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

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Could it be... could it be that you're an imposter, a fake?

"what?"

Seeing Jiang Chengbei's suspicious gaze, Conan, who was already covered in cold sweat, broke out in even more cold sweat.

He finally got a Conan identity to impersonate, and if he gets discovered now, wouldn't he be exposed?

What will happen to Xiaolan if he is exposed?

Upon realizing this, the man who had previously desperately denied being Conan in front of Ran and Professor Agasa, trying so hard to convince them that he was the real Conan, Shinichi Kudo, immediately underwent a complete 180-degree change of heart and readily accepted the identity of Conan:

"I am Conan, Edogawa Conan, I am the elementary school detective Conan!"

The reason I didn't resist was because I'm a detective; I saw right through you. I was just playing along!

"Hehe, our Conan is really concerned about his image."

Jiang Chengbei sneered. They were all scared and cried out, "Mom, come here!" But they were still stubborn. This shrunken high school student really cared about his reputation.

"Alright, I'm not going to chat with you guys anymore. I have to go see Detective Mouri. Goodbye."

"Wait, sir, are you looking for the detective Kogoro Mouri?"

"Yes."

"May I ask why you're looking for him? I'm actually his daughter, Ran Mouri. I don't mean anything by it; I'm just asking on behalf of my father."

"I'm looking for Detective Mori because I have a request for him."

"So you're Detective Mouri's daughter! That's perfect. Get in the car and give me directions, so I don't have to ask for help."

Jiang Cheng pointed to the car parked on the side of the road and then invited Xiao Lan to get in.

"Ah, okay." Under Jiang Chengbei's enthusiastic invitation, Xiaolan finally agreed to get in the car and take him home to find her unreliable father.

"Xiaolan, don't go! It's dangerous!"

Seeing Ran get into the car, Conan was extremely anxious. Although it was just a joke, Jiang Chengbei's appearance was too unfortunate. He had just escaped death, and this mysterious person dressed the same as the man in black who had persecuted him came to his door, and specifically to find him. It was too suspicious.

Conan tried desperately to stop Ran from getting on the car and taking him to the Mori family's house, but he was weak and powerless. He was held in Professor Agasa's arms and had no chance to struggle.

"Conan, be good, stop fooling around."

Also, Ran, remember to go back and ask your father for Inspector Megure's address. I'll take Conan home right away.

With his body held by Professor Agasa, and hearing what Professor Agasa said that almost drove him to despair, Conan panicked and struggled desperately, shouting:

"Let me go! Xiaolan, get out of the car! You can't take him to Uncle Mori..."

As he shouted, he realized that his shouts had no effect on Ran and Professor Agasa. They didn't believe him at all, even though he was the elementary school detective Conan who had been famous for several days.

Seeing that his words had no effect, in desperation, Conan had a flash of inspiration and changed his approach, shouting:

"I'm going to Inspector Megure's house. Let this older brother take me there. Professor Agasa, you don't need to bother with this. Let me into the car!"

Seeing that he couldn't stop them, he had no choice but to risk his life to accompany them on their journey.

Hearing Conan's shout, Jiang Chengbei muttered something to himself, then opened the back door and said with a smile:

"Okay, I'll do the trouble of taking Conan home."

However, I don't know where Inspector Megure lives, so we need to go to the Mouri Detective Agency first and tell Inspector Mouri about the request.

Hearing Jiang Chengbei agree, Conan breathed a sigh of relief. With him there, he should be able to protect Ran, right?

Moreover, he mentioned Inspector Megure, who is now Inspector Megure's adopted son. This man in black shouldn't dare to have any ill intentions towards the officer's adopted son, right?

Yes, that's right. Now that I'm a police officer's family member, even the most audacious man in black wouldn't dare to provoke the police, right?

Also, after this man in black takes me to Inspector Megure's house, I can have the officer arrest him and interrogate him about the whereabouts of the other men in black, thus finding the headquarters of the men in black and the antidote...

perfect!

