Chapter 167 Conan Wants to Be an Ordinary Child

"Tanigawa, I have something to ask you."

Kogoro was still sleeping, and Xiaolan found Tanigawa.

Conan left the sleeping Kogoro behind and ran after Xiaolan.

"Sister Xiaolan, what do you want to ask Tanigawa?" Conan asked in a soft and cute childish voice.

Xiaolan had a strange expression on her face and didn't answer.

"Okay, go ahead and ask." Tanigawa said.

"Is it convenient for us to go there and ask?" Xiaolan pointed to the tables and chairs in the distance.

Xiao Ai has a weird expression on her face. Is there anything you guys need to discuss behind other people's backs?
"Let's go."

The two walked to a deserted place, and Conan looked at them suspiciously, full of doubts.

Why does Xiaolan keep looking for Tanigawa after losing her memory?

"Haibara, could it be that Tanigawa said something strange to Ran who has lost her memory?" Conan asked.

"No." Xiao Ai said expressionlessly.

Although Tanigawa didn't say anything, Xiaolan went to the organization's base by herself, met so many members of the organization, and had a great time chatting with Chianti.

Xiaolan went to see Tanigawa, probably to ask about the organization.

But, why don’t you ask your father instead of asking Tanigawa?

"That's strange." Conan touched his chin.

"By the way, Huiyuan, where did you buy the parent-child outfits for you and Tanigawa? They look pretty nice."

"Hehe." Ai looked at Conan maliciously.

"I think I know why Xiaolan has been looking for Tanigawa."

"What?" Conan asked curiously.

Xiao Ai raised the corner of her mouth maliciously, "It must be that Xiaolan forgot her childhood sweetheart and was attracted to Tanigawa. She wanted to get in touch with Tanigawa, so she kept looking for reasons to get in touch with Tanigawa."

Conan looked grim, "That's impossible, why would Xiaolan like Tanigawa?"

"Why not?" Ai punched the wall.

Vermouth, who had just come down the stairs, couldn't help but laugh. Shirley was so funny.

I originally wanted to tease Conan, but I didn't expect to call myself Hong Wen.

In the distance, Xiaolan also spoke in a tangled voice:

"Tanigawa, how much do you know about Kudo Shinichi?"

"I don't know much. I haven't met him very often," said Tanigawa.

"So do you know Conan?" Xiaolan asked.

Tanigawa glanced at Conan, who was about to jump up in anger, and said, "I have some understanding."

"I seem to have seen it today. Conan knocked my dad unconscious, and then used my dad's voice to solve the case." Xiaolan felt that this was a bit weird.

Isn't this how all of Dad's cases are solved?
How can a little kid be so powerful?
Tanigawa took a breath.

Conan, ah Conan, it’s a good thing that Xiaolan has lost her memory now, otherwise I could have burned paper for you.

"I didn't expect you to realize that Conan is indeed special." Tanigawa said seriously.

Xiaolan listened to what Tanigawa said next with curiosity.

Tanigawa covered his mouth and coughed, then said seriously, "Conan is actually a very smart child, but he has been hiding his identity. He doesn't want others to look at him differently and wants to be a normal child."

"But, such a genius mind certainly can't be wasted. So Conan discussed with Uncle Maori and solved the case under Uncle Maori's identity and hid himself."

"Otherwise, Uncle Maori wouldn't fall asleep while solving a case without realizing it, and still foolishly think of himself as a famous detective."

Tanigawa was making up a story in a serious manner. Xiaolan felt that this plot seemed like a story from a comic book.

Does such a thing really happen in reality?

"But why did Conan want to knock dad unconscious?" Xiaolan asked puzzledly.

According to Tanigawa, the father was also an insider and cooperated with Conan's behavior, but why did he knock the father unconscious?

"Cough cough." Tanigawa coughed twice and began to think about how to make up the story.

"In fact, during one of the investigations, when Conan was reasoning, Uncle Maori suddenly coughed. The cough did not interrupt the reasoning, which made many people suspicious."

"In the end, Uncle Maori used ventriloquism to fool the man. From then on, he was called the 'Ventriloquist'. In order to avoid this happening again, Uncle Maori volunteered to be knocked unconscious. He is truly a great and loving elder."

Tanigawa felt like he was almost believing it.

Although the story was ridiculous, Tanigawa felt good about himself.

As long as she tells Conan and lets him pretend, Xiaolan will have no choice but to accept this setting.

But what if Xiaolan goes to ask Kogoro?
Then Tanigawa can have the feast.

"This..." Xiaolan felt it was ridiculous.

"But, Kudo Shinichi seems to be a very good detective, and he suddenly disappeared, and the time of his disappearance was exactly the same time when Conan appeared." Xiaolan said.

"You don't think Conan and Kudo Shinichi are the same person, do you?" Tanigawa said with a smile.

As Conan's good brother, Tanigawa will of course help Conan postpone the execution date.

And now that Xiaolan has lost her memory, even if she knows that Conan is Kudo Shinichi, she may not be so emotional and will not be able to execute Conan.

"Xiaolan, you have to believe in Science. If there really is a way to make people rejuvenate, the first person to experience it will not be Kudo Shinichi." Tanigawa said with a smile.

"Haha, my imagination is indeed very rich." Xiaolan touched her head embarrassedly.

Rejuvenation is impossible. Why would I think so?

"Kudo Shinichi just left Japan to work on a case. Although Conan's mind is indeed a little more flexible, it is definitely not Kudo Shinichi's."

"I thought too much." Xiaolan said with her head down.

"Xiaolan, I hope you won't reveal Conan's true identity." Tanigawa said.

"Huh? Why?"

Tanigawa glanced at Conan in the distance and said gently, "Conan has always wanted to be an ordinary child. I hope you will treat him as an ordinary child. Otherwise, he might be very distressed."

"Come to think of it, you actually noticed Conan's abnormality before he lost his memory, but you just didn't point it out to him."

Tanigawa said to Xiaolan: "I will not tell Conan either. You already know his nature as a child prodigy. I hope you can always let him be an ordinary elementary school student."

……

"Haibara, do you feel that Tanigawa is weird?" Conan said.

"What's strange about that?" Ai kept staring at Xiaolan's expression and replied to Conan perfunctorily.

"Why does he keep smiling at me?"

Conan felt really scared.

Tanigawa had been talking to Xiaolan, and then he looked over here and gave her a strange smile.

What are they two talking about?

"Tanigawa just likes to laugh, don't think too much about it." Xiao Ai glanced at Conan, "By the way, do you feel that Xiaolan is weird? Why does she have such a rich expression?"

I chatted with Tanigawa for such a long time, and he kept showing all kinds of little expressions.

"Xiaolan has always had a very expressive expression, so don't think too much about it."

(End of this chapter)