When most kids head to Haido mall, they wouldn't think shady crap happens.

That was going through Shinichi's mind, as he and Ranran happen to be at a restaurant with drinks on their table in a mall, where patrons are about doing their thing, some carrying heavy bags of shop goods, some kids and teenagers hanging out at the bench, along with the music playing in the background. It was a lively atmosphere.

Well, not for Ranran to say the least.

Ranran is sitting opposite Shinichi in silence, stirring her drink while he sips his, observing their target. A little boy in their sight, the one whom they know as 'Watanabe Botan', is passing out flyers where some shoppers ignored him, while some take it as he made sure his bag is beneath his leg. From an outsider's perspective, he seems to be a hard worker.

But the Kudo children know otherwise. Staring at the bag, Shinichi knew that bag is worth 100,000 yen, something that the Watanabe family can never afford."What was the reason behind the feud?"

"Eh?"

He turned back to Ranran's unexpected question, she is still staring at Botan."Between you and Ran."

Silence."W-why do you ask?"

"I had to deal with your fangirls this morning. If I am going to take you in as my apprentice, I need to know what I am up against since you telling them off, not to mention, the public humiliation you did to her did little for them to go after me."

"Right..." Shinichi paused then took a deep breath."We argued.....because I confronted him for tempering with my soccer practice schedule. "

"Ok."She places both her hands in her skirt, no longer toying with her drink.

"He has been making up lies about the stuff going around in soccer club. When I found evidence......he twisted the truth to such an extent...Ran didn't believe me."

Ranran didn't give him a look of sympathy as she scrutinised his expression, detecting no lie, before she said,"......must have been rough."

"It got worst."He ponders his situation, "When Okasan noticed I wasn't hanging out with them anymore.....she started to set me up with other play dates."

"Wait, she is still doing that?"Ranran turned to him, a little taken aback by the situation. As far as she had known the family, before moving here, Yukiko tend to do that for Shinichi since the age of 3. So far, he hadn't made a single friend through those playdates for some reason according to the grandparents. Though Ranran thinks his personality is enough of a red flag for those kids.

"Still is. All these years."

"Can't you just tell her no?"Ranran doesn't get Shinichi, he just needed to say 'no' to get on with life, that is how Ranran has been living. How hard can it be?

"Ranran, if you even know how my life was before you came, you would say otherwise." Shinichi hissed with a dark glare.

Ranran smirked while lifting an amused eyebrow, "Karma does exist in mysterious ways, huh...." as she wonders, "now I see why Ran has a hard time believing you, as well as the entire soccer club."

Shinichi huffed in irritation as he scowls at her.

"Look, I'm not trying to point out your flaws, Kudo, but it seems like you keep getting pushed around in all forms, letting others take over control over your life, you barely did a thing to take control of the situation and tell them off."

"You speak as if you been in that position before?"

"I know someone who used to live the way you did."

"Eh? You did?"

"He lived a life so miserable, he lives like a puppet. By his mom and everyone around him. Even his friends so to speak."She stared at her drink silently, her reflection staring back at her.

"Eh.....?What a horrible life."That piqued his interest in the said friend, "What happened to him later on?"

".....he died."Her expression is covered by her bangs.

"Eh!?"That wasn't the answer he was expecting."Seriously?!"

"Yeah."She nodded," he lived like a puppet, his life ended as a puppet."

Damn, this is dark. He can't help but think of it so. Even so, he had to know more."How did.....he die?"

Ranran didn't reply right away, and something about this friend of hers must have meant a lot to her, because she later answered, "His mother struck him with a kitchen knife." in a bitter tone.

His jaw dropped and a large O is formed."Oh My God....."

This revelation also made him rather disturb, as he wonders how she knows all of this."May I ask....how do you-"

"That is all to be said." Ranran stopped the little boy before he could ask anything more about her life then and moved on the conversation while her attention focuses back on Botan."Another question I have...."

"....yeah?"

"I heard from others this isn't the first time you guys have been feuding. So why is it this time.....you don't seem eager to patch things up?"

"I am sorry!?"

"There been....intel I gathered that you guys always reconcile and live another day. What changed?"

"Ah, that."He sighs, "Look Kudo, "He suck in a deep breath before he went on to explain, "Have you ever been in a situation where you have to constantly apologize for things that aren't your fault?"

"No. But I will be frustrated over how unfair this is," she admits with a frown.

