Conan's other self

Hui Yuan Ai couldn't help but groan in pain.

"Haiyuan, what's wrong with you?" Ayumi was a little worried. In her sight, Huiyuan Ai was holding her forehead, breathing a little heavy, and her face was a little ugly.

"It's okay..." The sudden stinging pain went away as quickly as it came. Hui Yuan Ai quickly recovered, "It's okay..."

On the other side, Conan and the Megure Police Department continued to discuss the case.

"What does this line of characters refer to?" Police Department Mumu bent down a little bit and looked at the words on the deceased's hand, "I can't understand..."

"This is the meaning of 'I love you' in German. Combined with what I just said, it may have something to do with the lover she is going to see."

"However, if you want to leave a death message, you should try to leave the murderer's name..." Conan continued, "Now it's like using your life to express your love..."

"That--"

"I think," Conan interrupted the Megure Police Department's interruption, "this may be a message left by the murderer..."

"But this is even more strange, isn't it?" Mitsuhiko said, "The police have already considered these to be suicides. Wouldn't it be unnecessary to do so?"

"Yes," said the Megure Police Department, "Looking at it this way, it is more likely to be suicide..."

"A person who has multiple lovers after getting married will not only commit suicide but also spend so much effort to express love in German?" Conan objected, "What's more, judging from her dress, she is a very particular person."

"In addition, there are traces of mud on her right heel and calf, but not on the left side. Judging from the traces of mud, she should be pulling a wheeled box with her right hand..."

"Where's the box?" Police Department Megure turned to look at Takagi and Sato.

"Eh?" Takagi was stunned for a moment, "No..."

"We didn't see the box when we arrived," Sato said.

"This means that there is another person at the scene, and he took away the box. This may be a dark red box...It also means that this is a serial murder incident..."

Hui Yuan Ai didn't listen.

The vague sense of déjà vu made her feel even more strange, and everything she experienced after waking up felt very wrong.

She rubbed her temples, trying to wake herself up. In fact, she now wants to find someone to talk to...

But Kudo still squatted beside the body to check for clues...

Idiot reasoning madman, live with your reasoning for the rest of your life.

Hui Yuan Ai thought to herself, feeling increasingly depressed.

The on-site investigation soon came to an end. Apart from confirming that these cases were serial murders, they had made no progress - at least that's what the police, Ayumi and others felt.

On the way back, to Haibara Ai's surprise, Edogawa became extremely silent like Kudo. Even Ayumi, who was riding back with him in a car, didn't respond to him.

The group went directly back to the detective club's club classroom.

Here, Haihara Ai has a fixed seat. But she felt that there was no place for her here - Kudo still hadn't said a word to her.

There was some silence in the classroom for a while.

Conan sat in his seat, his face a little gloomy, and after a while he said suddenly: "I already have some ideas."

"Huh?"

"Really? Conan?"

Ayumi, Genta and Mitsuhiko looked over in surprise, and Conan nodded seriously.

Hui Yuan Ai lowered his head and did not look over, but he was also listening.

"I think what happened is this," Conan reasoned, "the murderer actually took the gun and forced the deceased to take poison."

"Yes!" Mitsuhiko suddenly realized.

"So judging from the traces at the scene, the deceased all took the poison themselves. The case on the roadside was also deliberately designed. The murderer deliberately let the deceased take the poison in a place where the camera could only capture the back of the deceased, creating a The deceased committed suicide.

In addition, the deceased all died after taking poison, but no trace of poison was found in their bodies. "

"I have an impression of this drug," Conan was silent for a moment, "APTX4869."

…?

Haiyuan Ai was startled for a moment and looked at Conan in disbelief.

Although ten years have passed, the organization has not been destroyed. This kind of thing should not be told to people like Ayumi who have nothing to do with the organization.

But Edogawa said it directly without any scruples...

Haibara Ai looked at Fengyuan subconsciously, and then at Ayumi and the others. What was even more surprising to her was that they didn't seem to have any special reaction to Conan mentioning the name of the drug.

"This is completely in line with the characteristics of APTX4869," Conan said. "This drug was developed ten years ago and has been used in murders many times. Except for those black organizations, only Haiyuan can do this." drug."

Hearing this, Haiyuan Ai couldn't help but frowned, as if he was making such remarks...

"That's right. The murderer of this serial murder case," Conan paused, "is you, Haiyuan."

"…Eh?"

"What are you talking about, Conan!"

"How is that possible!" Mitsuhiko shouted loudly, "Conan, don't make such a joke——"

"Listen to me!" Conan suddenly shouted. The somewhat impatient Ayumi and others were stunned for a moment.

He continued speaking amidst the confused eyes of everyone, his voice trembling slightly:

"No one will take poison that can kill someone even if they are pointed at a gun. But if you take poison, the probability of death is only half.

I think, Haiyuan, you took the anesthesia needle gun made by the doctor, pretended to be a real gun, forced the deceased to go to a deserted place, then took out two pills of APTX4869, and told the other party that only one pill inside was poisonous. You and the other party Take one pill each.

As long as you tell the other party that it is their choice, between the shooting and half the probability of survival, the deceased will choose to take poison...

But this is actually a trick. Since you have been experimenting with drugs over the years, APTX4869 has no effect on you, and you will be fine if you take it. So in fact, both pills are fatal to the deceased.

The only ones who can pull off this trick are you and me. "

Just...me and Edogawa?

On the other side, Conan continued:

"These days, when the case happened, Huiyuan, you have been using the excuse that you were not there to develop the antidote... But since five years ago, we can never go back, and there is no need to continue to develop the antidote...

For today's case, you happened to be away because of a cold. However, in today's case, you exposed a lot of doubts.

