Chapter 77: So That's Why You Need a Cage?
Izu travel?
Was that the time they met Kyogoku Makoto?
Chi Feichei originally planned to rest for two days, but he also wanted to meet that human-shaped beast. "I'm fine with it. I'm resting for the next two days, and I can ask for leave when the time comes."
"Then this Kid will be in your care," Suzuki Sonoko said with a smile, ruffling Conan's hair. "Ran insisted on bringing him along. How are we supposed to meet handsome guys with a Kid in tow! Oh right, Doctor, are you going with us?"
"I think I'll pass," Doctor Agasa said. "I promised the kids I'd take them to the Amusement Park tomorrow..."
"I want to go." Haibara Ai's words were brief, but her attitude was firm.
Conan was a little surprised, but the more people going, the better. If only Suzuki Sonoko and Mouri Ran went, he wouldn't be at ease.
Suzuki Sonoko made a decision on the spot, "Then let's all go together. Bringing one Kid and bringing two Kids seems about the same!"
...
The next day.
Chi Feichei drove, bringing Haibara Ai to the agreed-upon Hotel.
Originally, Suzuki Sonoko planned to have Conan join them, seemingly thinking that two girls taking the Train might easily get hit on, but in the end, Conan shamelessly followed them on the Train.
Only Chi Feichei brought Haibara Ai over first.
Driving over also allowed Hassashi to get some fresh air, instead of hiding all the time.
"Is this the place?" Haibara Ai sized up the dilapidated small Hotel outside the Car Window, once suspecting that Chi Feichei had taken the wrong way.
"It should be right." Chi Feichei parked the car.
Hassashi monopolized the entire Back Seat of the car, climbing onto the Car Window, "Could it be that Miss Suzuki's family went bankrupt?"
Chi Feichei: "..."
Even if his family went bankrupt, the Suzuki Foundation would never go bankrupt.
Haibara Ai leaned over and picked up Hassashi, who was lying prone on the Back Seat Car Window. "Hassashi, we're here, it's time for us to get out of the car."
Hassashi: "..."
Although being treated gently didn't feel bad, being picked up so casually by everyone made it feel like it was becoming less and less like a Snake...
Entering the Hotel, an bespectacled man sat behind the old Counter. Hearing someone enter, he looked over, "The two of you are..."
Haibara Ai's small arms were obviously no match for Chi Feichei's. Hassashi circled Haibara Ai's arm, going up and up until it reached the vicinity of Haibara Ai's shoulder, simply resting its head on Haibara Ai's shoulder and spitting its Snake Tongue at Kyogoku Makoto.
Chi Feichei observed Kyogoku Makoto. Such a healthy, dark-skinned young man, his face was frightened pale. "Are you afraid of Snakes?"
Kyogoku Makoto's mouth twitched slightly. It wasn't a question of whether he was afraid of Snakes, but rather that a little girl was standing there calmly with a living Snake wrapped around her body. How could it not be strange?
It was just like a ghost Doll from a Horror Movie...
"Cough, it's alright. Are you two here to stay?"
"We have a Room booked, the booking is under the name Suzuki Sonoko," Haibara Ai said.
Kyogoku Makoto lowered his head to flip through the Notebook on the Counter, took out two Keys and handed them over. "There is a booking, two Rooms, for today and tomorrow, a total of two days. Please keep the Keys safe. Also... regarding the Pet you brought, I suggest putting it in a Cage. We can provide Cages here."
"It's very well-behaved and won't bite people." Haibara Ai raised her arm and shook it slightly. After getting used to it, she didn't think Hassashi was that scary.
However, Kyogoku Makoto's face still couldn't help but stiffen. "Even if it doesn't bite people, if it frightens other Guests..."
"Give me the Cage." Chi Feichei said.
Kyogoku Makoto breathed a sigh of relief, went to find a Cage for Chi Feichei, and got up to lead the two to their Rooms.
Fortunately, there was a Guest who could understand others...
"Are you really going to lock Hassashi up?" Haibara Ai followed upstairs and asked in a low voice.
Hassashi turned its head to look at Chi Feichei. If Chi Feichei wanted it to stay in a Cage, it wouldn't refuse...
