Chapter 25: Sister Bei's scheme is as deep as the sea. It should be undetectable...
"Really?" Vermouth turned around, and Haibara suddenly felt that the kitchen was a little small.
Is this the legendary "spatial pressure"? The distance between the two people is shrinking...
"Perhaps I just have a soft spot for stories about World War II. The fact that I need your expertise is purely... coincidental."
The trick is to hide the truth, and the arrogant Bei Jie is playing dumb online.
"Nothing about you is accidental," Huiyuan said coldly. "Every move you make is carefully considered, and every word you say is designed to achieve the best effect."
"You say that, as if striving for perfection is a flaw."
Vermouth's fingers moved along the countertop, but did not touch Haibara's hand.
"Didn't touch" = I almost touched. This feeling of distance between the two...
"Actually, this is a trait we all share. Tell me, how many steps did you consider before inviting me here?"
A showdown between two scheming girls.
Vermouth: Don't think I'm the only one scheming. You, my dear, are just as scheming. Come, let's see who has the higher rank.
What does Vermouth think she and Haibara "share"?
A. A taste for tea and a dislike for crime.
B. high intelligence and a precise grasp of other people's intentions.
C. The experience of becoming smaller and the fate of being hunted by the organization.
D. His unique feelings towards the mother and son of the Kudo family.
"I am a humble person, but I am sure that I have calculated less than you."
"Haha, you're just flattering me."
Vermouth, who was obviously enjoying it, said: See, even though you are so proud, you still admit that I am awesome.
Huibara turned around to add water, glad that she had an excuse not to look into those annoying peach blossom eyes.
"You've improved a lot in housework since New York." As soon as Vermouth opened her mouth, she looked like an old woman.
Huibara's hands stilled: "A year, it's so long."
As the saying goes: "After a year of not seeing you, I miss you like crazy." Today we meet again, the tea leaves are still green, your hair is still white, and you are still as beautiful as ever.
"Really?" Vermouth leaned on the table and looked at her. "For some people, that might be the case. But for others, a year is just a moment between important moments."
This posture, this look, this tone, it's definitely the ceiling for fishing.
After a year of not seeing each other, my sister's thousand-layer routine has been improved. Ai-chan: Don't come over here (but the corners of her delicate and beautiful lips curl up crazily).
"Then what kind of person are you?" Huibara asked unconsciously.
"I can be whoever I want to be," Vermouth replied with a mysterious smile, "and today, I want to be someone who can see you again."
A textbook straight-shooting statement.
Why do these cheesy love words sound so poisonous when they come from Sister Bei's mouth?
Huiyuan didn't answer. She poured the water carefully, and steam rose between them like a veil.
"You asked me why I came to Japan," said Vermouth.
Subtext: Ask me now. Ask me if I came for you. Say, "Are you here for me, my queen?"
"I thought it wasn't because of Sakura."
"Ah, I may have missed your sharp wit."
Translation: I just like your tsundere and sharp-tongued look. Sister Bei’s inner OS: The little cat is showing off, so cute, give it a rub.
"Maybe you're here on a business trip," Huiyuan retorted. "Organizations don't usually approve leave requests."
Vermouth smiled sincerely this time: "It's surprising that I can get so much recognition from Dr. Miyano, who has an IQ of 180."
Sister Bei: Vacation? To see you, I do have this privilege.
The tea rose gently, with steam floating between the two of them.
Huiyuan felt that this moment was really surreal - sitting across from one of the organization's most dangerous agents, they had also once...
I remember watching the snow together in New York, and her smile was so charming. Now, we meet again over a cup of tea, and our feelings surge like the waves.
"Scientist and killer." Vermouth pondered and took the cup handed to her by Huibara. "We have a lot in common, don't we?"
Both have high IQs and both hold the lives and deaths of others in their hands (one saves people and the other harms people, one makes medicine and the other uses medicine), indeed.
Bei Jie: We are a perfect match. (dog head) The hint is full, and the only thing missing is typing "we szd" on the public screen.
They are all chosen people with extremely high charm and intelligence.
"You came prepared." Huibara ignored her and continued to cue the main plot.
Huiyuan's subtext: "Oh, woman, I know you have bad intentions." (Eye locked, level one alert)
"I'm always like this." Vermouth took a sip, leaving a faint trace of lipstick on the rim of the cup. "Unlike you, Shiho. When you were in New York, you were completely unprepared."