"Well then if you are aware, then let's just say that was the last straw." Shinichi sighed tiredly while Ranran's eyes widened while he explains, "I don't want to go back to another day having to deal with that nonsense anymore."

"Did you even tell them these feelings you are telling me now in the first place? Leaving things without saying a word is irresponsible if you ask me."

"Does it look like I ain't the type to voice out my opinions to them, Kudo?"Shinichi groaned while facepalming his forehead with his free hand while staying like that.

After thinking about their encounters, Ranran decided,".....that make sense...." she then shifted back to Shinichi and frowned, "if it were me, I would mind break her."

"I am sorry, mind break?!"

Ok, Ranran is a crazy lunatic. At least on this aspect. Before Shinichi was gonna reason with her as to why manipulating others won't get an apology one deserves, "Ah reh, why are the two Kudos I know of in-class doing here!?"

Their heads turned to see who it was, it was their classmate Hirabayashi Naomi. 

Now Naomi as by far as they know happens to be in Ranran's books, a gas-lighter. Whatever she sees and hears, she always takes every rumour as the truth and goes on about gossiping as Suzuki Sonoko would."Ah reh? Hairabayashi-kun? What are you doing here?"Ranran proceeded to ask as Shinichi froze, not knowing how to answer.

"What am I doing here? I practically live nearby the mall. But rather than asking this question....shouldn't I be the one to ask....why is it the two who hated each other like cat and dogs....are currently hanging out even after school?"

Now that Naomi mentioned it, Ranran did recall coming across a file of hers stating her home address is nearby the mall at Reina's office. Meanwhile, Shinichi is feeling tense as he struggles to answer. If he tells the truth, this girl will run her dumb mouth onto everyone in school. By then, Ran and Sonoko may catch wind of this and then come after him all over again.

But that is nothing, compared to the consequences that might come with it.

Right now, the jailbird situation is at a fragile stance, and the only way to get closer to the truth is to approach Botan. If he doesn't come up with an answer that will stir her suspicions away.

The red lip little girl smiled, clearly amused by what he was seeing beyond Shinichi's cool facade, turned to make sure Botan wasn't out of sight, then looked at Naomi, who was looking at the two Ranran down with suspicion and a gleeful analytical stare.

Shinichi worried that Naomi might see through her fake smiled politely at her, keen interest in her eyes as if she was truly meeting her for the first time."As expected from Hirabayashi-san to know things about us, better than Suzuki if I may add."

The girl lifted a surprised face as she shot a questioning look at Shinichi, but then focused back on the charming little girl, "More talented than Sonoko? Well, this is the first compliment that anyone ever gave to me that I am more talented than Sonoko. You must have heard a lot from Shinichi. I do see you a lot in the same class you both were in, but this is the first time I noticed you being with him together. As if you were both in a secret relationship for so long."

Naomi smirked in a conceding tone, but Ranran smiled on as if it was nothing."Well, we are not really dating."

The girl reacted in surprise, "But you both are-"

"Neh, Hirabayashi-san, have you heard of the term 'casual dating'?"Naomi shook her head innocently as the red lip girl explains."It is like dating, but in a getting to know stage. You can date other people openly because you are trying to know one of these people who you want to be your husband one day."

".....really?I never heard of this before?"Naomi reacted in surprise.

"In the adult world, it is a common practice. It is like browsing the bridal gowns you like, testing them on, then you finally buy the one you truly desire. Anyway, "Ranran shrugged as she went on, "we haven't been dating long term, so we don't want anyone to know about it just yet. Because it is, after all, a get to know stage."

Shinichi was giving a look of shock and horror,"....is it something like that show 'Say yes to the dress?"Naomi asks.

"Yes!"Ranran nodded as she snapped her finger, "that is the one!"

"Hm....even so....why all of the secrecy if that is the case?"

"Well...."Ranran glances at Shinichi, who is, in turn, observing Botan before turning back to Naomi"We ain't official yet, so I can't just simply run my mouth around, you know?" Ranran in the conversation and completely dismissed Shinichi's pained look at her.

This seriously can't be happening!

Ok, yes, he did wanna make sure Naomi was distracted, that she didn't catch on that they are currently working on a case, and Ranran played her role well, which he will not deny. It's just....what she is doing now is not what he has in mind the way she is doing now! This is beyond his expectations, even by his standards!

