Stay away from Conan

Chapter 375 The elevator is overloaded, don’t hang up the phone

"How about it? Now that you know you can change back to your original appearance, are you already ready to do it!"

Conan squinted his eyes and said with a smile, waiting for Xiao Ai's response.

In response, Xiao Ai had a slightly indifferent expression and did not respond.

Seeing this, Conan couldn't help but grimace and said depressedly:

"What? It's boring."

As he said that, Conan continued to look casually on the bookshelf, and then suddenly saw a pile of books in the open cabinet leaning against the window, so he walked over curiously, squatted down, and took out the books in the cabinet. I took out the book and read it——

"Original books imported from abroad?"

Looking at the cover of the book that was still intact in Conan's hand, Xiao Ai, who came over, couldn't help but say.

"It's strange. The backs of these imported books are all facing inward. Have they been placed backwards? But they are still wrapped in plastic sleeves?"

Slightly confused, Conan couldn't help but say.

"Kid, this is not the book you should read!"

Just as he was thinking, a figure suddenly came behind Conan and said to Conan.

Turning around, he saw an old man in a suit who looked to be in his fifties. He was the director of the Mihua Library, and his name was Tsugawa Hideharu.

"Ah! I'm sorry."

Replied politely, Conan returned the book in his hand to Tsugawa Hideji, and then saw him take out the box containing these imported books from the cabinet, and put in the few books that Conan gave him. After picking up the box, he closed the door of the cupboard and prepared to leave while carrying the box.

At this time, Xiao Ai walked towards the toilet nearby with an indifferent expression. Seeing this, Ayumi, who was still reading a book, couldn't help but put down the book and followed Xiao Ai to the toilet, leaving only Mitsuhiko and Genta staying there. Waiting for Ayumi to come back.

"Haihara-san, wait for me!"

Following Xiao Ai to the women's restroom, Ayumi stopped Xiao Ai.

"Yoshida-san, what's the matter?"

Xiao Ai asked somewhat unexpectedly.

"that……"

A little hesitantly, Ayumi couldn't express what was in her heart for a while, but after thinking about it, she still felt a little embarrassed and mustered up the courage to ask:

"Why do you know Conan so well, Haibara-san?"

"What?"

Puzzled, Xiao Ai said unexpectedly.

"Because, when you and Conan are alone, you always have a good conversation with Conan..."

Lowering her head slightly, Ayumi avoided Xiao Ai's gaze.

"Do you like Conan?"

After gathering up the courage, Bumi raised her head, looked at Xiao Ai, and asked the question seriously.

Hearing this, Xiao Ai couldn't help being a little surprised, and then showed a mysterious smile:

"What if so?"

As if asking rhetorically.

"ah?"

Ayumi's tone couldn't help but weaken a little, and then she said intermittently:

"No...can't..."

"Don't worry, I don't like that guy yet."

Seeing the little girl in front of her speaking so coquettishly, Xiao Ai didn't do much teasing and said this in a calm tone.

In response to this, Ayumi, who was still in a low mood, immediately beamed——

"That's great!"

After saying that, he ran out of the women's restroom happily——

"really!"

After walking out of the women's restroom, Ayumi didn't forget to turn around and say something.

Seeing this, Xiao Ai could not help but reveal a faint smile - Edogawa, what are you going to do?

However, at this moment, a rapid siren suddenly sounded outside the library.

Hearing this sound, Genta and Mitsuhiko, who were still waiting for Ayumi to come back to read in their seats, couldn't help but curiously ran to the window, stood on tiptoes and looked downstairs——

"Ah! Conan, come and see!"

After Yuantai saw the scene downstairs, he couldn't help but said to Conan who was also in front of the window:

"There's a police car! It seems like something happened!"

Just as he was talking, a female staff member suddenly ran over in a panic, came to the reading room, found Hideharu Tsugawa, and said:

"Director! The police are downstairs..."

"The police are coming in!"

Mitsuhiko couldn't help but say when he saw the policemen coming out of the police car downstairs and entering the library.

"Did something happen?"

Ayumi was in a good mood, but after hearing that the police were coming, she immediately came over and said excitedly.

"I'll go check it out!"

Seeing this, Conan knew that something must have happened and couldn't help but run towards the elevator nearby. At this time, Tsugawa Hideharu also happened to walk into the elevator carrying a box——

"Wait a minute Conan!"

In response to this, Genta, Mitsuhiko and Ayumi couldn't help but run up. When they came out of the toilet and saw them running towards the elevator, Xiao Laihe sighed and followed them.

However, just after taking a few steps, Xiao Ai's cell phone rang. She took it out and looked at it, and found that it was Gao Yuan calling——

"Hello? What's going on?"

After answering the phone, Xiao Ai asked coldly.

"Haiyuan, I'm sorry, I may have to stay in the hospital for infusion until the evening...ahem...you don't have to wait for me for dinner...ahem..."

On the phone, Gao Yuan's coughing and hoarse voice came.

Hearing this, Xiao Ai couldn't help but rolled her eyes:

"Ah, why is your condition getting worse..."

While talking, Xiao Ai followed several people from the detective team to the elevator entrance. As soon as they ran into the elevator, the elevator made a "ding, ding, ding" sound, indicating that it was overloaded——

"Overloaded!"

Mitsuhiko couldn't help shouting, "There are only seven passengers!"

Looking at the text signs in the elevator, Mitsuhiko said.

"1, 2, 3..."

In response, Yuantai began to count the number of people in the elevator——

"Strange, there are exactly seven of us!"

Yuantai was a little flustered, clasping his fingers, fearing that he had made a mistake.

"Idiot! You forgot to include it yourself!"

Conan couldn't help but complain.

So, seeing that the elevator was overloaded, Xiao Ai stood outside the elevator and did not go in. But looking at the staffing in the elevator at this time, four adults and four children, Xiao Ai couldn't help but blink, feeling that something was wrong. ——

"Haiyuan, where are you now?"

Suddenly, Gao Yuan's calm tone on the other end of the phone turned into a serious inquiry.

"Mihua Library, what's wrong?"

Sensing the change in Gao Yuan's tone, Xiao Ai asked doubtfully.

"Don't hang up the phone yet!"

Gao Yuan suddenly said seriously.

At this time, because the elevator was overloaded, several people from the detective team had to get out of the elevator and ran downstairs from the side stairs, while Xiao Ai continued to answer the phone and followed Conan and the others.

At this point, the elevator overload warning stopped and the elevator door closed smoothly——

"I listened to you and didn't get into the elevator. What's wrong?"

Coming to the stairwell, Xiao Ai continued to ask in confusion.

"Ahem...how many adults and children are in the elevator when it's overloaded?"

Gao Yuan asked on the day of the phone call.

"Four adults, and Conan and the others..."

With that said, Xiao Ai finally realized what was wrong just now:

"Hey! Gao Yuan! What's going on! Did you notice something when you didn't let me enter the elevator?"

"Let's not talk about this first. I heard the siren in the background. Are there police officers here? Don't hang up the phone and listen to what the police are doing here."

Gao Yuan instructed.

So, Xiao Ai nodded, without hanging up the call, and followed Conan and the others down the stairs to the first floor of the library.

At this time, Officer Megure, who was leading the team, was already here and started asking some questions to the library director Tsugawa Hideharu who had just come downstairs...