Conan: I don't do anything? If I really do it, you won't be happy.

Chapter 28: Crybaby Ai Huihara
the next day.

While eating, Xiao Ai kept looking at Huisuke. Huisuke looked at her strangely and then asked, "What's wrong? You keep looking at me."

Xiao Ai said: "Do you know Miyano Akemi... No, Hirota Masami?"

Hearing Xiao Ai's question, Huisuke smiled and said:

"Of course, I've known her for a long time."

After hearing what Huisuke said, Xiao Ai's hands trembled for a moment, and then she pretended to be nonchalant and asked, "Did she tell you anything about herself?"

"Or, have you found out anything about her?"

Looking at Ai who pretended not to care, Huisuke understood that Ai just wanted to know more about her sister and thought she had discovered something.

Huijie thought about it, put away the idea of ​​teasing Xiao Ai, and said to her:

"We met a few days after I arrived at Teitan Elementary School, and we haven't seen each other much since. However, she always wanted to take me out for cake, but she never invited me until she disappeared."

"Really?" Xiao Ai sighed. She knew that Miyano Akemi was unlikely to tell others about the organization.

But I still wonder what if Terusuke suddenly gets curious and uses the hacking techniques he learned from Dr. Agasa to investigate on his own, and finally finds out about Miyano Akemi and saves her?
But it's obvious that these things are more like what Kudo Shinichi would do.

Although she had spent less than a day with Terusuke, Ai could feel that Professor Agasa's evaluation was correct. Terusuke really didn't pay much attention to outsiders.

Then he remembered that Terusuke liked to see him cry, and silently added: When Terusuke finds it interesting, he might do something, regardless of whether the result is good or bad.

Afterwards, it was discovered not long ago that Kudo Shinichi, who was marked as "disappeared", was not dead. Ai, who was somewhat sensitive to this word, quickly noticed the word used by Terusuke and suddenly ignited a glimmer of hope and asked:
"disappear?"

"No confirmed death?"

Hearing Xiao Ai's question, Dr. Agasa, who had heard Conan talk about this, said:

"To be more accurate, there is a high probability that there are no deaths."

"Shinichi went to Ms. Yami's apartment to investigate and was knocked unconscious by another person, so she must have found a helper."

"Also, Shinichi also visited the place where Ms. Hirota Masami had a deal with that organization. There were traces of gunfire, but no bodies were found."

"Really? That's great." After hearing what Dr. Agasa said, Ai seemed to have unloaded a huge stone from her heart. She wiped the tears from her eyes and smiled.

Knowing that there was a high probability that Miyano Akemi was alive, Ai did not feel any resentment towards her sister for ignoring her. Instead, she sincerely wished that she could leave here forever and never be discovered by the organization again.

Xiao Ai, who has untied her heart knot, can even become an ordinary little girl and live a peaceful life in the future.

While Ai was smiling, Terusuke was also looking at her.

Cried!

Noticing that Ai started crying again, Huisuke stared at Ai's face closely to see if he would feel anything when Ai was so happy that she cried.

Before he could see enough, Dr. Agasa, who was watching Xiao Ai crying, came forward and comforted her: "Well, now that you know your sister might still be alive, you should move on."

"Do you have any plans for your future?" After hearing what Dr. Agasa said, Ai said, "Doctor, to be honest, when I knew my sister was safe, my first reaction was to hope that she could stay away from the organization and live a stable life."

"Well," Dr. Agasa nodded and said with a smile, "I hope your family lives a better life. That's great. What about you? Do you have any plans for yourself?"

"You can speak confidently, whether you want to fight against that organization like Shinichi."

"I still want to live a peaceful life like Huijie."

"Or maybe you want to do research and invent things like I do, which is fine too."

Feeling Dr. Agasa's care like that of an elder, tears welled up in Ai's eyes again.

To be honest, she cried more in the past few days than in the past ten years, but she felt better than any other time.

Feeling the encouraging gaze of Professor Agasa, Ai hesitated and lowered her head and said:
"Ever since I can remember, I have been following the organization's arrangements. If possible, I want to live my life peacefully like an ordinary child."

Then he added with some concern: "Of course, I will still help Kudo Shinichi research the antidote for APTX-4869."

"May I?"

After Xiao Ai finished speaking carefully, she suddenly raised her head and looked at Dr. Agasa with hopeful eyes.

"Bang!"

The sound of the water cup falling to the ground woke up Terusuke, who had just been captivated by Ai's cute expression.

Professor Agasa and Ai turned their heads and saw that Terusuke had just picked up the cup and was observing it carefully in his hand, as if to see if the cup was damaged.

"Ahem!" Huijie felt the gazes of the two people and coughed twice with a guilty conscience. He said, "It's okay. You guys continue chatting. Don't worry about me."

Under normal circumstances, Terusuke would not have such a big reaction, but when he saw Ai acting cute just now, he really couldn't resist it.

Seeing Terusuke's reaction, Ai didn't react much, but Dr. Agasa was different. After spending so much time together, it was the first time he saw Terusuke have such a big reaction.

So he looked at Terusuke and said, "By the way, since you want to live the life of an ordinary kid, why don't you go to Teitan Elementary School?"

"Besides, Shinichi and Huisuke are also there. When they know your identity, if you feel uncomfortable in school, you can ask them to take care of you."

"As for the issue of admission, leave it to me."

Then Dr. Agasa gave Terusuke a wink and went to get a certificate for Ai.

In Dr. Agasa's opinion, isn't it just that Terusuke saw a girl he liked but was too embarrassed to say it out loud, so he only dared to look at her secretly?
Otherwise, how to explain why Terusuke, who has always been indifferent to other people, would have such a big reaction.

So the reason why Ai and Terusuke were arranged to go to school together was not only because they hoped Terusuke and his friends could take care of Ai and prevent her from being unable to fit in, but also because they hoped Ai could change Terusuke's lazy personality.

Looking at Professor Agasa leaving, Ai smiled, then turned to look at Terusuke and said with a bit of a sinister tone: "Then please take care of me from now on, Terusuke Mori, who has a unique hobby!"

Looking at the little Ai who was now the same as he remembered, Huisuke breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Please take care of Haibara Ai-san, who looks so beautiful when she cries!"

(End of this chapter)