Chapter 462 Called a Madman by the Little Madman

After saying that, he took out Conan's Detective Boys badge from his bag and casually tossed it to their feet. Then he turned around, opened the balcony window, and left the hotel.

Chizuru paused, looked down at the Detective Boys badge that had been thrown at her, bent down to pick it up and returned it to Conan. Then, she patted their heads with the back of her hand, a gentle and apologetic smile on her face. "Did I scare you just now?"

Conan subconsciously shook his head, "No..."

Then she realized what she meant and her eyes widened slightly. "Wait, aren't we actually older than you? How come it's the other way around, with us being comforted by you?"

Upon hearing this, Qianzhu couldn't help but chuckle, "Because your childlike appearance makes me forget that you were originally adults."

"How are you feeling right now? Do you feel unwell? Do you want to rest a little longer?" Ai Haibara asked, holding his hand with a worried expression.

"I feel fine now, and I don't feel uncomfortable anywhere. I'm going to the restroom first," Qianzhu replied with a smile.

Ai Haibara nodded and went directly to the restroom with Conan, then waited for him a short distance away.

After glancing in the direction of the restroom, Conan leaned against the wall, his head slightly lowered, lost in thought.

"Are you thinking about Bertrand's last words?" Ai Haibara asked, her hands behind her back, her gaze cool as she turned to look at the person beside her.

Conan was silent for a moment before nodding. "I suspect that the group of lunatics he mentioned... might be referring to the church? Because we met people from the church on the night of the summer festival, and Chizuru's reaction... was a bit strange, as if she knew people from the church."

“And…” Conan’s voice trailed off, then he beckoned to Ai Haibara, cupped his hand to his mouth, and whispered in her ear, “The last time I asked Professor Agasa for help, I went to the house of Chitake’s friend, Kita Aya Otogo. He’s a member of the church.”

Recalling the boy whose eyes were blindfolded with a strip of cloth, Ai Haibara frowned.

That time, Qianzhu's attitude towards him was indeed very strange...

But can these few points alone confirm that the group of people, whom even Bertrand, a veritable little madman, called madmen, are really the church?

A flash of inspiration struck Ai Haibara; she suddenly recalled the white-gold card that drifted into her room through the window the night she met Gin at the Beika Hotel…

She told Conan about it, and after thinking for a moment, she guessed, "That card should be able to lure out the church members, right?"

Conan's eyes lit up, but he immediately frowned, becoming much more cautious this time.

"But the church members are too mysterious, so let's not use the cards yet. After all, we already know that Kita Aya is a member of the church, so we don't need to bring out the others for now."

Ai Haibara nodded in agreement, a hint of barely perceptible satisfaction creeping into her gaze as she looked at Conan.

Indeed, compared to the Black Organization she had once been a member of, this church was clearly more mysterious, and even more dangerous.

While the two were discussing, Qianzhu stood in front of the sink, slowly washing the bloodstains off his hands, and the system panel appeared in front of him.

[Host: Rong Qian/Qianye Qianzhu]

[Gender: Male]

[Age: 16]

[Relationship: None (because all of the original owner's relatives have passed away)]

[Status: Sick and weak (perhaps due to some stubborn obsession)]

[System 01 Exclusive Functions: Time Reversal (20 years remaining); Time Travel (Currently unavailable); Food Desires]

[Number of aliases: 10]

[Current number of clone accounts in use: 8]

[Number of skills: 30]

[Emotional Value: 53001.6]