Jiang Xia nodded. "You're actually pretty nice, then. But why are you avoiding Teacher Jodie? I think she seems like a good person, not the sort who'd empty out an old man's belongings."
Kudo Shinichi: "..." You think everyone looks decent. When you first met Gin, you thought he was a good person too.
He sighed. "Anyway, we can't let our guard down. So don't tell anyone else that you met me today—right after 'Conan' disappeared, Kudo Shinichi showed up. That sounds too coincidental. I'm worried someone might figure out that I can grow bigger and smaller."
Jiang Xia said, "I don't think it's necessary, but if you insist, that's fine."
Kudo Shinichi: "..." Was it just his imagination? He felt like Jiang Xia was humoring him the way one would humor a bratty kid. Damn it, he had to admit that saying he was protecting a patent did sound a little paranoid, but he couldn't exactly tell him about the Organization...
Fortunately, Jiang Xia was not the type to dig into such matters. Compared with the reasons behind it, he seemed more concerned about the future. "What are you planning to do now? Go to Professor Agasa's and turn back into a kid?"
"The professor doesn't have any medicine that can make me shrink right away. I can only wait for the time limit to run out." Kudo Shinichi got a headache just thinking about it. "I'll go home and change out of this ridiculous costume first, then hide until I turn back into Conan—oh, right. Lend me your coat. I don't want people crowding around to stare at me in the street."
Jiang Xia: "..." If he gave him his coat, wouldn't his two guns be exposed?
Fortunately, the mature and dependable Spirit Medium had come prepared. Jiang