So Many Shocking Revelations! (This Kitty Has Decided to Abandon Flesh and Ascend Mechanically)

The facts proved that on Chinese soil, Fang Zheng's words came with a +1000 knockback bonus. They hit Kindaichi so hard he nearly coughed up blood, leaving him completely unable to retort. There was nothing he could do about it. After all, when he introduced himself to Fang Zheng, he had only said he was a high school student, not a detective. Fang Zheng was, at the very least, practically a police officer. It was perfectly normal for him not to bring children along when solving cases...

But from Kindaichi's perspective, it was utterly soul-crushing.

As far as Fang Zheng was concerned, the incident had ended there. What he had not expected was that the aftermath would turn out to be even more exciting than the crime scene itself.

Afterward, Officer Li Bo led a team to Leader Yang's hometown to conduct a search. Sure enough, they found a large amount of foreign currency and a diary inside a cabinet in Leader Yang's room. The diary documented Leader Yang's criminal dealings. Just as Fang Zheng had suspected, the acrobatic troupe itself was merely a front. In reality, Leader Yang and the troupe's adviser, Todo Sousuke, had been working together in the business of stealing, smuggling, and selling foreign cars!

Using the troupe's overseas performances as cover, they stole vehicles in Japan, secretly loaded them onto ships, then brought them back to China to sell at high prices for profit.

Upon receiving the information, the police immediately mobilized and took Todo Sousuke into custody. Perhaps knowing that his end had come, and thinking that dying alone was worse than dragging everyone down with him, Todo Sousuke actually gave up another accomplice: the troupe's star performer, Tang Renmei!

Tang Renmei was, in fact, also a member of the acrobatic troupe. At first,