I'm in Detective Conan, but it's a chaotic battlefield.

"No, Ai!!"

Miyano Akemi snapped out of her daze and, without thinking, prepared to stand in front of Chen Nuo.

Then Chen Nuo anticipated her prediction and pulled her behind him.

Chen Nuo looked up again at Ai Haibara under the coconut tree.

He still had that indifferent expression.

Even when her sister was nearly knocked over by a dog, it couldn't shake her determination to kill the cheating scumbag—it was simply impossible.

Chen Nuo felt that even though he and Ai Haibara had gone through so much together and tried different experimental projects, his position in Ai Haibara's heart could never be as important as Akemi Miyano's.

Is it because you're certain he won't stand idly by?

Soon, Chen Nuo's guess was confirmed.

The vicious-looking dog ran up to Chen Nuo, then suddenly stopped, exposed its belly, curled its two front paws in front of its body, stuck out its tongue in a fawning manner, and its eyes were full of longing for food.

Oh, it's just a greedy dog.

Chen Nuo breathed a sigh of relief, scratched the dog's head, and then the dog became even more obsequious.

"Seriously, you scared me! Where did you get that aura from?" Chen Nuo grabbed the dog's head and circled it around.

Akemi Miyano walked over from behind Chen Nuo at that moment, her face showing extreme embarrassment.

Ai Haibara walked across the street with her hands behind her back, came up to the two of them, and stretched out her little hand: "Chen Nuo, come to Mommy."

The dog, who had inexplicably received a "new name," immediately sat up and went over to lick Ai Haibara's palm with its tongue.

Chen Nuo couldn't help but say, "I feel like something's off about you."

"Is it strange? It's not like you haven't done similar things before," Ai Haibara said sarcastically.

Chen Nuo glanced at Miyano Akemi and quickly explained, "I never licked your palm."

"Pets have personalities too, and different breeds have different preferences. I know of some that like the soles of pretty girls' feet."

“That’s slander,” Chen Nuoyi said sternly.

Akemi Miyano first reassured Chen Nuo with a look that said, "I understand you," then walked over and took Ai Haibara's small hand: "Ai, what brings you here?"

Ai Haibara glared at Chen Nuo as she looked at her sister, who was trying to mediate: "I'm worried about you guys. Izu isn't as safe as it looks right now."

Chen Nuo's brow twitched: "You cracked the password on that USB drive?"

Ai Haibara nodded.

"What's inside?" Chen Nuo asked anxiously. "Why didn't you call me about something so important?"

Ai Haibara was stumped by the question.

Then she bent down and looked around for something, finally picking up a fist-sized rock.

Chen Nuo then remembered that he was the one who hung up the phone last night.

Chen Nuo: "Uh... what I mean is, since you've cracked the secret of that USB drive, you must know the enemy's plan. It's too dangerous for someone like you to run away alone."

Ai Haibara's expression softened somewhat.

She looked around and saw that while the group was playing around, the hardworking owner of the fishing tackle shop not far away had already started cleaning.

Scattered groups of tourists dressed in sportswear began to appear in the field of vision, jogging along the road in the morning.

"I only saw a little bit before I tracked down your location and came over," Ai Haibara explained. "There are too many people around here, let's go back and talk about it later."

Chen Nuo nodded: "Okay, but could you tell me where you put the monitoring chip in my body?"

“There’s no such thing,” Ai Haibara said with a sly smile.

Damn it, I'll definitely have to check this carefully when I get back. If all else fails, I'll just have to force her to tell the truth when she's completely off guard.

"Don't worry, I'm not that bored." Ai Haibara snorted. "I just took a little control of the city's station surveillance system, put in a little effort, found the suspicious area, and then came here to investigate myself."

Chen Nuo breathed a sigh of relief.

Since they had decided to return to the hotel first, the "vicious dog" in Ai Haibara's hands became a problem that had to be solved.

Chen Nuo: "By the way, where did you get the dog?"

Ai Haibara: "I found it."

"Found it? How can you find such a big dog?"

“It was probably abandoned by someone.” Ai Haibara’s expression darkened. “Maybe its owner found a prettier dog and just threw away this companion who had accompanied him through the lowest point of his life.”

Chen Nuo: "I feel like there's something hidden in your words."

Ai Haibara's face showed an expression that said, "Yes, you guessed right. Hurry up and figure out a way to appease me."

Akemi Miyano quickly changed the subject, pointing to the dog's neck in surprise, "Hey, look at its neck, it looks like it has a dog tag."

Chen Nuo looked in the direction Miyano Akemi pointed, because the dog's fur was too long, he hadn't noticed it before—

【Hamburger】.

It's a cute name, which fits the dog's personality of liking to expose its belly to strangers to beg for food.

Ai Haibara made the dog sit down and took out a metal dog tag from the long fur under its neck: "It really is named Chen Nuojun, and the owner's phone number is 194xxx..."

"Give me something decent," Chen Nuo couldn't help but complain.

Akemi Miyano covered her mouth and chuckled.

