Ms. Moriarty wants to save Beika Town today too.

For her, the fact that Ai had become smaller did not have much of an impact. Instead, the time they spent together increased many times. In a sense, it was a blessing in disguise.

Seeing that Amuro and Edogawa had similar reasoning abilities, Ai felt more serious. She whispered to Winnett, "This guy is very dangerous."

"Ah."

She nodded, unable to deny it.

Bourbon is now showing off his intelligence, which does give people a sense of threat, but he is, after all, an intelligence officer without faction, and his relationship with Gin is neither good nor bad, and he accepts information from Rum unilaterally.

After getting along with him, she realized that he had no affection for Rum at all, and even wanted to dig out information about Rum. This kind of person who was good at playing both sides and had no stance happened to be a good partner. After all, Gin didn't know how to please people like him, and Rum's condescending attitude was lucky enough not to be irritating.

Considering the relationship with Vermouth, she thought he would not change his allegiance.

The police took Kagoshi under control and contacted the Sapporo police station, intending to arrest him at the station; after this incident, the panic in the carriage was finally resolved, and the weather happened to be slightly cool, so Amuro and Kogoro had a good conversation - mainly listening to Kogoro bragging about his past experience in solving cases.

Winnett was not interested in these, so she went back to the carriage with Ai and Mingmei.

There was less than an hour left before they would reach their destination, and since she and Ai were both night owls, they did not make up for their sleep. As for Mingmei, she said she was sleepy, but she was lying on her side on the bed, pretending to be soundly asleep. However, her breathing could not fool Winnet, but she did not deliberately expose her.

"You are really calm." Xiao Ai yawned. She was puzzled by Winnet's leisurely state.

The other party has come to our door.

Winnett leaned sideways, pressed against Xiao Ai's shoulder, and murmured, "Don't worry, he doesn't know about drug A."

The organization's management of drug outflow is still quite strict. Now that the preparer (Ai) has defected, the drug has almost stopped flowing out, and only the previous stock is left. Bourbon is not an assassin, so he naturally does not possess such a drug. Even with his authority, he cannot view such confidential information as the drug trial list. As long as Edogawa does not do anything naughty, the probability of him discovering Ai is very small.

The little boy Mingmei mentioned was a few years older than she was, so he certainly couldn't have seen Ai when she was little - she was still a baby at that time. So, based on photos of Ai when she grew up, at most she would think that Ai looked a bit like Shiho, and besides, Ai's hairstyle was not uncommon.

"I don't know what you're planning, but at such a close distance, the risk of being exposed will increase significantly, not to mention..."

As she spoke, Xiao Ai stole a glance at Mingmei. She was still worried about her sister.

Winnett had the same idea at first, but Mingmei insisted that Bourbon was harmless, and Bourbon himself expressed a similar idea. Let Mingmei handle it, Winnett thought, then hugged Xiao Ai and said, "I'm sleepy too."

"Hey, you two..."

A narrow little bed.

Caught between my sister and my lover.

Xiao Ai looked at the ceiling and closed her eyes.

Forget it, I'll just pretend to sleep for a while.

……

409 So sweet

After arriving in Sapporo, Xiaolan was once again overwhelmed.

In the blink of an eye, Edogawa disappeared. Xiaolan called him several times but there was no response. She looked around in the crowded station and was almost caught up in the crowd.

Winette knew that Edogawa must have met his parents in private, but she couldn't say it directly. After all, in name, they were Kudo Shinichi's parents, not Edogawa Conan.

Mingmei stepped forward to comfort Xiaolan and helped in the search. Even Toru Amuro joined the search team.

Seeing that Winnet was indifferent, Xiao Ai nudged her with her elbow and asked:

"You know where he is."

Although Winette didn't have a good impression of Edogawa, she at least pretended to like him. She probably knew what was going on because she wasn't being proactive.

Winnett didn't hide it and told Ai about meeting Yukiko on the train, but did not mention Sharon, only saying that she came to see Conan specifically.

After a while, the crowd blocking the station dispersed, and the outdoor scenery came into view.

