He's in Detective Conan, and he's the mastermind behind everything.

To prevent any dust from getting onto her bare, pink muscles after she came ashore, Xiao Lan held her up with both hands, supporting her three inches above the water.

Ying Sheng fed her APTX-4869 and slowly stepped back.

And just like that, a miracle happened.

A gentle breeze came from downstream, lightly caressing her bare chest, as if reversing time, eroding a part of the quality of her growth.

A large amount of heat emanated from her body, enveloping her in a hazy mist, making her appear and disappear intermittently.

Her body is slowly shrinking.

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A ripple appeared in the river, as the charred remains on her skin fell away, revealing incredibly smooth and delicate skin beneath.

The moon's reflection shimmers in the water, shrouded in mist, as clear as jade and as solid as stone.

Her hair, which had been mercilessly devoured by the flames, grew rapidly, as if in accordance with its owner's wishes, stopping only a few inches long. The brown ends of her hair gently drooped onto the water's surface, rippling through the flowing water and, moreover, rippling through time itself.

She slowly opened her eyes.

In the night sky, the stars were sparse and scattered, winking at her slightly. Countless lights and shadows flowed across the sky one after another, and a trace of confusion appeared in her eyes.

The river flows gently.

Amidst the rustling sounds, Xiaolan draped a coat over her.

Slowly closing his eyes, Ying Sheng savored the miraculous scene and let out a heartfelt exclamation:

"What a nice view."

Just as Aphrodite emerged from the sea, so too does life itself emerge from its cocoon like a butterfly.

Sensing three strange gazes in an instant, Ying Sheng smiled softly and opened her eyes.

"Xiao Lan, you might also call yourself Onomia from now on."

Onomia, the Greek goddess of the seasons, corresponds to spring and dressed Aphrodite in new clothes at her birth.

Upon hearing this, Junairik immediately felt relieved and continued to stare longingly at Shiho Miyano, who had been given a new lease on life in Ran's hands.

Ran smiled slightly and looked down at the little figure in her hand: "Miss Shiho is indeed very beautiful. Her eyes are very clear, with a faint mist, just like Aphrodite when she first came into this world."

Helpless and confused.

Shiho Miyano instinctively gripped her clothes tightly; she was now all alone in this world.

Ying Sheng chuckled lightly: "Aphrodite was born with the world's love, how could she be lonely? Besides, the moon is still there, the breeze is still there, the river is still there, what has changed between the present and the past?"

Shiho Miyano's eyes flickered, as if she wanted to say something, but Hotaru shook his head and walked towards the shore.

"Let's go buy you clothes first, and we can talk about it later."

He passed by Junerick, grabbed him by the collar, and dragged the dazed man backwards:

"But before that, we need to take a shower at the public bathhouse, and of course, we have to have the whole place to ourselves."

Showering, shopping, changing clothes—time flies by.

At 10:50 p.m., Ying Sheng and his group, who had been completely renovated, sat down in a private room of an izakaya.

The crowd outside was quite noisy, with toasts and laughter rising and falling. Behind the screen, however, there was a completely different world.

"Sorry, only izakayas are open at this hour. Would you like something to drink?"

Ying Sheng handed the menu to the two people opposite him.

Shiho Miyano, wearing a light purple hoodie, glanced at the menu but didn't take it.

"Drinking won't help you get rid of your worries at all."

Next to her, Junelek, dressed in a black hoodie, looked extremely awkward and hurriedly waved his hands.

"I just need orange juice."

"Oh."

Ying Sheng stepped out from behind the screen, asked the proprietress for a large bucket of orange juice, and ordered some fried skewers, yakitori, tempura, and the like. He started his late-night snack, as his previous actions had almost completely depleted his stomach's reserves.

Xiao Lan looked at me curiously: "Why didn't you ask me if I drink alcohol?"

"Stop messing around, you have a karate competition tomorrow."

Hotaru poured orange juice into her glass, then got up to pour for the other two. Shiho Miyano didn't react much, but Junai Ruik became increasingly flustered, his face flushing slightly, forcing Hotaru to reach out and press his shoulder, shaking her head.

"Show some of your codename member spirit, Junai."

Junairek quickly corrected him: "It's a former codename member. I'm no longer part of the organization."

"Okay, so what should I call you now? Have you thought of a new name?"

Junairik nodded, but his eyes secretly glanced at Shiho Miyano, who frowned slightly.

"Why are you looking at me? It's your own name."

