The Pirated Onmyoji of the Detective World

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He felt a chill run down his spine under Ai Haibara's emotionless gaze, and just as he thought he had said something wrong and was about to make amends,

Ai Haibara spoke before he could.

"You probably don't know this yet, but our organization has already sent two groups of investigators to Shinichi Kudo's house to investigate. Of all the people who took that drug, Shinichi Kudo is the only one whose death has not been confirmed. Of course, as the inventor of this drug, I naturally went with them. However, Shinichi Kudo's house was covered in dust, and there was no sign that anyone had lived there. We returned home the first time."

At this point, Shiho Miyano gave a strange smile: "As for the second investigation, it was a month later. Shinichi Kudo's house was still covered in dust and looked completely unchanged. At that time, even I started to think that Shinichi Kudo was dead. However, when I noticed the subtle changes in his closet, I got goosebumps all over my body."

"Doctor, do you know why this is?" Shiho Miyano asked with a smile as the doctor looked puzzled. "Because I discovered that all of Shinichi Kudo's childhood clothes, which were there just a month ago, have disappeared."

"Wh...what!?" Upon hearing this, Professor Agasa froze, unable to comprehend how Shinichi could make such a mistake.

Or rather, none of this can be blamed on Shinichi at all. After all, no one could have imagined that the guys in that organization would be so bold as to sneak into Shinichi Kudo's house to investigate, and even notice places that ordinary people would never pay attention to.

Ai Haibara glanced at the stunned Professor Agasa, then walked to the sofa in the living room, picked up a magazine from the coffee table, sat down, and began flipping through it. She continued, "Of course, that's just one reason. I have many other clues from various other sources. Professor Agasa, would you like to hear more?"

"!!!"

Dr. Agasa couldn't help but shudder when he saw the smile on Ai Haibara's face.

Chapter 174 Negotiation

"I have already used animal experiments to completely shrink the bodies of mice with that drug. So it is not difficult for me to establish the hypothesis that Shinichi Kudo did not die after being given APTX-4869 but instead reverted to his childhood."

"Could it be... that people in your organization already know that Shinichi isn't dead?!" Dr. Agasa was trembling with panic.

Sensing something was wrong, Professor Agasa couldn't help but turn around and run to the telephone, eager to call Shinichi Kudo and tell him to escape Japan, go to the United States to find the Kudo couple, and join the FBI's witness protection program to avoid persecution by the organization.

"No, Professor, you don't need to be nervous." Ai Haibara naturally saw through Professor Agasa's thoughts, so she quickly stopped him.

Seeing Professor Agasa put down the phone he hadn't dialed yet, Ai Haibara explained calmly, "Instead of letting Shinichi Kudo escape now, you might as well call Shinichi Kudo and have him thank me. Before I fled the organization, I changed the information about Shinichi Kudo in the organization's files to confirm his death."

"Huh? But why did you do that back then?" Professor Agasa looked at Ai Haibara in surprise, somewhat unable to understand her actions.

He couldn't understand why Ai Haibara would need to help Shinichi Kudo.

"Because I was very interested in why Shinichi Kudo was in this situation, I also hoped that he could live." Ai Haibara explained to Professor Agasa with a matter-of-fact expression, "If I had reported this situation to the organization, he would most likely have been dealt with by other members of the organization before I could get my hands on Shinichi Kudo."

"However, if the organization later finds out that the data was altered by me, the traitor, they might start to suspect Shinichi Kudo again." Ai Haibara said, spreading her hands to show her helplessness.

"So...so that's how it is!" After realizing that Shinichi Kudo's identity had not yet been exposed, Professor Agasa finally breathed a sigh of relief.

In just this short period of time, his mood had gone up and down like a rollercoaster, experiencing countless fluctuations, which made him, who was no longer young, feel a little mentally exhausted.

Dr. Agasa sighed deeply to himself, "Alas, I guess I'm getting old and can't take any more of this..."

