girl who was probably unconscious? No, that was just a diversion with 100% certainty. Nobody would flee with such a conspicuous car." concludes Kogoro.

And with that the private investigator is not typing that wrong. The car was really just a diversionary maneuver.At the same time as the sports car, an old canned fish transporter drove off the premises. The Men in Black used this to bring Ran to her hiding place. There Vodka and Bull get a kick-off immediately.
"That's not Ms. Asuo, you duds!" Snaps Gin, the leader of the organization, at the other two.
"Maybe she's some daughter of a rich company boss," suspects Bull. "I'll have a look!"
He rummages in her pockets and finds her wallet.
"The little one is called Ran Mori!"
"Mori? Mori ... Damn, that's that private detective's daughter." Gin replies. "Wait a minute, what is that?"
He pulls a photo of Shinichi from her wallet that she always carries with her. Underneath it says in Shinichi's most beautiful Sunday writing: "So that you don't forget me, Ran! By Shinichi Kudo."
"Hey, Vodka, isn't that that student detective who overheard us in Tropical Land?"
He turns the photo over. From the date he can tell that the photo is only a month old."Darn it, that kid is still alive! And he knows too much." notes Gin.
Then he suddenly grins maliciously.
"Haha, then the girl here is probably his little friend! Don't panic, we'll get you, Shinichi Kudo !!!"

He's just on his way to see Uncle Kogoro, who is still on the ship.
"Uncle Kogoro! I heard it on TV.", Conan gasps breathlessly.
He's got the skateboard trapped under his arm.
"Conan, what are you doing here? You are disrupting the investigation.", Kogoro wonders.
"I'll take a look around here!" Replies Conan and begins to examine the ship. When he enters the ballroom, Ms. Asuo is being interrogated by Takagi.
"Well, actually I should dance with Mr. Mori, at least it was planned that way in the program, but he was so drunk and then I refused his offer. His daughter danced with him then. At some point the lights went out. More white neither do I!" she tells."Oh, that's how it is. Ran was not deliberately kidnapped. The real victim was Ms. Asuo. Only ... what did the men in black want from her? What does she have to do with them? Shit, there are still too many questions unanswered. But most of all, where is Ran? "Thinks Conan.

"Where ... where am I? What happened? I only know that I danced with Dad and ... DAD !!!!!", thought Ran.
She is startled again when she realizes that she is lying somewhere in a dark room, bound and gagged.

Back home, Kogoro and Conan sit idly on the sofa.
"I can't just sit here and do nothing. Kogoro just sits there and stares holes in the air. Typically, as if this wasn't about his own daughter. What is he waiting for?", Conan ponders.
Then he asks the question out loud.
"For a message from the kidnappers and the ransom note, you stupid boy!", Kogoro replies irritably.
"What if Ran wasn't the target?" Asks Conan hypocritically.
"How do you mean?""Just think about it, Uncle. It happened when Ran was dancing with you. Actually everyone knew that you were dancing with Ms. Asuo, right?"
“That means,” Kogoro's face brightens, “that Ran was not kidnapped on purpose, but that Ms. Asuo was actually the victim?” That's great!
"Well Bravo, Shinichi! You clicked it on him and he strapped it. But how does it go on now? Oh Ran, if I could help you.", He sighs.

