Conan: About the fact that I have a black brother

Inside Lin Xiaochen's apartment.

After the three of them entered the house, Lin Xiaochen locked the door and poured three cups of tea.

At the dining table, Lin Xiaochen sat on one side, while Hagiwara Kenji and Matsuda Jinpei sat on the other side, one on the left and one on the right. It seemed that they were going to have a detailed discussion.

Kenji Hagiwara picked up the water cup, took a sip, then put it down. He glanced at Jinpei Matsuda beside him and said nothing.

Lin Xiaochen crossed his fingers, lowered his head slightly, and did not notice Hagiwara Kenji's actions. He explained to himself:

"When I was in the police academy, you asked me why I wanted to be a police officer. Actually, I wanted to find my younger brother. My younger brother is six years younger than me. When I was 6, there was a sudden fire in our house. My parents were all buried in the fire, but the police only found my parents' remains."

"So, Hayasi's brother is very likely not dead." said Kenji Hagiwara.

"The police said it might be because my brother was too young and the anger was too great..." Lin Xiaochen chuckled, "But I don't believe my brother would die. It is true. You saw someone who looked very similar to me today."

"The policeman before, as expected..." Matsuda Jinpei sneered and was elbowed by Hagiwara Kenji.

"But, my brother doesn't look well." Hagiwara Kenji said, "There are obvious signs of training on his body, it's hard to say that he is not..."

What is not? Not picked up by gangsters to do things that harm society.

"...I know, and I have expected this situation," Lin Xiaochen's voice was still calm and clear, "If he does anything that harms the world, I will personally arrest him and make him suffer the punishment of the law."

"So Yucheng is your brother's name?" Hagiwara said, "It sounds a bit strange."

“Not really, it’s just a childhood nickname.” Lin Xiaochen pronounced his name in a perfunctory manner, “Lin Yucheng, my brother’s name, but he probably doesn’t remember it.”

"Okay, it's okay. Since we met, it proves that Lin-kun is safe now. Don't worry, Haya." Hagiwara Kenji comforted him, "Besides, we will help look for him, and we will see him again soon."

Lin Xiaochen smiled at the two of them and said, "That's right. Don't worry. I've been looking for it for so many years. I don't mind spending a little more time."

The tense atmosphere seemed to have dissipated before it even began. Lin Xiaochen drank the tea in one gulp, only then realizing that what he had poured for them was cold water.

"Sorry." Lin Xiaochen sighed, picked up the cups of the three people, and wanted to get up to boil a pot of water to make tea for them, but was stopped by Hagiwara Kenji: "Little Haya is really too nervous, but since you are back from work, why don't you tell us about the bomber."

Lin Xiaochen stopped, thought for a moment, poured three cups of water into the drain, then took out three cans of Coke from the refrigerator and sat back in his seat.

"This matter is really a misunderstanding," he said.

Time goes back to 1 hours ago.

The moment the bomb information was received, someone began to arrange traffic control.

With the traffic police clearing the way, the streets in the Asai villa area and the Kamiya town on the defense highlands were almost empty.

Lin Xiaochen followed the large group to the Asai Villa District, which was also the location where Hagiwara Kenji's team was assigned to be in charge.

A police helicopter was hovering high in the sky near the apartment building, and police cars were guarding several important intersections, evacuating the crowd near the apartment.

Lin Xiaochen looked up and saw with keen eyes that some people were peeking out of several rooms.

"Why weren't the residents evacuated?" Lin Xiaochen asked in confusion.

Natsume, who was standing next to him, replied: "The criminal said that we can only choose between 10 billion yen and the crowd. If the police evacuate the crowd, the criminal will immediately detonate the bomb."

Police officers from the Special Crime Investigation Department 3 were analyzing the map, and a vehicle from the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Squad was escorting the team there.

However, due to the threat from the prisoner, he was now preparing downstairs and had no intention of going upstairs.

Lin Xiaochen spotted Hagiwara Kenji in the team at a glance, and he walked over: "Hagiwara."

Hagiwara Kenji was guessing what kind of bomb it might be. When he saw Lin Xiaochen approaching, he smiled and asked, "Hayashi, why didn't you go to Xiaozhenping's place?"

"I came with the main force." Lin Xiaochen's face was serious, and he was in no mood to joke with Hagiwara Kenji. "Be careful and be sure to wear protective clothing."

"I know." Hagiwara Kenji also stopped smiling. "The roads in Kojindaira are complicated and closer to the Explosives Division's base. They have already disguised themselves as residents and sneaked into the apartment, but I'm afraid that won't work here."

He looked past Lin Xiaochen and at the people gradually gathering on the roadside holding cameras and microphones: "Reporters are coming."

"Why did you let them in?" Lin Xiaochen frowned, very dissatisfied with the arrival of the reporter, "I'll go chase them away."

"Hey, wait a minute." Hagiwara Kenji called out to him, "Don't be impulsive, you're still a newcomer, you need your superior's permission for this kind of thing."

"Hagiwara!" Lin Xiaochen was puzzled, "Why are you...tsk." He bit the tip of his tongue unconsciously and clenched his fists, but his thumb was pinching the flesh of his index finger.

"It's okay, hayasi." Hagiwara Kenji sensed his friend's anxiety and said, "Calm down. It's common for reporters to go to the scene. Don't worry too much."

How can I not be worried? These reporters are also indirectly related to your death!

How can I not worry and just watch you die indifferently like in the original book?

Lin Xiaochen's face darkened. Just as Hagiwara Kenji was about to say a few more words of comfort, the chief of the Explosive Disposal Team called him over to discuss bomb disposal.

Lin Xiaochen took a few deep breaths, ran back to his colleagues in the third department in silence, and decided to eliminate the bomber's hiding place first.

Time passed minute by minute, and the earphones received news that Matsuda's team had successfully defused the bomb. The police also roughly identified three possible hiding places of the bomber.

But that is not enough. The scope is still large and the bomber is hiding in the vast crowd and there is no way to find him.

"How about we agree to the criminal's request and prepare 10 billion yen. Maybe we can catch them when they go to withdraw the money."

Someone suggested so.

"You also said it was 10 billion. 10 billion yen is not a small amount. The higher-ups may not approve it."

Someone objected.

"But we can't use human lives to pay for this money!" Natsume couldn't help but object.