Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 30 Could he be Conan's brother?

After Inspector Megure left, the doctor also completed the diagnosis.

After reading the report, they only said it was a common cold, and that the reason he fainted was probably because he drank some strong liquor.

As a result, Hattori almost got punched by Ran, but fortunately Natsukawa stopped him in time.

While strong liquor might indeed worsen a cold, a single sip wouldn't be enough to cause that.

He also explained the effects of Lao Bai Gan in detail, which indeed include relieving cold and cough, and promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis.

He narrowly saved Hattori Heiji's dog life.

This doctor is clearly a Western medicine practitioner and doesn't understand the profoundness of traditional Chinese medicine at all. It just so happens that Xia Chuan filled in the gaps in his knowledge.

He nodded repeatedly as he listened. If nothing unexpected happened, the price of Beika Town's baijiu should be going up.

"I didn't expect Mr. Xia Chuan to have such a deep understanding of Lao Bai Gan. Are you perhaps Chinese?"

Hattori Heiji, having gotten the better deal, took the opportunity to ask questions, wanting to know Natsukawa's hometown.

"you guess."

Xia Chuan did not answer, but gave an ambiguous smile.

Heiji Hattori snorted, helpless. Ran, however, gave Hattori a strange look. Wasn't this guy here to see Shinichi? Why hasn't he mentioned Shinichi since he came to the Tsujimura family?

Is she really like Shinichi? She gets completely absorbed when she encounters a case.

"Father, let's go home and get some sleep." Anya had been playing all day and then running around on the first floor with Xiaolan for half a day. Now she was so tired that she was as limp as a teddy bear. She lay on Xia Chuan's back and refused to get up.

I should have brought the portable soft bed—Bond—with me.

"Then let's go back." Kogoro Mouri waved his hand, somewhat disheartened.

The case was solved, but it had nothing to do with him.

He was somewhat bewildered; it was strange that he hadn't slept at all today.

There was also the commission fee, but since it was only a verbal agreement and no contract was signed, and the client has been arrested, the Tsujimura family is now facing an audit, so this trip was a complete waste.

Because there were many people, Kogoro Mouri and Ran carried the unconscious Conan in a taxi, while Heiji Hattori got into Natsukawa's GTR.

Heiji Hattori originally wanted to sit in the passenger seat because he had some questions for Natsukawa, but he was kicked by Anya as soon as he opened the door.

"These are my and my seats, no one else is allowed to sit here!"

Anya, like a possessive puppy, had a sulky yet serious expression that was extremely endearing. However, Hattori, who clearly didn't like children, could only sit in the back seat with a dark face.

Of course, it's also possible that there was no black face, but the face was already dark, and the dark interior of the car made it appear even darker.

Relieved that he hadn't received a parking ticket, Natsukawa smiled and patted Anya's head, then smiled at Hattori Heiji in the back seat and said, "Sorry, Anya was a little naughty."

"It's nothing." What could Hattori Heiji say? What was the point of arguing with a child? That didn't fit the image of a famous detective.

As the car drove through the brightly lit streets of Tokyo, it had to be said that Beika was more lively than Beika, and the nights here had a more vibrant atmosphere.

Compared to Beika-cho 5-chome where Natsukawa lives, this place is probably more popular with young people.

Of course, this may also be due to the unique characteristics of Beika Town.

Inside the car, Natsukawa glanced at the back seat through the rearview mirror several times and noticed that Hattori Heiji's expression remained somber, as if he were deep in thought.

Suddenly, Hattori, who was deep in thought, looked up at Natsukawa in front of him and asked, "Mr. Natsukawa, is Conan related to Shinichi Kudo?"

"Hmm? Why would you ask that?"

Xia Chuan opened his mouth in surprise.

The washing machine didn't appear at all today, so why did Hattori Heiji still connect Conan and Kudo Shinichi?

Is this the corrective power of the plot? Even if he makes changes, will it inexplicably return to its original course?

He had this idea in mind when he knocked Shinichi Kudo unconscious.

It's definitely not just to see him transform.
"After observing Mr. Mori today, I found that he's not as amazing as the newspapers make him out to be. Plus, when Shinichi Kudo called Ran Mori earlier, he didn't seem to be paying attention to her condition. So, I actually suspect that Shinichi Kudo has planted a spy in the Mori Detective Agency!"

"All the cases that Mr. Mori has solved are very likely related to Shinichi Kudo."

