Conan: Start from Lucky Three

Chapter 74 Tachibana Shizuka Needs a Patch

When people are thinking or distracted, they are likely to blurt out what they know when they are suddenly asked a question.

Conan almost fell into Tachibana Shizuka's trap, thanks to...
Where is the Shinichi Princess? That Shinichi Princess is clearly him! If Conan hadn't instinctively felt something was wrong when he mentioned Shinichi Princess, anyone else would have probably just said it without thinking.

The topic about Kudo Shinichi triggered Conan's self-protection mechanism. Conan's self-protection mechanism is...
"What's Shinichi-gege? Why don't I understand what you're saying, Tachibana-gege?"

Looking at Conan who was pretending to be young, Tachibana Shizuka almost laughed out loud. This kid has a really hard mouth.

If Conan threw it into the alchemy furnace and burned its whole body, I guess its mouth could still speak.

It is obvious that Shizuka Tachibana is not as easy to fool as Xiaolan, not to mention that in his previous life, Shizuka Tachibana "watched" the whole process of Conan being hit by Gin.

What's more, Tachibana Shizuka is neither kind nor an angel. Now that he has found Conan's weakness, he will naturally not let it go.

"Look, you're anxious again." Tachibana Shizuka shook his head and expressed his disappointment.
"You said you followed me here all afternoon and I caught you from the club. Conan, I didn't treat you like a child, did I?

You asked me about Moon Shadow Island, and I told you everything I could, but you didn't respect me."

"I don't know how many people you've fooled with this trick, but don't think you can get away with it easily with me.

You must know the whereabouts of Kudo Shinichi, so where is he now?"

Tachibana Shizuka thought for a moment, then revealed a gradually perverted smile: "Kid, if you meet my requirements, everyone will be at peace. But if you still try to fool me..."
You don't want your sister Xiaolan to know that you secretly ran out to follow me today, right?"

Tachibana Shizuka spoke terrible lines, forcing Conan to give him an "explanation".

He was not afraid that Conan would reveal his identity at this moment. Although there were people everywhere on the street who knew Conan's true identity later on, at least in the early stage Conan was still reserved.

The only people who knew his identity besides his family and gay friends were the dead who were about to go offline.

Isn't that right, Akemi Miyano?
What Tachibana Shizuka has to do now is to patch himself up, a patch about Kudo Shinichi.

Although Ran's attention is now entirely on Maori Kogoro, the investigation into "Sleeping Kogoro" will eventually lead to Conan. When that happens, will Tachibana Shizuka have to play dumb?

That obviously doesn't work.

Under Hattori Heiji's high-intensity brainwashing, Tachibana Shizuka was not transformed into a high school detective, but his reasoning ability was recognized by both Xiaolan and Sonoko.

If he really plays dumb, how will Tachibana Shizuka face Xiaolan when the incident comes to light? And how will Xiaolan face Tachibana Shizuka?
Therefore, it is very necessary to apply a patch in advance. It would be even better if Conan could apply this patch.

"Princess Tachibana, why are you mentioning Princess Shinichi for no reason?" Conan used a delaying tactic on Shizuka Tachibana.

Tachibana Shizuka didn't push him, but just sneered, "Why did you mention Kudo Shinichi? It's simple. You, a little brat, wouldn't be hostile to me for no reason.

It is well known that a child's attitude towards a person reflects to some extent the attitude of the parents towards that person. Uncle Maori and Lan would never say bad things about me at home.

I don't know anyone with the last name Edogawa, and I'm just an ordinary high school student. The only chance I have of making enemies is probably because of you, Xiaolan. So, isn't the answer simple?

"Okay, I've given you enough time to make up a lie. If your next lie can convince me, I'll pretend nothing happened today.

But if you can’t fool me, then go home that night and be prepared to receive Uncle Maori’s love education.”

Conan gritted his teeth at Tachibana Shizuka's casual words. Kudo Shinichi's identity must not be exposed. Fortunately, he had just made up a lie.

"I do still have contact with Shinichi. He has always..."

Before Conan could finish his words, Tachibana Shizuka interrupted him: "Don't talk nonsense about investigating the incident outside. Otherwise, give me some information and I'll ask Sonoko to find someone to check it out."

Tachibana Shizuka predicted Conan, but Conan also predicted Tachibana Shizuka's prediction, and then he changed the subject:
"Shinichi Gege is not investigating an incident outside. Instead, he offended a criminal group during a previous investigation and has been hiding in a safe place.

But because of that criminal group, Shinichi cannot show up, and he can't go to school or live his life.

So it has to become what it is now.”

"Well, it sounds like that's the case? However, Kudo Shinichi offended a criminal group, which is such a big thing, and he just told you, a little kid, just like that?

Then why didn't he tell Lan? You should know how worried your sister Xiaolan is about him. "

"No!" Conan shook his head like a cat whose tail had been stepped on when he heard what Tachibana Shizuka said. He remembered the tequila that had been completely destroyed at the Mantiantang company's press conference, and the "cocktail" bar on the top floor of the Daikoku Building that had been bombed into ruins.

Realizing that he was a little too excited, Conan calmed himself down and said to Tachibana Shizuka, "I heard these things from my elders. Shinichi said that the criminal group is very dangerous.

If they knew that Kudo Shinichi and Xiaolan were in contact, Xiaolan would definitely be in danger! "

"Well, he's quite a man." Tachibana Shizuka snorted lightly: "Next time you contact Kudo Shinichi, tell him that the two punches he owed me at the cinema are now settled."

A question mark slowly emerged on the top of Conan's big head - when did he owe Tachibana Shizuka two punches?
He won't recognize this kind of unilateral debt!

But when he thought about the movie theater that Tachibana Shizuka mentioned, he quickly realized that Tachibana Shizuka was referring to the explosion at the Beika Municipal Building. Moriya Teiji's setting of the bomb in the movie theater really had a lot to do with him.

It was not an exaggeration for Tachibana Shizuka to blame him for this incident. Thinking of the innocent citizens who were killed and injured in the explosion of the Beika Municipal Building, he fell silent.

Conan's sudden silence made Tachibana Shizuka a little uncomfortable. He knew that this kid's acting was perfunctory, but he didn't expect it to be perfunctory to this extent - at this critical juncture, instead of paying full attention and carefully dealing with it, he actually dared to be distracted?

"Hey, kid. Kudo and I are even, so why are you so silent?"

Tachibana Shizuka's words woke Conan up. After cursing himself in his heart, Conan suddenly asked a question:
"Jugege, why do I always feel like you have something against me? It seems like it's been like this since the first time we met.

Ju Gege, you probably didn't know me before, right? "

(End of this chapter)