The unscrupulous detective in Conan

Chapter 1355 What did you say? Me, comparing myself to Fujino? (Confused face)

Shinichi Kudo was immediately dumbfounded.

No, detective work, a profession whose primary goal is solving cases...

How can you flaunt your seniority?!

If you're going to flaunt your qualifications, are you a detective?
No, when I was a detective, you were still a rich second-generation heir!

How could you say such a thing?
Shinichi Kudo silently thought to himself, "This is ridiculous."

But think about Fujino's thought process.

If I said that, Old Deng would probably reply: "High school, middle school, and elementary school detectives don't count. Detectives don't make money or take cases. What kind of detective are you?"

In the end, he couldn't think of a good way to refute it.

All I can say is that he's quite skilled at using words.

I have absolutely no chance of beating Fujino, that old man, and Ai Haibara, that little girl, and her family.

Hattori Heiji crouched down, examined Yata Makoto who had been knocked down by Fujino's karate chop, and asked curiously, "How is he now? How did he suddenly become like that?"

"It is estimated to be a sudden onset of mental illness caused by endocrine disorders in the brain due to excessive stress."

Ai Haibara, the science enthusiast who was standing to the side with her hands tucked in, spoke up at this moment and explained calmly: "Things like stress reactions and mental disorders are caused by severe stress disorders that lead to the overactivation of the emotional center in the brain, resulting in prefrontal cortex dysfunction."

"Judging from his behavior, he was just acting like that crazy person he was just now."

Hattori Heiji said "Oh," as if he understood, but also as if he didn't.

It can only be said that for someone whose professional knowledge and cultural understanding are not as good as Shinichi Kudo's, who is practically cheating, these things are too difficult to understand.

What is this young lady babbling about? I can't understand a word she's saying.

Fujino explained simply, "It's like being so frightened that they went crazy. There are many such cases in rural legends. Some say they were cursed, while others say they were possessed by spirits."

"In reality, it was an emotional breakdown caused by a stimulus."

"Then I understand."

You said our black chickens don't understand what you mean by "professional".

But if you talk about folk tales of spirits and monsters, he won't be sleepy at all.

After thinking for a moment, he asked again, "Is there any hope for this guy? Will he stay insane forever?"

"It's hard to say."

Fujino crossed his arms and said helplessly, "Who can really explain something like this? All I can say is that this incident was a huge blow to him."

Kazuha Toyama couldn't help but look at him with pity: "Yes, he admired Kudo-kun so much, but then a misunderstanding arose, and only later did he realize that this was the truth..."

Xiaolan, having recovered from her earlier state, chimed in, "Indeed, it's a bit pitiful."

Fujino glanced at Kudo beside him and said, "If you ask me, you shouldn't have meddled in other people's business in the first place. Now look what's happened, you've driven them crazy."

"what?"

Upon hearing this, Shinichi Kudo looked puzzled: "Where did I drive him crazy?"

"I was just fulfilling the village chief's wish, to prevent that child from being discriminated against by the villagers because of this incident. Please don't throw mud at me!"

"..."

Fujino looked at him speechlessly: "Oh right, right, right, people don't understand what's going on. They called you but you didn't answer, and they went to your house several times but you weren't home..."

"If you hadn't disappeared, would this have happened today?"

"..."

Upon hearing this, Shinichi Kudo fell silent.

So, Fujino, that old man, is just making excuses to mock me, right?
No, it's Conan who usually offends you, not me, Shinichi Kudo. I, Shinichi Kudo, have no grudge against you, so why are you mocking me?
Kudo thought to himself.

Xiao Lan, who was standing next to her, seemed to realize something after thinking for a moment.

The senior said that... he must be standing up for me!

Thinking this, she followed.

She said in a resentful tone, "So, Shinichi, if you were home, this wouldn't have happened. What are you doing right now?"

"It was the same last time; they came back and immediately ran away!"

"Ah this..."

Shinichi Kudo was speechless for a moment, feeling that his childhood friend was siding with outsiders.

But thinking about it carefully, what he said makes a lot of sense.

But I didn't disappear on purpose!
Do you think I'd want to become Conan?

Damn, this kind of thing still can't be explained...