Much to his surprise, Naomi then laughed and smiled, this time she looked welcoming of the girl."I see you know him pretty well. How long have you known Kudo-kun?"

"Let's see..." Ranran made a gesture as though she were thinking about it. "About...since last year."

"Last year? Now that you mention it, you were there at that Parkour event where he pushed you down and ended up breaking your leg, deshou?"

"Ah, you were there too?"Ranran blinds innocently while Shinichi's face is turning pale.

"I was. Most of the kids in our class were there too when you fell."

"He didn't push me down. I fell myself."

"EH!?"Girl A gasped as Shinichi didn't know where Ranran is heading with this conversation.

"I was such a klutz while being mad at him, I didn't look where I was heading and slipped and fell."

"Oh! So that's what really happened, huh?!"Naomi was stunned, she didn't know.

"He apologized to me. A lot. He felt apologetic over what he thought is his fault, but really, it was I who was truly to blame. To repair this unfortunate dilemma, we often meet up at these party functions where we often bump into each other for a year. We were never really close until now. I mean, we met there due to circumstances and our common interests. But actually, we've not bonded properly."Ranran shrugged lightly before continuing."Then when we met up outside school one day, I guess....things kind of turned out like this from then on ... it's still a bit weird, to be honest! I mean, he ain't my type usually! Too daft! But you know, I guess he's grown on me! Weird, uh?"

Ranran giggled.

Giggled! Kudo Ranran actually giggled!? That is so...out of character!

Shinichi felt like he hit his head hard or something, observing her facade. And why is Ranran and that girl getting along so well?! That spells trouble! He can barely manage the two, but if they start teaming upon him, he might never survive it! Also Botan.... didn't leave, did he?

He turned to check, so far he hasn't.

"Oh? That's strange. From what you just said, I assumed, you only love his image because he is a detective, since, without it, he is nothing more but a 'daft' boy to you." Naomi casually asked but her sharp eyes were now looking for a flaw in Ranran's character. Shinichi sweat-drop towards Ranran.

The red lip girl smiled sheepishly, looking unbothered."You should've seen him, how he struggled so much when he is around me. Putting this horrible hateful image of himself, when in reality, he is struggling to contain his feelings for me the entire time."

Shinichi paled slightly, how can she say such a thing brazenly!?

But he managed to remain calm while Naomi frowned pensively.

"You know...I think.....he always felt intimidated by me this entire time, regarding me having the same similar face as him, the same surname, he felt I was going to replace him. So he actually made dares with his so-called 'friends' to challenge me to do the impossible. Which is what I hate about him, this side of him. But it is also part of him, so I too can't help but love about that."

Ranran beamed with her mannerism lit up significantly when talking about their past. Really Ranran? She was the one who intentionally framed him and made him look bad in front of everyone! How was she even able to twist the turns and facts as if he was lovestruck with her!?

If Shinichi didn't know any better, he would honestly believe this little girl was the real deal! How can Ranran look and act so convincingly?

"Oi! Don't bring up that anymore! You know how much you put me through that year?!" Shinichi impulsively reacted.

"Don't worry, Shin-chan! Even if I first dislike you for putting your ego above me, at least it is comforting to know that you have a special place for me in your heart."

Seriously, sometimes Ranran's acting scares him a lot."So he does, huh?"Naomi spoke with scepticism," the way you put it....make me hard to believe it. I mean...I am sorry, but I can't see someone as serious as Kudo Shinichi doing these kinds of....things."

"I know, even I have a hard time buying it, so I recorded him dancing to anime Op song from a detective anime he watched, he was lip-syncing with the drinking cup he was holding when he thought no one was watching."

"Wait, what!?"Ranran pulled a phone out of her blazer pocket gleefully, "Since when did you film this?!" Shinichi burst out loudly while turning redder and redder as the video shows him trying to swagger while lip-syncing the lyrics.

Ranran's grin smirk was turning out almost matching Naomi's usual evil smirk."Apparent his impression ain't as bad. What do you think? It's so unlike his character, right?" Ranran showed the video to her, giggling.

Shinichi then noticed Naomi smile easily at the girl. Woah, Ranran did it! She won her over! How does Ranran do it? How does she manage to win people over despite being...Shinichi was secretly impressed at her acting skills! She can even put his mom's acting to shame!

"It is, even though I think you are missing one point about it, "Naomi commented.

"Eh?"

