The so-called "curiosity killed the cat" is a very ancient proverb.
In fact, curiosity not only kills cats, but it can also kill detectives with excessively high curiosity.
No need for examples, Conan himself is a perfect example.
If, on that day at the end of the date, Conan's keen insight hadn't led him to notice something wrong between Vodka and Gin, and rushed over to check the situation, he wouldn't have been knocked out and drugged by Gin, leading to a series of subsequent events.
Perhaps now he would be peacefully enjoying his high school life, and the relationship with his childhood friend Ran might have naturally developed into something more.
They say a man is a youth until death, and youths never learn their lessons.
Conan is no different; even after being poisoned, narrowly escaping death, and turning into an elementary school student due to side effects, he still doesn't repent.
His curiosity not only remained intact but intensified in the pursuit of clues about the Black Organization, just to find a shred of evidence.
Seeing a large group of people standing there with unpleasant expressions, saying that Conan isn't curious is impossible. However, Conan, being a high school student approaching adulthood, remembered his original purpose and restrained his curiosity.
But since Genta has already been exposed and the plan to stop him has failed. He might as well break the jar and satisfy his curiosity while taking a look at what the problem is.
Maybe he can help solve the trouble, avoid blame, gain gratitude from the other party, and maybe even help the three kids get handshake tickets.
Taking advantage of the people in the room not reacting yet, the two of them directly ran into the room. They then saw a small resting room enclosed by curtains, and a corpse lying on the ground.
"Hey, you two brats, who allowed you to come in?"
Seeing the two kids, the person in charge realized the severity of the situation and wanted to drive them out. Especially in the case of a murder, it's not a place for children to stay.
However, Conan, who has rich experience in dealing with people trying to kick him out, is not easily stopped by such difficulties.
"The person who came with us is a detective; I'll call him right now." Conan, who is already a "veteran at the crime scene", seized the opportunity with this sentence and squeezed the opponent's lifeline, persuading him to give up the idea of driving them out and urging him to quickly call the detective.
There is no way, when something like this happens, ordinary people would naturally panic. Now that they know there's a detective at the venue, they should quickly grab this last life saving straw.
So, the originally angry person in charge and the people around, who were at a loss, just looked at Conan and kids as if they were their saviors.
"Don't worry, guys!"
Beside them, Genta patted his chest and confidently said, "Detective Senichi is a well-known detective from the Metropolitan Police Department. We Detective Boys have also solved many cases. Relax and leave it to us!"
However, no one paid attention to the second half of Genta's sentence. Their attention was drawn to the first half.
"Detective Senichi? Sounds familiar..."
"Fool, isn't that the 'Famous Police Detective'? Now we can finally relax!"
While the crowd was discussing, the phone call on the side was connected. With Conan's words, the previously chaotic scene instantly quieted down.
Like that, everyone watched as Conan finished the call. Following Conan's instructions, they left the crime scene and waited outside the corridor for Detective Senichi to arrive.
When Senichi arrived and saw the body, he couldn't help but sigh.
Damn, talk about a slap in the face.
Originally, I thought this fictional superhero never appeared in the original work and thought that it was just an extension of reality beyond the anime. However, a side case actually appeared, and the case was triggered with Conan's involvement.
Not only that, Conan and kids had no connection to the case; they were mere tools that got themselves involved in the case...
Even without the kids, after receiving the report, Senichi probably would have come to the scene to handle the case.
But this time, he was really careless. Generally, subplot cases were mostly encountered and solved by Senichi himself.
Although this world is primarily based on Conan's universe, there are still many other detective stories happening here as well.
It's just that while these cases happen, the "detective" or "police" responsible for solving them in the story might not always be present.
As Senichi continued to gain favor from fate, he gradually became an important figure in this world, even developing a separate "plot" independent of the "main storyline."
This was not only a manifestation of his "status" but also a responsibility, continually drawing Senichi into encounters with cases and resolving them.
However, he didn't expect Conan to be present this time.
Sure enough, Conan is the grim reaper, wherever he goes, death follows. Now, even cases that never occurred in the anime are happening.
So, Conan must bear the blame for this. It has nothing to do with me, an ordinary detective!
This is definitely not some awakening of my "grim reaper constitution," causing the incident to happen!
After firmly passing the blame, Senichi put on disposable white gloves he carried with him. First, he instructed the person in charge to evacuate the crowd, then he entered the room to examine the body.
The body was that of a male, appearing to be in his early thirties, lying in a "T" shape on the ground. A knife was stabbed into the left side of his heart.
It was obvious that the murder weapon was this knife, and the stab was clean and precise.
The cause of death was apparent. After making his decision, Senichi took out tools to further investigate the scene.
First, he turned on a UV light and illuminated the area around the body. He found that blood had indeed splattered outward with the body as the center, indicating that the initial crime scene was indeed here, and the body wasn't moved or transported here.
Next, Senichi turned on a fingerprint light and shone it on the knife handle. As expected, the culprit didn't leave any fingerprints, suggesting they might have worn gloves.
However, unlike typical victims, he was not dressed in ordinary clothes but wore the leather suit of that fake superhero, with his face exposed and no helmet.
After a brief assessment of the crime scene, Senichi pulled back the curtain and walked out to ask the person in charge who was waiting outside, "Do you have white tape and a black pen?"
"Tape?" The man called over a backstage staff member who brought two items over.
"Because there are many people at the scene, and this location is quite far from the police department, to prevent you from moving around and disturbing the scene, I'll set up a police line first."
After explaining, Senichi used the white tape as a police line, busily isolating the scene.