Chapter 43: Very Good, Ruthless Enough!
Ai brought out the Home Medical Kit, rummaged for a Thermometer, and had Ayumi take her Body Temperature. As expected, she had a slight fever.
Mitsuhiko's face showed worry, "Maybe the Air Conditioning in the Movie Theater today was too cold…"
Conan turned his head to ask Doctor Agasa, "Doctor, is there any Cold Medicine here?"
Doctor Agasa rummaged through the Home Medical Kit, only finding Gauze, Hemostatic Medicine, Disinfectant, and Digestive Medicine. He said with some annoyance, "It seems like after we finished it last time, I forgot to buy more the next day…"
"You guys go eat first," Chi Feichi stood up and said, "Ayumi, wait a moment, I'll make Pumpkin Rice for you. After you eat, I'll send you Home early."
"Okay!" Ayumi nodded obediently, then turned her head to watch Chi Feichi go to cook, suddenly sighing.
"What's wrong? Ayumi?" Mitsuhiko asked, puzzled.
Ayumi's face carried a hint of longing, "If only Brother Chi was Ayumi's Elder Brother…"
Ai had just put the Thermometer back into the Home Medical Kit, intending to reorganize the Medicine Doctor Agasa had messed up. Hearing this, her movements of tidying up the Home Medical Kit paused.
So, it wasn't just her who would think that?
Many times when she woke up from nightmares, she would think of her sister, and also think of the warmth and comfort that was within reach when she woke up that day, and her heart would gradually calm down.
Her sister was a very Gentle person, and too Gentle, while Chi Feichi didn't have such obvious displays, but could magically blend warmth and peace of mind together.
She had never thought of Chi Feichi in terms of romantic love, but had thought, if Chi Feichi had a younger sister, that girl would definitely be very happy…
Then she thought, if it wasn't just her and her sister, if there was someone like Chi Feichi, when someone bullied them, he would definitely stand up…
She used to see girls being protected behind their Elder Brother or younger brother, and she was never envious. Her sister was good-tempered and Gentle, so she should be the one standing in front to scold others, she could do it too.
But since meeting Chi Feichi, she realized that she would also be envious.
She also understood a little, even if she tried hard to arm herself and stand in front, she could never give that peace of mind. Perhaps when her sister was with that man, she never thought 'if I'm Grievance, I still have Family behind me', but rather 'he will definitely be able to protect my younger sister', right?
Because in her sister's heart, no matter what, she was a younger sister who needed to be taken care of.
But whether it was envy or sadness, she was ultimately not Chi Feichi's younger sister, nor was she a pure Little Girl like Ayumi, just someone who would bring danger and trouble to others…
Ayumi felt uncomfortable being stared at by Ai's complex gaze, and thinking about Ai's attitude towards Chi Feichi, she quickly explained, "Haibara, I don't want to monopolize him, and I don't want to snatch Brother away from you, I just… just…"
Ai didn't react, monopolize? Snatch Brother?
Ayumi 'just' for a long time and still couldn't think of how to explain, becoming a little anxious, she jumped off the Chair and pulled Ai up, "Come with me!"
"Wait, wait a moment," Ai didn't follow Ayumi's train of thought, "Go do what?"
"Go tell Brother Chi that you want to eat Pumpkin Rice too!" Ayumi said, pulling Ai away with a determined face.
The Little Girl's thoughts were very simple, she felt that Ai thought she wanted to snatch 'Brother', and then Chi Feichi only made Pumpkin Rice for her, so she was unhappy.
She didn't know how to explain, so she would just have Chi Feichi make Pumpkin Rice for Ai too~
Ai continued to be at a loss: "..."
How did it get related to Pumpkin Rice again?
At the table, Genta, Mitsuhiko, and Conan also looked at the backs of the two Little Girl in confusion. What happened?
Chi Feichi had just pressed the Button on the rice cooker when he saw Ayumi pulling Ai over, "What's wrong?"
