Bai Ma Tan said concisely.

"My father? That's quite a polite way of saying it..." Kogoro Mouri scratched his head and complained, then suddenly remembered that Hakuba's father was the Chief Superintendent of the Metropolitan Police Department.

hiss--

This time it was actually the intention of Superintendent Baiba?

Conan and Hattori Heiji, who also knew Hakuba Tan's identity and background, fell silent at the same time.

——What kind of request could this be?

After a while, several more detectives arrived in the garden. Finally, a thin, serene young man appeared in front of everyone in a wheelchair.

The old butler in charge of pushing the wheelchair pushed the young man to the center, then stood sideways, his eyes calmly scanning the people around him, bent down and whispered, "Everyone is here, we can start."

The young man nodded, then looked at everyone and raised his voice slightly: "My name is Hase Yuta, and I'm the initiator of this commission."

"This time, I want to ask you to help me solve two murders."

Homicide?

Or two?

Everyone looked at each other with some confusion.

I haven't heard of any unsolved murders here recently.

It's really strange...

The old butler coughed softly and said in a cold voice, "These two cases are very complicated and involve many things. If you choose to help us solve them, you may face very dangerous situations. If you are afraid or still don't know the situation, you can leave now."