Conan: The Man Behind the Romance

Chapter 314 You've got the wrong person, I've never been an Angel!

While Hotaru was still being tortured, in Class B, second year of Teitan High School.

Xiaolan suddenly stood up and walked to the podium to hand in her paper.

"Teacher, I have finished writing, but something happened at home. Can I hand in the paper early?"

The invigilator glanced at the filled test paper and nodded at Xiaolan with a smile.

Xiaolan thanked her and turned to leave.

Everyone in the classroom was quite helpless. The exam had just started and Xiaolan was putting too much pressure on them.

However, what urgent matter happened at Xiaolan's home that made her not even take her handbag and lunch box?
The sound of the chair being pulled back was heard again, and everyone turned their heads to look.

Two more people stood up in the classroom at the same time and walked to the podium to hand in their papers.

The first one was Aoyagi Chisou. The teacher looked at her test paper for a few seconds and saw that everything was written on it. There were no mistakes at first glance, so his brows immediately frowned.

"Aoyagi-san, do you know the answer in advance?"

Qing Liu Qian Su ignored her and left.

Just as the invigilator was about to reprimand, another test paper was placed in front of her. She subconsciously looked down, the corner of her mouth twitched, and she looked up at the boy in front of her.

"Kudou-kun, you are not thinking about a case during the exam, are you? It would be better to hand in a blank paper if you fill in all the blanks."

In front of the podium, the handsome boy looked a little embarrassed and pointed outside the door.

"Teacher, I'm leaving now. I have something to do at home."

The invigilator nodded helplessly: "You must take it seriously next time."

"I understand. Goodbye, teacher."

Less than thirty minutes into the exam, three people handed in their papers early. Looking at their empty seats, the classroom was quite messy.

What's going on? This is it!

It is understandable that Xiaolan and Kudo handed in their papers early, but do you, Aoyagi, who is at the bottom of the class, have the qualifications to do so?

No, no, no, this is not the most important thing.

The key point is that Mizuki didn't come in the afternoon, but Kudo did, and now he's gone with Xiaolan.

In addition, Xuesong has not come to school these days, so it seems that a lot of things must have happened between them.

This faint breath...

It’s a top-quality melon!
Some people immediately became eager to try. Compared with taking boring exams, eating melons is certainly more interesting.

The invigilator reiterated that students are not allowed to submit their papers early.

Kenta Nakamichi looked out the window and saw that the three people who had handed in their papers early had already gone downstairs.

Xiaolan walked in front, followed by Aoyagi Chiso and Kudo Shinichi. There was a distance of two or three meters between each person.

Thinking of what Kudo Shinichi asked him in the morning, Kenta Nakamichi felt a little strange.

Kudo-nii can come to school, right? Why do you let me look after Mizuki and Aoyagi-san?
Snapped--!
A piece of chalk hit the window. Kenta Nakamichi quickly turned around, gave an awkward smile to the invigilator who was glaring at him, and continued to answer the questions.

Kudo asked me to help probably just as a supplement. Now that he came in person, I have nothing to do.

Kenta Nakamichi thought so and drew a big cross on the test paper.

The content of this multiple-choice question is:
Was the Honnoji Incident initiated by Akechi Mitsuhide?

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Xiaolan left the school, walking slowly and steadily, and walked around a few turns before entering an alley.

Aoyagi Chisou followed closely behind.

The guy disguised as Kudo Shinto put his hands in his pockets, stepped on the edge of the sidewalk closest to the road, and continued walking towards the alley at the same speed as before.

As he passed by, he took a look inside the alley and stopped immediately.

Aoyagi Chisou had already fallen against the wall, and Xiaolan was standing in front of her, pulling her face.

"Shinichi, come over here and take a look." Xiaolan looked outside the alley, "You are here for Aoyagi-san as well, right? Hotaru has already told me what happened on Sunday. I also think there is something wrong with her, but she doesn't seem to have disguised herself."

Kudo Shinichi walked over there, frowning slightly: "Suigetsu actually let you, Xiaolan, participate in such a dangerous thing? What else did he tell you?"

Xiaolan took two steps back, giving up the position in front of Qingliu Qiansu, and shook her head.

"Only what Inspector Megure told him."

Kudo Shinichi squatted down to check whether there was any disguise on Aoyagi Chiso's face. After a moment, he confirmed that the face was completely original and frowned even more tightly.

However, when he caught a glimpse of Xiaolan looking at him from the corner of his eye, his brows immediately relaxed.

"It seems that Qingliu-san has escaped. The person at Qingliu's house is not her."