"You may not know this, but, "Evil glints in her eyes towards Shinichi, as she gleefully tells Ranran," he sucks when it comes to singing."Naomi tells Ranran, which she kept up a fake facade of surprise, "Really!?"

"Ooi!"Shinichi called her off.

"Even so, you are an unusual girl, I'm surprised you can put up with Kudo-kun."

"Oh, he's not that bad! I guess I like the fact that he's so different!"

"That's right, you mentioned that Kudo-kun is not your normal type. Was there a reason why you picked him?"

"Hey! I am still here, you know!" Shinichi muttered but the girls were completely ignoring him.

........

10 minutes later, Ranran was able to convince Naomi to leave with a smile on her face, as Shinichi was left feeling mortified, while at the same time, drained and relieve that their investigation cover isn't exposed. Even so...."Why the hell did you have a video of me doing that!?"He scolded Ranran.

"After that incident where you broke into my house, I needed some 'materials' to protect myself."She beams proudly, "Seeing you dance at that party while no one was watching is good material."

"Even so, you humiliated me!"

"Technically, I saved us from having our covers blown in our investigation."She then turns back to her target, where the boy is seemingly packing away his things in his bag, "Speaking of which, Botan is leaving now."

"Wait, really!?"He turned to where she is staring, "You are right. Though...." he narrows his eyes at him, "He seems to be in a hurry."

"Probably to do his secret job."Ranran thinks solemnly before she finally stood up to stare back at Shinichi, who looks back at her."Let's go follow him."

Shinichi nods in agreement.

....

3 minutes into the investigation...

"Hey, what is with you stranding too close right next to me?"Ranran couldn't help but notice, distancing herself from him.

"Kudo, we need to play the part of us shop hopping after school. If we walked apart following him, he is gonna notice something as to why two kids wearing similar school uniforms happen to be walking behind them far apart."Ranran doesn't think it would make any difference in her opinion."Also....something isn't right with you."

"....such as?"

"You have been rubbing your right arm since we got out of school. Is everything alright?"

"!? So you did notice!?"Ranran was a little astounded by his observant nature, considering she made sure he wasn't looking at her when she does so.

"Did you....injure yourself?"

"Ah no, just something trivial happened. That's all."

Liar," Kudo-"

"Alright, since you asked. No point lying to you now, "Ranran reluctantly push her blazer open a little as they continued following Botan, his eyes widened in horror that a gash of blood can be seen seeping out of her white blouse.

"Kudo, how is this not a big deal? There is blood coming out of you." He doubted.

"I got ganged up by that Fanclub," She finally said, popping her blazer back as she ensures her attention focused on the unsuspecting target, "If I had said so, you would've made a lot of fuss in getting me to nurse my wound, and miss out the only chance to go after Botan."

"Kudo, that ain't-"

"Every time during physical education class, or after one of your soccer sessions, whenever you get those wounds here and there, wasn't Mouri the one who always ended up having to constantly dress up your wounds because you call her to it?"

"!?"Shinichi flinched when he realizes what she said is true.

"Kudokun can afford all the time in the world to have your wounds treated after every game. But for us detectives....we have no such luxury."Ranran walked a little faster to the target while Shinichi does as well, "every minute they walk out amongst us, is increasing the risks of endangering other people living their everyday lives. If I keep doing it as you do with Mouri.....one would've been dead by now."

He felt a sting in his heart. She is right, he never actually thought of this perspective. Throughout his life reading Sherlock Holmes, he didn't consider the possibility that whenever time passes, the killer might strike during their free time whenever Holmes and Watson are having a break. Crime never sleeps, after all, his dad once says. It strikes when you least expect it.

"I am sorry...."

".....eh?"

"For those girls....they keep coming after you because of me-"

"Ah, don't think of it that way."Ranran grins in reassurance, "I gotten used to it."

"......"Those words made him unknowingly clench his fist upon learning what had happened. 

It was because of him that Ranran has become a no.1 target. Even though he knew Ranran is capable of taking care of herself, that she had no problems beating those girls up black and blue and getting away with it.....he felt helpless for causing all these problems onto her. To top it off, her perception as a detective is far-sighted, far ahead of him, a wannabe detective who only have stories depicted from books, plus locating his missing wallets and Bentos are his only experience.

Thinking of this made him feel ashamed.

However.....staring at the girl walking next to him, he decided no more making excuses about not being good enough as a detective. If he isn't good enough, not qualified enough, he will put his effort into it. He will do it so much so, he is worthy right next to her.

