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The case ended smoothly. After confirming that the photographer was the accomplice they had been looking for, this thrilling crisis was successfully resolved.

"Let's meet up with Kong and the others." Conan took Haibara Ai to the meeting place they had just agreed on, and could hear the conversation between them from a distance.

"Brother Kong, why didn't you remind us? You had already discovered that it was Officer Takagi." Ayumi was feeling a little depressed. They originally thought they could be of some help, but they mistook the suspiciously dressed Officer Takagi for a criminal. Including the time with Brother Kong, it had happened twice!

"I'm not really sure." Noel said awkwardly. He was only sure that the man with mysterious whereabouts had never killed anyone, but he was not sure if he was the criminal's accomplice. He didn't have a script now.

Haibara Ai heard this somewhat familiar voice again and raised her head to see the other person's appearance clearly.

In an instant, it felt as cold as hell.

"Ai, this should be your first time meeting Kong." Ayumi saw Conan and Ai waved to each other early, and then began to introduce them excitedly. The other children also actively supplemented their knowledge, obviously hoping that the new classmate would become friends with their favorite brother.

"Hello... hello." Huibara pressed down the blue duckbill cap on her head and said in a low voice.

"Haibara Ai, right? I'm Natsukawa Sora." Noel naturally locked on his target for today, looking at the shy Haibara Ai and calling her adorable in his heart.

"Haibara, what's wrong?" Conan felt something was wrong and asked subconsciously.

"I... I'm fine, he..." Haibara Ai seemed to want to say something but then swallowed it back and subconsciously hid behind Conan.

This reaction... Noel immediately felt something was wrong. Although his relationship with Shirley was not friendly before, it could be said that they had a pleasant cooperation. Apart from this, everything else was not much different from the original. Theoretically, she wouldn't be so... excited to see him.

What went wrong?

If we have to mention a variable, it would be Miyano Akemi's business. But Shirley couldn't possibly know that her sister was not dead. She would only know that her sister died at the hands of Gin... Damn, Gin is you!

Noel finally realized what was wrong. It was a bomb. I set off a bomb!

So in Shirley's eyes, she was the one who killed her sister...

Gin, you idiot, are you such a nagging person? !

But Shirley, do you really believe what Gin said...Noel suppressed the grievance in his emotions and looked down at the girl, but found that she avoided his sight.

Well, I almost forgot how bad my reputation as Grappa is. If I broke my promise or something, no member of the organization would think it was strange. He is just a lunatic, so it is not surprising that he would do anything.

"Are you okay, Ai? Are you feeling unwell? Do you need to see a doctor?" Ayumi looked at her new friend with concern. She was keenly aware that the other person was not feeling well, but she didn't expect that the other person was afraid of Noel in front of her, so she could only worry that the other person was sick.

"I......"

"I'll take her to see a doctor." Noel was silent for a moment and suddenly said, "It will be faster if I drive here."

"Are you really okay, Haibara?" Conan frowned. He didn't quite understand what was going on with Haibara. He only knew that she was hiding behind him and her body was shaking constantly. It looked more like she was scared than she was sick.

What is she afraid of... Conan was about to take her away, but suddenly he felt her loosen her clothes and walk towards Noel.

"I'll go with you." The girl's pale lips struggled to emphasize the words, and then she walked towards Noel step by step.

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"Shirley, long time no see." Noel greeted her as soon as he came up, and successfully made the girl's face even paler.

"How did you recognize it?" After a moment of silence, Huibara Ai did not deny it. Her small body sitting in the passenger seat with a seat belt fastened on looked petite and fragile.

"Feeling." Noel said perfunctorily after a half-silent response. After all, in the eyes of Conan fans, it is common sense that Haibara Ai is Shirley. Explaining how you know it is as troublesome as explaining why humans need to drink water.

Huiyuan Ai was obviously silent. The fact that drug A can make a person smaller is something that a normal person can't think of. But is Grappa a normal person? Thinking of the series of tests she had done on him before, Huiyuan Ai was speechless.

"What's wrong?"

"I'm just curious. As a code member, do you also play this kind of house game?" The girl's emotions have calmed down, as if it doesn't matter anymore. Her tone has returned to the cold and sarcastic tone she had when she was in the organization. She looks sharp and it's obvious that she has thought of the worst outcome but doesn't care anymore.

"It seems that you have learned a lot from Ayumi and the others?" Noel raised his eyebrows. He knew that Haibara Ai was already in school. Those enthusiastic children would naturally not give up on communicating enthusiastically with this transfer student and selling Amway just because of the butterfly reaction. They just added something to themselves.

