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There weren't many people in the Rice Flower Park in the morning. Several children gathered together, excitedly discussing a piece of paper with a strange pattern on it that they had unexpectedly received yesterday.

Children's imagination is always amazing. They firmly believed that this would be a treasure map, and they were very proactive. They agreed to meet at the park and brought a bunch of tools.

"I brought a shovel and a rake for treasure hunting!" the sturdy little boy said excitedly. His name was Genta Kojima, and he was the biggest among the group of children.

"I brought a small telescope." The little girl in a skirt smiled sweetly. Her short hair was matched with a cute headband. She raised the telescope in her hand to show it. As the only girl in the team, Yoshida Ayumi, who has a well-behaved and lively personality, has always been liked by everyone.

"I brought a map and a compass..." said the thin, tall, freckled boy, "and a set of stationery."

This is Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya. Compared to the other two children, he is a little more introverted and shy, but he is the most observant child among the three. He is very smart, but he cannot refuse an exciting and unknown treasure hunt game.

"Conan, what about you?"

The children asked in unison the late boy standing at the side with nothing in his hands - Edogawa Conan.

Conan Edogawa was wearing a hat and looked listless. Ever since his body became smaller and he was forced to relive his elementary school life, he was often dragged around to play by these enthusiastic children. Of course, he thought that he did not refuse because he was taking care of these children. As for the fact that he would occasionally have fun playing... he would not admit it.

"I'm carrying this, this!" Conan pointed to his head and said perfunctorily.

"What's the purpose of this hat?" Genta always thinks very directly. He couldn't help but pick up the hat on Conan's head and asked.

"It's enough to be the leader..." Conan explained helplessly. After becoming a child, he was much shorter than Genta, which made him feel a little depressed.

"What! Are you saying you didn't bring anything?!"

As expected, this passive traitor was immediately criticized by his friends.

"After all, decoding something like this still mainly requires the use of the brain. He is right." A voice suddenly interrupted the conversation between the group of children.

"But after finding the treasure, you still need to use a shovel to dig it out..." Yuan Tai retorted unhappily, but was stopped by Mitsuhiko.

"Yuanta, you've revealed that we have a treasure map." Mitsuhiko sighed, and even Ayumi couldn't help but cast a worried look at him. For a group of children, many secrets need to be kept secret from adults.

Conan Edogawa also looked towards the source of the sound and saw a young boy slowly walking towards them.

The other person was wearing a simple sportswear, with black hair and blue eyes, and looked a bit like Conan. He seemed to be about thirteen or fourteen years old, older than us... Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya analyzed seriously.

"Wait, who are you...?" Yuantai finally reacted and asked quickly, his eyes full of vigilance.

"Oh, let me introduce myself. My name is Hiroki," the young man greeted him gently and took the initiative to introduce himself: "Kashimura Hiroki."

"I came to Tokyo to meet a friend today."

"Are you alone?" Conan Edogawa couldn't help but ask.

"Yeah." Hiroki Kashimura nodded and said, "But I might move here in a while."

"I'm sorry I overheard your conversation. The friend I wanted to meet seemed to have something urgent to do, so I went shopping by myself first, and that's why I overheard your conversation."

The boy named Hiroki Kashimura had a pair of harmless droopy eyes and a gentle smile. Although he was not very old, he still did not let the three children let down their guard.

The tall Kojima Genta took a few steps forward and stood tall to block his friends, while Yoshida Ayumi stuck her head out and asked cautiously, "How much did you hear?"

It seems that these children are quite wary. Conan nodded secretly.

"I heard about the treasure map you mentioned. Are you looking for treasure? You seem very capable."

Hiroki Kashimura didn't care and answered very honestly.

"Of course, we are operating in secret this time!"

Conan did not participate in the conversation, but could not help but focus on the news about the Black Organization he had received during this period. Suddenly, he heard Ayumi's sweet voice:

"Then Brother Hongshu, do you want to look for it together?"

Hey, hey, hey, where are the vigilance you guys were just now? Are you inviting each other so soon?

Conan couldn't help but silently complain, but children's love for the little brother is so sudden. The little brother is very polite and praised himself. All of these made the three of them quickly change from bad guys who might come to steal the treasure to little brothers who can become little partners!

"Is it possible?" Kashimura Hiroki seemed a little surprised, but then smiled and said, "Then it's my honor."

"So you are Conan?" Hiroki turned to look at the child who seemed somewhat out of place with the other three and asked with a smile.

