Shizuka Hiratsuka doesn't understand love!

"Is Lao Baigan the only liquor that works, or can you try other liquors?"

"I don't know either. This is my first time drinking Chinese wine." Conan shook his head slightly, then he remembered that there was a wine expert around him.

"Aunt Jing, do you have any Lao Bai Gan at home? I wanted to try drinking some before, but Xiaolan found out."

"I still have some other liquors, but as for Lao Baigan, I finished the last bottle and I haven't restocked it yet." Shaking her head awkwardly, Shizuka Hiratsuka never thought that there would be a day when she would be short of liquor.

“Is it convenient to restock?”

"It's not very convenient. To ensure the wine is genuine, I specially ask someone to go to China to buy it."

"Then let's use the bottle in uncle's hand." Conan nodded in understanding and turned his attention back to the bottle in the detective agency.

"By the way, I haven't told this to Sister Yukiko and the others yet." Scratching her face, Shizuka Hiratsuka remembered that she had forgotten something.

"But I have a question." Holding the phone in her hand, Shizuka Hiratsuka looked at Conan with some curiosity.

"Conan, you grew bigger after drinking that wine, but now you've grown back again. Does that mean that just drinking that wine won't be enough to fully restore you?"

"That's right." Conan blinked dryly, feeling a little frustrated.

He was so happy that he could grow up again that he forgot that he was still a child.

"There's one more thing, Shinichi. Have you ever thought about how you're going to live once you become a high school student again?"

Shizuka Hiratsuka asked thoughtfully, lifting her right leg lightly and placing it on her sitting leg.

"The people from that organization might still be in Neon. After you become a high school student again, if you continue to live according to your original habits, then they will eventually find you. No, it should be said that they will find you very easily."

Thinking of how Kudo Shinichi used to appear in the news every two or three days on average, Hiratsuka Shizuka shook her head slightly.

"What will they do then? They've given you poison, and they want to silence you."

"This..." After recovering from his excitement, Conan began to think seriously about his situation.

"But there's no need to worry too much. After all, judging from the current situation, I don't believe that the wine can completely change you back. But there's no problem in doing an experiment to see." Looking at Conan's conflicted look, Shizuka Hiratsuka smiled and shook her head, comforting him.

"Then let's make a date for tomorrow, in the evening. We'll meet at Dr. Agasa's place." Twisting her neck, Shizuka Hiratsuka made the decision.

"Also, Conan, don't be so cautious about the wine. I'll go get Kogoro-kun for it."

"Well, I'll leave it to Aunt Jing then." Conan nodded gratefully. He also thought that he would think about the future later. For now, he still had to confirm whether the white liquor could make him bigger.

In this way, even if I can't maintain it forever, I can still appear as Kudo Shinichi and go see Xiaolan.

"By the way, who is that black guy who appeared at the scene today?"

"Dark skin? Oh, you're talking to Bu Heiji, he's also a high school detective."

"A high school detective? Tsk, that's a little hard to do."

"...Aunt Jing, what are you going to do?"

Chapter 221 Something is wrong, very wrong

"What am I going to do? Of course I'm going to clean up your ass, you little brat."

Shizuka Hiratsuka glared at Conan unhappily and crossed her arms over her chest.

"I've already asked Inspector Megure and the others not to tell anyone and just pretend they didn't see you. The deceased's family probably won't be interested in you either, not to mention Ran and Kogoro. So the only person who saw you there is the black man."

"Although I don't know if he will go around saying random things, but based on the principle of safety first, I think it's better to be a little careful."

"Well, isn't this a bit too stressful?" Conan said with a wry smile, looking at Shizuka Hiratsuka with some embarrassment.

"Nervous? If what happened to you was ordinary, I wouldn't be nervous either." Looking at Conan with disdain, Shizuka Hiratsuka shook her head.

"If you tell anyone that you've transformed from a high school student into a child, do you think anyone would believe you? You can never be too careful with something as bizarre as this."

"I was planning to go over and find out a little bit about the situation before he left, but it turned out that he was still a troublesome person."

Shizuka Hiratsuka gently scratched her hair with her right hand, feeling a little conflicted.

Although Shizuka Hiratsuka felt that her intelligence was acceptable among ordinary people, if she faced a high school detective, it would be hard to say who would be the one to ask whom.

Of course, if Shizuka Hiratsuka could take tougher measures, things might go smoothly, but Shizuka Hiratsuka felt somewhat embarrassed for kidnapping someone for no reason.

This is not Chiba, where there are professionals to give you advice.

"Aunt Shizuka, I feel like it should be okay. Hattori Heiji is a detective from Osaka and is quite famous. And after meeting him, I can be sure that he is a man with justice in his heart, probably similar to me." Looking at Hiratsuka Shizuka seriously, Conan expressed his judgment.

