Zongman: Becoming Prime Minister in the Conan Universe

Chapter 82: Chapter 82: Madam, I See You Still Possess Much Charm!



...from the Boeing 747 cabin of All Nippon Airways heading to Tokyo.

A mature lady wearing sunglasses and with wavy brown hair, just like a young girl, was chatting animatedly with the man beside her.

"Yusaku, Shinichi, who has become small, really looks exactly like he did when he was little. Seeing him, I feel like I've become twenty years younger too."

Yukiko Kudo was holding her phone, which displayed a photo Dr. Agasa had sent her, a picture of Shinichi Kudo after he had become Conan Edogawa.

Yusaku Kudo sighed helplessly and complained, "He is Shinichi. Of course, he looks the same as when he was little after shrinking."

After saying that, Yusaku Kudo again showed a worried expression.

Yukiko Kudo said nonchalantly, "What are you worried about? So Shinichi shrank, so what? At worst, after a few more years, he'll grow big again."

Yusaku Kudo said, "That's my biggest worry. That mysterious drug, will it not have other side effects? For example, will it destroy Shinichi's cells or something?"

"If this drug has similar side effects, for example, if Shinichi's body can no longer grow..."

His words made Yukiko Kudo's expression dim.

Indeed, this was a very big problem.

If Shinichi could no longer grow, wouldn't that mean he would have to appear as an elementary school student forever?

If it were just for a few years, Yukiko Kudo would find her son quite cute. But if it were for a lifetime, what was the difference between that and having dwarfism?

Would Shinichi go crazy because of this? Would he seek a quick end?

Yukiko Kudo also became uneasy.

She stammered, "Maybe, maybe it's not really like that."

Yusaku Kudo's worry did not lessen. "That kid is afraid that his body and blood will be found to be abnormal, so he hasn't dared to go to the hospital for an examination."

"This time when we go back, we must take him for a proper check-up. I know people at a medical institution in Tokyo, we can conduct a comprehensive physical examination, and the test results won't be leaked."

Yukiko Kudo sighed softly. "It can only be so."

Seeing her somewhat dejected, Yusaku Kudo thought for a moment and then said, "Yukiko, are you really going to act in this play? Don't mess it up."

When Yukiko Kudo heard "acting," her gloomy mood immediately vanished, and she perked up again. "How could I mess it up? You mean you can't even handle Shinichi?"

Although he knew this was Yukiko Kudo's goading, Yusaku Kudo still rallied his spirits, snorted, and said, "What can't I handle about that brat? Just watch my performance."

Only then did Yukiko Kudo show a satisfied smile.

Isn't a son meant to be played with? He grew up before and wasn't fun to play with. Now that he's shrunk, he can be played with again!

...

Tokyo, Kita Ward, Tengyuan Che's residence.

In Tengyuan Che's study, he was sitting opposite Ai Haibara.

A computer on the desk was playing an audio recording. The content being broadcast was precisely the conversation Yusaku Kudo and Yukiko Kudo had on the plane.

After receiving Tengyuan Che's assignment, American CIA agents had placed a hidden device in Yukiko Kudo's bag.

This device was quite high-tech. Even in places without a signal where real-time eavesdropping was impossible, it would record the other party's conversation.

Then, when a signal was available, it would automatically transmit.

"This is the conversation Shinichi Kudo's parents had on the plane. They have already disembarked and are currently heading home."

A map of Tokyo was also displayed on the computer, with a red dot moving.

Besides the eavesdropping function, that device also had a positioning function.

Ai Haibara, sitting opposite Tengyuan Che, frowned slightly. Her small body possessed adult-like maturity. "To directly talk about the organization in a public place like an airplane, they sure have guts."

Tengyuan Che smiled. "That's because they don't know how deep the roots of this organization really go. However, this indeed solves a problem of theirs."

"After knowing there's a drug that can make people shrink, they should be on alert, not playing some game of dressing up as members of the Black Organization to scare Shinichi Kudo."

Ai Haibara glanced lightly at Tengyuan Che. "You're thinking of scheming, also dressing up as organization members to scare their family?"

"That's right."

"I see you're also quite childish."

"Ai-chan, for you to say that, this is a good thing. How can I warn the Kudo family? Telling them not to take this organization lightly, otherwise their whole family could be wiped out."

Tengyuan Che snorted lightly. He didn't believe Ai Haibara's explanation. In Ai Haibara's view, this was just Tengyuan Che's wicked sense of fun.

However, it didn't matter. As long as he could obtain Shinichi Kudo's blood sample, the process didn't matter. Speaking of which, Ai Haibara was actually a little excited and looking forward to it.

No matter how much of a genius girl she was, Ai Haibara was essentially only eighteen years old. She had the characteristic thoughts and playful heart of a girl her age.

It was just that she had always been monitored by the Black Organization and couldn't do anything, which was why she pretended to be mature.

Now that she was completely free, many small thoughts and bad ideas in her mind also had the impulse to be put into practice.

Tengyuan Che was currently holding his phone, flipping through two photos in his album.

