He's in Detective Conan, and he's the mastermind behind everything.

What do you think is most similar to it?

Xiaolan's knife skills were quick and precise. She glanced at the paper-thin slices of beef on Yingsheng's hand and thought for a moment:

"The next slice of beef?"

"Hahaha, Xiaolan, you're a genius!"

Ying Sheng laughed. "That's right, this is the best way to hide something."

Get another one, exactly the same one!

One week ago, on that night, Hotaru knew that the brewery was concerned about who was in that oil drum, so why did he let it go until Shinichi Kudo found out?

The answer is, of course, that he had already dealt with it.

Hotaru doesn't have OCD, so why did he plunge that samurai sword into the cement in front of Gin that night?

Of course, it's to leave anchor points!

To make Gin believe that the oil drum has always been the same one, and has never changed!

But in reality, it was just a copy.

No, no.

Since no one has ever seen Itahara-san, he wasn't the one who was in there from the beginning.

Hotaru smiled slightly, not knowing whether Gin would care about that later, but in the end, Kudo accidentally ran into him, so his hard work wasn't in vain.

crunch--

"Hey, didn't you already buy groceries? Why did you come here again?"

After the door opened, a familiar voice suddenly came from the outside, and Xiaolan immediately stopped chopping vegetables.

"I can't possibly let you follow me to my house, you perverted detective."

The voices from outside continued to come; it was Kiyoko Yukimatsu.

Ying Sheng's eyelids twitched immediately. Was this world really that small?!

Chapter 74 Kudo: I'm sorry, Ran

"Besides, my house is still under renovation, and the kitchen is unusable. I've been using the kitchen of this secret restaurant to cook for the past few days. Didn't you and the police notice this when you were investigating me?"

Kiyoko Yukimatsu continued.

As she spoke, the proprietress who had previously served Ying Sheng and his group came out to greet them, saying rather apologetically:

"Miss Kiyoko, I'm so sorry, but Kitchen No. 1 is already occupied today."

"It's alright, I didn't book the whole place. I've seen Kitchen Number Two before, it's fully equipped."

Qingzi's voice was gentle, which made the proprietress feel a little relieved. She had actually wanted to reserve the larger No. 1 kitchen for this regular customer, but after accidentally bumping into the couple here, who had paid too much, she just couldn't bring herself to say it.

The so-called Kitchen No. 1 and Kitchen No. 2 are actually connected, separated only by a white curtain.

Above it is a landscape painting in light ink, and two elegant Chinese characters.

Title:

Qingyuan.

When Shinichi Kudo entered Kitchen No. 2, the lights were off, while the lights next door were on, naturally projecting two black silhouettes onto the curtain.

The next second, the proprietress turned on the light.

Although it was just a fleeting glance, for some reason, Shinichi Kudo felt that it seemed somewhat familiar.

Especially the hairstyle, that corner...

Hmm, it suddenly reminded me of someone who's still angry with him.

I'm sorry, Xiaolan.

Shinichi Kudo sighed inwardly. He knew he was wrong, but since he had promised Kiyoko Yukimatsu, he had to keep his word.

He knew, of course, that Xiaolan would be very unhappy with him because of this, especially after she refused to explain herself...

But to be honest, he was a little worried about Xiaolan's ability to keep things a secret.

Although Ran clearly knew some of the information about Kiyoko Yukimatsu, she never mentioned it, even when asked by others. Even when Sonoko asked, she only recounted the publicly available information from the newspaper from her own perspective, which surprised Shinichi Kudo.

However, the impressions formed before are not so easily changed.

Shinichi Kudo always felt that Ran was too enthusiastic and outgoing, and had too strong a desire to communicate and share.

Where did this impression originally come from...?

I don't quite remember.

In short, he felt that Xiaolan had lived too carefree a life since childhood and was unable to realize the seriousness of many things.

If he tells Kiyoko Yukimatsu about this, who knows if she'll spread the gossip like any other girl would the next day?

That would severely damage the reputation of Yukimatsu Kiyoko's Teitan High School, and she would definitely transfer schools again.

He can't possibly follow suit, can he?

While this is one possible solution, isn't it more troublesome than things are as they are now?

correct.