Ignore Huibara's main plot problem and continue to cue Once Upon a Time in New York.
"I'm drunk."
Huiyuan: "Don't ask. If you ask, I'm just drunk." (The classic excuse is "drunk amnesia." But did he really lose his memory? I don't believe it.)
The drunken scene is late but here it comes. One of the three most classic scenes in yuri fiction: being drunk. (The other two are being sick and on a rainy night.)
"Ah, then, you're truly amazing. You solved the hotel's security loophole while drunk." Vermouth's beautiful blue eyes showed a hint of admiration. "That's when I realized how amazing you are in the lab."
Oh no. Can being drunk solve security vulnerabilities? Is this some kind of drunken boxing trick from a nerd?
Huibara sat across from her, holding her cup in both hands. "Is this why you're here? To recruit me back into the organization?"
"If I invite you, will you come back?"
This rhetorical question from Sister Bei is filled with tentativeness and a hint of... anticipation? (My CP radar is ringing.)
When masters fight, every word they say is a hook.
"no way."
It's unequivocal. Ai-chan is getting excited.
“What a shame.” Vermouth leaned forward and said softly, “We could have accomplished something extraordinary together.”
As the physical distance shortens, the sense of oppression and ambiguity increases simultaneously. What a fatal temptation.
"Extraordinary things," does that mean destroying the world or falling in love? (Organization: Romance is forbidden. Sister Bei: I want to.)
"We've already done that. The failure of APTX-4869 is quite unusual."
APTX-4869, where the dream begins, is also the starting point of the bad fate. (Sigh)
"It's not a failure, it's a transformation." Vermouth's alluring gaze swept over Haibara's childish figure. "But I admit, the side effects... were truly unexpected."
Side effect = turning into a little cutie so you can control Rua better? (As expected of you, Vermouth)
Huibara couldn't help but smile a little. "Is that what we're calling it now? Side effects?"
"So, how are you going to define it?"
By asking this question, Bayonetta is handing the microphone to Huiyuan, asking her to define this "accident." (Master, this is a master)
"This is a second chance." Huibara took a sip of tea, "I don't want to waste it."
#Speech by the heroine of the reborn novel# “Second chance”, Haibara regards becoming a child as a new life.
Vermouth's eyes were blazing, truly unsettling: "Yet you are here, drinking tea with old friends."
"Just knowing my enemies."
Huiyuan's textbook answer, from Sun Tzu's Art of War, is: "Know yourself and your enemy, and you can fight a hundred battles without defeat." (Educated people always have such style when arguing.)
"Am I just an enemy to you? An enemy?" Vermouth's voice lowered, and she actually sounded a little sad. "I thought that was not the case in New York."
The aggrieved tone of voice was filled with the aroma of tea. The Hollywood actress' acting skills were at their peak.
"You suddenly disguised yourself as a tourist and showed up on my way home from school, pretending it was a chance encounter. This, very much seems like the work of an enemy."
"Maybe I just want to see how my most proud protégé is doing in his new life."
"The most proud student", what a possessiveness. Sister Bei, wake up, the Huibara is Shirley, not your Vermouth private school graduate.
"I was never your protégé."
Huiyuan's rebuttal is a little bit irritating. (Cute)
"Isn't it?" Vermouth raised her eyebrows, her expression a classic. It was provocative. It was teasing. It had the subtext of "Are you sure, little darling?"
"That night in New York, I taught you... a lot."
What did they teach? Chemistry, philosophy of life, or… huh? (FBI Warning!)
That night in New York, for the eighteen-year-old Miyano Shiho, it was certainly not just a simple chat under a blanket.
Huiyuan's little face was hot: "That's not what I meant, you know."
Fever. She's anxious. She's anxious. Haibara blushes. KO. Bayonetta wins.
This sentence translates to: "Don't talk nonsense. But I don't seem to be able to refute anything..." (covering face)
#The fishing queen's thousand-layer routine# Sister Bei is so good at it. She can make Bingshan Ai feel uneasy with just a few words.
Q: When Vermouth said, "I taught you a lot that night in New York," what exactly did she "teach" the 18-year-old Miyano Shiho?
A. How to elegantly hack a hotel security system while drunk.
B. The latest academic research progress on APTX-4869 (Late Night Edition).
C. Some "life experiences" that can only be discussed among adults.
D. All of the above are correct. Please write a 10,000-word essay on your own to find the specific content and share it on #百合超话#.
"Are you sure?" Vermouth's smile was truly annoying.
