Detective Conan: Is Miss Haibara planning to assault a police officer again today?

There's actually another hidden reason: Megure has no children.

She fell in love with Inspector Megure during high school because of an incident. If she had married early and had children, she would be around seventeen or eighteen years old now, not much different from Higashino Ning.

It's perfectly normal to feel a mother's love when you encounter an outstanding young man who suits your taste.

After expressing his wishes that "keep up the good work, you'll definitely amount to something in the future, I have faith in you," Midori Megure took his leave.

Higashino first escorted her out of the Metropolitan Police Department, then returned to continue listening to the statement.

After waiting a while, he couldn't help but ask, "Hasn't the first hostage come to give a statement yet?"

My colleague replied, "The statement from the person before Megure was already taken."

Higashino Ning was speechless for a moment, then ran to the archives to find the other party's statement.

“Masuo Kayo, 42 years old, came to the bank temporarily to do business and was taken hostage by the criminals.”

Higashino Ning's gaze swept across the data sheet, and then he noticed a piece of information in the next column that might be important or not.

"Her husband is a bank manager???"

After a brief silence, Higashino Ning took the transcript and ran to the monitoring room, requesting to access the surveillance footage of when Masuo Kazue had taken the transcript.

...

Meanwhile, on the other side.

Ai Haibara carefully and cautiously observes all the strangers around her.

She is in an ancient castle located deep in the mountains and forests.

This family is very strange, the atmosphere in the castle feels somewhat eerie, and not long ago, Edogawa disappeared.

They couldn't find each other in their favorite toilet, so the castle owner simply gave up and told everyone to eat first.

To this, Ai Haibara can only say two words: outrageous.

Now she only has Professor Agasa by her side, who tries to be as strong as ever but can only play a supporting role, and the Junior Detective League, whose members are all reckless and whose physical actions always outpace their brains.

Wow~~~ A high-level game!

"Let's call the police first. Having reinforcements on the way will give us more confidence and make those hiding in the shadows a little more wary."

Ai Haibara quickly finished her food in two bites, then pulled Professor Agasa, who still wanted to eat more, away.

She's not a reckless person; in this situation, even calling the police would require at least two people to act together.

Once outside, Professor Agasa asked, puzzled, "Ai, are you in such a hurry to go find Conan?"

He chuckled, rubbing his belly. "Even if we're going to look for it, it'll be more efficient to wait until everyone's finished eating before we start looking together."

Ai Haibara said helplessly, "Doctor, I'm going to call the police."

"Call the police?!" Dr. Agasa was clearly surprised.

“Yes,” Ai Haibara said, pulling him along as they continued walking. “Edogawa disappeared very suddenly. The old man mentioned it during dinner, didn’t he? There are many traps in this castle. I think Edogawa probably accidentally wandered into one of them.”

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“But that’s not the point.” Ai Haibara gave Professor Agasa a deep look. “The point is that he’s gone missing.”

“He’s not a child. If he runs off to a place where he can’t leave on his own, he’ll definitely contact us through his detective badge.”

"Since there's been no movement from the detective's armband so far, it's reasonable for me to assume that he was attacked, knocked unconscious, or even kidnapped by someone."

Haibara sighed, "Doctor, you mustn't treat that guy like a child and think he's playing some kind of prank. You also can't let your guard down just because you blindly believe in his strength."

"If he were truly omnipotent and had an exceptionally high level of awareness of danger, he probably wouldn't have been forced to take that drug by Gin."

"We can't rely on the other three children. Whether we can get out of here safely depends entirely on the two of us."

Professor Agasa was enlightened by Ai Haibara's words.

The rest were secondary, but he did have some blind faith in Shinichi's personal abilities, thinking that the other party wouldn't have any problems.

Now it seems that this problem might be quite serious.

Call the police! We must call the police!

Professor Agasa started walking, and the two of them quickened their pace accordingly.

Just as the two were about to turn the corner, the terrifying old woman in a wheelchair came out of the restaurant.

Watching the two figures disappear in an instant, a chilling smile appeared on her lips.

She had a premonition that the secret of the treasure within the castle was about to be revealed today.

The person who solves the mystery is either the little boy named Conan Edogawa, whom he had already knocked unconscious, or the little girl who had become wary.

"What a cute and beautiful face... I really want to tear it off and stick it on my own face."

"I hope this treasure is worth it for me to have undergone plastic surgery to look like this."

Chapter 42 The guy who makes my heart flutter is someone else.

