Chapter 22: The Familiar Stranger (End)
It's deceptive for a while, it's cool for a while.
It's just that apologizing is tiring.
"Alright, don't be angry! Mom and Dad are worried about you too! β
"That's it! No one answered the phone at home, and when we returned to Japan, we found that you were missing..."
"Hmph... So you hurried to find Dr. Asasa and found Kaedehara there..."
"Not really." Dr. Asa interjected, "Sora happened to be away at the time, so we went out to meet so as not to be discovered..."
"Then you were tricked too?" Conan asked Kaedehara.
"Nope." Kaedehara shook his head.
"Xiaoxin found out something was wrong early, right?" Kudo Yukiko said, "It's Shinichi..."
"Cut! I'm not in the mood to play games with you! I didn't even think I could live..."Conan was dissatisfied, he was the only one who was tricked, which made him feel even more unbalanced, "and- I just wanted to ask, why is he called Kaedehara and Xiaoxin, and I am called Shinichi directly?" β
"Oops, Shinichi is jealous? I remember you didn't like your mother to call you that~"
"Who, who cares about this!"
"Don't worry, Shinichi," Yukiko Kudo rubbed Conan's hair indiscriminately, "just to separate you two, after all, you're both Shinichi!" And as for why you don't call you Xiaoxin," the actor's face changed as soon as he said it, and Yukiko Kudo's face instantly darkened, "Of course, that's a punishment for Shinichi that you don't recognize your mother!" β
That's a great thank you.
Conan snorted inwardly in dissatisfaction.
But he also learned important information from these wordsβhis parents seemed to be sure that Kaedehara was another me.
Thinking of this, Conan couldn't help but look at his other self.
Kaede pretended to look around the room, avoiding the gaze.
Although this plan was proposed by Mr. and Mrs. Kudo, he only made some minor changes, but... It does seem to be a bit excessive.
"Alright, Shinichi, we're just trying to test your abilities." Yusaku Kudo said, "Except for the section where you untie the rope, Shinichi is still a lot worse!" Especially not careful enough! β
"First of all, your mom, she brags... Belch... You didn't realize that it was wrong to talk about yourself for a long time, and then it was a child's hand that covered your mouth and stunned you, and you didn't notice it," Kudo concluded, "The most important thing is that I also dressed up as the character of my novel, Baron of the Night!" β
"And I accidentally said that I leaked my mouth to call you Shinichi, and you didn't notice Shinichi." Dr. Asasa added.
Conan cut unhappily.
"However, the part of untying the rope is still quite exciting, and the final counterattack is also very good, if we hadn't known in advance about the props you got from the doctor, maybe you might have run away..."
"yes." Conan glanced at Kaedehara and Dr. Asasa, the traitor must have been one of them, "And now that I think about it, the scene where you lied to Xiaolan to me also feels weird..."
"That's because there's another part to come," said Yukiko Kudo, "We were going to pretend to drugged Ran's child in front of Shinichi and make you think she's a child too!" Xiaoxin also cooperated with me to record Xiaolan's voice when she was a child for the voice changer... But it's a pity," Speaking of this, Yukiko Kudo showed a regretful expression, "Xiaoxin doesn't want women's clothes, and we're worried about whether it will stimulate you too much..."
So the latter part was directly dropped by the eunuch.
The debut of "Xiaolan" looks a bit anticlimactic.
However, judging from Conan's hoarse voice and desperate tone at that time, the effect of this scene was even better than expected.
To put it mildly, Conan finally lost his temper.
After all, one is his father, the other is his mother, the other is simply another self, and the remaining one is also a friend who has forgotten the year... What can he do even if he is angry?
Seeing that Conan's mood has stabilized, the Kudo couple takes the opportunity to propose that the two Shinichi follow them to live abroad.
Kaedehara was unwilling.
First of all, he is not Kudo Shinichi, and it is okay to deal with Kudo Yusaku and his wife in a short time, so that he can live with them as a child all the time... That's still it.
Secondly, judging from his manga experience, even without his own existence, Kudo Shinichi's risk of being completely exposed to the black-clad organization is limited.
In the end, he was too lazy to go.
But although he didn't want to go, Kaede Yuan didn't speak first.
After a brief silence, Conan refused, as he had expected.
"Nope." Conan said, "I'll solve my own business, and I don't need you to interfere." β
"And... I still have a reason why I can't leave the book. Saying this, Conan couldn't help but glance at Kaedehara.
Of course, Kaedehara didn't understand that he was the reason for that. He knew very well that the reason why Conan couldn't leave Yuben was because of Xiaolan.
"But, Shinichi!" Yukiko Kudo said, "You also saw that your life will be in danger, and it will also implicate the people you care about..."
"I'm not going to let that happen!" Conan argued, "And even if I escaped the country, there was still a chance that I would be discovered, right?" In that case, Xiaolan and they will also be implicated! β
"Shinichi..."Yukiko Kudo looked at Conan worriedly, then turned to Kaedehara, "What about Shin-chan?" Is it the same as Shinichi? β
With a sigh, Kaedehara nodded.
Yukiko Kudo suddenly began to sulk as if she had been abandoned.
Yusaku Kudo said, "Forget it! Since you don't want both, it's up to you to go! But then again, if there is danger, I will take you abroad even if I drag you hard! β
"No way, after all, you still have a reason why you can't leave Yuben..."
Yusaku Kudo said, but there was additional worry in his heart.
Shinichi now has two... But there is only one "reason", Conan's idea is quite obvious, but...
What about this kid Kaedehara?
Yusaku Kudo didn't know.
This kid seems to be very good at hiding his thoughts.
In addition, there is one more thing.
Antidote.
He originally wanted to tell the new ones that he would ask a friend he knew at Interpol to help investigate the man in black and get the antidote, but he swallowed the words again.
It's already outrageous for one person to become two people, that... What about two people being restored to one?
Looking at Conan and Kaedehara alive in front of him, Kudo Yusaku wasn't sure if he really wanted Shinichi to change back.
If both of these children are really Shinichi.
But no matter how complicated Yusaku Kudo is, this performance can be regarded as the curtain has come to an end.
The group was a little sleepy, and Conan fell asleep on the way to the hotel.
And after dawn, Kudo Yukiko once again disguised herself as Edogawa Fumiyo, and re-entrusted Conan to the Mori family for 20 million yuan, and at the same time asked them to take care of Kaedehara.
Kaedehara also chose to stay at Dr. Agasa's house temporarily.
Dr. Asa was unwilling to collect "child support", so Yusaku Kudo simply left a large amount of money for the two of them as funds to fight against the Black Coat.
However, Kaedehara ate lunch at Maori's house.
Xiaolan is both sympathetic and a little happy that the two children were left behind - during this time, she still likes the two children, not to mention that these two children are almost exactly the same as the new one when she was a child.
Uncle Maori, who had just accepted the check, was at the most pleasing time to see Conan and Kaedehara, so the lunch was in perfect harmony.
After eating and sitting down for a while, Kaedehara got up and said goodbye. Because it was still bright, Xiaolan didn't insist on sending Kaedehara back, and Kaedehara set out on the road back to the doctor's house alone.
Then he stopped after walking a short distance.