Toru Amuro, who had rushed to the toilet to look for him, returned empty-handed. Seeing this, Kogoro clenched his fists, ready to give Conan, who was about to return, an iron fist punishment.

The train was still parked in front of the railway.

She estimated that Conan was at the station entrance in the opposite direction. The Kudo couple obviously did not come to Hokkaido for tourism. They might have come here specifically to solve this case, because passers-by witnesses said that Yukiko had been staring at the deceased Izumo in the lounge.

After a few seconds of silence, she tapped Xiaoai's shoulder lightly and said to Xiaolan:

"Could he have run to the opposite platform?"

"The platform on the opposite side?" Xiaolan was a little confused.

Although Conan often runs around, his IQ is quite high compared to his peers. She doesn't believe that he could do such a completely different thing.

But it’s better to look for it anyway.

Winette deliberately mentioned it after Xiaolan and the others had been looking for him for a while. Her purpose was to leave him enough time to say goodbye, so that he would not be discovered with the Kudo couple. Otherwise, his carefully concealed identity would likely be exposed in an instant.

They took a detour and walked into the train waiting hall. At the entrance to the platform on the other side, they found the Edogawa River overlooking the entrance.

Xiaolan ran over and held his shoulders, saying with concern:

"How could you run around like that again!"

Then came the old story. Conan apologized but learned his lesson under Kogoro's hammer. Ran called for Kogoro to stop and then protected Conan. Mingmei was laughing when she saw this scene:

"If it was Ai, what would you do, Miss Winnet?"

This assumption is simply not true. Xiao Ai is much more sensible and thoughtful than this detective boy. But if the time really comes, she wouldn't dare to preach to Xiao Ai. Think about it, they have already skipped the stage of whispering.

"That's different." Winette didn't fall for Mingmei's trick.

Unlike Xiaolan, she knows Xiaoai's true identity. If Xiaolan knew, her hammer would be heavier than Kogoro's, and she would be moved to tears after meeting him again after a long separation.

Having seen this kind of behavior many times, Winette knew a thing or two about it and just gave Mingmei a smile in response.

Xiaolan comforted Conan, then stood up and looked at the three of them:

"Ms. Winnett, do you have any reservations next? Would you like to come with us to visit Ms. Ryūmoto Natsue's ranch?"

When they met, Xiaolan explained that their trip was arranged by Miss Hatamoto out of gratitude, and a visit was a matter of course.

While Winnet was still hesitating, Mingmei and Xiaoai had already leaned towards the ranch and didn't mind going with Edogawa at all. After all, it was okay to watch the scenery of the ranch from afar, but if they really wanted to experience it inside, the process would be much more troublesome. It was spring, and the green and refreshing ranch should not be missed. Their tones were surprisingly consistent.

"Okay, but we won't bother Miss Hatamoto anymore. We have a hotel reservation." Winnett kept the part about visiting the ranch.

Xiaolan was very happy, as if the more people there were, the more lively it would be.

She looked at the lonely Amuro Toru and said after a few seconds of consideration:

"Would you like to come with us, Mr. Anshiro?"

"Thank you for your kindness, but I actually came here to meet a friend." Toru Amuro declined Xiaolan's invitation.

Winnet naturally would not try to keep him, nor did she care whether the friend he mentioned actually existed. If he really followed her around, it would be a real bummer. They would have to be careful even when talking and choosing words to avoid arousing his suspicion.

It was early morning and the ranch trip started immediately.

Among them, Kogoro had a driver's license, so Winette rented a car from a car dealership. The car was just big enough for the six of them, so they headed straight to the outskirts of Sapporo.

Hokkaido has distinct seasons. The sky is especially clear in spring, especially on the small roads in the suburbs, which are lined with long green meadows. The cool spring breeze carries the fragrance of green grass and blows across people's cheeks. There are already many visitors in the meadows, such as white cows and sheep, eating grass with their heads down.

Xiao Ai was lying in front of the window and looking in, looking quite cute like a little kid.

This made Winnet want to hug her from behind.

"The grassland is so beautiful." Xiaolan sighed.

