Conan: Ran, I really am Shinichi, you have to believe me!

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These are very simple; they're all in the textbooks, and anyone who's been to school knows them.

Seeing that Jiang Chengbei had recounted the supernatural event in great detail, Banmachi Kikuji couldn't hold back any longer and interrupted:

“What you said makes sense, kid. I think these things must have been done by Peony, who just ran away. He’s a graduate student, very knowledgeable, and knows much more than us roughnecks. He must have done all this to trick us.”

Damn, now that I think about it, he must have been laughing his head off inside when we stupidly told him about these paranormal events.

Especially since he confidently told us there were no ghosts and we should believe in science. He must have been secretly laughing at our ignorance. What a jerk!

"That's right, Peony is a bastard!" After hearing the ugly man's words, the fat man suddenly realized and chimed in.

While the two young people were condemning the graduate student's shamelessness, the old man Otonashi, who had been the most victimized, stepped forward to speak up for the graduate student:

“Bancho, Yotsuya, don’t say that. We’ve been neighbors for several years. Botan is an honest man. Before we investigate, he might not have done it.”

"How could that be? He's the only graduate student here, the only one with a high level of education. If he hadn't done it, he wouldn't know the principles behind these things. Would I have kept quiet?"

"Even an elementary school student knows this basic textbook knowledge, how could a graduate student not know it?"

Chapter 28 Transparent Man

By striking first and pinning the blame for the whole mess on graduate student Botan, Ushio Bancho finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The rest is simple. Since this kid proved he's not an ordinary elementary school student by seeing through three supernatural events, we need to pay attention to whether he discovered anything deadly before leaving the building next door.

Just as Banmachi was about to test the elementary school student, the old man Otonashi spoke first, asking Jiang Chengbei:

"Conan, you've solved the paranormal incident in our apartment building, but what about the paranormal incident in the building next door?"

Almost every night, looking out of my window facing the building next door, I can see tiny red will-o'-the-wisps, or a hazy, glowing mass of ghosts.

"It's that simple. The little red lights you see at night are just the glow of prisoners smoking while hiding there. The hazy glow you see is just the light from a TV drama."

While wandering around the building next door, Jiang Chengbei noticed a lot of cigarette butts on the ground, and then saw a television playing.

There were only two things that could emit light, so he made a wild guess.

Meanwhile, as he spoke, he had already focused his attention on the ugly man, Bancho. When he mentioned the criminal hiding there, Bancho involuntarily trembled.

Seeing Bancho's reaction, things became clear. Jiang Chengbei understood the gist of the matter, so he took out the wanted poster he had taken from the Metropolitan Police Department and showed it to everyone.

"See this? This is one of the murderers who burned a young girl to death in Mei Tou Park four years ago. He has such a big scar on his face that I can recognize him even with my eyes closed."

Seeing Jiang Chengbei produce the wanted poster, the ugly man Fan Ting trembled even more, so Jiang Chengbei pressed on, adding fuel to the fire:

"I am Conan Edogawa. I just caught a murderer who had been hiding for 5 years a couple of days ago. I came here today specifically to find out if the murderer who burned the girl to death 4 years ago is still here."

It's ridiculous, really. The murderer in Beikacho 4-chome hid in the basement of the old house where he committed the murders for 5 years, and these two murderers from 4 years ago also hid here for 2 years.

The murderer stayed at the scene after the killing, refusing to leave. How desperate he must have been, how desperate he must have wanted the police to catch him.

"You're saying the murderer from four years ago is still here?!" After Jiang Chengbei finished speaking, both the old man Yinwu and the fat man Yotsuya were shocked, and then they couldn't help but shout, "How do you know?"

"I saw it with my own eyes, how could it be fake?" Jiang Chengbei continued to deceive, holding up the arrest warrant.

"The killer with a scar on his face, who is ashamed to be seen, is hiding in the building next door. Another killer lives here and usually brings food and drinks to the guy next door. After returning here, he pretends to be a ghost and creates supernatural events to drive away the tenants here."

"Since you've all moved away, it's safest to live here or hide next door."

"So all the paranormal events we've encountered were caused by that murderer?!" The old man and the fat man were shocked again.

Hearing Jiang Chengbei's words, the ugly man Fan Ting was trembling like a leaf, but he still gritted his teeth and said:

"So Peony is the murderer! I'm going to call the police. You all stay home and don't come out; it's too dangerous outside!"

