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Ayumi and her two companions, who had been eavesdropping the whole time, breathed a long sigh of relief.

"Oh, so you're Ran-neechan and Sonoko-neechan's friend!"

"I thought the older brothers and sisters just didn't like Conan and wanted to beat him up~"

"You're not allowed to talk about Conan like that!"

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Listening to the three kids bickering, Conan was immediately annoyed. Was he really that unpopular? Or were Mitsuhiko and Genta the ones who actually wanted to beat him up?

But he soon realized something was wrong.

If Ran Mouri really wasn't going home to cook dinner because she was out with Sonoko, she could have just called or texted him; there was no need for these two people to relay the message.

As for having the two of them take him out to eat, that's even more unnecessary. He can just have a meal with Kogoro Mouri; this has happened before.

If all else fails, he can go to Professor Agasa's house and get dinner there too.

But just as he was about to continue questioning with doubt and wariness, his pupils suddenly contracted sharply.

Chizuka, standing beside Kitagawa Yu, pulled a pistol from a typical high school girl's shoulder bag, which was slung over her shoulder, from an angle that Ayumi and the others couldn't see, and pointed the gun at his head.

Chapter 27 Who exactly are you people?

At this moment, the two were less than a meter apart, so Conan was absolutely certain that what Chizuka was holding was not some kind of replica toy, but a classic M1911 pistol designed by John Browning, produced by Colt since 1911, and still in style today.

Most importantly, he recognized it as a real gun at a glance!

This scene was clearly beyond his expectations.

"So, Conan-kun, shall we go?"

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Conan's heart pounded rapidly. No one could remain completely unaffected by having a gun pointed at them at such close range.

However, to avoid accidentally hurting Ayumi and the other two, Conan could only nod stiffly and leave the park with Kitagawa Yu and Chizuka.

"Um, big brother/big sister, where are you going to take me?"

After getting out of Ayumi and the others' sight, Conan asked again.

The only weapons he could use were tranquilizer darts and shoes that enhanced his leg strength. Logically speaking, taking down two enemies in a sneak attack should not have been a problem.

What puzzled him was that Kitagawa Yu seemed to be particularly wary of him. Not only was he walking beside Conan, half a body length behind him, but Chizuka, who was holding a gun, was also standing behind him the whole time, which made it impossible for him to wait for an opportunity to make a move.

So he planned to take advantage of the opportunity to ask a question, turn around, and proactively create an opportunity to launch the tranquilizer dart.

But the next second, Kitagawa Yu's words made his expression change drastically, and he abandoned his original plan to take action.

"Where to? Of course, we're going to 22 Beika-cho 2nd Street. You should be very familiar with this address, right?"

"This is... Professor Agasa's house?"

"That's right, Ran Mouri's family has been dealt with. Now, the only one who still knows your identity is Professor Agasa, right? Shinichi Kudo!"

"????"

Conan felt as if he had been struck by lightning. An unprecedented, bone-chilling coldness surged from the soles of his feet upwards, engulfing his entire body and instantly freezing him in place as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.

What does it mean that "Xiao Lan's family's situation has been resolved"?

"And how do you know I'm Shinichi Kudo?!"

"Who the hell are you!"

Conan dropped the pretense completely this time, and asked loudly with a grim expression.

Fortunately, there weren't many people on the street, so his voice didn't attract anyone's attention.

"Who am I? You, a renowned detective, still haven't guessed yet?"

"As for why I know you are Shinichi Kudo, it's because everyone who took that drug has been confirmed dead, and you are the only one whose whereabouts are unknown. Of course, we have to continue investigating you."

“We’ve been to your house. Although it looks like no one has been there for a long time, we found that all the clothes you wore when you were a child are gone.”

"Tell me, why is that? Famous detective?"

With Kitagawa Yu's teasing voice still echoing in his ears, Conan felt as if he had lost his soul and knelt down on the ground with a thud.

He, who always thought himself to be a man of great wisdom and meticulousness, never expected that the Black Organization would continue to investigate his whereabouts and discover such a huge oversight he had left behind.

Based on his understanding of the Black Organization, he dared not even imagine what would become of Ran Mouri and her family.

"You despicable bunch—"

"Heh, it's just that you're stupid. As long as we don't see your corpse and confirm that you're truly dead, the organization won't stop investigating you."

Coming to his senses, Conan's eyes flashed with hatred, and he suddenly raised his hand, revealing a wristwatch-shaped tranquilizer gun on his wrist.

Chizuka had been watching Conan's movements and immediately noticed his subtle actions. However, she had no intention of firing her gun because although Conan hated Kitagawa Yu to the extreme, he still set his sights on her, who had a gun in her hand.

Once Conan takes care of her, he can use the leg-strengthening shoes to deal with Kitagawa Yu again.

This idea cannot be said to be wrong.

If Chizuka could effortlessly dodge dozens of terrorists firing AKs at her, how could she possibly be injured by a mere tranquilizer dart?