Winnett felt that this was not yet the scale of a grassland where one could see the end at a glance, but it did have a natural and fresh feeling, a sense of freshness that was different from city life. No wonder the couple Xiaolan mentioned came here specifically to run a ranch.

A good choice for retirement living.

Although the possibility is not high, if one day she leaves the organization, she might choose a similar life. However, Ai is a homebody, and it is a bit difficult for her to run a ranch. It is more reliable to run a small shop on a smaller scale, and she can support it by herself.

Xiao Ai nodded in agreement, "Well, occasionally seeing the scenery outside the city can help relax your mood."

"That makes you sound old-fashioned!" Mingmei complained.

"It really changes your mood. The open space and the endless grass make it easy to feel carefree. No wonder the couple chose this place."

Winnett's words sounded nice, but her thoughts were not very idealistic. She thought that the couple wanted to get away from the conflicting life because they met Conan and then experienced a huge change in their family.

Sometimes, she would feel tired. Most of the guys she killed were boring, and the organization's tasks usually fell into the category of "boring". She was a little better, but Vodka's tasks were all the same and boring.

"Do you like this place? Perhaps you want to build a church here?"

"Well, that would require being closer to town," said Winnet, smiling faintly again. She did not want to live this way, and added, "There are more things I care about than cattle, sheep and nature."

Kogoro gripped the steering wheel and changed lanes. As they entered the dirt road, the bumps became more intense. He also echoed:

"I don't understand the thinking of today's young people! I worked so hard to make a place to live in Tokyo back then."

He couldn't help but recall, and his daughter and Kudo Shinichi both knew some of these past events: Kogoro and Kisaki Eri got married when they were students; the two lived a tight life, and after having Xiaolan, the two of them focused on working hard, and the bitterness and sweetness of it were beyond words.

It was quite strange to hear him talk about the past. Winette only knew that he used to be a policeman - most likely a confused policeman. Logically, she felt that this relationship of sharing hardships should be as solid as a rock, but now Kogoro and Kisaki Eri are almost incompatible. They have been separated for several years. Although there is no sign of divorce, someone who hopes to bring them together is still anxious - Xiaolan's eyes are shining as she listened to this story.

Xiao Ai commented: "This is what they call sharing the hardships but not the wealth."

Conan rolled his eyes.

Winette understood what he meant. Even now, Kogoro was not rich. Even the cars they used for daily travel were rented - he couldn't even afford a car of his own.

About ten minutes later, the sun gradually became visible, and the thick yellowish sunlight shone through the glass windows, reflecting a wooden building located inside the pasture. They got off the car, and this was the ranch of the Hatamoto couple. The Japanese-style wooden house was built on a higher hill, like a traditional hotel that often appears near tourist attractions.

Walking along the fenced path, they came to the wooden house of a large area. Xiaolan knocked on the door. After a while, a woman with a Nadeshiko temperament came out to greet them - Miss Hatamoto who sent the letter. She entertained them very warmly and once again expressed her gratitude to Kogoro - for clearing her husband of suspicion. Winette heard a new version of the luxury cruise ship murder case. In short, Miss Hatamoto's cousin wanted to marry her, so he killed the head of the Hatamoto family who helped her arrange the marriage and put the blame on Hatamoto Takeshi.

It's just that the two of them were in love with each other, and in the end they even gave up inheriting the family business and came to the grassland to live a free life.

Hatamoto Natsue took out some fresh milk and cheese, "Try it, this is also a specialty of our ranch!"

Fresh milk is not actually very tasty, but the cheese is sour and sweet, and it is a variety of fresh cheese that can be spread directly on bread and eaten. This combination has been well received and also suits Xiao Ai's preferences.

"Unfortunately the heat is too high."

Mingmei glanced at Winnet and said with a smile, "Ms. Winnet doesn't have such worries at all!"

"That's true...but you are all the same, all slim beauties, and one of you is a little beauty." Hatamoto Natsue clasped his hands together and said sincerely.

In fact, no one cares about this except Ai.

"Although it's high in calories, it's also rich in nutrients." Winnet spread cheese and berry jam and handed it to Ai.

