Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 313 Are you Ai Haibara's older sister?
Rustling.

Just as Joel reached the rooftop entrance and was about to open the door, he suddenly paused, his ears twitching slightly.

She vaguely heard some kind of sound.

It sounds a lot like walking on snow, but there's a slight difference!
It sounded like clothes rubbing against the floor.

After listening carefully for a moment and looking in the direction of the sound, Joel quickly discovered that the sound seemed to be coming from one of the chimneys on the rooftop.

The golden cone rotates once in the palm of the hand, then is held upside down.

Joel approached slowly and silently.

As the distance closed, the rustling sound grew closer, as if something was about to emerge from the chimney.

"call"

The max-version Ai Haibara struggled to squeeze out, pushed open the mesh cover above the chimney, and collapsed forcefully to the ground.

"How's it going? Are you okay?"

The badge conveyed Conan's anxious greeting.

That was really too dangerous.

Although Pisco was stopped at the venue, Gin unexpectedly appeared!

Fortunately, Ai Haibara found a bottle of baijiu on the table, drank it beforehand to grow bigger, and then crawled out of the chimney, thus escaping the crisis.

"It's alright." Ai Haibara breathed a long sigh of relief, closed her eyes, and calmly recalled the feeling of shrinking.

I don't know what's added to Shushui Laobaigan, but after drinking it, you can actually grow bigger!
Although it was painful, it did provide her with ideas for researching an antidote, ideas that were completely different from Conan's verbal explanations.

However, you also need to have a cold as a prerequisite.

It seems that to develop an antidote for APTX4869, we must start with the human immune system!
"I'm so lucky. I was just cold. Otherwise, with a child's stamina, I wouldn't have been able to climb a chimney this tall."

"Um," Conan hesitated for a moment before asking, "Are you dressed?"

Ai Haibara glanced at the white lab coat that fit her surprisingly well, and put the badge to her lips: "Of course, so what if I'm not wearing one? Are you planning to bring me clothes?"

What kind of time is this to still be thinking about these things?

Men, oh men!

"Well, I just wanted to say that it's so cold outside. If you're not wearing any clothes and you have a cold, it's easy to get pneumonia. This was just a friendly question."

"Yes, yes, I'll reluctantly believe you! Investigate the case well and catch Pisco. I didn't see clearly who drugged me just now. We'll have to see who Pisco is from your side."

Ai Haibara lowered her head and touched the white lab coat, squinting her eyes: "Strange, this white lab coat is not only close-fitting, but also unexpectedly warm."

While looking at the white coats, Ai Haibara suddenly noticed something strange out of the corner of her eye.

—That looks like a pair of legs, doesn't it?
As she slowly raised her head, the part of her body above her legs gradually came into Ai Haibara's view.

As the person in front of her came into full view, Ai Haibara's eyes slowly widened!
"No way"

Ai Haibara's lips twitched. This guy looks a bit like Princess Thorn!

"Grey Yuan?"

"Grey Yuan?"

"Are you still there, Haibara?! What happened?!"

When Conan received no answer to his three consecutive questions, he immediately sensed danger.

However, although he has guessed who Pisco is, he has not yet obtained evidence and is unable to extricate himself from the situation.

Ai Haibara secretly crushes the detective badge to avoid exposing Conan.

The entire rooftop fell silent, with only the howling wind and snow whistling through the tall buildings.

"Princess Thorn, are you also working for this organization in the cesspool?"

Due to a lack of information, Ai Haibara was unaware that Princess Thorn had made several attacks on the brewery, which aroused her suspicion.

Before Yor could answer, Ai Haibara gave a bitter smile: "That's right, after all, they are assassins. The idea that they only kill bad guys is just a rumor. I just didn't expect that assassins like you would actually advertise. And to advertise is one thing, but to spread such false information as only killing bad guys is quite another."

"Only someone like me would believe that."

Ai Haibara was quite helpless. She had just escaped one danger only to fall into another. Perhaps this was her fate, and she would ultimately be unable to escape the organization's pursuit.

Joel frowned and asked, "You?"

Before Joel could continue speaking, Ai Haibara interrupted, "Just kill me. I will no longer do any research for the organization."

"no."

"No matter how much you say, it's useless. I will not do anything for the organization. Rather than die at Gin's hands, it might be more painless to die at your hands. Do it, kill me!"

Before Yor could say anything more, Ai Haibara mustered all her strength to stand up and charged toward the golden cone, her will to die burning fiercely!
Joel's eyes remained calm as he pulled the golden cone back behind him.

