Despite the complaints, we still have to save lives.

As he spoke, Conan slipped through the gap and went inside. He didn't rush to approach, but stopped at the doorway to look at the little girl before asking, "That bear is so cute! What's its name?"

Its name is John.

Zhu Mei's guard relaxed considerably, and she thought to herself, "This young man is so handsome, he probably isn't a bad person."

"What a cute name!" Conan's smile remained unchanged as he continued, "Is it a boy?"

Zhu Mei nodded: "Yes."

Conan looked expectant: "Can I go over there and talk to John?"

Akemi had completely let her guard down around Conan, and she agreed to his request without much hesitation.

Conan was overjoyed, knowing that he had accomplished half of his mission. As he approached Akemi, he put his hand behind his back and gave Takagi an OK sign.

Zhu Mei proactively handed the teddy bear to Conan, and Conan pretended to be very happy as he sat down and gently stroked the teddy bear.

Zhu Mei had completely let her guard down. She sat cross-legged on the ground, leaning close to Conan, as if showing off: "John was given to me by my mother on my birthday. Isn't he cute?"

Conan felt it was about time to take the little girl out, so he suggested, "Oh, is that so? Then Mom will wait for us outside. Shall we go find her?"

"Um."

Zhu Mei appeared very obedient and took Conan's hand. Conan also got up and led Zhu Mei to the gap, then helped her out.

Seeing that the little girl and her mother were safe and sound, Conan breathed a sigh of relief and reached out to wipe his forehead.

"boom!"

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Hands on hips, this is the best-written entry on Qidian, but the most consistently updated.

Still annoyed by CP all day