IW: Chapter 287 - Inspector Megure: Brother Fruit Activated!
"Bai Ye, sometimes I really don't understand you."
Ai Haibara held it in for a long time, and finally, that was all she could manage to say.
What she meant by "don't understand" was mainly focused on Bai Ye's various actions.
She always felt that their thought processes were completely on different wavelengths.
"Of course, you don't understand. Your primary goal right now is to report to elementary school!"
Bai Ye muttered.
It was fine if Ai Haibara didn't understand.
How could an elementary school student comprehend an adult's thoughts?
However, after he finished speaking, Ai Haibara didn't know what to say either.
So, in Bai Ye's eyes, her adult identity and elementary student identity could be switched at any time?
Ai Haibara was speechless about this.
Anyway, she couldn't out-argue Bai Ye.
Finally, she glanced at the bag and obediently followed behind Bai Ye, leaving.
Mihana Library.
Bai Ye chose a location closer to his Office based on the few places the principal had provided him earlier.
"There are quite a lot of people here. It looks like they're all children who love to study."
"How did you deduce that?"
Ai Haibara really couldn't help but want to retort.
She truly didn't know how Bai Ye concluded that these were all children who loved to study.
This place wasn't just for studying; there were also many children's books.
"Ai Haibara, it seems you really like to retort, don't you?"
"I just think it's necessary to correct your mistaken notions."
Ai Haibara didn't want to retort.
Because many times, she couldn't win against Bai Ye's twisted logic.
But there was no helping it.
Bai Ye could really argue at times.
"Forget it, I'm an adult, I won't argue with you!"
"..."
This guy resorted to his identity when he couldn't win an argument.
Ai Haibara rolled her Byakugan.
Bai Ye had said everything already.
"What's going on outside today? There's even a police car."
Bai Ye shook his head, saying, somewhat puzzled.
Then he pressed the elevator's up button.
The elevator doors opened, and they took the elevator to the third floor.
The moment the elevator doors opened, they saw a group of police officers chatting there.
Among them, four elementary school students also caught Bai Ye's attention.
He actually encountered the Shinigami elementary school student?
"What's wrong?"
Ai Haibara noticed Bai Ye's change in mood.
Following Bai Ye's gaze, she also looked towards Conan.
"That's Kudo Shinichi."
"Oh, I know. I investigated him before, but this one looks quite similar to him when he was little!"
Ai Haibara also took a couple more glances.
She had seen what Kudo Shinichi looked like as a child.
That was when she went to investigate Kudo's house.
Because she saw Kudo Shinichi's childhood clothes had been taken away.
Therefore, at that time, Ai Haibara had a suspicion.
That Kudo Shinichi was not dead, and the APTX4869 drug was definitely effective.
It was because of this that Ai Haibara decided to take a gamble.
The situation at the time was either to die in prison or to be poisoned by the drug.
She preferred to be poisoned.
But heaven also gave her a chance.
Allowing Ai Haibara to survive.
So, should she thank Kudo Shinichi for this?
"He really does look alike. No wonder I said there were so many police officers here."
Bai Ye closed his eyes and sensed for a moment.
When he first arrived, he hadn't thought much of it.
Now it seemed he had just stumbled upon the library murder case?
Speaking of which, this incident could be considered Bai Ye's childhood trauma.
"What? You know?"
Ai Haibara asked curiously.
So many police officers coming to the library obviously meant there was a case.
"Someone died. Mihana Grand Stage, come if you dare."
Bai Ye muttered.
So many police officers coming, wasn't it just because someone died?
One had to admit, Mihana was truly amazing.
Even if a Saiyan came, they might die, right?
Of course, whether the one who died was a Saiyan was unknown.
"What you're saying... the crime rate here does seem pretty high."
Ai Haibara originally wanted to refute Bai Ye.
But then, on second thought, she felt that what Bai Ye said seemed to be true.
The crime rate in Mihana recently was truly high.
Speaking of which, since ghosts and such exist, why would people still commit murder? Will there be ghost revenge incidents later?
"The conditions for a ghost to form are very difficult. Most souls are muddled and then dissipate.
