The Split-Actress in Conan's World

The conductor at the toll booth looked at the man sitting in the driver's seat and carefully compared the information on his driver's license.

After confirming that everything was correct, he returned the driver's license and gave a highway pass to the gentle man with glasses.

"Bon voyage," he said with a formal smile.

Tomoaki Aride also smiled back, put away his driver's license and the pass, stepped lightly on the accelerator, and drove onto the highway.

Ever since his father was killed by his stepmother, life seemed to be going more and more difficult for some reason.

He gave up his plan to open a clinic in the countryside and struggled to maintain the small clinic left by his father. At the same time, in order to change his mood, he applied for the position of school doctor of Teitan High School.

This decision made him feel a little more relaxed and he was not overwhelmed by the tremendous pressure.

But he didn't expect that just a few days after taking office, students would accidentally ingest toxins from time to time, keeping him very busy.

Just last week during the school festival, someone was even poisoned and murdered.

All this made him very tired.

So he discussed it with his stepmother and nanny Xiaoguang and decided to take a week off from school, close the clinic, and go traveling as a family for a while.

But unexpectedly, within a few days of making the decision, a strange person came to us.

A blonde foreign woman claimed to be from the FBI and said that he was being targeted by a very scary criminal and asked him if he wanted to join their witness protection program.

He was confused at first, but after some research, he discovered that the FBI report seemed to be real.

He thought about it and decided that since he had no ties in his country, he might as well take his family to the United States to start a new life.

So I agreed.

The FBI told him that the original travel plan would remain unchanged, but the FBI would prepare the extradition ship in advance for the sea portion of the journey. They just had to arrive at the location in an orderly manner and then board the ship.

The FBI will help them with the subsequent procedures.

According to the route, after driving through this section of highway, you will reach the planned coast.

He is now in such a nervous and confused mood, afraid that something unexpected will happen along the way.

After all, according to the FBI's description, those criminals are almost lawless.

Fortunately, the journey was relatively smooth and we had passed the most dangerous toll stations.

After driving on the highway for about half an hour, he glanced at the oil gauge that was sounding the alarm.

The highway exit is not far away, so there should be a gas station.

He slowed down, passed through the exit, and handed his pass and the fee to the person at the window.

During this process, he kept staring at the man cautiously, ready to step on the accelerator at any time if he saw something wrong.

Fortunately there was no accident.

He truly relaxed and breathed a sigh of relief.

With a yearning for a better life in the future, he drove along the road and soon saw a gas station on the side of the road.

After asking his stepmother and nanny Xiaoguang in the back seat if they wanted to go to the bathroom, and getting a negative answer, he parked the car next to the gas tank.

Soon a staff member came over and asked him what model he wanted to add.

Tomoaki Aride still maintained basic caution. He watched the staff refueling the whole process, made sure that the driver did not do anything tricky, and then went to pay.

"The total is 4995 yen." The lady at the cashier smiled sweetly.

After pulling out a 10,000 yuan bill from his wallet, Arai Tomoaki waited for her to give him the change.

The cashier returned the change to him along with a membership card and a handful of mints.

She looked at Tomoaki Aida's puzzled look and chuckled, "At our gas station, any customer who spends more than 4,000 yen at a time will be issued this membership card."

"As for these candies, they are given away for free because our gas station is located at the highway exit. We consider that drivers may be fatigued after a long journey. We want to refresh the drivers and reduce the probability of accidents."

Tomoaki Aride felt warm in his heart. Such a humane gas station?

"Thank you." He thanked them, put away the things and returned to the car.

He stepped on the accelerator and drove away. The lady at the cashier slowly put away her smile and took out a black cell phone from her pocket.

"The target has been found. Everything is going according to your plan, Lord Vermouth."

Not long after, a deafening explosion was heard in the distance.

at the same time.

In the newly opened clinic, which should have been closed, the lights were on for some reason.

After Vermouth hung up the phone, she seemed to be in a good mood.

"It looks like the results are good?"

