Guns and Coffee in the World of Science

Chapter 81: Encountered an incident on the first day

In the morning, the sun shines on the gate of Beihua Elementary School, and Conan, Ayumi, Genta, and Mitsuhiko meet. Ayumi is excited and jumps up and down, saying, "Did you know? On the way here, I heard Teacher Kobayashi say that there will be a new transfer student today! I'm so excited!"

"Really?" Yuan Tai's eyes widened immediately, with a glint of curiosity in them. "Is it a boy or a girl?"

Mitsuhiko scratched his head and thought: "I think it might be a boy. I heard that there are more boys transferring here."

"But it could be a girl too!" Ayumi was not willing to be outdone and quickly retorted: "I hope it's a girl. I want to be friends with her!"

Conan listened to their speculations and couldn't help but chuckled: "Actually, the transfer student is a girl, and her personality is a bit cold."

"Eh? Conan, how did you know?" Genta looked at him in confusion, obviously not quite believing it.

Ayumi also came over: "Yeah, Conan, how do you know her?"

Conan smiled bitterly and shook his head, thinking back to the scene when he left home in the morning...

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In the morning, sunlight streamed into the room through the curtains. Conan, as usual, put on his backpack and prepared to go to school. He had completely gotten used to the life of an elementary school student and even felt a little bit of fun at some moments.

Walking downstairs, Conan saw Chen Shuo's Jaguar parked at the door, and his heart moved. He walked over curiously and saw Huihara Ai sitting in the passenger seat, with the same cold expression as last night, while Chen Shuo was in the driver's seat talking to Mao Lilan and Huihara Emi who were standing on the roadside.

"I'm so sorry, boss, I have to trouble you to take Ai there." Huihara Megumi's voice sounded apologetic and she seemed a little uneasy.

"It's okay." Chen Shuo waved his hand nonchalantly, not caring at all. Mao Lilan gently touched Huihara Ai's head: "Xiao Ai has never been to Beihua Primary School before, right? Today is her first day of school, and she needs someone who is familiar with the way to take her. It would be great if I didn't have to go to school. I really want to accompany Xiao Ai. Brother Shuo, I'm leaving it to you!"

"Don't worry, I will get Xiao Ai there safely." Chen Shuo's tone was flat, but it always gave people a sense of trustworthiness.

Conan watched this scene and couldn't help laughing in his heart: "No matter how mature her personality is, she is still a child after all. She needs someone to send her to school on her first day."

Suddenly, Conan thought of something: Chen Shuo is driving a Jaguar today! Doesn't that only have two seats? Isn't he planning to take me along? Feeling anxious, he quickly said, "Brother Shuo, aren't you planning to take me along?"

Chen Shuo glanced at Conan and sneered: "Absolutely not. Today is Ai's first day of school. It's too dangerous to take you with me. I can't take the risk." After that, he nodded to Huihara Megumi and Mao Li Ran, stepped on the accelerator, and the car whizzed away, leaving a cloud of dust.

"Huh?" Conan was confused by Chen Shuo's words. He stood there in a daze, his eyes full of confusion. He looked at the two women who were still waving goodbye: "What do you mean, Brother Shuo?"

Mao Lilan was slightly embarrassed, scratched her head, and replied with a smile: "Uh... Originally, I suggested taking you along, but Shuo said that you are a plague god blessed by the god of death, and you will always encounter troublesome incidents. Today is Ai's first day of school, so it's better not to go with you."

"This..." He was about to retort, but then he recalled his past experiences and his momentum weakened a bit. He defended himself with a guilty conscience, muttering, "It's just a coincidence! There's no such thing as a plague god! We have to believe in science!"

"Yeah!" Mao Lilan nodded seriously, but her eyes were wandering around, as if she was feeling a little guilty. "Yeah, there's no such thing as a plague god. But Conan...why don't you and Dad take some time to go to the shrine? I heard that the Beihua Daijingu Shrine is very powerful and can bring peace."

Conan was furious... and burst into tears, "Ahhh! I'm not someone blessed by the god of death! This is outrageous!"

Both Mao Li Ran and Haibara Megumi couldn't help laughing. The sunlight shone on them, and it seemed that even the air was filled with a cheerful atmosphere.

