Winning is everything: Conan

After the brief conversation between Conan and Haibara Ai, Keisuke roughly understood what had happened between them.

Perhaps Conan spoke to Haibara Ai about Sakaguchi's lawsuit and mentioned it. Conan, a child with negative EQ, accidentally said something wrong, which made Haibara Ai angry, causing her to run away from home.

Thus, the two red characters, who were supposed to be strongly connected in the original book, were inexplicably separated.

"Is this the so-called butterfly effect? It's really strange..."

Keisuke murmured to himself, words only he could hear.

Clearly, he had never interacted with Haibara Ai, and he had only had a face-off with Conan. But because of this, it indirectly affected the people around him, and the world's logic began to function normally, changing what was supposed to happen.

However, Keisuke had no interest in Haibara Ai.

To express his opinion about the Conan world, the characters from the original work should simply remain dead and not cause him any problems.

—Hey, little sister, she's gone, why are you still here?

—Then, even though he knew that Haibara Ai had come to see him out of interest, he ordered the girl to leave.

"Is this your attitude toward job applicants?"

Haibara Ai, who had stayed where she was, looked at the lawyer's badge on Kumiko's chest, and the corners of her delicate mouth curled slightly.

"It seems like your so-called law firm has a good chance of becoming a ruthless company in the future!"

Upon hearing this, Keisuke Kumiko narrowed his eyes.

—Kid, I don't understand what you're trying to say.

—I used the computer to look up your blog, Twitter, and all your social media accounts, as well as the personal website of your newly created company,

—said Haibara Ai lightly.

"Since it's a newly established law firm, you're currently the only boss. The staff is very small, and you urgently need some young talents. Although I believe a small company like yours won't have a future, I'm planning to give it a try with the mindset that a dead horse can become a live one. What, not welcome?"

"..."

Oh no, it's the same substitute!

Keisuke Kumiko furrowed his brows and looked at Haibara Ai's calm face.

Even with that porcelain doll face, she could speak such venomous words.

"Why should I hire you? What qualifies you to be my employee?"

Keisuke stared directly into Haibara Ai's eyes.

Haibara Ai looked at him silently and suddenly spoke.

"The Japanese Penal Code, Part I, General Provisions, Chapter I, General Principles, Article 1: This law applies to people who commit crimes within Japan. It also applies to people who commit crimes outside of Japan but on ships and aircraft registered in Japan..."

She recited the Japanese Penal Code from the first article to the end.

Keisuke Kumiko narrowed his eyes.

Haibara Ai recited it very fluently, without pauses or mistakes.

It was as if she had a book in front of her and was reading normally.

"Impressive! It's amazing that you can do what others can't at your age!"

When Haibara Ai was reciting Chapter 10 of the Penal Code, Kumiko interrupted her, clapped, and praised her without reservation.

However, he immediately changed the topic.

—But, you're still an elementary school student, right? I'm a good citizen and I don't want to be accused of employing child labor without any reason, so please, go back! —I can

forgo the salary. —It's

okay, I'm hired!

—...

Haibara Ai seemed to hesitate for a moment, looking at the man in front of her who had immediately changed his attitude, and was stunned for a second.

Kumiko raised his eyebrows: "Why are you looking at me?"

Haibara Ai came to her senses and shook her head: "No, nothing..."

"In this age when eight-hour work systems are everywhere, where can we find capable employees who don't want money?",

Keisuke thought to himself.

Then he took out a piece of white paper from his bag and quickly wrote a few lines.

"Sign!"

Haibara Ai looked at it indifferently. It mentioned employment matters, job affairs, and the most important topic, salary. Of course, on the salary side, it said it was free.

—This has no legal effect —Haibara Ai said indifferently, took the paper, ripped it into pieces, and threw it in the nearby trash bin.

"Hmm..."

Keisuke Kumiko looked at her, holding his chin.

Of course, he knew that what he had just written was useless. The other party was behaving like a child. If it actually went to court, he'd only be convicted of child labor exploitation kidnapping.

He was conducting an experiment right now. After all, studying a lot and being able to use books are two different concepts.

Now it seemed that the title of genius girl was not in vain for the other party.

If an employee offers their service for free, don't reject it. If you miss this opportunity, you'll lose it forever.

As for the black organization that was looking for Haibara Ai behind her... who cares? Just treat what she said earlier as nonsense.

Not having it is the point, not to mention that this subordinate is very useful, so everything else is nonsense. Anyway, the brewery is full of fake liquor and no one does anything except Gin and a few lunatics.

"Pack your things and show up at my office tomorrow."

Keisuke handed Haibara Ai a newly printed business card with the address of his new law firm in Shibuya.

Haibara Ai didn't even look at it and simply shook her head.

—No need, I'll go back with you today. —Are you

sure?

—Keisuke looked Haibara Ai up and down, at her immature, underdeveloped figure, and slightly curved the corners of his mouth.

—Aren't you afraid I'm a pervert who melts copper and suddenly turns into a beast and attacks you in the middle of the night? —The possibility of this happening is almost zero.

Haibara Ai looked at him and said indifferently.

"According to my analysis, you are a completely selfish person. The only thing that matters to you is material things and money. You don't care about anything else. If you do something like that, the end result will be the loss of a free employee. In the long run, the disadvantages will far outweigh the advantages. With your character, it's impossible for such a situation to happen."

...

Keisuke Kumiko sighed in his heart.

If the other person's real age weren't over 18, hearing those words from a child would really make you think that the other person was possessed by a ghost.

That's how the deal was closed.

As an employee of the Kumiko Law Firm, Haibara Ai would temporarily live in his house. She wouldn't receive a salary, but would get food and lodging.

Afterward, Haibara Ai left the café and told Sakaguchi Masayoshi, who was waiting in the car, about the matter.

Of course, the employment details were hidden. They just said they wanted to move to another place. The reason was nothing more than a childish chat, like saying they liked Uncle Keisuke Kumiko or something. In short, it was all lies.

At first, Sakaguchi was a little surprised.

After all, Kumiko didn't seem like someone who could take care of a child well.

However, with Keisuke Kumiko's assurance and Haibara Ai's strong insistence, he finally accepted.

The meeting with the client and the recruitment of new employees was concluded.

Next, they must prepare for the next lawsuit.

(End of this chapter)