Conan: Ran, I really am Shinichi, you have to believe me!

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While Conan was analyzing Jiang Chengbei's identity, Jiang Chengbei spoke up again: "Don't even mention me, even Conan, this little brat, calls her Ran, doesn't he?"

If he hadn't just pretended to be a child and called out "Sister Xiaolan" in a babyish voice for the first time ever, I wouldn't have noticed how naturally he used to call Xiaolan.

After listening to Jiang Chengbei's attempts to sow discord, Xiaolan glanced at Conan helplessly and said with a hint of complaint:

"Conan is just a naughty kid. It's actually quite kind of him to call me by my name."

Did you know? Conan did something even more outrageous before. He impersonated Shinichi to fool me and Professor Agasa, twice in total. He failed to fool me, so he went to fool Professor Agasa instead…”

Despite Conan calling out to Ran to stop talking, Ran ignored him and continued to recount his mischievous act of impersonating Shinichi.

Hearing Ran's words, Kogoro Mouri became extremely curious and asked with a puzzled expression:

"Isn't Kudo a high school student? Conan, how did you, a 7-year-old, manage to impersonate him?"

With such a large age gap between you, isn't it obviously fake? How did he manage to fool Professor Agasa?

"Of course, it's because he made up a story that he was poisoned by a mysterious man in black, and then his body shrunk back to the age of a primary school student ten years ago."

After hearing Ran's story, Kogoro Mouri's eyes lit up, and he said to Conan:

"Kid, do you still have this kind of medicine? Give me one, I really want to have the body I had ten years ago, I miss those healthy, youthful days!"

After listening to Kogoro Mouri, Ran stared at him with her beady eyes and said in an annoyed tone:

“Dad, if you want to stay young, drink less alcohol, smoke less, and exercise more. That’s better than taking medicine.”

After listening to Ran's words, Conan looked at her and wanted to say: Ran, what you said really can't compare to taking medicine. I have experience with this.

Chapter 46 Conan: Ran, that big mouth! I can't mention to her that I'm Shinichi Kudo anymore.

"Ah...oh dear...no, no...I was just kidding Professor Agasa and...Ran-neechan...hahahaha..."

Conan was sweating profusely when he discovered that Ran was still a blabbermouth, openly revealing that he had shrunk. He quickly stopped her.

Seeing Conan laughing so hard he was covered in sweat, Kogoro Mouri, having ruthlessly shattered his dream of becoming ten years younger, rolled his eyes at Conan and muttered:

"Baka! It's you again, Conan, you brat! You got me arrested last time, what are you doing here today?"

"Nothing, nothing..."

Seeing that Kogoro Mouri had stopped talking about the previous topic, Conan secretly breathed a sigh of relief and quietly glanced at Jiang Chengbei, the man in black who was driving.

I hope what I just said didn't attract his attention. Also, it seems I can't just mention my shrinking to anyone.

Although Conan appeared as a cover, most people wouldn't believe that they were Shinichi Kudo in his shrunken form, but you never know what might happen.

If the Black Organization, as the producer of the drug, knows that the drug can shrink people, and then claims that Shinichi Kudo shrunk, they might believe it, which would be troublesome.

Judging from the current situation, those who want to believe that they are Shinichi Kudo shrunk will not believe it, such as their own relatives and friends. On the contrary, those who do not want them to find out will believe it, such as the Black Organization after discovering the effects of the drug.

Therefore, for Ran's safety, he cannot mention in front of her that he is Shinichi Kudo in his shrunken form. Not only will she not believe him, but she might also say things that could endanger Ran.

I'll find a chance to remind Xiaolan later, even if she doesn't believe me, I'll stop her from talking nonsense.

Seeing that the exciting topic of Shinichi Kudo had ended, Jiang Chengbei wasn't satisfied. So, while driving, he brought up the topic again with a mischievous grin:

"Ran, is what you just said true? Conan is such a young child, and he lied to you about how he shrunk after taking the medicine, saying he's Shinichi Kudo?"

"That's right, it's true. And they keep lying. They lied to me and Sonoko once before, and just now they went to lie to Professor Agasa..."

Ran was so engrossed in her story that even though Conan kept calling out "Ran-neechan, Ran-neechan" to try and stop her, he couldn't dampen Ran's enthusiasm for recounting Conan's embarrassing moments.

