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

So he raised his hand and shouted, "I want to go too!"

Ran said, "But Conan, you still have to go to school!"

"Uh... I need to take a leave of absence!" Conan had completely forgotten about this.

"Huh? You're taking leave to go out? Kid, are you out of your mind?" Sonoko looked at Conan with a "Are you alright?" look.

"Conan, you're only in first grade, why are you thinking about skipping school?" Ran's smile also faded.

Kitagawa Taki tugged at Conan's hair. "Yeah, Conan, skipping school isn't good for a kid!"

"Pfft!"

Ai Haibara couldn't help but laugh when she saw this.

Conan glanced at Ai Haibara, and it was definitely mocking, wasn't it? Autism? He wouldn't believe it even if you beat him to death.

"Conan, be good, and I'll take you with me next time." Ran gave him a stern warning followed by a sweet treat.

Conan nodded dejectedly. Could someone tell him why high schools have holidays but elementary schools don't? Isn't that backwards?

……

Early the next morning.

Kitagawa Taki and his group of five happened to be traveling in the same car.

"No way? Ai Haibara has autism?"

Sonoko covered her mouth, looking incredulous.

She watched as everyone chatted and laughed along the way. Ai Haibara would occasionally exchange a few words with her sister, but otherwise she would stare blankly out the window.

Kitagawa Taki explained in a serious tone, "Yes, that's why she didn't go to school."

Ran also looked at Ai Haibara with concern.

Ai Haibara calmly looked at the scenery outside the window; she had already accepted this situation.

She was already a quiet person, and her "autism" actually saved her a lot of trouble.

After a moment of silence, the group started talking again.

Soon, we arrived at our destination.

What comes into view are two luxurious villas.

"Taki, that's the villa next door belonging to Uncle Tomizawa. They're vacationing here now," Sonoko said, pointing to the villa on the right.

Kitagawa Taki nodded. "Your two families have a good relationship!"

Sonoko said, "Hmm, we already have a lot of cooperation, and now we're even closer. By the way, my older sister will be here this afternoon to pay her respects to Uncle Tomizawa."

Ayako Suzuki? Kitagawa Taki didn't pay much attention, just assuming she was someone who came to hang out.

After Sonoko led everyone to their rooms, she urged them to quickly change into their swimsuits and go play on the beach.

Kitagawa Taki was the first to arrive. After seeing the vast but deserted beach, he couldn't help but marvel at the Suzuki family's wealth; they had bought the entire kilometer-long beach.

He plunged into the sea and swam around a few times before he saw the women slowly coming down.

Kitagawa Taki's eyes lit up; this scene was indeed very pleasing to the eye!

Sonoko was wearing a black two-piece swimsuit, revealing her fair and slender waist.

The Miyano sisters were both wearing one-piece swimsuits, which was rather conservative.

Ran's swimsuit surprised Kitagawa Taki; she wore a strapless bikini that showed off her beautiful figure.

Xiaolan looked a little embarrassed.

"Lan, relax a bit! This is a private beach, there are no outsiders here!"

Seeing that Xiaolan was being a little hesitant, Yuanzi went over and put her arm around Xiaolan's shoulder.

Ran was originally going to change into her own dress swimsuit, but Sonoko persuaded her to change into a bikini she had never tried before.

Kitagawa Taki gave Sonoko a big thumbs up from the water, while Miyano Akemi seemed far too conservative in comparison.

Sonoko and Ran went into the water and the three of them played volleyball for a while, but the Miyano sisters still didn't come down.

It turned out that the two sisters were lying on the beach chairs and hadn't moved at all.

"You guys play first, I'll go check on them."

After saying that, Kitagawa Taki walked towards the two people on the shore.

Aren't you two going to go swimming?

Akemi Miyano pointed to her face and said somewhat embarrassedly, "I'm afraid that if I go into the water, I'll lose my disguise, and besides, I can only swim a little."

"It's okay, just play in the shallows. As long as you don't go any deeper," Kitagawa Taki said casually. "I'll teach you how to swim another time."

As for today, it's not very convenient.

Then, Kitagawa Taki turned to look at Haibara Ai and asked, "Ai, what about you?"

Ai Haibara was wearing sunglasses, so her expression couldn't be seen. She said calmly, "You guys go ahead, I'll come back later."

"Come down early, don't stay on the beach for too long," Kitagawa Taki instructed, before turning and leaving with Miyano Akemi.