Ayumi encouraged in a low voice, "Say it, Haibara."
Ai had black lines all over her face. 'I also want to eat Pumpkin Rice,' these words that sounded like a Little Girl acting spoiled, how could she say them?
And why did Ayumi think she wanted to eat Pumpkin Rice?
However… Chi Feichi was cooking separately for Ayumi, she really didn't want to be left out.
Hesitating for a moment, she raised her head, instantly turning into a calm face, "That Pumpkin Rice, I want to try it."
"I made an adult's portion, it should be enough for both of you to eat," Chi Feichi turned around and leaned against the cooking counter, took out his Mobile Phone, unlocked it, and went online to look at the Bounty Board.
There were two newly updated Bounties, one of which was a Wanted robber and murderer. Yesterday, he broke into a Home in Beihu Town and killed the homeowner. The Police had already locked onto a Suspicion Goal and released the Front Photo they had investigated.
He was still on the run, with a Bounty of 900,000 Japanese Yen.
He remembered a Plot where Ayumi caught a Cold and was Home alone, and happened to encounter a robber breaking into her Home.
Before, seeing Ayumi catch a Cold was just a bit of Suspicion, but after seeing this Wanted Criminal, he could be 90% sure.
Although the person who broke into Ayumi's Home was not the Wanted robber and murderer, that kind of Situation was also quite scary…
After reading the latest announced investigation Information, Chi Feichi cleared the Trace and put away his Mobile Phone.
There wasn't much hope of catching this Wanted Criminal. He committed the crime yesterday, and should be Captured somewhere else by tomorrow evening. Now he was likely already out of Tokyo.
The one who broke into Ayumi's Home, he didn't know if he had a criminal record, but even if he did, he probably wasn't Valuable…
"Brother Chi!" Conan didn't know when he had also wandered over. Seeing Chi Feichi's gaze shift to him, he pointed to the other side of the Living Room, "Can I borrow your Mobile Phone? Doctor's Mobile Phone is being used by him, he's on a Phone Call with Ayumi's mom to explain the Situation. My Mobile Phone is out of battery, and Genta and the others want to use the Landline Phone in the Living Room. I want to make a Phone Call to Uncle Mori and Ran, and tell them that we'll send Ayumi back first, and then go Home a little later."
The Reason was sufficient.
Chi Feichi took out his Mobile Phone, turned it off, took out the Storage Card, then turned it back on, unlocked it, and handed the Mobile Phone to Conan. His thoughts still drifted for a moment: I wonder when I can switch to a Smartphone…
Conan looked at the Mobile Phone, then looked at the Storage Card in Chi Feichi's hand.
Very good, ruthless enough!
Silently taking the Mobile Phone, he walked to the side to make a Phone Call.
Taking advantage of Chi Feichi turning around to look at the Pumpkin Rice in the rice cooker, Ai quietly went over. After Conan hung up the Phone Call, she said softly, "Have you confirmed it?"
"Wait." Conan opened the Mobile Phone's Photo Album and Videos. As expected, it was clean, nothing was there. He also couldn't find any Photos or Videos in the Documents. Barely suppressing his curiosity, he didn't flip through other places.
Ai hadn't had much hope to begin with, and wasn't particularly disappointed, just couldn't understand, "Finding an Opportunity to get the Mobile Phone is a bit more troublesome, but it's better than directly asking him, right?"
"I was just trying it out. If he wasn't prepared, I could take the Opportunity to destroy the Photos and Videos. If he was prepared, I could also first confirm his Mobile Phone password, so I specifically went over to borrow the Mobile Phone after he put the Mobile Phone back. As long as he unlocked it in front of me, based on the direction of movement and range of motion of his fingers, I could deduce it," Conan locked Chi Feichi's Mobile Phone, then lit up the screen again, "At that time, he was using his right Hand to hold the Mobile Phone to unlock it with one hand, and only his right thumb could be used. Looking at the range of motion and movement trajectory of his fingers, the first three numbers are in the lower right, the second and third numbers are repeated, and the Location is low. The first number is to the right of the second and third numbers. The fourth number has the largest range of finger movement, and the Location is in the upper left, so…"
As he spoke, Conan very decisively entered 9001, and unlocking was successful.
