Detective Conan: Developing a younger version of Ran Eri, and the stunning Yukiko.

The next morning, at Professor Agasa's house.

All the members of the Junior Detective Club were present, and the three little guys were extremely excited, shouting slogans loudly.

Mitsuhiko excitedly shouted, "Matsutake mushroom picking! Matsutake mushroom picking!"

Genta chimed in, "Let's all go matsutake mushroom picking today!"

Ayumi happily replied, "Yay!"

Dr. Agasa chuckled to himself as he watched these children, thinking they were on vacation every single day.

"Yukiko-neechan will be going this time, right, Ai?" Ayumi asked expectantly.

"Ai, we've already bought you the water bottle and other things!" Mitsuhiko said from the side.

"Ai, everyone invited you this time, you can't refuse again," Genta advised.

"Alright, it's fine to play with you kids once in a while. You agree, right, Conan?" Ai said, squinting at Conan.

"Huh? Probably..." Conan gave a dry laugh. "But Ai, is Yukiko-neechan going too?"

"She was worried about me going with you."

"What the hell? That woman doesn't even trust me!" Conan felt a surge of annoyance. Not only had his own mother betrayed him, but now she didn't trust him either. Ever since his mother returned to Tokyo from New York, their relationship hadn't grown closer; in fact, it had become increasingly distant.

"And also, Shiraishihara-nii and Yukiko-neechan will be going together."

"What! Brother Shiraishihara!" Conan's face immediately darkened.

"What's wrong, Conan? Did you and Shiraishihara-nii have a fight?"

"I and Brother Shiraishihara are like oil and water!"

"Eh? Shiraishihara-nii is coming too? I can't wait!" Unlike Conan, who was full of resentment, Ayumi was exceptionally happy. She loved playing with Shiraishihara-nii.

Mitsuhiko and Genta didn't react much, as long as Shiraishihara didn't compete with them for Ayumi and Ai in front of them.

At that moment, Professor Agasa drove up and asked Ai, "Ai, when will Yukiko arrive? Should we wait for her?"

Ai replied, "No need, let's set off first. Yukiko-neechan will come to find us soon."

Outside the forest, a yellow Volkswagen Beetle was parked in front of a hotel.

An older man hurried forward, beaming at the group who had just gotten off the bus, and said, "Professor Agasa, welcome, welcome! And all you children, welcome! I'm your guide, and I'll take you into the forest, but don't wander too far!"

"Are there any ponds or rivers nearby?" Professor Agasa asked.

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190 Reiko couldn't resist tasting the apple.

Chapter 190.

The middle-aged man turned his head in a direction with some doubt and said, "There are some, but that place is a bit far. Are you thinking of going fishing? That won't do, that's already a hunting area..."

Professor Agasa chuckled and said, "No, I was just asking casually, haha..."

The moment these little guys entered the forest, their mood instantly brightened.

"The air in the forest is so fresh!"

"This forest is really big!"

"It feels so good."

The man quickly warned the children, "You mustn't run around later, there are bears in the hunting area over there, it's very dangerous!"

"We know!" the children responded in unison.

"Huh? There are bears in the forest?" Conan exclaimed in surprise.

"Yes, it's the kind of bear that can hurt people, so you absolutely must not cross the barbed wire fence into the hunting area," the uncle explained to Conan, then turned to Professor Agasa and said seriously, "Besides, there are some hunters hunting there. People have been mistaken for prey and shot before. Going into the hunting area is really dangerous. If you want to go, it's best to find a local hunter to guide you. They know the signals between hunters, they know the areas where dangerous wild animals are active, and they can also prevent you from accidentally stepping on traps."

“I understand,” Professor Agasa replied.

Then, the uncle led the group into the forest and instructed them again: "Although you can pick matsutake mushrooms, you can't just pick them randomly. Each adult should pick three mushrooms and each child should pick two. After you're done, bring them back to the hotel and I will process and cook them for you."

“Cooking…” Ayumi tilted her head and thought for a moment, then turned to look at Genta.

Genta then turned to look at Mitsuhiko. Hey, it seems like everyone's thinking the same thing.

