Conan: The Heart Thief

Snowflakes were flying in the sky, and the river in the distance had frozen over. After getting off the Shinkansen, the four of them walked to the hotel they had booked.

"Sonoko, how did you get an appointment with Kudo Shinichi? Hasn't Kudo Shinichi been out of contact?"

"Oh. Shinichi called me out of the blue and told me that he wanted me to take Xiaolan with him on the trip."

"Why didn't Kudo Shinichi invite Xiaolan directly? Why did he have to go through you?"

"…Shinichi said that Xiaolan no longer accepts anonymous calls."

"I see."

Lin Xiao was basically certain that Conan did not turn back into Kudo Shinichi, otherwise he would not continue to contact Xiaolan anonymously.

As for why Xiaolan doesn't answer anonymous calls, imagine you are Xiaolan, and your friend only dares to contact you with an anonymous number, would you still answer him? You can't even tell whether the person on the other end of the phone is really your friend or someone else pretending to be you.

The four of them arrived at their destination. A sign at the door that read "Qinwu Inn" stood out in the falling snow, and below was the proprietress and several waitresses standing under the eaves to greet them.

The proprietress bowed to Suzuki Sonoko.

"Welcome, Ms. Suzuki, we have been waiting for you here for a long time, please come in..."

"Thank you for your help." Suzuki Sonoko nodded politely, greeted everyone, and followed the proprietress into the hotel.

The spacious hall is decorated with many colorful long-sleeved kimonos on both sides, which is divided into two different worlds with the gray and white snow scene outside. It's really nice...

In the hall, there was already a group of people sitting on the sofa.

When the four people came in, Kudo Shinichi was immediately recognized.

"Kudo Shinichi?" A round-faced woman snatched Kudo Shinichi away from Xiaolan without explanation and grabbed Kudo Shinichi's hands. "Detective Kudo, why are you here? The outside world has been saying that you are missing, and I knew that the matter was not that simple."

Kudo Shinichi smiled awkwardly: "I'm not missing, I just disappeared for a while because of something happening recently."

The round-faced woman nodded excitedly: "Yeah... I see. My name is Baotian Laizi, I'm an editor, and I've always been a fan of yours."

"High school detective Kudo Shinichi?" Hearing the female editor say this, the old man who was talking stood up and walked forward, handing Kudo Shinichi his business card with a kind look, "It's an honor to meet a famous detective in this place. I'm Hankyo Ichi, a producer at Nichimi TV. Please give me your guidance..."

"Please give me more advice..."

"If it's okay, I have a show I'd like to..."

"Sorry, I've been busy lately."

Kudo Shinichi declined directly, he didn't have time to deal with people from the TV station.

Xiaolan, who was standing beside Kudo Shinichi, asked curiously, "There are so many of you here, are you here to play together?"

"I'm not here to have fun, but for a new play," the female editor said with a big smile on her face. "Because it tells the story of three young women emerging in different fields, we plan to use the most active women in various fields as the blueprint for this play. This time, I specially invited three junior sisters from my alma mater, Wangdao University, to come here to discuss..."

"This is a fashion model who is very active in Paris and New York," producer Bandō introduced the rather cold long-haired woman on the sofa, "She is also Ms. Shibasaki Asuka, the daughter of Councillor Shibasaki..."

"The person next to her is an oil painter who won an award at the Toudou Art Exhibition, Ms. Anzai Ema..."

"As for this person..."

Producer Bandō was about to introduce the last woman when Sonoko suddenly said excitedly, "It must be the singer-songwriter Harumi Fukatsu, right? I'm a huge fan of yours!"

"Ah?" Fukatsu Harumi seemed to be very introverted. She smiled shyly at Sonoko and said, "Thank you for your support."

However, Asuka Shibasaki and Ema Anzai are quite weird.

"It's really strange. It's just a popular song, but there are still fans."

“There are singers everywhere who become popular and then disappear…”

Lin Xiao was stunned for a moment. The fight between women felt terrifying.

……

"These are the two rooms." The proprietress showed the four people the guest rooms.

Actually, it would have been enough to book one room, since everyone would sleep on the floor anyway. However, Suzuki Sonoko booked two rooms for some ulterior motive.

"Xiaolan, you and Shinichi will share a room." Suzuki Sonoko suddenly became shy, "As for me, I will share a room with Lin Xiao."

After that, she added: "Lin Jun, don't misunderstand me. Because Xiaolan and Shinichi are together, I am with you."

Before Lin Xiao responded, Xiaolan offered her opinion.

"No! I will live with you and Sonoko..."

"Hey, hey... Xiaolan, are you kidding me? I arranged this especially for you and Shinichi. How could you let me down like this?"

Suzuki Sonoko was angry. Her best friend was ruining her plans!

