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But Yuu Aragaki clearly remembered that Akemi Miyano had mentioned the movie time was 10 p.m.
10 PM...!?
The moment Akemi Miyano pulled him out the door, Yuu Aragaki finally realized why Ran had felt so familiar with the midnight movie on May 3rd that Teiji Moriya had mentioned at his house.
It turns out that the movie Ran wanted to watch with Shinichi was the very one that Akemi Miyano had invited her to see.
"What a coincidence!" Aragaki Yu, who had been pulled into the passenger seat, suddenly slapped his thigh in Miyano Akemi's surprised gaze.
"Hehe, I wonder how Shinichi Kudo will handle Ran's invitation." Yuu Aragaki couldn't help but chuckle to himself. "At this point, Ai Haibara probably hasn't developed a temporary antidote for APTX-4869 yet."
However, before Aragaki Yu had been stealing for long, his gaze toward Miyano Akemi became strange.
Because he remembered that Teiji Moriya had said that place was the perfect date spot for young couples...
"Miyano Akemi... could she be interested in me?!"
When the thought popped into his head, Aragaki Yuu suddenly froze.
Akemi Miyano, who had just started the car in the driver's seat, looked at Yuu Aragaki, who was slapping his thigh one moment and staring straight at her the next, and couldn't help but feel a little confused. She couldn't help but reach out and wave her hand in front of Yuu's eyes: "Aragaki... little brother, are you alright?"
"No, it's nothing! Yami-nee!" Coming back to her senses, Aragaki Yu quickly banished the unreliable thoughts from her head, while muttering to herself, "Hahaha, how could this be! It must be my imagination."
……
Meanwhile, in Aragaki Yu's Yin-Yang Domain.
Yuki-onna, along with other shikigami like Yoto-hime, were sitting together in a circle.
Everyone looked very serious, exchanging glances without making any small movements.
The next second, the Snow Woman suddenly cleared her throat and said in a serious tone, "Now, the first meeting concerning the protection of the Onmyoji's ownership rights officially begins! Everyone is welcome to speak freely about any opinions or views you may have!"
"!!!"
……
And just like that, Aragaki Yu was suddenly dragged to a shopping mall by Miyano Akemi and began to wander around various stores.
Although Miyano Akemi didn't seem to intend to buy anything, she still dragged Aragaki Yuu through the shops one by one, appearing quite interested.
They even ran into Ran and Sonoko picking out gifts along the way.
Ran and Sonoko were clearly very surprised when they saw Aragaki Yu and Miyano Akemi, a couple, at the shopping mall.
Sonoko winked at the two of them in an ambiguous way, but was met with a cold eye roll from Aragaki Yu.
"Miss Yami, what are you doing here?" Taking advantage of the moment when Sonoko and Aragaki Yu were glaring at each other, Ran curiously approached Miyano Akemi and asked in a low voice, gossiping.
"I happened to have two movie tickets, and since I didn't want to waste them, I had to bring my little brother Aragaki along." The well-informed Akemi Miyano naturally knew what these little girls were thinking, so she didn't reveal any flaws on her face and explained to them calmly.
However, this was also because she knew very well that Ran had Shinichi Kudo as her childhood friend, and that Sonoko and Yuu Aragaki didn't seem to be getting any romantic interest in each other, which is why she said that.
If any guys who have designs on Aragaki Yu appear now, Miyano Akemi wouldn't mind pretending to go on a date with Aragaki Yu for her sister's sake, to drive away those guys with ulterior motives.
"Hehe~" Miyano Akemi couldn't help but chuckle to herself. "You know, Aragaki is the brother-in-law I've decided on. No one can take him away from me!"
(Ai Haibara: ???)
"Ran, what are you buying? Clothes?" Miyano Akemi noticed the sweater in Ran's hand and asked curiously.
"Hmm..." Hearing Miyano Akemi's words, Ran seemed a little shy. She couldn't help but blush and nod slightly. "Yes... I'm picking out a gift for Shinichi. Sonoko came with me."
"Huh!?" At the afternoon tea party at Teiji Moriya's house, Akemi Miyano, who hadn't been invited to visit the exhibition hall, was clearly unaware of this. Therefore, upon hearing Ran's words, she was obviously surprised for a moment, and then immediately became interested in the matter. "Ran, why don't we go together? Maybe I can give you some advice!"
Chapter 233 Date?
"Hmm? Won't this disturb you?" Ran looked at Aragaki Yu and Miyano Akemi with some hesitation.
Although she was tempted to have someone as stylish and beautiful as Yami offer her advice, Ran was still somewhat suspicious of her and Aragaki Yu going shopping together, fearing that she might disturb their date.
"Of course not!" Miyano Akemi replied with a smile, then rolled her eyes at Aragaki Yu in front of Ran and Sonoko, "That guy is like a block of wood, no matter what it is, he just says things like 'it's okay' or 'not bad'!"
"Hahaha~"
Hearing Akemi Miyano's complaint, Ran, who deeply sympathized, couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Yeah, yeah, Masami-nee, let me tell you, Shinichi is just like that too. It's so annoying to have him come with me to pick out things!"
Seeing Ran and Akemi Miyano suddenly burst into laughter, Sonoko muttered irritably, "Sigh~ I'm really envious of you two. As a single dog like me, I don't even have the chance to experience this kind of distress..."
