Ms. Moriarty wants to save Beika Town today too.

……

470 Xiao Ai is still just a child

Of course, it was just a casual remark, she was not that sophisticated yet, and Winette was afraid of being touched. This was equivalent to a kind of reconnaissance and probing. Xiaolan seemed a little shy and difficult to speak when she heard it. Xiaoai looked at her like this and became more suspicious, as if she did not treat him as a child.

Ai took her cup and went to Winnet to make a cup of coffee. She was working on her research at night. After a while, Conan, who had gone in first, came out. She sat two seats away from Conan and asked Winnet for coffee in the open kitchen, attracting Conan's attention. After Ran went into the bathroom, Dr. Agasa also came out of the warehouse. After seeing Kudo Shinichi, he went to the kitchen and sat down face to face with him.

Conan supported his face with one hand and held the cup with the other.

"I feel like something's wrong with Xiaolan lately." Conan looked troubled and hesitant.

"What do you mean?" asked the doctor.

"I often have a feeling that the way Xiaolan looks at me and her attitude is not like a young girl looking at an elementary school student, but rather like..."

"Shinichi... no way?"

"Maybe I'm thinking too much." Conan laughed.

After Conan's explanation, Ai became more certain. Because she already had experience, Winnet's look at her was not just the look she gave to an elementary school student. Of course, the look was just a metaphor, to be more precise, it was an attitude. She reminded Conan.

"Will she see through your identity?"

"Ai-chan..." Professor Agasa called her name.

"Doc, I'm going to work in the basement until tomorrow morning, so don't bother me. And Winnet, why don't you go home soon, or are you going to stay in the basement with me all night?"

Without giving Miss Winnet a chance to answer, Xiao Ai went in first.

Winette thought about it and prepared to go back to get some things. Since Ai was going to work all night, she didn't plan to sit idle. She made a few masks for emergency use and took care of the props that hadn't been used for a long time. But not now, wait until the guests leave. And Dr. Agasa was not as suspicious as the detectives and was interested in what she was carrying.

"If it's really as Ai said, it would be terrible!" said Dr. Agasa.

Winnet poured herself a glass of juice and came over. She said it should be fine. She had appeared once as Kudo Shinichi in the last Scoobing case. She told the doctor that Xiaolan said she saw Kudo Shinichi that time, and Conan was also there.

Let's turn the topic to Conan.

He nodded.

"Indeed, there was a guy pretending to be me. I was also there, so Ran probably wouldn't suspect that I was Kudo Shinichi. But that Kaito Kidd guy was also there, and he was disguised as Shiratori, so maybe that 'Kudo Shinichi' was in cahoots with him. But why is her attitude so strange?"

It's Kaito Kidd.

The art of disguise was mysterious, so it was not surprising that he had the art of clone. He had already told him that he was essentially a thief who knew some tricks.

Winette suddenly remembered Edogawa's affectionate confession to Xiaolan at the fountain. Apart from her, the "murderer", only the two of them knew about it.

It's Conan's identity.

However, she shouldn't take it seriously. Winette also felt that her portrayal of Kudo Shinichi was not very similar, because she had no connection with Kudo Shinichi before he became Edogawa. Although she could find some characteristics in Conan, she was not sure about the relationship between him and Xiaolan.

"The book says that girls are very sensitive. Maybe she discovered that Kudo Shinichi was a fake. Didn't the police get the news afterwards? Kaito Kid was involved."

It was considered hot news at the time, and everyone in their group heard about it after the incident was over.

"Now that you mention it, it makes sense. Xiaolan may have figured out that 'Kudo Shinichi' was a fake." Conan nodded thoughtfully. He was not as showy as that guy at that time. Once he had this idea, he became more and more convinced that it was indeed possible as Huiyuan said.

"But," he couldn't figure out, "why didn't she just ask me directly? Xiaolan wouldn't keep it to herself."

"Maybe she's waiting for you to tell her."

Winette said softly, she was deeply touched, Xiao Ai treated her the same way, unless the situation was critical, she would not take the initiative to ask. By analogy, lovers who trust each other may be like this. Although she was not optimistic about Kudo Shinichi who loved to commit suicide, asking him to be honest with a girl in the sun would only have a negative impact on the current situation.

