Ke Xue: Mastering Observation Haki at the start

After hearing this, Ai Haibara gave Gatatsu a half-moon-shaped glance...

After chatting for a while, Ran Mouri arrived.

After exchanging a few greetings with Conan, she turned to Jia Chen and said, "Brother Jia Chen... Conan's medical expenses..."

"Don't worry, Ah Zhen and I have already settled the medical expenses," Jia Chen said.

"You mean..." Ran Mouri was about to say "the older brother with silver hair" when she saw Jia Chen put his index finger to his lips...

Xiao Lan realized this too, remembering what Brother Jia Chen had said about how secretive their club members were...

In order to avoid being monitored like last time, I have to hide my identity.

Chapter 118 What did the second female lead say?

"Isn't this a bit inappropriate..." Ran Mouri said somewhat embarrassedly.

“If you want to repay the fee…” Jia Chen narrowed his pale red eyes as he sized up Ran Mouri.

"Hey, Gachen, you're not thinking of making some unreasonable request of Ran-neechan again, are you?" Conan looked at Gachen warily.

This scene... bears a striking resemblance to some adult-themed scenes he had accidentally glimpsed before.

"Just study hard and try to get first place in the final exam." Jia Chen took a banana from the bedside table, peeled it, and ate it.

"Yes, I will definitely try my best," Ran Mouri said solemnly.

"Ran-nee-chan...are you going to join Ga-chen-gege's club?" Conan asked after hesitating for a moment.

Although... Jia Chen was helping Xiao Lan, that colleague... A Zhen.

After hearing this, Conan felt a sense of déjà vu, and also a great deal of fear and dread.

Although Jia Chen's colleague, A Zhen, helped him pay his medical expenses, it's not a good idea to think this way.

But... that strange feeling just wouldn't go away.

“These 22 old men 5&⑶$9079一26> must be kept secret…” Ran Mouri raised her index finger.

Conan: "...

He was genuinely afraid that Jia Chen was plotting something bad with Xiao Lan...

"Wow, what kind of club is it?" Hattori Heiji leaned closer with interest and asked, "Is it only allowed to join if you're a graduate of the University of Tokyo?"

"No, that's not it... What, are you interested too?" Jia Chen fed Ai a small piece of banana, then glanced warily at Hattori Heiji.

"Well... I'm just interested, after all, my profession is detective." Heiji Hattori scratched his cheek and looked at Conan. "You agree, right, Conan?"

"Ah, right..." Conan paused for a moment, then quickly responded, realizing that everyone's eyes were on him.

"A detective...not bad." Jia Chen nodded. "When are you going back to the main section?"

"My flight is tonight..." Hattori Heiji hesitated for a moment before speaking, "I'm mainly busy with club activities tomorrow, so I won't be able to come."

"Then what about the school festival?" Ran Mouri asked Heiji Hattori.

"Ahem, Kazuha will be here. I'll just listen to her explanation." Hattori Heiji's eyes darted towards Conan.

Conan: "...

"That's a real shame..." Ran Mouri said regretfully.

An hour later... the sun completely set.

In the parking lot, Ran Mouri stood in front of the car and said somewhat shyly, "Brother Jiachen... please give me the bowls and chopsticks. I'll take them home, wash them, and then give them to you."

"That won't be necessary," Jia Chen said. "It's too much trouble. I'll just take it home..."

"Alright then." Ran Mouri hesitated for a moment before nodding, then looked left and right and asked, "Brother Jiachen, where did Ai go?"

"I forgot something." Jia Chen glanced upstairs.

"Alright, my car's here." Sonoko Suzuki ran up and turned to the crowd, saying, "I'm going back now. Don't forget to come watch our performance, Kashin-nii..."

"I will go," Jia Chen nodded.

Inside the ward...

Ai walked down the dimly lit corridor, her expression as still as a lake after a snowfall.

Conan was looking up at the ceiling, wondering what kind of club Ran Mouri had joined and whether Jin looked familiar. He was completely unaware of the commotion outside the door.

He immediately sensed something amiss beside him, and when he turned around, he saw a dark gun barrel pointed at him, instantly setting off alarms.

