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

Could he be testing me?

If I hadn't reacted so strongly, would he have made even more outrageous demands?

Ai Haibara observed for a long time with a suspicious look, then realized she was overthinking it.

This guy is a nobody with no sense of boundaries!

Ai Haibara asked with a stern face, "Why does it have to be one billion yen?"

“Your sister stole a billion yuan, so let’s use that amount as payment.” Chen Nuo kindly took a tissue and squatted down to help wipe up the cleaning agent on the floor.

Ai Haibara looked at Chen Nuo, who was squatting on the ground wiping the floor, and for some reason, she suddenly wanted to step on him and teach this shameless nobody a lesson.

But in the end, I held back.

Ai Haibara: "Okay, let's do it your way for now. I'll also find other ways to pay you for using the blood."

Chen Nuo raised her head.

From this angle, you can see Ai Haibara resting her feet on her knees and wiping them with a tissue; her delicate, flawless soles are right in front of his face.

This posture suddenly reminded Chen Nuo of the first time they met, when Ai Haibara tested him by making him lick her feet.

I've been in this world for quite a while now, in the blink of an eye.

The once slender, fair feet in front of me have now become cute, clean little feet.

Time really flies...

Eh?

Chen Nuo found himself reminiscing about the past while looking at Ai Haibara's feet.

This is so strange!

Fortunately, Ai Haibara was focused on wiping her feet and didn't notice Chen Nuo's strange behavior.

Chen Nuo quickly brought his thoughts back on track and asked, "In what way?"

"I'll help you make the suppressant and research the problems in your body," Ai Haibara said. "It's hard to say whether the semi-finished drug you took will have any other adverse side effects later on."

Chen Nuo nodded, thinking that this was indeed a problem.

Although it seems that after he transmigrated, he reset all of the original owner Goro Daimon's adverse physical reactions to a healthy state.

But who can guarantee that there won't be any problems later?

Having Ai Haibara help with the checks and surveillance is a kind of insurance policy.

"Then I'll leave it to you." Chen Nuo extended his hand. "It'll be a pleasure working with you."

Ai Haibara hesitated for a moment.

She still extended her little hand and gently shook hands with Chen Nuo.

"It feels like I've signed a contract to sell myself into servitude," she muttered to herself.

"Huh? Really?"

Chen Nuo stood up. "But if you could be bought for 1 billion yen, I bet there would be a lot of people scrambling to buy you, right?"

Ai Haibara, with a stern face, said coldly, "Please don't say such misleading things to a little girl."

Chen Nuo smiled wryly: "What I mean is, if you can buy a top-notch scientist for 1 billion yuan, any organization would be scrambling to get one."

"Give me another one." Ai Haibara reached out for the paper. "Consider it a contract of servitude. I'll redeem myself soon."

"Keep it up!"

Chen Nuo then pulled out another piece of paper and handed it to her.

Just then, Professor Agasa's voice came from outside: "Ai, Ai..."

Ai Haibara frantically crumpled the tissue in her hand into a ball and quickly wiped away all the traces around it.

Then, before the doctor could push the door open and come in.

She hid her little feet, which she wasn't sure if they were even properly wiped clean, inside her oversized slippers.

Her somewhat flustered reaction was a bit like that of a teenage girl who invited a male classmate to her home to "study," only to have her parents suddenly return halfway through, and then hastily clean up the mess.

The doctor came in panting, holding something that looked like a bracelet in his hand.

Chen Nuo knew that it was the only thing Ai Haibara carried with her when she ran away.

It contains a large amount of experimental data and information.

Professor Agasa: "I tried to copy the data inside, but I found that many parts were damaged and I couldn't read it."

Ai Haibara frowned: "It's probably because the rain got on the storage chip, causing the data corruption."

“It’s certainly very possible.” Professor Agasa scratched his head. “I’ll try to fix it, but I feel the chances of it working are slim.”

Ai Haibara's expression was rather unpleasant.

Although her body has shrunk, this shrinkage is uncontrollable after taking aptx-4869.

Although Conan seems lively and energetic now, who knows what strange adverse reactions might occur later, and it would also be a problem if his body never grew bigger.