Glenfiddich held a crystal clear lemon-flavored lollipop, looked at it under the light, then put it in his mouth and asked her.

"There seem to be signs of FBI activities near the target. Isn't it great that we managed to kill them before them?" Vermouth sat at Dr. Arata's usual office, fiddling with a mirror. After a while, she had created a lifelike image of Tomoaki Arata.

"FBI..."

Grenfiddich sneered. "They never get tired of that boring witness protection program."

"Every time I get ahead of them, I can think of Akai Shuichi's livid face."

Vermouth changed to the voice of Tomoaki Aida, and she was exactly the elegant and gentle doctor: "Anyway, even if they get rid of him arrogantly, they won't be able to do anything about it."

"It's just a group of FBI agents enforcing laws across borders."

"They still have to help you become 'Tomoaki Shinide'," Gryffindor curled his lips slightly, "After all, if you give up, the Shinide family will die in vain for them."

Vermouth did not respond.

She remembered the child who looked like Cool Guy's childhood that she saw at Beihu Hotel last time.

Because it was so strange, she later looked up the child named Edogawa Conan.

But I didn’t expect that the path would lead me to Angel’s home.

After observing for a while, she was almost certain that the child named Conan was Kudo Shinichi.

Especially from the organization's information, we found out that he had taken that kind of medicine.

Although the file stated that he was confirmed dead, she scoffed at it.

After all, that was the file left by Shirley.

Given Shirley's personality, as long as it is possible to save a life, she will write that the death is confirmed regardless of whether it is confirmed or not.

Of course, what surprised her even more was that she found an interesting figure next to the cool guy.

A little girl who looks like Shirley.

As an organizational cadre who had been stationed in New York, she naturally remembered what Shirley looked like when she was a child.

They looked like they were carved from the same mold.

Under the premise that cool guy has become smaller, it is not difficult to accept that Shirley has become smaller.

This also explains why the organization couldn't find Shirley's whereabouts in such a small place like Tokyo.

Of course, the fact that she noticed it meant that Gryffindor might have noticed it as well.

If he wants to attack Shirley, he can't find out.

Her aqua green eyes were hidden behind her cosmetic contact lenses, revealing a complex mind.

......

A cruise ship sailing on the sea.

Conan was lying in front of the railing on the deck, chatting casually with Hattori Heiji, who was standing next to him with his hands in his pockets and a baseball cap worn backwards.

"Last time, I went to the arcade with Xiaolan and Sonoko, and ended up running into a murder case. I also happened to meet the new English teacher at Teitan High School."

"I heard from Sonoko that she was a foreign beauty who looked very proper and ladylike, but I didn't expect that she was actually a game fan in private. She came here to work so that she could play Japanese games more conveniently."

Hattori Heiji leaned against the fence and looked up at a group of seagulls flying above their heads: "There are all kinds of things in this world."

Conan glanced at him and said, "I know you can't judge a person by appearance, but when I think back on it afterwards, I always feel that something is wrong with her."

"She wasn't afraid of seeing corpses, and her scores on the hyper-realistic shooting game were beyond imagination, like a shooting expert."

"So you suspect she is from that organization?" Hattori Heiji looked at him with amusement.

Conan's expression was a little tangled: "Not really... Well, it's just a very strange feeling anyway, maybe I'm overreacting."

Because for some reason at that time, Chiyo's words kept echoing in his mind.

"... Will there be agents and spies next time?"

I have to say that Chiyoko's words had a great impact on him and really aroused his suspicion.

But most likely he was overthinking it.

After all, it’s not easy to encounter FBI and CIA agents. This is Japan, not the United States.

Hattori Heiji's words also made him feel more at ease: "Not being afraid of corpses may be because they are naturally brave. As for the shooting skills..."

"Since you said he's a game fan and a foreigner, it's okay for him to be more accurate with his gun, right?"

"I heard that guns are quite common in places like the United States."

Conan nodded, putting aside the last bit of doubt: "That's right."

