Conan Moslin

There was only one boy in orange clothes in the classroom of Class A, Grade 1. He sat in his seat and looked towards the door anxiously.

When the classroom door was finally opened, the boy's eyes lit up.

Faced with the seemingly reliable Boy Detective Team, the first-year client, Tetsuya Nakata, earnestly put forward his request.

Simply put, his brother, who is ten years older than him, said a week ago that he was going to a friend's house, but he hasn't returned home yet. Although the police have been assisting in the search, they have not found him yet.

"Wait a minute... I remember there was a similar case before..."

"Ah? That's true." Ayumi suddenly seemed to remember something.

Yuan Tai immediately asked seriously: "Hey, the brother you are talking about...could it be a cat?"

"No way!" The boy shook his head seriously, his tone a little anxious, "He really is my brother who is ten years older than me!"

Although Conan felt that he was desperate to find the Junior Detective Team, he still thought seriously about what he needed to do to find his brother: "Anyway, let's go to his house first."

Conan suggested.

With a childish cheer, several children quickly followed the boy and left.

Ayumi looked at Haibara who had remained silent, took her hand again, and ran out of the classroom with her.

"Haibara-san, let's go!"

"But……"

While running, Huihara glanced at the message on her phone and silently swallowed the rest of the words.

……

beep - beep - beep -

"Hello, who are you?"

"Hello, is this Professor Masami Hirota's home?" a young voice came from the other side.

"Yes. But my husband is still resting now. You can call me later, or you can tell me and I will pass it on to him later."

There was a pause on the other end of the receiver, and the lady didn't hear clearly, but she guessed that it was a sentence like "I understand", because the other end quickly continued: "I was... originally planning to go to your house in the evening a few days later to pick up some disks, but I have an important schedule at the last minute, so I may have to move it forward to today. I hope you understand the inconvenience caused..."

The lady nodded in understanding: "I understand."

The gentleman once told her that the person who came at the time he was talking about was a student who was willing to take over his previously stalled experiment.

At that time, the student mentioned a professor who was willing to continue the research, and had spoken to him a few days ago to exchange academic experiences.

That night after the phone conversation, her husband drank a lot of wine and said a lot to her while drunk.

Although he had never heard of Professor Gong Zhi's name, her knowledge and understanding of the disease were enough for her to continue completing the research.

Professor Hirota was happy for a long time that his research could continue.

At the agreed time, the lady heard the doorbell.

"I have an appointment with Professor Hirota to pick up the disk materials today."

Facing Mrs. Hirota who opened the door, Kuriya smiled politely and followed her into the living room.

While his wife went to call Professor Hirota, Li An quickly changed his mobile phone card and sent a message to Xiao Ai who was about to finish school.

[I put the newly made spare key under the flowerpot next to the third pillar in front of the door.]

Soon, Professor Hirota, who had drunk a little wine, took Kuria to the study and took out a few boxes from a row of magnetic disk boxes on the top shelf of one of the cabinets.

Although he smelled a little drunk, Professor Hirota's movements were still quite skillful and he didn't need Li An's help.

After taking the marked disk, Li An thanked him seriously.

"You seem to like recording on disk."

Professor Hirota nodded and casually pointed in the direction of the life category.

"I often use disks to save some photos, and the photos of me and my students traveling are also stored in them."

"However, sometimes students send the wrong things." He smiled and quickly skipped the topic.

"Come to think of it, I've taught many students, and one of them is very similar to you."

Although he was not familiar with the student in front of him, when he talked about this child who made him feel a little sorry, he suddenly couldn't stop talking.

Li An listened carefully to the old man recalling his past with his students and did not interrupt immediately.

Professor Hirota was in good spirits, but he had drunk some wine after all. After chatting for a while, he fell asleep in his seat in the study.

Li An gently closed the study door, said goodbye to Mrs. Hirota, and left with the disk information he needed.

Moreover, she very carelessly and conveniently took two more.

One of them was the disk that Shirley mentioned was sent by mistake.

……

Little Shirley stood barefoot in front of the mirror wall, wearing clean pajamas that were obviously not suitable for children. The hem of her top was very long, covering her knees, and her shorts almost became trousers.

She placed her sleeves on the huge mirror wall in the living room in a daze, on which were reflected two familiar yet unfamiliar faces.

One of them is hers.

Brown hair, blue eyes, the dirt on the face had long been wiped clean.

Because there were no photos left, she couldn't really remember what she looked like as a child, but she quickly confirmed that this was what she looked like as a child.

As for the other one——

She has delicate features, a gentle face, curved eyebrows, and a faint smile at the corners of her lips, which makes people feel sincere and not hypocritical.

Although she had never seen this face before, the terrifying feeling made her body tremble unconsciously.

Shirley pretended to lower her head and rolled up her sleeves, revealing the scars on her wrists from being rubbed by the chains in the gas chamber. The scars had been treated with medicine and were scarlet, looking a little scary.

She moved her feet silently, as if she wanted to escape as quickly as possible, but she couldn't run away from where she was now.

"Don't be afraid. The sister who brought you back told me that she found you at the door of Dr. Agasa's house." Looking at Miyano Shiho who was almost moving to the corner, Li An shook her head helplessly. She raised the heated food in her hand and put it on the coffee table. "Anyway, you can tell me where you want to go later. How about we have breakfast first and then talk?"

Although she could still feel that frightening aura, facing those bright and sincere black eyes, Miyano Shiho nodded unconsciously.