Moreover, those data and backups...

There is also a lot of original information and analysis data about the drug that Chen Nuo took.

The lack of these things is also a significant obstacle to helping Chen Nuo solve his health problems.

Ai Haibara thought for a moment: "I'll try to recall the parts I've memorized, but there's too much information, and I can't remember it all."

After saying that, she slipped on her oversized slippers and walked out.

As he passed the doorway, Professor Agasa suddenly sniffed, his gaze falling on the floor: "Hmm? What's that smell in this room?"

Ai Haibara blushed: "Cleaning agent? I was just cleaning the room."

Ai Haibara pulled Professor Agasa toward the lab, giving Chen Nuo a glare as they left.

.

Ai Haibara ended up staying at Professor Agasa's house.

Here she can talk to her sister every day, but spends most of her time in the lab researching drugs.

There has been no movement from the organization.

Gin did call him a few times to tell him about transferring schools, and Chen Nuo also learned indirectly that Gin had taken vodka to Europe.

Chen Nuo suddenly felt as if the mountain of pressure on him had disappeared.

My overall mental state has improved a lot.

In short, Chen Nuo suddenly found himself with a lot of free time these past few days, truly living the life of a "high school student with a dilapidated dojo".

I guess he'll probably be living like this until the next mission comes along.

If you absolutely have to work for the organization.

Chen Nuo felt that this work pattern of working every now and then and then taking a break was barely acceptable.

He didn't want to be like Gin, running around the world every day for the organization.

Chen Nuo got up very early that morning.

He appeared in front of Professor Agasa's house with a bunch of candy in his hand, patiently waiting for his prey to appear next to the telephone pole.

This road is not a main road, but there are quite a few pedestrians in the morning.

Many high school students wearing suits and school uniforms pass through this road on their way to school. The wind blows the skirts of high school girls so that they sway precariously, revealing their shapely white legs, which attracts the attention of many middle-aged working men.

A young woman walking her Dalmatian would deliberately strike up a conversation with Chen Nuo and ask for directions as she passed by.

There were marks on the utility pole across the street that looked like it had been punched; it's unclear whether Xiaolan smashed it while passing by.

It didn't take long.

Chen Nuo saw a small figure carrying a red backpack come out of Professor Agasa's house.

Ai Haibara was wearing that classic dark red sleeveless knit top, and her khaki shorts revealed her slender, white legs. Her small feet, encased in white socks, were tucked into brown leather shoes.

If it weren't for that age-inappropriate, unapproachable expression on her face, her cuteness level would definitely increase several times over.

"Why are you here?" Ai Haibara came up to Chen Nuo.

"I'll take you to school."

"I'm not a child." Ai Haibara rolled her eyes at him. "Besides, aren't you afraid Gin will become suspicious?"

Chen Nuo smiled and said, "Gin doesn't seem to be in Japan. Besides, I've already passed the test and I'm on vacation now, so no one will bother me."

Ai Haibara frowned: "Gin leaving at this time probably means there's been a problem in Europe, and the organization has something there... Um, what are you doing?"

Haibara Ai was interrupted by Chen Nuo halfway through her sentence.

They used lollipops.

Chen Nuo: "Children should act like children. Stop thinking about useless things and enjoy the childhood you never had."

"I told you not to treat me like a child." Ai Haibara took out a lollipop and glared at him with dissatisfaction. "I think it's better if we keep some distance."

Chen Nuo: "You're making things more dangerous, aren't you? Do you know how many people have been casting curious glances at you along the way?"

If I don't adapt to being a child sooner, I'll be discovered eventually.

Ai Haibara opened her mouth, but did not refute.

Because Chen Nuo is right, but it is indeed a bit difficult for her to suddenly accept the identity of a child.

Chen Nuo pulled out a handful of candy and handed it to her: "A gift for you."

"What do you mean?"

"Kids love candy. If you don't want it, you can keep it with you or give it to other kids."

Ai Haibara frowned, but in the end, she stuffed the candy into her small backpack.

"Let's go, or it'll be too late," Chen Nuo said. "By the way, which class were you assigned to?"

"In the same class as Conan."

"What a coincidence, I guess I'll run into some interesting kids."