Calling the police was out of the question—the phone line had been cut off.

There are obvious signs of human intervention, not problems such as aging wiring.

As soon as Ai Haibara saw the broken telephone line, she knew that something terrible had indeed happened that day.

"Doctor, don't go out alone anymore, it's too dangerous."

She cautiously stared out the window, but her attention was focused on the ends of the corridors on either side. "There might be someone hidden in this castle who has never appeared before."

Dr. Agasa also tensed up and subconsciously asked, "What do we do now?"

Haibara sighed, "Right now, we can only search for Edogawa first. We'll organize another search after dinner."

"If someone is willing to help, it means that not everyone is a bad person."

"If no one helps..."

There's no need to go into further detail.

Running away is probably the safest option in that situation.

A child's body can't fight against adults.

Moreover, even if she were in her original body, she wouldn't have any combat abilities. She can shoot a gun, but when it comes to fighting... she only knows the most basic moves like pulling hair and kicking the groin. Other fighting styles are beyond her capabilities.

As for whether or not to announce that the phone line was cut... we need to see if anyone expresses a willingness to conduct a search and rescue operation first.

If everyone here is a villain, revealing our intention to contact the outside world now will only make these guys immediately tear off their masks, leaving no room for negotiation or compromise.

With a general plan in mind, Ai Haibara led Professor Agasa back to the restaurant.

When they opened the door, they found that the people inside were planning to go out together to find Conan.

Ai Haibara quickly analyzed the expressions on everyone's faces, breathed a sigh of relief, and informed everyone that the phone line had been cut. Then she continued to observe everyone's expressions.

"Strange, none of these people seem like bad guys...?"

Ai Haibara made a rough assessment, but couldn't find anyone with an unusual expression.

"Could it be that the person lurking in the shadows has absolutely no connection to them?"

Without time to think further, the castle's owner, Miyamoto, immediately summoned everyone to go out and search for Conan.

They suspected that Conan had wandered into the forbidden "Burning Tower" of the castle, a place considered very eerie, and they had to find him quickly.

The group's actions further deepened Ai Haibara's trust.

Perhaps these people had ulterior motives because of the so-called treasure, but they had no intention of killing anyone.

This would make the situation much better.

The rain that started falling in the evening grew heavier and heavier, and the calls for Conan carried further and further away.

Inside the "Burning Tower," everyone tacitly avoided it; no one wanted to go in, and the lock on the tower door was still fastened, indicating that no one had been inside.

Seeing that there was still no response, everyone had no choice but to give up for the time being and plan to go look again tomorrow when the rain stops.

It's only one night, we won't starve.

It would be more efficient to contact the police before launching a large-scale search.

It can only be said that after leaving the Mori father and daughter, Hattori Heiji and others, Conan's safety is no longer 100% a concern or a priority.

A little girl is crying online.

Ai Haibara doesn't remember having a strong crush on any boy when she was Ayumi's age, but she still understands Ayumi's feelings.

After thinking for a moment, she walked over to Ayumi's side and comforted her, "Don't cry. Don't worry, Edogawa isn't the kind of guy who doesn't need your concern."

“Even if there is any real danger, he will find a way to survive.”

It must be said that this guy is really resilient; the 100% lethality of APTX-4869 was reduced to 99.99% because of his presence.

"Looking at myself from that perspective, I'm actually the same."

Ai Haibara suddenly thought of herself, and with a light laugh and a shake of her head, she murmured to herself, "I will also find my own way to live, to embrace life for my sister, and to embrace the future for my past self."

However, her little gestures and expressions had a different meaning in Ayumi's eyes.

Ayumi bit her lip. "Haibara-san, why do you know so much about Conan? Could it be... that you like Conan, right?"

Ai Haibara frowned instinctively. "Huh?"

She sighed heavily, "Edogawa and I are just simple friends. I don't really know what kind of person he is. Please don't attribute everything to love."

“And…” she slowly raised her eyes to look at the rain curtain above the forest canopy, then looked into the distance through the rain, her tone playful, “the one who makes my heart flutter is someone else entirely.”

Speaking of this, she can't help but feel extremely ashamed.

She had clearly said before that if Higashino Ning asked again, she would immediately agree to become the other family's child, and she kept her word.

But yesterday, Higashino Ning actually asked again.

So she simply slapped herself twice in the face.

I told you not to make any rash promises!

When you encounter someone like Higashino Ning, who seems shy but can be quite reckless at times, the slap in the face comes so unexpectedly.