The Washing Machine Shrinks~

Chapter 11: The Shrinking of the "Washing Machine"~

Tropical Land, night falls.

The Ferris wheel, adorned with colorful lights, slowly rotates. The surrounding buildings are also illuminated. Despite it being nighttime, it doesn't feel dark.

On the way to the exit, Shu Yunwen, Washing Machine, Ran, Kazumi, Genta, and others walk along, chatting occasionally.

Kudo Shinichi, that attention-seeking guy, takes Shu Yunwen's handheld video camera, looks at it for a moment, then hands it back to Shu Yunwen. He then proceeds to find some sense of superiority, saying, "So, you're saying that Shu-san only confirmed she was the killer and figured out her method because you happened to film her committing the crime?"

"Mmm..." Shu Yunwen rolled his eyes and checked the newly installed tape in the camera. "...If saying that makes Student Kudo feel better, then you can think of it that way."

After the case was over, when Inspector Megure was wrapping up, he originally intended to take Shu Yunwen's camera as well. However, after Shu Yunwen's strong arguments, Inspector Megure ended up only taking the tape. At this point, if the camera were taken away, it was highly likely that the scene of Kudo Shinichi shrinking would not be filmed.

Alright, Shu Yunwen now strongly suspects that because of his interference, the plot has become a complete mess. Whether "Washing Machine" will actually shrink is a question.

"Huh? What do you mean 'make my heart feel better'?" Kudo Shinichi, feeling his thoughts exposed, became somewhat exasperated as Shu Yunwen was lost in thought.

Ran quickly interjected, "Shinichi! The way you're talking is so rude!" Then, Ran apologized to Shu Yunwen, "Shu-san, I'm truly sorry..."

"N-no, it's fine!" Shu Yunwen waved his hand and then asked, "By the way, Student Kudo, weren't you going to track someone? Did you not succeed in the end?"

Kudo Shinichi froze for a moment, then became dejected. "I was following them fine, but then I lost them. I followed them to several places, and finally, in a fast-food restaurant, they got away..."

Today seems to have been quite a blow to Kudo Shinichi. He tried to follow Gin and Vodka but ended up losing them. He rushed back after hearing about the case at the roller coaster, only to have Shu Yunwen solve it before him.

Yes, this is a double blow!

"I see!" Shu Yunwen smiled. Just as he was thinking that Conan-kun might have been nipped in the bud, his expression suddenly changed as he looked in a certain direction.

Kudo Shinichi followed Shu Yunwen's gaze, and his expression also changed.

He saw two familiar figures – one bulky, one tall and thin!

Instantly, Kudo Shinichi, who had been feeling a bit down, became full of energy. "Shu-san, Xiumei, Ran, I have to leave again. Shu-san, as a man, you must make sure to escort the little kids, Xiumei, and Ran home!"

Shu Yunwen opened his mouth, then nodded. "Don't worry!"

"Shinichi!" Ran said worriedly.

"Ran, don't worry about me. Call me when you get home!" Kudo Shinichi made a gesture for calling on his ear and chased after Gin and Vodka.

Ran watched Kudo Shinichi run further and further away, still with her hand outstretched, her face filled with sadness and reluctance.

"...He's gone... At that moment, I don't know why, but I suddenly had a premonition, an ominous premonition that I would never see Shinichi again..."

"..."

"...Ah!!!" Ran glared angrily at Shu Yunwen, clenching her fists, having a strong urge to beat Shu Yunwen black and blue. "Shu-san! How could you do something like that? That's simply, simply too rude!"

"Ah~ Well, I'm really sorry." Shu Yunwen scratched his head awkwardly and apologized repeatedly.

That's right, the line "He's gone" and the like wasn't a voiceover or Ran's inner monologue, but something Shu Yunwen said standing next to Ran...

Yeah, that behavior was incredibly despicable!

Tsukamoto Kazumi rolled her eyes at Shu Yunwen helplessly, then apologized again, "Ran, I'm truly sorry, Yunwen-san didn't mean any harm..."

Shu Yunwen apologized once more, "I'm sorry, Student Mori, please do forgive me!"

"Hmph... Annoying! So annoying! I'll walk by myself, don't follow me!" Mori Ran finally gave Shu Yunwen a hateful glare and hurried off, leaving first. As she ran away, Ran thought to herself – why were Shu Yunwen's words exactly the same as what she was thinking at that moment?

This... is too strange.

At this moment, Genta, Mitsuhiko, and Ayumi, the three little ones, stared at Shu Yunwen with dead fish eyes.

Ayumi: "So hateful, bullying a girl!"

Mitsuhiko: "I even admired you so much!"

Genta: "I'm going to tell Mom about today! Doing such a hateful thing, unforgivable!"

Then, the three little ones stuck out their tongues at Shu Yunwen and made faces.

Shu Yunwen was annoyed. Tsukamoto Kazumi tutted and reached out to stroke the heads of the three little ones. "Yunwen-san has already apologized to Ran." After speaking, Tsukamoto Kazumi turned to Shu Yunwen and said, "Yunwen-san, this kind of prank is indeed very hateful! In the future, please don't do it again."

"Uh... I know." Shu Yunwen nodded, then suddenly clutched his stomach. "Excuse me, my stomach suddenly hurts a lot. Kazumi-san, could you hold my things for me? I need to go to the restroom. I'll be right back, wait for me!"

Tsukamoto Kazumi took the things Shu Yunwen handed over and nodded. "Okay, Yunwen-san."

Watching Shu Yunwen walk away, Ayumi suddenly spoke, "That's strange!"

Mitsuhiko followed up, "Why does Brother Yunwen need to take the camera to the restroom?"

