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Chapter 487: Haibara Ai: Got a Problem? [Bonus chapter for Patron Xianren Lunmouren]
Hiroto Ninomiya led the Brown Horse to the Stable.
"I'm so sorry!" The Man also got out of the car, looking pale with lingering fear as he apologized to Chi Feichei. He then turned to Ōkusu Tomoyuki and explained, "I didn't expect a Guest to be riding such a fast Horse. Usually, we drive directly into the Courtyard. I didn't expect to almost cause an Accident. I'll be careful in the future."
Takeuchi Sanae lowered her head, her face looking somewhat unpleasant, and slightly gritted her teeth.
Huh? Little Conan tilted his head up and noticed Takeuchi Sanae's expression, feeling doubtful. This expression didn't look like lingering fear, but rather like suppressed dissatisfaction...
Ōkusu Tomoyuki looked at the Man, sighed, and without blaming or shirking responsibility, apologized to Mr. Chi, "Mr. Chi, I'm truly sorry. It's because our Ranch's Rules are not perfect, causing you to be frightened."
"It's nothing, I'm fine too." Chi Feichei didn't take it to heart. The Brown Horse wasn't trying to throw him off earlier, it was just instinctively bucking after being startled. Based on the Animal's goodwill towards him, even if he hadn't controlled it at the time, he could have calmed it down slowly, and nothing serious would have happened.
"Ah, By the Way, this is Mr. Sugiyama Motoo," Ōkusu Tomoyuki introduced the Man again, "He's our Ranch's farrier, here today to shoe Madam Rippu."
"Shoe?" Ran was a little curious. Mori Kogoro immediately explained the work of a farrier. The Atmosphere relaxed.
Sugiyama Motoo also seemed quite frightened. After resting for a while, he went to shoe Madam Rippu.
Ōkusu Tomoyuki led the Group to watch the shoeing work for a while, and then asked Takeuchi Sanae to take Ran and Conan to choose Horses and try riding them.
"So that's it, Brother Hichiji, the Place you took Ai riding Horses before was Ok Ranch." Ran chatted with Chi Feichei, "We came because Father wanted to ride Horses too. If I had known you would also come, we should have come together."
"We also only decided to come this morning." Chi Feichei said. If he had known Conan would come to wreak havoc on Ok Ranch, he wouldn't have come today.
Conan took advantage of the others not paying attention, secretly approached Haibara Ai, and asked in a low voice, "Hey, Brother Chi, isn't he a bit off?"
"Is there?" Haibara Ai asked doubtfully.
"During the Bus hijacking Incident last time, his Performance was too calm. His Expression didn't change from beginning to end, and it was the same just now." Conan thought about how pale they were with fright just now, while Chi Feichei was like nothing had happened, and felt there was a big Problem. "I was wondering, could it be that he has no Fear?"
"You're overthinking it," Haibara Ai said calmly. "The amygdala in the Brain is responsible for processing Fear Emotion. People without Fear will not show any reaction in the amygdala when viewing frightening Photos or Videos. Aoyama Fourth Hospital should have conducted this kind of Inspection when they examined Brother Hichiji. If there was a Problem, it would have been discovered long ago. Besides, many people without Fear suffer from Urbach-Wiethe disease, a rare recessive Genetic Disease. Since its discovery, there have only been about 400 reported cases. This Disease is visible from the Skin. After the Bus hijacking Incident, I observed Brother Hichiji and didn't see this Situation. So, you guessed wrong this time."
Conan suddenly thought of Doctor Agasa, whose Diet is strictly controlled, and sweated a bit, then asked doubtfully, "Is it because his Personality is too calm then?"
Haibara Ai nodded and added, "Or perhaps it's because he has a very good regulatory System, or his frontal cortex is very strong. When encountering frightening Situations, he can convince himself to block the Fear Emotion produced by the amygdala and the resulting Fear Reaction, so as to think about the Situation he is facing in the calmest State."
"It can be like that..." Conan pondered, then suddenly approached Haibara Ai, looking expectant, "Hey, Haibara, how is that done? If you can maintain this absolute calmness during Reasoning, it's just like Holmes!"
Haibara Ai was Speechless seeing Conan suddenly become like a Child. "How would I know? You should ask Brother Chi about these Things, But even if you ask, I Guess it's useless. Some people are born that way. And, it may also be because he is very Confidence in his Ability, whether it's Hijacker or Horses losing control, he can handle it well with his Ability."
Conan lowered his head in dejection. Also Correct, asking Haibara Ai is definitely a waste of time. If Haibara Ai could control her Fear, would she still be afraid when encountering people from the Organization?