One was a photo of Yukiko Kudo when she was young, taken during a TV drama shoot. The other was a street photo taken by the CIA now.

This year, Yukiko Kudo was thirty-seven years old, but just from her appearance, there was almost no difference from herself ten years ago.

Her biggest change was that her aura had become more mature, possessing more feminine charm.

In the past, Tengyuan Che wasn't particularly interested in Yukiko Kudo.

But after seeing the TV dramas and movies Yukiko Kudo had filmed back then, and then looking at her current photos, Tengyuan Che discovered that this was truly a rare beauty, and she also had an air about her, not comparable to ordinary young girls.

Madam, you truly still possess much charm!

This gave Tengyuan Che a new idea.

Tengyuan Che prepared a mask and a knitted hat for Ai Haibara, saying, "Wear this, then you won't be recognized. And I'm not planning to let you show your face too much. Your appearance is too easily exposed."

Ai Haibara nodded and obediently put on these somewhat silly props.

Then Tengyuan Che said again, "From now on, your name is 'Yukiko'."

Ai Haibara's body stiffened slightly. She disliked this name very much.

But for this play to continue, she could only use it temporarily.

"Then what about you? You can call me 'Martini'." Tengyuan Che didn't know if anyone in the Black Organization had this codename, but it didn't matter; it was just a disguise anyway.

"'Martini' was first mentioned in the 1884 book The Modern Bartender. This cocktail is described as a harmonious blend formed after mixing gin, vermouth, liqueur, and bitters."

Ai Haibara spoke in a low voice, displaying her knowledge. At the same time, she was also thinking, was there some deeper meaning to Tengyuan Che using this cocktail name?

Tengyuan Che glanced at her and said, "Don't overthink it. I just picked it randomly."

"Using cocktail names directly as codenames, are you deliberately making Shinichi Kudo suspect the Black Organization?"

"If he doesn't know anything, wouldn't that be too boring?"

After all, Ai Haibara was no longer by Shinichi Kudo's side this time, so he couldn't get more information about the organization through Ai Haibara.

Tengyuan Che wanted to give Shinichi Kudo a reminder, to see if he and that Black Organization could continue to cause trouble.

...

Mouri Detective Agency——

"Uncle Mouri, Sister Ran, I've come to play again."

Conan, with the innocent smile of an elementary school student, once again arrived at the agency.

These past few days, he had been investigating Tengyuan Che, but he hadn't found out anything.

He was, after all, just an elementary school student now. How could he have the connections and means to investigate someone's detailed information?

Although he could use his voice-changing bowtie to disguise himself as Shinichi Kudo and ask those people he knew as Shinichi Kudo...

But Conan frustratingly found that, in the past, he had at most only associated with police officers at the level of the Metropolitan Police Department. He didn't know anyone at a higher level.

Even if he knew them, they weren't familiar enough to entrust him with such a task.

Firstly, upright police officers like those at the Metropolitan Police Department would definitely not accept his request to investigate Tengyuan Che.

Even if the Metropolitan Police Department was willing to do it, their position wouldn't allow them to find out anything substantial.

Apart from some basic information circulated online, he still knew almost nothing about Tengyuan Che.

While thinking about investigating Tengyuan Che's true identity, he also had to use the Mouri Detective Agency to find out news about the Black Organization. Conan felt like he was incredibly busy, running around like crazy.

"You brat, why are you here again?"

Kogoro Mouri sat at his desk, which was littered with beer cans. He glanced at Conan drunkenly and said impatiently.

Ran Mouri was wearing an apron and cooking in the kitchen. Hearing the noise, she came out and shot her father a glare. "Dad, Conan is just a child. Why are you getting angry at a child?"

Then, she smiled again. "...Conan, have you eaten? I'm just making dinner. Eat here. When you go back, take a portion for Dr. Agasa too, so he doesn't just eat instant noodles all the time."

Conan was touched in his heart. Ran is truly Ran, so gentle, even thinking of Dr. Agasa.

Kogoro Mouri grumbled, "This kid always comes to freeload meals, and never pays."

However, despite his complaints, Kogoro Mouri was actually quite happy to see Conan.

Since Conan appeared, Kogoro Mouri found that his own luck had changed. He had become susceptible to metaphysics* in his old age.

In the past, this detective could only do jobs like catching cheating spouses or finding lost pets.

But after Conan arrived, he encountered various criminal cases, and because he solved strange cases, he was even called "Sleeping Kogoro" by the media.

Now his work was much more than before, his income had increased, and naturally, he was quite pleased with himself.

As for how he solved the cases himself, he didn't care!

Just then, the doorbell of the detective agency rang.

Kogoro Mouri's spirits lifted. Thinking it was business, he immediately swept the beer bottles on the table to one side and said to Ran Mouri, "Ran, get the door."

Ran answered and went to open the door. Standing outside was a chubby aunty.

As soon as she entered, she saw Conan and ran over in pleasant surprise, hugging him. "Conan, I just came from Dr. Agasa's place and heard you were at this detective agency. Mom is here to take you home!"

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