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

Why did it feel like Qi Ming made a move in an instant?

Ai Haibara shook her head, assuming it was some kind of hallucination, and then looked at the photos on Qi Ming's phone.

However, upon closer inspection, the little girl was completely stunned...

The photos on her phone are of herself!

"Hehe, this is my girlfriend. Doesn't she look a lot like you, Ai? It's just a pity that we're in a long-distance relationship and haven't seen each other in a long time."

Qi Ming smiled to himself.

That works, creating a girlfriend out of thin air, isn't that perfect?

Since Shiho Miyano has temporarily disappeared and can't defend herself, dragging her out as a shield isn't a problem.

And since they both use the same face model, maybe they can even develop a sense of closeness...?

Eh?

Qi Ming raised an eyebrow as he looked at Xiao Ai's dazed expression, and then he realized that something was wrong.

Oh no, what a blunder!

He clearly knew just now why Ai didn't want him to have Sonoko Suzuki's phone number, but now he's completely forgotten!

That's possessiveness!

Given that the two look alike, will this kid think he adopted her simply because she looks like his girlfriend, no, his friend?

Then he felt like he was a substitute, and he ran away and committed suicide in one fell swoop?

Or perhaps add some horror elements, like seeing Little Grey's eyes lose their luster in the middle of the night, standing next to you with a fruit knife?

I don't want to be a substitute, and I don't want my brother to be taken away from me...

Qi Ming suddenly felt a jolt.

Although he didn't want to think too extremely, this little girl had escaped from a mental hospital.

Who knows!

"Hey Ai, don't get me wrong, she's my boyfriend, no, wait, she's not my girlfriend, ugh!"

Qi Ming hurriedly used all the galgame rhetoric he knew, but in his panic, he failed to explain himself clearly.

Fortunately, Ai Haibara recovered in time, and a faint blush appeared on her slightly lowered face.

"Yes, Brother Qi Ming, your girlfriend is very beautiful."

The soft, sweet voice reached Qi Ming's ears. Before Qi Ming could think much about it, Ai Haibara's petite figure quickened her pace and passed by Qi Ming.

Her steps were light, and one could sense a sense of ease and joy in her heart.

Looking at the petite figure moving gracefully in front of him, Qi Ming scratched his head in confusion.

It seems that women, regardless of age, always have a way of thinking that is hard to fathom.

That doesn't seem right either. Ai isn't an ordinary girl; she's a girl who escaped from a mental hospital.

"Haqiu!"

"What's wrong, Ai? Did you catch a cold? Come on, put on this new coat I just bought you!"

……

Conan felt that something was off about Qi Ming today.

Whether it was the first or second time we met, he always gave off a bizarre and neurotic feeling.

But today, Qi Ming was unexpectedly quite serious!

If he hadn't admitted it himself, Conan would definitely have thought that Qi Ming had a brother who looked exactly like him.

At this moment, Conan saw that Qi Ming and Ai Haibara had stopped whispering, and he finally couldn't resist his curiosity and walked over to Qi Ming.

Then, the first thing he did was make a sound like a deer.

"Hey, Brother Qi Ming."

Hearing the saccharine voice beside him, Qi Ming raised an eyebrow.

Whose fawn is this? It's not cute at all.

"What's wrong, Conan?"

Conan put his hands behind his head and said with a grin, "It's nothing, it's just that Brother Qi Ming feels really different to me today."

"He seemed rather unserious on the Shinkansen, and even had a bit of a temper."

Qi Ming's smiling face twitched slightly.

You little brat, you're trying to expose my flaws, aren't you? You want to ruin my gentlemanly image in front of Ai Haibara?

Qi Ming squatted down, raised his hand and ruffled Conan's hair hard, then smiled with narrowed eyes and said to Conan, "Conan gives me a really different feeling."

"Last time you were acting like a 3-year-old and almost couldn't hold your pee. How come you've become so mature today?"

Qi Ming did not deliberately lower his voice, so everyone who went to the Mihua Theater heard what he said.

"What? You little brat, you actually wet your pants again? When did this happen, Xiaolan? Do you even know?"

"Oh, it was during the last Shinkansen (bullet train) incident."

"Hahaha, you little rascal, you actually have moments like this? Haha!"

Conan's face flushed red instantly upon hearing Sonoko Suzuki's laughter from ahead, and he glared reproachfully at Ran Mouri's retreating figure.

Ran, why did you tell that big mouth, Sonoko?

And I didn't wet my pants! I was just trying to avoid this suspected organization!

Conan felt that the rumor about him wetting his pants should be put to rest, and he quickly and awkwardly waved his hand to explain.

"Haha, no, I just drank too much water last time, and Brother Qi Ming just happened to pull me out, so I couldn't help it."

"And I didn't pee!"

Conan tried to save face, but unexpectedly attracted the attention of his three friends who were there to back him up...

It's more of a hindrance than a help.

Genta: "Conan, there's nothing to be embarrassed about. It's normal to tell your parents if you can't hold it in."

Mitsuhiko: "That's right, children and adults have different levels of patience."

Ayumi: "Yeah, at least they have the courage to say it. There are kids in our class who clearly need to pee but are too scared to say it and just end up peeing in their pants!"

The laughter in the garden grew even more unrestrained.

Conan kept his head down, his face growing increasingly flushed, and Qi Ming could vaguely see special effects such as wisps of smoke rising from Conan's head.

Conan really wants to escape right now.

Please stop! Please, stop publicly torturing me, Yamei!

"Ah."

Ai Haibara turned around and glanced at Conan with amusement.

Who would have thought that beneath the skin of an elementary school student lay the soul of a high school detective?

He's very good at pretending to be a child, high school detective Shinichi Kudo.

"Ai, watch where you're going, there are telephone poles."

Qi Ming looked at Ai Haibara, who had turned around but was still walking forward, and quickly stepped forward to gently grab her arm and pull her to his side.

Feeling the warmth from Qi Ming's arm, Ai Haibara blushed, then looked up at him with a sweet, childlike smile and said:

"Thank you, brother."

……

After the brief interlude, Conan recovered from his awkwardness and, after a moment's thought, suddenly asked Qi Ming:

"Brother Qi Ming, do you know Lao Qin?"

Qi Ming and Ai Haibara paused in their steps simultaneously.

Ai Haibara glanced sideways at Conan.

"Old Qin" likely refers to Qinjiu (a type of Chinese liquor).

Was it the name he heard when Qi Ming forced him to take the medicine, but he didn't completely faint?

But has this silly boy figured out his current identity?

When Qi Ming heard Conan mention his nickname for Gin, he looked at Conan with a puzzled expression and asked, "Conan, where did you hear that name from?"

"Of course, it's what you called that man in black at the tropical amusement park last time..."

As Conan finished speaking, he noticed Qi Ming's gaze slowly darkening, and his face suddenly turned pale.

Oh no, what was he saying just now?

Qi Ming asked in an icy voice, "At the tropical amusement park last time?"

"Conan, we first met on the Shinkansen."