The unscrupulous detective in Conan

Chapter 1341 Who do you think I am?
"Hey, Kudo, how have you been lately? Are you doing alright? Have you missed me?"

"That's how it is, what else? But by the way, why did you call me?"

I received your letter...

"I haven't sent you any letters either."

"Someone sent me the letter and asked me to pass it on to you."

"So please organize your thoughts before you speak, so that others can hear you clearly, okay?"

"..."

Heiji Hattori, a young man from Osaka, made a phone call to his friend Shinichi Kudo, also known as Conan Edogawa or Hakiko.

Faced with Hachiko's complaints, Hattori Heiji was speechless, his face drooping, looking as if his good mood had been ruined.

So, Kudo's tone was definitely unfriendly...

Why does it feel like every time I call him, he acts like I owe him money?
After internally complaining, he explained, "It's somewhere around Higashi-Okuho Village, on the outskirts of Okuho. There's a guy named Makoto Yata who says he knows you. There was even another letter in the letter. I'll bring it to you so you can take a closer look when I get there."

Conan was speechless for a moment: "Can't you take a look for me?"

Hattori Heiji said in a serious tone, "Since someone wrote you a letter, of course you should read it yourself!"

He said in a slightly teasing tone, "How could I possibly peek? What if it's something shameful? I don't want to have to wash my eyes."

"Ha ha……"

Conan gave a perfunctory laugh, feeling that Osaka Black Chicken was really overthinking things.

I, Shinichi Kudo, am an upright and honest man. How could I possibly have any shady letters?

Even if there were, it would be those guys who lust after me who sent them to me on their own initiative!
It has nothing to do with me!

Then he asked, "So, when do you plan to come? I'll see if I have time."

"what?"

Hattori Heiji was surprised to hear this. "You're still busy in your current situation?"

"Why can't I be busy?"

"I have so many things to do, okay!"

Conan, holding the phone, spoke with an indignant expression, while pushing the comic books scattered on the sofa beside him.

Hattori Heiji smiled and said, "Is that so? I thought Fujino had stolen all your cases."

Conan: "..."

Why bring up something you don't want to talk about?
Heiji Hattori, whose reaction time was slightly slow, did not notice the silent Conan, and continued, "I'll probably be there the day after tomorrow. I'm investigating a case these days, and I can only go over after I finish investigating it."

Conan: "..."

You really deserve to die!

The thought that even this Osaka black chicken had a case to investigate made Conan feel his fists harden.

Why is it that we're all high school detectives, but you're the only one who can solve cases while I have nothing?
This is not fair!

Conan mentally scoffed for a moment, then simply replied, "I know, we'll talk when you get here," and hung up the phone.

He shoved his phone into his pocket, crossed his arms, took a deep breath, and calmed himself down.

"How awful..."

"Now I'm trapped in the body of a child who can't do anything."

"It's all that shady organization's fault!"

"Aminos..."

After cursing under his breath and giving Gin a shout of "Sage!", Conan finally calmed down.

Feeling a bit hungry, he thought for a moment and decided to get up and get some fries from the refrigerator.

Just as he stood up, a voice came:

"Hey, what did you say? I still can't get through to Yingyou on the phone?"

"how could it be possible……"

"Has something happened?"

Ran Mouri was on the phone talking to her best friend Sonoko, and she looked a little troubled.

Conan raised his head, looking like a child: "Ran-neechan, what's wrong with Eisuke-nii?"

"It's nothing, I just can't get through on the phone."

Xiaolan sighed and said with some worry, "The calligraphy ceremony at the start of the new semester at the end of winter break (where we write a piece of calligraphy at the school gate) has been canceled. I wanted to tell him, since we had contacted each other before, but he completely cut off contact after that."

"I couldn't get in touch with him and asked Sonoko for help, but it seems that Sonoko can't get through to him either."

"I really don't know what he went off to do."

Conan frowned upon hearing this, sensing that Hondou Eisuke's reaction was slightly off.

