Chapter 334

Conan Edogawa felt that his dramatic ups and downs today were even more thrilling than when he was riding a roller coaster a few months ago and suddenly found someone's head had been cut off.

He stared almost blankly at Usuha Saiki, who had uttered such astonishing words: "You..."

He had suspected before that Usaku Saiki had discovered his identity, but Usaku Saiki hadn't said anything, so he just assumed he didn't know. But now he was directly saying "I sympathize with Yukiko-neechan"...

This is tantamount to a showdown, isn't it?

Usakabe Saiki poked his dazed face: "Your tolerance for stress is too low, Shinichi."

The system was shocked: [You actually came clean up the mess now...]

Usoya Saiki: [If you don't understand anything, you can be quiet.]

Conan Edogawa took a deep breath, composed himself, and asked in a low voice, "When did you find out?"

"You'll know when you see me. It's not like I haven't seen you as a child before."

Conan Edogawa ground his back teeth: "So, you've been acting like this all this time?"

"Otherwise what? Why do you think I replied to your email a few days ago?" Bo Ye Saiki raised an eyebrow. "I don't even reply to Hattori Heiji's emails much, how could I be so enthusiastic towards an ordinary elementary school student?"

Conan Edogawa: "…………"

Ah, indeed... He did have some doubts at the time, but because the situation was too chaotic, he was more anxious about organizing the other side and was more inclined to believe Brother Bo Ye, so he skipped it.

Later, Ai Haibara also said that she saw Usui-san staying at the Kudo residence, ruling out the possibility of him fabricating an alibi. She assumed that Usui-san was in a good mood at the time.

However, what Brother Bo Ye means by saying this now is...

"Bo Ye-nii, do you think you're closer to me than to Hattori?" Conan Edogawa was a little incredulous, wondering if he was benefiting from his mother's influence.

Usaku Saiki: "Huh? No, I only replied to your email because you've become an elementary school student, which is more interesting than Hattori's side."

Conan Edogawa: "…………"

Sometimes people don't have to be so honest; it can be a bit hurtful.

However, after all this trouble, it's good news that Brother Bo Ye won't use such reasons to scare him anymore.

Although he had long suspected that Brother Bo Ye already knew, the sudden development was still quite frightening, especially after the misunderstanding was cleared up and he was just relaxing.

Wait a minute, speaking of which, Conan Edogawa remembered something and asked with a twitching smile, "By the way, what you said to my mom last time about how she's been lying to you, could you have been referring to my identity?"

“Yeah, I think it was pretty obvious that I hinted that I knew, but Yukiko-neechan kept hiding it from me… But since it’s Yukiko-neechan, I can understand her caution! But you’re not a cautious person to begin with. You told Hattori Heiji the truth, but you’ve been keeping it from me.”

Usakabe Saiki smiled brightly: "It's really hard to swallow this."

Conan Edogawa: "…………"

He suspected that Bo Ye was always scaring him, including today's unfortunate experience, because he was unhappy that Bo Ye had confronted Hattori but hadn't confronted him.

That's so childish, Brother Bo Ye!!!

As they chatted, Genta Kojima, unable to contain his impatience, shouted, "Are you guys done yet? Come on over and start playing!"

"They're here, they're here."

Usaku Saiki led Edogawa Conan over and found that everyone had already sat down around the dining table. With Ran Mouri's help, they had set out the playing cards, maps, and other materials needed for the board game. They were indeed just missing the two of them.

Conan Edogawa wanted to sit next to Ran Mouri, but was pushed away by Saiki Usaba.

Conan Edogawa: "...???"

It was one thing before, but now that Bo Ye has already come clean with him and knows he's Shinichi Kudo, what does this mean?

He and Xiaolan were childhood sweethearts, okay?!

Ignoring Conan Edogawa's expression, Saiki Usaba turned to Ran Mouri and asked, "What did Attorney Kisaki say?"

"My mom liked it very much after seeing the photo and is willing to adopt it. If it's convenient, we can take it home today."

Usoppei Kiyoshi became happy: "Thank you so much, Attorney Kiyoshi! And thank you for asking around for me... Did you find any clothes you like?"

Ran Mouri nodded a little shyly: "Yeah, a short jacket."

"You look great in anything."

Conan Edogawa: "…………"

He had such a good opportunity just now, but he actually forgot to ask Bo Ye what he said to Xiao Lan that made her agree to accept the gift!

And Bo Ye's attitude towards Xiao Lan...

Wait a minute, did Brother Bo suddenly confront him today because he felt it was unfair to leave him completely ignorant, so he could be more assertive by revealing the truth?

Conan Edogawa was terrified.

Unfortunately, no one could empathize with him. Only the system secretly complained that Usakabe Saiki was really unscrupulous in raising suspicion points. Everyone else's attention was on the board game.

Because of the kitten, Ran Mouri casually asked Rena Mizunashi, "Speaking of which, Usui-nii, did Rena Mizunashi find your kitten? Have you been in contact lately?"

