Chapter 640 The Return of Kudo Shinichi
“Ding dong! Ding dong——!”
“Ding dong, ding dong!”
Mao Lilan’s expression is serious, from time to time Looking up at the mansion in front of him, his hand pressed the doorbell without hesitation.
Her expression was quite calm, but she felt quite panicked when she heard these pitch-changing sounds that could not be called crisp at all.
The doorbell of Kudo's house had already broken down and changed its tone as the owner of the house had been away from home for a long time.
Conan has known about this for a long time, but firstly, the house at home is indeed temporarily unusable, and secondly, there is no reason to repair it, so even if the large Kudo comes back temporarily, it should be a broken thing. Nature is still bad.
And listening to the out-of-tune doorbell... it seemed as if the house was still empty and everything was just a brief dream for her.
"Okay, who is it? It's so noisy!" Before Mao Lilan continued to ring the doorbell, the front door of the house was opened by someone, and Kudo Shinichi stood there with an angry face, "Press You can hear it once!"
He stuffed a piece of bread into his mouth, walked over and opened the outermost iron door, and couldn't help but yawned loudly.
After several months of regular primary school life, his current schedule is quite healthy.
But he didn’t know if it was because his suddenly changed body had not been able to adapt to the current metabolic rhythm. He felt that the fatigue was more serious than before.
Thinking of this, Kudo Shinichi silently glanced at Tang Ze who was two steps behind Mao Lilan and Haibara Ai in disguise.
The two siblings really look like they are watching a good show, and they don't even bother to pretend...
"Do you know what you are going to do in school today?" he adjusted. With the satchel on her shoulder, Mao Lilan took two steps toward the door.
She said this with some temptation.
So many styles of Kudo Shinichi suddenly appeared yesterday, and her suspicions greatly increased.
"What else can I do? First, just like last year, clean up and clean up the mess from the school festival..." After flexing his neck a few times, Kudo Shinichi raised his hand, but couldn't find the bow tie or tie he was used to.
Finding that he was so inappropriately dressed, he froze slightly and immediately swung the door open: "I'm not ready yet, just wait for me!"
Okay, it looks true. goods.
Feeling relaxed a little, Mao Lilan straightened up again and finally had the mood to care about the others: "Hey, where are Hattori and Ye, haven't they gotten up yet?"
"They should probably be getting ready to go out. , I have to go to Cupido Town to find the detective today." Karasawa shrugged and glanced at the closed door. "Kudo is going to school soon. If they don't leave, the door won't be locked."
"You are worrying too much. In this case, Kudo will still consider temporarily giving us an extra set of keys." Hattori Heiji, who was still wearing the same clothes as yesterday, stuck his head out, "But it's really time to go out, Wan Detective Ichinokawa has something important to do. If you go too late, you won't have time to deal with it. "
"I knew I had to get up early, but you two stayed up so late yesterday." Yuan Shan and Ye yawned loudly. He followed him out complaining, "I couldn't sleep well."
"Well, I haven't seen Kudo for a long time, so I just had a chat." Hattori Heiji said somewhat Feeling guilty, he scratched his head and said, "Did you go to bed very late? I think you fell asleep after listening to it yesterday."
"I fell asleep listening to it, so I didn't sleep well. My arms are so sore..." Toyama and Ye, who felt their shoulders and necks were very stiff, snorted, "You detectives are all the same."
< br>You can't say that it is rare for you to see Kudo Shinichi in his true form. Hattori Heiji laughed twice in excitement.
Kudo, apart from his questionable taste in detective novels, is pretty good!
"Okay, it's time for us to set off. If things go well, we will rush back to Osaka in the evening." Toyama and Ye turned their heads and nodded politely to Mao Lilan, Karasawa and others, explaining their itinerary.
Kansawa understood what they were about to encounter, but when he saw Kudo Shinichi coming to school, he did not dare to blatantly let Hoshikawa Teru jump in his face to beat him, and looked on sympathetically at the two unlucky people who were unaware of their own fate. Egg.
Hold on, you two, we'll come to get you after school.
"Keep in touch. If you need help with anything, you can call us." Out of good intentions, Tang Ze reminded him.
The only person who responded to him was the back of Hattori Heiji, who was walking away, waving gracefully.
You look cool now, but you look really embarrassed when you have to wait for someone to fish it out later.
Waving his head at their backs a few times, Karasawa looked at the main entrance of Kudo's house again.