"Haibara, you..." Conan's pupils widened, and he sat frozen on the bed...

"I'm sorry." Ai Haibara held the gun to Conan's forehead, her tone cold. "It seems I'm still like him, with cruel black blood flowing through my veins... I'm simply incapable of joining the side of justice."

"What?!" Conan exclaimed in shock.

"Don't you understand? My true identity has been exposed..." Ai Haibara stared coldly at Conan. "It wasn't just Pisco who was there; there was another one too."

"You mean..." Conan paused for a moment, then an unbelievable thought popped into his head, "Gachen Gege?!"

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Ai Haibara gently shook her head.

"Phew, I knew it... how could it be Brother Jiachen?" Conan breathed a sigh of relief, his expression almost breaking down.

Ai: "...

Seemingly not scared enough, she released the safety on the gun.

"It seems you still don't understand your situation," Ai Haibara said coldly. "The entire hospital is now filled with people from the organization, and Gatatsu is doing this to protect everyone..."

After hearing this, Conan remained silent for a moment, then gritted his teeth, his facial expression becoming increasingly tense. "Damn it, damn it, damn it!"

Ai was stunned for a moment.

"Garchen Gege was so good to you, how could you treat him like that?" Conan wiped away his tears. "He was so gentle, why, why would you do this? If it were me, I would never betray Garchen Gege, no matter what!"

Ai Haibara: "...

What kind of speech is this, coming from the second female lead?

She's the female lead, okay...?

How abominable.

Ai Haibara's expression turned cold. "I'm letting you go first. You should be grateful. That way, you won't see the horrific deaths of the others." (567)

As she was talking, Ai pulled the trigger.

'Bang!

The gun fired a rubber-coated bullet instantly, shaped like a capsule...

It flew straight at Conan's forehead.

"Ah!!!" Conan screamed in pain after being hit hard, then realized it was a capsule and fell silent...

"Sorry... there might have been a malfunction with the gun; the firing force was a bit too strong." Ai Haibara glanced at the bump on Conan's head and said calmly.

Jia Chen helped her modify this pistol, and I didn't expect it to have such a strong recoil...

"What exactly are you here for?!" Conan asked, somewhat exasperated.

He now seriously suspects that Haibara might have teamed up with Gatsuki to injure him and then use that to earn a huge amount of money for medical expenses.

"Just giving you a heads-up, to prevent you from doing anything out of line." Ai Haibara put away her pistol. "The bullet is the antidote for APTX4869. It'll be effective for two and a half to three hours. Remember to have a vial of blood drawn then..."

After saying that, she turned gracefully, opened the door, and left.

"Wait." Conan tried to call out to Ai Haibara, but then realized... she was already far away.

Conan glanced at the APTX4869 that had been flung against the window by his own head, and at the needle in his hand, and fell silent...

Chapter 219 Learning Yuanji

A few days later

Teitan High School Festival.

Jia Chen drove Ai Haibara to...

The open-air venue was bustling with activity as a large group of high school boys and girls chatted and laughed.

After parking the car, Jia Chen led Xiao Ai into the venue.

"Over here, over here." Kogoro Mori immediately noticed that Gachen stood out from the crowd and reached out to greet him.

The reason is simple: Jia Chen is indeed easy to spot in a crowd. His tall figure, wearing a British-style black trench coat, with light red eyes and a calm and indifferent temperament, makes him stand out from the crowd.

He's so popular that even passersby would turn their heads to look at him, you could find him...

After seeing Kogoro Mouri, Jia Chen nodded and greeted him before leading Ai Haibara to their seats.

"Senior...Senior." At this moment, a female high school student walked over and said timidly, "Did you also graduate from this school? Do you need me to help you find a seat? There's a seat next to me."

"I'm sorry..." Ai Haibara reached out and pulled Yuuji's hand, looking up at him, "We already have seats."

"Oh... okay." The high school girl glanced at the delicate, porcelain-doll-like girl with brown hair beside her, blinked, and said, "Then... could we exchange contact information?"

"This is my daughter." Jia Chen reached out and ruffled Ai's brown hair.

High school girl: