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

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"Although I don't know how to find those two men in black, I know that Conan is in contact with them. Next, I will go find Conan. Once I find Conan, I will be able to get information about those two men in black from him."

After hearing what Shinichi Kudo, who had just become the real Conan but hadn't quite gotten used to it yet and still retained his own way of thinking, said, Jiang Chengbei, who was standing on the bookshelf, tilted his head:

I'm so sorry, Shinichi Kudo, oh no, Conan, I'm afraid you'll never find another Conan in your lifetime.

"Shinichi, Shinichi, you're back from the Metropolitan Police Department?"

I don't know why, but I suddenly felt uneasy after dark today. I called the Metropolitan Police Department, and Officer Takagi said, "You've been back for a while, so I came here to find you..."

While the real Conan was discussing things with Professor Agasa, Jiang Chengbei looked down at them from above. Just like in the original story, Ran arrived, and while pushing open the villa door, she called out Conan's name.

Upon hearing Ran's voice, Conan and Professor Agasa, who were chatting, immediately panicked. Conan had previously told Professor Agasa about how terrifying the two mysterious men in black who were suspected of being serial killers were. Now, upon hearing Ran's voice, they both thought: Ran must not be involved in such a dangerous situation!

So, the old man and the young man, who were of one mind, exchanged a glance and immediately decided to keep this a secret from Xiaolan so as not to bring her any danger.

So, the real Conan turned around to find something to disguise himself and conceal his appearance, while the fake old man, the real middle-aged Professor Agasa, awkwardly smiled and explained to Ran, who had come to find Shinichi:

The child is a distant relative who needs to stay with me for a while, but I'm just a single old man who's obsessed with research and invention. I can't even take care of myself, so how could I possibly take care of a child?

So he brought the child to ask his good neighbor Shinichi Kudo for help, hoping Shinichi could take care of the child. However, Shinichi wasn't there, so he had to bring the child in first.

After Professor Agasa finished telling Ran the story, the real Conan put on his father's glasses with the lenses removed, thus completing his disguise. After looking at the detective books on the bookshelf, he also gave himself a pseudonym: Edogawa Arthur.

That's right, it's Edogawa Arthur, not Edogawa Conan!

Since Conan Edogawa has someone, and this elementary school boy looks a lot like him, Shinichi Kudo, who has just shrunk, decides to give himself an identity, namely Conan Edogawa's twin brother—Arthur Edogawa!

So, after Professor Agasa finished telling his fabricated story, and Ran started asking what the child's name was, the real Conan turned around, made a blunder, adjusted his glasses with one hand, and, intending to show off, said with a sinister look:

"My name is Edogawa Arthur, and I'm a detective..."

"Huh? Conan, what are you doing here? This is Shinichi's house. Are you here to frame Shinichi again?"

Before the real Conan had even finished his stage debut, he had just turned around and started speaking when Ran exclaimed in surprise after seeing his face clearly.

"Conan? Arthur? What's going on?"

Conan and Ran were fine, but after hearing their conversation, the white-bearded old man next to them was completely dumbfounded.

Chapter 41 Ran: Conan, are you impersonating Shinichi again? With me here, you can't fool Dr. Agasa!

"What Arthur? You are clearly Conan. I would recognize you even if you turned to ashes. You are Edogawa Conan!"

"You impersonated Shinichi to fool me before, and now you've changed your name to Arthur. Do you really think I'm stupid and that easy to fool? Conan!"

As Ran pointed at the real Conan's nose and launched into a long tirade, it was now Professor Agasa's turn to join in the discussion.

"What?! Xiaolan, who did you say he is?"

"He's Conan! Professor Agasa, didn't you just say he's your relative? You didn't even know he was Conan?"

As she spoke, Ran took out several newspapers from her bag and spread them out in front of Professor Agasa, asking him to carefully read the articles about Conan and Shinichi, as well as their photos together.

"Doctor, your relatives are amazing!"

He's been giving Shinichi a hard time these past few days. Look at the reports above, he's even become Shinichi's savior!

It's amazing! "

After reading the newspaper report, Dr. Agasa's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. He then compared the photo in the newspaper with the elementary school student in front of him, and exclaimed in astonishment:

"They look so alike, so incredibly alike."

Seeing Professor Agasa's surprised and astonished expression, Ran asked, puzzled:

"Doctor, isn't Conan your relative? Why are you so surprised?"

