Chapter 113: Showdown

"In other words, you are a traitor who escaped from the organization, and in the end you were desperate to eat that poison in order to kill yourself, only to be unexpectedly smaller. Right?" Conan looked at me with a solemn expression. After nearly half an hour of explanation, Conan finally sorted out where I came from. I'm a killer who has lived in organizations since I was a kid. But because of a sudden change I became a betrayer, I escaped in order to survive, but I was chased and killed by the organization, and I was forced to take the medicine. But it was unexpectedly smaller. That's my explanation to Conan. Of course, I was talking to Conan the whole time, and I didn't give Dr. Asa a chance to speak.

"Well, the unexpected change in size gave me hope for life. That's why I ran out to find you. I said lightly with my eyes closed. "Since I have survived by becoming smaller, it proves that the world has not given up on me, so I will rely on my own strength to disintegrate that organization!"

"So, how do you know that I've become smaller, has that organization already discovered my identity?" At this point, Conan's eyes couldn't help but shrink again.

"Hehe, Conan-kun, I've been talking about it all the time since now, so let's answer my question before I answer your question. I rubbed my blonde hair and whispered. "Would you like to work with me?"

“…… What is your purpose?" Conan stared at me. But he didn't intend to answer my question.

"Well...... Strengthen yourself and look for an opportunity to destroy that organization. At this point, I think you and I should be on the united front, right?" I chuckled helplessly. A detective is a detective, and he won't bow down to you until he gets what he wants. "You have the mind of a detective, and I have great strength. Working with you, I think we can give that organization to ...... together."

"No kidding!" Before I could finish my sentence, Conan yelled at me angrily. "How can I be in the same league as a killer like you who can kill people at will! People like you should be sent to prison for the rest of their lives!"

"Tut-tut, detective, don't be so angry just yet. I smacked my mouth. He held out his index finger and shook it at him. "You have to understand something first, I came to you so that I could have a helping hand to destroy the organization. And for you, I am your intelligence system, and you can get a lot of information about the organization from me. Of course, it has to be something I know. The mystery of that organization, even I, a long-time killer, have only scratched the tip of the iceberg. If you were to look for it alone, you would probably have been killed before you could touch it. ”

"......," Conan stared at me. Indeed, my words make a lot of sense to him, and if I leave, he will lose the best opportunity to reach the organization.

"Also, there's one more thing. I continued to speak slowly. "I'm just an unidentified kid now. What are you going to do to arrest me?"

"......" Conan was silent, but I could see his hands shaking in fists. The anger and reluctance were so obvious on his face. For a detective, it must be a very painful thing for a criminal to have in front of him, but he has no ability to catch him.

(Author: A kind of couple's opening a room and suddenly the woman comes to the aunt...... ）

(Kaoru: Seriously, it's live.) ）

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"Whew...... All right. After a long silence, Conan finally relented. "You stay. Conan looked at me coldly. I just shrugged my shoulders at that, though. Shook his head.

"What do you mean? "Conan had a strange look on his face when he saw me. The brows that were originally helpless were locked again.

"I don't feel your trust in me at all, how can we work together?" I said, leaning back on the couch with a helpless expression.

"Because I can't trust you at all!" Conan's anger erupted again. "A killer who kills like hemp. Listen, we're just working together, and I'll let you go after we get that organization out, but you have to remember that I'm going to find you again. And send you to jail!"

"Hehe, you won't. I chuckled.

"No! I will!" Conan's gaze was resolute.

"Trust me. You won't. I shrugged my shoulders and continued. "Now, Kudo-kun. Let me digress. I leaned back on the couch with a calm look. "If it were a relative or a friend you knew killed someone, would you send him to jail?"

"Hmph, the people around me won't kill innocents like you. Conan said indifferently. "People like you, I wish I could send you to prison right now and let you repent of your life!"

"As I said, that's not going to work. Sitting on the sofa, I crossed my hands in front of my nose and said quietly. "That will make Ran sad. ”

"What does this have to do with Ran?" Conan was surprised.

"What's the relationship? If Xiaolan found out that you sent her own brother, whom she hadn't met for ten years, to prison, what do you think Xiaolan would think?"

"What...... What ......"

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"What did you just say?" Conan's eyes widened again at this moment, looking at the child in front of him. A surprised and puzzled expression was ample on his face.

"New One...... He's really Kaoru-chan. "The Doctor, who had been sitting next to Conan, finally spoke, and after I told him that I was a killer, he knew that there were some things that I could say better, such as murder. So since I confronted Conan, he hasn't said a word. Until I spread the cards.

"Liar, liar, huh?" Conan looked at the doctor in disbelief, and then at me. But that pale blonde was too much for him to equate me with the dark-haired, sunny kid I had been ten years ago.

