“Do you remember what I told you?” Suzuki Yusuke smiled gently, looking directly into Haibara Ai’s eyes. “Don’t run away from your destiny. That’s the same for me.”

After a moment of silence, Haibara sighed, "Then you must be careful of a man named Gin, he's very dangerous!"

"Yes, I know him."

Do you two meet often?

Ai Haibara tensed up again. "Don't let him suspect you. That guy is very meticulous. Don't get too close to him!"

Yusuke Suzuki: "..."

Shouldn't we not get too close?

Today we committed murder, arson, and bombings together; the day before yesterday we smoked, had hot pot, and compared our skills; and even further back...

After a brief recollection, Yusuke Suzuki said naturally, "My relationship with him is very casual. Even when we run into each other, we don't talk much. I'm really not familiar with him."

Upon hearing this, Ai Haibara finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The two chatted for a while longer, when Suzuki Yusuke suddenly thought of Conan and quickly said, "By the way, don't tell Conan my identity. He's too impulsive and might do something irrational."

"Don't worry," Ai Haibara smiled sweetly, her soft tone concealing a sharp edge, "However, in exchange, I don't want Yusuke-nii to have too many close women around him."

Yusuke Suzuki: "..."

Is this the legendary "smiling while hiding a dagger"? Wow, that's incredibly powerful!

As luck would have it, a knock on the door suddenly sounded at that moment.

At this time, the only person who would come is probably Kimie Shimabukuro, right?

Yusuke Suzuki recalled that he was relatively close to very few women, only Mai Kuraki, Miho Komatsu, Reiko Shimizu, and Ayami Nakamiya, who was disguised as Kimie Shimabukuro.

He immediately felt relieved. Ai Haibara had seen Nakamiya Ayami before and even chatted with her, so there was no problem.

Ai Haibara took the initiative to open the door.

Shimabukuro Kimie was quite surprised to see Ai Haibara. It was late, so she hadn't disguised herself. Remembering that she spoke differently depending on her identity, she immediately showed her doubt.

"Little sister, who are you?"

"Who are you?"

When Ai Haibara said this, she glanced back at Yusuke Suzuki, the meaning in her eyes was self-evident.

Yusuke Suzuki was completely dumbfounded. What on earth was going on?!

Forced into a corner, he had no choice but to whisper in Ai Haibara's ear that he could disguise himself and also confessed about Kimie Shimabukuro.

Then...then Ai Haibara immediately displayed her superb acting skills, fooling the still somewhat bewildered Kimie Shimabukuro.

Since the boss had family members at home, Shimabukuro Kimie didn't stay long. She had originally come to ask if she could be taken out to solve cases recently, but seeing this, she simply changed her story and said that she had come to apply for a job.

After Shimabukuro Kimie left, Kogoro Mouri called again.

"Yusuke, do you want to go horseback riding with me tomorrow? It's a lot of fun!"

The other person clearly lowered their voice, probably not wanting Ran Mouri to hear, but based on experience, Ran Mouri would definitely go with them, and Conan would naturally not be absent.

Hmm... it smells like a case.

After accepting his teacher's invitation, Suzuki Yusuke then invited Haibara Ai.

The next day, Kogoro Mouri drove his rented car and glanced at Ai Haibara through the rearview mirror.

Yusuke Suzuki guessed that the bumbling detective was complaining again about why he had another 'troublesome' kid with him, but it didn't matter, his teacher would get used to it eventually.

After thinking about it, he was still more concerned about something else.

"Teacher, the car rental company is willing to rent a car to you again."

Kogoro Mori lowered his eyes and pouted, "Can't you just stop bringing up things that are hard to talk about?"

Chapter 146: We can try to bail out the murderer.

Ran Mouri covered her mouth and chuckled for a while before explaining, "It's a newly opened car rental shop."

"I see," Yusuke Suzuki thought, and began to consider whether he should just buy his teacher a car, but he couldn't come up with a suitable reason.

Logically speaking, the bumbling detective should be able to afford a car after taking on so many cases, but that's just in theory.

In reality, the money was all squandered by the bumbling detective, who spent it on drinking and playing pachinko. He never won a single horse race but still enjoyed it immensely, and occasionally he would take his family out for a lavish meal.

Speaking of drinking, the alcohol that Suzuki Yusuke bought on his previous trip never got to be drunk by himself; the bumbling detective had already finished it all.

If you had to pick the uncle's favorite thing, it would definitely be beer. Suzuki Yusuke couldn't help but wonder if his teacher was also from a brewery, and his code name was something like 'beer'...

The car continued driving, and Ran Mouri sat by the window enjoying the breeze, exclaiming, "This feels so comfortable!"

"Let me tell you, nature is the most comfortable place." The bumbling detective said smugly, pleased that his daughter had finally agreed with his decision.

