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Although Ran really wanted to slam Mutian Yuan into a wall to use as a poster, seeing Mutian Yuan's concerned gaze, Ran genuinely found herself unable to act. After carefully thinking about the reason Mutian Yuan was like this, Ran was even more unable to act, because frankly, if this thought hadn't originated from Ran herself, she would have thought it was absolutely crazy!
Hearing Mutian Yuan already talking about calling her mother, and wanting to contact the best doctor through Sonoko's help, Ran's mouth twitched twice. "Little Mu, I'm fine, I'm very good!"
"Mm-hmm, you're very good, you're really good. Your IQ is fine, your mental state is fine, what you said is true. Conan is indeed Shinichi." Mutian Yuan immediately nodded repeatedly at Ran's words.
Although Mutian Yuan's words seemed to have no problem, and could even be said to have told Ran the truth, upon seeing Mutian Yuan's concerned expression, Ran felt that Mutian Yuan's words didn't sit right.
No matter how Ran looked at it, Mutian Yuan was talking to a mentally ill person! Especially when Mutian Yuan then looked at Ran and said, "Alright, Ran, let's hurry to the hospital. You can have a good chat with the doctor there."
Hearing this, Ran was even more convinced that Mutian Yuan was treating her as mentally ill... Ran could only helplessly repeatedly state that she was very normal, and then gave her reasons for suspecting Conan was Shinichi, trying to persuade Mutian Yuan.
But as the saying goes, you can never wake up someone who is pretending to be asleep. And Mutian Yuan happened to be pretending to be asleep. Although he knew the truth, and knew that Ran's suspicions were the truth, he couldn't tell Ran.
Therefore, after hearing Ran's words, Mutian Yuan was silent for a moment, then looked at Ran seriously and said, "You mean Shinichi shrank and then used the alias Conan?"
"Exactly!" Ran immediately nodded, while Mutian Yuan rolled his eyes and said, "Ran, have you been eating something wrong lately? Just think, is this possible? How can there be such a bizarre thing in the world? And it just happens to Shinichi? If you ask me, Conan is at most a smart kid, just like Shinichi when he was little.
Although I don't want to admit it, don't forget that Shinichi was very smart back then, even smarter than Conan is now. You can't just assume that every time another child is smart, it's your Shinichi transformed, can you? Besides, he's also Uncle Kudo's son, after all.
It's not strange for Uncle Kudo to have another smart child after having Shinichi, right? So, Ran, let's go to the hospital. Your condition isn't a big problem; there's still a lot of hope for treatment."
"Uh..." Although Mutian Yuan seemed to have fabricated another rumor about Uncle Kudo, Ran didn't have time to defend her father-in-law at this moment, because she hesitated for a moment after hearing Mutian Yuan's words, then mumbled to herself, "Maybe I really overthought it..."
Mutian Yuan nodded seriously at Ran, "Mm, so let's hurry to the hospital to see a doctor."
Ran: "...I don't need to see a doctor!"
Mutian Yuan: "Okay, okay, I know. You're fine, but how about we go find a doctor to play with?"
Ran: "..."
Seeing Ran seemingly giving up her suspicions about Conan, Mutian Yuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief. At this moment, Little Fox spoke, "Shock! Pure and kind girl tragically deceived by unscrupulous youth's sweet talk, ultimately missing out on happiness!"
"What kind of garbage is this?!" Mutian Yuan rolled his eyes in response. Then Mutian Yuan said to Little Fox, "This is really troublesome. That bastard Conan owes me a huge favor! He needs to let me prank him at least ten times to repay this favor!"
Little Fox: "..."
After arriving at the hospital, Mutian Yuan, holding Little Fox, walked alongside Uncle Kogoro and Mr. Ogawa, smiling and nodding to the surrounding patients, doctors, nurses, and so on. Conan, seeing Mutian Yuan nodding to everyone, immediately asked curiously, "Brother Mu, do you know them?"
"No, I don't." Mutian Yuan waved and smiled at a sweet-looking nurse while answering. Conan then felt puzzled, "If you don't know them, why are you greeting them so enthusiastically?"Â Damn it, I thought you had a wide circle of friends and knew everyone in this hospital. If you don't know them, why are you nodding so eagerly?! Are you planning to cast a wide net to catch more fish?!
"They've been staring at me the whole time, so out of politeness, I have to respond, right?" Mutian Yuan explained while greeting strangers.