"Conan's been on the newspapers and TV every day these past few days, haven't you seen it?"

"No, I've been doing experiments every day these past few days, staying in the basement. I haven't had time to watch TV or read newspapers. How would I know Conan is so famous?"

"Wait a minute, kid, if you're Conan, then who's Shinichi? You were asking Conan about the Men in Black before, so why are you contradicting yourself?"

Hearing Professor Agasa's words and seeing his suspicious gaze, Conan panicked. Sweating profusely, he frantically winked at Professor Agasa, trying to signal him, while simultaneously trying to explain:

"Doctor, don't believe the nonsense in the newspapers, I'm really not Conan, I'm really Shinichi..."

"Ok?"

Upon hearing Ran staring at him with wide eyes, Conan realized the seriousness of the situation and quickly changed his tune, awkwardly chuckling as he said:

"...Ah, ah...Arthur, I'm Arthur, not Conan...Hehe, hehe, oh dear, I'm Arthur, I'm Edogawa Arthur, Conan's twin brother, hahaha..."

"Arthur? Conan? Shinichi?" Professor Agasa's mind was completely muddled by Conan and Ran's antics.

You've been talking for so long, but who exactly is this kid? I just can't figure it out!

"Are you really Arthur? Not Shinichi, and not Conan?"

Seeing Professor Agasa's bewildered expression, Conan gritted his teeth and nodded heavily. He would appease Ran for now and explain things to Professor Agasa later when they were alone.

Having made this decision, Conan nodded emphatically and said seriously, "That's right, I am Arthur! Edogawa Arthur!"

"Arthur? How did it become Arthur again?" Dr. Agasa, who was struggling with his cognition, muttered to himself with an expression that was more like crying.

Seeing Professor Agasa completely exasperated by Conan, Ran was exasperated, but then she quickly decided to expose his true colors and save Professor Agasa's wounded heart.

"Doctor, didn't you just say he was a distant relative of yours? How come you don't even know who he is now?"

Seeing Professor Agasa hesitate and ultimately remain speechless, Ran understood what was going on even more. Then, full of confidence, she said with great certainty:

"Doctor, the reason you told me he's a distant relative of yours is because this kid just told you he's Shinichi, and that he was shrunk by two men in black who gave him poison?"

Upon hearing Ran's words, not only was Professor Agasa shocked and his mouth dropped open, but even the real Conan, who had been winking at Professor Agasa, stopped what he was doing and stared blankly at Ran with his mouth agape.

Now, among those present, only Jiang Chengbei, watching the show from the bookshelf, could remain calm, looking down at the farce below with an air of superiority: the show is about to begin.

"Doctor, did this kid tell you that he was attacked from behind by another man in black because he was following a man in black on an illegal transaction, and after being poisoned, his body shrunk and he became a primary school student from ten years ago?"

"Doctor, to gain your trust and prove that he was Shinichi who shrunk, did he also reveal one of your secrets—the black mole on your butt that has hair growing on it?"

"What?! Ran, you even know this? Shinichi actually told you this?! Damn it, Shinichi Kudo!!!"

Ran's initial words were enough to shock Professor Agasa and Conan, but when she mentioned the hair on Professor Agasa's butt, Professor Agasa finally couldn't take it anymore. He jumped up, grabbed little Conan, and shook his body violently.

Seeing Professor Agasa shaking Conan's body while calling out Shinichi's name and berating him as if he were about to break down, Jiang Chengbei suddenly realized that Professor Agasa subconsciously still believed what Conan/Shinichi Kudo said, and subconsciously thought that this was still Shinichi Kudo who had shrunk.

Meanwhile, Professor Agasa, having lost his composure, grabbed Conan by the collar, lifted him up, and shook him, his little hands flailing wildly as he kept saying:

"Doctor, let me go. It wasn't me who said it. I really didn't tell anyone the secret about the hair on your butt."

Really, I swear I didn't say that! I didn't say it to Xiaolan either!

"No, it's you, Conan!"

Upon hearing Conan's words, Ran immediately came forward to testify, clearly remembering that it was this brat named Conan who had impersonated Shinichi and spoken to her a few days ago.

The witness is right in front of him, yet he can still deny it so confidently and lie so shamelessly. This kid is really lacking in discipline. He really needs to be sent to Inspector Megure as soon as possible so they can discipline him properly.

