Why was Curtis there as well?

Didn't he hate this mission? Why had he still chosen to approach Conan on his own?

Confused by Curtis' appearance, Yvonne secretly followed him out of the school grounds.

Curtis suddenly stopped in his tracks after walking a considerable distance. He turned around to look at Yvonne, a cigarette between his lips. "You need to work on your stalking."

She flashed him a small smile in return. "Well, you have the chance to teach me now." Then she approached Curtis while sizing him up. "How's your injury?"

"I'm recovering pretty quickly thanks to your efforts." Curtis turned back to show Yvonne the gauze, which was still taped against the back of his head. "I just need to change the gauze a few more times."

"Why did you come all the way here instead of recuperating in bed, then?" Yvonne finally dove into the main topic of the conversation. "Based on the way you made contact with Conan just now, I assume this isn't your first time talking to him, right?"

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