Little Sheep Jiang Lai was happy both in his heart and on the surface. Several people were getting ready to get in the car and leave. They would report the intelligence on the way and prepare for the mission summary.
However, when Jiang Lai was jumping around on his way to the parking lot, he caught a glimpse of a figure hidden at the alley entrance not far behind him, and his movements paused slightly.
A dark-skinned high school student and a little boy - although he only glanced at them, Jiang Lai was still able to recognize them as Hattori Heiji and Edogawa Conan!
Hello guys, the two protagonists of Osaka’s home court finally appeared!
Jiang Lai thought in his heart.
It was a very bold pursuit. Although they might think that their actions were very stealthy - in fact, compared to ordinary people, they were indeed quite good, but in the eyes of Gin and Akai Shuu, they would probably be discovered at a glance.
It's just that Gin and Akai Shuichi have just finished their mission, so they have slightly restrained their momentum and observation circle and are not paying attention to the back. But when they get close to the car, they will definitely carefully observe the surrounding situation first, and then they will definitely find Hattori Heiji and Conan who are quietly following them!
As expected, we still need to lure the two famous detectives away first. Jiang Lai's thoughts were flowing. He had to think of a reason to leave temporarily.
His eyes casually scanned the surroundings, and finally fixed on a promotional sign at the entrance of a small supermarket.
It says: [Today only, big discount! 40% off on all items! 50% off on delicious cheese sticks, buy one get one free! ]
The little sheep Jiang Lai paused, glanced at Hattori Heiji and Conan not far away, and then smiled and approached Gin: "Brother, brother! Can you wait for me for a while?"
Gin didn't stop, but scanned it with his eyes.
"There's a 40% discount over there!" The brown-haired boy pointed excitedly at the small supermarket, drawing the two people's attention to that side, "And there are half-price and buy one get one free delicious cheese sticks!"
Gin glanced at the promotional sign and sneered, "Cheese sticks? Ice wine, how old are you?"
Little sheep Jiang Lai's eyes widened: "What does this have to do with age? Why can't adults eat cheese sticks? And the most important thing is that the whole store is 40% off! With such a big discount, it would be a shame not to grab it."
Gin said he didn't want to waste time here, and he continued walking forward with a sullen face.
"Please, Brother Gin..." The little sheep Jiang Lai jumped to the other side, his voice was long and soft, "I'm very quick, baa! Please, baa! I can also bring vegetarian lunch for everyone, I'm sure everyone is hungry, baa!"
Then he turned to Akai Shuichi, blinked his eyes and said, "Lei, you are willing to wait for me, right? Little sheep promises to move as fast as thunder!"
Gin stopped walking, looked at his watch expressionlessly, and said in a low voice: "Ten minutes. I'll give you ten minutes, Icewine."
"Hey? Great!" Little sheep Jiang Lai answered happily, "You guys go to the car first, I'll go find you there later!"
"If you dare to exceed the time limit by one second..." the silver-haired man raised the corner of his mouth with a hint of coldness.
"Little sheep, promise to be back on time!" The brown-haired boy made a gesture with his hands, and then ran nimbly and swiftly towards the small supermarket.
Not far away, Hattori Heiji and Conan noticed someone leaving the group. They hesitated for a moment and chose to follow the little sheep into the supermarket.
Jiang Lai caught a glimpse of the two people following him, a smile curled his lips, and then he went into the bustling supermarket.
"That brown-haired boy looks about the same age as us." Hattori Heiji said to Conan beside him, "Are you sure you're right?"
"That guy... is more troublesome than he looks." Conan clenched his fists, thinking of the previous incident of the Hakone Ruby Journey.
"Is that so?" Hattori Heiji thought for a moment and said seriously, "Just now there was a loud explosion on the other side of the street. Was it these guys who did it?"
"…Probably." Conan exhaled, his eyes sweeping across the crowd, "We should be able to detect gunpowder residue or other evidence on them."