"Well... then I will live with Lin Xiao, and Sonoko, you and Shinichi..."

"How can this be done!"

Yuanzi got angry!

Before Kudo Shinichi could say a few more words, Lin Xiao grabbed his shoulder and walked into one of the rooms.

"That's it. I'll go with Kudo-kun. Ran and Sonoko will go with her."

As soon as the door of the room closed, Kudo Shinichi became angry.

"Lin Xiao, what do you mean, do you want to hinder the relationship between me and Xiaolan?"

"Idiot, you've been exposed. Who are you?"

"What exposure..."

"Haven't you noticed yet? Even I can see that you're not normal, not to mention Xiaolan who grew up with you."

"I am Kudo Shinichi, don't test me."

Kudo Shinichi still maintained his stubborn attitude, but he was obviously feeling guilty.

"If you don't tell me, I will expose you in front of Xiaolan and Yuanzi." Lin Xiao threatened.

Kudo Shinichi was no longer feeling guilty, but panicked: "How is it possible... I clearly..."

Kudo Shinichi sighed softly and confessed his true identity to Lin Xiao.

"I'm Kudo Yukiko!"

Chapter 28: Don't Pamper Your Willful Aunt Kudo Yukiko

"咚咚-"

Xiaolan and Sonoko came knocking on the door.

Kudo Yukiko stared at Lin Xiao with vigilance, fearing that Lin Xiao would reveal his true identity.

Xiaolan: "Sonoko and I are going to take a hot spring bath first. We'll come and call you when we're done."

Sonoko: "Lin-kun, keep an eye on Shinichi and don't let him come over and peek at us!"

"Hahaha...no problem." Lin Xiao laughed.

"Who wants to peek? I'm not that tasteless." Yukiko Kudo pouted in dissatisfaction.

After Xiaolan and Sonoko left, Kudo Yukiko continued her conversation with Lin Xiao.

"Lin Xiao, how did you know that I'm not Kudo Shinichi? Where did I reveal my flaws?"

Yukiko Kudo considers herself a star with great acting skills, but she really can't figure out what went wrong in her performance as Shinichi Kudo.

"There are too many flaws."

"Just tell me what's going on!"

"Kudo Shinichi is a very unique person. He exudes a kind of intimidating aura all over his body. You almost got what you wanted."

"Why can't I understand what you are saying?"

"You only look similar, not like me in spirit. Do you understand, Aunt Yukiko?"

"Hmm..." Kudo Yukiko understood what Lin Xiao meant. She only looked similar, not in spirit. It was okay to deceive ordinary people, but it would not be possible to deceive Kudo Shinichi's childhood friend Mouri Ran.

"What should I do? You have to cover for me later."

"Hehehe...Aunt Yukiko, you really know how to bother people."

Originally, Lin Xiao had a good feeling towards Shinichi's mother, but Shinichi's mother actually pretended to be Kudo Shinichi and hindered him from pursuing Xiaolan, so don't blame him for turning against her.

"I know, Mr. Lin, you are a good person and you won't refuse."

Kudo Yukiko, with a face that looked like Kudo Shinichi, came closer, making Lin Xiao feel sick.

"Don't get so close to me."

"What a child you are... You actually despise me and return it to me. You really don't know how good your aunt is."

"No, you have a face like Kudo Shinichi, how can you expect me to feel good about my aunt?"

Lin Xiao was so upset that he really wanted to tear off Kudo Yukiko's fake face.

"It was just a joke. There's no need to get angry."

Yukiko Kudo giggled. It was her original voice, and she was not using the hidden voice changer.

"Not funny at all."

"So... you promised me."

"I promise you can, but you have to cooperate with me, otherwise I can't help you."

"I know, I know. Lin-kun, you're so nice. Shinichi is so lucky to have such a great friend like you."

Lin Xiao rolled his eyes at Kudo Yukiko, took out his cell phone, sat on the cushion on the tatami, and started playing mobile games.

During this time, Kudo Yukiko talked to Lin Xiao, but Lin Xiao's mentality changed. He didn't want to pay attention to her and continued playing with his phone.

"What's the fun of playing games? It's a waste of time. I want your mom to confiscate your phone."

"Why don't you confiscate Kudo Shinichi's cell phone?"

"Kudo Shinichi would never play mobile games like you and lose your ambition."

"You are such a nosy bitch."

Seeing that Lin Xiao ignored her, Kudo Yukiko took away Lin Xiao's phone and asked, "Hey... I asked you before, how do you know so much about our family affairs? You haven't answered me yet!"

Lin Xiao raised his hand to take the phone back and scolded: "Aunt Yukiko, why are you so arrogant? You really think you are my mother. I have to answer whatever you ask. Are you too self-conscious? You are old, can you be a little more reasonable?"