Conan Rick's Investigator

Conan was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "Pu Siqinglan said my reasoning was almost completely wrong, so I suspect this case may not be that simple."

"If only we could find that bald man or the missing Miss Xia Mei now..."

Ai Huibara commented, hands behind her back: "If they were from the organization, they would have hidden themselves more secretly and not exposed themselves so obviously."

"Just like that person..."

As she spoke, Haibara Ai glanced at Matsumoto Ryohei behind her.

Noticing the look in Huihara Ai's eyes, Conan helplessly cast a half-moon glare at her, "Do you still suspect that Mr. Matsumoto is a member of the organization?"

"It's hard to say..." Huiyuan Ai hesitated for a moment, "I don't feel the aura of people from the organization from him, but the look in his eyes and the words he said at that time seemed to be hinting at something..."

"Aren't you too neurotic?"

Conan waved his hand and was about to pat Haibara Ai's shoulder to comfort her, but when he saw Haibara Ai give him a "kind" look, he could only give up his hand awkwardly.

"Don't all the people in the Black Organization wear black? Mr. Matsumoto's style of clothing is quite varied. He didn't wear black last time or this time."

Huiyuan Ai was stunned for a moment and asked, "Who told you that everyone in the organization wears black clothes?"

Conan wondered, "Your sister..."

"Have you ever seen my sister wearing black?"

Haibara Ai asked Conan a soul-searching question, leaving him speechless for a moment.

Yes, it seems that Huiyuan's sister has never worn black clothes, except for the black hood she put on her head when robbing a bank...

Conan scratched his head, "But your sister said..."

Before Conan could finish, Huihara Ai interrupted and said, "That's because my sister's rank is too low. She can only get access to Gin and Vodka, and these two always wear black clothes. So my sister mistakenly thinks that everyone in the organization wears black clothes."

"Actually?" Conan asked.

Ai Huibara threw an impatient look and said hurriedly, "Actually, the organization doesn't have any regulations on clothing styles. For example, I always wear a white coat in the experimental facility, and occasionally wear some casual clothes when I go out."

"It's not so much that the organization requires wearing black clothes, but rather that the organization's color of faith is black. So even if the members of the organization are hiding their identities and moving around in society, they will spontaneously wear some black clothes."

"But this doesn't mean that all members of the organization must wear black."

"understood?"

Conan nodded, understanding.

It turns out that what I had always thought of as the Black Organization was not actually accurate, it should be called the Black Organization.

However, the information provided by Haibara Ai made Conan a little discouraged, and at the same time he felt a sense of crisis.

Because from now on, we can no longer judge whether someone is a member of the organization simply by whether they are wearing black clothes.

In this case, wouldn't it be like looking for a needle in a haystack to find a member of the Black Organization in the future?

After all, it is impossible for these organization members to take the initiative to approach my life...

At this moment, Maori Kogoro, who was standing nearby, became impatient and shouted, "What are you two little brats mumbling about here?"

“Neither black nor white…”

"Now that the little devils' statements have been recorded, Xiaolan, you should take them home and stop them from causing trouble here."

When he heard that he was going to be sent home, Conan quickly shook his head and refused. After all, only by staying here and continuing to listen to other people's testimonies could he analyze the "mistake" that Pu Siqinglan mentioned.

However, Mao Lilan put her hand on Conan's shoulder and said in a dull voice: "Come home with me, Conan."

"It just so happens that I have something to say to you alone..."

Ai Haibara, who was standing next to them, looked up at Ran Mouri's eyes, leaned over and whispered a final piece of advice to Conan.

"My woman's intuition tells me that you're going to be fierce..."

After saying that, Haibara Ai proudly put her hands behind her back and left with Dr. Agasa.

And Conan certainly knew this advice.

Based on my intuition from being Kudo Shinichi for so many years...

……

Rainy night, Maori Detective Agency.

Along the way, Conan noticed that something was wrong with Ran Mouri and wanted to find an excuse to slip away, but Ran Mouri held his hand tightly and never let go for a moment.

Got it!

Did she discover something?

Looking back on my performance during this trip to the castle, I can’t say it was mediocre, it can only be said to be extremely eye-catching.

Not only did he save the lives of Officer Shiratori and Xiaolan, but he also revealed that Pu Siqinglan was Shi Kaobing.

These things are obviously not something a primary school student can do!

This is all Qin Zhibo’s fault!

With Qin Zhibo's observation and reasoning abilities, he should have discovered the truth of this case long ago!

If that were the case, I wouldn't need to show up!

Conan secretly blamed Qin Zhibo, causing Qin Zhibo, who was far away in the Metropolitan Police Department, to sneeze.

However, just as Conan was about to be questioned about his identity for the umpteenth time, Mao Lilan said something that caught Conan off guard.

"Conan, you are..."

"Kaito Kidd is Kudo Shinichi's assistant, right?"

