Chapter 149 Ai Haibara Wants to Become a Detective
Chapter 149 Ai Haibara Wants to Become a Detective
Chapter 149 Ai Haibara Wants to Become a Detective
Yoko Sawaki slowly pulled the car over to the side of the road, leaned back in her seat and unbuckled her seatbelt. Contrary to what Hiko Akutagawa had feared, she did not intend to take a carload of people with her. She was not a particularly wicked person.
Using children as alibis had already tested her conscience enough; there was no way she could drag Ayumi, who already felt guilty, another innocent and intelligent child, and a great detective down with her.
She never even considered such a heinous thing.
The car not only carried the prime suspect in the case, but also a police accomplice and two children. The police cars also stopped and formed a subtle encirclement. Inspector Megure and his capable subordinates cautiously approached.
Unexpectedly, when Yoko Sawaki saw the police, she had no intention of running away at all, nor did she have the confidence she had when she was questioned yesterday. She simply said calmly, "Inspector Megure, I want to turn myself in."
This is the last chance. Once we get to her house and complete the chain of evidence, it won't count as a confession no matter what.
After admitting her crime, Yoko Sawaki's inner turmoil suddenly subsided, and she smiled with relief: "Thank you, Detective, and Ayumi, for forcing me to confront what I've done."
Ayumi was a little sad. She still liked this gentle and beautiful female dentist very much. Although she firmly believed that the amulet had worked, she had never denied Dr. Yezi's skills.
"Dr. Ye Zi, you need to reflect on your actions. Mom said that if you do something wrong, you should admit it. After you've been punished, you'll still be a good child. If Ayumi has a toothache again after Dr. Ye Zi comes out, she can still see Dr. Ye Zi!"
Ayumi's words warmed Yoko Sawaki's heart, but even if she managed to get leniency or a reduced sentence, by the time she got out, Ayumi would probably have grown into a lovely young woman.
However, Yoko Sawaki smiled and nodded, patting Ayumi's hair: "Okay, it's a deal."
Then, without any struggle, she allowed someone to fasten a silver bracelet on her wrist and got into the police car.
Ayumi watched the dentist leave, greeted her three friends, and turned to look in Akutagawa Hikaru's direction with admiration.
Genta Kojima and Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya are similar; they both greatly admire the detective skills of someone like Hikaru Akutagawa.
Is this the difference between a real master detective and their junior detective club? With just a casual glance, they can find clues that the police have overlooked and identify suspects.
And on the way to the crime scene, they successfully persuaded the murderer to turn himself in, which was simply a miracle!
Ai Haibara had her hands in her pockets, while the two boys couldn't wait to ask about the details of what had just happened, and also complained about Conan's cunning.
Although she became much closer to the children after the treasure hunt, she had to admit that she was still closer to Conan and Akutagawa Hiko.
One was a fake child who shared her plight, and the other was her current teacher, or perhaps "master" would be a more fitting term.
Because she was studying knowledge about supernatural abilities, she paid special attention to all kinds of information in this area. Although she did not find any records related to chakra, she did find some other clues.
For example, witches, illusionists, swordsmen, warriors, etc.
Information about ninjas also exists, but it is definitely not the kind that Akutagawa Hiko presented.
Ai Haibara was also realizing for the first time that the world she had lived in for so many years contained so many things beyond the ordinary.
The information she found included details about the inheritance of this ability.
In fact, it's not just supernatural abilities that people dream of; even a craft is extremely difficult to be completely taught by a master.
Often, even if you treat your master like your own father, you can only learn a little bit of the basics.
Unlike Akutagawa Hiko, who seemed afraid that they would become complacent and lazy, after finishing the teaching, he would talk to them about what he would teach in a while.
This carrot in front of me not only looks delicious, but I'll actually be able to eat it soon!
Compared to the idea of teaching apprentices to starve their master, Akutagawa Hiko was probably more worried that with their talent, they wouldn't make much progress in a short time.
Ai Haibara approaches the two people, one big and one small, who are talking. Conan is exchanging answers with Hiko Akutagawa.
That's right, that's how she sees it.
Conan, an elementary school student, knows that his answer is correct, but he is unsure whether there was a mistake in his verification process, so he is comparing answers with the top student, Akutagawa Hiko.
Ai Haibara didn't know how to interrupt for a moment. She looked left and right, pursed her lips, and took out the Detective Boys badge, which was the safest among the pile of dangerous items in her bag.
In the past, she could have nonchalantly stated that she could be completely independent and didn't need to make any changes to fit in, but now...
This feeling of being excluded is really unpleasant. Perhaps she could seriously try being a detective as a side job. She considers herself quite intelligent, even if it's a different direction.
On the way back, Akutagawa Hiko led a group of children like an elementary school teacher. Instead of taking the bus, they strolled along the roadside and chatted.
The content naturally revolves around cases that Akutagawa Hikaru encountered and solved in the past, but Akutagawa Hikaru felt that Conan might know more about them.
He joined some parts halfway through, but Conan experienced them from beginning to end.
It's crystal clear who the real jinx is.
I once saw some obscure newspapers that were desperate for clicks claiming that they had encountered and solved so many cases in a short period of time, and that they were like a plague.
This infuriated Akutagawa Hiko. How could someone slander someone's innocence like that? If it's true, it's true; if it's not, it's not. He really wished he could have Conan's halo, which was supposedly a plague god but was actually a death god.
However, Akutagawa Hiko didn't pay any attention to it.
Even if those who spread rumors and fabricate baseless accusations to slander his newspapers, he only gives them minor punishments as a warning.
However, those who spent money to pull the strings behind the scenes were not so lucky. At the very least, they broke a leg, and at the worst, they suffered social death and could no longer show their faces in public.
"That's really amazing! Just like with Gomera, they can know everything about a case just by looking at it!"
Genta Kojima waved his hand, seemingly already envisioning himself receiving media recognition and a prize, then indulging in a feast, trying every eel rice bowl in Tokyo!
"Isn't he already better than Shinichi-nii? Besides, that's what the newspapers said too."
Conan stared intently at Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya, who had uttered those words. Although he admitted that what Mitsuhiko said was true, the way he said it was so unsettling—
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