The neatly dressed Kudo Shinichi finally came out. He adjusted his tie and unaccustomedly pulled off the commuting bag on his shoulder.
Primary school students are used to carrying schoolbags on their shoulders, but they are not used to it when switching to this bag.
He looked at Tang Ze standing on the right, then at Mao Lilan on the other side, and slowly showed a smile.
This is what he wants to restore, his own life.
"Let's go to school." Kudo Shinichi, who suddenly felt a bit proud, raised his feet with a high head.
One is going to be exploited, and the other is still going to be exploited. Both of you high school detectives have a bright future.
Shaking his head, Tang Ze pulled the silent Haibara Ai and followed Kudo Shinichi's pace.
"Seeing Kudo's normal appearance, do you suddenly feel that Conan is also quite cute?" Karasawa lowered his voice and whispered to Haibara Ai.
With a reason to go to school, Haibara Ai, who was finally able to wear a mask-shaped voice changer, pulled off her mask.
Pretending to be inconvenient to speak was too much. She still doesn’t want to talk now.
But if you really want her to say it, no matter how big or small, they are both pretty stinky, they are indistinguishable.
Walking on the road from 2-chome towards Didan, Mao Lilan thought of the chaotic scene of the school festival yesterday, and couldn't help but pity: "I don't know which class will be assigned the task of cleaning up the auditorium. It's a mess over there. , I’m afraid it won’t be easy to clean.”
Although the murder case that happened there is clear and can be basically determined, there are still many evidences that need to be collected and white lines that need to be drawn on the ground.
Add in the chairs that were scattered around because of people coming in and out, this job must have been very difficult.
"It will take a lot of time to dismantle the scenery on the stage." Kudo Shinichi agreed, "It was so busy yesterday, the carriage was still on the stage. How did Sonoko move so many large props? ”
Not to mention their costumes, the two- to three-meter-tall fake castles are all expensive custom-made products for amusement parks and must be disassembled and assembled with care.
"...You are not here, but you know our situation very well?" Mao Lilan tugged on the shoulder strap of the bag and looked sideways at Kudo Shinichi.
Kudo Shinichi’s back stiffened involuntarily.
Oops, I said it without thinking. Kudo Shinichi, who just appeared yesterday, really shouldn’t know the arrangement of the stage play...
Waiting for him to think about how to add a few words. , Mao Lilan gently revealed the topic: "I didn't expect you to come up dressed as a knight in black. It really shocked me. You didn't even memorize a line, how dare you go on stage? If you could act for a little longer, The whole drama is going to be a mess.”
"Well..." Kudo Shinichi's eyes wandered.
Since Karasawa, the original candidate for the Black Knight, was purely an insider, of course he got the script in advance.
But Suzuki Sonoko, who was unaware of this situation, found out that he had come to replace Karasawa, so she encouraged him to go on stage and directly hug the princess and kiss her. As for the lines, someone would give him hints in the background. of.
Kudo Shinichi was shamefully moved.
He was struggling with how to answer. Mao Lilan, who looked at his face for a while, laughed, as if he understood something, turned his head, changed the topic and said: "So? , what do you think of the performance?”
"Eh? Are you talking about drama? I couldn't finish the performance yesterday..." Kudo Shinichi shrugged regretfully.
Even if yesterday’s kiss scene failed in the end, it’s not a bad thing to be able to hold Xiaolan’s hand and look at each other affectionately on stage.
"I mean, um," Mao Lilan embarrassedly stroked her hair beside her ear, "I mean the character of Princess Heart. I don't necessarily know how it is, I just... …”
I just want to ask you how you think I played this role...
Unable to continue talking, Mao Lilan turned her head and looked at her own in the shop window she passed by. In the reflection, I felt that my face had turned red to an exaggerated level.
The purpose seems too obvious, shouldn't I ask this question...
"Oh, you look great in that dress!" Kudo Shinichi thought for a moment and replied directly, "With you It’s very different from his usual appearance.”
This sounds a little disgusting, but he doesn’t mean it as a compliment.
After all, I can only praise the acting. Their play only involved the princess getting married and being attacked, and the knight falling from the sky. He didn't have the chance to experience the subsequent role interpretation.
But he had to admit that as soon as he stepped onto the stage and saw Mao Lilan standing in front of him with a fluttering skirt, he was indeed stunned.
