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

The little one is throwing a tantrum!

Seeing Ai Haibara's reaction, Kitagawa Isao immediately made a decision in his mind, "Ai, are you angry?"

"I didn't!" Ai Haibara glared at him and said angrily.

Kitagawa Isao smiled when he saw this. "You're just angry. Okay, I promise you, I won't buy this kind of dessert for Professor Agasa again next time. I just didn't know what to buy. I felt that carbonated drinks were less appropriate than ice cream, right?"

"Hmph, I already said I'm not angry, so stop making wild guesses," Ai Haibara snorted and turned her head to the side in annoyance.

Seeing this, Kitagawa Isao smiled slightly and said, "Alright, I admit that I didn't ask for your opinion today, but I did have my own reasons. Aren't you curious, Ai, what did Hattori Heizo and the others talk about when Conan went to Osaka?"

"This one……"

Kitagawa Isao's words seemed to possess a magical power, instantly stirring up Haibara Ai's thoughts.

However, remembering that she had just been angry with the other person, Ai Haibara hurriedly turned her head to look around, pretending to be embarrassed and indifferent.

But Kitagawa Isao's awkward expression made him secretly chuckle to himself.

While his decision to forcibly bring Ai Haibara out this time was certainly influenced by the considerations just now, that wasn't the main reason.

With Kaito Kid as an undercover agent, it wouldn't be difficult for him to find out the content of Hattori Heizo and Mouri Kogoro's conversation. The real reason he had to bring Ai Haibara out was actually the Tokyo Spirits team's parade.

Because this march was actually the beginning of a series of subsequent cases.

If Kitagawa Isao remembers correctly, the bomber who single-handedly killed two members of the police academy's five-member team was the mastermind behind this series of cases...

Of course, Kitagawa Isao, a mere bomber, was not worth taking seriously, let alone the fact that the other party was the kind of small fry who usually seemed smart and arrogant, but would be scared out of his wits once caught.

What he truly cared about was the last remaining member of the police academy's five-man group who was still alive at that time—Rei Furuya.

This high-ranking police inspector of the Japanese Public Security Bureau, who is also an undercover member of the organization codenamed Bourbon, and goes by the alias Amuro Tooru, can be said to be Shuichi Akai's mortal enemy, and also someone who is trying his best to destroy the organization.

Logically speaking, there is no need for Kitagawa Isao to win over or make contact with such a person, but the current situation in Tokyo is chaotic, and the three forces are vying for power, with a potential for an immediate outbreak.

In this environment, Kitagawa Isao thought long and hard and felt that it would be better to make the fire burn even more brilliantly.

Therefore, he considered Amuro Tooru. If he could bring this fourth force into the fray and plunge Tokyo into complete chaos, it would be easier for him and Ai Haibara to fish in troubled waters and deliver a heavy blow to those forces that coveted them.

Moreover, out of personal motives, Kitagawa Isao was also eager to see what would happen if Akai Shuichi fell into Amuro Tooru's hands.

These two not only had national hatred but also family feuds. If it weren't for the organization being their common enemy, he would actually be very interested in seeing who would have the last laugh.

However, Amuro Tooru is an undercover agent for the Japanese Public Security Bureau, and he usually keeps to himself, so it is difficult for him to run into him. Kitagawa Isao could not wait for several more months until this guy officially makes his appearance.

Therefore, appearing in this bombing case related to the five members of the police academy is currently the only way for him to get close to Amuro Tooru.

Kitagawa Isao was absolutely certain that, although Aoyama Gosho hadn't described it, given Amuro Tooru's feelings for his comrades, he couldn't possibly be unaware of this bombing, which was confirmed to be planned by the same person.

Perhaps, while the Metropolitan Police Department was chasing and intercepting him, this guy was hiding to the side, coldly watching everything.

It's even possible that if the criminal had actually escaped from Officer Sato's hands, Amuro Tooru would have popped out from the side, subdued the criminal in no time, and then casually handed him over to the Metropolitan Police Department.

According to Kitagawa Isao's understanding, this was very likely to happen, so he prepared to get involved in the case and find an opportunity to expose and talk to the guy who was secretly observing him.

As for how to participate without attracting the other party's attention... the answer is naturally to stay by Conan Edogawa's side and get involved in the case from the very beginning.

With Inspector Megure's personal approval, the fact that they were inexplicably involved in the bombing case, and his own identity as a detective... Kitagawa Isao was absolutely confident that he wouldn't attract Amuro Tooru's attention.

In order to gain greater benefits, he needed to make an exception and take the initiative to participate in this case.

However, he naturally couldn't tell Ai Haibara about this, so he could only make up a plausible excuse to keep the little girl from focusing on him for the time being...

Judging from the current situation, his plan has clearly succeeded. With 'Conan' providing cover, Ai Haibara's interest was immediately drawn to the ethereal conversation.

Meanwhile, as the two were discussing this, the three members of the Junior Detective League finally couldn't hold back any longer.

Although they have outstanding abilities and thinking compared to other children of the same age, they are still just seven or eight-year-old primary school students. The crowd of onlookers was so dense that these children could not even see the parade in the street.

If all they can do is listen to the clamor and noise from the side, then wouldn't their trip have been in vain?

So, after some discussion, the clever Genta and the quick-witted Mitsuhiko decided to stand on the nearby trash can so they could see a little higher.

However, their 'ingenious' plan was thwarted before it could be implemented.

Ai Haibara, with her keen eyesight, immediately noticed the children's actions. After giving Isao Kitagawa a helpless look, the latter smiled wryly, took a few steps forward, and pulled Genta, who was halfway up the mountain, down from the ground.

At that very moment, another beautiful figure emerged from a car parked nearby.

The person who arrived was none other than Officer Sato, dressed as a stylish blonde woman…