Ms. Moriarty wants to save Beika Town today too.

Xiao Ai waved and said goodbye.

"Doc, what's going on?"

As soon as Winnet left, Ai changed her attitude and began to question him almost like an interrogation.

"Haha, when I was attending the seminar, I happened to meet an old friend who is also an inventor like me. He warmly invited me to visit him. It just so happened that my car broke down again, so..."

"Oh."

Xiao Ai replied simply.

Dr. Agasa thought, that’s not right, why is it so nonchalant?

……

261 Teasing

After sending Ai to the doctor's house, Winnet returned to her own residence.

"Welcome back, Winnet."

As soon as Winette entered the room, she saw Mingmei sitting at a low table surrounded by the sofa. There were many copybooks and word cards stacked on the table. Mingmei was supporting her cheek with one hand, with a pencil clamped between her index and middle fingers, looking like she was still studying.

"Sister Mingmei, have you learned such difficult Chinese characters?"

Winnet walked up to her and was surprised to see some uncommon Chinese characters on the card, such as "鸿鹄" and "鸑鷟".

"It is necessary to expand your knowledge, otherwise you will not seem like a true Central Country person."

Mingmei picked up the coffee pot on the table and poured a cup of coffee into the cup. Her tone of voice was somewhat resentful.

"Because my sister-in-law never takes me out to play."

"Sister-in-law..."

"That's what the Central Kingdom should be called, right?"

"It feels very strange. Should we speak Japanese when we talk?"

“This is also part of the practice.”

Mingmei smiled and handed the coffee cup to Winnet.

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"I feel like your level is totally fine. Is it because of genetics? I feel like as long as you sisters study something, you will be very thorough in it, or maybe a little too much is as bad as too little."

"Really? I think Shiho and I have very different personalities. Shiho is more gentle, while I tend to be a bit headstrong."

When Mingmei said this, she showed a somewhat lonely expression, and then she laughed again.

"If I hadn't been under house arrest, I think I would have been unable to hold back."

“I can’t tell.”

"Of course I will. I'm not used to being patient. That was also the case with Shiho, and it's still the case now."

Mingmei put her face close to Winnet, who was hiding something, as if she wanted to see through her heart.

Winette remained calm, sipping Mingmei's coffee, praising her, and then made an expression that said "I can finally relax", which made Mingmei blink. Mingmei took out a piece of chocolate from her sleeve, carefully peeled off the sugar coating, and held it between her index finger and thumb to Winette's face. Winette took the chocolate, a little confused, but when she saw Mingmei's smile, she felt like she was cheering her up, so she ate it.

"so bitter."

Winnet's face wrinkled into a ball. She almost never made such an expression, even in front of Xiao Ai. There were few things she couldn't stand - except bitterness. She was irritated by the bitterness and wanted to put something in her mouth to ease it, but there was only coffee in front of her that also had a bitter taste, which was very unfriendly to her who loved sweets.

As soon as she turned her eyes to the refrigerator, she remembered that she hadn't made orange marmalade for a long time, and there was no stock in it. This made her want to cook it herself - before that, she had to knock the culprit who made her like this.

Mingmei looked at the way Winnett's soft features were almost twisted together, and couldn't help but think of the wrinkled cheeks of a baby when crying, which made her laugh out loud.

"This is the first time I've seen you, Winnet, show such a lively expression."

Winnett looked depressed and kept rubbing her tongue with her teeth, trying to ease the bitterness, but Mingmei laughed heartlessly. She ran to the cupboard and poured a cup of hot water, and rinsed her mouth several times. Mingmei kept watching the process, and then made a simple sketch on the paper. Winnett walked closer and saw that it was a simple sketch she had just made, which was a little higher than the level of a junior high school student.

"Are you teasing me?"

Winnet was surprised, because this was not her impression of Mingmei, but it was consistent with her usual perception of women - there were always some unpredictable behaviors, especially young ladies.

Mingmei shook her head and said that the latest advertisement said that dark chocolate can help people stay energetic, relax and improve health, so she bought some. During this time at home, she became a little addicted to TV shopping, but she didn't buy anything randomly, but just tried some new things in a targeted way.