After figuring this out, Ran began telling Professor Agasa a whole bunch of things she knew:

Including what Conan has been doing in the last few days, such as his amazing deduction skills, solving several cases, some of which even Shinichi couldn't solve.

And earlier today, they had just run into each other at the Dorobiga amusement park, where he even clashed with Shinichi Kudo, exchanging insults and accusations.

There's also Conan's background. He suddenly appeared a few days ago, looks almost exactly like Shinichi when he was a child, and is also an unregistered orphan without parents.

Fortunately, Inspector Megure is kind-hearted and couldn't bear to see him wandering and suffering in society, so he decided to adopt him and even registered him. However, Conan keeps running away, and Inspector Megure is too busy with work, which is why this naughty kid Conan keeps causing trouble outside.

Of all the things Ran told, the others were alright, but only Professor Agasa was shocked. The real Conan already knew about them when he was Shinichi Kudo, and he was already used to them. There were even some things that he told Ran.

But there was one thing that really shocked him: when Ran recounted in detail how Conan went to Teitan High School a few days earlier, climbed over the wall, and impersonated Shinichi Kudo in front of Ran and Sonoko, shrinking into a small form!

"Ran, why didn't you tell me sooner that Conan impersonated me?"

"Conan, you're actually acting now?"

He's become addicted to impersonating Shinichi. He couldn't fool me and Sonoko before, so he came here to fool the innocent, kind-hearted, and inexperienced Doctor.

"Conan, you're so mean! Oh, right, I exposed your disguise as Shinichi, so you're currently impersonating Arthur!"

Edogawa Shin Conan: "..."

Chapter 42 Conan: Ran, I really am Shinichi, believe me!

"Damn it, I actually got fooled by a little kid!"

After hearing Ran's story, especially after being tricked by the child's similar rhetoric and actually believing that he was Shinichi Kudo, while Ran and Sonoko, two high school girls who hadn't yet entered society, saw through the deception and didn't fall for it, Professor Agasa was furious and felt extremely embarrassed.

"Ran, you said this child is an orphan without parents, who was fortunate enough to be adopted by Inspector Megure, but he doesn't appreciate it and always runs away, is that right?"

"Yes, that's right. Inspector Megure was so busy looking for him that he didn't have time to sleep, and he even got dark circles under his eyes."

I heard that Inspector Megure has already gotten Conan his identification, enrolled him in medical insurance, and Mrs. Megure has even prepared a small room for him, but Conan still refuses to go. They're all starting to feel sad. Conan, do you know that?

"Huh? Oh my god... They're looking for Inspector Megure Conan, what does that have to do with me, Edogawa Arthur?" Conan fought back fiercely, resolutely refusing to admit that he was Conan.

"Conan, now that you've been adopted by Inspector Megure and are called Conan Megure now, and it's so late, I'll drive you home!"

I'm going to tell your father, Megure, about how you lied to me today, and he'll teach you a lesson!

Having been tricked by a 7-year-old child, and a bad kid who had been running away and refusing to go home, Dr. Agasa said the last few words through gritted teeth.

When Conan heard that Professor Agasa was going to take him to Inspector Megure's place and even wanted him to call Inspector Megure "Dad," he immediately objected.

Conan could barely accept staying at Inspector Megure's house if it were just a matter of time.

But before he shrunk, when he was still Shinichi Kudo and friends with Inspector Megure, he knew that Inspector Megure had really completed the adoption procedures for Conan and put Conan's name on his medical insurance. He was just waiting for the final step of Conan moving into his house.

If he were sent to the Megure family now, he would really become Conan Megure and would have to call Inspector Megure "Dad" from now on!

This is absolutely not allowed; he doesn't want it!

Calling Inspector Megure "Dad" is something Shinichi Kudo can't do!

He, Shinichi Kudo, cannot do anything to betray Yusaku Kudo!

At this crucial moment, he absolutely must not be sent to the Megure family!

He can only go after another Conan is caught and sent to the Megure family as their son. Only then will he feel a little safe.

"Ran, could you please tell me where Inspector Megure lives? I'll take this kid to his house right away so that his father can discipline this naughty brat."

"Ah...no, Doctor, please, I don't want to go to Inspector Megure's house. I really am Shinichi, I didn't lie to you, I have a father..."