"Could this be the reason you betrayed the organization?" Dr. Agasa suddenly remembered Ai Haibara's mention of betraying the organization, and just to be on the safe side, he couldn't help but confirm with her.

Upon hearing Professor Agasa's words, Ai Haibara paused for a moment, then said with a self-deprecating tone, "Those guys in the organization have been taking drugs that are still in the experimental stage and administering them to humans without authorization. Perhaps that's one of the reasons why I developed a plan against the organization..."

"However, the biggest reason is my sister..." Ai Haibara's expression gradually turned sad again.

"Sister?" Dr. Agasa looked at Ai Haibara on the sofa in surprise.

"Yes, she's been killed..." At this moment, Ai Haibara's eyes were filled with a complex mix of sorrow and anger. "And she was killed by someone from the organization. I've asked them several times, but the organization has never been willing to give me a reason..."

(Gin, who never expected that all the problems stemmed from himself, suddenly sneezed: Heh... I, Gin, never need any reasons or explanations for what I do.)

"So before I received a formal response from the organization, I used the act of stopping drug research as a means of resistance. This act of resistance led the organization to imprison me. I thought I was very likely to be killed by some people with ulterior motives before the disciplinary decision was made. Since I was going to be killed anyway, I took the APTX-4869 that I had hidden on my body. Fortunately, the drug that I originally intended to use for suicide also shrunk my body. After my body shrunk, I was able to escape through the ventilation opening in the room. This is why I fainted during the escape and was picked up by Aragaki Yu."

The moment Aragaki Yu was mentioned, Ai Haibara couldn't help but recall the words he had whispered in her ear: "Before you uttered your words, sorrow and joy were already present before you."

And the deep sorrow and grief that lingered in her heart gradually faded.

"As for why we didn't seek help from that boy named Yuu Aragaki," Ai Haibara said, her expression turning serious as she said to Professor Agasa, "Professor, you must understand that with the organization's capabilities, even the most powerful individuals are no match for it. Therefore, we cannot involve more innocent people. Of course, it's not just me; while I'm here, you and Shinichi Kudo must not reveal anything related to the organization to anyone else."

"Whether it's that boy named Aragaki Yu, or Kudo Shinichi's childhood friend." Haibara Ai's voice gradually turned gloomy after conducting a lot of investigations into Kudo Shinichi. "Otherwise, once the organization discovers our whereabouts, they will definitely not let these insiders go."

"Hmm." Professor Agasa also realized the seriousness of the matter at this moment, and his expression also became solemn. "Don't worry, I will definitely remind Shinichi about this."

"That's good. As for the rest, Professor Agasa, I'll be relying on you to take care of me from now on!" Ai Haibara nodded slightly to Professor Agasa.

"Of course, no problem...!?" Professor Agasa suddenly realized what he was saying, his mouth agape as he stared at Ai Haibara in astonishment. "Wait, you mean you're going to stay with me for the rest of the time!?"

Ai Haibara glanced at Professor Agasa, who had a surprised expression, and said in a matter-of-fact tone, "Of course, although after I discovered the secret of Shinichi Kudo's shrinking, I changed his information in the organization to be dead, so he shouldn't be in any danger for the time being. However, if I have nowhere to go and am found by the organization while wandering around, and they interrogate me about what happened before I defected, Shinichi Kudo will definitely be in mortal danger."

Seeing Professor Agasa's expression gradually turn serious, Ai Haibara slammed the magazine she was holding back onto the coffee table, then continued with a smile, "So... Professor Agasa, could you please take me in temporarily and let me hide here for a while?"

"Of course... no problem!"

Realizing the seriousness of the situation, Dr. Agasa couldn't help but wipe the cold sweat that had trickled down his forehead, and reluctantly forced a smile as he nodded in agreement.

"Then I need to discuss this with Shinichi as well." After recovering from his shock and sorting through all the information in his mind, Professor Agasa said to Ai Haibara.

