The Smug Conan

"Master Yunwen, are you, are you alright?" Matsushita Heisaburo got out of the driver's seat and hurried to Shu Yunwen's side, asking respectfully.

Tsukamoto Kazumi also ran back from across the street, her face full of concern, "Yunwen, how are you feeling?"

"Uh... I'm fine," Shu Yunwen reached out and rubbed his still sore backside.

Actually, for him right now, the physical pain was nothing compared to the mental breakdown he was experiencing.

"I'm glad you're okay..." Tsukamoto Kazumi felt much relieved.

Miwako immediately thanked Tsukamoto Kazumi, "Hello, miss. We've caused you a lot of trouble today. But thanks to your help, we were able to catch these criminals."

"Hmph! You don't need to thank me." Because Shu Yunwen had been knocked down, Tsukamoto Kazumi was still very unhappy, especially with the police who had let the criminals escape.

At this moment, inside the coffee shop, some customers stood up to leave. Sato and Takagi were too busy to pay attention to Shu Yunwen. They stopped the customers inside the shop and asked them to leave their contact information—they were witnesses to the arrest and would need to provide testimony later.

Conan, that guy, also crawled under another empty coffee table, covered the pistol with a handkerchief, and pulled it out. He said to a police officer, "Officer, here's that person's gun from earlier..."

The police officer immediately took the gun from Conan's hand and was about to get angry, but seeing Conan's innocent smile, he could only force a smile, "Kid, this thing is very dangerous, you can't touch it, understand?"

Conan nodded, "I understand. By the way, Officer, are those three people the fugitives from the wanted Italian Bandit Group?"

"Huh?" The police officer was stunned for a moment, then waved his hand, "Kid, this isn't something you should be concerned about! Those are your friends over there, right? You should be sitting quietly with your friends..."

The police officer's subtext was—Kid, you're annoying! Get lost~

Conan, completely oblivious to being disliked, continued, "They are members of the bandit group, right? I watched the news on TV today! The police revealed that there is a Japanese man in this Italian Bandit Group. That means there's one Japanese person in the group, and the rest are Italians..."

As Conan was speaking, Shu Yunwen, Tsukamoto Kazumi, and Matsushita Heisaburo also noticed the situation and quickly walked over.

Shu Yunwen reached out and ruffled Conan's head a couple of times, then turned to the police officer and said, "I'm really sorry, this little guy has caused you trouble."

The police officer bowed, "You're too kind. It's we who should apologize for causing you trouble..."

Conan spoke up again, "Officer, if these three people are members of the Italian Bandit Group, then please take this paper too. Because this paper might be a treasure map leading to the 15,000 gold coins!"

Shu Yunwen looked down, a flash of surprise in his eyes.

This kid's observation skills were truly sharp! Based on these simple clues alone, he had deduced the true "identity" of that paper.

Matsushita Heisaburo was also quite surprised and couldn't help but look down at Conan, remembering what Shu Yunwen had said at noon about the kid named Conan being extraordinary. Now it seemed this kid was indeed extraordinary!

Tsukamoto Kazumi frowned and blocked Conan behind her, "Officer, I'm sorry to have troubled you. This child has been playing a treasure hunt game all afternoon, and the paper in his hand is their treasure map, which is why he said that..."

The police officer nodded, "It's alright."

Conan said again, "I'm not joking! If you don't believe me, Officer, you can show this paper to the two captured bandits over there. They've been caught now, and if you ask them, they should tell you everything?"

The police officer hesitated for a moment, but still took the "treasure map" and showed it to the two foreigners, asking them in English.

Although the two foreigners grunted and didn't answer, the police officers weren't stupid. Judging from their expressions alone, they guessed that the paper was indeed related. They took out an evidence bag and put the paper in it.

"Ahhh! The police took our treasure map!" Kojima Genta looked as if the sky was falling.

Mitsuhiko said disappointedly, "I was planning to use the treasure money to buy a spaceship and go to space..."

Ayumi said, "Is the treasure on that treasure map really the 15,000 Maple Leaf Gold Coins that were stolen? Ayumi is so disappointed."

Conan rolled his eyes furiously from the side.

At this time, Sato Miwako walked over again and bowed slightly to Shu Yunwen and Tsukamoto Kazumi, "Excuse me, everyone, we're sorry to have bothered you. Could we please have your names and contact information? We may need you to make a statement and provide some testimony..."

Shu Yunwen had not yet recovered from the blow of being called "old man" earlier. He pouted but still said, "My name is Shu Yunwen, president of Keqin Exorcist Agency. If you need to contact me in the future, you can contact the agency or call me directly. My mobile number is..."

Tsukamoto Kazumi also introduced herself, "My name is Tsukamoto Kazumi, a third-year student at Teitan High School..."

Kojima Genta also squeezed in, "My name is Kojima Genta, a first-year student in Class B at Teitan Elementary School."

Mitsuhiko also said, "I'm Tsuburaya Mitsuhiko!"

"I'm Yoshida Ayumi!" Ayumi grabbed Conan, "He's Edogawa Conan. We are..."

"...the Detective Boys!"

"... " Conan dejectedly covered his face with his hands—his reputation was ruined!

Eight o'clock in the evening.

In the car, on the way home.

Matsushita Heisaburo drove steadily. Genta and Mitsuhiko sat in the front passenger seat, while Shu Yunwen, Tsukamoto Kazumi, Conan, and Ayumi sat in the back seat. Tsukamoto Kazumi held Ayumi and spoke softly about the afternoon's events, "...The children are very lively! They like to run around. Especially Edogawa, he was the most active. In just one afternoon, he took us to Tokyo Tower six times!"