..........

20 minutes into stalking, a long brown-haired little girl was shopping with her mother till she overheard a familiar voice say something.

"Hey! Hurry up, you slow-paced snail dimwit! He is heading downstairs." Ranran shouted.

'What? No way! Is she—is she talking to—?' Ran said to herself.

She blended herself by standing close to a shop stall so they wouldn't see her. She stood there, pretended to be interested in what the shop are selling before she peered as Shinichi runs up to Ranran.

"What took you so long? Is this how my supposed 'boyfriend' is like on our first date?" Ranran asked.

What!? D-date!? Ran was stunned as Shinichi responded bashfully at Ranran, still obviously a little frazzled by the 'fake girlfriend' stunt she pulled earlier, "What? Ranran, stop kidding around!" Shinichi replied bashfully.

"I ain't!"

"Alright, if you say so," Shinichi said as he kept his pace a little faster.

At this rate, Ranran was completely flabbergasted. "H-hey! Wait up! Slow down, will you!"

"Better hurry up slowpoke! We are going to miss out if you keep on being slow" Shinichi answered teasingly.

"That ain't nice!" Ranran told him as she caught up with him.

Ran was awestricken. She couldn't believe what she has just seen. Was that all real? Did Shinichi love Ranran as her best friend said? That is why....he is even willing to cut all ties with them just for that cunning girl!?

By the time her mother returned, she grew worried over her daughter, as the little girl felt like her soul was left out of her body.

......

Their stalking seems a little off.

Already hours had gone by, and so far, he wasn't heading anywhere in particular. Ranran noted. He must have suspected he was being stalked.

Ranran was in deep thought till suddenly, felt like someone pushed her from the back."!?"Before she could see who it was that pushed her, she ended up bumping into someone heading the opposite way, causing the contents of her schoolbag to fly everywhere."Ah! My things!!"

"Ah!? Are you alright?"

Saying that, the other person she bumped into, an adult man, crouches down to pick up her stuff while Botan turned to the back to see the commotion."Kudo? Are you alright?"

Shinichi went back to help her collect her things, "Ooi if you stay behind-"

"Then hurry up before I leave."

Honestly, she thought Shinichi was going to leave her behind, but he didn't. By the time they manage to gather her things as the two children parted ways with the adult she bumped into, Botan was gone."Huh? His is gone!"Shinichi gazed around his surroundings, but no such luck. Botan was nowhere to be found.

"Uh, we lost him because some idiot pushed me"Ranran gritted her teeth in anger, wondering who pushed her.

"Not completely."

"Eh?!"

"I have this."He fishes out his phone waving it in front of her, "Ranran, have you heard of GPS?"

"GPS....you mean you are going to locate the suspect?! Wait, that meant you place a tracker onto him?"

"Of course I did. I just needed a little sacrifice, a distraction for Botan, so when he turned back.....slipping into his bag was easy as pie."He grins proudly.

"A little sacrifice...." her eyes soon widened, realizing, "You thought pushing me to a stranger was a great solution!?"

"Hey, it's better than someone faking as my girlfriend, let alone in front of Naomi of all kids!"Shinichi is still mad over that exchange, "How am I going to explain to everyone that all of this was faked in the name of a case later on in school!? I ain't gonna hear the end of it when all of this is over."

"Hey, I ain't pleased with what you did to me, alright?"She frowned at him, unimpressed," But overall, you are catching up pretty quickly in how a detective works."

"Thanks."He smirks proudly.

"That ain't a compliment!"She told him off before realizing, "But wait a minute, where did you get the tracker from?"

"You know my neighbour, Hiroshi Agasa? He made it for me as he works as a scientist."

As expected from Kudo Shinichi."Does this tracker happen to have the mapping of Haido Mall?"

"Of course it does," he uses his smartphone before showing it to her, "Found him. Our bug."

"Eh!? Where!?"

She peeked at his phone to see the suspect heading downstairs in a building."That is...the car park basement of Haido Mall, B2 car park! But...this area here, "She circle the area with her finger,"....I don't recall ever seeing it."

"You are right," He frowned, staring at it, "Wonder what sort of area is this?"

A switch flicked in Ranran's head, as she fished out her smartphone while Shinichi turned puzzled, "What are you doing?"

