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As soon as Mr. Ogawa said this, Uncle Mouri and Ran both looked at Conan and Mu Tianyuan in surprise. Then Ran asked with some astonishment, "That's right, how did you two know Mr. Ogawa is a doctor?"
"Mr. Ogawa has the scent of hospital disinfectant on him, just like my mom used to after work. And such a strong, even seemingly ingrained scent, means he's either a doctor or a nurse," Mu Tianyuan shrugged, answering. Then he added, "Of course, I didn't dare to confirm Mr. Ogawa was a doctor at first. After all, he could be from another profession, or a family member of a patient who frequently stays in the hospital. But since Conan said Mr. Ogawa was a patient, it proves my initial feeling was correct."
"Xiao Mu, did Auntie used to work in a hospital? I remember she's a full-time housewife," Ran asked with some puzzlement after hearing Mu Tianyuan. Mu Tianyuan replied without thinking, "I'm not talking about that mom. I'm talking about the one back home..."
Before Mu Tianyuan could finish, Little Fox lashed out with her tail, then used a private line: "Idiot! Think before you speak! Do you want to expose our situation?"
"Uh..." Mu Tianyuan froze for a moment, then looked at Ran and the others sadly: "Sigh, it's come to this. I won't hide it from you. Actually, my current parents aren't my biological parents. My biological mother was a traditional Chinese and Western medicine practitioner, specializing in delivering babies, officially called a midwife. And I was kidnapped when I was sixteen, then adopted by my current parents. But I haven't even met them yet, they went off to explore the world, so they sent me here..."
Uncle Mouri, Ran, Conan: "..."Â Damn it, your story is really good! But do you really think we'd believe it?! Kidnapped at sixteen? We might believe it if you were a girl, but what kind of human trafficker would kidnap such a big man across the ocean? Do you want to make a movie?! Besides, do you think we've forgotten your childhood? If you were kidnapped at sixteen, where did the childhood Mu Tianyuan come from?!
Looking at Uncle Mouri's trio's expression of "How stupid would we be to believe this grandson's nonsense," Mu Tianyuan, who was genuinely saddened by his past, said to Little Fox via private line in a very proud tone: "How about it? You see, I covered it up, right? I'm telling you, sometimes if you want to lie or hide something, it's better to just say it directly. As long as you exaggerate a little, making normal people's first reaction to think you're rambling, then the truth won't be believed. Because no matter what you say, they'll think you're rambling."
"You're just experienced," Little Fox had originally planned to rack her brain to help Mu Tianyuan quickly come up with an excuse, but she didn't expect Mu Tianyuan to blurt out the truth so candidly. What's more, she never expected that what Mu Tianyuan said was clearly the truth, but because it was too bizarre, others wouldn't believe it! How was she supposed to reason with that?!
"I can't. I can't keep pretending." Mu Tianyuan suddenly dropped the sad expression on his face, then looked at Uncle Mouri and the others, shrugging: "Okay, actually, that part about my mom was just something I made up. I just happened to know a doctor in Kanagawa who always smelled like disinfectant after work, so when I smelled the disinfectant on Mr. Ogawa, I instinctively thought of the medical profession."
Uncle Mouri and the others, who had originally thought Mu Tianyuan was rambling after hearing his truth, now saw Mu Tianyuan's obviously skilled face-changing technique and believed him even more. This time, upon hearing Mu Tianyuan's words, they immediately believed him. Then Uncle Mouri rolled his eyes helplessly and said, "You kid can joke about anything."
Ran also looked at Mu Tianyuan with a helpless smile on her face and said, "Xiao Mu, you really are..."
Conan: "...Hehe."Â I knew you were lying to me again! You, who love acting so much, why don't you go apply for a male actor role in Kabukicho?! I bet with your acting skills, you'd be popular in those movies with plots! Maybe you'd even win an Oscar for Best A-V Male Lead!
"See? The effect is pretty good. Even suspicious Conan is convinced." Mu Tianyuan shrugged at Uncle Mouri and the others again, then showed off to Little Fox via private line. Little Fox nodded and said, "You're amazing. Actually, I think if we ever run out of money, we could totally go sell crutches. With your skill, we might even earn a few bicycles in an afternoon. Then, whether we rent or sell, we can make money..."
"That's a very good idea!" Mu Tianyuan pondered for a moment after hearing Little Fox's sudden thought and began to nod. Uncle Mouri, however, had no idea that Mu Tianyuan was planning to venture into the transportation industry again. After giving Mu Tianyuan a helpless glance, he tried hard to sniff: "Why don't I smell disinfectant?"
