A Toyota HiAce van sped along the highway, the back seats stuffed with things.
Ai perched stiffly on Yukiko's lap, her brows sharply knit, face twisted with unmistakable disdain.
"Luckily, Heiji is here; otherwise, I wouldn't know how to handle these things." Yukiko breathed a sigh of relief, her earlier tense expression softening.
"Yukiko, you aren't still arguing, are you?"
Heiji was also speechless. There were several boxes of clothes for all four seasons. A woman moving house is one of the most terrifying things in the world; the amount of stuff is suffocating.
"Don't mention that person. Let him spend his life with his novels."
Yukiko huffed coldly.
"Don't touch me, Auntie."
Ai said coldly.
"Auntie?"
Yukiko instantly stared wide-eyed, looking down at Ai with a face of disbelief: "You called me Auntie?"
"You are Kudo's mom, of course, I should call you Auntie."
Ai did not back down at all.
"Damn it, I'm so angry. My skin, my appearance, how do I look like an Auntie?"
Yukiko did indeed look like a girl in her twenties.
"But, your age cannot change."
Ai said indifferently.
Yukiko suddenly shouted angrily: "I'm so angry, I'm so angry."
Although angry, she did not touch Ai, just complained there.
Yukiko suddenly calmed down, looking at Ai seriously: "How can a little girl like you call him Kudo? You should call him Brother Shinichi."
Ai curled her lips disdainfully: "He is not qualified for me to call him Brother."
"Oh my, how can your child be like this? You must respect your elders." Yukiko continued to lecture.
"I am already eighteen years old."
"Eighteen years old should also respect..."
Suddenly, Yukiko shut her mouth abruptly, surprise spreading rapidly across her face as she stared at Ai with her beautiful eyes wide: "You are eighteen?"
Ai nodded.
Yukiko's gaze instantly softened: "Truly pitiful."
Heiji and Ai suddenly felt that Yukiko's tone was very abnormal.
"Yukiko, what are you thinking?"
Yukiko's eyes locked onto Ai, voice dropping with mock sympathy, "This child must suffer from dwarfism. So tragic."
The playful mood in the car was abruptly replaced by sudden silence.
"You're the one with dwarfism."
Ai said coldly, her beautiful eyes radiating coldness.
However, Yukiko did not refute: "Mm, I understand you."
Heiji was amused, and the corner of his mouth couldn't help curving into an arc.
"Explain quickly."
Ai looked at Heiji coldly, her beautiful eyes flashing with anger.
Heiji instantly withdrew his smile and looked at Yukiko seriously: "Ai really is eighteen years old, but she doesn't have dwarfism. Instead, after taking certain drugs, she turned back into the appearance of a child."
"Took some drug and turned back into a child's appearance?"
Yukiko's first reaction was to look at Heiji, wanting to see the change in his expression, but the other party was as calm as water.
"Don't look at me like this, I'm not joking, nor asking you to act."
Getting down to business, Heiji also became serious.
Although Yukiko usually appeared very lively and innocent, she was not stupid when encountering serious matters.
"Are you guys trying to tell me something?"
From the corner of her eye, Ai glanced slightly at Yukiko and gave a slight cold hmph: "What we want to tell you is about Kudo."
"Shinichi? What happened to Shinichi?"
Hearing it was about her son, Yukiko's face changed.
"Don't be so nervous, Kudo is fine..."
"That's good, scared me to death." Yukiko patted her chest and breathed a sigh of relief.
Heiji was helpless: "Can you let me finish speaking?"
"Mm, continue."
"Although Kudo is fine, for some reason, he was also forced to ingest the exact same drug as Ai, and his body also became smaller."
Heiji waited quietly for Yukiko's reaction.
"Shinichi's body became smaller? Turned into Ai's appearance? Then can I pinch his face anytime? Is my Little Shinichi's face fun to play with?"
The two stared, utterly speechless, stunned by Yukiko's reaction.
Yukiko showed no trace of the reaction a normal person would; her expression was full of excitement.
Ai glanced at Heiji, then closed her beautiful eyes directly, the meaning very obvious: You handle it.
Heiji could only groan internally: She really is impossible.
(However, just right. Now I can play with that brat Conan properly.)
"Yukiko, the organization that turned Kudo and Ai into this appearance is very powerful, and they believe both are dead. To track down this organization, Kudo has been investigating in secret and hasn't told anyone. As Kudo's mom, you definitely cannot appear at his house at this time. Otherwise, once you fall into danger, Kudo will panic, and then there will really be danger."
"But, I can't just watch Little Shinichi and ignore him. He was very cute when he was little." Yukiko looked expectant.
Heiji looked exasperated, then he sighed helplessly: "So, I have a plan here. This way, you can recognize Kudo, and you can also tease him a bit."
"Really?" Yukiko's eyes shone: "No problem, what plan? I can't wait to see Little Shinichi."
Originally thought it would take some talking, didn't expect...
Heiji shook his head in disbelief: Conan is about to get it this time.
A cold sneer rose on the corner of his mouth: This can be considered revenge for last time. Moreover, after revealing his identity, he probably won't have time to focus on me.
"Heiji, you haven't said what plan yet." Yukiko looked at Heiji expectantly.
Meeting her impatient gaze, Heiji had to repeat the plan he told Ai.
Slowly, Yukiko's eyes shone, and she suddenly shouted: "This time, I can definitely see Shinichi looking flustered. What to do, I suddenly really want to realize this plan quickly."
"Let's go back first," Heiji said helplessly.
The plan was just a big framework; there were still many details to prepare.
The car stopped at the entrance of Mi Haibara's house.
"Sorry, I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you for this period."
Ai had already agreed with Mi Haibara to let someone stay in her house.
If it had been before, Mi Haibara naturally wouldn't have agreed. But ever since knowing that Shochu was the Night Baron, she had his phone number. So she called specifically to ask, and only agreed after getting permission.
"It's okay, it's also good to have a companion to chat with."
Mi Haibara smiled faintly.
"Then I won't be polite." Yukiko smiled sweetly.
As the only man here, Heiji could only act as a porter.
After a busy day, Yukiko was finally settled.
Dinner was naturally eaten at Mi Haibara's house.
Kogoro Mouri hunched his body, returned to the agency with a tired face, and lay directly on the sofa without getting up.
Ran and Conan followed behind.
"Didn't expect filming a TV series to be so tiring, right, Conan?"
"Mm, Uncle is tired out."
"Ran, stop talking nonsense, hurry up and cook steak for me, I want to eat three portions." Kogoro Mouri said weakly.
"Really, Dad, because of your lack of restraint, our living expenses are almost used up. Tonight we eat ramen."
"Ramen? I'll starve to death."
Hearing Ran's words, Kogoro Mouri shouted, then looked fiercely at Conan: "How long is this brat going to stay? Freeloading should also have a limit."
(Hehe, my fault, my fault.)
Conan held his head and thought with a chuckle: However, I wonder how Dad and Mom are doing.
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