Conan stood aside with a half-moon eye, completely unaware that Nan Ling was about to start teasing him again.
"Well, speaking of detectives..." Nan Ling paused, "The most famous detective in Kanto is Kudo Shinichi."
"Of course!" Conan said immediately, "I... uh, my brother Kudo is very powerful."
"Really?" Nan Ling tilted his head, "But he seems to have not appeared for a long time. Could he have encountered some important case?"
"Ah," Conan touched his head guiltily, "It seems so, hehehe..."
"That's really a thrilling life..." Nan Ling put his hands behind his head, "Like what Forsyth wrote in his novels?"
"Who is that?"
"A novelist , a political thriller." Nan Ling said with a smile, "A war between agents or something like that."
"No matter how you think about it, he doesn't look like a secret agent." Conan complained, "But I think Sherlock Holmes might be a more appropriate name."
Haha, you are too naive, Ako.
You will soon come into contact with agents.
Nan Ling thought about the agents from the FBI, Japanese Public Security Bureau, CIA, MI6, etc. that they would soon encounter, and once again lamented the chaos of this world.
"Doesn't Sherlock Holmes also do some similar work? After all, his brother works for the government."
"Do you call that the work of an agent?" Conan thought about the plots in Sherlock Holmes that had involved the government. There was called agent-like work other than reasoning and detective work.
"Milverton?" Nan Ling said lightly.
The long string of nonsense before was just an introduction to this topic.
Conan was stunned for a moment.
This is one of the few Sherlock Holmes cases that does not involve any reasoning.
Milverton was a notorious man who specialized in collecting scandals and then blackmailing the people involved.
One day, Holmes accepted a client's commission to retrieve a letter from Milverton, but the client asked for a sky-high price. Holmes decided to steal the letter from Milverton's house at night.
However, in the process of stealing the letter, Holmes and Watson witnessed a woman whose life had been ruined by Milverton shooting Milverton in front of them.
Out of his own morality and justice, Holmes did not stop the woman, nor did he hand her over to the police.
In other words, he did not obey the law, but instead protected the woman who had committed murder, behaving like a vigilante.
Ah, to put it in human terms, it means punishing evil people in your own way, just like Batman.
Nan Ling's voice was very relaxed. "What do you think, Conan?"
Personally, Nan Ling likes this story very much.
After all, who doesn't like to see evil get its due? Just like everyone likes to see bad guys get beaten up by Batman, or purple potato Thanos get hammered by Iron Man? But you know, there is no such good thing in the real world.
Of course, if someone has a special hobby, that’s a different matter.
Nan Ling asked this question because he had always been a little confused about one thing.
Why do the Sherlock Holmes of the Heisei era, and those who claim to be disciples of Sherlock Holmes, believe in formal justice?
You have to know that Holmes does not have much respect for the law. Just look at what happened to Milverton. After he was murdered, Holmes almost spat on his body.
But Conan - or Kudo Shinichi - has always maintained absolute respect for the law.
He is just a ruthless crime-solving machine.jpg. He does not consider how miserable the criminal is or what his difficulties are.
It's probably like, "Forgiving you is a matter of the law, and my duty is to send you to meet it"...that kind of feeling.
Conan fell into a rare silence.
He has always avoided thinking about this issue.
But, if I must say...
"I think Holmes is wrong," he said firmly.
Nan Ling raised his eyebrows and smiled silently.
Conan went on to say, "No matter what, the law is the most trustworthy rule for mankind."
"I see. If you were Sherlock Holmes, you wouldn't protect that woman?"
"...I don't think so." Conan's tone was obviously very conflicted.
"I see. You are really idealistic." Nan Ling smiled with narrowed eyes, "You are still a child, Conan."
"So what do you think?" Mistaking Nan Ling's tone as a mockery of his age, Conan's tone obviously became a little sharp.
"Ah, don't get me wrong." Nan Ling said quickly, "Idealism is a good thing. Not everyone can be a child."
Conan's half-moon eyes, "...Even though you seem to be explaining, why am I still so angry!"
"I'm serious." Nan Ling said firmly, "Look, Picasso once said -
-'When I was a child I could paint as well as Raphael, but I spent my whole life learning how to paint like a child'"
This sentence obviously has the suspicion of Versailles, but that does not prevent Nan Ling from using it as an example.
Conan's train of thought was obviously stuck by the jumpiness of Nan Ling's words, because he was silent for a while before speaking again, "This is not the same thing at all."
"Why are they not the same thing?" Nan Ling was a little surprised. "They are both talking about the perspective of looking at the world, why are they different?"
Conan understood.
Conan realized.
Nan Ling's way of thinking is definitely not compatible with his way of thinking that strictly follows logic!
In short, let’s follow Nan Ling’s logic first.
...Although he doubted whether Nan Ling had any logic.
"You haven't told me what you think yet." Conan said relentlessly.
"Hmm? Me?" Nan Ling answered without any hesitation, "If it was a stranger, of course I would pretend I didn't see it."
"It's like you're avoiding the question."
Nan Ling shook his finger, "No. This is my philosophy of life."
"Just pretend you didn't see it?" Conan was speechless.
"Ah, if it's someone you know, of course you should help the one you have a good relationship with."
"Hey Hey hey……"
"This is human nature, there's nothing to be surprised about." Nan Ling curled his lips.
"But no one would say it so bluntly." Conan's face was full of his sarcastic spirit, "Wouldn't most people sacrifice their relatives for the sake of justice?"
"Ah, isn't that just talk?" Nan Ling smiled harmlessly.
"Well……"
"Okay, kid, don't think too much at night." Nan Ling's voice was full of laughter. "It's okay to take a nap. Miss Lan and I will keep watch."
"It was obviously you who brought up the topic first." Conan muttered a few words, but children's bodies are indeed very prone to sleepiness.
After a while, Nan Ling heard the sound of even breathing coming from the side.
Haha... I hope you can make the same choice after this case is over.
This is a play about 'moonlight' and 'revenge', and the people who died must have committed heinous crimes.
I wonder if Ako’s young mind will be shocked?
Nan Ling was looking forward to this scene happening.