Model worker and his little darling

After the four suspects talked for a while, Hattori suddenly leaned close to Hirai and Conan and said, "I know who the murderer is, and I also know his method of killing."

"I know it too."

"Kudo, you're still as amazing as ever."

Hirakiyo patted Hattori on the shoulder. "Alright, this case is yours now. Good luck."

Seeing Conan and Hirai leave directly, Hattori was a little confused. Hirai was one thing, but why was Kudo not seem interested in the case today? This was not like him at all.

Ignoring what the two were thinking, Hattori went straight to Inspector Megure and explained his reasoning.

The case was successfully solved, and Inspector Megure took the culprit away.

—Beihua Central Building Observation Restaurant—

Seeing that Ran had arrived at the pre-booked location, Conan took the antidote in the restroom.

Less than a minute later, the drug began to take effect. Conan was covered in sweat, and pain swept through his entire body, causing him to roar out loud.

Heiji stood outside the door listening to Conan's screams and couldn't help but shudder. It sounded so terrible.

"Brother Pingqing..."

Upon hearing Conan's voice, Hirai handed in the clothes he had prepared in advance.

Soon, a handsome young man came out.

Looking at Shinichi Kudo in front of him, who was pale and very weak, Hirai blinked and said, "Ran is still waiting for you. Say what you want to say quickly."

"I understand." With that, Shinichi Kudo ran outside.

Heiji found Ai Haibara waiting outside. Ai Haibara was now wearing Conan's most classic skin, a mask, and looked very impatient.

"Let's go, it's our turn."

Just as I was about to walk over, I saw three people peeking out from not far away. It was Sonoko who had brought Hattori and Kazuha to watch the show.

However, the two, immersed in their romantic bliss, did not realize that they only had eyes for each other.

"Ran, it really is you." Pingqing walked up to the two of them, waved to Ran, and then looked at Shinichi Kudo.

"Huh? Shinichi Kudo, when did you get back? Why didn't you tell us? Tsk, on a date, huh? I won't bother you two anymore."

The words "young couple" made them blush.

"Brother Pingqing, don't talk nonsense."

When Ran saw Conan next to Hirai, she smiled slightly and said, "Conan, you're here too."

"Yes, Sister Xiaolan."

After a brief silence, Haibara, suppressing her nausea, finally spoke, "Shinichi-nii-san, it's been a long time."

Shinichi Kudo was also quite uncomfortable seeing Ai Haibara dressed as Conan, but he still smiled and said, "Conan, it's been a long time."

Seeing Conan and Shinichi Kudo appear at the same time, Hattori was a little confused. He got up and prepared to go over to find out what was going on, but was stopped by Kazuha.

"Heiji, what are you trying to do? Heiji told us to keep a low profile."

Remembering Taira no Kiyoshi's instructions, Hattori sat back down. He figured he could ask later anyway, so there was no rush.

After saying hello, Hirai and Haibara left.

Standing on the rooftop, feeling the breeze, Ping Qing squinted her eyes; it was quite comfortable.

"You really look like Conan! His parents have also gone abroad. To be honest, I've been thinking Conan is you lately."

Shinichi Kudo's lips twitched uncontrollably; he had absolutely no idea how to respond.

Ran rested her chin on her hand. "I initially thought you must have been involved in some big case, forcing you to hide your true identity. So I asked Professor Agasa to help you concoct some kind of medicine to make your body smaller. I was pretty far-fetched, wasn't I?"

Shinichi Kudo coughed lightly, looking at Ran in front of him. A woman's intuition is really accurate; she guessed it pretty accurately.

"Shinichi, hurry up and say it. Didn't you say you wanted to talk to me about something?"

"I...I think...what I want to say is..."

Seeing Shinichi Kudo stammering, Sonoko, who was secretly watching the show from the side, really wanted to go over and beat up this clueless idiot.

Xiao Lan had waited for him for so long, but this guy even stuttered when confessing his feelings. Yet he talked fluently and eloquently when facing those murderers, as if he hadn't spoken in ages.

In her fantasy, Shinichi Kudo should take Ran's hand, look at her affectionately, firmly express his feelings, and then the two should share a sweet kiss.

The scene before her eyes greatly disappointed her.

Shinichi Kudo, thinking they still had some time, casually brought up Sherlock Holmes. The two then began chatting about Sherlock Holmes.

Everyone:...

After waiting for so long, this is what we get?

After mentally rehearsing it, Shinichi Kudo decided to speak up and make things clear.

"Actually, I specially invited you out to dinner because there are some things I want to make clear to you, it's just that..."

The three bystanders instantly became excited, especially Sonoko, who wished she could say those words on behalf of Shinichi Kudo.

Sudden--

"Ahhh-"

"What's wrong? Who's calling?"

Suppressing his intense curiosity, Shinichi Kudo began to ramble on: "I think it must have been some girl who saw the cockroach. Don't worry about it."

Just then, the man's voice clearly reached their ears, "Something terrible has happened. I heard someone died in the elevator."

Shinichi Kudo frowned slightly, but decided to speak his mind anyway, "Ran, what I really wanted to say was..."

"It looks like our president was shot through the head with a gun."

Upon hearing this, Shinichi Kudo was shocked; a murder had occurred here.

Xiao Lan smiled slightly, "Don't pretend anymore. Actually, you're worried to death about that murder case. I'm not like so-and-so. I'm right here, not hiding or running away. You should hurry up and go, Great Detective. I'll wait for you to come back."

Shinichi Kudo stood up and looked at Ran apologetically, "Ran, I'm sorry, I'll be right back."

Watching Shinichi Kudo's departing figure, Ran inexplicably thought of Shinichi's departing figure at the amusement park. After Shinichi left that time, she wondered what he had gone through, and it wasn't until now that he had returned.

Then this time...

Xiao Lan silently lowered her head.

When Shinichi Kudo walked into the elevator, he saw his best friend appear as well, and the two of them were both dumbfounded.

"Hattori, what are you doing here? Didn't you already go back to Osaka with Kazuha?"

Hattori pulled Shinichi Kudo to a corner. "Kudo, what's wrong with you? What are you doing here? Okay, you go back and talk to Ran properly. I'll take care of things here."

Seeing that Shinichi Kudo was still hesitant, Hattori rolled his eyes. "If I'm not mistaken, you probably can't stay in Shinichi's form forever. Also, I've noticed that Araide-sensei seems to have a special interest in Ran, you..."

Upon hearing the name Shinichi Araide, Shinichi Kudo instantly felt a strong sense of crisis. Before Hattori could finish speaking, he turned and walked towards Ran.