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

Chapter 33: Xiao Ai's Kindred

When he heard the gunshot, Huisuke had only one feeling in his heart, and that was cool!

He didn't care at all about the surprise of the people present.

"No!" Before he could fire a few more shots, Xiao Ai took the gun from his hand and handed it to the police.

Huisuke also understood that if it was just one shot, he could get away with it, but if there were more shots, it would be difficult to clear his name, so he obediently handed over the gun.

Conan on the side finally noticed something was wrong. Ai's previous performance could be explained by her precocity, but the posture when teaching Terusuke to shoot was definitely something that could only be achieved by someone who had experienced it personally.

But considering that Inspector Megure would be coming soon, now was not the right time, so he did not ask directly, but decided to go to Dr. Agasa's house in the evening to find out what was going on.

……

Not long after, Inspector Megure also arrived at the scene with his men. After all, this was a case of armed kidnapping, so their Investigation Division was in charge.

Inspector Megure looked at Conan, the most familiar person among the people at the scene, and asked him, "So can you tell me what's going on?"

Yuan Tai said proudly: "This is all thanks to our Junior Detective Team!"

Then everyone started talking at once to complete the story.

Officer Megure nodded, then looked at Silver Fox and said, "Not only did you kidnap someone this time, you also violated the firearms and ammunition control regulations. You'll have to stay in jail for a while longer."

Silver Fox gritted his teeth after hearing this and said, "Neither of those two shootings was my fault. One was caused by the kid in the suit kicking my accomplice's hand, causing an accidental discharge. The other was caused by the little girl with brown hair teaching the boy next to her to fire the gun."

"What!?" Officer Megure's face changed drastically after hearing this. He rushed over and yelled at Terusuke and the other two, "How could you do such a dangerous thing?"

Faced with Inspector Megure's questioning, the three chose to get away with it.

It is worth mentioning that Ai’s acting skills were fully utilized and she burst into tears, which made Terusuke feel that he had won again.

Conan, who was standing by, breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Ai crying. He thought to himself, "Please, they were the ones who fired the gun, why did they take me with them?"

After that, after going to Junye's house to pick up their schoolbags, they each set out on their way home.

But Huisuke, Ai and Conan all went to Professor Agasa's house.

……

On the way to Dr. Agasa's house.

Looking at the sobbing Ai, Conan said calmly: "Okay, now that we've gone far away, it's time to tell me who she is, right?"

He really believed it when she started crying, but when he saw that Ai was still crying after walking such a long way, and Terusuke had no intention of comforting her, he realized that Ai's previous reaction was probably an act.

But he didn't know that although Ai was just acting, Terusuke really wanted to watch it.

After hearing Conan's words, before Ai could answer, Huisuke said, "Why are you following us? You should go back to the office, otherwise my sister will be worried."

Listening to Huisuke's confident words, Conan looked at Huisuke in disbelief, and then said: "I have told Xiaolan sister that we are going to Dr. Agasa's house today. In addition, I also want to know who she is?"

Ai looked at Conan calmly and said, "APTX-4869 is the drug the organization ordered me to develop. It's the same drug that makes you smaller."

Conan was stunned when he heard it, then he seemed to think of something, turned to look at Huisuke speechlessly and asked:

"Who planned this prank?" "Such a hasty plan, is my mom back?"

There was silence.

???

Looking at the expressionless Terusuke and then at the expressionless Ai, Conan was a little confused about whether what they said was true or false.

Then he seemed to have thought of something and ran towards Dr. Agasa's house, saying at the same time: "I will ask Dr. Agasa, don't try to lie to me!"

"..."

Ai looked at Conan running quickly, speechless. Then she looked at Huisuke and asked, "What did you and his parents do to him? Why did he react like this?"

Huijie spread his hands and said, "His parents are very childish. They came back to China and disguised themselves as members of the organization to scare him. I didn't expect that he still hasn't let it go until now."

Then, with a look of regret, he said, "I thought I could talk it out with him on the way, but it seems I have to go back and talk to him first. Looks like tomorrow's morning run has to be cancelled!"

Looking at Huijie who was taking advantage of her, Xiao Ai raised the corner of her mouth, rolled her eyes at Huijie and said:
"You sound like you really want to go for a morning run since you don't have school tomorrow. I heard from Professor Agasa that when you don't have classes at school, you're a complete night owl!"

"Since we can't run in the morning, we can run at night. Kudo Shinichi has been waiting at Dr. Agasa's house for a long time, so we should speed up."

When he heard the speed increase, Huijie's face froze instantly. Now, as long as he bent his knees, his legs would tremble uncontrollably, so he said to Xiao Ai:

"You go back first. That's your business. I don't plan to get involved anyway, so don't rush."

Ai smiled and said to Terusuke, "Alright, let's go slowly. I'm sure Edogawa-san won't mind waiting for us a little longer."

……

Dr. A Li's house.

After meeting Dr. Agasa, Conan confirmed that what Ai said was probably true through the information he heard from Dr. Agasa, and he couldn't help but feel angry at Ai, who made the murderous drug.

After a while, Huisuke and Ai returned to Dr. Agasa's house.

While waiting, Conan's anger gradually calmed down, so he asked Ai:

"I already understand the situation. Even if you say the organization forced you to do this research, I will never forgive someone like you for inventing a murderous drug!"

"I just want to ask you, how long would it take you to develop an antidote for that drug?"

Xiao Ai casually glanced at a magazine and replied, "The information on the drug is gone. The research institute was bombed. Even as a researcher like me, there's no way I can create a new antidote out of nothing."

Compared with Ai in the original plot, this time Ai is more calm when facing Conan's questioning.

In the original work, Ai had just escaped from the organization and was isolated and helpless, so she chose Kudo Shinichi, who was in the same situation as her, and tried to treat him as her own kind, so she wanted Conan's recognition.

But now, after a short time together, she has realized that the only similarity between her and Kudo Shinichi is that they have had the same experience.

Speaking of similar people, Terusuke's attitude is more consistent with hers, especially after she taught Terusuke how to shoot and confirmed Terusuke's attitude.

The most important thing is that she knows that her sister is still alive, so she doesn't need anyone else to recognize her. Now Edogawa Conan is just a stranger to her who she knows a little bit.

(End of this chapter)