Out-of-control players in the world of Detective Conan

Chapter 287 Conan: Let's lay our cards on the table, right now.

"...6."

Ai Haibara rolled her eyes, clapped her hands, and then got up and went upstairs to the second floor.

I've learned everything I needed to know, I can go to sleep now.

Most importantly, given her current state, Ai Haibara also felt that she could no longer continue talking to Qi Ming.

It will shorten your lifespan.

……

Beika Town, Mori Detective Agency.

At this moment, two men, one tall and one short, slumped on the sofa, looking as if they had lost their souls.

Kogoro Mouri and Conan Edogawa.

They just sat there blankly, constantly rubbing their rumbling stomachs.

"How much longer will we have to wait for Sister Xiaolan to come back?"

"I do not know."

Finally, after half an hour of agonizing waiting, the door was slowly pushed open with a soft click.

"I am back."

Upon hearing this, Conan and Kogoro, who had been looking lifeless, jolted and instantly jumped up from the sofa.

"Xiaolan, you're finally back! Hurry up, I'm starving!"

Kogoro Mori swayed his body exaggeratedly, looking left and right, his small eyes darting around incessantly.

After a few glances back and forth, Kogoro Mouri exclaimed in disbelief.

"Where are the vegetables? Where is the meat? Xiaolan, why did you come back empty-handed?"

"Do I remember saying I wouldn't be able to cook dinner tonight?"

Ran Mouri took off her shoes and put them in the shoe cabinet, then looked at the two of them with some confusion and said:

"I had dinner at Mr. Qi Ming's house tonight."

"Eh?"

Upon hearing this, Kogoro Mouri and Conan's expressions froze instantly.

After a moment, Kogoro Mouri was the first to come to his senses, raising his voice and shouting at the top of his lungs:

"What? You went home with someone so soon after your date?"

Ran Mouri blushed deeply at her father's blunt words and retorted fiercely:

"Dad, don't talk nonsense! There's no date involved!"

I went home after the date...

Conan's expression turned unusually blank.

That can't be right. Xiaolan isn't that kind of girl. She couldn't have been seduced by Qi Ming in just one day, could she?

Xiaolan, is our childhood bond, formed over so many years, really so fragile?!

Just then, a gurgling sound broke the slightly awkward atmosphere.

Conan's stomach growled in protest.

Ran Mouri and Kogoro Mouri glanced at Conan and sighed helplessly.

"In that case, let's go out and find something to eat, anything will do."

Conan snapped out of his daze and quickly shook his head.

"Uncle, I'm not really hungry right now, why don't you go and eat?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Kogoro Mouri squatted down impatiently and shook Conan's head vigorously with both hands.

"Kid, your stomach is growling and you're still not hungry?"

Conan seemed a little embarrassed by Kogoro Mouri's words, and he chuckled awkwardly.

"Hehe, this, this is me farting, haha."

"..."

Kogoro Mouri quickly took two steps back, pinched his nose, fanned the air with a slightly disgusted expression, and opened the door with a look of disdain.

"What a brat! I'll just go out by myself then."

Goodbye, Dad.

Goodbye, Uncle.

Ran and Conan said goodbye to Kogoro Mouri.

As the door closed and the sound of leather shoes outside faded into the distance, Conan and Ran unconsciously turned to stare into each other's eyes.

The air seemed a little heavy, and after a while, Conan asked Ran Mouri:

"Sister Xiaolan, what did you and Brother Qiming talk about today?"

Ran Mouri smiled and shook her head.

"It's nothing, it's not important, and it has nothing to do with you, Conan."

It may not concern me, but it has a lot to do with Shinichi Kudo!

Conan's big eyes darted around, and his clumsy acting came to life as he grabbed Ran Mouri's hand and shook it back and forth.

"Hey, please tell me, okay, Little Lanzi~"

"..."

Hearing that familiar tone, Ran Mouri couldn't help but recall when Conan called her "older sister" in Shinichi Kudo's voice.

Goosebumps arose.

I wonder if Shinichi will have to undergo a very long period of rehabilitation training after he really regains his adult body.

Ran patted Conan on the head, and seeing his pitiful appearance, she finally decided to tell him the truth.

She's too kind; she wouldn't let Conan's childhood sweetheart be constantly jealous.

Then Ran Mouri said softly:

"Actually, this matter is related to Ai. I have already discussed it with Mr. Qi Ming, and I will go to his house from time to time to take care of Ai."

"By the way, Conan, did you know that Ai Haibara is actually a very pitiful child?"

"N-Nani?!"

Upon hearing Ran Mouri's words, Conan was first stunned, then his eyes widened in disbelief.

What did he just hear?

Ran said that Ai Haibara is pitiful?

And she also had to go to Qi Ming's house from time to time to take care of that poor man.

How could that despicable member of the black-clad organization possibly need anyone's care!

Does her being pitiful mean I'm not pitiful either?

At this moment, Conan's heart was filled with mixed feelings, a bitter taste that he couldn't express.

"Well then, Conan, I'm going to take a shower now, okay?"

Ran Mouri looked at Conan's expression with suspicion.

Hey, why does my childhood sweetheart look even worse?

The conversation I just summarized with Mr. Qi Ming should be easy to understand, right?

Conan was still lost in what Ran Mouri had just said, and he only snapped out of it when Ran came to the stairs.

Let's be honest, right now, while Uncle Mori's not around?

Say it!

Conan hesitated for a moment, then clenched his fist and made up his mind.

"Xiao Lan, wait a minute."

"Xiaolan?"

Ran Mouri had just stepped onto the stairs when she heard Conan's address and suddenly stopped, turning her head in confusion.

Conan took a deep breath, moved a few steps closer to Ran, and then said seriously:

"Xiao Lan, I have something very important to tell you."

"Actually, my true identity is..."

"Kudo Shinichi."

"..."

As the two stared at each other, the air seemed to freeze.

Conan closed his eyes, waiting for Ran Mouri's response.

Then he felt a warm, soft sensation on his forehead.

Then he heard Ran Mouri's puzzled voice.

"Conan, did you eat too much plum today? Why are you talking nonsense?"

"……Eh?"

Conan opened his eyes.

What's going on? Xiaolan's reaction doesn't seem to be what I expected.