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

After Ai Haibara said that, the parents who had just turned away turned their gazes back to Qi Ming.

Sumiko Kobayashi asked Ai Haibara with some confusion:

"Ai, are you feeling unwell?"

"No, I didn't."

Ai Haibara replied without any intonation, even though she knew in her heart that she shouldn't have spoken like that in this situation.

Qi Ming can handle the recklessness; I must remain calm and composed.

But there's nothing I can do; I'm so angry, I feel suffocated if I don't say it out loud.

Because of this incident involving Ai Haibara, the parents in the class couldn't help but whisper among themselves.

"How can such a cute-looking girl be so unruly?"

"That's right."

A bald man in a suit, not far from Qi Ming in front of him, couldn't help but speak to the girl standing next to him.

"Mizuki, you must not befriend that child in the future, he will lead you astray."

"Dad, I know. And I heard that Haibara seems to have her own influence outside. She's a bit of a thug."

"Heh, no wonder. Meiyue, we come from an elite family. We must stay far away from students like this, understand?"

"Okay, I know."

"..."

Realizing that her actions had damaged her reputation, Ai Haibara could only stand there and take several deep breaths to calm herself down.

And what the heck is this "street thug" thing? Is this kind of character still around?

At this moment, Qi Ming finally raised his head.

Ignoring that Kobayashi Sumiko was speaking, he shouted at the bald man in the front row who had just been gossiping.

"Hey you bald guy up ahead, look away, it's you. I dropped my car keys, can you pick them up for me?"

Bald, bald man?

The man's lips twitched slightly. He just had less hair, how could he be called bald?

No wonder this little girl was so rude when the teacher was speaking; it turns out her family members are the same way.

He's obviously from the bottom of society. He wants me to pick up his things for him? No way!

The bald man thought to himself, but still unconsciously looked down.

There was indeed a car key at his feet, and the symbol on it seemed to be...

Wow, Rambo!

"Hurry up, bald guy, what, you trying to steal my car keys?"

"Oh, okay, no problem."

Qi Ming's urging voice came from behind, and the bald man swallowed hard and immediately picked up the car keys and passed them to the person behind him.

The bottom layer?

Who in their lower class drives a Lamborghini?

He secretly wondered if Qi Ming was actually from some large gang organization, just as his daughter had said.

You know, the police were cracking down on gangs really hard a few days ago, so how powerful must the gangs that survived have?

Just as the bald man was lost in thought, Qi Ming's voice came from behind him again.

"Bald guy, I've also lost my property certificate. Can you help me pick it up?"

Property certificate?

The bald man looked down at his feet again, slightly confused, and sure enough, there were several more notebooks at his feet.

Wasn't that person bending down under the table just to throw things around?

Who goes out with their property certificate?!

"Good good."

The bald man obediently picked up the property certificate again and handed it behind him.

However, the nightmare continued.

"Hey bald guy, I dropped my gold brick at your place, help me pick it up."

"Baldy, I dropped my gem at your place, can you help me pick it up?"

"...No problem, bro!"

Hearing Qi Ming's continuous voice, the bald man knew he was in big trouble.

What kind of power do they have to carry so many valuable treasures around with them all the time?

The bald man took a deep breath, turned around, and gave Qi Ming a fawning smile. Then, he spoke seriously to his daughter beside him.

"Mizuki, I think kids should be rebellious. What's wrong with not following the rules? It's called individuality!"

"You'd better get along well with that girl."

"oh oh."

The young girl nodded blankly, completely unaware that she had just witnessed the dirty world of adults.

Didn't we just say not to let her associate with Ai Haibara?

No wonder my mother always said that men are fickle.

"Doctor, have you noticed anything?"

On the other end, Conan patted Professor Agasa on the shoulder and whispered something.

Since Yusaku Kudo and the others didn't return, the task of attending the parent-teacher conference in their place fell to Professor Agasa.

Professor Agasa nodded, but then shook his head.

"I understand some parts, but not others."

Just now, when Qi Ming made a commotion, Conan and Professor Agasa had been watching Qi Ming's direction.

Then, to everyone's surprise, a lot of goods inexplicably appeared out of thin air at the bald man's feet.

"Shinichi, you should know about the concept of a storage backpack in games, right?"

Dr. Agasa said in a low voice.

"Items you find in the game can be put into an invisible backpack. When you need them, you can open the backpack and drag them out with your mouse."

Conan nodded.

Dr. Agasa's explanation perfectly explains Qi Ming's previous actions.

But then Professor Agasa scratched his head in a strange manner.

"However, the distance for retrieving the item is a bit too far; the design feels a bit over the top."

……

After 20 minutes, the PPT presentation was finished.

Sumiko Kobayashi breathed a sigh of relief and addressed the crowd below.

"Alright, that's all I wanted to report. Students and parents whose names I call out, please come to my office for a private chat."

clap clap-

Another round of applause rang out, but this time Qi Ming was not among those applauding.

"That's it? I didn't think I talked about much?"

Qi Ming asked Ai Haibara with a puzzled look on his face.

"What about her grades? Why didn't she mention the most important ones?"

"Why are you still talking about studying after saying so much useless stuff? Just hand out a test and compare scores."

Ai Haibara rolled her eyes at Qi Ming.

"Didn't you read any guides before you came? At least the teachers at our school don't talk about this. Grades are kept confidential. They only talk about these things when you have a private chat with the teacher."

“…It’s boring.”

Qi Ming instantly felt that this parent-teacher meeting had lost its fun.

The idea that students should only talk about improving their personal qualities instead of their grades is a bit too far-fetched, and Qi Ming can't accept it.

Academic performance is the core of parent-teacher meetings!

So, Qi Ming raised his hand.

"Um, is there anything I can do for Ai Haibara's parents?"

"Teacher, I think we should talk about grades."

Qi Ming said with a serious expression.

"that……"

Sumiko Kobayashi smiled somewhat awkwardly.

"Ai Haibara's parent, the private conversation we're about to have is about grades. Our school has a rule that we generally don't publish the children's grades."

Qi Ming shook his head.

"But I don't think this format is quite reasonable."

"If grades are kept secret, students with poor grades will continue to fall behind because they have no comparison to make, while students with good grades will feel that they are already good enough and give up and stop trying."

"Therefore, I think it is very necessary to make the results public."