Instead of feeling any pain, Ai Haibara felt a warm sensation.

When she opened her eyes, she found that she was not dead, but was instead being held in the arms of the Thorn Princess.

"She looks just like Ai."

Joel frowned, brushed a strand of hair behind the woman's ear, and, remembering the question of Ai Haibara's identity, asked, "Don't you have a younger sister named Ai Haibara?"

"what?"

Upon hearing this name, Ai Haibara was clearly stunned and her mind went blank. The Thorn Princess knew her?
"Hey, do you have a younger sister named Ai Haibara?"

What Joel didn't consider was that even if she helped Haibara find her sister, she shouldn't ask if Haibara knew her, because Haibara was a name Haibara Ai chose herself later, and even Miyano Akemi would be confused if she heard it.

"N-I don't know him!"

Ai Haibara's heart began to race, and her sense of crisis was stronger than before!

Did the organization find out about her situation after she shrunk so quickly?
“That’s impossible. Not only the hair, but the face is also very similar. How could you not be her sister?” As if afraid that the other party would misunderstand, Joel stroked Ai Haibara’s cheek while explaining, “Don’t worry, I’m not a member of this organization. I’m here for other reasons. I’m on the opposite side of Gin.”

Ai Haibara hadn't responded yet.

The rooftop door suddenly opened with a "click".

Because of the temperature difference, a strong wind howled into the doorway, making Gin's robes rustle loudly as he stood there.

The black overcoat, stained with white snow, added a touch of menacing aura.

"And you still say you have no connection with the organization!"

Gin arrived shortly after the Thorn Princess appeared, which speaks volumes since she hadn't been discovered before.

Thankfully, she didn't reveal that she was Ai Haibara, otherwise the Natsukawa family of three would have been doomed!
Just as Ai Haibara was feeling relieved about her persistence, Gin spoke up.

"Princess Thorn, you're here too?" Gin raised an eyebrow, seeing the two embracing each other. "Looks like our great scientist has managed to latch onto a powerful patron!"

"Big brother is right. Maybe the reason Princess Thorn ruined our plans twice before was because of Sherry."

Vodka chuckled, forcibly suppressing the strange sensation of both cold and hot sensation in his crotch, and reached for his lower back.

Soon, a bottle of vodka was brought out.

After learning of the Thorn Princess's weakness, Blue Castle developed the habit of always carrying vodka with him whenever he went out, and he carried it with him at all times!
They thought they wouldn't meet the other party for a while, but before long, the Thorn Princess came to interfere with their mission again.

"Princess Thorns, you're not as lucky as you were last time!"

Vodka gave a cold laugh and began to twist the bottle cap.

"What's going on?" Ai Haibara scanned her face back and forth, wondering what this was all about.
If it were an enemy, they should have drawn their gun, not pulled out a bottle of liquor – what kind of ridiculous move is that?

Inside the van, Frank almost jumped up when he saw this on the monitor, yelling into the walkie-talkie, "Xia Chuan, if you don't get in position soon, your girlfriend is going to get drunk!"

"Don't make any noise!"

Xia Chuan was also helpless.

They thought they had successfully persuaded Joel to leave, but he still got involved.

Fortunately, there are surveillance cameras on the rooftop, so there's still a chance and time!

Xia Chuan kicked open the rooftop door of the office building and placed the pre-assembled sniper rifle on the railing.

The sniper scope locked on instantly. Through the scope, you could see Vodka just opening the bottle and raising it to throw at Yoru and Ai Haibara!

"Sorry, Vodka, I'll make you a bottle another day!"

Xia Chuan smiled and pulled the trigger.

boom!
Gunshots rang out.

Gin was startled, never expecting that Sherry's helpers were not just the Thorn Princess, but also a sniper providing cover.

The vodka shattered before it even flew out, and the vodka, mixed with glass shards, splattered all over its face.

Joel was positioned against the wind, so the direction from which the alcohol evaporated didn't reach her, and she wouldn't get drunk at all.

"Brother, I only brought one bottle of vodka."

Gin glared fiercely at Vodka.

If this guy hadn't deliberately slowed down, at such a distance, the sniper would never have had a chance to hit that bottle of wine!
Now that things have come to this, all we can do is...
"Princess Thorn, even if you have other helpers, you must die here today!"

Gin made a harsh statement and then raised his hand to fire in the direction of the sniper.