"If it's him, there shouldn't be any problem."

"...Whatever. Since you think so, I won't meddle in your business." Looking at Conan's serious eyes, Hiratsuka Shizuya nodded slightly.

"In that case, we have nothing more to discuss. Let's gather here tomorrow night and see what the effects of that wine are."

"it is good."

. . .

The next morning, Shizuka Hiratsuka got up early to do her usual morning exercises.

However, this morning exercise did not last too long. When Shizuka Hiratsuka came out of the bathroom after taking a shower, Haruno's call came on time.

Since they had already agreed to go on the trip together, Shizuka Hiratsuka had no objection.

Originally, I wanted to call Yukino to come along, but Yono smiled and told Shizuka Hiratsuka that Yukino was feeling a little unwell today and didn't want to come out of the house.

Of course, Shizuka Hiratsuka was a little suspicious. After all, Haruno was very rude when she tricked Yukino, and she had done similar things before.

Then, Shizuka Hiratsuka hung up the phone to Yukino with a strange look on her face.

"What kind of magic potion did you give Yukino?" Shizuka Hiratsuka looked at Haruno in front of her strangely. She didn't expect that she was not lying and didn't tell Yukino that they were going out to play today.

"Hehe, Yukino is my favorite sister, how could I possibly lie to her~" Looking at Hiratsuka Shizuka with a smile, Haruno didn't think about the fact that this sentence had no persuasive power at all on Hiratsuka Shizuka.

"Forget it, what do you want to play in Tokyo today?" She shook her head helplessly. She guessed that Yukino had been caught by Haruno again. Of course, Shizuka Hiratsuka didn't bother to care about the playful things between the two sisters.

Shizuka Hiratsuka believed that even if she liked to tease Yukino, Haruno would be able to maintain moderation.

"Let me make this clear first. I won't be able to accompany you in the evening. I have some urgent matters to attend to in the evening. I'm sorry."

"It's okay, I'm already very happy that Xiaojing can play with me for the whole day~" Yang Noi smiled and put her arm around Hiratsuka Shizuka's arm. She didn't act like a spoiled child at all, and her expression was smiling from the moment she saw Hiratsuka Shizuka.

Doubts slowly arose in her heart, but after all, Yono behaved too well, so Hiratsuka Shizuka didn't say much.

Then, Haruno's smile continued until she parted with Shizuka Hiratsuka in the afternoon.

"What the hell is going on? Did Yang Nori take the wrong medicine?"

After parking the car downstairs of the detective agency, Shizuka Hiratsuka had not yet recovered from Haruno's strange attitude.

In the past, when Yang Nai went out to play with me, although she was very happy, she would also habitually be a little bit capricious towards me and take the opportunity to act coquettishly towards me.

But today, she was too well-behaved.

Even Shizuka Hiratsuka was teasing her on purpose, but Yono didn't take advantage of the opportunity to do anything.

"Hey, Aunt Jing, why are you here? Why didn't you call and tell me in advance?" Just when Hiratsuka Jing was hesitating in the car, a surprised voice sounded in her ears.

"Ah, Xiaolan, I suddenly wanted to come over and take a look." After coming back to her senses, Shizuka Hiratsuka smiled and nodded at Xiaolan, then got out of the car and locked it.

"Did you go grocery shopping?"

"Well, Aunt Jing, let's eat at our house today. I'll make delicious food for you!"

"That's great. I haven't enjoyed Xiaolan's cooking skills for a long time." Following Xiaolan upstairs, Shizuka Hiratsuka casually greeted Kogoro Mouri who was watching TV.

"Where's Conan?"

"That kid and his classmates went to the library to do their homework." Shaking the beer can in his hand, Kogoro Mouri answered lazily.

"Oh? I came here to have dinner with you today, and you are so unwelcome?" Shizuka Hiratsuka laughed and teased Kogoro Mouri, shaking the wine she bought.

"I put the gift I brought you in the wine cabinet."

"Oh, it's still at the same place. Go ahead."

The operation was very simple. He put the wine he brought in the wine cabinet, then pretended to be casual and took out the opened bottle of Lao Baigan from the wine cabinet and placed it on the coffee table in front of Maori Kogoro.

"I haven't had this wine for a long time. Take it away, Kogoro-ni."

"You really are. Take it." Maori Kogoro glanced at Shizuka Hiratsuka helplessly, but he was quite generous.

After getting the Lao Baigan successfully, Shizuka Hiratsuka had nothing to do so she started chatting with Kogoro Mouri. They waited until the nimble Xiaolan brought all the dishes before they both stood up to help serve the dishes.

"By the way, isn't Conan planning to come back for dinner today?"

