Conan: Above all force, there is truth!

Looking at the unfamiliar surroundings, Conan rubbed his face: "This is... a hotel?"

Hearing the noise, Yukiko and Yusaku Kudo went inside: "You look really tired. You've been sleeping for three hours."

"Please! If it weren't for your awful pranks, I wouldn't be so tired!!"

Seeing Conan's angry little face, Yusaku Kudo quickly stepped forward to soothe him, "Alright, alright, we just wanted to test your emergency self-rescue skills~"

Upon hearing this, Conan's voice rose noticeably: "What?! A test?! You tied me up and threw me onto the ship. If I hadn't found the bottle on the ship, I would already be... Wait! That bottle wouldn't be?!"

At this point, Conan clearly realized something and looked at Yusaku Kudo in shock.

"That's right~ I deliberately put that bottle and cloth on the boat so that you could use them to escape."

Conan: "..."

Seeing his dad's "everything is under control" expression, Conan felt even more annoyed.

After a while, Conan sighed: "So, the Black Organization was something Dr. Agasa told you about? Everything that happened today was part of your plan to mess with me, wasn't it..."

"Shinichi, while what we did was indeed wrong, think about it carefully. Is it really possible that what happened today won't happen again in the future? Based on the current intelligence, those guys who gave you the drug clearly belong to a dangerous and powerful evil organization."

"The fact that they can produce this kind of drug means they have their own laboratories and researchers. Such an evil organization is a behemoth, even on an international scale. Although I don't know what you plan to do next, you alone..."

Although Yusaku Kudo didn't finish his sentence, Conan understood that he was right. It was absolutely impossible for him to deal with such an organization on his own.

Seeing Conan fall silent, Yukiko frowned and said worriedly, "Yes, Shinichi, why don't you come back to the United States with us?"

“That’s right. Actually, I know some high-ranking officials in the FBI and Interpol. If we ask them to investigate, we should be able to get the drug quickly. Then we can make the corresponding antidote based on that drug.”

After listening, Conan fell silent, which was uncharacteristic of him.

Seeing this, Yukiko and Yusaku Kudo remained silent, watching Conan quietly and waiting for his decision.

After a full few minutes, Conan slowly spoke: "But... even if we can create an antidote, as long as that organization still exists, I can never be exposed to their sight, can I?"

Upon hearing this, Kudo Yusaku nodded silently.

Indeed, as long as that organization exists, Shinichi cannot appear in the crowd in his original form.

Otherwise, once that organization... especially Gin and Vodka, discover him, they will definitely hunt him down and silence him.

In the end, just like what happened in their "play" today, those around Shinichi will inevitably be purged as a result. Currently, there really isn't a good solution.

Seeing his father nod, Conan continued, "Since this organization is active in Japan, they must have left some evidence! Although I don't have much information, the reason I went to Uncle Mori's office was to take the opportunity to find information about them."

With my help, Uncle Mori has become a household name as a detective, and his caseload is constantly growing. I'm sure it won't be long before I find clues about the organization!

Besides, I'm like a child now. As long as I'm careful, nothing will go wrong!

As soon as Conan finished speaking, Yukiko stepped forward and pinched his ear.

"You dare to say that! Don't think I don't know, every time a case happens, aren't you always the first to rush to the scene?! Because of that, someone has already discovered your identity, hasn't they?! What's his name again?"

The pain in his ear made Conan cry out, "Ouch! Professor Agasa told you even this? Let go first. Although Hattori knows my identity, he's reliable and will definitely be fine!"

Hearing this, Kudo Yusaku, who had been silent, asked, "Hattori Heiji? That high school detective from Osaka?"

"That's right!"

Seeing that Yusaku seemed to know this person, Yukiko let go of his hand and asked in confusion, "You know him?"

"Oh, no. I've only heard of him, never seen him. But I have dealt with Hattori Heiji's father."

"His father?"

"Yes, his father's name is Hattori Heizo. He's the chief of the Osaka Prefectural Police Headquarters. He's a very capable guy. Although I've only met him a few times in cases, I can tell that his reasoning ability is no less than mine."

"Oh? To receive such praise from you, you must really be a very capable person."

After speaking, Yusaku Kudo looked down at Conan's face for a while, a deep look of contemplation flashing in his eyes.

"Shinichi, I agree to let you stay here. But remember, if you encounter danger while pursuing that organization... I will not hesitate to take you away!"

Seeing Yusaku Kudo's serious gaze, Conan nodded heavily.

The next morning

Maori Detective Agency

"What! You're still going to leave your son here?!"

Upon seeing the familiar large head in front of him, Kogoro Mouri exclaimed in surprise.

"There's nothing we can do, this kid absolutely refuses to go abroad with us." Fumiyo Edogawa nudged Conan in front of her and smiled helplessly.

"But Madam, this..."

Just as Kogoro Mouri was about to refuse, he saw Fumiyo Edogawa suddenly take out three thick envelopes from her bag.

