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

Ai Haibara took out a chocolate bar and handed it to Conan.

Conan took the chocolate bar and chewed it listlessly, but his complexion was still terrible.

Ai Haibara breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that he didn't ask any further questions.

She felt guilty because, just as Conan had guessed, she had been extremely careful every time she extracted blood from Chen Nuo's body.

Then Ai Haibara remembered that she had been mentally criticizing Ayumi earlier.

Am I being hypocritical?

wrong.

She only hesitated to be too ruthless towards Chen Nuo because of her sister.

The main concern is that if he dies, his sister won't be able to wake up, unlike Ayumi who likes Conan!

As she walked out of the teaching building, Ai Haibara glanced around the school gate.

He didn't pick her up from school today.

"I'm a little unhappy. I'll put more chili peppers in his food tonight," Ai Haibara thought to herself.

At this moment, Ayumi Yoshida witnessed Conan and Ai Haibara whispering to each other and exchanging chocolate bars.

Ayumi's gaze towards Ai Haibara suddenly became complicated.

Could Ai Haibara also like Conan?

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Beika Library is the largest library in Beika Town, covering a considerable area, and even in the afternoon, there are still quite a few people coming to borrow books.

The group entered the library.

Ayumi, who was walking at the front, saw that the elevator doors were about to close and ran over to call out, "Uncle, please wait a moment."

Hideharu Tsugawa, carrying a cardboard box, glanced at the number of children and frowned. He felt there were a bit too many of them.

However, there were still a few passengers in the elevator at that time, and it would arouse suspicion if these kids were not allowed to come up.

While he was still in a daze, the person behind him had already pressed the elevator button for him.

"Thank you, Uncle." Ayumi ran to the elevator door with a sweet smile, then turned around and shouted to the people behind her, "Hurry up!"

Ai Haibara, Conan, and the others quickly ran into the elevator, only to be met with an overload warning.

"It seems the number of people has exceeded the limit; there can only be seven people seated here." Mitsuhiko glanced at the notice board on the wall.

Yuan Tai looked around and counted the number of people: "But there are exactly seven people here."

Mitsuhiko: "Genta, are you too fat?"

"I didn't have much of an appetite today, and I ate a lot less, so I should feel much lighter than usual."

Conan pushed up his glasses: "Genta, you forgot to count yourself. There are actually eight people here."

"Ah, I see."

"Alright, let's take the stairs," Conan suggested.

Several children filed out and ran up the stairs.

After they left, Director Tsugawa quickly pressed the close button, thinking that he had almost been exposed.

Fortunately, the kids didn't notice that children's bodies are different from adults' bodies. The reason the elevator made a sound was because there was Yutian and a male corpse that he had killed on the top of the elevator.

However, it's not the weekend, so there probably won't be many people coming.

He glanced at his watch furtively.

"I'll wait until I get off work and then find a chance to dispose of the body," Tsugawa Hideji thought to himself.

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Ai Haibara followed the Detective Boys to the third floor of the library.

There is a children's book section here, where many children even younger than them are reading with their parents.

In contrast to the quietness of other areas, the children's book area is occasionally filled with children's laughter and parents' attempts to stop them.

Just then, Mitsuhiko pointed to another book section not far away: "Hey? Isn't that Ran-neechan?"

Conan immediately perked up and followed the gaze.

Ai Haibara looked over as well and saw Chen Nuo and Xiao Lan standing in front of the bookshelf talking, with Suzuki Sonoko trying to interrupt.

Conan looked annoyed.

Ai Haibara clenched her little fists unconsciously.

Chen Nuo was listening to Xiao Lan explain the uses of the books in her hands when she felt a malicious gaze fixed on her.

He turned around and saw a group of children at the end of the corridor.

The chubby one is probably Genta, the one pretending to be mature is most likely Mitsuhiko, and the cute little girl is probably Ayumi.

Based on his memories, Chen Nuo immediately confirmed the identities of these people.

However, the most conspicuous among them are Conan, who looks displeased, and Ai Haibara, who appears expressionless but whose lips are slightly pursed upon closer inspection, suggesting she is a little unhappy.

Conan was the first to walk over and greet Ran.

When Ran saw that Conan looked pale, she thought he was sick and wanted him to go home and rest.

