Chapter 858 Ran Mouri's Suspicion
After leaving Kita Aya's residence, Conan suddenly received a reply from Kawasaki Maru.
However, the other party only stated that he would return to Japan tomorrow.
As for Liu Qingyao, there has been no reply yet; perhaps he is not currently in control of the body.
After giving a brief reply to Kawasaki Maru, Conan put his phone away, leaned back in his chair, and began to think, ignoring Ran Mouri sitting beside him, watching him thoughtfully.
Ran Mouri's fingers, which were resting on her lap, curled unconsciously, and she lowered her eyes slightly to conceal the emotions that flashed in them.
Actually, after she received that text message last time, she received another text message and a picture.
[Perhaps you could send this message to him directly; his reply might not be satisfactory.]
What surprised her even more was the picture.
That's a comparison picture between Shinichi Kudo and Conan.
What I say may not be true, but you can trust your own judgment.
Pulling her thoughts away from her memories, Ran Mouri turned her head to look at Conan again.
I felt to myself, they really are... so alike.
Ran Mouri suppressed the urge to test him. She remembered that she had suspected Conan was Shinichi before, but each time an accident would occur to shatter her suspicions. If she were to test him directly this time, she would get the same result as before.
She pretended nothing had happened, but secretly began to observe Conan's every move and record it.
She hadn't paid much attention to it on a regular basis, but upon closer observation, she discovered that Conan had many of the same little habits as Shinichi!
Perhaps because Ran's words during her probing were so ordinary and normal, Conan failed to notice anything amiss.
After lunch, Conan said goodbye to Ran Mouri and ran to Professor Agasa's house.
Ran Mouri stood by the window watching him leave, her heart at peace.
Conan, completely unaware that his secret identity is being secretly exposed by his childhood friend, arrives at Professor Agasa's house.
Professor Agasa was working on his invention when Conan asked him about it and learned that Ai Haibara was currently in her laboratory.
He thought for a moment, then turned and went next door to look for Subaru Okiya.
He had just gone in when Kawasaki Masuru arrived right after him.
Conan paused slightly when he saw him.
His left eye was covered with a gauze pad, with faint traces of blood seeping through it, while his right eye was exposed.
Only then did they realize that the pupil of Kawasaki Maru's right eye, which she usually covered with an eye patch, was actually crimson!
What happened to your eyes?
Kawasaki Maru glanced at him and shook her head. "I got hurt by accident."
He didn't continue on that topic, but instead got straight to the point.
"The Kita-Aya family will be holding a banquet at the Keria Villa in two days, and the organizers will be there."
Kawasaki Masuru took out her computer and pulled up a profile. "Their target is this foreign entrepreneur named Gaiuskorn."
“Gaius?” Conan asked in surprise. “Yesterday and the day before, I went with my uncle to the Kita Aya residence to help investigate who sent the threatening letter to Mr. Kita Aya. The young master Kita Aya gave us information on suspects, and he also said that this Mr. Gaius has connections with Pramia.”
Kawasaki nods, not showing much surprise. He says coldly, "Prumia was rescued by Death's people, and Gaius is Death's man."
Conan froze, then his eyes widened in shock. "Huh!?"
Upon hearing such a huge piece of information, Conan was completely stunned.
"And if I'm not mistaken, that Mr. Hoshino Tsukasa also belongs to the Death organization, and he holds a high position." Kawasaki Maru calmly dropped another bombshell.
Conan immediately felt extremely uncomfortable.
"The banquet hosted by the Kita-Aya family in two days is a starting point for us to get closer to the Black Organization and Death. Furthermore, Bertrand will definitely send members under his control to infiltrate the banquet. Without disrupting the original plan, we can bring Behefinger back and control him, and then find a way to remove the chip from his brain," Kawasaki Makoto said slowly and deliberately.
Conan and Subaru Okiya exchanged a glance and then nodded.
Conan took out his phone and dialed Amuro Tooru's number. The phone rang for a moment before being answered, followed by Amuro Tooru's somewhat somber voice.
"Is there something you need, Conan?"
Conan briefly summarized what Maru Kawasaki had just said to him, and then extended an invitation for cooperation: "So, shall we cooperate again?"
Amuro Tooru did not answer immediately, but remained silent for a few seconds before replying, "Okay."
"Then, once we've determined the time and place, we'll discuss the plan together."
"Um."
After a brief exchange, the two hung up the phone.
Conan then went to contact his parents.
After hearing what Conan said, they immediately agreed and packed up to return to Japan.
To ensure the plan went smoothly, they contacted everyone they could.
After hanging up the last phone call, Conan's thoughts suddenly paused for a moment.
Speaking of which, Xiaolan's attitude towards him seems to have changed slightly recently.
Conan paused, then looked up and discussed the general direction of the plan with Kawasaki Maru and Okiya Subaru.
......
The sky was beginning to darken, and although there wasn't a single cloud in the sky, it appeared hazy.
After returning to the Mouri Detective Agency, Conan looked for Ran Mouri's location and found her preparing dinner in the kitchen, so he went back to his room first.
He took out the small card that Qianzhu had given him, which was given to him by Liu Qingyao, and then inserted it into Kudo Shinichi's phone.
After completing this step, he went back downstairs and immediately heard Ran Mouri calling his name.
"Conan! Dinner will take a while. I've prepared the bathwater; you can go take a bath now!"
"Okay!" Conan replied, then went back to his room to find a change of clothes. After thinking for a moment, he put Shinichi Kudo's phone in a relatively hidden place.
By the time he finished his bath, dinner was almost ready.
Ran Mouri called him over and brought the dishes to the table.
During dinner.
Conan suddenly looked at Kogoro Mouri and asked with a curious expression, "Uncle, are you free to attend the Kita Aya family's banquet in a couple of days?"
"Hmm?" Kogoro Mouri took a couple of bites of food, turned his head and glanced at him. "Let's talk about it later. Who knows what else might happen in two days?"
"Huh? I'm actually quite curious about that banquet—"
Conan began to remember that he was now a seven-year-old elementary school student.
Ran Mouri's eyes flickered slightly, and she said casually, "If Dad isn't available then, can't we just have someone else take us?"
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