"The reporter came to the Tokyo Tower in Minato City tonight..."
"The Tanabata stargazing event is currently being held here at Tokyo Tower. Thousands of astronomy enthusiasts gathered here to observe the 'wandering planets'..."
A news program is playing on the TV in the room.
Conan was packing his schoolbag for school tomorrow and holding the phone on his shoulder.
"Okay, Ayumi..."
"I know, I will never be late tomorrow."
After hanging up the phone, Conan looked helpless and thought to himself: Really, it's not the first day of school.
Strictly speaking, he may be the strongest elementary school repeater in history...
Conan was packing up when he suddenly found that an exercise book was missing from his schoolbag.
I searched the living room and bedroom but couldn't find it, so I went to the kitchen.
"Sister Xiaolan, do you know where my math homework is?"
Xiaolan was preparing ingredients on the workbench. She glanced at Conan and said, "Go downstairs and see if there is anything in dad's office..."
"oh."
Conan pushed open the door and followed the steps to the second floor, where Kogoro Mori usually worked and died.
He raised his hand and turned the door handle. It was dark inside.
Conan took advantage of the light from the streetlight outside the window and started searching in the office without turning on the light.
"exercise book……"
"It should be in these drawers, right?"
Conan opened a drawer, which was very messy, including case materials, miscellaneous items, etc.
Suddenly, his eyes lit up.
"Found it~"
In Okino Yoko's photo album, there is his math homework book.
Conan grinned and smiled helplessly.
This uncle is really...
It seems like we are going to play mahjong all night outside tonight, right?
Bang.
At this moment, there was a muffled sound outside the office door.
Conan turned to look at the door and asked doubtfully: "Is it Sister Xiaolan?"
There was silence in the air, and no one answered.
So he walked out of the office again and came to the stairs in the corridor.
I glanced up and down, but there was still no one there.
Seeing this, Conan relaxed and smiled, "I must have heard wrongly..."
He returned to the office again, closed the door, and turned around, when a big hand suddenly pressed his mouth from behind.
"Long time no see, Kudo Shinichi..."
"No, I should call you Edogawa Conan now, right?"
The man's gloomy voice was filled with murderous intent.
Conan, whose mouth was covered, took a closer look and saw that what was in front of him was Gin!
Gin squatted in front of Conan, a cruel smile appeared on his lips, and his dark green pupils between snow-white hair stared at him closely.
"I didn't expect you to turn into a kid and still be alive..."
As he spoke, Gin held Conan's cheek with one hand and slowly stood up.
Behind him, Vodka put his hands in his pockets and sneered: "Huh, that's really surprising."
Conan struggled hard, but his two hands were on one of Gin's big hands like a fly shaking a tree, and it had no effect at all.
With his feet dangling in the air, he couldn't kick anything to free himself.
Why?
Why was my identity exposed?
Conan struggled and thought to himself.
But at this moment, Mao Lilan's voice came from the corridor outside the door.
"Conan?"
"Is it Conan? What's wrong?"
Conan's eyes suddenly changed, and he tried desperately to stop Mao Lilan with a muffled sound from the depth of his throat.
However, Mao Lilan continued to walk towards the office.
"Conan, I seem to hear something?"
"Are you there? Conan..."
The frosted glass on the door of the office showed a figure with horns on his head, and Mao Lilan was standing at the door.
Gin smiled evilly, grabbed Conan and took two steps back.
Vodka took out his pistol and slowly came to the door, ready to shoot.
While forcing Conan's body to face the door, Gin whispered in Conan's ear, "Watch carefully what will happen to those who are involved with you..."
"Hmph..."
As the door of the office was slowly pushed open, Mao Lilan stuck his head into the office.
But what greeted her was a black muzzle pressed against her forehead.
Conan kept twisting his body in Gin's hands, trying to get out of control, while making "eng", "eng" sounds from the bottom of his throat.
Xiaolan!
Xiaolan!
…
"Xiaolan!"
"Xiaolan——!"
Conan suddenly woke up from the bed, gritted his teeth, and looked like he had just experienced something terrible.
