Ke Xue: My standards for dating are not problematic!

Chapter 208 Ai's Question: Kobayashi and Toya-sensei, are you really not interested?
"Hmm~"

After an unknown amount of time, Ai opened her eyes from her sleep and stared blankly at the white ceiling.

At the same time, I could hear the sound of pages turning.

Upon hearing the voice, she turned her head and saw Kitahara Natsuhiro sitting on a stool by the bed reading a book. A smile immediately appeared on her face.

"It's really surprising that you're reading a book."

Anyway, she had never seen Kitahara Natsuyu turn the pages of a book, because he was either patrolling the school and scaring students, or he was on his way to bully her and her sister.

It's really rare to see people reading like this.

Upon hearing this, Kitahara Natsuyu turned around and said with a smile, "Actually, I still read books when I have nothing to do. After all, the comic books I collect from students are more interesting to read."

He put down the book in his hand, and the cover of it was a shonen manga.

These comic books were collected from the students in his class, and the students who had them confiscated didn't dare to come back for them, let alone go back to their parents and ask them to come and get them.

Because they're reading these books during class, they'll definitely get scolded when they get home, and...
They had painstakingly saved up their pocket money to buy this, and it was something that couldn't be brought into the open, so naturally they didn't dare let the adults in their family come and ask for it back.

These items naturally became the property of Kitahara Natsuhiro.

But Kitahara Natsuhiro wasn't a devil; he had promised them that he would return it to them during the summer vacation once the semester ended.

So before summer vacation, these books were his possessions, and he could open them anytime, anywhere.

I must say, it's kind of good-looking.

Of course, she's still not as pretty as Ai Haibara.

"A student's comic?" Ai's smile grew even wider. "You just like to bully the weak. You not only bully me and my sister, but you also bully students. You're such a bad guy."

Hearing this, Kitahara Natsuyu looked helpless and cried out that he was wronged: "I didn't bully them."

"I confiscated these comics during class, because it's wrong to read comics in class."

"How can you say I bullied them?"

"Besides, I'll return it to them during summer vacation. I'm a good teacher."

"Summer vacation?" Ai chuckled. "There are still almost two months until summer vacation."

"So, their beloved comic books will be staying with you for quite some time."

Because Shinichi Kudo has become Conan, time in this world has become a mess, sometimes spring, sometimes autumn, and sometimes even winter.

So it looks like there's still a month, almost two months, before summer vacation.

But when summer vacation will start is really hard to say. It might be tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, or even six months from now.

In short, anything is possible.

"Then you can't blame me. It's their fault for being caught by me." Kitahara Natsuyu said with a smile, "I'll leave these comic books here with you. You can read them when you're bored, just don't break them. They can help pass the time."

"After all, the job of a school nurse is really quite leisurely."

This job can be very busy, but it can also be very leisurely.

I usually need to go to some classes to teach some physiological knowledge, and then I can stay here and wait for students who are not feeling well to come over, take a look at them, and if it's not too bad, I'll send them home and then to the hospital.

It's fair to say that being a school nurse is the most relaxed job besides being a physical education teacher.

If Ai didn't hate sports, she probably would have chosen a PE teacher.

“Where am I free?” Xiao Ai said, “I have to teach every day, I’m not as free as you, the PE teacher.”

"I originally wanted to be a physical education teacher, but after thinking about it, I decided against it."

"After all, with my frail appearance, I don't look like a physical education teacher, so I'll just become a teacher related to my degree!"

Although Ai Haibara is not a medical student, her major included some medical knowledge. In addition, she had been in the Black Organization for so long, developed a number of drugs, and dissected many corpses.

Therefore, they were more than capable of handling elementary school students, which is why they chose the school nurse.

“Actually,” Kitahara Natsuyu said, “you’re not exactly frail.”

"With consistent exercise and my guidance, your body will become quite healthy and strong, more than capable of being a physical education teacher."

"Besides, the PE teacher doesn't want you to exercise; he just wants the students to exercise."

When Ai heard the words "infusion," her face flushed slightly, and she couldn't help but spit out her tongue: "Don't talk about these things at school. What's with all this talk about infusion? What would happen if the students heard that?"

She's a teacher now, so she needs to pay attention to her image, unlike Kitahara Natsuhiro, who doesn't care about his image at all.

"A heartless woman," Kitahara Natsuyu said with a smile. "You just invited me to sleep with you, and now you're pretending."

