It was already night, just past 7 P.M. when i finally finished my business with Inspector Megure. Of course, there was another reason that i spend many hours inside the police department.

Another unsolved case by the police for me.

"You hear me, Andy? This case, this could be huge."

"I'd say myself. This stuff's crazy! I mean, we knew borrowed words, right?"

"Yes. But how's that going to help us decypher this message?"

"Lots of cultural crosses." I said simply as i wrote an example, "This stuff, for example, talked about the three identical duck."

"You knew Italian?"

"I used translation software." His face turned into an unamused one, "I'm not that well versed in languages, Keibu."

"I know now, Andy. Keep going."

"So this three little identical duck, meant that the ducks are triplets. So this one said about-"

"Ah! Huey, Dewey, Louie!" Chiba suddenly shouted. The chubby policeman became embarrassed by his outburst and meekly said sorry in return.

"It's okay, Chiba. I'm also a big fans of cartoon and stuffs."

"Now that's something i really didn't know. A grizzled detective veteran in love with Children's comics."

"Ah, but that's not a really strange thing after all, Detective Sato. Adults are just kids grown up, after all. And some old habits simply just won't die." I smirked at Sato, who by her smile, showed that her remark was by no means an insult at all.

"Listen, i'm not here to listening to a conversation about cartoon, Andy-"

"Relax, Megure. I'm almost done." I said as i stated, "And this passage, 'shall showed the place where the former emperor of the archipelago sat upon the heart of this city', which means one of the biggest company from Netherlands. This could meant companies like Airbus, or something like that."

"Okay. We'll search the biggest Dutch companies with available headquarters in Tokyo soon. But how's the passage about Huey, Dewey and Louie linked with anything here?"

"Well, Huey, Dewey and Louie were named Kwik Kwek and Kwak in Netherlands and Indonesia. Kwak, is an onomatopoeia for duck in both languages;Kwaken for Netherlands, actually. Anyway, either it meant duck pond, or kid toys store that nearby the headquarter."

"Hmm. I'm still confused by how this could be linked with anything...but your explanation's completely logical. It's better than nothing, i guess."

I shrugged, and simply stated, "I do my best with what we have. Now my job's done for today, i think i'm going home now. Call me again when you found something unusual there."

"I will, Andy. Okay, everybody!" As he turned around to shout at his underlings, so do i. There was no obligation for me to stay there, and helped the police with their interrogation.

I believed that for now, i'm gonna get myself accustomed with this city.

So here i was, strolling at night, took an early stop for my train. The breeze was a good help in this summer. I never cared for heat that much in my original body, but this big man's another case. However, we both preferred cold drink for everything. I guess there's some similarity between my own self and this body.

And yes, that coffee was actually frappe. Guess we're both suckers for iced beverages

I messaged my wife and telling her that everything is okay. Aside from simply being bored by paper works, the other reason why i declined helping the police in their investigation was my wife's insistence to avoid doing dangerous stuffs, especially in my first week...except when i saw anything in emergency situation.

Which means that murder case with Kogoros wasn't going to be the only stain in our promise.

As i approached one of the calmer part of the city, i overheard a whimpering voice of a young girl. On impulse, i soon ran into where i located the sound. And i let out a small, inaudible gasp when i saw the supposed girl in danger.

It was Sonoko Suzuki, already held in a cuff, gagged, and surrounded by at least four people by the time i came.

"Now tell me, you brat; How are you supposed to make it into our rank when you declined to do this?"

"Yes, come on! This is a fine girl, and only like what? One, two years younger than you?"

What a sickening gang. Their rite of passage was to defiled whatever woman they captured for the newcomer?

"Come on, Aniki! Don't tell me that you don't know who this girl is."

"Nope. You?"

"Nothing across the mind."

"Negative."

"Fine." I saw this newcomer's other hand that was hidden well from his superiors. It was shaking hard. This man was really nervous about the result of his explanation. Could it be? That he was not just up to the task, but actively going to decline it?

"This girl, is Sonoko Suzuki, the heir of the Suzuki company."

"WHAT?"

"OH, of all luck!"

"We could get rich!"

"Now guys...calm down!" He said as he let out an undignified way to shut down his soon employees. This man's really had no experience in crime this banal. "This is what i'm trying to tell you guys; We can't give her back into her family as a damaged woman."

"And why not?"

"You haven't heard his grandfather? Jirokichi Suzuki, the mad man who tried to capture Kid."

Oh, boy. Not even two days here, and i'm already on a trail for Shinichi Kudo's whereabouts, mysterious foreign letter, and possible involvement with Kaito Kid! My, my. What a busy week i would've.

"Yeah, so?"

