The Split-Actress in Conan's World

In Dr. Agasa's Beetle car.

"It's so crowded..." Chiyoko was sandwiched between Conan and Mitsuhiko, with a look of despair on her face.

"There's nothing we can do about it. After all, the doctor's car is only this big." Mitsuhiko said helplessly as he squeezed towards him with a red face, trying to make as much space as possible for Ayumi.

Conan squeezed out a pair of dead fish eyes.

Yuantai sat alone in the passenger seat and was not troubled by the crowds.

"So you investigated that foreign female teacher, what did you find out?" Huibara Ai asked casually, leaning against the window with her cheek supported by one hand.

"Well, there was a murder in the apartment at the time, so I couldn't investigate for too long, so I didn't get much."

Although he said this, Conan didn't look discouraged.

"But in the process of investigating the case, I found that her brain works faster than ordinary people, and her thinking system has a formed logic. She is probably not an ordinary person."

"Compared to this, you guys need more attention, right?" He glanced at Haibara Ai, then turned to look at Chiyoko.

"As soon as I came back, I was told that I was exposed. I was so scared that my heart almost stopped."

"I'm not trying to scare you. Granfiddie really has already figured out our identities. That's the secret that you are Kudo Shinichi." Haibara Ai said lightly without changing her movements.

"Isn't that terrible?" Conan complained.

Because Haibara Ai didn't seem to be panicked, it was difficult for him to get anxious.

As the car shook, Chiyoko was pushed around like a swaying water plant.

"Anyway, he didn't come to kill you and take you away, so just leave it to fate."

"At least I think it should be okay, because from what I observed, that Glenfiddich is probably the same type as me."

Conan looked over curiously: "What kind of people?"

“They are all salted fish.”

"..."

Hearing this answer, Conan couldn't help but frown.

However, he agreed with Chiyo's point of view.

Regardless, it is a fact that Glenfiddich did not expose them to the organization.

He couldn't help but glance at Huibara Ai, who was leaning against the window, wondering what she was thinking.

It must be because of this woman...

Maybe at some point, if you make good use of this, you will get unexpected rewards.

I don’t know whether it is a blessing or a curse.

The three little ones on the side are also very active. Whenever it comes to their favorite camping session, they are always so excited.

"Wow, it's Mount Fuji!" Ayumi stood up, put her hands behind Genta's seat, and looked out through the windshield.

The towering snow-capped Mount Fuji can be seen standing in the distance, and from the visual effect, it seems as if this highway is leading to Mount Fuji.

"It really is the highest mountain in Japan." Yuantai also opened his mouth wide, looking very happy.

Suddenly a magnificent building flashed across her sight. Ayumi shifted her gaze from the distant Mount Fuji to the side window.

"what is that?"

Mitsuhiko looked in the direction she was pointing and saw two buildings towering into the sky. Compared with the surrounding buildings, the two buildings stood out like a crane among chickens.

"It's so high, it's almost as high as Tokyo Tower?" he said in surprise.

Dr. Agasa glanced at it and said, "Oh, that's the newly built twin-tower skyscraper in Nishitama City."

"I heard that the height has reached 319 meters and 294 meters, surpassing Tokyo Tower and becoming the tallest building in Japan!"

He gave the children some scientific knowledge.

"Now that you mention it, I really want to go and see it." Yuantai widened his eyes.

"Doctor, how about we stop by and take a look when we return home from camping tomorrow?" Mitsuhiko suggested excitedly.

"Well... although this will take a bit of a detour, it's okay, let's go and take a look." Dr. Agasa thought about it, and seeing that the children were very interested, he agreed.

Time flies, and by the time everyone arrived at the camping site and packed up their things, it was already dusk.

The children were playing tag around the tent, while Haibara Ai and Professor Agasa were preparing dinner.

Of course, the doctor is responsible for helping.

Chiyoko and Conan were looking after the three little ones to prevent them from running away on a whim or getting hurt from playing too hard.

The two of them were naturally bored just watching the three little ones playing, so they chatted about this and that.

"Hey, Kudo."

"what?"

"It's convenient to become smaller, right?"

"Hey, what do you mean?"

"I heard from uncle that Xiaolan often takes you to take a bath."

