Infinity Starting with Hikaru no Go

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Because of this connection, Chen Anxia had an excuse to approach Shinichi Kudo and Ran Mouri, and thus could naturally have some interaction with Shinichi Kudo.

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Chapter 360 Chen Anxia's Debut as a Debater! (Please Subscribe!)

After getting Chen Anxia's contact information, Suzuki Sonoko left feeling rather smug.

At this moment, Sonoko Suzuki was fantasizing about her date with Chen Anxia. When she thought of certain scenes, she couldn't help but let out a silly laugh, which attracted the attention of those around her.

Of course, these gazes all seemed somewhat strange.

On the other hand, Chen Anxia knew that Suzuki Sonoko would most likely meet up with Kudo Shinichi and Mouri Ran, and that he could use this opportunity to get to know Kudo Shinichi and Mouri Ran, but he did not rashly go with them.

On the one hand, it still seems a bit abrupt and deliberate to follow up now.

On the other hand, there's no rush to get to know Shinichi Kudo and Ran Mouri.

Because of Sonoko Suzuki's connection, Chen Anxia could have waited for a more suitable opportunity to get to know Shinichi Kudo and Ran Mouri.

It's even possible that Shinichi Kudo and Ran Mouri took the initiative to get to know him.

But now, Chen Anxia has something even more important to do.

This task involves collecting information about a case from four years ago.

For Chen Anxia, ​​the case from four years ago could very well be the beginning of his detective career, so he naturally has to pay close attention to it.

As for the channels for collecting information...

Chen Anxia looked around and quickly locked onto his target, then walked towards it.

Chen Anxia's target was a senior staff member at the ski resort.

Chen Anxia believes that, apart from the police officers who handled the case at the time, they are the ones who know the most about the case from four years ago.

The senior staff member that Chen Anxia had targeted was the manager of the ski resort who rented out ski equipment. His honest and chubby appearance gave him the image of a kind old man, and he seemed to be the type who was easy to talk to.

As expected, when the manager saw Chen Anxia approaching, a kind smile appeared on his face, and he took the initiative to ask, "Excuse me, is there anything I can help you with?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Anxia did not hesitate and asked directly, "I am a junior high school detective. I am very interested in the case that happened here four years ago and would like to ask you for details about the case."

The manager was taken aback, a strange look appearing on his face. He looked at Chen Anxia and muttered in confusion, "Another junior high school detective? Why do junior high school students love being detectives these days? Is it a trend?"

Chen Anxia understood immediately, knowing that there must have been someone claiming to be a junior high school detective before him, asking the manager in front of him about the details of the case from four years ago.

Without a doubt, the person who claims to be a middle school detective is either Shinichi Kudo or Heiji Hattori, or perhaps both.

After muttering to himself, the manager didn't think much of it and directly brought up the case from four years ago, saying, "Four years ago, a film crew was shooting here, and the person who had the accident was a male stuntman in the crew."

“I remember it was snowing heavily at the time. The man was taking the ski resort’s cable car down the mountain alone, and on the way, he shot himself.”

Upon hearing this, Chen Anxia frowned slightly and asked, "Suicide?"

Without hesitation, the manager nodded and confirmed, "It was suicide."

Just then, a slightly weary voice suddenly rang out, "No, that wasn't suicide, it was murder."

Chen Anxia and the management staff looked in the direction of the sound and saw a middle-aged man with a dusty appearance, a cigarette in his mouth, a detective hat, a trench coat, and a full beard slowly walking over.

Those were the words spoken by this middle-aged man.

Upon hearing the middle-aged man's words, the manager couldn't help but frown and say, "Don't talk nonsense here. The police closed the case as a suicide back then."

The middle-aged man chuckled self-deprecatingly upon hearing this, "Can that case from back then really be closed? There are still many doubts that haven't been clarified."

When the manager heard this, he looked somewhat hesitant, as if he knew something.

Just then, the manager saw the middle-aged man's face clearly and was taken aback.

Then, as if they had discovered something, the manager pointed at the middle-aged man in surprise and said, "Ah, I remember now, you're the police officer who asked me about the case details back then?"

Upon seeing this, Chen Anxia's face also showed a look of surprise, never expecting that the middle-aged man in front of her would actually be a policeman.

At the same time, Chen Anxia also noticed something unusual.

If the middle-aged man in front of him is indeed a police officer, then why would he deny the police's original conclusion of suicide and instead claim it was a homicide?

Before Chen Anxia could voice her doubts, the middle-aged man said nonchalantly, "I was fired because I was too focused on this strange case that happened in another county."

Upon hearing this, Chen Anxia raised an eyebrow slightly, as if she had discovered something, and asked, "You must have had a good relationship with the person who died back then, right?"

The middle-aged man was taken aback upon hearing this, and looked at Chen Anxia with some surprise before nodding in agreement, "That's right, we grew up together since childhood, and our relationship is like that of brothers."

As he spoke, the middle-aged man asked curiously, "Young man, how do you know that he and I are close? I don't recall saying that, do I?"

Upon hearing this question, Chen Anxia replied directly, "He denied the police's conclusion of a suicide, was dismissed because of this case, and is still obsessed with it to this day."

“If one did not have a deep relationship with the deceased, it would be impossible for an ordinary person to go to such lengths.”

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man's curiosity deepened, and he continued to ask, "And how did you know that I'm still so fixated on this case?"

Chen Anxia smiled slightly and said, "You told me this."

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man was taken aback and asked, somewhat puzzled, "I told you? When did I tell you?"