The deceased were all wearing your favorite crimson color. I think this is the reason why you chose her as your target... and the line of words left by the deceased..."

"That's German. Why, does it have something to do with me?"

Huiyuan Ai said coldly, feeling a little irritable. A strong sense of dissonance enveloped her heart, making her feel that what was happening was even more strange.

And then, things got even stranger.

"That's the meaning of 'I love you' in German. The deceased was a real Japanese, why did she use German specifically?

If you left it on purpose, that would make sense.

Huiyuan, Einstein is your idol, right? I remember as a kid we went to see the Masked Man movies, and you always wanted to see Days of Glory and Trouble. And it just so happened that Einstein was a German-American..."

"You call this reasoning?" Hui Yuan Ai interrupted with a cold tone.

"...I have evidence."

After a moment of silence, Conan opened the hand he was holding tightly and showed what was in his hand to everyone, "There was a hair falling from the deceased's clothes, Haiyuan. A brown hair with a slight red tint."

"And you haven't been there since we arrived at the scene." Conan fell silent after speaking.

"Is that why?"

"Haihara is not necessarily the only one with this hair color!"

"Yes, Conan, you can dye your hair! And maybe it was framed by someone else..."

"But the only ones who can access Haiyuan and get her hair are us and the doctor, right?"

"Hey! No matter what, it's impossible for Haiyuan to—"

"enough!"

Hui Yuan Ai said suddenly, and the messy room instantly became quiet. She was silent for a moment, and then looked at Fengyuan, who had been silent beside her, "Gong... Fengyuan, are you just looking at me like this? Don't you have nothing to say?"

The person in front of me didn't react at all.

For a moment, it seemed that even the sound of breathing could not be heard.

A strong ominous premonition suddenly arose in Huihara Ai's heart.

"...Maplehara? Who is that?"

The brain went blank for a moment. Haiyuan Ai looked blankly at Ayumi who had just spoken, and then looked back at the place where Fengyuan was standing just now...

But there was no one there.

How could it be possible? He was obviously still there just now...

"…Your hysteria has returned again, Haiyuan."

Conan broke the silence again, "It was like this ten years ago. It was the time we accidentally met Gin's car and went to the Cupido Hotel to grab pisco... That was the first time you mentioned the name of this non-existent person...

I think you deliberately left the German word for 'I love you' on the scene because of this... You imagined a person who didn't exist at all and fell in love with him.

But as time goes by, you feel more and more something is wrong...that's why this serial murder case happened..."

"Go and surrender, Haiyuan." After another pause, Conan continued to advise.

Someone who doesn't exist at all...?

Hui Yuan Ai looked around the classroom blankly, but there was no place to hide anyone here. Ayumi, Genta and Mitsuhiko were looking at her with looks that were three parts sad and one part worried.

No wonder there is no trace of his life in the doctor's home...

No wonder he didn't react to calling him...

No wonder I followed him into the activity room, but the door was closed tightly...

No wonder he didn't interact with anyone else in the activity room or at the crime scene...

"Are you kidding..."

She turned around and walked out of the classroom without anyone stopping her. Then she walked out of the school gate and onto the street.

Thunder pierced the sky.

The weather changed at every turn, and thunder started in a blink of an eye, making it look like it was going to rain. Pedestrians on the roadside quickened their pace to take shelter from the rain. Hui Yuan Ai was at a loss as he walked aimlessly alone.

It was like the day she went to meet Kudo Shinichi...but she still had some hope that day...

Her nose was a little sore and tears welled up in her eyes, but she held it back. She didn't know how long she had been walking, and she didn't even feel that she was getting wet from the rain... When she raised her head, she noticed that she had arrived at a familiar place.

The observation restaurant in the central building of Mihua City.

Compared with ten years ago, the decoration of the observation restaurant in front of me has become more luxurious, but the seats seem to have not changed much. The seat in her mind was still vacant, so she ignored the waiter at the entrance and walked over on her own.

She did not make a reservation, and the waiter seemed to want to persuade her to leave, but Haihara Ai ignored her, pulled out a chair and sat down.

The girl who looked like a high school student in front of her was surprisingly silent, with a hint of despair on her delicate face, which made the waiter swallow his words to persuade her to leave.

After hesitating for a moment, she walked away to discuss with the manager, hoping to let the girl sit here for a while.

Haihara Ai was able to sit quietly without any interruption, and couldn't help but recall what happened ten years ago.

At that time, Kudo was sitting opposite her, looking at himself with soft eyes, telling himself about his father's proposal to his mother...

Finally, he seemed to have changed his story-telling tone, paused deliberately, and said those words to himself...

That sentence…

As that sentence emerged in his mind, Haiyuan Ai felt his memory churn. Ever since I woke up, strange places have flashed through my mind one by one...

The words carved by the deceased seemed to be a reminder to her...

Huihara Ai's heart seemed to be beating again, and it was gradually accelerating.

As if she had received some kind of revelation, she closed her eyes tightly, and then whispered:

"Ich liebe dich."

In fairy tales, as long as you recite the corresponding spell, your wish will come true.

She repeated it again and again, then opened her eyes expectantly and nervously. Then, the tears that were originally swirling in his eyes could no longer be suppressed and fell down.

The sight in front of her was exactly the same as ten years ago. The familiar Kudo was sitting opposite her, looking at her softly.

This look was exactly the same as the look Kudo looked at her when she was lying drunkenly on the sofa that day, and the feeling he gave her was completely different from the Kudo she saw when she woke up today.

"Kudo..." Haihara Ai shouted softly, so quietly that only she could hear it.

"I am here."

The world suddenly shattered like a mirror.