Conan's other self

The brown-haired girl opposite didn't seem to have figured out how to speak yet, and the same was true for Feng Yuan.

Miyano Shiho's current abnormality is just walking in the rain wearing adult clothes. Although it is very suspicious, it is not appropriate to directly use this to identify his identity.

Fengyuan decided to wait for her to speak first.

then…

"Shall we eat something first?"

Feng Yuan pushed the bag on the table towards the opposite side.

The bag contained bread and milk, which was what he and Dr. Ari had last night.

He bought this from a nearby convenience store in the rain.

Miyano Shiho hesitated and picked up a piece of bread.

She is really hungry now.

After thanking her softly, she tore open the package and ate in small bites. At the same time, she couldn't help but look at the person she thought was Kudo Shinichi.

Kudo Shinichi closed his eyes again at this moment, hugged the blanket beside him, and leaned on the sofa, looking like he was about to fall asleep again.

This made her feel a little more relaxed while eating, and also allowed her to look at the other person more carefully.

She also became more convinced of his identity.

After she had filled her stomach slightly, Miyano Shiho spoke softly.

"APTX4869."

"Do you know what this is?" Miyano Shiho paused and saw Kudou Shinka open his eyes and look at her before continuing, "This is the name of the drug you were given."

She spoke according to the conversation plan she had just thought of, but Kudo Shinichi's reaction was somewhat beyond her expectation.

He was just listening to her attentively, seemingly interested in what she would say.

He didn't have a shocked expression as if his identity was about to be revealed, nor did he have a confused expression as if he didn't know what she was talking about, nor did he pretend to be dumbfounded because he wanted to fool her.

But this also means that the other person is not an ordinary child.

So Miyano Shiho continued: "This medicine was ordered by the organization."

"Because of the sudden action of the cell's self-destruction program, in addition to nerve tissue, all cells in bones, muscles, internal organs, body hair, etc., degenerate to the level of childhood."

"It's a mysterious poison." Miyano Shiho said, "Why, don't you give me some reaction? Kudo Shinichi?"

"...How did you find out?" Fengyuan complimented me obediently.

"The organization has sent people to your home twice to investigate. Because among the people who took that medicine, you were the only one who was not confirmed dead."

"As the inventor of the drug, of course I went with him. But the house was full of dust and there was no sign of anyone living there, so the first investigation came to an end."

"The second investigation was a month later. The room was still dusty and unchanged. Just when I started to think you were dead... I happened to notice something strange in the closet."

"...Those clothes you had when you were a child, the ones that were there a month ago...are all gone."

This guy Conan did it secretly, Fengyuan complained silently in his heart.

That guy Conan seems to have a special liking for those clothes from his childhood. He wears those elementary school uniforms all day long.

On the day she became smaller, Fengyuan only took away two sets of clothes. Considering that others don't know how many pieces there are, theoretically they won't be noticed.

But...this is fine.

"When doing animal experiments," Shiho Miyano didn't know what the person opposite was thinking, but continued, "There was once a white mouse that survived and degenerated into a baby mouse, so this hypothesis is easy to establish. She paused, "Kudo Shinichi may have degenerated into a child after taking APTX4869."

"But... because you are a research subject that I am very interested in, I want to keep you alive. If you report it to the organization, you may be killed before being sent to me."

"So... thank me, Kudo Shinichi," Miyano Shiho said, "I entered confirmation of death in your information. The organization does not know that you have become smaller."

"Thank you." Fengyuan followed suit and asked, "What about you?"

Miyano Shiho was caught off guard by the sudden thank you, even though she mentioned it herself.

However, she quickly pretended not to hear the first half of the sentence, and only answered the second half of the question: "My name is Shirley, and this is my code name in the organization."

"I betrayed the organization." Miyano Shiho said, "Using drugs on humans at will during the experimental stage is one of the reasons why I am dissatisfied with the organization... but the biggest reason is my sister."

"My sister was killed by someone from the organization. I went to question the organization, but got no reply. So I stopped the drug research, but they didn't have any patience at all and locked me up directly..."

"I thought to myself, since it was a dead end, I swallowed the APTX4869 I carried with me..."

"Luckily, I thought I was going to die, but I turned into a child. I broke free from the handcuffs and escaped from the garbage chute smoothly..."

"I have nowhere to go, so I can only rely on Kudo Shinichi...you are alone."

"We are in the same boat, you must understand me...right?"

After speaking for a long time, Miyano Shiho felt a little dry.

There was milk in the bag, but she didn't want to move. She just wanted to wait quietly for Kudo Shinichi to respond.

She had anticipated what the response would be.

She guessed he would accuse her of developing the drug that the organization used to kill people, and he would accuse her of having blood on her hands because of it...

Her last words might still make him angry.

But she really had no other choice.

Miyano Shiho thought to himself, hanging his head.

"So you want to live here?"

Miyano Shiho raised his head: "Are you willing to take me in?"

"Of course I have no problem." Fengyuan said, "But I'm just staying here... This is Dr. Ali's home, and it's up to him to decide whether to take you in."

"But don't worry," Fengyuan continued, "Doctor is very nice and likes children. He will definitely be very happy."

Miyano Shiho looked at Fengyuan blankly.

Feng Yuan noticed that she clenched her fists on her knees so hard that her joints turned white.

"Don't you understand the situation... Kudo Shinichi..."

Miyano Shiho's voice trembled slightly.

"The medicine I made has killed many people...even you were harmed by my medicine and became what you are now..."

She clearly said just now that she felt Kudo Shinichi could understand her...

Now it looks like this...

"Even without your medicine, my attacker would have found another way to kill me. Then I wouldn't have had a chance to survive." Feng Yuan said, "So... in a sense, I do have to thank you."

He himself was not attacked, at least there was no such episode in his original memory.

So this sentence is more out of comforting the other person's emotions.

And he also knew very well that for people like Miyano Shiho, such words would not have much effect.

So he added another sentence immediately:

"Thank you, Miss Shiho."

Miyano Shiho did not mention her name.

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