After the murder of Shimizu Hana, Conan and Ran are in the limousine as Matsumoto Minoru. On the way, they talk about the check they received.

"Ran-neechan, I think Kogoro-ojisan will be quite surprised to hear how much we received." Conan says.

Ran nods before saying "I think so too, Conan-kun. The problem is, what do we do with it?"


An hour later, they're back at the Mouri Detective Agency.

"We're hom-" they both say as they open the door, only to be surprised at what they see.

"Yo! Ku...Conan-kun and Neechan! It's been a while. How're you guys doing?", says no-one other than Hattori Heiji.

While Conan gave Heiji a quick glare for nearly making another name slip-up, he quickly said "We're fine, Heiji-niichan. How are you and Kazuha-neechan doing? Also, why didn't she come along?"

"Well, she said something about having to run a few errands." he says nervously, before adding "But that's not important right now. I heard the news. Decided to show your own detective skills at an actual crime scene, huh, boy?"

Conan nods. "Yep, looks like I outsmarted even Kogoro-ojisan that time. Actually, because of that article, me and Ran had another request for help, from a famous actress, known as Shimizu Hana."

"Oh yeah, I heard about her. Well-known across Japan. What happened there?"

After this, he explains about Shimizu Hana's visit, how she refused Kogoro's help and finally, what happened at the mansion.

After a minute of silence, Heiji speaks up. "So, let me get this straight. You solved a murder, got a letter in which the victim said she expected to be killed and even received money for solving the case? How much was it?" he asks.

Conan is silent for a few seconds before answering. "To be honest, you probably wouldn't believe me if I just said how much it was, so let me show you."

With that, he pulled out the check he received. Heiji and Kogoro take one look at it before their eyes turn wide.

"1.5 MILLION yen!?" they both shout, at the same time.

Heiji, in obvious surprise, quickly says "Can I talk privately with Conan-kun for a bit? I can't believe what he received."

After that, he and Conan go to the top of the stairs outside the Detective Agency's door.

"Kudo, are you sure you should show off your real skills like this, while you still look like a 7-year-old? If I read about your skills in the newspaper, they definitely would have as well." Heiji asks, concerned.

Conan replies "I'm sorry, Hattori, but I can't hide my real genius from Ran and Kogoro any longer. Because of what happened nearly a month ago."

Conan explains about what happened at Teitan. The test mix-up, the entrance exam for enrollment in Teitan High and the cover story he made up back then, about how, in America, he was often bullied for being so smart, to the point where his mother decided it would be best for him to hide how smart he is.

"Huh. Smart little cover story, I'll say, but I'm worried about what will happen if Neechan would find out you lied."

"That is a possibility. However, even then, she won't think me and Shinichi are one and the same, because I asked Megure to make his "death" official."

Just then, they hear something being put into the mailbox at the bottom of the stairs. When they look, they notice nobody is there. Right away, Conan checks the inside and finds a single white card, with a drawing on its back that Conan recognizes anywhere.


The big DC fans will probably realize who put the card in the mailbox. I need some time with next chapter, to think everything about it through.