Conan's grammatical investigator

Chapter 1313 Big News! Wandering Planets in Deep Space
The next day, early in the morning.

hotel.

Conan was awakened by a faint sound in the room. He subconsciously put on his black-tech glasses without prescription, then slowly sat up.

I saw Mao Lilan kneeling on the bed next to me, folding her clothes one by one and putting them into the suitcase.

"Sister Xiaolan, what are you doing so early in the morning?"

"Pack your luggage~"

Mao Lilan turned her head and said embarrassedly: "Sorry, Conan, did I wake you up?"

"No, I just woke up..."

Conan shook his head and rubbed his forehead gently, then he remembered that today was Sunday and it was time to go back to Japan.

The two and a half days of London trip is coming to an end...

For some reason, when Conan thought that this trip to London was about to end, he felt an indescribable strange feeling in his heart.

On the one hand, he checked in at the holy land of Sherlock Holmes for the first time, fulfilling his childhood dream.

On the other hand, he felt that he still had unfinished business here.

First of all, the person named “Kaito Kuroba” has never appeared again since he disappeared.

This person exchanged passports with me. Although we look the same and our passports are interchangeable, this will ultimately be disadvantageous to me.

If that guy uses my passport to do something bad, my reputation will be ruined!

Secondly, regarding Michael, Conan always felt that this person was in London at this time.

Whether it was the blond man who took the initiative to give clues to the secret code that Mao Lilan and others met at a London restaurant the day before yesterday, or the companion of "Kaito Kuroba", it is very likely that he is Michael.

It's a pity that I don't have any clues about this person's whereabouts, so it would be futile for me to stay and investigate.

Forget it...

It’s better to go back early and return the doctor to Huibara.

"Conan, can you please go and wake up the dad and the doctor next door?"

"it is good--"

Conan put on his slippers, slowly walked out of the room and came to the door of the next room.

He knocked on the door a few times and waited for half a minute before Kogoro Mouri came out yawning and opened the door.

"What is it?"

"Sister Xiaolan said she was going back to Japan today, so she asked Uncle and the Doctor to get up early."

Kogoro Mouri yawned loudly, replied listlessly, "I know," and closed the door again.

By the time the four of them had packed their luggage and finished washing up, it was already 7:00 in the morning.

Mao Lilan planned how to spend the last few hours of her trip to London.

That is to have breakfast in the hotel restaurant first, and then go for a stroll in several famous London commercial streets nearby.

Wait until 12:00 noon, then go to Heathrow Airport to take the nearest flight to Japan.

As soon as Mao Lilan announced the itinerary, Conan touched Dr. Agasa's knee with his elbow.

Dr. Agasa looked down at Conan and immediately understood what he meant.

"Um...Xiaolan, there's something I forgot to tell you."

"Conan's mother called me last night and said that one of Conan's relatives suddenly fell ill and asked Conan to go back early to see him."

"So after Conan and I finished breakfast, we took an earlier flight back to Japan..."

"What?" Mao Lilan looked surprised for a moment, and asked worriedly: "Which relative? Is the illness serious? How about we go back together?"

Hearing that Mao Lilan wanted to go back together, Dr. Agasa quickly explained: "It's Yuki... a relative of the Fumiyo family. It's not a serious illness. She just wants me to take Conan back to visit her as soon as possible..."

Conan also agreed: "Sister Xiaolan, you and uncle can stay in London for a few more hours. Dr. Agasa and I will just take an earlier flight back to Japan."

"And sister Xiaolan, haven't you bought gifts for sister Sonoko and the others yet?"

Conan guessed what Mao Lilan was thinking at once.

Since I have been busy solving the case these days, I haven't even had time to do any serious shopping.

The last few hours of shopping were the time that Mao Lilan specially set aside to buy gifts.

Of course, she would also take this opportunity to urge Kogoro Mouri to buy a gift for Eri Kisaki, to see if she could take the opportunity to change the situation of the couple's separation.

After Conan's reminder, Mao Lilan also remembered that she still had some unfinished business in London.

I believe Yuanzi won’t care about the gifts from friends.

But if Eri Kisaki knew that Kogoro Mori had gone to London with great difficulty and came back empty-handed, there might be a conflict again.

