Conan: I'm Not a Model Worker in the Winery

Chapter 547: Delay, delay, delay...I can't delay any longer

Seeing the bleeding corpse, Hiroki Sawada and Haibara Ai were surprisingly calm.

They even watched calmly for a while, and when they didn't see anyone else, they went up to check on the condition of the body.

Well, now the corpse is really a corpse.

Hopeless.

"The cause of death is excessive abdominal bleeding... Looking at the wound, it should have been caused by a hunting shotgun." The two people basically determined the cause of death at a glance.

Look at each other.

From this point of view, the person who fired the gun just now should be the murderer...

No, that's not right.

Huiyuan Ai touched the other person's wound and found the problem. "Although the body has just died, it only took us a dozen seconds to get here. If it had just fallen, the blood should have coagulated."

Hiroki frowned slightly: "...What was that sound just now?"

Could it be that he accidentally mistook a person for prey while hunting?
In order to avoid possible danger, neither of them showed their heads, but continued to move forward stealthily, hiding in the bushes.

Soon, their doubts were answered:

There was another gunshot in front of us for no apparent reason, along with the roar of a wild animal, and then the shout of an elderly man:

"Alright! Jubei, calm down your anger and return to your forest!"

He shouted several times in succession, but the only response he got was a series of low and hoarse roars.

Haibara Ai and Hiroki's expressions changed slightly - the only possible ferocious beast in this forest should be the bear that the manager had mentioned before.

So, that person, who was probably the hunter, was talking to the bear?
Is the other party protecting the bear?

Although this idea is a bit outrageous, it seems to be the case at the moment: the other hunter was shot and killed in order to protect the bear.

Looking at each other again, an idea popped up in the minds of Haibara Ai and Hiroki at the same time - this seemed to be a good excuse to delay time.

Hearing the low growls continuing not far away, they tried not to make any noise as much as possible so as not to alert the hunters and bears over there.

They are not reckless warriors like Lie or Jing. If they really fight against someone with a gun, or a powerful creature like a bear, they will definitely be the ones who suffer.

only……

As the two people were backing away, they suddenly felt as if there was something behind them.

Suddenly turned his head.

Huihara Ai's eyes suddenly froze.

Because behind them, the 'thing' that was approaching them silently... was actually a little bear?
...So cute!
The black little bear was not as big as Huihara and Hiroki. It seemed that it was very curious about these two creatures that walked on two legs. It came close to them, sniffing here and there, and occasionally making a slight low moan from its throat.

Perhaps it was because those dark eyes were too smart and cute that the little bear immediately captured Haibara Ai's heart and she rubbed him twice.

The little bear was surprisingly not afraid of Huibara. He actually allowed his fur to be pulled and even rubbed against her.

"Sister Haibara, this little bear might be the child of the bear named 'Jubei' over there. Let's leave quickly." Hiroki's expression changed slightly when he heard the growling sound disappear.

Little bears usually don't stray too far from their parents...it would be bad if the big guy over there came over and mistook them for an enemy.

Haibara Ai naturally knew this, and after rubbing the little bear's head twice reluctantly, she watched Hiroki throw the detective armband on the land near the barbed wire, and then the two continued to walk towards the forest together.

And Huiyuan Ai's own detective armband is still at Dr. Agasa's house as a reference for debugging Genta's detective armband...

Now, they had nothing on them that could allow Conan to locate them, so they didn't have to worry about being found for the time being.

However, they encountered other problems:

"Hiroki." Huiyuan Ai stopped, "It has been following us..."

"...It seems so." Hiroki also stopped and looked helplessly at the little black bear that was following them for some reason.

What’s strange is that the little bear’s parents didn’t come to the door either… Could it be that the bear just now wasn’t the little bear’s family member?

Huiyuan Ai squatted down and stroked the little bear's head, "Little guy, are you hungry?"

I don't know if the little bear understood or not, but he cried "Ao Ao" twice.

After thinking for a moment, Haibara Ai took out a bag of potato chips from her bag, tore it open, took out a piece and put it in front of the little bear's mouth.

The little guy sniffed a few times, then actually bit the whole piece of potato chips in one bite, chewed it a few times and swallowed it, then stared at Huihara Ai's potato chip bag with eager eyes.

She thought for a moment, "It seems like I am indeed hungry..."

Hiroki fell into deep thought: "Will it leave when it is full?"

Huiyuan Biologist Ai said: "If it is really hungry, I think our snacks will not be enough to feed it."

"…Then, bring it with you?"

"Well, take it with you, and help it find its parents."

They'll have hours to go...it'd be nice to have a little bear to help them.

……

At the same time, in Shibuya, at the restaurant where Mao Lilan and Sonoko had previously dined.

"Hey~ This should be the lady's wallet, right?"

The waiter at the counter handed an exquisite leather wallet to Suzuki Sonoko with a professional smile on his face.

The latter opened it and took a look, then breathed a sigh of relief, "Yes, it's mine! Thank you for your help."

The waiter kept smiling: "No, providing customers with quality service is what we should do."

After thanking the waiter again and again, Sonoko put away her wallet and walked out of the restaurant with Xiaolan.

The young man who had just bumped into Yuanzi was also standing at the door. When he saw the two people coming out, a slight smile appeared on his wooden face: "Did you find it?"

Sonoko touched her head awkwardly: "Ah... I found it. Um, I misunderstood you just now. I'm so sorry. I'm bothering Mr. Iori to come with us..."

"It's okay, it's okay. As long as I found the things, it's good." The young man stroked his curly hair. "I was going to stop by to buy something anyway."

The young man's name is Iori Fujino. He accidentally bumped into Sonoko and was suspected by Xiaolan to be a thief who stole her wallet...

In order to clear his suspicion, he suggested going to the place where the two had eaten to look for them.

As a result, Miss Sonoko left her wallet on the counter when she was paying and forgot to take it with her.

This was a huge misunderstanding.

In order to thank the other party, Sonoko took Xiaolan and followed the other person, helping to buy the things that Iori Fujimu wanted to buy.

Looking at the milk tea in the other person's hand, Sonoko was a little curious: "Mr. Iori, do you like milk tea?"

"Um, no, it's not me." Iori Fujimura scratched his cheek a little embarrassedly, "It's my boss who likes to drink this stuff."

Mao Lilan asked: "So, Mr. Iori works in a company nearby?"

"Yes, in the central square, in Libera—"

"Libora?!"

Iori Fujimu was startled by Sonoko's scream, and then cold sweat ran down both sides of his cheeks.

Why are you looking at her with such fierce eyes?
She doesn't like this!
(End of this chapter)