"It's mainly because I don't know you well enough, Winnet. I didn't expect you to be so afraid of hardship, like a child."

"Life is boring enough, why bother with your taste buds?"

"You sound like a college student who doesn't want to work after graduation! Haha, Winette, you have a lot of cute qualities in some unexpected ways. I think Shiho must like these things about you."

Will it? Winnett thinks that this will only be summed up by Xiao Ai as "picky eating", and then she will be forced to eat some weird health food.

Given the amount of exercise she does, no matter how much high-calorie food she eats, it will not affect the normal functioning of her body.

"Mingmei-sister is very talkative today."

"Maybe it's because I saw a child who looked a lot like Shiho."

"Ok?"

"That child that the girl named Maori brought with her looks a lot like Shiho when she was little."

Mingmei spoke to Winnett with a little excitement, and then described in detail some things that happened when Shiho was still a baby. At that time, the signs were already evident - her IQ was higher than that of ordinary people, and she had nothing in common with children of the same age.

"What a pity! I think they have all been destroyed by the organization. There are also my treasured photos of Shiho when she was a child..."

When Winnet heard Mingmei mention this, she couldn't help but ask the question she was concerned about. If she didn't know this question in advance, she wouldn't be able to judge the right time to contact Xiao Ai.

"Do you know who in the organization knows what Shirley looked like when she was a child?"

"What did Shiho look like when she was a child?"

Mingmei was startled. She didn't expect Winette to ask such a question. But she still tried to think carefully, because Winette's expression was not so relaxed. She felt that maybe this matter was related to Shiho's safety.

"Apart from our parents, the veteran members of the organization who were in charge of research and funding were basically aware of our existence. But not long after, Shiho was taken to the United States by the organization, so I don't know the specific situation. And the names of those members were basically aliases, and they wouldn't tell a kid like me their code names, but they were basically very kind people."

"kind?"

"Yeah, he often brings gifts. He's also very respectful to my parents."

"That's it."

Winnet sighed, which means that the older members may have seen photos or appearances of Shirley when she was a child, especially the local Japanese members. The rest is Vermouth - a woman whose age is unknown. As for Gin and Vodka, they probably don't know. Like her, they have only seen Shirley's appearance when she was a teenager - the difference between five or six years old is not easy to distinguish.

If only the hairstyle and body shape were similar, then "Sulli" could be said to be commonplace. It would be impossible to recognize what Sulli looked like as a child based on features alone.

"Shiho...is everything okay?"

Mingmei asked a little uneasily.

"No, this is the best outcome for her now."

Winette spoke with conviction and put on a serious expression that convinced Mingmei.

"really?"

"I definitely didn't lie to you."

After saying that, Winette stood up, walked to the kitchen, opened the refrigerator, and then thought for a moment, thinking about what she needed to buy.

Now she firmly believes that the current situation is the best for Shirley - more specifically, it is an impeccable way for Shirley to break away from the identity of "Sherry" - starting over as an elementary school student Haibara Ai and restarting a new life as Haibara Ai.

So, it doesn’t matter if you can’t change back.

Winnett thought so, pondering how to make ATPX4869 completely disappear from the sight of other members.

The simplest way is to let all those who take this drug die. But Winnett doesn't know the probability of this kind of sporadic shrinkage. Because Ai and Conan have appeared twice in a short period of time, she feels a little uneasy.

There was another thing that made her hesitate, whether or not to give the ATPX4869 in her hand to Ai.

Winnett didn't want to come up with a definite answer right away. She could feel that Ai wasn't so eager to return to her original appearance, because that would put her in a dangerous situation and she didn't want to be hunted down. As for giving Kudo Shinichi hope, she was not a philanthropist, and it was even more impossible for her to harm her own interests.

"Hey, an empty bottle!"

Winette sighed deeply at the bottle she used to make marmalade, then took it out of the refrigerator and threw it away - it was already in a state where it could not be cleaned. Seeing this, Mingmei quietly came over and said that she would help make the marmalade as an apology - Winette suggested shopping and asked Mingmei to change her clothes - Mingmei first said "hmm", and then was speechless.

