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Although Kudo Yukiko was very hesitant, she finally agreed under the assurance of the Akai family and Conan's strong request...
"Thank you, I don't need it."
Haibara Ai responded to Yukiko, and at the same time whispered something to Conan in the headset.
"Has your mother always been so enthusiastic? I can hardly handle it..."
And Dr. Agasa, who was sitting next to her, stood up and said quickly: "Yukiko, if Ai doesn't want it, why not..."
"No!" Before he could finish his sentence, Haibara Ai glared at him fiercely.
"Woo..." With his neck shrinking, Dr. Agasa sat back dejectedly.
[What a strict child...]
Looking at this scene, Kudo Yukiko blinked in surprise.
[If it's Shinichi... then he'll have to suffer in the future...]
I don’t know what she was thinking about, but a mischievous smile suddenly appeared on her face. She covered her mouth and quietly returned to the kitchen.
"So, who saw through your disguise?" Completely unaware of Kudo Yukiko's little thoughts, Haibara Ai straightened her expression and asked Conan.
"Belmod."
Conan's voice rang out in the headphones.
"She disguised herself as Igarashi Kiyoko, the organizer of this Edo Street Ceremony. She has been lurking around us since we entered Edo Street..."
"So it was her..."
"But, Huibara."
Conan spoke again, his tone filled with uncertainty and hesitation.
"I feel like Vermouth is reluctant to take you to see Regal. Do you know why?"
"I don't know." Huiyuan Ai replied truthfully: "When I was in the organization, I never had much contact with her."
"Does she have any grudge against Regel?"
"I don't know either... But great detective, instead of engaging in these unimportant deductions, it would be better for you to think of a way to escape first, right?"
Huihara Ai couldn't help but remind her.
“Although Vermouth did let you go this time, this woman has always been the representative of ‘mysterious and unreliable’ in the organization. Who knows what she is planning?
If you delay any longer, she might come back with people to arrest you..."
"Ha, don't worry about that. I've just reconnected with Mr. Akai. They did encounter some unexpected situations before, but they're all right now.
The good news is that our plan was successful. Regel showed up earlier. He was indeed attracted by us and is probably still in Edo Street now."
[Reger...?]
Upon hearing this, Huihara Ai frowned subconsciously.
"I don't think he would fall for it so easily... Anyway, you guys must be careful."
After hesitating, she couldn't help but remind him.
In her impression, Regler was definitely not someone who could be easily deceived.
Especially Conan's words "Reger has appeared" made her feel vaguely uneasy.
"Don't worry, Haibara. Mr. Amuro... Bourbon and Kiel from the organization are both here with me. I'll be fine."
Thinking that Haibara Ai was worried about him, Conan replied with a smile, his tone showing a relaxed and comfortable mood.
Bourbon and Kiel are very capable members of the organization. Haibara Ai has naturally heard of their names, and it has been proved in the previous Curacao incident that these two people are undercover agents from the Japanese Public Security Bureau and the CIA respectively, and can be trusted.
"Perhaps Vermouth's actions made Regal aware of something unusual? Mr. Amuro and the others also received orders from Regal to capture me, 'Sherry'.
Mr. Amuro also told me that before the explosion in the guesthouse, Reger was indeed in the lobby and specifically directed their actions.
Combined with the information I just got from Mr. Akai, after the explosion at the guesthouse, Regel has been hunted by Mr. Akai and his men. Judging from the time, he can't leave Edo Street now, so, Huiyuan..."
At this point, Conan paused for a moment, then continued in a serious tone:
“Don’t worry. Edo Street is now surrounded by police. Even if Regel noticed something, he can’t leave now.
Soon, we will find him and help you eliminate this threat once and for all!"
[Is it a threat...?]
Faced with Conan's promise, Haibara Ai sighed softly. She didn't know whether she should respond.
At this moment, she suddenly noticed that the special marking dots representing the detective badges on the screen of the laptop in front of her suddenly began to move.
"Edogawa, Genta and the others have woken up and are now moving towards the entrance and exit of Edo Street." she said hurriedly.
"Don't worry, leave it to me." Conan understood what she meant and replied immediately.
"Well, contact me immediately if anything happens."
"Buzz!"
At this moment, there was a sudden vibration sound from Dr. Agasa's body. He quickly took it out and saw that it was a satellite phone that Mary had left for him to use for communication before the action this morning.
"It's Ms. Mary's call..."
[Ms. Mary?]
When Huihara Ai heard this, her face suddenly darkened.
[Strange, why would she contact the Doctor at this time? ]
Suddenly, her heart began to beat rapidly, and a chill that penetrated deep into her bones swept through her whole body at this moment.
Haibara Ai knows this feeling. It is a stress response that she will only have when those members of the murderous organization appear around her.
[But, why is it happening now... Could it be?! ]
Unlike Haibara Ai who was already extremely nervous, Dr. Agasa was not aware of the problem at all and answered the phone with a smile.
"Hey, Ms. Mary, what's up..."
"Doc! Take that little girl away!"
Before he finished his greeting, he heard Mary's anxious voice on the other end of the phone.
"Huh? What?"
"Ding dong~"
At the same time, the doorbell of Dr. Agasa's house rang.
Chapter 518 I'm here to take my child home
"Ding dong~"
Just as Mary hurriedly called and asked Dr. Agasa to take Haibara Ai away, someone rang the doorbell of his house.
"Ding dong~"
In an instant, the room suddenly became quiet.
As if she had been frightened by something, Huibara Ai suddenly turned around to look towards the door, her pupils suddenly shrank, and her face turned pale.
The inexplicable chill still enveloped her whole body, causing her to tremble uncontrollably.
She clearly felt that the person outside the door was the source of the chill.
[How could this be… why… didn’t Edogawa just say…]
"Ai, Ai?" Professor Agasa was the first to notice something was wrong with Haibara Ai. He looked at her with concern as he hadn't yet fully understood the situation.
"PhD."
The phone was not hung up. Mary also heard the doorbell. Holding on to the last bit of luck, she asked:
Who's outside the door?"
Beneath her calm words, there was a rare hint of nervousness.
In fact, before making this call to Dr. Agasa, Mary first contacted the security personnel who were arranged by her to protect Haibara Ai at Dr. Agasa's house.
But without exception, these people have lost contact.
Shirakawa Kiyoshi's actions were so quick that she had contacted Dr. Agasa again, hoping to...
"Ding dong~"
The doorbell rang again, and even Dr. Agasa finally noticed something was wrong.
He didn't have many friends who would come to visit him on their own initiative, and now his house was surrounded by layers of protection by Mary's people. In this case, even if any stranger approached, he would definitely be stopped by those people.
So, who could be the person ringing the doorbell outside?
"What's wrong? Why don't you open the door?"
While Huiyuan Ai and Dr. Agasa were standing there in a daze, Kudo Yukiko came out of the kitchen and asked in confusion:
"I clearly heard the doorbell ring several times, right? Is it your friend, Dr. Agasa?"
"Wait! Yukiko..."
"Excuse me, who is this?"
As she said this, she walked towards the door and said with a smile:
"Is something wrong?"
"I'm sorry to bother you."
A laughing voice was also heard from outside the door. It was a male voice, and he sounded very young.
The moment she heard the voice, Haibara Ai suddenly stood up from the sofa, her face full of disbelief, and the laptop that was originally on her lap fell to the ground.
She knew this voice. From the time she was seven years old until she returned to Japan, the owner of this voice had always been by her side, accompanying her as she grew up.
She was so familiar with this voice that she would never mistake it.
The person outside the door...
"I'm here to take my child home." The man outside said in a gentle tone.