Chapter 442 Layout
Chapter 442: Layout
I didn't explain too much to Shiho. I just told her to go and rest. I called Ningshuang here and told her not to talk. She just needed to stay at the door to make sure her voice wouldn't be heard by Vermouth and the FBI. Ningshuang's role was to take Shiho away immediately if there was any danger when I sneaked into Kudo's house.

Ningxue followed my steps and slowly approached Kudo's house. She said she was trying to find out if Vermouth was hiding next door, but the result surprised me.

When I slowly walked into Kudo's house with a gun in hand and pushed open the door, I heard a strong heartbeat, and the heartbeat speed was obviously accelerating. This was not the heartbeat of a killer.

I turned my head sharply towards the location of my heartbeat and pointed the gun directly there.

"Don't move!" As I spoke, my murderous intent spread. In an instant, the person I pointed the gun at dropped the thing in his hand to the ground and shone the flashlight at him. Only then did I see that it was a water gun.

Snapped.

The lights in the room were turned on, and in front of me was the frightened Yukiko Kudo. Her pupils suddenly shrank, and her face was full of fear, probably because she was frightened by my murderous aura and the muzzle of the gun in front of her.

"Yes... Sister Yukiko?" I let go of my murderous intent and put down the gun.

"Xiao, Xiaoxun is so scary... wuwuwuwu." The murderous aura dissipated, and Yukiko gradually came back to her senses. She sat on the ground in a daze, tears in the corners of her eyes.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I didn't expect that it was you, Sister Yukiko, who sneaked into the Shinichi family." I smiled bitterly and patted Yukiko's shoulder. Feeling my comfort, Yukiko also pulled me into her arms and murmured.

"I was just trying to play a joke on Xiaoxun, how could it turn out like this?" Yukiko sobbed with tears in her eyes. "Besides, I'm going back to my own home, how can I call it sneaking in?"

"Okay, okay, I'm just thinking about safety." I was hugged by Yukiko, and I didn't dare to move too much. I just comforted her. After about three or four minutes, Yukiko finally calmed down.

"By the way, Sister Yukiko, why did you come back here suddenly? I thought it was someone sent by the organization that was monitoring us."

"That's because I'm worried." Yukiko rubbed her eyes. "Didn't something happen when I went to the video studio last time? So I wanted to come back and take a look. Plus, for some reason, I always felt like something was going to happen, so I explained it to Yusaku and rushed back."

"After all, it's a woman's sixth sense, it's ridiculously strong." I could only respond to Yukiko's explanation with a half-moon eye. "Indeed, something happened, and Shinichi probably doesn't know about it yet." I took out the letter and briefly explained that I was being monitored by the organization and the FBI. However, I didn't mention Vermouth's name because I always thought that as movie stars, Yukiko and Crispinyard knew each other. Although she might not know Vermouth, if I said her real name, she would know something about it.

But thinking from another perspective, there is no need for me to reveal Sister Bei's identity to Yukiko right now. That will only increase the probability of Sister Yukiko being in danger.

"So, Shin-chan's identity has been exposed?" Yukiko thought, resting her chin on her hand after reading the letter. "But the organization you mentioned didn't attack us right away. Why is that?"

"It may be related to this Vermouth. When I met her, she was a mystic." Sure enough, Yukiko did not know the code name Vermouth.

"This organization's style is really weird." Yukiko tilted her head in surprise. "But if Shin-chan goes to the party, won't he be in danger? Should we call the police? Xun, do you have a plan?"

"Indeed, if Shinichi is really allowed to go, the danger will be great. However, I think this time it is more of a lure away from the tiger. The real target of the organization may be Shiho."

"Ai-chan?" Yukiko was confused.

"That's right. From my point of view, Conan might have been discovered by Vermouth, but she didn't come to him immediately. Maybe there's something hidden in it. On the other hand, I have connections with Vermouth and Shiho, so I think Shinichi might just be trying to lure the tiger away from the mountain. We just need to send someone to attend the Halloween party disguised as Shinichi and ensure Shinichi's safety. The same goes for Shiho."

"Oh? It seems you already have a plan." A smile appeared on Yukiko's lips.

"Yes, but there are still risks. And I haven't chosen the person to play Shinichi yet. He needs to know some Kung Fu to protect himself, and he needs to be very familiar with Shinichi. Fortunately, he also needs to have some reasoning ability to avoid being exposed. But where can I find such a person?"

"Isn't there just one person like that?"

"Ah?"

At noon the next day, Conan arrived at his own villa, accompanied by Hattori Heiji who had traveled day and night from Osaka.

Speaking of this black-haired guy, I almost forgot about him. He knows a little bit of kendo and reasoning, and most importantly, he is very familiar with Kudo, and they are of similar age, so it is easy for him to imitate him.

The only regret is the Kansai accent. But this is easy to solve, as long as Conan sticks his voice changer on Hattori's body and installs a loudspeaker.

As for the makeup...

With me and sister Yukiko here, are you still worried that you can't put on makeup?

"I already knew about this party from my uncle this morning." Conan said as he looked at the envelope again and again.

