Stay away from Conan.

"G-Kudo...Shinichi!"

Shortly after Conan left the ward door, Xiaolan received a reply letter shortly after she sent an email, informing her that he was now in Kyoto and was about to thoroughly investigate the truth behind the abduction of Kazuha and the others.

Thus, knowing the news about Kudo Shinichi and that he was also investigating the current thorny matter, Inukai Genichi was very excited and asked:

"Is that high school detective really willing to help investigate this case?"

So, seeing Inukai Genichi's expression as if he had grabbed a life-saving straw, Xiaolan couldn't help but nodded and said to Inukai Genichi:

"Yes... and Shinichi wants us to go find him, and he also hopes that the police officer can go there..."

"Really? That's really... a big help!"

When Inukai Gen heard that Kudo Shinichi seemed to have specifically asked him to go, Inukai Gen naturally agreed because he had always wanted to meet the famous high school detective.

Therefore, for Hattori Heiji who was still in the hospital, Inukai Genichirō asked the police officers to continue to guard here and prevent any unidentified guys from approaching. Then Inukai Genichirō prepared to follow Xiaolan and the others to face Kudo Shinichirō.

At the same time, when they heard that they were going to meet Kudo Shinichi, the children who had never formally met Kudo Shinichi before were also excited and wanted to go along.

In this regard, seeing the children so excited, Xiaolan couldn't help but advise them, saying that because of the incident, all actions must be kept secret for the time being, especially the news that Kudo Shinichi had also come here, and the children must not reveal it at all. Only then did Xiaolan agree to take them along.

So, in response to Xiaolan's request, the children nodded seriously and agreed to what Xiaolan said because they knew it was related to the incident.

So just like that, under the leadership of Inukai Genichi, Xiaolan and others left the hospital to meet Kudo Shinichi, who was mysterious but was investigating the current incident.

So, after everyone left, in this hospital, outside Hattori Heiji's ward, Iori Muga, who was sitting on a chair in the corridor and reading a newspaper, like an ordinary person who came to visit patients in the hospital's inpatient department, finally waited until the police and others left Hattori Heiji's ward, but -

Are there police officers guarding the entire process? And...

Kudo Shinichi?

Iori Muga was very perceptive. In fact, he had been waiting here for a long time to visit Hattori Heiji on behalf of Ooka Koye. Naturally, he had been paying attention to the situation in the ward. Those girls and children, who should be considered Hattori Heiji's friends, mentioned the name Kudo Shinichi several times during the conversation, and Iori Muga easily heard it.

That high school detective who was once so popular and famous?
I haven't heard any news about him for a long time. I didn't expect that he is still in contact with Hattori Heiji?

Therefore, thinking in this way, Iori Muga saw that there were policemen guarding the ward the whole time, and that Kudo Shinichi should also be investigating the matters related to Hattori Heiji's accident. In addition, Akechi Takato should have taken action. Therefore, Iori Muga was basically sure that Hattori Heiji was fine, so there was no need for him to stay here, and he prepared to go back and report the matter to Ooka Momiji -

After all, if you try to get close to Hattori Heiji at this time when there are police officers guarding him, you might end up causing trouble.

……

According to the content of the email sent by Kudo Shinichi, Xiaolan and others went through several twists and turns and finally arrived at an alley not far from the hospital.

Here, everyone saw a young man wearing a hat, who seemed to be intentionally covering his face. He was standing here alone, waiting for everyone to come.

"Shin, Shinichi!" After coming here, Xiaolan only saw the man's figure from a distance and did not see the other person's face clearly, but she already felt that the person in front of her was Kudo Shinichi whom she had not seen for a long time.

So, feeling a little nervous and a little bit unbelievable, thinking about how long it had been since Conan left, and how Kudo Shinichi had actually appeared, Xiaolan couldn't help herself after all, and ran towards the person in front of her -

When she got closer, Xiaolan finally saw the other person's true face hiding under the brim of the hat. It was indeed Kudo Shinichi!

"Xiaolan...long time no see!"

So, as Xiaolan got closer, the figure wearing a hat, the real Kudo Shinichi, seemed to have been planning for this "reunion" for a long time. He tried his best to put a relaxed smile on his face, looked up, and responded to Xiaolan.

Seeing this, as Kudo Shinichi's figure and voice were exactly as close as in her memories, Xiaolan's eyes could not help but well up, as if tears were welling up in them.

At this point, Xiaolan's words were a little choked up. Even though she roughly guessed that Kudo Shinichi was actually Conan who had always been by her side, she still couldn't help but ask:
"Shinichi... where have you been for so long?"

"Yeah! You've come to Kyoto and are still with Hattori Heiji. Can't you spare some time to come back and see Xiaolan?"

But seeing that Xiaolan looked a little weak after seeing Kudo Shinichi again, Sonoko couldn't help but come over and scold Kudo Shinichi like this.

Kudo Shinichi was helpless about this. He felt distressed when he saw Xiaolan, but he still looked a little relaxed on the surface and said:

"This... there's nothing we can do about it! I came here to help Hattori Heiji investigate the case..."

"Investigating a case? Are you also going to help Hattori Heiji find his first love?"

But in response to such a statement, Yuanzi asked back with some doubt.

——As for the purpose of the initial investigation, it seems that what you said is correct...

Listening to Sonoko's words, Kudo Shinichi thought with a bitter smile in his heart, but he naturally couldn't admit this, and the key to the matter now was not here, so Kudo Shinichi quickly retracted his emotions and said seriously:
"Now is not the time to talk about this. Because Hattori Heiji and I discovered a serial murder case that happened in three places, and we got some clues in Kyoto, so we went to investigate separately... Now, I didn't expect Hattori Heiji to encounter such an accident, and even Kazuha and Haibara were involved, so our focus now is..."

As he said this, Kudo Shinichi looked at the police officer Inukai Genichi who had followed him.

"Mr. Officer, I have some ideas next, and I'm afraid I need your help..."

Kudo Shinichi explained this directly to Officer Inukai Genichi.

"Grey Yuan?"

The children who came with them were a little nervous and excited about meeting Kudo Shinichi, but because it seemed like he was reuniting with Xiaolan after a long time, the children were tactful and did not start talking to Kudo Shinichi right away.

However, compared to this, because of what Kudo Shinichi said just now, the children unexpectedly caught that Kudo Shinichi's way of addressing Ai was a bit strange... (End of this chapter)