Seeing this, he immediately changed his tune, saying, "Hahaha! Madam, your son is so adorable, I'm almost reluctant to let him leave! Just leave him here! He can stay as long as he wants~ Hahahaha~"

After saying that, Kogoro Mouri took the envelopes at the speed of light and put them all into his pocket.

Although his pockets were almost bursting, his face was beaming with a happy smile.

"Oh ho ho, then I'll leave it to you~"

"Take care!!"

After handing Conan over to Kogoro Mouri, Fumiyo Edogawa immediately said goodbye, and Kogoro Mouri smiled and saw him off from the agency.

After going downstairs, Fumiyo Edogawa immediately got into the car.

After the car drove away, she reached out and took off her hood: "Yusaku, didn't you say yesterday that you were going to take him away? Why did you agree to let him stay here?"

While steering the car, Kudo Yusaku pondered, "He's right. As long as this organization exists, it won't matter if we take him abroad. Once he's discovered, that organization definitely won't let him go. I should gather some intelligence on that organization first before making any plans. Once we get back, I'll immediately contact my friends in the FBI."

"I'm going back too? I want to talk to Ryūno more! He seems to be living with Ran now... I..."

Yusaku Kudo: "Uh... I've already bought the plane tickets, let's go back first. You can talk again next time."

"Oh~ okay."

Isn't the reasoning in Chapter 210 more interesting?

The next day

Looking at the snowflakes falling outside the window, Longye smiled and shook his head.

He vaguely remembered that yesterday was early autumn. Although this had happened many times before, and his "brain" didn't think there was anything wrong with it, he still wanted to complain about this change in time.

Just as Longye was immersed in this inexplicable melancholy, Xiaolan walked over with her phone.

"Longye~ My dad said he solved a big case yesterday and got a really generous reward. He's treating us to lunch today! Shall we go?"

Seeing Xiaolan's happy face, Longye nodded in agreement.

Seeing this, Xiaolan put the phone to her ear: "Dad, are we going to... near Beika Department Store? Okay, see you at noon~"

After hanging up the phone, Xiaolan immediately went upstairs to change her clothes.

Watching Ran's cheerful figure disappear into the distance, Longye shook his head helplessly. This Uncle Mori really knows how to pat himself on the back.

Others may not know what's going on, but doesn't he?

What "solved a major case"... that's clearly just "child support" from Yukiko, isn't it?

I wonder what Conan's expression was after hearing Uncle Mori's description~

Shortly after, Ran came downstairs carrying a small bag, ready to take a taxi with Ryūno to Beika Department Store.

The moment Longye opened the door, a familiar face appeared in front of him and his companion.

"Ryuno, Ran! How did you know I was coming?! You even opened the door for me beforehand~"

Seeing Sonoko suddenly appear, Ran was stunned for a moment, then exclaimed in surprise, "Sonoko!? What are you doing here?"

Sonoko pointed to the car behind her and said with a grin, "I wanted to invite you guys to go shopping for clothes, but it was just too cold, so my dad had the family driver bring me here."

Upon hearing this, Longye and Xiaolan exchanged a glance and smiled.

"Sonoko, Ran and I were just about to go to Beika Department Store. Actually..."

After listening to Ryūno's brief explanation, Sonoko nodded in delight: "Great! You didn't have any plans before lunch, right?! Then we can go shopping at the mall~ Get in the car!"

After thanking Sonoko, Ryuno and Ran got into the car with her.

……

half an hour later

After saying goodbye to the driver, Tatsuno and his two companions entered the Beika Department Store.

Looking at the dazzling array of new clothes, Ran and Sonoko's eyes sparkled.

Seeing their expressions, Longye couldn't help but roll his eyes. The moment a woman enters a shopping mall and makes that face…

Sigh, thankfully it'll be over by noon...

After sighing, Longye followed the two and wandered around aimlessly.

"Xiaolan, what do you think of this cardigan? Isn't it cute?"

"They're really cute! Look at the one I'm holding, isn't it interesting?"

"Hahaha, what kind of pattern is this! It's hilarious!"

"..."

Seeing that Xiaolan and the other girl were already "in the zone," Longye looked up and sighed.

same moment

Conan and Kogoro Mouri are taking the train to Beika.

Since it wasn't rush hour, there weren't many passengers on the train, and Conan and his companion found seats easily.

After glancing at Uncle Mori, who was reading a newspaper beside him, Conan lowered his head and thought about the "prank" from the day before yesterday.

Looking back now, it seems there was a third party he didn't know about in that "prank".

When he woke up in the hotel that day, all he could think about was "Damn it" and "I was actually tricked." He was so immersed in his resentment at being tricked that he subconsciously assumed that the "Chivas" and the "masked man" who had appeared earlier were his father in disguise, and he didn't investigate further.

There seems to be a mystery surrounding this matter—the "Chivas" wasn't actually Dad in disguise!

Although I didn't realize it at the time, looking back, even though my dad tried his best to control himself, I could still vaguely hear his "shadow" in the voice of the "masked man" he was dressed up as.

But the man in black, "Chivas," was different; he had absolutely no recollection of either his voice or his appearance.