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

While she was still pondering her history of successes and failures, Dongye Ning was already staring at her pitifully, his eyes filled with the four words: Hungry, hungry!

If you insist on looking at me like that, then I'll have to give in...

Ai Haibara suppressed her last bit of arrogance and said, "Hmph, call me 'older sister'."

“Sister.” Higashino Ning said without hesitation.

So Ai Haibara stood up with a smug look on her face, her eyes teasing, "Just you wait, I'll go make you something delicious, be good~"

Higashino Ning nodded again, "Okay."

Watching Ai Haibara walk into the kitchen, Higashino Ning returned to the sofa and sat down comfortably.

How wonderful! A few kind words and you get a meal, plus you get to enjoy the adorable, haughty little girl's image.

Besides, some muscular men also enjoy the feeling of having their pubic hair rubbed by a woman.

Wow, this guy's winning streak is insane.

Because Higashino Ning looked like she was about to starve, Haibara Ai made a relatively simple but large lunch.

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With a large plate of fried rice with vegetables and shredded pork in front of him, Higashino Ning was worried about whether he could finish it.

"It has dietary fiber, protein, carbohydrates, and salt, so eat it."

The young cook untied her apron and brought Dongye Ning a glass of water, emphasizing her thoughtfulness.

She ate the same food, but in much smaller portions.

Higashino Ning picked up a spoon and showed off a bite, "It tastes pretty good. I'll eat this when I'm in a hurry."

"If you think it's delicious, that's fine." Ai Haibara took a small bite herself. "What kind of mission have you been on lately? You've been so busy. I don't think I've seen any major events reported in the news."

“Protecting a politician,” Higashino Ning said between bites, then nearly choked and quickly grabbed a water glass to soothe himself.

Ai Haibara scolded playfully, "Why are you eating so fast!"

She quickly jumped off the chair and ran behind Higashino Ning to pat his back.

Feeling the force applied, Dongye Ning coughed twice. "Miss, isn't it a bit inappropriate to use this opportunity to settle personal scores?"

Ai Haibara, however, was quite pleased with herself and slapped him twice more. "Hmph! I've been wanting to hit you, but I haven't had the chance until now."

"Grumpy little girl".

"Stupid cop."

"A loli with severe violent tendencies!"

"A police officer with a serious intellectual disability!"

"You are......"

"You are......"

The two engaged in a fierce exchange of barbs, and no matter what Higashino Ning said, Haibara Ai could always come back with a retort.

Higashino Ning, whose vocabulary was gradually falling behind, chose to flip the table.

"daytime."

"Night."

"like."

"Hate."

"accompany."

"parting."

"Wife."

"Old... um?"

Ai Haibara quickly covered her mouth, her heart pounding wildly.

No way, even this has a trick up its sleeve!

She blinked rapidly, then forced herself to remain calm, "Hmph, you're getting desperate, you're even resorting to such tactics."

"Whoever is in a hurry loses, hurry up and eat."

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We don't know who got impatient, but Ai Haibara was very quiet afterwards. After finishing her meal, she didn't stay long, just said "I'm going to Dr. Agasa's house" and ran off.

Higashino Ning still had a lot of food on her plate, so she could eat slowly without rushing, since she wouldn't be switching shifts with Takagi Wataru until tonight anyway.

Of course, he had about half a day off every day, but after sleeping, resting and eating, he didn't have much free time left.

But we still have about half a day off today.

After eating, wash the dishes and then tidy up the kitchen.

Seeing that the sun was shining brightly today, Higashino Ning simply took out all the sheets and blankets in the room, washed them, and hung them out to dry.

Ai Haibara probably thought he would still be busy later, which is why she went to Professor Agasa's house. He was probably doing research right now, so there was no need to bother him.

The sunlight was warm and inviting, and Higashino Ning sat on the sofa, feeling sleepy again.

When he opened his eyes again, the silhouette of the sunset on the window added to his weariness.

The more I sleep, the more tired I feel.

