Chapter 46

"Sister Xiaolan, what are you doing here?"

When Kudo Shinichi went downstairs with the determination to be honest and faced the reality, outside the door, an "Edogawa Conan" was already standing obediently next to Mao Lilan. He raised his head, his big eyes flickering, and there was a pretentiousness that even Kudo Shinichi couldn't bear to look at.

ha--?

Who is that? !

In such a short period of time, even I can't find "foreign aid"?

So where did this "Edogawa Conan" come from? !

"Shinichi?" Mao Lilan looked at Kudo Shinichi, who had an unnatural expression, and then at Edogawa Conan, who was smiling. She always felt that something was wrong, "Shouldn't the two of you be together?"

Why did one of them come from behind ? Running out of the house, someone walked slowly from next door?

Um?

Something weird!

"Ha, ha." Kudo Shinichi and "Edogawa Conan" looked at each other, and decided to speak first and take the initiative, "Isn't it because this boy Conan insists on playing games with the classmate next door... Haha , I was so troubled that I came back early!"

"Really...?" Mao Lilan was doubtful, mainly because the suspicion in her heart was not only about Edogawa Conan's weird behavior throughout the day! , and her doubts about the true identity of "Edogawa Conan".

As early as a week ago, when Angelica inadvertently mentioned it on the way back from the airport, Mao Lilan had already had a bold association: She always felt that the elementary school student Edo who suddenly appeared next to Dr. A Li Conan Kawakawa is probably the high school student who suddenly and mysteriously disappeared, Kudo Shinichi!

Because this association was too exaggerated and ridiculous, Mao Lilan never communicated with anyone. She was alone, observing in secret, carefully collecting everything that was wrong with Edogawa Conan, and recording all the similarities between him and Kudo Shinichi.

Although it is not yet 100% confirmed, in the past two days, Mao Lilan has been basically 70 to 80% sure: Edogawa Conan is definitely related to Kudo Shinichi! And it's very possible that the two of them are the same person!

There are some inexplicable magicians in the world who can directly interfere with the actions of the police... It must not be particularly difficult to transform a living person... right?

Because of this, after Mao Lilan noticed Kudo Shinichi's problem today, he boldly came to the door and tried to catch him off guard - he suddenly rushed out early in the morning. Maybe it was because of a problem with his identity?

But... in this case...

Mao Lilan bent down and put his hands on his knees, wanting to take a closer look at the little boy in front of him.

It was just that the dim streetlight wasn't enough for her to see the details clearly. Generally speaking, it looked like it was indeed Conan.

And the voice just now was indeed his voice, and there was nothing wrong with it.

So... am I still too stupid... to have an overly naive imagination?

Mao Lilan thought about it, making fists with her hands unconsciously, and balled up the skirt at her knees.

...No...that's not the case...!

Although the difference is extremely subtle, Mao Lilan relied on her understanding of Edogawa Conan to find that the child in front of her was more restrained and reserved in behavior, completely unlike Conan's usual appearance!

But... maybe you just feel embarrassed because I suddenly caught you...?

Although she has always been accompanied by a childhood sweetheart "detective" since she was a child, Mao Lilan still has not developed a particularly keen detective sense.

Or it should be said that precisely because there is a powerful character like Kudo Shinichi around him, all problems will be quickly solved under his analysis, so that Mao Lilan only needs to accept it and never has to think on his own.

The only things she has always worried about are her parents' feelings, the few academic problems, and... the feeling buried deep in her heart that she doesn't know whether to say or not, or whether she can get a response... She doesn't even know. hazy.

Therefore, Mao Lilan is unwilling to think about things in the worst direction: after all, Shinichi is standing in front of him now, isn't he? Conan also raised his head calmly and looked over timidly... That kind of ridiculous assumption should be completely discarded in the face of the "truth", right?

But... but...

"So that's it."

"It's true." Mao Lilan showed a faint smile, and "Edogawa Conan" who looked directly into her eyes could see that the smile did not come from the heart. , reluctantly, "I've been worried for nothing."

"So, Conan."

Mao Lilan still couldn't get to the bottom of it: after all...facts speak louder than words, right? Moreover... I have no concrete evidence to support my conjecture.

If we follow the original plan...to verify whether Kudo Shinichi and Edogawa Conan can appear at the same time...

forget it!

"Go home early, Conan."

The moment he looked into those strange yet familiar eyes, Mao Lilan sighed softly: Sure enough, if I can be like Shinichi, I can always find the incident quickly. Just some clues.

