Conan finally figured out who Kid is! This chapter is setting up his confrontation with Kid later, which means it's short, as usual.
Disclaimer: If I owned DC, then Kid would have more creative disguises.
Chapter Seven
Conan started to panic. Shiho's codename in the Organization was Sherry, which was a type of white wine made from grapes. That meant that if Shiho was Kid, he knew everything. He'd know about the Organization, her past, and her work. It would also explain Ai's reckless behavior with the antidote, and her not telling him about it beforehand: there wasn't an antidote. It was all a hoax. Besides, 'Shiho' had been next to the case with him during the blackout, and could have easily swiped the jewel. Plus, Kid knew his true identity, and could pose as Shinichi's assistant easily, and would obviously know to call him Kudo instead of Conan.
Conan decided to test his theory, but didn't alert anyone. He quietly turned on the homing function of his glasses, where five dots immediately appeared, indicating the locations of the five detective badges of his friends. The one in the center was him, and the three nearby were Ayumi, Mitsuhiko, and Genta. However, one wasn't even in the room, telling Conan he was right. Ai kept her badge on her almost all the time, unless she did something reckless without telling him. It was a symbol of her friendship with the kids, since they were the first friends she'd ever had, since she'd been in the Organization all her life. Conan was now convinced, but now he had to corner Kid, who was still keeping up his disguise and fooling everyone. He also needed proof.
Conan walked up to Nakamori and asked him, "Nakamori-keibu, could I ask you something?"
Nakamori, while he might not like Conan that much, knew he could be a great asset against Kid, since he'd 'trained' with famous detective Kudo Shinichi. He therefore bent down to hear what he had to say. "What is it, brat?"
Conan ignored the 'brat' part and just went on with it, "When you checked everyone's faces earlier, are you sure no one was wearing a mask?"
"Of course I'm sure. No one was wearing a mask of any kind."
"Did you notice something odd, then?" Conan continued to talk to Nakamori until he confirmed his suspicions. He then asked another favor, "Could you open the doors again? I have a plan to catch Kid." He whispered his plan and Nakamori grudgingly agreed.
A minute later, Nakamori went on stage and announced that Kid had, unfortunately, escaped before the doors had closed. He then told everyone to pick a partner, and to keep hold of them at all costs to ensure that Kid couldn't intermingle again and switch disguises. With that the doors opened and everyone picked a partner. Conan of course picked Kid, though he pretended he didn't know.
"Kudo-kun, why are hanging on me like that? Are you that worried about me? How sweet." She said it in such a way that indicated that she didn't think it was sweet at all, just annoying.
"I'm just making sure Kid doesn't impersonate my best friend. If he did impersonate you, and I found him out, then he's getting a soccer ball in the face." Conan continued to mutter darkly about Kid, and Kid, listening, started to develop a suspicion that Conan knew exactly who he was. He decided to play along with Conan for a while, and hopefully escape at some point.
Next chapter is Kid vs. Conan. Kid gets ratted out, and Conan tries to catch him. I'm purposely being vague about what Conan asked Nakamori to create suspense, in traditional DC style, since when Conan finds out someone's identity in the manga, it's always at the end of a chapter, and you have to wait a week to find out. I won't make you wait a week, but start throwing out wild guesses about how Conan will try to catch Kid in your review!
