Model worker and his little darling

Hirai looked at Haibara, gesturing for her to speak.

Haibara walked to the bedside and looked at Conan, her tone indifferent, "Shinichi Kudo, you only have three choices now. First, continue with your old attitude and tell her nothing. Second, disregard the organization and tell her everything."

"Thirdly, I will take the antidote and temporarily turn back into Shinichi Kudo, so I can meet your childhood sweetheart. I will then impersonate you and appear before you to resolve your identity crisis."

Conan was overjoyed, his mind filled with thoughts of the antidote and meeting Ran.

"Antidote? Haibara, you really developed an antidote? Does that mean I'll be Shinichi Kudo from now on?"

Seeing Conan's ecstatic expression, Haibara shattered his fantasy without hesitation.

"No, this is only a temporary antidote. I don't know the exact duration, but I estimate it will last between one and three hours. Shinichi Kudo, you're the first test subject. Do you... want to try it?"

Upon seeing the pill in Haibara's palm, Conan immediately took it, his eyes lighting up.

Even if it's only an hour, it's enough for him to do a lot of things. He has so much to say to Xiaolan.

"Conan, after the carnival, find some time to take your medicine and comfort Ran. I'll bring Ai Haibara to visit you."

Conan nodded emphatically. "Understood, thank you."

After exchanging a few words, Heikichi took Haibara and left the hospital.

Looking at the small figure beside him, Pingqing asked curiously, "Haibara, I have a question for you."

"what?"

"If the organization really contacts you again one day and threatens you with your sister, will you return to the organization?"

"Do you know where my sister is?"

"I don't know, but I think your guess is right. Haibara, will you return to the organization again?"

Haibara didn't say anything, but silently lowered her head and walked away.

Ping Qing smiled slightly. No matter where you are, it's the same; you can still do things for the organization.

——(*^▽^*)——

Didan High School.

Uncle Mori led Hirai and Conan into Teitan High School, where the school festival was being held and the place was packed with people.

Looking at the lively scene and the vibrant high school students, Pingqing felt a pang of emotion. His life consisted only of training and studying, and he was quite envious of Xiaolan.

The three of them went backstage to cheer for Xiaolan, and saw that Kazuha was there too.

They were all a little shocked not to see Hattori.

"And I admired him so much."

Hearing Sonoko's words, Kazuha was taken aback, and Ran quickly explained, "She was joking. Actually, Sonoko likes another boy with dark skin."

Heikiyo burst out laughing, but when he saw Sonoko's unfriendly gaze, he immediately returned to normal.

"Conan, you're here." Ran looked at Conan with gentle eyes. She used to have some doubts, but now she was certain that Conan was Shinichi.

"Yes, Sister Xiaolan, keep it up!"

Just then, Shinichiro came over with the script to Ran, wanting to discuss the opening lines.

Seeing the two standing together whispering, Conan gave Araide Tomoaki a very unfriendly look. Although he knew Ran's feelings, it didn't stop him from being wary of Araide.

Araide Tomoaki sensed the malice and, glancing out of the corner of his eye, saw Conan. He felt a little helpless; Conan was jealous of him. Then he saw Hirai Kiyoshi standing to the side, arms crossed, grinning like a little fox.

Shinichiro looked at Ran with tender eyes, but Hirai felt a chill run down his spine. How strange this scene was.

"Brother Taira no Kiyoshi, is there something wrong with that Shinichiro Araide?"

Seeing Conan staring intently at Araide Tomoaki, Hirai couldn't help but twitch his lips. "My investigation shows everything is normal. What? Are you jealous seeing him interacting with Ran?"

How come Conan didn't notice the strange maternal love in Araide's eyes? Was he so jealous that it affected his normal thinking?

"He must have had ulterior motives for approaching Xiaolan."

Ping Qing choked for a moment. What he said wasn't wrong, but he was trying to protect you.

Seeing that the performance was about to start, Uncle Mori led a few people to the audience seats.

Soon, the lights on site went out.

"Next up, Class 2B will present 'A Lukewarm Love,' so please stay tuned."

As expected of Sonoko, all I can say about that name is awesome.

Ran, dressed as a princess, makes a dreamlike appearance, and Uncle Mori is so excited that he dances around and cheers wildly for Ran.

"Great, well done, so well done! Xiaolan, keep it up! Dad loves you, and I'm telling you, the actress playing the princess is my daughter!"

When Conan saw Ran dressed as a princess on the stage, a suspicious blush appeared on his face.

Feeling the teasing glances and soft laughter around them, He Ye looked at Ping Qing beside her and said, "Can we switch seats? This is so embarrassing. Xiao Lan is such a gentle girl, how could her father..."

Seeing Uncle Mori jumping around, Kazuha looked embarrassed, and Taira Kiyoshi suppressed a laugh and switched places with Kazuha.

After a line of dialogue, there's a scene where the hero saves the damsel in distress.

Several villainous actors, their faces full of malice, pulled Xiao Lan out of the carriage.

Kazuha got too into character and suddenly got angry, standing up abruptly. "Ran, use your karate to kill all these bad guys!"

Ping Qing's face was full of black lines, with Zhuge Liang and Feng Chu on both sides.

Suddenly, with a beam of holy light, the male protagonist descends from the sky and begins to save the princess.

Heiji glanced at Conan next to Uncle Mori. He remembered that Conan was originally supposed to perform in this scene, but now he could only watch from the audience.

Tsk, that's really pathetic.

The stage had reached its climax, and the knight put his arm around Xiaolan's waist, slowly moving his head closer to her.

Uncle Mori was furious at the sight and clenched his fists. "That brat dared to lay his hands on my unmarried daughter. I won't let him get away with this!"

After saying that, he was about to rush onto the stage to beat someone up. Conan, who was standing next to him, also clenched his fists, ready to go up with the uncle and teach Araide Tomoaki a lesson.

Pingqing grabbed Uncle Mori, "Uncle, calm down, it's fake, it's all fake. Didn't Ran say that the kiss was just a camera trick, they didn't actually kiss?"

"Ahhh! Hirakiyo, let me go! I'm going to teach that bastard Shinichi a lesson today!"

"Uncle, the performance is almost over. How about we go backstage and deal with him later?"

Uncle Mori was unable to break free from Hirai's grasp, and upon hearing this, he could only sit sullenly in his seat, pondering how much effort he would need to exert later.

Although the two on stage had separated, Uncle Mori and Conan still stared intently at Tomoaki Araide.

Sudden--

"Ahhh-"

A piercing scream ripped through the stage, and looking in the direction of the sound, a man collapsed in the audience.