"Shirley, you were always so brilliant. You could quickly grasp the most complex chemistry, yet be so blind to human nature. It's painful."
Sister Bei’s life mentor (PUA master) class has started.
"Is this why you came here? To teach me a lesson about human nature?"
Ai-chan fought back. "Stop trying to PUA me." (hard.jpg)
Translation: If you have something to say, just say it. Don't act like a big shot here.
"Do you want me to try? Give you a lesson?" Vermouth raised her eyebrows, and her golden hair fell a little.
She said calmly, "I could start with the way your pupils dilate when I say certain things. Or how your breathing changes when I'm close."
Huibara put down the cup with a "click": "Don't do that."
Textbook tsundere: "Da-me." (But the subtext: More is fine...)
"Stop what? Observe? That's what we both do, isn't it? You with your test tubes and microscopes, I with my... other methods."
—refers to charisma, driving with eyes, extreme traction, and… (meaningful.jpg)
Ding Dong, multiple choice questions.
When Vermouth talked about her method of observing Shirley, her main goal was:
A. Conduct a serious scientific behavioral observation experiment.
B. It's pure bad taste, I want to see Shirley embarrassed.
C. Test Shirley's true feelings about him and get closer to her (physically and psychologically).
D. Give Shirley a vivid and practical lesson on human nature and teach her that "the body is honest."
Choose C. It has to be C. This is clearly a sting operation. (dog head)
Those who chose B probably didn’t turn on the orange eye radar (funny)
Or, all of them. (No)
"Your confident method killed my sister." Huibara said calmly.
Here it comes, the classic knife. The atmosphere suddenly becomes solemn.
Vermouth's expression darkened, but she quickly covered it up: "That's not my decision."
"But you didn't stop it."
It hits the heart. Ai-chan, it hits the mark.
"If you had known, could you have stopped all that from happening?"
Vermouth sighed and asked softly, "Ask yourself, would you have betrayed the organization for her before the incident at the Tokyo warehouse, instead of waiting until it was too late?"
This is a counterattack. It's heartbreaking. This question is too harsh.
Chinese translation: You are no better than me, weren't you also a coward at first? (Although the situation is different, the lethality is huge)
This was a high-end, extreme scramble. The clash between two brilliant women was a fiery affair.
This question caught Huiyuan off guard.
Indeed, Shirley had no choice back then. If she were in his place, she would also hope that Mingmei could take one last job and then leave the organization.
After all, the price of betraying the organization is too high.
Unfortunately, there are no ifs in history.
And no one knew that after the organization asked Mingmei to complete the task, they would not keep their prior promise and instead kill people to silence them.
"Let's put it this way, I've always been... curious about your progress."
Vermouth probably felt that other topics were less sensitive than Mingmei's. She took a sip of her tea and said simply, "Antidote for APTX-4869. How long will it take?"
"If that's your intention, you've wasted your trip across the Pacific."
"Really?" Vermouth's smile was still alluring. "I think we all know that I never waste anything, especially my time."
Huiyuan walked to the window and looked at the gray rain outside: "Sometimes, I want to tell myself that this is just temporary madness."
The pronoun is unclear, it could be referring to her getting smaller, or something else.
Vermouth walked over to her and said, "Tell me, do you miss that feeling? The power of burying yourself in the laboratory, studying things that others cannot understand?"
This question hit home more than Haibara was willing to admit: "I don't miss working for a killer."
"But you miss the work of exploration itself," Vermouth said. "I can see it in your eyes when you talk about chemistry and compounds. That kind of passion won't disappear just because you change your position."
Miyano Shiho's passion for science has indeed not changed.
Haibara turned to face her. "Is this why you're here? To lure me back to the organization?"
After all, when it comes to resources for conducting experiments, the organization is indeed wealthy, and Huibara can use the global network.
"Is this... okay?" There was a hint of genuine curiosity in Vermouth's tone.
"No."
"Then, that's not why I came here."
Vermouth walked to the edge of the island and sat down, tilting her head and smiling.
Hollywood enchantress, flexible in her rhetoric.
The kettle hummed harshly. Vermouth gracefully stood up, turned off the switch, and poured hot water into the two prepared cups. The tea leaves slowly expanded in the water, emitting a faint fragrance.
The guest has become the host.
"Black tea with a little lemon." She returned to the dining table with two cups of tea and placed one in front of Huibara. "It's the flavor you like."