Genta chimed in, "Does Brother Yunwen want to film himself using the restroom and watch it later?"

"Waaah~~"

Ayumi and Mitsuhiko looked at Genta with expressions of horror and disgust. Even Tsukamoto Kazumi glanced at Genta's thought process, finding it too bizarre.

"G-Genta, that's so gross!" Mitsuhiko's face turned green.

Ayumi looked horrified. "That's something only a pervert would do, right?"

"Huh? Really?" Genta looked confused.

"Mhm, mhm!" Mitsuhiko and Ayumi nodded vigorously.

Ten minutes later.

Behind a building, surrounded by bushes, with grass on the ground.

Kudo Shinichi fell heavily onto the ground. Gin walked out from behind him. "Vodka, you were too careless. We were tracked by this brat this afternoon, and you still let your guard down and let this brat see the transaction."

Vodka ran over, pulling a gun from his chest. "Damn it! Let's just kill him!"

Gin stopped him. "Put the gun away. Because of some trouble this afternoon, there are still police patrolling around here..."

"Did something happen this afternoon?" Vodka asked.

Gin's gaze was sinister. "It's a small matter. A man's head accidentally fell off while riding a roller coaster... never mind."

As he spoke, Gin reached into his chest and pulled out a box from his trench coat pocket. "Let's use the medicine instead. This is a new poison developed by the organization. After death, it's impossible to detect any toxins. This medicine hasn't been tested on humans yet, so let's use him as the first one... Oh right, I heard this guy is some kind of high school detective?"

"Kudo Shinichi, right? A brat who doesn't know his limits!" Vodka raised his leg and kicked Kudo Shinichi.

After feeding him the medicine, Gin and Vodka jogged away.

About five minutes later, Shu Yunwen walked in from outside the bushes, a smile on his face, his camera recording the scene before him. About five or six minutes later, suddenly, Kudo Shinichi, lying on the ground, let out a sharp scream from his mouth. Then, his entire body began to shrink, shrink, and shrink further, like melting ice and snow. Finally, he turned into a little kid.

"Phew~~ This feeling... is truly terrifying." Shu Yunwen shrugged, whistled, turned off the camera, and walked out of the bushes.

After walking a few steps quickly, Shu Yunwen saw a security guard and quickly greeted him. "Hello, sir. I just saw a child lying on the ground in those bushes!"

"Really? I'll go take a look right away. Sir, may I ask who you are... Sir? Sir?" The security guard agreed and asked Shu Yunwen's identity. Seeing that Shu Yunwen didn't answer and was walking further away, he hesitated for a moment before heading towards the bushes.

He had to go and see if there was actually a child there first!

"I'm really sorry for making you wait!" Shu Yunwen scratched his head with an embarrassed smile, apologizing repeatedly.

Tsukamoto Kazumi smiled. "It's okay. More importantly, Yunwen-san, are you alright? Do you need me to accompany you to the infirmary?"

"No, no need. I think I just had a bit of a stomachache, and I feel much better now."

As soon as Shu Yunwen finished speaking, Mitsuhiko said with dissatisfaction, "You feel much better, but I'm starving now."

"Me too, Ayumi is so hungry," Ayumi added unhappily.

Shu Yunwen quickly said, "Sorry, sorry~ I'll take you all back now."

Genta, the glutton, muttered from the side, "Aren't you going to treat us to something as an apology?"

Shu Yunwen and Tsukamoto Kazumi exchanged glances.

Neither of them had any appetite at the moment. The events of the afternoon still made them feel sick to their stomachs, and they probably wouldn't be able to eat for a day or two.

"It's too late today. When I have time another day, I'll treat you to something, okay?" Shu Yunwen said.

After comforting the three children, Shu Yunwen and the others left Tropical Land.

Tsukamoto Kazumi's house was indeed near Tropical Land.

After taking Tsukamoto Kazumi home first, Shu Yunwen took a taxi and dropped off Ayumi and Mitsuhiko one by one, and then he and Genta arrived home, listening to Kojima Mie's nagging.

After dinner, Shu Yunwen returned to his room, picked up the camera, and watched the footage of Kudo Shinichi turning into Conan again. He heard Kojima Mie calling him to answer the phone. Shu Yunwen left his room and picked up the phone, then heard the person on the other end say, "Shu-san, hello, I'm Mori Ran. I got your home phone number from my teacher. I'm calling you because I want to ask about Shinichi. It's very late now, but no one is answering when I call Shinichi's house. May I ask if you've seen Shinichi after we parted ways?"

Shu Yunwen smiled and replied, "You mean Student Kudo? I'm sorry, I haven't seen Student Kudo after we parted ways."

"Is that so?" Ran sounded disappointed.

Shu Yunwen smiled. "Student Mori, Student Kudo might not be answering the phone for some reason. For example, he might be in the restroom, taking a bath, or out getting something to eat. I suggest that Student Mori go wait at Student Kudo's house, and you might find Student Kudo there!"

Yeah. The phone not being connected means the "Washing Machine" hasn't come home yet. It's definitely a smart move to have Ran go block the door~

"Shu-san is right," Ran replied. "I'm sorry to have bothered you."

Shu Yunwen also took the opportunity to apologize again. "By the way, Student Mori, I'm truly sorry about what happened this evening. I didn't mean any harm."

"Shu-san, please don't worry about it. I forgive you," Ran said magnanimously.

After hanging up the phone, Shu Yunwen returned to his room and continued watching the hard-earned footage.

At the same time, in Professor Agasa's room, Professor Agasa looked at the shrunken version of Kudo Shinichi in front of him and stammered:

"You, you really are Shinichi!"