Conan: When Shinjiu and Maolilan swap bodies

Koniak's gaze fell on the business card, and he reached out to take it.

The slight curve of his lips became subtle.

"An orphan? What a coincidence, me too."

Before he finished speaking, he struck again!

This time the movement was so fast that it was just a blur. The fingertips brushed across the top of the other person's head, and when they withdrew, there were a few short black hairs between the fingers.

Qingze adopted a wary stance, but it was too late.

Koniak stroked the strand of hair in his hand, his expression indifferent.

“If we really had some kind of relationship, I would contact you.”

Qingze nodded, said no more, and turned around decisively, exposing his unguarded back to him.

Koniak stared at the retreating figure, a dangerous glint flashing deep in his red eyes, his fingers tightening slightly.

But in the end, he did nothing, only turned to Gin and said:

"Let's go."

As he spoke, he pulled up the hood of his clothes to cover his head.

Gin glanced at Ran Mouri.

The girl relaxed after her boyfriend returned safely, showing no signs of suspicion.

The fake Qingze whispered something to her, his eyes gentle.

He then looked at Koniak.

Koniak showed no sign of anything amiss, not even glancing at the girl, acting as if she were irrelevant and completely indifferent.

Gin's lips curled into a mocking smile.

In order to conceal their identities, they actually staged this whole thing, trying to create a twin to fool people.

Those people seem to have actually been fooled.

Koniak stared at him intently, his gaze carrying a dangerous warning.

Gin chuckled, lightly touched the ground with his toes, and left the car he was leaning against.

Two black figures, one after the other, disappeared into the deeper shadows of the parking lot.

Subaru Okiya slowly emerged from behind the pillar, his gaze following the direction they had left, his eyes behind his glasses slightly narrowed.

Koniak and Gin are both on the move... what exactly is their mission?

It's a pity he had to protect Shirley, otherwise he could have tried to find out what they were up to.

The suffocating sense of oppression gradually dissipated as the two left. Ai Haibara slumped in the back seat, her face pale and her breathing still somewhat disordered.

The children outside the car surrounded "Qingze," chattering excitedly:

"Brother Qingze, who was that person just now?"

"All black, looks really scary..."

Ran Mouri, disguised as Aozawa, shook her head. "I don't know. This is only the second time I've seen him."

"Could they be long-lost brothers?" Mitsuhiko thought this was very likely.

He still remembered that the two of them had just said they were orphans.

Ran Mouri watched Aoze's disappearing figure and sighed, "Maybe. I don't have any memories of my brothers."

"They don't seem like good people," Ayumi whispered. "They have a scary vibe..."

She suddenly remembered something and turned to the car, "Ai, are you alright? You've been shaking just now..."

A faint but calm response came from inside the car: "I'm just... feeling a little unwell."

"Don't be so impulsive next time, you really scared me to death."

Ran Mouri looked at Aozawa with a face full of worry and lingering fear.

"Qingze" affectionately tidied her hair at her temples, "If you miss this opportunity, I don't know if you'll ever have another chance."

He looked again in the direction where the two figures had disappeared, a hint of loneliness and desolation in his eyes.

"No matter who he is, I need to find out whether he has anything to do with me..."

“Mr. Aozawa.” Subaru Okiya stepped forward.

"Qingze" turned his head to look at him, surprised, but his eyes were also wary and guarded. "Why is Mr. Okiya here too?"

He reached out and gently patted the head of the person closest to him, Yuan Tai, his expression as gentle as ever.

"I'm here to pick up the children."

Three children were watching him.

It seems they didn't ask him to pick them up.

Or was it Haibara who made that sound?

They then looked at Ai Haibara.

Haibara had recovered somewhat and looked at Subaru Okiya. Their eyes met silently, as if they were exchanging a message.

Upon hearing that someone had come to pick up the children, Qingze's smile became more genuine.

"You've come at just the right time. I was planning to take them to the hospital, but now I don't have to make the trip."

"Wherever you want to go, Mr. Okiya will take you. Now, it's time for my date."

Seeing Qingze's changed attitude, the children chuckled to themselves, but they had no intention of being third wheels.

Subaru Okiya nodded to Aozawa and the other two, then led the children to his car.

He was too far away to hear what Koniak said, but now he could ask these children for details.

