Teitan Elementary School, Mika Town, Tokyo.
The primary school class on Wednesday ended relatively early. It was only 2 o'clock in the afternoon. The students had finished school and were enjoying themselves on the playground.
Among all the laughter, there was only one figure who seemed a bit "rebellious".
Hui Yuan Ai leaned on the sports equipment near the school gate, looking directly at the mother who came to pick up her child at the school gate, with an indescribable fragile emotion between her brows.
"well……"
Haiyuan Ai lowered his eyebrows and sighed weakly, but was caught by Conan who had been watching beside him.
"Ah? What are the primary school students sighing for?" Conan walked over with his schoolbag on his back and asked jokingly.
Haiyuan Ai glanced at Conan who was smiling, and then turned away angrily, with a look like "Do you want to take care of me?"
Haihara Ai: (『^´)Huh~
Conan: (￢‿￢)Hey~
Conan has long been used to Haibara Ai's personality, and now he occasionally comes up to tease her.
This is a behavior only seen between friends, which shows that Conan has gradually regarded Haibara Ai as a friend with whom he can share his daily life.
During the period when Haibara Ai first came to Dr. Ali's house and showed her identity after school, Conan remained quite wary of Haibara Ai.
After all, he was once a scientist of a black organization and studied the evil APTX-4869. Even if he defected, he cannot be directly classified as a good guy.
Maybe it's just another bad guy who doesn't fit in with the organization's philosophy...
But after all the events in the past month, Conan's understanding of Haibara Ai has gradually deepened.
Female, 18 years old, pessimistic, sometimes fearless and sometimes weak, sometimes arrogant and sometimes humble, always holding many "unspeakable secrets" in her heart...
During the incident at the Cupido Hotel, Conan saw that Ai Haihara was involuntarily engaged in poison research.
During the full moon night incident, Conan saw Haihara Ai's determination to sacrifice for her friends.
Even if she is as cowardly as she is, she still dares to block the gun of fate, even if she is frightened to the point of trembling by Gin's touch.
After several rounds, Conan's mentality gradually changed. He no longer only regarded her as a "tool" who could continue to provide intelligence, but as someone he truly wanted to protect.
Of course, this protection is out of the maintenance of justice and justice, as well as a trace of sympathy and compassion among friends.
Because of this, the other three little ones were waiting in the classroom after school to see if anyone would come to entrust the Youth Detective Team. Only he quietly followed Haibara Ai downstairs to protect her secretly.
Based on the last intelligence analysis, Conan guessed that the next person to attack Haibara Ai would be "Michael", Haihara Ai's brother-in-law.
Although he is a brother-in-law, he should not kill him easily, but he cannot take it lightly.
Conan also hopes to cooperate with his brother-in-law Xia, both inside and outside, to jointly take down the evil den of the black organization.
Of course, Conan himself went downstairs with his schoolbag on his back, sincerely he believed that the Young Detective Team would not receive the commission.
The three little ones wait in the classroom every day after school, waiting for orders to come to their door. In fact, they just play Kamen Rider cards in the classroom.
But something is different today——
"Conan! Assemble! Assemble—"
Kojima Genta shouted to the playground upstairs with a harsh drake voice, and Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya next to him also echoed.
"Someone commissioned the Young Detective Team to do this! The point is that she really...hehe~"
As he spoke, Mitsuhiko smiled sheepishly, and the blush on his face revealed the reason for his smile.
…
Arriving upstairs, Conan and Haihara Ai saw their little client, a brown-haired girl with twin tails.
"Hello..."
"I am Yuriko Matsunaka from the next class, please take care of me."
The little girl bowed to several people very formally. She seemed to have a good tutor. Her quiet voice and shy expression made Genta and Mitsuhiko extremely excited.
Genta whispered devilishly into Conan's ear, "How's it going? It's so cute, isn't it? It makes me full of energy~"
Conan, who looks like a child but has an ordinary mind, is helpless and can only say "Yeah" in boredom.
Compared to Genta, who overestimates his abilities and insists on poking Conan, a handsome guy, to lower his competitiveness, Mitsuhiko admires it silently, his face a little rosy.
Ayumi squinted at the boys' expressions, pouting her lips, and her eyes of disgust were not concealed at all.
Just like in the TV series, men are really big pigs!
Genta and Mitsuhiko, the children's room is already full of new girls.
Conan...Conan was not charmed!
Sure enough, Conan-kun is the best!
Ayumi was more certain about the object of her admiration in her heart, and smiled beautifully.
Haibara Ai, on the other hand, after silently observing for a while, was amused by the pure male-female relationship unique to this age group and slightly raised the corners of his mouth.
After waiting for a while, no one opened their mouths to speak, but Conan was the first to ask.
"Matsunaka-san, what is your request?"
"Um..." Matsunaka Yuriko timidly replied, "Can we go to a nearby park to talk?"
Before Conan could ask why, Genta and Mitsuhiko had already agreed with "Okay, okay," and even carried their schoolbags quickly.
CONAN: These guys...
There was no way, the thin arms couldn't twist the big thick legs, so the Young Detective Team had no choice but to change the venue first.
…
After a while, the Young Detective Team and Yuriko Matsunaka came to the nearby Mihua Park. They found a stone table and sat down to continue discussing the commission.
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As one of the two brains of the Young Detective Team, Conan raised his chin with interest, "In other words, is this the 'clock' sending a message to us, inviting us to solve the mystery?" "
Conan's eyes became sharp and the confident smile on his face showed that this commission had successfully aroused his interest.