Normally, how could this kid dare not answer Xiaolan's call?
Could something have happened?

Conan thought about it and felt that something was amiss. Suddenly, the image of Fujino's cunning old face flashed through his mind.

Thinking back on the previous events, and the time when this old man fooled Hondo Eisuke, he felt there was a connection between them.

Immediately, she spoke up and suggested, "Hey, Ran-neechan, it seems like Fujino-nii and Eisuke-nii are getting quite close, right?"

"It seems like he's still investigating something for Brother Yingyou..."

"Does Fujino-nii know where Eisuke-nii is?"

The dazed little unicorn girl pondered these words for a moment, then exclaimed in sudden realization, "Oh right, how come I didn't think of that!"

"Conan, you're so smart!"

"Where!"

"Let's go ask our senior!"

…………

"Akemi-nee, is Fujino-senpai home?"

"Not here. Has anyone else been assigned to this job?"

After arriving in Snow King Ice City, Xiaolan asked a question and then learned from Mingmei that Fujino had gone out early in the morning to handle a request.

For a moment, she felt a little helpless and asked, "Then, when will he be able to come back, senior?"

When faced with questions from her neighbor's little sister, Mingmei naturally answered them all: "I don't know either, but I should be back tonight. I was back last night too."

"Well, thank you, Mingmei-nee."

Ran gave a polite thank you, feeling a little regretful. She was just about to call Conan to come with her when she saw Conan running quickly towards the Fujino house, saying something as he ran:
"Hey, is Ai Haibara home?"

"She is..."

"Then, Ran-neechan, you go home first, I'm going to go play with Haibara!"

"...?"

Xiao Lan silently typed a question mark upon hearing this.

Why is this Conan different from the one I usually know?

She didn't quite remember that Conan and Ai Haibara usually liked to play together...

But after thinking about it, considering that Conan had spent his summer vacation playing video games, reading comics, and lying at home drinking cola and eating fries, and considering what he would look like as an adult, Ran gave up on her doubts. Well, it's better for the child to go out and play with other kids.

If you stay at home all the time, you'll end up becoming one of those fat, shut-in guys who lie in bed reading comics and grinning like an idiot.

Conan had already found Ai Haibara in her room.

However, the gray cat, who is currently sitting in front of the computer and working with its tiny fingers tapping on the keyboard, is very annoyed by this rude interruption.

So, with her panda eyes and dark circles, she dragged Conan out of the room and into the living room where she and Akemi were, and said:

"So, Edogawa, what's the matter with you? Don't tell me you're just bored and came here to chat idly."

Conan, unfazed by Ai Haibara's resentful expression, explained, "I want to ask you where Fujino went."

Ai Haibara was quite puzzled by this question.

You're asking me about Fujino's whereabouts?
I wouldn't know if you didn't tell me, and even if I did, I wouldn't tell you!

Who do you think I am?
However, considering that she didn't know where Fujino had gone, she simply replied:

"Fujino has recently taken on a case and is quite busy. He usually leaves in the morning and doesn't return until it gets dark at night."

"is it?"

Conan stroked his chin, sensing that something was off about Fujino.

He remembered that this guy usually handled orders very quickly...

Why haven't you been coming home all day this time?

But considering the other party is a business detective, it's understandable.

Unlike me, who solves cases simply out of a belief in truth and justice.

Ai Haibara had no idea what Conan was thinking. She simply glanced at Conan and asked, "So, Edogawa, what brings you here today? You didn't just come here to ask me this question, did you?"

"Can't I come if there's nothing wrong..."

"You must have something to say for yourself."

"..."

Conan was speechless for a moment.

But thinking about it, it seems that's really the case.

After shrinking, he had nothing to do for entertainment or to pass the time. Besides playing games, reading comics, and being a shut-in, he could only go out and play with the other little ones.

He can't play with these little brats at all.

As for Ai Haibara, who shares a similar experience...

Just think about that sharp-tongued little girl; you might end up getting a barrage of insults from her.

Conan still finds playing video games and reading comics more enjoyable.