“Of course, Professor Agasa.” A meaningful smile suddenly appeared on Ai Haibara's face as she mentioned Shinichi Kudo. “However, I still hope that I can tell Shinichi Kudo about this myself…”

Dr. A Li: "..."

Although he didn't know why Ai Haibara wanted to do this, he still nodded in agreement to her request.

Although Professor Agasa always felt that Ai Haibara's smile had a chilling quality to it.

but……

That must be my imagination...

Thinking of this, Dr. Agasa couldn't help but wipe away the non-existent cold sweat from his forehead.

……

Chapter 175 New Members Join the Team

Back home, Aragaki Yu sat on the sofa, staring at the blue ticket in his hand, lost in thought.

This blue ticket was found by Aragaki Yu from the pile of clothes that Yaodao-hime had helped Haibara Ai change out of.

At this moment, besides the joy of receiving the blue vote, Aragaki Yu felt a deep sense of doubt.

"Under what circumstances would this blue ticket appear?"

Aragaki Yu still remembers it clearly—

The blue ticket I used to summon Yuki-onna for the first time was found on the signboard of the Aragaki Clan's Yin-Yang House in my own home.

The blue ticket for the second summoning of the Demon Sword Princess appeared in his house after he had disarmed Gin and Vodka from the Black Organization.

However, when summoning the little tengu for the third time, the blue ticket obtained from the crow tengu in the Yamane Temple incident was used.

However, if that's the case, I didn't get any blue tickets during the Ghost Ship incident when I destroyed the Navy's Undead Armor.

Instead, it was the Demon Blade Princess who defeated the Navy's ghost that obtained a suit of armor.

Yuu Aragaki was starting to get a little confused about all of this.

As for the blue ticket he currently holds, that's even more outrageous.

It was found in the clothes that Ai Haibara wore when she fled.

I can't just go around stripping other people's clothes to verify this way of getting blue tickets.

Could it be that my own cheat ability is also a form of idiocy?

"..."

For a moment, Aragaki Yu felt like his head was getting bigger.

"Huh? Master, are you summoning a shikigami?" The little tengu who happened to be passing by Aragaki Yu noticed the blue ticket in Aragaki Yu's hand and asked curiously.

"What...what? Onmyoji! Are you summoning new companions again?"

Upon hearing the little tengu's exclamation, the snow woman holding the ice cream floated over to Aragaki Yu with great interest.

She plopped down on the coffee table, licking the ice cream in her arms while excitedly watching Aragaki Yu.

“Uh…” Aragaki Yu smiled awkwardly, feeling somewhat hesitant.

After all, given my current abilities and the speed at which I get involved in cases, it's already very difficult to train someone well.

But I just can't control my hands, because SSR's long legs are just too tempting.

It's not that hoarding is unacceptable, it's just that drawing cards directly is more cost-effective!

This shot...

This shot is sure to yield an SSR!

Without further hesitation, Aragaki Yu took the blue ticket in his hand and acted immediately.

Before drawing the talisman, he asked Yaodao-hime, who was sitting intently in front of the television, "Yaodao-hime, we're about to summon a new partner. Do you want to come and watch with us?"

"..."

Immersed in the battle, Yaodao-hime glanced at the game controller in her hand and the battle that had just begun on the TV screen, then turned to look at the blue ticket in Aragaki Yu's hand, and a conflict began to arise in her heart.

However, after a few seconds of internal struggle, Yaodao-hime reluctantly put down the game controller in her hand, quickly ran over, and sat down next to Yuki-onna.

Looking at the blue ticket in Aragaki Yu's hand that was gradually glowing, she couldn't help but blame herself in her heart: "Damn it, I actually hesitated between my friends and the game!"

……

"Lin, Bing, Dou, Zhe, Jie, Zhen, Lie, Qian, Xing! Hurry, Hurry, Ru Lu Ling!"

……

"That person over there is so strange..." Accompanied by a cute and sweet voice, a beautiful girl suddenly peeked out from the summoning circle and slowly appeared in front of Aragaki Yu.