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Knock, knock.
At Mouri Kogoro's office, Yang Tao politely knocked on the door, and soon a female voice came from inside.
"Coming!"
A young woman, who looked about twenty, opened the door. Even in three dimensions, Yang Tao recognized her at a glance as Ran Mouri, the protagonist of the "Detective Conan" world.
The materialized Ran Mouri appeared even more youthful and beautiful than in the anime, with a pair of long, slender legs that were simply captivating.
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Watching the progress increase, Yang Tao confirmed his guess.
'As expected of Ran Mouri, one of the protagonists…'
"Hello, can I help you?"
Yang Tao showed a kind and friendly smile and said, "Hello, I'm looking for Conan."
Hearing that Yang Tao was looking for Conan, Ran Mouri was stunned for a moment and asked, "You know Conan?"
"Yes, I've seen him twice. He's a very cute child."
Just as Ran Mouri was about to ask more questions, footsteps sounded from behind her, and Conan rushed down the stairs in a hurry.
Hearing the sound, Ran Mouri turned around and said, "Conan, someone is looking for you."
"Ran-nee Mouri, he's a friend I just met. I'm going out for a bit and will be right back."
Conan immediately put on his shoes and tried to pull Yang Tao away, but Yang Tao had no habit of holding a man's hand, especially an adult man's.
"Ma'am, I'll go out with Conan first. I'll bring him back later."
"Alright… Alright."
On a bench not far from Mouri Kogoro Detective Agency, Yang Tao sat on the bench, looking at Conan's obvious dark circles, and said with a smile, "What's wrong? Didn't sleep all night yesterday?"
"I couldn't sleep. I really can't figure out who you are."
"Just consider me a background character. Don't worry, I won't interfere with what you want to do. I just hope to follow you for a while."
Conan looked at Yang Tao intently, as if trying to see through him.
"What is your purpose?"
"Purpose? Does wanting to meet your friends count? Ran Mouri, Mouri Kogoro, Dr. Agasa, Yusaku Kudo, Yukiko Kudo, Sonoko Suzuki, Heiji Hattori, Kuroba Kaito, and your little classmates Ayumi, Genta, etc…"
Black lines appeared on Conan's forehead. The names Yang Tao mentioned, except for Kuroba Kaito, were all people he knew or was close to.
"You investigated me?"
"That's a secret, but rest assured, I won't harm them. I just want to meet them, that's all. You don't need to be nervous. Well… if I had to describe it, it's like a fan meeting with an idol."
"Then who is Kuroba Kaito?"
Yang Tao looked at Conan in surprise, then showed a look of realization and smiled, "Look at me, I forgot to ask about the recent timeline. Which murder case have you been involved in recently? Or have you received any invitations recently?"
"Who calculates time by murder cases, huh?!"
Conan was somewhat unable to accept Yang Tao's wild ideas. In fact, Yang Tao also couldn't understand the timeline in the "Detective Conan" world.
Spring, summer, autumn, and winter have passed several times, but Conan is still in the first grade. Things like April 1st today and March 18th tomorrow have happened. If not by cases, how else to record time, by a calendar?
"However, yesterday Uncle Mouri received an invitation from Sonoko Suzuki's father, saying that he received a challenge letter from International Kaito Kid, who wants to steal the Suzuki family's treasure, the Jet Black Star…"
"Kaito Kid?"
A look of surprise appeared on Yang Tao's face. He was very familiar with this episode, as it was the first appearance of Kaito Kid.
"So you haven't been small for very long!"
Yang Tao's reaction made Conan feel strange, and he asked, "You know Kaito Kid?"
"No, I just know of him. Didn't you just ask who Kuroba Kaito is? He is Kaito Kid. Oh, and he's also a High school student."
Yang Tao didn't care about the consequences of his spoilers. He was just here to collect world progress. If there was any important plot, the world would definitely correct itself, especially in a world like "Detective Conan" that talks about 'Conan Science'.
"Oh, and also, aren't you wondering how Kaito could have appeared so long ago if he's a High school student? That's because the previous Kaito Kid was Kuroba Kaito's father, Toichi Kuroba, but he was assassinated during a performance 8 years ago, and rumors say he's dead… I don't know if it's true."
Conan heard Yang Tao's statement, which sounded like he was reading a household register, and couldn't help but want to flip the table in his heart (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻
What's the point of playing like this?
"Then the secret of that note…"
"I don't remember clearly. It seems he will appear on the rooftop of some hotel tonight. As a friendly reminder, I can accompany you tonight."
"Then I really thank you!!!"
Conan looked dejected, saying that being a detective was too boring, and he also wanted mind-reading and such omniscient abilities.
"There's one thing I wanted to ask last night: why did you come to me?"
"Uh, it seems you found me first."
Yang Tao wasn't lying. He was honestly chopping trees in the Overworld when Conan stumbled into his life.
Conan also remembered what happened last night. Recalling Yang Tao's expression at the time, the other party's subconscious expression indeed showed that he hadn't expected him to appear.
"Then why are you following me now?"
"Because by following you, I can meet the people I mentioned."
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Perhaps because Conan is the protagonist, or because Mouri Kogoro and Ran Mouri trust Conan one hundred percent, Conan's simple statement, "This is my friend," allowed him to blend into the protagonist's team.
It was shockingly simple.
Sitting in the car, Yang Tao followed Mouri Kogoro, Ran Mouri, and Conan to the Beika Museum, where the Jet Black Star was on display.
Yang Tao's gaze was fixed on the scenery outside the window. He finally understood Conan's speechless feeling now.
'This world of Conan Science is truly interesting…'
Conan was also extremely speechless at this moment. The original secret was now directly revealed by Yang Tao, who even stripped the examiner of his underwear, causing a strange sense of frustration to rise within him.
A rumbling sound passed through the car into the cabin. Yang Tao came back to his senses and looked in the direction of the sound, only to see many helicopters hovering in the sky.
'To mobilize so much police force for one Kaito Kid, should I praise Kaito Kid's strength or say that the police of the Metropolitan Police Department are too useless?'
In "Detective Conan," aside from a few named characters, there were hardly any competent police officers. They always served as cleaners to clear up the mess.
While Yang Tao was lost in thought, the car quickly stopped. Yang Tao, as an unregistered person, brazenly followed Mouri Kogoro into the heavily guarded Beika Museum.
Upon reaching the second floor, Mouri Kogoro walked to the glass window, looking at the dense crowd of police below, and said with emotion, "It's truly spectacular. It seems all of Tokyo's police force has been mobilized this time!"
Hearing Mouri Kogoro's words, Yang Tao couldn't help but inwardly complain, 'If a group of ruthless bandits knew about this beforehand and took advantage of the police force's emptiness to rob a bank, wouldn't the difficulty drop by ninety percent?'
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