"Long enough to see everything," said the girl. She was still in her pajamas and came into the room with wet hair and a towel on her shoulder.
"You overheard us," said Conan. He was trying to change the subject and dissuade her from saying anything.
"If you want to talk about something quietly, then you shouldn't do it here when I'm there," Ai replied and looked at him.
"You weren't really there, you slept, we made sure," replied the little one.
"You just come into my room and watch me sleep?"
"It wasn't like that either. What I wanted to say ... we didn't want to involve you in the matter, you were so scared back then," said Conan.
"That was then and now is now," Haibara grumbled.
"Now don't argue," the professor tried to settle the argument and looked now and then at Heiji, who also didn't know what to do to make them stop.
"You act like always. I just wanted to help you," interjected the shrunken man."Have you ever thought that this would make things worse? I can manage on my own and at some point you will find me, it's just a matter of time."
"Stop this lyre. They won't find you and I told you then. I will protect you, so please relax," said Conan.
"Quiet", Heiji yelled and took Conan upstairs. "You can't take that anymore," he sighed and looked at both children alternately.
"Don't tell me," said Ai and crossed her arms.
She went to the computer that was in the room and then started a program. She was doing research, still trying to find an antidote for the APTX 4869.
"It's okay. I'm sorry," Conan sighed and looked at his friend. "Can you let me down now?"

"Now that she knows, are we still staying here for the night of the party?" Heiji asked, throwing the old topic back in.
"It would be best if we had to do the math," Conan nodded in agreement.
"I can also take care of myself alone."
"No, you can't. Afterwards you still sacrifice yourself or wait for you to somehow get on it, like on the bus," Conan replied.
"On the bus ... those eyes ... they pierce me ... I could feel their black aura ... so strong", Ai stammered and now hugged himself.
"Hey ... Haibara," Conan said and put his hands on her shoulder. "Whose eyes? Chris Vineyard's or Miss Jodie's?"
Conan just didn't give up on that, he just wanted to know if she meant it and find out quickly.
"Those eyes ... the pure evil ...."
"Conan, now let Ai recover," asked the professor. He was quite worried about the girl and would have wished they hadn't started on this topic now.
To make Ai feel better, he brought her back to her room and tried to calm her down.

"You see, that's exactly what I mean. She gets scared when it comes down to it," Conan said and looked at Heiji.
"And that's why we can't leave her alone.Am I right?"
"Yes, you did. She says she's strong and she wouldn't mind any of this, but that's not true. She minds a lot more and she's scared ... it makes her worse. That's why I want her Don't leave them alone in the evening either. She shouldn't be afraid, "said the little one.
"So we play more or less babysitting then?", Heiji grinned a little.
"No, not that. But understand. If one of the men in black shows up here, or even Chris Vineyard, then Ai will be just like she was. She will tremble and be scared," he sighed.
"Didn't you even say she'd met this gin before?"
"Oh yes, I still remember that. She was so scared and still pretended not to care," said Conan.
He remembered that very well, including how it all started.
The black Porsche.
They had seen him then and the little one had been so amazed that there was anyone who drove this car. And then the shock.
The driver was one of the men in black.
Gin.

At that time Shiho climbed up over the chimney and was on the roof. It was snowing, and the snow was still falling, but even if the temperature was a little higher, it had been quite comfortable. Far and wide, there was no one. Shiho was instructed by the professor to just stay where she was and not move from the spot, she couldn't do that either, which is why it wasn't a problem. But she was surprised.
From the men in black.
As soon as Shiho straightened up, she was shot at. Surprised by all of this, she turned and looked her enemy in the face.
"I missed you so much, Sherry," said Gin. He had a grin on his lips and his gun was still aimed at the young woman who was now holding her shoulder.
"Gin," she mumbled softly.
"Let your eyes wander. Isn't that really beautiful?The white flakes in the dark night. What bothers me a little are the glasses frames and the overalls, not appropriate for a beautiful woman like you, absolutely not, but the place is gorgeous. It's just perfect for the big adieu. I'm not right Sherry ..... ", came now from the man in black.
A few more phrases were spoken between the two of them and in the next moment gin shot too. Shiho was already on the floor, she was bleeding and in pain.
She looked her end in the eye now, she knew that she would never get out of here, no matter what she tried, but then he came.
Shinichi Kudo in a shrunken form.
Conan Edogawa.