"Hehe." Xiao Ai laughed: "Acting is one of a woman's instincts."

"Besides, I was just testing you. Even if you agree, I won't."

Upon hearing this, Kitahara Natsuyu said with a half-smile, "Testing? If you were testing someone, would you need to wear stockings?"

"Dishonest woman."

If you're testing him, why wear flesh-colored stockings under your pants?

So this wasn't a test at all, but a provocation.

Damn woman!
"Hehe, it's because you like stockings, so I'm wearing them for you. You should be grateful to me."

She had already figured out Kitahara Natsuhiro's hobbies, so naturally she wanted to cater to them.

“You…” Kitahara Natsuyu chuckled, “Don’t tease me, or I might really take you to the gym and do this to you, then that to you, and finally that to you.”

"Then you'll be all alone, crying out to heaven and earth. Let's see what you'll do then!"

"Then?" Ai said coquettishly, "Then naturally you can take it, after all, I'm just a weak eighteen-year-old girl."

A frail eighteen-year-old girl?
But you have the ability to wipe out the entire criminal organization!

It's normal practice to create some poison and then kill Gin and the others.

She had indeed thought about it before, but gave up because she was being watched too closely.

"Yes, yes, you are a weak woman," Kitahara Natsumi said. "It's getting late, let's go to the cafeteria for lunch!"

"Eat?" Ai glanced at the clock on the wall. "It's almost midnight. You've been sleeping for so long."

Before she knew it, a morning had passed, and she hadn't had time to do anything.

"But aren't you supposed to have lunch with the students in your class? Why are you eating in the cafeteria with me?"

Upon hearing this, Kitahara Natsuyu said, "I've already called Ms. Kobayashi and asked her to come to the class and eat lunch with the students in my place, so we'll go to the cafeteria to eat later."

"And the excuse is you. I want to show the new teacher around the school."

"Ms. Kobayashi? She's the teacher who came before me, right? I heard she's very pretty, isn't she? And the homeroom teacher of Class 1-B before her was also a female teacher named Toya."

"And you even attended Toya-sensei's wedding. Why weren't you with Toya-sensei before? And are you interested in Kobayashi-sensei?"

Ai asked a series of probing questions, which caught Kitahara Natsuhiro completely off guard.

Some of these things were told to Ai by him, and some were told to Ai by Akemi Miyano.

Does this count as shooting yourself in the foot?
“Sigh,” Kitahara Natsuyu scratched the back of his head, somewhat helplessly: “I’m not interested in them, don’t overthink it.”

"After all, a rabbit doesn't eat the grass near its burrow, and I'm not that desperate yet."

"If we really eat them, and something goes wrong, it'll be awkward since we'll be running into each other all the time."

Of course, this is not the main reason. The main reason is that the original owner had already rejected Mr. Toya, so he did not take action after he came here because of this reason, and also because of the grass in his own backyard.

He still felt a bit emotional when the matter was brought up again.

"So this is ah."

Ai nodded, yawned, got out of bed, and then rearranged the messy sheets and blankets.

"I'm a little hungry now, so I'll go to the cafeteria to see what your school lunch tastes like."

"And this is the first time I've ever had a school lunch in Japan."

She has always studied in the United States and eaten American lunches.

However, it wasn't the school's school lunch, because she wasn't short of money, and the black organization was also afraid that there might be problems with the school's school lunch, so she had someone else cook for her.

The service was exceptionally attentive.

Kitahara Natsumi also stood up: "The school lunch is alright, but the taste is just average. It's mostly home-style dishes, and it's all cooked in a large pot, so it's not very refined. Most of the dishes are stewed or boiled."

"Sometimes there are also dishes like curry rice."

"I remember today's dishes were potato stew, a grilled fish, miso soup, and a vegetable salad."

The school lunches are not much different from what we eat at home, the only difference is that the lunches at home are prepared in a more refined way, since it's only for a few people.

The school needs to prepare enough food for hundreds or even thousands of people.

So the taste is just passable.

"I think I should be able to eat it! Let's go take a look first."

"Ah."

Then, Kitahara Natsuhiro brought Ai to the school.

By this time, many teachers were already having lunch there, and when they saw the two of them, they began to greet them.

Ai, in particular, received many greetings from both female and male teachers.

However, the male teachers would just say hello and leave, while the female teachers would chat with Ai.

Ai Haibara handled all of this with ease, showing no signs of being an eighteen-year-old girl who had been imprisoned for a long time.