Don't think Sadako looks silly, as if this kind of ghost can form easily.
But Sadako is a genuine evil spirit."
After seeing Ai Haibara's gaze.
Bai Ye also knew what she wanted to ask.
"Then, my sister?"
Ai Haibara lowered her head.
Does that mean she won't be able to see her sister?
"You will."
Bai Ye stroked Ai Haibara's head, sighed, and slowly said.
Actually, he had gone to the place where Akemi died.
He just hadn't found her.
But the soul should still exist.
It wouldn't dissipate that quickly.
"By the way, can you please stop touching my head? I'm not that fragile!"
Did he really treat her like an elementary school student?
Although it was a bit uncomfortable.
But she didn't seem that fragile, did she?
"I'm just seeing that you're upset. See, you're getting emotional again."
Bai Ye mumbled.
Passing by Officer Sato Miwako, he couldn't help but smile.
If he remembered correctly.
It was Officer Sato Miwako who declared war on him a few days ago.
Saying she would definitely catch him.
Looking at it this way...
If she knew the person she wanted to catch was right in front of her.
What would she think?
Bai Ye finally understood why Kid always liked to wander in front of Inspector Nakamori in his real identity.
This was pure, unadulterated pleasure!
The person who desperately wanted to catch him couldn't see that he was that person, even when he was right in front of her.
Thinking about it, how could that not be enjoyable?
"What are you smiling about?"
Officer Sato Miwako noticed the person passing by her.
He was so handsome.
It would be strange if he didn't attract attention.
However, he suddenly smiled when he passed her.
This aroused her vigilance.
"No way? I can't even smile?"
Bai Ye was speechless.
What was this?
Ai Haibara, standing nearby, couldn't help but laugh.
This was too funny.
"Sorry, sorry, it's just that we're investigating a case, that's why."
Inspector Megure quickly said when he saw the situation.
Perhaps Sato and the others were discussing case details earlier.
Then Bai Ye smiled, which also caught Officer Sato Miwako's attention.
"Such a handsome big brother..."
Ayumi followed the conversation, then looked at Bai Ye.
Her first thought was that this big brother was truly handsome.
"I'm sorry, I was a bit overzealous."
Officer Sato Miwako said, feeling a little embarrassed.
Recently, because of the Phantom Thieves of Hearts incident.
Her mood itself wasn't very good.
Now, every time the media came to ask her, it was about the Phantom Thieves of Hearts.
They kept asking if she had gotten any new clues recently.
Officer Sato Miwako was truly annoyed by this.
Her desire to catch the Phantom Thieves of Hearts was growing stronger.
But wanting to and actually doing it were different.
She truly had no information at all.
Plus this case too.
Why did she feel like she had no ability to solve cases?
Just as Officer Sato Miwako was blaming herself.
The smile of the person next to her felt a bit sarcastic.
However, she also realized her emotions were off.
So she quickly apologized.
"Officer, I told you he disappeared after work, and he didn't come to work before. "
The librarian quickly pulled the conversation back at this moment.
He had also been interrogated continuously recently.
He also thought gloomily in his heart, couldn't this just end sooner?
Why keep searching!
Of course, on the surface, he showed nothing and kept smiling.
"Little friend, these books cannot be touched if they are not unsealed!"
Just as he was thinking about how to trick the police away.
The books Gentaro was holding also made him nervous.
Those couldn't be taken out.
Otherwise, what he had done would be immediately discovered.
He smiled and took the book from Gentaro's hand.
Gentaro also scratched his head, feeling a bit strange.
Couldn't all the books here be taken?
Just as he was about to say something, the librarian put these things away, preparing to place them where these children couldn't reach.
"If there's nothing else, we'll leave first."
Inspector Megure saw that the librarian still had things to do.
At this point, he couldn't ask anything else.
So he prepared to leave first.
After all, they had searched the library inside and out.
There was simply no place to hide anyone.
"Is this how you police officers handle cases?"
Bai Ye shook his head. As expected, they needed detectives to save them.
They were going to leave without finding anything.
Besides, shouldn't you persevere with this? Just give up like that?
Not even checking some places?
