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She looked too flustered, and the one who stopped her was Chu Ming instead of Conan, which made Conan a little surprised: "Habara, what are you doing——"
"What do you mean by 'I'? Have you forgotten that Chu Ming was almost killed by Granburch last time? If it weren't for Chu Ming's good physical condition, he would probably still be lying in bed right now. How could you take Chu Ming on this risk?"
Haibara Ai started to scold Conan. Although she lowered her voice deliberately to avoid being heard by the children over there, her momentum was terrifying enough to make Conan unable to raise his head.
"Well, Ai, actually I'm sure--" Chu Ming spoke in a low voice to help Conan, but after being glared at by Haibara Ai like a little puffer fish, he suddenly fell silent and shrugged at Conan, indicating that he could not help.
Conan, who lost a teammate in an instant, was a little out of breath when facing the aggressive Haibara Ai. After all, the antidote was in her hands, and Haibara Ai was indeed worried about their safety, so he could only bite the bullet and explain: "I know there is something wrong with him. Isn't this just planning to let them fight each other..."
Huihara Ai crossed her arms and glanced at Conan: "What does that have to do with Granburch? Tell me clearly, how did you get his contact information?"
"Granburch has never done anything to me." Conan pondered for a moment and told Huibara Ai his guess. "He has captured me many times. If he wanted to kill me, he would have done it long ago, but he never did. He even drew my blood. I guess he may have treated me as a guinea pig. So he won't kill us for the time being."
Huiyuan Ai's pupils shrank: "He drew your blood? Why didn't you tell me?"
"You have always been reluctant for me to contact that organization, so..." Seeing that Huiyuan Ai was about to say something again, Conan quickly changed the subject, "Do you still remember the member of the organization who disguised himself as Manager Matsumoto in the last mahjong case?"
Of course Haibara Ai remembers that when she discovered that there were members of the organization hiding in the Metropolitan Police Department, she also advised Conan not to act rashly, but did Conan listen?
Obviously not.
The more Huiyuan Ai thought about it, the uglier her expression became. She looked at Conan with an increasingly unfriendly look: "What do you want to say?"
"That member of the organization called Granburch the successor of that person..." Conan looked at Huiyuan Ai's face and asked in a low voice, "Do you know about this?"
"Successor? How could he possibly look for an heir?" Huihara Ai was puzzled and even bewildered. "I don't know. When I was in the organization, I had never even heard of the name Granburch."
While Conan was thinking with his head down, Huibara Ai looked at Chu Ming with a puzzled look. Seeing Chu Ming nodded at her affirmatively, she became even more confused.
When she was in the organization, several core members of the pharmaceutical team were aware of the boss's pursuit of immortality.
What kind of changes happened in the organization after she left that would allow a person pursuing immortality to determine his successor?
[A new year begins, and the four seasons are renewed.]
May the little cuties stay healthy every year, see each other often every year, and may what you see be what you think of, and all your wishes be fulfilled.
Happy New Year's Eve~】
Chapter 669 She is shy
Unable to figure it out, Huihara Ai soon stopped thinking about it and just stared at Conan with a warning: "I don't care who Granburch is, but you can't drag Chu Ming brother with you.
You weren't absent when Chu Ming came back covered in wounds last time. What if Chu Ming accidentally showed up in front of Granburch to help you this time and made him remember something? That would be very dangerous for Chu Ming!"
Conan shrank his neck and didn't dare to speak. There was nothing wrong with him taking the risk, but when he thought about the last time Chu Ming came back covered in blood and dying, he suddenly became speechless.
Chu Ming felt guilty when he saw this, and said something to help Conan: "I am actually sure, don't worry."
How could I not be worried... Brother Chu Ming is only seventeen or eighteen years old, and he has to go deep into the organization for their affairs. He is walking on thin ice. If he makes a mistake, he will be doomed.
"Brother Chu Ming..." Huiyuan Ai lowered her head, feeling a little sad, but because Conan was present she couldn't say too much, so she finally said four words, "Be careful."
Chu Ming reached out and ruffled Conan and Huihara Ai's hair, comforting them: "It's okay, I will act according to the circumstances."
"Kids, it's time to gather." Mr. Ejiri saw a ship coming from afar and knew that it was Dr. Agasa coming to pick up the children, so he called everyone together and asked them to pack up their things and prepare to take the ship back.
Chu Ming helped the kids pack up their fishing gear and the fish they caught, and carried them to the dock together. It must be said that these kids were quite lucky, as the fish they caught were quite large.
But because Conan kept muttering around him, all his fish were scared away, and in the end he only caught a sea fish the size of his palm.
This is in stark contrast to the children's buckets filled with harvest.
Listening to the kids discussing how big the fish Yuan Tai caught was, Chu Ming quickly stuffed the fish bucket in his hand into Conan's hands, saying nonchalantly, "You caught a lot of fish, more than 20 in total, unlike Conan, who only caught one small fish."
