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

Chen Nuo smiled helplessly: "You're the one who made my persona like this, a foolproof high school student who's infatuated with Sherry who escaped from the Black Organization, and secretly admiring the goddess's back from behind. Isn't that normal?"

"I'm doing this for your safety," Ai Haibara explained, then changed the subject: "All the data on the computer has disappeared, and the disks are gone too."

Chen Nuo: "Perhaps the murderer took the magnetic disk."

Ai Haibara turned to face Chen Nuo and gently shook her head: "It's also possible that someone from the organization came to take it. I think we should leave here immediately."

"Not a member of the organization."

Ai Haibara frowned: "Why do you think that?"

Chen Nuo: "Because Gin just called me and asked me to come and pick up the disk."

Ai Haibara's small mouth turned into an "O" shape, and her shoulders began to tremble.

The light from the incandescent bulb shone on the lips, which were free of any makeup, reflecting a jewel-like brilliance.

"Gin...could he be nearby?" Ai Haibara was clearly gripped by fear upon hearing the name.

Chen Nuo quickly put his hand on her soft, exposed shoulder and explained Gin's situation in Europe, then shared his reasoning with her.

He then asked Ai Haibara if they could copy the floppy disk if they found it.

Ai Haibara said that specialized equipment is needed and it will take several hours, so going back to the doctor's house is definitely not an option.

Fortunately, the professor said that he had a friend in Shizuoka Prefecture who owned an electronics company, and if he could get there quickly, he should make it in time.

Dr. Agasa went out to make a phone call to his friend.

Ai Haibara sat in her computer chair with her legs crossed: "So now our goal has become finding the culprit as soon as possible?"

Chen Nuo nodded.

Ai Haibara looked at Conan, who was crouching down like a rat searching for clues: "I didn't expect that bringing Shinichi Kudo along was the right decision."

Chen Nuo was a little unhappy: "I'm a detective too."

Ai Haibara looked expectantly into his eyes: "You found a clue?"

"Not yet." Chen Nuo didn't want to reveal the truth right now; he'd wait until the murderer arrived.

Just then, a commotion arose at the door, and the Metropolitan Police Department personnel entered.

Leading the group was Officer Yokomizo, who had a coral-headed physique.

Chen Nuo glanced at the red wall clock and thought that this efficiency was so fast that it was out of place in the Metropolitan Police Department of the Conan world.

Officer Yokomizo is incredibly self-disciplined!

Upon inquiring, they learned that someone in the vicinity had reported a case of a psychopathic killer wearing a green raincoat, and that Officer Yokogawa and his team had searched all night without finding him.

Then I received a report from this place and rushed over.

As soon as Coral Head Heng Gou saw Chen Nuo, he took the initiative to walk over, patted him on the shoulder, and said with a smile, "Isn't this Brother Chen Nuo?"

Chen Nuo smiled and said, "When did you become like Inspector Megure?"

Inspector Yokomizo scratched his curly hair: "Inspector Megure said this would increase the case-solving rate. He even shared his insights with us during the last meeting. So, Chen Nuo, do you already know the culprit?"

"I only discovered the killer's motive by chance; it's not that mysterious," Chen Nuo said modestly.

Yokomizo: "You're too modest. Everyone says you're even better than that high school detective, Shinichi Kudo."

Chen Nuo: "Oh, not at all, I'm only a little bit better than him..."

Conan, who was squatting on the ground examining the clues, became unhappy upon hearing this.

He looked up at Chen Nuo, who was being praised, and thought to himself, "He's only solved a few cases, which is far more than him. How can he be more than Shinichi Kudo?"

That wretched guy.

This time, we must solve the case before he does.

Thinking of this, Conan searched for clues on the ground even more diligently. Because of the "halo that makes adults unable to see" he could move around the scene without restraint and would not be stopped.

Even so, after searching for a long time, they still couldn't find any useful clues.

The only thing that can be confirmed now is that the way this secret room was arranged may be related to that answering machine.

Because the rest of the room was very messy, there was no obstruction on the route between the answering machine and the door.

It looks very suspicious.

But... what exactly is the method?

Conan sat cross-legged on the floor, racking his brains for a long time but couldn't come up with any way to use the answering machine to turn the room into a secret room.

Just then, he saw Chen Nuo walking out with his phone in his hand.

This guy always solves cases quite suddenly, like a detective who's purely inspired. Could it be that he's found some clues again?

Conan thought for a moment and then secretly followed them.

Conan hid behind the door and saw Chen Nuo standing on the corridor wall, looking at the text message that had just arrived.

Because of the obstruction from the shoulder, Conan could only see part of the content.

I cooked curry, why aren't you home...? I put it in the fridge... or cleaning the house...?

My mom...called me...

From a few snippets of conversation, Conan deduced that someone might have gone to deliver curry to Chen Nuo and then discovered he wasn't home. Judging from the tone of voice, it was most likely a woman.

Does this guy have another woman on the side?

Ai Haibara thought she was a player, but was actually the one being fished?

Conan thought for a moment and decided it would be better to tell Ai Haibara about this.

After all, his and Ai Haibara's identities must not be revealed. If Chen Nuo's loyalty cannot be guaranteed, then they must find a way to get rid of him in advance.

Well, it's definitely not because he flirted with Xiaolan before.

"Hey, it seems like your guinea pig is about to cheat on you," Conan whispered to Ai Haibara as he walked over.

Ai Haibara was stunned for a moment: "What?"

Conan recounted what he saw, without embellishing anything.

After hearing Conan's account, Ai Haibara was speechless. She hadn't expected Conan to be so gossipy.

The reason she described Chen Nuo's identity the way it is now is to protect Chen Nuo from being exposed by Conan. In addition, she will inevitably need Chen Nuo's help in the subsequent confrontation with the organization, so Conan still needs to know about Chen Nuo.

I never expected Conan to stumble upon this. If I don't do something now, won't he become suspicious?

In situations like this, shouldn't one show the attitude of a "hostess"?

Ai Haibara reluctantly jumped off the chair, her small feet in white socks thumping on the floor as she walked towards Chen Nuo.

Chen Nuo was texting when he suddenly saw Ai Haibara and Conan approaching.

Ai Haibara's expression wasn't very happy.

"what happened?"

Ai Haibara: "Who are you texting with?"

Chen Nuo frankly stated, "A friend."

"female?"

Chen Nuo glanced at Conan, wondering if saying it was Ran would ruin the relationship that had just been established between her and Conan.

So he made up a lie: "A man."

"You're lying. I saw the text message just now. It's clearly your other woman." For some reason, Conan showed a level of agility far exceeding his usual level at this moment.

He jumped up and snatched the phone from Chen Nuo's hand.

Conan picked up the phone and froze, his fingers trembling as he couldn't utter a word for a long time.

Because the sender of that text message was Xiaolan.

"Why would Ran text you and send you curry?!" Conan exclaimed angrily.

Chen Nuo said innocently, "She said you called to say you weren't coming home for dinner tonight, and that making too much curry would be a waste."

"But... but we can't just deliver it to your door, can we?" Conan's face turned bright red. "No, I have to call and ask."

Conan used Chen Nuo's phone to make the call.

Ai Haibara said coldly, "Do you want to drag your childhood friend into the organization's affairs as well?"

These words immediately pulled Conan back from his irrational state.

Chen Nuo snatched the phone back and gave Conan a big smack on the head: "You little rascal, you need to be more polite to adults!"

"I'm not a child..." Conan was about to argue with Chen Nuo.

At that moment, the call was connected.

Xiao Lan's gentle voice came from the other end of the computer: "What's wrong, Chen Nuo?"

Chen Nuo winked at Ai Haibara, then took the phone and walked towards the door.

At Ai Haibara's urging, Conan stopped following, and Chen Nuo's explanation, on the surface, didn't seem to have any major flaws.

Since Chen Nuo had previously saved Xiao Lan's mother, Eri Kisaki, it's reasonable for Xiao Lan to send over the curry she couldn't finish, given her personality.

but……

What's it like to have your beloved treasure snatched away? Conan glared angrily at Chen Nuo's retreating figure as he made a phone call, before Ai Haibara pulled him back to the scene to look for clues.

Chen Nuo was forced to chat with Xiao Lan for a few minutes, and he was actually quite helpless about it.

The sound of cleaning came from Xiaolan's side: "But your house is such a mess! You haven't cleaned it for days, have you?"

Chen Nuo thought to himself that he had been so focused on recuperating these past few days that he hadn't really cleaned the room much.

"Let me clean up a bit for you. Also, I put the curry in the fridge; you can heat it up and eat it," Xiaolan said.

Chen Nuo smiled and said, "Thank you so much. I'll treat you to dinner another day."

Xiaolan: "By the way, Chen Nuojun, I've already found out about the textbooks you need."

Because Chen Nuo is a transfer student, his formalities are not yet fully completed, but the school has already notified him to prepare textbooks and other course materials.

In Japan, textbooks are purchased by the students themselves and are quite expensive, so some people buy secondhand textbooks and study materials from used bookstores.