When Haibara Ai saw Tanizumi who had returned, she was happy and said with regret and even more regretful words:

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, it's all my fault... I'm not a real child, but I'm doing more willful behavior than a child, and throwing all the problems to you. I'm really bad..."

"It's okay, in my eyes, you are just a child, and it's not a mistake to rely on others."

"But... you know, my real identity is Miyano Shiho, not elementary school student Ai Haibara. My real age is not seven years old, but..."

Gu Shuiquan waved her hand and interrupted her.

"In this world, I have never known Miyao Shiba. From beginning to end, I only know a little girl named Ai Haibara. I am not interested in Miyao Shiba, so you don't have to tell me about her. Do you understand?"

Haibara Ai knelt on the sofa, raised his head and stared blankly at the dusty Gu Shuiquan. After a while of silence, he hugged his waist.

"Well, I'm just Ai Haibara now."

Gu Shuiquan rubbed her head and said:

"But you don't want to escape punishment so simply. If you make such dangerous and willful actions, even children must teach you a lesson."

"Well, it doesn't matter. As long as you're fine, nothing else matters."

Haibara Ai smiled relaxedly, and suddenly felt that being a simple child and being able to rely on adults was such a safe and happy thing.

Mu Yu-

Miyano Akimi, who was almost crushed between the two, was screaming quickly. Haibara Ai came to his senses and let go of his hand embarrassedly, hugged his sister in his arms, and touched her carefully to comfort her.

The eyelids raised, revealing a small gap. Conan, who was pretending to be dead, quickly closed his eyes, curled up his small body, and tried to hide in the corner of the sofa, hoping that Gu Shuizumi did not notice him.

However, he was obviously dreaming, holding his back collar with one hand and lifting him up. The sudden feeling of weightlessness made him kick up his short legs.

"It's your turn next, but it's only three things. This is the third and last time. I've talked about a lot of great truths to you. I know you may not listen, but I still said it."

"I thought you would always think of those words when you encounter problems and then change. But I obviously underestimated your ego."

Conan flattened his mouth and explained in a low voice: "No, I wanted to call you this time, but Haibara stopped me and said that he didn't want to implicate you, and he didn't believe you..."

Conan pointed in the direction of Ai Haibara and signaled Tani Mizuto to look, but found Ai Haibara was sitting there with Akimi Miyano holding Akimi Miyano, trying to pretend to be obedient and cute.

Conan:...

Tani Mizuin glanced at Ai Haibara, then turned around and said to Conan: "So what if you said, isn't Dr. Agasa innocent?"

Dr. Agasa nodded in agreement.

"I just asked the doctor to give me off-field support, and I didn't let him take risks with me..."

Conan muttered in a low voice without any confidence.

"Do you think there is no risk in this way?"

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"Besides, he is so old, and he can't stand it even if he is so troubled."

Dr. Agasa touched the bald head aside and whispered in a low voice: "I'm still young, I'm not old..."

"Also, what if you get caught or have your head shot directly, what should you do if you ask Xiaolan to do?"

The silent Conan suddenly smiled self-deprecatingly and said:

"For Xiaolan, Conan is just a child who has been living in her house for more than a month. As long as she finds an excuse, she will forget it after a while."

His eyes became dim.

"Only by changing back to Shinichi Kudo, I can give her happiness, this is something Conan Edogawa cannot do."

"Is that right? I think even if you turn back to Shinichi Kudo, your behavior will only bring her pain. And your parents, for them, Shinichi Kudo or Conan Edogawa, are their sons, and there is no difference."

"Same, just like what I said to Ai just now, I never knew Shinichi Kudo. From beginning to end, I only knew Conan Edogawa, a primary school student. Denying your current identity and form of existence will not change your situation, but will only make you live a more painful life."

Conan was stunned when he heard this and stared at Gu Shuiquan blankly.

Does Conan Edogawa have meaning?

Isn't this identity false?

"This is the last time I will teach you a lesson. I will not care about you anymore. You will be at your disposal. But if you can affect the people around you because of your recklessness, I will not show mercy."

Tani Mizuto took him and walked towards the basement, and called Dr. Agasa and Ai Haibara to join.

Seeing Conan hanging naked in the middle of the basement, Tani Mizuin nodded with satisfaction, then picked up the belt sponsored by Dr. Agasa and prepared to start work.

"You... you didn't say that there were still people watching, and even stripped me naked!" Conan shouted in shame and anger. Although he was facing away from everyone, he wanted to die whenever he thought of this look being seen by Dr. Agasa and Ai Haibara.

"I think leaving me a pair of close-fitting pants will not delay you from slapping me?" Conan's voice trembled slightly, trying to regain some image.

"I don't want you to think, I want me to think. This is the last time, so you have to remember it more deeply."

Ignoring Conan's struggle, Tani Shuizumi raised his arm.

Haibara Ai sat on the small stool, hugging her sister, watching the scene in amazement. Every time the belt was waving and every scream from Conan made her tremble.

She swallowed and wanted to turn around and run away, but Gu Shuiquan had already locked the door and probably would have been caught back if she didn't run to the door.

After a while, his butt was red and swollen. Conan was put down, and Tani Shuizumi threw a towel and covered him.

The latter said angrily: "My father has never hit me like this..."

"So you are so reckless now." Tanizumi looked down at him, then looked at Ai Haibara who was sitting on the small stool and pretending to be a good baby.

Seeing Tani Mizuto looking over, Haibara Ai was shocked and quickly spoke up to change the topic.

"This... will Kudo be seriously injured? I'll get him some ointment?"

"No, I'll deal with the injury for you two later. Don't worry, I'll do it properly. With his physique, he will return to normal in two days."

"In addition, you should call him Conan, it is terrible to get used to this kind of thing, so as not to find your name problem in some occasions in the future."

Haibara Ai nodded repeatedly.

"So too, Dr. Agasa."

Dr. Agasa nodded quickly.
Chapter completed!