Stay away from Conan.

"Oops!"

Immediately after Yokomizo Sango casually mentioned the name "Shinichi Kudo" in his speech, Conan himself, who was present, felt a sense of foreboding.

After all, given the current situation, there is a high probability that organized members are hidden among these police officers, so Officer Yokomizo's words will inevitably be overheard by the other side!

In the organization's eyes, "Shinichi Kudo" should already be a dead man, so it shouldn't be possible for him to reappear. However, Inspector Yokomizo's words indicate that Shinichi Kudo has appeared in recent events. The fact that the organization members know about this is a very serious matter!

After all, if the organization were to launch an investigation and discover that Shinichi Kudo is still alive, that would be...

It's all over!

Therefore, this matter needs to be dealt with immediately!
The incident involving Suehiko Ito, which happened not long ago at the Fantasy Park, involved him taking the antidote and reverting to Shinichi Kudo's appearance for some reason. At that time, he was also trying to use the excuse of "Kaito Kid in disguise" to deal with possible external doubts.

So, should I say this at this point? That Shinichi Kudo at that time was actually Kaito Kid in disguise? After all, Kaito Kid did appear in the incident.

But how am I going to explain this to Ran and Uncle Mori?
Unconsciously, when Conan considered using Kaito Kid's excuse, he thought of Ran and Kogoro Mouri, who were also present—

For them, Shinichi Kudo's brief return is an undeniable fact. Regardless of whether Ran can accept this explanation or whether she will speak up for them in this situation, it is probably difficult for Uncle Mori to get past her.

If it is revealed that Shinichi Kudo was Kaito Kid at the time, then the subsequent series of events will be difficult to establish. Moreover, the whole matter is not just about that incident, but also about the subsequent observation restaurant incident, in which Inspector Megure and his team were also present. Therefore, if it is denied that Shinichi Kudo who appeared at that time was the real person, things will become even more complicated. What should we do?
Meanwhile, Ai Haibara also shared the same concern upon hearing the name "Shinichi Kudo"—

At this moment, she was perfectly aware that there were members of an organization present, and if the other members of the organization found out that Shinichi Kudo was still alive, things would likely...

Therefore, after thinking about this, Ai couldn't help but turn her gaze to Gao Yuan beside her. After all, there was nothing she could do at this time, and she could only see if Gao Yuan had any way to gloss over the matter.

But clearly, at this point, Gao Yuan had no good way to stop the other party from suspecting Shinichi Kudo. And ultimately, letting them know that Shinichi Kudo was still alive was actually one of the original story's development directions, albeit with slight deviations…

If the other party is indeed "Ireland," the organization member from the original work, he actually harbors resentment towards Gin based on the "Pisco" incident. Therefore, even if he finds out about this matter, he might not tell Gin.

Therefore, there is room for handling this matter. Besides, Vermouth wouldn't just let it go, would she?

Therefore, when faced with Ai's gaze, Gao Yuan simply shook his head, indicating that there was nothing to do now. He continued walking forward as usual, preparing to leave. Just then, Yokomizo Sango mentioned Kudo Shinichi's name, which aroused the curiosity of some police officers from other regions present.

"Shinichi Kudo? That's the famous high school detective? We haven't heard from him in ages, have we?"

"Huh? Who is it?"

"Isn't there a rumor that he's gone missing?"

And so, some people cared, some didn't hear much about it, and some knew a little about it. The police officers couldn't help but discuss it amongst themselves.

In response, Yokomizo Sango looked at Yokomizo Shigego, since it was Yokomizo Shigego, who had personally experienced the incident, who had mentioned it to him. Therefore, faced with the current debate, Yokomizo Shigego was somewhat impatient but had no good solution, and could only admit that Kudo Shinichi had indeed appeared in the incident. Consequently, at the elevator entrance on the other side, because of the news about Kudo Shinichi, Matsumoto Kiyona looked somewhat puzzled and asked Inspector Megure beside him:

"Shinichi Kudo? That high school detective? Is he still actively involved in case investigations?"

"Yes, that's right."

When questioned by the supervisor, Inspector Megure gave a prompt and natural response.

Hearing Inspector Megure's confident answer, Matsumoto Kiyonaga was even more surprised and asked:

"Hmm? In that case, I feel like I haven't seen this high school detective for quite some time now. And I haven't seen his name in the recent case files either?"

In response to this question, Inspector Megure replied with a touch of emotion:
"Actually... this was something Kudo specifically instructed us to do. He hoped we wouldn't specifically mention his involvement in the incidents, so in some recent incidents he was involved in, we haven't specifically mentioned him..."

"Sigh, I don't know why, Kudo has been so low-key lately..."

"That's it..."

Upon hearing this, Matsumoto Kiyonaga paused for a moment to think, then looked at Kogoro Mouri and his group in the crowd, as well as Conan who had just come out of the lounge—

"By the way, Conan often gives constructive advice during case investigations, right?"

Seemingly recalling information about the group, Matsumoto Kiyonaga asked this question with a pointed tone.

Inspector Megure responded naturally to this:
"That's true. Sometimes his thinking is quite strange, but it always happens to be related to the investigation, giving us a lot of helpful tips and suggestions."

As the elevator arrived, Inspector Megure followed Kiyonaga Matsumoto into the elevator. After Inspector Megure gave his explanation, the two of them headed upstairs as the elevator doors closed.

Meanwhile, Gao Yuan had already led Ai down the stairs, and unsurprisingly, the two overheard Inspector Megure's conversation.

After leaving the Metropolitan Police Department, Ai, whose expression had been somewhat solemn throughout, turned to Takato and asked:
"What should we do? If that member of the organization was in the crowd at the time, then it seems that not only Kudo, but also Edogawa is in a very bad situation now. What are your plans?"

However, Gao Yuan did not seem to be in a hurry, and simply said:

"It's not that bad, in fact, it's actually to my liking..."

—If Ireland hadn't known that Conan was actually Shinichi Kudo, his subsequent actions probably wouldn't have been as they were in the original story. What he does next depends on his own abilities… (End of Chapter)