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

Hearing this voice, Ai Haibara, who had just been preparing to play the villain, was startled and quickly turned around. She saw that Kitagawa Isao had appeared at some point on the street corner not far away, wearing his signature white T-shirt, and was walking towards them with a worried look on his face.

Seeing this distance, Ai Haibara subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief. Although the whole street was very quiet now because it was late, she hadn't spoken very loudly just now; in fact, her voice was even lower than normal conversation.

Kitagawa Isao is keeping a certain distance from her right now, so he probably didn't hear what she just said.

However, just to be on the safe side, it's best to ask first.

Thinking this, Ai Haibara nodded silently to herself. When Kitagawa Isao approached, she adopted a little girl's demeanor and said apologetically:

"I'm sorry, Kitagawa-nii, I made you worry. I was actually already preparing to go home. I'm really sorry."

"Anyway, I'm glad you're okay. Honestly, it's so late and you're still not home. I thought those human traffickers had found you again."

Having 'unwittingly' revealed his attitude towards Ai Haibara's identity, Kitagawa Isao then turned to Conan Edogawa, who was sitting on the ground beside him, and asked, "Little friend, is he your new classmate? What's his name?"

Upon hearing this, Ai Haibara chuckled lightly: "Of course, he's a friend I met today, but... Kitagawa-kun, didn't you hear me just now? Why are you asking his name?"

"What did you hear?"

Kitagawa Isao scratched his head, feigning complete ignorance.

Seeing him like this, Ai Haibara finally felt relieved and began to reintroduce Conan Edogawa's identity.

Of course, she only mentioned that this was one of the classmates she met today, and that he lived in Beika Town.

"Oh? Is that so? That's quite a coincidence. Conan, where do you live? Let me take you home, okay?"

"I...I live in..."

Conan instinctively wanted to say the address of the Mouri Detective Agency, but he hesitated when the words came out.

Gradually recovering from the shock, Conan Edogawa was now almost certain of Ai Haibara's identity. He believed that the seemingly harmless little girl in front of him was undoubtedly a member of the Black Organization.

Although he was still unclear about the reason and purpose behind her turning into a child, as well as the identity of the young man who had suddenly appeared beside her, there was one thing he was now quite certain of.

This woman, she's probably here for me...

Regardless of whether this young man called "Kitagawa-kun" is connected to the organization, in Conan Edogawa's view, Ai Haibara's identity is definitely confirmed.

At this moment, the other party offered to take her home. If they happened to see Uncle Mori and Ran at the office, wouldn't they be implicated because of her?

The thought of Kogoro Mouri and Ran Mouri dying tragically at Gin's hands sent a chill down Conan's spine.

No, we absolutely cannot let Xiaolan be exposed to danger!

but……

Now, facing this seemingly enthusiastic 'Brother Kitagawa', how should he end things now that he's already said half of what he needed to say?

Hesitating for a moment, Conan remained silent and led the way without saying a word, eventually bringing the two of them to Professor Agasa's house.

Looking at the magnificent gate of Professor Agasa's house, Conan slapped his forehead in frustration.

However, it was too late to regret it now, so he could only bite the bullet and knock on the door, preparing to give Professor Agasa a heads-up...

In fact, along the way, he had thought about finding an opportunity to use the watch-shaped anesthetic needle and the foot-strength needle to subdue the two 'suspected members of the organization' behind him.

However, he was still somewhat unsure of the situation. It wasn't that he was worried about accidentally hurting Kitagawa Isao; he just felt that if the Black Organization really wanted to contact him at this time, how could they only send two people like these?

If he uses all his tricks to take down the two men, and then a new group of men in black suddenly appears, what will he rely on to save himself then?

Furthermore, even if we take a step back and assume that this woman named Ai Haibara was able to find Teitan Elementary School and was assigned to the same class as me, doesn't that mean that the organization had already investigated my background?

Faced with this completely uncontrollable situation, Conan dared not break it rashly, nor did he want to lose any chance to fight back.

Therefore, after much hesitation, he decided to wait and see what this woman named Ai Haibara was up to...

Just as Conan Edogawa was pondering, Professor Agasa opened the door.

Looking at Conan, whom he hadn't seen in a long time, Professor Agasa's eyes flashed with a hint of doubt. But before he could ask, Conan suddenly gave him a wink.

As Conan's strongest ally in the early days, Professor Agasa immediately understood upon seeing this expression and stopped asking Conan the reason for his late-night visit.

At that moment, he also saw two figures, one big and one small, standing at the door behind Conan.

"Um, I don't know who you two are..."

"Oh, you must be Conan's parent? Hello, hello, my name is Kitagawa Isao, and I am the guardian of Conan's classmate, Ai Haibara. I saw that it was getting late, but the two children were still playing outside, so I thought I would bring Conan back first to prevent him from encountering any danger."

"So this is ah!"

Dr. Agasa suddenly realized and quickly smiled apologetically, "Mr. Kitagawa, you've really gone to a lot of trouble. Um... if you don't mind, would you like to come in and have some tea before you leave?"

While exchanging pleasantries, Conan had already hidden behind Professor Agasa and secretly gave him a hint with his finger.

Therefore, after receiving the clear signal, even though Professor Agasa didn't know the reason, he still resolutely carried out the instructions from Conan Edogawa.

Let's keep them here first...

Upon hearing this, Kitagawa Isao looked troubled, but after consulting with Haibara Ai, he reluctantly agreed.

Dr. Agasa was naturally delighted and quickly invited the two inside to make tea.

Before long, Professor Agasa brought a dish of four cups of fragrant black tea to the living room...