"I haven't heard begging yet from you."

"You know there is," said Shinichi with a smirk. "Can you figure me out, I wonder?" He was truly curious to know if Conan would see past 'evil' to find the glimmer of good in his eyes, the part which protected the thief. "Mother lost her hold on me a long time ago."

Shinichi raised a silent eyeborw the internal masks already falling shut again. Now Conan had ceased baiting him, it was very easy to return to detetched boredom.