Stay away from Conan.

"Oh, no!"

In response to Kudo Shinichi's question about whether the other party was related to Mizunashi Rena, Xiaolan waved her hand and explained with a smile:
"Actually, the other person is a boy named... Hondou Eisuke. As I said just now, the vacation is almost over and the new semester is about to begin. And this boy named Hondou Eisuke happens to be the transfer student who will be joining our class next.

"So, before school started, he heard from somewhere that my father was the famous detective Maori Kogoro, so he came to visit me."

——A new transfer student? A boy who looks like Rena Mizunashi? Because he knew that the father of Xiaolan, a classmate in the new semester, was a famous detective, he took the initiative to visit before school?

Suspicious, very suspicious!
So, after listening to Xiaolan's explanation, Kudo Shinichi couldn't help but feel extremely worried. He felt that the other party's identity must be extraordinary, and must be closely related to Mizunashi Rena -

Moreover, since Vermouth had a history of pretending to be Dr. Shindo before, considering this time, it is not impossible that Vermouth pretended to be a transfer student.

Therefore, subconsciously, Kudo Shinichi wanted to advise Xiaolan and the others to be wary of this guy named "Hondou Eisuke", but before he could say anything, Kudo Shinichi realized that he could not give any reason to directly ask Xiaolan and the others to be careful of this boy whom he had never even met.

So, Kudo Shinichi quickly changed his words and asked:
"Hey? A new transfer student? What does he want from your father?"

In this way, Kudo Shinichi changed his words to a more reasonable one and asked about the details of the matter.

As a result, Xiaolan explained with a smile:
"No, it's not a commission. It's just... this boy named Hondou Eisuke seems to have very bad luck, so when he heard that my father was called 'Sleeping Kogoro', he really thought that he could solve cases just by sleeping, which was a sign of very good luck, so he wanted to meet my father and see how to improve his luck."

In this way, seeing that Xiaolan seemed to be sharing a very interesting story with him, Kudo Shinichi did not find this statement interesting at all. Instead, he felt more and more nervous, thinking that there was something wrong with the other party no matter how he looked at it -

Even though, I haven't even met the other person.

"Then...what happened next?"

Kudo Shinichi suppressed all the doubts in his heart and couldn't help but continue asking.

Then, Xiaolan thought about it and said:

"Nothing much... After he told me his purpose, my father seemed very unhappy and gave him a lecture. Not long after, another client came, so my father sent him away."

After saying this, Xiaolan looked at Kudo Shinichi who seemed to be silent. She seemed to remember something and said to Kudo Shinichi:

"Oh, right! He said he had bad luck, and it seems to be true. When he came to the office, he accidentally fell down and even scratched his face. It seems that he really has bad luck..."

In this way, Xiaolan commented on Hondou Eisuke's so-called "bad luck", as if she felt that the other party was not lying.

But for Kudo Shinichi, he obviously didn't care about these. He just felt that the other party was just trying to make people think that he was that kind of person in order to make people relax their vigilance.

but……

Wait a moment.

At this moment, although Kudo Shinichi still felt that the other party was very suspicious, there was one thing in what Xiaolan said just now that made him feel as if there was something wrong -

When the other party came to the office, he fell and scratched his face?
Regarding this, Kudo Shinichi couldn't help but ask Xiaolan for confirmation: "That... man named Hondou Eisuke, is he injured?"

"Yeah, his face was a little scratched, so dad was very angry about his intentions, but seeing that he was in such a state, he just sent him away."

Xiaolan explained.

After hearing this, Kudo Shinichi could not help but realize one thing in his mind——

If this is true, and the man named Hondou Eisuke fell and even scratched his face, then it can be seen that his face...

It should be genuine.

After all, if it is a disguise mask, it should be easy to identify after the damage to the skin, so generally speaking, the other party will want to prevent any accidental damage to the face.

But the other party really did this in front of Xiaolan and the others. Could it be that...

Was I really overthinking it? Was the other person not the guy in disguise of Vermouth?

Therefore, the other party is really just an ordinary transfer student, and is not in the same group as those guys. It is simply because his luck is too bad, so he thinks that Uncle Maori is very lucky to solve the case in his sleep, so he wants to know how to become lucky...

Ok……

Kudo Shinichi couldn't help but think that it was too early to draw a conclusion. After all, he hadn't even met the other person, and who knows...

Since the other party looks similar to Mizuno Rena, and it is indeed not a deliberate disguise, then is it possible that the other party is actually related to Mizuno Rena, and therefore still a member of the organization?

Because the organization couldn't find any trace of Rena Mizunashi, they sent this guy out.

With such doubts in her heart, after Kudo Shinichi's face gradually became serious, Xiaolan, who was paying attention to this scene, couldn't help but say:
"What's wrong, Shinichi? Are you curious about this new transfer student? What a pity... If you had come back to school in the new semester, you could have gotten to know him...

"Or, I can introduce you to each other now."

Perhaps because she felt that Kudo Shinichi seemed a little curious about Hondou Eisuke, Xiaolan couldn't help but make this suggestion.

As a result, Kudo Shinichi gradually calmed down, shook his head at Xiaolan, continued to maintain his usual attitude, and said to Xiaolan:

"Ah, it's nothing. I'm just a little curious about whether a person is really unlucky, but... I still have a commission in hand..."

In this way, Kudo Shinichi rejected Xiaolan's suggestion——

After all, this wouldn't work. What if the other party was really someone related to the organization? If I showed up in this state, something bad would happen!
As for meeting that kind of person, I should have plenty of opportunities after I return to Conan's appearance. I'll see then whether the other party is related to the organization or not...

So, thinking of this, Kudo Shinichi suddenly felt a little urgent and wanted to turn back into Conan as soon as possible... (End of this chapter)