"Conan!" Ran called out from over there, "I've already chosen a Horse. You also go pick a Pony, let's ride together."
"Oh, coming!" Conan trotted over. Ran chose a Red Horse, and Conan chose a White Pony.
Takeuchi Sanae told the two of them the methods and Precautions for riding Horses. After helping them mount, she led the Horses from the front, letting the Horses carry the two of them to walk slowly in the Riding Arena.
By the Riding Arena, Haibara Ai took out her Personal Stereo, removed the Earphone connected to the Personal Stereo, turned the volume down a bit, and played Kuraki Mai's "Always."
Hearing the Music, Mikadzuki (Crescent Moon) twitched its ears, and its Pony hooves restlessly tapped.
"You can step to the Music." Haibara Ai raised her hand and patted Mikadzuki (Crescent Moon), her voice soft and serious.
Mikadzuki (Crescent Moon) looked at Haibara Ai in confusion. Haibara Ai simply demonstrated herself, stepping in place while holding the Personal Stereo. Mikadzuki (Crescent Moon) didn't know if it understood or found it interesting, but it also followed and stepped happily.
"No, the Pace is too fast..." "Okay, move forward..." "Follow me..."
Behind the Wooden Fence on the side, Chi Feichei and Mori Kogoro stood together chatting. After noticing the Movement from Haibara Ai's side, he didn't say anything. Dressage refers to riders wearing formal attire, while the Horse performs stepping in Pace with the Rhythm. It was the first time he had seen someone standing beside a Horse and stepping with it, but as long as Haibara Ai was having fun, those things could be corrected later.
Mori Kogoro looked over and said, "Dressage, huh? Aren't you going to find a professional Trainer?" "Not participating in Competitions, just playing around." "Also Correct, Little Girl can't always put on a serious face and pretend to be an Adult every day, this is much better..."
The Day was very blue, the Grass was very green, and the Wind blowing across the Grassland carried a hint of coolness. A Group of people rode Horses and chatted, leisurely and relaxed.
The Atmosphere didn't last for three minutes before being broken by Conan, who rode the Pony back after circling around. Conan saw Haibara Ai stepping to the Music with the Pony, was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but 'pfft' and laugh.
Haibara Ai stopped, looked up, and with an indifferent Face, asked, "Is it very funny?" Mikadzuki (Crescent Moon) saw that Haibara Ai stopped moving, also stopped, and curiously stretched its head to nuzzle Haibara Ai.
"Cough," Conan restrained himself a bit, "No, not really." "Ai's Performance is very good, oh." Ran said with a smile. Haibara Ai: "..."
It's not her Performance, she's training. Seriously training Mikadzuki (Crescent Moon)! "Of course, the Pony too." Ran added again. Never Mind... Haibara Ai was helpless, turned off the Personal Stereo, looked at Mikadzuki (Crescent Moon) and introduced, "Its name is Mikadzuki (Crescent Moon)."
Takeuchi Sanae saw that the Group wanted to Chat, and wasn't in a hurry to lead the Horses in circles. "Miss Ai, are you trying to teach Mikadzuki (Crescent Moon) Dressage?" Haibara Ai nodded, finally someone was helping her explain. "I want to let it try first."
"Haibara isn't a professional Trainer," Conan asked Takeuchi Sanae curiously, "Is it really okay to let her try to train it? If she teaches it bad habits, it won't be easy to sell in the future, right?"
"Mr. Chi and Miss Ai have already bought Mikadzuki (Crescent Moon)." Takeuchi Sanae explained with a smile, "It will be kept here in foster care in the future. Miss Ai can come over and play with Mikadzuki (Crescent Moon) together."
Haibara Ai looked at Conan. What? She's training her own Pony, got a Problem? Conan was Speechless. Money talks, what else could he say?
Near the Stable over there, suddenly Horse neighing sounds came again. Madam Rippu suddenly rushed out, running towards the Back Door.
"Huh?" Takeuchi Sanae looked over in confusion, immediately realizing that the Horse was startled. She quickly said to Hiroto Ninomiya, who was carrying a Bucket out of the Warehouse, "Mr. Ninomiya, Madam Rippu is over there!" The two of them quickly ran over to control the agitated and uneasy Madam Rippu.
Ōkusu Tomoyuki, who had returned Inside the Room, was alarmed, and Chi Feichei's Group also followed. Conan discovered Blood on the Horseshoe and quickly ran back to the Farrier Area. Sugiyama Motoo was lying on the Ground, a pool of Blood spreading on the Land behind his head.
"No, he's already stopped breathing." Mori Kogoro stepped forward to check Sugiyama Motoo's Breath, his Expression grave. "Ran, Report to Police quickly!"
Conan picked up a piece of Dark Chocolate Fragments from the Ground, looked at it, and then looked up to find that the Horseshoe on Madam Rippu's hind hoof, stained with Blood, was not only the wrong size, but the nails were also hammered in a mess.
Ran saw Conan approaching Madam Rippu's hind hoof, was startled, and quickly pulled Conan's Hat, dragging Conan away. "Conan, you're being very Danger-ous!" "S-Sorry..." Conan sweated. Madam Rippu was still somewhat agitated.
"Calm down..." Takeuchi Sanae quickly soothed her. "Should we let her drink something to calm down?" Mori Kogoro asked, then turned his head to Ran and said, "Ran, is there still some Tea in the thermos?"
"No, you can't," Haibara Ai, holding Mikadzuki (Crescent Moon), reminded, "Tea, Chocolate, Coffee, Cola, and other Things containing Caffeine, are fine for humans to drink, But for Animals like Horses, Dogs, and Cats, they are Stimulant."
"Chocolate can't be eaten either?" Conan quickly asked. Could this not be an Accident? Haibara Ai looked at Chi Feichei, "Brother Hichiji told me when we came last time." Chi Feichei nodded and added, "The Horseshoe on Madam Rippu's hind hoof is the wrong size..."
"Buzz..." Feeling the Vibration of his Mobile Phone, Chi Feichei paused, took out his Mobile Phone to look at it, turned and walked towards the Corner. "Sorry, I'll take a Phone Call... Hello, Mother..." Huh? Conan turned his head to look with some curiosity. Chi Feichei's Old Mom? He had never seen Chi Feichei's Old Mom before, and Chi Feichei had never mentioned her usually. Last time when the Junior Detective League received the Commission to 'design a Mascot for the Shinchi Group', he seemed to have seen Chi Feichei talking to his Mother on the Phone, but Pity he wasn't there that time. Afterwards, it was at the Kana residence, listening to Kana Miho mention it, she should be a very capable Woman. The image of Kisaki Eri popped up in Conan's mind, and then he silently withdrew his thoughts. Right now, solving this Incident is more important...
Thank you for your support~
(End of Chapter)
Hiroto Ninomiya led the Brown Horse to the Stable.
"I'm so sorry!" The Man also got out of the car, looking pale with lingering fear as he apologized to Chi Feichei. He then turned to Ōkusu Tomoyuki and explained, "I didn't expect a Guest to be riding such a fast Horse. Usually, we drive directly into the Courtyard. I didn't expect to almost cause an Accident. I'll be careful in the future."
Takeuchi Sanae lowered her head, her face looking somewhat unpleasant, and slightly gritted her teeth.
Huh? Little Conan tilted his head up and noticed Takeuchi Sanae's expression, feeling doubtful. This expression didn't look like lingering fear, but rather like suppressed dissatisfaction...
Ōkusu Tomoyuki looked at the Man, sighed, and without blaming or shirking responsibility, apologized to Mr. Chi, "Mr. Chi, I'm truly sorry. It's because our Ranch's Rules are not perfect, causing you to be frightened."
"It's nothing, I'm fine too." Chi Feichei didn't take it to heart. The Brown Horse wasn't trying to throw him off earlier, it was just instinctively bucking after being startled. Based on the Animal's goodwill towards him, even if he hadn't controlled it at the time, he could have calmed it down slowly, and nothing serious would have happened.
"Ah, By the Way, this is Mr. Sugiyama Motoo," Ōkusu Tomoyuki introduced the Man again, "He's our Ranch's farrier, here today to shoe Madam Rippu."
"Shoe?" Ran was a little curious. Mori Kogoro immediately explained the work of a farrier. The Atmosphere relaxed.
Sugiyama Motoo also seemed quite frightened. After resting for a while, he went to shoe Madam Rippu.
Ōkusu Tomoyuki led the Group to watch the shoeing work for a while, and then asked Takeuchi Sanae to take Ran and Conan to choose Horses and try riding them.
"So that's it, Brother Hichiji, the Place you took Ai riding Horses before was Ok Ranch." Ran chatted with Chi Feichei, "We came because Father wanted to ride Horses too. If I had known you would also come, we should have come together."
"We also only decided to come this morning." Chi Feichei said. If he had known Conan would come to wreak havoc on Ok Ranch, he wouldn't have come today.
