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"Have."

Akemi Miyano pulled out the photo of her and Shiho Miyano from her phone.

“Huh, I’ve seen her before,” Kitagawa Taki said, feigning surprise.

"Really?" Miyano Akemi was pleasantly surprised.

Then, Kitagawa Taki recounted the incident where he encountered Miyano Shiho in front of Kudo Shinichi's house.

"I never imagined that Mr. Kitagawa had already met Shiho."

Akemi Miyano had a strange feeling; both she and her sister had met Taki Kitagawa by chance, and she felt there was some special connection between them.

……

The next day, in the evening.

graduate School.

"Shirley stopped her research?"

Vodka received a report from a researcher.

He immediately dialed Gin's number and explained the situation, "Brother, what do you think we should do?"

Gin replied, "She dares to defy the organization. Lock her up for a few days and let her sober up."

Even Shirley, who dared to go against the organization, had to be punished.

Upon receiving Gin's instructions, Vodka immediately had security personnel lock Sherry in a room within the research lab.

"Think it through carefully, then I'll release you. If you still can't figure it out... hehe..."

boom!

Vodka slammed the door shut and locked it.

Shiho Miyano was handcuffed to the corner of the wall and slumped helplessly on the ground.

"Think it through..." Shiho Miyano murmured.

She gave a bitter smile. What else did she need to figure out?

Her parents died before she could remember, and her older sister, with whom she now depended on each other, also left her without explanation.

Shiho Miyano knew very well that the organization hadn't killed her immediately only because she still had some use to them. Once she lost her usefulness, she would definitely die anyway.

Thinking of this, Shiho Miyano took out a privately kept APTX-4869 pill.

This drug might shrink people, but it's more likely to kill them.

Let fate decide. If I shrink, I'll try my best to escape. If it's a different ending, then I can go and be with my parents and sister.

Without hesitation, Shiho Miyano swallowed the drug A whole, forced it down, and awaited her fate.

Time passed second by second, and she began to sweat profusely. She felt her body fluctuating between hot and cold. She was unsure whether this was a symptom of shrinking or a sign that she was about to die from the poison.

"what--"

Shiho Miyano felt a sharp pain shooting through her entire body, but she dared not cry out, for fear of being discovered by the guards outside the door.

The next second, Shiho Miyano's eyes widened suddenly, and in a flash, her body shrank and she was freed from the handcuffs!

After a short while...

She endured her physical discomfort and slowly crawled towards the garbage chute.

Through the narrow garbage chute, Shiho Miyano finally escaped the research institute.

It's drizzling outside.

This was the first time she had left the research institute without anyone following her, and for a moment she even forgot her physical discomfort, breathing in the air and enjoying the rain.

After regaining her senses, she tightened her white coat and slowly walked away into the distance.

Shiho Miyano is going to a place: Kitagawa Exorcism Office, 5-chome 39, Beika-cho.

After meeting Kitagawa Taki again, she investigated him. Since Kitagawa's exorcism agency was already quite well-known in Tokyo, she quickly found out the details.

With nowhere to go, Shiho Miyano felt that Kitagawa Takito was not bad, and he was also strong, so he should be someone she could rely on.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, Shiho Miyano arrived at the Kitagawa Exorcism Office. She looked up, but finally couldn't hold on any longer and collapsed to the ground.

A few minutes later, Kitagawa Taki and Miyano Akemi returned from shopping outside.

Akemi Miyano has already changed her appearance; her face is rounder, her hair is styled in an updo, she wears glasses, and she has applied heavier makeup than before.

Kitagawa Taki saw a person lying on the ground from afar, wearing a white coat.

So he quickly ran over, picked her up, and confirmed that it was Shiho Miyano.

I thought it would be a while before I could find Ai Haibara, but I found her the very next day, right in front of my own house.

"What's going on?" Miyano Akemi also jogged over.

But when she saw Shiho Miyano's face clearly, she was momentarily stunned.

'This child looks like Shiho when she was little.'

"Anyway, let's take her home first. She seems to have a fever." Kitagawa Taki touched Miyano Shiho's forehead.

After they went upstairs, Kitagawa Taki asked Miyano Akemi to help Miyano Shiho take a bath and change into one of Miyano Akemi's clothes.