This seemed to give Junerick immense courage; his eyes lit up, he took a deep breath, and uttered the new name he had carefully considered:

“Wise Moran”.

Ying Sheng raised an eyebrow slightly. Was this guy mocking him?

Or is it a three-fold mockery of him?!

He shook his head and sat back down: "Nice name. May I call you Mingzhi?"

"Yes, of course!"

Junerek, now renamed Akechi Moran, nodded excitedly, his hand already gripping the wine glass tightly, eager to raise it high, but Hotaru raised his hand and pressed it down.

And you, Ms. Shiho?

Ying Sheng looked at the other person.

Shiho Miyano glanced at Junerek with an expression that suggested she didn't know what to say, then shook her head vigorously.

"I need to think about it some more."

Ran looked at her in confusion: "Ai, didn't you already decide on this in the women's bath?"

Junairik quickly spoke up, as if afraid that someone would change their mind if he was too late: "Sherry, you... no, Ai, didn't you already choose the name 'Ai Haibara'?"

"Haibara Ai?"

Hotaru's eyes were strange, but he quickly nodded: "It's a good name, but Miss Shiho, you can change it if you want."

At first glance, the names Ai Haibara and Moran Akechi don't seem like much, but when compared...

Haibara comes from Cordelia Grey, a female detective created by P.D. James; Ai seems to have many origins, but corresponding to Moran, she should be Irene Adler from the Sherlock Holmes series "A Scandal in Bohemia".

Akechi comes from Kogoro Akechi, a detective created by Edogawa Ranpo; Moran comes from Sebastian Moran, Moriarty's right-hand man, who appears in several chapters of the Sherlock Holmes series.

Tsk, Junelek's name sounds like something a pervert would choose.

Ai Haibara thought for a moment, then said, "Then I'll call myself..."

Chapter 223 Ai Haibara is very distressed, extremely distressed.

Ai Haibara didn't change her name after all; she just glanced at Junairik with a look of disdain.

"You weren't eavesdropping on my conversation with Miss Lan, were you?"

"No! Absolutely not!"

Junairek's face flushed red, and he raised three fingers of his right hand: "I swear, I was just passing by and overheard it by chance."

"Hmm? You pass by the women's bath when you take a shower?"

"No! It's...it's the clothes Mr. Shuiyue bought for you that arrived. I put them by the door of your changing room."

Junelek stammered, and anyone who didn't know better would have thought he'd been caught spying.

Ai Haibara turned to look at Hotaru, her eyes filled with even more disdain: "So Mr. Suigetsu really is incredibly experienced, isn't he? He can even tell a little girl's size at a glance."

Ying Sheng chuckled: "I looked more than once."

Ai Haibara's ears instantly turned red, but having thoroughly reviewed Hotaru's background at the brewery, she knew he had a strange personality. She assumed he had genuinely been simply appreciating beauty on the riverbank, so she regained her composure and raised her glass.

"Would you like me to offer you a toast, Mr. Shuiyue?"

Ying Sheng also raised his glass: "Of course we need to, but the first glass should be to freedom."

Ran also raised her glass: "Congratulations on your new life, Ai."

Junerek quickly added, "Thank you both for your help. I will never forget it."

clang--!

The wine glasses clinked, splashing a few drops of orange juice...

Hmm, orange juice.

Ying Sheng immediately lost interest, drank the orange juice in one gulp, and began to eat his midnight snack.

"Drinking alcohol is bad for your health," Ai Haibara suddenly said.

“I know,” Ying Sheng nodded, “and the safe dose is zero.”

"Then you still drink?"

"Didn't you drink it last time too? How many percentage points did it make scientists' brilliant brains become less intelligent?"

"...Last time you were the one urging me to drink."

"Yes, I sometimes tell myself that life is short, so we should enjoy it while we can. Why should we ruin the joy of the present because of things that might happen in the future? Maybe I won't even live to see that time."

Feeling the worried gazes from those around him, Ying Sheng smiled and said, "Of course, that was before. I'll quit drinking starting tomorrow. From now on, I'll only drink with my meals... no, I'm not addicted, so why would I quit? It's not a big problem."

"Hehe, I'm not addicted, but I just want to have a little every time, right?"

Ai Haibara continued her pursuit.

"Tch, I don't argue with kids." Hotaru looked at Ai Haibara and Junairik, "Let's get down to business, what are your plans for the future?"

Upon hearing this, Ai Haibara's eyes immediately dimmed, and she shook her head: