Conan: No, why aren't you following the script?

Thinking of this, Kitagawa Isao's eyes lit up, and his previously tired mood suddenly became excited again.

Immediately, he roused himself and began planning how to get involved in the next case of the locked-room murder of Professor Masami Hirota.

According to his understanding, the case itself was nothing special. Although the method was unique, it was not innovative and still fell into the thirteen categories of locked-room murder cases.

What he really needs to pay attention to is Ai Haibara's attitude in this case.

How to change Ai Haibara's perception of Conan and make her realize that this guy could never be her soulmate is the problem that Kitagawa Isao needs to solve right now.

But how can this problem be solved?

Kitagawa Isao thought about it carefully, and before long he had taken the tram back to Beika Town.

Arriving at the parking lot where he had previously parked his car, Kitagawa Isao took off his black coat and threw it into the back seat. He sat in the driver's seat for a while, thinking. As the sky grew darker, he sighed silently and drove back to his apartment.

Pushing open the door, I indeed didn't see the little girl.

This was exactly what Kitagawa Isao had expected. Although he had changed the course of the Silver Fox Group's storyline, Ai Haibara still had a deep obsession with Shinichi Kudo.

This is not something that can be changed overnight.

So, since Ai Haibara isn't home at this time, it means she must have found a place to confront Shinichi Kudo, also known as Conan Edogawa.

So where exactly is this location?

Kitagawa Isao pondered for a moment and figured that since Ai Haibara had no interaction with Professor Agasa at this time, she should most likely be meeting Conan Edogawa on the streets near the Mouri Detective Agency.

With that thought in mind, he decisively went back downstairs. After hesitating for a while, he finally decided to walk towards the direction of the Mori Detective Agency.

The Mori Detective Agency is located in 5-chome, Beika-cho, not far from Kitagawa Isao's apartment. After walking for about ten minutes, he saw two small figures standing under a street lamp, facing each other.

These two people are none other than Ai Haibara and Conan Edogawa.

……

Let's rewind to a few minutes ago.

Having fled from Shunya's house and circled Beika Town like a madman, Conan Edogawa, who still hadn't found the 'Man in Black', was now walking dejectedly back to the Mouri Detective Agency.

From his perspective, a mysterious man in black who suddenly barged into his life, and who pretended to be a detective and said a bunch of nonsense, made Conan Edogawa feel a bit apprehensive. He was already convinced that the man in black named Saburo Kurosawa was definitely a member of the Black Organization.

He was naturally not going to let go of such a hard-won clue.

However, the other party was unusually cautious, and a lot of time had passed. He had asked almost every passerby and shop he could along the way, but in the end, Conan Edogawa still did not get any useful clues.

Most of those they found were just ordinary residents of Beika Town.

They wanted to return to Junye's house to continue their investigation, but instead they saw Junye's mother hurriedly leading Junye out the door.

After quickly pulling Junya aside to inquire, Conan finally learned...

It turns out that Junye's older brother had indeed been rescued and was now at the police station next to the Otsu Station, waiting for Junye's mother to pick him up.

Upon hearing this news, Conan Edogawa, who wanted to get more clues from Junya's mother, had to suppress his anger for the time being. After watching the two leave, he walked dejectedly toward the Mouri Detective Agency.

He hadn't walked far when, in a quiet alley, he saw Ai Haibara, the new transfer student from earlier that day, standing under a streetlamp with her schoolbag in her hand, watching him with amusement.

This sudden turn of events caught Conan Edogawa off guard, but after a moment's thought, he realized that someone had come to return his schoolbag.

Thinking that his reckless behavior had made this elementary school student wait for him for who knows how long, Conan Edogawa felt a little embarrassed and offered to take Ai Haibara home first.

Ai Haibara naturally did not refuse.

The two walked along the street for a while, and seeing that no one was around, Ai Haibara smiled slightly. In contrast to her previous silence, she suddenly spoke and softly called out the name of a medicine.

“APTX-4869…”

Upon hearing this voice, Conan, who was walking ahead and summarizing his day's achievements, was startled. He instinctively turned his head and saw a cold smile on Ai Haibara's face.

"Haibara-san, what are you saying...? I... I don't quite understand?"

"Don't you understand? APTX-4869, that's the name of the pill you took before. I would never make a mistake. This is a drug that the organization ordered me to personally concoct..."

"The organization, making medicine... Haibara-san, what are you talking about? What can a little kid like you do..."

Almost instantly, large patches of cold sweat appeared on Conan Edogawa's forehead, and even his lips trembled slightly.

At this moment, he had realized a possibility that terrified him, but no matter what, he dared not believe it easily.

However, as if she had already seen through Conan's thoughts, Ai Haibara sneered and slightly tossed her hair with her hand:

"Like you, I also took that drug. Due to an accidental effect of the cell self-destruction program, all the cells in my bones, muscles, internal organs, hair, and other parts outside of the nerve tissue degenerated to the level of an infant. It's a mysterious poison..."

"Haibara-san, you, you wouldn't happen to be..."

With a 'thud,' Conan Edogawa, who was trying to back away to create some distance, accidentally collapsed to the ground, his raised right hand still trembling slightly as it pointed forward...

Seeing Conan Edogawa like this, Ai Haibara was greatly disappointed, but she was in the middle of a performance and was unwilling to stop there.

In order to teach this reckless guy a lesson, Ai Haibara is determined to continue the 'scare operation' to the end.

only……

Just as she had gathered her emotions and was about to reveal her identity to Conan Edogawa, she heard a familiar voice coming from behind her.

"Ai, so you're here? Honestly, you haven't come home yet this late. Do you know how worried I was about you?"