Chapter 1: The Arrival of A Strange Invitation
A.N.: Sorry but because of the coming traditional holidays I won't be able to update regularly. I'll try my best to update the third chapter before next weekend ends.
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I forgot the Disclaimer last time so here it is: I do not by any means own Detective Conan since I'm not Japanese! :D
It is just another normal day inside the "Sherlock Holmes' Apprentices Detective Agency". Summer break for their school has begun, so as usual, everyone has gathered here.
The agency is slightly larger than the "Mouri Detective Agency". There was a row of windows with the agency name on them on the second floor where the main office is. Inside, in front of the windows, in the middle, sits a large working desk with a computer, laptop, notepad, and telephone on it along with a wheeling chair. To the desk's left is a smaller working desk with a laptop and TV on it. To the main desk's right sits another desk that has two laptops and a photo frame with a group picture on it. Other than the main desk which only has one wheeling chair, the other two desks both have two wheeling chairs. All desks have six drawers, three on each side. In the middle of the room sits three couches. One faces away from the windows, other two couches are sideways from the window and faces each other. Between the couches sits a fairly big coffee table. The entrance on the first floor is directly below the windows, but the entrance on the second floor is facing the windows and has one set of staircase and an elevator for disables. The bathroom is on the right hand side after immediately entering the office, while a kitchen, for making drinks for clients or visitors and for Genta, is on the left hand side, directly facing the bathroom door. There is also a third floor that's usually off-limits to the clients. Inside is a very modern and fully equipped forensics lab for all sorts of tests.
On the main desk, Conan was reading one of his favorite mystery novels; Mitsuhiko went to collect the day's mails; Ayumi and Haibara were chatting about… something on one of the couches; and Genta was complaining about not having enough breakfast while resting on another couch . In short, that is just another peaceful day for the Detective Boys.
As Mitsuhiko came back with a handful of mails, he started to sort through them.
"Um… Fan mails for Conan-kun, fan mails for Haibara-san, fan mails for Conan-kun again, Conan-kun, Ayumi-chan, Conan-kun, Haibara-san… fan mails for me, fan mails for Conan-kun, AHA!" Mitsuhiko's sudden cry startled the rest of the occupants of the office.
"Look! We've got a case! This huge letter is even sent from another country!"
As all of the young detectives gathered around him, Mitsuhiko took the five-page letter out and started reading it:
"Dear Mr. Edogawa Conan and the rest of the Detective Boys:
We've heard about your accomplishments in Japan here in China. Your capabilities had shocked all of us as the youngest of our Ace detective is already twenty years old. We, the Li Detective Union, the finest detectives in China, have an interesting but dangerous international case that involves at least five Asian countries. We would like to request help from all neighboring countries' finest detectives to solve this extensive and complex case before any more countries get dragged into this mess. But to show your effectiveness in solving codes, please follow the clues in the letters that I, Dr. Li Changyue, sent to the following people and piece together the numbers of people to bring along, date and time of your flight, and the date and address of our Pont de rendezvous: Mouri Kogorou, Edogawa Conan, Hattori Heiji, Kudou Shinichi, Kaitou KID, Professor Agasa, and Hakuba Saguru. You'll all arrive in one plane under the disguise of detective meeting. Please remember that you HAVE to follow the instructions given in order to not raise suspicions. I hope you'll enjoy the trip to China.
Best Regards,
Dr. Li Changyue,
Head of Li Detective Union"
"…"
"…"
"…"
Silence. No one spoke a word after the letter is read.
Finally, Conan spoke up: "Alright guys, looks like we've got work to do. Haibara, you go contact Agasa Hakase and ask for the letter. Mitsuhiko, you go ask the Mouri family for the letter, or at least copies of it. Ayumi-chan, you go with Genta to find Hakuba and bring him here, and, if possible, tell him to bring KID with him. I'll contact Hattori. Looks like we're gonna have a busy day…"
After a series of "OK" and "yes sir!" are heard, Conan sighed and went to phone Hattori.
"Yo! Kudou! Long time no speak! How've you been?"
"Hi Hattori. I've been fine. But I need to ask you something: did you receive a letter from someone named Dr. Li Changyue?"
"Ehhhhh? How did you know?! It's only two lines: a code of some sort and a statement that says 'combine code with others to decode completely.' It's pretty weird…"
"OK. Listen, come to Tokyo as fast as you can. I'll explain everything when everyone arrives. Bye."
"Wait! You mean tha-" beep! Beep! Beep!
Conan sighed as he hung upon Hattori. He smiled.
"Well, now it's waiting time."
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Hai-edogawa: Sorry but as the summary indicates: this is a ConanxAyumi fanfic. But my future stories can be CoAi since I have nothing against CoAi or ShinRan. But I'm strongly against ShinShi, KaiShin, and HeiShin.
Kudo2315: If you meant to ask why ConanxAyumi it's because I like this pairing the best.
Mai-chan63: Well, let's hope that I won't disappoint you! :D
P.S.: I update irregularly so don't be surprised if I don't update for two weeks. But I promise I won't disappear more than a month. That is… As long as I'm still in US. Oh, and this is the UPDATED version of this chapter.