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Back to the present, Conan collected his thoughts, sighed, and explained to his friends: "The new classmate is temporarily living in the cafe downstairs from Uncle Maori's house. She and her sister just came from the countryside in Shizuoka Prefecture, and now her sister is an employee of that cafe."

Just as Conan and his friends were discussing their new classmate, a sudden commotion erupted from the entrance of Mika Elementary School. The four turned around and saw a black vintage car slowly pull up to the school gate. This rare model of car immediately caused a commotion among the children, who all pointed and talked about it.

In the car, Huiyuan Ai crossed her arms and frowned as she complained to Chen Shuo, "You're too high-profile. I've become the center of attention on the first day of school?"

Chen Shuo seemed unconcerned. "It's better to be high-profile. I heard that school bullying in Japan is very serious. This car will scare off a lot of bad boys."

Huihara Ai glanced at Chen Shuo with a wicked smile: "Oh, Mr. Killer is jealous and is asserting his sovereignty? What a philandering man." Her ridicule was a bit joking, but it made people feel a little bit real.

Chen Shuo just glanced at the little Haibara Ai and sneered disdainfully, as if he had no intention of responding directly.

"What do you mean?!" Although Chen Shuo didn't say anything, Huiyuan Ai felt extremely insulted and indignant. She yelled, "I used to be very capable too!"

"Hi hi hi..." Chen Shuo waved his hand nonchalantly, looking relaxed: "Get off the car, little friend Huibara, and get along well with other friends at school." He emphasized the pronunciation of the word "little friend", which made Huibara Ai feel very angry.

"Damn it... Go to hell! Perverted uncle!" Haibara Ai muttered angrily, gritting her teeth, opened the car door heavily, got out, and slammed the door shut with a loud "bang".

Chen Shuo didn't care about it at all. He shrugged his shoulders, curled up a smile at the corner of his mouth, then started the car, turned around and left, leaving Huibara Ai standing at the door with a sullen look on her face.

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Back at the café, Chen Shuo spotted Enomoto Azusa intently instructing Huihara Emi on how to brew coffee. He nodded in satisfaction at their earnest expressions, then picked up today's newspaper and began to browse.

In the evening, the "Jingxin" coffee shop closed. After seeing off Azusa Enomoto, Ran Maoli walked to Chen Shuo and sat down and asked with a little concern: "Brother Shuo, why are Ai and Conan not back yet at this time? Are they involved in some incident again?" Although her words were questions, her tone seemed extremely certain.

Huihara Megumi, who had already cleaned up the mess, also came over with a worried look on her face, but she didn't say anything, as if she didn't want to cause more trouble for Chen Shuo.

Chen Shuo nodded slightly, his tone heavy. "It seems so. I've always said Conan was a bit treacherous, but there's no need to worry too much." He pulled his phone from his pocket and checked the messages. "I've equipped Xiao Ai with an alarm device. If she's in danger, just press the button on the device, and my phone will receive a notification and locate her in real time. Don't worry."

After hearing this, the two girls felt a little relieved, and the tension on their faces also eased a lot. "As long as Ai is okay," Mao Lilan said softly, with concern in her eyes.

However, just as they breathed a sigh of relief, Chen Shuo's phone suddenly began to beep. As if playing a joke on them, the sound was rapid and piercing. The two women's hearts began to rise again. Mao Lilan asked nervously, "What's wrong? Is there something wrong?"

Chen Shuo's brow furrowed even more, clearly uneasy about this sudden situation. "What on earth has Conan gotten himself into this time?" he thought to himself.

"You two wait here, I'll go find Ai." He said quickly, his tone full of unquestionable determination.

After saying that, Chen Shuo quickly put on his coat and hurried out of the cafe, leaving the two girls waiting inside with worried faces. Mao Lilan watched Chen Shuo's departing back and couldn't help but feel nervous: "Xiao Ai, you must be safe!" Huihara Megumi silently prayed that this was all just a misunderstanding.

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At the door of a real estate agency, Conan stared at the five elementary school students in front of him with dead eyes, helplessly: "I told you all to go back first, why didn't you listen to my advice?"

Ayumi, Genta, and Mitsuhiko looked at Conan fearlessly and confidently: "Conan, you are the best at sneaking around!"

Conan was oppressed by their momentum and felt a little overwhelmed: "Why are you here?"

