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Haibara Ai slowly woke up on the sofa, and the house was empty.

I recalled what happened before. It seemed that after I confirmed that Vermode knew Kudo Shinichi's identity, I panicked and tried to stop him...

That damn detective actually used anesthetic on himself.

Thinking of this, the girl's face showed some anger. If her guess was correct, the detective might have gone to see Bermode by now... Thinking of this, the girl couldn't help but clench her fists.

Bermode's ultimate target must be himself. What the organization can't tolerate most is traitors. If the detective faces him alone, the consequences will be disastrous.

What can I do now? Who knows, by now, Grappa, Noel should be able to...

“Ding Dong——”

The sudden doorbell startled the girl. Who was it at this moment? Was it the kids from the detective team? Or... had the organization come to her door?

"Xiao Ai, are you there?"

When the girl was in doubt, the person outside the door suddenly asked. The soft voice with a familiar accent made her instantly think of the person's identity, and she trotted over to open the door.

But Vermode can also fake his voice...

Just when she thought of this, the girl had already opened the door. A force from outside gently pulled the door open. Huibara Ai opened her head and saw the face that she had remembered clearly recently.

"elder sister......"

"Xiao Ai, good evening." A gentle woman wearing a camel-colored long windbreaker stood outside the door. She squatted slightly, revealing a faint smile, and looked at the girl who had just looked up.

It really is my sister!

Haibara Ai's mood instantly became cheerful, and soon she saw the high school girl behind her sister again, it was Mouri Ran.

"Ai, are you feeling better?" Ran Mouri, wearing a high school uniform, poked her head out from behind Miyano Akemi and waved her hand with a smile.

"Okay... I'm feeling better, Sister Xiaolan." Haibara Ai looked at the girl and nodded slightly, then made way for the two to enter.

"I heard from Dr. Agasa that you were sick, so I wanted to come and see you, but I didn't expect to meet Xiaolan." Miyano Akemi rubbed Haibara Ai's head and explained simply.

"So we went together. I also went to the supermarket with Sister Yushu to buy some food," Xiaolan continued, putting the bag in her hand on the table and turned to ask, "Xiao Ai, you probably haven't had dinner yet."

"not yet."

"If that's the case, let's go together and use the kitchen." Miyano Akemi was obviously prepared. She turned around and ran straight to the kitchen with the food. Then she suddenly turned around and said, "Xiao Guang said you don't have to worry about anything. Please let me give this to you."

As she spoke, she threw a small object over. Xiao Ai reached out to catch it and found that it was a small CD.

Before she could ask anything in confusion, she saw her sister pulling Xiaolan into the kitchen. Maori Ran hurriedly reminded her, "Xiaoai, you should have a good rest first," and then began to study a new recipe with her. Perhaps it was because of their similarities in personality, the two of them had become very close even though they had only met a few times.

Haibara Ai looked at the disc and fell into deep thought.

According to what my sister said... Has Hikaru Natsukawa already known about the situation with Bermode? Haibara Ai thought about the relationship between Bermode and Grappa, and Noel seemed to be so well-behaved by Hikaru Natsukawa, so it was not strange, and she breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing that the two people in the kitchen were still busy for a while, Xiao Ai took the CD into the laboratory and inserted it into the computer for reading.

This is...

The girl's eyes widened instantly, and as she looked at the data on the screen, her mind went blank for a few seconds.

Part of the research data of Drug A? ! How did they get it?

"Ding-ling-ling--" The phone rang at the right time. Huihara Ai picked up the phone and said in a firm tone: "Natsukawa Hikaru."

"You guessed it right. Have you seen this information?" The boy's gentle voice came from the microphone on the other end of the phone, but it made Huibara Ai look unhappy.

“Don’t drag my sister into this.” The girl’s voice was a little sharp, and she stretched out her claws like a cat threatening humans.

"Miyano Shiho, she is your sister and wants to protect you."

"But she..."

"I understand your desire to protect your loved ones, but I also understand her desire to protect her loved ones."

Huiyuan was silent for a moment. It was unclear whether she accepted it or just didn't want to continue the topic. She changed the subject and asked, "Where did you get this information?"

"FBI."

After Shuichi Akai's data was synchronized with Noel, Xiaoguang naturally also had a copy, which was a version supplemented by Hiroki. Strictly speaking, it was more complete than the one in Shuichi Akai's own hands.

Although it is only an early extension of research, it will also play a big role in the development of the antidote for drug A.

"So you don't have to worry about Kudo Shinichi." Morofushi Kagemitsu continued, "Black Rye is here."

"That guy." Huiyuan frowned, thinking of the experience of him snatching her sister from her, but she could not deny that the guy's strength was absolutely no problem. "I've received the information, do you have anything else to say?"

"Please do me a favor."

"About Noel?" Even with her eyes closed, Huibara Ai knew what the other party wanted to ask.