At the same time, two loud sneezes were heard simultaneously from a blue car parked not far across the street from the office.

Chapter 235 Conan: "I'm really Kudo Shinichi!"

A-choo! ×2

In the blue car on the street, Kuroba Kaito and Terai Kōnosuke looked at each other.

"Today... seems to have caught a cold?"

"The weather has been getting colder recently, so remember to put on more clothes, Master. My wife is not in the country, so if you are sick, I..."

"I know~"

Kuroba Kaito interrupted Terai Huangzhisuke's chatter, touched his nose, and finally adjusted his blue suit. He applied some hairspray on the top of his head, combed his upturned hair into a neat bowl cut, and then picked up the alopecia on the back of his head.

Raising his hand to adjust the rearview mirror in the car to face the handsome face in front of him, Kuroba Kaito raised the corner of his mouth into a smile.

"Perfect!"

……

At the same time, a Shura field is unfolding in the Maori Detective Agency.

"Say!"

"Where is Shinichi now?"

"I'm going to persuade Shinichi to surrender..."

In the office, Mao Lilan's voice was not small, but it was not very harsh. Instead, it had a hint of crying in it.

In response, Conan could only widen his eyes in surprise, amazed at Ran Mouri's train of thought.

"Sister Xiaolan, Brother Shinichi is not Kaito Kid at all!"

"That's right!" Conan suddenly had an idea and asked, "You said that Shinichi-san is Kaito Kid, so you must have evidence, right?"

Mao Lilan showed a sad smile and said quietly: "Shinichi is so smart that even the police can't catch him. How can I possibly find evidence against him?"

"But I can feel..."

Next, Ran Mouri expressed her inner suspicions in the Metropolitan Police Department, including making Kogoro Mouri a famous detective and then using Conan to obtain police intelligence.

After hearing this, Conan was shocked.

Actually... guessed it right!

However, the purpose of making Maori Kogoro a famous detective was not to obtain police intelligence, but to obtain the black clothes...

No, the Black Organization's intelligence.

Isn't it absurd that I'm asking for police intelligence?

If I want information from the police, do I need to go through all this trouble? Can't I just ask Officer Megure directly?

Of course, Conan couldn't say that, so he argued from another angle: "Uncle Maori was able to solve the case all by his own reasoning..."

"wrong!"

Ran Mao Li shouted loudly, scaring Conan so much that he immediately stopped talking.

"You always remind my father, and you even help him solve the case..."

"Shinichi must have taught you to do this!"

Conan's eyes widened, but he could only remain silent.

Because once subjective ideas are formed, it is impossible to resolve misunderstandings with just one's own weak and feeble words.

If he continued to defend himself, Ran Mouri might even think that even the "Sleeping Kogoro Mouri" was fake.

Even though it’s fake…

"Conan, answer me..."

"Where the hell is Shinichi?"

Tears as big as beans flowed from Ran Mouri's eyes. Seeing this, Conan felt heartbroken.

Although Conan didn't want to reveal the existence of the Black Organization and implicate others, he also didn't want to see his childhood sweetheart cry.

At this moment, Mao Lilan's tearful expression made Conan's emotional part surpass his rational part, so -

Conan raised his hand and took off his glasses with a heavy expression, and said in a deep voice: "Actually, Xiaolan..."

"I am Kudo Shinichi..."

Conan looked sad and melancholy. After hesitating for a long time, he told the truth to Ran Mouri.

As long as I tell Xiaolan the whole story and let her keep the secret of my shrinking, Xiaolan should be able to understand my difficulties.

There should be no change in daily life, and he can still maintain his identity as Conan, except that there is an insider around him.

No, maybe my life has changed. At least I can't take a bath or sleep with Xiaolan like before...

Thinking in his heart, Conan relaxed his shoulders, as if the burden that had been weighing on him for a long time was lifted off at this moment.

"Conan, you..."

Ran Mao Li widened her eyes in surprise, and the disbelief in her eyes was not concealed at all.

The next second, Mao Lilan said something that Conan never expected.

"Conan, you actually told such an outrageous lie to help Shinichi conceal his identity?"

"Say!"

"How much benefit did Shinichi give you?"

"What?" Conan was stunned and quickly explained: "I really am the real Kudo Shinichi!"

"Conan!" Mao Lilan shouted with her hands on her hips, "Shinichi is a high school student, and you are just an elementary school student. How can they be the same person?"

Conan, who was suppressed by his blood, said weakly: "I took medicine to become smaller..."

"A pill that makes you shrink?" Mao Lilan snorted coldly, "Conan, you've watched too many science fiction movies. Those things are all fake and can't exist in reality!"

"There's no way an adult would be fooled by such childish lies!"

Conan: "..."

"And your mother is Edogawa Fumiyo. I've seen Shinichi's mother, and she's completely different from your mother."

Conan was a little surprised by Mao Lilan's well-reasoned reasoning.

Conan, who had been disguised for such a long time, in the end...