"That case..." Ai nodded, recalling the scene of Haruka Tendo's emotional breakdown after being exposed.

"It's a real shame about her."

She is not like Ayumi.

Although she also believed that the friendship between Haruka Tendo and Yasumi Shirafuji had long been distorted, she also thought that Yasumi Shirafuji and the others had gone too far.

She also experienced being used as a tool and then "discarded" once she had no more use.

However, if she cannot continue her drug research and loses this only useful tool, then she will face the dark muzzle of a gun, or...

Or it could be a raging inferno.

Just like her parents.

Once they lose their value as researchers, they will be discarded like trash.

This was a fate she was destined to experience.

Therefore, on some level, she could understand Haruka's feelings; it was a kind of shared suffering.

The biggest difference between her and Haruka Tendo is:

She knew exactly what was going on from beginning to end;

Meanwhile, Haruka Tendou has been kept in the dark for the past four years.

Not only that, but in order to maintain this twisted friendship, Haruka also worked day and night.

They had no choice but to swallow their bitterness and bear it silently.

She also silently endured everything all by herself.

Those days were tough, but over time, she gradually got used to them.

She was able to get used to it because she knew she couldn't change the situation.

She had no choice but to accept her fate and face death.

Haruka Tendou persisted for four whole years without knowing the truth. That friendship, which was twisted from the very beginning, was the belief that kept her going.

When she learned that this friendship was worthless in the eyes of her "friends," and even trampled on by them, and that she herself was ridiculed by them, she instantly broke down.

The pressure that had accumulated over the years exploded in that instant.

Thus, she began her revenge against Yasumi Shirafuji and Reiji Fukuura.

Ai can also understand this to some extent.

She had the same feeling when she first learned of her sister's death.

Because the belief that kept her alive at that time was her sister.

Unable to resist, she chose to swallow the pill in despair.

If we succeed, we'll escape and then take things one step at a time.

If she fails, then she will face the fate she will have to face sooner or later.

But if she had the ability to resist, Ai Haibara is certain that the probability of her taking revenge on those people is one hundred percent.

She said it was a pity, a pity that Tiantang Qinghua didn't know the truth sooner.

If Haruka had known the truth sooner, she probably wouldn't have been so upset, and she could have made new friends sooner.

Unfortunately, she was unlucky and ran into people like Shirafuji Yasumi and Fukuura Reiji.

Of the three, only Iihei Takuto was somewhat better.

It's clear that Iihei Takuto has a conscience, and among the three, he's the only one who truly considers Tendo Haruka a friend.

If Haruka had met a friend like Takuto Iigo from the beginning, perhaps her distorted view of friendship could have been corrected.

She can also live a happier and easier life.

In comparison, Ai Haibara felt much luckier.

The pill didn't kill her; after escaping, she learned that her sister was still alive and well.

Actually, this already made Ai quite satisfied.

To Ai's surprise, this choice led her to meet Kyou.

At first, she felt that this person was a bit strange, but he was a nice person. Later, she was moved by what Guangyou did for her and some details.

Until now...

That person has already occupied an irreplaceable place in her heart.

His importance in her heart also increased day by day over time.

Perhaps there really are gods in this world. They felt sorry for her in the past, so they introduced her to Guangyou.

Thinking of this, Ai's lips curled up slightly.

"What are you thinking about, you little brat?" Kōyū wanted to explain that he wasn't referring to that case, but when he saw the smile on Ai's face, he swallowed back the words he was about to say.

"It's nothing." Ai didn't tell Kousuke everything she had just been thinking. Perhaps she would tell Kousuke later, but she didn't want to now.

If Guangyou knew she said that about her, he would definitely gloat again.

"I just feel like I'm pretty lucky." Ai didn't tell Kousuke everything; she only said one sentence, but that sentence was the core of what she had been thinking.

"I'm lucky too," Guangyou said slowly and earnestly with a smile on his face. "Meeting you is the greatest fortune of my life."

"Me too..." Ai was already used to Kousuke's casual sweet talk, but even so, after hearing this, the corners of her lips still couldn't help but turn up slightly.

The main reason is that she truly felt the emotions contained in those words.

After saying that, Ai loosened her hands from hugging her knees, leaned back, and lay down on the hand that Mitsuyu hadn't retracted earlier.

Then, as if they had agreed beforehand, the two looked at each other with perfect understanding.

At this distance, Kōyū could clearly see his reflection in Ai's eyes.

Looking into those icy blue eyes, Kōyū suddenly said, "Ai, you're being unreasonable, it's too unfair."

"Referee, how am I being unreasonable? How did I commit a foul?" Ai raised an eyebrow and asked cooperatively.

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