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

Oh, what a terrible day I've had~

Higashino Ning took in Conan's expression and smiled, "Inspector Megure, I'll be going now. Conan, shall I take you back to the detective agency?"

Conan, having regained his senses, did not refuse. The matter was settled, and it was time to go home.

He suddenly thought of Ai Haibara and asked, "By the way, Officer Higashino, where exactly does Haibara live? Did you take her home this evening?"

Higashino Ning leaned down slightly. "She's currently staying at Professor Agasa's house. I think she's some distant relative of his. Speaking of which, she's in the same situation as you, since you're also staying at Mr. Mori's house."

After hearing Higashino Ning's words, Conan's world was instantly shrouded in darkness, and he stood there dumbfounded.

He doesn't remember Professor Agasa having any distant relatives!

And...and just like me, they have the body of a child but the mind and temperament of an adult.

Conan pondered it further and suddenly realized that even the name "Ai Haibara" was problematic!

His name comes from the pen name of the father of Japanese mystery, "Edogawa Ranpo," and from "Conan Doyle," the creator of Sherlock Holmes.

Going back further, "Edogawa" comes from the American mystery writer Edgar Allan Poe, who influenced the entire world of mystery fiction.

His name is actually associated with three detective novelists. Now, the name "Ai Haibara" is associated with female detectives, and the two that come to mind right now are "Cordelia Grey" and "V.I. Wolsowski".

Murderers have copycats, and now they even have names, right?

Conan had a vague feeling that something big was going on, so he forced a smile and said, "No need, Officer Higashino, I can go home by myself."

Higashino Ning didn't press the matter. "Alright, if you insist."

Conan: "???"

We're not really buddies, I'm just being polite out of habit!

Fortunately, Takagi spoke up when it came time to intervene, "Higashino, you should take Conan home; it's getting too late."

He leaned close to Conan's ear and whispered, "Don't be polite with this guy, just say what you want to say."

When Conan wondered why this guy's habits were different from those of the Japanese, Higashino Ning turned around and said, "I don't have a car."

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Takagi Wataru tossed out the keys. "Open mine."

"how about you?"

"Go to the police station."

"So you'll be covering my shift for the next three days? Thank you so much."

"..."

On the road.

Conan remained silent, carefully recalling Professor Agasa's network of relatives.

Based on his impression, Professor Agasa was a truly lonely old man.

So where did this Haibara-san come from?

The car stopped slowly.

"arrive."

"Oh, thank you."

Conan jumped out of the car, clutching his schoolbag, and only walked towards Professor Agasa's house after Higashino Ning's car had driven far away.

Unlike the original storyline, Conan is now only curious about Ai Haibara, rather than terrified.

Knock on the door and go inside.

Sure enough, the aloof Ai Haibara was sitting on the sofa, flipping through... well... a fashion magazine.

No, how could you watch something like that?!

You give the impression that you should have watched "Anna Karenina"!

"Shinichi, what brings you here at this hour?"

Professor Agasa delivered a devastating blow right from the start, leaving Conan's head buzzing.

A question mark slowly appeared.

Conan looked confused. "Doctor, you haven't forgotten there are other people here, have you?"

So Professor Agasa was also confused. He looked back at Ai Haibara and then at Conan. "What? Hasn't she told you yet? She also took the same kind of drug as you."

...

street.

Higashino Ning is still on his way.

He had a general idea of ​​what would happen next in tonight's episode; it seemed like Conan and Ai Haibara would reveal their identities for the first time and then go looking for something together.

He couldn't get involved in this anyway, so he might as well go home and think about three things: "how to increase Ai Haibara's favorability", "how to fight for custody with Professor Agasa", and "send Ai Haibara to transfer schools and stay away from Conan".

The first thing alone is quite difficult.

Higashino Ning felt that Ai Haibara was more interested in him than in him. They teased and pranked each other, but this little bit of interaction was not enough to convince Ai Haibara to register her household registration at his home.

No, Higashino Ning still has one more thing to sort out: get a local household registration.

His conditions are far from meeting the standards for adoption or foster care, he doesn't have extensive connections, and he has no way to persuade Professor Agasa to help him at this stage.

Tsk, that’s hard to do.

Chapter 20 Adoption Card

As soon as he sat down on the sofa, a sluggish weariness instantly overwhelmed Higashino Ning.

There is no dinner, and work is busy.

He reached out and grabbed a bag of bread like a starving man, tearing it open and showing it off wildly.

After two bites, the dry bread felt like a rough rag as it slid down his throat, causing Higashino Ning to cough repeatedly.

However, the maltose converted from salivary amylase had already given him a taste of sweetness, and his strength had also recovered to some extent—he wasn't so hungry that he didn't even have the strength to eat.

After gulping down another mouthful of water, Higashino Ning felt very satisfied with the feeling of fullness.

He silently chanted in his mind, "System, draw a prize."

[Drawing in progress, please wait.]

Higashino Ning's eyes widened. "Wait, there's not even a lottery wheel???"

[Draw complete. Congratulations, host, you have obtained Adoption Card x1.]

[Adoption Card: Allows you to adopt any young human who has lost both parents. The system will ensure all procedures are legal, compliant, and reasonable. (Provided the target has no objection)]

"You're drawing this randomly?"

"This is clearly tailor-made for you!"

Higashino Ning suspects that the system is eavesdropping on his thoughts, and he has ample evidence to support it!

[Please trust the system's professional ethics; there are no factors other than probability influencing this reward draw.]

Dongye Ning: "Well... I'll believe you for now. You're quite a considerate girl. Starting tomorrow, I'll make you a Noble Consort."

【...Please, host...never mind...】

[The host has 5 reward points remaining. Please consider carefully before deciding how to use them.]

Dongye Ning: "I understand. My beloved concubine, you may leave now."

【...】

It's clear that Brother Tongzi was quite speechless.

No, she should be called Sister Tongzi. Even an ethereal female voice is still a female voice.

Dongye Ning first looked at his skills and wondered whether he should use all 5 reward points to upgrade his skills.

"Forget it, it's not worth it."

He shook his head, but his attention turned to his driving skills, which were 99% complete.

This is his final level 1 skill; he's just one step away from achieving it.

"I wonder if there are any bugs in it?"

“1奖励点对应1级技能的10%进度，2级是5%，如果升完级是9%进度的话，那岂不是直接白嫖接近两个奖励点？”

Let's give it a try; it only costs 1 reward point anyway.

slap~

This reward point was completely wasted.

Driving skills (lv2:0%)

Higashino Ning remained expressionless as he browsed the [Skills] section of the system shop.

【手枪射击专精（lv1）：5】、【综合搏击（lv1）：5】、【狙击（lv1）：50】、【飞机驾驶技术（lv1）：60】、【易容术（lv1）：80】...【华夏炼气术（lv1）：1000】

There are a lot of skills; there are hundreds of pages and you can't even finish flipping through them all. It should cover the entire range.

"If I hadn't been so impulsive just now, I could have switched to a pistol shooting specialization now."

As a detective, Higashino Ning is authorized to carry a firearm, and his expertise in handgun shooting is a very useful skill.

Unfortunately, we're just one reward point short.

Either wait until next time to exchange it, or use it all now.

Higashino Ning leans towards the latter, as many first-time experiences in the world seem to be filled with this feeling of impatience.

After a moment's thought, he chose to use 3 reward points to redeem a Colt Double Eagle pistol in the weapons category, and the remaining reward point to redeem bullets for 5 magazines.

Bullets are much cheaper than guns.

Although Higashino Ning has the right to carry a gun, the frustrating thing is that the guns are allocated according to the needs of the mission, and no ammunition is provided.