Although she bore no ill will toward these police officers and did not mind being a model citizen who supported police investigations, Haibara Ai thought everything through from beginning to end, then realized... she had absolutely no idea what had happened.
Even the parts she understood seemed impossible to talk about.
—Should she describe to Inspector Megure that "Dr. Araide was not Dr. Araide but Boss Amuro, Teacher Jodie was not Teacher Jodie but Dr. Araide, and Haibara Ai was not Haibara Ai but Conan"? Or tell him about their respective strange behavior?
Or should she mention that those lawless criminals had targeted two Elementary School Students because the children were impostors shrunk by drugs?
No matter which part she brought up, it would easily lead back to the Organization, and then invite a terrifying silencing.
But if she kept her mouth shut, that also seemed far too suspicious.
As she wrestled with this, Jiang Xia raised a hand and patted her head.
It looked as though he were comforting a child so frightened she could barely speak, but Haibara Ai froze, suddenly thinking of something.
After hesitating for a moment, she pursed her lips, forced out a few tears, and helplessly looked toward the fat police officer questioning her.
Inspector Megure: "...?"
"Edogawa... Edogawa was taken away." Like a terrified victim, Haibara Ai ignored his questions and dryly said only what she wanted to say. "Hurry and save him!"
"Edogawa?" Inspector Megure blanked for a moment before remembering who she meant. He sprang up in alarm. "Conan was taken away?!"
Officer Sato, who was passing by and heard the commotion, hurriedly said, "As for Conan, someone just reported that a child was lying at the intersection. I went over to take a look and found it was Conan—I've already