Conan: The Mechanic

Late at night, at the back door of the Orange House.

"Click!" With the sound of the latch turning, Chiba opened the door, only to find that the light was not turned off.

"Huh?" Qian Yu frowned, but after a glance, she found the reason why the light was still not turned off.

On the sofa in the living room on the first floor, Haibara Ai, whose restless expression had not yet completely subsided, stared straight at him.

"Is something wrong?" Qian Yu didn't close the door, but took off her shoes and walked into the living room. "What time is it, you haven't slept yet?"

"It's 1:26, why did you come back so late?" Haibara Ai looked at Qianyu, but then noticed the door that wasn't closed.

"Something happened to the organization, it might be the FBI or the National Police Agency or something else," Qianyu shook her head. "Don't worry too much, the main target is Sister Ying and the members of the organization."

At this moment, the door, which was naturally half-closed, was pushed open again. In the eyes of Haibara Ai's obviously strange eyes, T70, who had only steel bones all over his body, walked in wrapped in a long trench coat.

"You... went out to fight?" Haibara Ai said to Qianyu, staring at T70, who took off her windbreaker after closing the door, revealing the only remaining steel skeleton.

"No, I went to see the kidnapping scene and was set on fire," Qianyu shook her head. "Then the guys who escaped from that place seemed to have used napalm and ordered the entire warehouse. The skin and sound system were burned out and needed a complete reload, but inside the armor box..."

"How long will it take to live like this?" Ai Haibara interrupted Chiba's self-talk.

"Huh?" Only then did Qianyu realize that the situation that Haibara Ai had been waiting for until now was a little unusual. "I don't know... is something wrong?"

"In the future, will our lives be like this?" Haibara Ai asked again. "Every now and then you just disappear like this and then come back in such a worrying way, at such a worrying time, with a worrying scar."

"..." Qianyu was silent, because he probably realized what Haibara Ai meant.

When they were in Hokkaido, Haibara Ai once said that the future of the two of them was decided by Chiba, and Chiba originally chose to go abroad to Northern Europe if there were too many dangers in the country, away from the disputes between the organization and the FBI and the National Police Agency .

But after the decisive battle day, he really thought that he no longer needed to do this: the core strength of the FBI was completely destroyed, the Interpol was opened up by Kudo Yusaku, and the National Police Agency had even connected the entire team led by Toru Amuro. The anti-organization front has already fallen under the control of the organization members, and the offensive and defensive trend has been completely reversed.

But now, after he once again intervened in the organization and the battle against unknown hostile forces in this way, the sense of security that Haibara Ai had managed to build up has collapsed again—of course, Chiba also fully understands Haibara Ai. Although he does not hesitate to intervene in related affairs now, even he will not deny that such an intervention will bring additional risks to himself.

More importantly, it will also bring risks to Haibara Ai, but she is innocent in the whole incident. All her risks are caused by Qianyu's current behavior.

"Then... what do you need?" After a long silence, he finally spoke again. "Tell me, I at least need to know what to do."

After the same long silence.

"No, I'm just asking if this kind of life will continue." Haiyuan finally sighed and shook his head. "If this is really necessary, I think...at least I think it's acceptable for now. You...you can do whatever you want, it's your freedom."

"But... no matter what I thought, you have already left only one answer to this question," Qianyu smiled bitterly. "It shouldn't matter if you change it... After the antidote comes out, it's no problem to go anywhere."

"But if I instruct you to do something, then what's the difference between you and my slave? I hope you are an opinionated person, not a..." Haibara Ai stopped when she said this. After speaking, he stood up and turned his back to Chiyu. "Sorry, I was abrupt... I shouldn't have said such a thing. Just pretend you didn't see me, I'm sorry for causing you trouble."

Saying so, Haibara Ai stood up and left.

"..." Chiba stood there, staring blankly at the ground where Ai Haibara was standing.

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【Are you there? ] - Tachibana Chiba

[Of course, what happened? ] - Fujiwara

[If you ended this case, and afterward, the organization suddenly encountered trouble, such as a conflict with the FBI, and the situation that Belmod encountered was more difficult, would you still help? ] - Tachibana Chiba

"..." Fujiwara, who was lying on the bed, frowned slightly. "This……"

"It doesn't look like a question that this kid would ask," Hotaru, who stuck out half of his face from the top of Fujiwara's head, put his nose to his hair and sniffed lightly, expressing the question in his heart. "Right?"

"Well, he'll help whenever he says, right? So in terms of his character, it's impossible to raise such a question unless..." Fujiwara curled his lips. "Unless for some reason he's shaken."

"The only one who can shake him is that little girl, right?" Hotaru nodded-because her nose was on the top of Fujiwara's head, so in fact, this action had turned into a dribbling hit to the back of Fujiwara's neck. "Haibara Ai."

"She was scared~www.NovelMTL.com~, so she coerced Chiyu to get out of this incident?" Fujiwara immediately made a guess.

"I'm afraid that it might be possible, so it's definitely not possible to threaten Tachibana," Hotaru corrected Fujiwara's mistake. "She's not that kind of child."

"But Chiba now knows that she is afraid, so in any case, he must consider Haibara Ai's thoughts - from this perspective, even if there is no threat, it has already constituted a de facto threat." Fujiwara's head turned towards Leaning back, as a reminder.

"Forget it, don't think about it, let him wait for a long time, right?" Hotaru acquiesced to Fujiwara's idea, and just reminded him like this.

"But how should I answer him?" Fujiwara asked again after hesitating for a moment with his fingers on the keyboard. "His inner needs are obviously contradictory to that girl. If he just gives up the organization like this, I'm afraid he will feel guilty because of his character."

"But if he really let her continue to be in danger like this, he would be even more embarrassed, so let them pursue their own freedom, that kind of old master's affection can be deposited in the bank, and those who are really needed It's time to come out and work." Ying muttered softly.

"It doesn't look like you just said that to him, right?" Fujiwara suddenly laughed, looking back at Hotaru.

"Well... the income of business orders and doctors is actually quite considerable, so of course I want to live a little easier life, not something like licking blood with a knife." Ying did not deny her private goods. . "Okay, okay, reply to him quickly!"

[Trust me, you will fall in love with a quiet and peaceful life. Although it is plain and indifferent, it is also safe, and there is no need to watch the days of every passing policeman and people with a bad face with vigilant eyes every day. ] - Fujiwara