Conan: Above force, everything is truth!

…

In an apartment in Mika

Looking at the photo of the little girl on the computer screen, Vermouth frowned deeply.

“This little girl…”

This was taken by chance when she was “investigating” Ryuno and Xiaolan.

At first, she thought the little girl was just a child from a nearby neighbor’s house and didn’t pay much attention to it.

It wasn’t until she saw the little girl often coming in and out of Ryuno’s house that she began to observe the child carefully.

To her surprise, the little girl’s appearance seemed…

“Sherry… is it really you?”

After a long silence, Vermouth picked up a lighter and a seven-star from the table, staring at the photo on the computer intently.

“It seems necessary to investigate further.”

…

A week later

At the door of Ryuno’s house.

“Ding Dong, Ding Dong”

Two brisk doorbells rang, and Ryuno got up from the sofa, walked to the living room, and opened the door.

"Ai? Didn't you say you were going to stay at your sister's place today?"

Ai Haibara looked inside the house and whispered, "Where's Xiaolan?"

"She and Sonoko went shopping for clothes~"

"Why didn't you go?"

"Because they were going to buy underwear..."

——"Bang!"

Before Tatsuno finished, Ai Haibara slammed the door shut, her face slightly red: "Shameless! There's no need to talk about this kind of thing!! I have something important to tell you."

"Oh? What is it? Is it about your research?" Tatsuno asked as he walked towards the sofa.

"Yes, I have already researched the antidote... Of course, it's just the first generation's "experimental product"~"

Although Ai Haibara said it so lightly, Tatsuno still observed the pride in her eyes.

Seeing her face full of "Praise me now", Ryuno put a hand on her head and chuckled: "You are worthy of being my daughter! You can research the antidote with such a little information~ You must have inherited my IQ!"

Gray Hara Ai: "..."

After a moment of silence, Gray Hara Ai briefly introduced her research results to Ryuno.

After listening to the possible side effects and instability of the antidote, Ryuno showed a wicked smile on his face.

Gray Hara Ai saw the "horrible" smile on Ryuno's face and was stunned for a moment: "Aren't you preparing to..."

"It's time for our 'little white mouse' to shine~ Don't worry, after he knows the news of the antidote, he will be eager to volunteer to participate in the experiment~"

The smile on Ryuno's face made Gray Hara Ai shudder.

She has seen such a smile many times. Every time she sees such a smile on Ryuno's face, someone will definitely be "unlucky".

"By the way, Ai, do you like acting?"

"Eh? Acting?"

With Ai Haibara's puzzled expression, Tatsuno told her everything he had done with Yukiko and others.

After listening, Ai Haibara's mouth curled up slightly: "You are so bad, but..."

Although Ai Haibara didn't finish her words, after seeing a hint of cunning in her eyebrows, Tatsuno immediately understood her choice.

Just as Tatsuno was about to discuss with her how to "operate" this time, the doorbell rang again.

After hearing the doorbell, the two immediately stopped discussing.

"Someone is coming again?" Tatsuno stood up again and walked towards the door in confusion.

It wasn't long since Xiaolan went out, at most she had just arrived at the mall. Besides, at the shopping speed of her and Sonoko, it would take several hours to finish.

Tatsuno guessed the identity of the person outside the door while opening the door.

"Little Ryūno~ I'm here again! Long time no see~"

As soon as the door was opened, a mature female voice with a hint of mischief and joy came into the house.

"Sister Yukiko? Didn't you just go back a while ago?"

"Anyway, there's nothing to do when I go back~ Your uncle Yusaku is busy with his manuscripts recently. Not to mention going out with me, he rarely comes out of his study."

Seeing that Yukiko talked endlessly when she mentioned Kudo Yusaku, and it seemed like she was going to stand at the door and chat for hours, Ryūno immediately prepared to change the subject.

"Sister Yukiko, shall we go in first?"

"Well, okay... eh? This cute little girl should be Haibara Ai? Hello~" As soon as she entered the door, Yukiko saw Haibara Ai on the sofa.

"Hello." Haibara Ai responded lightly.

Seeing the little girl with brown hair in front of her so "restrained", Yukiko thought she was a little shy, and immediately smiled and walked up to her and hugged her on her lap.

"Don't be shy, Ai~ You can call me Akiko...sister~"

Akiko's sudden change of words made Ai Huihara twitch her lips subconsciously.

She had asked Ryuno before, why he was calling her Hibiki...When he called Eri, he always called her "Auntie Hibiki Eri". But when he called Yukiko, he called her "sister".

Aren't they about the same age?

Now it seems that what Tatsuno said at the time was right. This Auntie Yukiko just didn't want to admit her age...

Thinking of this, Huihara Ai narrowed her eyes and thought to herself: "This auntie is so childish?"

After a while, Huihara Ai struggled to get up from Yukiko's arms: "Yukiko...sister, please don't treat me as a child."

"Look at Tatsuno, she actually said that! So cute~" After hearing this, Yukiko's eyes were full of shining stars.

Tatsuno looked at Huihara Ai in confusion, and used his eyes to explore her "meaning".

After seeing Ai Huihara nod in confirmation, Tatsuno chuckled and said, "Sister Yukiko, actually..."

"..."

"What?! She also became smaller because of the drug? She was originally a member of that organization?" After listening to Tatsuno's explanation, Yukiko opened her mouth wide, her face full of shock.

After calming down, Yukiko suddenly showed an evil smile: "Shinichi should not know about this yet, right? If it is handled properly, this time he might be scared to death~hahaha~"

After laughing for a while, Yukiko snorted, and then returned to her gentle face: "How about I make a detailed plan, and then we can scare him together?"

Tatsuno: "..."

Ai Huihara: "..."

Ai Huihara and Tatsuno looked at each other, with doubtful light flashing in their eyes.

"Is this really the mother of Shinichi Kudo? Why do I feel..."

...

Evening

Mouri Detective Agency.

Conan yawned out of boredom while watching the program on TV.

"Really, that uncle is playing mahjong again, and he probably won't be back until the early morning... Speaking of which, it's almost time for dinner, how about going downstairs to eat ramen?"

Finally, he didn't have to cook for Maori Kogoro, and Conan was too lazy to go to the kitchen himself.

After looking at the time on the wall, Conan turned off the TV with the remote control and prepared to go downstairs.

—— "Ding-ling-ling, ding-ling-ling..."

Just then, the landline on the desk rang.

Conan stepped forward and answered the phone.

The voice of a strange middle-aged man came from the phone: "Hello? Is this Maori Detective Agency?"

"Yes, this is Maori Detective Agency! Uncle Maori has gone out for something. If you have anything, you can tell me first, and I will tell him when he comes back~"

After hearing the voice on the phone, Conan immediately thought that it was a commission and became interested.

The next second, the words coming from the phone made Conan's face change instantly.

"It doesn't matter. I'm not looking for Detective Mori. I'm looking for you. Edogawa Conan... No, Kudo Shinichi!"