Model worker and his little darling

“We learned about your shrinking from Professor Agasa and were worried about you, so we came back to see you. Your mother came up with this plan to raise your guard. We just didn’t expect things to turn out this way.”

Conan pouted. "You could have just told me directly. By the way, Dad, do you think Ito Hirakiyoshi is a problem?"

Yusaku Kudo recalled Hirai's behavior after entering the ward: "Your feeling is right, he is indeed unusual, but he shouldn't be a bad person. And he seems to care about you. After he came in, he quickly glanced at you and only breathed a sigh of relief when he found that you were alright."

Conan breathed a sigh of relief. He felt that Hirai wasn't a bad person, and thankfully his father felt the same way.

Seeing Conan relax, Yusaku Kudo said, "Once Yukiko and Professor Agasa are better, let's invite him to dinner."

Conan nodded.

"Shin-chan, you should come to America with us. It's too dangerous for you to stay in Japan alone. The people who kidnapped you this time, and the guy from the department store last time, both know your true identity."

Conan also thought of that person from last time: "Dad, I think they are the same person, but I don't know which organization he belongs to."

Yusaku Kudo pondered for a moment: "Shin-chan, those organizations that the person you met last time mentioned are probably fake. What you saw was a transaction between the man in black and the chairman; it's extremely unlikely that a third party would be involved in such a situation."

"But what that person said..."

"These things can be faked. I think that sentence is more like a slogan. Shin-chan, you've already formed a prejudice."

Conan was taken aback. Had he been prejudiced?

He tried hard to recall the events of that day. During the investigation, there were only two men in black, and the guy with the urchin-like haircut was in the crowd. Then he followed a burly man in black and saw the transaction, and then the guy with the urchin-like haircut appeared.

So, it's very likely that the man with the urchin-like head was another man in black in disguise, on his way to do something, but he was the unexpected variable.

The person at the department store last time must have discovered his true identity and heard him mention Academy City first, so he followed along and said all that nonsense.

Thinking of this, Conan had a look of realization. He only had one enemy, and that was the organization to which the Men in Black belonged.

Having figured out the enemy, Conan was filled with confidence; he was certain he would bring them to justice.

Seeing Conan's confident expression, Yusaku Kudo knew he wanted to handle the matter personally, so he spoke in a very serious tone.

“I have a friend in the UN police department. If we ask him for help, we can ask his organization to help us investigate. I believe we can get that medicine soon, and your body will return to normal. So, this dangerous detective game ends here.”

Conan pictured Ran in his mind, shook his head, and said firmly, "This is my own business, and I want to solve it myself. I don't want you interfering. Besides, I'm perfectly fine here, and I have no intention of leaving to live abroad."

Looking at Conan's stubborn little face, Kudo Yusaku smiled: "Okay, if you are in danger, I will take you away immediately."

"Okay, I'll take good care of myself. But Dad, do you think today's kidnapping is related to that organization?"

Yusaku Kudo looked at Yukiko, whose face was deathly pale: "It must be them."

"Now that they know my true identity, and there are two other people on the other side, why don't they just kill me?" Conan asked, puzzled.

"There should only be one person who knows your identity. He might be using you as a guinea pig to see what kind of reaction your body will have."

Conan nodded, agreeing with his father's statement.

"But how did these reporters know that my mother was in this hospital?"

"I don't know. It's possible that I was discovered at the crime scene, or it's possible that Amuro Tooru, as they say, was discovered when he brought Yukiko to the hospital. We'll explain this later."

Pingqing listened to the conversation between the father and son, his eyes flashing with admiration. "Tsk tsk, that's the ceiling!"

It seems he still has a long way to go.

After all this fuss, people figured it out immediately.

Even someone with his cheat-like abilities—time travel, knowledge of the plot, and a system—is far inferior to him.

However, Yusaku Kudo is indeed a world-famous figure; he has acquaintances everywhere.

Back home, Pingqing was quite satisfied with the overwhelming news reports on TV.

It seems that journalists are all the same, no matter the time.

At that moment, Taira Kiyoshi received a phone call from Amuro Tooru.

"Yu Lu, what do you mean? You're the one who released those videos, aren't you?"

Hearing Touko's exasperated voice, Pingqing asked in confusion, "What video?"

"It's the video of me taking that woman to the hospital. Who else but you could do something like that?"

"Hey Amuro Tooru, can you use your rusty brain? I'm swamped with work, I don't have time for this kind of thing. Besides, getting involved with former actress Yukiko Kudo will make you famous faster than you are in movies, you should be happy."

Amuro Toru choked. Busy? Busy and still have time to talk nonsense with him.

Taking a deep breath, she thought, "Is this the scene you wanted to see?"

Hearing Touko grind her teeth, Pingqing laughed: "Touko-kun, don't blame me for not reminding you, hurry up and release a public relations statement, preferably portraying you as a great hero who unintentionally saved someone."

"I know that."

After teasing Touko for a while, Pingqing happily ate his belated lunch.

In the following days, in an effort to gain Xiaolan's favor, Pingqing accompanied Xiaolan to the hospital every day to deliver meals.

This gave Yukiko a very good impression of Hiraiyoshi. He was handsome, gentle, and most importantly, he praised her as a fairy, which made her feel particularly good every day.

Seeing Yukiko and Professor Agasa recover from their injuries so quickly, Hirai couldn't help but sigh, "They truly are the main characters."

……

"Brother Pingqing, Uncle Kudo is treating us to dinner at Beika Restaurant tonight!"

Pingqing pinched Conan's cheek, calling him Yusaku's good son, "Uncle."

"Conan, I'm just an outsider. It's not appropriate for me to attend this kind of event."

Hearing Hirai's refusal, Conan resorted to his cuteness overload: "Hirai-nii, please go! Uncle Kudo said it's to thank you for taking care of them these past few days."

"Conan, I didn't do anything. Ran did it all. Recently, Ran has been busy studying and taking care of you all at the same time."

As they talked, Heiji started to get jealous of Conan. Why didn't Conan have a girl who was devoted to him?

"Don't worry, Aunt Yukiko prepared a gift for Ran-neechan. Hirakiyo-nii, you must go tonight!"

Ping Qing patted Conan with a helpless look on his face: "Okay, let's go together tonight."

——Rice Flower Restaurant——

Looking at the people at the table, Ping Qing thought that if Fei Ying Li were here, it would look like a young couple meeting each other's parents.

Said that Cao Cao Cao Cao arrived.

Eri, in her high heels, sat down next to Uncle Mori.

Now that's settled, it really is time to meet the parents.

In the original story, Eri Kisaki and Uncle Mori are both tsundere; they clearly care about each other but just won't say it.

However, the atmosphere was quite pleasant. The two exchanged a glance and then awkwardly separated.