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

Chen Nuo discovered that while the minor cases in this world might differ slightly from the original work, the main storyline remained largely consistent with the original content, even to the point of being overly concerned with details.

Ai Haibara didn't speak, but instead looked down at her fair little hands.

Chen Nuo didn't urge her, and just waited quietly for her to speak.

After a long silence, Ai Haibara suddenly asked, "Why did you do this?"

"what?"

"Why take such a big risk and pay such a high price?" Ai Haibara raised her head, her large, icy blue eyes filled with complex emotions that Chen Nuo couldn't understand.

Her eyes held gratitude, fear, and dependence, but mostly restraint.

Chen Nuo smiled and said, "I want to live too. Without you, the organization will discover my body's secret very soon."

Ai Haibara looked up at him, seemingly dissatisfied with the answer; her delicate nostrils twitched rhythmically.

Chen Nuo reached out and ruffled her short hair, finding it much softer and finer than before, and it still felt great to the touch even when wet from the rain.

"Besides, compared to Gin, who kills without blinking an eye, shouldn't I trust my girlfriend Shiho more?"

Chen, you deliberately used a joking tone when referring to the word "girlfriend".

But Shiho Miyano couldn't laugh.

“My sister almost died.” Ai Haibara said in a low voice, “I couldn’t do anything, and in the end, I only hurt my sister.”

Chen Nuo put his hand on Ai Haibara's shoulder to comfort her.

"Thank you... my guardian angel..."

"What?" Chen Nuo didn't hear clearly and thought she was talking about some secrets of the organization.

He waited for a long time, but Ai Haibara didn't explain.

When Chen Nuo lifted her small face, which was covered by her hair, he discovered that Ai Haibara had already fainted.

This is understandable, considering that there are already side effects after taking aptx-4869, and she walked barefoot in the rain for so long, yet still insisted on helping to save Miyano Akemi.

The fact that they've managed to hold on until now is probably all thanks to sheer willpower, right?

Never mind, let's wait until she wakes up before asking.

Chen Nuo put her on the sofa and prepared to take a shower.

As soon as he stood up, he saw Ai Haibara, who looked like a kitten abandoned by its owner. She was covered in dirt, her white coat stained with mud and Akemi Miyano's blood.

Chen Nuo walked over and bent down to smell her.

It smells bad.

Chen Nuo thought to herself, "You've become like a child. It shouldn't be a problem to help you take a bath, right?"

Sleeping like this is not only uncomfortable, but the blood on my body is also likely to leave traces in the room. If Gin finds out, it will be a huge loss.

Chen Nuo gently picked up Ai Haibara and threw the blood-stained white coat onto the floor.

I went into the bathroom.

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Mihana Third Hospital.

Nurse Daimaru glanced at the test report in her hand and said to the patient in the hospital bed, "Ms. Sato, the injury to the back of your head is not serious, but you have a fever because you were in the rain for too long."

"Is the head injury really okay? Should we do another check-up?" A tall, somewhat dull-looking young man next to him asked nervously.

Daimaru glanced at the other person; he was handsome and had been by her side at this hour, so he was probably her boyfriend.

Daimaru: "It doesn't seem necessary right now. Let's rest and see. We can wait for the professor to come tomorrow and then take a look."

“Don’t make such a fuss, Takagi,” said Miwako Sato. “Thank you, nurse. I’ll make sure to get some rest.”

Even Sato Miwako herself felt weak when speaking, it seems she really fell ill this time.

The thought of the mountain of cases piling up in the team, while she could only spend the next few days in bed, made her feel uneasy.

It's like the discomfort of not being able to smoke for someone with a severe smoking addiction.

And all of this was thanks to that audacious brat.

Shinichi Kudo?

"Once I recover, I'll definitely find you and teach you a lesson," Sato Miwako thought to herself.

"I'll leave today's medicine here and come back tomorrow morning. If anything happens in the middle of the night, you can press the call button on the bedside table."

Miss Daimaru smiled very gently.

"Thank you for your help," Miwako said.

Takagi Wataru also bowed his head in thanks.

Nurse Daimaru left the room carrying a tray.

As soon as the door closed, Sato Miwako sat up immediately: "Takagi, did you bring what I asked you to investigate?"

Takagi pulled up a chair and sat on the edge of the bed: "I brought it, but why is Sato-senpai suddenly interested in Kudo Shinichi?"

He took a document out of his backpack.

As she flipped through the documents, Miwako Sato replied, "There's a case related to him that I'd like to investigate."

Takagi: "Could it be that the fact that Sato-senpai was knocked unconscious and left in the car is related to Shinichi Kudo?"

Miwako Sato frowned: "You can't tell anyone that I was knocked unconscious."

She was upset about being knocked unconscious by a high school detective brat.

It would be very embarrassing if others found out.

Especially considering that she had always disliked others interfering in police investigations and had frequently expressed her disdain and mockery of that kid, Shinichi Kudo, in public.

Takagi nodded: "What about seeing Shinichi Kudo? Inspector Megure seems to have been looking for him, saying that since Shinichi Kudo disappeared, his monthly performance targets have been much lower than before."

Upon hearing this, a #-shaped vein immediately appeared on Sato Miwako's forehead. She wondered what kind of talk this was.

Does the Metropolitan Police Department really need to rely on a high school kid to improve its crime-solving rate?

However, thinking of how Inspector Megure had always taken care of her, Miwako sighed: "I'll explain it to him myself, and I won't tell anyone else."

"Ok."

"Huh? What's this?"

Miwako Sato flipped to the back of Shinichi Kudo's file and found it was someone else's file.

"Hattori Heiji? The famous detective from Kansai, his father is..."

Wataru Takagi: "Oh, it was the people in the records department who, as soon as they heard you wanted information, brought over information on all the famous high school detectives."

Sato Miwako wasn't surprised by this.

Her popularity within the Metropolitan Police Department was, for some reason, so high that even she found it somewhat unbelievable.

Because of this, Inspector Megure often sent him to deal with the logistics personnel, and each time he managed to get a lot more supplies.

Afterwards, Miwako chatted with Takagi while casually flipping through the documents in her hand.

Suddenly, on the last document, a face that looked very much like Shinichi Kudo appeared.

Chen Nuo, a recent transfer student to Tidan High School, is now in the same class as Shinichi Kudo...

It was due to the detective's keen intuition.

Sato Miwako also took out Chen Nuo's information separately and put it together with Kudo Shinichi's.

She always felt that there might be some connection between them.

Since I'm going to investigate at Teddy High School anyway, I might as well investigate this kid while I'm at it.

Meanwhile, in the toilet of Mihana Third Hospital.

Nurse Kaori Daimaru was typing a text message: "Shinichi Kudo is still alive. He appeared near Route 43 in Kaito tonight..."

Recipient: Gin.

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When Ai Haibara woke up again, she found herself lying on a soft, large bed, covered in a fluffy blanket that smelled of laundry detergent.

My physical fatigue has mostly subsided, and my mental state has improved considerably.

But why does my body feel so refreshed?

She checked it with her still somewhat unfamiliar little hands.

Ok?

The clothes weren't mine, and they were too big.

Her skin was smooth, soft and bouncy like tofu, and it still had a distinct scent of shower gel.

Ai Haibara's eyes widened instantly, and her small body exuded a strong killing intent.

Excluding the unlikely option of her seriously injured and unconscious older sister, Akemi, getting up to give her a bath.

There's only one left...

Ai Haibara immediately wanted to settle scores with that pervert, but in her current state, running over there would be like throwing herself into the lion's den.

She sat up halfway, gripping the edge of the blanket with both hands to protect herself. Her fair little feet, hidden under the blanket, had her toes curled up shyly, leaving shallow dents in the sheets.

Just then, Chen Nuo came in carrying a large bowl.

"You're awake? I was hesitating whether to wake you up." He placed the bowl on the bedside table. "Then you can eat something to replenish your energy."

Ai Haibara glanced at the noodles in the bowl, then at Chen Nuo's face, and hesitated for a moment: "My body..."

"It smells nice, doesn't it? It's my new shower gel," Chen Nuo said, patting his chest. "You have no idea, you smelled awful just now..."

"Stop talking!!"

Ai Haibara quickly interrupted Chen Nuo.

She never expected that this guy would actually tell her about it as if he wanted to take credit for it.

Is this something to be proud of? Why does he act like it's a matter of course?