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

There was no time to mourn for Shuichi Akai.

After watching Ai Haibara inject an entire vial of medicine into Shuichi Akai's neck, Isao Kitagawa sighed silently in his heart.

It seems he'll have to be more careful with his words and actions from now on.

This little guy... although he looks harmless, he's really ruthless when it comes to administering medicine...

Although I don't recall ever upsetting the little one, who can say for sure about such things?

What if I ever go too far with my casual remarks, and this girl sneaks in at night and gives me an injection of APTX-4869...?

Despite having the ability to be immune to all poisons, allowing him to drink cyanide like Sprite, what if the system determines that APTX-4869, a magical drug, is not a poison?

If the system decides that this drug, which can make people young again, is beneficial to the human body, then wouldn't he really become a primary school student?

If that's the case, then he'll really have nowhere to complain...

Thinking of this, Kitagawa Isao's eyes suddenly cleared. Watching Ai Haibara meticulously checking for drug residues, he quickly made up his mind.

From now on, it's best not to upset this little girl...

Meanwhile, just as Kitagawa Isao was lost in his own thoughts...

Finally, the entire bottle of anesthetic was injected into Shuichi Akai's body. Seeing that his body was completely under control, Ai Haibara breathed a sigh of relief. After checking Shuichi Akai's condition again, she put away the syringe and then noticed that Isao Kitagawa was standing behind her in a daze.

"Kitagawa-nii? What's wrong?" Ai Haibara asked with concern.

"No, it's nothing..."

Kitagawa Isao shook his head, not wanting to reveal his thoughts. But after seeing Ai Haibara's earnest expression, he blinked and an idea suddenly came to him. "I just remembered some information that my brother Kid sent me before."

"Information sent to you by Phantom Thief Kid? When did this happen? How come I've never heard of it before?"

"I haven't had a chance to tell you in the last few days because I still don't know if that information is true or false,"

After clearing his throat twice, Kitagawa Isao, seeing that he had successfully changed the subject, immediately continued, "Actually, after learning about your situation, Kidd secretly arranged for Mr. Terai to investigate your parents in Europe. Although Dr. Miyano is a native Japanese, your mother should be a white person, which can be seen from your hair color."

“This is indeed…”

Hearing this, Ai Haibara subconsciously touched her brown sideburns, her eyes glazed over as she drifted into memories. "Because of this hair color, I also suffered criticism when I was studying in America. Kitagawa-nii, you should know very well that those guys who were instilled with arrogance from a young age always like to bully others through these kinds of trivial matters..."

"Hmm." Kitagawa Isao nodded, then sighed.

School bullying is a troublesome problem in any country.

It's not that bullying is a difficult problem to solve. In most cases, teachers can prevent at least 80% of bullying problems simply by understanding the situation and helping to uphold justice.

However, as animals, humans have an instinct to bully the weak when they haven't received proper education and upbringing.

Strong children, powerful children, and children with friends will mostly try to bully those weak, powerless, and isolated children.

This is the instinct of wild beasts, and also a flaw in human nature. Just as a herd of animals will eliminate the weaker members of its own kind, only through education and moral constraints can this be fundamentally controlled.

And how could those teachers possibly keep an eye on all these cases all the time, when they could only handle one or two? Moreover, a considerable portion of this group are irresponsible types who are afraid of trouble.

When faced with such problems, they only think about resolving them quickly, and assigning blame to both sides equally.

How can this be completely eradicated?

Thinking of this, Kitagawa Isao couldn't help but sigh softly again.

However, upon seeing Ai Haibara looking at him with a puzzled expression, he quickly composed himself and continued, "Anyway, based on your hair color, my friend Kid and I have some guesses. We think... perhaps your mother is European, so following this clue, my friend Kid continued to investigate."

"As it turned out, the facts were exactly as we expected. Your mother, Elena Miyano, really is of British descent, and we also discovered that she should have an older sister..."

"Mom's older sister...that is, my aunt? This, Kitagawa-kun, is what you're saying true? I...do I really still have relatives?"

For a moment, Ai Haibara's expression was somewhat taken aback, and she even looked a little nervous.

Having grown accustomed to living alone, the sudden realization that I still have a loved one alive is a feeling that defies description.

After a moment of surprise, her face quickly regained its usual calm.

“Even if there really is such a relative, I can’t just rush to acknowledge her,” Ai Haibara said, taking a deep breath. “Besides, so much time has passed, whether it’s my parents’ disappearance or my sister’s death… this ‘aunt’ of mine has never appeared. I think… she probably doesn’t care about us, right?”

Kitagawa Isao nodded. "Although it's a bit cruel, that's probably the truth. But that's not what I wanted to talk about. Speaking of which, Ai, according to our leads... your aunt is an MI6 agent, and she... has a child."

"Children? You mean my...cousins, or sisters?"

"He's your cousin, and you'd never guess, you've actually met him before. Not only you, but your sister met him a long time ago too. That's right... this guy in front of you, the one you just drugged, Shuichi Akai... he's your real cousin, if this information is true..."

Upon hearing this, Ai Haibara was struck dumb, her body staggering as she leaned against the car, staring at Kitagawa Isao in disbelief, trying to figure out that the guy was just joking with her.

However, Kitagawa Isao's expression was unusually calm, which sent a chill down Ai Haibara's spine.

Finally, after an unknown amount of time, Ai Haibara, having finally accepted reality, lowered her head and said coldly:

"I...I don't have a cousin like that..."