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

Having just lost face, Genta immediately pressed down on Conan's large head, "Well, he's currently considered one of my subordinates."

What? You guys are still the Baker Street Squad, aren't you?

Serving this Sherlock Holmes of the Heisei era...

Ai Haibara lightly tossed her hair. "Okay, I'll join."

She wanted to see what Shinichi Kudo was up to by joining this elementary school organization.

She wouldn't have thought much of it if it were any other basketball or soccer club, but this was a detective-like group.

Since Shinichi Kudo shrunk due to the medication and is a detective, he will definitely try to investigate related information.

Ai Haibara came to Shinichi Kudo because she wanted to share this information and gain his help. She also needed someone to help her retrieve the CD she had sent to her sister, which contained information about drugs that she had accidentally put inside.

Seeing that Ai Haibara had agreed, the three little ones were very excited and pulled Ai Haibara to run to see the "mailbox" where they received the requests.

Surrounded by the three little ones, Ai Haibara could only run after them.

Conan followed behind, deep in thought, his expression cautious.

Why did they ask me first if I had joined?

"Moreover, her natural, mature demeanor is also very noticeable; after all, even as a high school student turning back into a child, I couldn't project that kind of aura..."

Conan wanted to think about it some more, but the school bully, Genta Kojima, didn't give him that chance in the early days.

A few minutes later, the group found the letter of commission in Yuan Tai's shoes and officially took over the investigation of the missing classmate's brother.

This time, Conan led the way, jogging ahead, while Ai Haibara stayed behind, quietly observing and pondering.

What did she just hear?

Upon discovering that the supposed mailbox was actually a shoe cabinet and there were no letters of authorization inside, Shinichi Kudo's first reaction was to call the kids to go play soccer in the park...

Hey, have you really turned into a child?

What to do? Ai Haibara feels that her supposedly reliable teammates might just be a figment of her imagination...

Chapter 11 Ai Haibara: No, she has to leave!

After thinking for a moment, Ai Haibara felt that Edogawa wouldn't be that outrageous, and decided to follow up carefully to see the specifics.

Anyway, we're here to investigate a commission, not to play football.

Led by the client, Junye, the group headed towards the other party's house.

I already asked when we met. The other person's brother said he was going to a friend's house a week ago, and then he never came back.

According to Junye, there is no possibility that his brother ran away from home, and the family has not received any threatening phone calls or anything like that.

Conan felt that something was amiss about this.

If someone didn't run away from home or get kidnapped, how could they just vanish into thin air?

To make someone disappear without a trace... wait!

Conan suddenly widened his eyes.

Isn't this way of disappearing exactly the same as his?

Even at the very least, it would be a case involving suspected human trafficking, since Junye's brother himself had no self-motivation to leave.

Things seem to be getting really serious.

Perhaps... perhaps he might make contact with those men in black again!

Urged on by Conan, the children ran to Shunya's house at an extremely fast speed.

Ai Haibara was almost out of breath from running so much. After stopping, she leaned on her knees with a grim expression, wanting to glare at Conan a thousand times to vent her anger.

She should have looked up, because she was stunned.

"How...how did he get here?"

Through the gap in the yard gate, Ai Haibara could already see Ning Higashino talking to Toshiya's mother.

She suddenly realized that her question was a bit silly.

Higashino Ning is a police officer, so it's perfectly normal for him to be here.

Although I think of Higashino Ning from time to time after leaving, I'm a little timid when I actually run into her and don't dare to meet her.

Leaving without saying goodbye is never a good thing, and she hadn't even told Higashino Ning her name!

"Haibara-san?"

At that moment, Ayumi noticed the hesitation in her eyes. "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell because you ran too fast?"

Conan also turned around and looked over.

Unlike children, he could tell at a glance that Ai Haibara's expression was one of "discomfort".

Why would a child suddenly make such an expression unless they saw someone or something they didn't want to see?

Is it Junye's mother, or the policeman?