"My thoughts are the same as Kaoru's. I think the target this time should also be Haibara. But I don't know how I was exposed. Kudo Shinichi, Edogawa Conan. In a sense, these two names should have nothing to do with each other."

"Don't even mention you. I don't even know how you were exposed. If I knew, I might have already gone to the door and engaged in a firefight." I replied.

"Some time ago, the police station lost my father's case file, and it was later sent back. It is not impossible to make some connections from it. In addition, if Vermouth has been lurking around us, it is not too difficult to find out whether your case matches Kudo Shinichi's fingerprints. Although this cannot be directly proved, there must be a connection."

"Xun, you should know about Vermouth, right?"

"...Hmm." After thinking about it, I decided to leak some information.

"Can you tell me about it?"

"Vermouth is actually my boss in the organization."

"Nani?!" x3
My news shocked the three people present. Fortunately, there was no bug in the Kudo family's villa, otherwise Vermouth and the FBI would have heard everything. "In fact, I left the organization by faking my death, and now, I should have been discovered by Vermouth. Similarly, Shiho was also exposed. But I don't understand why Shinichi was exposed. It doesn't seem to have anything to do with him. Similarly, I don't understand why Shinichi was called to that party. It's like a trap set up to verify whether Conan is Shinichi or not."

While thinking about the whole story, I told everyone my guess.

"Compared to Shinichi, it should be Gin who is interested in him. After all, it was Gin who fed him APTX-4869. I believe that there must be people from the organization on that ship. In the worst case, everyone on that ship is a member of the organization."

"Then..." Yukiko's face was full of worry.

"But I don't think they will bury Kudo Shinichi right here. Even if it's a trap." After thinking for a while, I continued to answer. "Mouri Kogoro's fame is now at its peak. If the people in the organization want to take this opportunity to directly erase the doubts about Kudo Shinichi, they shouldn't have invited my father. In this way, the purpose of testing is greater than directly erasing it."

"So all we need to do is let Hattori pretend to be me and then take off the disguise at the end?" Conan also understood what I meant.

"That's right, Hattori, just put on your makeup and dress up as you. I will send my men to go with you." As I said that, I pointed at Ningxue who was standing beside me without saying a word.

I can no longer hide this incident, but fortunately Ningxue is my own. Although Yukiko's stare made her feel uncomfortable, at least we have talked it out.

"Hey, Xun, how many women are behind you?" Conan came over and asked me in a low voice.

"It's just for my subordinates. Don't think too much about it."

"Then I'll ask you to protect my safety, young lady~" Hattori greeted her generously.

"Well, please rest assured." Ningxue nodded slightly as a greeting to the person she was going to protect next.

"By the way, Hattori, I will ask someone to make you a concealed bulletproof vest later. You just need to protect your head." I also gave Hattori a reassurance.

"Oh? There are also concealed ones?" Hattori expressed great interest when he heard the relevant information for the first time.

"Well, I'll give some to He Ye later. Although it may be a little uncomfortable, it will definitely save your life. The specific details will be explained later."

"Ok~" Hattori was very happy about this. "What about your little sister? Bell... What about that?"

"I'll take care of that, Shiho just needs to hide." I replied. "Sister Yukiko, I hope you can help me put on makeup and dress up like Shiho."

If it was me, Vermouth would easily be able to tell that I was in disguise. That could be a problem. But if Sister Yukiko got involved, the chances of Vermouth finding out would be much smaller.

"No problem~ Hehe." Yukiko winked at me. It had been a long time since we had done this kind of thing. Yukiko seemed very excited. "But what about the FBI?"

"What's going to happen will happen. I'm the one caught in the middle. I have to solve this problem."

"Wait a minute, what about me in this plan you're talking about?" Conan interrupted, as if he had nothing to do with it from the initial layout to the implementation of the plan.

"You? Just stay home."

"No. I am such an important person, what do I have to do tomorrow?" Conan was full of questions. "This invitation is for me. Even if I don't go, you have to let me participate, right?"

"I'll leave Hattori's Kansai accent to you." I patted Conan's shoulder. "By the way, please take care of Shiho as well. I've sent people to protect her. But if anything goes wrong, you and Shiho can escape together."

"I..." Conan didn't know where to vent his anger. "I have prepared some plans, how about I make a backup plan?"

"You just stay at home." I glanced at Conan. "This situation has nothing to do with you, but for some reason, you were discovered by Vermouth, so the Halloween party happened. This arrangement is to prevent you from being in danger. Don't make things worse."

"not me.."

"Xiao Xin!" Yukiko suddenly shouted. "This time you should stay at home and don't run around!"

Faced with Yukiko's anger, Conan instantly became half-cowardly.

"That's right." Hattori also laughed at the side. "Even if you don't consider yourself, you should consider Xiaolan."

"Ran..." Conan's momentum completely dropped when he heard the name. "Okay. I won't go."

"Yeah, that's right." Yukiko nodded with a smile.

"By the way, speaking of Xiaolan..." Conan suddenly remembered something.

"Ok?"

"Xiaolan, something seems to be wrong these past two days."

"what?"

(End of this chapter)