Detective Conan: Is Miss Haibara planning to assault a police officer again today?

Well... Conan trusts Ai Haibara even more than Ai herself does.

Perhaps this is the natural talent for drug testing. After all, he is the man who brought down the 100% lethality rate of drug A. Ai Haibara did not try to dissuade him anymore, but only told him not to be too conspicuous at the carnival so as not to attract the attention of the organization.

Conan patted his chest and assured her that he was only going to play the role of a knight wearing a helmet before revealing his true identity to Ran Mouri, and that he would not do anything unnecessary.

Higashino Ning: Hehe.

Chapter 160 Carnival

Conan said he would never do anything unnecessary.

Higashino Ning 100% doesn't believe this statement.

Who doesn’t know who?

But it doesn't really matter, since Conan is protected by the rules of the world, so he can do whatever he wants.

Even if they show their faces in public, it won't matter.

Gin, the Celestial Master, defies the heavens and vanquishes the immortals, opening the gates of heaven with a single blow.

However, while shattering the river of time, he also suffered a backlash, becoming completely dazed and unable to remember Shinichi Kudo's existence.

...

It’s sunny on Saturday.

The Teitan Junior High School Carnival has officially begun.

On a bench on the street outside the school.

Vermouth, wearing sunglasses, with a cigarette in her left hand and a phone in her right, glanced at the faces of the group of young men and women, speaking softly.

"Gin, your curiosity seems to be getting stronger and stronger. Strictly speaking, I'm still on vacation. You have no right or need to ask what I'm doing."

"Heh, anyway, I haven't done anything to harm the organization."

Gin's voice on the phone was not distorted; that cold aura was perfectly reproduced.

"Sera Mary has not been found since she was drugged and fell off the bridge. If you think she has secretly returned to Japan, feel free to tell me any clues and I will help you find her."

"Ha, you can even mess up administering medicine. I think you're not far from being like Piss."

That's a very uncouth remark.

Even though Vermouth was known for her good temper within the organization, she couldn't help but frown at this moment.

After a brief moment of thought, she immediately retorted sarcastically.

"Oh dear~ I'm so sorry I couldn't win over Sera Mary so you could lure Shuichi Akai out."

Her alluring eyes turned mocking and dangerous. "When you find clues about Shuichi Akai, remember to tell me, so that no one will come to your rescue if you get tricked again."

"Rum will help you avoid jail time, Piss will help you solidify your base in Japan, and I'll help you clean up the mess from the congressman assassination."

"Tsk tsk tsk, I really am getting closer and closer to Pisco."

Gin on the other end of the phone was completely silenced by her.

After a long while, Gin suddenly chuckled, "Looks like you're in pretty good shape right now. Take some time to continue investigating the whereabouts of that old bastard's computer."

"I deliberately delayed having someone change the access password for the organization's database by two days, but so far no trace of access has been found."

"That thing seemed to have vanished into thin air, which is very strange. There might be something big hidden inside, so we must be careful."

Gin hung up the phone after he finished speaking.

Vermouth stubbed out her cigarette butt, then raised her sunglasses with her index finger and looked at Ran Mouri walking towards the school gate.

"A new doctor!"

Ran Mouri waved and greeted everyone happily.

Shinichi Akira, who had just reached the school gate, turned around upon hearing the voice. "Oh, it's Ran. Good morning."

After exchanging greetings, the two walked together into the campus, chatting about today's play performance and rehearsing their lines.

Vermouth followed quietly behind the two at a distance that was neither too close nor too far.

The fair was crowded and bustling with people, and there was a lot of interaction between the attendees.

Replacing Shinichiro at this point is not a wise choice. It would be time-consuming, troublesome, and laborious. It would be better to observe and learn from him for a while and then officially replace him after the carnival.

She has found Shinichi Kudo, but he's currently on the organization's death list, and there's a possibility he could be rediscovered and eliminated by the organization later.

She still needs a suitable identity to observe and secretly protect Shinichi Kudo and Ran Mouri.

