"Y-What stupid are you talking about!"

Hattori Heiji was the first to come back to his senses.

"You're a high school student detective in the east, Shinichi Kudo! If you say such a bad joke, no one will laugh! ”

He may just hope that Shinichi Kudo in front of him was joking, but the other party showed an even more confused expression.

"Detective..."

Hattori Heiji was stunned.

Gray Yuan looked at this Kudo Shinichi silently, then bit his lip, and subconsciously took out his mobile phone to call Kaedehara, and then reacted again that there was no signal here.

The person in front of her was like the Kudo in that blurry dream she dreamed about ten years later, making her feel strange, even stranger than that Kudo, but he looked amnesiac after all...

Ash Hara struggled to sort out what was happening, and the others around him realized that something seemed to be wrong with the confused Kudo Shinichi and he had lost his memory.

"Hey, little sister of the Doctor's family," Hattori Heiji looked at Kudo Shinichi worriedly, and couldn't help but lean over to Gray Hara's side again, bending over and lowering his voice, "Which Kudo is this?" ”

Usually, the two Kudo not only have the difference between wearing glasses or not, but also have some subtle differences in tone and demeanor that can be distinguished by Hattori, who is already familiar with Kudo.

But now this Kudo seems to have lost his memory...

None of the previous judgments are used.

So he wondered if Gray Yuanai, who was the developer of drugs and antidotes, would have any other way of judging, so he came over to ask, but Gray Yuanai was still silent and did not respond to him immediately.

"But it's supposed to be Conan's Kudo, right?" Hattori said to himself, "After all, he was the one who caught a cold... I remember the first few times Kudo went back, it seemed like he had a cold..."

"Where did you get the cold medicine for him?" Gray Plains asked.

"The Doctor went to get it," Hattori Heiji said, "I see he went to the basement, I guess he got it there..."

Gray Yuan frowned and recalled.

When I was sorting out the data on the innermost instrument, I thought I had heard someone enter the office outside...

"The medicine is wrong..."

"Huh?"

"It's not a cold medicine," said Ashbara, "it's the medicine that can turn Kudo back into his old high school student..."

"Hey, the Doctor was too careless... Then this is Conan's Kudo..."

"Not necessarily," Gray Yuan shook his head, and the Kudo Shinichi not far away stood up with the help of Uncle Maori and Kazuha, "Kudo also has an antidote on him, just in case..."

Although the conversation was full of Kudo, as the founder of this set of titles, Hattori Heiji immediately understood that Ashbara Ai was referring to Kaedehara's Kudo.

"This—" Hattori scratched his head, "but it's really strange, the other Kudo doesn't know where to go, so he can't really be a person again-"

Murderous.

Hattori subconsciously stopped his mouth, looked down, and found that Ashbara was glaring at him unkindly.

This sister is terrible...

This thought suddenly came to his mind, and Hattori Heiji then understood why Ashbara seemed to be angry, so his heart couldn't help but beat wildly.

"No, don't scare me," Hattori said, "how could there be such an unscientific thing..."

But it's not scientific enough for one person to become two ...

No way...

It was all a joke before, and Hattori Heiji, who had never seriously thought about this problem, suddenly became ugly, and even the thing in front of him that Kudo seemed to have lost his memory was temporarily forgotten.

Gray Plains Mourning reverted to silence.

And over there, because Xiaolan had been watching the amnesiac Kudo from the side, he was a little stunned, and Ye urged Hattori Heiji to go over to help.

"Flat! Don't stand stupid! Come and help! ”

"Ah, here it is..."

"Excuse me," Kudo Shinichi asked Hattori Heiji, "can you lend me something to wear?" I don't seem to be wearing anything..."

"Yes, yes! I'll lend you my change of clothes to wear! ”

"But why is your voice so hoarse?" asked Uncle Maori.

"It's just like Conan!"

Hearing Kazuye's words, Xiaolan came back to her senses, "Ah! That's right! Go find Conan and Sora! ”

"Indeed, when the sun goes down, it's troublesome..."

"No, don't worry...", Hattori said stiffly.

"Huh?"

"That's... It's like this..."

Hattori's brain began to run rapidly.

He didn't know what Kudo was all about, and he didn't know which Kudo was in front of him, but if there was nothing wrong with the other Kudo, appearing alone would definitely cause suspicion of the identity of this Kudo...

That Kudo must have understood that, too, so—

"They went back first by tram!" Heiji Hattori said.

"W-What!?"

