Conan: Life between Green Plum and Skyfall

Chapter 122 Bullying Xiao Ai

After hearing the noise coming from inside the house, Inspector Megure, who was originally talking to Toshiya's mother at the door, also came in and saw the three little guys who were at a loss.

"Hiss, why are you here? Where's Conan?"

Seeing the appearance of these three little followers beside Conan, Inspector Megure looked around with some caution.

When he was sure Conan wasn't there, he breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't want to work overtime anymore.

"Ah! It's Officer Megure! Officer Megure, did you rescue Toshiya's brother? You guys are so awesome!"

Seeing the appearance of Inspector Megure, Ayumi shouted excitedly.

"That's about right, but I have Conan to thank for that.

If he hadn't contacted me, we might not have been able to find Junye's brother."

"Huh? Conan found it?!"*2

Hearing this, Genta and Mitsuhiko were completely stunned. So, after all their efforts, they were still no match for Conan who hadn't caught up?

"Ah! Was it Conan who found Shunya's brother? As expected, Conan is the most powerful!"

After hearing what Inspector Megure said, Ayumi said with admiration that she knew Conan was the best.

"Ah."

At this moment, Conan, who came to Mingmei with Ai, suddenly felt his nose a little itchy, and couldn't help but sneeze.

"Hmm? Ai, why do I seem to hear Conan's voice?"

Listening to the voice on the other end of the phone, Xiaolan said with some suspicion.

Ai glared at Conan, then pretended to be puzzled and asked:

"No, Sister Xiaolan, did you hear wrongly? Conan is not here with me?"

"Is that so? Then I must have made a mistake!"

Xiaolan heard this and nodded doubtfully:

"But you won't be back tonight?"

"Yeah. But Xiaolan, what do you think? Conan won't be back home tonight?"

Xiao Ai pretended to know nothing and asked suspiciously.

"Yes, he said he was going to see Dr. Agasa. Okay, I got it. Remember to go to bed early tonight~"

"it is good!"

After saying that, Xiao Ai hung up the phone.

Ran, on the other end of the phone, had a strange feeling in her heart, but she didn't think much of it. It couldn't be that Shinichi had been hanging out with children for too long and suddenly became a lolita complex!

Meanwhile, after hanging up Xiaolan's call, Xiaoai glared at Conan angrily: "Why did you sneeze at the critical moment? If it weren't for her cleverness, she might not have been able to fool Xiaolan."

Conan was also a little embarrassed. Who on earth was it that was talking about him at a time like this? It almost caused a big problem!

"But this isn't right. What went wrong? Why do I feel like this shouldn't have happened like this?"

Conan thought suspiciously in his heart.

"Okay, okay, Ai, don't think too much. Conan didn't mean it, did he?"

Akemi looked at her angry sister with a smile on her face. "Hmm, little Shiho is the cutest."

"I've already contacted Professor Hirota, and he's agreed to our visit. By the way, you haven't had dinner yet, right? Is there anything you'd like to eat? I'll make it for you."

......

After dinner and resting for a while, Akemi made a simple disguise and then took Conan and Ai to Professor Hirota's house.

Because of Conan's request, when she arrived near Hirota's house, she parked her car farther away before coming to Hirota's house and knocking on the door.

"Hello, who are you looking for?"

Looking at the strange girl in front of her and the two children beside her, Hirota Toshiko looked at her with some confusion.

"Hello, I'm Mingmei's friend. I'm here to retrieve a disk that Miss Mingmei accidentally sent to the wrong address."

Mingmei said with a small smile on her face.

Although, pretending to be her friend always made her feel a little weird.

"Oh, it's you! My husband told me you were coming over, so please come in first. But he's had a few drinks, so it might not be convenient for him to sit down right now. So, could you please sit down for a while? I'll make you some tea."

Hirota Toshiko's face was a little embarrassed. She didn't expect Mingmei and the others to come so early.

"Of course! But no need for tea, we can just sit for a while. If you have something to do, go ahead and do it!"

Mingmei noticed the other person's anxious look and spoke with a smile.

"Is that so? I'm sorry for the poor hospitality."

After hearing what Akemi said, Hirota Toshiko smiled apologetically and continued to pack up. She still had to attend the town meeting.

"But having said that, I don't have much hope for the disk situation."

Looking at Hirota Toshiko who left the living room to go about her business, Xiao Ai said coldly:

"Since I disappeared from the organization, Gin and the others will definitely track down the things I had contact with before. The records of the previous lost disk and the records of me sending things to my sister can all be found in the organization."

"Well, don't be too pessimistic. What if?"

Conan smiled and reached out to rub Ai's cheek:

"Look, your sister is fine, you are fine, everyone is fine, why do you have to look so gloomy all day long?"

"?! Let me go!"

Ai was startled by Conan's sudden action and was unable to react for a moment. By the time she reacted, Conan's hand had already started to play tricks on her face.

After she blushed and drove Conan's hand away, another pair of big hands fell on her face:

"Conan is right. Ai is very pretty. Why do you have such a cold face every day? No boy will like you like this. Come on, smile."

As she spoke, Mingmei reached out and lifted the corners of Ai's mouth, forming a very awkward smile.

"Um, sister!"

Facing her sister, Xiao Ai couldn't be as indifferent as she was with Conan. She shook her cheeks with difficulty, trying to shake off her sister's troublesome hands.

Unfortunately, she was so small, how could she be a match for Mingmei? No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't break free from Mingmei's grasp.

What made her even more annoyed was that Conan, that bastard, actually took out his phone and took a picture of himself in the present moment? This was really too much!

When Mingmei saw this scene, her eyes lit up:

"Conan, send me a copy of the photo later!"

"Good~"

Conan smiled and made a gesture, then continued to film Ai.

