In the backstage, just as Karasawa and Yukiko were about to change the subject, Sonoko stepped out and interrupted.

"Hehe, it's a rare opportunity for you to come back, why don't you two go out for dinner together?"

With a teasing tone, Sonoko poked Shinichi and said, "You don't know how much Xiaolan missed you when you were not around. She even helped you clean the house. You should thank her at least."

Seeing that the topic was being brought back again, Sonoko, the good friend, was frantically assisting the two of them. Kudo Yukiko, who pretended to be her own son, was now a little panicked.

She had no idea how to deal with it. Now that the two of them were going out to eat, she really didn't know how to deal with it.

Even if the person you're cosplaying is your own son, but dating his girlfriend... this... well, is a bit awkward!

And it would be fine if it wasn't someone she was familiar with, but for Xiaolan, who grew up with her childhood sweetheart, even Kudo Yukiko couldn't be sure that her flaws would not be discovered by the other party.

Moreover, the two of them only saw what they had experienced together, and it was impossible for her, as a mother, to know everything, and the truth might be exposed at any time.

So it was impossible to go on a date alone, so we could only have a meal together, and with the help of Tang Ze and Er Za, we could keep the secret from being exposed, and just barely maintain the role of helping Er Za through the difficult times.

Although she was very panicked inside, Yukiko was still a very strong actor and she quickly thought of an excuse.

"It's okay, let's all get together today. After all, we haven't seen each other for a long time. Besides, Hattori and Kazuha are here too, it would be a shame not to treat them."

Keeping her face calm, Kudo Yukiko smiled and gave this reasonable reason for refusal.

But seeing that Sonoko was still trying to help her best friend, Yukiko quickly continued, "Besides, I'm not leaving today. I have plenty of time to rest tomorrow."

After hearing this, Sonoko gave up the idea of ​​assisting, and then hugged Xiaolan and said some whispers like "I tried my best", "You should try harder tomorrow", "Try harder to catch him", which made Xiaolan extremely shy.

Seeing that the difficulties had been overcome, Yukiko couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

As for tomorrow's date, let my son go himself. It's impossible for me, as his mother, to kidnap his wife!

That’s right, because Haibara has achieved some results in her research on the antidote, Conan has been eager to transform back into his true form and express his feelings to Xiaolan.

Although at the beginning, there was no plan in Tang Ze's plan to let Conan take medicine, but he planned to let Yukiko pretend to be Lu and be done with it.

However, since Conan strongly requested it and Haibara also wanted to collect experimental data on the drug, Tang Ze finally modified the plan so that Conan would have time to take the antidote and turn back into his true form one day.

And this has another advantage, which is that it can effectively dispel Xiaolan's doubts.

After all, no matter how much they acted, it couldn't be real. This was also the reason why Yukiko didn't dare to be alone with Xiaolan.

And if this is the case, then Xiaolan might still become suspicious.

If Conan took the medicine to grow bigger, then there would naturally be no such problem. His true identity could not be fake. Since Conan showed up today, her suspicions could be completely eliminated.

So after the school festival ended and everyone had dinner together, Kudo Yukiko's acting work was finally about to end.

"Ah, Ranai-chan, I went to stay at Shinichi-nii's house today."

When they were parting after dinner, just as Xiaolan was about to take Conan home, Conan said cutely: "It's been a long time since I last saw Shinichi-chan. I have a lot of things I want to ask him."

"Hey, little brat, you want to ask me about the case again?"

"Kudo Shinichi" rubbed his head, then looked at Xiaolan and said, "I'll take this kid back with me. After all, we haven't seen each other for a long time. Let him stay at my house today."

"I understand. See you tomorrow, Conan~" Xiaolan nodded and waved goodbye to the two of them.

"Then we'll leave too~"

Sonoko and Ayako said goodbye to everyone with a smile, and then Hattori Heiji and Kazuha also rushed to the train station, leaving only Karasawa and the other two.

"Don't forget to ask Huibara to come to your house early tomorrow to replace you." Tang Ze reminded again before leaving.

"Ah, I know. Don't worry, I've already thought of a reason for catching a cold." Kudo Shinichi smiled and said, "Thank you very much for this time, Detective Karasawa."

Tang Ze waved his hand and left.

……..

When the mother and son returned to their home, Yukiko immediately relaxed and revealed her true colors.

He unbuttoned his turtleneck shirt and removed the collar-shaped voice changer he had developed earlier at Tang Ze's suggestion. "It's strangling me to death. This thing is so uncomfortable to wear."

"Thank you for your hard work, Oka-san." Conan said, "You've been a great help."

"Hey, Shin-chan, mom is leaving first. The plane is about to take off." Without even taking a break, Kudo Yukiko immediately started packing her luggage. After putting her things into the suitcase, she prepared to say goodbye to her son.

"Why are you leaving in such a hurry? Didn't we agree to stay one more night?"

Conan looked at his mother in confusion and asked, "What's going on? What happened?"

I'm not sure if the antidote will work. If it doesn't work and you're not here, it will be a disaster."

"Then just make up an urgent matter or something and get away with it!"

Yukiko looked furious, “I called your father earlier, but I found out he was out drinking with his friends!

I even heard a woman's voice. He must be hanging out with those scoundrel friends! I'm going to catch him in the act and see if he accuses me of being unreasonable again!

"Mom, you really are..."

Conan heard the reason why his mother suddenly hurried back home, and he looked extremely ashamed, "That reaction is a bit too exaggerated..."

"Hmph! Men must be kept under strict watch!"

Yukiko said this while looking at her son and said, "By the way, I've left your father's credit card with you, and I've also reserved a seat for you in advance at the hotel you wanted to book.

It’s the table with the best environment. I remember your father proposed to me there~”

At this point, Yukiko's eyes began to narrow. "I've done everything I can to help you. The rest is up to you. Just muster up your courage!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Conan's face immediately turned red and his eyes became small. It was obvious that he was extremely ashamed of his mother's "public execution".

Seeing her son's embarrassed and shy expression, Yukiko encouraged him with an "auntie smile" on her face: "Have courage, and you will receive good news when you come back next time~"

Then, before Conan could react, Yukiko left like the wind.

Conan was lying on the bed thinking about what his mother said, and he couldn't help feeling shy, but when he thought of Xiaolan, he became determined again.

"Tomorrow, I will definitely..."