The establishment of the Time Travelers Alliance began in the first year of Conan

Chapter 29: A Heart to Confide, Unfinished Words

"Goodbye, Grandpa!"

Xiaolan smiled and held Conan's hand, watching the little guy, who was still very polite at this moment, say goodbye to Dr. Agasa.

"Bye-Bye!"

Dr. Agasa watched the two people's backs as they left until they completely disappeared around the corner of the street, and then he let out a long sigh.

At the same time, he wiped the sweat from his forehead with the back of his hand.

He muttered under his breath, "Hoo-ho, I hope everything goes well for you, Shin… no, Conan."

Dr. Agasa's voice was filled with fatigue and worry, but it was obvious that now was not the time to rest.

A member of the task force who appeared out of nowhere behind him gestured to him to come in.

"Dr. Agasa, the situation at the base is very urgent and requires your help. The car has been prepared for you."

The strange rain just now came and went quickly.

The puddles on the streets seemed to have never appeared, and there was a fresh, moist scent in the air.

It was a beautiful and peaceful night. (It wasn't actually peaceful and beautiful.)
Now Conan could look up and see a bright moon hanging in the sky, and the dark clouds just now dissipated in an instant.

Xiaolan, who was also looking at the moon, lowered her head, and her voice sounded particularly gentle in the night.

"Conan, can I ask you a question?"

"what?"

Conan’s first reaction was, who is Conan?

Then he realized that this was the name he had just given to his smaller self.

"Ah! What's the problem, Xiaolan?"

It seems that I am not really used to this name, Conan thought to himself, and then he heard Xiaolan's question.

"Do you have anyone you like?"

"Huh?" Conan stopped almost subconsciously and glanced quickly to the other side.

"I mean, is there any girl you like at school?"

Xiaolan tilted her head, as if asking this question suddenly out of pure curiosity.

Why would someone suddenly ask such a question? Conan thought to himself, but he still tried hard to maintain an innocent look.

"No, of course not!"

"I do!" Xiaolan smiled gently.

The chuckle brushed Conan's ears like a softly hummed lullaby.

"But I have someone I really, really like!" Her tone suddenly became unusually serious. "I really like him!"

These words made Conan secretly happy, and even the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

It was a smirk that could not be concealed.

Pretending to be nonchalant and curious, Conan asked, "Could it be the brother you were looking for just now, Shinichi?"

Then that smug smirk disappeared with Xiaolan's next words.

"That's right!" There was a kind of unconcealable joy in her voice, which made Conan's heart tremble.

Standing there in a daze, Conan could clearly feel the expression of true feelings.

Xiaolan's smile was bright and warm, a smile that was accompanied by pure happiness and joy from the heart.

It can be called a happy smile.

"Although he's been very naughty since he was little, he's always confidently considered himself a deduction expert, a complete mystery fanatic..."

Looking up at the full moon, Xiaolan's eyes were filled with gentle memories, and she thought of many old things.

“But whenever there’s an emergency, he becomes very reliable.”

When Xiaolan said this, there was a hint of shyness in her tone, "Yeah! Very brave and handsome!"

Today's full moon seems to have a kind of magic.

Xiaolan didn't know why.

It was as if there was some force driving her to express her feelings to the child she had just met.

This is very important.

A voice, as if the goddess of luck was telling her personally—

You can't miss any opportunity.

An opportunity to express my feelings to this child that I have never expressed before.

There was a certainty in Xiaolan's voice, and the calmness she expressed out loud made her feel confused and surprised.

"I like Shinichi the most!"

"Also," these words made Xiaolan's unknown worries dissipate a lot. She lowered her head and looked at Conan, her tone suddenly becoming playful and relaxed.

"You must not tell this secret to Shinichi-nii!"

Conan's face turned completely red.

He opened and closed his mouth, and finally could only murmur a yes.

"Um……"

…………

"Mori Detective Agency"

The seven big words finally appeared in front of two figures, one big and one small.

"My home is right here!"

Thinking of Conan's miserable family situation that Dr. Agasa had fabricated, Xiaolan's tone softened.

"From now on, this is your home! Just treat it as your own."

Standing at the stairs, Xiaolan turned around and motioned Conan to follow.

"I feel like I suddenly have a cute little brother. It's like I can tell Conan everything!"

Xiaolan...

"Come, I'll introduce you to my father—come on!"

"Xiaolan..."

Conan lowered his head.

Conan was buried in the shadow cast by the office sign, and suddenly he felt an impulse in his heart.

"Actually, actually I, actually I am——"

The voice was shaking.

Along with his body, it was trembling slightly.

Xiaolan didn't know if it was her illusion, but she could even vaguely hear a slight cry.

"Hmm?" Her gentle eyes seemed to encourage him to continue.

But a series of sudden, busy sounds interrupted what Conan wanted to say.

This conversation.

That's it for now.

……

"Here it comes, here it comes!"

With heavy footsteps taking several steps, Kogoro Mouri rushed out of the stairs and fell to the street.

But surprisingly, he stood up immediately with extraordinary agility, as if nothing had happened, and kept shouting excitedly.

"Finally, I have a job after six months! A rich man's daughter was kidnapped! It was a man dressed in black!"

"taxi!"

Kogoro Mouri was so rich that he took a Japanese taxi late at night.

"Let's go to the mansion of Mr. Gu in Yayoi Town!"

——A man dressed in black!

It was as if his mind was struck by lightning, and the two familiar and terrifying figures of Gin and Vodka immediately appeared in front of Conan.

He immediately became alert, "Sister Xiaolan, let's go too!"

Conan pulled Xiaolan and ran towards Kogoro Mouri who was about to get on the car.

As soon as he got in the car, Kogoro laughed triumphantly: "Hehehehe! The incident is calling me! Calling me, the 'famous detective'! Maori Kogoro!"

Then he noticed the two people who got on the car with him, and the expressions on their faces instantly changed from smug smiles to full of confusion.

"Eh?! Why are you two here?"

Then he pointed at Conan, who was sitting next to Xiaolan and was a little angry about what had just happened. Why was there suddenly a child here?
"Wait, who is this kid?"

"He was commissioned by Dr. Agasa..." Xiaolan tried to explain Conan's origins.

"Get out of the car!" Maori Kogoro didn't wait for Xiaolan to explain. He immediately waved his hand and made a gesture to drive them away. "You will disturb my work!"

"What?" Xiaolan's tone suddenly rose, and she was obviously a little angry at her father's attitude. "This is a highway! Dad! You can't get off the car!"

So the group of people took a taxi to Yayoi Town with a lot of noise.

Several cars that had been lurking for a long time followed quietly behind.

　I know how to post Easter egg chapters now! You can check out the Easter egg chapter in Chapter 16!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)