"What did you say?"

"I say, you should change your clothes. House clothes are not suitable for going out, right?"

Mingmei sorted out the meaning and smiled lively, her eyebrows seeming to curl up.

"I finally got permission to go out. But even though I can go out, I still can't communicate with people who are related to me. It's really frustrating!"

Mingmei said so, but she was still happy to change into fashionable women's clothes. The light brown coat was particularly suitable for the tall Mingmei, giving her the feeling of a capable and shrewd urban woman. In contrast, Winette's plain and monotonous clothes looked very inconsistent, a bit like clothes that would be worn to attend religious ceremonies.

"I think you should change your clothes, Winette. If Shiho were here, you wouldn't dress like this. I know I can't replace Shiho's role, but a reasonable outfit can also make people happy. If you always do this, I think I will complain to Shiho when I see her."

Mingmei brought up Ai and wanted Winette to change her outfit.

"I don't think she would care about that."

Although Xiao Ai follows trends, it doesn't mean she has to follow suit.

Although she had several experiences as a dress-up doll, most of the time, Ai didn't mind her outfit. Winnett imagined Ai walking outside in fashionable clothes, and she felt that she would still feel a little uncomfortable.

The feeling of not wanting to share the things you cherish with others.

Winnet said so, but she didn't refute Mingmei's face. Mingmei asked Clyde to buy a lot of clothes. Knowing Winnet's wardrobe, he directly compared her clothes with hers. "Although it's a little big, it's still suitable." At Mingmei's suggestion, she changed into a layered gray and white plaid shirt and a flannel coat.

A catwalk feeling.

Winnet complained in her heart.

But when she saw Mingmei's satisfied smile in the mirror, she swallowed the thought back. Thinking about what Xiaoai had asked her to do, she felt that this was just a part of her ordinary daily life.

However, if there is a choice, it is better for someone else to play the role of companionship.

Winette and Mingmei went out and walked side by side on the street. Although Mingmei's facial features were quite different from before due to her makeup skills, it did not affect the fact that Mingmei was a beauty.

The confident aura that Mingmei exudes is enough to make people stop and stay.

Both sisters are mixed race, but there are many subtle differences between them.

They entered a department store, the kind that was connected to some entertainment facilities. When choosing this place, Winnet had a bad feeling. After she carefully selected the oranges and ensured the quality, they also bought some items that could be used in cooking and home use - Winnet felt that the latter was of questionable use. Just after shopping, when it was time to return, Mingmei suddenly suggested that they go for a walk nearby.

"Are you interested in that, too?"

Winette rolled her eyes at Mingmei.

The place she was pointing to was the recently popular reality show of Kamen Rider.

A large number of children and their accompanying adults had gathered at the scene, cheering for the suit-clad man who was performing the "Masked Flying Kick" on the stage.

Winette didn't dislike this setting, but the color and movements of this Kamen Rider always reminded her of the Ultraman in Crayon Shin-chan, and then of Shinnosuke who liked to dress up as Ultraman. At the same time, it was somewhat similar to the standard setting of the Five Colors Sentai, which always made her feel a little out of place.

"No, that's not the case."

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As soon as Mingmei finished speaking, Winnet heard a sound she definitely didn't want to hear.

"Sister Winnet, you are here too?"

She lowered her head.

It's Conan.

Why is he here? At this moment, shouldn't he just stay at home and wait for the police to call him to take a statement?

"Hey, where's Huibara? Isn't she with you?"

Conan looked around Winnet and asked.

"I have already sent Xiao Ai back to the doctor's house."

"Uh...that's it."

Conan felt ashamed in his heart.

When he called Huiyuan, she made it clear that she was with Winnett. Now it seems that the purpose was to reject the "invitation to watch the Kamen Rider live show together" initiated by the trio.

He just wanted to go to the bathroom and buy a drink because he couldn't bear to watch it anymore, but there was still almost an hour before the photo session with Kamen Ultraman that the three little ones were looking forward to.

Conan felt extremely tormented.

"By the way, who is this sister?"

Conan looked at Mingmei and asked.

……