Several children followed Subaru Okiya to his car. Ran Mouri opened the passenger door and gentlemanly invited the "ladies" to sit down before getting into the driver's seat herself.

Chapter 525 I'm Just an Ordinary High School Student

Once the car door was closed, cutting off all sight and sound from the outside world, Kaito Kuroba immediately dropped his pretense.

He looked at Ran Mouri with an unusually complicated expression, wanting to say something but not knowing what to say.

Ran Mouri breathed a sigh of relief as she got into the car, her spirits lifted, and all she wanted to do was take off her platform shoes.

Disguise is really hard work.

However, this scene is over for today.

Next, we will ensure the actors get home safely.

She took out the bow hidden in her scarf and resumed her original voice.

"Thank you for your help today."

Upon realizing it was indeed Ran Mouri, Kaito Kuroba's expression grew increasingly complicated.

They can disguise themselves, so they don't need his help at all!

"I didn't do anything."

Although Ran Mouri didn't say anything to him, he understood the purpose of this whole thing.

Kaito Kuroba took out the gifts from the children one by one, "These are your Christmas presents from the children. This one is from Ai Haibara, and this one is from Ayumi..."

Ran Mouri took them one by one and put them into the car's armrest box.

Then I took off my shoes, took out a flat shoe from the bag next to my feet, put it on, and started the car.

Kaito Kuroba watched, seemingly lost in thought.

"You didn't plan Subaru's appearance all along, did you?"

She must have been wearing flat shoes when she arrived, but she changed into platform shoes when she got out of the car.

But if those children were actually brought on board, changing shoes like that would definitely be noticed.

However, if you don't change your shoes, driving becomes extremely dangerous.

Ran Mouri gave him a mysterious smile.

"you guess."

It's not difficult at all to lure out Shuichi Akai.

First, we need to figure out who Shuichi Akai is protecting right now.

Conan is hospitalized, and he needs to protect Conan, so he should stay in the hospital for a longer period of time.

But he didn't.

Not only did he not go, but on the contrary, he went with them to the hot spring resort and stayed for three days.

Ai Haibara – Like Conan, she shrunk in size and was once codenamed Sherry.

The medicine that gave Conan his sudden recovery was definitely made by her.

So, isn't it obvious who Shuichi Akai is protecting?

If she brings Ai and the others out to play, there's an 80% chance that Shuichi Akai will come along.

With Koniak and Gin appearing together, he's bound to show up and try to get information from the children.

Kaito Kuroba was incredibly curious. "Ms. Mouri, let's be honest, who exactly are you?"

"Ran Mouri is just Ran Mouri, an ordinary high school student."

Kaito: "..."

He pursed his lips, "Fine, I won't say then."

……

In the deserted emergency exit, Gin squinted at the person leaning against the wall with their hands in their pockets.

After walking from the underground parking garage to here, he stood there against the wall, seemingly waiting for something, or perhaps trying to delay something.

Gin's eyes were full of inquiry. "What exactly are you up to?"

"What, you're paying so much attention to me, do you like me?"

As Qingze spoke, he slightly raised his chin, revealing his scarlet eyes from the shadow of his hood. They looked like two pools of blood in ice, gleaming with a chilling light. "Or is it that you like my girlfriend?"

Gin: "......"

Gin ignored his deliberately provocative words, his gaze, sharp as a knife, fixed on Qingze's face from the shadow of his hat, filled with a cold, hard scrutiny:

What exactly do you want to do?

Seeing that the person was asking a question they already knew the answer to, Qingze's frivolous fake smile slowly faded.

He didn't look away; the corners of his mouth remained turned up, revealing a calmness that came from being seen through.

"Didn't you already guess? Why ask again?"

"Aren't you afraid of playing with fire and getting burned, and being completely exposed, if you try to fabricate a non-existent twin brother?"

Upon hearing this, Qingze lowered his head slightly, the shadow of his hood once again obscuring his expression.

Silence spread.

Gin looked at him.

After a long while, a very soft, almost inaudible sigh came from the direction of Qingze.

"I'm quite scared." His voice was very soft, as soft as a feather falling to the ground, yet it carried a rare, almost candid sense of fear and vulnerability.

After a pause, the voice returned to normal.

"But I can't let her know what I'm doing."

After saying that, he straightened up, pushed open the door, and walked out of the emergency exit.

Gin watched his retreating figure and lit a cigarette.

This love story is truly fascinating.