Conan: I'm really not the mastermind behind the scenes

The alley is very quiet. Although it is only a few steps away from the commercial street, it seems as if there is a barrier between them.

Edogawa Conan stared at Aoyagi Akimitsu in a daze.

"Mr. Qingliu, you...then why are you here?"

"I finished my statement at the Metropolitan Police Department and asked them to take me to a supermarket near my residence. I just came out after shopping."

Aoyagi Akimichi answered Edogawa Conan's question first, and even raised his hand to signal the shopping bag in his hand. Edogawa Conan saw that there were some ingredients in it.

"Near where you live?" He grasped the key point, "Is this the port area?"

"Yes," Aoyagi Hikari replied, "I live across the street."

Edogawa Conan looked back and saw a very conspicuous high-rise building behind the commercial street.

Japan is a country prone to earthquakes, and most residential buildings are single-family houses or low-rise apartments with four or five floors. Only people with better conditions live in such towers.

Aoyagi Hikari asked again: "Why are you here? Although Mika is not far from the port area, why did you come here alone so late at night?"

"I……"

Edogawa Conan turned around, his mind in a mess and he was in a dilemma.

Half an hour ago, Huiyuan Ai warned him not to reveal his identity at will; half an hour later, he was almost taken away by a woman who was suspected to be a member of the organization, and the situation on Huiyuan's side was also unclear...

say?

he asked himself.

If he doesn't tell, Aoyagi Akimitsu will send him back to the Mouri Detective Agency or contact Xiaolan to pick her up. He can't help with Haibara, and the people from the organization will come again, and both Uncle Mouri and Xiaolan will be in danger.

But if I told him, it would drag the innocent Mr. Qingliu into huge trouble, and...

Something vaguely flashed through Edogawa Conan's mind, and even he himself couldn't grasp the specific content.

Reason told him that he should trust Aoyagi Akimitsu. After all, they had known each other for three years and he knew what kind of person he was. Moreover, he was the only person he could turn to for help at the moment, which was safer than chasing after that unknown person.

However, for some reason, Edogawa Conan felt that Aoyagi Akimitsu seemed a little different from during the day.

Aoyagi Bingguang looked at him patiently without urging him.

On the street not far away, the sound of horns and shouting gradually subsided, and a car drove over and stopped on the side of the road. Edogawa Conan came to his senses and subconsciously wanted to run into the alley, but was stopped by Aoyagi Akimitsu.

Aoyagi Binguang held him with one hand and held the shopping bag with the other. He followed his frightened gaze towards the street and saw the car and the slightly plump woman who got out of the car.

The woman was on the phone and looked around. Aoyagi Binguang was leaning against the wall to avoid her sight. Not long after, she hung up the phone, turned around and ran in one direction.

Conan Edogawa hid beside Aoyagi Akimichi's legs, and his pounding heart did not calm down until he watched the woman leave.

"She's looking for you?" asked Aoyagi Binguang.

"……Um."

Edogawa Conan responded in a low voice, and at the same time began to think about how to explain the whole story without revealing his identity.

However, just as the lie was about to begin, Aoyagi Binkou's voice sounded again from above.

"If you want to play hide-and-seek, it's better to play during the day. Running around at night is likely to lead to encountering real bad guys."

There was a hint of helplessness in his tone. Seeing Edogawa Conan's bewildered expression and the cold sweat rolling down his forehead, he took out a pack of tissues from the shopping bag and handed it to him.

"Why that expression?...Didn't you recognize that was your mother, Kudo?" Edogawa Conan's hands trembled.

The tissue fell to the ground, and he widened his eyes, looking at Aoyagi Binkou in disbelief.

Seeing him like this, Aoyagi Binguang sighed.

"Let's talk at my house... You look like you haven't had dinner yet?"

……

Before he became smaller, Conan Edogawa experienced two embarrassing social deaths in front of Aoyagi Akimitsu.

The first time was when he thought a bomb in the room was about to explode, so he left a last message to Aoyagi Akimitsu, who was talking to him at the time, and asked him to convey it; the second time was when he acted rashly and was kidnapped by the criminals, so he sent a message for help to the other party.

And now, he is experiencing the third time——

"Of course I'm at the doctor's house now, there's no suspicious person outside... Why are you asking this for no reason?"

"Doctor? Oh, he called after you left and said he wanted to do some tests for his friend... Speaking of which, I saw a car parked in front of your house this afternoon... No, it wasn't the organization's car, I didn't sense the organization's presence on it..."

Edogawa Conan hung up the phone.

His face turned pale and red. He was angry that his parents had teamed up with the doctor to trick him, but he was also ashamed that he could not see through his mother's disguise and almost got tricked by them.

However, even though he was angry, he knew that they would definitely be worried if he ran away suddenly, so he still sent a message to Kudo Yukiko.

He edited an email to let him know they were playing him and where he was, pressed send, then jumped off the couch and headed for the kitchen.

Aoyagi Binguang was putting freshly roasted thin slices of beef into the bread. Hearing the noise, he asked casually, "More or less cheese?"

"Just like you." Edogawa Conan knew that he was making a Philadelphia cheese beef sandwich. He looked at the island again and said, "I'll take the other tableware over first."

Aoyagi Binguang nodded, picked up the spoon, and poured a large spoonful of cheese on the meat slices.

The air was filled with the strong aroma of meat. Edogawa Conan touched his stomach which had been hungry since noon. Due to the sudden incident just now, he had not had time to eat at the Mori Detective Agency. After the panic, the feeling of hunger came up again.

He quietly glanced at Qing Liu Bingguang's back, sighed in his heart, took the tableware and walked towards the dining table.

This living room, which includes a semi-open kitchen, has several floor-to-ceiling windows. The dining table is right next to the window, so diners can see the Toto Tower and the Suzuki Tower, which was recently built and will officially open next week.

Edogawa Conan put down his cutlery and carefully glanced at the eagle on the table, worried that it would hit the vase in the middle of the table. But it just folded its wings honestly, occupied a corner of the table, and lowered its head to eat the torn toast.

Aoyagi Hikari also came over and placed a glass of mineral water in front of Edogawa Conan: "It's evening now, I won't make coffee for you."

"...Okay, thank you, Mr. Aoyagi."

Conan Edogawa was annoyed by Aoyagi Akimitsu's attitude which was exactly the same as that towards Kudo Shinichi.

Just now in the alley, he heard Mr. Aoyagi calling him Kudo, and he immediately tried to defend himself.

However, it was of no use. Aoyagi Binkou only replied, "Remember to inform your mother," and took him back directly - with an attitude of "Just say whatever you want, I lose if I believe your lies."

Conan Edogawa put on disposable gloves dejectedly, picked up the beef sandwich with cheese dripping in the middle, and muttered to himself.

Is his acting really that bad? Xiaolan and Mr. Aoyagi have both seen it, will the people in the organization also be able to discover his identity so easily...?
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This plot seems to be a tradition of playing Conan. I wanted to write it this way, but I think it's impossible to do it with the character of the protagonist. He will never help a father to test his child. (End of this chapter)