Kitahara Natsuhiro guessed that Miyano Akemi must have helped in this!
After Ai greeted the other teachers, she returned to Kitahara Natsuhiro's side, and Kitahara Natsuhiro handed Ai a plate.

"You did a great job, you seemed to handle it with ease," Kitahara Natsuhiro praised.

Upon hearing this, Ai snorted and raised her head, saying, "Of course."

“Although I have been kept in the organization for a long time, I have been to school and have communicated with other people. I am not a socially anxious person or an autistic person.”

"Yes, my Ai is the best, the best in the world."

Hearing this, Ai was still very happy.

Soon, it was their turn to get their food at the window.

After ordering one serving of each dish, the two found a quiet corner where no one was around and sat down. "You're only eating this little?"

Kitahara Natsuyu looked at the mountain of rice piled on his plate, then at Ai's plate, and asked.

Hearing this, Xiao Ai laughed: "It's all because of you and my sister. You two have spoiled my appetite."

"I could tell from the smell that these dishes were just so-so, so I'll eat less of them and have a big meal when I get back."

"But you, how can you eat so much of such ordinary food?"

Compared to the food at school, she still preferred the meals cooked by Kitahara Natsuyu and her sister, which were delicious and visually appealing.

As for the food at school, it's just enough to fill your stomach; it's not exactly delicious, but it's not bad at all.

Kitahara Natsuyu said, "I'm not a picky eater. I can eat anything as long as it's not too bad."

"Of course, bitter melon and green peppers are exceptions; I don't really like bitter foods."

Of all the flavors—sour, sweet, bitter, spicy, and salty—he dislikes bitter foods the most; they just don't taste good.

Especially green peppers. Due to the soil and other factors, Japanese green peppers are bitter, which makes it impossible for him to develop his favorite green pepper series.

After arriving in Japan, he finally understood Shin-chan's pain.

"It's really strange that you have foods you dislike." Ai said with a look of surprise.

She really didn't know about this, because neither her sister nor Kitahara Natsuyu had told her.

But after Kitahara Natsumi said that, she realized she hadn't seen any green peppers at home, not a single one.

However, the restaurant does offer dishes featuring green peppers, and quite a few people order them.

People who hate it hate it, and people who like it like it.

“I’m human after all, so of course I have things I dislike.” Kitahara Natsumi popped a piece of potato into his mouth and continued, “How is it? How does it taste?”

"Let me try it."

As she spoke, Ai picked up a piece of potato and put it in her mouth.

The taste is so-so, it's just not bad.

As for the grilled fish, it was just so-so.

The vegetable salad was quite good, though. The vegetables were well-displayed, and the dressing was also quite good; it tasted better than the other dishes.

Are you Sister Grass Feed?
"It's so-so, I don't really like it." Xiao Ai sighed.

“I see,” Kitahara Natsuyu nodded. “In that case, would you like me to make you a bento every day? A loving bento, you know.”

This is a quiet corner where there are few people, so you can still say some things, but you should speak softly.

"Love box?"

Hearing these words, Ai's eyes lit up, but she declined Kitahara Natsuyu's offer to make her a love-filled bento box.

"I'll make the bento box! I'm free anyway, so I don't have much time to do every morning." Ai said with a big smile.

She finally found her niche: making love-filled bento boxes for Kitahara Natsuhiro.

Upon hearing this, Kitahara Natsuyu had no objection and nodded: "Then you can make a bento for two with me!"

"Shared between two people?" Ai paused. "That's so little, is it enough for you?"

“That’s enough. I need to eat nutritious lunch with the students every day at noon, so making enough for two people is enough. Also, the lunch time needs to be moved back by half an hour.”

Ai naturally had no objection to this, since it was only half an hour.

"So where should we go to eat?" Ai asked.

Since it's a love-filled bento box, it should be eaten in a place where no one will disturb us, as the cafeteria and health classroom are not very safe.

After all, their identities cannot be made public at present.

"Go to the rooftop of the teaching building. I have the key. We can eat there every day from now on, and no one will bother us."

Once inside the rooftop, lock the door from the inside; it can't be opened from the outside.

"it is good."

Ai nodded, then picked up some hay.

Kitahara Natsuhiro also began to enjoy his meal.

at the same time.

Moriya Teiji Manor.

Today, Teiji Moriya is resting at home, eating the steak that was prepared for him in the dining room after the incident.

Furthermore, this steak is a symmetrical steak, one on each side, and they are all exactly the same size.

