Conan: I don't do anything? If I really do it, you won't be happy.

Chapter 75: Protective Little Ai
Tropical underwater paradise.

"Tinkle bells, jingle bells..."

With the music in her ears, Ai leaned on Terusuke, enjoying the sense of security brought by Terusuke's arms. She stretched out her arms and smiled happily.

Terusuke, who was riding a carousel with Ai, sat behind her, looking at Ai's smiling face and immersed in the happiness of the moment.

Not far away, Officer Shiratori looked at Ai and Terusuke smiling on the carousel, and was in a trance for a moment. He couldn't help but recall the childhood of himself and Officer Sato. For a moment, his anxious heart seemed to be purified.

It was not until the carousel stopped that he came to his senses, remembered the purpose of his trip, and took the initiative to walk towards Terusuke.

Seeing Officer Shiratori approaching, Xiao Ai put away the smile on her face and said to Huisuke: "Okay, Officer Shiratori is here, you should start looking for clues."

"Kusuke," Officer Shiratori said, smiling as he stepped forward. "I know you don't like all that red tape, so I'll be frank. Do you have any leads on that drug lord, Machi Yagura?"

Huisuke thought for a moment and said to Officer Shiratori, "Then come with us to take a ride on the Fifty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea train. Officer Takagi's bag was changed there, and there are photos of us on the train and the questionnaire we filled out before boarding."

"The drugs belong to three strangers who were in the car with us. When the time comes, you can look at the photos and choose one from among them."

The smile in Officer Shiratori's eyes gradually faded, and his expression became increasingly dazed. He had long guessed that there would be unexpected gains, but he didn't expect that Terusuke would directly narrow the scope to three people.

Huisuke looked at Ai, who seemed to have suddenly realized something, and said with a smile, "Well, I told you I was here to find a clue, and look, I've found one now, haven't I?"

Ai looked at Terusuke with some surprise and expressed her guess.

"I was thinking, we're not accompanied by an adult, and the Fifty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea project won't let us two little kids get on the bus alone. How are you going to solve this problem?"

"Now it seems that you have already guessed that Officer Shiratori would come, so you have been waiting for him to help you act as a bail."

Hearing Xiao Ai express her thoughts, Huisuke nodded naturally and looked at Officer Shiratori beside him and said:
"So, Officer Shiratori, for the sake of this clue, you will be the adult accompanying us!"

……

After waiting for an hour at the lost and found office, they found that no one came here at all. So, under Conan's careful observation, after discovering clues, several people prepared to go to the Fifty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea train to investigate who was the person who delivered the drugs.

"Hello, police, please cooperate with the investigation."

"Yes!"

Officer Sato took out his police ID and pointed it at the staff in front of him, then asked Conan and others to look through the questionnaire before getting on the bus.

"The passengers in the car at that time..."

Officer Takagi was flipping through the questionnaire when he suddenly spotted a familiar name. He exclaimed in shock, "Huh? This is Officer Shiratori's questionnaire! Is he here too?"

"Huh?" Upon hearing this, Officer Sato immediately rushed over. Looking at the three consecutive questionnaires in front of her, namely "Shiratori Renzaburo", "Mori Terusuke" and "Haihara Ai", she immediately understood what was going on.

"Oh, by the way, those two kids can't get on the bus without an adult, so they called Officer Shiratori, who they're familiar with and who's patrolling nearby today!"

Officer Takagi agreed with a forced smile, "I see. As expected of Officer Sato, you thought of it right away." At this moment, Officer Shiratori saw Officer Sato. Although he had already known from the reports of other officers that Officer Sato had arrived, he still couldn't help showing a hint of surprise and said, "Officer Sato, you are here too!"

"I heard from Huijie that you have some clues. Can you tell me about them? And by the way, let me see what's in that bag of drugs!"

After hearing what Officer Shiratori said, Officer Sato nodded and told Conan the clues he had at the moment and his analysis.

Just as Officer Shiratori was understanding the situation, Ayumi saw Terusuke and Ai and shouted in surprise: "Terusuke-san, Haibara-san, you thought of it too!"

After hearing Ayumi's words, Conan turned to look at Terusuke and was a little surprised. He thought Terusuke would find a place to slack off, but he didn't expect that he was really looking for clues!

Feeling Conan's surprised look, Huisuke rolled his eyes at him without saying anything. Instead, Xiao Ai noticed Conan's look, raised the corners of her mouth slightly, and said, "Sure enough, Edogawa is right. The prejudice in people's hearts is really as big as a mountain!"

After hearing Ai's words of defense, Terusuke couldn't help but laugh. He ignored Conan who had turned into dot-eyed Conan and pulled Ai outside. After all, the clues had been explained, but his and Ai's journey to the paradise was not over yet.

……

When Huisuke and Ai went to other places to play.

After Conan's analysis, he finally confirmed who was the "groom" who transported drugs to the drug dealers.

"Okay, in that case, I'll arrange for my men to look for this guy!" Officer Shiratori clapped his hands, giving his men a chance to show themselves in front of Officer Sato.

"Yes!" As Officer Shiratori finished speaking, more than a dozen passers-by rushed out from the crowd, holding their heads high and chests puffed out, shouting.

Seeing the dozen or so police officers before him, Officer Sato didn't think much of it, only realizing the Metropolitan Police Department was serious about catching the drug dealers. "Did the Metropolitan Police Department actually send out so many people? It seems like everyone is determined to succeed in this operation!"

But Officer Takagi was different. The faces in front of him were all ones he had seen in the interrogation room before. Thinking of the feeling of being spied on before, he had a bad premonition in his heart. Could it be that these dozen police officers were not the limit?

As expected, the target was quickly identified after investigation by many police officers, but Officer Shiratori prevented Officer Takagi from taking further action.

"Takagi, don't alert the enemy. Our real target is not him, but that drug lord, Machi Yagura."

Looking at the somewhat impatient Officer Takagi, Officer Sato asked curiously, "Come to think of it, Takagi, you seem to be very concerned about that bag. Is there anything important in your bag?"

"No, no!" Officer Takagi watched his ring disappear into the distance with tears in his eyes.

Seeing Officer Takagi stop, Officer Shiratori smiled and said, "Next, everything is ready. We just have to wait for that big drug lord, Machi Yagura, to show up."

……

On the Ferris wheel.

Ai looked at the people on the ground who were gradually getting smaller and said to Terusuke, "Is this really okay for us? While they are investigating everywhere, we are here to watch the fireworks."

Huisuke held Xiao Ai in his arms, watching the fireworks slowly rising into the night sky. He kissed Xiao Ai on the face and said, "It's okay, they will take care of it."

(End of this chapter)