Mitsuhiko pointed at Huibara Ai who was flipping through a brochure, looking quite pleased with himself: "Thanks to Huibara-san for reminding us, we were able to catch up."

Ayumi took over the conversation and said excitedly: "Because she said, Conan, you just want to get rid of us and track down that person by yourself, right?"

This shocked Conan a little, and he thought to himself: "I didn't expect Haibara Ai to be so smart!" But there was nothing he could do, he could only sigh, and could only take these five "burdens" to look for clues.

After some deduction, Conan successfully locked onto the newspaper office across from them. After communicating with the police officers on the nearby patrol, they successfully made the police think they were playing a prank.

"Children's bodies are really helpless sometimes..." Conan shook his head helplessly and had to tell the children to stay where they were. Then he hurried to the public telephone booth nearby and called Inspector Megure in Kogoro Mouri's voice, explaining the counterfeit money case they were investigating this time.

When Conan came back after finishing everything, he was disappointed to find that those naughty kids had actually gone upstairs to investigate privately! Even the seemingly mature Ai Huihara joined in the mischief. Conan's heart tightened and he hurried upstairs. He thought this case might be related to that organization. That group of people didn't care whether they were children or not, they would kill them at will.

Fortunately, the members of this counterfeit money gang didn't seem to be very smart. Conan used the anesthetic watch and the enhanced shoes on his feet to easily get rid of three members of the counterfeit money gang, leaving a woman in black stunned on the spot.

However, the woman obviously did not intend to surrender, and turned around to pick up the pistol that Conan kicked away. But she was a step too slow, and when she was about to touch the gun, Huiyuan Ai quickly took the first step to pick up the pistol and aimed it at the woman in a very standard shooting posture.

The woman in black was frightened by the muzzle of Huiyuan Ai's gun and the momentum, and her face turned pale instantly. Huiyuan Ai didn't care about that and fired decisively.

"boom!"

A bullet flew out instantly, glancing past the woman's head and shattering the glass behind her. She collapsed to the ground in terror, not daring to move, like a small animal being targeted by a hunter. At this moment, police officers on a nearby patrol heard the gunshot and rushed over.

The other children were also shocked. Ayumi was stunned, and Mitsuhiko unconsciously covered his mouth. Conan was suspicious. He felt that Haibara Ai was too calm when holding the gun, and her posture was extremely standard. This did not seem like the qualities a little girl from the countryside could possess. Could she be a classmate of his at Hawaii Vocational and Technical College? Conan couldn't help but shake his head, dispelling this ridiculous thought.

At this moment, the police arrived quickly and were shocked when they saw the scene. They quickly surrounded the woman in black and handcuffed several people.

Officer Megure arrived late and took the woman away. Conan put his hands in his pockets and smiled confidently: "It's useless to be scared by such a small incident. Just confess everything, including the huge organization behind you that works with Gin Vodka."

When Conan happily thought he had found clues about the Black Organization, Inspector Megure gave him a heavy blow in time.

"What are you talking about, Conan? This guy is a habitual criminal who tracks down counterfeit money. He's known as the 'Silver Fox'. Even though she's had some plastic surgery, I'll never forget her face!"

Conan took a step back in shock after hearing what Inspector Megure said. Did he misunderstand? So he and this woman were completely on different wavelengths? This made his performance a bit embarrassing.

Inspector Megure didn't notice Conan's expression. He warned "Silver Fox" with a serious look: "Not only did you deal in counterfeit money this time, you also illegally possessed a gun and kidnapped someone! This time you will be in jail for a long time."

Silver Fox closed her eyes and said, "Please, it wasn't me who shot this time. It was that little girl with brown hair." As she said that, she pouted at Haibara Ai.

This shocked Inspector Megure: "Nani!?" Then, he began to scold Huiyuan Ai: "How could you do such a dangerous thing?"

Ai Haibara seemed to be frightened by Megure's roar. Her face was terrified and her eyes were filled with tears: "But, but... Wow!!" She managed to utter a few words and then burst into tears. This frightened Megure, and he hurriedly smiled and apologized: "Sorry, sorry, it's all uncle's fault!"

Conan looked at the crying Huihara Ai and dispelled his doubts: "What? Girls are girls."