Speaking of Conan and Jiang Xia, Professor Agasa said regretfully, "Sigh, it's a shame we got a flat tire on the way to Izu and couldn't catch up with them. Then Jiang Xia suddenly took on a new job... But it seems that job has run into a small problem and been forced to pause. In other words, we can finally go on vacation together!"
Haibara Ai looked down at the news on her phone, the corner of her eye twitching slightly. "..." Two people had died, and another was half-dead... Was that a "small problem"?
The three Detective Boys: "..." Meeting up with Conan was one thing, but why did they have to meet up with Brother Jiang Xia? If they'd known Brother Jiang Xia was coming, they wouldn't have come!... Good heavens, could they get another flat tire? Or—or Brother Jiang Xia could get one instead!
Amid the three children's fervent prayers, Professor Agasa's little Beetle crossed the winding mountain roads and stopped in front of a forest inn in Chiba Prefecture.
Meanwhile.
Another car arrived from the direction of the airport. It drove along the other side of a small road toward the same inn and stopped in the parking lot.
Curacao pulled up the handbrake and, before getting out, habitually surveyed her surroundings.
Her gaze soon fell on the other side of the parking lot—a cute yellow Beetle was parked there. Several children with small backpacks hopped out of it and gathered together, chattering about something.
Watching these lively, adorable little lives, Curacao's tense expression relaxed slightly. But in the next instant, she frowned. "..." Was it just her imagination? Why did these children... seem a little familiar?
She was just trying to look past the brims of their hats to see their faces when