Even if this were the world of Detective Conan, it wouldn't be possible!

With just a slight turn of her body, she easily dodged Conan's sneak attack, plunging Conan into utter despair.

"Kill me! I won't take you to the professor!" Conan shouted, in a fit of desperation.

But Kitagawa Yu shut him up with just one sentence.

"Professor Agasa lives at 22, 2nd Street, Beika Town. We can find him even without you showing us the way!"

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"However, if you agree to one condition, we might be able to let you and Professor Agasa go. Besides, Ran Mouri's family isn't dead yet!"

Conan, who had been waiting to die with his eyes closed, suddenly perked up his ears.

"Xiaolan and the others aren't dead?"

"What, do you really wish they were dead?"

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Conan nearly suffered internal injuries from holding it in. Although he knew that a 'wicked' guy like Kitagawa Yu might make some heinous request, he still asked, just like he had with Miyano Akemi before, with a 'what's the worst that could happen' mentality: "Tell me, what do you want me to do?"

"Don't worry, it's nothing heinous, and it's not difficult for you either. We just want Professor Agasa to order a few sets of equipment like yours."

"My equipment?"

Kitagawa Yu pointed to his watch and shoes, listing them one by one: "A bow-tie voice changer, a miniature tracker and positioning glasses, a watch-shaped tranquilizer gun, leg-enhancing shoes, and a solar-powered skateboard."

Conan broke out in a cold sweat as he listened.

"How long have these guys been observing me? How do they know everything?"

However, he didn't know that Kitagawa Yu knew more than just these things; he even knew about the Junior Detective League badge, the super-elastic suspenders, and the soccer belt, all of which hadn't been manufactured yet.

"We don't need many sets, just two to start with, and three more as backups. As long as you agree to help, we won't harm Ran Mouri's family or Professor Agasa, nor will we harm you. How about that? Pretty good deal, right?"

"Okay! I promise you!"

Having no other choice, Conan could only temporarily agree to Kitagawa Yu's conditions.

After all, it's just making equipment that doesn't even qualify as weaponry, so it's not exactly a heinous crime, especially since Ran Mouri and her family are still in the hands of Yu Kitagawa and his group.

Conan silently comforted himself.

Just as he got up to take Kitagawa Yu and Chizuka to Professor Agasa's house, his cell phone suddenly rang.

"Huh? Xiaolan?!"

Conan took out his phone, glanced at the caller ID on the screen, and his eyes widened instantly, almost popping out of their sockets.

"Ara ara~~ Is that Ran Mouri calling? Looks like we can't keep up the act anymore~"

Kitagawa Yu leaned closer, glanced at the number, and shook his head in disappointment.

Conan snapped out of his reverie at the sound, and after a moment's thought, he gave Kitagawa Yu a contorted look before quickly answering the phone. In his usual tone, he asked first, "Ran-neechan, what's up?"

Ran Mouri on the other side immediately became furious upon hearing this.

"What's wrong, Conan? Don't you know what time it is? Even if you've been having a lot of fun with Ayumi and the others, it's time to go home and have dinner!"

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Conan didn't know how to describe his feelings at that moment, so he could only laugh awkwardly and explain, "I'm sorry, Ran-neechan, Professor Agasa invited me to his house for dinner today, but I forgot to tell you."

Ran Mouri was speechless after hearing this: "What? Conan, how could you forget something so important? I had to make an extra dinner!"

"I'm sorry, Ran-neechan." Conan seemed to have noticed the teasing looks from the two people beside him, but he could only grit his teeth and continue to act cute and charming.

"Alright, Sister Xiaolan, I'm about to start eating, so I'll stop here for now. Oh, by the way, I'm staying at the professor's house tonight, so I won't be going back."

After saying that, Conan hurriedly hung up the phone without waiting for Ran's response. He then let out a long sigh of relief and looked up at Kitagawa Yu again, his eyes filled with complex emotions.

"Who are you?"

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Chapter 28 Your Secret Has Been Exposed

At No. 22, 2nd Street, Beika Town, stands a large, all-white villa covering an area of ​​five or six hundred square meters. This is the home of Professor Agasa, the world-famous inventor of advanced technology in the Conan universe.

"That's how it is. So, who exactly are you two? Now you can tell me, right?"

Conan first told Professor Agasa what had happened on the way there, then turned and stared at Kitagawa Yu and Chizuka with dead fish eyes, his face looking a bit sour.

But that's understandable; no one would be in a good mood after being pranked like that.

Conan's reaction to this extent is actually quite good-natured.

“My name is Kitagawa Yu, and her name is Nishiki Chizuka. Of course, you can’t find these two names; they are pseudonyms.”

"As for our identities, you can think of us as private investigators as well."

"We have received a commission from an employer to rescue her sister who is being held captive by the Black Organization. However, the Black Organization is too powerful, so we need Professor Agasa to provide us with some equipment to help us."