"Oh? Didn't you say that even if you starved to death outside and had nowhere to live, you still wouldn't come here?"
Xu Yue rather maliciously repeated what Haibara had said before.
For this little girl currently putting on such a cold face, seeing her flustered was quite amusing.
However, although Haibara blushed a little after hearing Xu Yue's words, she still bowed to him and said,
"Regardless, thank you, Officer Sato, for saving my sister. Sorry for intruding."
Her attitude made Xu Yue pause. After that, he did not continue teasing her.
"It's nothing. She's a witness I need to protect. Let's go, we're going home..."
After Xu Yue opened the door with his key, he heard clattering coming from the kitchen.
He was only responsible for cooking. All the other work, including washing and sorting the ingredients, was left to the other two.
But Sato Miwako was working overtime again because of a criminal case today, so only Miyano Akemi was at home.
Apparently hearing the commotion at the entrance, the sounds from the kitchen stopped. Accompanied by a series of footsteps, a lovely figure appeared before Xu Yue and Haibara.
Her graceful figure was accentuated beneath the apron, its curves clearly defined. The body faintly visible beneath it seemed to have no other clothing covering it.
After rushing out, Miyano Akemi seemed to lower her head and glance at her outfit. Her face instantly turned crimson as she retreated back into the kitchen, only poking out a little red head as she said,
"Ah! Sorry, I just finished bathing and my clothes haven't dried yet. I hadn't prepared the ingredients for dinner, so I forgot to change."
Seeing her own sister like this, Haibara, who had been holding a bellyful of things to say, wore an