Conan: The Romantic Daily Life of a Ghost Detective

He tried to explain again, but Ai Haibara didn't respond; instead, she focused on listening to the lesson.

Then, while lost in thought, Wen Shui wrote in her notebook how to use the school's chemicals to dispose of the body of an adult woman.

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During the third period, Xiaolan returned, carrying a lunchbox she had prepared for him.

Sure enough, when Ran saw Ai Haibara sitting in the seat next to her, she was stunned for what felt like an eternity.

What followed was naturally a barrage of questions, filled with intense doubt and aggression.

However, because Ai Haibara accidentally wrote down her true feelings, Wen Shui decided to wait until she was more emotionally stable before trying to talk to her alone.

As soon as get out of class ended, she would proactively ask the teacher about any points she didn't understand, in order to avoid being alone with Ai Haibara.

Therefore, he didn't know any more information.

In the next two lessons, Xiaolan spent almost 80% of the time looking back and observing.

I wonder if her neck can take it.

As for Ai Haibara, she seemed to have anticipated this, treating Ran as if she were invisible, and occasionally whispering a few words to him in class.

This caused Xiaolan to direct some of her anger at him.

The moment the lunch bell rang, Wen Shui grabbed two lunch boxes—Ran's fried shrimp lunch and Ai Haibara's dangerous lunch—and ran towards the classroom door.

He didn't want to get involved in this inexplicable chaotic situation.

Let them fight it out first, and then we'll talk about it after they've calmed down. Besides, since Ai Haibara transferred here on her own initiative, she should have already thought about how to appease Ran Mouri; she's not the kind of person who acts rashly.

However, because Wenshui was running too fast, she bumped into Matsumoto Takashi in the corridor.

This is another downside of the phrase "Everyone is an armored knight": the muscle boost it provides is instantaneous, which can make it difficult for Wen Shui to control the level of her body's strength.

It's like when you've just finished heavy work and then try to eat with chopsticks, they feel a little unresponsive.

However, to Wen Shui's surprise, Matsumoto Takashi did not get angry.

He got up from the ground, dusted himself off, and said with a smile, "Sorry, I was in such a hurry to grab the fried noodle bread."

Warm water: ?

Takashi Matsumoto continued, "I'm really sorry about what happened before. Mr. Nohara has already taught us a lesson, and we won't bully you anymore."

Wen Shui was a hundred percent skeptical.

However, given the other person's sincere attitude and the presence of many people around, Wen Shui couldn't appear too unreasonable.

"It's okay, it was just a misunderstanding. I'll treat you to a Coke next time." Wen Shui smiled and brushed past the other person.

Then he turned around and saw that Ai Haibara was still sitting in her seat, her gaze fixed on him.

It's like watching prey that's already stuck in a spider web.

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Warm water went down the stairs to the first floor.

Taking advantage of the fact that there weren't many people in the corridor yet, he found an opportunity to dump Shiho Miyano's bento into the trash can in the corner.

Before confirming whether the other party is hostile to him, Wen Shui dared not eat other people's food casually.

However, directly refusing might affect the cooperative relationship between the two, so pretending to eat it is the higher priority option.

Outside the teaching building, you can see the baseball team members packing up their practice equipment on the playground. Everyone's clothes are soaked with sweat, but their faces are full of energy.

Behind the baseball team members stood a middle-aged man, as black as charcoal, wearing a baseball cap with a badly worn edge.

It seems to be the baseball team's advisor, which means that baseball team practice is not under Mr. Nohara's jurisdiction.

Wen Shui stood on the steps, thought for a moment, and came up with a quiet place to have lunch without being discovered: in front of the warehouse behind the club building.

After all, such a place was indispensable to the original owner.

When we arrived near the warehouse, just as I had expected, the surroundings were as quiet as a school during the holidays, with only the chirping of cicadas and the sound of the wind rustling through the leaves.

Wen Shui found a shady spot to sit down and opened the exquisite bento box that Xiao Lan had prepared.

His phone then emitted a terrifying sound, like the background music in a horror movie when a ghost is about to appear.

What the heck? Who changed my phone ringtone?

Wen Shui took out her phone and saw that the contact name on the screen was "Shiho Miyano".

Wen Shui was speechless for a moment.

When did this woman do this? Did she sneak into his bedroom again while he was asleep?

Wen Shui decided to go back and reinforce the door lock. Hmm, she would use the fact that the house number had been stolen as an excuse to see if she could get the landlady to cover the cost of changing the lock.

Wen Shui seems to have grasped the essence of the survival guide for the poor.

He put his phone on vibrate and placed it beside him, pretending not to see it. Then he picked up the lunchbox again.

The phone's vibration stopped.

