Chapter 335 Identity Crisis
Chapter 341 Identity Crisis

"Kaoru! Conan! You are so disloyal!" Early the next morning, when I just arrived at school, I almost got a concussion because of Genta's yelling.

"That's what I mean, you guys are so unkind!" Mitsuhiko also echoed.

"How can you just leave us alone and solve the case on our own?" Ayumi puffed up her cheeks and clenched her fists straight.

"I...so how do you explain it?" I turned my head and asked Conan who was also covering his ears.

"I just explained to Xiaolan, the children...haha, ah haha." Conan smiled awkwardly and avoided the topic. In fact, after Xiaolan recovered her memory, Conan told her what he said and what I said in a guided way. My parents told us when Xiaolan lost her memory and rested, in order to help her recover her memory as soon as possible. After Xiaolan recalled it, she did find that she could vaguely perceive the ins and outs of what Conan said, so she did not delve into it. Only she knew what she had in her heart.

As for the children, when they turned back after watching the parade, they found that the case was over. The police had blocked the news of Fenghu's death because his death was too bloody. The children were not able to see Fenghu's body, and the only people who saw Fenghu's death, besides the police, were his parents. Fortunately, Fenghu's body was not seen by others, which kept the children away from the bloody scene. However, who killed Fenghu has become an unsolved mystery, and the only people who really know the truth are probably Conan, Shiho, and my mother. The only thing the children know is that the case is over, and it was solved by Conan and me, that's all. I left early, and Conan used the reason that I was picked up by my parents. In short, the case was solved perfectly, and the story was also a thriller.

"Um... well, let's not dwell on this issue, okay?" I smiled helplessly at the three children. "You have already done a great job protecting Sister Xiaolan."

"That won't work either!" the children still refused to give in.

"Then I'll bring a lot of delicious food as compensation next time we go camping, okay?"

"it is good!"

"it is good!"

"Good!" Three clear voices were heard, and then the children crossed their arms, raised their heads and returned to their seats. Although their expressions were still serious, the slight twitch at the corners of their mouths directly exposed their pride. Perhaps for the children, solving the case was just for fun, and getting praise and rewards was their goal, and the fact was indeed so.

"These kids are really..." Conan held his forehead helplessly.

"If I wasn't afraid of discouraging their enthusiasm, I really want to use thunder-like means to warn them not to learn from your way of showing off." I looked at Conan with contempt.

"Hey, hey...are you blaming me for this?" Conan said with a wry smile. "I haven't settled the score with you for killing Fuuto yet."

"It doesn't matter. What's there to worry about? He's dead." I shrugged nonchalantly. "He challenged me and threatened to kill Xiaolan and my father. Do you think I would let him live? Even if I don't kill him this time, when he comes out of prison fifteen years later, will he have a chance to take revenge on my father and Xiaolan? We don't know what will happen to us fifteen years later. Do you think I would leave such an unknown trouble?"

"But... oh... never mind." Conan hesitated, finally sighed and changed the subject. "Fifteen years later, if we haven't returned to our original bodies, then Xiaolan might have gotten married, right?"

"Not only will he get married, I'm afraid my nephew will also be a helper." I complained, and then smiled calmly. "Maybe you can even be an uncle."

"Uncle?" Conan raised his eyebrows and saw the smile on my face. He immediately understood what I meant. "Oh, I hope this day won't be delayed until fifteen years later. Another five years would be fine."

"You two, stop talking nonsense so early in the morning, okay?" Shiho, who was sitting next to me, finally couldn't stand our conversation anymore. How could she not understand what I meant? But since we were in the classroom, she could only glare at me with a little blush on her cheeks.

"Hey, speaking of this, Haibara, how is your drug research going? Is there any progress?" Conan seemed to have forgotten about Fudo and started talking about this topic that has been brought up many times. On the other side, Shiho's eyes narrowed slightly, and she subconsciously looked in my direction. After seeing me nod helplessly, she sighed and replied. "...There are some clues."

"Oh? Really?" Conan's eyes lit up instantly.

"I made the sample based on the reaction between the cold virus and the white dried fruit. As you know, APTX-4869 affects all cells in the human body except the brain, including hematopoietic stem cells. As long as your heart is constantly supplying blood and your stem cells are constantly dividing, the efficacy of this drug will not be suppressed."

"Emm...can you explain it in a simpler way?" Faced with professional knowledge, Conan's invincible detective brain also froze for a short time.

"...Forget it. The direct result is that I have developed an antidote to inhibit the effects of APTX-4869 based on the virus and the components of white dried fruits, as well as the blood experiments that Xun and I conducted. However, this inhibition is temporary. I have not yet dared to use it directly in human trials. Of course, if you are not afraid of death, I don't mind you becoming the first guinea pig."

"Um, well, I'll wait until your antidote is more mature before experimenting. Ahaha, ahahaha." Conan smiled twitchingly. Then he turned around and sat back in his seat. The first class was about to start, so he didn't have to say the rest.

"Is it okay to say that?" Seeing that Conan gave up asking further questions, Shiho turned her head and looked at me who was lying on the table with a mysterious smile on my lips.