In addition, even the vegetable salad and other foods are symmetrical in style.

Because of the beautiful presentation, Teiji Moriya enjoyed his meal very much, but what happened next made the medium-rare steak suddenly tasteless.

"Sir, here is a letter for you."

At that moment, a maid rushed in with a letter in her hand, beads of sweat glistening on her forehead.

"A letter?" Teiji Moriya paused for a moment, then resumed his elegant cutting of steak. "I'm eating right now, I'm not reading letters."

"You're already an old-timer in the manor, how come you don't know any manners?" A hint of displeasure flashed across Moriya Teiji's face.

Upon hearing this, the maid panicked slightly and stood respectfully to the side, whispering, "Master, there's a passage in this letter, which is why I showed it to you!"

"A passage?" Moriya Teiji was taken aback. "What passage?"

"I...I dare not say," the maid said meekly.

"give it to me."

Moriya Teiji did not make things difficult for the maid. He reached out and took the letter, and then saw a passage on the front of the letter.

[Teiji Moriya, you don't want your shameful deeds to be exposed, do you?]

Upon seeing these words, Teiji Moriya's expression turned somewhat grim, as some dead memories began to attack him again.

Just recently, he hired a pair of mercenaries to rob the gunpowder depot of Japan.

As a result, he had already paid the deposit, but these guys still didn't give him the goods.

This made him extremely angry, and he called to question them, but was given the runaround. This infuriated him, but he dared not do anything rash.

Because these guys have gunpowder, who knows what crazy things they might do.

If we follow the trail of the commission all the way to him, wouldn't that be terrible?

So he waited and waited, but he hasn't seen a single piece of gunpowder yet, and he can't get his deposit back.

He felt he had been cheated, but dared not tell anyone.

And now, this letter has resurfaced.

He felt that the people who sent him the letter were probably those guys who were untrustworthy and were planning to take action against him, an old architect in his fifties or sixties.

Hmph! You despicable outsider!

"You go down first, all of you go down first." Moriya Teiji looked at the maids in the restaurant and told them all to leave.

There are some things he can't let these maids know. If they do, he'll only have one option: to kill them to silence them.

He doesn't want to be branded a murderer yet, at least not publicly.

After all, he didn't want to see himself go from a revered architect to a murderer hated by everyone.

Damn it, Shinichi Kudo!

Without him, none of this would have happened.

I really should have hired those guys to kill you, but you're dead now, so I don't need to lift a finger.

Teiji Moriya was quite concerned about Shinichi Kudo, knowing that the guy had been missing for quite some time.

And during this period, he did not contact anyone, did not go to school, and did not return home.

To this end, he even secretly sneaked into Shinichi Kudo's house and found that it was covered in dust and looked like it had been uninhabited for a long time.

This made him think that Shinichi Kudo must have offended someone he shouldn't have, and then he was silenced.

This made him feel much better, but his anger was not completely gone.

After all, his lifelong dream, the new town construction project, was indefinitely suspended because of Shinichi Kudo, and this grudge was not something that could be easily forgotten.

So after obtaining the explosives from the Japanese gunpowder depot, he planned to give Shinichi Kudo a surprise in the underworld by blowing up his house so that he wouldn't be so lonely down there.

Unfortunately, something went wrong. The money was paid, but the gunpowder wasn't delivered, and now they're in danger.

Hmph, evil Shinichi Kudo, I'll deal with you right now!
"Yes, sir."

The maids around bowed slightly and then all left the restaurant.

After watching the maids leave, he looked around to make sure no one was there before opening the letter.

Upon opening it, he found several photos and a note with writing on it.

And his expression changed drastically after seeing these photos.

Because these photos show him as he appears in disguise, including when he takes off his disguise.

"I've been followed. When did this happen?"

Moriya Teiji's face was quite ugly, and he wished he could burn the photos immediately, but doing so would only be burying his head in the sand.

After all, the negatives are still with someone else; what's the point of burning the photos?

Then he looked at the note above, which contained only a short message.

[Tonight at midnight, at Warehouse No. 13 in Tokyo Bay. If you don't come, I'll send these photos and some other interesting things to the Metropolitan Police Department, so don't disappoint me.]

Bang!
After reading it, Moriya Teiji's face turned ashen, and he slammed the letter on the table: "I haven't even started my operation yet, and I'm already in danger."

"It must be those guys! I won't let you get away with this!"

(End of this chapter)