Winnet pretended to drop the cup accidentally, and the shattering sound prevented the doctor and Conan from continuing their conversation. They looked at Winnet behind them, only to see her showing an embarrassed smile.

"Miss Winnet, are you all right?"

When they heard Xiaolan's voice, their backs suddenly tightened. Xiaolan's focus was on Winnet, and she would come forward to help. At this time, the fragments were scattered all over the floor, but there was not much juice - Winnet drank almost all of it. She looked at Xiaolan who was sorting it out and said sorry, and this kind girl cared more about whether she was injured or not. Dr. Agasa and Conan pretended to chat about camping.

"By the way, Miss Winnett, where's Xiao Ai?"

"She went back to her room. Although she is young, she is quite withdrawn. I was not allowed to enter..."

Xiaolan thought that Winnet was in a bad mood because she was refused entry, and she carelessly broke the cup. She was very sensitive and had noticed that it seemed that Xiaoai was only willing to open her heart to Winnet.

Conan really looks like Shinichi.

This idea is still just an idea. Silently, Xiaolan shook her head, the blush on her face had not yet faded. In any case, a big boy becoming an elementary school student is simply a fairy tale. She mentioned that Xiaoai actually had her own selfish motives, because she was as smart as Conan, and she was mature like a child, and she had a mysterious feeling, so she thought she could get some answers from Xiaoai.

"Then Conan and I will go back first."

Dr. Agasa saw him off and then looked back at Winnett, "Aren't you going back?"

"I want to get something and then stay with Ai," she said.

Dr. Agasa felt like his granddaughter's girlfriend was living in his house. Winnett always brought a lot of things and delicious meals every time she came. She also helped to clean up. Of course, he didn't reject this, but there was one thing he had to remind her: "Ms. Winnett, Ai is still a child now."

Well, Miss Winnett seemed to be under a freezing spell. She quickly denied it: "No."

Well, probably.

Even if there is indeed some crossing of the line, it is the child's side.

……

471 Resonance

Winnett tiptoed to open the door, and slipped into the basement with the big package in her arms, only to find that the lights were off.

Ai's computer was located diagonally opposite the door. The light from the computer screen tore a gap in the darkness and connected to Winnet's feet. Holding the package, Winnet opened it. Ai still didn't turn around, but the basement door creaked. Miss Winnet puffed her cheeks and came to Ai, scolding her for her unkind behavior. She didn't turn to her, her sharp eyes just turned slightly, then sighed and said insincerely that she wouldn't do it next time.

Miss Winnett had no room to let out the air in her cheeks. She bent her waist like a tantrum-ridden child and put her cheek in front of the computer.

Ai let go of the keyboard and pinched Winnet's cheeks with her palms like wafer biscuits.

"Uh...woo!"

The sudden warm and soft impact made Miss Winnet's eyebrows squeeze outward, and then she was under strong control for ten seconds, and she was unable to react from the situation for the next two minutes.

While Winnet was recovering her ability to speak, she saw Ai put her hands on the keyboard again, calling up information from a document and then enlarging it proportionally.

Inside was a table with some names written on it. Winnett saw Kudo Shinichi's name in it and understood what it was - this was the list of experimental subjects who took Drug A.

"Some of the data on the disk you gave me is damaged." Ai said, "It may be that the murderer named Shirakura accidentally did it. A lot of information needs to be re-experimented, and this list is also part of my restoration. Although it is unlikely, there may be people whose bodies have shrunk like me and Edogawa. Moreover, this list may be expanding now. I have been missing for so long, they may have been looking for someone to take over my research."

Seeing that Ai was talking about serious matters, Winette had to put the previous raid behind her. To be honest, drug A is indeed a deadly weapon. Just because it is difficult to determine the cause of death, there is no similar substitute. Even she wants to use it. But she knows that this will increase Ai's inner burden. If she is discovered, it will also destroy the trust between them. As for the other survivors, she doesn't take it seriously. Cases like Edogawa who was drugged and the police appeared immediately are difficult to replicate. After all, the main purpose of using drug A is to provide data, and not everyone is as indifferent to it as Gin.

