Haibara Ai noticed that Jiang Xia seemed to be thinking, so she stopped speaking and looked at him, waiting for his conclusion—whether due to a detective's sharp intuition or some other reason, Jiang Xia always seemed to know a great deal about the Black Organization and its members.
If Jiang Xia could confirm that the person secretly photographing her was not a member of the Organization, that would be wonderful.
Just as she was thinking about this with some anticipation, a pair of hands suddenly wrapped around her from behind and lifted her into the air with a tug.
"Ah!" Haibara Ai jumped in fright and whirled around. In that instant, countless possibilities flashed through her mind. She had even wondered if, as soon as he turned around, she would see Gin's sneering face... Fortunately, that was not the case.
Seeing the face behind her clearly, she blurted out, "You're... Kudo Yukiko?"
"That's right! But children shouldn't call adults by their full names. You should call me Sister Yukiko!"
Kudo Yukiko chuckled and played with the adorable child in her arms, turning her this way and that for a while. Seeing that this fake child had reluctance written all over her face but ultimately said nothing, she could not help laughing. She said to Jiang Xia, "This child's reaction is exactly like yours when you were little."
"..." Jiang Xia nodded obligingly, muttering to himself, Not really. Besides, Conan should have already told you, right? Just like your son, she's a grown... nearly grown person who was shrunk down.
After Kudo Yukiko had had her fun, she finally set Haibara Ai back on the ground and said to her with a smile, "Since I so rarely come back to Japan, I prepared a special gift for you little ones! Make