"I want to confirm how long he can live if his current condition continues." The person on the other side asked directly, even though the two of them had already discussed this issue before.

"Haven't you guessed it?" The girl said this with a slight pause at the end, with helplessness and a little sarcasm in her voice. Hearing this, Morobushi Jingguang had a complicated expression.

He stood in the corner of the party, glanced at Mao Li and others who were chatting, and whispered into his phone:

"I should have guessed it. His healing abilities are so amazing that any side effects are not an exaggeration."

"He tried very hard to hide it from you." Huiyuan Ai thought of something and added: "He even threatened me with my sister."

"I apologize for him."

"It is also true that he saved my sister."

"I know," Morobushi Jingguang smiled bitterly, "Noel is just talking, he won't really do anything to your sister." Hearing the girl's response, Morobushi Jingguang talked about the purpose of today:

"I will send you an address tomorrow. It is a secret laboratory under the Fujimoto Group. It has been cleaned up. Ms. Miyano will open a flower shop nearby."

After being attacked by the organization and intercepted by the police, the Fujimoto Group has completely lost its former might. Now it has been divided up by the two sons of the old patriarch and is fighting each other. On the contrary, some research has been stopped and ignored. The existence of this laboratory has been found out by Hiroki from various sources, and Jingguang has secretly handled it with people in the gray area, so it is considered to be quite safe.

"Even if you can provide the right research conditions, it's hard to save his body." Huihara Aisi said without any illusions: "Even if he is treated non-stop around the clock, it can only extend his life a little."

"Before, I had planned to tie Noel up and force him to receive treatment." Morobushi Jingguang suddenly said, "I'm 80% sure of this."

A sufficient amount of medicine was stuffed into the cake, and with the help of Shuichi Akai, even though there was no suitable laboratory at the time, he was sure that letting the other party rest would be much better than continuing to serve Grappa and getting injured.

"It's a good idea, why did you give up?" the girl asked with interest, and the silence on the other end of the phone made her say the reason herself:

"It seems that you have also discovered that he really has no intention of living at all."

"Even if it really could allow him to live a few more years, are you sure he wants it, Hikaru Natsukawa?"

The other side remained silent.

Huiyuan sighed and could only say, "I owe him many times. I will do my best to help him with his physical condition."

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"That kid Natsukawa Sora hasn't come back yet?" Maori Kogoro couldn't help but ask as he looked at the place where Noel left. The party had already started, but there was no trace of the other party.

"It seems that Kong Ge and the bartender have a special relationship," Suzuki Sonoko said as she drank her juice, her heart burning with gossip. "Could it be that they are rivals in love, and Kong Ge is fighting with him?"

Thinking of this possibility, she looked a little worried. After all, Xiaolan had been holding her back for a long time to tell her about Kong Ge's weak body. But why was Xiaolan so protective of Kong Ge? Did she finally think that she should kick Shinichi out? But it didn't seem like that...

"Are you talking about the werewolf who came with you?" The invisible man with bandages all over his body looked quite interested. He stroked his chin and recalled: "I ran into him in the bathroom before, but he was alone."

"I don't think there will be a real fight."

"About this..." The invisible man recalled the appearance of the other party. The collar was obviously pulled by external force, causing wrinkles and looseness, and the metal chain around the neck was broken. In addition, there was a clearly depressed aura...

“Probably not.”

Looking at the worried look on Miss Witch's face, he answered with a guilty conscience.

"That's good. But since he hasn't come back yet, let's continue the game. For the Devil Team, Hikaru and you." Sonoko looked down at the boy in the corner, walked over and said, "Since your brother is not here, tonight's lineup will be handed over to you, Hikaru, take your brother's share as well."

"Ah... okay." Zhu Fu Jingguang put his phone into his pocket and said helplessly. He also noticed that Noel had not come back. Although he didn't have to worry about any safety issues,... Zero was also missing.

What did these two talk about just now?

The game at the party was divided into groups using Tarot cards, and soon after the game started, several members of the Demon Group that had already gathered disappeared.

"Could they have gone to the bathroom?" Suzuki Sonoko guessed subconsciously, "And maybe they can find Kong."

This proposal quickly received public approval.

In the bathroom, the Hunchback of Notre Dame was desperately washing his hands, looking down at the broken mirror and muttering, "It can't be washed off, the blood on my hands can't be washed off..."

It was as if a frightened werewolf rushed out of the toilet, looked at the time anxiously and then ran out.

The mummy also disappeared, as if it had vanished into thin air.

Sora Natsukawa was not there either. Kogoro Mori knocked on every toilet door, but it was obvious that he had already left.

All of this made everyone feel a little strange, until the party horn sounded again, and the Halloween banquet finally officially began. At this time, outside the cabin, the ghost captain was hung upside down on the mast, swaying in the wind, with scarlet blood dripping on the wooden deck. Under the gaze of the full moon, he was waiting for everyone to come.

It was a fateful yet unexpected death.