"..."
Listening to the three women chatting, Aragaki Yu silently turned his head away, preferring not to see them.
Just then, Aragaki Yu noticed that some of the TVs on the display cabinet next to him were suddenly interrupted by commercials—
The teenager who moved the explosives from the residential area to an open area outside the highway has been taken to a police hospital and is receiving careful care from the police.
"Conan!?"
Yuu Aragaki immediately recognized the boy's back in the video.
Fortunately, Ran and Sonoko were engrossed in chatting with Akemi Miyano at that moment, so they didn't notice what was happening.
After hesitating for a moment, Aragaki Yu sent a text message to Miyano Akemi and then immediately rushed to the police hospital where Conan was.
……
Inspector Megure said, "He's fine. The doctor said he was just knocked unconscious by the shockwave of the explosion. He'll be fine after some rest."
"Phew, that's good." Yuya Aragaki visibly relaxed, but his brows quickly furrowed again. "How did Conan get affected by the bomb? I heard on the news that someone planted a bomb in the city?"
Professor Agasa was about to explain something, but then he remembered the police's request for him to keep it a secret, so he looked at Inspector Megure with a conflicted expression.
Inspector Megure hesitated for a moment, but considering the help Aragaki had given the police, he nodded to Professor Agasa after only a brief pause.
So, after embellishing the whole incident, Dr. Agasa recounted it again.
Aragaki Yuya roughly understood what Professor Agasa meant.
In short, Shinichi Kudo received a phone call from a stranger. The mysterious person on the other end of the line told Shinichi that he was the one who stole the explosives from the Japanese gunpowder depot, and at the same time, he used a mobile phone to notify him of the location where the bomb was planted.
Because Shinichi Kudo is currently embroiled in a case and cannot leave, he can only ask Conan to help investigate the bomb-related matter.
After that, Conan did find the bomb, and in the process of transporting it to a sparsely populated area, he was affected by the shock wave generated by the bomb's explosion.
……
After learning the general outline of the incident, Yuu Aragaki greeted Professor Agasa and Inspector Megure, then quietly opened the door to Conan's hospital room and tiptoed inside.
Everyone in the room clearly noticed the noise from Aragaki Yu opening the door and turned to look at the doorway.
Upon seeing that the person who arrived was Aragaki Yu, the members of the Junior Detective League beamed with joy and couldn't help but exclaim, "Big brother Aragaki! Um..."
But they immediately realized they were still in the hospital and couldn't disturb Conan who was still lying in bed, so they quickly covered their mouths.
When Kogoro Mouri saw Yuu Aragaki enter the room, he simply nodded and greeted him.
Yuu Aragaki nodded in response to the group, but did not say anything.
From Kogoro Mouri's anxious expression, Yuya Aragaki could tell that he really cared about Conan, the child who was staying with them.
The next moment, Professor Agasa followed behind Yuu Aragaki into the ward, preparing to check on Conan's condition again.
Just then, Conan on the hospital bed suddenly frowned, his hand twitched involuntarily, and he began to mutter incomprehensible words.
"Conan!"
Noticing that Conan had suddenly stirred, everyone excitedly gathered around the hospital bed.
Although Kogoro Mouri remained seated on the sofa and appeared to show no reaction, Yuu Aragaki noticed that Kogoro's furrowed brows relaxed considerably the moment he noticed Conan's movement.
Conan, lying on the hospital bed, slowly woke up from his coma.
He opened his eyes somewhat dazedly, staring blankly at the unfamiliar room and the familiar faces surrounding him.
"Conan's awake!" Ayumi excitedly reminded everyone.
"Conan, are you alright?" Genta asked with concern.
"Ah, where is this..." Conan asked, rubbing his still slightly dizzy forehead and frowning.
Ayumi whispered a reminder, "This is a hospital."
"Hmm..." Conan finally remembered that he seemed to have been riding a bicycle, transporting the pet carrier containing the bomb to an open area outside the highway. After the pet carrier was thrown into the river, he didn't have time to run far enough and was eventually hit by the bomb, knocking him unconscious...
Just as Conan was recalling what had happened, Kogoro Mouri, who was sitting on the sofa next to him, suddenly stood up and asked with a serious expression, "Conan! What exactly happened? Tell me!"
"Uncle, Uncle!?" Conan was startled by Kogoro Mouri's sudden outburst.
"Don't get excited!" Professor Agasa hugged the excited Kogoro.
Kogoro Mouri's face was very ugly: "Conan, explain yourself clearly, what exactly happened!"
"Let's ask later, Mr. Mori. Let's have the doctor check on Conan first!" Yuu Aragaki quickly stepped forward to help dissuade him.
Although Kogoro Mouri looked very angry, it was clearly because of his concern and care for Conan. After hearing the word "doctor," Kogoro Mouri calmed down under the pull of Professor Agasa and Yuu Aragaki, and sat down on the sofa next to him in a huff.
Chapter 234 Awakening
"You don't need to worry too much. I've already checked him, and there's nothing wrong with his brainwaves," the doctor reassured everyone after giving Conan a thorough examination. "I think he just needs a good night's rest, and he can be discharged."
"Thank you so much, doctor, you've really gone to so much trouble!"
Watching the doctor leave, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief after learning that Conan was alright and would be discharged soon.