The atmosphere in front of the hotel became unusually harmonious, with no trace of the dramatic scene that usually follows a girlfriend catching her boyfriend cheating.

At this moment, the hotel owner came out carrying a basin of water, seemingly intending to sprinkle it at the entrance to remove the dust.

Upon seeing the dog, the owner exclaimed in surprise, "Hey? Isn't this Kobayashi's burger shop? What's it doing here?"

Chen Nuo: "Do you recognize this dog?"

"Yes, I know him. Kobayashi's fast food restaurant is on this street. My son loves their chicken burger," the owner explained.

Chen Nuo thought to himself, "So it's a fast food restaurant, that's why they named the dog that. That makes sense." He said, "That's great. It seems like the dog is lost. Could you tell us its exact location so we can return it?"

"It's alright, everyone on this street knows it. It probably sneaked out at night. It'll go back when it gets hungry," the shopkeeper said with a smile.

Chen Nuo looked at Ai Haibara.

Ai Haibara shook her head: "Let's go anyway, and buy it some food while we're at it."

Chen Nuo: "Okay, uncle, could you please give us the address?"

“No problem.” The shopkeeper looked at Ai Haibara and said with a smile, “Is this your daughter? She looks just like her.”

The air suddenly became heavy.

Ai Haibara had a stern face, clearly unhappy with the misunderstanding. However, you can't blame the boss for making a mistake, because Akemi Miyano and Ai Haibara are so similar in every way except for their temperament.

Chen Nuo: "Isn't she adorable? She's so sensible; she can already rub my back."

Ai Haibara gritted her teeth, wishing she could tear Chen Nuo to pieces.

However, in front of outsiders, Ai Haibara remained calm. She simply smiled sweetly at the hotel manager and then said to Chen Nuo, "Dad, let's go back quickly. I can't wait to tell you a story."

She emphasized the words "telling a story" very strongly.

This story looks like it's going to be very painful.

Afterwards, Chen Nuo and the girls returned the dog to the fast food restaurant, and Ai Haibara even bought a lot of dog treats at the convenience store.

The dog owner expressed his gratitude and drove them directly home.

When they returned to their hotel, most of the guests were still asleep, including Ran, Sonoko Suzuki, and the others.

In other words, only Ai Haibara knew that Chen Nuo had run away last night.

This is good news for Chen Nuo. As long as he can appease Ai Haibara, a terrible love triangle won't happen. Moreover, Akemi Miyano will also help, so it shouldn't be too difficult.

Just as she was thinking, Akemi Miyano yawned and walked out: "I'm so sleepy. You two can chat for a while. I'm going to the beach to sunbathe and catch up on some sleep."

“Mingmei, it’s morning now, and the temperature on the beach is quite low.” Chen Nuo directly exposed her intention to escape.

Akemi Miyano blinked: "Are you worried about me? Shouldn't you be focusing your energy on Ai at a time like this?"

After saying that, she pushed open the door and ran away.

Only Chen Nuo and Ai Haibara remained in the room.

Ai Haibara sat on the edge of the bed, where several laptops were laid out, their screens displaying dynamic screensavers of flowers, mountains, and oceans.

Ai Haibara's cold, aloof face seemed out of place amidst the healing-themed screen.

Chen Nuo took a deep breath, walked over, and sat down next to her: "Shall we talk about business first, or about Mingmei's matter?"

Ai Haibara: "Let's get down to business first."

Chen Nuo breathed a sigh of relief. Surprisingly, she didn't hold him back. It seemed that she didn't intend to pursue the matter of him and Mingmei sneaking out.

"Why did you go out behind my and my sister's backs?" Ai Haibara asked, crossing her legs in an interrogation-like manner.

Chen Nuo: "Huh? Didn't we say we'd talk about business first?"

Ai Haibara: "This is important to me, very important important."

Chen Nuo was speechless for a moment, then asked in return, "Even if I told you, it wouldn't make a difference. Would you stop Mingmei from being happy? Or are you planning to cheer me on from the sidelines?"

"Go, go for it..." Ai Haibara was speechless for a moment.

Her delicate face flushed red and then turned pale, while her chest, which had been flat under her tight-fitting tank top, heaved violently.

Chen Nuo took the initiative, grabbing her delicate shoulders and burying his face in her soft hair, fully inhaling its faint milky scent: "Of course, if you want to..."

"I don't want to!" Ai Haibara interrupted Chen Nuo and ran away like a startled deer.

"What a pity, I even thought of a way to let you all feel my sincere love." Chen Nuo looked regretful, then looked at the computer on the bed, "Let's get down to business, what secrets are hidden in this?"

Despite her dissatisfaction, Ai Haibara walked over and started typing away on one of the computer keyboards.

The monitor quickly displayed a string of obscure and incomprehensible code.

Chen Nuo blinked: "What...is this?"

Ai Haibara: "I only saw a little bit yesterday, so I don't know what it is. Let's watch it together."

Chen Nuo nodded, then placed Ai Haibara on his lap and looked at the code with her.