"After Conan fainted from a cold tonight, Mr. Mori didn't fall into his usual deep sleep deduction mode. Therefore, Conan must be related to Mr. Mori's sleep."

At this point, Heiji Hattori smiled confidently. "Conan must be secretly in contact with Shinichi Kudo. Every time he solves a case, it's definitely Shinichi Kudo pulling the strings behind the scenes. Although I don't know why he hides it, it's definitely him." "That's my detective's intuition!"

Hattori Heiji's smile grew increasingly exaggerated, and he clenched his fist with overflowing confidence. "That must be it!"

Xia Chuan stared at Hattori for a moment, then quietly said, "What you see with your eyes may only be what others want you to see. Didn't you just say that? Have you already forgotten it, Hattori-kun?"

“Uh! (⊙o⊙)…” Hattori Heiji’s smile froze on his face.

However, judging from what he said...
Does Mr. Natsukawa know something?

Does this mean that Shinichi Kudo is deliberately misleading him?

Anya sat in the passenger seat, her mind filled with questions.

"Father, who is Shinichi Kudo?"

When she arrived in Japan, Shinichi Kudo had already disappeared, and she couldn't understand newspapers very well. There hadn't been any news reports about Shinichi Kudo on television lately. Anya was filled with curiosity about this Shinichi Kudo, whom she had only heard of but never seen.

I've heard Hattori mention it many times today.

Moreover, this Kudo seems to be related to Conan. Conan often refers to himself as Shinichi Kudo in his mind.

Is Conan some kind of powerful figure?
His father is a spy, Uncle Frank is an intelligence dealer, Uncle Mori is a famous detective, and Ran is said to be invincible in karate, so now even Conan has a hidden identity?

Could it be the seventeen-year-old version of Conan that I just saw in my father's heartfelt words?

“A high school detective.” Xia Chuan didn’t elaborate further.

"There he is!"

Heiji Hattori pulled a cropped newspaper image from his bag and handed it to Anya. The image featured Shinichi Kudo, the former savior of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.

Sure enough it was him!

Anya's pale green eyes sparkled, and she felt as if her life had become a little more enjoyable.

"Wow! He looks just like Conan! If Conan took off his glasses, he would look exactly like this older brother. Could he be Conan's older brother?"

"Wait! You mean, Shinichi Kudo is Conan's older brother?"

Hattori Heiji froze, Anya's words echoing in his mind. Gradually, his CPU started to work, and his forehead began to steam.

Xia Chuan suspected that the reason the other party was so dark-skinned was probably because his CPU was overworked when he was a detective, and his face was overloaded.

"But I don't remember the famous mystery novelist Yusaku Kudo and the famous actress Yukiko Kudo having a second son. They seem to have only ever had one son, Shinichi Kudo."

Seeing Hattori completely baffled, and worried that the other's brain might get even more fried, Natsukawa 'kindly' said, "Who can say for sure? They've been in the US all these years, and things just happened by accident. Maybe Conan was just an accidental product."

Natsukawa continued, following Anya's words to Hattori's Heiji, that this explanation was still possible.

"Is that right?"

Clearly, Hattori has been misled. Although I feel there are some problems with this, what Natsukawa said does seem to make a lot of sense.

And after Anya's comment, it's clear that Shinichi Kudo does indeed look somewhat similar to Conan.

If we just take off Conan's glasses, the whole truth will be revealed. And right now, Conan is still unconscious, so it's the perfect time to take off his glasses.

"Ania, thank you!"

Hattori Heiji was overjoyed, feeling that he had discovered the truth. He opened his backpack, took something out, and handed it to Anya.

"Here, this is a gift for you, a reward for reminding me!"

"Thank you, Hattori-nii!" Anya happily accepted the gift with her little hand.

Xia Chuan glanced at it, and his face immediately darkened.

Holy crap, how many bottles of baijiu did this dark-skinned guy bring? And who gives baijiu as a gift to a kid? A lollipop is enough. It's illegal for kids to drink alcohol in Japan!

"Ania, children are not allowed to drink alcohol."

Xia Chuan reached out to snatch the baijiu from Lao Bai Gan.

"Liquor? Is this Lao Bai Gan (a type of Chinese liquor)?"

The little girl suddenly remembered the seventeen-year-old version of Conan, who could turn into a beautiful seventeen-year-old girl by drinking strong liquor!
She's determined to drink this bottle of strong liquor.

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