"Okay, I'll go upstairs now. The murderer is too dangerous for an old man like me who has difficulty moving around."

I never imagined that Peony, with her thick eyebrows and big eyes, would be the murderer. I guess I misjudged her.

After hearing Bancho's instructions, the old man Otonashi, while grumbling to himself, nimbly went upstairs, showing no signs of being an old man with limited mobility.

"Bancho, I'll leave the matter of calling the police to you. I'm too fat, and like Uncle Otonashi, I have difficulty moving around, so I'll go back to my room first."

"I'm leaving everything outside to you, Bancho. You're the best!"

After saying that, the fat man took three steps at a time and nimbly ran home, closed the door, and refused to come out again.

Seeing how fast they were running, Jiang Chengbei figured they must have realized something was wrong and discovered that Fanting was the murderer, which was why they didn't want to fight him directly and were running away so fast.

They ran so fast for two reasons: first, to avoid the danger of facing the murderer, and second, to stay at home and call the police.

This deduction was made by Jiang Chengbei after seeing how quickly they reacted and how obedient they were to the murderer; otherwise, things would not make sense.

After the two adults left, Fan Ting breathed a sigh of relief, then composed herself, forced a smile, and said to Jiang Chengbei:

"Little detective, now that the murderer has been found, leave the rest to me, the adult. You go into my room and hide there until I get the police, then you can come out."

Jiang Chengbei guessed that Fan Ting wanted to lure him into his room before killing him, so he went along with it and nodded, pretending to trust him.

As Jiang Chengbei walked towards Bancho's room, he kept a close watch on Bancho's possible sneak attack while inwardly grumbling:

You're a seasoned murderer, this isn't your first time, so why do you still choose a familiar and safe place to kill someone?

You're such a demanding student. Can't you just do it anywhere? Do you have to go to your place to feel at ease?

Jiang Chengbei had a good plan, but in the end he was wrong.

After he entered Bancho's room, Bancho not only did not make a move, but also kindly told him to stay there and not to go out, and not to open the door for anyone who knocked.

After giving Jiang Chengbei his instructions, the guy closed the door and left, leaving Jiang Chengbei dumbfounded. Before leaving, he secretly locked the door from the inside.

Seeing all this, Jiang Chengbei was stunned: This murderer wanted to lock himself up here and then run away with his accomplices to wander the world.

Please, you're a murderer, a killer! Can't you be a little more professional before you run away? Kill someone first, silence them, and then escape?

In order to bring this wicked murderer back to the right path, Jiang Chengbei had no choice but to break the window, climb out of the room, and then climb into the building next door to intercept the two murderers who were trying to escape.

It's absurd to expect someone with inside information to actively confront a fleeing murderer and seek to have him killed to silence him.

After Jiang Chengbei climbed into the building next door, Ugly Man Fanting, who had left a step earlier, also ran into the building next door, panting slightly behind.

Upon entering and seeing Jiang Chengbei there, Fan Ding was shocked. He then shouted in terror into the air, "Lu, this kid knows we're murderers! Run!"

After Bancho shouted into the air, a man named Lu, who was watching TV and had scars on his face, appeared. He then turned around and looked at Bancho with a confused expression.

Kikuji, what did you say?

“Lu, I’m telling you, this kid recognized you as a murderer. He came with your wanted poster!”

He came to your place openly and casually before, didn't you see him?

"I'm sorry, Kikuji, you know me. I get so engrossed in TV that I don't notice what's going on outside."

Besides, the police have come here quite often before, but as long as I focus on watching TV and ignore what's happening outside, they haven't noticed me, have they?

Come to think of it, Kikuji is the only one who can always find me accurately. Everyone else treats me like I'm invisible, so I feel very safe.

After listening to their conversation, Jiang Chengbei seemed to understand the scarred man. Despite being on the Metropolitan Police Department's wanted list, having such distinctive facial features, and living near the crime scene for four years with a wanted poster that looked exactly like him on the wall, he hadn't been discovered for four years. It turned out he was invisible.

Chapter 29: You won't call the police if Xiaolan isn't around?

"I see you. None of you will escape today. I'm calling the police right now to arrest you."

As usual, Jiang Chengbei slowly took out his phone in front of the two murderers and began to slowly press buttons, luring the two murderers over to kill him and silence him.