Conan took advantage of the others not paying attention, secretly approached Haibara Ai, and asked in a low voice, "Hey, Brother Chi, isn't he a bit off?"
"Is there?" Haibara Ai asked doubtfully.
"During the Bus hijacking Incident last time, his Performance was too calm. His Expression didn't change from beginning to end, and it was the same just now." Conan thought about how pale they were with fright just now, while Chi Feichei was like nothing had happened, and felt there was a big Problem. "I was wondering, could it be that he has no Fear?"
"You're overthinking it," Haibara Ai said calmly. "The amygdala in the Brain is responsible for processing Fear Emotion. People without Fear will not show any reaction in the amygdala when viewing frightening Photos or Videos. Aoyama Fourth Hospital should have conducted this kind of Inspection when they examined Brother Hichiji. If there was a Problem, it would have been discovered long ago. Besides, many people without Fear suffer from Urbach-Wiethe disease, a rare recessive Genetic Disease. Since its discovery, there have only been about 400 reported cases. This Disease is visible from the Skin. After the Bus hijacking Incident, I observed Brother Hichiji and didn't see this Situation. So, you guessed wrong this time."
Conan suddenly thought of Doctor Agasa, whose Diet is strictly controlled, and sweated a bit, then asked doubtfully, "Is it because his Personality is too calm then?"
Haibara Ai nodded and added, "Or perhaps it's because he has a very good regulatory System, or his frontal cortex is very strong. When encountering frightening Situations, he can convince himself to block the Fear Emotion produced by the amygdala and the resulting Fear Reaction, so as to think about the Situation he is facing in the calmest State."
"It can be like that..." Conan pondered, then suddenly approached Haibara Ai, looking expectant, "Hey, Haibara, how is that done? If you can maintain this absolute calmness during Reasoning, it's just like Holmes!"
Haibara Ai was Speechless seeing Conan suddenly become like a Child. "How would I know? You should ask Brother Chi about these Things, But even if you ask, I Guess it's useless. Some people are born that way. And, it may also be because he is very Confidence in his Ability, whether it's Hijacker or Horses losing control, he can handle it well with his Ability."
Conan lowered his head in dejection. Also Correct, asking Haibara Ai is definitely a waste of time. If Haibara Ai could control her Fear, would she still be afraid when encountering people from the Organization?
"Conan!" Ran called out from over there, "I've already chosen a Horse. You also go pick a Pony, let's ride together."
"Oh, coming!" Conan trotted over. Ran chose a Red Horse, and Conan chose a White Pony.
Takeuchi Sanae told the two of them the methods and Precautions for riding Horses. After helping them mount, she led the Horses from the front, letting the Horses carry the two of them to walk slowly in the Riding Arena.
By the Riding Arena, Haibara Ai took out her Personal Stereo, removed the Earphone connected to the Personal Stereo, turned the volume down a bit, and played Kuraki Mai's "Always."
Hearing the Music, Mikadzuki (Crescent Moon) twitched its ears, and its Pony hooves restlessly tapped.
"You can step to the Music." Haibara Ai raised her hand and patted Mikadzuki (Crescent Moon), her voice soft and serious.
Mikadzuki (Crescent Moon) looked at Haibara Ai in confusion. Haibara Ai simply demonstrated herself, stepping in place while holding the Personal Stereo. Mikadzuki (Crescent Moon) didn't know if it understood or found it interesting, but it also followed and stepped happily.
"No, the Pace is too fast..." "Okay, move forward..." "Follow me..."
Behind the Wooden Fence on the side, Chi Feichei and Mori Kogoro stood together chatting. After noticing the Movement from Haibara Ai's side, he didn't say anything. Dressage refers to riders wearing formal attire, while the Horse performs stepping in Pace with the Rhythm. It was the first time he had seen someone standing beside a Horse and stepping with it, but as long as Haibara Ai was having fun, those things could be corrected later.
Mori Kogoro looked over and said, "Dressage, huh? Aren't you going to find a professional Trainer?" "Not participating in Competitions, just playing around." "Also Correct, Little Girl can't always put on a serious face and pretend to be an Adult every day, this is much better..."
The Day was very blue, the Grass was very green, and the Wind blowing across the Grassland carried a hint of coolness. A Group of people rode Horses and chatted, leisurely and relaxed.
The Atmosphere didn't last for three minutes before being broken by Conan, who rode the Pony back after circling around. Conan saw Haibara Ai stepping to the Music with the Pony, was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but 'pfft' and laugh.
