Haibara Ai watched the red sports car speed away, briefly stunned. The moment the car turned around, the strange driver who had looked like a Marionette suddenly came alive again, brimming with vitality.
It struck Haibara Ai as strange, yet she inexplicably felt relieved. Mr. Okiya looked far more normal now than before—at least he no longer seemed so lifeless.
Jiang Xia was also watching the departing car. He muttered thoughtfully, "He looks pretty happy?"
Haibara Ai considered it. "Maybe doing a good deed put him in a better mood?"
"I see." Jiang Xia nodded. "What a warmhearted good person."
The sports car in the distance seemed to sense something somehow and sped up even more, vanishing in a flash.
Jiang Xia looked away and patted Haibara Ai. "Come on. Let's get you checked out first."
The hospital was somewhat busy tonight. As Haibara Ai waited in line for her examination, she suddenly noticed something. She turned to look below the railing and saw three familiar people entering through the hospital's automatic doors.
The battered elementary school student with glasses looked around, then suddenly spotted them. His eyes lit up. He waved in their direction and raced upstairs.
Haibara Ai suddenly had a headache. Rubbing her temples, she said to Jiang Xia while Conan was climbing the stairs, "Should we leave first?"
If they stayed too long, she had a feeling they would be completely buried under a mountain of questions.
Just as she finished speaking, the automatic doors opened and closed again. A high school girl with short chestnut-colored hair walked in, glanced around, then suddenly raised her head toward the upper floor as though she had some sort of radar installed. Her eyes met Jiang Xia's.
"Jiang Xia!" Suzuki Sonoko cried out in delight. She waved at