"Kid, put your phone down. I'm in a good mood today and don't want to kill anyone. If you don't call the police, I can let you go."

Scarface has the fiercest face but says the most cowardly things. He doesn't even lay a hand on a 7-year-old child, only threatening him with words. What a waste of the scar on his face.

Jiang Chengbei looks down on him because of his appearance!

"Hehe, the day before yesterday, I arrested a murderer who had just committed a crime. The day before that, I arrested a murderer who had been hiding for 5 years. Yesterday, I arrested a criminal gang that dared to commit crimes next to the interrogation center."

Today I finally found you two murderers who burned a young woman to death four years ago. Do you think I would let you go just because of your threat?

Also, I was very disappointed when I found you. You are not the same people you were four years ago.

Upon seeing me, a mere 7-year-old child who knew the truth, they didn't think of killing me to cover it up; instead, they tried to run away like two cowards. This is truly disappointing.

Two rats that can't stand the light of day, and they're even afraid of me, a seven-year-old!

"You bastard, you asked for it. Don't blame me for not giving you a chance when you're in hell!"

Jiang Chengbei finally enraged the two murderers. One picked up a wooden stick from the ground, and the other picked up a rope. Then they menacingly surrounded Jiang Chengbei.

Finally, Jiang Chengbei smiled; the long-awaited system message had finally arrived.

System message: Kikuji Bancho has murderous intent towards you. Reward: 1 Kill Coin. The new item "Pretend to be a Ghost" has been added to the Detective Conan Shop.

Pretending to be a ghost: Priced at 1 Kill Coin. When you create a fake supernatural event, it increases the credibility of people believing that there are ghosts here. The higher the skill level, the easier it is to make people believe. When it reaches the maximum level, even Conan, who doesn't believe in ghosts and only talks about Conan's science, cannot be immune to it.

System message: Yamazaki has murderous intent towards you. Reward: 1 Kill Coin. The new item "Two-Way Invisible Man" is now available in the Detective Conan Shop.

Two-way Invisible Man: 10 Kill Coins. This skill cannot be upgraded. This skill has an on/off option.

When you don't see him, he can't see you either; when you see him, he will see you too.

When you sleep, you become invisible to the world; no one can see you. When you hypnotize yourself into not seeing anyone or focus on something, you also become invisible to the world.

After purchasing this skill, you can choose to have it only apply to certain people, or only not to certain people. If you have someone you absolutely trust, then this skill will not apply to them, as they will see you at all times.

After seeing the two-way invisible man, Scarface Yamazaki, Jiang Chengbei finally understood why he couldn't see this person, why he was so obvious, and why he had remained at his murder scene for four years without being discovered.

He also realized that Kikuji Banmachi was someone he absolutely trusted, which was why he could see him at any time.

Moreover, Kikuji Bancho's shout just now woke up Scarface, who was focused on watching TV and oblivious to everything else, making him notice him first, and only then did his figure appear.

Ultimately, this skill is both useless and useful.

It's useless because it's only useful when you can't see it, but useful because it's very useful when you're sleeping, making it impossible for anyone to find you.

However, sleeping with someone can be terrifying. You might find yourself sleeping in a place you shouldn't be, and accidentally injure or kill yourself because no one else is watching.

While checking the system, Jiang Chengbei waited for the ugly man and the scarred man to make their move. After collecting 2 kill coins, he knocked them unconscious with a tranquilizer dart and a softball kick.

Then something really annoyed Jiang Chengbei happened: after Scarface fainted, his body became transparent again and disappeared from Jiang Chengbei's sight.

Fortunately, the person fainted first and then disappeared. Jiang Chengbei groped around on the ground and found the person.

This person's skills are so amazing, does that mean if I kill him, his body will remain invisible, and I won't even need to bury it in the end?

Thinking of this, Jiang Chengbei bought a flatbed handcart from an ordinary store, put the scarred man on it, and prepared to push it out to test it. If he could change locations, the scarred man would no longer be able to hide, and he would be in trouble if he was halfway through dealing with the body.

After Jiang Chengbei pulled Scarface out of the abandoned building, Scarface's body suddenly appeared. At the same time, the system kindly gave Jiang Chengbei a hint: Yamazaki Road's two-way transparent man only works in abandoned buildings.