Conan: Ran, I really am Shinichi, you have to believe me!

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We're all born of the same father and look the same, so why is there such a big difference in our abilities?

Although the stronger the person in front of him, the more gruesome his death would be, and the less chance he would have of escaping, Conan couldn't resist his curiosity and asked:

"You...you're so amazing, is it innate or acquired through training?"

Jiang Chengbei thought carefully about Conan's question and felt that if Conan's other identities also showed this ability, wouldn't it expose him if he said it was innate?

Jiang Chengbei calmly replied, "Of course it's something you learn through practice. Many people in our organization know this basic chakra; it's nothing special, nothing to brag about."

"Can you teach me?"

Subconsciously, he blurted out what he most desired in his heart. Although Conan felt he was overthinking things, he still said it with a try-it-out attitude:

"Consider it my last wish before I die. For the sake of us being brothers, please tell me. You once said you would fulfill one of my last wishes."

Seeing Conan's earnest gaze, Jiang Chengbei couldn't bear to refuse and sighed, saying:

"Alright, since you're about to commit suicide, I'll tell you how to cultivate chakra."

In fact, the chakra in our bodies comes from absorbing the essence of the moon.

For example, Kaito Kid places various gems under the moonlight and then uses the mysterious power within the gems to absorb the essence of the moon into his body, eventually transforming it into chakra.

But the mystical power within each gem was limited, so he went around stealing gems.

At the same time, because he was afraid of incurring public outrage by stealing the gem, he would return it after each use of the mysterious power within it.

Those who don't know the truth about his actions might mistake him for a good person, thinking he was simply enjoying the process of stealing rather than trying to keep the jewels for himself. Some might even call him a chivalrous thief or a magician under the moonlight.

But in reality, he was a thief, and he stole the most important mysterious power from the gem. The value of that mysterious power was far greater than that of an ordinary shell on the outside of the gem.

Ordinary people lack knowledge, which is why they buy the box and return the pearl, unaware that the true value of a gem lies in its mysterious power.

Drawn by Jiang Chengbei's words, Conan couldn't help but drool with envy. If only he had known this earlier and used this knowledge to train in advance...

Having trained for so long, he should have the skill and strength to do this, right?

In this way, I won't be driven to a dead end by my own brothers today!

Seeing Conan listening so intently, Jiang Chengbei's enjoyment of making up stories suddenly came over him, and he continued:

"This is Kaito Kid's training method, but mine is much more advanced and direct."

My chakra cultivation is very simple; I just need to sing nursery rhymes to the moon every night.

Of all the children's songs I've sung, "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" is the most effective. Of course, "On a Full Moon Night" is also the most effective compared to other days.

"Singing nursery rhymes to the moon?"

Twinkle, twinkle, little star, are you my little star?

"That's right, don't sing to me, it won't work if you sing to me, you have to sing to the moon outside."

Why don't you try it now? If you get a feel for it, let me know and I'll give you some pointers.

Of course, very few people can sense it. If everyone could, Phantom Thief Kid wouldn't need to go through all that trouble to steal jewels.

This method won't work for him.

Conan: "..."

Chapter 98 Conan's Survival Story

"Twinkle twinkle little stars, how I wonder where you are……"

When Conan faces the moon and starts singing in his off-key voice, it's not funny or pleasing to the ear, but noise, so awful it's unbearable.

Duang~~~~

Conan was singing excitedly to the moon when Jiang Chengbei delivered a solid, righteous punch to his head, leaving a bright red bump.

Holding his large head, Conan spun around in place a few times, then angrily roared at Jiang Chengbei:

"I can feel it. Chakra is entering my body, transforming it, and filling me with power. Why did you interrupt me?"

Are you afraid that my talent surpasses yours?

Just now, in that short moment, I felt my body brimming with chakra power. Give me a few more years, and I'll definitely become a very powerful person, no longer a useless piece of trash, but as strong as you!

"Hehe, too bad you don't have that much time left. You'll be meeting the King of Hell tonight."

Seeing Jiang Chengbei smiling as he approached with his shoelaces, Conan panicked and racked his brains, saying:

"Wait, you've punched so many big holes in the wall, and you've drugged so many police officers outside. There are so many inconsistencies. What's the point of you using Takagi's shoelaces to make me commit suicide?"

"That's true. We can't fake your suicide out of guilt, so that's fine. We'll just hang you. That would be doing a service to the people and preventing a world war."

Even though Jiang Chengbei was going to hang him, he claimed it was to rid the people of a scourge and prevent a world war. Upon hearing this, Conan immediately protested:

"If you want to kill me, then kill me. Why do you have to accuse me of eliminating a scourge for the people?"

"In my life, I, Shinichi Kudo, have never done anything bad, but I've done plenty of good deeds, like ridding the world of evil and catching countless murderers. How could you possibly consider me someone who needs to be rid of evil for the people?"

"Kudo, weakness is the original sin, and incompetence is a disaster, especially for someone like you who carries the secret of the anti-aging drug. If you don't even have the strength to protect yourself, you might as well die sooner rather than later."

Otherwise, your best outcome in the future would be being used as a guinea pig on a lab table, subjected to all sorts of inhuman experiments, leaving you unable to live or die. Dying now is actually the best ending for you.

