Volume 6 Detective Chapter 005 Speculation
Although Emiya has discovered that this world is actually a world where detectives and phantom thieves are rampant, he does not have too many thoughts about it and feels that these things do not actually have much to do with him.
Whether it was Lupin the Third, the Phantom Thief or the Cat's Eye Sisters, Emiya had no intention of recruiting them.
Lupin the Third only works for himself, the Cat's Eye sisters steal things that are all their father's collection, and the Phantom Thief Gentleman is elusive, and God knows where this guy is.
Moreover, compared to Kaito Kid, Emiya feels that this gentleman thief is more in line with the character of a Kaito.
After all, when people appeared in front of Kindaichi, they mostly used other people's faces.
And Kaito Kidd is...
Of course, this is probably related to the fact that Kaito Kid is also a protagonist. After all, if the protagonist keeps using someone else's face, it would feel very unimmersive.
Just as Emiya was absorbed in his investigation, a little child pushed open the door and walked in.
"Doctor, Doctor, are you home?"
When Shirou heard the voice, he couldn't help but look up and saw a familiar person at a glance.
Edogawa Conan.
Of course, Edogawa Conan also saw Emiya sitting on the sofa with a computer, and he was shocked, "You, why are you here?"
Dr. Agasa stood up and asked in surprise: "Oh, Conan, do you know Emiya-san?"
"Doctor, why is he in your house?"
"Of course it's because he is my boss now." Dr. Agasa said as a matter of course.
Conan was stunned, "Boss, Doctor, he is a thief."
"Thief?" Emiya looked at Conan with a half-smile, "It seems that you have solved the idol case and found the truth."
Conan nodded and said, "Yes, as you said, that guy did commit suicide, but this does not explain why you are there. There is only one answer. You are a thief who specializes in sneaking into Okino Yoko's house to steal things."
"So this is how you see me." Emiya said with a chuckle.
Dr. Agasa found it very funny and said quickly: "Conan, what nonsense are you talking about? How could my boss be a thief? He doesn't need money at all."
Conan was stunned.
"Yes, I'm not a thief."
"Who are you then?" Conan asked.
Emiya asked back: "Aren't you a great detective? Then you can guess who I am. If you guess correctly, I can give you a reward."
Conan's eyes narrowed sharply.
"Do you know my identity?" He couldn't help but look at Dr. Agasa. After all, Dr. Agasa knew his true identity .
Dr. Agasa quickly shook his head, "It's not me, it's not me."
"It's indeed not Dr. Agasa. As for how I know your identity, you can guess." Emiya put down the laptop in his hand and looked at Conan leisurely.
Conan stared at Emiya intently and said slowly: "You give me a strange feeling."
"What's so strange?"
"You know me."
"Yes, I do know you."
Conan shook his head and said, "No, what I mean is that you know me when I was shrunk. The moment you saw me, you showed an expression of sudden enlightenment, and then recognized Uncle Kogoro and Ran."
"And then?" Emiya asked.
"It's like when you see a familiar character and then recognize the other characters," Conan said.
Emiya couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, he was observing very carefully.
Conan continued, "Later, you saw Okino Yoko again, and you suddenly realized the truth. You explained the cause and effect of the victim's suicide, and it felt as if you had seen it before."
"But neither Okino Yoko nor the agent knows you."
"So you give me a very strange feeling, just like a reader who suddenly enters the book."
Emiya couldn't help but applaud, "As expected of a famous detective, your guesses are so accurate. I didn't expect that I would reveal so many loopholes."
However, Conan did not show any excitement about uncovering the truth. He just felt a toothache. This thought had been lingering in his mind for a long time. He had always wanted to deny it, but now looking at Emiya's expression, it seemed...
"So, I'm really just a character in a book?" Conan decided to face the facts, although nothing could make him more depressed than this.
"To be precise, it's a comic book," Emiya said.
"It doesn't matter."
"The name of the comic is Detective Conan."
"So, I'm still the protagonist." Conan felt that he should be happy, but why couldn't he be happy at all.
Dr. Agasa said: "What about me?"
"A very important supporting role, a tool who provides Conan with various tools for solving cases." Emiya said.
"Hmm, I see. This really fits my identity as a genius inventor."
