Conan: The Romantic Daily Life of a Ghost Detective

Wen Shui: "My favorite food is Mapo Tofu."

"Eating spicy food all the time is bad for your health." Ai Haibara had an expression that said, "I'm doing this for your own good, not because I find it troublesome." "Alright, tell me what your solution is."

"You haven't appeased me yet," Wen Shui said.

Ai Haibara was both amused and exasperated: "Are you a child?"

Wen Shui hugged her shoulders and remained silent.

Ai Haibara had no choice but to be a little more proactive, sitting on Wen Shui's lap and wrapping her arms around his neck in a coquettish manner: "Brother Wen Shui, shall I make you Ai-brand special bread when we get back?"

"Hmm, your acting was a bit lacking, but I'd say you barely passed." Wen Shui sniffed lightly. "Why does your scent smell different than before? Did you change your perfume?"

"I wasn't wearing perfume." Ai Haibara was taken aback.

Warm Water: "Really? I don't believe it."

He brought his face close to Ai Haibara's slender neck, as if trying to find the source of that scent.

Ai Haibara pushed him away in embarrassment and anger: "You bastard, didn't I say I'd make you something delicious? Don't push your luck."

Wen Shui looked at her almost translucent white skin: "Can I change my meal plan?"

"No." Ai Haibara said sternly, distancing herself from Wen Shui. "You're not thinking something weird again, are you?"

"Don't always look at me with prejudice, it hurts people's feelings." Wen Shui played the victim again.

Ai Haibara thought for a moment and nodded gently: "Then tell me first, and I'll think about it."

Wenshui: "Why don't you scrub my back for me?"

"Back rub?"

"Yes, it's in the bathroom..."

Ai Haibara was shocked, her face turning bright red: "Who would take a bath with you, you pervert!"

"I didn't say I was going to take a bath, I just wanted to scrub my back. Conan has scrubbed my back before too," Wen Shui said. "The kind where you're wearing clothes, so don't overthink it."

Ai Haibara rolled her eyes.

"Didn't Professor Agasa develop a bath scrubbing robot? You can just take his invention." Ai Haibara was clearly reluctant, because she always felt that something unexpected might happen to her in the bathroom.

Warm Water: "Do you want me to be blown to bits?"

"It's not that exaggerated," Ai muttered, then bit her lip, seemingly hesitant about whether to agree to his request.

Wen Shui: "How about this, wait until you see my performance tonight, and then decide whether or not you want to grant my request to scrub your back."

"Are you really that confident?" Ai Haibara looked at him in surprise.

Wen Shui smiled smugly and said, "Of course, I even think you might choose to take a bath with me."

"Dream on! I would never do such a thing." Ai Haibara was like a boiled lobster.

Just then, footsteps could be heard outside the tent.

Ayumi asked through the tent, "Ai, are you two arguing?"

"No, no, I was just discussing with Wen Shui-nii how to find Mitsuhiko," Ai Haibara quickly explained.

Warm Water: "Yes, Ai has already agreed to my plan."

Ai Haibara glared at him.

Ayumi: "Oh, I see. Dinner will be ready soon. You and Wen Shui should come out and eat too."

“Okay, let’s go out now,” Ai Haibara said.

Ayumi's footsteps gradually faded into the distance.

Wen Shui noticed that Ai Haibara seemed to be in a much better mood after his outburst, and all that was left was to wait until the nighttime Firefly Project was completed.

After calming down a bit, Ai Haibara couldn't help but ask, "What exactly did you come up with?"

"I'll tell you tonight," Wen Shui said with a mysterious smile.

Ai Haibara snorted coldly, crawled past the warm water like a kitten, and lifted the tent flap to go outside.

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Dinner consisted of canned beef stewed with potatoes and carrots, along with rice cooked in a large iron pot.

The fresh vegetables were bought by the police officers in a small town outside, while the canned food and rice were brought in by Professor Agasa's airdrop package. In addition, there was a case of orange-flavored soda.

In this remote, dense forest, being able to eat a steaming bowl of stewed meat and rice is simply the most comforting thing ever.

Perhaps because we had been walking all day and had exhausted a lot of energy searching for Mitsuhiko in the rugged forest, the meal tasted much better than usual.

Genta was holding a large rice bowl, which had already been filled several times.

Even Ai Haibara, who usually doesn't eat much, showed great enthusiasm when it came to eating.

Wen Shui, trying to make conversation, said, "Mr. Amuro, I didn't expect you to be such a good cook. You can even cook canned food into such a delicious dish."

"It's alright, I guess everyone was hungry and that's why it tasted so good," Amuro Tooru said politely, putting down his chopsticks.

But his gaze towards Wen Shui was filled with speechlessness. Didn't this kid know his identity? At a time like this, even if he wanted to strike up a conversation, he should have found a different topic. It would be troublesome if he gave himself away.