Huiyuan raised an eyebrow: "How do you know what flavor of tea I like?"
"I know everything about you, Shiho."
Vermouth took a sip of tea, leaving a faint lip print on the rim of the cup. "Your habits, your preferences, your..."
She paused for a moment. As expected of a Hollywood actress with top-notch dialogue skills, she had a lot of experience in making simple words sink deeply into the ears of the audience.
His eyes, soft and gentle, swept across Huibara's face: "...weakness."
Huibara didn't touch the cup of tea. Although the ingredients were from her own home, who knew what secrets the brewery killer had up his sleeve?
"You're spying on me."
"Surveillance?" Vermouth chuckled. "That word is too vulgar for you and me. I prefer to call it attention."
"Why?"
"Because you are special." Vermouth put down the teacup and raised an eyebrow. "There are countless scientists in this world, but only you, Miyano Shiho, can create APTX-4869."
After all, it’s still this drug A that is very important to both of them.
When Huiyuan heard the code name of drug A, her fingers tightened on the edge of the table. That drug, the one that indirectly took her sister's life and completely changed her own fate.
"It's just a failure." Huiyuan said coldly.
"Failure?" Vermouth laughed. "A drug that can make people return to childhood, you call it a failure?"
"It's supposed to be an undetectable poison, not..." Haibara paused, realizing she had almost let the cat out of the bag.
Vermouth's smile widened. It was fun to tease children.
"Instead of a magic potion to rejuvenate?" She shook her head slightly. "Shiho, you always underestimate your own achievements."
Huiyuan looked at her warily: "You didn't come here just to praise my scientific research results, did you?"
"Smart girl." Vermouth nodded approvingly. "Yes, I came here for a purpose, about...the organization's movements."
Haibara's heart sank. What's going on within the organization? Is this Vermouth's true purpose?
She wasn't here to reminisce or play mind games, but to convey information. But given her personality, she probably wouldn't say it directly, but would disguise it as a riddle, a test, or a dangerous gift.
Vermouth took another sip of tea, seemingly contemplating her words. Even the simple act of drinking tea was filled with grace and allure when performed by her.
She is indeed a Hollywood enchantress of two generations. Her charm is max.
"What's going on?" Haibara Ai asked, her voice a little anxious. This was the first time Vermouth saw her express such emotion today.
Vermouth looked at her, narrowed her eyes, and was satisfied. She liked seeing Miyano Shiho lose control, and she liked that she could easily touch her.
Huiyuan also knew this kind of bad taste. So the urgency in the follow-up questioning was actually acting.
Sulli's scheming.jpg
After all, when Haibara first came to Beika, she used a little acting skill to scare the protagonist Conan, who had been through many battles and seen all kinds of high-energy crime scenes.
Facing Vermouth, although the other party's acting skills are professional, even top-notch in the world, Haibara is not inferior.
"Don't be impatient, dear." Vermouth raised an eyebrow. "Impatientness is not a good thing. Especially at a time like this."
"Your tricks don't work on me." Huiyuan said lightly
"Really?" Vermouth's expression was playful and leisurely. "I think it's very useful. Look at you now, how cute you are. Like an angry, yet bewildered kitten."
The winery lady with a full sense of bad taste.
"Vermouth." Haibara lowered her voice and warned her.
“Alright, alright.” Vermouth raised her hands, feigning helplessness. However, those tantalizing peach blossom eyes showed no sign of backing down. “I’m not going to tease you any more. The news is that there are some… disagreements within the organization. Some believe that research on APTX-4869 should continue, while others wish to completely destroy all relevant data.”
All the information? Including the person who handled it? Huiyuan's heartbeat quickened: "And...whose side are you on?"
Vermouth tilted her head and smiled: "I am on the side of victory, dear. I always have been."
“That’s not the answer.”
"But this is the truth." Vermouth leaned forward, and the distance between them suddenly shortened, so close that Haibara could smell the faint scent of perfume on her.
"The question is, Shiho, whose side do you want to be on?"
Haibara didn't retreat, even though her instincts were screaming at her to stay away from this dangerous woman. "I am no longer part of the organization, Miyano Shiho. I no longer exist in this world."
"Really?" Vermouth said softly, "You can leave the organization, but its mark will remain on you forever. Just like I can see in your eyes... that vigilance, that calculation, that readiness to escape or fight back at any moment. These survival skills were all taught to you by the organization, bit by bit, subtly, over those eighteen years."
Huiyuan was silent.
