Stay away from Conan.

Xiaolan couldn't quite describe how she felt right now, because she probably guessed that if Conan was Kudo Shinichi, he would become like this, and there must be some hidden story behind it that he couldn't tell her, and plus everyone was still helping him hide it, which meant that this matter absolutely couldn't be known by outsiders, otherwise it might cause some consequences.

Therefore, Xiaolan can understand Shinichi and his friends' actions. After all...

It seems that I really can't help with cases like Shinichi's parents, or Mr. Akechi, and Hattori Heiji, so in order to protect myself, just like when I was in the Sakura Class, even if there was danger, everyone kept it a secret from me, it seems natural that Shinichi chooses not to tell me the truth.

but……

but……

At this moment, after Conan said "I will let Shinichi come back soon", if I guessed wrong, Conan and Shinichi are not the same person, it would be fine, but...

If Conan is Shinichi, and he chooses to transform back into Kudo Shinichi in order to deal with the danger encountered by Hattori Heiji and the others, even if there may be risks in returning to his original form, this makes Xiaolan feel very complicated at the moment...

Of course, Xiaolan wanted to see Shinichi very much, and she also understood why Shinichi did this, but...

only……

As a person who has always been protected, Xiaolan actually also longs to be like Hattori Heiji, Mr. Akechi and others, not someone who is always protected, but someone who can stand by his side like them.

However, Xiaolan knew that this matter was not Shinichi's problem, but that she had never chosen to take that step to become someone who could not be protected but could stand shoulder to shoulder with him.

Just like what happened today, if I had been a little braver and more thoughtful, I would not have let Kazuha and Ai be taken away in front of me.

So, Xiaolan knew that there was nothing wrong with Shinichi and the others doing this, but she was just too weak.

I want to change, but I don't know how. So, even though I have guessed that Shinichi has always been by my side, all I can do is pretend nothing happened and do nothing.

So, Xiaolan thought so in her heart, her expression was a little silent, as if she didn't hear what Sonoko said to her at all.

Conan saw Xiaolan's reaction and felt extremely distressed...

I have been unable to return to my original appearance. At this moment, the police have learned that "Kudo Shinichi" is working with Hattori Heiji. Hattori Heiji is now in a coma due to an accident, but Kazuha and Haibara need to be rescued. At this time...

It would be best to investigate the matter as Kudo Shinichi, morally and logically, now that he has the chance to recover as Kudo Shinichi.

Otherwise, even if he didn't return to his original state, many things would be inconvenient for Conan as a child.

and so……

This is all we can do.

Or, for Conan himself, he also hopes that he can change back if he has the chance, otherwise he would not have returned the medicine box of Xiao Ai that he found. However, the problem is, after changing back, how should he face Xiao Lan...

So, when Conan was thinking about this, Inukai Genichi, a police officer standing by, naturally didn't understand the twists and turns. He just said happily after learning that Kudo Shinichi would come over:
"Is this true? If that high school detective comes to help, it will surely be of great help in this case!"

Having said this, he, who had been feeling stressed due to the absence of Ayanokouji Fumimaro, now felt a little relieved. At the same time, this was also because the previous incident at the Kyoto Image Agency was easily resolved with the participation of detectives such as Takato and Hattori Heiji, so Inukai Genichi was not averse to detectives.

"Since Kudo Shinichi thinks there might be something wrong with Sannoji, I won't go there to inquire about the situation. How about... I simply send a few plainclothes policemen to observe the situation? What do you think..."

So, Inukai Genichi said, as if he was treating Conan as a stepping stone for his current conversation with Kudo Shinichi.

At this point, Conan's thoughts returned to the incident as Inukai Genichi said. It was indeed just as Inukai Genichi said, he already suspected the problem at Sannoji Temple, so sending people to investigate Sannoji Temple was the normal practice, but this investigation had to be done in secret, after all, given the current situation -

The three mysterious men took Kazuha hostage, probably to threaten Hattori Heiji. And now Hattori Heiji has been in a car accident, which is probably unknown to those people, so...

I feel like we can take advantage of this information gap here.

So, in response to Inukai Genichi's words, Conan, who still looked like a child, played the whole act, nodded, and said:
"I'll tell Shinichi-nii-san."

After saying this, under everyone's somewhat surprised gaze, Conan looked at Dr. Agasa who knew the truth about his identity and provided him with a lot of help. After signaling with his eyes, Conan then said that he would find a way to contact Kudo Shinichi, and then left the front of the ward alone, and then Dr. Agasa, who understood, followed him -

After all, at this moment, Dr. Agasa was frightened by the decision expressed in Conan's previous words. He wanted to ask Conan alone about his true thoughts, and if he really intended to turn back into Kudo Shinichi, he would have to need his help no matter what.

Just like that, after Dr. Agasa also left with an excuse, in front of the ward, after listening to Conan's words, Sonoko advised Xiaolan with great concern:

"Hey! Xiaolan! That kid said he could contact Kudo Shinichi, and Kudo Shinichi is very likely in Kyoto right now. In that case, you don't have to wait any longer! Anyway, you have Shinichi's contact information, right? Why don't you contact him yourself!"

As she said this, Sonoko was very excited and seemed very supportive of the fact that her best friend could meet her elusive crush.

But Xiaolan did not seem that excited about this. Because of the distress in her heart, Xiaolan said nothing, but tried her best to appear calm. She smiled and nodded at Sonoko, then she took out her cell phone and started sending emails to Kudo Shinichi.

Seeing this, Yuanzi was very anxious about Xiaolan's slow pace, and said in a hurry:

"Hey! Xiaolan, why are you so calm? Why are you still sending emails? Conan must have a way to contact Shinichi directly!"

In this regard, Xiaolan is naturally clear about this, but——

"It's okay. Since we're bound to meet, there's no need to rush."

Xiaolan sighed deeply, looked at Yuanzi calmly, and said gently... (End of this chapter)