Well, this was Tsukamoto Kazumi subtly complaining about Conan.

To the adults, this behavior could be summed up in two words—troublemaking!

"Heh..." Shu Yunwen turned his head, looked at Conan beside him, and casually patted Conan on the head, "This kid is just a little too active, isn't he? What a mischievous kid!"

After hitting him, Shu Yunwen felt a sense of great satisfaction.

Yeah, hitting the head of a famous detective felt really good!

Conan gave Shu Yunwen a dead-eyed glare and continued to ponder the events of the day.

All the members of the bandit group had been caught this time, but he still felt that something was strange.

It was as if someone was watching all of this from behind the scenes.

Kazumi smiled faintly, "Yunwen, don't use violence on children! But speaking of which, Edogawa is indeed amazing! He actually guessed that the three people the police caught were wanted robbers. And he also guessed that the paper he was holding was the treasure map showing the location of the hidden gold coins..."

"This isn't guessing, it's formal deduction!" Conan rested his chin on his hand, seemingly still pondering something else, completely forgetting his current appearance as a little kid. He said, "The identities of those three people were easy to deduce. One Japanese and two foreign blondes. A little bit of association with the news flashes on TV, and it's natural to think they might be robbers."

"...Of course, if it were just that, it wouldn't prove they were robbers. I had other evidence to confirm they were. When I was deciphering the treasure map, I also paid attention to my surroundings. Those three people were actually following us the whole time. And we're just ordinary children. What could make them follow us the whole way? Perhaps, the 'treasure map' in our hands, which seemed like a joke."

"...In the afternoon, I checked at the bookstore. 'Oro' written on that treasure map means money, gold, and wealth in Italian. Italy, money, gold, wealth, three foreigners wearing sunglasses. When all the elements are combined, they form evidence, evidence, and then sufficient proof that those three people are robbers. Their target is the paper with 'Oro' written on it in our hands..."

"Ah..." Kazumi, Genta, Mitsuhiko, and Ayumi all looked at Conan in surprise. Even Matsushita, who was driving in front, turned to look.

Shu Yunwen, on the other hand, just glanced at the guy and didn't find it particularly strange.

However, this guy's current state seemed a bit too smug. Such logical reasoning, was it really okay?

Come on, you're just a kid right now!

He paused, and Ayumi spoke, "Conan, didn't you notice..."

"Notice? Notice what? Are you talking about the correct treasure location indicated on the treasure map?" Conan said to himself, "If you're talking about the correct way to interpret that treasure map, I already figured it out when I saw Tokyo Tower in the coffee shop. The patterns were actually indicating the neon lights! The location starts from under Tokyo Tower at night, then follows the neon light patterns indicated on the treasure map, and finally, at the spot marked with 'Oro' on the treasure map, you can find the place where the gold coins are hidden."

"...Originally, I wanted to tell the police about this. But since they've already caught all the robbers and obtained the crucial treasure map, they should be able to find out the location of the hidden gold coins soon. So, there's no need for me to say more!"

Well! After Conan said that, everyone was even more surprised.

Genta also said, "No, that's not it! Conan, Ayumi actually wanted to say..."

"Want to say what?" Conan still had his chin resting on his hand, looking like a thinker. "Oh! You guys want to say, why did the leader of the robbers use this kind of pattern to mark the location of the hidden gold coins, instead of other methods?"

"This is actually easy to explain! The news said that the leader of the bandit group was an Italian, and he fled to Japan after committing the crime to keep the gold coins all to himself. This means he knew nothing about Japan, whether it was the environment, language, customs, or culture. Having just arrived in a strange place, he wanted to hide the gold coins in an unfamiliar location without his companions finding out. Using text, maps, or anything like that wouldn't put him at ease. Then, after discovering the special patterns formed by the neon lights, he drew this treasure map, which only he understood, using these neon light patterns."

"I surmise that he probably wanted to wait until things settled down before retrieving the gold coins according to this treasure map and then cashing them out..."

Shu Yunwen really couldn't listen anymore. He rolled his eyes, reached out, and slapped Conan on the head again, "Kid! They're trying to say, why do you seem to know everything? You're so conceited, you know that?"

"Huh? Huh? Ah! Hahaha~" Conan finally reacted. Seeing everyone staring at him like he was an alien, he quickly waved his hands and explained, "I, how could I know everything! I, I was just imitating Uncle Mori just now! Don't you think I'm imitating him very well?"

"Is that so? So you were imitating Detective Mori?" Mitsuhiko immediately believed him.

Ayumi also patted her chest, "You scared me, Conan. I thought you were some kind of yaoguai."

Genta said, "Who's Detective Mori?"

Mitsuhiko covered his face, "Detective Mori is Ran's father. Don't you remember Detective Mori's brilliant deduction in Ono Yoko's room that day?"

The children were easily fooled by Conan. Kazumi still felt a bit strange but didn't suspect a little kid, and the matter was over.

After driving everyone home, Matsushita Heisaburo finally dropped Shu Yunwen and Genta off at their door.

Genta went inside first. Matsushita Heisaburo said softly to Shu Yunwen, "Lord Yunwen, that kid Conan..."

"Don't mind him, his business has nothing to do with you." Shu Yunwen frowned and instructed, "As for how to deal with those gold coins, I'll leave it to you. Don't involve me in this matter, understand?"

"Hai!" Matsushita Heisaburo responded.

Shu Yunwen turned around, waved his hand casually, and also went into the house.