"My nose is more sensitive, and I'm a bit different from others. Others filter out a smell they often encounter, but I only get used to it without filtering it out," Mu Tianyuan replied while playing with the toys on the table. This time, Mu Tianyuan truly wasn't lying. He really had this quirk, which was why he smelled the disinfectant on Mr. Ogawa when he helped him pick up the fallen toys just now.
Then Mu Tianyuan looked at Conan with some curiosity and said, "Oh, right, Conan, how did you determine this gentleman is a doctor?"
He had just guessed based on instinct, but since Conan had said it, he must have his own reasons. At the very least, he must have evidence, otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to determine that Mr. Ogawa was a doctor.
Mu Tianyuan's words immediately piqued the curiosity of Uncle Mouri, Ran, and Mr. Ogawa. Conan, of course, couldn't miss this opportunity to show off his deduction skills and said triumphantly, "Because I saw a diagonal mark on his index finger."
"You determined Mr. Ogawa was a doctor just based on that?" Mu Tianyuan looked at Mr. Ogawa's hand and asked with some surprise. Conan immediately nodded proudly and said, "Of course. More precisely, from that mark, I determined that Uncle is a surgeon! Because surgeons often use their index finger to hold the thread while tying knots during surgery, which leaves a mark on their index finger."
"Is that really true?" Uncle Mouri immediately looked at Mr. Ogawa, who was still looking at his own hand as if reading his fortune, with some surprise. Mr. Ogawa also nodded somewhat surprised: "Yes, I had surgery this morning."
Then Mr. Ogawa looked at Conan and said, "But little friend, you know a lot..."
Conan smiled triumphantly upon hearing the praise. But while Conan was smiling, Uncle Mouri was not happy. He looked at Conan with some dissatisfaction and grumbled, "This kid only knows some useless things."
Damn it, how did this little brat know something even I, a famous detective, don't know?!
Ran, meanwhile, looked at Conan happily and praised him: "You're so amazing, it's like..."
At this point, Ran suddenly stopped, because she suddenly remembered Kudo, who, when he took her to the amusement park, chatted up a big sister and, based on the calluses on her hands, deduced that the big sister had learned gymnastics. Now Conan also had this ability. Ran instinctively linked it to Kudo, and she even started to inexplicably suspect that this kid in front of her might be Kudo.
However, just as Ran was about to get close to the truth, Conan picked up a box from a toy he was playing with. Then a spring-loaded clown suddenly popped out of the box, and Conan, startled by the unexpected clown, bristled.
Ran, who was on the verge of uncovering the truth, saw Conan's bristling appearance and immediately dismissed the thought that had popped into her mind for some reason. This is just a kid! My Shinichi wouldn't be like this!
At this moment, Mr. Ogawa took out an envelope from his pocket and handed it to Uncle Mouri, saying, "Please take a look at this. This was sent today."
Uncle Mouri opened the envelope and looked at the thick wad of money, then said, "It doesn't seem like much? Hmm? There's a letter?"
Then Uncle Mouri took out the letter from the envelope, opened it, and read it. Mu Tianyuan also curiously leaned over. After reading the contents of the letter, Uncle Mouri couldn't help but say strangely, "What does this mean?"
"Yeah, what does this mean?" Mu Tianyuan nodded repeatedly beside him. Although the two of them said the same thing, there was a fundamental difference between them. Uncle Mouri didn't understand the content of the letter, while Mu Tianyuan simply couldn't even read what those squiggly lines meant!
At this moment, Mu Tianyuan really wanted to ask:Â Damn it, what the hell is written here? Besides the 'twenty-five million' written in Chinese at the beginning, I didn't understand a single other sentence! Why don't you write in Chinese? If that's not possible, use English or pinyin! Why do you have to show off and use some obscure Japanese?! I literally don't know what kind of ghosts you're writing!
After realizing he couldn't understand the letter, Mu Tianyuan simply picked up a toy gun, played with it, and casually said, "Although these toys look like they've been played with for a long time, Mr. Ogawa, your son must be a very meticulous child, right? Look, some of the toys are even put back into their original boxes."
"No, the ones with packaging are only the ones received today," Mr. Ogawa shook his head and replied to Mu Tianyuan. Then Mr. Ogawa explained, "And even the toys received earlier often had some bumps and scratches."