Conan was secretly pleased with himself, and then made a thorough plan for what was to come, waiting for the police officer to catch Jiang Chengbei like a turtle in a jar.

Let go of Conan and let him nimbly slip into Jiang Chengbei's car. Professor Agasa, still a little wary of this stranger, stood beside the car and said somewhat apologetically:

"Oh? Is that alright? Then we'll have to trouble you for now, sir. May I ask your surname and where you live? If we happen to be passing by later, Inspector Megure and I can come and thank you."

"I am from the north of Jiangcheng."

"Hello Jiangcheng, my name is Dr. Agasa, nice to meet you."

"How do you want me to take care of you?"

"what?"

Upon hearing Jiang Chengbei's reply, Professor Agasa was completely stunned. Wasn't "please take good care of me" his catchphrase? Why was this person answering so seriously and agreeing so readily?

"Professor Agasa, don't just stand there! Tell me, how do you want me to take care of you? Do you want me to take care of you with money or with power?"

"Ah? No... I'm sorry, that's not what I meant. I was just saying hello casually, you don't need to take it to heart."

I'm just an ordinary inventor; I don't need any favors in terms of money or power. I'm sorry for causing you trouble.

Seeing Professor Agasa bow and apologize, Jiang Chengbei waved his hand dismissively and said:

"I understand. You said you're an inventor, which means you want me to take care of you financially and buy more of your inventions, right?"

I've got it. I'll come see your invention another day and try to buy a few more. Goodbye, Doctor, I'll come see you tomorrow.

After saying that, Jiang Chengbei got into the car, waved goodbye to Professor Agasa.

Only Professor Agasa stood there, stunned. Was that what he meant when he said that? How come he didn't know?

He was just a stranger, exchanging a normal greeting and saying a polite word. Why was such a common and ordinary polite phrase misunderstood? Was the other person a foreigner?

Chapter 45 Kogoro Mouri: Conan, do you have any more A-drugs? Give me one too.

On the bus, Jiang Chengbei finally met a Conan whose attitude was completely opposite to his previous one, which surprised Ran, who was sitting in the passenger seat, who stared wide-eyed in astonishment.

That's right. Compared to before when he said he didn't want to go to the Megure residence and didn't want to be Inspector Megure's son, Conan is now crying and begging to be Inspector Megure's son, and he even insists that Jiang Chengbei go to the Megure family.

To make Jiang Chengbei more cautious before acting, Conan tried his best to educate him on how united the police are, and how any case involving them or their families will be solved at all costs.

In short, in order to protect Ran and make Jiang Chengbei, this foreigner, think twice, Conan desperately introduced him to the customs and traditions of the Japanese police force, their vengeful nature, and Ran's status as a former police officer's family member.

To prevent Ran from getting involved with the men in black, Conan, after explaining to Jiang Chengbei the exaggerated claims about Japanese police helping each other and being extremely loyal to their colleagues and families, asked:

"Brother Jiangcheng, what kind of request do you have for Uncle Maoli? Actually, you don't need to go to him. Just give the request to me. I'm a detective too, and I don't want any money."

Conan wanted to prevent the man in black from having too much contact with the Mori family, but his actions clearly displeased Ran.

Ran glared at Conan with a displeased expression and said angrily:

"Conan, you're taking orders for free! That's unfair competition! Do you know my dad hasn't received a single request for a month?"

Hearing Xiaolan's words, Jiang Chengbei glanced at her sideways: He had clearly given Kogoro Mouri a job a few days ago, so how could he say that he hadn't received any business for a month?

Could it be that Kogoro Mouri squandered all the commission fee, which is why he didn't honestly tell Ran?

But this is for the best. Before Jiang Chengbei could even make a move, Xiaolan had already suppressed Conan, the industry scoundrel who was breaking the rules and trying to take orders for free.

Soon, Jiang Chengbei arrived at the street where the Mouri Detective Agency was located, guided by Xiaolan.