During the break this morning, when he was being pestered and questioned by a group of classmates, Shuiyue pulled him aside and said something to him.

Seems to be……

"Kudo, Ran isn't an idiot. Explain this to her seriously; there's no way she won't realize the seriousness of the problem. Let me ask you, isn't trust mutual? Isn't trust built up from small things?"

"Really, whether you're worried about her getting hurt or think she'll hold you back, if you keep excluding her, the little secrets you can't tell will gradually accumulate into big secrets, and you'll never be able to tell them. There will never be a day when you two are honest with each other."

"If things develop that way, I can almost guarantee that in the future, any random passerby will know you, Shinichi Kudo, better than Ran does."

"After all, you've been making up all sorts of excuses to keep it from her. Even if you encounter other people who know the truth, they'll probably just keep it from her too."

--"Is it right?"

—"When this concealment gradually weaves into a large net, then no matter what your initial purpose was, your world has already completely excluded her."

"If you want to repent, do it now. What happened to Cedar is just a small matter. Let's start with that."

The memory is complete.

Shinichi Kudo shook his head with a wry smile. Has Suigetsu become a good doctor after being sick for so long? He really knows how to spout grand principles.

My answer back then was something like...

"Nothing like that will happen. This is just an exception. I will resolve it as soon as possible."

White teeth.

Now that I think about it, that answer seems pretty perfunctory.

However, at that time, most of his attention was on Yukimatsu Kiyoko, and he didn't pay much attention to Mizuki's lecture, so this kind of reply was perfectly normal.

In short, he admitted that Shuiyue had some merit, but principles are just principles; they're simply impossible to put into practice.

It's impossible for him to seriously explain the case to Xiaolan and get her to put herself in his shoes. She'd probably get distracted in half a minute, and even if she sat there watching him, her mind would probably wander off somewhere else.

Girls are practically alien beings; the things inside their heads are completely unimaginable to boys.

Xiao Lan...

A woman of her type, the Yamato Nadeshiko, would excel in cooking, housework, and playing the piano; she would be an exceptionally outstanding housewife.

But to suggest that he would help her solve cases or even become her Watson is completely overthinking it.

Ugh.

Sure enough, the list of mystery novels that he asked for before must have been something Shuiyue taught Xiaolan.

Well, I'm very grateful for his kindness, but it's definitely one-sided. Xiaolan won't watch it; she said before that she gets a headache just hearing about Sherlock Holmes.

When I get home tonight, I'll just make a random book list and give it to Xiaolan to complete. I'll also send a copy to Shuiyue.

Shuiyue will definitely understand what he means. She only needs to read the beginning of the first book briefly, and then casually talk about it with Xiaolan, and she will discover the truth.

A slightly pungent, spicy smell wafted from the kitchen next door, and Shinichi Kudo sniffed.

Okay, that's all for now. Let's get back to the main topic.

Shinichi Kudo looked at Kiyoko Yukimatsu, who was already wearing a light blue apron and washing fresh bamboo shoots by the pool. Her movements were skillful and light, and although her back was slender, it had a unique sense of vitality. She seemed to be a head of the household...

Cough!

There's absolutely no way to find anything wrong with it like this.

Shinichi Kudo felt rather helpless. He had been following Kiyoko Yukimatsu around like a shadow all day, and his primary goal, of course, was to find out if she could find some kind of connection between herself and the mastermind behind the scenes.

Secondly, there is the analysis of personality.

To conduct a thorough investigation, one must first understand who the other party is, whether it's Kiyoko Yukimatsu or the mastermind behind her.

But so far, neither has yielded any results.

After all, men and women are different, and Kiyoko Yukimatsu is not a real criminal, so Shinichi Kudo's observation has blind spots.

As for personality...

Shinichi Kudo curled his lip. This guy is a complete actor, and very experienced at that. Even if he wanted to see her true nature, it wouldn't be something he could do in a short time.

"Kudo-kun, are you allergic to seafood?"

"I asked softly," Kiyoko Yukimatsu said.

Shinichi Kudo sighed helplessly, and here it was again.

Chapter 75 Xiaolan, let's face life and death!

Shinichi Kudo sighed softly, picked up the plastic bag in his hand, and placed it on the kitchen counter.