"Ran is really something. Conan fooled the old Professor Agasa, but he couldn't fool you and your classmates who are high school students."

"Of course, we saw right through Conan lying to us, even though that brat Conan found out some things about us and Shinichi when we were kids that only we knew."

I don't know how you found out, Conan. Shinichi and I have never told anyone about this.

"As expected of the elementary school detective, Conan, don't you think?"

"Huh?... Oh dear..."

Conan couldn't stop Ran from telling others about her shrinking, especially since these "others" were dressed in the same all-black outfit and seemed to be curious about the mysterious person who had suddenly appeared. Conan felt like dying.

If I had known I would be facing this terrifying situation, I would have preferred to have been shot dead by those two mysterious men in black.

No, if I had known things would turn out this way, I would never have come out and antagonized that elementary school student when we were in Dorobiga during the day, and I would have helped clear the two men in black of the murder charge.

If I had known, I would have let them be framed and sent to the police station, so that I wouldn't have been reduced to this state.

"So, Conan first said he took the pill to shrink and impersonated Shinichi Kudo a few days ago, and then Shinichi Kudo and this Conan appeared together at the same time after that?"

Seeing that Jiang Chengbei seemed to understand the whole situation and summarized it to himself, Conan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Thank you, former Conan. Thank you, former Conan, for impersonating me.

Thanks to the shameless behavior of the former Conan, I escaped this predicament today.

After hearing Jiang Chengbei's conclusion, Conan almost kowtowed to his ex-conan in gratitude. He was truly his second father; if it weren't for him, he would be finished today, exposed.

But why would Conan impersonate me? He even claimed to have shrunk after taking a drug, as if he had gained supernatural insight. He foresaw my fate today in advance. How did he do that?

After the crisis subsided and Conan felt a little more relaxed, this question popped into his mind.

"Conan, let me ask you a question. Why did you want to be Shinichi Kudo, and why did you use the ghost story about shrinking after taking a pill to fool Ran?"

Just as Conan was pondering why the previous Conan impersonated him and could recount his experiences of the day in advance, Jiang Chengbei turned around and asked him curiously.

How could Conan know the answer to Jiang Chengbei's question? In his heart, he wasn't the real Conan; he was just an imposter!

"Oh my god... This is fun... I think this is fun... I look so much like Shinichi... and he has a happy family, with a mom and dad, while I have nothing, so I want to be him!"

Conan initially just wanted to laugh it off, but as he talked, he put himself in Conan's shoes and found a reason, so he started making things up.

After listening to Conan's fabricated story, the three people present actually took it to heart and expressed their agreement, nodding and casting pitying glances at him.

Ran couldn't help but say, "Conan, don't be sad. The past is the past. Now you've been adopted by Inspector Megure. You'll have a home and parents now. You don't need to envy other kids your age anymore, Conan Megure."

Kogoro Mouri nodded: "Conan, once we solve the kidnapping case, I'll take you to Inspector Megure's house."

After hearing what they said, Conan, sitting in the back seat, had a beady look on his face:

That's good. Going to Inspector Megure's house will allow me to find the real Conan sooner, get information about the two mysterious men in black from him, catch them with the help of the Metropolitan Police Department, obtain the antidote to recover my health, and finally confess to Ran and get her to give me...

Seeing that Conan had cleverly resolved the problem, Jiang Chengbei had no choice but to step in again to add some fun.

"Conan, why are you blushing? Did you not finish what you just said? Besides wanting a complete family like Shinichi Kudo, do you also want a girlfriend like Ran?"

So you impersonated Shinichi Kudo, trying to replace him, actually because you've fallen for Ran and want to be her boyfriend?

Upon hearing Jiang Chengbei's words, Conan blushed deeply, lowered his head shyly, waved his hands, and said "No, no" while secretly being overjoyed.

Ran and Kogoro Mouri were shocked to see Conan's reaction so obvious.

Xiao Lan just blushed and felt embarrassed, weakly denying Jiang Chengbei's words.

But Kogoro Mouri was both shocked and furious. He roared at Conan, telling this precocious brat who hadn't even grown a hair on his head to stay away from his daughter!

