Professor Agasa still wanted to persuade her, but Conan stopped him: Haibara Ai's worries made sense. Gin and Vodka probably would not be bored enough to come wander around a mall—but what if they did?
"If I remember right, those two once went to an amusement park to observe the area before a deal. If this time they repeat the same trick, decide to use this very tall building as a lookout point, and then, when they're going upstairs, we meet them by chance in the elevator, what do we do?"
"Then things will get really troublesome. By comparison, if Haibara hides in the car and sleeps, there's no way she'll run into those two again. Gin and Vodka probably won't randomly peer into an ordinary little sedan either."
Conan had wanted to explain it to Professor Agasa like that, but when he saw Jiang Xia beside them, it was hard to bring up the Black Organization.
Fortunately, one of Professor Agasa's good points was that he did not like asking too many questions. Seeing that neither Conan nor Jiang Xia had any intention of dragging Haibara Ai out by force, the old professor did not say anything more.
After giving Haibara Ai a few instructions through the window, he left the underground parking lot with the other two and took the elevator upstairs.
In the car.
As the footstep sounds receded, Haibara Ai lay on the seat, rested a hand on her burning forehead, and gently breathed out a hot sigh.
She did not feel nervous because she was alone. Instead, she felt a little more relaxed than just now—compared to being discovered by the Organization herself, she was actually more worried about dragging the others down with her.
"This illness really came at the worst time." Haibara Ai