"Well, let's just fool him for now." I said to Shiho with a smile while lying on the table. "The truth that the drug is already half-finished is better kept between you and me."

————The scent of orchids, the scent of lavender, the scent of home & the wings of angels, the wings of demons, the wings of guardians————

After the Fenghu incident, we had another rare peaceful week. Xiaolan has completely returned to her original life, and now she is preparing for the school fair in half a month. After the incident, I returned home. At this point, I was sitting on the sofa watching Xiaolan's devoted performance. Well, Xiaolan was practicing her script in the evening. And the person who played opposite her... Well, I have to say, Dad, you have worked so hard.

“Ah… Who are you who has been helping me all this time? Nameless knight wrapped in black armor, if you can fulfill my humble wish, please take off your mask as black as night and face me with your true face!”

"Who came up with this line? It's so disgusting..." I was on the sofa not far from Xiaolan, holding my chin with one hand while flipping through the script called Dark Knight. It would have been fine to see Xiaolan with such affectionate face late at night, but when I turned my eyes to my dad, watching him holding a paper bag and reciting lines that were completely inconsistent with his age with Xiaolan, and showing that funny face at the end, in an instant, the beautiful picture collapsed. "Don't say that, Xiaoxun." Xiaolan's cheeks were slightly red. "This is a stage script that Sonoko wrote with great effort. And it was written based on Shinichi."

"Oh..." A meaningful answer came out of my mouth, causing Xiaolan's blush to spread a little more.

"Tsk, I always thought this script was too corny." Dad took off the paper bag on his face and slapped the script in dissatisfaction. "Wait... what's with this knight and princess kissing passionately!"

"What?!" Conan's expression changed instantly, and he immediately questioned Xiaolan. "Sister Xiaolan, who is the person playing the knight?"

"Ah, do you care about it, Conan?" Xiaolan said with a smile.

"Yes, a little..." Conan said against his will.

"Hehe, it's okay. The person playing the knight is Sonoko. She said she would try her best to dress up as a man to perform. And she's just pretending, so you don't have to worry. But we have invited Doctor Shinde to teach us. I heard that he was an excellent performer when he was a student."

"Is that so?" Conan and his father breathed a sigh of relief at the same time. What about me? I'm not worried. After all, it's just acting. Judging from the high school campus party, basically those who are not boyfriends and girlfriends will choose to kiss in the end.

"Oh no, is it this late already?" Xiaolan looked at her watch and realized it was getting late. "I have to rehearse early tomorrow morning, so I have to take a shower and go to bed early today."

"What a pity! The bathroom broke down today and there's no hot water at all." Dad bit a cigarette and said with a droopy face.

"Eh?!"

"Huh?!" Conan and Xiaolan were surprised at the same time.

"It's been stinking for the whole day." I complained disapprovingly.

"You three should all go to the public bathhouse today. I'll find someone to fix it tomorrow." Dad said nonchalantly.

"But today is the day the bathhouse is closed."

"In that case, let's go to Professor Agasa and borrow the bathroom." Conan thought randomly.

"Well... this is the only way." Xiaolan nodded and ran back to the bedroom to get a change of clothes. Conan and I also returned to the room to get our own change of clothes.

"Xun, do you think there's something strange about Xiaolan?" Conan whispered as we packed up in the room.

"Huh? How do you mean?" I was a little confused by Conan's question.

"I feel like the way Xiaolan looks at me recently is not like a high school girl looking at a primary school student, but more like..."

"Looks like you're looking at Kudo Shinichi, right?" I raised the corner of my mouth slightly and continued to tidy up my clothes without changing my expression.

"You see it too?"

"I noticed it after Xiaolan recovered her memory." I said calmly. "It's easy for me to explain. After all, Xiaolan only saw me in my adult form for a moment, and there is a big difference between me and my current appearance. Your lie may work for me, but what about you? I think it's normal for Xiaolan to think this way."

"Yabai...did I say it too bluntly? Huh? Why are you so calm? Do you have a solution?" Seeing that I didn't look panicked at all, Conan subconsciously thought that I had a way to solve this problem.

"Why not just go find a clone?"

"That's easy for you to say. Where can I find it..." Conan realized it before he finished speaking. "Yes! You have a connection with Kaito Kid. You can ask him to help me act once!"

Boom!
As soon as Conan finished speaking, a slap landed on his head.

"Stupid! You thought of him first! Not to mention where I can find him, even if I can find him, do you want me to use my favor to exchange for his help?" I was actually quite hypocritical when I said this. After all, Kaito and I really know each other, but Conan doesn't know about our friendship. He only knows that we do know each other. It's better to keep the details of our relationship secret for the time being. "Where's your best friend Kurotan? Can't we just ask him to help?"

"Let him pretend to be me? With his Kansai accent?" Conan rubbed his head. "Forget it, I'll think of another way." After saying that, Conan took the clothes and walked out of the room first.

"Really..." I rubbed my temples with a headache. "Do I really have to trouble Kaito again?"

(End of this chapter)