"Brother, what are you saying? We police officers have our own rhythm for handling cases, and we've searched inside and out. There's nothing here."
Inspector Megure didn't know why, but he just wanted to explain to the person in front of him.
Strange...
Why did he suddenly call him "Brother"?
And shouldn't he not explain to him?
After all, if the police revealed case details to others, and that person was the culprit, wouldn't that give the other party more details?
"You're wrong. You didn't search inside and out at all."
Bai Ye shook his head, then pointed to the elevator.
"When I came, I heard someone say that this elevator was broken. It clearly stated that it could carry so many people, but it couldn't. Would there be any danger or something?
But have you ever thought that the elevator isn't actually broken, but just because the person you're looking for is on the elevator?
Hmm... a corpse?"
Bai Ye's words seemed to instantly awaken the police officers present.
That's right!
They didn't seem to have searched the elevator.
No one would have thought that a corpse would be placed on top of the elevator.
"Inspector Megure?"
"Search!"
Inspector Megure's eyes narrowed, and he immediately said.
And the librarian behind him looked like death itself at this moment.
How could this be...
His plan was so perfect.
It was clearly hidden in that place, and these police officers had been searching for so many days.
And they still hadn't found it?
The librarian originally thought that once the police completely stopped investigating.
He would find another opportunity to bury the body deep in the mountains and wilderness.
After all, bodies would rot.
He couldn't keep the body here forever.
But after Bai Ye finished speaking.
He knew he was finished.
"Found him, Inspector Megure!!"
With a target in mind.
The police quickly found the missing person's body.
After the body was found, Inspector Megure's gaze towards Bai Ye was incredibly eager at this moment.
"Brother, what's your name?"
He felt as if he had another person he could rely on by his side.
His heart felt warm.
"Bai Ye."
"Brother Bai Ye, you're simply amazing! You immediately saw that the person was on the elevator!"
Inspector Megure was also very familiar.
He directly grabbed Bai Ye's hand and started calling him "Brother" repeatedly.
Brother Fruit Activated!
Bai Ye rolled his Byakugan.
This was just their oversight.
Since the entire library had been searched.
Why didn't they also search the top of this elevator?
"Librarian, I hope you give me an explanation!"
After the body was brought out, the police also set up a cordon.
Many people were gathered around, watching the spectacle.
"This guy is amazing..."
Conan's eyes subtly fell on Bai Ye.
He was also a little surprised in his heart.
He had just been wondering where this person would go.
Although he had some clues, he couldn't quite grasp them.
But what Conan didn't expect was that Bai Ye could immediately find out where this person was!
And he could analyze it just by what others said.
"Even if he died in the elevator shaft, it has nothing to do with me. I was also looking for him. Maybe he accidentally fell in?!"
As the librarian spoke, he felt like he might not necessarily be convicted, right?
After all, he just fell into the elevator shaft.
"Uh, this..."
Inspector Megure was stumped for a moment.
That's right!
It seemed like it might not necessarily have been murdered by him!
Perhaps the librarian hadn't even discovered it?
"It's definitely him!"
Conan stared intently at the librarian.
His intuition told him it was definitely this librarian.
But he hadn't found direct evidence yet.
"Brother Bai Ye, look..."
Inspector Megure thought about it again and became indecisive.
He very smoothly threw this problem to the "Brother" he had just recognized.
"I say... don't you have a forensic doctor? Whether this was caused by a stick or a fall can be determined immediately.
And Librarian, is there a secret to that box you're holding?
Perhaps you should explain whether those are books.
Perhaps it was because that person saw your secret that you killed him?!"
Bai Ye pointedly looked at the box the librarian was holding.
As for Inspector Megure and their case-solving abilities.
Bai Ye was truly speechless.
What a joke!
They actually had to ask him.
Didn't you bring a forensic doctor?
Actually, Bai Ye never understood.
With a forensic doctor present, they still had to rely on a detective.
For a forensic doctor, a corpse can say a lot.
Don't they use their brains, or is the forensic doctor incompetent?
And the librarian, upon hearing Bai Ye's words, instantly turned pale.
He... how did he know everything!?