Ayumi: "But it's really delicious! If Mr. Amuro opened a restaurant, it would definitely attract a lot of customers."

While eating, Genta said, "It would be even better if there was eel rice."

"Genta, where am I supposed to get you eel at a time like this?" Ayumi couldn't help but complain.

Genta: "Next time, just ask the professor to prepare some canned eel..."

Amuro Tooru kept his head down and ate his rice, seemingly unwilling to discuss topics related to cooking.

Conan also fell silent, which was unusual for him. It was unclear whether he was thinking about clues to the case or if he felt that Amuro Tooru had a dangerous aura about him.

Perhaps so as not to disturb them, the Metropolitan Police Department personnel gathered together at the other end of the camp to eat.

Wen Shui discovered that in addition to the initial group of police officers, many new faces had gradually arrived, probably recruited by Yamamura Misao.

Moreover, the criminal police officers did not eat together, but took turns guarding the area around the camp.

This village police officer may not be that good at solving cases, but at first glance, he seems quite capable in this area.

Just as he was thinking this, Yamamura Misao seemed to notice Onami's gaze and turned to look at him.

The two exchanged a glance.

Yamamura Misao came directly to Wen Shui with his lunchbox and squatted down in front of him: "Brother Wen Shui, I've called everyone I can mobilize. Just give the order and we'll all rush over."

Wen Shui nodded: "Okay, I'll try my best to look for it."

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After dinner, the detectives went out again to begin the search.

The Junior Detective League also searched the area several times, but children's stamina is limited, except for Conan who sneaked out.

Genta and Ayumi both returned to their tents to rest.

To avoid attracting attention, Ai Haibara also returned to rest, but she chose a tent with warm water.

Amuro Tooru felt a little strange when he saw that Onami was not with the others to search for the fugitive and Mitsuhiko, but instead chose to rest in the tent. However, Onami and Itsuki had always been strange people.

Amuro Tooru didn't think much of it, but he felt that Amuro might have his own plans.

However, Amuro Tooru did not want to place all his hopes on Nuku. Under the pretext of searching for Tsuburaya Mitsuhiko, he followed the detectives through the dense forest. His real purpose was to find the fugitive Numabuchi Kiichiro before the police.

I lay in the tent for about half an hour.

Wen Shui felt that the time was almost up, and suddenly sat up.

Ai Haibara, who had been dozing off, suddenly opened her eyes and looked at the warm water.

Wen Shui gently patted her face with his hand: "Wake up, don't sleep."

Ai Haibara: "..."

However, she was too lazy to argue with Wen Shui anymore, so she simply sat up and asked, "Are we about to start? Shall we set off now?"

Wen Shui shook her head: "I'll go prepare some things first. You get ready first, but don't disturb those two brats."

Ai Haibara nodded slightly.

Then Wen Shui quietly came out of the tent, went around to the place where supplies were stored, packed all the insect-attracting medicine that Professor Agasa had brought into her bag and carried it back.

Back in the tent, Wen Shui handed the backpack to Ai Haibara.

What is this place?

"Professor Agasa's medicine. Oh, and it might rain in the middle of the night, so take this raincoat with you too." Wen Shui handed a small raincoat to Ai Haibara.

"Midnight?" Ai Haibara looked at him, puzzled. "Are you planning to wait until midnight?"

Wen Shui: "I don't know, it depends on how efficient you are at work."

Ai Haibara was still completely confused.

However, she soon found out what Wen Shui meant by work efficiency.

Wen Shui led her through the dense forest next to the camp to a relatively open area. It was next to the river, so there weren't many trees or weeds. There was also a high cliff at the far north.

After hearing Wen Shui's plan, Ai Haibara couldn't help but widen her eyes in disbelief:

"You mean, we have to draw the Junior Detective Team logo on the ground before it rains, and then lead Genta and Mitsuhiko to the other side of the cliff?"

Wen Shui nodded: "That's right, don't even think about slacking off."

Ai Haibara blinked: "But usually, shouldn't you do these things by yourself, keeping them a secret from the girl, and then surprise her?"

"But I can't finish it by myself, and it's about to rain." Wen Shui shrugged.

Ai Haibara frowned: "Honestly, saying things like that really hurts your image."

Wen Shui couldn't help but complain, "It's not like I'm proposing, where am I going to get such a strong motivation?"

"Propose... propose?"

Ai Haibara immediately pictured the scene of Nuwa proposing his love to her by the stream below the cliff, then leading her to the top of the cliff and kneeling on one knee.

"Stop dreaming and get to work!"

Ai Haibara felt her heart beating faster than before. She snatched the small shovel from Wen Shui's hand and lowered her head to dig in the soil to hide the blush on her face.