Realizing this abruptly, Conan silently shut his mouth, breaking out in a cold sweat.
—Though Ran had no experience as a detective, perhaps because of the legendary "woman's intuition," every so often she would suspect that "Conan" was connected to the missing "Kudo Shinichi," or even that Conan was Kudo Shinichi himself.
Conan had hidden the Black Organization and the fact that he had shrunk from Mouri Ran, initially out of concern for her safety—after all, for Mouri Ran, as pure as a blank sheet of paper, learning about that organization lurking deep in the shadows would be extremely dangerous. Besides, the brilliant and mighty Kudo Shinichi had failed to tail someone and gotten knocked out by Gin with a single blow to the head. It sounded far too embarrassing, and subconsciously, Conan did not want to go into detail.
And now, Conan had gradually gained another reason for refusing to admit he was "Kudo Shinichi"—it would have been fine if he had confessed from the start, but after hiding it for so long, suddenly revealing to Mouri Ran that "Conan = Kudo Shinichi"... He truly did not want Mouri Ran to accidentally commit negligent homicide after learning the truth. Besides, he did not want to be hospitalized.
Conan: "..." Anyway, under these circumstances, if he let slip that his birthday was the same as Kudo Shinichi's, things would be terrifying.
Even if that did not count as conclusive evidence... Ran was not a detective, nor was she the police. What evidence did she need to investigate the truth?
Thinking of what would happen then, Conan silently shuddered and turned to Jiang Xia with gratitude, giving this dependable neighbor a slight nod.
Jiang Xia looked back at him, seemingly understanding exactly what he was thinking. He raised a hand