Upon hearing Jiang Chengbei's words, Conan's eyes lit up with hope, and he patted his small chest, saying:

"I can already feel the power of chakra. If you give me a few more years, I will definitely become as strong as you and no longer be a piece of trash!"

"Daughter's Red, or Edogawa Conan, I don't know your real name, so I'll call you Daughter's Red, shall I?"

"No, you've already taken my name, Daughter Red. Just call me Scholar Red."

I gave myself a new code name; when I'm out and about, I always choose my own.

"Zhuangyuan Hong, you may be jealous of me who shares the same bloodline as you. I was born with the love of my parents and a perfect and happy family. I grew up in an environment of love and never encountered a survival crisis. I never had to worry about food and clothing."

And what about you? You have nothing, and you have to fight to the death with your friends for your own survival. Your hands have been stained with blood since you were a child.

Don't compare yourself to me, who is so fortunate. Even compared to ordinary people, you were born in hell, struggled in hell, and fought in hell. All the suffering in the world has befallen you alone, which is truly worthy of sympathy.

But didn't you climb out of all that?

Hell didn't destroy you; instead, it made you stronger.

Having crawled out of hell, you are invincible in our human world, able to decide life and death at will.

The way you are now is what makes me jealous!

I envy your strength, I envy your experiences, because it was precisely because of those experiences that you have gained your current strength!

So, if I had a time machine, I would definitely choose to switch lives with you. I want to live the life you live!

With your abilities, happiness is within your grasp.

But without your strength, happiness is just a castle in the air, easily destroyed at any moment.

After sincerely saying all this, Conan looked at Jiang Chengbei earnestly, gave a self-deprecating laugh, and said:

"Besides, didn't you kill me once before? What grudge do you have that you can't kill me once and have to keep trying?"

I forgive you for plotting to kill me last time, almost causing my death and leaving me in this ghastly state.

I've already forgiven you, so why are you still jealous of me and want to kill me?

Last time, you set me up and arranged for me to run into Gin's deal. I was almost shot by him, but I survived because he took the wrong medicine.

Even if I survived, I won't become a useless child, a child who can't do anything, a child who is struggling. Isn't that enough?

Zhuangyuanhong, I didn't cause your past suffering, and I didn't even know about it. Besides, we are brothers with blood ties!

This is the same root, why is it too urgent!

You've already killed me once, and now I'm the one who envies your immense power every day. You're the one I need to be jealous of, not you.

Why would someone as powerful and superior as you make things difficult for a mere child like me?

Hearing Conan's words, Jiang Chengbei rolled his eyes speechlessly: What a load of bull!

And isn't this situation something you created yourself?

I gave you a chance before, I gave you a gun. If you had murderous intent, you could have aimed the gun at my vitals and shot. But now is not the time.

"Kudo, I'm not killing you tonight out of personal grudges or personal grievances, and I'm not killing you out of jealousy of your happy childhood. I'm killing you for world peace and for the future of humanity."

Conan was shocked by Jiang Chengbei's high-sounding reason for killing him: What did he do to deserve such a big title?

For world peace? Does Shinichi Kudo's life or death have anything to do with world peace? How come he doesn't know that?

For the future of humanity? Does the death of Shinichi Kudo mean humanity will have a future?

Seeing Conan's shocked and disbelieving expression, Jiang Chengbei then began to explain in detail:

"You know, if people find out that there are elixirs of rejuvenation and immortality in this world, it could trigger a world war, and humans killing each other would be the least of our worries."

The most serious consequence is that this class-based society will lead to a terrifying scenario where dictators become permanent, power is solidified by individuals, and humanity has no future.

In the past, if you were unlucky enough to encounter a dictator, you couldn't resist him and could outlive him. Humans could only live for a little over a hundred years at most, and when the time came, they would naturally die.

But once the elixir of youth and immortality is produced, the rulers of this world will be permanently fixed, and the people below will have no hope left.

Even if a great man descends from the heavens and leads his companions to defeat the immortal demon king, the moment of success will be the moment the dragon-slaying boy becomes the dragon himself, and he and his companions will become the next immortal dictator and demon king.

Therefore, to prevent this world from falling into endless war and the despair of being ruled by an immortal dictatorship, you should make a sacrifice and let the anti-aging drug disappear forever.

After listening to Jiang Chengbei's hypocritical words, Conan took them to heart. He understood that the reversal of aging could not be exposed, otherwise it would bring disaster to the world.

But he was still somewhat unwilling to sacrifice himself and let his death preserve this secret, and more importantly, even if he died, the secret might not be kept. So he said:

"What's the point of killing me if you want to keep the anti-aging elixir from being leaked?"

The most important thing is the distillery! As long as they're still producing this drug, it'll leak out sooner or later.

We should work together to destroy the distillery, save the world, and save humanity's future!

There's still some time left to transform into Shinichi Kudo, which would be a waste to waste. It's better to chat with Conan and talk about everyday things here. So Jiang Chengbei continued:

"Kudo, to answer your question, I first need to explain why I plotted to kill you last time."

I didn't want to say anything originally, but if I'm misunderstood, so be it. I, Zhuangyuanhong, was born to take the blame, so why should I be afraid of being misunderstood?

But since you brought up the issue of the distillery, I have to tell you the truth:

In fact, the brewery itself had no idea that the drug A they developed had the effect of reversing aging. People like Gin simply used the drug as an ordinary poison.