Conan frowned in thought, "I remember that officer's surname is Higashino, and he sometimes appears with Officer Takagi."

One is pondering.

One is hesitating.

But their actions were quickly stopped when Higashino Ning turned around.

Higashino Ning turned back because of Genta and Mitsuhiko.

"Excuse me, I'll be right back in a minute."

Higashino Nezumi's mother smiled gently and turned to head straight for the police car she had driven.

Genta and Mitsuhiko almost climbed into the car for a close-up look!

If it gets damaged, Higashino Ning might have to pay for it himself, and he's already struggling financially.

dong dong dong.

Higashino Ning tapped the roof of the car. "Hey you two, shouldn't you stop this now?"

Upon hearing his voice, Mitsuhiko and Genta both showed expressions of unease, slowly turned around, and said in unison, "I'm...I'm sorry, officer!"

As a peripheral character, Higashino Ning has not actually shown his face in front of Conan many times, so it's normal that the three kids don't recognize him.

He sighed softly, then turned his gaze to Ai Haibara, receiving an awkward but polite smile in return.

Ai Haibara's current expression is truly baffling to Conan.

Hey, aren't you supposed to be the aloof type of girl?

Why did she suddenly start making an expression that only funny girls would make?

Conan suppressed his urge to complain and asked, "Do you know Inspector Higashino?"

Ai Haibara countered, "You know him?"

“Of course,” Conan shrugged. “I… um… have occasionally run into the police in this area, and I still remember some of them.”

“I see…” Ai Haibara brushed her slightly messy hair aside and slowly stepped forward.

"My name is Ai Haibara."

"Higashino Ning".

Then silence.

Not knowing what to say, Higashino Ning glanced at Conan and beckoned, "Conan, are you coming to a classmate's house to play today?"

Conan's mouth gaped slightly. "Um... Inspector Higashino, are you here to investigate a missing person case?"

Higashino Ning nodded. "We've pretty much got the general idea of ​​the situation."

As he spoke, he carefully examined Conan in front of him.

Like Ai Haibara, these are two-dimensional beings that could only be seen through a screen before, and seeing them in person now feels very different.

For example... Conan's head is really round, and Genta's head is really pointed; just looking at it makes you feel prickly.

Thinking of this, Dongye Ning suddenly couldn't help but tease, "What a coincidence! It feels like I always run into you whenever there's a case."

Conan immediately acted coy and cute, "Ha...hahaha...no way, Officer Higashino, I just happened to hear my classmate talking about it and that's when I thought of coming over to investigate."

Ai Haibara, standing to the side, felt as if she was witnessing something unbelievable.

Is this...is she being coquettish?

No, she has to leave!

The medication that Shinichi Kudo was taking seemed to be different from hers. Apart from her physical condition, she had even regressed to the mindset of a child!

What can you accomplish with a small child?

As expected, she still has to rely on herself!

Higashino Ning noticed the expression on Haibara Ai's face and couldn't help but think to himself, "Stop making that face! Conan is just showing the composure of an old-school artist. What do you know, and you're even making unfounded assumptions?"

But he could only think about it in his heart. Would he really say those things to Ai Haibara?

Before Higashino could speak again, Conan asked, "Officer Higashino, it seems you know Haibara, who just transferred to our class?"

There's no point in hiding this; Ai Haibara's expression just now revealed the information.

Higashino Ning nodded. "Mm."

Conan immediately pressed on, a seemingly innocent smile on his face and a childlike tone, "Then why are you only exchanging names with her now?"

"Because I didn't know her name before." Higashino Ning confirmed.

Conan: "..."

Okay, okay, so you're trying to play this nonsense literature game with me?

I never knew someone with thick eyebrows and big eyes like you would do this.

"Could it be that they only met once before, and then something awkward happened and they parted ways?" Conan began to speculate in his mind. "Did Haibara not want to see Higashino Ning, or did she develop similar feelings after learning that Inspector Higashino was a police officer?"