Chapter 25: It's Me and Not Me (1)
"Anyway... You guys don't like calling the police too much. ”
On this day, walking on the way out of school, Conan complained to Kaedehara, "You called the police directly when Ayumi was missing last time, and you also secretly called the police about this treasure hunt..."
He was referring to yesterday's events.
Yesterday, the Junior Detective Corps stumbled upon a treasure map and embarked on a treasure hunt. However, this treasure map actually belonged to an Italian bandit group, and they were secretly followed by this bandit group on their treasure hunt.
What Conan didn't expect was that Kaedehara secretly used Shinichi's voice to lie that there was a group of bandits who intended to abduct and sell children, and tricked the Twilight Police Department into following behind the group to find the den.
As a result, the treasure was found, but before he could show a wave of reasoning in front of the group of guys, the group of guys was knocked down by the police officers who rushed up.
"It always feels like it's a lot less fun to be with you... Ahh Conan sneezed as he complained.
Then the sneeze won't stop.
Kaedehara silently moved away from Conan.
"Before you care about fun, you better care about your body."
"At best, it's just a cold... Ahh ”
Sneezing and blowing his nose, Conan felt a little dizzy and bumped into a phone booth near the Maori detective agency before reacting.
"Ahh Yes... By the way, it seems that I haven't called Xiaolan in a while - are you coming? ”
"Come on." Kaedehara refused.
Since the last time Xiaolan was almost aware of his identity, Conan began to call Xiaolan in Shinichi's voice in a planned way. Occasionally, it would be Kaedehara who would make a call, and Conan would deliberately dangle in front of Ran who answered the phone to dispel Ran's suspicions.
Conan sneezes as he walks into the phone booth, and Kaede is waiting outside with his schoolbag on his back.
Today, Dr. Asa went to a familiar store to sell his new invention, so Kaede originally planned to go to Xiaolan's house for a meal.
There were a lot of pedestrians on the road, sneezing, and it seemed that it was a day when the flu was common.
Kaedehara was bored counting the people who sneezed, but after a while, Conan slipped out again.
"So fast?"
"It seems to be a guest, Ah Nah..."Conan said, "I really can't stand it, I don't call and I'm afraid that she will be worried, so I call and I have a tone of nonchalance, saying... Ahh Why does she always talk to you on the phone, as if she doesn't care about me... Ahh
Because you're only talking about things she doesn't like, of course.
Kaedehara complained in his heart.
Conan, who fell into a state of cold, not only became a little nagging, but also didn't care whether others responded or not, as if talking to himself. So Kaedehara didn't bother to respond.
Conan chattered all the way, and the two soon arrived downstairs at the Maori Detective Agency. It's rare to see someone talking in an arguing way.
"If you don't know, you don't know!"
"You don't have to lie to me anymore!" The unfamiliar voice seemed to be arguing with Xiaolan, "I know that kid must be here with you!" Hurry up and call him out! ”
"I told you he wasn't there..."
Kaedehara knocked on the door, then pushed it open and walked in.
The guy who is "exchanging opinions" with Xiaolan is a guy who looks like a high school student wearing a hat and dark skin.
Kaedehara immediately had a guess about the identity of this person.
Although the three-dimensional appearance and the two-dimensional image cannot be generalized, this dark complexion is still quite rare in this book.
Think of Conan catching a cold again...
"Ahh
Conan followed.
"Hurry up and hand over Shinichi Kudo!"
"Ahh Conan, who was suddenly called by his real name, sneezed again.
"Conan, Sora! You're back! Xiaolan, who was a little annoyed by the visitor, chose to put the dark-skinned Kansai Ke aside, "Conan also has a cold..."
"Hmm..."
"What about you? What do you think? ”
"I'm fine, Sister Lan." Kaedehara replied.
Xiaolan breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, and took a tissue to help Conan blow her nose, "Conan and Shinichi both have colds, and this influenza is really serious..."
"Kudo has a cold?" The dark-skinned visitor questioned, "Don't you know where Kudo is?" So how do you know that he has a cold? ”
"Telephone!" Xiaolan turned her head with a stupid expression, "When Shinichi called just now, he still had a nasal voice!" ”
"Kudo has a call?"
"Yes and what! After Shinichi leaves, isn't it okay to call back once in a while!? ”
"Hmm...," the swarthy visitor held his chin in contemplation, "It turns out that the rumor that you are a woman from Kudo Shinichi is true!" ”
"Woman, woman!?"
Xiaolan and Conan's faces turned red together, and Kaedehara put down his schoolbag and sat down on the chair.
"Who did you listen to!?" Xiaolan blushed and said angrily.
"Your friend Suzuki said that Kudo didn't even go to school, and she said you must have put him in the house."
Abominable garden! Xiaolan and Conan thought in unison.
"Hey! You just said that Kudo called you, what did he talk to you about on the phone? ”
"It's nothing! It's just to discuss the mystery novels and football games that Shinichi has been reading recently..."
"That's it?"
"That's right! I haven't even mentioned it in the new mentions, and there will be a weird boy with a Kansai accent who is going to come to him..."
"What about your own business?" The swarthy visitor interrupted.
"Huh? My own business? ”
"That's right! Usually you always ask if you are doing well or something, right? ”
"That's it! Of course I asked! Xiaolan looked a little proud, "Shinichi will occasionally ask, and he will listen to me patiently!" ”
Strange, not what I thought?
The swarthy visitor thought for a moment, then his eyes lit up, "Occasionally! You just said occasionally, right? ”
"Yes, yes..."
"Don't say anything once in a while! Let's just say that phone call! Did he ask you about it? ”
"Not really..."
Conan, who was listening from the sidelines, had a slightly ugly face. Only then did he realize the difference between him and Kaedehara when they called Xiaolan.
The swarthy visitor rushed to the window, opened the window and looked out a few times.
"Hey!" Uncle Maori, who has been absent for a while, finally spoke up.
"What are you going to do!?" Xiaolan took over Uncle Maori's words.
"Don't you think it's strange?"
"Huh?"
"Sometimes he asks you how you're doing, but sometimes he doesn't ask at all. There's only one reason for that... When Kudo didn't ask you about your current situation, he must have been watching you from a corner! ”
"Huh?"
"Hmph, he didn't ask you about your current situation when he called this time, which means that he is around here now, maybe he is peeping somewhere! What a nasty brat. Oh, by the way, I haven't introduced myself yet..."
"My name is Heiji Hattori, and I'm a high school detective like Kudo!"