"Shinichi, where are you when you are needed!". Ran is desperate. "Why am I here? Where am I? Oh Shinichi, please come here and help me!"
She gets scared. The door opens and a man dressed all in black comes in. He has a flashlight with him, but it only illuminates the object he is holding in his hand. His face disappears into the darkness. The object is a photo, which she recognizes immediately even in the weak lighting. It's the photo of Shinichi, the only thing she has of him."Do you know this boy?" asks the man.
"Yes!", Answers Ran, surprised.
"Then you can certainly tell us where he is now!"
"No, I don't know!" She replies truthfully.
She can already see from the man's demeanor that he doesn't believe her.
"You will still sing, little bird! We'll give you one night and then ...". He makes a clear gesture.
Then she is alone. Shortly after the man disappears, a light bulb flares up in the ceiling. Only now does she notice the 2 slices of bread with sausage that the kidnapper brought her.
"What do they want from Shinichi? Was I kidnapped because of him? What does he have to do with these people? But one thing is certain, they have nothing good on their minds. They certainly want revenge on him! Yes, he probably has one of them once put behind bars! And then he had to hide from them. Yes, that also explains why he shows up so seldom in Tokyo and hides. ", ponders Ran.It is now evening.
"I'm going crazy with worry. Why don't they get in touch?", Conan thinks, exasperated.
Then the phone rings. Kogoro jumps up and answers. Conan also takes notice.
"Hello, Detective Agency Mori here!"
"We have your daughter!" Replies a metallic-sounding voice. Then something is added that Conan cannot understand.
"Yes, I understand. No police, I understand.", Mumbles Kogoro and hangs up.
"What are you asking for?" Asks Conan impatiently.
"I've never heard such a strange demand. Must be total beginners!"
"No, they are absolute professionals!" Adds Conan in his mind.
"I should just read the police out of the game and find a certain Shinichi Kudo. Haha, they probably just wanted to save my fee, which I would otherwise have gotten for a search. But you really don't have to kidnap anyone!" Jokes Kogoro .
"Darn it, now you've found out I'm still alive.But how…?
Of course the photo that I gave Ran at the last meeting. Shit, now I've got Ran involved in the whole thing! ".
He silently reproaches himself badly.
"What am I doing now? Maybe Professor Agasa has advice. After all, they're after me and they might do something to Ran. A little help from the Professor would certainly be in order."
Conan is about to make his way to Pr. Agasa, but then he is stopped by Kogoro.
"Tell me, Conan, isn't that Shinichi that would-be detective who's always with the professor? Best if I ask him."
"Wannabe detective! Pah, who always solves your cases!"
"No need ... Uncle! I'll ask him," Conan stutters.

"Okay, then I'm currently calling Megure! He knows this Kudo too!" answers Kogoro.
Conan quickly runs to the professor's house.
"Professor!" He calls out.
"Yes, what is it, Shinichi?" asks this.
Conan tells him the whole story.Ai also notices what he is saying. Her eyes widen in horror.
"Does that mean the organization knows who you really are?" she stutters.
"Not that one!" answers Conan. "But if I don't show up as Shinichi soon, they might do something to Ran."
"That would be terrible!" says the professor too.
Ai has become very still.
"It's all my fault! I should never have developed this poison." she sobs.
Agasa and Conan are silent.
"I have no other choice. I have to let Ai give me the antidote again quickly and then face the men in black. They'll probably kill me then, but if I don't come, they'll do the same to Ran." thinks Conan.
Ai and the professor look at him in amazement. Oh, oh, he must have been thinking out loud.
"You can't do that, Shinichi!" both protest.
"Why do you say that! Do you really want to be shot?" Ai yells at him. "Then I would still have you on my conscience.I can't take it! "
Suddenly a flash of inspiration flashes through Conan's body and his keen mind prevails.
"Now I know how to do it! Ai, I have to take the antidote again. Then I will go to Kogoro and go to the men with him. Once they have me, Ran is safe and that is the main thing ! "
"Then what happens to you?" ask Ai and the professor.
"With a little luck I can escape from there and hide until I'm Conan again! Everything has to be planned precisely. But I need your help for that. You Ai, you have to play Conan for me again and you, Professor, You have to help me escape. The antidote has to stop working at exactly the right moment. Shinichi Kudo disappears again without a trace and the police can finally arrest the men in black. "
"Do you realize that this means that you can never become Shinichi again if the organization is really broken up?" Ai makes the situation clear to him."I have to make the sacrifice! The bastards should be behind bars," he decides.

Meanwhile, Kogoro has asked Megure about Shinichi.
But even the inspector doesn't know where Shinichi is at the moment.
"No, I'm sorry, Mr. Mori, but why do you even want to know?"
"Well I, I thought that maybe he could help me with this case because because he knows Ran very well." stammered Kogoro.

Ai is developing a newer antidote that lasts about ½ day.
"Remember, the remedy only lasts until 5-6pm." Ai warns him.
"Yes, yes, I'll be careful! Well then ..." he sighs and swallows the small capsule. The transformation begins immediately. Panting in pain, he drags himself into the professor's bathroom. He already laid out Shinichi's clothes earlier. After about half an hour he comes out in his old body.
"Oh, it's nice to have your old body again! Unfortunately only for a short time. Anyway, the main thing now is to free Ran and not me!""I'm on my way to Kogoro now!" he says and is startled by his normal voice. He's got used to Conan's bright child's voice.

Kogoro sits at home in front of his index cards and thinks hard. He has never had to solve such a difficult case and he has solved many. At least that's what he thinks. But trying to find out something about this Shinichi is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
"Uncle Kogoro, Uncle Kogoro!" Ai calls through the whole house in Conan's voice. She has put on Conan's clothes and adjusted his bow tie to Conan's voice.
"What is it, you