After following Mr. Ogawa upstairs, Uncle Kogoro chatted with Mr. Ogawa for a bit. Then, a nurse came over with a pot of morning glories. She looked at Mr. Ogawa and said, "Mr. Ogawa, you have another package."
Seeing the morning glories in the nurse's hand, Mr. Ogawa said without surprise, "As expected, it was sent again?"
"Morning glories, even though the weather is so cold..." Uncle Kogoro mumbled after looking at them twice. Mutian Yuan also nodded, "Yeah." Then he looked down at Conan and said, "So, Conan, aren't you cold running around in shorts? Don't you have any pants suitable for this season?"
Mutian Yuan was puzzled. It was clearly cold enough outside to make people shiver, so why was Conan running around in shorts all over the street?
"Uh... it's alright..." Conan was at a loss for how to answer Mutian Yuan's sudden concern. At this moment, Conan himself was also puzzled. Yeah, why am I still running around in shorts all over the street in the middle of winter?! And I don't even feel cold at all!
At this moment, Uncle Kogoro learned from Mr. Ogawa that these morning glories were sent by the same person who sent him money and toys, and it happened once a year, only today.
As Uncle Kogoro was guessing if the sender was a woman, Ran looked at the morning glories and thought for a moment, then said, "I remember the flower language of morning glory seems to be 'fleeting love,' right?"
"Not just that, I remember there are a few others, like 'eternal love,' 'always with you,' 'it's good to have you,' and several more," Mutian Yuan said, thinking, after hearing Ran's words. Ran's eyes immediately lit up. "There are others?"
"Yeah, I remember someone told me when I was learning about it. Hmm, assuming she wasn't fooling me." Mutian Yuan nodded in reply. After hearing the explanation of the flower language, Uncle Kogoro immediately started asking if Mr. Ogawa had done something to a certain lady two years ago.
Mr. Ogawa, meanwhile, kept insisting he hadn't done anything. This was a matter of reputation. Let alone if he really hadn't done anything, even if he had, he couldn't admit it now! Especially in public! With patients, doctors, and nurses everywhere!
Little Fox had no interest in researching Mr. Ogawa's past stories. Upon hearing Mutian Yuan's explanation of flower language, she immediately asked curiously, "You even studied flower language?"
"Yeah, back then I took a liking to a girl who owned a flower shop, so I learned a bit to find common ground with her," Mutian Yuan shrugged in reply. Little Fox rolled her eyes after hearing Mutian Yuan's words, "You were really diligent in your studies, weren't you?"
"Is picking up girls that simple for you?" Mutian Yuan rolled his eyes and replied. He didn't have the financial means to simply throw money at girls until they were dizzy, so he had to put effort into other areas. Otherwise, why would those girls go with him?
"So, after you diligently studied, were you successful?" Little Fox asked curiously, looking at Mutian Yuan. Mutian Yuan thought about this question for a while, then his expression turned a bit blank. "I suppose so, because later I hooked up with her cousin, so it's hard to say whether I succeeded or failed..."
"...Did you accidentally hit a subordinate target, or were you actually feigning an attack to draw out reinforcements?" Little Fox was at a loss for how to comment. He didn't capture the target, but instead captured the target's cousin. It was hard to say whether this guy succeeded or failed!
Just as Mutian Yuan and Little Fox were discussing what his operation counted as, Conan, that observant child, received the pot of morning glories from the nurse. The nurse, however, didn't leave after handing over the morning glories.
Instead, she looked at Mutian Yuan with a conflicted expression. Although Mutian Yuan was chatting with Little Fox through a private channel, he also noticed the nurse's hesitation. He immediately smiled at the nurse and asked, "Miss, do you need any help?"
"Um, sir..." The nurse hesitated, then looked at Mutian Yuan and said, "Pets are not allowed in the hospital..."
"Uh..." Mutian Yuan, who had thought something good was about to happen to him, froze. Then he looked down at Little Fox in his arms and suddenly realized, "I knew why they were all staring at me just now..."
Mutian Yuan took Little Fox everywhere he went. Slowly, he himself got used to it. It wasn't until the nurse said something that Mutian Yuan remembered that pets weren't allowed in hospitals! And Uncle Kogoro, Ran, and Conan also stared blankly at Little Fox in Mutian Yuan's arms, because they too had gotten used to Mutian Yuan walking around with Little Fox all day. They hadn't thought of this either at first! After being suddenly reminded, they were a bit slow to react.
Mutian Yuan, realizing his problem, immediately turned to Uncle Kogoro and the others. "Uncle, why don't you go investigate first? I'll wait for you outside."