"Contacting the one person who is familiarized with the layout of Haido Mall."Ranran hurriedly dialled the number, before waiting for the person to pick up the phone, "Tak-san? It's me, I need you to do me a favour. It's urgent!" 

Tak-san? Shinichi couldn't help but wonder who is it she is referring to over the phone.

.......

After a 3 minute of conversation, she ended the call and told Shinichi to take her to the car park at B2, as soon as they arrive, Shinichi doesn't know where they should be looking despite the tracker pointing them otherwise. As far as he is concerned, there is no door leading them to the room where the suspect is."Mind telling me what are we looking for?"He can't help but ask, as time is running out.

"According to my friend, he had some interesting tidbit about this building."

"Eh!?What sort of tidbit?"

"When Haido Mall was developed, a lot of the people in charge of the mall often kept getting switched."

"Eh?! Why would this sort of thing happen?"

"Just like the detectives' corruption situation, work politics happened. As a result, some malls would normally end up with large, yet commercially unusable spaces across the site thanks to the previous person-in-charge's final touches onto the mall."

Shinichi didn't know any of this, "Wait, why would this sort of thing happen? Those unusable spaces you mentioned? Aint that wasteful for those malls to have it but not use it?"

"Technically you ain't wrong, it is wasteful. At the same time, people building malls have budgets. It's like.....me writing a very ridiculous story, only to abandon it. Then you are put in charge to complete it, except the budget made you not allow to erase most of my previous work, even though the story is too stupid to be edited."

"Well, when you put it that way..." he frowned, "I can roughly understand how this works."

"Anyway, since it happened, according to Tak-san, there is one space accessible here, the one you discovered through a tracker."

"!?"

"The only issue is...."Ranran pursed her lips in uneasiness," where it in the world is it."

"...."

The two children gaze around the dim car park as they search around, all in their sight are cars and vans parked about. Then, Ranran covered her nose as a wave of nauseating smell hit her, "Oh my god, that pungent smell."

"Uggh.Why this sort of smell would be within a car park!?"Shinichi soon hold his nose, as the smell reminded him of some burning plastic of that sort, "What gives!?"

Ranran's eyes soon laid on a paper mache wall from afar, the kind use when a renovation is going on within a shop, with some crack of light leaking out, "Kudo, look."

Turning to where she is staring, he goes, "Renovation, huh? Even so.....even I myself never come across such a foul smell before. What the hell are they doing?"

Shinichi is right, even Ranran herself never come across such a smell walking past renovated shops. However, the smell itself reminded her of something somewhere. But where?

She remained silent for a moment before she realizes what it was based on experience," Kudo."

"Yeah?"

"I think....we should call the police here, now."

"Eh!?"He turned to her, wondering that she would suddenly come up with such a suggestion, "Why!?"

"Cause in there...I could be wrong, but my experience tells me....."She was reluctant to speak.

"Experience tells you what?"He asks.

"....."

"Ranran!"He calls out her first name to get her to his attention, but she seems to be silent, deciding whether she should say it. 

After much hesitation, she goes, "If I ain't mistaken...." she waved her index finger at the renovated site, "That area right now, is an ongoing meth lab."

"EEEEEEEEEEHHHHHHHHHH!?"

You can hear a pin drop within the parking lot, or even Shinichi's loud voice echoing, had she not shut his mouth with her hands and dragged him further from the site.

"Ranran, you can't be serious, right!? A freaking-what? Meth lab!? Underneath the freaking shopping mall of all places!?"He finally blasted out his opinion as Ranran winced, she was smart enough to drag him far away from whether those drug lab minions could've heard Shinichi's shock. Initially, he thought she was joking, but Ranran's expression says otherwise."What made you think of it to be the case!?"

"Hear me out, "Ranran justifies as she goes, "My Tousan once took me to a drug raid during my days as The Fox, ok? And when he took me there...I can assure you, that smell was as similar to the one in the car park. It was so....pungent, even to this day I couldn't forget it."Ranran spat in disgust, sticking her tongue out recoiling from that smell.

"How certain are you?"

"After having attended another 4 more additional drug raids.....I take my chances. All of that was from memory," she tapped her head, "when one smells something foul, you will never forget it."

By this point, hearing all of this made Shinichi at loss for words." If what you are saying is true, that mean...." he gaze from afar, "we stumbled upon a literal drug den!"

"And worst, if we do anything stupid, it'll be stepping on a hornet's nest. One foul move, we'll die."