Conan then realized that the three had already introduced themselves, and his name must have been mentioned during the conversation, so he also introduced himself: "My name is Edogawa Conan, and I am..."

"A little detective, right?" Hongshu said, bending slightly.

"Huh?!" Conan was a little stunned when he heard that. Although he liked to call himself that, when there were no cases, he just wanted to introduce the school in a usual format.

"I heard Xiaoguang mention it..." Hongshu explained with a smile.

"Xiao Guang? Kong's younger brother." Conan had only met Natsukawa Guang once, and was stunned for a moment before realizing that he was Natsukawa Kong's younger brother.

"Then how did you recognize me?" Conan gave him a suspicious look.

"When they said Conan, I guessed it because it's a rare name."

"So who is the friend you want to meet?" Conan had a vague guess in his heart.

"I'm here to look for Xiaoguang. I haven't seen Brother Kong for a long time!" The curve of Hongshu's mouth widened a little. It can be seen that he was in a very happy mood, especially when he mentioned Brother Kong.

"So that's how it is..." Conan was silent for a moment. For some reason, he felt that this child had a hostile attitude towards him. Was it an illusion?

"Conan, Brother Hiroki, it's time to go!"

———

/Xiao Guang, I met Kudo Shinichi! You and Noel go ahead and do your thing, I want to get to know him! /

When Zhufu Jingguang opened his phone, he saw Hongshu's words and felt helpless.

Ever since he learned that Conan is Kudo Shinichi, the kid has been keeping his eyes on this high school detective who, like himself, was turned into a child because of the organization's drugs. Apparently, he has been curious about him for a long time.

Although I am moved by the child's willingness to observe his own body, is that really all?

Thinking about how the kid complained to him two days ago that Noel actually let Conan call him Kong Ge and was very "fond" to him... Jingguang suppressed the urge to twitch his mouth.

He is still a child after all.

"Hikari, Saito is here."

Noel's voice came from downstairs, and Morofu Jingguang responded quickly.

The guest that came to the Natsukawa family today was the editor-in-chief Saito, whom they had never met before.

"Teacher Leon, I'm sorry to bother you. My name is Kento Saito." The man with glasses was wearing an overly formal black suit. He seemed calm, but both Noel and Morobushi Kagemitsu who were present had amazing observation skills. Naturally, they would not miss the other's shining eyes and the respect in his tone and the uncontrollable...excitement.

It seems like he really admires Noel... Morofushi Kagemitsu thought silently.

"Well, I'm Natsukawa Sora." Noel sat at the table and looked at the editor with a strange attitude. He didn't know what to say for a moment. He knew that the other party had been using honorifics, but he himself didn't care about these.

"Oh, by the way, this is my younger brother Hikaru Natsukawa." Noel pointed at Mitsuko Morobushi and introduced him.

"Hello, Uncle Saito, I'm glad you're here." Morofushi Kagemitsu sighed inwardly and greeted him politely.

"Sister Yushu, can you help me pour a few cups of coffee?"

"Okay, right away!" A female voice came from the kitchen. After a while, a woman in a light blue dress came over with a cup of coffee.

"Who is this?"

Saito looked at the woman. Although her appearance was not stunning, her attractive features and gentle temperament made people feel warm. He naturally learned a little about this teacher Liang during his few days of visiting. Although he was surprised by her age, he also knew that her parents had left and she only lived with her younger brother.

"This is Yuki Asano, a relative of mine on my mother's side, who has been living in Kyoto," Noel explained as he picked up a cup of coffee and took a sip. Although he didn't like the bitter taste of coffee, the coffee maker carefully added enough sugar cubes and milk, so it still tasted great.

"She came to see me when she knew I was going back to Japan, and she plans to settle down here and become my assistant."

"So that's how it is," this actually made Saito Kento feel relieved. Ever since he knew that Mr. Liang's parents had no one to take care of them, he was almost worried to death. Knowing that someone was taking care of them made him feel a little relieved, but he also felt a little lost inside.

I had originally planned to come in person if there was really no one to take care of me, so that I could be the first to see Mr. Leon's new work, and maybe he could even discuss the development of the plot with me, how great it would be if that were the case......

"Mr. Saito?"

"Excuse me, I was just fantasizing about a better future." The man in a suit took a sip of coffee to cover up his gaffe, his expression serious and earnest.

"This time, I hope to discuss the future plans of comics with Mr. Leon."