Vermouth was right. Even in this seemingly safe new identity, she never really let her guard down.
The winery was full of danger, but it also gave her many skills. (Is this a 6am to 11pm exam training camp?)
"What do you want?" she asked bluntly. Since the conversation had come to this point, there was no need to be a riddler. Just get to the point and let her leave as soon as possible.
Besides, she really didn't want to talk to Vermouth about anything else, such as her own psychological analysis.
Unexpectedly, Vermouth stopped talking at this point. I don’t know if it was to whet her appetite or if she had other plans.
The actress shrugged and took a sip of her tea gently and elegantly: "I'm happy to be your puzzle tonight."
Here comes the Riddler, Sister Bei, she is online. The queen uses ambiguous words, and her acting skills are perfect.
She said the word "gladly" in the same tone as "Nice to meet you" in English, with the kind of business compliments and the official self-introduction, but with a little personal intimacy.
This isn't "I'm willing," it's "I'm yours tonight." (Thick fog)
Sister Bei: Polite on the lips, killer eyes. European and American style + Japanese ambiguity = fatal attraction.
The Hollywood actress who insists on dubbing the characters herself in every movie is really good at controlling the tone when speaking the lines. Moreover, you have to know that Japanese is not her native language.
It is officially certified that her acting skills are amazing. Even her love words are expressed in a Stanislavsky style, with the emotional control of an actress.
"I don't like solving puzzles." Huiyuan retorted coldly, "Especially puzzles like yours."
"A mystery like you" = dangerous + seductive + difficult boss.
Haibara, avoidant personality, chooses pass.
Vermouth approached, one hand resting on the back of the chair, her body half leaning on the edge of the table. The scent of her rose-based perfume came softly again.
Reduction in limb distance = bonus to heart-throb buff.
A pheromone attack is a yes. I just don't know who's the Alpha and who's the Omega. (I've already made up my mind.)
Buy and leave, place bets:
A: Huiyuan is A, who appears to be aloof but actually dominant;
B: Sister Bay is A, a veteran actress with the acting skills of a movie star;
C: They are both A, fighting each other, a two-way showdown;
D: Neither one, they are both “S”.
"Interesting. With your high IQ, you are obviously best at breaking complex puzzles into pieces." Vermouth still said very easily, and secretly praised her.
This is another subtle provocation. A dangerous and sexy intellectual battle is about to begin.
Secretly praising someone = advanced flirting?
"So, are you a puzzle or a trouble today?" Huibara did not give in, nor did she fall into her trap, her eyes fixed on her.
Haibara's calmness level increased by +1 today, her rationality maxed out. She went all out, refusing to fall for any tricks. Was this the legendary "cold and stunning counterattack"?
He is worthy of being called the Iceberg Sniper.
“Ah, that depends on how you interpret it.” Vermouth smiled, the corners of her lips curved, very tempting. “I… can be whatever you want… Shiho-chan.”
Haibara's azure eyes flickered. Hearing Vermouth calling her name in ASMR tones, especially when no one was around, was still heart-wrenching.
And does this imply that Vermouth is willing to do any kind of cosplay? (Sudden color change. JPG)
This is probably a typical scene of "too much suggestion causing the imagination to run wild".
Sudden color change.JPG=Grayhara's inner drama has started.
Masaka, is this the legendary "role-playing" invitation?
Vermouth's words are truly the most sexy and powerful line in the dialogue. They're essentially saying, "I can play any type of girlfriend you want."
From assassinating the queen to being a girlfriend in seconds, it is extremely dangerous.
"You're boring." Haibara naturally heard the implication and knew that Vermouth must have said that on purpose.
She kept her voice and emotions steady, not wanting Vermouth to hear that she was affected by the words, so she chose to attack directly.
However, "You are boring" probably means "Stop teasing me, I can't hold it anymore" to Belmode.
High EQ: You are boring;
Low EQ: You make me feel itchy.jpg
Avoidance + covering up + a little bit of coquettishness. It's not that she really wants to say that Vermouth is boring, but she uses "indifference" to cut off the firing line in her words.
But it sounds a bit tense.
Vermouth, on the other hand, became interested and ignored the hostility in her words, continuing to increase her firepower: "Ah, haven't you noticed? I only do boring things when I'm with you."
He started to come up with golden lines again, and all his dialogue skill points were used to flirt with girls.
"I'm only bored when I'm with you" Translation: Others are not worthy of my jokes, only you are special.
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