Shiho Miyano slowly woke up, still groggy. She saw Taki Kitagawa and recognized him instantly, but remained calm.

"Where am I?" She found herself lying in a bed.

“Little sister, this is my home. I saw you collapsed on the road, so I brought you back,” Kitagawa Taki said with a smile.

Shiho Miyano nodded, but quickly realized something was wrong—her clothes had been changed.

"My...my clothes?"

"Yes, I saw that you were soaked from the rain and had a fever, so I gave you a bath and changed your clothes."

Shiho Miyano was already dizzy, and hearing this made her even angrier. She closed her eyes and yelled, "Pervert!!"

Although her body has shrunk, she is still 20 years old in her mind. She has never been in a relationship, and now she has been seen naked by a man she has only met twice. No one can accept that.

She only blamed herself for misjudging him, naively believing that Kitagawa Taki was a good person.

"Mr. Kitagawa!!" Akemi Miyano, who had gone to get fever-reducing medicine for Shiho Miyano, happened to walk to the door and heard these words.

Akemi Miyano put down the medicine and explained to Shiho Miyano, "Little sister, I gave you a bath and changed your clothes. These clothes are mine too."

Shiho Miyano stared intently at Akemi Miyano. She felt that the woman in front of her looked somewhat similar to her sister, and even her voice was somewhat similar. Most importantly, she felt a sense of closeness to her.

But she quickly came to her senses and assumed she was just delirious from the fever and hallucinating.

'What a nasty guy!' Shiho Miyano glanced at Taki Kitagawa.

After Miyano Akemi made Miyano Shiho drink the fever-reducing medicine, she asked with concern, "Little girl, what's your name?"

Shiho Miyano paused, stunned. "Name... Haibara... Ai..."

"Haibara, that's a very rare surname. Little sister, where are you from?"

Shiho Miyano shook her head. "Home... I don't have a home."

Akemi Miyano wanted to ask more questions, but was interrupted by Taki Kitagawa.

"Ahem..." Kitagawa Taki gestured to Miyano Akemi to go out first.

"Mr. Kitagawa, please stop teasing Ai." Akemi Miyano left the room and closed the door.

Shiho Miyano turned her head away, not wanting to look at Taki Kitagawa.

"Ai Haibara is a fake name, am I right?"

Chapter 43 Sisters' Night Talk

Kitagawa Taki's question startled Miyano Shiho, but she didn't show it or say anything.

Seeing that Shiho Miyano remained silent, Taki Kitagawa continued, "Your clothes are all too big; they can't possibly be clothes for little girls. I've encountered a situation like this before."

Shiho Miyano's eyes widened.

You've encountered him once? What does that mean? Could it be Shinichi Kudo?

"There's a kid named Conan across the street who also appeared suddenly. He was wearing clothes that were clearly not for children. Oh, right, those clothes were exactly the same as what a detective I know was wearing that day."

"That detective's name is Shinichi Kudo, you should know him, right? The kidnapped lady?"

As Kitagawa Taki spoke, he moved closer to Miyano Shiho.

Shiho Miyano said in her cool voice, "What are you saying? I don't understand."

“Your hairstyle, hair color, and even your white coat are the same. I don’t need to say anything more, do I?” Kitagawa Taki sat on the edge of the bed.

Shiho Miyano coldly asked, "What do you want?"

This girl is so cold! She needs some help!

Kitagawa Taki stopped pretending and laid his cards on the table: "Miyano... Shiho."

"How do you know my name? Who exactly are you?" Shiho Miyano was also unsettled, and even began to suspect that her two encounters with Taki Kitagawa were intentional.

"If you say something nice, I'll tell you everything. There's also something very important that you care about!"

At this moment, Kitagawa Taki was like someone trying to coax a little girl with candy.

Anyway, saying nice things won't do any harm.

Shiho Miyano hesitated for only a moment before saying, "Please tell me...please!"

Kitagawa Taki shook his head.

"Mr. Kitagawa, please tell me!"

Kitagawa Taki still shook his head.

Shiho Miyano gritted her teeth and decided to go all out, calling out in a child's voice, "Brother~"

"Hahahaha!" Kitagawa Taki felt relieved.

Shiho Miyano rolled her eyes, thinking to herself that this guy really was a pervert!