Conan: I'm Really Not the Manipulator - Page 286
Kudo Shinichi wanted to call out to the other person, but at this moment, his heart skipped a beat!
"!!"
He felt dull pain coming from deep within his body, his bones were creaking and burning as if they were melting, and his clothes were quickly soaked with sweat.
Kudo Shinichi covered his heart with his hands tremblingly, his face turning pale.
This reaction...
Could it be that he was going to once again——
He lowered his head in pain, unable to suppress his gasps, so he didn't notice that Aoyagi Binkou in front of him seemed to have heard the name that had not been called out and stopped.
He turned around and looked at him quietly.
……
At the venue, Suzuki Sonoko was extremely angry that "Kudo Shinichi, who was so close to Tokyo, didn't even visit the injured Mouri Ran once, but instead came here to investigate the case."
She took out her cell phone and was about to send a message to Mao Lilan to tell her the truth, but was stopped by Dr. Agasa who was standing next to her: "Wait, could this be a misunderstanding?"
"What misunderstanding?" Suzuki Sonoko's forehead was throbbing with veins. "He often appears in newspapers and has dealings with the police. Could the police have mistaken him?"
"This one……"
Dr. Agasa began to sweat. He was good at coming up with puzzles, but he was really not good at explaining them, especially when there were so many twists and turns and things that needed to be explained.
"Are you talking about the high school detective, Kudo Shinichi?"
An old man's voice suddenly interrupted their conversation.
Suzuki Sonoko, who was in a state of rage, looked over and was stunned for a moment: "Mr. Masuyama?"
Masuyama Motors is a large company, and Suzuki Sonoko has met the chairman at some banquets. When she saw the right face, she quickly calmed down.
Organization member Pisco nodded to the daughter of the wealthy tycoon in a friendly manner, and then continued to test:
"The person you were talking about just now was the high school detective? My niece is his fan. He disappeared not long ago and she was sad for a long time... Could it be that he came to the scene today?"
"Who knows." Maori Kogoro said, "He disappeared not long ago. Xiaolan said he would contact her occasionally, but I haven't seen him, and he hasn't been to school."
"I see." Pisco paused, "Are you familiar with him?"
It was too late for Dr. Agasa to stop him. Maori Kogoro nodded and said, "That brat is my daughter's childhood sweetheart..."
After saying that, he realized something was wrong. It was strange that someone came up to him and asked such a question for no reason. He looked at Pisco with suspicion.
Pisco explained calmly, "If you are familiar with Detective Kudo, could you help me get an autographed photo of him? My niece is very good in other aspects, but she is a star chaser and loves to collect autographed photos the most."
Maori Kogoro said: "If it is really that little devil, wait until he comes out and ask him yourself."
His attitude was obvious, and anyone with a little hearing could hear his dislike and impatience. Pisco had achieved his goal, so he left naturally.
But after walking to the side, he immediately took out his cell phone.
Kudo Shinichi.
Pisco muttered the name silently.
He remembered clearly that when he received the APTX assassination drug not long ago, he also received a list of people who died from this drug and their users.
——The status in Kudo Shinichi's column is death, and the person who used the drug at that time was Gin.
So what’s up with this Kudo Shinichi who suddenly appeared?
They look alike, was it a mistake by the police?
Someone pretending to be someone else?
Gin made a mistake and failed to silence the witness, and the list was tampered with by someone else?
or……
A cold light flashed in Pisco's eyes.
——There’s something wrong with Gin.
He typed in the gentleman's email address and hesitated for a moment, wondering whether to tell him directly.
Gin's status is higher than his own. If the accusation is wrong, with Gin's petty mind, he will definitely take every opportunity to retaliate. He is old and cannot bear the anger of this young cadre at all.
and so……
Pisco paused, deleted the gentleman's email and replaced it with rum.
He has been helping Rum for the past few years, and this mission was given to him by him, and Rum's status is higher than Gin. It is safer to tell the other party about this first and let him confirm it.
He typed an email, but due to his own style, he still didn't say it clearly.
[I discovered that there is something wrong with Gin...]
After typing and sending the email, Pisco put his phone away. At this moment, he heard footsteps approaching.
When he looked up, he saw Miss White passing him and walking straight towards Officer Nagano who was left behind.
"There was also a case backstage?"
she asked in English.
Pisco could tell that her pronunciation was not very standard and had a bit of a German accent.