"Then just catch them directly." Hattori Heiji shrugged, "We won't be able to find any loopholes by following them."
"These guys are very troublesome. It's better to see if this matter is related to them first." Conan responded, "Sorry, Hattori, I didn't mean to drag you into it directly..."
"Huh? Why are you saying something so strange?" Hattori Heiji bent down and tapped Conan's head. "I am a detective after all, and I should punish evildoers."
"Well," Conan covered his head and pouted, "Don't knock."
"Hehe," Hattori Heiji smiled and ruffled Conan's hair, "Okay, let's go and continue looking for that brown-haired person--"
"Looking for me?"
"!!"
The sudden soft sound coming from behind made both of them tremble!
There was no reaction at all, the opponent's actions were silent!
The boy with brown curly hair stood behind the two of them, pulling a shopping cart full of snacks and other things. He stood there, tilted his head and smiled, "I think I've seen this little boy before... Um, his name is Conan, right?"
Hattori Heiji took a step back subconsciously, protecting Conan with his body, and became alert.
"Why, didn't you follow us all the way?" Little sheep Jiang Lai blinked, "Are you not happy that I showed up in front of you on my own initiative?"
The tracking was discovered...!
Hattori Heiji narrowed his eyes and looked sharply at the little sheep Jiang Lai. He noticed some scratches on his clothes: "Hey, you guys just..."
"You are still a high school student, right?" Little Sheep Jiang Lai suddenly interrupted them, "That's fine, study hard."
"?" Hattori Heiji and Conan were both stunned. They didn't expect the other party to suddenly bring up the topic here.
"At this age, you shouldn't worry about so many things." Little sheep Jiang Lai said with a smile, "Is it because schoolwork is not stressful enough? You really have nothing to do."
"you……"
Little Sheep Jiang Lai added casually, "With this look, there's no way you can get into the same university as that girl with a ponytail."
——Kazuha! The first figure that popped up in Hattori Heiji's mind, he clenched his fists. Is it a threat? ! How does the other party know Kazuha...! ?
"The Internet is a very dangerous place." Little Sheep Jiang Lai shook his phone and said in a rising voice, "It's so easy to search for your information."
"..." Hattori Heiji and Conan remained silent. The other party's technical level was higher than they thought.
"I'm already very tired and don't want to increase my workload." Little Sheep Jiang Lai yawned, "So, listen carefully - stop here."
The last sentence had no added accent, and the soft voice sank, becoming a little strange.
——It was a subtle warning, warning them not to follow up and investigate this matter any further.
Hattori Heiji and Conan certainly don't want to give up like this, but they can't say anything openly, especially when the other party is using someone they love as a threat.
Their sense of justice can drive them to ignore themselves, but they cannot ignore the loved ones around them.
"But we can't just end it like this." Little Sheep Jiang Lai raised his lips, revealing a dangerous aura, "You guys have to pay some hush money, right?"
His dark eyes were as deep as the bottom of the sea, and his childish face made people feel cold.
Hattori Heiji and Conan became alert again, with beads of sweat on their foreheads. Conan paused and said, "...What do you want?"
No matter what, Gin must not notice them!
"Easy." Little sheep Jiang Lai raised a playful smile, patted his shopping cart, and said readily, "Pay the money, this whole cart is all mine."
Hattori Heiji & Conan:? ?
"Oh, wait, one more thing, give me the rest of the money you have." Little Sheep Jiang Lai nodded and said, "Hand over all the valuables!"
After a pause, the brown-haired boy waved his hand generously and said, "I don't want the pants and shirt anymore. I'll leave them for you guys."
Hattori Heiji & Conan: ???
Finally, the little sheep walked out of the supermarket with a full bag of snacks. He walked quickly to where the car was parked.
"Wuhu, I'm back!" Jiang Lai, the little sheep, threw the heavy bag onto the back seat, sat next to it, and slammed the door shut. "I'm not late, am I?"