Coincidentally, downstairs from the Mori Detective Agency, in front of the Poirot Cafe, a disheveled middle-aged man in a suit was waving to hail a taxi.

Just in time, Jiang Chengbei slammed on the brakes and stopped right next to Kogoro Mouri. He rolled down the window and said:

"Where is Detective Mori going? I'll take you there, get in the car."

"You are..." Kogoro Mouri looked at Jiang Chengbei, whom he didn't recognize, with a puzzled expression, but he quickly spotted Ran in the passenger seat and exclaimed in surprise:

"Xiaolan, what are you doing in this car? Who is he?"

After saying that, Kogoro Mouri opened the car door, pulled Ran out of the car, and looked warily at the young man Jiang Chengbei while saying to Ran:

"Xiao Lan, be careful when you're out and about, especially when it comes to the sweet talk of handsome men. They're the worst kind of people."

"Dad..." Ran felt ashamed after hearing Kogoro Mouri's words.

“Detective Mouri, you’ve misunderstood. I just happened to run into Ran on my way to find you, so I brought her along to give you directions.”

"You call me 'Xiao Lan' so affectionately, who are you?"

At that moment, Kogoro Mouri outside the car and Conan in the back seat shared a common hatred for the enemy.

Ignoring their hostility, Jiang Chengbei smiled and said, "My name is Jiang Chengbei. I'm here today to ask Detective Mori for help."

"Oh, so you have a client who wants to work with me. That's fine then. But I have an urgent case to handle right now. Someone has been kidnapped by men in black, and I need to rush to help rescue the hostage. I can't see you right now."

Upon hearing that men in black had kidnapped a hostage, Conan's radar immediately went into overdrive. While his eyes were fixed on Kogoro Mouri, the image of Gin and Vodka flashed through his mind.

Jiang Chengbei, however, seemed to have read Conan's mind. After glancing at him, he turned to Kogoro Mouri and said:

"It's okay, this isn't urgent, I can wait."

"Detective Mori, why don't you get in the car? I'll take you there to solve the kidnapping case first, and that way I can also see your detective skills and see if you're capable of handling our case."

Upon hearing Jiang Chengbei's words, Kogoro Mouri's expression darkened. As he climbed into the Mazda and sat in the passenger seat, he complained:

"What do you mean, 'check out my crime-solving abilities'? Let me tell you, I'm a famous detective... a master detective... I, this super detective, am definitely capable of solving your case. Leave it to me, you can rest assured."

"Really? I see, hehe..."

Judging from Kogoro Mouri's lack of confidence in changing his self-reference three times, it's clear that he lacks confidence. Jiang Chengbei then gave a few smug "hehe" laughs.

While Jiang Chengbei was chatting with Kogoro Mouri, Ran opened the back door and got in, saying to Jiang Chengbei somewhat apologetically:

"Excuse me, Jiang Chengjun, I'd also like to go and see. Can I come with you?"

"Xiao Lan, now that you're sitting here, do you think I'd kick you out?"

Jiang Chengbei spoke as he started the car and drove forward.

When Jiang Chengbei called for Xiaolan, Conan and Kogoro Mouri looked displeased.

Conan, in particular, had been holding back for a long time, but finally couldn't resist and, pretending to be a child, innocently said:

"Brother Jiangcheng, this is the first time you've met Sister Xiaolan. You've only just gotten to know each other, and you're already calling her 'Xiaolan,' isn't that too formal?"

"Once you get to know someone, you just call them by their first name, right? Do you expect them to call you by their last name? This isn't a foreign country... um, we are a foreign country now, I forgot, I wasn't paying attention, sorry, Xiaolan, hahaha..."

Because Jiang Chengbei's current appearance is exactly like his handsome appearance in his previous life, he still consciously or unconsciously considers himself as Dong Daren.

Seeing Jiang Chengbei's reaction, Conan was certain that the man in black, Jiang Chengbei, was indeed a foreigner. He hadn't expected the Black Organization to be such a mysterious international organization; this was going to be difficult.