Conan and Hattori Heiji mentioned Xiao Hei, and Hakuba Saguru, Natsuki Koshi, and Totsuki Junya instantly wore puzzled expressions.
Hakuba Saguru had heard of Xiao Hei; after all, he had come across this oddity in case files.
It was simply absurd.
As for Natsuki Koshi and Totsuki Junya, they had never seen Xiao Hei at all.
They had no idea what the others were talking about.
Realizing these people were unfamiliar with Xiao Hei, Hattori Heiji took the lead in explaining:
"That's a guy who's pitch-black all over. Who knows why, but everyone who sees him says he's a stark-naked, bald black man."
"Well... or maybe he's wearing a black bodysuit."
"A naked black man...?"
The two detectives, a man and a woman who had seen little of the world, felt this was a bit too abstract.
To verify his own description, Hattori Heiji turned to ask Conan: "Am I right?"
Conan: "..."
At that moment, he was already recalling in his heart that night that had left him feeling defiled.
His backside was starting to hurt again...
Was that black chicken doing this on purpose?
Natsuki Koshi knew a little about the plan, seeing as she was the one who had come up with it.
She thought for a moment and decided she ought to play along with this person called Xiao Hei.
So she smiled and said: "Well, since it's a show, isn't it very likely that this uncle is intentionally following the script like this? Isn't it common in television and manga to have plot devices where the culprit's identity is deliberately hidden to leave suspense?"
Hearing this, Hattori Heiji thought about it for a moment, and actually found it... quite reasonable?
So he turned to Tsuchio Hiroo and asked: "Hey, mister, could it be that