"Well...who could tell what he could done against us! This's the same man who bought gems with historical contents to boot, all to satisfy his glory seeker thirst! And what would happen when he has personal revenge against us? He could've used anything just to find and destroy us! ANYTHING!"

"You're right." The leader was, surprisingly, flinched. Did that mean that this man doesn't have any experience at anything big at all? "But still, there's something we need to get from her. You don't want to know about boss's punishment for us."

"Big no, man. With capital B."

"And i don't think he would accept whatever she has on her bag. Not when we have someone this important in our hands."

So this gang's simply a smaller part of a possibly bigger gang. And they just happened to get a prey that's bigger than they could handle.

"Oh, yeah! Isn't Sonoko Suzuki also made it into news for her brilliant deduction? You know, the Deduction Queen!"

"Yes, that's it! Sonoko Suzuki," The leader suddenly turned to spoke to her, "You're going to help us in our boss's planning! And if we like your plans enough, you'll be released soon enough! And if you don't want to comply...well, let's just say that our boss loves to do...relaxation with his subjects. How's that?" The leader said as he looked into Sonoko's eyes. I can see his shit grinning face, and Sonoko's fear and panics when he mentioned their true boss. Seemed like a true asshole Don in making.

"But dude, how about her parents?"

"Ah, they can wait for a day or two! Rich chicks love party, right?"

"And how about her..."

Well, looks like i'll be on action again.

There won't be any harm that shall be done in front of me tonight.

Third POV

"HE ALREADY KNEW THAT I'M OKAY?! OI, HOW COULD YOU, PROF!"

"I swear, Shinichi! I did not mention anything about your identity. I just said that you might be missing, and somehow he picked it up from his memory about an award ceremony show for your father!" Agasa tried to calm Shinichi who was shaking him hard back to back.

"Then why don't you just simply not saying anything at all, Prof?"

"How am i supposed to? He would just pick it up from there that there's a secret that i swore to protect! Come to think about it, he'll just pick up anything i do!"

"Professor, although your words are sound, you also should be aware that your shocked reactions at his deductions did not help your situation at all."

"Who's side are you on, Ai?"

"Neutral."

"AAGH!" Conan jumped away from the professor and stomped his feet, ignored his High School Dignity as he acted more like a spoiled brat. As he cooled down, Professor also managed to regain his breath and asked away, "Seriously, Shinichi. Why are you so upset from it? Ai stayed home today to see if he's a BO member, and she does not shiver at all when he arrived here. So why're you feared him so much?"

"There's something seriously wrong about him." Shinichi finally admitted, "Actually, he almost finished the yesterday case by himself as well. He only decided to hold his final deduction because he felt something's missing. That's not something you'd expected from a detective who's slow in his investigation."

"Yes, i admit. But he also supposed to be very brilliant as well. Don't you think that there could be something else that delayed him in his investigation?"

"Well, he decided to help the guys first because he feels there could be another attack, even if there's no proof and-"

Shinichi's face became shocked, and soon enough, the confident grin soon smeared his face. "I see. Looks like there's a reason why he is not that well-respected by the sleuth community in the first place."

"He is?"

"Haibara, fond anything interesting about Mr. Andy?" Shinichi said as he looked at Haibara, who was looking at professor's computer.

"Seems like our subject of interest has a nickname that's quiet scary: The Bird of Prey. They called him that because of his ability to detect clues so quickly. But there's more to it. It seems that he also known for possessed...and trusted his very strong instincts."

"So he's a detective who trusted his instincts more than his intellects. Must be the reason for his divisive reputation."

"Indeed. He once said that man possessed certain aura about themselves. That's exactly the phrase that divided people's trust over him, especially for people who found out his disinterests in doing anything formal."

"So he's a man who is looked asHeh." Shinichi just puffed at that remark, "Aura of man. You can't put your suspicion on trust purely on that; Antisocial are exactly people who could manipulate people for their own gains because they could generate that aura and mask they needed for their cause. And you know as well as i do how many unsuspecting people who turned out to be the calculated murderer in my cases, right?"

"Ah, but we're talking about bird of prey, Kudo. A man who can see things far better than his preys...a man who can see deceive much better than normal people...we're talking about a man with much more honed instincts than you could expect."

"Then he's up for some tests, isn't he?"

"...And then, you will create a quick getaway for us, and-"

"Ahahahaha!"

"Wh-What?"

"So you want to use Sonoko Suzuki for your plans, huh? Well, well. I don't think she would be that much of a help, after all."

"So...why not?"

"Kogoro Mouri and Sonoko Suzuki. Two sleeping sleuth, both growing in reputation. And both barely knew how on earth they solved their cases. No memory intact, and no reliable statement. Don't you any human find it strange?"