Mitsuhiko then turned to look at Conan.

Conan: "..."

Left with no other choice, he turned to look at Ai Haibara.

Ai Haibara looked up at Professor Agasa, then quickly looked down and said, "Looking at the professor won't help."

Professor Agasa scratched his head, looking puzzled: "What's wrong with you guys?"

Mitsuhiko chuckled.

Ayumi giggled.

Genta chuckled dryly twice: "Ha...haha?"

Conan's smile froze instantly, and he rolled his eyes and complained, "Genta, that's enough... not again!"

"What's wrong with me..." Genta scratched his head, looking completely bewildered.

Ai Haibara explained to Professor Agasa, "When it comes to cooking skills, Yukiko-neechan is quite good. We can wait for her to arrive before making any comments..."

Professor Agasa couldn't help but laugh and said, "So that's what you were planning... Speaking of which, when I visited the Kudo family last time, Yukiko's cooking was truly superb. Yukiko and I are old acquaintances, and since Yusaku Kudo is rarely home, I was actually thinking of getting closer to her."

"Professor Agasa, don't even dream about it. It's not your turn at all." Ai poured cold water on Professor Agasa without any politeness. Yukiko is a legendary superstar in Japan. There's a long line of men who want to cuckold Yusaku Kudo. How could Professor Agasa, this bald old man, possibly have a chance?

Professor Agasa coughed awkwardly twice to cover his embarrassment, and then said, "The hunting area is just beyond these two barbed wire fences. You must not go over there. Now, everyone is free to do as you please."

So, a group of children excitedly began searching for matsutake mushrooms.

Genta lay on the ground, rummaging through the pine needles, stirring up dust as he complained, "Honestly! That old man at the hotel made it sound like matsutake mushrooms were everywhere, but I can't find a single one!"

"Well—" Dr. Agasa chuckled twice.

How can you search like this...?

“Alright, Genta,” Ayumi said to Genta, who was grumbling, “You were the one who said you wanted to come pick matsutake mushrooms, and I was thinking of picking apples too…”

“But matsutake mushrooms are the king of autumn foods!” Genta retorted. “They’re much more expensive than apples.”

“However, apples are forbidden fruit. Adam and Eve were banished from the Garden of Eden to the human world by God because they ate apples,” Ai Haibara said as she emerged from behind the tree. “That’s why it’s called the ‘fruit of knowledge’, which is much more mysterious than matsutake mushrooms.”

"If that's really the case, Genta, you should eat more!" Ayumi teased with a smile.

"None of your business!" Yuan Tai said, somewhat embarrassed and angry.

Conan quickly said, "Genta, be polite."

"However, regarding this claim about apples," Dr. Agasa asked, looking at Ai Haibara, "is it from the Old Testament?"

“No,” Ai Haibara explained expressionlessly, “actually, calling that fruit an apple is just a common folk term.”

Mitsuhiko, who was standing to the side, kept staring at Ai Haibara, and his face gradually turned red.

"Huh..." Conan noticed and looked puzzled. "Mitsuhiko, why do you look so strange?"

"N-nothing," Mitsuhiko quickly looked away, fidgeted for a moment, then looked at Ai Haibara again, "I was just focused on watching her..."

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"You're not talking about Ai Haibara, are you?" Conan followed Mitsuhiko's gaze.

“Yes, although Haibara is usually aloof, I’ve found her to be very knowledgeable and composed,” Mitsuhiko said with a lovesick look. “Don’t you think she gives off a particularly mysterious vibe?”

Conan gave a deadpan look: "I don't feel anything..."

"Conan, don't misunderstand, I didn't mean anything by saying that!" Mitsuhiko quickly explained with an embarrassed smile.

Can such a little trick escape Conan's notice?

“Mitsuhiko, listen to me, I don’t mean to discourage you, but I advise you to give up as soon as possible,” Conan turned around, put his hands on Mitsuhiko’s shoulders, lowered his head, and looked serious. Just as Mitsuhiko was stunned, Conan looked up, rolled his eyes, and teased, “She is definitely not someone you can catch up with.”

