Chapter 55 Tianshan Primary School
I exhaled a breath of hot air, and the white mist dissipated.

Mao Lilan was wearing a pink jacket and down gloves of the same color. She looked around at the scenery and climate that were completely different from Tokyo, her eyes shining.

Conan next to him rarely changed out of his blue suit and put on a gray-green jacket. He kept looking down at the map in his hand.

"Minzhi Middle School...Minzhi Middle School, ah, found it!"

He identified the direction, then looked up and said, "Lan, I found a hotel near the school. Let's go there first to put our luggage away, and then go to find out more about the school."

Mao Lilan had no objection.

Stepping out of the platform, she looked at the surrounding shops with curiosity, but knew that now was not the right time, so she did not ask to go shopping.

"Taxi... Ugh!"

Seeing the yellow-green taxi, Conan shouted and waved, but his mouth was suddenly covered by someone from behind.

My heart skipped a beat!
Conan turned his head suddenly, but when he saw that familiar face, his sharp eyes suddenly turned into dead fish eyes.

"Hey! Shinichi's mother, why are you here?"

Xiaolan next to her also recognized the person and was a little surprised.

Kudo Yukiko took off her sunglasses, said hello to Xiaolan, and then rubbed Conan's face: "Oh my, if Dr. Agasa hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known that Xiaoxin had turned back to youth and become so cute!"

She pretended to wipe her tears and sighed in self-pity: "It's a pity that I, as a mother, am already middle-aged and my beauty is gone."

Conan rolled his eyes: "Come on! Why are you here?"

"Of course Dr. Agasa told us!"

Kudo Yusaku squeezed out from the crowd and said, "After he knew you were going to do something dangerous, he was really worried, so he called and told us everything."

"No wonder he allowed us to come to Hokkaido so easily and helped cover for the uncle."

Conan crossed his arms and rarely showed his childish temper: "Humph, you are really nosy!"

"You kid!"

Kudo Yukiko's eyes were blurred with tears, and she looked heartbroken: "We heard the news about you, but we dropped all our work and flew back to Japan without stopping... I didn't expect you to say this to me."

Although he knew she was acting, Conan couldn't stand it and had to surrender: "Okay, I get it. I shouldn't say that."

Kudo Yukiko's expression changed in an instant. She pressed the back of Conan's head against her chest, causing him to struggle in panic.

Kudo Yusaku waited until the mother and son had had enough of the fight before speaking seriously: "Shinichi, you are in a very dangerous situation now!"

Seeing Conan looking at him, Kudo Yusaku continued: "Whether it's the Black Organization that made you smaller, or Su Beixun who asked you to come here, none of them are simple characters... So, don't always handle everything by yourself. It's not shameful to seek help from your elders!"

Conan looked stubborn: "I can handle these things by myself!"

Kudo Yusaku knew his son's character very well, and said in a gentle voice: "Of course I believe in your ability, but you also have to consider us as parents! Before meeting you today, your mother couldn't sleep well for several days!"

Conan was silent.

After a long time, he said, "Su Beixun asked me to come to Minzhi Middle School in Asahikawa City to explain what happened in the school in the past. He also said that innocent people might be about to die."

Kudo Yusaku knew that Conan's explanation of the situation meant that he had compromised and didn't mind them getting involved, so he asked, "What are you going to do?"

"Exploring the past and saving the future are two different things..."

Conan pulled his chin and thought: "Although our main purpose is to prevent the impending murder case...but since Su Beixun emphasized what happened in the past, there must be a connection between the two!"

“As long as we understand what happened in the past, it will be easy to find people related to future cases based on their interpersonal relationships.”

What can happen in a school?
Conan thought about this. The most likely possibility was school violence. It could be revenge by a former victim or a relative of the victim. But since the revenge happened at school, it means the perpetrator is still in school, so the "occurrence" should have happened recently, so it would not be difficult to investigate.

Or, was there a teacher who molested a student?
But no matter what, the idea is clear!
"Let's go to this school first and find out some information. If something happened in the past, the students should know some rumors."

Kudo Yusaku nodded: "That's a good idea. It seems that your skills have not deteriorated over the years."

But he changed the subject: "But I think we should go to another place before going to Minzhi Middle School!"

Conan was stunned: "Where to?"

Kudo Yusaku unfolded the map and pointed to a point on it for him to see: "Tianshan Primary School."

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The red car moved sideways on the busy road, leaving countless vehicles behind in the blink of an eye.

Mao Lilan looked at Kudo Yukiko holding the steering wheel with one hand and was terrified: "Well... would it be better to drive with two hands...?"

Kudo Yukiko even had time to turn around and smile at her: "Don't worry, Xiaolan! With my driving skills, I will definitely be able to take you to your destination as quickly as possible!"

Conan, who was sitting in the back seat of the driver's seat, turned pale: "Car! Car! It's about to crash! Mom, look at the road!"

Amidst the chaos, the car drove through a densely trafficked section of the road, and all three people except the driver breathed a sigh of relief.

Kudo Yusaku calmed his violently beating heart and organized his thoughts: "No matter what happened in Minzhi Middle School, there is no doubt that it must be closely related to Su Beixun."

"So, instead of diving right in to investigate, I think we should first learn more about Su Beixun."

Conan scratched his head: "Is it necessary? I have already told you all my interactions with him. Isn't that enough to know him well?"

"You only know him as he is now, and it's only one-sided."

Kudo Yusaku shook his head: "Everyone will change constantly due to the environment, especially in childhood, the impact of the environment is more significant. Perhaps we can infer the possible back-up plan he may have left through his childhood environment and behavior?"

He paused and said, "Even if we really don't find anything, we won't suffer any loss. The other party asked you to go to Minzhi Middle School within a month, which means that we still have plenty of time and don't mind these few days."

Seeing that Conan seemed to be thinking about something, Kudo Yusaku continued.

"After reading the file on Su Beixun that Dr. Agasa sent me, I used some of my connections to investigate for more information."

"Su Beixun only attended elementary school. There is no record of him in junior high school. He did not even attend any other high schools before transferring to Teitan High School. He was directly admitted to the second grade based on his grades."

"His interactions with society were very secretive, and the only place where he spent the longest time was Tianshan Primary School."

Conan suddenly remembered what Su Beixun said - "a unique soul I met in elementary school" - and nodded thoughtfully.

Looking through the rearview mirror, seeing his son not realizing the problem, Kudo Yusaku sighed.

In fact, he was extremely pessimistic about this trip to Meiji Junior High School.

Su Beixun hadn't been to school for a long time, but suddenly transferred to another school and went directly to the second grade where Shinichi was, and they were in the same class. In addition, the way he treated Shinichi was different... It was hard to say that Su Beixun didn't come here specifically for him.

So, is the place where he led Shinichi to really that simple?

It was because of this that he couldn't wait to return to Japan to protect his son.

Exploring Tianshan Primary School is also to learn as much as possible and increase the chances of getting out of this situation safely.

Kudo Yusaku's eyes were deep.

As long as he could find anything unusual in Tianshan Primary School, he would use this as a reason to call the police immediately and guide the police to intervene in Minzhi Middle School without having to investigate on his own.

No matter what, your own safety is the most important!

——This is also the difference between him and Shinichi!
(End of this chapter)