Gin, That Guy Really Deserves to Die!

At the Fujino residence, Ai Haibara's bedroom.

Little Night Owl, Ai Haibara, was still awake. Sitting before her computer, she tapped away at the keyboard, studying the mysterious files within.

Suddenly, a telephone rang from the living room outside.

"Who would be calling at this hour?"

Ai Haibara rubbed her reddened eyes, hopped down from her chair, followed the sound into the living room, and answered the phone.

"Hello, this is the Fujino residence."

"This is Yamamura Misao from the Gunma Prefectural Police!"

"???"

Ai Haibara was full of question marks. "The Gunma Prefectural Police?"

She remembered that Fujino had gone out tonight to investigate some commission.

Why was a call coming to the house in the middle of the night?

Xiao Ai frowned, feeling her heart tighten slightly.

"Is this Xiao Ai...? Is Mr. Fujino there?"

"He isn't."

"He's not..."

Yamamura Misao sounded a little disappointed upon hearing that Fujino was absent, but then continued, "I was planning to ask Detective Fujino for help, but I'll have to trouble you instead, little sister."

"It's about Professor Agasa's car..."

Listening to Yamamura Misao on the other end, Ai took a canned coffee from the refrigerator, drank a couple of sips to wake herself up, and sorted through her thoughts.

Professor Agasa's car had broken down. They had intended to call Professor Agasa's home but couldn't get through, so they planned to have Fujino pass along the message to pick it up at the Gunma Prefectural Police when he had time. Then she had answered the call.

That meant Fujino probably wasn't in trouble.

As long as Fujino was fine, that was enough.

Ai breathed a sigh of relief at the thought. She stroked her chin and took another sip of coffee, then grew puzzled again. "But what were those two