Detective Conan: Developing a younger version of Ran Eri, and the stunning Yukiko.

She needs Conan to act as a bridge if she wants to contact Shinichi Kudo. Even if you raise a dog for more than ten years, you will develop a deep bond with it.

However, her position in Shinichi Kudo's heart is actually not as high as that of Conan, who suddenly appeared.

In this situation, it would seem like she has no self-respect if she continued to be devoted to Shinichi Kudo.

"Shinichi-nii has his own reasons. How about this, Ran-neechan, you can continue dating Shiraishi-hara for now, and then break up with him when Shinichi-nii-nii comes back, okay?"

"Of course not!" Ran Mouri rebuked Conan sharply. "Conan, what kind of person do you take me for?"

Shiraishi reached out and grabbed Conan, coldly saying, "Conan, don't cause trouble here. Don't think I'm easy to bully." He always took the initiative; how could he let someone ride roughshod over him?

"Shiraishihara!"

Conan stared directly at Shiraishihara, his eyes burning with fury.

……

After saying goodbye to the Mori family, Shiraishi headed towards his own home, with Conan hurrying after him on his short legs.

"Shiraishihara, you stop right there!"

"What's wrong, Conan?"

"Shiraishihara, you are utterly despicable and shameless."

How am I despicable and shameless?

Under the streetlights at the corner of Beika Town, Shiraishihara watched Conan, who was furious and on the verge of losing his mind, with a faint smile on his lips.

"You took advantage of me turning into a child to pursue Xiaolan. Your behavior is despicable and shameless. I trusted you so much, and you treated me like this."

"Conan, I didn't do anything immoral. I only decided to pursue Ran after confirming several times and learning that she was just your childhood friend."

Given Ran's personality, if she were truly in a relationship with Shinichi Kudo, she would never betray him.

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188 Yukiko in a sexy nightgown, completely baffled by the existence of multiple Ran Mouri.

Chapter 188

In other words, Ran and Shinichi Kudo did not actually establish a romantic relationship; at most, they were close but had not yet confirmed a romantic relationship.

There was nothing unreasonable about Shiraishihara's actions, nor did he do anything to wrong Shinichi Kudo.

"You know perfectly well that I like Xiaolan, so why did you do this?"

"Conan, you think too highly of yourself. Why can't I like Ran just because you do? Do you really think the whole world revolves around you?"

Conan was speechless. Indeed, he had no legitimate reason to stop Shiraishihara from getting close to Ran Mouri.

"But... you're already dating my mother, and I've already agreed to it. You should treat my mother with all your heart, instead of being fickle and pursuing Xiaolan."

"Oh, you mean Yukiko. She approves of me and Ran being together. I haven't done anything to betray your mother!"

"...".

Upon hearing this, Conan seemed struck dumb: "I don't believe it. That's not what my mother told me."

"I don't know what your mother told you, but this is the absolute truth!"

"I don't believe you. I want to confront you with my mother."

Since Conan had said so, Shiraishihara went with him to confront Yukiko. Shiraishihara knew that Yukiko was completely devoted to him, and he wasn't worried that Yukiko would side with Conan.

The two arrived at the Kudo residence. Yukiko assumed that Shiraishi had come to spend time with her, so she wore a light and elegant nightgown and enthusiastically grabbed Shiraishi's hand as soon as she opened the door, completely ignoring Conan's presence.

"Yuan-jun, you've come to see me again! I'm so happy!"

"Oh? Yukiko, your nightgown is beautiful. Is it a new one?"

"Yes, I bought it especially for you."

"It's so beautiful, I love it!"

"You two, don't treat me like I'm invisible!" Conan couldn't hold back any longer and shouted loudly.

Yukiko was startled by Conan's shout and realized that Conan was right next to her. She quickly pushed Shiraishihara away and put her hands on her chest.

"Oh? Conan, you're here!"

"I've been here the whole time!" Conan's face turned red as he watched his mother being shamelessly harassed by Shiraishihara, and he felt extremely uncomfortable.

Yukiko lightly punched Shiraishihara, playfully scolding, "Honestly, Shiraishihara. Conan's here, and you didn't even tell me before you started touching me! How embarrassing!"

