Ai Haibara: Could This Be My Little Sister?!

Kazuki Kinugawa was somewhat at a loss for words regarding the 'professional habits' of the person in front of him.

Upon hearing that all the money had to be handed over, he immediately adopted a confident demeanor, but when he heard that things needed to be done quickly, he immediately fast-forwarded to expertly demanding more money...

Is this detective a shrewd businessman?

Kazuki Kinugawa was a little helpless; he was already on the wrong path and couldn't change his mind. "Then I'll have to trouble you."

With that, he jumped off the stool and looked at Ai Haibara: "Goodbye, Miss Grace."

Ai Haibara: "..."

I am not Grace!

Watching Kazuki Kinugawa's retreating figure with dissatisfaction, Ai Haibara withdrew her gaze, lowered her eyes, and tried to recall the name Grace by rubbing her chin.

She was a little confused as to why the other person would call her Grace right from the start.

And he looked quite surprised.

In her view, such a reaction simply means that she mistook her for someone she knew, or even a celebrity...

Judging from his appearance, he should be a celebrity.

But since she's a celebrity, how come she has no recollection of her, given that she's well-read in the news?

A look of confusion flashed in Ai's eyes.

"..."

Fujino stared at Ai Haibara, who looked completely bewildered.

He silently took out his phone from his pocket and asked the AI search engine Hiroki to send him a picture that had been searched for.

He immediately handed it to her and said, "You should understand once you see it."

Ai Haibara took the phone without saying a word.

However, the moment she turned her gaze to the screen, she froze completely.

The first thing she saw on the phone screen was a little girl wearing a cool purple tank top, with short brown hair, about the same age as her, but whose posture subtly revealed a slightly charming allure.

"???"

Ai Haibara was filled with questions when she saw the girl in the photo who looked exactly like her.

She was certain the girl in the photo wasn't her, but she looked exactly like her...

How strange! Let me take another look!

Ai Haibara glanced at it again, pinched her chin, and her expression turned strange.

Her small eyes were filled with great confusion, and her little mouth opened but she couldn't say a word.

In her opinion, the girl in the photo was exactly the same as him, both in terms of hair color and appearance; it was not so much similar as identical.

However, Ai Haibara is certain that she has never worn such revealing clothing or taken such photos.

Something's not right, something's really not right!

Could it be from when I was a child?

That doesn't match up... But the girl in the photo definitely looks like her, that's for sure, but when did she ever wear clothes like that?

And even if she did wear it, when exactly was the photo taken?

Besides, how did such a photo end up in Fujino's hands?

He even filmed this... He really is a Loli-con!

Ai Haibara rubbed her eyes, staring intently at the photos on her phone, a multitude of unrelated thoughts flashing through her mind.

But as she watched, her face unknowingly turned red all the way to her ears.

The girl in the photo is so alluring that even she feels this kind of outfit is too shameful...

"Is this Ai-chan?"

At this moment, Akemi noticed Ai Haibara's strange expression and came over to take a look, exclaiming in surprise, "When was this filmed? It's so cute!"

"No!"

Ai Haibara quickly shook her head, covered her phone, and said in a panic, "I never took such a photo."

"Isn't that so?"

Akemi tilted her head, thought for a moment, and guessed, "Could it be the younger sister, or the older sister?"

Fujino paused for a moment upon hearing this, feeling that Sister Akemi's thought process was a bit too outrageous, and then explained, "This is Grace Aihara, who seems to be a super popular idol in the United States. However, Grace and Ai do look quite alike. I think that child just now must have mistaken Ai for her."

Ai Haibara didn't say anything, but subconsciously nodded in agreement, then squinted and looked at the photo of the idol 'Grace' one last time.

That makes sense!

She said she was certain she had never taken such a photo.

Even though she knew the girl in the photo wasn't herself, the more Ai Haibara looked at it, the more she felt they looked alike, as if they were made from the same mold!

Oh no... could this be my sister?!

I have a younger sister too?!

Ai Haibara recalled Akemi's earlier speculation and fell into deep thought once again.

She had reason to suspect that this was her long-lost younger sister.

However, upon further reflection, she dismissed this absurd idea.

Putting aside the age discrepancy, there's also the fact that her parents have been gone for so many years, and she was practically raised by her older sister after she was born. Even her sister doesn't look this much like her...

Impossible, absolutely impossible!

A younger sister? Absolutely not!

Akemi Miyano was still examining Grace in the photo when she couldn't help but remark, "No wonder that child made a mistake. If you didn't tell her, you simply couldn't tell the difference!"

"Really..."

Fujino echoed, then said meaningfully, "Actually, it's not just their appearances that are similar, but some things also match up with Ai's."

Akemi was puzzled by Fujino's words and asked curiously, "Does it match?"

"Well, as far as I know, Grace retired and went to London, England more than half a year ago, but after returning to London, she disappeared without a trace."

Fujino put on a serious expression and reasoned, "Ai's name is Haibara Ai, Grace Aihara is Aihara. If you remove the 'b' and swap the 'hara' inside with the 'AI' at the end, then it is indeed AIhara."

As he spoke, he looked at Ai with a suspicious expression. "By the way, Ai, you wouldn't happen to be Grace, and because you offended someone in the United States, you came to Japan under the Ai Haibara to seek refuge Japan, would you?"

"Ah?"

Ai Haibara was stunned for a moment, completely baffled by this wave of reasoning.

"Huh?"

Akemi exclaimed in surprise, "Ai, are you really that popular American idol?!"

Ai Haibara: "..."

You actually believe what Fujino said?

He offended someone in the US, then fled to Japan under an assumed name to seek refuge...

Such outrageous reasoning, it's amazing that Fujino could come up with it!

Seeing Ai Haibara's strange expression and silence, Akemi became even more determined and reassured her, "Don't worry, Ai-chan, if anything happens, be sure to tell us. Fujino and I will definitely drive those people away!"

Ai Haibara: "..."

No, sis, my dear sis, you actually believed that?

"Okay, just kidding!"

Fujino chuckled, realizing he'd gone a bit too far. He then patted the speechless little girl's head to comfort her, "I think it's just that we look alike. After all, there are many people in this world who look similar. I look quite like someone, except that person is a bit dark-skinned."

The Conan World is a wonderful world where people are always related by blood or marriage, and often look remarkably alike.

Moreover, when it came to appearances, he was reminded of that "Working Emperor," and even wondered if the other person was related to him in some way...

However, this is probably impossible.

There are tons of people in this world who look alike and have no relation to each other.

For example, there's the Washing Machine, the Osaka Black Chicken, and the Kaito Kurokawa.

As the saying goes, if three people throw coal into a pile, how can you tell which one is the biological child?

I reckon if you threw these people into the coal pile and fished them out, even Jinghua's own mother wouldn't be able to resist asking who her real son is.