Watching Taeko Mamegaki being taken away by the police car, everyone fell silent.
Kogoro Mouri stretched out his hand and yawned, rubbing his bleary eyes.
"Dad is so amazing, perfectly solved another case." Ran said with emotion.
"Truly worthy of being the famous detective Kogoro Mouri."
"Mr. Mouri, thank you."
Yoko Okino bowed to Kogoro Mouri, her face full of gratitude.
"Wahahaha, with me, the famous detective Kogoro Mouri here, no case can stump me." Kogoro Mouri put his hands on his hips, stuck out his tongue, and laughed proudly.
[Hehe, Uncle is really something.]
Conan walked out from behind the tree, hands in his pockets, looking helpless.
"Congratulations Host for completing the C-rank mission."
[System, bring up my character attribute bar.]
Soon, a virtual attribute panel appeared.
Sin Value: -99374
A C-rank mission corresponds to 10 points of sin value. Previously it was -99384; after completing the mission just now, 10 points of sin value were naturally deducted.
Yoko Okino's voice rang out. Heiji came back to his senses, looking at her apologetic expression, he couldn't help smiling faintly: "It's okay, let's go back."
Yoko Okino nodded and quickly followed behind.
[Did Hattori really discover something?]
Looking at Heiji's back, Conan lowered his head in thought.
"Dad, let's go back too. Conan, let's go."
Ran shouted to Conan.
"Okay, I'm coming right away."
Conan pulled himself together and quickly caught up.
The night grew later, the breeze blew gently, and the party finally quieted down.
The hotel was quiet.
Heiji lay on the bed, sleeping quietly.
Suddenly, the sound of a text message rang from the phone.
He opened his eyes slightly.
"You didn't come!"
The bright screen flashed with these three words.
His eyes widened abruptly, and Heiji sat up: Oops, forgot about Ai's matter.
Thought for a moment, then dialed the number.
"Arrived?"
The call connected quickly, the cool voice carrying a trace of joy.
But, very quickly!
Heiji paused slightly: "Did you just go to the window to look?"
"I'm going to sleep."
Listening to the busy tone on the phone, Heiji sighed slightly in his heart: That girl seems very disappointed. Going to be busy tonight again.
Yoko Okino was sleeping.
Knock knock knock~~!!!
A knock on the door suddenly sounded.
"Yoko, asleep?"
Yoko Okino sat up abruptly and went to open the door in her pajamas.
Heiji paused slightly. Yoko Okino's pajamas were a bit thin—her figure was exquisite, with perfect curves visible even under her clothes.
Yoko Okino's face turned red. She quickly let Heiji in and went to put on a jacket herself.
"Heiji, do you need something from me?"
He checked the time: 12:05 AM.
"Yoko, your crew should have cars, right?"
"Mm, what's wrong?" Yoko looked at Heiji curiously.
"Can you lend me your car? Something urgent."
Heiji was a bit embarrassed.
Yoko Okino suddenly smiled brightly, walked to the drawer on her long legs, and took out a bunch of keys: "Here."
Looking at the bunch of keys, Heiji paused: "Yoko, isn't your car a Mazda?"
Yoko Okino grinned: "Oh, you mean my little commuter Mazda? That's just for getting around. My real favorite is the RX-7—my secret toy for nights like this."
Heiji took the keys helplessly: "This car isn't too flashy either, right?"
"Hehe, you'll know then."
Heiji didn't ask Yoko Okino to lead the way. After walking a distance on the pitch-black night road, he finally saw the parking lot she mentioned. Looking at the car inside, he finally understood what Yoko Okino's look meant.
This was a customized two-seater sports car—a Mazda RX-7, with a flashy color scheme. It was small, but definitely stood out.
On the road, an orange sports car was speeding.
Street racers only saw an orange blur flash by. When they came back to their senses, on the straight highway in the distance, only the taillights of that car could be seen.
Heiji gripped the steering wheel tightly with both hands, eyes locked on the road ahead. The speedometer needle hovered steadily at 200 km/h.
Tokyo, Beika Town!
Ever since knowing that people from the organization had infiltrated Shinichi Kudo's house again, Ai felt extreme panic in her heart.
[I clearly set Shinichi Kudo's data to dead. Why would the organization still send people to check? Did they discover something? Or, do they also know the properties of APTX-4869?]
Her small body curled up on the bed, head covered with a sheet, the room pitch black.
The phone screen beside her was bright, frozen on the contact page, two big words looking exceptionally eye-catching: Brother-in-law!
[It's been two days consecutively. Why are people from the organization still lingering around here? Have I been exposed?]
[He isn't coming either.]
[Am I going to be taken back?]
Countless thoughts wandered in her mind; she was already a bit paranoid.
The hour hand was turning, ticking.
[Almost three in the morning.]
Checking the time on the phone screen, Ai was already very sleepy, but she dared not sleep. She was afraid that once she slept, she would wake up inside the organization.
At this time, the sound of a car engine suddenly rang out outside.
The next second...
Honk honk~~!!!
The horn sound made Ai's body tremble, involuntarily tightening the sheet covering her body.
Heiji got out of the car, looked at the villa with lights out, and sighed slightly.
Didn't ring the doorbell either.
A slight run-up, a fierce stomp, a forceful push with his hands, and he easily crossed the two-meter high wall.
Movement outside the balcony, someone seemed to be climbing the wall.
[Discovered?]
[Have I really been exposed?]
Ai hid under the quilt shivering.
[No, I can't implicate the Doctor.]
Throwing off the sheet abruptly, Ai crawled out wearing thin pajamas, exposing her white arms and slender legs.
However, she froze.
Heiji had just climbed in from the balcony and paused slightly: "Ai, you knew I would come?"
He had just come up and bumped into Ai standing in front of him.
Ai sat back on the bed abruptly, crystal tears rolling in her beautiful eyes, but just not falling out.
"I thought you weren't coming."
Cool voice, carrying a faint coldness.
"How could I not come? Promised you, must do it."
Heiji walked over and touched Ai's head.
"I'm going to sleep."
Ai burrowed under the sheet, her thin back facing him.
Heiji smiled faintly, sat on the chair, preparing to make do for the night like this.
After a while.
"Come up here, I'm a bit cold."
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