The next day, Ai opened her eyes.
Heiji was sleeping quietly beside her, a pillow separating the two.
She stared at Heiji's face, slightly lost in thought.
Suddenly, Heiji's phone vibrated, right beside him.
Ai snapped back, shot Heiji a glance, picked up his phone, and tapped open the message.
"Heiji, the crew, and I have already left Osaka. You keep the car for now, I'll get it from you later." Behind it was a 'smiley face'.
(Osaka?)
Ai's heart shook. As she looked at Heiji, a trace of softness flashed in her eyes. Quietly, she placed the phone back in its original spot.
"Ai, morning."
Dr. Agasa was watching the morning news in the living room.
"Doctor, how long does it take from Osaka to here by car?"
Ai asked gently.
"Let me check. Osaka to Tokyo is about 500 kilometers. By car, it takes around six hours at normal speed."
Dr. Agasa looked at the computer screen and said.
"Also, Doctor, hamburgers aren't breakfast food. Just this once, okay?"
"Ah, I... I know."
Dr. Agasa quickly put away the hamburger beside him, looking awkward.
Ai no longer looked at Dr. Agasa, but walked to the kitchen to start preparing breakfast.
By around nine, the morning's calm had shifted.
Heiji was woken up by the phone. Looking at the unfamiliar number on the screen, he frowned.
After thinking for a moment, he still answered the call.
"Hello, is this Heiji? I am currently at Tokyo Airport. Can you come pick me up?"
A crisp voice sounded from the phone.
Heiji frowned: "Yukiko?"
"Oh my, it seems Heiji has not forgotten me. I called Ran, and she said she wasn't home. I called Eri Kisaki, and she said she was very busy. No choice, I can only find you. Heiji, you wouldn't refuse to help me, right?"
On the phone, Yukiko sounded a bit pitiful.
"Why don't you find Kudo?" Heiji was somewhat speechless.
"Not finding him. I want to give him a surprise. When Shinichi sees his mom suddenly appear in front of him, he will definitely open his mouth wide, looking surprised. Ah~~ suddenly really want to see Shinichi's surprised look."
Listening to the shouts on the phone, Heiji looked exasperated: I'm afraid you will be the surprised one then.
Her son, who used to be a high school student, actually reverted to an elementary school student; it would be strange not to be surprised.
"Can't you take a taxi back yourself?"
Heiji had no time to pay attention to Yukiko.
"But I've got a ton of luggage. Heiji, Kazuha said this was your task, and Sonoko agreed."
"Kazuha and Sonoko?"
"That's right. When I called them, they said this: 'Big Sister Yukiko? I really don't have time. Why don't you ask Heiji?' Isn't this entrusting me to you?"
Heiji looked speechless: They were completely polite words.
"Forget it, when will you arrive?"
"Oh my, thank you, Heiji. I am already at the airport." Yukiko said happily.
"Then wait."
Heiji hung up the phone directly.
At this time, Ai walked in, holding two bowls of porridge: "Breakfast."
As cool as always.
Heiji sniffed slightly: "Mm, smells good."
Ai didn't even look at Heiji's smile, handing him a bowl of plain porridge: "It's not suitable to eat greasy things when getting up in the morning."
Then she picked up the bowl of porridge, which gave off a fragrant smell, and drank slowly.
Heiji shook his head helplessly: Who let himself be in the wrong could only comply.
"Ai, I am going to Tokyo Airport later."
Ai's body trembled; her beautiful eyes met Heiji's: "You are leaving?"
"No, to pick someone up, Shinichi Kudo's mom."
"Kudo's mom?" Ai frowned: "In the current situation, his family simply cannot get involved."
"No choice, she is already at Tokyo Airport. Moreover, this mom of Kudo's doesn't act like an adult at all."
Heiji shook his head helplessly.
Ai lowered her head and drank porridge silently: "I'll go with you."
"Hmm? Why?"
"I'll explain everything to her. If Yukiko lives in Kudo's house, it will be easy for problems to arise—the Organization has been frequenting the place lately. They must have sensed something."
Ai looked at Heiji seriously.
"People from the Black Organization naturally won't come without reason. However, it shouldn't be related to Kudo's matter, but looking for you."
Heiji said gently.
"Looking for me?"
Ai's body trembled.
"Gin and Vodka were seriously injured by an explosion in the US," Heiji said lightly.
Ai put down the bowl abruptly, looking at Heiji in shock: "Who did it? Why not kill him?"
Her voice carried deep excitement.
"The murderer is unknown. But the Night Baron was also in New York at that time, and there was a conflict. Most likely, the Night Baron is involved..." Heiji analyzed.
"But why would Gin go to New York?"
Ai couldn't understand Gin's actions. His operations were usually in Japan—why would he suddenly appear in New York?
"There are only two reasons for Gin to go to New York. One is that the person from the Black Organization has a mission; the second is that there is news of you, Ai. Regardless of which, this cannot be separated from Gin being injured by the explosion. Judging from the recent situation at Kudo's house, it has a lot to do with you, Ai."
Ai fell silent. After a while, she looked up abruptly: "Kudo's mom cannot come over, otherwise everything can't be hidden."
Heiji understood Ai's warning. If Yukiko moved into Shinichi Kudo's house and crossed paths with the Organization, she could be caught. Kudo would panic, and at that point, all secrets would be exposed.
"However, we can't let her know anything either. With her personality, if she doesn't see Shinichi Kudo, she will make even more noise."
Heiji was very speechless about Yukiko's personality. A wife and mother, yet able to maintain such a naive personality, is simply two extremes with Vermouth.
"Should we let Kudo tell her himself?"
Ai looked up at Heiji.
Heiji paused, then lowered his head in thought: Looking at it this way, it's also time to puncture Conan's identity.
"Mm, it is indeed time to puncture his identity, but I have a better way."
Looking at that devilish smile on the corner of Heiji's mouth, Ai paused slightly, then rolled her eyes at him, drinking porridge again: "Brother-in-law, you won't get a girlfriend like this."
Heiji's smile froze instantly.
"However, teaching that always pretentious detective a lesson isn't bad either."
The cool voice carried a hint of tsundere.
Later, at Tokyo International Airport—
Yukiko sat elegantly on the seat, swinging her feet, not caring about the gazes of people coming and going at all.
After all, she was wearing oversized bug-eye sunglasses.
Heiji and Ai arrived at the airport lounge.
"Oh my, Heiji, you are too cute, actually arrived so quickly."
Yukiko stood up, looking happily at Heiji. Suddenly, her beautiful eyes lit up: "Wow, what a cute little girl, can Big Sister hug you?"
(Big Sister?)
Ai tossed her head tsundere-ly: "You are already an Auntie, right?"
"Auntie?"
The aura on Yukiko's body changed instantly, gritting her teeth slightly: "You are not cute at all. Heiji, help me move things."
Heiji glanced at the things behind her and was instantly dumbfounded.
"Are you moving house?"
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