Conan's organization will end sooner or later without me

Chapter 385 The Personalities of the 'Pillars'

"What's wrong, Ai? You look so bitter and resentful?"

After Yin Jiu got the phone number from Grandma Guanye, he naturally borrowed her kitchen.

With the help of vampire charm, Yin Jiu not only got six cups of milk, but also successfully got a large plate of cookies.

"Would you like to come over and eat something first? You came here right after school and haven't had dinner yet, right?" Yin Jiu put the plates on the table and greeted the children.

Haibara Ai, who was in a "hungry" state, could not refuse Yin Jiu's request at this moment. When she saw Yin Jiu coming with snacks, she directly forgot about Conan and walked closer to Yin Jiu in two or three steps.

"Here, this is your milk." Yin Jiu was not surprised by this. Instead, he pretended to be casual and picked out the one with the additive from several glasses of milk and put it in Huiyuan's hand. "Drink it while it's hot. Especially if you are on an empty stomach, it's best to have some biscuits with it."

"Hmm." Haibara Ai took a sip and nodded her little head.

Conan was the first one to notice Yin Jiu coming out with a plate, but he followed at the back of the crowd and took the last remaining glass of milk.

Then I saw Huihara Ai looking at Yin Jiu with a loving expression.

Could it be that this guy really thinks he is Grace Ahara?

Conan took a big sip of milk to calm down his mood after receiving the big news.

And after so many arguments with this former researcher of the organization, he finally made a discovery.

On the surface, Haibara appears to be a cold-hearted, mature adult, but in fact, she is a tsundere big sister who talks nonsense and often has sudden bursts of mischievousness to tease him.

This fellow who has lived in a dark organization since childhood seems to have no moral principles. He often speaks half-truths, but his logical thinking is quite good.

So this leads to the situation that Conan can clearly feel that there is something hidden and embellished in Haibara Ai's words, but he has no idea which points have been embellished.

"You guys have almost finished setting it up so soon?"

A few people were eating snacks on the side. Yin Jiu saw Huihara Ai finish drinking the milk, then he turned his eyes away as if nothing had happened, and found that six of the seven layers of dolls had been arranged in a short while.

From top to bottom, only the bottom row was left, with props placed in groups of three or two on the table.

"Yeah, and there are flowers on both sides." Ayumi wiped the milk stains from the corners of her mouth with a tissue, confidently saying, "I will definitely be able to arrange all the dolls before the sun sets."

"Take your time to eat. There's no need to be in a hurry. Half an hour will be enough for anything else after you finish eating." Yin Jiu estimated the time.

Just at this moment the doorbell rang.

Because someone had come to visit, the door of the Kanno family was not completely closed. When the hostess Kanno Setsuko rushed out from the inner hall, Yin Jiu and the Young Detective Team had already arrived at the door.

"Why are there so many children?" The slightly plump middle-aged man subconsciously sighed, and then he immediately smiled when he saw Mrs. Guanye, and stretched out his hand behind him, "Mrs. Guanye, will you reconsider it? I specially invited an appraiser to come here today."

"If you're still talking about that, my husband has already rejected you."

Compared with the confusion of the children, Guanye had obviously dealt with this middle-aged man several times.

"Well, if it's a matter of price, we can still negotiate it." The slightly plump introducer pulled the appraiser and squeezed in through the crack in the door sideways.

The gap in the door widened, and the Girls' Festival doll placed in the most conspicuous position was also exposed to the eyes of the two people outside the door.

"Wow, this is truly a work of art! It must have been created by some great artist, right?" The appraiser pushed his glasses and his eyes lit up as he looked at the doll.

"Wait, this won't work!" Ayumi, who was still enjoying the melon, suddenly sensed the threat and slammed the milk cup on the table. Before anyone could react, she stood in front of the doll and said, "I don't sell this! Uncle has already agreed to give it to me!"

"Oh, that's right, you are a step late!" Genta and Mitsuhiko also reacted and pulled Conan towards the doll.

Only Haibara Ai remained where she was, with a dull expression on her face, and even retreated slightly to avoid such moments of conflict.

It must be said that these "pillars of society" never back down when it comes to protecting their own interests, and they also know how to work together to morally blackmail the powerful party.

If this kind of personality is used properly and placed in the right position to contribute to the organization, it may bring unexpected results.

In contrast, Shirley, as a researcher, is more restrained, which is just right.

This is what research talents should be like, always hiding at the back and never coming out until the critical moment.

"Would you like to drink some more?" Yin Jiu's eyelashes drooped, hiding the emotions that flashed across her eyes. She looked as if she had just glanced at the child's movements for a few times before looking away with a lack of interest.

"No need," Haibara Ai shook her head. She didn't know if it was a psychological effect, but after drinking a glass of milk, she actually felt a long-lost sense of fullness.

After tidying up the cups on the table, Huiyuan Ai asked tentatively, "Brother Yin Jiu, do you think that person will buy the doll set?"

If this is the result, maybe Uncle Guanye didn't actually intend to give it away for free, but was using these kids to deliberately lure Ayumi and the others here in order to put pressure on the buyer.

Thinking of this possibility, Huibara Ai's face became a little gloomy.

But Yin Jiu's expression was as optimistic as ever. "I think it's unlikely. Although the appraiser's eyes were directly attracted by the doll, the only explanation is that the doll was placed right in front of the door and was easily noticed. And the fat buyer seemed to have his eyes fixed on the painting on the wall."

After hearing what Yin Jiu said, Huihara Ai also looked over.

Sure enough, the fat Mediterranean uncle who came in first didn't even look at the doll, but walked towards the side wall with his hands behind his back.

"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding." The appraiser put down the doll in his hand with some embarrassment. He just admired the craftsmanship of the doll and would not snatch such a toy that only little girls would care about. "We don't want to buy these dolls for the Girls' Festival, but the portrait of the Thunder God painted by the painter named 'Iron Mountain'."

"Yes, I have a painting of the God of Wind that is a pair with his, so I have always wanted to put the two paintings together." The fat middle-aged man with a Mediterranean hairstyle also turned around at this moment.