Ai's Thousand-Layered Schemes

"Um."

Ai Haibara nodded calmly.

"Is this really okay?"

Akemi Miyano was stunned for a moment upon hearing this.

To be honest, she actually liked the child quite a bit, and always felt like she was her own younger sister.

But her current situation...

Now that she's living under someone else's roof, she still needs the head of the household Fujino's, consent to help take care of the children.

Thinking of this, she frowned and turned her gaze to Fujino, as if seeking some advice.

Fujino and Akemi Miyano exchanged a glance, and Akemi Miyano's feelings.

He glanced thoughtfully at Ai Haibara, and seeing the faint smile on her indifferent face, he pinched the bridge of his nose, feeling speechless.

Well, he was absolutely right.

Behind all this acting is Ai-chan's elaborate scheme!

If he wasn't mistaken, the way she acted yesterday was probably to ruthlessly win his favor and, incidentally, demonstrate her own worth.

And when she got home that night and stayed in Akemi Miyano's room, she must have said something...

No wonder Akemi Miyano was so assertive today.

Taking in Ai Haibara wouldn't be a problem for Fujino; one more mouth to feed wouldn't add any extra burden, and most importantly...

Thinking of this, Fujino took a deep breath and said to Professor Agasa, "As for helping to look after this child, I have nothing to say. After all, I have to go to school during the day. If you want to take care of him, I'll mainly have to trouble Sister Akemi."

"However, my income is unstable right now... I have to support this whole family."

After a pause, Fujino continued, "If there's another child... it's okay for the adults to suffer a little, but we can't let the child suffer..."

"You're right, we can't let the children suffer, no matter how hard things get."

Professor Agasa forced a wry smile.

Well, he agreed too quickly and almost forgot about that.

"Two million yen, that should be fine, right?"

Although he wasn't as extravagant as the Kudo couple, who would casually spend ten million, he could still afford two million.

Isn't it just the price of selling a few of his bartender friends' ingenious little inventions?

Two million?

Fujino rubbed his chin and nodded. "It seems that you, Professor Agasa, are indeed powerless to help. In that case, let the child stay at my house. I think Sister Akemi likes the child quite a bit."

Two million yen doesn't seem like much money. Fujino usually spends money lavishly through the system, so he might have the illusion that one million yen is worthless and one hundred thousand yen is like a coin.

In reality, the average person in Japan earns only 200,000 to 300,000 yen a month, not to mention the low-income group that earns less than 200,000 yen.

Two million is a lot; it's comparable to an adult's annual salary savings.

Faced with the temptation of one or two million in child support, Fujino naturally agreed.

After all, who wouldn't like a little girl who's usually aloof but can act cute and charming at crucial moments?

And so, the Fujino family's population increased by 1.

Fujino received two million yen in child support.

Ai Haibara has found a cozy place to live.

Akemi Miyano gained a little sister...

The world where only Professor Agasa is injured has been achieved.

As for Ai Haibara's schooling as an Ai Haibara resident, Fujino doesn't need to worry. Although he doesn't know how it works, Professor Agasa should be able to handle it.

After dropping Ai Haibara and Akemi Miyano off at home, Fujino drove to the mall to shop.

Although Ai Haibara didn't ask for anything, Fujino still bought a few everyday outfits in the same size as last time, and then went to a nearby stationery store to buy some books and stationery.

Normally, Ai Haibara should be able to go back to school tomorrow or the day after. If she doesn't prepare her books and stationery, it might be a little awkward.

"Why does it give me a feeling of an old father?"

As Fujino walked out of the stationery store after paying, he looked at the large and small bags he was carrying and his expression suddenly became strange.

Shaking his head to dispel the feeling of surprise, Fujino began to ponder what else he might not have prepared for.

The items are mostly in order now. He already has a backpack, and it's even bulletproof.

Just as Fujino was making sure he hadn't made any mistakes and was about to leave the mall, he suddenly saw a mobile phone store.

Suddenly, he seemed to remember something, and then went inside.

In a past life, the mobile phone was considered a second organ for humans.

Even though the internet wasn't as widespread in this era, and mobile phones weren't completely replaced by full-screen displays, they were still important communication tools.

Unlike Japan, in this era of Conan World, even elementary school students in Japan have cell phones as an indispensable item.

Furthermore, Akemi Miyano has never had a cell phone, so she should get one.

After that, Fujino bought two identical flip phones for Akemi Miyano and Ai Haibara at the mobile phone store, one in Hatsune Blue and the other in Crimson Red.

Originally, he was also planning to change to another one.