He propped himself up and stared at the ceiling in astonishment for several seconds before taking a few deep breaths.
Everything that just happened was...
"Huh...huh..."
There was a steady sound of snoring next to him. Conan turned his head to the left and saw Mouri Kogoro sleeping soundly on the bed.
Conan, who was still in shock, finally realized that he had just had a nightmare.
"hateful……"
"To have such a dream."
Fortunately, it's just a dream...
Conan didn't know whether to be happy or annoyed, he could only smile with relief, and helplessly touched the cold sweat on his forehead.
Even though Gin has been dead for a long time, I can still dream about him...
It shows how much I fear gin from the bottom of my heart.
But why didn't I realize it was a dream earlier?
Obviously there are many flaws in the dream, but the dreamer himself is unable to realize it.
For example, the most obvious thing is that Gin's hair is golden, not white...
"call……"
Conan breathed a long sigh of relief, lay down again, and put his hands behind his head.
After experiencing this nightmare, he couldn't sleep for a short period of time, and his restless brain cells began to think.
Although you are the one who dreams, the logic in the dream is not completely under your control.
For example, your identity may have been exposed in reality, but not in this way.
When he was in London, Kuroba Kaito, who used the identity of "Kudo Shinichi", attended that aristocratic dinner and left his name.
This led to the other party kidnapping Mao Lilan and asking Kudo Shinichi to come and save her.
As for why the other party asked Kudo Shinichi, Conan also heard about it from Kuroba Kaito on the way back to Japan by plane.
It turned out that after they separated from him on Vauxhall Bridge, he still used the identity of Kudo Shinichi, which caused the other party to equate "Kudo Shinichi" with "Kaitou Kid".
What the other party is looking for is actually Kaitou Kidd.
For Conan, this was an unforeseen disaster.
However, this does not mean that the situation between himself, Xiaolan and others is absolutely safe.
On the one hand, the news that Kudo Shinichi is still alive has indeed been exposed to the enemy.
This enemy also includes black organizations.
It's just that the organization doesn't know yet that Kudo Shinichi has become smaller and turned into Conan.
On the other hand, according to Kudo Yusaku's speculation, the invitation of his group to London should have been a carefully planned event.
It was really suspicious to be seated next to a bomb at Wimbledon.
So Kudo Yusaku used his connections at Scotland Yard to investigate the name Diana Kingston.
However, there is no record of this person in Scotland Yard's census records.
Even the contact number that could be reached before has now become an empty number that has never been registered.
Such a sophisticated operation further proves that this trip to London was a conspiracy against the Maori family from the beginning.
But who would target the Maori family?
If it was an organization that took action, it shouldn't use such an obscure method, right?
Conan was puzzled.
But fortunately, the mystery of Michael's identity has now been solved, and it turns out to be Qin Zhibo who has been by his side.
Moreover, my father, uncle and others have also officially joined the camp of the resistance organization. Now I am definitely not fighting alone.
Regarding organizational matters, I will be able to discuss it with more people in the future.
This feeling is inexplicably reassuring.
Thinking of this, the corners of Conan's mouth raised slightly.
…
The next day.
Didan Primary School, first grade Class B classroom.
"Good morning……"
"Good morning."
"Conan, good morning!"
"Good morning."
Conan took off the schoolbag from his back, placed it on the table, and sat on the chair tiredly.
The three little ones had already learned the news that he was returning to class. They gathered around the table early in the morning and started chattering.
"Conan, you are finally back~"
"Conan, how was your time in London?"
"Conan, is there also eel rice in Ranzou?"
Facing the questions from the three little ones, Conan could only answer them patiently as always.
For example, "London" is not called "stew". I had a lot of fun on this trip...
I'm going to be so happy...
At this time, Haibara Ai, who was sitting next to him, was calmly holding books far beyond his age group and said calmly: "Well~ it is the birthplace of Sherlock Holmes after all. It must have fulfilled the wish of a Sherlock Holmes fan.
…”
Conan grinned and rolled away his half-moon eyes.
hehe……
The person who left the least deep impression on me during this trip was Holmes.