The more tired you are, the more you sleep.

Higashino Ning endured the discomfort in her eyes and sat for a short while before going to wash her face.

I showed off that huge plate of food at lunchtime, and now I'm hungry again.

He stood at the door and glanced at Professor Agasa's house across the street, then decided to do it himself.

To save time, fried rice with eggs is the easiest option, but unfortunately there was no leftover rice, so he switched to making fried udon noodles.

Around seven o'clock, Takagi Wataru called to remind him not to forget that he had important things to do that evening.

Dongye Ning then took the opportunity to ask about the situation at the villa that day.

According to Wataru Takagi, the Second Investigation Division did not come to conduct an investigation this afternoon, but only came once in the morning. Shigehiko Tomoguchi stayed in his room except for eating, seemingly busy writing some materials.

According to Shiratori Ninzaburo's plan, Toguchi Shigehiko should have received the letter today.

With yesterday's groundwork laid, there's no point in writing any defense materials, so the other side is most likely working on a new draft proposal.

Although Shigehiko Toguchi is currently under police investigation for bribery, he still retains some power until formally convicted.

He can even say that he can go out if he wants, and he is allowed to attend meetings and engage in interpersonal activities.

However, people are generally reluctant to go out during this period, since going out means facing the public, especially the ubiquitous media, which is not only unpleasant but also prone to causing problems and making matters worse.

"and many more......"

Higashino Ning suddenly realized a problem.

Since Shigehiko Toguchi wouldn't normally choose to go out, why did he go to the hotel in Beika for a meeting in the original story?

Was it instructed by the organization?

Probably!

Higashino Ning had previously firmly believed that the organization had no chance of contacting Tonguchi Shigehiko, but now he can only be convinced that the organization had no chance of directly meeting Tonguchi Shigehiko.

As for other means of transmitting information... it's really hard to say.

Higashino Ning suddenly realized that his night shift was quite important, and that there might really be members of the organization who would use some means to pass messages to Tonguchi Shigehiko at night.

He had originally planned to stay home and play a little longer, but he immediately decided not to wait any longer, grabbed his coat, and drove off.

...

When Takagi Wataru arrived at Tobuchi Shigehiko's house, he was quite curious.

Higashino Ning casually remarked that he was bored at home, which aroused even deeper suspicion in Takagi Wataru.

"Is Ai not home?"

Why do you feel bored?

"You didn't make Ai leave in anger, did you?"

The three consecutive questions left Higashino Ning completely bewildered.

It's only been a few days, and everyone's already on Ai Haibara's side?

Higashino Ning glanced at Takagi Wataru with annoyance. "She just went to the professor's house to play. Besides, am I the kind of person who would bully elementary school students? You actually think I can make her leave?"

Takagi Wataru chuckled awkwardly, then muttered under his breath, "Isn't this a precedent? I thought Ai's first time going to the professor's house was because you made her angry."

Higashino Ning: "......"

She ran away on her own!

What does this have to do with me!

However, this approach is worth considering; it fixes a bug without even realizing it, which is great.

Higashino Ning didn't comment on his good friend's words, but instead urged him, "Alright, alright, you should go home and have dinner and rest."

“I’ll cover the rest of the shifts; there’s no need to stay up until midnight.”

When it comes to getting things done, flexibility is key. As long as either he or Takagi Wataru is here, that's fine.

Takagi Wataru didn't hesitate much, "Alright then, I'll come over earlier tomorrow to relieve you."

About 20 minutes later, only Higashino Ning was left in the monitoring room.

The villa's surveillance cameras had no blind spots and covered a wide area, but Higashino Ning only looked at one image: the doorway to Tonguchi Shigehiko's room.

If someone does come to "pass him a note," he can identify the person and prepare a response, then try his best to keep the story unfolding as it was originally intended.

He'll save Shigehiko Tomonoku and get a reward, and then he won't need to worry about whether the guy lives or dies after that. That's Plan A.