"Going back by train?"

"Yes, yes... That's it! What they told me before going to the village office, I forgot it all! Conan said that it was not good to make the cold worse, so Sora accompanied him back first..."

"But didn't the people of the village say they saw the two of them go into the forest?" Xiaolan questioned.

"They must have been waiting for the train to go on an adventure in the forest to kill time! Children, you're very curious..."

"But, even if Conan goes back to the detective agency, there will be no one?"

"Of course, I'm going to Dr. Asasa's house with me!"

"Then why didn't you say it earlier?" And the leaves don't have a good airway.

"Didn't I say I forgot!"

"Anyway! There is no cell phone signal here, so if you want to find out where those two little ghosts are, let's go back to the hotel with the phone first! Uncle Maori glanced at Shinichi Kudo, who looked confused, "Take the one who forgot everything... This troublesome little ghost..."

The crowd agreed.

Gray Plains glanced into the woods, then followed.

It didn't take long for them to come here, so they returned to the hotel after a while, and Hattori Heiji lent this Kudo Shinichi a change of clothes he brought with him, and the other party wore them very well.

Xiaolan doesn't seem to care about this Kudo Shinichi, but more about the situation on Conan and Kaedehara's side.

So Hattori Heiji pretended to call the doctor's house, and the doctor on the other side of the phone naturally didn't know anything, and he spoke by himself, so he helped Xiaolan deal with it.

After making the call, he came to Gray Yuanai's side again.

"Hey, how long does the effect last?"

"It only lasts twenty hours at most... Maybe shorter...", Gray Plains whispered, "I haven't experimented either..."

If she could experiment with herself, her estimation of the duration of the drug effect would be more accurate, and the antidote would be developed faster.

But this would definitely not avoid Kudo, who lived under the same roof, so she gave up on the idea.

"It's less than twenty hours," Hattori Heiji pondered for a moment, "then we'll have to figure out a way before we do..."

Then he heard Uncle Maori complain: "Really, I wanted to drink in the hot springs with this detective's reasoning error..."

"Daddy..."

"So let's take Kudo to the scene of the incident, shall we?" He Ye proposed, "Maybe he'll remember something!" ”

"What stupid are you talking about!" Hattori retorted subconsciously, and then was stunned for a moment, "Wait, it seems to make some sense..."

If Kudo can regain his memory, he will be able to find a way to hide his identity...

They then went to the scene of the crime a year ago, the home of the former village head, Hihara Takitoku.

The house has not been used since the incident a year ago, and the scene is still basically the same as it was when the incident occurred, according to the request of Hihara Taiki, the surviving son of the Hihara family.

Hihara Taiki is the child who called Kudo a liar in the village office, and it was his parents who died in the incident.

It is worth mentioning that the village chief Hihara has a cheerful personality and is very prestigious among the villagers, and has been the village chief for more than 20 years, so after the tragedy happened a year ago, the villagers were very sad.

Accompanied by police officers, the group visited the scene of the crime.

There are relatively clear black footprints at the scene, which were left by the prisoner's shoes when they stepped on the blood left by the village chief's wife, who was killed in the middle of the stairs, and then walked around the room.

This footprint continued to the balcony, where the village chief fell to his death.

"So what is the murder weapon? What was stolen? ”

"There were no knives found in the room that had been used as murder weapons, and it was said that some gems and antiques were missing," the officer replied to Uncle Maori, "and all that was left was the bloody footprints in the room and the same footprints back and forth from the back door to the concrete road as in the room..."

"Are these really the only footprints?" Heiji Hattori asked.

"yes, it had been raining until the day before the incident, and the ground was wet..."

"Well, that is to say," Uncle Maori concluded, "it was a robbery and murder case in which the village chief and his wife were killed and then fled in a car with the murder weapon and stolen things!" ”

"And then? Who did Kudo say the prisoner was? ”

"Did he identify innocent people as murderers?"

"No, it's not, that..."

"It's suicide!" A young female voice came from the staircase, and she passed by Ash Hara's side and came to Kudo Shinichi, pointing at him with her finger, "This guy deduced that this incident was—"

"-The head of the village of Hihara forced his wife to commit suicide with him!"

She was a classmate of Makoto Yada, and Glacier sprouted. Makoto Yada himself disappeared and was not heard from for half a year.

This made Hattori Heiji realize that there might be something wrong with the letter, and he couldn't help but think about it.