"Okay then... I get it."

Seeing that Mouri Ran agreed, Conan and Professor Agasa looked at each other, with a hint of joy on their lips.

In fact, no one was sick at all, so there was no need to go back to visit.

All of this is just a little trick Conan devised in order to go back as "Kaito Kuroba".

Whether it is the passport of "Kuroba Kaito" or "Kudo Shinichi", the identity on the passport needs to use the image of an adult.

This requires Conan to take a temporary antidote for the return trip and transform into an adult.

……

After the four of them finished breakfast in the hotel restaurant, Conan and Professor Agasa got into a taxi.

"Sister Xiaolan, bye~"

"See you in Japan!"

On the side of the road, Mao Lilan waved goodbye to Conan, "Conan, please be careful~"

"Don't worry, Dr. Agasa is here!"

As the taxi started, Mao Lilan's figure gradually disappeared into the distance.

Dr. Agasa tilted his head and looked at Conan, asking: "Shinichi, where are we going next?"

"There are still several hours before the plane takes off. We can't stay in the airport lobby forever, right?"

The return tickets for Maori and his daughter were still provided by the wealthy British woman who was "close to people with her billionaire fortune". They were first-class tickets, so there was no way they would meet up with him sitting in economy class.

So this time when he goes back, Conan also plans to continue taking the same flight with Maori father and daughter, just like when he came here.

The main thing is excitement!

But this also means that they also need to find a place to kill these few hours.

"Then let's go to Baker Street first."

"That day, that kid named Kuroba Kaito kept messing with me, and I didn't even have a chance to visit the Sherlock Holmes Museum properly..."

……

Half an hour later, Conan and Dr. Agasa came to Baker Street again.

The two did not go to the Sherlock Holmes Museum first, but found a public toilet first.

In the toilet cubicle, Conan took the temporary antidote for APTX-4869.

Since the flight from London to Japan does not take 24 hours, he needs to take the antidote in advance to consume some of the time it takes for the antidote to take effect.

Under the effect of the antidote, in just one minute, smoke began to come out of Conan's head and back, and his heart was beating restlessly.

When Conan walked out of the toilet cubicle, the law of conservation of mass had been broken, and his original elementary school student figure had turned into a handsome high school student.

"Okay, Doc..." "Let's go shopping."

The two started their tour from the Sherlock Holmes Museum and then visited the shopping district of Baker Street.

Along the way, Conan had a rare time playing easily without any psychological burden.

Dr. Agasa also bought some souvenirs and trinkets in small shops along the way, planning to take them back to Japan for Haibara Ai and the three little ones.

This reminded Conan that he should bring a gift to Qin Zhibo before returning.

He originally didn't want to bring any souvenirs back because once Mao Lilan found out, he wouldn't be able to explain their origins.

But Qin Zhibo is one of the people who knows his true identity after all. Even if Mao Lilan finds out about the souvenirs he gave her, she will help him smooth things over.

Moreover, thanks to Qin Zhibo's reasoning, Hades' conspiracy was discovered in time.

Once the bomb explodes, Xiaolan and the others will...

I owe Qin Zhibo too much.

At the suggestion of Dr. Agasa, Conan decided to buy a hardcover commemorative edition of "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" as a gift.

This commemorative edition is only sold in the Baker Street store in the world, and only the first five people who answer the "50 Questions of Sherlock Holmes" correctly every day are eligible to purchase it.

Of course, this is no problem for Conan, a die-hard fan of Sherlock Holmes.

In just 10 minutes, Conan answered all 50 questions correctly and successfully obtained the purchasing qualification.

When Conan came out of the store holding the exquisite Sherlock Holmes series, all the people who were still filling out answer sheets at the door of the store cast envious glances at him.

"Huh... Shinichi, where are we going next?"

After walking around the street for more than two hours, Dr. Agasa was so tired that sweat was pouring down his forehead.

"Let's find a place to rest for a while..."

Conan raised his hand to check the time. "In half an hour, it will be almost time. Let's rush to the airport before Xiaolan and the uncle."

The grandfather and grandson found an air-conditioned roadside beverage shop, went in to enjoy the cool air and spend their last time in London.

In the dim shop, a TV was hung on a Mediterranean-style pillar, playing BBC news programs.