Kitagawa Taki and Miyano Akemi went into the water, and Sonoko and Ran, noticing that Haibara Ai wasn't with them, asked in unison, "Where's Ai?"

"She'll be here soon, let's play first," Kitagawa Taki explained.

So the four of them paired up and had a great time.

After a while, Kitagawa Taki saw Ai Haibara get up on the shore and thought she was finally going to go into the water.

As a result, Ai Haibara walked over to the ice bucket next to her, seemingly wanting to get some water, but the next second she collapsed onto the beach.

Upon seeing this, Kitagawa Taki quickly swam ashore, ran to Ai Haibara's side, and carried her to a shady spot.

Ai Haibara's eyes were tightly closed, her face was flushed, she was panting heavily, and she was covered in sweat; it was clear that she had heatstroke.

"I...I'm fine," Ai Haibara said slowly.

"You're alright. It's good that you only have mild heatstroke, otherwise..." Kitagawa Taki squeezed Haibara Ai's wrist and felt her pulse.

At this moment, the girls also arrived.

"What happened to Ai?"

"He has heatstroke. Go and get some wet towels, ice packs, and sports drinks."

The girls quickly got to work and brought the necessary supplies within minutes.

Kitagawa Taki placed a wet towel on Ai Haibara's chest and armpits, applied an ice pack to her head, and finally fed her some sports drinks to replenish her fluids.

"That should solve the problem."

Chapter 53 I'm Quite Amazing

After Ai Haibara felt a little better, Taki Kitagawa carried her back to her room in the villa, and Akemi Miyano helped her change out of her swimsuit.

Afterwards, Kitagawa Taki checked her body temperature and pulse again, and they had almost returned to normal.

Kitagawa Taki said irritably, "I told you to get in the water sooner, but you wouldn't listen. Now you've gotten heatstroke on the shore!"

Ai Haibara felt much better at this point, and her dizziness and discomfort were not so bad.

She turned her head away from looking at Kitagawa Taki.

"Why won't you go into the water?" Kitagawa Taki pressed.

For a long time, Ai Haibara did not answer.

Ai Haibara's silence made Kitagawa Taki wonder if there was something she was hiding that she didn't want to say.

"I...I can't swim." Ai Haibara's voice was so soft it was almost inaudible. If Kitagawa Taki hadn't had superhuman hearing, he really wouldn't have heard her reply.

Kitagawa Taki was both amused and exasperated, never expecting such a simple reason.

He slapped his forehead; he hadn't considered Ai Haibara a child at all, so he subconsciously assumed she could definitely swim.

Even Akemi Miyano probably thinks so.

In fact, Ai Haibara appears very strong, but is actually very weak inside, and is unwilling to easily show it in front of others.

Kitagawa Taki said, "You can't swim? I can teach you! Why are you just stubbornly trying to swim all by yourself?"

After a pause, Kitagawa Taki deliberately said, "You're not afraid I'll take advantage of you, are you? Look at your flat body, no chest, no butt."

"You! I'm quite something!" Ai Haibara suddenly turned her head and glared fiercely at Taki Kitagawa.

"Oh? Really?" Kitagawa Taki was a little skeptical. Both times they met, she was dressed quite conservatively, so he really couldn't tell.

"I need to rest." Ai Haibara realized she had said something she shouldn't have, her expression instantly returning to its coldness, and she dismissed Kitagawa Taki.

"Okay, you get some rest."

Having found the cause of the problem, Kitagawa Taki left the room satisfied.

The heatstroke has temporarily subsided, but a few more days of rest are needed for a full recovery.

Well, I'll have to find some time to teach the two sisters to swim separately.

"Is Ai alright?" Miyano Akemi asked anxiously when she saw Kitagawa Taki come out.

"It's alright, just need to rest for a few days." Kitagawa Taki gave an "OK" sign.

in the afternoon.

The group originally planned to sunbathe and then have a beach barbecue in the evening.

Because Ai Haibara suffered from heatstroke, no one went outside.

Several people sat together playing mahjong.

As it turns out, playing mahjong with Xiaolan was definitely a mistake.

Xiaolan was initially modest, saying that she had only been learning for a short time and didn't know much yet.

But they kept winning every round after that, with all sorts of winning hands like single-tile waits, self-draws, and pure suits appearing one after another. The three players were constantly being beaten and complained, having no enjoyment of the game at all.

Fortunately, Ayako Suzuki arrived at the villa not long after.