"Yes."

"Edogawa Conan" nodded and showed a big smile: "Sister Xiaolan, I understand!"

"Hey."

Watching Mao Lilan go away, he used his mobile phone to talk to several fellow sufferers upstairs. After making contact and confirming that the other party was not hiding in a corner and eavesdropping, Kudo Shinichi put his hands in his pockets, bent down, and curiously poked his head around:

"Who are you?"

"Huh." Unfortunately, "Edogawa Conan" did not Giving him a good look, he not only turned around and left, but even rolled his eyes at Kudo Shinichi before leaving, "Guys who play with women should go to hell."

"Hey--!"

Okay, I see.

That expression, that annoying tone, plus that demeanor that thinks you've seen through everything, it turns out it's you - Haibara Ai! ! !

"You, an evil person, have the nerve to accuse me?"

Kudo Shinichi muttered, pointing angrily at the little figure.

Wait a minute……? !

Why did she appear so promptly...and be able to save me from the fire and water so accurately? !

"Hey——!"

Kudo Shinichi trembled, and while keeping up with Haibara Ai, he called the unlucky guy who was still knocking on the bowl in the bungalow waiting for dinner: "You guys, come down here!"

"We've been here a long time ago Discovered! "

That's true... that's right.

After all, even Angelica, a seemingly ordinary woman, hides so many secrets... How could Jotaro Kujo, who is a member of her family, be such a confused person? !

It's all my fault!

The sudden accident put Kudo Shinichi into an unprecedented dilemma.

The source of this dilemma is his invisible "ability", so for a while, he has not been able to adjust his condition to the best.

"Thanks to the voice changer provided by Dr. Agasa, and luckily I still have a black wig at home..." Xu Lun Kujo witnessed this crisis rescue, and happily explained to Kudo Shinichi after he came to his door, "Otherwise, , maybe there is no way to solve the problem so easily."

"Of course, thanks to Xu Lun's telling me about 'Edogawa Conan''s mouth habit, she could not see the flaws."

Haibara Ai crossed his arms and spoke in an extremely cold tone. . She obviously didn't have any expression, but Kudo Shinichi felt that she had a ferocious and disgusting expression on her childish-looking face.

Yes...

If I'm not careful... I will be beaten away by Xiaolan with karate...

Kudo Shinichi was indeed frightened, but at the same time, he looked at the silent tall man in the living room and felt secretly vigilant in his heart:

Although Gojo Satoru and the others were indeed a little noisy, but as magicians, they seemed to have set up a [tent] that could block the sight of ordinary people before peeping. In this case, they were still discovered by this man.

"But -!!!"

The smiling Kujo Xu Lun changed the topic and his tone became particularly serious: "You guys have gone too far!!!"

"Even a first grader like me knows - peeping is Illegal!!"

...

Facing the bright-eyed children, all the unlucky ones said in unison -

"I'm sorry -!

"

"You seem to be in a good mood?"

After waiting for half an hour, Matsuda Jinpei was finally able to join Angelica again - God knows, he had already fought with that weird crow for more than ten rounds.

cough.

Who makes that crow as special as Angelica?

It obviously carries a ghost-specific aura, but it can easily touch real objects and bring tangible changes to the real world: it stands upright on a red mailbox, and when it flaps its wings, it brings The wind can blow Matsuda Jinping's hair around, and it can also blow the young leaves on the lawn around.

"Yes."

Angelica was indeed in a good mood: Anyone who sees his "enemy" being tortured should feel happy from the bottom of his heart, right?

Although... Jotaro Kujo is not yet an "enemy", watching that guy suffer misfortune is also one of Angelica's pleasures.

Who can resist this wonderful sense of contradiction?

A guy who seems to be omnipotent will be stumbling over trivial things, haha.

Let Jotaro Kujo take his place and "enjoy" the feeling of being a helpless housewife in the absence of a "husband"!

But... in this case...

wait!

Angelica discovered the crux of the matter: in this way, the person who becomes the homeless "husband" is herself, isn't it?

No, it's not.

I will never be as irresponsible as Jotaro Kujo!

"Let's go." With such determination, Angelica nodded to Matsuda Jinpei, and reached out to wave to the crow on the mailbox, "Goodbye."

"Do you know him?"

The giant crow turned its head in a strange way. At an angle, the jewel-like scarlet eyes flashed with a strange light.

"Probably."