"Hey, hey... stop talking nonsense! Xiao, Xiaolan just treats me as an ordinary child. I, I don't have any crazy thoughts or anything!"

"Really--"

"Of course. Besides, there's no such thing as hormones in a 7-year-old body, okay?"

Conan stared at this boring guy with dead fish eyes, with a blush on his face that had not faded.

"Let's not talk about me for now. Why do you like sweets so much? It's not even an obsession."

Not far away, Yuantai was chased too quickly by Mitsuhiko and stumbled and fell to the ground. Fortunately, he had thick skin and was not injured. He quickly got up, grinned foolishly, and continued running.

"Want to hear the truth or lies?"

"Ah?" Conan was stunned. Is there a true or false answer to this kind of thing?

"The lie is that my body consumes energy faster than the average person, so I need to replenish it in time. Sweets are high in calories and digest quickly, so they are the best choice for replenishing energy."

That doesn't sound like a lie...

"What about the truth?" Conan asked curiously.

Chiyoko looked at the children playing and fighting and said calmly, "Is it true?"

"The truth is that my body has been subjected to too many experiments within the organization, and it is completely different from that of an ordinary person. My sense of taste has been almost completely destroyed, and everything tastes bland to me. Only sweetness can give my taste buds a little stimulation."

“The only time I feel like I’m tasting food is when I eat something sweet.”

"...Sorry." Conan didn't know what to say for a moment, so he could only say this dryly.

"It's okay," Chiyoko shook her head. She really didn't seem to have any emotional fluctuations. Instead, she looked at him strangely, "You're not feeling sorry for me, are you?"

"I think you should have some pity on your wallet first. After all, you will be the one to pay for these sweets for the next three months."

Conan immediately changed his expression and looked at this devilish guy.

You shouldn't have any expectations of this damn salted fish!

"But since we're talking about my body, I should also tell you about my experiments."

Chiyoko scratched her silver hair and looked at Conan's curious expression, who was listening attentively. For some reason, she suddenly felt a little disgusted.

But he continued: "I guess you can see some of the tricks. Whether it's my appearance or my physical fitness, I'm almost the same as Gin."

"Even if they are twins, they can't be so similar, unless..."

Conan nodded and continued consciously: "Unless it's a clone."

"That's right." Chiyoko snapped her fingers to indicate that his answer was correct.

"The organization divided this experiment into two plans. One is a genetic modification experiment called the 'Mass Production Gin Plan', and the other is the 'Superman Plan' that gave birth to me."

"I don't know much about the 'mass production of gin plan'. After all, it has nothing to do with me. But until I escaped, I heard that there were no successful examples."

"As for the 'Superman Project', as the name suggests, it is an experiment set up by the organization to create super humans."

"They collect the genes of outstanding cadres in the organization and create corresponding clones. While inheriting their excellent traits, they also transform the clones, trying to make them grow abilities that far exceed those of the original owners."

"My physical fitness is derived from Gin's genes. Coupled with physical transformation and a high-intensity training program, I have grown to Gin's current level in just five years, or even surpassed it."

"The ability to predict the future is the product of the development of brain potential. They used electric currents of a specific intensity and sound waves of a special frequency band to stimulate my brain for a long time. After 482 days, I saw the future for the first time."

Conan opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.

Chiyoko seemed to be indifferent.

"Clones are different from natural humans. They have an abnormal growth ability. It only takes four to five years for them to grow to normal human adulthood. They will not age after that and will only die of organ failure at the end of their lifespan."

"It was thanks to this growth ability that I was able to recover quickly when Gin broke my ribs at the Haido Hotel, without affecting my daily activities."

"But the price is that the life span of a clone is several times shorter than that of a normal person."

"I am subject No. 37. Of the 36 subjects before me, the longest-lived one lasted six years and two months."

Conan swallowed subconsciously, "Then you..."

"I have lived for more than five years."

Chiyoko turned her head and looked at Haibara Ai who was cooking, and her eyes seemed to move.

"I have to thank that arrogant girl. She made that drug just in time for my experiment, giving me the opportunity to shrink and escape."

"And so far, I haven't felt any signs of organ aging, which may be the change brought about by the medicine."

“This feeling of anticipation for the unknown is something I have never felt in a laboratory like that.”