But to Conan, this "concern" seemed more like an attempt to get him out of the way.

Conan's resentment deepened.

Chen Nuo didn't exchange more than a few words with Ai Haibara. It seemed that she didn't want to talk to Chen Nuo in a childlike manner in front of everyone.

After a brief chat, Conan and Ai Haibara were pulled away by Genta and the others to finish their reading notes.

Chen Nuo's side quieted down again... no, it wasn't completely quiet yet.

Because Sonoko Suzuki stayed close to him and Ran the whole time, it seemed like she was trying to find out something.

Could she have been bribed by Shinichi Kudo?

Chen Nuo had some doubts.

Sonoko Suzuki: "Does Chen Nuojun have a girlfriend?"

"Yes, I have."

Sonoko's eyes lit up: "Really? She must be very beautiful!"

Chen Nuo glanced at Sonoko's brown short hair. Although it was tied up with a headband, it would probably look similar to Sherry's if it were down.

The only problem is that their figures are quite different.

Overall, Shirley is quite voluptuous; she's the type who's slim where she should be, and has curves in all the right places that don't feel rough to the touch.

In comparison, Sonoko's figure is relatively slender.

Although her thighs, exposed by her pleated skirt, had a sexy, healthy tan due to her frequent tennis playing, her small, bamboo-like legs, encased in her school uniform, didn't seem as big as Xiaolan's.

“She looks a lot like you,” Chen Nuo said.

"Wh-what?"

Sonoko was surprised by Chen Nuo's answer. Was he trying to seduce her?

In front of Xiaolan?

That bastard is way too audacious!

Sonoko Suzuki looked at Ran, only to find that her best friend was also observing her intently.

Xiaolan concluded: "I hadn't noticed before, but Yuanzi, you do look a bit like Chen Nuo's girlfriend, especially after you take off your headband while taking a shower."

"Do they really look that similar?"

Sonoko pouted, thinking to herself, "How come my face is shaped by this guy's aesthetic? Is that why I can't find a handsome guy?"

Chen Nuo's gaze started from her yellow headband, followed her brand-new school uniform suit, swept over her long legs, and lingered on her black stockings for a while before saying, "Actually, there are still some differences."

Garden: "Where?"

Xiao Lan quickly stopped Chen Nuo: "Chen Nuo, this is not good. You can't joke about a girl's private parts like that."

"Huh? Can't I say that?" Chen Nuo asked, puzzled.

Xiaolan blushed slightly: "Of course I can't say that. It's something that can only be said between close friends."

"What are you talking about?" The very curious Sonoko grabbed Chen Nuo and wouldn't let go.

"It's about personality," Chen Nuo explained. "Suzuki's personality is the complete opposite of hers. I think Suzuki's personality is great, so why can't I say that?"

Xiaolan paused for a moment, then blushed and said, "So you meant personality."

"Otherwise what?" Chen Nuo asked curiously.

"Yes, I misunderstood you." Xiaolan lowered her head, not daring to meet Chen Nuo's gaze.

Sonoko Suzuki became curious about what Ran had misunderstood, so Ran pulled her aside and whispered a few words to her.

Sonoko's voice suddenly became very loud: "Are you kidding me? I just haven't developed yet!!"

As she spoke, she gently rubbed her shirt twice through her hand.

"Sonoko, be mindful of your behavior," Ran quickly pressed her hand down.

Sonoko Suzuki noticed Chen Nuo's gaze and blushed slightly, but she still glared back fiercely: "What are you looking at? I'll grow bigger soon."

Chen Nuo: "Yeah, keep it up."

To ease the awkward atmosphere, Xiaolan changed the subject, saying, "By the way, Chen Nuo, I haven't seen Ms. Miyano lately. Is she busy with work?"

Chen Nuo: "Uh... she has some company matters to attend to, so she might have to leave for a while."

Chen Nuoxin thought that being arrested and detained by the company, and then being forced to take drugs to shrink, should also fall under the category of "something happening at the company," right?

"They broke up?" Sonoko Suzuki's eyes seemed to blaze with gossip.

Xiaolan grabbed her best friend's arm: "Yuanzi, don't pry into other people's private affairs."

Chen Nuo smiled and said, "She really does have work to do. By the way, I noticed you borrowed quite a few books. What kind of books are they? Can I take a look?"