Chapter 340 People Who Care About You
In the dim backstage, police gathered in the prop room where the body was found, and there was almost no one else in the corridor.
Kudo Shinichi leaned against the wall and looked down at his body which belonged to a high school student. His whole body was in pain, but the pain in his heart was no less than that in his body.
What is it like to be a child?
Kudo Shinichi, who lives in the Mori Detective Agency as Edogawa Conan, has never forgotten what happened on that day and in those few minutes.
——My whole body was hot and my bones felt like they were melting. My only thought was whether I would die in the next second.
Kudo Shinichi struggled to support his body and not fall to the ground. He tried to shout again, but no clear sound came out of his mouth.
The way he felt now was very similar to the first time he turned small. Could it be that the cake was just a short-term antidote and he was going to turn back again?
But he really didn't want to be a child anymore.
He finally recovered and wanted to confess to Xiaolan everything he had experienced before in his true appearance... He didn't want to change back again without saying anything...
Pfft!
His heart trembled again, and Kudo Shinichi clenched his teeth hard to prevent himself from screaming. This time he could even clearly feel a heat seeping out from his hot bones and penetrating his skin.
No more——
Kudo Shinichi closed his eyes and felt that his knees could no longer support the strength of his body, and he fell forward.
Just when he was about to fall, a hand reached out and supported him in time.
When Kudo Shinichi opened his eyes, he saw Aoyagi Akimichi's face.
"what happened?"
Qing Liu Bingguang frowned, holding his body with his hands, his eyes quickly scanned from bottom to top, finally fixed on the face that was as pale as paper and sweating continuously, and his hands suddenly tightened: "I'm taking you to the hospital now."
"No, wait." Kudo Shinichi quickly grabbed him, "Mr. Aoyagi, I might... become smaller again. Please help me find an empty room."
He informed people he trusted of his status in a very quiet voice.
"But you..."
"please!"
Kudo Shinichi's voice was very soft but very urgent. Aoyagi Akimichi looked at him steadily for a while, then half-dragged and half-supported him in another direction.
"I've looked here before. There's an empty small room with nothing in it. The police must have looked around and left... We can go there..."
Amid Aoyagi Binkou's whispered comfort, he pushed open a door, and there was nothing inside just as he said, only a chair and a large dressing mirror.
Such a small room that will not disturb others is exactly what Kudo Shinichi needs now. He sat on the chair.
In the mirror opposite, he saw himself. His every move and even every expression could be fully presented on the other side.
This made Kudo Shinichi inexplicably feel like he was being spied on and observed.
"Mr. Aoyagi."
Kudo Shinichi threw that strange thought out of his mind. He looked up and looked at Aoyagi Akimitsu who was standing beside him. "You can go to the prop room. You don't have to stay here with me."
Aoyagi Binmitsu put his hand on his shoulder and seemed to want to say something, but Kudo Shinichi interrupted him in time.
"Please help me find out what's going on with the other Kudo Shinichi."
The heat of his body did not stop his brain from thinking, and he had already recalled something strange that had happened before.
——"In addition to Mr. Maori, have you hired other detectives? Just now when I passed the entrance of the banquet hall, I seemed to see another detective..."
Before her death, Sumire accidentally met a detective. Could the person she met at that time be Kudo Shinichi?
Who is that Kudo Shinichi?
Could he have anything to do with the case?
And Huibara... yes, and her... He might have to change back now. How is her health now, since she ate more cake than him and is still here?
What if, what if she was in front of everyone at the banquet...
The more Kudo Shinichi thought about it, the more anxious he became. While trying to persuade Aoyagi Akimitsu, he suppressed his discomfort and reached for his cell phone, intending to send a message to Haibara and Dr. Agasa.
"Ring-ling——"
The ringing of a bell suddenly rang in the room.
Kudo Shinichi was stunned for a moment, then realized that it was not the ringtone he set.
Aoyagi Akimichi took out his cell phone. He didn't know what the FBI agent had received. Kudo Shinichi, who was sitting, had his vision blocked by the cell phone, so he couldn't see the other person's specific expression.
"Then I'm out."
Aoyagi Hiromitsu quickly put down his phone and patted his shoulder comfortingly: "Don't worry, I already have some clues about the case in the prop room and the other Kudo Shinichi."
I don’t know if it was an illusion, but Kudo Shinichi seemed to hear a hint of excitement in his tone.