"I'm sorry," Shiraishi said apologetically, but he didn't really take it seriously.

"You all go inside first, I'll go change my clothes."

Yukiko felt extremely embarrassed at the thought of being dressed so scantily and being treated like this by Shiraishihara in front of Conan. She hurriedly ran back to her room and changed into a proper outfit.

Shiraishi and Conan entered the living room, where Ai was lazily lying on the sofa watching a variety show.

She yawned and said slowly, "Shiraishihara, Conan, you're here."

Conan suddenly said, "Ai... um, could you go to sleep first?"

Ai glanced at Conan: "What's up?"

Conan quickly said, "I have something important to tell Yukiko-neechan later, could you please excuse me?"

"What if I say no?"

Please...

Conan clasped his hands together, extremely anxious. He knew that the upcoming conversation might expose his identity, so he had to get Ai to leave.

Conan looked so anxious, he was practically begging Ai Haibara to kneel down. Seeing this, Ai Haibara gave Conan face and got up to go back to her room to sleep.

At that moment, Yukiko changed into a set of loungewear and came downstairs.

"Conan, what happened? You look so miserable." Yukiko shuffled down the stairs in her slippers.

"Mom, if you still consider me your son, you have to stand up for me!" Conan looked aggrieved, tilting his head back and trying hard not to let his tears fall.

"Son? What happened to you...?"

"Mom, do you know what? Shiraishihara has won Ran's heart. You have to think of something for me!"

"Huh? Shiraishihara, you really managed to win Ran's heart?"

Yukiko was somewhat annoyed after hearing this. On one hand, she felt that Ran would take away Shiraishihara's love for her; on the other hand, the daughter-in-law she had initially favored might really be gone now.

"That's right. Xiaolan and I fell in love and got together."

Shiraishi Hara answered calmly and composedly.

"Mom, did you hear that? That scoundrel Shiraishihara is having an ambiguous relationship with you while also pursuing Ran... You have to help me think of a solution..."

"Shiraishihara, you've gone too far! You're bullying my son!"

“I didn’t bully your son. Given his condition, he couldn’t handle Xiaolan.”

Shiraishihara sat on the sofa, watching Yukiko with great interest, wondering if she would turn against him for the sake of her son.

Unfortunately, Yukiko's reaction disappointed Shiraishihara. She immediately sided with Shiraishihara, without even considering the possibility of her son's situation.

“Conan, Shiraishihara is right. You're still an elementary school student, while Ran is a high school student. There's no way she can be with you. If Ran were to date you now, she'd be sent to a juvenile detention center.” Yukiko gently stroked her son's head and sighed softly. “Ran, you really can't handle this. Give up.”

Conan's eyes widened in disbelief. He never expected that his own mother would side with Shiraishihara, which was tantamount to betraying him.

"Wait, Mom, did I hear that right? You mean you want me to give up on Xiaolan?"

"Yes. Although I also like Xiaolan, son, given your current situation, it's impossible for you and Xiaolan to be together. You have to accept reality."

"No... I only turned into a child because I took some kind of medicine. As long as Dad finds the antidote, I can turn back into Shinichi Kudo!"

"That's just looking at the bright side, assuming your dad can find the cure. If you look at the worst side, you might have to grow up as a child forever. If you look at the worst-case scenario, you might be stuck as a child forever and never be able to go back to being a child."

"Mom, how could you say that? I'm your own son!" Conan felt deeply hurt and burst into tears.

Seeing her mentally challenged son crying his eyes out, Yukiko felt heartbroken. No matter how mentally challenged he was, he was still her own flesh and blood.

"Son, don't cry, be strong. All of these things I've mentioned could happen, and you'll have to face all sorts of bad outcomes..."

"Waaaaah..." Conan plopped down on the ground and cried incessantly.

Seeing Conan's expression, Shiraishihara couldn't help but laugh.

"Conan, you have to prepare for the worst. Although we all want to help you, whether we can actually help sometimes really depends on luck."

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189. For Yukiko, she was no longer an object for fulfilling desires.

Chapter 189

As a time traveler, Shiraishihara has been following the "Detective Conan" anime for over twenty years, and Conan is still a child. He's genuinely unsure if Conan can ever revert back to Shinichi Kudo. It's like Nobita Nobi from "Doraemon"—the author has passed away, the anime is still running, and Nobita is still in fifth grade, not even graduated from elementary school.

