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

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You think he's kind?

No, he only did it because I, Shinichi Kudo, am a famous detective. Shooting me would attract public attention, and it would also leave behind many clues, leading to a police investigation.

So, to avoid unnecessary trouble, they decided to poison me with a new type of poison developed by the organization.

Those who die from this poison cannot be identified by autopsy. The only conclusion is that the victim died suddenly due to their own health issues. The police will not consider it a homicide and will only close the case as a natural death.

Because this poison had such great advantages, they ultimately didn't shoot me; instead, they fed it to me.

"Little devil, after all that talk, you still show up in front of us perfectly fine? Your story is very well-made, but I saw through it immediately, haha."

"It was a complete accident, a stroke of luck, and an extremely rare stroke of fortune that I was able to come alive to see you all."

Thanks to Lady Luck, the poison, which was supposed to be foolproof and always effective, has encountered an unexpected problem today:

Not only did I not die, but my body also degenerated. After a puff of white smoke, my body shrank and transformed into the me of ten years ago!

I've become a child again!

At this point, Jiang Chengbei reached up and took off his glasses, staring at them as he said:

"Look at my face, isn't it me from ten years ago? Doesn't it look exactly like me when I was 7 years old?"

Ran, Sonoko, after taking that black organization's medicine, I've become a child again... uh, I've returned to my childhood!

"what?"

After hearing Jiang Chengbei's words, Xiaolan and Yuanzi were confused. They looked at each other, then shook their heads, still not believing it.

"Kid, there are so many people in the world, there are bound to be a few who look alike. It just so happens that you look like a detective, that's normal."

"Yes, little one, you and Shinichi look so alike, you two are really destined to be together."

"What do you mean by fate? I am Shinichi, Shinichi Kudo!"

If you don't believe me, I'll tell you a secret that no one else knows except me, Shinichi Kudo.

The secret is that Professor Agasa has a black mole on his butt, and a hair grows from that mole. If you don't believe me, you can go pull down Professor Agasa's pants and see."

"Huh? Haha... Professor Agasa has a mole on his butt, and hair grows on the mole? Ran, did you know that?"

"Hmph, Sonoko, how would I know about that kind of thing?! We're girls."

"You didn't know about this, Xiaolan, so this kid was definitely lying to us."

This brat wants us two beautiful young girls to pull down Professor Agasa's pants and peek at the butt of a fat old man. He has a terrible conscience and is unforgivable!

Xiaolan, let's beat him up together!

"Wait, I already told you that Professor Agasa's secret is known only to Shinichi Kudo, why don't you believe me?"

Unexpectedly, the secret that Shinichi Kudo used to persuade Professor Agasa didn't work on them. What a failure.

But aside from the unforgettable incident of Professor Agasa having hair on his butt, Jiang Chengbei knew nothing else about the secrets known only to Shinichi Kudo and Ran Sonoko.

Chapter 13 Shinichi Kudo Returns to School

"Kid, if you want us to believe you, that's easy. Just tell us a few secrets that only we know."

"You said you're girls, how could I, a grown man, do such a filthy thing, how would I know your secrets?"

At most, I used to peek under Xiaolan's skirt and knew the color of her panties, but that's all I saw.

Bang!

Jiang Chengbei, who was prepared, dodged to the side. Xiaolan's fist grazed the top of Jiang Chengbei's head, and the punch caused spider cracks to appear on the wall of Teitan High School.

If Xiaolan had thrown a few more punches, Jiang Chengbei wouldn't have needed to climb over the wall when he went out later; he could have just walked out through the wall that Xiaolan had knocked down. Unfortunately, after seeing the immense power of her punch, Xiaolan was afraid of killing the brat with it and dared not make a move.

Although she no longer intervened, Xiaolan still looked at Jiang Chengbei angrily with a flushed face and said sternly, "How do you know these things? Have you been following us?"

Hearing Ran say this, Sonoko was shocked and exclaimed, "Huh? Is what this child is saying true?"

