Ai Haibara at the Door

Ford Taurus is driving on Mihua Highway.

"Achoo!"

Fujino was sitting in the driver's seat, sneezed.

Am I... getting a cold?

Fujino murmured, a puzzled expression on his face. "With the system's enhancements to my physique, this shouldn't be the case..."

"I'm afraid someone is talking about me behind my back."

Soon, Fujino drove back home.

"Was the child sent back?"

Akemi Miyano, who had already cleared away the dishes and was sitting on the sofa watching TV, asked when Fujino returned.

"It's been sent back."

Fujino casually took off his coat and hung it on the coat rack by the door. "Guess whose relative she is?"

"How could I possibly guess?"

Akemi Miyano rolled her eyes speechlessly and asked Fujino, "Is it someone you know?"

"It's a relative of one of my classmates..."

Fujino walked slowly into the room. "Speaking of which, I have some kind of kinship with that kid from the detective agency next door."

"No wonder those two kids always gave me the feeling of being little adults."

Akemi Miyano nodded.

Recalling the child across from her who seemed to be a husky, she suddenly realized who it was.

After a pause, she added with a sigh, "But that little girl is really cute."

"Quie's."

Fujino nodded in agreement.

Compared to Conan, that brat, Ai Haibara is not only much cuter, but also has a more likable personality.

At least for Fujino.

"This is Mihana Evening News!"

At that moment, the 11 PM evening news program started airing on time:

"According to information obtained by this station, one of the two Beika teachers who were beaten and hospitalized by Beika Batman some time ago committed suicide by jumping off the hospital rooftop... The reason is currently unknown, but according to sources, the reason for the suicide is most likely due to the disability caused by the beating by Beika Batman... The other person is currently receiving treatment at Aoyama Psychiatric Hospital due to extreme mental instability."

Did one commit suicide and the other end up in a mental hospital?

Fujino stood to the side, watching the news report on television, lost in thought.

If they are convicted, these two beasts will probably not be sentenced to death.

This is different from the China in which Fujino lived in his previous life.

In Japan, the death penalty is just a formality.

Meanwhile, late at night, after receiving a phone call, Conan sneaked out of the Mori Detective Agency and rushed to Professor Agasa's house.

Upon arriving at Professor Agasa's house, Conan first gave Ai Haibara look, then asked Professor Agasa, "You mean, this guy escaped from that organization?"

At this moment, Ai Haibara was sitting leisurely on the sofa, gently tidying up the clothes that Fujino had bought.

"That's right, Ai Haibara also took the same medicine as you, which is why she shrunk."

Professor Agasa glanced at Ai Haibara, then explained to Conan, "As for the name Ai Haibara, it was a name we both discussed... Originally, I wanted to use 'Ai' (love), but she insisted on changing it to 'Ai' (sorrow)..."

"The name doesn't matter!"

Conan, looking anxious, asked loudly, "The important thing is, why is she at your house?!"

"I was found by a kind person..."

At this moment, Ai Haibara paused in her tidying up, then turned around and said, "After I defected from the organization, I collapsed in the rain... Later, someone found me and took me to Professor Agasa's house."

"Speaking of which, you seem to know that person too. His name is Fujino."

"Fuji... Fujino?!"

Then, under Conan's solemn gaze, Ai Haibara began to recount her inner journey, including how she discovered that Kudo Shinichi was still alive, how she escaped from the organization, and how she was picked up...

Of course, her description of picking up this part is somewhat vague.

"I have nowhere to go now, and the only person I know is you."

Ai Haibara looked at Conan and continued calmly, "I think as someone of your kind, you should be able to understand my current situation, right?"

"How could I possibly understand a murderer like you?!"

Conan angrily retorted, "I'm not one of those accomplices of the Black Organization like you!"

In an instant, Conan released all the grievances he had endured during this period.

The grievances he suffered transformed into anger towards the Black Organization.

All of this anger was vented on Ai Haibara.

"..."

Ai Haibara was stunned by what she heard and stared at Conan in astonishment.

"Shinichi..."

Professor Agasa was about to step forward to persuade him, but was interrupted by Conan's incessant chatter, "Do you know how many people your poisons have killed?! How many families have been displaced because of your drugs!"

Ai Haibara opened her mouth, but couldn't utter a word.

In the end, he could only silently lower his head and slowly walk towards the door.

That's right, Kudo Shinichi was absolutely right. The so-called kindred spirits were just wishful thinking on her part.

"Where are you going?!"

Conan noticed her departing figure and asked loudly.

You're right.

Ai Haibara walked towards the door without looking back. "We are indeed not the same kind of people."

"Etc!"

Conan, caught up in the moment, was about to give chase when Professor Agasa grabbed his hand.

"Shinichi!"

Professor Agasa frowned. "What you just said was really too much!"

