Conan and Gin are both my brothers, what's wrong with meeting them once?

A few minutes later, Kazuma Kudo and Conan returned to the first-floor room where Sonoko was.

The garden was still asleep, and Ran quietly stood guard beside it, a trace of sadness on her face.

Conan recounted their findings and analysis, then turned to look at Kazuma Kudo.

"I'm just a child now, so it's really inconvenient for me. Therefore, I can only entrust Ichijin to you."

Kudo Kazuma tilted his head slightly and looked at Ran beside him.

Ran hesitated for a moment, then looked up at Conan.

"Conan, let me do it."

"But, Lan..."

Conan was somewhat worried; it was too cruel to make Ran identify the teacher she admired and loved.

Ran's eyes were still a little red, but her expression was quite firm: "Please, Conan, I want to personally seek justice for Sonoko, and also for Mr. Yonehara who was hurt in the past."

"it is good."

Conan helped Ran sort through the clues, and ten minutes later, they gathered everyone together.

"You're saying you've figured out who the murderer is?"

“That’s right.” Xiaolan’s mood was slightly sore, but her tone remained firm. “That person is among us!”

As the teachers looked on with puzzlement, the reporter chuckled and asked, "What, do you, a high school girl, want to be a detective?"

"Then let me ask you, what will you do if your reasoning is wrong and someone sues you for defamation?"

"That's not all. If it gets reported in the newspapers, you could be expelled. Are you really prepared for that?"

Under the reporter's persistent questioning, Kudo Kazuma retorted irritably, "Do you know who her father is? Do you know who her mother is?"

"If you don't know, it's incredibly ignorant of you to question Xiaolan here; if you do know, and you're still spouting nonsense, then your judgment isn't very good either!"

Conan took Ran's hand and said in a gentle but firm voice, "It's okay, Ran, I'm here."

It was Xiaolan's first time deducing in front of the public, and she was initially a little nervous, but she quickly calmed down under the brothers' guidance.

Yes, she is the daughter of the famous detective Kogoro Mouri!

Even though she now knows that Shinichi was the one who made the deductions for her father, she will not tarnish her father's reputation!

Besides... Shinichi is right beside me.

She grasped Conan's hand in return and looked up at the reporter.

"If you like writing reports, then go ahead and write! You can write 'Detective Kogoro Mouri's daughter solves the mystery of a series of murders at a villa in the snowy mountains'!"

The reporter was taken aback when Xiao Lan, who had just been depressed and seemed listless, suddenly became so assertive.

Ms. Yonehara then asked, "But Ran, when Sugiyama-sensei's body rang the doorbell, we were all in the living room except for you and Sonoko. If the murderer was among us, how could they have done such a thing?"

“That’s right, at first glance it certainly seems impossible.” Xiaolan said, taking a piece of kite string from her pocket. “But if the murderer used this kite string and the rubber band he had prepared beforehand, it was entirely possible…”

Soon, Xiaolan solved the mystery of the murder case, revealing the killer's identity, the method of murder, and the weapon used in public.

Under everyone's shocked gazes, Ms. Yonehara removed her extremely long wig: "Yes, I did wear a wig, but it was just to cover up my hair being cut too short. I'm afraid that doesn't count as evidence, Ran?"

“It’s no use, teacher.” Ran shook her head, her gaze towards Ms. Yonehara filled with sorrow. “Your wig already bears irrefutable evidence that you are the murderer.”

"Have you forgotten the wound on Shimoda-sensei's neck where you strangled her? Your wig must have been stained with Shimoda-sensei's blood, right?"

"I think your motive for killing was the name you wrote on the back of the victim's hand—Minako, right?"

“Truly worthy of being the daughter of a famous detective…” Ms. Yonehara sighed and explained her motive for murder.

It turns out that three years ago, she had a student named Mochizuki Minako.

The student told her that she had discovered two teachers at the school who were secretly enrolling students illegally. The child didn't believe that her respected teachers would do such a thing and wanted to confirm it with them privately.

The very next day, Minako Mochizuki hanged herself at the school's ballet club.

Mr. Yonehara planned this snow mountain trip to avenge Minako.

Not long after, Sonoko, who had been asleep the whole time, woke up.

She was quite saddened after learning what Ms. Yonehara had done.

Two hours later, the snow gradually stopped, and the Metropolitan Police Department personnel came to take Ms. Yonehara away.

Three days later, Kazuma Kudo arrived at the Mouri Detective Agency and slammed a newspaper in front of Conan: "That reporter kept his word and actually reported on Ran, even the headline was almost exactly what she said."

Conan picked up a newspaper and, unusually, began reading reports about cases he had experienced. Ran joined him, and the two sat together to read.

While they were reading the newspaper, Kazuma Kudo said, "I have some other thoughts about the high school detective Ran Mouri."

Conan asked curiously, "What are you thinking?"

Since it concerned her, Xiaolan also looked over.

Seeing that Kogoro Mouri was half asleep after drinking, Kazuma Kudo simply spoke up.

"I don't know if giving too many anesthetic injections will harm the body. Looking at Ai's progress, it's uncertain when the antidote will be completed. We can't keep injecting Uncle Mori every time we encounter a case."

"So after that incident, I was thinking, could Xiaolan gradually replace Uncle?"

"Since Xiaolan already knows who you are, why don't you just tell her the clues and let her talk about it, just like last time?"

Ran glanced at Kogoro Mouri, who was fast asleep, and nodded slightly: "I think it's okay."

Conan chimed in, "If Ran doesn't mind, I'm fine with it."

After a brief discussion, the three decided that Ran should start showing interest in reasoning and solving cases from now on, and occasionally ask Kazuma Kudo or Kogoro Mouri for advice at crime scenes.

After a few cases, she was allowed to "solve cases independently," and then Ran was gradually allowed to replace Kogoro Mouri in solving cases.

Of course, the famous detective Kogoro Mouri still needs to solve one or two cases from time to time to make his presence known. Occasionally, when there is a more complicated case, he also needs to log on to Kogoro Mouri's account so as not to seem abrupt.

The training plan for "high school detective Ran Mouri" was decided in just a few words among the three. As for the specific implementation plan, well, since Kazuma Kudo doesn't often follow them around, it was left to Conan and Ran to carry it out themselves.

Don't you know that he's essentially a hands-off manager?

Besides, he's not like he has nothing better to do.

That evening, Kazuma Kudo showed up at the Blue Parrot Bar carrying two bottles of alcohol.

"Hello, Mr. Terai, I've come to play with Kaito!"