On the side of the street, the five-member Youth Detective Team was carrying small schoolbags, and a small group headed by three little ones came over with smiles.

"Gift--!"

The three little ones all stretched out their little hands and spread them out in front of Qin Zhibo.

This made Qin Zhibo stunned and asked: "What gift?"

Ayumi: "Of course it's a gift brought back from the United States!"

Yuantai: "Didn't you bring me American candies last time?"

Mitsuhiko: "Uncle Qin, have you forgotten?"

Looking at the expectant eyes of the three little ones, Qin Zhibo could only scratch his head in embarrassment.

"I really forgot about this..."

This trip to the United States was very rushed. It would be nice to bring some gifts at the airport. How could I remember to bring gifts to the three little ones?

"Oh, how heartless..."

When they heard that there was no gift, the three little ones immediately dropped their heads as if they were discouraged.

Seeing the frustrated expressions of the three little ones, Qin Zhibo knew who should be blamed for this incident.

It was not me who was wrong for not bringing a gift, nor was it the three little ones who asked for gifts.

But... Conan!

Qin Zhibo turned his spear and put a palm on the head of the cheerful Conan next to him.

"Conan, you have a big mouth, don't you?"

Conan, who was gloating about his misfortune, suddenly shrank his neck and realized something was wrong.

"Um... wasn't Kaitou Kid planning to steal "Sunflower" at Haneda Airport last time? They little brats were clamoring to hear the story, so I just stopped by..."

Qin Zhibo had a smile on his face, "You just revealed my whereabouts by the way?"

"sorry!"

Conan immediately bowed in Japanese style and asked Qin Zhibo for forgiveness.

Hui Yuan Ai next to him looked at this scene with a slight smile on his face.

Conan is the most stinky and arrogant detective in Haiyuan Ai's eyes. The only one who can conquer him in every aspect is Qin Zhibo, who is also a famous detective.

Qin Zhibo didn't go too far and patted Conan's head gently, "Okay, since you sincerely apologized, uncle, I will forgive you."

"By the way, today is a school day, why did you finish school so early?"

Ayumi explained excitedly: "Today is Wednesday, and our primary school students only have half a day of class!"

Yuantai next to him also said: "Dr. Ali asked us to go to his house to play, but we need to help find something first..."

"Oh I got it."

As a "time blind" Qin Zhibo, if he didn't pay special attention to what day it is today, he would really not be able to figure it out.

But since the Young Detective Team has something to do, and there won't be any cases when going to Dr. Ali's house, he plans to send these brats away first.

Then I will do some research around here to see if I can find the person who posted the details of the Haneda case on the Internet.

Although this method of looking for a needle in a haystack is unlikely to be found...

But just when Qin Zhibo was about to send the young detective team away, Guangyan suddenly grabbed Qin Zhibo's hand.

"As punishment for not bringing us gifts, Uncle Qin should also go with us to Dr. A Li's house to help find things!"

Ayumi and Gentai also became interested when they heard this.

"Yes, with Uncle Qin's help, we will definitely be able to find what Dr. A Li lost quickly, and we can play games faster!"

"Let's go! Let's go to Dr. Ali's house together!"

Ayumi and Mitsuhiko each held one of Qin Zhibo's hands, and Yuantai pushed Qin Zhibo's back from behind. The three of them shouted energetically on the street.

Just when Qin Zhibo was about to refuse on the grounds that he had something to do, his heart suddenly shook and he felt a sharp gaze staring at him.

He suddenly raised his head and scanned the apartment building.

However, due to the angle, there was no line of sight of any suspicious person, only glass windows reflecting the midday sun.

But he knew that he didn't feel wrong. Someone was indeed staring at him just now.

As a former FBI investigator, Qin Zhibo can be keenly aware of people watching him secretly.

And this kind of gaze is often not a casual look like looking at passers-by, but a purposeful and secret observation.

Was he discovered by that person?

Sometimes, having too high social credit is not a good thing...

Qin Zhibo's eyes flickered slightly, and his brain immediately changed his mind.

"Okay, how about I go to Dr. Ali's house with you?"

"Very good!"

The three little ones made excited noises and led Qin Zhibo to Dr. Ali's house like a double-team, for fear that he would run away halfway.

Although the strength of the three of them is not very good, when it comes to the professionalism of hugging, they are serious.

Obviously, Qin Zhibo has thicker thighs than Conan.

Conan next to him was a little surprised to see Qin Zhibo readily agreeing to the three little ones' request.

When I saw Qin Zhibo on the roadside just now, he was obviously looking at the residents' mailboxes in the apartment building. He should have some entrustment on him.

Conan originally thought that after Qin Zhibo refused to go to Dr. Ali's house, he would ask Qin Zhibo what he was investigating, so that he could use a case to play with.

Sometimes you don’t have to create a case yourself, you can just borrow someone else’s.

Takagi and Mouri Kogoro are the targets of his frequent cases.

As a result, Qin Zhibo didn't follow the routine and didn't even say "Uncle, I won't tell you" and gave up the investigation.

There are only two possibilities.

One is that the case itself is not important and can be dealt with casually afterwards.

The second is that the case is too important to allow children to be around, so I want to send the young detective team away first.

These two possibilities...

With wild thoughts in his mind, Conan walked straight to the residents' mailboxes in the apartment building and scanned the names of the residents one by one.

However, there are no acquaintances or the names of wanted criminals recently released by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department in the names of the residents. They are just ordinary names.

Conan held his chin up and thought for a while.

Is it just an insignificant commission?

At this moment, a cold voice came from the side.

"Are you guessing that the uncle has some entrustment that's why he appears here?"

Conan turned around and saw that it was Hui Yuan Ai who did not follow San Xiaozhi and Qin Zhibo towards Dr. A Li's house, but chose to follow him silently.

This was a tacit understanding between the two of them. Conan just assumed that Haihara Ai was observing the experimental receptor of APTX-4869 and didn't ask any questions.

"Yes, but there is too little information reflected in this email address. I can't tell what kind of commission he has received..."

Conan looked at the neatly arranged mailboxes, with the names of the householders corresponding to the house numbers, but he felt vaguely that this scene seemed familiar.

It seems that last time, when school was over at noon on Wednesday, it was also the Junior Detective Team who met Qin Zhibo...

He seemed to be taking someone with him... to help find the mailbox in front of the apartment building...

This moment is exactly like that moment.

But when Conan wanted to recall what kind of person Qin Zhibo brought with him at that time, he didn't leave any reliable impression.

I just vaguely remember that the other person seems to be a girl.

"Hey, Haiyuan, you..."

Conan was about to ask Haihara Ai about that vague memory, but Haihara Ai looked up at the mailbox and muttered: "Wakasa..."

Conan's thoughts were interrupted and he leaned over to look at the mailbox. Sure enough, he saw that the surname of a resident on the mailbox was "Wakasa".

"The surname Wakasa is a bit rare, what's wrong?" Conan asked.

"Wakasa Bay in Fukui Prefecture, America Island is right there..." Haibara Ai said calmly.

After hearing this, Conan opened the map of Japan in his head and remembered that he had been to this place before.

"American Island, where the legend of mermaids is popular. Xiaolan, my uncles, Hattori, and Toyama and I went to that place to handle a certain case..."

Speaking of that case, Conan still felt a little regretful.

Although the police finally determined that the murderer was Kadori Saori who died in the fire, Conan and Hattori Heiji always felt that there was another hidden story in that case.

However, they still wanted to investigate another part of the truth, so Qin Zhibo and Mouri Kogoro planned to leave.
To be continued...