**Chapter 153: The Skilled and Fluent Falling Man**

"Because I can only stay at his house now."

Haibara Ai squinted her eyes and looked at Conan with a face full of disdain, "After all, I don't know which detective it was that kicked me out in the middle of the night when I had nowhere else to go. If it weren't for him, I might have already fainted in some unknown alley and been taken away by bad guys."

Conan: "......"

Alright, it was indeed him who kicked her out.

He admits, that night he was a bit too agitated.

But he never thought that this guy would end up staying at Fujino's house...

And transferred to Teitan Elementary School.

Taking a deep breath, Conan asked again, "Since you're the developer of the drug that made me small, you must also have a way to turn me back into an adult, right?"

"You want me to help you turn back into Kudo Shinichi?"

"That's right!"

Conan showed a serious expression.

"Are you an idiot?"

Haibara Ai looked at him with a face like she was looking at an idiot.

"Huh?"

Conan frowned.

"That drug wasn't developed by me alone."

Haibara Ai helplessly waved her hand, "All the research data of APTX4869 was in the lab I was in. With such a large amount of data, how could a human like me remember it all?"

Conan pressed on, "Then where is that lab?!"

"Gone."

Haibara Ai spread her hands, explaining, "The night I escaped, those people already destroyed the pharmaceutical company, and probably, they are now trying their best to erase everything about me... you better not waste your efforts."

"How could this be."

Conan gritted his teeth, showing a disappointed expression.

"But it's not entirely hopeless. Two years ago, I lent some travel photos from my sister to Professor Hirota Masami at Nanyang University. At that time, I might have mixed some APTX4869 research data into it. If you can find that disk, you might be able to find the research data of the drug..."

At this moment, Haibara Ai sighed and continued, "But that's not urgent. Even if you go now, it won't help. You should focus on the current case first. That woman might really be from the organization."

Actually, she guessed the woman probably wasn't from the organization.

After all, if the organization was involved, they wouldn't leave any clues.

Let alone let the kidnapped person's family call the police.

She just wanted to see how Kudo Shinichi's reasoning ability compared to Fujino's.

As for that disk, it's probably already been discovered by the organization.

Nightfall was approaching.

Fujino stood on the rooftop of the newspaper office.

The breeze on the roof fluttered the hem of his black trench coat.

"So, as we said! There's someone on the rooftop of the building next door making counterfeit money!"

At this moment, the shout of a child came. Fujino leaned over and looked down, seeing a group of children talking to the police at the entrance of the newspaper office.

With his keen perception, he could hear clearly.

In Fujino's observation, Genta pushed a child in front of him, pointing to the nearby Ootorizan Newspaper office, "And those people kidnapped his brother!"

"Hahaha!"

The two policemen on patrol laughed at the sight of the children.

"Little boy, you must have watched too many police and thief movies, huh?"

One tall and thin policeman laughed, "How could someone make counterfeit money right next to the police station."

"Alright, alright, you kids should go home now. If you don't, your parents will worry."

Another patrolman kindly reminded them.

Conan's face was gloomy.

It's not the policemen's fault for not taking it seriously.

After all, they are just elementary school students...

"You all wait here! Don't act on your own!"

Conan instructed the kids and then ran towards a phone booth nearby.

Though risky, he planned to report this as Kudo Shinichi again.

If elementary school students can't be trusted, a high school detective should be believed, right?

"Hey, let's go in and check it out!"

After Conan left, Genta eagerly suggested.

"But Conan told us to wait here."

"I bet Conan wants to hog all the credit again!"

Genta dismissed Ayumi's concern, "Every time, Conan steals the spotlight."

Mitsuhiko, hesitant, glanced at Haibara Ai, then gathered his courage, "Right, if we find evidence, the police will believe us!"

"Then let's act quickly!"

Genta puffed out his chest, playing the role of the leader.

Haibara Ai calmly watched this, feeling somewhat speechless.

These kids are too daring.

Investigating a counterfeiting gang without police help?

Are they courting death?

Haibara Ai sighed.

She took out her phone, glanced at the contact named Fujino, and after a moment of silence, sent a message: "Ootorizan Newspaper, my friends and I found a counterfeiting gang."

Shortly after sending the message, she received a reply.

Fujino: "Are you inside already?"

Haibara Ai glanced at the excited children: "They went in."

Fujino: "I'm nearby, be careful."

After getting the reply, Haibara Ai put away her phone.

"He's nearby?"

Haibara Ai looked around, feeling a sense that Fujino was nearby.

But shaking off the feeling, she thought it might be an illusion...

She looked at the children who had entered the office and followed them in.

Actually, it wasn't an illusion.

Someone was indeed watching from the rooftop.

Fujino, standing on the rooftop, put away his phone, opened the system interface, and looked at the blinking red dot under his feet with a slight smile.

[Take note, this man named Fujino is now putting away his phone, with a sly smile on his face...]

On a certain road, in a black Porsche.

Gin, driving the car, holding a phone with his head tilted, lit a cigarette, took a deep puff, and asked Vodka on the other end, "Found the leaked research data?"

"Sorry, boss, it was stolen."

Far away in Fukuoka, Vodka, with a cigarette, answered.

"Stolen?"

Gin's face darkened, "Any leads?"

"Not yet."

Vodka frowned.

"The disk has the organization's virus. Even if stolen, it's not a big problem..."

Gin took a deep drag, paused, and continued, "Found Sherry?"

"Our people are searching, but still no trace."

Vodka frowned, "It seems she was rescued... On the night she escaped, the ten or so people I sent were all taken down."

"Any clues about the rescuer?"

"Based on descriptions, it's probably the person who attacked our members before."

"That person again?"

Gin bit his cigarette harder, his face getting colder.

The last runaway was also caught by this person.

It's clear the other side knows about the organization.

And is interfering in various ways.

"They must know about us... Otherwise, they wouldn't have stormed the lab and rescued her, and taken the research data long ago."

Gin looked at the road, "Sherry must have spilled a lot about us..."

"Still searching for her?"

Vodka asked.

"Yes, find her, dead or alive."

Gin paused, "But reduce the manpower for her. Not worth it for a captive woman. Focus on destroying what she knows before they get to it."

...

Ten minutes later.

The Detective Boys, in their daring action, were captured by Silver Fox.

Hearing the children's cries from below, Fujino took out a mirror.

In the office below, two men had Genta, Ayumi, and Mitsuhiko under control, while Haibara Ai hid, unusually calm.

A woman in black, Silver Fox, drew a gun, clearly Fujino's target.

"Is it time?"

Fujino murmured, watching the situation below.

He took out several enhancement cards and crushed them.

[Detective Enhancement Activated: Physical abilities increased by 225%]

[Advanced Strength Enhancement Card Used: Strength increased by 200%]

[Advanced Perception Card Used: Perception increased by 200%]

With these system prompts, Fujino confirmed the red rope around his waist was tight, then leaped down.

In a fluent and skilled descent, he broke through the office window on the third floor with his wooden sword.

"Crash!"

With the glass breaking, Fujino entered the room.

"Who are you?!"

Silver Fox turned, startled, seeing Fujino.

Without a word, Fujino used his momentum from the fall, rolled forward, and before anyone could react, charged, swinging his wooden sword at Silver Fox's wrist.

The wooden sword made a swishing sound as it cut through the air.

Before Silver Fox could react, the sword struck her wrist, making her yelp in pain, dropping the gun.

Seeing the gun fall, Fujino quickly followed with a kick to her abdomen.

Enhanced by the cards and elderly shoes, the kick was powerful.

Silver Fox flew nearly two meters, hitting the door and falling to the floor.

(End of the chapter)