Conan: The Man Behind the Romance

Chapter 169 Countdown to Conan's Birth

The girl next to him was sleeping peacefully, but showed no signs of waking up. Kudo Shinichi was quite worried, and after learning about the love hormones last night, this worry was mixed with a hint of complexity, even guilt.

Is his appearance a little inappropriate?

Was he causing trouble for her because of the medication?
Toru Amuro also followed Kudo Shinichi's gaze and vaguely guessed what Kudo Shinichi was thinking.

He originally came for Yuzuki Kiyoko, and when he found that Kudo Shinichi had an abnormal reaction after seeing the report last night, he pulled the doctor to another ward for a private talk. He then secretly investigated afterwards and found out about the oxytocin.

But he really wanted to say that the thing was useful, but there was no need to overly doubt oneself.

If there is no love at all, it will be useless even if the matchmaker personally ties the red thread, let alone medicine.

Besides, Kudo-kun, you haven’t been possessed by that kind of thing now. Look at your eyes, are they empty?

Thinking of this, Amuro Toru spoke:
"How is Qingzi-kun?"

"The doctor said it's nothing serious. It's probably just due to my physical condition. The effect of the medicine will wear off slowly. There won't be any long-term effects. The latest effect will probably be tonight."

"Can I ask you something? Why did Kudo-kun suddenly want to check Zi-kun's blood sample last night?"

Kudo Shinichi turned around and said, "No reason."

"Sorry, I have no ill intentions, I'm just curious." Seeing Kudo Shinichi looking at him, Amuro Toru smiled and said, "After all, you two look like a couple, but asking the police to check blood samples seems to be suspecting her. It's really hard to understand."

Kudo Shinichi smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Don't say things like lovers, Kiyoko will probably be troubled when she wakes up."

"Um……"

Amuro Toru hesitated for two seconds: "In fact, the newspaper has published a very detailed report on Yukinagi's story, and two people have commissioned me to investigate this matter. I am actually quite familiar with it. Kudo-kun, you must have suspected that Kiyoko-kun was the mastermind behind all the events, right?"

Kudo Shinichi frowned slightly: "Mr. Amuro, do you care about this?"

Amuro Toru nodded in his heart. Of course, he came here for this, but he didn't show it on his face:

"I was also implicated in last night's case. Of course I want to investigate it thoroughly."

"Ugh……"

This is an irrefutable fact. Kudo Shinichi sighed and said, "Then you should also know that the evidence of the existence of the mastermind is actually very small."

"Actually, I don't know."

Of course Amuro Toru knew this, but he was more concerned about another aspect: "I am confused, why are there so many people surrounding Kiyoko-kun, is there some secret hidden in her?"

Kudo Shinichi looked at him strangely. "You're asking why? Isn't the answer obvious?"

The appearance.

Are there any other reasons?
Of course, Amuro Toru knew this, but he still didn't believe that Shirley and Vermouth were investigating a high school girl for this kind of thing, so he shook his head and said:

"Of course I believe that most people come here for beauty, but if the mastermind that Kudo-kun thinks is the Great Tengu who provoked the police in Tokyo Bay last night, I don't think he would act for such a shallow reason."

"That's not clear."

Kudo Shinichi actually had the same doubts about the motives of the mastermind, but he had tried countless times to figure it out, so he changed the subject:

"Has the identity of the person who was burned to death been determined?"

Amuro Toru shook his head: "I don't know."

No, what he knew, he couldn't be sure.

At least, according to the Metropolitan Police Department's emergency investigation, no such person has been found.

It is unknown whether there will be any breakthrough in the future, but at this stage, that person is just like an anonymous person.

The conversation reached a deadlock, and there was silence in the ward. Amuro Toru sat for a while, and then realized that now was not a good time to ask more questions, so he said goodbye and left, saying that Yingsheng had given him a new commission, and said at the end:
"He also sent the bedside fruit basket."

Ok……

Mr. Shuiyue bought it in someone else's ward, so let's not talk about that.

Kudo Shinichi picked up the black hair knot on the quilt, haha, so this thing was also made by Shuiyue, so boring. Although he said that, he didn't throw it away, but just thought absentmindedly, today is Friday, isn't there a class, why did that guy come so early?

After thinking about it again, Kudo Shinichi simply called Hotaru, as he had something to ask.

The result is shutdown.

Kudo Shinichi thought about it and called Xiaolan instead. It rang for a long time before the call was connected:
"Hey, Kudo, what's going on?"

"..."

Kudo Shinichi rolled his eyes. Although he wanted to contact Mizuki through Xiaolan, the feeling was completely different without the middleman.

And what’s going on over there? The background noise is so noisy.

If you look closely...

"Xiaolan! Come on!!"

The sudden loud roar almost made Kudo Shinichi drop his phone. Why was that Sonoko guy here too?

Kudo Shinichi steadied his phone and was about to speak.
"Xiaolan! Come on!!!"

The voices of more than ten people sounded at the same time, including Mizuki's voice. Kudo Shinichi grimaced, feeling like his eardrums were about to be torn.

“Hahahaha, Kudo, did you hear that? The enthusiasm and cheers at the scene!”

Yingsheng lay down in the audience, plugged his other ear and spoke loudly.

"Where are you? Why are you making so much noise?"

Kudo Shinichi hurriedly moved his phone away.

"Today is the first day of Xiaolan's karate competition. You didn't forget it, did you?"

"Ah? Um...well, isn't today the group stage?"

Indeed, I was busy investigating the case recently and completely forgot about this matter.

Xiaolan shouldn’t blame him, right?
No, come to think of it, the last time Xiaolan talked to him about this was two weeks ago, so it’s actually not important, right? It doesn’t matter at all if he doesn’t go.

"The group stage is also very important, because each player has more than one match to better understand their personal style. When we meet later, we will know what to expect and our chances of winning will increase greatly. Knowing yourself and your enemy will ensure victory in every battle."

"…I actually have something I want to ask you."

"Say, also, speak louder!"

"…I want to ask you! Can you help me contact Ms. Shiho! I want to consult her about some questions!"

"Ms. Shiho?"

Yingsheng raised his eyebrows.

Shirley?!
Vermouth, who was listening, was shocked.

What does Cool Guy do with that kind of person?!

"Let's talk about what's going on first. She's my superior, and I can't disturb her casually." Yingsheng said.

"It's...some questions about biomedicine."

"Is that so? You can move freely now?"

"Absolutely. The injury is recovering faster than expected."

"Then go find Miss Mingmei. I'll give you the address."