Model worker and his little darling

However, she saw Shinichi and Conan together with her own eyes. Although Conan had a cold and was wearing a mask at the time, it was definitely Conan.

But they also have so many similarities, especially at that time. How could this be?

Seeing Ran looking preoccupied, Conan lowered his voice, "Ran-neechan..."

"Thank you for saving my life in the castle. Conan was so handsome back then, he reminded me of Shinichi. He really looked like Shinichi back then." As Ran spoke, tears welled up in her eyes.

"But you're not the same person, are you, Conan?"

She didn't know what kind of answer she wanted to hear.

No, where is Shinichi now? Has he encountered another difficult case?

Yes, then what is this?

Seeing Ran's tearful face, Conan gave up struggling. Ran looked so pitiful; he had made her cry several times already. He was such a failure as a boyfriend.

"Actually, Lan..."

Just as Conan was about to reveal everything, he looked up and saw Ran looking at the doorway, muttering to herself, "Shinichi..."

Suddenly, Shinichi Kudo appeared at the door, his familiar appearance startling Conan.

Is it really Shinichi?

"What are you saying? I heard you were involved in a case, so I came all the way here to see you."

Xiaolan wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes. "Where did you go? Why didn't you contact me?"

"I'm sorry, I have too many cases to handle, and I don't have time to stay any longer tonight. I have to leave soon."

"Wait a minute, I'll go get you a towel."

After watching Ran run upstairs, Shinichi Kudo turned around and went downstairs.

Conan regained his composure, chased after him, and calmly pointed out his true identity, "Wait a minute, Phantom Thief Kid, I almost fell for your trick. I didn't expect you to disguise yourself as Inspector Shiratori and follow me."

Upon hearing this, Kaito Kuroba whistled, and the pigeon that was originally on the table flew onto his shoulder.

"You want to take the Egg of Memories so you can return it to its rightful owner, but that's a pity. I have a question: what is your relationship with Ping Qing?"

Kaito Kuroba chuckled, "Here's a piece of advice for you: some things in this world are better left as mysteries forever."

As soon as he finished speaking, Kaito Kuroba snapped his fingers and disappeared among a flock of pigeons.

When Xiaolan arrived, she only saw the pigeons flying away.

"Shinichi..."

Seeing Ran's disappointed look, Conan lowered his head, unsure of what to say.

……

"Brother Pingqing, how long do you think he can keep this a secret?"

He glanced at Kaito Kuroba, who had run up to him, and said, "I don't know." Actually, he felt that Ran probably guessed something, but was just avoiding the question.

"If we can't keep it a secret any day, Shinichi Kudo will be in big trouble."

Ping Qing's lips twitched. Everyone was helping Conan conceal his identity, only Ran was waiting anxiously.

"You still have the mood to watch his show? Instead, think about what you'll do if Aoko finds out you're Kaito Kid."

Hearing Hirakiyo's gloating voice, Kuroba Kaito shrank back, thinking that Aoko would definitely kill him.

"Oh right, that Egg of Memories..."

“What they’ve got their eye on could be dangerous for Miss Xia Mei. If you don’t mind the trouble, I can give it to you.”

"Forget it, I'm not interested in that either. What will they do if that Scorpion dies?"

Pingqing stroked his chin. "Hmm~, they definitely want to kill me. They might already have a plan. You should keep a low profile and not take any action recently."

"okay, I get it."

After seeing Kaito Kuroba off, Hirakiyo sprawled on the sofa.

Since learning that he was being targeted by Amuro Tooru, he has rarely stayed overnight here. He usually goes to the safe house to see Gin, and now that place feels more like their home.

Hearing the knock on the door, Pingqing sighed.

"Conan, why aren't you resting at home? What are you doing here so late at night?"

"Brother Pingqing, how did you all faint in the underground palace?"

"Oh, it was all in chaos. I saw you and Kidd chase after them, and I was just about to follow when I saw Miss Xia Mei fall to the ground. I helped her up, but before I knew it, she passed out."

"When Miss Qinglan fired the gun, she said that there was a powerful person hiding by my side... Unfortunately, she didn't finish her sentence, and I don't know what she meant?"

Ping Qing's eyes flickered. "Hidden? You're not talking about Kid, are you? He's the only one who's changed his identity and is with us."

Sorry, Kaito, you'll have to take the blame for this.

Conan sighed, "I don't know either, but judging from her expression, it doesn't seem like she's talking about Kid."

Suddenly, Conan looked at Hirai and said, "I think she might be talking about you. You're an FBI agent, and you're her adversary."

Ping Qing frowned, not expecting Conan to think of this angle.

"Really? We've never met before, so she shouldn't know me. Besides, I came to Japan secretly; even my colleagues don't know."

"Yes, but I always felt that sentence was very important."

Taira no Kiyoshi: ...

It has to be said that Conan's intuition is sometimes surprisingly accurate.

"Don't worry, as long as she continues her actions, headquarters will definitely be keeping an eye on her."

Seeing Conan frowning, Hirai asked curiously, "What's wrong? Is there something you can't figure out?"

"On the cruise ship, I learned of Scorpion's existence, so I asked Professor Agasa to make me a pair of bulletproof goggles, but they didn't work against bullets."

"Could it be that Professor Agasa's invention has gone wrong? Or is he trying to kill you?"

Conan rolled his eyes. How could that be? Professor Agasa had been playing with him since he was little. Not to mention now, the glasses, sneakers, and voice changer had all helped him a lot.

Although many of the things Professor Agasa creates are actually scrap metal, and his house sometimes experiences small explosions due to failed experiments, he is absolutely trustworthy.

"Impossible. What good would it do Professor Agasa if I died?"

Ping Qing hummed in agreement, recalling how Professor Agasa always took the Detective Team out for dangerous adventures—a deadly team-building exercise. He'd send the kids to all sorts of perilous places to search for treasure, each step a brush with death.

"Took it by mistake?"

"Haibara searched the doctor's house, but there were no bulletproof glasses. Unfortunately, the glasses the doctor took there were broken in the castle, so there's no way for the doctor to examine them."

Seeing Conan's distress, Hirai was overjoyed, though his face remained gloomy. Even if Conan racked his brains, he would never have imagined that he, on the cruise ship, would end up at Professor Agasa's house.

After discussing it for a long time, the two still couldn't reach a conclusion.

……

Upon seeing Pingqing suddenly appear before him, Gin, who was formulating a mission plan, felt a vein throb in his eye. "You're back?"

Heijiro pounced on Gin and started playing the victim.

"Qin-chan~, you have no idea how hard I've been these past few days. First I was adrift at sea, then I ran into the deep mountains and forests, encountered a huge fire, and even assassins. I almost didn't make it back."