Hearing this, Mitsuhiko took a look at the bucket in Conan's hand and saw that there was only one fish swimming around in the bucket full of water. He immediately laughed and said, "Conan is usually so powerful, but it turns out that you also have something you can't handle."
Conan held the black pot in one hand, pursed his lips, and finally did not expose Chu Ming's face-saving behavior. He changed the subject and said, "You caught so many fish, why don't we go to the doctor's house to eat a whole fish dish tonight?"
"Great!" The children cheered and ran to the dock, waving at the approaching ship. "Doc, we caught so many fish~"
As the ship got closer, the outline of the person standing on the deck gradually became clearer. It was Okiya Subaru, whom they had just been talking about.
Haibara Ai was originally talking to the children with a smile on her face, but suddenly her expression changed. She grabbed Chu Ming's clothes and shrank behind him.
"It's him. I can feel... that dark, suffocating atmosphere..."
Chu Ming took a photo with the system, took off his windbreaker, wrapped Huihara Ai up, and then held her in his arms, whispering to comfort her: "Bury your head and say that the sea breeze is a bit uncomfortable. Don't be afraid, I'm here."
Huihara Ai put her hand on Chu Ming's shoulder, buried her head in his neck, and stood still like a little quail.
Conan helped to cover for her and explained to the children, "Graybara said that she felt cold from the wind and had a headache. Chu Ming-ge held her and helped to block the wind for her."
The children are quite sensible when they are not doing anything wrong. They looked at Haibara Ai with concern when they heard this. Genta even said that he could share half of his beloved eel rice with Haibara, saying that whenever he was sick, he would recover quickly by eating eel rice.
Huihara Ai poked her eyes out from over Chu Ming's shoulder and thanked the children. She felt warm in her heart, and even her fear was somewhat dispelled.
When the boat docked, Subaru Okiya jumped off the boat and greeted the children with a smile.
"Aren't you the university graduate student who used to live in Trojan Village? How come you are here?" Mitsuhiko asked curiously.
"The doctor wanted to come pick you up, but the automatic ham and egg cooking machine he developed for the neighbors had some problems, so the neighbors came to him. I thought it would be fixed quickly, but now it seems that it will take a long time, so I will pick you up today."
Looking at Okiya Subaru, who had curved eyebrows and a gentle smile, several children shrank back behind Chu Ming like little chickens. Mitsuhiko was the first to stick his head out: "Brother Chu Ming is here to accompany us, the doctor shouldn't have called someone else to pick us up. Brother, you are not a kidnapper, right?"
Yuan Tai followed up with a chattering: "I eat a lot, it's not worth it for you to take me back..."
Ayumi was just pretending to be powerful: "Brother Chu Ming is very powerful. He can kick people into the wall and they can't get out. You can't kidnap us!"
Conan looked at the three children hiding behind Chu Ming and the one he was holding in his arms without saying a word, and finally chose to join in. He grabbed the corner of Chu Ming's clothes and moved silently behind him.
Akai Shuichi didn't know whether to laugh or cry. These kids were quite alert. He raised his hands to indicate that he meant no harm. "It was the doctor who was saying that he didn't have time to pick you up. I happened to have nothing to do, so I volunteered to take on this task."
Seeing that the children were unmoved, he continued to look at Conan: "Conan has seen me, right? Or you helped rent the house next to the doctor to me, and that little lady also knows."
Huihara Ai didn't even raise her head from beneath Chu Ming's body, but Conan was named and couldn't hide away, so he stepped out to testify for him: "Really, this is the doctor's neighbor, Mr. Okiya Subaru, who is temporarily renting the Kudo residence."
Chu Ming slightly relaxed his tense muscles, patted Huihara Ai's stiff back in comfort, nodded to Akai Hide, and said politely and distantly: "Mr. Okiya, I can actually take a few children back with me. I'm sorry to have asked you to make a special trip. I really trouble you."
Of course, Shuichi Akai felt that Chu Ming was tense and on guard when the children hid behind him. He could only feel that Chu Ming must be quite skilled and was quite caring towards the children.
I never thought that Chu Ming was pretending.
"It's no trouble. I don't have anything to do anyway. The doctor has helped me a lot." Okiya Subaru said a few polite words and then turned the topic to Haibara Ai, "What's wrong with this young lady? Are you feeling unwell?"
Chu Ming hugged Huiyuan Ai and changed direction to avoid his sight: "It's just that the wind is a little uncomfortable, just lean on her for a while and she will be fine. She is a little shy, and she is embarrassed if you stand too close to her."
He knew that he most likely came here to protect Haibara Ai, but Chu Ming had malicious intentions and didn't want him to have any contact with Haibara Ai.
It's his own bad taste that he exposed the organization's aura the first time he met Haibara Ai.
Although she quickly restrained herself, it was too late. Haibara Ai was now deeply traumatized by the organization, and she was worried about Chu Ming's situation, so there was no way she was willing to contact him anymore.