Gin, the co-pilot, glanced at his watch and sneered, "You're on point, Icewine."
There are just a few seconds left until ten minutes.
"Thank you for the compliment!" Little sheep Jiang Lai nodded.
"Why did you buy so many?" Akai Shuichi glanced in the rearview mirror and said, "Don't leave anything in the car later. We have to return the car, and it will be troublesome if it gets dirty."
"Don't worry!" The little sheep Jiang Lai responded with a smile.
Fortunately, this is a rental car. If Gin's grandfather drove a Porsche, there is a 99% chance that he would not let him throw things in it.
"I'm so hungry. Today's mission is too tiring," the little sheep Jiang Lai couldn't wait to tear open a bag of cheese sticks and lean forward, "The first cheese stick is for Brother Gin!"
"Get lost." Gin said indifferently.
"Ah...you don't want to eat it?" Little Sheep Jiang Lai pouted, "Miao Meiwei's cheese sticks are super delicious."
The brown-haired boy then looked at Akai Shuichi: "Rai doesn't want to eat it, right? Okay, I get it, then I'll eat it myself." He then stuffed the cheese stick into his mouth and sat back in his original position.
Akai Shuichi: ???
Akai Shuichi: ...I haven't replied at all. :-D
Jiang Lai, the little sheep in the back seat, tore open another bag of potato chips.
"Drive, Lei." Gin said in a low, commanding voice.
"Crunch, crunch." The sound of chewing potato chips.
"Okay." Shuichi Akai said in a calm voice, he regained his attention and prepared to drive.
"Slurp slurp." The sound of sipping drinks.
Gin's forehead began to twitch again. He released his pressure, and his voice was full of pressure: "Ice wine!"
"Meh?" The little sheep Jiang Lai blinked, leaned over, and said cautiously and hesitantly, "Brother Gin... do you want to eat cheese sticks? But I've already eaten meh."
Gin responded by bringing a Beretta down on the kid's forehead with a ferocious move!
"I'll kill you if you make another sound." Gin's voice was cold, like a winter wind sweeping across the grass.
The little sheep Jiang Lai blinked his dark eyes, silently retracted his body, and stuffed the potato chips and drinks into the garbage bag.
Gin calmed down with satisfaction.
Then the little lamb quickly stuffed a piece of marshmallow into his mouth and raised his phone before Gin could speak: "I'm working, I'm working!" His voice was a little vague.
Gin: “…” The murderous urge gradually arose, but he held it back.
The performance and actions of the little sheep made Gin retract his original suspicion that he was going to the supermarket. He seemed to be just greedy and lively, but he really went to the supermarket to buy snacks.
Jiang Lai: Breathe a sigh of relief.jpg
Akai Shuichi spoke up at the right time: "Give me the route map of the nearest distance, ice wine."
"Okay." Little sheep Jiang Lai entered the working state in a second and started searching seriously with his mobile phone.
"..." Gin's deep green eyes swept over, and then he gave a deep command, "Surveillance of the surroundings, follow-up of the mission, and route planning map."
"Understand!"
The little sheep Jiang Lai responded in a crisp voice. He operated the system on two screens. On one side was the task assigned by Gin and Lei, and on the other side was the group chat of the loving family.
Author's words: Little Sheep Jiang Lai: Hush money, give me money! Give me all the valuables - no pants or shirts. :-D
Hattori Heiji & Conan:? ?
Little Sheep Jiang Lai: Delicious cheese sticks! The first one is for Brother Gin!
Gin: Roll.
Little Sheep Jiang Lai: Delicious cheese sticks! Yeah, I understand, Lai Yi doesn't want to eat it~
Akai Shuichi:? ? I haven't even said anything yet? ? :-D
Jiang Lai: Very good, the performance was perfect. Even the suspicious Gin didn’t ask me why I went to the supermarket!
Jiang Lai: What else could the little sheep have in mind? The little sheep just wanted to eat some snacks (I’m sure)