The Pirated Onmyoji of the Detective World

Even Ai Haibara, who was initially indifferent, had her eyes light up when she saw the dashing Lion King.

As expected, Ai Haibara is completely unable to resist the allure of felines.

As for lions, they're big cats too!

This lion king is not a male lion that you can easily see in a zoo, but a rare white lion.

Similarly, this white lion king named Leon is also a star of the circus.

Many audience members came here specifically to see Lyon's performance.

Even when Leon performed the fire-jumping act, Ai Haibara clenched her fists in tension, secretly worried for Leon.

To be honest, even Yu Aragaki couldn't help but take a second look at the scene of the white-haired lion king jumping through the fire ring; it was truly cool.

I wonder if Yuki-onna and the others can do it...

Meanwhile, the snow maidens, who were leaning on the railing watching the performance, also shivered inexplicably.

I have a feeling that some kind of malice has suddenly been targeting them.

After the fire-jumping performance, the circus show was essentially coming to an end.

After the performance, everyone followed the crowd out of the venue.

Even though the event was over, the boys in the Junior Detective Club still seemed a little reluctant to leave.

"Today's performance was so much fun!" Genta exclaimed excitedly, recalling the performance.

At this moment, Ayumi, with her hands clasped behind her back and a longing look on her face, said, "And those animals are so cute!"

Hearing Genta and Bu Mei's words, Mitsuhiko quickly offered his own opinion, "Especially when Leon the White Lion jumped through the fire ring, it was so exciting!"

"Because Leon is the main character of this performance!" Dr. Agasa commented with a smile.

Dr. Agasa was very satisfied that the children had been able to see such a wonderful performance.

Chapter 547 James Black

“Yes, that’s why they even sell Leon’s cell phone charms!” Ayumi said with a grin, pulling out a white lion charm from her pocket.

The pendant features a miniature chibi version of Leon, which looks quite adorable.

Looking at the pendant in Ayumi's hand, Mitsuhiko couldn't help but praise, "This phone pendant is nice."

"Isn't it cute!" Ayumi felt even happier when she heard her companion's praise. "I found it in the souvenir shop over there, and Ai and I each bought one."

After saying that, she didn't forget to turn around and glance at Ai Haibara, who had been silent all along.

"Ah! Hmm..."

Ai Haibara, who was suddenly called out, was slightly taken aback. It wasn't until she noticed Ayumi's gaze that she took out the Leon pendant that was exactly the same as the one Ayumi was holding from her pocket and showed it off.

"Oh? So you're interested in this kind of thing?" Conan, who was standing nearby, noticed this and looked surprised.

In his mind, Ai Haibara, as a rather aloof researcher, shouldn't have such girlish hobbies.

"What's wrong? Is it wrong for me to like this?" Ai Haibara knew what impolite thoughts Conan was having after seeing the expression on his face, so she returned a provocative smile. "Compared to someone's interest in only reading gory detective novels, I think it's much better."

"Shut up!" Conan, upon hearing this, appeared somewhat displeased.

Seriously, so what if he likes reading detective novels!

Seeing Conan's awkward expression, Ai Haibara couldn't help but chuckle. However, after noticing the strange smile on Aragaki Yu's face, she blushed and turned her head away awkwardly, no longer saying a word.

Just then, Genta, who was walking at the front of the group, suddenly stopped, pointed to a foreigner surrounded not far away, and turned to Professor Agasa with curiosity, asking, "Professor Agasa, who is that person who is surrounded? There are so many reporters around him!"

"Hmm?" Upon hearing this, Professor Agasa adjusted his glasses and looked in the direction Genta was pointing. After recognizing the man's face, he smiled and explained, "He is the financier of this animal show—Mr. Randy Hawke."

"He is from Oklahoma in the southern United States. I heard that he made a lot of money after he was mining oil. Actually, collecting animals was just a hobby of his. Unexpectedly, his son Paul and daughter Annie also fell in love with these animals. That's why he tours the world with his circus and has these animals perform special skills to entertain everyone."

As Professor Agasa was explaining, Ai Haibara suddenly remembered something and took out a brochure about the circus performance from her bag. Sure enough, she found a picture of Mr. Randy Hawke on the last page of the brochure.

Then, Professor Agasa pointed to the photo in the manual and said, "I heard that he goes to visit zoos all over the world with the performance team, and he doesn't bring bodyguards wherever he goes. It is said that his family has been cowboys for generations, and he can protect his own life. In addition, he speaks fluent Japanese!"