When you're with that psychic, does he really, really, often peek under your skirt? That pervert, I want to kill him!

After clenching her fist in righteous indignation, Sonoko suddenly realized what she had done, and then looked at Ran, who was both angry and blushing with embarrassment, and chuckled:

"Xiao Lan, I never expected that you two, when it's just the two of you, would have such wild antics! You even went so far as to look at each other's panties, hahaha..."

"Idiot, how could that be?!"

After being pushed to her limit by Sonoko's words, Ran finally lost her temper and yelled at Sonoko.

"Alright, alright, Xiaolan, I know you're the wife of the mystery fanatic, stop showing off your love in front of me."

Startled by Xiaolan's clenched fist, and with the fate of the wall right before her eyes, Yuanzi immediately gave in, offering a reassuring smile before turning to Jiang Chengbei and saying thoughtfully:

"Kid, you even know that the Deduction Maniac peeked at Ran's panties, and you even have the audacity to say that you were the one who peeked. You have no shame."

"I've already said I'm Shinichi Kudo. I'm a man of my word. What's so shameful about the things I, Shinichi Kudo, have done?"

"Alright, you've passed the test on Xiaolan's side of the secret. Now tell me, what little secrets do I have with the Deduction Maniac that no one else knows? If you tell me just one, I'll admit that you're that arrogant Deduction Maniac."

Upon hearing that Sonoko and Shinichi had a little secret that only they knew, Ran immediately perked up her ears nervously, her eyes fixed on Jiang Chengbei and Sonoko, afraid that Jiang Chengbei would reveal something shocking, afraid that her best friend had really done something shocking behind her back.

"Sonoko, you're a girl. What secrets could a grown man like me have from you?"

Hearing Jiang Chengbei say this, Xiaolan was immediately relieved and breathed a sigh of relief. It's good that nothing happened... Hey, what are you thinking? How could anything happen between them?

"Haha, kid, you can't say it now, can you? If you can't say it, then you're fake. You pretended to be a mystery expert and lied to me. You even said you shrunk after eating poison. Did you really think I was a primary school student like you?"

"Gossip, what are you laughing at? You and I are just friends, not that close. What secrets could we possibly have between us?"

Even if you have the secret you mentioned, I don't care, so why would I remember it until now?

Hearing Jiang Chengbei say this, Xiaolan was secretly delighted: If Shinichi could say nice things to her like this child, how wonderful that would be!

"Gossip? You brat, have you no manners? How dare you call me gossip? Aren't you afraid I'll beat you up?"

"Gossip, I'll call you Gossip, so what?"

I, Shinichi Kudo, used to whisper "gossip" to you all the time. I don't believe you never heard it.

"And since you keep calling me a 'reasoning maniac,' what's wrong with me calling you a gossip?"

"Damn it, this is infuriating! You brat, did you send this detective maniac to drive me crazy?"

"Who told you not to believe I'm Shinichi Kudo? I was just impatient and blurted out what I used to secretly call you a gossip."

"Hmph! You're driving me crazy! If you want me to believe you're the Deduction Maniac, you'll have to reveal some secrets that only the Deduction Maniac and I know. Otherwise, I simply don't believe you!"

To emphasize her words, Sonoko Suzuki spoke each word slowly and deliberately at the end.

"Sonoko, I really don't know what secrets you have, and even if you do, I've forgotten them."

Besides knowing that you, Sonoko, are a fangirl, straightforward, easygoing, lively, cheerful, without any rich kid airs, approachable, loyal, and love to joke and play around.

Oh, by the way, you also joined a magic enthusiast group. You pretended to be a handsome guy in the group, and what was your screen name again? I can't remember right now.

"Huh? You actually knew I joined a magic enthusiast group? But I don't remember ever telling Shinichi. How did you, little brat, find out?"

"I already said I'm Shinichi Kudo, I can figure that out with a little deduction."

I also know you're a great beauty, but your beauty is hidden by that headband. If you take off that headband and do your hair a little something, you'll be stunning, and you'll never have to worry about handsome guys hitting on you again when you're with Xiaolan.