"The motive for the suicide of the head of Hihara is—"

Another woman came up the stairs, "Because the doctor told him he had cancer, he gave up on himself... The truth that Mr. Kudo announced a year ago is the problem..."

"Who are you?"

"I'm Fukasato Hanoi, a reporter for the Eastern Metropolis News," a middle-aged woman in her thirties, "I'm sorry... The door was unlocked, so I came in..."

"And then? What's the problem you're talking about? ”

"The doctor did say that he told the former village chief about the cancer the day before the incident, but the nurse at the hospital said that he had leaked his mouth the next day..."

"Huh?"

"Although it is cancer, it is actually a benign tumor... It only takes an operation to heal it, and the former village chief is very happy when he hears it..."

"Y-What did you say!?"

Hattori Heiji shocked his face.

Because it means that the motive for suicide is completely untenable.

He immediately turned around, grabbed the shoulders of the Kudo Shinichi beside him, and couldn't help but ask, "Hey, Kudo!" What the hell is going on? You explain it to me! ”

"I—I don't know... I don't know anything..."

"Kudo..."

Only then did they understand why the people in the village had a strong hatred and hostility towards Kudo Shinichi.

"It's really scary," Kazuha was a little worried, "If this is true, then is the real prisoner still at large?" ”

"The legend of the people in the village... It was the one hiding in the forest who did it..."

"Hey! I've heard about it just now! Heiji Hattori looked at Hikawa in annoyance, "What the hell is in that forest!?" ”

"It's the folklore that circulates in this place..."

Hikawa was so frightened by Hattori's momentum that he forgot to respond, so the police officer helped explain, "If you encounter it in the forest, you must not look at it with your eyes... If you don't look away, you will be punished..."

"Become a captive of the god of death..."

As the officer's slightly muffled voice fell, Xiaolan looked out the window as if she had some feeling. Gray Yuan mourned thoughtfully, quietly watching the scene in front of him, and jotted down all the clues he heard and saw.

Later, they walked around the house again and learned the details of the crime. During this period, Kudo Shinichi also spent some time alone in Makoto Yada's room, as if he wanted to regain his memory.

Makoto Yada was adopted by the former village chief of Hihara after his father's death three years ago and is the adopted son of the family.

He admires Shinichi Kudo very much, and the room not only has information on the cases that Shinichi Kudo has solved, but also a large poster of Shinichi Kudo.

After a while, with nothing to gain, they left the Hihara house.

However, Kudo Shinichi's memories and the case have not progressed much.

On the way back to the hotel, there was a forest on one side of the road, and Gray Yuan Ai almost kept looking into the woods until he heard Xiaolan and Ye talking.

"I said and Ye..."Xiaolan was a little depressed.

"Huh?"

"What if... I said what if..."

"Uh-huh..."

"The person I always wanted to see suddenly appeared in front of my eyes... As a result, I lost my memory... What would you do if it was Kazuha? ”

"I'm going to cry!"

And Ye didn't think twice, "The joy of finally reuniting and the sadness of being forgotten by him came up together... If you don't feel this way, that person must not be someone you like, just an ordinary friend! ”

"It's the same..."Xiao Lan's expression was a little gloomy.

"Oh, no, no, no!"

Only then did he remember that Xiaolan's reaction was not as she had just said, and she was obviously referring to her and Kudo Shinichi, so she quickly changed her words, "What I just said would only be done by a fool..."

"I don't feel anything..."Xiaolan looked at Shinichi Kudo, who was walking in front, "I just feel that Shinichi is getting farther and farther away from me..."

"It's okay!" He Ye comforted, "As long as he gets his memories back, you can be the same as before!" ”

"Hmm..."

As he spoke, it suddenly began to rain.

Since they didn't have umbrellas with them, they ran up and hurried back to the hotel.

Hattori was just about to sit down in the hall to rest for a while when he noticed that Ashbara had borrowed an umbrella and walked outside.

"Hey! Where are you going? ”

"Go for a walk outside."

"Huh? It's raining outside! ”

Ashbara yawned, then looked at Hattori Heiji with a foolish look, "yes, that's why I borrowed an umbrella." ”

“……”

"Then I'll go with you!" Hearing the movement, He Ye said, "I rarely come to this kind of village!" ”

Xiaolan's mood is very low, and she has been wandering, and she needs someone to accompany her, but an elementary school girl goes out for a walk in the rain alone, which makes her feel a little relieved.

And...

I've seen it a few times, but I haven't spoken much to this cool little girl...

