Stay away from Conan.

"That is to say, if our previous analysis is correct, the person who originally commissioned us to investigate should be Ito Suehiko, right?

"However, just after we all took over the commission, Ito Suehiko encountered a problem. Someone attacked him and the secretary named Takada...

"In that case, who will contact us later?"

After listening to Hattori Heiji's account of what he heard from Takato, Kudo Shinichi couldn't help but feel extremely curious about the matter. He felt inexplicably confused. He originally thought that the situation was very clear, but now he was confused again.

"Do you think this incident is also related to Kaito Kidd?"

Thus, in response to Kudo Shinichi's doubtful question, Hattori Heiji naturally gave some of his thoughts and said in a speculative manner:

"Think about it, since Kaito Kidd was already involved in this incident during the armored car robbery. And after that, that gang continued to hunt down Kaito Kidd. I guess Kaito Kidd must have been curious about the identities of that gang, right?

"He wanted to investigate the secrets behind this matter, and today, you and Uncle Maori appeared there, and pretended to be Kaito Kid. Maybe because of this, he realized that the identity of your so-called client was suspicious, so he went straight to the client. After finding out the situation, he started to follow us for some other purpose...

"What do you think, Kudo?"

In this way, Hattori Heiji expressed some of his thoughts.

In response to this, Kudo Shinichi thought about it for a moment, and then said:

"It is possible. And judging from the current situation, after revealing the true identity of the client, the whereabouts of Shimizu Reiko is still unknown...

"Is it true that he committed suicide and the body is missing, or is it just a fake death as we guessed, and he is actually hiding somewhere..."

As a result, Kudo Shinichi couldn't help but think about other possibilities.

Hattori Heiji nodded to this and said affirmatively:

"So, the key to the problem seems to be Shimizu Reiko... In that case, it is very likely that the person who attacked Ito Suehiko and his group was Shimizu Reiko...

"According to the existing clues, the real murderer of Nishio's murder should be Shimizu Reiko, but after she killed someone, she gave the gun to Ito Suehiko, who fired the remaining shots...

“Perhaps, Shimizu Reiko’s intention from the beginning was to use Ito Suehiko as a scapegoat, but something unexpected happened, allowing the police to discover the flaws she left behind, so she had no choice but to fake her death and jump into the sea to escape.

"But Ito Suehiko is still alive, and the other party has also escaped death and is now missing. Maybe the conflict between them is so great that they have reached the point where they are fighting against each other...

"But, if that's the case, it doesn't make sense to just knock Ito Suehiko unconscious..."

Hattori Heiji also thought about it a little more, but he still couldn't figure out the key to the problem -

"By the way, Hakuba said that Kaito Kidd should go to Shenshan Trading Company. Why don't we go over and take a look? Maybe the president of Shenshan Trading Company really knows something!"

In response to this, Hattori Heiji made this suggestion.

"If that's the case, I'm afraid we can't get through... or even if we get through, it's probably too late."

However, Kudo Shinichi gave this opinion on this point: "Kaito Kid is in such a hurry to leave, maybe he has seen the right time to do something, and it is obviously impossible for him to be unprepared. Maybe he has already made plans for Shenshan Trading Company...

"But, no matter what, I can't show up at this time! After all, to the outside world, I should be the identity of Kaito Kidd. If I show up at the scene when Kaito Kid is taking action, then this external excuse will be self-defeating...

"Anyway, the situation is no longer the same as it was at the beginning. The police can intervene and investigate smoothly. Let's wait and see after Ito Suehiko wakes up. At least, he should know who attacked him and made him and his secretary unconscious in the dark room of that private room..."

"So... Kudo, do you mean to just stop investigating?"

After listening to Kudo Shinichi's words, Hattori Heiji seemed to have heard something of the meaning and asked.

In response to this, Kudo Shinichi sighed helplessly and said:

"After all, I still have something to do while I'm like this... Ran seems to have suspected that I'm Conan, so this time, I have to further dispel her idea...

"For Xiaolan, her safety..."

At this point, Kudo Shinichi lowered his head slightly, but he was obviously a little unwilling, but also very helpless——

After all, this incident happened today. Since I didn't enter the fantasy park with everyone, after Xiaolan received a call from Uncle Maori, she should have roughly guessed what happened, so I don't know what kind of mood she was in when she contacted me at that time when she said those words.

But obviously, he realized that Xiaolan had been suppressing some emotions.

She seemed to have suspected that she was Kudo Shinichi a long time ago, but she had never shown it until this time, when the situation turned out like this, she couldn't help but almost revealed it, but she finally restrained herself.

However, I also caught the expression that occasionally appeared at that time.

Regarding this situation, since it was urgent and everyone was facing danger, I didn't dare to think too much. I just wanted to complete the client's commission as soon as possible and rescue everyone, so I didn't have time to worry about Xiaolan's situation.

But now, when the threat everyone is facing has been lifted and the development of the incident has basically had a clear direction, it can be said that it can be said that it can slow down a little. At this moment, Kudo Shinichi can't help but think of Xiaolan -

After all, I didn't realize it at first, but now, if Xiaolan already knows that I am Kudo Shinichi, how should I face her in the future?

This problem had been bothering me, but I didn't expect that my mother seemed to have noticed it and was ready to help me deal with it and continue to hide my identity, just like the time when Mr. Matsumoto got married.

At that time, if my mother hadn't suddenly appeared, my suspicion that I was Kudo Shinichi would have been confirmed by Xiaolan...

Oh, wait, speaking of this, could it be that...

Last time, I didn't completely dispel Xiaolan's suspicion? (End of this chapter)