While we're at it, we can also find out who Sulli is and where she is now, and who the people who helped Sulli during the congressman assassination were.

Vermouth's purpose in searching for Sherry was quite pure.

She wants to control Sherry and then find a way to steal the drug information so that she can develop an antidote for Shinichi Kudo.

...

The morning passed quietly.

Backstage at the theater.

Ran Mouri felt nervous looking at the nearly full audience behind the curtain.

"Xiao Lan, everyone has high expectations for this scene!"

"It seems our external propaganda is quite effective!"

Sonoko Suzuki, standing next to her, wasn't nervous at all; her tone was excited, though it was a pity she couldn't go on stage this time.

"What kind of publicity?"

Just then, someone gently patted their shoulders.

Looking back, I saw that it was Yuanshan and Ye.

"Xiao Lan, I'm here!"

Ran Mouri was very happy. "Thank you for coming, Kazuha."

As she spoke, she stood on tiptoe to look around, "Hatori-kun isn't here?"

"Oh, him..." Kazuha Toyama sighed, "Heiji was talking to Conan behind me, dawdling and walking super slowly, so I just ran over first."

Although she wasn't that close to Sonoko Suzuki yet, she still needed to be thorough in her conversation, so she continued to ask, "What was Sonoko talking about regarding external publicity?"

"With so many people here today, it must be some very interesting or attractive promotion, right?"

Sonoko Suzuki chuckled, "Actually, it's just a simple exaggeration. In the promotional materials, I said it was an even more romantic love tragedy than Romeo and Juliet."

After the three girls continued chatting, Toyama Kazuha also started looking for someone, "Has Kudo-kun, whom we haven't seen before, still not come today?"

Ran Mouri paused for a moment, then smiled. "He will come, maybe not exactly on time, but he will come."

Her words made Sonoko Suzuki lose confidence, and she said incredulously:

"Xiaolan, did you call him?"

"And he explicitly said he would definitely come?"

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Ran Mouri shook her head. "No, it's just that I have this feeling in my heart."

“What good would it do…” Sonoko Suzuki hugged her best friend’s arm. “I think you should call him now.”

"I'm not expecting him to arrive before the performance starts, but it would be great if he could show up during the curtain call. He's been gone for so long, what could he possibly be so busy that he can't spare a moment..."

She was practically saying outright that even someone like her father, who runs the Suzuki Group, still has time to go home every day.

What on earth are you doing, Shinichi Kudo, that you're so busy?

Ran Mouri opened her mouth, then shook her head. "Never mind."

She called out before Sonoko Suzuki could speak, "Dad and the others are here."

Kogoro Mouri and his group approached quickly from a distance.

"Conan, are you feeling better from your cold?" Ran Mouri squatted down to greet him.

Conan nodded. "Much better."

Inner monologue: No, I deliberately made my condition worse.

He is now preparing for both possibilities.

If the medicine Ai Haibara gave him didn't work, he would drink the small bottle of baijiu he had in his pocket.

No matter what, Shinichi Kudo has to make a comeback today, and no amount of persuasion will change that!

After greeting Conan, Ran Mouri looked at Ai Haibara, who seemed a bit out of place, and smiled warmly, "Ai, I didn't expect you to come to my show. Thank you so much for coming."

"Officer Higashino, don't you have time today?"

Ai Haibara nodded, "Higashino-nii had to work, so he couldn't come. Good luck with your performance, Ran-neechan!"

She felt a bit out of place because she wasn't very familiar with these people.

Her main purpose in coming here was to supervise Shinichi Kudo.

Don't make a scene, or it'll be hard to clean up the mess later!

Chapter 161 Taking Drugs

Conan knew what Ai Haibara was thinking, but he had already thought it all through before he came.

I'll find a chance to take drugs later. If drugs don't work, I'll drink alcohol. After turning back into Shinichi Kudo, I'll come backstage and ask to play the Black Knight.

Although Sonoko was very unhappy about his long absence, she was certain that he would grant his request.

He appears as the Black Knight, acts out the scene with Ran, and then explains the situation privately.

This is his complete plan.