Some problems, however, could be avoided for a while, but not forever.
Jiang Xia would not be staying at Professor Agasa's house every moment of every day.
After the High School Detective finished eating and returned home, Conan sprang off the sofa like a carp and lunged straight at Haibara Ai. "Antidote!"
While seriously considering whether to crash at Jiang Xia's place tonight, Haibara Ai said coldly, "No."
Conan thought of Mouri Ran and Dr. Araide, who had been growing ever closer, and looked devastated. "Please, this is really important to me!"
"I said no. Even if I had one, I couldn't give it to you."
Haibara Ai remained unmoved. Of course she knew why Conan wanted an Antidote. "Teitan High School has plenty of famous alumni. Your school festival isn't some unknown little event, especially not your class—you've produced two famous detectives in succession, you and Jiang Xia.
"You actually came up with the idea of taking a Temporary Antidote, turning back into Kudo Shinichi, and going onstage to act. Do you want the entire organization to know that someone Gin supposedly silenced has come back to life in such a high-profile way?"
The codename "Gin" was like a bucket of cold water, instantly dousing Conan's excitement.
The Fake Elementary School Student felt a phantom ache at the back of his head. Rubbing it, he said quietly, "The male lead in the play doesn't show his face. He'll wear a helmet that covers it, and only his chin will be visible..."
Haibara Ai snorted. "Your vigilance is worse than Vodka's is now—can you guarantee that the helmet will never fall off, or that you won't run into anyone before putting it on?
"And once word gets out that you're alive, everyone who knows will be silenced. Do you really