"That would be really nice."

Xiaolan let out a long breath, and a puzzled look appeared on her face again: "Then why did she follow me all the time? I took so many detours just to make sure of this. Just in case, I can only take the defensive measure in the end."

Kudo Shinichi shook his head: "I don't know why either. Xiaolan, is this the reason why you suddenly handed in your paper and left?"

"It's because of what happened with my father. Shinichi, you should know about it."

"Oh, is it Miss Yoko's case?"

"Yes, what is the current status of that case?"

"We are still investigating." Kudo Shinichi raised his hand to pinch Aoyagi Chisunari's chuuran, "Let the police handle the matter over there for now. Let's first find out why she followed you, Xiaolan, and what happened in her family."

Qingliu Qiansu soon woke up. Looking at the two people looking down at her from the left and right, her body trembled uncontrollably and she curled up into a ball against the wall.

"Qingliu, why are you following me?" Xiaolan asked.

"I, I... just wanted to thank you, but I didn't dare to stop you." Qingliu Qiansu's voice was as soft as a mosquito.

"Why? Just because of the lunch box?"

"No one has ever been that nice to me."

There was a hint of crying in Aoyagi Chiso's voice. Xiaolan stopped asking questions, but Kudo Shinichi frowned.

"Isn't there Shuiyue?" he asked.

Aoyagi Chisou buried her head deeply between her legs, shook it slightly, and did not answer.

Kudo Shinichi did not ask any further questions, but instead asked about her family affairs. Aoyagi Chiso was just like when she faced the police in the morning, she knew nothing about anything.

Xiaolan lowered her eyebrows slightly and took a step closer to Kudo Shinichi without making any sound.

At this moment, Kudo Shinichi showed disgust and looked up at Xiaolan.

"Suiyue was taken away by the police, Xiaolan, do you know why?"

"I don't know." Xiaolan stood where she was.

"Because he killed his parents, the police investigated for a long time and finally found a clue today."

Xiaolan's heart tightened: "What does this mean? Aren't the Shuiyue couple on a long business trip?"

Kudo Shinichi sighed, "Xiaolan, you should know that Shuiyue has some mental problems. In the early morning of the day he skipped school nearly a month ago, he went crazy and killed his parents and buried them under the flower stand on the balcony. He has admitted it himself now."

Xiaolan was silent for a few breaths: "The police are interrogating him, and you are communicating with the police now?"

"Yes, do you want to go to Ian's apartment?" "Okay."

After Xiaolan apologized to Chiso Aoyagi and told her not to tell anyone else about the incident involving Hotaru, she followed Shinichi Kudo in a taxi to Ian's apartment.

After arriving at the apartment building, Kudo Shinichi explained his purpose to the security guard and asked him to call the police.

After the security guard verified with the police, he went to the property management to get the key and handed it to them.

Come to 2602, unlock and push the door.

The gentle breeze lifts the sea-blue curtains, the mild sunlight interweaves with the lush green leaves, the air is fresh, and there is a faint fragrance.

Kudo Shinichi walked in first and looked around the living room. The tables were brightly lit, various furnishings were arranged in an orderly manner, and the beige floor was spotless.

This made him frown slightly again.

However, when he walked to the balcony and saw that the thick soil in the long wooden box leaning against the fence under the flower stand showed no signs of having been disturbed, his brows relaxed again.

There was a shovel in the corner of the balcony. Kudo Shinichi walked over, picked up one, and started digging the soil in the wooden box.

Xiaolan also picked up a spade and went over to help.

However, even after changing three locations and digging deep into each one, they still found nothing.

Not to mention human corpses, there wasn't even a single animal larger than an earthworm.

Kudo Shinichi quickened his movements, digging the shovel into the soil at various points, trying to find any obstruction.

Xiaolan stopped and watched his movements quietly. She only asked after he finally stopped.

"Shinichi, are you sure that Hotaru said this herself?"

"Of course, I suspect he moved the body."

Kudo Shinichi spoke in a firm tone, put down the spade, took out a transparent evidence bag, and filled it with some soil from the bottom of the wooden box.

“Maybe there’s blood sample that can be tested in here.”

"If this is true." Xiaolan said.

Kudo Shinichi stood up and looked into her eyes. Xiaolan looked at him calmly without avoiding his gaze at all.

After a few seconds, Kudo Shinichi was the first to look away, overlooking the magnificent urban scenery of Tokyo from the sky with a complicated expression.

"You should know that Shuiyue is not a good person."

"I'm not sure what you mean Shinichi."