Tang Ze, who was one step behind the two of them and followed with Hui Yuan Ai in hand, twitched his lips.
What does it mean that she looks very different from her usual appearance? Are you saying that the corners of her bangs are gone?
Don’t mention it, Mao Lilan’s appearance, whose corners are blocked by her hair crown, has indeed improved on the original basis.
If you want to blame it, blame it on the coloring assistant with crooked hands and the author who did anything for the sake of recognition.
Curring in his heart, Karasawa kicked Kudo Shinichi's heel to stop him from saying the next shocking line. The atmosphere is quite good now, so don't talk too much.
Kudo Shinichi, who was about to comment a few more words, was silenced by his kick. He turned his head and looked at Mao Lilan, who was blushing and lowering his head without saying a word. After realizing what he had said just now...
He pulled off his collar uncomfortably and lowered his head and stopped talking.
"So, how on earth did this guy reach the stage of a two-way secret love with Miss Mori." After witnessing the whole process, I am very sure that without Karasawa's kick, Kudo Shinichi would have to say something embarrassing again. Haiyuan Ai couldn't help but start complaining, "It feels like he doesn't have that string at all."
"He is handsome, outgoing and cheerful, has an upright personality, and can stand up without hesitation in times of crisis... This kind of Guys are very lovable." As Tang Ze spoke, he patted his sister on the head twice.
What about her? If Miyano Akemi hadn't been alive and active, if Karasawa hadn't intervened in the plot...
This kind of confident and determined Sunshine Warrior, with a firm self-esteem, wouldn't be interested in this kind of thing. Pessimists who habitually deny themselves are simply special attacks.
"No, I think the most important thing is the first point."
As long as he looks a little bit different, Miss Maori may not be attracted to him. Tang Ze, aren't you yourself too? Even if you were actually an autistic person who never socialized in the past, you are still very popular because of this face.
Haiyuan Ai glanced at the unconscious Tang Ze and couldn't help but sigh arrogantly.
"Okay, it's really weird to hear you talking like that in Conan's voice." After rubbing his sister's head twice, Tangze pointed to the other side of the intersection, "You should go to school."
"Conan! Good morning!"
"Why are you wearing a mask? Do you have a cold?"
Seeing several elementary school students running over from the other side, Kudo Shinka subconsciously raised his hand and waved He waved to say hello to them.
——He was grabbed tightly by Tang Ze behind him again.
"Hey Kudo, can you stay a little nervous?" Karasawa rolled his eyes and whispered, "I'm really afraid that you won't be able to hold on for a while and call me Brother Karasawa."
If he hadn't If I remember wrongly, after growing up, Kudo really had a tendency to call Xiaolan sister by opening his mouth.
When I became a child, I liked to call people brother and sister. After a long time of stumbling, I became an adult. I couldn't control the names anymore and started calling people brother and sister again.
With Kudo Shinichi’s acting skills, if Mao Lilan wants to be completely unaware of the problem, she really can only rely on pretending to be blind.
"Stop talking nonsense." Kudo Shinichi glanced at him sideways, watching Haibara Ai, who was completely dressed as Conan, quietly walking towards a few people, and sighed silently in his heart.
Well, when he was relaxed, he did have a subconscious urge to add "brother or sister" after the other person's name.
It may take him some time to adapt to the sudden return to his own life.
"Conan, the doctor said that Haibara has a cold and didn't come to school."
"Oh, that's it."
"Did you watch yesterday's football game? Very Wonderful.”
"No, I went to Sister Xiaolan's school yesterday..."
Looking at the figures of several children getting further and further away, Kudo Shinichi let out a small breath.
Conversations that felt natural when I was living as a child now sound like a crayon-scrawled dream.
Have I really been one of them?
“Stop feeling emotional.” Pulling Kudo Shinichi, who was standing there blankly, Karasawa reminded, “If we don’t hurry up, we will be late.”
"Hurry up, Shinichi!"
The three people quickly crossed the sidewalk where the light turned green. At the same time, the children's voices that were getting farther and farther away could still catch some vague words.
"...Who is that?"
"Kudo Shinichi, the one next to the doctor..."
"Oh, the one from the haunted house!"
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Kudo Shinichi, who was dragged forward and ran forward, almost stepped on Karasawa's sneakers
What is a haunted house! Damn it, he knew these naughty kids were not cute at all!
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“Wow, the big star Kudo is back!”