He mentally scoffed for a moment, then put on a helpless expression and explained, "I've got a case to handle..."

"What kind of case requires this kind of treatment?"

"Of course I can't say. You'd better not ask about the commission."

Faced with a barrage of questions from his childhood friend, Shinichi Kudo was at a loss for words and could only try to deflect the question by saying that he was a detective protecting his client's secrets.

At the same time, he began to silently greet Gin's immortal.

In short, it's all the organization's fault!
…………

After being taken to the village hospital, Makoto Uta woke up not long after and processed the fact that he had become the clown because he hadn't heard the police officer's words clearly.

After dealing with the matter, everyone returned to the inn, intending to leave.

Outside the hotel, Shinichi Kudo and Heiji Hattori sat on the brick railing of a large tree by the entrance, and, unusually, began to chat as high school detectives.

"Speaking of which, you're turning back into Shinichi Kudo because you want to explain this to that guy in person, right?"

When Hattori asked him about it, Shinichi Kudo sighed and said, "Fujino has a point. Ultimately, this whole thing is my fault."

"Of course, I should be the one to solve this problem myself."

As he spoke, he chuckled helplessly, "But it's been too long since I've turned back into Shinichi Kudo. It's not bad to turn back occasionally and experience adult life."

"After all, Haibara rarely gives me the chance to use medicine."

“They even tried to scare me with the side effects of the medication, saying that it could cause amnesia or something.”

Heiji Hattori couldn't help but retort, "Come to think of it, I really did think you lost your memory after you turned back."

"Hey, you didn't even recognize me?" Shinichi Kudo was speechless for a moment, slightly disappointed in his best friend: "Fujino could tell that Makoto Yata was an imposter just by looking at him and judging by his height."

"what?"

"What did you say?"

Hattori Heiji looked completely bewildered, pointing to his dark face: "Comparing me to Fujino?"

"Is this even comparable?"

"..."

Shinichi Kudo paused for a moment, then suddenly realized that there really wasn't much to compare.

How does this compare?
Even in the swordsmanship that Hattori is so proud of, Fujino is only about 30% equal to him.

That is, Fujino Santo, Hattori Heiji, that kid was lying down for seven days.

They both fell silent for a moment, not continuing to think about this heavy topic.

Hattori Heiji changed the subject, saying, "But speaking of which, how long can you stay transformed back this time?"

"I remember that the antidote that the young lady had, it should have a time limit, right?"

"She told me that the current version of the antidote lasts for 24 hours."

"Twenty-four hours, so you can have a proper date with your Lan-jie for almost a whole day, right?" "Hey, what kind of talk is that?"

Shinichi Kudo felt a little awkward and changed the subject, saying, "But speaking of which, when are you planning to go back?"

"what?"

Hattori Heiji lowered his eyelids slightly: "I've only just arrived, I haven't even gone back to Tokyo yet, why are you rushing me to go back?"

"That's not what I meant, I was just asking."

"It will probably take a few days. Anyway, I don't have anything to do lately, so I can spend some time with Kazuha in Tokyo."

After hearing this, Shinichi Kudo thought for a moment and then said, "Would you like to help me investigate Fujino's matter?"

"what?"

Hattori Heiji paused for a moment, then crossed his arms and said, "So, what were you thinking, getting me involved in something like this..."

"Let me tell you, I won't get involved in FBI matters."

"My dad is the head of the Osaka headquarters, after all. You want me to work with the FBI? That's practically selling out my father!"

Kudo Shinichi: "..."

Goodness, I didn't expect you to be so loyal.

He mentally grumbled for a moment, then explained, "It's now basically confirmed that Fujino is posing as a doctor. I just called Professor Judy to confirm, and that the traditional Chinese medicine doctor took another day off today."

Heiji Hattori understood what he meant: "So, whenever Fujino has something to do, the doctor takes leave, which confirms that the other person is Fujino, right?"

"That's pretty much it. All that's left is to expose Fujino's identity."

Shinichi Kudo nodded: "However, it's not easy to expose his identity right now. We need to think about how to explain it if we do expose him... If I frequently appear at the scene without a reason, he will definitely become suspicious."

