Stay away from Conan.

Of course, no one at the scene took Sonoko's words seriously. After all, that was just her personality and most people were used to it. Only Toyama and Ye were a little confused. After hearing what Sonoko said, they asked in surprise:

"Huh? Is that so?"

  After asking this question, Sonoko saw that Ran seemed to be immune to this statement, so he laughed and touched the back of his head, and said to Toyama Kazuha who seemed to take his words seriously:

"No, no, I was just saying it casually."

"Really?"

Hearing this, Yuanshan Heye tilted his head in confusion for a moment, then returned to his own guess and said:

"Then it's more likely that Kudo Shinichi is in trouble?"

For a moment, Toyama Kazuha's analysis almost touched upon the truth of "Kudo Shinichi's disappearance", which made the several parties present who knew the truth feel a little unsure of what to say -

Admittedly, because the fact that Kudo Shinichi is still alive cannot be exposed to the public, the rumor that Kudo Shinichi is dead is actually not new. In fact, it is a good thing to have such rumors. In this way, the members of the organization who know that Kudo Shinichi has died from the organization's drugs will not pay attention to Kudo Shinichi for the time being.

However, for people around Kudo Shinichi, the news they know is completely different. They know that Kudo Shinichi is still alive, but he has never shown up. They only occasionally exchange messages through phone calls or emails.

As a result, the people around Kudo Shinichi, such as Inspector Megure, only know that Kudo Shinichi is still alive. But for some reason, Kudo Shinichi has become extremely low-key recently, and even after solving a case, he doesn't want to take the credit for it.

Therefore, for Inspector Megure and others, this situation seemed to be based on their trust in Kudo Shinichi, and they were convinced by Kudo Shinichi's words, so they did not doubt or think about why Kudo Shinichi had not returned for so long.

And now, the doubts were actually thought of by Yuanshan Heye, which inevitably made the people present feel a little overwhelmed.

  Among them, Gao Yuan had never expected that it would be Toyama and Ye who would be the first to point out the doubts. Faced with such doubts, how would Xiaolan, who should have known the truth, respond, and how should he and others react?

For a moment, Gao Yuan was actually a little unsure.

After all, Gao Yuan doesn’t have any emergency plan to deal with such things?

——"What are you talking about, idiot! How could something happen to Kudo Shinichi! I was in contact with him a few days ago!"

Perhaps it was because of his own slip of the tongue that caused Toyama Kazuha to speculate, Hattori Heiji could not wait to explain, wanting Toyama Kazuha to stop speculating recklessly, lest she lead the way and the truth of Kudo Shinichi's disappearance might once again arouse suspicion.

Therefore, based on the principle that one should deal with the troubles one has caused, Hattori Heiji was the first to stand up and refute.

However, it seemed that he was a little anxious because of his quick words. After he finished speaking, Gao Yuan and Xiao Ai beside him looked at Hattori Heiji with a bitter expression.

It's really a case of good intentions leading to bad results. This time, there's another flaw...

"what?"

  Sure enough, after hearing what Hattori Heiji said about herself, Toyama Kazuha pursed her lips in dissatisfaction, and then asked back:

"You said you were in contact with him a few days ago? Then why did he contact you when he had time but didn't reply to Xiaolan's email? Could it be..."

As he said this, Toyama Kazuha looked at Hattori Heiji suspiciously and asked:

"You know where Kudo Shinichi is, but you are helping him hide something, right?" It might be a blind guess, but it hit the point. However, it backfired and made Hattori Heiji feel even more difficult.

Gao Yuan and Xiao Ai, who were standing by, had become somewhat numb after watching this scene. At the same time, their gazes had shifted from Hattori Heiji and Toyama Kazuha to Xiaolan, as if they were concerned about Xiaolan's reaction.

As for Conan himself, he was a little flustered and at a loss at the moment -

  Why didn’t I reply to Xiaolan’s email?

I subconsciously recalled this incident. It seemed that when I went camping that day, I didn't bring Kudo Shinichi's phone with me but left it at Dr. Agasa's house to charge. After that, I was hospitalized for so many days because of the bullet, so I didn't pay attention to the phone...

Thinking of this, Conan felt a little regretful. If he had known earlier, he would have asked Dr. Agasa to bring the phone to him, but it's too late now!

  So, Conan's thoughts were a little confused as he thought about this. He felt that if he continued like this, Xiaolan might really start to suspect something. What should he do?

Is there any good explanation for all this?

But it seems...

There is no better way to explain all this!

After thinking about it, it seems that the most direct and effective way is to transform myself back into Kudo Shinichi and appear in front of everyone. In this way, I can explain everything to everyone in person, but...

Thinking of this, Conan looked at Ai beside him pleadingly, as if hoping that she had the medicine that could turn him back to his original appearance, so that he could return to the appearance of Kudo Shinichi and explain to Xiaolan and the others.

But obviously, how could Ai carry this kind of medicine with her at all times? Moreover, the newly developed medicine is still kept secret from Conan!

  In this way, facing the current situation, Hattori Heiji racked his brains, thinking about how to explain to exonerate Kudo Shinichi. Does he have to go back to the beginning of the topic and directly admit that he is not as good as Kudo Shinichi and that he is far inferior to him in solving cases?

how can that be!

For a moment, Hattori Heiji thought about it, and finally focused his attention on Conan, with a depressed expression -

After all, isn't it because this guy has been hiding his identity? Why not just...

Just as Hattori Heiji was feeling a headache and began to think about a solution to put an end to it all, he heard the voices of other people in his class who were making preparations outside suddenly become agitated.

Afterwards, when everyone didn't know what was happening outside, they heard a female classmate from their class running over in a hurry, and found where Xiaolan and Sonoko were. Then, with a slightly blushing face, she said to Xiaolan:

"Xiaolan! Go out and take a look! Kudo... Kudo he..."

As if the incident was too exciting, the girl ran over in a hurry, panting, and said the name "Kudo", which immediately attracted everyone's attention.

"Kudo is back!"

After taking a breath, the girl finally said this sentence in full... (End of this chapter)