"No, I'll just take a walk around the neighborhood and I'll be back in a minute," Gray Yuan refused, then paused, "Thank you." ”

Then he rejected Xiaolan's kindness, which came back to his senses, and Gray Yuan Ai took up his umbrella and walked out of the hotel, and after walking a little farther away, he stopped at the edge of the woods.

By this time the sun had set, it was raining again, and the woods looked particularly eerie.

It was as if there were countless figures looking at him in the forest...

Gray Yuan watched quietly for a while, and then noticed that someone had slipped under his umbrella.

"Sorry, I'm late."

Familiar voices, familiar tones, familiar figures...

Judging the identity of the person from the corner of his eye, Gray Yuan pursed his lips and calmed down.

"How long are you going to leave the cute girl alone?"

"That's right, Gray Plains is the cutest... The cutest in the world. ”

"Hmph..."

Gray Yuan snorted softly, and then turned his head and looked over in a daze.

It wasn't raining very much, or maybe it was because he had just come out of the woods, and Kaedehara's body wasn't soaked, but his hair looked a little wet...

Kaedehara was also wiping his hair with his hands.

For some reason, Gray Yuan suddenly remembered the feeling he felt when he used mineral water to pinch his hair in the car last time...

"It's nice to see you here when you just came out," Kaedehara said, "and I'm still wondering if I'm going to sneak in... But, Grayplain, how do you know you're waiting for me here? ”

"I'm not waiting for you here, I'm just idle and have nothing to do, come here to see the scenery."

Gray Yuan retorted, then looked away, as if he hadn't said what he had just said, and then explained, "I think that if it were you, even if it was inconvenient for some reason to show up directly, you would definitely find a way to inform us of the situation over there..."

So you're waiting for me here...

"And how do you know it's not mine over there?"

"Kudo..."Ash Yuan Ai shouted in a very low voice.

This is the voice that she can make very skillfully, and only herself and the Kudo in front of her can hear. And the one over there didn't react at all.

"I see... It's by hearing..."

"What about you?"

Gray Yuan Ai then asked, "Since you say that, it means that you know that Edogawa is with us, what is the matter between you and him?" ”

"That's not Conan."

"Huh?" Gray Plains was stunned for a moment.

"It's not like it's another split," Kaedehara said, "in fact, he's not Shinichi Kudo at all." ”

"But—but—disguise?"

"Probably a facelift..."

Gray Yuan moved the umbrella towards himself before, and Kaedehara simply took the umbrella and held it himself, and moved the umbrella back.

The umbrella is for adults, and there is nothing wrong with two small children crammed together.

Kaede Yuan explained to Gray Yuan, and the scene at that time came to mind-

"I said, do you remember the way?" Kaedehara asked.

"I haven't been here for a whole year," retorted Conan, "where can I remember it so clearly!" ”

It's deep in the woods, and there's no obvious road signpost, so even the villagers who live on the edge will find it hard to find the cabin if they're not familiar with the woods.

“… Then you'll let me lead the way. ”

“… Don't say it sooner. ”

"You're in the right direction, I thought you wanted to stop by and see somewhere else..."

"Ahem, ahem..."

Conan coughed twice, "But you even remember this kind of thing so clearly..."

"It's not that clear, but it's definitely better than you." Kaedehara said unceremoniously, "Go this way." ”

Then they walked through the gloomy forest for a while, and the hut they had seen before appeared in front of their eyes.

The door to the cabin was ajar, and Kaedehara glanced to the side, then followed Conan inside.

There was a table and a chair with a small window that only children could barely pass through, and a walkie-talkie on the table.

As soon as Conan walked in, he asked, "Excuse me... Anyone? ”

Then he coughed violently again.

Kaedehara frowned slightly.

Conan doesn't look right...

"Is it Shinichi Kudo?" Suddenly, a voice that had been altered with a voice changer came over the intercom.

Conan picked up the walkie-talkie and bent over and coughed again.

Kaedehara glanced back, thought about it for a while, and decided to stay put. In the next moment, someone came running and wedged the door of the hut with a plank outside.

"Hey!"

Conan hurried back, but as soon as he hammered down the door, his body curled up in a sudden pain.

"Kaede, Kaedehara, you have to find a way to get out..."

"It's easy to get out if you want to... Just kick the door open, I'm wearing foot-strengthening shoes. Now the question is..."

Kaede Hara helped Conan aside, and in order to facilitate his transformation, he directly sat on the floor, "You shouldn't have taken the wrong medicine, right?" ”

(End of chapter)