Rebirth from Conan

Chapter 12: Bedwetting Ghost

"Children, let me introduce to you. We have a new transfer student in the Sakura class today. Please give a round of applause to welcome him." In the Sakura class classroom, the female kindergarten teacher took Xia He and walked in front of a group of children.

When Xia He appeared in everyone's sight, Shinichi, who had just been whispering to Xiaolan, suddenly widened his eyes and showed an incredible expression.

What is this scenario?
Why did that guy get here?
"Hello everyone, my name is Jiuniang Xia He, please take care of me in the future!" Xia He imitated the tone of a child and patiently introduced himself.

"You should get along well with Xia He in the future." The female kindergarten teacher clapped her hands.

"Okay~~"

After introducing himself, Xia He walked down the podium with his schoolbag on his back. When passing by Shinichi, he gave him a meaningful look.

Seeing this, Shinichi wanted to talk to Xia He for a few words, but the next second, all the classmates surrounded Xia He and started asking various questions.

"Xia He, where did you transfer from?"

"Do you like green peppers?"

"Why are you holding a biology textbook? Do you want to be a biologist when you grow up?"

"Wow, why are your eyes so big?"

"..."

Why is it so big?

Born by my mother.

Xia Hexin said.

Shinichi also had questions to ask Xia He, but there were too many classmates surrounding Xia He and he couldn't squeeze in.

Especially that Suzuki Sonoko.

He thought that when he first entered school a few days ago, you were not so enthusiastic towards him.

Is it because I’m not as pretty as Xia He?

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but turn his head and begin to carefully check his appearance through the reflection on the window.

The arrogant four-year-old Kudo Shinichi finally began to doubt his own charm for the first time.

It was not until lunch time that he found an opportunity to speak to Xia He formally.

"How did you get here?" he asked.

"I came by Shinkansen." Xia He answered seriously.

Shinichi: "."

"I'm asking you, why did you transfer here?"

"Why, are you unhappy?"

Without answering Shinichi's question, Xia He asked a question in return, and while speaking, he casually put the carrots in his bowl into Shinichi's lunch box.

"I'm happy indeed..." Shinichi muttered to himself in a voice that no one could hear, and then changed the subject: "So which movie are we going to watch after school today?"

Xia He: "."

No, am I your boyfriend, and should I watch movies with you every day?

Go find Xiaolan yourself.

Xia He complained in his heart while taking a bite of rice.

Ok?
I feel like the taste of this food... seems a little off.

"What's wrong?" Shinichi noticed that Xia He was acting strangely and turned to look at him and asked.

"nothing."

Xia He shook his head.

Maybe it's an illusion?
After lunch, we took a nap as usual.

Xia He, who had much more energy than other children of his age, naturally couldn't fall asleep no matter what.

There was no other way, he could only lie flat on the quilt, just as if he was changing his posture for meditation practice.

Soon, at three o'clock in the afternoon, Xia He, who had learned one more nursery rhyme, finally welcomed the long-awaited time to go home from school.

On the school bus, a prominent girl named Mao Lilan, who was sitting behind Xia He and the others, suddenly came over, patted Shinichi on the shoulder and said:
"Shinichi-kun, have you and Xiahe-kun known each other for a long time?"

"Well, we were neighbors before," Shinichi explained.

"Wow, a cocky guy like you can actually make friends." Suzuki Sonoko complained when she heard this.

Shinichi: "?"

What do you mean?
"whee."

Xia He was also laughing secretly at the side at this time.

Shinichi glanced at him with dissatisfaction when he saw this.

"By the way, didn't Meatball come with you?"

"Pets are not allowed on the Shinkansen, but it's okay, my dad will drive it over this weekend."

"Oh."

The four of them chatted casually.

When they reached the residential area near 2-chome, Shinichi reluctantly followed Xia He down from the school bus. "By the way, where do you live now?" Shinichi looked at Xia He and said, "After the movie, do you want my dad to drive you home?"

"No, I live next door to you."

"You live next door to me?"

Shinichi was stunned for a moment before he continued, "You followed me here on purpose, right?"

"You think too much."

I came here because of Dr. Agasa's invention. What does it have to do with you, Shinichi Kudo?

"By the way, I like girls." Xia He added at this time.

"I like girls, too!"

"It's Mao Lilan."

As soon as Xia He said this, Xinyi's face turned red, and he hurriedly argued: "No way! Who would like that crybaby? He cries at every turn, which is so childish..."

"Okay, okay, no need to explain. Let's go to your house to watch a movie first, and let me say hello to my uncle and aunt."

Seeing that the child was getting annoyed by him, Xia He quickly changed the subject.

However, as I walked, I subconsciously looked back at the flower beds on the side of the road.

It's so strange...

Why do I always feel like someone is watching me?

……

The next day.

At lunch time, Xia He still noticed an indescribable odor in his food.

Then he turned around and looked at the others. Seeing that Shinichi and Xiaolan were eating happily, Xia He just thought that there was something wrong with his taste buds and didn't pay too much attention to it.

It wasn't until nap time that something unusual happened that made him suspicious.

That is……

Not only did Shinichi stay in bed for a long time because of his sleepiness, but when the caregiver woke him up, other children discovered that he had wet his pants.

"Hahaha, Shinichi actually wet the bed."

"You are so old and still wet the bed. You have no shame."

"Lululu, bed-wetting ghost, lululu~~"

A group of boys made faces and mocked Shinichi, who was as red as a dragon fruit.

Seeing this, Xia He stood up and half-suppressed a smile to defend Shinichi: "What's so surprising? Isn't it normal for children to wet the bed?"

"That's right, didn't I wet the bed before? What's so strange about that?" Xiaolan also followed suit.

"Hey, have you had this before?" Xia He turned his head and looked at her.

"Well, but not recently..." Her little face began to turn slightly red, and Mao Lilan nodded embarrassedly.

"Did you often feel sleepy during those days when you wet the bed? Did you always feel like you couldn't get enough sleep?"

"How did you know?" Xiaolan widened her eyes in surprise.

"That's it..."

Xia He reached out and rubbed his chin again.

He seemed to have a vague idea of ​​what was going on.

Then, for the next two days, the vegetables in lunch were changed from carrots to broccoli, and Shinichi no longer suffered from sleepiness.

Xia He came to the conclusion from this - Shinichi ate the carrots he picked for him, which was why he was nicknamed "bed-wetter" in the class.

Therefore, it was very likely that someone had tampered with his meal...

……

In the evening, at Dr. Agasa's house.

"There are indeed sleeping pills in this." In the underground laboratory, Dr. Agasa pushed his glasses and came to the conclusion based on the test results just now.

"Knew it……"

Xia He raised his eyebrows.

If a four-year-old child takes even a little bit of sleeping pills, his consciousness will become blurred and he will feel sleepy.

But he is different.

After long-term meditation, Xia He's spirit has already reached a level far beyond his peers. Not to mention this amount, even if he was given an adult dose, it might not necessarily make him fall into a deep sleep.

This was why he had not been affected at all even after eating food mixed with sleeping pills for several days.

As for who put this stuff into his food...

"Dr. Agasa, can I ask you for a favor?"

He raised his head and looked at Dr. Agasa.

(End of this chapter)