"But Dad, why did you suddenly want to go for a drive?"

Kogoro Mouri paused for a moment, then quickly said, "Guess why... ha... haha..."

"Uncle, it seems like we've already been here before," Conan reminded him, taking a sip of water.

The bumbling detective immediately stopped the car. "Really? Let me see... After we turn around from here to this side..."

“I’d better take a look,” Ran Mouri snatched the map from her father’s hand. “Where are we going?”

As Kogoro Mouri hesitated about whether to reveal his true destination, a car horn suddenly sounded from behind.

After he made way, the truck behind him passed by, and he exclaimed in surprise, "That's it! Wait for me!"

The group looked at the sign on the back of the truck.

"OK Ranch?"

Yusuke Suzuki frowned. Wait a minute, he seemed to have a vague memory of what was happening. The driver of the truck in front of him seemed to be the murderer.

He remembered feeling a bit of regret about the case at the time, but he couldn't recall the specific reason.

"What are you thinking about?"

Ai Haibara and Yusuke Suzuki were sitting very close together, and when they looked up, they saw the thoughtful expression on each other's faces.

"I vaguely remember this OK Ranch, I think someone talked to me about it."

Yusuke Suzuki can lie without even thinking now. Although he has confessed to many things, he will never mention the time travel or the system.

Are you suggesting I tell Ai Haibara, 'You're actually just a character in an anime, created by someone?'

However, by the time our group arrives, OK Ranch will probably have become OK Graveyard.

About an hour later, Kogoro Mouri finally brought everyone to their destination.

OK Ranch is built on a mountain and covers a large area. The smell of grass and stables mixed in the wind is acceptable.

"Luckily I met you on the way, otherwise I would have been late and arrived at the ranch on time."

Kogoro Mouri filled in his name at the reception desk and thanked the driver who had shown him the way.

“Not at all, you’re too kind,” Hiroto Ninomiya said with a smile. “It’s been a long time since anyone has come here to visit.”

"This is a horse ranch."

Ran Mouri then realized the true purpose of the bumbling detective's outing.

"You can enjoy the pleasures of nature to your heart's content here."

Now that they had arrived, the bumbling detective stopped pretending, since he didn't need to worry about Ran Mouri demanding that he go back now.

Yusuke Suzuki led Ai Haibara to wait outside. The bumbling detective always treated him to a meal whenever he invited her out, and now he was thinking about how to help his teacher alleviate some of her financial burden.

I can't think of a good method, so I'll just lose to the bumbling detective at cards.

Suddenly, an angry shout came from inside the room.

"Go back! Get out of here!"

Yusuke Suzuki went inside and saw a middle-aged man with a shrewd and mercenary look come out from a room further inside. "I'll leave even if you don't chase me away. I'm very busy."

"However, I advise you not to miss the opportunity to sell the ranch."

After saying that, the middle-aged man laughed loudly and walked away.

Is this a victim?

Yusuke Suzuki sized up the other person for a while. So arrogant and domineering, and he found him very annoying. It was very much in line with the identity of the deceased.

However, given that the laws of cosmology had failed several times, he remained cautious and decided to wait and see.

“I’m sorry you all had to see that just now,” Da Nan Youzhi said, putting on his cowboy hat. “Welcome to OK Ranch, but lately, things haven’t been very OK.”

Yusuke Suzuki didn't respond. It seemed that OK Ranch might be struggling to stay afloat due to poor management or some other reason.

However, considering what the middle-aged man had said earlier, there might be some conspiracy involved. In his opinion, the ranch's location and environment were quite good, and the number of horses he had seen earlier was not small, and the horses seemed to be in good health.

After laughing at himself, Tomoyuki Oonan took out a chocolate from the counter and looked at Conan and Ai Haibara.

"Little brother, little sister, look, do you like chocolate? It's delicious!"

Conan said awkwardly, "I don't eat chocolate."

Ai Haibara accepted the chocolate and said thank you. She then broke off two pieces, handed one to Yusuke Suzuki, and put the other in her own mouth.

"Sorry, I'm late!"

Hearing the voice, Suzuki Yusuke turned around and saw a very pretty young woman walking over.

"I am Sanae Takeuchi, who is in charge of the tour. Nice to meet you."

After completing the registration, Sanae Takeuchi took them to select horses.

“The horses that have already been adopted have all gone out this season,” Sanae Takeuchi explained along the way. “I don’t know if the horse you’re used to is still there.”

"Teacher, since you've been here before, why don't you remember the way?"

Yusuke Suzuki was somewhat curious.

The blushing detective blushed. "Can't I just forget?"

Could it be that the side effects of the anesthetic injection are finally taking effect? ​​Suzuki Yusuke secretly glanced at his teacher's neck.

At this moment, Kogoro Mouri exclaimed with some surprise, "Could this horse be Mrs. Lipp?"

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