36. Obtrusive wine
The next day, sunny.
"Haihara is calling in the middle of the night?" Conan walked on the way to meet with his friends.
On the other end of the phone was a little worried voice from Dr. Agasa, "The last time we went to camp, Yuanta saw it. To put it this way, it was true that she called secretly in the middle of the night."
"But now she has no one to let her call, right?" Conan thought for a while and expressed a guess, "Can you contact Chen Xing?"
Dr. Agasa also knew that Ceyuki was the one who Miyano Akimi finally asked to take care of Ai Haibara, and thought: "If it were him, there should be no need to contact him secretly at night, right?"
"Maybe there is a little secret that cannot be heard." Conan joked.
"Uh..." Dr. Agasa was really thinking about this possibility.
"I just mentioned it casually," Conan said. "Whether she and Chen Xing are, I always feel that there are still some things we don't know."
"Is it because of Xiao Ai's closeness?" Dr. Agasa said: "It's normal to meet someone who is trustworthy after you have no relatives."
"No, it's not Haibara, but Chenyu." Conan frowned slightly, "He seems to know something else, but his attitude towards Haibara is not that simple."
"You wouldn't want to say that he fell in love with Xiao Ai, right?" Dr. Agasa smiled.
"I can't explain it clearly, either." Conan grabbed his hair, "Anyway, he must have concealed something."
"Everyone has a secret in his heart. Since it is related to Xiao Ai's sister, it may be something that needs to be tolerated, and he is not the kind of personality that can actively explain it." Dr. Agasa said.
"That's right." Conan exhaled.
"But then again, I believe in Xiao Ai, but my fear of that dark organization may force her to return to that organization again." Dr. Agasa said worriedly.
Conan was silent for a moment and pretended to be relaxed: "Doctor who is okay, don't worry about anything. Let's do this first, I'll see them."
At the intersection ahead, several figures were already waiting there.
"Hi, it's so early, everyone." He greeted with a smile.
"You've come so slowly, I've been waiting for you for a long time." Mitsuhiko said, "Wonta has eaten three cakes."
"It seems like you didn't eat it." Yuan Tai said dissatisfied.
"It's Brother Chenxing to treat him." Aura smiled.
Conan curled his lips in his heart, yes, it was him treating him, and he recorded it on Kudo Shinichi's bill every time.
There was nothing in Haibara Ai's expression next to him. He stood there quietly with a cup of milk tea, and was left behind as if the parents were raising children.
"Haihara also wants to go to Mr. Hara's house with us," Ayumi said.
Conan was a little surprised, "I thought you wouldn't go." Is it because Chen Xing went there together?
Haibara Ai glanced at him, "Can you go? Because I am also interested in the games at Mr. Hara's house."
"Of course." Conan nodded subconsciously, but couldn't help but complain in his heart. Are you asking for my opinion? It's clearly notifying me!
...
Yuan Jiaming's door was open. After a few people rang the doorbell, they tried to go in.
"Mr. Yuan, are we in?" Mitsuhiko took the lead and yelled in a head.
Then, I saw a figure lying with wide eyes on the living room floor facing the entrance.
"That's... Mr. Hara?" Mitsuhiko's tongue seemed to be tied.
"Call the police and the ambulance!" Conan gritted his teeth, kicked off his shoes skillfully, and ran over quickly.
Chen Xing stood in the entrance hall and could see the blood flowing through Yuan Jiaming's chest without having to go over.
"Gullshot wounds." He said to himself.
Haibara Ai looked up at him without saying a word.
The police arrived soon, and it was Police Megu and his party who came.
Yuan Jiaming was shot in the chest and killed with one blow. Before being killed, he was probably eating the cake on the table and holding a knife for cutting the cake in his hand.
And around me, like a dead man, Big Wood, there was a small wine glass broken in half.
"How is it, coroner?" Officer Meguri asked.
"There is no dissection so it's not clear, but the presumed death should be from yesterday afternoon to evening," the coroner replied.
Officer Shiraki looked at the cake on the table and said, "Mr. Yuan seemed to be preparing to eat chocolate cake. The murderer came here, so he fought against the murderer with the silver knife that cut the cake."
"But, how should I explain this small wine glass?" Takagi Suga said in confusion.
"Then it goes without saying that the murderer and the one who killed Mr. Oki." Police Officer Shirago said.
"So the possibility that this little wine glass is not the message left by the victim before his death, but the murderer deliberately stayed there' has also increased." Police Officer Megu said in a deep voice.
On the other hand, Conan noticed that there was no blood on the glass, and the debris that he had seen at the scene of Mr. Oki's murder were covered with blood.
At this moment, Haibara Ai suddenly saw a bottle of wine on the table besides the cake.
"Cognac." She murmured.
Alongside, Chen Xing's body stiffened and he slowly looked over.
"It's wine, what's wrong?" Conan asked.
"Nothing." Haibara Ai's eyelashes trembled slightly, covering his hatred eyes.
Chen Xing looked at Yuan Jiaming's body, and suddenly guessed why the other party showed strange things when he saw him. It turned out that he recognized him at that time.
So he is also a member of the organization, so his death may be the reason why gin and vodka appeared before.
As for the reason why this bottle of cognac is placed here, whether Hara Kamin likes wine with cakes or is it intentional, it is no longer possible to know.
But at least one thing, Chen Xing looked at Haibara Ai with his head down calmly. Sure enough, she knew "Cognac".
...
The next day, everyone who received the invitation from Mio Tobata to the banquet gathered in front of the Maori Detective Office.
"Haihara is secretly calling her sister." Conan felt it was necessary to tell Chenxiong, perhaps his existence could comfort Haihara Ai.
"Her sister?" Chen Xing was puzzled. Akimi Miyano was not...
"I'm listening to the phone message," Conan sighed.
Chen Xing understood immediately. Did he leave a message for a few seconds? For a moment, he felt a little indescribable.
"I told her that she was not alone," Conan said. "We will all be with her."
Not only him and Chen Xing, but also Akimi, Monta, Mitsuhiko, Koran and Yuanko, etc. They will all be her friends.
Chen Xing lowered his eyes and smiled, "That's right."
"I'm looking forward to today's banquet!" Azumi's excited voice interrupted the two of them.
"There must be a lot of delicious food to eat." Mitsuhiko said expectantly: "Haihara, what do you think?"
Ai Haibara did not answer, but Yuanta looked excited, "I want to eat eel rice!"
Mitsuhiko rolled her eyes: "I think there shouldn't be that kind of thing."
Chapter completed!