"Ten years ago...... When Xiaolan and I were delivering dinner to my father, we had a car accident. Seeing that Conan still looked distrustful, I said slowly again. "That's when I pushed Ran into the grass. He was knocked out of the way. And the perpetrators of the car accident are the people in the organization. They were on a mission to bring a kidnapped kid back to the organization to train him to be a killer, and the target of that mission was killed by a car accident. I was taken back as a replacement by the organization. I said word by word. Plenty of time for Conan to think. "Due to my injury, I lost my memory, and without knowing anything, I was adopted by the organization and gradually cultivated to become a killer in the organization is my code name. I stood up. Walked into Conan. "It's a coincidence. About a week ago, I received a task to organize an investigation, and the person who investigated it was you, Shinichi Kudo. ”

"What?!"

"That's right. Because the medicine you took was still in the experimental stage, and the organization didn't get the news of your death after the fact, the organization sent me to take over this investigation task, and it was at that time that I happened to meet Xiaolan who came to you at your house. ”

"......" Conan looked at me incredulously. His wide-eyed eyes and gap-open mouth were all expressions of surprise.

"Hehe, after all, it's brother and sister. I felt something strange at the first sight of Xiaolan, so I secretly followed Xiaolan back to the Maori office. ”

"You mean. Have you been to the Maori Detective Agency some time ago?Xiaolan wasn't dreaming last time, but really?!" Conan asked in surprise.

"Ah, it's true. After some research, I confirmed that I was Kaoru Mori. And after seeing those photos on Xiaolan's desk, the memories that were once lost. It also flooded into my mind. I closed my eyes and whispered. "After recovering my memory, I tried my best to escape. But he was accidentally discovered. When I was hunted down by that organization and had no way to escape, I took the pill to die. But it was unexpectedly smaller. That's when I remembered the little boy I'd never seen in my house, and I guessed that the boy was you, Shinichi Kudo. ”

"Kaoru...... You're really Kaoru!" Conan's gaze fluctuated, and at this moment he didn't care about my identity, but was as excited as if he were looking at a friend he hadn't seen in a long time.

"Ah, don't you think it's a coincidence? But sometimes, the world is so small. I looked at Conan with some helplessness. "I don't know if the organization has any records of making people smaller, but what I do know is that your current situation should not have been discovered by the organization. And I appeared in front of you like this just in case. I guess I can protect you and my family. You can see that you're completely smaller, and I'm mutated. So I'm much less likely to be found than you are. I rubbed my pale blonde hair and said lightly. Everything that should be said has been said, and the rest of the things are still made up, and you can't tell him everything. After all, he wants to find out the organization, and I want to destroy the Miè organization.

"Why, why didn't you tell me in the first place. Conan spoke with a hint of complaint.

"Nothing, just trying to test your strength. See if you can tolerate a killer by your side. I laughed a little dismissively. "It turns out that your so-called sense of justice has dominated your brain, but when you know that I am Kaoru Mori, by now, your feelings, your voice, your eyes, and your heartbeat have all changed. In other words, you're touched when you know that the person you're close to you is a criminal, isn't it?Shinichi?" I smiled miserably at Conan. "So, now that you know who I am, what are your options, and are you willing to cooperate with me?"

“…… Bastard. There was a long silence, and Conan's eyes reflected light. I couldn't see his expression clearly. "Now, Kaoru. I ask you. Conan said to me sternly. "You...... How many people have been killed in the past ten years?"

"Does that matter?" I said dismissively.

"That's right! it's important to me!" Conan looked up at me solemnly.

"I don't know. I walked back to the couch across from Conan and sat down. "If Japanese law were to be counted, I think I would have been shot at least a hundred times, right?" Hearing my words, Conan's small body trembled violently. After that, he stopped talking. At the moment, he had mixed feelings. was his best playmate when he was a child, but he became a killer who killed countless people by mistake. He couldn't accept this kind of thing anyway. However......

"Kudo, now I'll ask you. I said lightly. "If, our two identities are reversed. It was you who were taken to that organization, lost your memory, and after ten years of being groomed as a killer, you regained your memory, so if it were you, would you continue to claim your so-called justice?"

“……”

Silent. After my words, the room fell silent, and Conan's eyes had lost focus. Shock and confusion were written all over his face. Yes, what if it were him? What would he do?

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The phone rang just in time to break the silence of the room.

"Moses Moses, oh, little Lan. Dr. Asa picked up the phone, and it was Xiaolan calling. "Ah, Conan is indeed with me. Oh, it's nothing, it was his notebook that he forgot to take, and it just so happened that I had just developed a new game, so I asked Conan to give it a try. Well, I'll send him back, sorry to worry you. Well, okay. After a brief conversation, the doctor put down the phone. Some looked at us with embarrassment. "Shinichi, Kaoru Ko...... Now what are we going to do? ”

"Whew...... Let's go back first, Kudo. I let out a long breath. "There are still a long days ahead, so let's talk about it later. ”

"Alas......" Conan sighed in frustration. "So, Kaoru, are you going to live with Dr. Asasa now?"

"Me?" I raised an eyebrow, then smiled softly. "Do I need to say that, since everyone has returned, of course they have to go back to their own homes. ”