Out-of-control players in the world of Detective Conan

"what are you thinking about?"

Ai Haibara looked at Qi Ming with a puzzled expression, then patted him on the shoulder.

Qi Ming snapped out of his daze and looked at Ai Haibara with a serious expression, saying:

"You're done for, bro. You've been targeted."

Ai Haibara's eyes narrowed.

Who are you calling brother?!

Qi Ming ignored Ai Haibara's retort and continued:

"It seems Vermouth is indeed targeting you, and it's not just Vermouth; it seems like others are also coming after you."

"...Coming for me?"

Ai Haibara fell silent.

Against me?

What do I have to target...?

and many more.

Ai Haibara realized what was happening.

She seems to have an absurdly large number of buffs right now.

One is a member of the organization, one is a traitorous ninja of the organization, and one is the developer of Drug A.

Then he was taken in by Qi Ming and showed his face in front of the organization members. His information was probably read by those guys who were targeting Qi Ming.

Then Qi Ming died, and he was all set.

But what about myself?!

Yes, Qi Ming is dead in their eyes now, but they certainly won't let him get away with what he did.

So the target has set its sights on you?

"...What a terrible thing to do."

Ai Haibara slumped in her chair, utterly dejected, staring at the ceiling.

However, she didn't ask Qi Ming what to do now.

Because she knew Qi Ming would protect her.

It seems I've unknowingly accumulated more and more debt to this guy...

"Now that Vermouth is here, does that mean my identity has been exposed?"

After calming herself down, Ai Haibara asked Qi Ming.

"She should have already reported it to the organization, right?"

Qi Ming was silent for a moment, then took out his phone and made a call.

The call was answered after a while.

"Hey Lao Qin."

"..."

Gin on the other end of the phone couldn't stand Qi Ming's childlike voice anymore.

Qi Ming ignored what Gin was thinking and asked directly.

"Vermouth came to Teitan School today. What's he doing here?"

Teitan School?

Gin frowned.

"I don't know what she does at school?"

Qi Ming gave a decisive reply.

"To become a music teacher."

"..."

Gin lit a cigarette.

That's why he dislikes people who act mysteriously.

What's with Vermouth becoming a music teacher?

Gin flicked his cigarette ash and then asked curiously.

"But what about you? Why are you at school?"

"Okay, that's all, I'm hanging up now."

Before Gin could say anything more, Qi Ming had already hung up the phone.

Then Qi Ming shrugged at Ai Haibara.

"Based on my experience, if Gin doesn't know something, then the rest of the organization probably doesn't know either."

"Vermouth probably wants to keep the experience to herself."

"..."

That's such a simple and direct way to confirm!

Ai Haibara felt somewhat ashamed.

But what does Vermouth mean by this?

Why did you come alone without reporting to the organization? Was it really just to claim credit for yourself?

But judging from Vermouth's personality, she doesn't seem like the kind of person she should be...

the other side.

Gin stared at his phone screen after the call was disconnected, then took a deep drag and finished the remaining half of his cigarette.

Vermouth... she's a bit strange.

Gin sensed something was wrong.

Although he couldn't understand what that girl usually did, her actions today were a bit too abnormal.

This action was especially significant because it was taken just yesterday after he announced Madeira's death within the organization.

Teitan School, what exactly is she going there to do?

Unable to come up with a solution, Gin sent Qi Ming a message, or perhaps a mission.

Keep an eye on her; contact her immediately if anything seems amiss.

……

After receiving the text message, Qi Ming naturally disclosed the clues.

"Look, poor Gin is still completely in the dark and knows nothing about it."

"..."

Ai Haibara ignored Qi Ming's teasing, but felt that things were getting stranger and stranger.

"Lai Ming, let's go! I know a video game arcade with lots of machines!"

As the two were talking, a group of boys surrounded Qi Ming, looking excited.

Logically speaking, when a handsome, smart, and attention-grabbing same-sex student joins the class, the boys shouldn't be too fond of him.

But Qi Ming succeeded in making them like him with just one sentence.

"My treat."

Children's friendships are that simple.

At least in this day and age, a small bag of snacks costing 50 cents is enough, not to mention that Qi Ming generously treated everyone to go play video games.

Qi Ming watched his friends shake their heads, then slammed a stack of banknotes on the table.

"Sorry, we have some things to take care of at home today. Someone is coming to cause trouble for us, so we won't be going with you. You can keep this money for yourselves."

The children surrounding Qi Ming stared intently at the stack of banknotes he had placed on the table, their eyes wide open.

A full stack of ten-thousand-yuan bills.

At least for them now, they have never seen so much money in their entire lives.

The little boy who was leading the group was about to refuse Qi Ming's money when he remembered what Qi Ming had just said.

Is there trouble at home? Someone's showing up at your door?

No, perhaps it should be said, family?

Could it be that Raiyuki and Ai Haibara belong to a (corrupted) family and are preparing to fight today?

The boys looked at the stack of money Qi Ming had placed on the table, exchanged glances, nodded emphatically to Qi Ming, and then returned the money.

"Aniki, from now on we're yours. If Big Brother ever gets into trouble, just come to us anytime!"

"That's right, Aniki, from now on, what's mine is yours!"

"..."

Qi Ming felt that he couldn't quite understand what was going on in the minds of boys his age.

……

After dealing with the boys, Qi Ming also dealt with the girls who had asked him to go shopping, and the area finally became quiet.

However, a few people were still there.

"Hello, Lai Ming. My name is Ayumi, and I'm Haibara's friend."

"I am Genta, nice to meet you!"

"My name is Mitsuhiko, Lai Ming, you're really popular!"

"My name is Conan."

Seeing that everyone in the class had gone home, the group of three and one finally found an opportunity to go up and talk to Qi Ming.

Qi Ming nodded symbolically.

When can we have a parent-teacher conference?

"parent meeting?"

"Yes, I'd like to meet your parents."

The three little ones tilted their heads slightly upon hearing this, not understanding what Qi Ming meant.

After all, they were familiar with Ai Haibara, so naturally they wouldn't misunderstand her because of what Qi Ming said.

However, it seems that Ai Haibara and Qi Ming are very close, but why didn't Ai Haibara mention Qi Ming as a friend before?

"..."

Meanwhile, Conan paid no attention to the pointless conversation. He glanced at the money that Qi Ming had left on the table and hadn't taken back, and suddenly felt a strong sense of familiarity.

"What, Conan, do you want money?"

"Oh, no, it's nothing."

Conan chuckled awkwardly twice to brush off Qi Ming's question, and after a while, he asked Qi Ming a question.

"By the way, Lai Ming, why did you ask others to call you Qi Ming when you introduced yourself?"

"After all, Haibara's older brother is also named Qi Ming."

Qi Ming frowned slightly.

As expected of a famous detective, he saw through my superb role-playing so easily!

"That's right, even though Lai Ming, you're Haibara's good friend, you can't joke around with Qi Ming."

Mitsuhiko and Genta helped.

After all, Ai Haibara said that Qi Ming is already dead.

It is extremely immoral to make fun of someone's deceased name in front of their sister.

Upon hearing this, Ai Haibara's lips curled into a slight smile, waiting to see how Qi Ming would handle the situation.

Qi Ming was surprised that these children were so kind-hearted, and it took him a while to respond.

"I am Qi Ming, I have no objection."

"..."