The distance between the office building and the Mihua Grand Hotel is no more than 80 meters, so his modified pistol still has some use.

Vodka also fired, but he was confident in his marksmanship and knew he couldn't hit the sniper in the office building, so he aimed only in Joel's direction.

Gunshots rang out one after another over the Beika Hotel. The Beika residents looked up in confusion, but that was all they were confused about. Gunfights like this happened occasionally in Beika Town, and they rarely affected innocent passersby.

After watching for two seconds and realizing they could only hear sounds and not see any people, the residents of Miwa shrugged and continued doing what they were doing.

However, some police officers who were on guard outside noticed the commotion and rushed into the hotel.

The smoke and gunfire lasted for more than ten seconds, and the pungent smell of gunpowder and the stench of heated metal filled the air.

Ai Haibara was dazzled by what she saw behind Yoel.

"No way"

On the ground in front of the two, more than a dozen snow holes created by falling bullets were steaming.

If the snow cave hadn't been still steaming, Ai Haibara would never have believed that anyone in this world could use a golden cone to defend against bullets.

"is that a lie?"

The gunshots stopped, and when Ai Haibara looked up, she found that Gin and Vodka had disappeared at some point, and only the rooftop door was swaying from side to side due to the wind and snow.

It turns out that the harsh words just now were merely a tactic of advancing while retreating.

"It's safe now."

Joel turned to look in the direction of the office building.

Like Gin, the sniper who fired the shot is also missing.

In fact, Gin's departure was tacitly approved by Joel. Considering that there were innocent people present, forcibly keeping Gin would undoubtedly have killed Ai Haibara's sister.

Who is that person in the back?
This question lingered in both of their minds.

"Now you can believe I'm a good person, right?"

Joel turned and stared intently at Ai Haibara, then asked solemnly again, "So, you must be Ai Haibara's older sister, right?"

"what?"

Ai Haibara opened her mouth, unsure whether she should say anything. What if Gin and the Thorn Princess were just putting on an act?
That sniper was too sudden, like something out of a TV drama, it didn't make any sense at all.

"You look too much like Ai Haibara, definitely like her, never mind."

Joel finally realized that she was now the Thorn Princess. Even if she knew that the woman in front of her was related to Ai Haibara, she could not ask her directly, nor could she let the two meet under her matchmaking.

That would expose her identity.

The best way is to find out her home address, and then find an excuse to have Natsukawa bring Ai Haibara to visit her home to complete the family reunion.

As he pondered these thoughts, Joel suddenly sensed something was amiss.

The woman in front of me began to tremble inexplicably. Despite the heavy snow, sweat kept pouring down her forehead.

"Ah~"

The soft hum came somewhat suddenly and abruptly.

"what happened to you?"

Joel was met with an even more piercing wail.

The woman's piercing screams seemed genuine. Even though he didn't know the reason, Joel felt that this wasn't the time to ask too many questions and planned to call the Mihana General Hospital to pick up a client.

As for the home address, it was obtained later using Joel's identity, which was not difficult for a police officer like her.

The moment the call was dialed, the woman in front of him collapsed like a limp shrimp, her body convulsing as if she had been electrocuted.

Before Joel could even speak, his screams made the operator on the other end of the line jump in fear.

"Miss, are you alright? Where are you? Please tell us. Our Beika General Hospital has the best doctors in Tokyo and even the whole country. We are sure we can cure you."

"Miss, are you still there?"

"."

On the rooftop, only Ai Haibara's screams continued unabated.

Joel opened her mouth to tell the operator her location, but when she noticed the woman's change, she not only took two steps back, but her pupils dilated and then contracted, and then she stared blankly.

"Strange, I can't smell any alcohol, so how did I get drunk?"

Joel plopped down on the ground, grabbed two handfuls of cold snow, and slapped them on his face, trying to keep himself awake with the biting cold.

What did she see? A fairy tale?
"How could an adult turn into a child? That's too unrealistic." Joel muttered, reaching out to poke Ai Haibara. "And after shrinking, she's actually Ai! Looks like I'm really hallucinating."

"How could someone turn from an adult into a child! Xia Chuan, did you already know the truth all along?"

Frank shared the same doubts as Joel.

The hairstyle, which had already turned into a chicken coop, was ruffled into the shape of a bird's nest.

His education told him it was impossible, but the scene before him was hard to explain.

Frank stared in disbelief, clutching his head and repeating the same sentence over and over.

"Law of Conservation of Mass, Law of Conservation of Mass"

(End of this chapter)