Solving cases with Detective Conan's science? No, I'm a cultivator!

Mitsuhiko and Genta nodded.

Mitsuhiko stroked his chin, belatedly asking, "But why is she in the adult reading area? Can she even understand what she's reading?"

Yuan Tai concluded, "He's definitely pretending to know what he doesn't!"

"I want to be friends with her!"

Ayumi, the number one friend, is online.

Conan smirked to himself. They came here to find books to read and write book reports!

Ayumi had already gone to the room next to where Ai Haibara was.

Ai Haibara sensed someone approaching, looked up, and saw it was the little girl who was with Conan.

"Hello, my name is Ayumi Yoshida. I'm a first-grade student in class B at Teitan Elementary School. Where do you go to school?"

Ayumi wondered if Ai Haibara was in the same school as her, which would be very convenient.

But Ai Haibara ignored her.

Yuan Tai, who had followed, said somewhat indignantly, "What's with the attitude!"

Ayumi quickly interrupted Genta, "Genta, it's probably because there are too many of us that she's a little nervous!"

Ayumi stepped forward again and said, "We just want to make friends with you. What's your name?"

Ai Haibara still didn't react.

Just as Ayumi turned to leave in disappointment, Haibara Ai's clear, cold voice rang out, "My name is Haibara Ai... I don't go to school."

Ayumi's face immediately brightened, and she smiled as she introduced Conan and the others to Ai Haibara.

Then, she asked curiously, "Ai, why aren't you in school?"

Ai Haibara paused for a moment, then said calmly, "I have autism."

"Huh?" Ayumi wasn't quite sure what autism was, but she knew it was a medical condition, so she comforted her, "Ai, you'll get better."

"Yes." Ai Haibara nodded.

Conan, standing behind her, pursed his lips. This girl might be a bit aloof, but she definitely doesn't have autism.

He walked around behind Ai Haibara, glancing at the book she was reading.

Biochemistry? How could that be?

Conan didn't believe that the little girl in front of him could understand something so complicated.

What book is this?

Conan looked over and saw Genta open a cabinet and take out a hardcover book.

"This is an original book imported from abroad... Strange, why is the book upside down in the box?" Conan took the book and examined it carefully.

"These are not books for children!"

A large hand reached out from behind Conan and took the book.

Conan turned around and saw a kind-looking middle-aged or elderly man.

"I'm sorry..." Conan quickly apologized.

"The children's reading area is right next door!"

After saying that, the man left with a box of original books.

Ula ura~

Just then, a police siren sounded downstairs.

The teenagers reacted quickly, immediately leaning over the window to look down.

Conan saw Inspector Megure, a familiar face, and realizing that a case might have occurred, said, "I'll be leaving for a bit."

Genta and Mitsuhiko quickly followed, calling out to Ayumi and Ai Haibara, who were chatting, "Ayumi, Ai, are you coming?"

"Ai, let's go down and take a look!" Ayumi looked at Ai Haibara with expectant eyes.

Ai Haibara closed the book, put it back on the shelf, and followed her downstairs.

Chapter 48 Ke Dog Nose Nan

Inside the elevator.

When Conan saw the group following them, he held the elevator button for them.

drop~

After everyone had entered, the elevator sounded an alarm.

"It's overcrowded..."

There were already four people in the elevator.

“Capacity: 7 people!” Mitsuhiko said, pointing to the notice posted on the elevator wall.

"There's no other way, let's take the stairs!"

Conan ran out first, followed by Genta and Mitsuhiko.

Ayumi wanted to go with them, but Ai Haibara stopped her.

"We can just take the elevator."

Ai Haibara glanced at the notification: 7 people, 450 kilograms.

With five children and four adults, even if Genta Kojima is a bit chubby, he shouldn't be overweight.

Ai Haibara thought the elevator was probably malfunctioning.

Lobby.

Inspector Megure was questioning the man who had collected the books, accompanied by two other officers.

Several people huddled in the back, eavesdropping.

"You must be the library director?"

"Yes, my surname is Tsukawa." The man nodded.

Inspector Megure pulled a photograph out of his pocket. "We're here today because of your library's employee, Tamada Kazuo."

"Ah, he didn't come to work yesterday and didn't ask for leave. Did something happen to him?" Director Tsugawa asked.

Inspector Megure said sternly, "Mr. Tamada has been missing since the night before last!"

"What?" Director Tsugawa looked shocked.

"As far as we know, he and you were working the night shift at the library the night before last, is that right?" Inspector Megure asked.

Director Tsugawa explained, "That's right, but I got home before him that night, and I don't know what happened after that."

Conan interjected, "Inspector Megure!"

"Hmm... Conan, it's you again?" Inspector Megure always seems to run into Kogoro Mouri and Conan when he's on a case.

Conan chuckled and then asked, "We came to the library to read books, so why is the police investigating the library's storage room?"

"Perhaps Mr. Tamada had an accident on his way home?"

Inspector Megure glanced at the warehouse and said, "Because Mr. Tamada would call his wife before going home, but he didn't that night, so either he was taken away from the library, or he's still in the library."

"If Mr. Tamada is still in the library, then he has most likely been murdered!"

Upon hearing this, Director Tsugawa broke out in a cold sweat.

Ai Haibara watched Conan with great interest. Just as Kitagawa Taki had said, this guy didn't hide anything when he encountered a case.

At this moment, a policeman came over to report the situation: "Inspector, we have searched the entire area, but we found nothing."

Inspector Megure pondered, "So, they really were taken away?"

"Sorry to bother you, we'll head back now!" Inspector Megure saluted Director Tsugawa.

Inspector Megure led his team away, and Director Tsugawa also picked up the box at his feet and left.

Conan rested his chin on his hand, lost in thought.

The three little ones also seemed unusually excited.

"Aren't you scared?" Ai Haibara asked Ayumi.

Even though someone was very likely dead, these children didn't seem scared at all.

"Scared? We're the Junior Detective Club!" the three said in unison.

Ai Haibara asked, "The Junior Detective Club? Edogawa joined too?"

"Mmm," Ayumi replied affirmatively.

Ai Haibara smiled slightly. A famous high school detective was actually willing to play detective games with a group of elementary school students.

Genta asked, "Conan, what do we do next?"

"Of course, we'll look for the body in the library!" Conan exclaimed, beaming.

Mitsuhiko asked, somewhat puzzled, "Didn't the police officer just say that Mr. Tamada was taken out of the library?"

Conan countered, "Can't you smell a faint stench?"

The group sniffed, indicating they couldn't smell anything.

Ai Haibara gave Conan a strange look. Conan was probably referring to the stench of a corpse, but she couldn't smell it either.

Is this guy's nose a dog's nose?

Conan interrupted them, "Alright, you guys should go home now!"

"Huh? Conan, don't even think about going alone. We're not going back!" Genta waved his fist, as if he was about to punch Conan if he said anything more.

Ayumi and Mitsuhiko nodded as well.

"Ai, are you going back?" Ayumi asked Ai Haibara.

"Do not."