Chen Anxia didn't beat around the bush and replied directly, "Didn't you say before that you were fired because you were too focused on this strange case that happened in another county?"

"This statement reveals that you are not from Yamagata Prefecture, and the reason you are here today is obviously not to ski."

"Because you weren't wearing any ski equipment, and your clothes were just a windbreaker instead of a proper ski jacket."

"So, the reason you're here today must be related to that case from four years ago."

As he spoke, Chen Anxia stared at the middle-aged man with his penetrating eyes and continued, "Hmm, let me guess, are there people here today who were involved in that case back then?"

"There might even be a murderer you personally identified among them..."

boom!

A thunderclap suddenly erupted from the ground!

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Chapter 361 First Encounter with Yusaku Kudo, Suspicious Clues in the Case Begin to Emerge! (Please Subscribe!)

The middle-aged man's name is Pianpin Luren, and he is 35 years old.

Upon hearing Chen Anxia's reasoning and analysis, Lu Ren couldn't help but show a look of shock on his face.

The Lu people never expected that Chen Anxia could deduce so much from such trivial details.

In his mind, Pianpin Luren couldn't help but think of the scene when Sherlock Holmes and Watson first met.

Holmes, through some seemingly minor details, accurately deduced Watson's profession and past, leaving Watson deeply impressed.

In their hearts, everyone felt that Chen Anxia's reasoning ability was likely the strongest they had ever seen.

It's important to know that the man in the film was originally a police officer, but is now a detective.

This also means that among the people Pianpin Luren has met are not only police officers, but also other detectives.

None of the reasoning abilities displayed by these people were as strong as those displayed by Chen Anxia at this moment.

Of course, this is also related to the fact that the Lu people in the film have never come into contact with real police elites and detective elites.

Not only the people in the film were impressed, but the managers standing nearby were also stunned by Chen Anxia's reasoning and analysis.

He hadn't expected that this middle school student who claimed to be a detective would display such brilliant reasoning and analysis.

As for the accuracy of the reasoning, just look at the reactions of the people in the film.

Amidst the shock of the management, Pian Pinlu looked at Chen Anxia with some excitement and said, "I hope you can listen to me tell you in detail about the case from four years ago."

"Perhaps you can help me solve the mystery, fulfill my wish, and find the real culprit."

Upon seeing this, Chen Anxia nodded slightly and replied, "With pleasure."

After seeing Chen Anxia agree, Lu Ren couldn't wait to say, "This isn't the place to discuss this in detail. Please follow me."

With that, Lu Ren led Chen Anxia to a secluded rest area, intending to recount the case from four years ago in detail.

As Chen Anxia followed the Lu people away, she seemed to sense something and looked in one direction.

In that direction, Chen Anxia saw a middle-aged man with a mustache and a refined demeanor looking at her.

The middle-aged man's gaze seemed to see right through people; it was bright and piercing.

Just from that gaze, Chen Anxia knew that the middle-aged man looking at her was no ordinary person.

After carefully observing the middle-aged man's resemblance to someone else, Chen Anxia's eyes flashed with realization, and she then gently nodded to the middle-aged man.

Then, Chen Anxia withdrew her gaze and continued to follow Pian Pinlu away.

As for the middle-aged man, he was taken aback when he saw Chen Anxia nod in acknowledgment, clearly not expecting Chen Anxia's reaction.

Before the middle-aged man could react, he heard a pleasant female voice from the side say, "Yusaku, what are you doing here? Come with me to the restaurant, I want to film Shinichi and Ran eating."

The middle-aged man, Yusaku Kudo, who is Shinichi Kudo's father, snapped out of his daze after hearing what his wife, Yukiko Kudo, said.

Kudo Yusaku turned his gaze back to Chen Anxia's disappearing figure, recalling the scenes from just moments ago. A slight smile played on his lips as he murmured, "What an interesting boy."

Yukiko Kudo, who was fiddling with a DV camera nearby, paused for a moment after hearing Yusaku Kudo's words, then looked curious and asked, "Yusaku, who is this interesting boy you mentioned?"

Upon hearing this, Yusaku Kudo smiled and replied, "I don't know who he is either, but I do know that he, like Shinichi, is a middle school student who calls himself a detective."

Upon hearing this, Yukiko Kudo became even more interested and said, "The fact that this middle school student who calls himself a detective can amuse you, Yusaku, means he must have something special about him."

As she spoke, Yukiko Kudo couldn't help but ask, "Yusaku, between him and Shinichi, who do you think has stronger detective skills?"

Yusaku Kudo seemed to have anticipated that Yukiko Kudo would ask this question, so he answered without hesitation, "Judging from the reasoning ability he just displayed, he is now stronger than Shinichi."

"But it's really hard to say what the future holds."

Yukiko Kudo was taken aback by Yusaku Kudo's evaluation and stood frozen in place, her curiosity about the interesting boy Yusaku had mentioned reaching its peak.

On the other side, after leading Chen Anxia to a secluded rest area, Pian Pinlu began to recount the case from four years ago.

"Four years ago, in the midst of heavy snow and extremely low visibility, my dear friend Jiro Minakami took the cable car down the mountain alone."

"But when the cable car reached the bottom of the mountain, someone found that he had been shot in the head and was dead, and that he was holding a pistol in his right hand."

"Testing revealed gunpowder residue on Jiro Mizukami's right sleeve. Based on common sense, the only possible explanation is suicide..."

As he spoke, Pian Pinlu took out photos of crime scenes he had collected when he was a policeman.