Hearing Jiang Chengbei's words, Sonoko and Ran were stunned. They felt that this child understood them very well, but they did not believe that this child was Shinichi Kudo who had shrunk after taking the medicine.

Putting aside the fact that this world is so unscientific, and whether there might be a drug that makes people young again, just based on the personality of this child and Shinichi Kudo, they felt that they were not the same person.

Although they look alike, even if this child grew up for ten years and became the same age as Shinichi Kudo, they would still feel that their personalities, behaviors, and tone of voice were different, and they would find it hard to believe that they were the same person.

Seeing that they still didn't believe him, Jiang Chengbei had no choice but to pull out his trump card. He puffed out his belly and said, "Since you still don't believe me, then I'll show you my unique soccer skills, like those of Shinichi Kudo."

"You tell me where to kick. Just give me a target, and I guarantee I'll hit it with the soccer ball."

In the original series, what first aroused Ran's suspicion about Conan was his superhuman soccer talent. Jiang Chengbei's soccer skills were limited to being able to kick a ball. He only had the "God's Right Foot" given to him by the system, and his only move was shooting. Everything else was just playing around.

"You're so confident? Then kick that crow in the tree. If you hit it, I'll admit you're Shinichi Kudo."

"Sonoko, you must be joking. That's a flying crow. Even I, in the past, could never have hit it."

"Don't underestimate yourself. I'm telling you, you're not Shinichi Kudo, are you?"

See? Now you've been exposed, haven't you? I saw the scene where the deductive maniac kicks the crow before; you even forgot that? It must be fake.

"Really? Anyway, I don't remember. I only remember that I, Shinichi Kudo, used to kick people in the head with a ball, and I could hit them every time. But I can't guarantee that I could hit a flying crow."

"Fine, I'll give it my all."

After saying that, Jiang Chengbei squatted down and turned on the power-enhancing shoes. After standing up, he stuck out his belly and pressed the belt switch. A soccer ball inflated from the middle of the belt like a balloon.

Once the soccer ball grew to its normal size, it bounced off the ground. Jiang Chengbei rushed forward and kicked the ball, sending it flying above the crows.

Upon seeing the trajectory of the football, Sonoko burst into laughter:

"Kid, you're really good at bragging. This soccer ball is a million miles away from the crow. If you can kick the crow, I'll admit you're a pro..."

Bang~~~

Seeing the soccer ball, which was just a long way from the target, crash straight into it because the crow was startled and took flight, Sonoko was speechless with surprise.

"What a tragedy, what a tragedy! Such a vibrant life was kicked down by you, you brat. You are so cruel."

"You're the one who made me kick it. When you chose this target for me, didn't you feel cruel?" Jiang Chengbei couldn't hold back and retorted directly.

"Fine, I, Sonoko-sama, keep my word. Since you've managed to bump into a crow by sheer luck, I'll assume you're the reasoning maniac."

Even if I consider you a deduction fanatic, that belt of yours that can grow footballs is something no deduction fanatic has.

"Hey kid, your equipment is a whole level above Detective Maniac's, how dare you try to fool us into thinking you're Shinichi Kudo?"

"Because that's who I am."

I don't want Xiaolan to not recognize me because I've shrunk; I don't want Xiaolan to never be able to find me again because I've shrunk; I don't want to leave Xiaolan alone to be sad.

Xiaolan, do you still remember ten years ago, when we were talking late at night in the school library, and the strange man in black left us a wallet and a treasure map?

To solve the riddle on the treasure map, we searched with Professor Agasa the next day. Did we finally see the most beautiful sunset?

Last summer, on our flight to New York, we met Inspector Megure.

Nothing good ever comes from running into him. He's a jinx. As soon as he appeared, a murder occurred on the plane. If I hadn't helped him solve the murder, we would have had to go to the police station as soon as we got off the plane.

This case on the plane was my first case after I started working. Xiaolan, do you remember it?

When we arrived in New York, we also... You even had a fever during that time, which scared me to death..."