As long as she doesn't become overnourished like Yuanta, it doesn't matter at all! Winette felt that even though Shirley didn't get smaller, she was a little thinner.

It is too sensitive to reduce your diet based on so-called health standards!

Just look at Dr. Agasa, he is almost half crazy under Ai’s health control.

Miss Hatamoto's husband is not good at speaking, so he personally cooked for them and served them some breakfast side dishes. After the meal, Xiaolan, who was a little impatient, mentioned the operation and work of the ranch, which was also the experience they prepared, and naturally Winnet and the other two also participated. Not to mention the experience of grazing, milking, cleaning feces, identifying breeds and males and females, and some common sense that was not very clear, the Hatamoto couple explained and demonstrated one by one.

When I came to my senses, it was already dusk.

The sunlight turned into an egg yolk color, almost shining into the corridor of the house, and the glittering candlelight could be seen. Hatamoto Xiajiang planned to take Xiaolan and the others to visit other attractions in Hokkaido tomorrow, and as for Winnet and the other two, he would not bother them anymore; Mingmei changed to the main driver and drove to the hotel reserved by Winnet and parked the car in the underground garage.

"It's very close to the subway station, and it's built inside a park. Unfortunately, we came a little early, and the cherry blossoms haven't bloomed yet. Look over there, there's a small pond."

The hotel is adjacent to the park, which seems like an oasis in the city. Mingmei walked along the small stone piles on the roadside. Winnett felt that if she were alone, she would probably jump on them like a child.

Winnet smoothed her hair that was blown by the wind and continued:

"Yes, let's come back next spring."

"I always feel that this is like a sentence from a romance novel - this statement gives people the feeling that there is no follow-up." Xiao Ai teased with a smile.

"Haha, the so-called promised place?" Winette smiled. "The latest best-selling books and popular movies are all like this. Sonoko and Xiaolan like them very much. They are sentimental and romantic, and they always attract the attention of young people."

"Aren't you very young too?"

Xiao Ai was surprised by her statement, but she didn't ask further. In her impression, Winnet was like this, always looking old in some strange places, such as some concepts, and the influence of religion, which was even more old-fashioned. They stood close to each other for a while, the sky was gray and black, and the cold wind at night rolled up the white mist of breath. Winnet folded her arms, raised them behind her back, and stretched them a little. She stared with her black eyelashes, and her lips opened slightly. "Yes, we are still young." She said with emotion.

Chilled, they headed to the hotel, entered the building, and came to the counter to state their purpose. "Hey, there's a mall here." Mingmei glanced at the sign and looked at the layout of the building. "It's an integrated shopping mall with a terrace restaurant." She murmured, and then followed Winnett, who had taken the key, to the hotel room on one side of the building - a double room.

The room was spacious and easy to use. After putting away a few pieces of luggage, it was time to think about dinner. There was a brochure for ordering food in the room, with Western, Chinese, and Japanese food. However, the food was also very hotel-style, with small plates. When Winnie ordered a lot of food with words like honey and maple syrup, the two sisters laughed. The taste was too childish, they said in unison.

On the terrace, you can have a panoramic view of the night view of the city. The bright clock rings on the hour, drawing a unique city landscape. Winnet was fed by Mingmei from time to time at the table, but Xiaoai turned a blind eye. Her sister just wanted to see her blushing and jealous. How could such a low-level behavior touch her? However, such intimacy, right in front of her, still made her a little annoyed. Well, it has nothing to do with ambiguity anyway - Winnet was just eating a lot and kept clearing her plate. Without outsiders, she, the big eater, was finally unsealed.

Xiao Ai thought about the past and sank her fork into a tomato. "You will get fat after you turn 30!"

Winnet's hand holding the chopsticks froze, and she stared at the honey cake in front of her. Finally, she bit the chopsticks, gave up unwillingly, and turned it to Xiao Ai. Today's intake was indeed too much, Winnet resumed her ladylike manners and put some cucumbers and leaves on the plate.

"It's really sweet."

Ai took a bite of the cake, then looked back and forth between Winnet and Mingmei.

Mingmei covered her mouth and laughed secretly.

Miss Winnett was puzzled.

……