I can be a shut-in, it's not like I can't be one.

Anyway, I'm still a first-grader!
However, he didn't come here today to be insulted by the sharp-tongued little girl.

Just as the sharp-tongued little girl guessed, he had something to ask for.

He came over to inquire about the antidote for APTX4869.

"You mean you want me to give you two antidote pills, just in case?"

Ai Haibara looked at Edogawa, who was asking her for the antidote, and her face was full of "you're dreaming" expressions.

Conan chuckled: "Think about it, what if we encounter some kind of situation? Wouldn't it be better to have the antidote than not?"

"Hehehe..."

Ai Haibara rolled her eyes, crossed her arms, and said, "Then I shouldn't have given it to you even more."

Conan gave a deadpan look: "Why?"

Ai Haibara's expression remained unchanged: "Because of what you said, I immediately think that you definitely won't be able to control yourself and will secretly take the medicine, turn back into your original body, 'taste the forbidden fruit' or something, and then come back to me for it."

"Would I do that?"

"It's hard to say..."

Ai Haibara glanced disdainfully at Edogawa in front of her, not believing at all that this Hakiko would refrain from using it.

We've been neighbors for so long, do you think I don't know what kind of nonsense you're trying to spew out?

You've jumped to your death so many times, do you still think I'd believe you?
Ai Haibara thought to herself, wondering what Hakiko was thinking.

Faced with that inexplicable expression that made him feel helpless, Conan was speechless. He felt that Ai Haibara was becoming a bit annoying, just like that old man Fujino: "I promise I won't eat it!"

"So, is your guarantee credible?"

"Let me guess..." Ai Haibara sighed, her eyelids drooping. "Could it be that someone sent you a challenge this time, and you got so angry that you decided to turn back into Shinichi Kudo and give that person a piece of your mind?"

"Well..." Conan hesitated for a moment, actually thinking the same thing, but he could never say it out loud. So he explained, "I just wanted to be prepared, just in case it comes in handy."

Upon hearing this, Ai Haibara knew she had guessed correctly, and immediately retorted, "You don't actually think that antidotes are a cure-all, do you?"

"Putting aside the fact that drug resistance will shorten the time, we don't even know the side effects of the antidote yet. Aren't you afraid that you'll die on the spot after taking the medicine?"

"Dead?!"

Conan was stunned for a moment: "Was it that serious? How did you still dare to eat it back then?"

Conan imagined the little girl's fearless demeanor before she went to flirt with Fujino, and suddenly felt that the little girl wasn't such a coward after all.

He was, in a way, a warrior who, like himself, charged forward for love.

Ai Haibara also stroked her chin: "It's not that bad. Under normal circumstances, the antidote won't kill you..."

"call……"

Just as Conan breathed a sigh of relief, he paused, then continued, "However, it's not so clear under abnormal circumstances."

"what?"

Conan exclaimed in surprise, only to see her explain in a serious tone: "In cases of excessive medication, excessive physical fatigue, or any abnormal condition, taking the antidote may produce some unexpected side effects."

"For example, it could lead to disability, amnesia, or brain damage that makes one stupid."

"Why didn't you say so sooner?" Conan was dumbfounded. "This thing actually has side effects?"

"I meant under abnormal circumstances," Ai Haibara shrugged. "As long as you don't take the medicine under abnormal circumstances, you can guarantee complete safety, right?"

"So what kind of abnormal situation is it?"

"I'm not too sure about that." Ai Haibara shook her head slightly. "After all, no medicine can guarantee that it has absolutely no side effects. Even large pharmaceutical development institutions cannot collect all the side effects, let alone me alone."

"..."

Conan wanted to say something, but after thinking about it, he decided to let it go.

This is a venomous snake that I can't afford to offend.

Besides, they've already helped you develop the antidote, so what can you say?

Just bear with the side effects.

After all, he didn't know much about medicine; at most, he only knew some pharmaceutical chemistry...

They develop antidotes and poisons.

Just believe whatever people say.

(End of this chapter)