Model worker and his little darling

Seeing the incredibly long queue, Pingqing instantly lost interest.

However, since so many people say it's delicious, if he brings Gin a portion, he probably won't be angry.

"Hi, cool kid! Long time no see!"

Conan, who was observing the three Porsche enthusiasts, turned around and saw Jodie greeting him with a smile.

Conan: ...

He seems to have a special connection with the organization lately, running into their people two days in a row. He was worried about running into Judy at home, but then he bumped into her as soon as he stepped outside.

Hearing the sound, Pingqing turned around and saw the two girls behind Judy.

"Ms. Judy, Ran, Sonoko, you're here too." She greeted the three of them with a smile, as naturally as possible.

Seeing Ran and Sonoko following behind Jodie, Conan felt anxious. Too much contact with the organization could be dangerous. But Ran and the others didn't know anything about the organization, so it wasn't appropriate to tell them to stay away from Jodie.

He scratched his head, unable to think of any good solutions.

"Sister Xiaolan, what brings you here?"

Sonoko slapped Conan on the head, "Of course it's to enjoy the food!"

Seeing the three people queuing up, Ran asked in confusion, "Conan, Hirai-nii, what are you doing here? Didn't you say you were going to visit Ai because she has a cold?"

Conan and Professor Agasa looked a little awkward. Before they could speak, Hirai naturally took over the conversation.

“We originally wanted to bring her along to eat scrambled eggs with congee, but her cold was too bad and she couldn’t go to crowded places, so we thought we’d buy her something to eat first.”

Tsk, Hawaii teaches everything except singing and acting. Come to think of it, Conan didn't inherit any of his mother's talents.

Seeing that Hirai was going to explain, Professor Agasa and Conan casually chimed in with a couple of words.

Seeing Jodie reminded Hirayoshi of Shuichi Akai, that pervert who had already left the hospital. That huge explosion hadn't killed him; it was infuriating. He wondered if Akai would show up here today.

Just then, a small team of television crew members appeared at the entrance of Zunya Pavilion.

A beautiful woman in a business suit held a microphone and introduced Zunya Pavilion behind her to the camera, and asked the camera to give a close-up of the long queue of people.

"...Let's now visit the people here."

The host glanced through the long line, then stood in front of Conan with the microphone in hand.

"Is the little one also here at Dongdu Department Store to eat scrambled eggs with congee?"

Pingqing resisted the urge to roll his eyes. They're all queuing up here, do they really come here just to eat char siu?

After the interview, Conan tugged at Heikiyo's clothes, "Heikiyo-nii, let's leave here first."

Hirai stood behind Conan, blocking Jodie's view, and the two looked like they were joking around.

"why?"

“Judy is here, and I’m worried there might be other members of the organization here. It’s too dangerous for Haibara to be alone in the parking lot. I want to go and see if I can find any clues.”

Yes, there are indeed members of the organization, and Gin, whom you're all terrified of, might be there soon. Conan's gone crazy again when he encounters the organization.

"Are you crazy? Leaving now will only attract her attention. You need to be calm like me."

Conan frowned; how could he remain calm?

"What should I do?"

Pingqing patted Conan's big head, "Have you forgotten the excuse you always use?"

"what?"

Seeing Conan's confused look, Ping Qing smiled and said, "Go to the toilet. Anyway, since you have kidney problems, everyone will understand."

Conan glared at Hirai and then dragged Dr. Agasa away.

Organized people have appeared. This time, he must find something useful so that he can return to being Shinichi Kudo as soon as possible and stop Ran from worrying about him.

"Heiji, the line at this store is really long, why did Professor Agasa and Conan leave?"

Hirai hesitated, then continued, "Ran, as you know, ever since Conan got injured last time, she's been going to the bathroom frequently. So..."

Ran nodded to indicate that she understood, and wondered if she should ask Conan to check it out.

But knowing his personality, he'd definitely feel embarrassed. Maybe we should let him go with his dad or Pingqing?

Over here, Professor Agasa followed Conan, panting, "What on earth is going on? How did it suddenly... Shinichi..."

As a result, just as they reached the underground garage—

"Ah—, Mr. Banba!"

The screams attracted Conan, who climbed onto the car and saw that the person's neck was being strangled; there was no hope of saving them.

"Doctor, I'll stay here for now. You drive Haibara away from here."

"why?"

“We’ve been running into people from the organization these past two days. Someone must have noticed us. I think it’s very likely they’re after Haibara. There might be people from the organization here. It’s too dangerous for her to be here like this.”

"Let's look around the neighborhood; there should be a clinic that's open on Sundays. I feel bad for Haibara, but I guess I'll just have to ask her to be patient for now."

Seeing Conan's serious expression, the easygoing and portly Professor Agasa felt his heart pounding wildly. He took a deep breath before speaking softly.

"It shouldn't be that serious. You said it yourself, yesterday's incident was probably an accident. We haven't confirmed that Ms. Judy is a member of that black organization. Besides, her appearance here should also be an accident."

“Once is an accident, but two days in a row is no longer an accident. Although it's not truly confirmed, we can't take the risk. Alright, you take Haibara and leave first. I'll stay and investigate with Hirakiyo.”

……

"The deceased, Ichiro Kondo, was 32 years old, single, and lived in Beika-cho. He was a driver for a freight company. He was a quiet person with few friends."

“But his neighbors said he often went out at night and they had seen him driving to some remote places. So we suspect he was working for the underworld, and his death may be related to smuggling or drug trafficking.”

"Moreover, his spending is enormous, which is highly suspicious for the income of an ordinary freight driver."

Inside an ordinary residential building, Takagi is giving a report to Inspector Megure.

After listening to Takagi's character introduction, Inspector Megure nodded seriously, "Okay, have you found out who has a grudge against him?"

Takagi shook his head. This person has a very low profile in life and at work, and is rarely noticed by others.

Just then, Chiba ran in. "Officer, Kondo went to a pharmaceutical research company in Okuho Town today. According to our investigation, this isn't his first time visiting that company."

"Okay, let's go investigate."