"Well, if you mention it like that-"

"Shut up, you!"

"Well, there's one possibility: What if they really not the one who solved their case? What if there's something that take interest in two useful idiots, to cleanse the world from the sinful blood that human dared to spill from their own?"

"Vengeful creature from the past! Vigilante spirit! GHOOST!"

One of them ran away from the crime scene, unnoticed by any of their partner until his scream, full of dread was heard by them. When they looked at the direction, the only thing they saw was the motionless body of their friend.

"Foolish! Do you think i would give any of them to you petty criminals?"

"SHOW YOURSELF, YOU FAKER!"

"HOW DARE YOU?"

The voice of the unseen creature was heard from the other side of the alley as the leader demanded him to show himself, still in denial. Any doubt from him was soon erased.

"If...IF YOU DARE COME ANY CLOSER," The leader said as he scrammed to reach Sonoko who was also in fear for knowing now that there was a supernatural creature that took interest in her and solved crimes by using her sleeping form. He pulled the gun, and shoved it's muzzle into her temple harshly, "This woman won't be any use to you anymore."

Sonoko's body slumped as she drifted into land of unconsciousness, unable to take the shock and horror anymore.

"Your hostage's now useless."

"What will you do now?"

"What will you do?"

The new recruit soon followed Sonoko, and one of them fled the scene into the darker alley.

"Screw this shit!"

Soon, he was planted into the ground by the creature as well. As soon as the creature began to grow visible, slowly walked into the screen, the leader shot all the leads into the imposing man. But everything was miss; His aim was never good to begin with, and this fear did not help him at all.

Make a run after he threw the gun at the shadow, he makes his run to the alley...

And found himself slammed by the accompanying creature.

Strangely, this one seemed more like an attractive Cop with short hair...

"Ladies," Said the creature as he walked into the light, showed features that's definitely human, "I think we just solved the case."

"And no casualty from either side...although those two might be needed some dental works."

"The recorders on every alley that played your voices was a good plan, i admit." Sato said after she handcuffed the leader, while Yumi and Naeko approached the other criminals. Oh, how lucky i am to be surrounded by three gorgeous cops to help me at this exact time, "But were you really thought these would be enough to scare them like they see the real Cthulhu emerged?"

"And how did you make that story on the spot?"

"Luckily, they're pretty much very inexperienced goons, pretty much without any real psychotic member, and two of them were fidgeting; The new guy was basically tried his best so he could get her out of the situation, and i simply assumed that the other was simply scared easily in the dark. Took him out, played the recorder after i spoke, and the rest would've believed that i'm really the vigilante spirit detective!"

"So this is basically how 'Bird of Prey' do his works?"

"Half the time, Officer Miyamoto." I said as i began to lift Sonoko gently. Kinda strange that i just remembered my nickname in the police department.

"Your methods seems to be quiet...daring, Andy." Said Naeko as she couldn't resist the urge to sweatdropped when Yumi sang a folk song in an eerie voice to the ear of one of the gang member, and promptly getting a reprimanded by Sato.

"Ay. But they worked." I simply stated, "Also, i already analyzed the situation."

"So you're going to risk it too even if you're alone?"

"Making the fight more even for me also worked if that's the best situation. Also, Sonoko's safety is my priority; I will save her, even if that means i must fight all of them at once, or shooing them away without caught anyone. In front of me, no one shall dare to commit any crime without facing the repercussion from me."

All the woman simply smiled at my honest words. I smiled back as my best gesture at the warmth they radiated, until Miwako dropped her smile, went serious again and asked,

"...You do realize that if any of them fled, they would drop the story of a vengeful spirit helping sleeping sleuth at their boss, right?"

"Let them have it! It would be funny to imagine how a rapidly growing gang went into chaos and disorder by a new ghost story."

Yumi giggled, and Naeko closer her mouth to muffle any possible unwomanly voice, but Sato still had her serious face, "And what would happen if they picked up that it was you?"

"By then," I confidently said as i put Sonoko into Yumi's Police Patrol car. Deep down, i'm glad that none of them asked about how this would've affected Kogoro's run as the great sleeping detective, "I would've nearly wrapped the case. Bird of prey will see problems before they know it."

So that's it! And what's Conan planning against me? Will Jirokichi paid his debt to me? And how i'm going to handle the possibly four cases? Find out next, on Case Solved!

And thanks to Anahissa for her/his reviews! I'm not looking for any beta reader right now since i'm writing for the fun of it, and i could lost my interest at times, so i don't think it's going to worth it. But i'm aware that reviewing yourself is not the best choice.