Conan: No, why aren't you following the script?

At this very moment, outside the Mori Detective Agency building.

Inside a car, Kitagawa Isao was intently watching everything happening at the Mori Detective Agency through binoculars.

He bought the binoculars on his way here from a convenience store. The magnification wasn't very high, but it was enough for close-up spying.

The only drawback was that his live stream only had video and no sound, but that didn't matter.

Since he still had some reward points left, he didn't hesitate to exchange them for the Level 1 [Lip Reading] skill, which allowed him to barely hear what they were talking about.

Under these circumstances, Kitagawa Isao has done everything he could. Although it was tough, being active on the front lines of gossip makes these things seem trivial.

He didn't care at all.

Meanwhile, in the back seat, Kid, dressed in his Teitan High School uniform, seemed rather bored.

Because he arrived in a hurry, he hadn't prepared anything like binoculars or listening devices, and could only stare blankly at the gray window outside.

Although I could see two figures, the experience was...

He always felt like he was watching a shadow puppet show.

Feeling a black line appear on his forehead, Kidd reached up and picked at his ear, then pushed the driver's seat twice and said:

"Mr. Kitagawa, tell me, what exactly is being said inside? Honestly, you can see everything clearly, but I can only see a ghostly shadow. This is not fair at all!"

"Shut up, I'm lip-reading, and you're making noise so I can't hear what they're saying!"

Kitagawa Isao scolded him reproachfully. Seeing this, Kidd pouted and simply stopped watching. He lay down on the back seat and began to recall what had just happened.

……

Just over ten minutes ago, he realized Conan Edogawa's true identity at the Kosaka family castle in Yokosuka, and after noticing Ran's puzzled expression, he thought he would come over to help out and do the detective a favor.

In this way, he wouldn't have to worry about making a mistake one day and giving this detective kid some leverage over him.

However, he had just changed into Shinichi Kudo's clothes and hadn't even stepped into the Mouri Detective Agency when he was suddenly dragged away by a dark hand and forcibly pulled into this car.

After getting into the car, Kid was about to take out his props to fight back when he looked up and saw Kitagawa Isao sitting in the driver's seat, looking him up and down with a half-smile.

Upon seeing this, Kidd was completely stunned...

He never expected to run into Kitagawa Isao in this place, and it seemed like the other party had been prepared all along. What... what's going on?

His mind was in a daze, and Kid sat in the car in a daze, listening to Kitagawa Isao describe everything that was happening at the Mouri Detective Agency at that moment.

"Anyway, that's roughly what happened. Something big is happening upstairs right now. Don't go and cause trouble. Just stay in the car with me and watch how it unfolds. I'll take you out for a late-night snack after this is over, okay?"

Seeing Kitagawa Isao speaking to him in a tone as if he were a child, Kid quickly shook his head, then said with a worried expression:

"But Mr. Kitagawa, if what you say is true, that brat detective really is Shinichi Kudo, then if we don't help him now, won't his identity be exposed by that girl named Ran?!"

"Yes, but what does it matter?"

"Huh? Mr. Kitagawa, what are you talking about?!"

"Ahem, calm down first, let me slowly sort out my thoughts with you,"

Kitagawa Isao coughed twice, restraining the somewhat excited Kid, and then slowly said,

"Look, you're standing in Conan's shoes and think that his identity being exposed might cause him some trouble, but have you considered all of this from Ran's perspective? That girl didn't do anything wrong. She just wants her beloved boy to come back. Does that mean she should suffer the pain of unrequited love and be excluded and treated differently by us men?"

"But Shinichi Kudo didn't choose to explain. Could there be some misunderstanding? Maybe he has some unspeakable reason..."

By this point, Kid had actually been somewhat convinced by Kitagawa Isao's words. Recalling Ran's past displays of skill, he wasn't worried that this seemingly delicate but actually incredibly strong girl would cause Conan trouble in dangerous situations.

but……

As the image of the group of men in black targeting him gradually surfaced in his mind, Kid suspected that behind Conan Edogawa, there might also be a group of such dangerous individuals fighting against him.

Putting himself in her shoes, Kidd felt that if he were in her shoes, he wouldn't want to involve Nakamori Aoko in this kind of confrontation either.

He also wanted to protect the person he loved, which is why he chose to impersonate Shinichi Kudo and come to the rescue for his nemesis.

But all of this fell into Kitagawa Isao's eyes. Seeing the tenacity hidden deep in Kid's eyes, he stroked his chin, pondered for a moment, and then continued:

"There may be some unspeakable difficulties, but in my opinion, it's just wishful thinking. Perhaps Shinichi Kudo really can't reveal anything, such as being hunted by someone or being targeted by some dangerous guy. But, Kid, have you ever thought about something?"

"What is it?" Ignoring Kitagawa Isao's form of address, Kidd asked with a frown.

"Whether it's you or Conan, are you only considering these things from your own perspective? Do you really think that others will believe you if you don't say anything? In other words, ever since Shinichi Kudo became Conan Edogawa, he has been living in the Mouri Detective Agency. How do you think... you should explain this to outsiders?"

"This……"

Upon hearing this, Kidd froze on the spot.

He realized that his thinking just now seemed to be wrong.

He only came to the conclusion that he needed to hide the truth from Ran by putting himself in Conan Edogawa's shoes.

However, from an outsider's perspective, they wouldn't think that Xiaolan was truly unaware of all this.

She is Shinichi Kudo's childhood friend, and also lived under the same roof with him for several months after he shrunk.

No matter how you explain it, no one will believe it.

Or, even if they really believed it, wouldn't they eliminate this potential threat as a precaution after dealing with Conan Edogawa?

…………

The third update is here!