He suddenly smiled, and his silver hair swayed gently in the breeze, making this little boy, who always had a lazy temperament, inexplicably have a kind of awe-inspiring sharpness.

"Even if I'm just a nobody, I can still play around with you guys occasionally. This kind of life is pretty good."

"The meal is ready, come and eat!"

Dr. Agasa shouted towards this side with full energy and waved his arms.

"Okay!" The three little ones immediately stopped the game and rushed to the dining table.

"Let's go." Chiyoko tilted her head towards Conan and walked towards that direction.

Conan was stunned for a moment, then he pulled away and followed.

Dinner was a fragrant curry, and the table was filled with colorful, fragrant and delicious dishes, including pepper mashed potatoes, boiled shrimps, garlic roasted eggplants, and a greasy and beautiful braised chicken.

In the corner of the table there is a pot of red dates and white fungus soup.

"Wow, Haibara, you're awesome!" Ayumi's eyes lit up, and she praised the biggest contributor to the night without hesitation.

"Ai-kun's cooking is impeccable!" Dr. Agasa stroked his beard proudly. If you didn't know, you would think that he was the chef for this table instead of just helping out.

Chiyoko picked up the cooking book beside her in an exaggerated manner, and fell into deep thought after reading the description in the book.

Then he looked at the table of delicious food with even greater admiration.

"As expected of a scientist, you can perfectly understand an abstract quantifier like 'appropriate amount'."

Huihara Ai took a bowl and handed it to him: "Stop talking nonsense. If you don't do something, Kojima-san will eat it all."

He looked over when he heard the sound, and saw Yuantai had already picked up a full bowl of food, which had piled up like a mountain, and was enjoying it happily.

Chiyoko and Conan also hurriedly picked up the chopsticks.

Huibara Ai chuckled, scooped herself a large spoonful of Tremella soup and drank it in small sips.

The pleasant meal was spent in the leisurely evening breeze and the clear chirping of cicadas.

"I'm full!" Mitsuhiko put down his bowl and chopsticks contentedly and touched his stomach.

Yuan Tai leaned over to look at his bowl and frowned: "Hey, you didn't finish your meal."

"My mother said that if you leave any grain of rice, you will be punished by God!"

"That's right. Rice is produced by farmers through eighty-eight laborious procedures." Dr. Agasa said with a smile.

"Eighty-eight?" Ayumi looked over in confusion.

Dr. Agasa curled his eyes and raised his index finger: "Because if you divide the 'meter' into parts, it's eighty-eight."

"Oh, it's true!" The three little ones wrote it in their minds and found that it was indeed true.

The doctor went on to say, "So 88 is also called rice longevity. By the way, 77 is also called happy longevity, and 99 is called white longevity."

"Do you know why?"

Conan was full and had some leisure time to play a word game with him: "Because the word '喜', when written in cursive, looks like the connected strokes of '七十七'."

For some reason, Huihara Ai really liked today's Tremella soup. After finishing the main course, she scooped herself a bowl and drank it slowly.

"Bai Shou means one out of a hundred." She solved another word game lightly.

Chiyoko held the pot of Tremella soup and put it into her mouth with a big spoon while looking at them with interest.

The three little ones suddenly realized.

"I've always felt that you two know a lot." Mitsuhiko looked at Conan and Haibara Ai.

Yuan Tai smiled slyly and said, "Are you two lying about your ages?"

Well, to some extent it is true.

Chiyoko complained silently in her heart.

"Then guess what!" Dr. Agasa raised his hands with a smile, "What should a person call his 44th birthday?"

The three little ones started thinking and closed their eyes.

"Forty-four, eighty-eight..." Conan murmured two numbers and suddenly his face froze.

"Hey, Doctor, it can't be so devoid of nutrition..."

The three little ones looked worried and said, "I can't guess it, Doctor!"

"Tell us the answer now!"

"Well, here's the answer!" Dr. Agasa laughed and picked up the bowl.

"Forty-four is exactly half of eighty-eight, right?"

"The answer is half a bowl of rice!"

The warm evening breeze suddenly turned cold.

Haibara Ai and Chiyoko's drinking of Tremella soup suddenly stopped, and the three little ones simply showed disgusted faces.

While chatting and laughing, Dr. Agasa took advantage of the chaos to add another bowl of rice for himself.