This also shows how lucky she is.

If it wasn't a miracle, Shirley would have died from its effects.

"Well, I'll keep an eye on it." She said boldly, "Xiao Ai, don't you like Xiao Lan? Why do I feel like you're avoiding her?"

"Didn't I take the initiative to talk to her?" Xiao Ai asked calmly.

"But when she came, you hid in the basement and didn't even turn on the light. You asked me to help her not long ago. How about being frank? I think she really wants to have a good relationship with you."

A small sigh.

Of course she didn't hate the girl, it was just that they were not compatible. That cheerful, lively, innocent and hopeful look in the sun was too glaring.

Maybe this is why she chose Winnet, she thought.

Her first thought was that she and Winnet could never become like that, and they could not coexist, because that would taint the beauty of rationality, so she couldn't help but keep a distance from her; she was not like Winnet who didn't care about it, nor did she have impressive acting skills, so it was safest to stay in a dark place. There, she could also touch her lover unscrupulously, just like this space, but she also noticed that Winnet wanted to push her into the sunlight.

So, she wanted to find some resonance in the darkness.

For example, the carnage caused by drug A.

In this familiar environment, it seems that I can find the days in the past, when the two of them were quietly cuddling in a dilapidated building. Sentiment is a tempting trap, and everyone is willing to jump into it, even if it is not so beautiful and perfect. She got down from the chair and opened her arms, and Winnett responded to the embrace. The ripples of emotions could not infect Winnett, but she understood people's needs and knew how to follow a person's wishes.

The light seemed dim, and Winnet felt that she was now in darkness, in the abyss. The devil was staring at her with his ugly face, while she was bathed in the embrace of angel wings.

The one who is worried about the other good angel is also an angel, but she has fallen into darkness and does not want to admit it.

"Just do what you want," said Winnett.

Xiao Ai told her about the progress of the antidote and some materials and equipment that were hard to get.

Some of them are not easy to get, but problems that can be solved with money are not problems. Winnett brought a high stool, sat next to Xiao Ai and began to quietly draw the mask. Both of them were focused on their own things, but their hearts were connected and they believed in each other. Winnett was thinking about buying an eye protection lamp. It would not be too bright, nor would it put people in complete darkness. Towards morning, Winnett came out of the basement and prepared a cup of hot cocoa and a meal equivalent to one-third of the amount for Xiao Ai. If you need to rest later, it is good to eat a little.

When she called Xiaoai, she received a bottle at the same time.

That is a synthetic steroid drug developed by Ai.

Xiao Ai told her that it should only be used when the situation is critical. It can increase the body's functions in the short term, but of course the side effects are also serious. It may cause a series of consequences such as muscle rupture. Excessive use may even affect the mind and cause death. She knew that Winnet was always accompanied by death, so she was willing to give her such medicine.

Winnet took the medicine and lovingly put it into her backpack, which made Xiao Ai suspect that it was hidden. She went out and had breakfast with Winnet, and then the two went back to sleep during the day. One was safe and the other was not. Miss Winnet finally couldn't stand it when she counted 4,764 sheep. But she only fell into a shallow sleep, as if once she slept too deeply, this light happiness would float away.

……

The next day, Winette received an invitation from Sonoko. After the school festival of Teitan Elementary School, the Teitan High School's garden party was also in preparation, and like Conan and the others, Sonoko and Xiaolan's class decided to perform a play, and Sonoko herself was the scriptwriter.

Although she was told to look forward to it, Winnet could more or less guess the theme of the play.

It must be a love story.

I originally thought that Sonoko would calm down a little after meeting Kyogoku Makoto at Izu Beach, but it seems that love-obsession is an incurable disease.

However, she was not qualified to say so.

Judging from the fact that the lead actress is Xiaolan, Sonoko definitely had some ideas of teasing her friend.

"I don't know if Xiao Ai is willing to go..."

……

472 Camping

Due to Winnet's participation, Dr. Agasa's Beetle became a little too small.