"But she's an accomplice of that Black Organization!"

Conan turned around, his words tinged with resentment, "She helped that organization research the poison that killed so many people, and she even made me like this!"

"But she's already left that organization!"

"Even if she breaks away, it doesn't mean she can get away with what she did!"

Professor Agasa glanced at Conan, who was still angry.

Turning to look at Ai Haibara as she left, he sighed, "It's not just you, it's her too... Even I, as a drug developer, became like this after taking that drug."

In the stillness of the night, the stars twinkle in the sky, like grains of rice.

A slight breeze carrying a chill swept over Ai Haibara, causing her frail body to tremble almost imperceptibly.

She hadn't expected things to escalate to this point.

She thought that Kudo Shinichi, whom she considered to be one of her own kind, would understand her...

In the end, it was just wishful thinking on my part.

That's true, ever since her sister died.

There was nowhere left for her in this world.

"Elder sister..."

Ai Haibara slightly clenched the hem of her clothes, and a tear slid down her cool face.

In the quiet of the night, the little girl's figure was reflected in the cool moonlight along the path.

If a lone gray butterfly is not liked by people, nor accepted by its own kind.

In a daze, I lost track of how long I had walked.

She went back to the detective agency she had just left.

Early in the morning, Fujino Yuyu woke up from her dream.

He sat up in bed and stretched.

I turned and walked to the balcony. The sky was still dark and gloomy, and it was not yet dawn.

Before dawn, Fujino changed into a black tracksuit and decided to go for a morning run.

I just pushed open the door, ready to go downstairs.

Then, he spotted a small figure in the hallway: Ai Haibara.

"How did she get here?"

Looking at Ai Haibara squatting at the door of his bedroom, Fujino couldn't help but frown in surprise.

He remembered that he did indeed take her to Professor Agasa's house yesterday...

Why would they be at his doorstep?

As he pondered, Fujino noticed that Ai Haibara.

He bent down slightly and touched his forehead.

It's hot.

"Has your cold relapsed?"

Fujino frowned slightly, then picked him up.

Judging from her appearance, she must have spent the entire night squatting in the stairwell last night.

Even the cold I just recovered from has relapsed...

But why was she in the hallway?

That shouldn't be the case...

Given Professor Agasa's personality, even if he didn't want to take her in, he shouldn't have kicked her out of the house overnight.

What is going on?

"Why is this child back again?"

Just then, Akemi Miyano, who was about to come over to tidy up the room, noticed Ai Haibara, whom Fujino had just picked up, and asked with a puzzled look.

"She seems to have a fever again."

Fujino, carrying Ai Haibara, pushed open the door and then instructed Akemi Miyano, "Sister Akemi, go borrow some cold medicine from Ran's house across the street."

"Good."

Akemi Miyano responded and quickly turned around to walk towards Ran's house across the street.

After Akemi Miyano left, Fujino returned to his bedroom.

After gently placing Ai Haibara on the large bed, he glanced around.

After confirming that no one was around, he took out the fever-reducing injection from his Pocket Dimension.

At this point, only two-sixths of the fever-reducing injection remained, which was insufficient to achieve a rapid fever reduction effect.

The reason he sent Akemi Miyano to borrow fever reducers was to combine the effects of the fever reducers with his own, and also to get her out of the way...

After all, no one knows the exact principle, but as long as he gives Ai Haibara an antipyretic injection, Ai Haibara will turn Shiho Miyano.

If Akemi Miyano saw Ai Haibara growing bigger and then shrinking back down, that would be troublesome.

An antipyretic injection was administered.

The girl's body changed size again.

"I brought back the fever reducer!"

Just as Fujino covered Ai Haibara with the Ai Haibara, Akemi Miyano rushed back with a box of cold medicine.

Fujino took the fever reducer, pried open Ai Haibara's mouth, and poured it in.

Akemi Miyano, who had just returned, didn't sit idle either. She took a wet towel from the bathroom and placed it on her still feverish forehead.

"Why is this child back again?"

Once Ai Haibara's condition stabilized, Akemi Miyano belatedly asked Fujino for a question.

A look of worry was evident on his face.

Aside from the worries, there was also a hint of doubt.

Clearly, she was also somewhat confused as to why Ai Haibara had returned here.

"I don't know either."

Fujino shook his head. "I was just about to go for my morning exercise when I found her at the door."

"Did she sleep in the hallway all night?!"

Akemi Miyano frowned slightly.

"Based on the current situation, that should be the case."

Fujino nodded. "It was quite cold last night. I guess she had just recovered from a cold, and it relapsed as soon as she got chilled."

"That kid is something else, he came back without even knocking."

"Maybe they didn't want to cause us any trouble."

Fujino gave Ai Haibara a deep look.

Thinking back on her personality... that's probably how it is.

However, personality, when put into practice, is still influenced by many things.