Ai: "..."
In the future, you can't unlock your Mobile Phone in front of a Detective, even if you're not seen from the front!
"Actually, 9001 and 9881 are both possible, but because 'Chi' in English Language is Pool, the possibility of 9001 is greater. He's really quite boring," Conan closed the Mobile Phone again, and said confidently with a smile, "But now the Mobile Phone password may not be needed. Since it's confirmed that the Photos and Videos are stored in the Storage Card, if we find a Method to get the Storage Card, we can just put it into a Mobile Phone and delete those Things."
"Then what if the files in the Storage Card are password-protected?" Ai asked.
Conan stroked his chin and thought seriously, "Many people, for the sake of easy memory, won't set the password to numbers or Letters that are unrelated to themselves. We can try his Mobile Phone password first. As long as it doesn't automatically lock or clear after setting input errors, even if there is a password, we can also try them one by one. If it really doesn't work, we can also use Decoding Technique to forcibly unlock the password. The most important thing now is to get the Storage Card first…"
Ai turned her head to look at the cooking counter, and found that Chi Feichi was looking over just in time. Being noticed, she inexplicably felt guilty, and immediately dismissed the idea of directly snatching the Storage Card, "Then I'll leave it to you."
Conan was a little surprised, "You're not planning to help? He's wary of me, if it's you, maybe you can take the Opportunity to get the Storage Card while he's not paying attention…"
"Ai, help bring the bowls over, the Pumpkin Rice is ready," Chi Feichi called out over there.
"I know," Ai decisively went to get the bowls.
Conan: "..."
Why did he have a sense of desolation that he was fighting alone?
Eating again, everyone was worried about Ayumi's Body, and their mood wasn't very good, but… they still finished all the Rice.
Then, while digesting, they secretly glanced at the Pumpkin Rice in the two Little Girl's bowls.
That sweet Pumpkin smell, just smelling it made them want to try it…
Fortunately, the two Little Girl's speed wasn't too slow either, and they finished their Rice in a minute.
In the end, Doctor Agasa and Ai were responsible for cleaning up. Chi Feichi also had to return to Beihu Town, so he took the opportunity to send the others back as well.
On the way, Chi Feichi also received a Phone Call from Kuroba Kaito. Hearing Kuroba Kaito say that he had gone to the Snake Farm to buy twenty pounds of Frogs, he directly reported the address of the Bamboo Rat Farm and asked Kuroba Kaito to send them there.
Kuroba Kaito heard Chi Feichi say that he was driving, so he didn't chat much, and hung up the Phone Call after explaining Things.
Conan sat in the back seat, paying attention to Chi Feichi's Mobile Phone the whole time. He did want to try to quietly take it, but…
Who could tell him why Hissashi would poke its head out from Chi Feichi's collar and stare at him the whole time?!
From getting in the Car until now, for more than twenty minutes, without even blinking!
Okay, Snakes really can't blink, but it doesn't need to keep looking at him, right? It's kind of creepy… This guy Chi Feichi wouldn't have guessed that he still wanted to get his hands on the Mobile Phone, and deliberately let his Pet stare at him, right?
And in fact, Hissashi had been chattering.
"I still don't understand, how exactly did he become a Little Child? Looking at it, he's no different from other Little Children…"
"Huh? Why is he always secretly glancing at me…"
"Master, he's secretly glancing at me again, his eyes are so strange, is he plotting something bad?"
"Here it comes again, here it comes again! He's secretly glancing at me even when he's talking to Mitsuhiko! If he attacks me, can I fight back?"
"By the way, Master, you said if I bite him, can I turn back into my juvenile Snake period?"
Chi Feichi focused on watching the road and driving: "..."
(End of chapter)