Haibara Ai stopped, looked up, and with an indifferent Face, asked, "Is it very funny?" Mikadzuki (Crescent Moon) saw that Haibara Ai stopped moving, also stopped, and curiously stretched its head to nuzzle Haibara Ai.
"Cough," Conan restrained himself a bit, "No, not really." "Ai's Performance is very good, oh." Ran said with a smile. Haibara Ai: "..."
It's not her Performance, she's training. Seriously training Mikadzuki (Crescent Moon)! "Of course, the Pony too." Ran added again. Never Mind... Haibara Ai was helpless, turned off the Personal Stereo, looked at Mikadzuki (Crescent Moon) and introduced, "Its name is Mikadzuki (Crescent Moon)."
Takeuchi Sanae saw that the Group wanted to Chat, and wasn't in a hurry to lead the Horses in circles. "Miss Ai, are you trying to teach Mikadzuki (Crescent Moon) Dressage?" Haibara Ai nodded, finally someone was helping her explain. "I want to let it try first."
"Haibara isn't a professional Trainer," Conan asked Takeuchi Sanae curiously, "Is it really okay to let her try to train it? If she teaches it bad habits, it won't be easy to sell in the future, right?"
"Mr. Chi and Miss Ai have already bought Mikadzuki (Crescent Moon)." Takeuchi Sanae explained with a smile, "It will be kept here in foster care in the future. Miss Ai can come over and play with Mikadzuki (Crescent Moon) together."
Haibara Ai looked at Conan. What? She's training her own Pony, got a Problem? Conan was Speechless. Money talks, what else could he say?
Near the Stable over there, suddenly Horse neighing sounds came again. Madam Rippu suddenly rushed out, running towards the Back Door.
"Huh?" Takeuchi Sanae looked over in confusion, immediately realizing that the Horse was startled. She quickly said to Hiroto Ninomiya, who was carrying a Bucket out of the Warehouse, "Mr. Ninomiya, Madam Rippu is over there!" The two of them quickly ran over to control the agitated and uneasy Madam Rippu.
Ōkusu Tomoyuki, who had returned Inside the Room, was alarmed, and Chi Feichei's Group also followed. Conan discovered Blood on the Horseshoe and quickly ran back to the Farrier Area. Sugiyama Motoo was lying on the Ground, a pool of Blood spreading on the Land behind his head.
"No, he's already stopped breathing." Mori Kogoro stepped forward to check Sugiyama Motoo's Breath, his Expression grave. "Ran, Report to Police quickly!"
Conan picked up a piece of Dark Chocolate Fragments from the Ground, looked at it, and then looked up to find that the Horseshoe on Madam Rippu's hind hoof, stained with Blood, was not only the wrong size, but the nails were also hammered in a mess.
Ran saw Conan approaching Madam Rippu's hind hoof, was startled, and quickly pulled Conan's Hat, dragging Conan away. "Conan, you're being very Danger-ous!" "S-Sorry..." Conan sweated. Madam Rippu was still somewhat agitated.
"Calm down..." Takeuchi Sanae quickly soothed her. "Should we let her drink something to calm down?" Mori Kogoro asked, then turned his head to Ran and said, "Ran, is there still some Tea in the thermos?"
"No, you can't," Haibara Ai, holding Mikadzuki (Crescent Moon), reminded, "Tea, Chocolate, Coffee, Cola, and other Things containing Caffeine, are fine for humans to drink, But for Animals like Horses, Dogs, and Cats, they are Stimulant."
"Chocolate can't be eaten either?" Conan quickly asked. Could this not be an Accident? Haibara Ai looked at Chi Feichei, "Brother Hichiji told me when we came last time." Chi Feichei nodded and added, "The Horseshoe on Madam Rippu's hind hoof is the wrong size..."
"Buzz..." Feeling the Vibration of his Mobile Phone, Chi Feichei paused, took out his Mobile Phone to look at it, turned and walked towards the Corner. "Sorry, I'll take a Phone Call... Hello, Mother..." Huh? Conan turned his head to look with some curiosity. Chi Feichei's Old Mom? He had never seen Chi Feichei's Old Mom before, and Chi Feichei had never mentioned her usually. Last time when the Junior Detective League received the Commission to 'design a Mascot for the Shinchi Group', he seemed to have seen Chi Feichei talking to his Mother on the Phone, but Pity he wasn't there that time. Afterwards, it was at the Kana residence, listening to Kana Miho mention it, she should be a very capable Woman. The image of Kisaki Eri popped up in Conan's mind, and then he silently withdrew his thoughts. Right now, solving this Incident is more important...
Thank you for your support~
(End of Chapter)