"I can understand your feelings."

Hattori Heiji smiled heartily and pointed at the large cruise ship under his feet: "Ever since I fell into the water last time, I have also had some traumas about this kind of large ship."

"Especially on such a mysterious journey."

He looked at the faint outline of the island in the distance, "The so-called island where mermaids live..."

"What mermaid?" Kogoro Mouri, who was a little seasick, had just come out of the room to rest. He heard this random question and felt a little confused.

“That’s the destination of this big ship.”

Hattori Heiji raised his chin towards the island and said, "I heard that on that island, there lived an old woman who became immortal because she ate mermaid flesh."

"I know, I know!" Mao Lilan, who was on the deck with Toyama Kazuha, heard their conversation and joined in happily, "That's the longevity lady who caused a sensation three years ago, right?"

"Yes, yes, I came here with Heiji because I want to keep myself young and beautiful forever." Toyama Kazuha also had a longing expression with a faint blush on her face.

Mao Lilan gently nudged her with her arm and smiled meaningfully: "Use your youth and beauty to make Hattori..."

"Idiot! You're too loud." He Ye covered her mouth in panic.

Conan laughed in his heart and looked at these two energetic high school girls with dead fish eyes.

Although you are still in your youth and very young, you are already thinking about longevity.

"But the fact that there are mermaids on the island is still quite romantic." Yuanshan Heye got over the excitement and his expression became much more natural.

"Humph, just like a child." Uncle Maori lit a cigarette and didn't care about the legend.

"It's not like she's a bhikkhu nun who's lived for eight hundred years."

However, Hattori Heiji refuted this: "But the legend of the bhikkhuni originated in the Fukuoka area."

Conan smiled awkwardly, secretly complaining in his heart.

Even so, it is impossible for there to be a long-lived lady who can live forever.

Uncle Maori looked at the Osaka Black Chicken unhappily and said, "Hey, could it be that the client this time is coveting this legend and wants to ask you to find the mermaid?"

"Quite the opposite." Hattori Heiji shook his head, his expression becoming more serious.

"It contained only a few words, written in trembling handwriting..."

"'I will be killed by the mermaid, please save me!'"

"What?" Uncle Maori's cigarette fell to the ground and his pupils shrank suddenly.

Ran Mao Li, who was standing by, hugged Toyama Kazuha's arm with a terrified expression.

Conan yawned lazily.

"Mermaids don't kill people easily."

Just as they were shocked by the news, a soft and gentle female voice came from behind them.

"Mermaids are extremely docile creatures. They have intelligence that is no less than that of humans, and they are kind to other creatures."

Maori and others turned around when they heard the sound and saw two girls with strange hair colors. One of them had blue hair as clear as sea water, and the other had purple hair as gorgeous as flowers.

Normally speaking, such exaggerated hair color would often appear vulgar, but these two people do not look vulgar at all, as if it is natural and should be like this.

The one who spoke was the girl in the lead with long purple hair and an exquisite hairstyle. She was wearing a pure white fleece jacket and a khaki pleated skirt.

"They live in deep waters far from land, picking plants from the water for food, and a few ethnic groups have the habit of herding fish."

"The mermaids have the ability to communicate with most marine creatures. The priests who lead the tribe will sign contracts with the top predators in the nearby waters to protect the safety of the mermaid territory. In return, the mermaids will use their advanced medical skills to provide assistance when the defenders are injured."

"They often sing beautiful songs that can guide humans who stray into the mermaids' territory to sail away. They also occasionally use this song to rescue ships that are lost at sea."

"In the history handed down by mankind, there are also many records describing the stories of humans being rescued by mermaids after being lost at sea."

"Later, humans discovered that the tears of mermaids could be turned into precious pearls, their scales had extremely high medicinal value, and the oil refined from mermaid meat could burn for many years without extinguishing."

"So mermaids began to be hunted in large numbers. By the end of the 15th century, there were only a few mermaids left to form a community, and most of them were exiled to unknown places."