"Later, I'll teach it how to pick locks, so it can escape if it's caught by bad guys in the future." Chi Feichei looked down at the Bolt Lock on the Cage. "The mesh is very dense, but the denser the mesh, the thinner the Iron Wire. It's best to bite open a hole. If you can't bite open a hole that's too big, you have to learn to use your Tail to pick locks."
Kyogoku Makoto, who was leading the way: "..."
So that's why you need a Cage?
He had already heard it, okay!
"Bite this Cage?" Hassashi circled twice, stretched its head out, opened its mouth wide, and with a *snap*, bit two big holes in the Cage. There was only one Iron Wire squeezed together between the two big holes. "Master, don't underestimate my bite force. This should be enough for me to get out, right?"
As it spoke, it stretched out its Tail to poke, and forcefully poked out another hole on the other side.
"I used my Tail and..."
Before Hassashi could finish showing off, because only a section of its body was wrapped around Haibara Ai's arm, it lost its balance and *thud* fell to the Ground.
"Be careful." Haibara Ai bent down to pick up Hassashi. "But Hassashi is really smart. Can it understand us when we say 'bite the Cage'?"
Chi Feichei: "Yes, it can understand."
Haibara Ai: "Then what if Hassashi is put in a Glass Tank? What should it do then?"
Chi Feichei: "You can try hitting it with your Tail to see if you can shatter it..."
Kyogoku Makoto led the two to their Rooms, glanced at the Cage that had been placed aside and now had three more holes in it, silently picked it up and took it out. After a while, he sent another Iron Cage over, with a Glass Tank tightly fitted inside. "The two of you, I've replaced the Cage for you. Also, you will need to pay for the damaged Things."
Subtext: Stop messing around, just obediently lock up the Snake, or else you'll be waiting to pay!
Hassashi: "..."
This person is simply insane!
Chi Feichei didn't mind the small amount of compensation, and sized up the Cage.
Seeing Kyogoku Makoto close the Door and leave, Hassashi swam to the front of the Cage. "Master, this big black guy is too hostile to me. Can I bite him?"
"If you want to die." Chi Feichei said without even thinking.
Even though Kyogoku Makoto was frightened just now, when it really came to a critical moment, he believed that Kyogoku Makoto would definitely dare to tear a Snake apart with his bare hands, or with one kick, Hassashi would be gone...
"What?" Haibara Ai, who was tidying up her Clothes on the side, looked up.
"It's nothing." Chi Feichei said.
Haibara Ai hesitated for a moment, sighed inwardly, and walked over to sit down beside Chi Feichei. "Are you talking to Hassashi? Did you hear what it said just now?"
Chi Feichei glanced sideways at Haibara Ai.
"It's okay to have Auditory Hallucination. Maybe what you heard is also what it meant," Haibara Ai reached out and fiddled with the Cage. She came along to check on Chi Feichei's Illness. Now it seemed very serious. "You don't have to deliberately suppress yourself. Medication can slowly improve this kind of Situation."
Chi Feichei: "..."
He appreciated this concern, but how should he explain that it wasn't Auditory Hallucination...
"Let's teach Hassashi how to escape from this kind of Cage," Haibara Ai patted the Cage, thought for a moment, "Let me think if there's any Method."
An Iron Wire Cage enclosing a Glass Tank. The Glass Tank was almost impossible to bite. If you used your Tail to hit the Glass Tank, the outer Iron Wire Cage was tightly fitted, sharing the impact force, making it difficult to break...
Haibara Ai had raised a difficult Problem. Afterwards, the two people and one Snake sat around the Floor, staring at the Cage in the middle.
"Find a point on the Glass Tank, and keep hitting it with the tip of your Tail. You should be able to shatter the Glass Tank, and then Handle the Iron Wire. This should work, but you might easily get pricked by broken Glass..."
"Yes, and it will take a long Time, maybe you'll be discovered, or you won't have Time to escape at all."
Pondering hard, Silence, staring.
"We're here, we're finally here! Hassashi eh?"
Suzuki Sonoko opened the Sliding Door and saw two people and one Snake sitting around the Cage, each occupying one side. She was puzzled for a moment, ran to the empty side, also knelt down, lowered her head and stared at the Cage in Silence.
Chi Feichei: "..."
Haibara Ai: "..."
Hassashi: "..."
A moron had infiltrated their ranks!
(End of Chapter)