Upon hearing Professor Agasa's introduction, everyone looked at Mr. Randy Hawke, who was surrounded by reporters, with some surprise.

I never expected that the other party would be such an extraordinary person.

Aragaki Yu also glanced at the other person a couple more times with great interest.

Although he does resemble Mr. Randy Hawke in the photograph published in the manual, a closer look reveals some differences.

Moreover, the moment he saw the other person, Yuu Aragaki guessed his true identity—James Black.

That's right, he is an FBI investigator who is in charge of directing the team in Japan to investigate the Black Organization's operations.

He is also the direct superior of Shuichi Akai, Jodie Starling, Andre Cameron, and others.

After meeting Judy, who had infiltrated the school as an English teacher, Aragaki Yu wasn't too surprised to see James Black in this place.

……

"Mr. Hawke, please say something!"

"That's right, this way we can explain ourselves when we get back!"

"..."

Meanwhile, James Black, surrounded by reporters and feeling somewhat embarrassed by being mistaken for someone else, said, "I think you must have misunderstood. Actually, my last name isn't Hawke!"

"You guys are joking!"

"I heard you've been donating all the proceeds from your circus performances to zoos around the world. Is that true, Mr. Hawke?"

However, the surrounding reporters did not believe James Black's explanation at all, and instead continued to push microphones in front of him regardless.

"It's been three years since you last came to Japan. What are your thoughts on returning this time?"

"Could you please give your opinion, Mr. Hawke?"

"Mr. Hawke!"

Faced with the countless microphones crowding in front of him, James Black appeared somewhat overwhelmed and, in desperation, replied in English, "I can't answer everyone's questions at the same time!"

……

Seeing Mr. Hawke being surrounded and attacked, Professor Agasa, who was watching the show from the sidelines, couldn't help but sigh, "Look at this, a dignified cowboy can actually be forced into this situation!"

“He’s at least much better now,” Ai Haibara said quietly, almost unconsciously. “We still don’t have bodyguards and have to live in fear and hiding our identities…”

However, before she could finish her sentence, Ai Haibara subconsciously thought of Yuu Aragaki standing to the side, and the figure who had saved her from Gin on the rooftop, and then swallowed the rest of her words.

Standing beside her, Conan didn't notice Ai Haibara's unusual behavior. Instead, he suddenly laughed and said, "Oh dear, I think we should go and help him out! I think Her Majesty's subordinate is about to be suffocated by the bulls!"

After saying that, Conan ignored the puzzled expressions on the faces of Professor Agasa and Ai Haibara and slowly walked towards "Mr. Hawke".

"You're here, Uncle Thomas!"

The next second, Conan, who had squeezed into the crowd, suddenly started speaking in a childlike, coquettish tone.

Of course, while speaking, he didn't forget to wave his arm at "Mr. Hawke".

James Black was also somewhat surprised to hear the sudden sound of a child's voice.

However, realizing that this was a good opportunity to escape, he immediately seized the chance and nodded twice to the little boy in front of him.

Chapter 548 Escape

"Thomas?"

"Then he really isn't Mr. Hawke?"

The reporters were caught off guard by the sudden turn of events, blinking blankly.

“That’s right, this Mr. Thomas is a friend of that old gentleman. He came to Japan to teach these children English.” As the reporters looked on with suspicion, Aragaki Yu, who understood Conan’s intention, walked into the crowd of reporters and pointed to Professor Agasa and the Junior Detective League children beside him.

After saying that, he didn't forget to wink at Ai Haibara.

Ai Haibara sighed slightly at this, and the intelligent girl naturally understood the meaning of the new hospital immediately.

To be honest, she didn't want to get involved in this kind of thing at all.

"Alright, Uncle Thomas, you've kept us waiting for so long. Didn't you say you'd invite us to dinner?"

So, before the reporters could react, Ai Haibara immediately pulled the equally bewildered James Black out of the crowd.

……

"Thank you so much this time!"

After escaping the reporters' encirclement and leaving the square in front of the circus, James Black finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Luckily you guys helped me out of that situation. Although some people have said I look like Mr. Hawke before, I've never encountered anything like this before," James Black explained to the group, while making a very distressed expression.

At the same time, he felt a little relieved. After all, if his subordinates knew that he had been made to look so disheveled by a few reporters, who knows how much they would laugh.

This will likely become a stain on his record.

It's really embarrassing and embarrassing.

"But Uncle, do you also enjoy watching Paul and Annie's animal shows?" Mitsuhiko asked curiously.

He still found it quite amazing that someone who looked a lot like Mr. Hawke would come to Mr. Hawke's animal exhibit.