But Conan wouldn't listen to reason. He suddenly stopped crying and ordered Yukiko, "Mom, I order you to break up with Shiraishihara right now!"

"Huh? Conan, how can you make such a demand of your mother?" Yukiko was immediately a little angry. Conan actually dared to disobey his mother.

"Shiraishihara and Ran are already together, Mom, why are you still getting involved?"

"What does it matter? Your dad and I aren't divorced, and I still date Shiraishihara. Similarly, if Shiraishihara dates Ran, I can still continue dating him."

Yukiko spoke with conviction, leaving Conan momentarily stunned.

Conan wanted to argue, but couldn't find a reason. His face turned red with anger, and he shouted, "Mom, why are you like this!"

"Conan, how dare you talk about your mother like that? You're asking for it!"

Yukiko used the same punching technique that Misae used to teach Shin-chan a lesson in "Crayon Shin-chan"—the Spinning Fist—on Conan.

"Ahhh... I'm so sorry..."

Conan immediately became obedient and hurriedly apologized.

Yukiko loosened her grip on Conan in 427, and Conan ran away in a flash, not forgetting to threaten Yukiko: "Mom, you wait, I'm going to tell Dad that you're dating my classmate."

Yukiko replied nonchalantly, "Whatever. It was your dad who asked Shiraishi to take care of me in the first place..."

"Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!" Conan was filled with a sense of helplessness.

Shiraishi stood up and gave Conan some advice, regardless of whether Conan would listen or not.

"Conan, I advise you to just behave yourself as an elementary school student and stop causing trouble for everyone. Maybe one day you'll get lucky and turn back into Shinichi Kudo. If you keep causing trouble everywhere, you'll not only harm yourself but also drag others down with you."

Every word Shiraishihara said was based on his experience summarized from the anime and theatrical versions of the story.

"Shiraishihara, I will hate you for the rest of my life!"

Conan left the Kudo residence grumbling, and the world instantly fell silent.

Yukiko nestled into Shiraishihara's arms and said affectionately, "I'm sorry, Hara-kun, my silly son made you laugh at him."

Shiraishi gently patted Yukiko's head and said with a smile, "It's okay. You're my girlfriend, and Conan is practically my son. It's only right that I help you teach him a lesson."

(agab) Hearing Shiraishihara's words, Yukiko was deeply moved. Shiraishihara not only gave her deep love, but also helped discipline her foolish son. Where could she find such a good boyfriend?

"Yuan Jun, you're so kind. You're so good to me, do you like me?"

"um, yes."

Shiraishi admitted that he had indeed fallen in love with Yukiko. Initially, he only saw Yukiko as an object to satisfy his desires. But as time went on, and after all, people aren't plants or trees, feelings naturally developed over time.

Conan returned to the Mouri Detective Agency, his mood utterly deteriorating, as if his anger was about to burst from his skull. On the same day, he had not only lost his childhood friend Ran but also suffered betrayal from his own mother, making him so furious he felt like he was about to vomit blood. He took out his phone, instinctively wanting to tattle on him to his father, but after a moment's thought, he realized his father was currently busy developing an antidote for him; important matters required more attention, so he decided not to disturb him.

Conan lay in bed, the incessant snoring of Kogoro Mouri beside him irritating him and making it impossible for him to sleep. The more he thought about what Shiraishihara had done, the angrier he became, feeling increasingly cheated and determined that this matter couldn't be left unresolved so easily.

"That damned Shiraishihara, I have to think of a way to let Ran know about his ambiguous relationship with my mother. That way, Ran will definitely hate Shiraishihara. Then I can stir things up a bit, and Ran will definitely break up with Shiraishihara."

Conan knew that if he rashly told Ran about it, Ran definitely wouldn't believe him, and might even dislike him even more. Ran was quite disgusted with him now, and no longer trusted him as much as before.

"I need to find a suitable opportunity to let Xiaolan see Shiraishihara's true colors with her own eyes. I must not give him a chance to make excuses."

"Shiraishihara, I will never let you get away with this!"

Amidst his rage, Conan unknowingly drifted off to sleep...