Of course, this farce did not last too long. They did not forget where they were at the moment. After hearing the noise coming from the door, Mingmei promptly withdrew her hands from bullying her sister.

"Guests, my husband has woken up. Do you want to go see him now?"

Pushing open the living room door, Hirota Toshiko looked at the three flushed faces inside with a look of surprise on her face. Well, how should I put it? These days' young people are really into extravagant things.

However, she didn't say anything. Adhering to the principle of less trouble is worse than more, she ignored the somewhat subtle atmosphere between the three of them and asked.

"Ahem, sorry, I'm a little naughty and made you laugh."

Mingmei controlled her emotions, straightened her clothes, and said with a smile:

"Now that the professor has woken up, please lead the way."

"No trouble, no trouble! This is what I should do."

Hirota Toshiko also smiled and led the three people towards Professor Hirota's room.

Following behind the two, Conan's expression was rather complicated. No, were they really going to be the first to meet Professor Hirota?

But if that's the case, how can I save this person? I can't just stay here for a while after they get the things!

Just as Conan was thinking, suddenly, someone knocked on the door of the room at the entrance.

Hearing this voice, Conan's eyes lit up:

"Well, the opportunity they wanted has finally arrived, hasn't it?"

When she heard the knock on the door, a hint of hesitation appeared on Hirota Toshiko's face.

When a guest comes to visit, as the hostess, she should open the door for him. Moreover, the guest may be one of the ladies around who invited her to go out with them.

However, there were several guests around, and it would be somewhat impolite to leave them alone to open the door.

Mingmei saw her dilemma and said with a smile:

"It's okay, ma'am. Since we have guests here, we can't let them wait at the door. We're not in a hurry, so ma'am, please go open the door first!"

"Thank you for your understanding, miss! My husband's room is at the end of the corridor. You can go there first."

After getting Mingmei's consent, Hirota Toshiko looked at her gratefully, pointed to Professor Hirota's room, and then ran towards the entrance.

Looking at Toshiko Hirota walking away, Akemi smiled and shook her head, then prepared to take Conan and the others to Professor Hirota's room.

"Sister Mingmei, wait a moment."

Seeing this, Conan quickly interrupted her:

"I have a feeling something might happen tonight with Professor Hirota, so let's let the new guest visit the professor first. We'll just have to stay here for a while longer."

"Premonition? You mean a guy's sixth sense?"

Ai looked at Conan, who looked so confident, and couldn't help but tease him. Although she had a very accurate winery radar, as a scientist, she didn't believe in premonitions.

"Are you sure?"

Ai didn't believe it, but Akemi did! Conan had even accurately predicted Gin's actions and words the previous time. Therefore, she believed Conan wouldn't do anything without a purpose.

"Sister? Do you believe that?"

Seeing her sister speaking for Conan, Ai became a little restless and looked at Mingmei in front of her uncertainly.

"You don't believe it? How about we make a bet?"

Looking at Ai, whose eyes were full of distrust, Conan showed a wicked smile on his face.

Are you kidding? He's the man holding the script! If it weren't for the difficulty in explaining how he knew this information, he wouldn't use such a mysterious way to explain the source of his information!

"Ai, Conan..."

Mingmei was about to say something when she was interrupted by Xiaoai:

"Let's bet! I just don't believe your premonition is so accurate!"

"it is good!"

Seeing Xiao Ai agreed, Conan said with a smile:

"In addition to what I just said, I have a feeling that there will be other 'unexpected gains' here tonight."

He was talking about Vodka's call. Although he wasn't sure of the exact time, he was sure that guy would call.

"Okay, I'll bet with you! What's the bet?"

"The loser agrees to a reasonable condition for the winner. If I guess both correctly, you give me an additional condition."

Looking at the confident Ai, Conan said with a wicked smile.

"it is good!"

So, before Mingmei could react, the two had already reached an agreement on what would happen here tonight.

"Ai...oh, forget it."

Seeing her sister's stubborn yet confident look, Mingmei sighed and gave up the idea of persuading her. However, she raised a finger towards Conan.

Seeing this, Conan nodded. Isn't it just one condition? He agreed! As long as Mingmei didn't tell Xiao Ai about what she had done, he would definitely win with these two conditions.

......

At this time, outside the door of Hirota's house, a visitor was standing there with his head lowered and a somewhat humble attitude. He looked at Hirota Toshiko in front of him and asked in a low voice:

"Ma'am, is the teacher here? I should have made an appointment with him in advance, and I want to disturb him for some personal matters."

Hosoya and Hiroshi said humbly.

"As for my husband, he is indeed at home, but a guest has already visited you."

Toshiko said to Hosoyaka with an awkward expression. At this moment, Mingmei's voice rang out from behind her:

"It's okay. If this gentleman is in a hurry, let him go see the professor first."

"really?"

After hearing Mingmei's words, Hosoya's voice was a little excited. You know, he still has to go to work tomorrow, if possible, he naturally doesn't want to spend too much time waiting.

"Of course!"

Mingmei smiled and nodded:

"After all, I'm here to ask the professor to find something, and I'm afraid it will take quite some time."

"In that case, thank you very much!"

Hoshiya looked at Mingmei gratefully, then walked into the house.

"I'm so sorry. My husband is a bit of a drinker and you wasted so much time."

Seeing that Mingmei was so understanding, Hirota Toshiko said with a hint of apology on her face.

"It's okay, we're not in a hurry."

Mingmei smiled gently and pointed outside:

"Madam, there are visitors outside. Do you think they are here to see you?"

"Oops, I forgot about the important matter. Sorry, I have something to do, so I have to leave first!"

Looking at the lady outside who was waving anxiously at her, she gave Mingmei an apologetic smile.