Chapter 670 I took the photo for her
After confirming that Okiya Subaru was not a bad person, several people boarded the ship at the captain's urging.
Subaru Okiya deliberately tried to get closer to the children, praising them for the fish they caught. He also said that he could cook a fish feast for them in the evening.
For this reason, he did not hesitate to boast that although he was not a first-class chef, he could definitely make ordinary home-cooked meals.
Since Conan was sure that this person was a member of the organization, the filter that he had for him as a fellow Sherlock Holmes fan disappeared. How could he feel at ease eating the food made by Okiya Subaru? He quickly pulled the corner of Chu Ming's clothes and said, "Brother Chu Ming's food is delicious. I want to eat the whole fish feast made by Brother Chu Ming~"
The children remembered the meal Chu Ming cooked when they were camping together, and their eyes suddenly lit up: "Yes, the meal cooked by Brother Chu Ming is so delicious!"
Chu Ming took the opportunity to invite him: "I am really sorry to bother you today, Mr. Okiya. How about we have a simple meal together? The children just happened to catch fish, so I will let you taste my cooking skills."
Okiya Subaru was worried about not being able to fit in with them. After hearing Chu Ming's words, he quickly agreed: "How can I do that? It's really too much of a bother."
"Don't bother me, don't bother me. If you and the doctor are neighbors now, we live pretty close to each other. I live in front of the doctor's house, so I can barely be considered a neighbor."
……
Chu Ming held the child and chatted with Akai Shuichi with a smile on his face. Several children were running around on the deck, looking at the scenery and venting their excess energy, but they all knew to be quiet and did not make any noise, only communicating in low voices.
"Wow, what a beautiful sunset..."
"It's just like in a postcard, but there's a pointy rock there, like a unicorn's horn!"
Chu Ming looked in the direction the children pointed and saw a rugged rock. The afterglow of the setting sun outlined its shape, which looked very much like Xiaolan's hairstyle.
"That, that's a horn rock." The captain turned his head and smiled as he talked about the legend of the sea with a few children.
"Back then, there was a sea dragon called the One-horned Dragon. Because its child was fished away, it stretched its horn out of the sea. It is said that any fishing boat that approached it would sink, and nearby fishermen only dared to worship it from a distance."
The captain looked at the children who were listening to the story in amazement and asked, "Do you want to go over and take a look?"
Yuan Tai was the first to refuse: "Don't they say that ships that get too close will sink? Why don't we not get too close?"
"The unicorn loves children the most. Legend has it that if children come near, the unicorn will bless them with the sea, and they will become very good at swimming from then on."
Upon hearing this, several people immediately became excited and expressed their desire to go over. Even Chu Ming poked his head in and whispered to the captain, "Will it bless a 17 or 18-year-old child?"
Then, Conan pulled him back under the captain's indescribable gaze.
When the boat approached Ichigo Rock, Chu Ming gently patted Huiyuan Ai in his arms and said, "Xiao Ai, why don't you wait for us on the boat?"
Haibara Ai squirmed a few times, poked her head out from her burrow and looked around, and shrank when she met Okiya Subaru's narrowed gaze, but quickly forced herself to calm down, shook her head, and slipped out of Chu Ming's arms.
Since Chu Ming and Conan both chose to face Okiya Subaru directly, her hiding would make her very conspicuous.
Seeing what Haibara Ai was thinking, Chu Ming didn't say anything. He just took the windbreaker that Haibara Ai handed back to him, put it on, and then took her off the boat.
Just as they stepped onto the One-horned Rock, a boat passed by not far away. Several young men on the boat shouted over here: "What are you doing? That's the One-horned Rock. If you get close to it, you will be punished by the sea dragon!"
The person next to him patted him on the shoulder and said, "Why are you afraid? They are just children. The sea dragon will not punish children. It will only give them the blessing of the sea."
The few of them chatted for a few words to themselves, and without waiting for Chu Ming and the others to reply, they turned the boat around and left.
"These people seem to be looking for something." Conan barely heard the conversation from a distance and was a little curious, "Who are they?"
The captain stood at the bow, looking at the boat moving away with some annoyance: "It's the divers who have been hanging around the daughter of a certain company president here recently. They always hinder our fishing. It's really a headache. Well, let's not talk about this anymore. Have fun. This is a rock specially for children."
The children were running around here excitedly. Chu Ming looked up at the rock. Just now, when it was far away, the whole rock was integrated and looked really like a horn, but now that it was closer, it was actually just a bunch of bumpy reefs.
"Conan, how about we take a photo here? There is such a beautiful sunset!" Ayumi's eyes were bright and her face was rosy, she was so cute.
Okiya Subaru was the first to respond: "Then let me take the photo for you? I happened to have my cell phone with me."
Chu Ming didn't refuse. He leaned against the rock and waved to the children: "Come on, I want to stand in the middle!"
A few children pushed each other and finally pushed Haibara Ai and Conan to the left and right of Chu Ming. Then they took up their respective seats with confidence and started taking pictures with gestures.