Ai Haibara sent him a text message: "Gin will arrive at the battlefield in ten minutes."

She actually used such despicable means to threaten him; what a terrifying woman. But for now, it seems there's no way to deal with Gin.

Wen Shui reluctantly picked up her phone and asked, "I just took a shower and was about to come find you. Where are you now?"

About half a minute later, Ai Haibara called: "Can we take a shower here at noon?"

"Uh, that's not important. Just tell me where you are," Wen Shui changed the subject.

“The classroom with the piano, the chemistry classroom, is being used,” Ai Haibara said.

"Coming right away."

Wen Shui carried the lunchbox to the music classroom.

When he pushed open the door, Ai Haibara was sitting by the window, holding a delicate little bento box in her hands.

The midday sun shone from the side onto her delicately shaped profile, making her cute, upturned nose appear translucent.

At that moment, she looked like a pure angel.

"I thought you would keep hiding forever." Ai Haibara picked up a cherry tomato with her slender fingers, put it in her mouth, and chewed it gently.

The tomato juice moistened the corners of her lips, and then she gently swept her tongue across the tomato, absorbing all its nutrients into her stomach.

It makes you want to try the acidity of tomatoes this season.

"How could that be? We're inseparable partners now." Wen Shui pulled over a chair from the music room and sat down opposite Ai Haibara.

He first returned the empty bento box to Ai Haibara, praising it, "Thank you for the bento, it tastes good."

Ai Haibara nodded slightly: "Won't you be full from eating two portions?"

"I have a big appetite, and I'm still growing." Wen Shui's face showed no flaw.

Ai Haibara nodded, picking up a piece of boiled chicken breast from her lunchbox: "I'm here, actually, as part of a mission."

Wen Shui: "I guessed it. What's the mission about? Do you need my help?"

“No need, just play your role well,” Ai Haibara said. “I’ll send you some information later. It’s about how Kazuki Nuku and Ai Haibara got stuck in the snow together during a ski trip.”

Wen Shui thought to herself, "What a cliché plot."

"You don't think this story is good?" Ai Haibara noticed his expression was off.

Warm Water: "You came up with this yourself?"

"Ah."

“I think it could win an Oscar if it were made into a movie. Just hearing you say that, I can already feel that unwavering love.” Wen Shui’s eyes were sincere.

“There is no love involved, only friendship among the victims,” Ai Haibara corrected.

Wen Shui nodded. He roughly understood that his role was to make the identity of "Ai Haibara" more reasonable and prevent people from having any doubts.

It's possible that the organization also had the idea of ​​having Ai Haibara monitor him.

As for what Ai Haibara's mission objective is, it's highly likely that he, as an outsider, won't know.

Just like the strange incidents that the Black Organization had Shinichi Kudo investigate before.

After learning about the other party's attitude, Wen Shui felt relieved for the time being and began to eat the bento box that Xiao Lan had made for him.

In addition to fried shrimp, it was served with boiled vegetables as a side dish, making it a very balanced meal. The rice was also cooked to perfection.

Xiaolan truly lives up to her reputation as a wife-type woman.

As food enters the stomach and becomes energy, Wen Shui feels all the muscles in her body swelling, as if they are being replenished and growing even faster.

At this rate, it probably won't be long before they catch up with Nohara-sensei.

Wait a minute, am I going to turn into a monster muscleman?

At that moment, Ai Haibara suddenly asked, "By the way, if someone harms a Teitan student outside of school with a legitimate motive, will they be punished?"

Wen Shui was taken aback, wondering how they had suddenly gotten to this topic.

Suddenly, the memory of bumping into Takashi Matsumoto at the classroom door flashed into his mind.

Was she worried that he would cause trouble for Takashi Matsumoto outside of school and disrupt her plans?

Wen Shui hesitated for a moment: "Generally speaking, I won't be punished, and don't worry, I'm not that irrational."

Ai Haibara blinked, her delicate eyelashes shimmering with a captivating glow.

The two stared at each other for a long time.

After a long silence, Ai Haibara picked up another cherry tomato and ate it.

While the two were eating, two younger female students opened the door, seemingly intending to have lunch there. Upon seeing Wen Shui and Haibara Ai, they said "Excuse me" and left.

When Wen Shui had eaten half of her bento, Ai Haibara asked curiously, "How can you eat so much? Aren't you going to overeat?"

Because this was the second time she had asked the same question, and her eyes were fixed on his lunchbox.

Wen Shui tentatively suggested, "I'm a little full. Would you like to try some fried shrimp?"

"W-This isn't appropriate," Ai Haibara said, her face displaying an obvious politeness. "Is it from that shop last time?"

It was made by the childhood friend of the detective you kidnapped, Wen Shui thought.