"Why was this detective always showing up around her?" Calvados browsed through the videos he had saved. Watching the two people on the screen chatting happily, he could not help but furrow his brow deeply.
It was not difficult to investigate the young detective's background. A simple search brought up pages flooded with news about him.
Suppressing his distaste, Calvados rapidly skimmed through information about the guy. Before long, he had gained a general understanding of the high school student he had never met: exceptionally perceptive, highly sharp-witted, terrifyingly skilled at deduction, and lavishly praised by the media and police... Moreover, compared to him, the boy was younger and better-looking.
Someone like that was surely beloved by the police and those Ordinary Citizens. But to Organization members who walked in the shadows—especially one currently in disguise—he was undoubtedly an enormous threat.
"Was this person the one putting pressure on you, forcing you to ask me for help?"
Calvados looked at "Dr. Araide" again, pondering. "Perhaps I guessed wrong, but letting someone like him stay by your side is still an eyesore... I mean, he is still a threat. How about I help you get rid of this trouble?"
"Dr. Araide" on the screen maintained his gentle smile and did not answer.
Calvados nodded nonetheless. "I understand. Please leave everything to me."
The next day.
Haibara Ai put on heat-resistant gloves, took a baking tray from the oven, and tipped the Honey Roasted Chicken Wings onto a porcelain plate.
Then she carried the plate back to the table. "Everything's ready. Eat while it's hot."
Jiang Xia came back to his senses, nodded, and reached out with his chopsticks to pick up a wing.
Conan, who had come to Professor Agasa's house to mooch a meal, had also speared a chicken