Conan: The Man Behind the Romance

Chapter 149: Kiyoko is replaced again! Kudo's hospitalization is part of the plan!

accident!

Big surprise!
The rapid sound of electric current did not seem like something that could be caused by signal shielding. It was more like the headphones were taken off and thrown on the ground, and then slowly crushed by someone!
"Mr. Amuro, are you still there?"

Kudo Shinichi's panic only lasted for a moment, and he immediately asked. What made his heart sank was that Amuro Toru answered him as expected, confirming that the signal was not blocked!
"I'm on my way there, Kudo-kun."

Amuro Toru's tone remained calm: "It's most likely Shirai Mitsuo. Even if he found Kiyoko-kun, he probably wouldn't kill him impulsively. I..."

"Kudou-kun, what happened? You just screamed very loudly."

"!!!"

"!!!"

A man's voice suddenly came from the door of the ward. Kudo Shinichi looked up and he and Amuro Toru in the headphones were both shocked.

It’s Mitsuo Shirai!
He is here, who is the attacker? !

Shirai Mitsuo saw Kudo Shinichi staring at him, and said with a guilty conscience:

"I was just chatting with Mr. Maori next door, so I heard it. What happened here just now? Is there anything Kudo-kun can help with?"

"Have!"

Kudo Shinichi said in a deep voice: "Please give me an injection of strong painkillers!"

"what???"

Kudo Shinichi no longer cared about the possible consequences of forcibly moving his injured arm, and after Shirai Mitsuo left in a hurry, Amuro Toru's voice sounded again in the headset:
"I have already rushed to the warehouse where the incident occurred and found the crushed headphones, but other than that, there are no other traces."

"Do you think this is an isolated incident, Mr. Amuro?" asked Shinichi Kudo.

"I tend to think it's not. How could there be such a coincidence? I guess, if he wasn't one of Shirai Mitsuo's companions, then someone else discovered his trick and wanted to take advantage of it, but ended up running into Kiyoko-kun by accident."

"I think so too. According to what Kiyoko learned from the nurses' room this afternoon, Shirai Mitsuo's target is most likely a doctor named Eto Shengli."

"I will go find him right away. Once Kudo-kun is free to move around, Shirai Mitsuo will be in your care."

"Thank you!"

By the time the drug took effect, Kudo Shinichi regained his mobility. It was already 10:10 in the evening.

At this time, Kudo Shinichi had completely calmed down. He poked his left arm with his right index finger. The pain was quite slight and very dull, as if it was not his own arm.

But it can also be controlled, just like the soul pulling the body, like a puppet.

Facing Shirai Mitsuo's vaguely uneasy gaze, Kudo Shinichi smiled and shook his head:

"I'm sorry to scare you, Dr. Shirai. I just think that if it doesn't hurt, it will affect my sleep. What if I accidentally roll over and press on it during the night?"

As he spoke, he really lay down.

This made Shirai Mitsuo just stand there in a daze, and he said blankly: "But if you suppress it like this and can't feel it, won't it be more detrimental to your recovery from the injury?"

"Makes sense."

Kudo Shinichi followed suit and stretched his hand out of the quilt: "So I sleep like this."

"???"

Mitsuo Shirai was confused. Isn't this the same posture you had before?

But this matter was unimportant. What he cared about was whether this famous high school detective would ruin his good deeds, so he continued to ask:

"What was the name that Kudo-kun called before?"

"Kiyoko is the one who has been taking care of me by the bed today." Kudo Shinichi sighed, "We just had a fight. It's my fault. There's nothing else." "So that's how it is."

Shirai Mitsuo scratched his head, his face full of speechlessness after a false alarm: "That lady has a very good personality. Kudo-kun must apologize to her later."

"Yes, please turn off the light, Dr. Shirai."

"Oh, good night, Kudo-kun."

When the footsteps faded away, the same expression as Shirai Mitsuo appeared on Kudo Shinichi's face as he lay down.

A false alarm.

"Mr. Amuro, has Kiyoko woken up?" asked Kudo Shinichi.

It didn't take Toru Amuro much time to find out from the nurse that Eto Katsuri had recently visited the basement morgue. He rushed over and found Kiyoko Yuzuki lying on an emergency bed there.

This made him and Kudo Shinichi breathe a sigh of relief, and they guessed that Eto Shengli was indeed only trying to eliminate unexpected factors and had no other purpose.

"I couldn't wake her up, and I suspect she was given anesthetics," said Toru Amuro.

"That's it..."

It is not impossible for the surgeon to get the anesthetic. This thought flashed through Kudo Shinichi's mind, and he immediately returned to the case:
"Kiyori was knocked down without even a single cry for help. Eto Shengli must have been ambushed in the room with the dummy. But we guess that Shirai Mitsuo will commit the crime tonight in the room where Uncle Mori had hallucinations, and he will definitely call Eto Shengli over at that time.

Since Eto Katsuri already knows Shirai Mitsuo's purpose, a head-on conflict may break out.

Mr. Amuro, can you handle this by yourself?"

"It should be possible, but it would be better if you could get the police to come without sirens blaring. After all, since Qingzi-kun was attacked, it wouldn't be a wasted trip for them."

Now that the first accident has occurred, who knows if a second one will occur. Amuro Toru is quite cautious and never complains about having more power on his side.

Kudo Shinichi also had the same idea: "I will ask Officer Megure and the others to come over, and judging from Shirai Mitsuo's previous performance, something will definitely happen tonight!"

"Okay, I put Qingzi-kun in Ward 13 on the first floor of a building. There's no one else there."

"Thank you."

Kudo Shinichi spoke in a serious tone, but other thoughts popped up in the detective's active brain.

13. The Last Supper, Judas…

The distracting thoughts were gone in a flash, and Kudo Shinichi's last thought was:

Is Qingzi okay?
Of course Qingzi was fine. Lying in Ward 13, she felt the pillow on her head was a little uncomfortable. She even stood up and rubbed the pillow, then lay down comfortably and let out a cat-like moan of satisfaction.

From the invisible earphone in her right ear canal, there came a whirring sound and a light laugh:
"Qingzi, you are too courageous. You are not even pretending to faint?"

"After all, it was Hotaru-kun who made the arrangements, so I will definitely be fine," Kiyoko responded with a chuckle.

"Thank you for your trust, but if you're too suicidal, there's nothing I can do."

"Hey~~ I'll sew your mouth shut right away, but I have one last question. Was all this part of Hotaru-kun's plan?"

"You really think highly of me. Who could have predicted the coincidence at the milk tea shop at noon?"

"I understand."

Kiyoko smiled sweetly: "Mr. Amuro's appearance was a coincidence, but even if it wasn't for him, there were other people prepared by Hotaru-kun. The reasons may be different, but as long as Kudo-kun leaves school, he will definitely go to the hospital."

"Haha, smart!"

(End of this chapter)