But after looking around, I still couldn't find a good phone.

When he first transmigrated, the SELACAO he had drawn from the system was already sufficient.

Actually, this phone of his doesn't exist in this world; it seems to have been summoned from another ancient anime, 'Eden of the East'.

Although it doesn't have the capability to arbitrarily swipe bank cards, control US warships to launch Tomahawk missiles to bomb Tokyo, or forcibly scramble fighter jets to intercept the Tomahawks with air-to-air missiles.

But thanks to the system's mystical enhancements, the phone's security has reached a level of ruggedness, with no current limit on memory capacity, and even the battery life is unlimited...

That's absolutely outrageous.

Paying, picking up the bag, getting on the bus—the whole process was completed in one smooth motion.

Soon, Fujino drove home.

After parking his Ford Taurus in the underground garage, Fujino walked all the way to the fourth floor where his bedroom was located.

Fujino pushed open the door, and what came into view were the figures of two familiar girls.

Akemi Miyano was tidying up the room, while Ai Haibara was helping her out.

The atmosphere was somewhat heartwarming at one point.

The two sisters get along fairly well... even a little too familiar with each other.

We've only known each other for a few days, but we already feel completely at ease with each other.

They're like sisters...

They seem to be biological sisters.

"Fujino- kun, you're back."

Akemi Miyano noticed Fujino, who had just returned, and greeted him.

Hearing this, Ai Haibara turned her head and nodded without making a sound.

"Um."

Fujino nodded silently, already used to such formalities.

As for why Akemi Miyano kept calling him Fujino- kun...

Akemi Miyano seems to have noticed a subtle change in his expression when he is called Tongzhi, so she temporarily uses Fujino instead.

He placed the large and small bags he was carrying on the sofa, casually hung his coat on the hanger, and then said to Ai Haibara beside him, "Ai, I bought you a few more outfits for everyday wear. Try them on and see if they fit..."

Did you buy clothes again?

"The clothes we have now are enough..."

Ai Haibara's tone was flat, seemingly, yet subtly revealing a hint of resentment.

She then went up to open the package, took out several new clothes, and went to the bathroom to change into them.

When Ai Haibara came out of the bathroom, she had changed into a red turtleneck sweater with a sleeveless top and off-white shorts.

Yes, a classic set.

This is what Fujino happened to find.

"It's so cute."

Akemi Miyano was standing to the side, chuckled softly.

Fujino nodded as well.

A blush appeared on Ai Haibara calm face.

"Oh right, I haven't given you your things yet Sister Akemi."

Fujino pulled two boxes from the sofa. "Ai got one too."

Is it a cell phone?

Akemi Miyano opened the box, took out the phone inside, and glanced at it.

"That's right."

Fujino nodded. "Having a mobile phone will make it much easier to contact each other in the future, and we can notify each other in time if there is an emergency... I've already got the phone card."

Telephones in that era were very easy to use. After receiving the phones, the two quickly adapted to how they worked, inserted SIM cards, and left notes for each other in their contact lists.

"By the Ai, where is Ai staying tonight?"

Akemi Miyano raised a question.

Currently, only the bedroom on the fourth floor (which is actually an apartment) belonging to Fujino, and the room on the third floor belonging to Akemi Miyano are in use.

It would indeed be somewhat inappropriate to let Ai Haibara sleep on the sofa.

"I remember there's a spare bedroom in your room, Sister Akemi. I'll furnish it when I have time. For now, let Ai stay with you, Sister Akemi..."

And so, the question of Ai Haibara's residence was resolved...

As for preparation, there's really not much to prepare.

Aside from the phone, Fujino didn't spend 50,000 yen this time.

Without needing to prepare anything, I got two million and a little girl for free. How wonderful!

Two days have passed in the blink of an eye.

In the past two days, Fujino received a case, completed it quickly, and received 500,000 yen and 50 detective points.

His savings have now reached 5.2 million yen.

After gaining fifty Detective Reputation, he only needs another 50 Detective Reputation to Detective Level Up.

It seems like you can level up by completing one commission or one task.

Ai Haibara's enrollment process also went smoothly.

With Professor Agasa's help, she enrolled as a transfer student.

For Professor Agasa, who had already experienced this once, enrolling was not a difficult task.

It must be said, Professor Agasa really has a knack for this.

However, since these two days are holidays, Ai Haibara has not yet gone to school to experience her first lesson in life after shrinking.

Then, early in the morning, Fujino received a phone call saying that Juzo Megure, also known as Megure the Elder, had been stabbed in the kidney by a steel arrow while exercising in the morning.

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