Chapter 458 Why Staying Up Late Doesn't Help You Grow Taller
His mind raced, but before he could come up with a solution, a voice came from behind him.
"Conan~ What a coincidence, we meet here too~"
Conan: !!!
His body stiffened, and his mind went blank for a moment.
Bertrand chuckled as he released his hand from his mouth and instead grabbed his shoulder, turning him towards him.
Then she cupped his cheeks and pinched and pulled them like clay.
"Conan, since you're here, does that mean Ran-neechan is here too? And if Ran-neechan is here, will she invite Chi-chan to come along? So Chi-chan is on this island too, right?"
Bertrand's bright eyes stared at him expectantly, her face innocent and harmless, but her hands had pinched Conan's face until it was red.
Conan glared at him with wide eyes, "What do you want with Chizuka!"
"I wasn't planning anything, I just missed him a lot since I haven't seen him in so long~" Bertrand chuckled, his green eyes narrowing, and patted his head after releasing his pinch on the cheek. "He's in the hotel you came from, right~"
“You…!” Conan’s eyelids twitched, and he instinctively wanted to take out the Detective Boys badge to contact Ai Haibara.
But Bertrand snatched the badge away first. He examined the small badge in his hand and exclaimed, "Wow, this little thing is so convenient!"
In front of Conan, he casually put the badge into his bag, then pushed Conan towards Koike Ryosuke, chuckled, and said, "You came here to find the culprit, right? Here~ Go on, go on."
Conan stared wide-eyed at the silver-haired boy who had appeared out of nowhere, startled him for no reason, and taken away his badge without warning, his anger boiling over.
What on earth is this guy doing here?!
Ignoring what he was thinking, Bertrand pushed Conan closer to Ryosuke Koike, even waving and greeting him with a grin.
Then, to Koike Ryosuke's surprise, the silver-haired boy swiftly pulled a small white pistol, resembling a toy gun, from his bag, pointed it at him, and said with a serious expression, "Tell me! Did you kill Ohashi Shunpei? Tell me the truth!"
Conan: ?
Ryosuke Koike: ...?
He paused for a moment, then chuckled, patted Bertrand's head, and spoke softly as if talking to a child, "Alright, little one, it's so late now, don't play cops and robbers anymore. If you don't go to sleep, you won't grow tall. Uncle has things to do, so I won't play with you anymore."
Deceived by his appearance, Koike Ryosuke thought he had suddenly become playful and didn't pay much attention to the rumors. He also didn't think the two children could find any evidence to prove that he killed Ohashi Shunpei.
Watching him leave with a bag, Bertrand put away his small pistol, then pressed Conan's shoulder and asked earnestly, "So why does staying up late stunt your growth?"
Conan: ...
"Because it affects calcium absorption, leading to malnutrition, that's why you can't grow tall?" he asked after a moment's hesitation.
...Wait, why did he answer that?
"Ah! You've led us astray!" Conan suddenly realized, shouted, and turned to catch up with Koike Ryosuke.
Standing there with his hands on his hips, Bertrand muttered with a disgruntled pout, "He was asking a very serious question."
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