diff --git a/miss_hit/mh_python.py b/miss_hit/mh_python.py
index a78af6f..910cb5f 100644
--- a/miss_hit/mh_python.py
+++ b/miss_hit/mh_python.py
@@ -126,9 +126,7 @@ def dynamic_selection_visitor(self, node: Dynamic_Selection, n_parent, relation)
     def selection_visitor(self, node: Selection, n_parent, relation):
         self[node] = f"{self.pop(node.n_prefix)}.{self.pop(node.n_field)}"
 
-    def while_statement_visitor(
-        self, node: While_Statement, n_parent, relation
-    ):
+    def while_statement_visitor(self, node: While_Statement, n_parent, relation):
         self[node] = (
             f"while {self.pop(node.n_guard)}:\n"
             f"{self.indent(self.pop(node.n_body))}\n"
@@ -220,15 +218,38 @@ def reference_visitor(self, node: Reference, n_parent, relation):
         args = ", ".join(self.pop(i) for i in node.l_args)
         self[node] = f"{self.pop(node.n_ident)}{bra}{args}{ket}"
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def _function_root(node: Identifier):
+        f = node
+        while f is not None and not isinstance(f, Function_Definition):
+            f = f.n_parent
+        return f
+
     def identifier_visitor(self, node: Identifier, n_parent, relation):
         value = node.t_ident.value
 
         # Python and Matlab keywords set are different. Luckily, Matlab forbids identifier start with `_`.
-        prefix = '_' if value in (
-            *keyword.kwlist,  # python keyword can not be overwritten
-            'I', 'M', 'C',  # mat2py keywords
-        ) else ''
-        self[node] = f'{prefix}{value}'
+        prefix = (
+            "_"
+            if value
+            in (
+                *keyword.kwlist,  # python keyword can not be overwritten
+                "I",
+                "M",
+                "C",  # mat2py keywords
+            )
+            else ""
+        )
+
+        if value == "nargout":
+            f = self._function_root(node)
+            if f:
+                f.contains_nargout = True
+        if value == "nargin":
+            f = self._function_root(node)
+            if f:
+                f.contains_nargin = True
+        self[node] = f"{prefix}{value}"
 
     def number_literal_visitor(self, node: Number_Literal, n_parent, relation):
         self[node] = node.t_value.value.replace("i", "j")
@@ -292,23 +313,38 @@ def script_file_visitor(self, node: Script_File, n_parent, relation):
     def sequence_of_statements_visitor(
         self, node: Sequence_Of_Statements, n_parent, relation
     ):
-        self[node] = "\n".join([self.pop(l) for l in node.l_statements]) if node.l_statements else "pass"
+        self[node] = (
+            "\n".join([self.pop(l) for l in node.l_statements])
+            if node.l_statements
+            else "pass"
+        )
 
-    def function_pointer_visitor(
-            self, node: Function_Pointer, n_parent, relation
-    ):
+    def function_pointer_visitor(self, node: Function_Pointer, n_parent, relation):
         self[node] = self.pop(node.n_name)
 
     def function_definition_visitor(
         self, node: Function_Definition, n_parent, relation
     ):
+        contains_nargout = getattr(node, "contains_nargout", False)
         n_name = self.pop(node.n_sig.n_name)
-        n_body = self.indent(self.pop(node.n_body))
+        n_body = self.pop(node.n_body)
         l_inputs = ", ".join([self.pop(i) for i in node.n_sig.l_inputs])
+        if contains_nargout:
+            l_inputs += ", nargout=None"
+        n_outputs = len(node.n_sig.l_outputs)
         l_outputs = ", ".join([self.pop(i) for i in node.n_sig.l_outputs])
-        if l_outputs != "":
-            l_outputs = self.indent("return {}".format(l_outputs))
-        self[node] = f"def {n_name}({l_inputs}):\n{n_body}\n{l_outputs}\n"
+        if n_outputs > 1 and contains_nargout:
+            n_body = (
+                f"{l_outputs} = (None,)*{n_outputs}\n\n"
+                + n_body
+                + "\nreturn{nargout_str}\n"
+            )
+        elif n_outputs > 0:
+            n_body = n_body + "\nreturn{nargout_str}\n"
+        nargout_str = f"({l_outputs})[:nargout]" if contains_nargout else l_outputs
+        self[node] = f"def {n_name}({l_inputs}):\n{self.indent(n_body)}\n".format(
+            nargout_str=f" {nargout_str}" if n_outputs > 0 else ""
+        )
 
     def compound_assignment_statement_visitor(
         self, node: Compound_Assignment_Statement, n_parent, relation
@@ -407,8 +443,7 @@ def break_statement_visitor(self, node: Break_Statement, n_parent, relation):
         self[node] = "break"
 
     def return_statement_visitor(self, node: Return_Statement, n_parent, relation):
-        self[node] = "return"
-        # TODO: fix the return value
+        self[node] = "return{nargout_str}"
 
     def row_visitor(self, node: Row, n_parent, relation):
         if len(node.l_items) == 1:
@@ -648,7 +683,10 @@ def process_one_file(path: [Path, str], options=None, mh=None):
     backend.process_result(backend.process_wp(wp))
 
     for msg in chain.from_iterable(wp.mh.messages.get(wp.filename, {}).values()):
-        if msg.kind == "error" and "expected IDENTIFIER, reached EOF instead" == msg.message:
+        if (
+            msg.kind == "error"
+            and "expected IDENTIFIER, reached EOF instead" == msg.message
+        ):
             raise EOFError(msg.message)
         elif msg.kind.endswith("error"):
             mh.emit_message(msg)
@@ -656,18 +694,16 @@ def process_one_file(path: [Path, str], options=None, mh=None):
 
 
 def process_one_block(src: str, inline=True, format=False):
-    with NamedTemporaryFile('w', suffix='.m') as f:
+    with NamedTemporaryFile("w", suffix=".m") as f:
         f.write(src)
         f.flush()
 
-        target_path = Path(f.name).with_suffix('.py')
+        target_path = Path(f.name).with_suffix(".py")
 
         try:
-            options = parse_args([
-                "mh_python",
-                "--single",
-                "--python-alongside",
-                f.name])
+            options = parse_args(
+                ["mh_python", "--single", "--python-alongside", f.name]
+            )
             if inline is True:
                 options.inline_mode = True
             if format is True: