Kudo Shinichi...

Why would she...

How did she know he was Kudo Shinichi? !

There was a moment of fear in Edogawa Conan's eyes, and the breeze blew past, bringing a hint of coldness to him. However, it was this bone-chilling coldness that suddenly brought Edogawa Conan back to his senses from his astonishment.

Yes, she knew that Haibara Ai was Miyano Shiho, who was codenamed Shirley in the Black Organization, so naturally she could guess his identity.

However, on the surface, Edogawa Conan showed a wry smile and waved his hands at Hoshino Aoi:

"Don't joke around, Sister Solana. How could I possibly be Brother Shinichi? He's already so big, and I'm so small."

As he spoke, he gestured with his hands, as if trying to use this method to show the difference between him and Kudo Shinichi, but what he was greeted with was a smiling look from Hoshino Aoi.

This made his voice lower and his eyes look a little more guilty.

"You're being dishonest, Conan."

Seeing that his voice was getting smaller and smaller, the blue eyes under the black-framed glasses kept flickering, as if thinking about whether to continue speaking. Hoshino Aoi curved her eyebrows, squatted down, leaned her elbows on her legs, supported her chin with both hands, and looked at Edogawa Conan with a smile.

"Look, I've honestly told you my true identity, and my purpose is very clear: I don't want you to get involved in their affairs. Yet, you don't even dare to admit your true identity. Isn't that a bit too much?"

She said words that sounded like a condemnation, but the smile on her face did not change at all, still hanging on the corner of her lips, as if it had merged with her whole body.

Conan Edogawa looked at the smile on the man's face, which he could no longer tell whether it was a mask or real. The hint of guilt in his eyes, which seemed real or fake, gradually disappeared, revealing the composure and calmness that was unique to Shinichi Kudo, a high school detective who was only 17 years old and had already been hailed as the "savior of the police" by the media.

"When did you know my identity?"

He asked in a low voice, his voice no longer filled with the childishness he had as Edogawa Conan.

Hearing this, Aoi Hoshino did not hide it and replied with a smile:

"Probably at the beginning."

Seeing that Edogawa Conan was still staring at her with a calm look in his eyes, Hoshino Aoi paused for a moment and continued to explain half-truthfully:

"After all, I have a good relationship with your parents. Although they didn't tell me anything about you, they didn't hide it either. Plus, Shirley is by your side again, and I know a little about the research she has. So the answer should be easy to come by, right? Didn't Vermouth guess it before?"

"...How do you know..."

Edogawa Conan did not deny her previous words, but he seemed a little confused about her last sentence.

"Are you still in contact with Vermouth?"

Conan Edogawa knew that for unknown reasons, Vermouth had always looked at him differently.

That's why she let him go in the end, and even let go of Miyano Shiho who had also shrunk because she didn't want to expose him to the Black Organization after he shrunk.

But logically speaking, Solana shouldn't know about this.

After all, besides him, there was only one other person in the car, Vermouth.

In front of Judy, he could be sure that he had not been exposed. Otherwise, even if Judy did not react, Shuichi Akai should be able to guess his true identity.

But the fact is - Shuichi Akai doesn't know yet that he is Shinichi Kudo.

Perhaps he also had some doubts in his heart, but he was not as sure as Vermouth and Solana.

So from this point of view, he should be able to hide his identity well. Then how did Solana know that Vermouth had also guessed his identity?

Edogawa Conan's expression was a little gloomy, and his eyes looking at Hoshino Aoi gradually became deep.

However, Hoshino Aoi did not seem angry at all about his apparent suspicion. She even smiled softly after meeting his eyes.

"Why would she even tell me about this, Vermouth... Heh... I saw a great show in America a year ago. A witch who had lived in darkness for so long actually got her own treasure one day. If this happened in a TV show, she would be a perfect target for bribery."

Edogawa Conan frowned.

He couldn't quite understand what Solana meant. He could understand every word, but when they were put together, he was a little confused.

"Treasure? Are you talking about me? Am I the one that Vermouth needs to protect?"

He was a little bit unbelievable. After all, in his impression, he had not had any deep contact with Vermouth, so even if she obviously held back when dealing with him and did not kill him directly or bring him to the organization, Conan Edogawa naturally blamed Kudo Yukiko.

"I thought she didn't kill me because of my mother..."

It turns out that the real reason was because of him?

How could Edogawa Conan possibly believe this!

However, looking at Solana's smiling expression, Edogawa Conan had to believe it even if he didn't want to.

But why?

Could it be...

His memory inadvertently went back to a year ago.

That was the first time he and Xiaolan met Sharon Wynyard.

And on that day, they also met...

etc……

"It's that silver-haired killer!"

Edogawa Conan's eyes lit up, and in just a moment, he had guessed what was going on.

"Ran once told me that Mr. Akai was also in that alley at the time. So the actual situation is that Vermouth disguised herself as the Silver-haired Killer Demon, hoping to lure Mr. Akai out. Not only did Mr. Akai see through her plan in advance, but he also used her plan to ambush and capture her, but he accidentally failed. So the Silver-haired Killer Demon we encountered at the time was actually Vermouth in disguise."

His voice was not loud, and he seemed to be recalling what happened that day while speaking.

"Yes, now that I think about it, Vermouth's attitude towards us in the theater was a bit strange, but the next day, she took the initiative to contact my mom and ask about Xiaolan and me..."

From this perspective, did she develop different feelings for them because of the conversation they had at that time?

If this is true, then maybe they can really cooperate with her...

The more Edogawa Conan spoke, the brighter his blue eyes became.

He was finally able to connect everything together.