Looking at Haiyuan Ai's peaceful profile with a hint of melancholy, Conan's lips moved slightly and his eyes became complicated.
During a ward meeting in London, Qin Zhibo once said that Elena Miyano might still be alive.
But Elena Miyano is probably on the side of the organization.
This news must be a heavy blow to Haihara Ai.
After all, Haiyuan Ai's hatred and fear of the organization are very clear to Conan, who has been with him all the way.
Therefore, Conan did not intend to tell Haibara Ai about the organizational information obtained during this trip.
With her, just treat it as an ordinary trip to London...
"correct!"
"Let's go on a stag beetle catching trip anytime!" Gentai suddenly shouted.
When the two kids nearby heard this suggestion, their eyes lit up and they agreed.
Ayumi: "Yes! Now is the season to catch stag beetles!"
Mitsuhiko: "How about this weekend? Let's meet at Dr. Ali's house..."
The three little ones were discussing happily, but Conan gave a disappointing answer.
"Then let Dr. Ali take you there. I have other things to do on the weekend."
"What? Conan isn't coming?"
Hearing that Conan didn't come, Ayumi's interest immediately dropped by half and frowned, "If Conan doesn't come, we won't have much fun..."
The three little ones looked at Conan with pitiful expressions.
Now the identity of each member of the Young Detective Team has been deeply implanted in their hearts.
Conan is the backbone, soul, team leader, and troubleshooter of the Young Detective Team.
Haibara Ai, the substitute leader and a fishing-type player.
Three little ones, traveling in a group and part-time family members.
Especially in the past few days, without Conan as the team leader, everything the three little ones did didn't feel right.
Although there is Dr. Ali as the team leader, he is an adult after all and cannot talk to each other like children.
"Please, Conan, just go together~"
"Conan~ Let's go play together~"
Facing the pleadings of the three little ones, Conan remained unmoved.
Normally, he would go along no matter how bored he was, just to relax and take a vacation.
But now at this critical moment, he must try to reduce external activities as much as possible and focus on keeping home.
Moreover, Qin Zhibo gave himself a task, which was to go to a certain address to investigate someone who held clues to the case related to the organization.
Now, completing the task must be the first priority.
At this time, Hui Yuan Ai on the side glanced here again and said in a nonchalant manner: "No need to beg him, I will go with you this weekend..."
The three little ones turned to look at Haiyuan Ai, their faces filled with disbelief.
Because in the past few days, Haibara Ai has also been staying in Chengshi Hospital to help, and has basically refused the external activities of the Young Detective Team.
But now that Dr. Ali is back, she has moved back to Dr. Ali's house, and everything is back to how it was before.
"Great! Then it's a deal!"
"If I have Xiao Ai, I can rest assured~"
Ding bell~ding bell~
The preparation bell for class rang in the corridor, and the chatter in the classroom immediately became much quieter.
The classroom door was pushed open, and the head teacher, Teacher Xiaolin, walked in with textbooks under her arm, followed by a bespectacled woman wearing a green dress.
"Hi~ Everyone, please go back to your seats!"
"The first class is about to start~"
Teacher Xiaolin brought a strange woman, which immediately attracted the attention of all the primary school students.
"Conan, look...who is that person?" Yuantai, who didn't want to think independently, asked Conan directly in the front seat.
Conan's eyes were slightly stunned and his head shook, "I don't know."
Although he didn't know, Conan definitely looked familiar to the person in front of him, as if he had seen him somewhere before.
Suddenly, his pupils dilated and he thought of a person in his mind.
When he was at the University of Brightchester in the UK, when he and Kuroba Kaito first entered the school, they met the bespectacled woman...
It was later proven that that woman was Ingalls's murderer, Elena Miyano.
This woman looks just like her...
However, the hair colors are different, Elena Miyano's is blonde, and this woman's is black.
"Okay, be quiet for a moment..."
"Let me introduce you to everyone. The person next to me is the new teacher, Rumi Wakasa."
As he said this, Teacher Kobayashi turned around and wrote the words "Wakasa Rumi" on the blackboard.
"From today on, Mr. Wakasa will be the deputy head teacher of our first-grade Class B..."