Nowadays, elementary school students can not only deduce and solve cases, but they are also stronger than murderers. They can catch criminals with a single blow. Moreover, they are precocious enough to beat up girls who are a generation older than them, which makes Kogoro Mouri furious and berate Conan.

Faced with Kogoro Mouri's barrage of words, Conan's pupils suddenly contracted, and he shouted, "Watch out, danger!"

Then came the screeching of brakes and horns, accompanied by shouts and curses.

Chapter 47 Still want to play? Yours' here to be taken!

"Jiangcheng North, driving the wrong way, are you out of your mind?!"

Having narrowly escaped death, looking back, they almost crashed into an oncoming car. The people in Jiangchengbei's car were all drenched in cold sweat.

"Is it my fault? The whole world drives on the right, but you two small island nations are making a fuss, leading a bunch of colonies and insisting on going against the grain!"

I'm not used to driving on the left. I was being careful and reminding myself all the way, but because I was talking to Conan, I forgot for a moment and ended up back on the old road in Jiangcheng North. I was quite annoyed.

Some were filled with lingering fear, others with frustration. Conan, who witnessed all of this, became even more certain that Jiang Chengbei was a foreigner.

There was almost a car accident, and after forcing an oncoming car to stop by driving against traffic, Jiang Chengbei didn't stay to wait for the traffic police, but immediately drove away.

"Hey, Jiang Chengbei, you almost caused an accident just now by driving against traffic. Why are you still waiting there for the traffic police?"

Faced with the dissatisfaction of Kogoro Mouri and his two fellow lawbreakers, Jiang Chengbei said with a troubled expression:

"Don't worry about such a small thing. We didn't have any accidents, did we?"

Moreover, the little girl had been kidnapped by men in black and her life was in imminent danger. In such a life-or-death situation, how could we waste time on trivial matters that haven't even happened yet?

After Jiang Chengbei's explanation, Kogoro Mouri was finally convinced and nodded in agreement: "That makes sense. This is the last time."

"Okay, there won't be a next time."

Seeing that he had fooled Kogoro Mouri, Jiang Chengbei breathed a sigh of relief, while wondering whether he should buy a car in real life.

After all, this car and license plate, which were purchased from the system, are not recorded at the vehicle management office, so waiting for the traffic police in case of an accident is absolutely impossible.

After nearly causing a car accident while driving against traffic in Jiangcheng North, the car fell silent. Everyone was lost in their own thoughts.

Fortunately, the rest of the journey went smoothly. With Jiang Chengbei driving carefully, they finally arrived at the home of Tanikawa, where the kidnapped little girl was staying.

Aside from the addition of Jiang Chengbei, the rest of the story follows the same plot as before: a anxious Tanikawa, accompanied by his butler and servants, describes to Kogoro Mouri the disappearance of his 6-year-old daughter, Tani Akiko.

According to their account, Jiang Chengbei and the others learned that Gu Jingzi was kidnapped by a mysterious man in black who suddenly appeared while she was playing in the yard after school. The man used a big tree in the yard to climb over the wall and escape.

After reading the note left by the kidnappers, Kogoro Mori handed it to Jiang Chengbei.

While watching the case in Jiangchengbei, Conan, who couldn't contain himself, kept jumping around next to Jiangchengbei, indicating that he also wanted to watch.

Jiang Chengbei had already laid a solid foundation for Conan's role as a primary school student detective, and now he seemed eager to understand the case, which was in line with his character.

After reading the kidnapper's message, Jiang Chengbei casually handed the note to Conan. Conan took the note, glanced at it carefully, and then rested his chin on his hand, deep in thought.

Seeing Conan acting like a little detective, Ran didn't suspect anything. After all, Jiang Chengbei had helped him gain fame as a "little detective," so no matter how special his behavior was at the crime scene, it was normal and in line with the persona of a little detective.

"Strange, why don't the kidnappers want a ransom? Instead, they just want President Gu to stop working for a month. Could they be President Gu's business rivals?"

"President Gu, could you please recall who your company's competitors are? This is crucial for me to solve this case."

After reading the kidnapper's message, Kogoro Mouri chatted enthusiastically with President Tani and the others.

"Huh, that's weird..."

Bang!

"Kid, I know you're a famous detective. Ask away if you've found anything. Don't act like a child and talk in that disgusting tone."