Back then it was just lucky for them and it was also good that Gin hadn't noticed Ai's transformation, but he was sure to get suspicious. "The chimney", Conan called with the help of the voice transposer and was just able to help the young woman to escape in it.
But there was one thing he hadn't expected. He shot one of his anesthetic arrows at gin. This collapsed briefly on the floor, but had otherwise shown no side effects, which was probably also due to the fact that he looked at the spot and shot the little arrow himself out. But there was still enough time for Conan to disappear and he looked for Ai in the wine cellar.
The men in black had been busy for the first time and had something else to do, they had to wonder who the mysterious savior of Shiho was and only then did gin descend through the chimney.
Pisco's end ...
He knew that Ai had shrunk from the apoptoxin and died with his knowledge, which was only beneficial for the little ones.

"So? What do you want to do now?", Conan asked the same evening when he was on the way away from the Haido City Hotel with the professor and Ai.
"Well, let's see. Now that they know that I'm hiding in this city, I can't stay near you.I couldn't take the floppy disk out of the overall, I suspect it was burned. I have to get away from here, I have no reason to stay here any longer, so don't worry, friends, I'll be gone tomorrow, "said Haibara. She had already been sad at the thought of finding her friends here, but at the knowledge that the organization could find her, it had just been for the best.
Fortunately, Conan was able to convince Ai quickly that Gin would no longer look for her here, after all it would only be more than stupid if she of all places stayed. The organization thought so too and Gin was no longer looking for her in town, but he still wanted to find her.

"But if she was facing gin back then and didn't break down trembling, it's a good sign," said Heiji.
"Not necessarily. You know, before that I accidentally spotted his Porsche and raved about Ai ... she saw the car and you should have seen her look. So scared and after that it wasn't exactly any better," said Conan. "I think everything we see with her, this tough and hard shell is just played. Everything is way too close to her, but she tries to keep a distance in front of us."
"Or she really doesn't care," Heiji shrugged.
"Sure, that's why she was so funny again. Exactly similar things, she usually does when it comes to organization," said the little one and thought about it.
"It's going to be harder than we thought. Well, she now knows we'll be here that evening. Do you think she'll try to get rid of us?"
"No, definitely not. But she'll try to make you feel completely normal, but we shouldn't let that fool you. If she wants, she's a pretty good actress and has a lot to offer," said Conan.
"Then we should be prepared for everything", Heiji nodded and leaned back a little.Now he was standing right against the wall and really had to think. He was worried, about that and about Kazuha.
"Anyway. We don't know whether they will come or not. And then there would also be the question, will she come alone or with someone, or maybe even send gin here," said Conan.
"What? You think she even knows where Ai lives?" Heiji frowned. It had all been a lot more complex than he'd thought it would be.
"I'm not sure. I told Jodie back then that I didn't know Ai ... on the bus, but I don't know if she believed me."
"I don't think so," muttered Heiji.

"Thank you for being here, Professor," Ai said softly. She looked at the old man and smiled a little. He was like a grandfather to her, a nice old man who looked after her and cared about her.
She hadn't felt this feeling for a long time, that feeling meant anything to a person. She loved him and she wouldn't forgive herself if something happened to him, and certainly not if the organization was to blame for it.
"That goes without saying," smiled the professor and sat down next to her. He, too, had taken the little girl to his heart, even back then, when she was lying in front of the kudos' villa and he had taken her with him, in the rain.
Everything happened in the rain.
She looked so weak and he just had to help her, even then she had already told him about Shinichi's secret and hers, since she noticed that the old man knew a lot, maybe too much.
No matter what happened, Ai would protect him, even if she had to give her own life, he was worth it.
"It's not that. You take care of me so touchingly from the start and I keep causing you trouble," the girl sighed softly. She would have loved to hide now, somewhere in a dark corner.
"But you do that if you like someone who has grown dear to you," said the professor.Yes, he liked her, really, really.
Agasa was as always, he actually liked