"Ketchup! Where's my ketchup!?"
McDonald's welcomed a group of strange customers this morning.
A delicate and gentle handsome guy, a handsome guy with a cold face and long hair, a spirited girl with tattoos on the corners of her eyes, a driver wearing sunglasses, a giant bodyguard with a bandage and plaster, and a Zhongdeng who seemed to be just making up the numbers without any sense of existence--
A strange combination, and they were all dressed in black.
It didn't seem like they were members of some kind of gang, but when this group of people walked into the store, their cold oppression made the customers in front of the counter subconsciously step aside, and the young clerk was a little afraid to look them in the eye.
"What to eat?"
Gin looked at the menu.
"Two pork and egg McMuffins, one bacon maple muffin, two hash browns and a cup of hot coffee, please."
Hayashi Yoshiki paused for a moment and smiled at the nervous clerk, "And then order a pork fillet and egg McMuffin set meal to go."
"OK...."
The clerk nodded and started taking the order.
The others hesitated for a while, and then ordered food one after another.
Gin, who was the last one to come, swiped his card.
He walked towards the dining area with his hands in his pockets and caught a glimpse of a group of people sitting at a bar-like counter facing the window.
"As expected, I still want to eat at a high-end restaurant. A high-end restaurant."
"That's good enough, right? Besides, there are no French restaurants open at this time."
"cut!"
Chianti ignored Vodka's words. She crossed her arms over her chest with a surly expression on her face.
Gin walked around her and sat next to Vodka.
Next to Hayashi Yoshiki sat Cohen, who looked more like a fisherman than a killer, and nodded to Hayashi Yoshiki quietly, "I heard that your new book is almost finished, right?"
"Oh, yeah...it will probably be ready for release in two months."
"How about it?"
"What?"
"Is my name written in as a supporting role?"
"Yes."
Hayashi Yoshiki responded with a smile.
So Cohen stopped talking, but his expression seemed to have a subtle sense of satisfaction and anticipation.
McDonald's is always very fast, and everyone got their own meal before long.
Hayashi Yoshiki started eating by himself.
He didn't eat very slowly, but he did eat with elegance. He didn't eat the tequila next to him, which he finished in two or three gulps. After that, he rolled up the wrapper with his left hand, looked at the others and said vaguely, "Not bad."
At this moment Chianti suddenly shouted: "Ketchup! Where's my ketchup!?"
"..."
No one answered her, so Chianti began to look around and finally found Cohen.
"This is my share." She didn't say anything, so the honest man took the initiative.
"Brother, what did you order?"
Vodka looked at Gin who was putting ketchup on his meal.
The latter did not answer this question.
The model worker, who had not slept all night, had further content to report to his superiors, so he even ordered two cups of coffee.
Breakfast didn't take too long.
After these people finished eating and left, the staff and customers were still wondering... Could it be that these people were actually actors in a movie?
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On the second floor of Kindaichi Detective Agency, Miyano Shiho has been staying here for the past few days.
Away from the high-pressure environment brought by the research institute and Gin, the rare leisure and sense of security made Miyano Shiho live very comfortably these days.
She was grateful for Cointreau.
Although she felt a little bored here because there was nothing to do and nowhere to go, she didn't hate this feeling.
Miyano Shiho got up at around eight this morning. She had already gotten used to her childish body and had just finished washing up when she came to the sofa to read a magazine, but suddenly, a strong chill struck her -
Her face turned livid in an instant.
It's gin!
A slight tingling pain like needles and an inexplicable sense of tension surged from the spine into the brain. Haibara Ai hugged her shoulders in horror, as if she had been deprived of the right to breathe... At this moment, she felt like she was thrown naked in the snow and ice, and could no longer feel any warmth.
Miyano Shiho has sensed it, he is definitely nearby...!
Have I been exposed after all?
What about Cointreau?
The girl's brain was in a mess with fear, and she grabbed her shoulders with such force that she almost pinched them to bleed.
Click--
The key was inserted into the door and turned, and the sound of the door lock being unlocked rang out.
She stared at the door as it was slowly pushed open.
"Good morning, I brought you breakfast." Hayashi Yoshiki walked in and closed the door.
"..."
Miyano Shiho did not respond. Her face was pale and she was sweating. Hayashi Yoshiki understood at a glance: "Don't worry, Gin and the others have left."
With just these words, Miyano Shiho seemed to regain the warmth of this world... Slowly regaining consciousness, she indeed felt that the breath that frightened her had disappeared without her noticing, but she was still a little uneasy: "They.....?"
"Well, because I didn't drive out last night, I asked them to send me here."
As Hayashi Yoshiki said this, he put the thing in his hand against Miyano Shiho's face... She gradually relaxed as she felt the residual warmth and aroma of the food through the oil paper bag.
Then she heard Hayashi Yoshiki say:
"By the way, this is Gin's bill."
"..."
Miyano Shiho suddenly didn't feel like eating anymore.
However, in the end she still chose Zhenxiang.
"You last night...?"
"The mission requires me to follow them."
"Are you hurt?"
"No."
Miyano Shiho did not ask any further questions.
The organization's mission might be blackmail or murder...but no matter how many questions she asked, it was meaningless - perhaps just like she had to study ApTx4869 at the request of the organization, Cointreau could not resist once he received the order.
She ate her breakfast in small bites.
A clever and cute face coupled with a serious look, she naturally reveals her mature side even though she is just a child... This is probably the charm of Miyano Shiho, or Haibara Ai.
"Any ideas for next?"
".....I plan to contact Kudo Shinichi."
"Okay, I understand."
Hayashi Yoshiki also agreed with Miyano Shiho's idea.
It is still suitable for her to stay with Dr. Agasa - the organization will never let up its efforts to track her down, and she is always under the organization's sight. Moreover, once the incident in "Shadow of the Dark Steel" happens and Haibara Ai is confirmed to be Miyano Shiho, she will be suspected by Gin first.
Even though Vermouth's actions later fooled Gin again, it was still too dangerous.
It just so happens that Hayashi Yoshiki can use Haibara Ai to ask Dr. Agasa to help him get something.