Conan: The Romantic Daily Life of a Ghost Detective

Wen Shui thought that Ai Haibara might be putting on this act because she was worried that getting too close to others would make it easier for her identity to be exposed.

Of course, there's also the possibility that she's simply too lazy to interact with those immature people in her class.

After all, in the original work, Ai Haibara was initially very unsociable after her body shrank, and was only gradually influenced by Ayumi Yoshida.

But her gentleness was limited to the Junior Detective Club.

In addition, Ran and Sonoko haven't been idle these past few days either. They disappear for half a day every now and then, and they even made a notebook as a detective's investigation notebook, writing and drawing in it. They are probably investigating Ai Haibara's background.

Clearly, Xiaolan did not completely believe the other party's one-sided story.

Ai Haibara probably realized it too, but I'm sure she'll have a plan. If she can't handle Ran and Sonoko, she should probably give up on fighting the Black Organization as soon as possible.

These are just minor incidents in his life.

For Wen Shui, the most crucial information he heard in the past two days was about Conan, which he heard while having lunch in the cafeteria.

"What? You're saying a kid named Conan Edogawa has come to your house?"

Wen Shui looked at Xiao Lan, who was sitting opposite him, stirring rice in her lunchbox with chopsticks.

Sonoko Suzuki, sitting next to her, was sticking out her tongue because there was too much chili in her ramen. Her tongue was unexpectedly long.

It's peak time for the school cafeteria, and it's chaotic everywhere. The cafeteria staff have to raise their voices, and you can often hear people exclaiming in surprise as they spill food on the floor.

The entire cafeteria was filled with the rich aroma of food.

Ran picked up a piece of fried chicken: "Yeah, they said that my parents went abroad and were originally entrusted to Professor Agasa to take care of them, but later my dad took over the job and gave me a lot of commission fees every month."

Wen Shui thought that although the process was a little different from the original Conan story, the result was the same.

Conan indeed moved into the Mouri Detective Agency.

So, next, this world will probably enter "Death God Elementary School Student Mode," right?

The timeline may freeze or become disordered, the murder rate will rise sharply, the Metropolitan Police Department will become a mere background, and of course, the opportunity to extract material from lukewarm sources will greatly increase.

Wen Shui is increasingly convinced that choosing to build a good relationship with Xiao Lan was the right decision she ever made.

While fanning her mouth with her hand, Sonoko Suzuki asked, "Ran, won't you have to take care of two people? Won't that be very tiring?"

"It's alright. Conan is very smart. Making one more serving of food doesn't make any difference, and I can eat more different kinds of dishes," Ran said with a smile. "Besides, I've been getting more allowance lately, so the dishes in my bento boxes are much more varied than before."

Wen Shui looked at the lunchbox in front of her.

Sure enough, there were more kinds of dishes than before, especially a lot more meat.

Xiaolan suddenly picked up a meat roll with her chopsticks: "Want some, Wen Shui-jun?"

"Eh? No need, I'm just curious how that meat roll is made." Wen Shui waved her hands repeatedly.

"Don't be shy, I accidentally made too much today. Try it and see how it tastes." Xiaolan put the meat roll directly onto his plate.

Like Suzuki Sonoko, Onami ate at the cafeteria. He ordered the [Vegetable Curry Set Meal], which cost 380 yen and came with a bowl of miso soup.

Sonoko Suzuki ordered the "Extremely Spicy Ramen," 888, which came with a worried look from the cafeteria lady.

Wen Shui said thank you, picked up a meat roll and was about to put it in her mouth when Xiao Ran suddenly said with emotion, "Although it's not very nice to say it like this, I'm only able to eat such delicious beef thanks to Conan-kun's request fee."

Wen Shui suddenly felt the meat roll in her hand was heavy.

Logically speaking, it was actually Conan who paid for Ran to eat better meat, but Ran ended up giving the meat to him instead. This made Wen Shui feel like she was turning into a blond-haired idiot.

But to be fair, these beef rolls are actually quite delicious.

"By the way, Wenshui, are you going to the literature club after school today?" Suzuki Sonoko suddenly asked.

Wen Shui shook her head: "Not today. I need to go and tell the convenience store manager where I work about resigning."

In fact, Wen Shui had wanted to resign for a long time.

But the store manager wasn't in Tokyo until yesterday, and then I told him to come over tonight.

"Can we go later? The Suzuran Detective Club has an event today," Sonoko Suzuki said mysteriously.

Xiaolan: "You're coming up with random names again. At least consider Wen Shui-jun's feelings."

Wen Shui overlooked this detail and asked, "Are you preparing to start investigating the Slit-Mouthed Woman, or are you going to Miike Naeko's cousin's house?"

Sonoko Suzuki looked around warily, then moved the ramen bowl on the table aside, gesturing for him and Ran to come closer.

The three of them formed a circle like spies making a rendezvous.

At the same time, a boy at the table behind Wen Shui and her friends took out his phone and sent a text message: "Wen Shui is going to the convenience store in Shinjuku after school today, so she might be a little late."

Then the boy picked up the plate on the table and walked towards the cafeteria entrance.

Wen Shui was unaware that there was a spy behind him; his attention was entirely drawn to the detective team's target and Suzuki Sonoko's extraordinary tongue.