"Doctor, this is not a happy thing." Conan couldn't help but complain.
Dr. Agasa said: "Why?"
"Because our every move is planned by others, even the cases I solve are the same." This is what makes Conan most unhappy.
He turned out to be just a tool created by a cartoonist.
"Do you think that knowing that you are the protagonist is also a design by others?" asked Dr. Agasa.
Conan: ...
Emiya said, "If you want, I can take you to the real world and let you meet the cartoonist."
"You can even do this?" Conan was stunned.
"Of course." Emiya nodded.
"Can I really go meet that cartoonist?" Conan seemed a little tempted.
"Yes, consider it as my reward to you."
However, when the reward was mentioned, Conan's excited expression suddenly disappeared, and he quickly calmed down, "Forget it."
"Why don't you want to again?"
Conan said as a matter of course: "If a child claims to be the protagonist of a cartoonist and appears in front of the cartoonist, he will only regard me as a fanatical fan. No one will believe that I am the real Conan. Instead of wasting this reward, I might as well make good use of it."
Emiya couldn't help but admire: "You are very calm."
“This is the most sensible choice.”
"So, what reward do you want?" Emiya admitted that he was a little curious.
"I want to exchange this reward for a few questions, is that okay?" Conan asked tentatively.
"Sure." Emiya nodded.
"Then tell me why I became a child."
"You already know this, right? I took a drug called APTX4869. This drug can kill people without them knowing, but occasionally it can restore the body of the person taking it to a child."
Emiya smiled and said, "Don't doubt it, you are the lucky one. To be honest, if this medicine is improved, it can be used as a rejuvenation drug, which is simply a blessing for mankind."
Conan's face twitched uncontrollably. He admitted this, but he was still very curious. "Who invented this medicine?"
"Miyano Shiho, a genius female scientist."
"Where is she now?"
"Don't worry, she will appear in front of you soon," said Emiya.
Conan was shocked, "She discovered my identity."
"That's right."
"Is she also from that organization?"
"You mean the winery, that's right."
"What the hell is a brewery?" Conan's mouth twitched.
Emiya said: "Because the people in this organization use the names of alcohol as code names, such as gin, vodka, tequila, and sherry, so we like to call this organization a winery."
Conan said: "What is Miyano Shiho's code name?"
"Shirley."
"How will she deal with me?" This is what Conan cares about.
Emiya said, "You don't have to worry about that. Miyano Shiho doesn't like the winery and will defect soon. After taking the medicine, she will become a child as young as you and live in the doctor's house."
"What, the doctor's house?" Conan was startled at first, then reacted, "No wonder you are here, it turns out that in addition to the doctor, you have also set your sights on this woman."
Emiya said as a matter of course: "It's only natural that a high-tech talent who can even invent a drug that can rejuvenate people would be targeted."
Conan: ...
He felt that this statement made a lot of sense and could not be refuted.
"Is her appearance really of no harm to me?" Conan was still a little worried.
"Don't worry, there is no hatred between you and Haibara Ai. Instead, you have a common enemy."
When Dr. Agasa heard this, he couldn't help but ask, "Who is Huiyuan Ai?"
Emiya explained: "Haibara Ai is Miyano Shiho. After she became smaller, she couldn't use her original name, so she used the name Haibara Ai."
"Haibara Ai, what a crappy name." Conan couldn't help but laugh. He now felt an inexplicable hostility towards this woman who invented a drug to make herself smaller.
"At least it sounds better than your Edogawa Conan." Emiya said with a roll of his eyes.
"Hey, hey, hey, what's wrong with this name? I racked my brains to come up with it."
"It was obvious that you were forced into a corner, and then you came up with this name by chance after reading Edogawa Ranpo's book and combining it with the name of your favorite Sherlock Holmes author. And you still have the nerve to say that you racked your brains." Emiya couldn't help but complain.
Damn, did that guy even draw this scene? Conan just felt a little ashamed. In order to cover it up, he coughed and quickly changed the subject, "Let's talk about Huiyuan Ai, what kind of person is she."
"He is relatively calm in everything he does, and he seeks stability. He has a sharp mind, and his thoughts are hard to understand. He is used to hiding his inner emotions, and he will be slightly angry when others see through the fragility of his inner self."
Emiya said so.
