Ai Haibara: Professor, Are You Sure This Is Legitimate Work?

"Leave it to me to take care of for a while..."

Fujino pulled his sunglasses down a crack, revealing his dark pupils. "Doctor, you're probably going on a long trip, aren't you?"

"This needs to be kept secret, but it's not actually that far away."

Professor Agasa chuckled awkwardly, "It's just that once you go to that place, you can't come out for the time being."

Fujino: "..."

Ai Haibara: "..."

Why does this place you went into seem a bit shady?

"Doctor, are you sure this is a legitimate job?"

Ai Haibara paused for a moment, then couldn't help but ask, "It's not some high-paying job that requires going abroad, is it?"

"I can't do this kind of work."

Fujino nodded silently, and also said earnestly, "Professor Agasa, you're too old. If things don't go well, you might lose your kidneys."

"Ahem!"

Professor Agasa coughed lightly, realizing that the two had misunderstood something, and explained again, "Actually, I have a friend who is involved in a large-scale game that is about to be completed, and they plan to invite me to come and conduct the final testing of the software. I will probably have to go and work on that matter for a while."

"Work on large-scale game software development..."

Fujino pondered for a moment, feeling that he did have some recollection of it.

After thinking for a moment, he leaned forward and asked, "Doctor, the game you're going to participate in, it wouldn't be the 'Cocoon' game, would it?"

"What?!"

Professor Agasa was taken aback upon hearing this and exclaimed in surprise.

Clearly, he was frightened by Fujino.

"You guessed right?"

Fujino remained calm upon seeing the other party's reaction.

Noah's Ark, Cocoon, and Professor Agasa were involved in designing the game.

It seems to be the plot involving The Phantom of Baker Street.

To be honest, he was actually quite interested in that Game machine that could completely simulate virtual reality.

"Fujino- kun, how did you find out about this?"

Professor Agasa, having recovered his composure, couldn't help but ask Fujino, "Even I signed a confidentiality agreement when I participated in this project."

"Recently I've discovered that some information has been blocked."

Fujino crossed his Jiro, rested the back of his head on his hands, and made up a story. "So I did some research and found out that a game called 'Cocoon' is under development."

"So it was just something discovered during the investigation..."

Upon hearing this, Professor Agasa rubbed his chin and muttered something, clearly taking Fujino's words seriously.

However, he didn't find anything unreasonable about it. In his opinion, Fujino was indeed a very capable detective.

If you just want to investigate the cocoon, you can definitely find out directly.

Well, that's probably what makes the Conan World so convenient.

As long as someone is a detective, everything they do can be interpreted as deduction.

"Fujino- kun, please don't tell anyone about this."

Professor Agasa couldn't help but add a word of caution, "If this gets discovered, you could face legal trouble."

Don't worry.

Fujino waved his hand. "As a detective, I'm quite good at keeping secrets."

"Well?!"

At that moment, a surprised sound came.

Fujino looked up at the sound and saw two pretty figures appear before him.

One was wearing a light blue lace swimsuit with dark blue stripes, and the other was wearing a light green classic bikini.

It was none other than Ran and Sonoko.

Ran was wearing a beach sun hat, and her figure was naturally stunning.

As for Sonoko, she put on a headband.

The reason was that he was approached by some thugs while he was out on the street.

To protect himself from being harassed by those despicable thugs, he put on the headband again.

The protective props belong to this category.

"Fujino- Senior!"

Sonoko came up and greeted them, laughing, "When we invited you to the beach before, you said you already had plans with someone else... I didn't expect the beach you mentioned before was this place!"

"Ran, the Sonoko..."

Fujino was also a little surprised. "The beach you're talking about, is this the one?"

"Of course! I never expected it to be the same place, what a coincidence!"

Sonoko nodded, then looked at the two figures beside Fujino and asked with some doubt, "Professor Agasa and Ai are here too?"

As she spoke, she glanced around warily. "That kid wouldn't have come along too, would he?"

"That kid?"

Ran asked in confusion.

"Of course it's that kid Conan!"

Sonoko whispered with some trepidation, "Every time I take that kid out, something unexpected happens!"

"Hey, Sister Ran, you're here too!"

No sooner had Sonoko finished speaking Sonoko Conan noticed Ran on the beach and quickly ran over.

"What?!"

Sonoko's face darkened slightly, as if facing a formidable enemy. "That brat really came too. This time, I deliberately chose not to bring that kid, but we still ran into each other. If another murder occurs, then it must be a curse!"

"Sonoko, aren't you overthinking this?"

Ran, who was standing nearby, laughed and said, "How could there possibly be such a thing as a curse in this world?"

Fujino: "..."

I think you should think about it more.

If the Junior Detective League were to encounter a case when they go out, the probability would be around 70%. But if Ran and Sonoko were added to the mix...

That'll double it, 100%!

Anyone who doesn't die would be a disgrace to the Shinigami Elementary School Student!

As for the curse...

Having only recently become one of the witches, he couldn't agree.

"Damn it, another unlucky guy is probably going to die."

Fujino couldn't help but silently complain to himself, while also trying to recall who the unlucky guy was this time.

With Ran's mediation, the group quickly got along well.

Although Sonoko said she was unwilling, she actually played with the children more happily than anyone else.

She's all bark and no bite.

Fujino sat on the beach and made a joke, then looked away and asked Ai Haibara beside him, "Don't you think so, Ai?"

"Um."

Ai Haibara, who was standing to the side, nodded slightly, her voice low and her breathing a little heavy.

Why is your breathing a little erratic?

Fujino's ears perked up, sensing that something was amiss.

He lowered his head and glanced at Ai Haibara to the side.

Seeing that her face was slightly flushed, he reached out and gently touched her cheek.

I felt a slightly cool touch.

Ai Haibara's body twitched slightly.

"Something seems off..."

Ai Haibara realized her subconscious action, touched her head, and then touched Fujino's hand with her other hand.

It feels a bit chilly.

It doesn't feel like this normally.

"It looks like he has heatstroke."

Fujino thought for a moment and then asked, "Do you want me to take you back to your hotel?"

"Need not..."

Ai Haibara shook her head slightly and whispered, "I'll just rest here for a while."

"Then you wait here for a moment, I'll go get some ice."

Fujino stood up, picked up Ai Haibara, and placed her on a beach chair. He then hurried to the nearby juice stand. When he returned, he placed an ice towel on Ai Haibara's head and asked, "Are you feeling better?"

"Thank you for your help again."

Ai Haibara lay on the bench and touched the towel on her forehead with the back of her hand.

Suddenly, I remembered that rainy night.

I've always been the one causing trouble for the other person.

"What are you saying?"

Fujino reached out and ruffled his brown curly hair with his palm. "We're all family."

"Um."

Ai Haibara blushed and nodded slightly.