"What exactly is going on that's making things so mysterious?" Wen Shui asked.

Sonoko Suzuki and Ran exchanged a glance, and finally Sonoko revealed the truth: "I've noticed that Haibara-san, who just transferred to our school, is acting a bit strange."

Wen Shui immediately lost interest upon hearing this.

What's with all the secrecy? Turns out they still don't trust Ai Haibara.

He thought he was finally going to start investigating the Slit-Mouthed Woman.

"Don't rush me, I haven't finished yet." Sonoko Suzuki grabbed his collar as he pulled back, and because they were so close, their foreheads collided hard.

"Ah, it hurts!"

"How dare you complain of pain?"

Both Onami and Sonoko Suzuki were dizzy from the impact.

Ran first rubbed the spot where Suzuki Sonoko had bumped her head, and blew on it. Then she noticed that Onami, who was sitting opposite her, was frowning in pain.

She hesitated for a moment, but finally stood up and used her soft, delicate little hands to rub Wenshui a couple of times.

Wen Shui stared at Xiao Lan in disbelief.

"Since we're companions, we should share the love equally," Xiaolan explained, blushing, using a phrase she had learned in her Chinese class that day.

Wen Shui's expression became even stranger. Putting aside the matter of companions for now, "equal distribution of benefits" seems to be my line, right?

After regaining some of their senses, the three of them huddled together again.

Sonoko Suzuki said slowly, "Haven't you noticed that Haibara-san has been disappearing for a short time after school these past few days?"

Wen Shui recalled that Ai Haibara did indeed join the club a little later than him.

"and then?"

“Ran and I were worried about her, so we did some research,” Sonoko Suzuki said.

Wen Shui thought it was to find a connection between her and Shinichi Kudo, but he didn't expose it: "So what did you all find out?"

“We’ve noticed that Haibara goes to the chemistry classroom every day after school, and she only stays there for 5 minutes each time,” Sonoko Suzuki said mysteriously.

Warm Water: "Chemistry classroom?"

Sonoko Suzuki nodded: "That's right. The first day she went in with Murai-kun from the next class, he's an otaku who likes erotic comics."

Wen Shui was startled. Could it be that Haibara was secretly conducting human experiments?

"The next day, she went in with Mr. Noda, who teaches English. Mr. Noda had just divorced his wife last year, supposedly because she had cheated on him," Sonoko Suzuki continued.

Wen Shui sensed that something was wrong and pressed for an answer.

"And what about the third day?"

"Today is the third day! We also noticed that after coming out of the chemistry classroom, both Murai-kun and Noda-sensei had happy smiles on their faces."

After Suzuki Sonoko finished speaking, she looked at Numizu with a hesitant expression.

"You mean...it wouldn't be that, would it?"

"what?"

"What else could it be? This situation is very similar to those girls who exchange their bodies for money, isn't it?" Sonoko Suzuki's voice rose slightly, then she quickly covered her mouth.

The word "compensated dating" flashed through Wen Shui's mind.

But how could that be?!

The idea of ​​a genius scientist from the Black Organization transferring to this school to make money with his body seems even more absurd than Conan kicking down a satellite.

But then again, if we ignore Ai Haibara's true identity and judge her solely by her behavior, it does seem to fit that rather unsettling assumption.

Because that kind of thing seems to be timed as well. And there are price lists and such, done by hand and...

Wait a minute, some strange knowledge suddenly popped into my head.

The warm water brought his thoughts back to the present moment, and his brows furrowed.

"Maybe she's just transferred schools and is feeling a lot of pressure and wants to talk to someone?" Ran couldn't help but defend Ai Haibara.

It seems that although Ran sees the other person as a cheater, she is unwilling to believe that Ai Haibara would do such a thing.

"Why don't we go and see for ourselves?" Sonoko Suzuki slammed her hand on the table. "After school today, let's hide in the chemistry classroom and wait for them to come in so we'll find out the truth!"

Chapter 18 It's time to show our true strength

Looking at the curious gazes of Ran and Sonoko sitting opposite them.

Wen Shui couldn't help but advise, "It's better not to. It's wrong to pry into other people's privacy."

Actually, his main concern was that he might discover something shady.

For example, Ai Haibara sacrificed the souls of Murai-kun and Noda-sensei in the chemistry classroom in an attempt to summon an evil god or create a wormhole or something.

As for the speculation about compensated dating... Wen Shui feels it's simply impossible.

Upon hearing this, Ran also chose to stand on his side: "I think Wen Shui-kun is right, and it would be very embarrassing if Haibara-san were caught."

Sonoko Suzuki retorted, "We just want to help her. You know you can't do this kind of thing at school, right? If you get caught, you'll be expelled. If she really is making money off her body, we can remind her to change the location outside of school."

Xiaolan: "What Yuanzi said makes a lot of sense."

Wen Shui was speechless for a moment. You're so easily persuaded by others. Just as Uncle Mori said, you don't have the talent to be a detective.

Moreover, changing the transaction location off-campus directly turns violating school rules into violating the law, doesn't it?

Wen Shui shook her head again: "Let's observe for two more days before making a decision. Besides, I really have something to do today; I've already made an appointment with the store manager."