"But I really didn't expect that the 'Brother Ku' they were talking about would actually be you..." Haibara Ai said in a complicated tone. The adjectives originally used by the Junior Detective Team - super handsome, super gentle, especially good to us, likes to play games, a little childish, likes desserts, etc., these very everyday words are somewhat scary when used to describe Grappa.

There are many more places you can't imagine. Noel drove happily, and the familiar scenery flew by.

"This is not the direction to the hospital." Huihara Ai obviously noticed the scenery outside the window. From her memory, she naturally knew that there was no hospital nearby.

"You're not sick, why go to the hospital? It's a waste of medical resources." Norse said bluntly: "Go to my house."

"Not going to organize?"

"No." Noel said in a somewhat inexplicably irritated mood, feeling deeply that his friend was being unreasonable. How could she think that I would take her to an organization that she hated!

Haibara Ai fell silent again, and Noel didn't say anything either. His mind was already filled with fantasies about tonight's dinner. Today was New Year's Day, and the meal must be delicious!

However, when they were approaching home, Haibara Ai suddenly spoke and asked a question that was so direct that Noel was caught off guard.

"Did you kill my sister?"

"What do you think?" Noel asked as he parked the car and arrived at his destination.

Haibara Ai bit her lower lip. She knew that the person in front of her was not actually loyal to the organization, but after all... it was impossible for the other party not to hate her as a researcher. If he really killed her sister in revenge because of this, she would naturally hate him, but she would also hate herself more.

"Get off first."

While Ai Huihara was lost in her emotions, Noel had already gotten out of the car and opened the passenger door. He unbuckled her seatbelt expertly and then picked her up. She was as small as a cat, but how could she feel lighter than Ayumi? Noel weighed her again and confirmed that she was really light, and couldn't help but frowning.

If Xiaoguang saw this, he would definitely not be able to help but feed the cat. It was the same with Hongshu before. Xiaoguang had given him a small stove because he thought he was thin. And there were also those kids. Noel, who had completely forgotten how many times he had been given a small stove, was a little hesitant for a moment and didn't want to carry the cat into the house.

The previous Hongshu was so arrogant, and Peanut Butter was also brought by Sister Shu to eat Xiaoguang's special cat food on a regular basis. What if...

"Brother, you're back!" The door of the house suddenly opened, and Xiaoguang, wearing an apron on her chest, walked out. Naturally, she saw the terrified girl in Nuoer's arms. This made Xiaoguang's heart skip a beat. Did Nuoer finally lose control and start to force the child home...

The momentary awkward atmosphere was soon interrupted, and only a soft female voice was heard:

"Sora, you're finally back. Dinner is almost ready. Xiaoguang said you'll be bringing guests back today..."

The woman who walked out of the living room was wearing a simple beige dress and had neat short black curly hair. She looked somewhat similar to the girl in Noel's arms. The moment she saw the girl, she suddenly became silent and just stared at the girl blankly. Then, tears burst out of her eyes.

"Let me introduce you, Sister Yushu. This is Haibara Ai, Xiao Ai, and this is Asai Yushu. You can call her Sister Yushu."

Noel immediately took a few steps closer to Miyano Akemi, held Haibara Ai's hands and handed them to her. At this moment, he instantly understood that with Miyano Akemi around, there was no way Shirley could possibly snatch Xiaoguang from him, so he happily pushed the person to Miyano Akemi, turned around, picked up Morobushi Keimitsu, rubbed his hands against her and asked for dinner.

Morofushi Jingguang was caught off guard when he was picked up, and then he looked at Noel with a dark face as he blocked his view from the two people behind him while trying to smell what was in the dinner.

"Noel, your guest..."

"They are sisters, let them get to know each other first." After saying that, Noel couldn't wait to walk to the living room with Zhu Fu Jingguang in his arms. Following the smell, he quickly went into the kitchen. His eyes were instantly glued to the dazzling array of food, and his expression was as peaceful as if he was in heaven.

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Who are you......

Why is it so familiar to me?

My heart was beating violently, frantically telling me the impossible answer.

Even though their appearances were not even slightly similar, the bond from blood made their bodies tremble.

Even if all my rational thoughts are denying it, the impulse coming from my intuition makes me hug you tightly, just like before.

How could I not recognize you, sister?

The two sisters standing in front of the door hugged each other tightly, feeling each other's hearts beating, and the joy in their hearts was beyond words.

I'm glad you're okay.