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

Hearing the urgent voice, Kitagawa Isao frowned, gestured to Haibara Ai, and then took out his phone to check, only to find that the call was from Mouri Kogoro.

On his rare day off, what could Kogoro Mouri possibly want from him?

Kitagawa Isao was a little puzzled, but he quickly answered the phone and contacted Kogoro Mouri.

"Hello, Mr. Mori? Is there something you need at this hour? Or have you received another request and are you planning to ask me to come over and take a look?"

Kitagawa Isao's voice was relaxed, even carrying a hint of teasing.

However, Kogoro Mouri seemed much more impatient, and before Kitagawa Isao could finish speaking, he eagerly interrupted:

"Kitagawa, um...did Conan come to your house yesterday?"

"Huh? Conan? What's he doing at our house? Did something happen, Mr. Mori?"

"This one……"

Upon hearing that Kitagawa Isao was also unaware, Kogoro Mouri hesitated for a moment, but then sighed and said,

"Sigh, actually, Conan didn't come back all night yesterday. I was thinking of going out to look for him yesterday, but Ran told me that he might have gone to Professor Agasa's house and that I shouldn't worry... Sigh."

"So, he didn't go?" Kitagawa Isao asked, frowning.

"He didn't go! Not only did he not go to Professor Agasa's house, he didn't even go to those kids' houses. Ran and I have been looking for him all morning. We just got back and were about to catch our breath when I thought he might have gone to your place, so I called to ask."

"hiss……"

Hearing this, Kitagawa Isao realized something was wrong. "Conan didn't come to my house. In fact, I haven't seen him since I picked Ai up from school yesterday. Mr. Mori, could this be..."

"Yes, I've thought about it too..."

Kogoro Mouri didn't wait for Isao Kitagawa to finish speaking. In fact, as a former detective, he had already prepared for the worst by this point.

A child who usually seems clever and even a little bit smart, especially Edogawa Conan.

Kogoro Mouri simply couldn't believe that he would suddenly run off to somewhere else without saying goodbye.

At the very least, according to past practice, he should have consulted with Professor Agasa.

But this time, not at all... not even Professor Agasa knew his whereabouts. When he made the call, Professor Agasa was just as shocked as he and Ran were.

This is rather intriguing. How could a kid who was usually clever and precocious, and who often hung out with them, a group of detectives and police officers, suddenly lose contact...?

In fact, Kogoro Mouri already had the answer in his heart.

Conan Edogawa has most likely run into some trouble, such as...

He was kidnapped.

This was not an unsurprising outcome; Kogoro Mouri had already prepared to report the case to the Metropolitan Police Department long before contacting Isao Kitagawa.

He knew that he would never be able to find Conan's whereabouts on his own. A well-prepared kidnapper was not someone that a detective like him could easily handle.

In this regard, Kogoro Mouri was not as arrogant as Conan usually was.

Considering that his home might be under surveillance by criminals in the coming days, Kogoro Mouri hesitated for a long time after returning home before finally deciding to call Isao Kitagawa.

Aside from clinging to a last glimmer of hope, wanting to confirm Conan's whereabouts.

He also planned to have Kitagawa Isao contact the Metropolitan Police Department to temporarily lull the kidnappers into a false sense of security and prevent them from realizing his true intentions.

This is one of the few experiences he has accumulated over the decades of dealing with criminals.

Kitagawa Isao understood these things. After hearing the meaning in Kogoro Mouri's words, he did not choose to alert Kogoro, but tried his best to calm Kogoro Mouri down.

"In short, Mr. Mori, don't worry too much. We should always be prepared for the worst. You can leave this matter to me for now. What you need to do now is to keep the detective agency calm and not let anyone notice anything amiss."

"Well, then I'll leave it to you, Kitagawa. Conan may be a bit annoying sometimes, but he's still part of the Mouri family, and I can't just stand by and do nothing..."

"Don't worry, I'll contact the Metropolitan Police Department right away, and I'll get back to you as soon as there's any progress."

"it is good……"

After saying this, Kogoro Mouri hung up the phone with a sigh.

Hearing the busy tone coming from the receiver, Kitagawa Isao shook his head helplessly and put the phone back in his pocket.

He wasn't worried about Kogoro Mouri, a detective who seemed unreliable on the surface but was actually no less capable than anyone else.

As a married man, he believed that Kogoro Mouri wouldn't lose his composure in such matters. Even if he did lose his composure, he would quickly regain his senses and fulfill his role as the head of the household.

Right now, what Kitagawa Isao cares about most is Ran's opinion.

As the biggest beneficiary of his disruptive actions, Ran Mouri's relationship with Conan Edogawa entered a new phase after she learned of Conan's identity.

Although Conan is unlikely to tell Ran everything about the organization based on his guess, he certainly won't hide the general details of what happened.

In other words, Ran at this time has blind trust in Conan. Although she is a little worried because of his shrunken body, this kind of trust that has been cultivated since childhood cannot be changed by one or two incidents.

In addition, Conan is eloquent, so calming Ran down with a few words shouldn't be too difficult for him.

So it seems that the reason Ran wasn't in a hurry last night was because she guessed that Conan might go to Professor Agasa to discuss something.

However, they never expected that this subconscious trust would cause them to miss the best opportunity to discover it.

This is truly a case of good intentions gone wrong...

He intended to keep it a secret from Kogoro Mouri, which is why he spoke up to cover it up, but unexpectedly, this ended up harming Conan.

Gee tut.

Thinking of this, Kitagawa Isao sighed helplessly.

Just then, a small, delicate hand suddenly touched his sleeve...

"Kitagawa-kun, has something happened to Edogawa...?"