Conan guessed that this so-called "Mr. Clock" should be Yuriko's great-grandfather's secretary, housekeeper, or lawyer.
This man unswervingly carried out his will after his death, and he was very loyal.
At this time, Haiyuan Ai, who had been leaning against the big tree and listening, asked: "Then what are your thoughts?"
Haibara Ai's parents also died young, and he can understand some of Matsunaka Yuriko's feelings.
But it was precisely because of her understanding that she had to ask more, because not everything that children can inherit from their parents is beautiful.
But Yuriko Matsunaka had a different idea. She thought for a moment and replied softly: "I always feel a little scary..."
"But Mr. Clock said that if I accept the challenge, I can go and see the house where my mother lived with my great-grandfather when she was a child..."
At this moment, a figure appeared from behind the big tree where Hui Yuan Ai was leaning, and interrupted Yuriko Matsuzaka's words.
"That house is called the "Angel's House"..."
Seeing the man coming out from behind the big tree, Conan and Haihara Ai looked shocked.
They had been sitting here for a long time, but they didn't even notice that there was a person hiding behind the big tree.
Conan looked up and down at the man, who was wearing a gray suit and wearing a pair of sunglasses under his naturally curly hair, making it difficult to see his eyes.
But judging from his skin, this man was less than 30 years old, and he was quite handsome. He was far from the image of a rich and mature butler in his impression.
The man came over and gave a very respectful gentleman's salute to the children.
"Miss Yuriko, and everyone from the Young Detective Corps, please give me your advice."
"Mr. Clock."
Matsunaka Yuriko looked back at the man and revealed his identity.
Conan looked at this "Mr. Clock" suspiciously and asked, "Why don't you show me your real name?"
A very pointed question, but pointed questions can often test the other party's attitude.
Mr. Chong chuckled slightly under his sunglasses, "This is just a stipulation in the will. I don't mean to be rude to you."
His polite attitude and smooth answers made Conan somewhat trust him.
If you have gone through the previous 16 rounds of questions, it is normal for your answers to be so smooth and comfortable.
"Then why did you choose us?" Conan asked again.
Mr. Clock smiled again, "Because you are the only allies who can stand by Miss Yuriko now."
When Conan heard this, he agreed.
After all, Matsunaka Yuriko is an orphan now, and she definitely cannot entrust a famous detective like Qin Zhibo. Mr. Chong provided advice to Yuriko Matsunaka within his ability without violating the rules of the will. This was the only thing the executor could do.
It's just that Mr. Clock specifically searched for information about the Junior Detective Team for a little girl, which is still a bit suspicious.
If you are not a relative, why do you want to help Matsumoto Yuriko like this?
But just when Conan was about to ask the doubts in his heart, Gentai and Mitsuhiko next to him were completely confused when they heard the word "ally".
"Yes! We will stand firmly by Yuriko's side!"
"I believe that our young detective team will be able to solve Yuriko's mystery!"
"Let's just help Yuriko, shall we? Conan~"
Before even seeing the puzzle, Gentai and Mitsuhiko took the lead in confirming the answer, and Ayumi's plea made it difficult for Conan to refuse.
But now that the matter has come to an end, Conan is also interested in this will and the mystery, and the name "Angel's House", which seems to have something to do with it, arouses his curiosity and desire to explore.
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"Well, school ends early today anyway, so it shouldn't be a big deal even if I go home late..."
…
Two hours later, a white car drove through the forest.
Inside the car, Ayumi and Yuriko leaned sleepily, their eyes almost closed.
Mitsuhiko was uneasy. Only Conan, Haibara Ai and Genta watched everything around them vigilantly.
Everyone originally thought that the so-called "Angel's Pavilion" was nearby, but they didn't expect that the car didn't stop as soon as it started driving.
Fortunately, Conan asked to sit in the front seat and kept observing the direction of the vehicle, judging that it was probably within Gunma Prefecture.
"I have already told your guardians that you are going to camp for two days and one night, and they have agreed."
Suddenly, Mr. Clock, who was concentrating on driving, spoke.
Conan frowned and realized that Mr. Clock was no ordinary person. He had even checked out all the details of the Young Detective Team.
…
After passing through a tunnel, the view suddenly opened up, and a beautiful Babylonian-style manor lay quietly in a valley.
Four angel statues stand in four directions, and five solemn annexes are dotted in this row upon row of spaces.
"That is the angel of the south...that is the angel of the north...that is the angel of the west...that angel of the east..."
Mr. Clock parked the car on the side of the road and introduced the buildings here to the young detective team one by one through the car window.
…
At the same time, Qin Zhibo, who was resting in his car, heard the sound of a car passing by on the road and hurried to the edge of the woods. He happened to see a white car parked on the side of the road, driving politely. Double flash.
Switching to the telescope view, several familiar back heads appeared in the field of view.
This is...Conan?
There is also a young boy’s free group...
They were old acquaintances. Qin Zhibo recognized the identities of the children in the car by the hairstyles on the backs of their heads.
He originally wanted to stay here to see what conspiracy MI-Go was playing, and more importantly, to make sure it was the MI-Go he knew.
But he never expected that the visitors would be the Young Detective Team.
In the driver's seat of the car where the young detective team was riding, a man wearing sunglasses broke into Qin Zhibo's field of vision.
Taking a closer look, it turned out to be the human image of the brain in the vat!
