Ke Xue: I have a knife, and you still dare to fight me?

Shinichi Kudo rushed to Professor Agasa and began the family reunion.

It wasn't until Shinichi pointed out that there was a hair on the mole on Professor Agasa's butt and then deduced that Professor Agasa had just returned from a restaurant that Professor Agasa finally believed that the child in front of him was indeed Shinichi.

Professor Agasa opened his front door for him, and the two went inside together.

Shinichi explained the whole story to Dr. [Name], then changed into his elementary school clothes, remarking that they fit him perfectly.

"Professor Agasa, please, you're a genius, please develop an antidote to help me return to normal."

Dr. Agasa was sweating profusely as he listened, waving his hands repeatedly, "I don't know the ingredients of the medicine, how am I supposed to make it for you?"

"Then, as long as I find out where those guys are and get the medicine from them, that should be fine, right?"

"That might offer some hope." Professor Agasa thought for a moment. "By the way, Shinichi, if they find out you're still alive, they'll definitely come to kill you. This is a secret between the two of us, and we absolutely cannot tell anyone, not even Ran!"

Professor Agasa grabbed Shinichi's arm and spoke to him earnestly.

No sooner had she finished speaking than Xiaolan's voice came from the doorway.

Shinichi! Are you in there?

The two of them immediately became flustered.

"Hide now!"

Shinichi quickly crawled under the table.

Seeing that the lights were on at the Kudo house, Ran led Kurokawasaki Tsuki straight inside.

"Honestly, you should have answered the phone if you were home. You made Kurokawa and me worry about you."

The two followed the light to the study.

But all I saw here was an old man with a beard wearing a white coat.

It was Professor Agasa.

"Hey? Professor Agasa, what are you doing here? Where's Shinichi?"

Shinichi, who was under the table, was a little nervous. Suddenly, he saw Yusaku Kudo's glasses in the drawer, so he quickly picked them up and put them on.

However, because his glasses prescription was quite high, Shinichi felt dizzy and then bumped his head on the table.

"What's that sound? Is anyone still inside?" Kurokawa Saki asked.

Ran walked straight over, and at that moment Shinichi removed his glasses and put them on.

She saw that it was a child, and the child had his back to her.

"What a shy child! Turn around so I can see him."

Then Xiaolan grabbed Xin and turned him around.

Kurokawasaki Tsukiya came up behind Ran.

Shinichi was forced to turn around by Ran, and they stared at each other.

"Hey, this kid..."

Shinichi's forehead was sweating. Had he been recognized?

Kurokawa Saki was also somewhat surprised that Ran could recognize him.

"it's so cute!"

Then Xiaolan gave him a bear hug.

Okay, I was overthinking it. Kuro Kawasaki Tsuki frowned. Are these glasses really that effective at concealing one's true identity?

Whew, Shinichi breathed a sigh of relief, then realized that he seemed to be enveloped by something soft.

When he realized it, his face turned bright red.

"Who is this child?"

Ran turned to Professor Agasa and asked him a question.

"Oh? Oh! He's the child of a distant relative of mine."

Ran turned to look at Shinichi again.

"What's your name?"

"Huh? Ah! My, my name is Shin, no, no, my name is..."

In his panic, Shinichi suddenly noticed the detective novels on the bookshelf behind him, and a brilliant idea flashed into his mind.

"Conan! My name is Conan Edogawa!"

"Conan? What a strange name," Ran said, puzzled.

"Hmm, sounds like a foreigner." Kurokawa Saki leaned against the bookshelf, watching Shinichi act with a blank expression.

Shinichi, no, I should call him Conan now.

Conan then noticed that Kurokawasaki Tsuki was also there.

He quickly looked away, avoiding eye contact with Kurokawa Saki.

"Because my dad is a fan of Arthur Conan Doyle's books, that's why he gave me this name."

"I feel like she looks a lot like Shinichi," Ran murmured to herself.

Conan's forehead was covered in cold sweat again.

"I think they look exactly alike," said Kurokawa Saki, always eager for drama.

"Oh no!" Conan thought, feeling a bit overwhelmed.

Kurokawa Saki Tsuki squatted down in front of him and rubbed his dog head a few times with his hands. Hmm, it felt the same as it did ten years ago.