The first to be affected is the Hades case, which has been reported continuously in recent days and even caused a sensation in the whole of Britain yesterday.

After a year-long manhunt, the fugitive serial killer "Hades Sabara" was finally arrested.

The word "net" is very important because he was caught at the Wimbledon tennis tournament while he was carrying out a crime.

However, the London police did not disclose the specific details of Hades' arrest, only saying "with the help of someone familiar with the matter."

This is more in line with Conan's wishes.

In addition, at the end the police publicly called out to the person who stole Hades' bomb detonator, hoping that he would come forward and hand over the detonator to Scotland Yard.

Because of his significant meritorious service, even if it was unsubjective, the police will forgive the thief's behavior and may even apply for government commendations for him.

The media even gave him titles of praise such as "Gentleman Thief" and "Luckiest Thief in History".

Conan: "..."

He had always suspected that this so-called "thief" was not a real thief, but a "caring London citizen" who wanted to stop Hades.

However, the police asked for testimony from the spectators nearby yesterday and found that no one had seen the thief's appearance and the stadium's ticketing system could not find any suspicious persons.

Who on earth is it?
The second piece of news was about the theft of jewels at London's City Hall.

The stolen gem was the world's largest ruby, the "Crimson Tear", which belonged to the Hobber Thaumaturgy.

Conan had some impression of this magic troupe and remembered that it had performed in Japan before.

The third piece of news was about a car accident that occurred at a street intersection in London.

The driver of the car accident fled the scene and two people were injured.

As the host on TV was speaking, the screen switched to a video shot on the scene at that time.

In the video, a white car with its front end deformed by a collision was lying across the middle of the road.

Next to the car, a woman with short blond hair was lying on the ground with her eyes closed.

The camera zoomed in, and Conan and Dr. Agasa were suddenly stunned when they saw the woman's face clearly.

"Eh?"

"This person looks like Xiao Ai..."

Dr. Agasa murmured.

Conan, who had a straw in his mouth, also looked surprised.

Although this woman is much older than Haibara Ai, their faces, hair, and noses are exact copies of each other.

Come to think of it, that guy Huihara is a mixed-race, right?

At this time, the camera turned to another injured person.

There was a blond man lying on the asphalt road. The camera zoomed in and a familiar face appeared in front of Conan.

It's him!

Conan suddenly stood up from his chair and stared at the TV with wide eyes.

After repeated confirmation, this person was indeed Michael!
At this time, Dr. Agasa also recognized him and said, "This person is the one that Xiaolan and I met in the restaurant the day before yesterday, and the one who took the initiative to come and decipher the code!"

After listening to Dr. Agasa's words, Conan was now certain.

Michael did come to London from Japan.

I guess the reason is the same as I guessed before. He became a wanted criminal in Japan because of his appearance, so he had to flee to a foreign country to avoid the limelight temporarily.

But who is the woman with him?

And was this car accident really a coincidence?

At this moment, the blond man in the camera sat up from the ground, blinked his eyes, and his brain seemed to be adapting to the surrounding environment.

Passersby came forward and asked a few questions. At this time, someone in the crowd shouted "gun" and "there is a pistol".

Then the man suddenly got up from the ground, pushed the crowd away and ran away quickly.

The video ended as the man's back disappeared around the corner of the alley.

Then, the scene returns to the host again.

"So far, the London police have not made any response to this incident."

Staring at the TV screen, Conan's intuition told him that there must be some hidden story behind this.

Unfortunately, I had already taken the antidote and had to return to Japan immediately, leaving me no time to investigate.

There is only a long way to go...

"Let's go, Doctor."

"We should go to the airport..."

Conan stood up again, holding the handle of the suitcase with one hand, and was about to walk out when the host on TV suddenly made an urgent voice.

"An urgent news..."

"NASA has just released the latest news. According to the latest data sent back by Voyager 1, there is a wandering planet approaching the solar system at a very fast speed..."

"The relevant departments are still studying the specific situation, but the high-resolution and clear satellite photos have been released to the world first..."

As he spoke, a picture of outer space suddenly appeared, filling the entire TV screen.

I saw a huge brown-red planet in the vast deep space of the universe.

(End of this chapter)