Model worker and his little darling

"Pingqing, you said your girlfriend is in America, so how do you maintain your relationship?"

"Making a phone call, sending a message, sending a gift, or a small surprise—anything is fine as long as you put your heart into it."

Hattori clicked his tongue. "It seems like dating isn't easy."

Conan, on the other hand, nodded silently, as if he had learned something.

Taira no Kiyoshi patted Hattori on the shoulder. "So, how about it? Taira no Kiyoshi's Love Lessons—guaranteed to teach you everything. Love, marriage, having children—a one-stop service. I can teach you everything, and I guarantee your satisfaction. Interested?"

Hattori rolled his eyes; how did the topic veer off course? He then looked at Hirakiyo with a gossipy expression, "Hirakiyo-nii, tell me how you confessed your feelings."

Just then, Xiaolan and the other two pushed open the door and came in.

"Confess? Who wants to confess?" Sonoko's excited eyes scanned the room before finally settling on Hirai.

"Hey, Pingqing-ge, you wouldn't have fallen for some girl in Japan and are planning to two-time her, would you? Hmm?"

Pingqing sighed, rubbing his forehead. Why did he always seem like a scumbag in Sonoko's eyes?

After glancing at Conan and Hattori, who were only looking forward to a good show, Hirai gritted his teeth, a wicked idea popped into his head, and he pulled Sonoko out of the ward.

"Pingqing, what are you doing?"

"Sonoko, do you want to see Shinichi Kudo confess to Ran?"

Sonoko's eyes lit up immediately. "Think, think! When? Where? How did you know he was going to confess?"

"None of that matters. I'll tell you when the time comes, and we'll go watch together. Just don't let it slip to Xiaolan."

Anyway, Shinichi Kudo will confess sooner or later, so these are all minor issues. Let's keep Sonoko in suspense and let her wait at home all day.

"Okay, okay, I know. Don't worry, my mouth is sealed tight." After saying that, Sonoko made a zipper-like motion near her mouth.

"Don't let it slip, or I won't take you to see any more shows," Pingqing added, still worried.

"Don't worry, Pingqing-ge."

Seeing the two walk in, everyone looked over curiously, but neither of them offered any explanation.

After talking for a while, it was getting dark, so Hattori said goodbye to Kazuha and boarded a plane back to Osaka.

Throughout the journey, Hattori kept looking out the window; even the optimistic Osaka boy had his own worries.

Back at the hospital, Pingqing walked into the dark stairwell, looked at the small figure in the corner, and a hint of amusement flashed in his eyes.

At this moment, Haibara was thinking of Ran. She had suffered heatstroke in Izu, and Ran was the first to notice. The last time Haibara was sick, Ran had specially cooked porridge for her.

Girls like that shouldn't be exposed to any darkness.

"What do you want to do?"

Haibara raised her head and said coldly, "Terrifying. What, want to come along?"

Seeing Haibara dressed in all black, holding a toy gun, Hirai roughly guessed what she was going to do. He instantly became interested, "What do you want me to do?"

After hearing Haibara's idea, Hirai became excited; he hadn't expected Haibara to be so ruthless. Then, thinking of his recent painful experience, he felt a dull ache throughout his body.

After fiddling with himself in front of the mirror for a while, Hirai looked up at Ai Haibara and asked, "Does it look like me?"

Upon seeing Hirai's face, Haibara trembled and said, "His demeanor doesn't seem like it."

"I have no choice but to make do. It should be enough to fool Conan."

Tsk, if he were alone, he could use other forms to scare Conan.

——O(n_n)O~——

On a dark and windy night, the entire Mihana Hospital was plunged into darkness.

Conan lay in the hospital bed, Ran's image on his mind, and Hattori's words kept replaying in his head.

Now that things have come to this, he has no way to hide it anymore.

At this moment, the door to the ward was pushed open.

The sound of a gun being cocked snapped Conan back to reality, and he saw Ai Haibara sitting on the edge of the bed, pointing a gun at him.

"Grey Yuan?"

"I'm really sorry, it seems that I have the same cruel black blood flowing in my body as they do. My true identity has been exposed, and the organization's people found me this morning."

"I thought they would kill me to silence me, but they said that as long as I was willing to return to the organization, this betrayal would be considered as if it never happened."

Conan's face tightened. "So you've come here to kill the thorn in my organization's side?"

"Yes, your parents have already been dealt with. That dark-skinned detective from Osaka, your little Ran, and Uncle Mori will all disappear tomorrow as well."

Upon hearing this, Conan bit his lip. Had something happened to his parents?

Then, Haibara took out her phone and showed Conan a photo. It showed Yukiko Kudo lying on the ground, covered in blood, her death gruesome.

Conan stared intently at the photo.

Haibara put her phone away. "See? Everyone else will suffer the same fate tomorrow."

Just as Conan was about to speak, a man walked in through the door. He was dressed in black with silver hair, exuding an imposing aura and a chilling killing intent.

"Gin... Gin..."

Seeing Conan's terrified face and his hands tightly gripping the blanket, Ping Qing slightly curled his lips.

Haibara was a little surprised when she saw Hirai's appearance, but she immediately turned cold. She didn't expect Hirai to be able to act so convincingly.

Conan was enveloped by Hirai's murderous intent and felt like he could hardly breathe.

The thought that everyone around him would die because of him caused him excruciating pain in his heart, as if he could already see everyone falling down one by one in front of him.

After observing Conan's expression for a while, Ping Qing calmly said, "Sherry, make your move."

"Yes."

Upon hearing this, Conan stared intently at the two of them.

Haibara slowly pulled the trigger, revealing a chilling smile. "Shinichi Kudo, tomorrow you can reunite with your family and friends."

Goodbye, Shinichi Kudo.

"biu~"

A gunshot rang out, but instead of a bullet, it fired a bouquet of roses.

Conan was completely bewildered. He thought he was doomed, but this was the scene he hadn't expected.

"Grey Yuan?"

Then, looking at the man at the door, she gritted her teeth and said, "Brother Pingqing, was this your idea?"

Ping Qing toned down his imposing manner, turned on the hospital room light, and looked at Conan with an innocent expression. "It has nothing to do with me. It was all Haibara's idea. Were you scared by us just now? It took me a lot of effort to get this done."

"Heh...heh...heh"

Hearing Conan's cold laugh, Hirai removed the disguise from his face. It's best to avoid using Gin's face; it's easy to get beaten up and even harder to get out of bed.

What's the story behind that photo of my mom?

"Didn't you notice that Yukiko in the photo looks too young? That's her character in a movie."

Seeing Conan's sullen expression, Ping Qing realized what was going on. "It was dark earlier, so it's normal that you didn't recognize her. But if your mom knew you didn't recognize her as a character, do you think she'd beat you up?"

Conan was speechless. "It's so late, you two didn't come to the hospital just to scare me, did you? So, what else is it?"