The day before camping, she asked Clyde to rent a Mercedes-Benz MB, which had six seats and was just enough for them. In the evening, she helped Dr. Agasa pack the camping supplies in the car, and in order to make the children eat better, she also prepared some kitchen utensils and charcoal. However, Ai rejected this idea, as she thought it would be better to let them collect firewood, otherwise camping would become a barbecue party, which would not be conducive to training their independence.

After gathering early in the morning, they officially set off.

The three little ones and Conan sat in the middle, facing each other, with a small table in the middle. Ai and Winnet sat in the back.

After the unsociable Conan played games with them for a while, he went to the front co-pilot seat to chat with Professor Agasa.

Winette could hear it. The restless elementary school detective began to have wild ideas again, asking Dr. Agasa to make a robot exactly like him.

In other words, I am still worried about Xiaolan.

Winnett didn't mind helping him with this small favor, but it would be difficult to explain who this guy who repeatedly pretended to be him was. Moreover, a large event like a garden party would easily leave behind information such as photos. If the organizers found out, it would be difficult to resolve the situation.

Gin might still insist that he doesn't remember, but Vodka's memory is not to be underestimated.

Last time she heard him humming a song by an idol group, and every word of the lyrics was good.

So he had better give up this unrealistic idea. Once the news of Kudo Shinichi's resurrection spreads, the list of drug experimenters changed from Shirley to dead will definitely be overturned. Even if they don't associate it with Edogawa for the time being, Kudo Shinichi is in an erratic situation, and the organization is likely to start with the people around him.

"What do you think the possibility is that she saw through his identity."

Winnett said, "It's just a suspicion. Because no one can prove that Kudo Shinichi who appeared last time is Kaito Kid."

She sighed softly and continued, "You still suspect that I am Shirley without any evidence, my dear Winette. We have only been together for a few years, and most of the time we couldn't see each other. It's different for those childhood sweethearts, they have been inseparable since kindergarten. There is no need for such unscientific statements as telepathy. There are so many reasons to doubt us with our thinking patterns and behavioral habits. Just a while ago, he risked his life to save her." This was too exaggerated for an elementary school student, and her eyes seemed to say so.

"It's because I have witnessed God's miracles more than once. Otherwise, I would not be so sure. I think she is in the same situation. The lack of decisive evidence prevents her from putting her chips on conjecture for the time being. In fact, you don't have to worry so much. Even if she knows, it's just one more person to keep the secret. Xiaolan is not the kind of person who can't keep a secret. As for putting her in danger, I will help take care of her. The so-called "being good to her" is just our one-sided idea."

"Yeah." Xiao Ai seemed to agree, "Let him worry about it. Either tell her immediately, or keep it a secret forever."

When the noise of the Young Detectives ended, they no longer continued to discuss the topic.

Dr. Agasa parked the car. He found a good camping spot, a clearing surrounded by forests. The autumn was crisp, and the coolness at the end of summer took away most of the annoying flies. He drove the car into the grass beside the clearing, leaving space for vehicles to pass on the path. The children spontaneously carried the luggage. Then, half-reflecting and half-ridiculing, Dr. Agasa said that he finally remembered the tent this time.

The task of setting up the tent fell to her and Ai, both of whom were more familiar with this kind of physical structure. Dr. Agasa and the children were directed to help with some small tasks. When the two tents were set up, it was almost noon, so lunch and dinner were combined. Only Winette and Ai knew how to cook. Dr. Agasa began to assign tasks:

"Then I, Xiao Ai and Miss Winnet will build a stove here, and you guys can go around and collect some firewood."

"it is good!"

The motivated detective team raised their hands.

Except Edogawa.

After they ran away excitedly, they also started to build the stove. Winnet saw that they were looking forward to the barbecue, so she skewered some meat and vegetables on the skewers. Although the fire was a bit of a problem with the wood, Miss Winnet sliced ​​the meat very thinly, so at least it wouldn't be undercooked.

More than two hours later, they were ready, but the children were still nowhere to be seen.

"They haven't come back yet. Where did they go to collect firewood..." Dr. Agasa looked into the distance.

"They are probably exploring the forest. It's not surprising to have a curious detective leading the team. Come on, Doctor, come and help."