Hattori Heiji retorted, "So, you're going to use me as a scapegoat, is that it?"

Shinichi Kudo said in a serious tone, "You can try to shift the blame onto me!"

Hattori Heiji:"……"

When Shinichi Kudo does something bad, it's all Conan's fault.

When Conan is around, everything is done by Shinichi Kudo, right?

You've really mastered this trick...

But thinking about it carefully, going to the hospital, catching Fujino or something.

Don't say it, don't say it!
This is truly a great opportunity to win back a city from that guy Fujino.

If we could just drag Fujino out of the hospital...

Thinking about it, Heiji Hattori felt a little excited.

But as exciting as it was, after calming down, he said to Shinichi Kudo in a deep voice, "I can help with this matter, but Kudo, I advise you to stay away from those FBI people."

"why?"

Seeing Shinichi Kudo's puzzled expression, Heiji Hattori said in a low voice, "Their actions in Japan are completely illegal. If they get caught, they will definitely not have a good outcome, and may even be deported."

"Are you sure they won't abandon you then?"

"Don't tell me you're using the identity of Conan Edogawa, so what if you were using the identity of Shinichi Kudo?"

"Your identity could even be exposed because of this."

"That young lady saw this matter very clearly."

Shinichi Kudo could only sigh helplessly: "But now Rena Mizunashi is in their hands, and she could very well be a CIA mole."

"If we want to contact the organization, this is the only way now. As for other paths, there really aren't any."

"If this succeeds, we might be able to directly access the organization's intelligence..."

"..."

Heiji Hattori remained silent for a moment, unable to say anything about it.

He knows Shinichi Kudo, his best friend.

It can be said that they will not easily give up on anything that has even the slightest organizational aspect.

This is considered mild; it's already quite good that he hasn't gone insane.

After a moment, he sighed and said, "When you get back to Tokyo, tell me about this properly, and I'll see if I can help."

Where did Conan go?

"Where has he disappeared again..."

"I didn't see him either. I thought he was still here before. I thought he was in the hotel."

At this moment, the group, who had already packed their luggage, came out of the hotel.

Ran wandered around the hotel for a while before realizing that Conan, who liked to wander off, was nowhere to be found.

After searching for a long time and asking several people, I still couldn't figure out Conan's whereabouts.

This made her anxious again.

Fujino glanced in Kudo's direction and knew exactly what was going on.

So he said, "Xiao Lan, don't worry, I'll use my glasses to find his location."

Heiji Hattori glanced at Conan Kudo beside him, a hint of doubt in his eyes: Didn't you say hello to this lady before you did your Super Transformation?

Shinichi Kudo: I forgot.

Hattori Heiji:"……"

Why don't you forget that you're Shinichi Kudo too!

Shinichi Kudo has been locked in a dark room all along, so it's obviously not feasible to ask him to talk about this now.

As for Conan's detective badge...

Heiji Hattori had no idea where he had been thrown away.

However, if Fujino were to go looking for it, it would definitely cause a lot of trouble.

Knowing this, Hattori Heiji stood up, coughed lightly with a helpless expression, and took the blame: "Ahem, well, Miss from the detective agency, Conan has already taken the train back to Tokyo."

"what?"

Xiaolan was puzzled when she heard this, and asked, quite confused, "Why?"

Hattori Heiji's eyebrow twitched slightly.

How would I know why?

Go ask Shinichi Kudo next to me!
But he had no choice but to make up a story: "It seems like they said something about needing to go back, and I heard it was about some activities with those kids."

"He rattled off a whole bunch of nonsense, but I didn't understand a word he said."

"Is that so?"

Xiao Lan frowned upon hearing this, sensing that something was amiss.

Conan doesn't even go along when it comes to rescuing his beloved older brother, Kudo?

Everyone's going back together soon...

However, she ultimately didn't think too much about it and accepted the explanation.

Seeing this, both Shinichi Kudo and Heiji Hattori breathed a sigh of relief.

Afterwards, Hattori Heiji looked at Kudo next to him with a resentful expression.

His eyes seemed to say: You always expect me to take the blame for everything, don't you? Don't expect me to take the fall for you next time!
(End of this chapter)