She had not noticed before, but now that she looked, she realized the other girl really did look a lot like Ran Mouri—like they had been carved from the same mold.
If there had not been a few differences, and if Ai Haibara had not been so observant, she might really have mistaken her for Ran.
In fact, at first glance, Ai had truly mistaken Aoko Nakamori for Ran. Aoko and Ran simply looked far too alike—practically identical.
"Actually, when I first met Ran, I was also curious why she looked exactly like Aoko Nakamori."
When Akako Koizumi had first transferred to Teitan High School and met Ran for the first time, she had been puzzled by the same thing.
She had directly mistaken Ran for Aoko Nakamori, even thinking that Aoko had transferred to Teitan High School as well. It was only later that Akako learned she had been wrong.
There really were people in this world who looked that alike. After marveling over it for a while, Akako put her surprise aside.
When Did You Learn to Act Cute and Coy?
Ai poked Chen with her finger, then asked, "What are you planning to do with this woman now?"
"Aoko and I are friends, so it would be best not to hurt her," Akako said to Chen.
After all, she and Aoko were friends. If possible, Akako did not want Aoko to be harmed.
"Don't worry, Akako. I wasn't planning to do anything to Aoko Nakamori."
Chen truly had not intended to do anything to Aoko. If he had wanted to, he would have done so long ago.
"Once she wakes up, let her leave," Chen said.
"You'd be that kindhearted?" Ai stared at Chen and asked.
She did not believe Chen could be that nice, actually saying