"Oh, yes, why hasn't Conan come back yet?" Xiaolan paused slightly in taking off her apron and blinked blankly.

"Let's call and ask."

"it is good."

Chapter 222: How about I drink some more?

"Why do you always get yourself into trouble?"

Driving Conan to Dr. Agasa's house, Shizuka Hiratsuka's tone was a little subtle.

I was just asking Conan a simple question about why he hadn't returned home at dinner time, but Conan urgently called me into a library to help catch someone.

"Also, you're incredibly brave! If you were a high school student, I wouldn't have said anything, but you're just a kid now, and you're accompanied by three other elementary school students. And yet, you dare to pick on an adult, a murderer and drug dealer? Are you truly fearless?"

"I didn't think about it. I just wanted to investigate it myself after everyone left and then call the police. But who could have thought that they would turn on the lights and let the murderer who was not far away see it." Conan covered his forehead with his hands and defended himself.

"Forget it, if you couldn't help showing off and making some nonsense reasoning in front of those kids, they wouldn't stick with you and not go home, insisting on playing some detective adventure game." Shizuka Hiratsuka glanced at Conan with disdain. She was already very used to his behavior.

"Anyway, I'm telling you, be careful next time, and don't mess around with those kids. Even if you're just playing a deduction game, don't go arrest them yourself. I'm in Tokyo, so call me immediately if anything happens."

"If I knew that you didn't change your ways despite repeated warnings." The corners of her mouth raised with a malicious arc, and Shizuka Hiratsuka's narrowed eyes made Conan feel a chill.

"Before you changed back, I often introduced Xiaolan to outstanding boys that my friends knew. Even if I couldn't bring them together, I wanted to raise Xiaolan's standards so that she wouldn't be easily deceived by a heartless brat like you."

"Hey! Aunt Shizuka, how could you do this!" Conan looked at Shizuka Hiratsuka in shock. He didn't expect that Shizuka Hiratsuka, as an elder, could say such words.

"Why not? As Xiaolan's elder, isn't it normal for me to want to see Xiaolan find a good home? I'm also considering Xiaolan's happiness!" Looking at Conan with a smile, Shizuka Hiratsuka was very satisfied with Conan's current expression.

She began to understand why Yang No liked teasing Yukino so much. It turned out that teasing people was a lot of fun as long as you weren't the one being teased!

"You! Humph, I don't believe that Xiaolan would like those weird boys! Xiaolan is not a casual person!" Conan put his hands in his arms and turned his head away angrily.

Conan nodded slightly, recalling the experiences of himself and Xiaolan growing up.

Sure enough, no matter what, I have a greater chance of winning!

"I don't know whether Xiaolan likes it or not, but I am happy that I can make a bad boy like you feel uncomfortable."

"...Aunt Jing, you really are going too far!"

"It's just okay, at least it's just revenge on you, the brat who always adds to the work for us elders." Humming a relaxing song, Shizuka Hiratsuka skillfully controlled the steering wheel and drove quickly on the street.

"..." Conan looked at Shizuka Hiratsuka beside him speechlessly. The most frustrating thing was that when facing Shizuka Hiratsuka, he could not find any way to fight back. No matter how bitter the fruit was, he had to swallow it with tears.

After all, compared to verbal confrontation, this aunt of mine is better at another more direct conversation.

"I'd better try to call Xiaolan more often in the future." With this thought in mind, Conan did not feel any sense of crisis because of Hiratsuka Shizuka's nonsense!

However, it is very hard for Xiaolan to take care of herself who has become smaller every day, so I should also pay more attention to this childhood sweetheart.

Yes, that’s right, that’s it!

"We're here, let's go in." Driving on the familiar road, Shizuka Hiratsuka arrived at Dr. Agasa's doorstep in no time.

"Take the white liquor on the back seat." Another bag was taken out from the trunk, and Shizuka Hiratsuka invited Conan into the house.

"It's me, Xiaojing, Shinichi, you're here." Dr. Agasa, who was reading the news on the computer with a bucket of instant noodles in his hand, turned his head with a smile.

"Well, we're here. Actually, we should have come earlier." Putting the bag in her hand on the coffee table, Shizuka Hiratsuka twisted her neck and sat down on the sofa.

"So, shall we try it now?"

"Oh, is this the bottle of wine?" Dr. Agasa stopped eating noodles for a moment, blinked in surprise, and looked at Conan holding a bottle of wine he had never seen before.

"Yes, this is it. I turned back into Kudo Shinichi after drinking this wine." Conan nodded excitedly, looking at the white liquor in his hand with shining eyes.

"I'll drink it now and show you."

"Wait a minute!" Reaching out to stop Conan who had already unscrewed the bottle cap, Shizuka Hiratsuka took out a rice ball from the bag and threw it to Conan.