Chapter 348 Must Wear a Mask

Even though this seemingly unreliable guy has now become a famous detective, Officer Megure's trust in Kogoro Mouri is still limited to a "sleeping state".

In comparison, he still values ​​Asano Nobuhige and Kudo Shinichi more. It's a pity that Kudo Shinichi has not appeared for a long time. Even if Inspector Megure misses him, he can only accept Mouri Kogoro.

He persuaded himself in his mind that this matter involved people within the police anyway. After all, Kogoro Mouri was once a criminal police officer, and he was better than a simple detective.

As soon as he got into the police car, Conan took the initiative to sit next to Nobushige.

Nobushige made a sign of disgust: "Shouldn't you sit next to Officer Megure to collect information?"

"Anyway, he will say it when we get to the Metropolitan Police Department." Conan narrowed his eyes dangerously and put on a questioning posture, but it is a pity that this expression is not very powerful on a child, "It's just that I don't know how to do it." Do you know when you discussed this case with Brother Shinichi?"

"Don't you know it's normal?" Nobuhiro smiled, "You're not the roundworm in Kudo's belly. He can't tell you everything."

Hearing this, Conan's expression suddenly became a little heavy. He secretly glanced at Moori Kogoro, then approached Nobushige and lowered his voice:

"You do me a favor and I'll forgive you for using me as a shield."

"Say it."

"Can you help me pay attention to Xiaolan? I always feel that the way she looks at me these past two days is weird. That kind of look doesn't look like a sister's care for her brother, but more like..."

Conan didn't say anything further, but Nobuhiro understood what his solemn expression meant.

Obviously as smart as Mao Lilan, he has begun to doubt Conan's true identity. This is not the first time for this kind of suspicion. Conan has always been able to dispel his childhood sweetheart's concerns over the phone or something else.

However, if the same routine is used too often, Mao Lilan will naturally not believe it easily. What's more, when your loved one is right next to you, the mutual feeling and atmosphere don't lie.

Nobuhiro thought for a few seconds and nodded: "I can help you with this."

Conan just raised his head and was about to blow a rainbow fart, but Nobuhiro then said: "But have you really thought about it clearly? Rather than hiding it, I think Miss Mori would rather face it with you, right?"

The smile on Conan's lips suddenly stiffened.

This question has been stuck in his mind for many days. Conan has been using the case to cloud his heart, but it is still stubbornly blocked there, making it difficult for him to face the life of Conan Edogawa calmly.

Conan looked at Nobutano. The man's expression was as calm as ever. He was clearly looking at something, but nothing seemed to catch his eye.

Conan recalled the day they first met, when Mr. Asano visited the Mori Detective Agency in the drizzle. He almost immediately conquered the landlord's family with his gentle conversation, good temperament, and appearance that made people feel comfortable and approachable. Only Conan sees through his danger.

Facts prove Conan's vision. Mr. Asano is very smart. He has a strong reasoning ability that is not inferior to Kudo Shinichi, and is much more rational than him. Conan was very happy. Even if such a person was not interested in solving crimes, he was at least a kind and good person. Otherwise... Mr. Asano must be the most dangerous enemy.

It would be great if I could have a real duel with Mr. Asano as Kudo Shinichi. He would definitely defeat him head-on!

only--

Conan suddenly laughed, and his mood suddenly became clearer. He crossed his arms across his chest, and then said in a joking tone: "Speak as if you have nothing to hide. My father once said to me that from the day we become adults, we must wear various masks. .These masks are not something we can take off if we want to."

Perhaps Conan himself didn't expect that his simple words would hit Nobuhiro's heart and hit the mark on what he was most troubled about.

Something to hide...?

Nobuhiro was in a daze.

There are too many things he conceals, and they are definitely beyond what Conan can imagine. But the reason why he concealed it was not just to protect the other party.

Nobuhiro hid it from the organization because he had to lurk smoothly; he hid it from Zero, who was undercover with him, because the less involved they were, the less likely they were to expose each other; he hid it from Zhufu Gaoming, because he didn't want his brother to be afraid for him.

Compared to him, Conan's struggles were nothing at all.

Nobushige took a deep breath, stretched out his hand and patted Conan's head harshly, causing Conan's hair to explode immediately.

"What are you doing?!"

"As expected of Mr. Yusaku, he can see it more clearly than you." Nobushige smiled, "Now that I've figured it out, what's there to worry about?"

"It's not your fault. You insist on reminding me of Lan's feelings. In fact, I know everything. It's just like what Dr. Ali said at the beginning. If I don't want to involve everyone around me, I have to remain silent."

Dr. Agasa?

Nobushige didn't quite remember the plot of the day Conan became smaller. When he mentioned it, he remembered that the first person Conan sought help from was Dr. Agasa.

Was it Dr. Ali who didn't let Conan tell Mao Lilan the truth?

Nobushige's eyes flickered slightly, but his tone was very calm: "Conan, is it Dr. Agasa's suggestion to let you live in the Mouri family?"

Conan was stunned. He didn't quite understand why Mr. Asano suddenly asked this, but he nodded honestly: "Yes."

"Don't you think it's strange? Dr. A Li's place is obviously more suitable to stay, right?"

"That's because Uncle Maori is a detective. If I stay with him, I might be able to get clues about those guys." At this point, Conan flattened his mouth and couldn't help complaining, "Who knew that uncle is usually not reliable at all? , and in the end I had to help him solve the case!"

Although this explanation sounded harmless, Nobuhiro still kept the originally inconspicuous Dr. Agasa in mind. His subconscious told him that the reason why Dr. Ali did this was definitely not as simple as Conan said.

He did not suspect that Dr. A Li was the big boss behind the organization, but I was afraid that the amiable old man knew a lot more than Conan thought.

…

Nobushige and the others soon arrived at the Metropolitan Police Department.

Conan and Kogoro Mouri were extremely familiar with this place, and they could walk to the conference room easily without the guidance of Officer Megure.

Sato Miwako was already sitting in the conference room waiting for them, along with a strange policeman.

Nobushige guessed that he should be Narazawa Criminal or Shiba Criminal.

Seeing them, the policeman stood up immediately. He bowed sincerely to Nobutashige and said, "You must be Mr. Nobushige Asano. I am Narazawaji. I am really grateful for what happened this morning."