“We just came back, and the couple came to school together?”
When he walked into the classroom that he had not seen for many days, Kudo Shinichi was greeted by not only the stares from his classmates, but also the teasing from a few guys who loved to tease him.
There was even a guy with a funny personality. Looking at the two people whose faces were still blushing, he put his fingers to his mouth and started to whistle.
"What nonsense are you talking about, these guys." Mao Lilan was embarrassed and had some subtle chuckling, so she just complained in a low voice.
"No, don't you have bad eyesight?" Kudo Shinichi, who was panting slightly in order to catch up with the last few minutes of running, changed into a handbag, and was several steps behind them with his backhand handle. At this moment Tang Ze, who had just walked through the door, pulled him over, "Isn't there someone else here?"
Tang Ze, who was suddenly attacked, raised his head blankly, and the originally warm atmosphere in the classroom also disappeared. stagnation.
Tang Ze subconsciously looked towards the seat in the diagonal direction, and saw Junko Wakayama had lowered her head, burying her whole face in the book, not daring to look at them at all.
The previous turmoil has gradually subsided with the clarification of the causes and consequences. After such a long time, the misunderstandings about Tangze's character and criminal record can be regarded as resolved.
But the relationship between Tang Ze and other people in the class is still deadlocked.
The embarrassment caused by the previous oolong has not been resolved. Karasawa never takes the initiative to approach people except Mao Lilan and Suzuki Sonoko. It is unclear whether he has such a personality or has been slandered by rumors and does not want to be with them. To communicate, other people in the class did not dare to take the initiative to talk.
The final result was that although the previous cold violence no longer continued, it still seemed as if he was isolated, and the atmosphere did not ease much.
So Kudo Shinichi suddenly pulled him like this, causing the atmosphere to become a little cold unconsciously.
"What are you doing?" Understanding the source of those people's frozen expressions, Kudo Shinichi grabbed Karasawa's hand a little harder, "Could it be that you want to choreograph Xiaolan this time?" Are you hugging each other?”
The boys who were teasing me at the beginning looked at me and I looked at you, with a little surprise in their eyes.
"While you were away, other handsome guys appeared around Xiaolan, but you weren't jealous, Kudo." Relying on the good relationship with Kudo Shinichi, someone finally had the courage to tease her, "I thought you were going to put on a show when you came back, and the bamboo horse was beaten to death..."
"Stop talking nonsense, Tang Ze and I are good brothers. That was because I was away, and he took care of the child for me. Are you okay, Ran?" He raised his hand and patted Tangze's shoulder hard, and Kudo Shinichi choked back angrily.
When it comes to whether Tang Ze has a good grasp of the situation, is there anyone who knows better than him?
Compared to Tangze who lived downstairs, he was the one who was more inseparable from Mao Lilan during this period... Ahem.
"Oh, so you didn't deny that Xiaolan is your girlfriend..."
"You guys, have you said enough?"
Almost pinching the strap of the bag in her hand, the blushing Mao Lilan couldn't listen anymore and slapped Kudo Shinichi on the back.
If Tang Ze hadn't quickly caught him with his backhand, he would have been thrown behind the desk.
"Who is who's girlfriend! And Shinichi, what does it mean to take care of you? Who needs you to take care of me! It's like you took care of me before..."
Feelings Kudo Shinichi, who felt a strong push on his back, took a breath and stood upright with Karasawa's support. He fought back unwilling to be outdone: "Karasawa is indeed helping you. You can't deny it, right?"< br>
“I don’t know who was kidnapped last time when I went on a trip. In the end, we girls were looking for someone in the mountains. You two are the same!”
“Hey, hey. …”
The two people bickered and joked, while Kudo Shinichi's hand was always firmly on Karasawa's shoulder.
Kangze, who understood his intention, turned his head and glanced at his motionless hand, and couldn't help but smile.
He said, this kind of guy is very likable.
Standing on the other side of the corridor, watching this scene from the back door window, Belmode pushed up the glasses on the bridge of his nose, silently took two steps back, and continued to walk towards the infirmary as if nothing had happened. direction.
Kumail is also a guy who only talks harshly.
As long as they get along happily, with him around, the two children can rest peacefully for a few days and not worry about the storm ahead for the time being.
As for the news related to Kudo Shinichi, she will find a way to prevent the relevant remarks from continuing to spread.
(End of this chapter)