"Why, why..." Xiaolan was stunned and unconsciously cast her gaze in the direction of "Conan" on the other side.
When she saw that Conan was still sitting upright in his seat, Xiaolan felt her heart thump.
When the surrounding crowd saw the lineup of black knights taking off their helmets, they also fell into heated discussions.
"Hey! Isn't that Kudo from Class B?"
"Yes! Hasn't he already suspended school?"
"Wherever there are murders, there is him. He is indeed the famous high school detective that our Didan High School is proud of!"
The crowd gradually quieted down under Kudo Shinichi's gesture. He secretly whispered into Xiaolan's ear, which was full of shock: "Wait a minute, I have something important to tell you..."
"Ah?" Xiaolan was stunned and her face turned slightly red.
"Don't run away!"
At this moment, Mao Lilan was truly sure that the person in front of her was Shinichi whom she had longed for.
"Hattori, do you have a ten-yuan coin with you?" Kudo Shinichi smiled and looked at Hattori Heiji standing aside.
Just like this, Kudo Shinichi, the famous detective that Teidan High School is proud of, started his own mystery show.
…
Compared with Kudo Shinichi's enthusiasm for revealing the truth and reasoning in front of everyone, especially his childhood sweetheart, Haibara Ai's heart felt cold.
"I haven't met him since I met him once in the United States a year ago..."
Yuan Huaiyu sighed softly, but every character and every syllable hit Haiyuan Ai's heart like a heavy hammer.
"When I heard about him again after this, he was already a famous high school detective in Japan... I can only say that it was expected."
"But, Shirley...can you tell me why the people who were listed as dead on the APTX-4869 dosage list are now alive and kicking in this auditorium?"
"And why are you dressing up as Edogawa Conan again?"
Hui Yuan Ai only felt invisible pressure strangling her throat, making it difficult to breathe.
She looked at the man with a normal expression in front of her, but she couldn't understand what he was thinking. Miyano Shiho felt like he was standing on the edge of a cliff, and if he only took one step, he would be shattered to pieces and never recover.
She didn't speak. Because of fear, she seemed to have completely lost the ability to speak, like a piece of fish on a chopping board, letting him slaughter her.
In this extremely oppressive atmosphere, Yuan Huaiyu finally spoke.
"There is only one truth...that is, Kudo Shinichi, like you, shrank his body into a child after taking that drug, and has always appeared in front of the world as Edogawa Conan. Am I right?
"
"Buzz—" Hui Yuan Ai's mind went blank.
After seeing her extremely nervous look, Yuan Huaiyu suddenly revealed a mischievous snicker: "What if I tell you that I knew Edogawa Conan was Kudo Shinichi from the beginning?"
"ha?"
Hui Yuan Ai was speechless.
Before she could react, Yuan Huaiyu stood up, straightened some wrinkled clothes, looked at Haiyuan Ai and said:
"I said, you seem to have a big misunderstanding of me..."
"I think we can have a good talk, what do you think?"
"At eight o'clock tomorrow evening, I have reserved a seat at the Lookout Restaurant in the Central Building of Mihua City and am waiting for your arrival."
"By the way, this is a secret between the two of us. If you tell others, I will be very sad."
After Yuan Huaiyu sent out the invitation, he waved to her and turned to leave.
There is only one sentence left: "Okay, don't be in a daze. The case over there seems to be coming to an end, and it's time for you to appear, 'Edogawa Conan' classmate."
Hui Yuan Ai stared blankly at Yuan Huaiyu's leaving figure, with thousands of thoughts swirling in his mind.
It wasn't until several exclamations came from the scene of the crime that she woke up from a dream and hurriedly looked in that direction.
"Shinichi——!"
Haibara Ai saw Kudo Shinichi, who was wearing a knight costume, falling to the ground with a face full of pain, while Mao Lilan, who was playing the role of a princess, was anxiously calling his name.
She stood up silently.
Although she could not understand the motivation of Yuan Huaiyu's behavior at all and her mind was in confusion, she, who was more rational and rational, quickly analyzed the current situation.
She must go to those two people now.
The effect of the medicine will take a long time to wear off as she expected. Kudo Shinichi's collapse may be due to unknown side effects of the antidote.
She had to continue to pretend to be Edogawa Conan, so that she could completely dispel the suspicion of Conan that the young lady from the Mori family had almost established in her heart.
"Yuan...Huaiyu..."
As she walked forward, she murmured in a voice that only she could hear:
"Who are you exactly?"
At first, she thought Yuan Huaiyu was the one who saved her, and then he became the teacher in her class.
As the contact deepened, she gradually began to have some doubts about this person, but she also had to admit that he was an unreal person who was excellent in all aspects.
Later, at the Aido City Hotel, she confirmed the man's identity, but he did something very different from his identity as an organizational cadre...
It wasn't until she had a false alarm just now that she suddenly realized that Yuan Huaiyu didn't seem to show any malice toward her from beginning to end. The fright she received was more like a prank with some evil intentions.
The more this happens, the less she can see through this man.
As she gradually gets to know Yuanhuaiyu, she becomes more aware of the fog and doubts surrounding him.
It seems that only by going to the lookout restaurant tomorrow can her doubts be answered...
Before that, she still needs to perform the role of "Edogawa Conan" seriously in front of Mao Lilan.
…
The next day.
The sun has set, the city lights illuminate the night sky, and people have finished their day's work and begun nightlife.
At 7:40 p.m., Ai Haibara, who had lost her disguise as Edogawa Conan and returned to her original appearance, wore sunglasses and a peaked cap and boarded the elevator to the Observation Restaurant in the Central Building of Mihua City.
At first, she was a little worried that she would need to continue to stay with Mao Lilan as Conan at night, but she was worried about finding some reason to sneak out to attend the appointment.
But in the afternoon, she received a call from Xiaolan, saying that she wanted to go out alone in the evening to have dinner with Kudo Shinichi, whom she had not seen for a long time.
So Haiyuan Ai naturally took off his disguise and went to the Mihua City Central Building alone to attend the appointment.
The elevator rose slowly. Seeing the numbers showing the floors increasing at a uniform speed, the uneasiness and anxiety in her heart became more intense.
Finally, the elevator stopped and the lookout restaurant arrived.
Hui Yuan Ai took a deep breath, took some heavy steps, and walked out of the elevator.