Chapter 216

Sure enough, not long after, Haibara Ai opened the door, pushed Conan out of the laboratory with a cold face, and slammed the door of the laboratory before Conan could react. Conan was startled, smiled at the closed door a few times, and then walked back with a strange expression of longing. When he walked back to Dr. Agasa, he still hadn't taken back the smile on his face, and even his steps became light.

Dr. Agasa was extremely curious and couldn't help asking:

"You're still so happy even after being attacked. It seems like a good thing. What did you just ask from Ai?"

Conan's eyes suddenly lit up, and he grinned like a goofy smile, so happy that little flowers seemed to be popping out of his body.

"Doctor, you are right. Baifu is indeed a colleague of Huibara who researched drugs together when she was in the organization. The information he just sent to Huibara is the drug information of APTX-4869 that Huibara has always wanted. Although it is only a part of it, it can greatly speed up Huibara's research on the antidote. Once the antidote is developed, I can date Xiaolan without worrying about the drug effect disappearing and my body shrinking in the middle of the date."

As Conan said this, he showed a naive smile that was full of longing, and looked a little silly.

Dr. Agasa was also very happy to hear this, but seeing that Conan's mind was full of the date, he couldn't help but reminded him:

"You'd better not be too happy too soon. Don't forget, Kudo Shinichi cannot show up now. Even if the antidote is made, you can only restore your original identity after the organization is destroyed."

The smile on Conan's face froze, and he paused. He lowered his head and rubbed his head vigorously, ruffling his hair into a mess.

"Yes, you are right. Judging from the current situation, even if the antidote is really made, I can't restore my identity immediately. Oh, I am so angry!"

Dr. Agasa couldn't bear to see Conan lose his temper, so he quickly comforted him:

"Don't worry, it's not that bad. Once the police destroy the organization, you can restore your identity without any worries. By then, Ai's research will probably be almost done..."

However, before Dr. Agasa could finish his explanation, Conan raised his head with a sullen look and said to himself:

"As expected, criminal organizations like the Black Organization should be eliminated as soon as possible. By the way, regarding what happened at the banquet today, I should discuss it with Mr. Amuro. If he is not in the store today, maybe he can come back tomorrow?"

When Conan looked up after he finished speaking, he saw Dr. Agasa looking at him with a complicated expression, as if he wanted to say something but hesitated. A big question mark appeared on Conan's forehead.

"well?"

the next day.

"Eh? Mr. Amuro hasn't come back yet?"

"No, Mr. Amuro said he was entrusted with a very difficult case and he can only come back to work after completing it."

Azusa Enomoto bent down and explained to Conan with a smile.

"Oh, so that's the case." Conan showed a regretful expression and blinked, then saw Hoshikawa and Ming wearing aprons and walking out from the kitchen.

"What, Conan-kun, are you here to have a private conversation with Amuro-sama again?"

As Hoshikawa Kazuaki spoke, he gave Conan a gentle smile. However, from an angle that Enomoto Azusa couldn't see, he gave Conan a look of interest.

Conan shuddered reflexively and couldn't help but take a step back. Countless past experiences told him that this guy was thinking of something bad to trick him again.

"Hey, Conan, why didn't you say anything when you saw me? Did I suddenly appear and scare you?"

"Ahaha, how could that be, Brother Xingchuan. I just didn't expect you to be at work today."

Conan answered with a wry smile, and at the same time took a small step back without leaving any trace.

"Oh, I think so. After all, Conan was not even afraid of the corpse at the crime scene yesterday. How could such a great detective be scared by my sudden appearance, right, great detective?"

Xingchuan Kazuaki teased with a smile.

However, Conan was shocked by the word "great detective". Only then did he finally remember that Senior Hoshikawa had already guessed his true identity. He froze in his tracks and stood there with his head down, not daring to move.

Xingchuan and Ming walked forward, stretched out their hands and rubbed Conan's head vigorously for a few times, rubbing his ahoge hair flat, then withdrew their hands with satisfaction, and continued with a smile:

"Conan is really well behaved today, more like a child than usual. In fact, as a child, in the situation at the banquet yesterday, it is better to follow the adults obediently and not play hide-and-seek at the crime scene, so that people will treat you more like a child."

Conan's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately understood that Xingchuan and Ming were hinting that his performance in the banquet hall yesterday was a bit too much. But what did he mean by the last sentence? Could it be that in the situation yesterday, there really was someone who didn't treat himself as a child? Or was he just reminding himself to pretend to be more like a child?

Could it be that I really have overlooked something regarding the case at yesterday's banquet, or the people present?