"In every aspect, he was mentally ill and had provoked the police many times. Several police officers died because of him. In terms of relationships, he had even worse records. He had unclear relationships with the two Sonoko sisters, Kiyoko, Hanakage Nozomi, and Kanhara Chiyoko."

"That's it..."

Xiaolan withdrew her gaze from the outside world and looked at Kudo Shinichi, sighing softly.

"Can you provide evidence that a police officer died in the line of duty because of him? I've read recent newspapers and police statistics, and it seems that there's no mention of this."

Kudo Shinichi's eyes trembled slightly: "I can compile a copy for you later, but, Xiaolan, I don't understand what you like about him."

"Who knows about this kind of thing, Shinichi, is there anything else you need my help with investigating?"

"Have!"

Kudo Shinichi suddenly looked back and said, "Wanguan Credit Co., Ltd., last Friday night, you should have been there, Xiaolan."

Xiaolan said calmly, "I only read about it in the newspaper. It is said that there was a gang fight there, and it was finally solved by the people from the Investigation Division."

"Sui Yue has confessed!"

"what?"

"He said you killed someone there, Xiaolan!" Kudo Shinichi looked at the silent Xiaolan with sharp eyes, but gradually softened, "Xiaolan, tell me, that's not true, he is just slandering you, he..."

"He's lying, I don't know anything about this." Xiaolan interrupted, finally smiling, "Shinichi, if Suigetsu really said that, then he must be talking nonsense, you can definitely expose him, right?"

Kudo Shinichi lowered his head and said, "Many people there said that they saw a girl using karate."

"What does this mean?"

Xiaolan walked forward, put her arm around Kudo Shinichi's arm, and leaned close to his ear.

"You know I'm innocent, right, Shinichi?"

Kudo Shinichi turned his head away and tried to pull his hands away, but instead he was held by both hands, getting tighter.

Feeling something soft on his arm, Kudo Shinichi's ears turned red and he dared not move anymore.

"You don't have to be like this, Xiaolan. I will investigate it thoroughly. The mastermind is Shuiyue, there is no doubt about that."

"It's not just because of this incident, I just feel that I have done some things wrong before."

"what's up?"

"I didn't do well enough, and I made you leave me. Can you give me a chance to correct my mistakes?"

Xiaolan's tone was gentle, and the more she said so, the more complicated Kudo Shinichi's expression became, and he did not answer.

Xiaolan raised her left hand, gently turned her face towards him, pursed her pink lips, and a faint mist appeared in her eyes.

"Come to Suigetsu-san's bedroom, please? I have something I want to tell you."

Kudo Shinji looked at her for a few seconds and smiled bitterly.

"You've changed, Xiaolan."

Xiaolan's eyes showed a hint of shame and annoyance: "What are you thinking about, you big pervert!" She took Kudo Shinichi's arm and went to the living room, "Let's go, I just have some secrets to tell you, don't you want to investigate Mizuki-san?"

But Kudo Shinichi stood there without any movement. When Xiaolan looked back at him in confusion, his eyes gradually turned cold.

"When did you find out?"

Xiaolan's eyes flashed, and without any hesitation, she slashed at Kudo Shinichi's neck with her palm.

Kudo Shinichi stood there without moving, but Xiaolan's attack stopped an inch away from his neck.

Just because, a red dot suddenly appeared on Xiaolan's retina, and then deviated slightly.

Perhaps because of the obstruction of the green wisteria grass, the red laser beam was still quite conspicuous even in the sun.

Xiaolan followed the beam of light and found that its source was on a slightly lower floor of the opposite building. The balcony was pitch dark and no one could be seen.

And the point where the beam of light landed was between his eyebrows!
Xiaolan sighed softly, withdrew her hand, and pretended to raise it in surrender, while asking a question.

"Are you Vermouth?"

Kudo Shinichi smiled, but the next second, the smile turned into horror.

Bang bang bang bang—!
Under Kudo Shinichi's incredulous gaze, Xiaolan stomped the ground with her right foot and rushed into the living room like an arrow.

Just as she loosened her right hand and touched her waist, a pistol suddenly appeared and she kept pulling the trigger!

Kudo Shinichi dodged in a hurry. A bullet from the opposite side of the building flew through the air at a high speed, knocked down two green leaves, brushed past Xiaolan's cheek, and hit the ceiling.

Snapped--!
Gravel splashes!

Kudo Shinichi couldn't help but yell, "Are you crazy?! Angel!"

Xiaolan said in a cold tone: "You got the wrong person. I have never been an Angel."

(End of this chapter)