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"Come on... Conan, you must like Ai Haibara too, that's why you're deliberately trying to discourage me. I won't give up," Mitsuhiko said seriously.

Conan looked exasperated. Kids these days are so precocious! It's impossible to communicate with them properly; it's such a headache…

After searching for a while, Ayumi found a poisonous mushroom called Tengu Mushroom, and Genta finally couldn't help but complain again about not being able to find Matsutake mushrooms.

Conan then began explaining how to find matsutake mushrooms, and they actually found one at the foot of a pine tree with yellowing needles. The group of children happily continued their search for matsutake mushrooms.

"My mission is complete." Ai Haibara casually shook the bag in her hand.

"Huh?" Professor Agasa suddenly sensed something was wrong, turned around and counted: one child, two children...

There is one less?

Where did Yuan Tai go?

"Hey?"

The others then realized that they seemed to have lost Genta...

A group of people searched along the way they came and discovered that Yuan Tai might have gone into the hunting area behind the barbed wire fence.

Genta's detective badge is under repair these past few days, so they can't contact him, and his tracking glasses are useless. With no other options, they have to venture deeper into the forest to search for Genta's trail.

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191 Entering the deep interior, Lianzi let out a goose call, and I felt satisfied!

Chapter 191

In the heart of that deep, secluded forest.

An elderly hunter, with keen senses, noticed something amiss and instantly raised his gun, aiming it directly at the bushes. This direction happened to be behind Conan and his friends' location, making it appear from a distance that the gun was pointed directly at them.

Professor Agasa was genuinely startled and quickly stepped in front of Conan and the other children. He lowered his voice and said to Conan, "Shinichi, the other side is armed. Use the tranquilizer darts immediately!"

"Hmm?" Ayumi heard a rustling sound behind her and turned her head to look, her face full of doubt.

"No, that's not the case. The old man isn't targeting us." Conan remained confident and composed, watching the old hunter as he began his deduction.

"What?" The three hunters looked on in confusion, following Conan's gaze.

"Roar!" A crescent bear suddenly leaped out of the bushes, roaring "427" as it revealed its sharp, snow-white teeth.

Ai Haibara and Mitsuhiko, who had been quietly lying in the bushes opposite, were both quite frightened.

Typically, crescent bears are between 1.5 and 1.7 meters long, but this female crescent bear is over two meters long. When it stands upright, it is much taller than a human, and with its exceptionally robust physique, it looks like a small mountain, giving people a strong sense of awe.

Just as a young hunter wearing a hat quickly raised his gun to aim, the crescent bear that had rushed up suddenly swung its paw, and with a "smack," the gun was instantly knocked away.

The shotgun fell straight to the ground, its barrel completely twisted and deformed by the crescent bear's fierce slap.

Yuan Tai saw the gun barrel lying to the side, his face instantly filled with terror, and he turned and ran. But in that instant, he felt something grab his collar, and tears welled up in his eyes. He squeezed his eyes shut, struggling desperately as he lunged forward, shouting, "No! Let me go! Let me go..."

In an instant, the surroundings suddenly became quiet.

The three hunters stared in astonishment at the young man who had suddenly appeared.

The young man stood quietly beside the crescent bear, calmly clutching the chubby child's collar. He didn't seem afraid at all, and the crescent bear seemed to calm down instantly as well.

"Help! Don't eat me! Waaaaah..." Genta was still struggling forward with his hands and feet.

"If you encounter a bear, never run with your back to it." Shiraishi Haru grabbed Genta and turned him around so that Genta was facing the crescent bear.

"Huh? It's Shiraishihara-nii-nii." Genta recognized the voice and stared blankly at Shiraishihara, forgetting to wipe away the tears welling up in his eyes.

Shiraishi Hara released Genta, his gaze falling on a woman beside him wearing a gray baseball cap and yellow casual clothes. The woman had a beautiful face, a perfect figure, and exuded a sunny and radiant aura.

"Yukiko, bring its cubs over."

"What a pity, I wanted to play with this little bear a little longer."

With that, Yukiko gently put the little crescent bear down. As soon as the little crescent bear saw its mother, it immediately ran happily towards her.