In the kitchen, Haiyuan Ai made a guess: "I'm going on a business trip."
Conan didn't think so: "Probably not. I passed by his house last night and saw the lights on in the house. Miss Butterfly said he was busy writing a paper."
"Really?" Haiyuan Ai was startled.
Shiraishi said before that he was very busy recently and would not come over for dinner. Haibara Ai originally thought that he was going out of town, so he couldn't have a meal, but he didn't expect that he was busy at home.
Why didn't you tell me earlier? They were so close. She could just send the food there like before.
...Aren't you so busy that you don't even bother to eat?
Tsk, that professor looks kind and kind, but I didn’t expect him to be able to squeeze students so much... It’s too much.
Thinking that Shiraishi might have been soaking in books these days and neglecting to eat in order to study, Haihara Ai hurriedly chopped a few more chili peppers and changed the last uncooked dish to something spicy.
After frying, she skillfully put the vegetables into a lunch box, filled it with some rice, and planned to send it to the cafe.
Although Shiraishi's cafe also has a stove, Shiraishi doesn't seem to know how to cook, and his employees...
Haibara Ai remembered that one time she went to Shiraishi's house and accidentally bumped into Butterfly Ninja cooking...probably cooking..., cold sweat dripped down her forehead.
The scene in her memory made her nose hurt.
Haiyuan Ai quickly shook her head, throwing away the terrible smell and the miserable pot from her mind, and took the lunch box with her to go to Shiraishi's house to deliver the meal.
Before going out, she turned back and said, "The meal is already ready. It's in the kitchen. If you're hungry, just eat first."
"Wait, I'm coming with you." Conan immediately followed her.
It's not too late now, and Conan is not actually hungry. Moreover, he has often solved crimes while hungry in the past. He has a very strong ability to endure hunger and has an iron stomach.
After the fight with Belmod that day, Conan wanted to go to Shiraishi to see the situation, mainly because he wanted to meet the black cat by chance.
Because from that day on, every time the doctor mentioned the black cat or Belmod, he would hesitate to speak, which made Conan extremely curious, but he couldn't find out the situation.
If you go to Shiraishi's house and see the black cat, you might be able to solve the mystery.
Conan didn't dare to go before, because he felt that the black cat would definitely not welcome him, and he might be turned away without being able to ask anything.
But now that Haihara Ai is at the head, his treatment should be better. At least judging from the fact that Black Cat has spent so much effort to force Belmod to give up Haihara Ai, his attitude towards Haihara Ai is relatively gentle.
...Although Haihara Ai has also received many anesthesia injections, compared with herself, she obviously still received preferential treatment.
Conan walked and conceived his own questions along the way. This was a necessary homework before meeting the black cat.
Even if Conan thinks he has a quick mind, he can't guarantee that he can ask the most appropriate questions without getting stuck at any time.
As for the black cat, if he spits out the question a second later, he may disappear or lose his patience.
Even if the black cat refuses to answer, he can at least let him hear his questions. Maybe one day, the black cat will collect a bunch of questions and answer them all at once like he did before.
The imagined future is very bright and beautiful.
As a result, Conan, who was swimming freely, walked to the door of Shiraishi's house and knocked on the door, only to find that Haibara Ai was not there.
He turned around in confusion and found that Haiyuan Ai was several steps behind him, staring at the door of Baishi's house with a horrified look on his face.
Conan is particularly familiar with this expression of hers - every time Haihara Ai senses a member of the organization, her face will look like this.
Several previous experiences proved that her intuition was actually quite accurate, and Conan also subconsciously became vigilant.
But soon, he thought of another possibility, and his whole body became less tense.
——Haihara Ai seems to have a similar reaction to the black cat.
Then doesn't the way she looks now mean that the black cat is at home?
...My problem was indeed not in vain.
Although it was pitiful that Haiyuan was shivering and refusing to escape, Conan thought about it and realized that Black Cat probably wouldn't admit that he was currently undercover in the organization.
Therefore, he did not dare to explain to Hui Yuan Ai, and could only simply advise: "You are overthinking."
Haibara Ai was about to say, "I can't feel wrong," but before she could say anything, the door of Shiraishi's house clicked open.
She pulled up her hood and tried to move to the side, but when she looked carefully, the person who opened the door was not the scary man in black, but Shiraishi.
The room exposed behind him was neat and tidy, with no signs of fighting. Shiraishi's expression was also normal, and it didn't look like someone was threatening him in the room.
But when Hui Yuan Ai looked at that familiar and harmless face, the feeling of encountering a natural enemy did not subside. Instead, it became even more frightening because of the lack of the barrier of the door.
Hui Yuan Ai looked at the empty home behind Bai Shi, and her heart almost dropped.
She couldn't possibly feel wrong.
Since there is only Shiraishi in the room, that means that the aura of the organization is emanating from "Shiraishi".
But it’s impossible for Shiraishi to have that kind of aura.
So there is only one truth...
This is not Shiraishi!
Conan noticed Shiraishi's confused eyes, looked over, and saw Haibara Ai, whose expression became increasingly horrified and who subconsciously took several steps back.
He sighed and walked over to pull her, because looking at Haiyuan Ai's posture, if she couldn't be held back, she might really run away, and then they would have to look for the little girl who had run away from home...
Conan couldn't feel the "aura of the organization" so clearly.
But with his imagination, he could also guess that the smell of tissue on the black cat must be very strong. As for the black cat not being seen now... this is also a good explanation. Since the black cat wants to hide, then they can't find anyone, isn't it?
Nothing more than normal.
Conan has already thought of words of advice.
But as soon as he got close to Hui Yuan Ai, he heard Hui Yuan Ai's voice as low as a mosquito's hum: "...Belmod."
——It's not Shiraishi, but she has Shiraishi's face, and exudes a terrifying organizational aura... It can only be her!
Conan was startled and quickly understood what she meant.
He turned back hesitantly and looked at Baishi, who found that Baishi had already walked towards them. He might have noticed that Haibara Ai was in a strange state and wanted to come over to see what was going on.
... Speaking of which, Shiraishi feels a little different today.
Conan thought for a moment, raised his head and waved to Shiraishi: "Brother Shiraishi..." and then pretended to have something to ask.
Shiraishi glanced at him and bent down next to the two children.
Conan took the opportunity to pinch his face and pull it——
Nothing happened.
Shiraishi's face was still Shiraishi's face, and the area where he was pinched also turned white first and then turned red, which was completely consistent with the state of a normal person's skin when it was pinched - this was not disguise.
...As expected, Haiyuan was overthinking things.
Hui Yuan Ai was also stunned when he saw this scene.