For the first time, Conan stopped hiding in front of Hoshikawa and Akira, and raised his head, his sharp eyes fixed firmly on Hoshikawa and Akira's facial expressions. However, how could Hoshikawa and Akira be shocked by Conan's gaze? He still had a gentle and friendly smile on his lips, and his eyes were slightly narrowed, which made people feel that he was a very good talker and considerate person.

At this moment, a customer happened to place an order, and Hoshikawa Kazuaki naturally took over Amuro Toru's daily work, which made Enomoto Azusa, who wanted to go into the kitchen, give up her original plan and instead handed the job of making sandwiches to Hoshikawa Kazuaki with a look of trust.

"Wow! Brother Xingchuan can actually make sandwiches? I want to see!"

Conan suddenly jumped into the kitchen in front of everyone. However, as soon as he entered the room, Conan immediately stared at the calm Hoshikawa Kazuaki and whispered:

"You've already guessed it, haven't you?"

However, Xingchuan and Ming tilted their heads slightly, with a casual attitude:

"Hmm? What did I guess? Why did Conan-kun ask this question without any context?"

"Damn it! This guy, does he really have to make me say it myself? How can he always be so bad-humored?"

Conan glared at Xingchuan and Ming, gritted his teeth, and seemed to want to bite off a piece of flesh from Xingchuan and Ming. However, Xingchuan and Ming just chuckled, looked at Conan expectantly, and asked:

"If you want to get something from someone, you have to show your sincerity first. So, what's your answer?"

Conan choked, he didn't expect Xingchuan and Ming to be so bad-humored. But thinking that they not only knew his biggest secret, but also held the information he wanted to know the most, he had no choice but to lower his head and whispered sadly.

"You guessed it right, I am Kudo Shinichi. Because I accidentally overheard the content of a deal of a certain criminal organization, I was caught on the spot and forced to take a poison. But later the poison did not have the original effect, but turned me into a child. However, the organization did not know about this, and they always thought I was dead."

After saying this, he looked up at Xingchuan and Ming with dissatisfaction, and said resentfully:

"Are you satisfied now? I have told you even the biggest secret. Tell me quickly, what exactly did you mean by what you just said outside? Is there something else I didn't notice at the banquet yesterday?"

Xingchuan Heming was originally preparing the sauce, but when he heard this, he burst out laughing.

"Kudou-kun, you are finally willing to tell the truth. I never thought that you used to be so cocky, but now you act like a child and you are actually quite cute."

Conan immediately got furious.

"Who is cocky? I'm not cocky, and I'm not pretending to be cute. I just have no choice. I'm forced by the situation!"

Hoshikawa Kazuaki nodded with great understanding.

"Yes, yes, of course you have no choice. Otherwise, why would you brazenly move into your girlfriend's house and ask her to bathe you every day and take a bath with you in the hot spring? You must be working hard, Detective."

Conan's face flushed red. He opened his mouth to refute, but he couldn't say anything. After a long while, he could only say weakly:

"Xiao Lan, she's not my girlfriend yet."

Then, before Xingchuan and Ming could say something more terrifying, Conan forcefully changed the subject and shouted with a red face:

"So what did you mean by what you said before? Stop changing the subject and answer me!"

Hoshikawa Kazuaki began to make sandwiches skillfully, chuckled at the same time, and threw out a heavy topic in a casual tone.

"There's nothing to change the subject about. And you must have already thought of it. At yesterday's banquet, there were indeed people related to the organization lurking somewhere. Yes, don't be surprised, I'm talking about the organization that likes to wear black clothes and fed you poison to make you smaller. I don't know who was there yesterday, but fortunately you hid in time yesterday, otherwise, once they found out that you were different, I'm afraid even Brother Amuro wouldn't be able to save you, let alone Mr. Mori."

"What?"

Conan's pupils suddenly trembled, and he looked at Hoshikawa Kazuaki with horror, even though his expression was calm.

"How do you know that?"

However, as soon as he asked the question, Conan immediately shut up and looked at Hoshikawa and Ming with scrutiny.

Hoshikawa Kazuaki's answer seemed simple, but it revealed too much information. It was understandable that he knew about the existence of the organization, perhaps because Baifu told him. But how did he know that the criminal organization that poisoned Conan was the Black Organization? It even seemed that they knew the effect of the drug clearly, so they did not doubt Conan's identity.

However, the most crucial thing is that he actually directly stated Amuro Toru's position, which is the biggest aberration. As an experienced public security undercover, Amuro Toru has been undercover in the organization for seven years without any mistakes. Why would he reveal his position just in front of Hoshikawa Kazuaki? It's impossible, right?

In Hoshikawa Kazuaki's eyes, shouldn't Toru Amuro be a sunny and cheerful waiter? So how did Hoshikawa Kazuaki know this?

Mr. Amuro, it’s bad, your vest is about to be stripped off, where have you been and why haven’t you come back yet?

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