Chapter 23: Xiao Ai: Is Tanigawa a good person?
The next morning, Xiao Ai prepared breakfast.

After pulling Tanigawa off the bed, the two began to eat.

"Ai, do you still remember the little boy named Conan?" Tanigawa suddenly asked.

Conan? The shrunken detective?

Xiao Ai took a sip of porridge. She originally wanted to ask the detective for help to develop an antidote. But now she feels that her life is not bad. Although Tanigawa often makes her angry, she can continue to live like this.

As for the detective? Who cares?
"Can not remember."

"Really? It's quite bizarre to say that he was actually a high school student before, but later he was persecuted by a mysterious organization and became an elementary school student."

"Oh!"

Tanigawa put down his chopsticks and looked at Ai in surprise as she threw the spoon on the table.

"How is this possible? Reality is not a cartoon. How can a high school student be turned into an elementary school student?" Ai said in disbelief.

"This is what Conan told me himself. The world is so big that there are all kinds of wonders. Just because we haven't seen something doesn't mean it doesn't exist," said Tanigawa.

Xiaoai's face turned dark.

This stupid detective, doesn't he know how to keep his secrets?
He had arrogantly created a 'sleeping elementary school student detective' before, and now he directly told Tanigawa his real identity. Isn't he afraid that the people in the organization will know the abnormality!

And why should we tell Tanigawa? Does Tanigawa look like a good person?

"Maybe he read too many comics. Don't boys just like to have wild thoughts?" Xiao Ai said.

"No, he has the endorsement of Dr. Agasa, who is an old man next door to our house."

"It may also be that the old man is too old and his mind is not clear." Xiao Ai said anxiously.

Tanigawa smiled and touched Ai's head.

"Society is developing. Don't be like an old-fashioned person and reject new things. Although it is unbelievable that a drug can make people rejuvenate, it really exists."

"Got it." Xiao Ai stirred the porridge in the bowl restlessly.

I was the one who developed that medicine. You are like an antique.

After thinking about all sorts of things for a long time, Ai felt extremely angry towards Conan.

With Conan as a precedent, will Tanigawa also doubt my identity? When Xiao Ai thought that her current life might change drastically, she became very upset.

Damn Kudo Shinichi.

"Brother, should I go to school?" Xiao Ai called Tanigawa "brother" for the first time.

In order to act like a normal child, Ai showed an innocent smile.

"Go to school? How could you have such a horrible idea?" Tanigawa looked at Ai in horror.

"Isn't it normal for children to go to school? I've played enough and it's time for me to go back to school." Xiao Ai said with a blushing face.

Tanigawa touched Ai's head.

"Have you ever seen me work?"

"No." Ai didn't understand what Tanigawa meant.

"I haven't been to work for so long and it's still not enough, how can a little kid like you ever have enough fun?"

Is it normal for you, a little kid, to want to go to school?
"But you often go out to fool around, and it's boring for me to stay at home alone." Xiao Ai said with a pout.

"Brother, you are not going there to fool around." Tanigawa said seriously.

"hehe."

"Okay, since you want to go to school, I'll find a school for you," said Tanigawa.

"Ding dong~"

The doorbell rang, and Ai and Tanigawa looked at each other.

They have no friends, who will come to them?
"You go and open the door."

"Oh." Xiao Ai nodded, jumped off the chair and walked to the door.

"hello."

The elementary school student in a suit greeted Ai.

Ai stared at him expressionlessly, Conan smiled awkwardly, and Tanigawa's sister had a very cold expression.

"Who?"

"A little kid." Ai let Conan in reluctantly.

He ate on the chair as if no one was around, showing his dislike for the meal completely.

Conan didn't care. He came to find Tanigawa and was not interested in the attitude of a little girl.

He understood this little girl's thoughts best. She was just worried that her brother would be taken away!

"Brother Tanigawa, my watch and bow tie seem to have been left in the collection hall." Conan said in his childish voice.

"What watch? What tie?" Tanigawa asked without knowing the truth.

"I left my watch and bow tie in your collection hall last night. And last time at the amusement park, my watch and bow tie were taken away by Brother Tanigawa." Conan said.

"Little boy, please stop talking nonsense. Why would I take something from a child?"

Tanigawa was very angry because he was slandered.

This left Conan speechless. When he saw the disability certificate hanging on the sign, he realized that the patient was ill again.

"Brother Tanigawa, you've already taken two of mine."

"I said I didn't take it!"

Tanigawa looked unhappy, showing his anger after being falsely accused. He took out a wad of money from his pocket and stuffed it into Conan's hand, then pushed him out.

"Just consider it as me taking it. This money is my compensation to you."

Conan, who was locked outside the door, blushed. He didn't come here to ask for money!

I clearly wanted to discuss the matter of that mysterious organization with Tanigawa, how did it turn out like this?

Xiao Ai looked at Tanigawa suspiciously. The stupid detective's things must have gone into Tanigawa's pocket.

"Why do you like other people's things?" Xiao Ai really didn't understand.

"I'm a collector and I like valuable things." Tanigawa said seriously.

"Hehe." Xiao Ai didn't comment, but just smiled sarcastically.

"You'll be going to school soon, so let me take you out for some fun for the last time." Tanigawa put his hand on Ai's shoulder.

Xiao Ai only felt her shoulders sink.

You said you wanted to take me out to play, but it was obviously you who wanted to play, right?

……

"Conan, did you get your voice changer back?" Agasa asked the dejected Conan.

"No, Tanigawa said that my voice changer was not with him, and he stuffed a wad of money into my pocket as compensation." Conan sat down on the sofa.

"I don't think Tanigawa is the type to lie." Dr. Agasa said.

Although I have only had a short time with Tanigawa, judging from his performance, he doesn't seem like a liar.

"Yeah." Conan nodded.

"Then why are you still taking Tanigawa's money?"

"I also wanted to go back, but Tanigawa directly kicked me out and didn't even give me the chance to apologize. I can only wait until Tanigawa calms down before apologizing." Conan was feeling a little depressed.

"However, the most important thing to do now is for you, Doctor, to make me a voice changer and an anesthetic needle."

"understood."

【Gin: There is a mission.】

[Tanigawa: I’m taking care of the kids, so I don’t have time.]

【Gin: Deduct salary.】

【Tanigawa: I don’t care about the small change.】

In a bar, Gin put out the cigarette in his mouth and was in a bad mood.

Apart from the undercover agents, there are only useless people and troublemakers in the organization. With so many people like this, when will the organization be able to fulfill its ambitions?

"Vodka, come with me to clean up the undercover agents and educate a certain disobedient kid."

"Hi!" Vodka seemed particularly excited.

Damn you little brat, for taking my gun.

(End of this chapter)