Stay away from Conan.

"What? Shinichi and Hattori Heiji are together today?"

After hearing what Inukai Genichi said, Sonoko, who came out and heard this scene, first asked in surprise, then looked at Conan, who was acting with Hattori Heiji today, as if questioning him about this matter. At the same time, Sonoko also naturally looked at Xiaolan, wondering what she thought.

In this regard, due to Inukai Genichi's words, Conan recalled that when he was talking to Inspector Megure about the "Genji Hotaru" incident today under the identity of Kudo Shinichi, Hattori Heiji was the last to speak, so naturally Inspector Megure would think that "Kudo Shinichi" was with Hattori Heiji.

As a result, he did not expect that the matter would develop like this in the end. Instead, he was questioned by Xiaolan about Kudo Shinichi. As a result, Conan could not help but think of Hattori Heiji who had been too talkative before, which forced him to explain now:
"Ah... well... Anyway, when I saw Brother Heiji, Brother Shinichi was gone!"

So Conan did so and explained.

Inukai Genichi felt a little disappointed when hearing this answer, while Sonoko felt a little angry about it, so she said to Xiaolan:

"Hey! Xiaolan, what's going on! Since Kudo Shinichi has come to Kyoto and met with Hattori Heiji, why is he nowhere to be seen? Moreover, now that Hattori Heiji and the others have such a thing, can't he come over to deal with it? Isn't there a ready-made case? What case is he still solving?"

Conan felt very ashamed when hearing what Sonoko said, and he didn't know how to explain it. At the same time, compared to Sonoko's attitude, Xiaolan's attitude seemed a little distressing. Looking at Conan at this moment, I wonder what she was thinking.

Just like that, after Conan and the others finished saying these words, Inukai Genichi, as an outsider, didn't quite understand the specific relationship between Kudo Shinichi and these people. However, the high school detective in Kanto, the famous "savior of the Japanese police" Kudo Shinichi, just this title alone has made Inukai Genichi have a certain trust in Kudo Shinichi. What's more, now that the connection with the "Genji Hotaru" incident has been discovered, it also has a lot to do with him.

So, now that Inukai Genichi knew that Conan knew that Kudo Shinichi had had contact with Hattori Heiji today, thinking about what Conan had just said, Inukai Genichi could not help but guess:
"Hey... Speaking of which... little brother, those words you just said to me, could it be that Kudo Shinichi said them to you?"

After all, the analysis given by Conan just now made sense, but Hattori Heiji was already unconscious at that time, so it was impossible that it was Hattori Heiji who said it. So now another high school detective has appeared, and Inukai Genichi naturally connects the two together.

In response to this, Conan was somewhat surprised to hear Inukai Genichi's question, but it seemed to be subconscious. In order to make up for his analysis, he habitually replied:
"Yes! Shinichi-nii told me... just now..."

In this way, Conan responded subconsciously under nervousness. After he said it, Conan himself realized the problem first, so he quickly stopped talking and looked at Xiaolan and Sonoko who were standing beside him.

Of course, if this kind of customary explanation was given to Officer Inukai Genichi, it would be fine, but now, Xiaolan and Sonoko are also...

Why did Kudo Shinichi come to Kyoto to meet with Hattori Heiji and talk about the "Genji Hotaru" case? Why is Toyama Kazuha kidnapped because of the "Genji Hotaru" incident, and Hattori Heiji is in a coma due to an accidental car accident? Why doesn't Kudo Shinichi show up to help at this time?
Conan couldn't explain this, and he had to consider what Xiaolan and the others thought, so subconsciously, when he said this, Conan looked at Xiaolan and the others -

As a result, it was obvious that after hearing what Conan said, Sonoko suddenly became energetic and asked Conan:
"What? Shinichi has contacted you? If that's the case, and he's still keeping an eye on things here, then come over here quickly!"

As Sonoko said this, she winked at Xiaolan, indicating that now was a good time for Kudo Shinichi to show up. But Xiaolan didn't seem to have much hope for this. As Sonoko said this, Xiaolan looked at Conan with some worry. This seemed to be a momentary revelation of her feelings. Seeing this in Conan's eyes, for a moment, Conan felt that his heart was hit hard -

I don't know, maybe it's because Xiaolan no longer has any hope that Kudo Shinichi will appear, or because Conan can see from Xiaolan's eyes that Xiaolan seems to have known the truth, so she has this expression.

At this point, he vaguely felt that this matter could not be brushed aside like this. Now Uncle Mori and Mr. Akechi were not in Kyoto, and Hattori Heiji was in a coma after a car accident. So now he really had no excuse to cover up his identity.

so now……

Thinking back to the antidote he had picked up from Ai, Conan realized -

Perhaps, this time, when things have come to this point, we really need a "Kudo Shinichi" to appear!

Therefore, thinking of this, Conan said to everyone with some determination:

"Okay! I'll tell Shinichi-nii-san and ask him to come back soon!"

At this moment, as Conan said this, Conan had already made a decision.

This sentence shocked everyone present, especially Xiaolan and Dr. Agasa. Knowing Conan's true identity, they found it extremely unimaginable to hear Conan say this.

Among them, Dr. Agasa did not expect Conan to choose to change back, and Xiaolan felt more doubtful about Conan's promise.

After all, the idea that Conan is Shinichi is just a guess I have always had about Conan, and there is actually no actual evidence to prove it.

Of course, it’s not that Xiaolan didn’t want to prove it, but after experiencing it several times, Xiaolan realized that it seemed that everyone who knew Conan’s identity secret was helping Conan to hide it, so no matter what she did, she would not succeed. So Xiaolan simply kept believing in this idea in her heart, but never showed it on the surface.

But now, Conan seems to be saying that he has a way to turn back into Kudo Shinichi, so...

In this case, it is not just a question of whether Conan can change back but why he has chosen not to change back. For Xiaolan, if Conan is really Kudo Shinichi, then what is he thinking? (End of this chapter)