“No, I’m not familiar with her.” Bo Yezaki threw the dice. “I can’t get through to her on the phone either, but I heard she’s taken leave from the TV station. She probably wants to rest and doesn’t want to contact anyone.”

Ran Mouri sighed, "She seemed quite energetic, but she's actually already at her breaking point..."

“She’s actually under a lot of pressure,” Bo Yezai sighed. “It’s obvious at a glance that something must have happened to her.”

Conan Edogawa put aside his chaotic thoughts and looked hesitantly at Usui Saiki.

There are advantages to having a showdown.

For example, he could turn around and directly ask Usoppon-san what he thinks of Mizunashi Rena.

Although Bo Ye is always a bit of a rascal, he has strong observation and reasoning skills, and he has seen Mizunashi Rena in person, so he might be able to notice some details that he didn't.

For example, Usopp said that Rena Mizunashi is under a lot of pressure... Rena Mizunashi is quite good at pretending. Even when he and Uncle Mori were invited to solve the case of someone harassing her by ringing the doorbell, Rena Mizunashi only seemed a little worried. It was hard to tell that she was under a lot of pressure.

Back at Professor Agasa's house, Conan Edogawa couldn't wait to make a phone call, wanting to get to the bottom of his questions.

However, Bo Yezaki did not accept the offer.

The problem was that he couldn't very well send an email about this kind of issue, and Conan Edogawa was quite annoyed: "Seriously, why isn't he answering the phone at a time like this!"

Professor Agasa asked in confusion, "What's wrong? Is it urgent?"

Conan Edogawa casually remarked, "Now that Usui-san knows who I am, I think I might as well ask him what he really thinks of Rena Mizunashi..."

Haibara Ai, who had clearly gone to the Usakuya Saiki residence with them but hadn't noticed anything amiss, suddenly turned around: "What!? You've been discovered again?!"

“This time it really isn’t my fault. Bo Ye-ge has seen what I looked like when I was a child! He’s always been very observant! And he noticed it a long time ago. Even if he really is a member of the organization, the organization should have known by now.” Conan Edogawa comforted him, “You don’t need to be too nervous. Besides, you’re the one who said he doesn’t have the organization’s aura.”

Ai Haibara was so angry with him that she couldn't say a word and just kept rolling her eyes.

Professor Agasa was also a little worried.

Professor Agasa used to smile at Saiki Usaku because he thought Saiki Usaku was a nice person, a lively young man, and a friend of Yukiko Kudo. Plus, Vermouth's identity hadn't been exposed at the time, so it was normal for him to trust Saiki Usaku.

But now...

Vermouth is also Yukiko Kudo's friend! That doesn't change the fact that Vermouth is a member of the organization!

Dr. Agasa wasn't that familiar with Saiki Usaku, and preferred that as few people as possible know about him... As for Heiji Hattori, he didn't know any of the organization's members, so he didn't have those concerns.

Conan Edogawa knew he was in the wrong, so he could only laugh awkwardly: "I think Usuo-san is quite tight-lipped, at least better than Hattori. You see, Hattori always lets things slip, but Usuo-san... not only doesn't let anything slip, he also keeps scaring me..."

Ai Haibara has recovered: "Tell me what you all talked about today."

Conan Edogawa could only summarize it concisely.

Ai Haibara had only wanted to get a sense of the situation, but the more she listened, the more her brows furrowed: "That's all? That's it?"

"What else would you like to hear..."

Ai Haibara looked at him with a serious expression: "Have you been scared out of your wits by all this ups and downs? Don't you think his attitude is strange?"

Conan Edogawa was indeed feeling mentally exhausted from all the trouble he'd been dealing with, to the point where he was almost too tired to even think about what Saiki Usaba was up to or what the deeper meaning behind his words was.

He no longer wants to experience the kind of thing where he writes tens of thousands of words only to find out it's a terrible joke.

But after Ai Haibara reminded him, he still perked up and reviewed the situation.

Soon, Conan Edogawa's expression also turned horrified and shocked.

Professor Agasa hadn't quite caught on yet, still in the phase of marveling at how Saiki Usaba was indeed a fan of Yukiko Kudo: "What's wrong? Is there a problem?"

“I went from being a high school student to an elementary school student.”

Conan Edogawa, his face pale, spoke with difficulty.

"Such a bizarre thing, after Brother Bo Ye confronted me... he didn't even ask why."

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Bonus chapter

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Akai Shuichi kept the CIA information about Mizunashi Rena hidden from Conan. After all, there was no evidence, only Usui's side of the story, which he believed, but his teammates might not. On the other hand... it's a tradition for the Red Team to not share information (x)

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Conan's brain has been turned to mush by Saiki Usaba, and he doesn't want to think anymore... He feels that whatever he tries to think about will just lead to him being manipulated, which makes him lose all motivation to use his brain.

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What Bo Ye and Xiao Lan talked about will be revealed later. Don't worry, it's not that he wants to pursue Xiao Lan, and I believe no reader would suspect that.