"Even the feel is exactly the same."

"Really? Kurokawa-kun."

Ran looked Conan up and down suspiciously.

"I just look a bit like Shinichi-chan."

Conan spoke in a childlike voice, his tone innocent and childlike.

Just as he was about to breathe a sigh of relief, he saw Kurokawa Saki rummaging through his inner pocket.

Kurokawasaki Tsuki remained silent, simply taking out the photo he had promised to give to Ran.

It's that photo of Ran wearing a kimono and yukata with Shinichi.

Then he held up the photo and compared it to Conan in front of him.

Xiaolan also came over.

"Why did Kurokawa bring the photos?"

"I thought I'd bring this over for you on the way. Doesn't he look exactly like Shinichi when he was little?"

"Huh? They really are exactly the same!"

"You might look even more like him if you take off your glasses."

Kurokawasaki Tsuki added fuel to the fire.

Ran is also a woman of action; she reached out to remove Conan's glasses.

Conan immediately pretended to be a shy child and ran behind Professor Agasa, hugging his leg and only showing half of his body.

"Conan, come here and let us see you." Ran gave him a gentle smile.

"No!" Conan feigned a pitiful, weak, and helpless appearance, which aroused Ran's pity.

"Fine, if you're not willing," Xiaolan also chose to give up.

That's it? How boring.

Kurokawasaki Tsukiya stood up and then saw Conan looking at him warily.

He chose to ignore it.

"By the way, Xiaolan, could we have this child stay with you for a while?"

Dr. Agasa also chose to change the subject.

"Do not……"

Conan was about to retort when Professor Agasa covered his mouth before he could even utter a word.

"This child's relative was hospitalized due to an accident, so he asked me to help take care of him, but I am a bachelor after all."

"Yes, that's possible, but I need to discuss it with my dad first."

"Really? So you're willing to accept it? That's great, Conan!"

After saying that, Professor Agasa finally let go of his hand.

Then, without any attempt to hide it, the two of them openly squatted down together and whispered to each other.

Just because Ran can't hear doesn't mean Kurokawasaki Tsuki can't hear.

"What if they find out the truth about me staying at Xiaolan's house?"

"If you want to turn back to normal, you first need to find the man in black who gave you the drug, right? Xiaolan's family runs a detective agency!"

"So maybe we have information on those guys, right?"

"Ah."

The two looked at each other and nodded, reaching a consensus.

Chapter Twenty-Four: The Dog Knight

Inside the car, none of the three spoke; it was deathly silent.

Ran is still worried about Shinichi Kudo, Conan is wondering whether he should keep it from Ran, and Tsuki Kurokawa is focused on driving.

Soon, they returned to the downstairs of the Mori Detective Agency.

"Here we are."

Kurokawasaki Tsuki broke the silence first.

Ran snapped out of her daze and turned to introduce Conan, who was sitting in the back seat.

"This is my home. I think I have a cute little brother now. Let me introduce you to my dad."

Shouldn't you introduce yourself first?

"Kurokawasaki Tsuki joked."

"Yes, this is Kurokawa Sakizuki. You should call him Kurokawa-nii. We've known each other since we were little. Kurokawa-nii is a good person."

The last sentence could actually be omitted.

"Ah, hello Kurokawa-nii!"

Conan then spoke in a cute, childlike voice.

It feels a bit unsettling.

"Good boy," Kurokawa Saki replied with a smile.

"Come on, Conan. Kurokawa-san, please come up and have a seat. Thank you for your help tonight."

As soon as the three of them got out of the car, they heard Kogoro Mouri shouting from the stairs.

"It's coming, it's finally coming!"

He ran down the stairs laughing wildly, then slipped and fell straight down.

Kurokawasaki Tsuki reacted quickly and caught him, preventing his face from kissing the ground.

"Dad, what are you doing? Be careful!"

Xiao Lan complained.

"Ah, sorry, sorry, it's been half a year, and I'm finally here to work. I'm a little excited," Kogoro Mouri said, scratching his head sheepishly.

Then his expression changed, and he returned to his previous state of ecstasy. "A rich family's daughter has been kidnapped by men in black. They asked me to investigate. It just so happens that you're here too, Kurokawa. Could you please take me there? Hahaha."