To be fair, if it is based on Haibara Ai's usual character, after learning the news from Furukawa Kumisa that "she died at the hands of Akai Shuichi", when facing Akai Shuichi, let alone sit down and chat quietly

, The reason why I didn’t pick up the knife on the table and point it at him and say "stay away from her" was because Akai Shuichi was now on the same side as them.

——The premise is that if Haibara Ai has never known Akai Shuichi.

For a long time when Haibara Ai was Miyano Shiho, her understanding of Akai Shuichi was limited to "being Natafi's love-minded boyfriend."

Unlike in the original work, Miyano Akemi's status in the organization is relatively low, so Shuichi Akai can only rely on Miyano Shiho, who is his younger sister, to get close to the organization.

Natafi in Furukawa Kumisa's life had a status in the organization that was comparable to that of today's Gin, which was enough to meet Akai Shuichi's need for undercover promotion. This made him have much less contact with Miyano Shiho in that life.

Miyano Shiho once only had the impression of Akai Shuichi as "Natafi's boyfriend", "a genius who was promoted very quickly in the organization" and other inherent labels.

She actually had doubts about Akai Shuichi's true purpose of getting close to Natafi - not just her, but anyone who knew the process of their falling in love would be more or less suspicious of Akai Shuichi's purpose.

But at that time, the resume that the FBI fabricated for him was too clean, and the organization had not yet been sieved by undercover agents. For a while, no one thought of going undercover.

Miyano Shiho also only suspected that Morohoshi only regarded Natafi as a promotion channel in the organization, rather than treating him sincerely.

But Natafi’s love mind seemed to be happy with it.

——Actually, her love brain is not complete. After all, she has always been famous for being decisive, smart and smart on any issue that does not involve Zhuxingda.

But as soon as she got close to anything related to Morohoshi, she seemed to have been forcibly given some kind of debuff called "Love Brain", and her intelligence seemed to be lowered by Morohoshi.

Miyano Shiho has no doubt that even if Morohoshi directly tells her his true identity and purpose, she will say "I don't care" with a smile on her face and tears on her face.

——She even suspected that this was most likely what really happened.

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When did she change her opinion of Akai Shuichi?

It was probably one evening a long time ago, when she was about to leave Japan and go back to the United States to continue her course.

She still remembered that the heavy rain that day made her sleeves and trousers soaked through. She stood at the door of a high-end villa community in a remote suburb, holding a document bag and looking at the non-stop rain outside, feeling a little anxious.

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It was at this time that Akai Shuichi appeared.

He was holding an umbrella, and his usually cold tone was somewhat distorted in the rain, so she didn't recognize him for a moment: "Milk tea? Milk tea? Milk tea!"

Miyano Shiho glanced at a little golden retriever that had rubbed against her leg at some point. The wet and warm touch made her lower her body and hug the little golden retriever under the eaves to prevent it from getting wet in the rain outside.

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"Woof!"

The little golden retriever shook his tail gratefully and barked at her.

Its cry summoned its owner, who had been looking for it for a long time. The tall man holding an umbrella followed the direction of the sound and came looking for it. He just met Miyano Shiho under the eaves.

Miyano Shiho:……

Akai Shuichi:......

Miyano Shiho was confused the moment he recognized Akai Shuichi.

She looked up at the house number of the community and confirmed that this was neither the secret base of the organization nor the residence of Kumisa Furukawa, nor the residence of Shuichi Akai whom she knew well.

The 16-year-old Miyano Shiho was still very innocent at heart. Her hand holding the document bag tightened slightly and she looked at Shuichi Akai with a very unkind look.

"...you cheated?"

Akai Shuichi:......

At that moment, he wanted to say, "I'm not, I don't have you to listen to my explanation", but when he thought about his girlfriend's best friend, he was not the kind of person who would be persuaded by a few words...

Miyano Shiho saw a look of helplessness on this man's usually cold face, and then saw him walking towards him holding an umbrella.

"... Come in and take shelter from the rain first. If you get sick, 'she' will be jumping up and down anxiously again."

Immediately, Akai Hide glanced at the little golden retriever who kept rubbing against Miyano Shiho's feet. The tight corners of his lips softened slightly, and his tone contained a hint of softness: "...Milk Tea also likes you very much."

Miyano Shiho thought for a while and walked under Akai Shuichi's umbrella.

To be honest, Akai Shuichi's action of directly inviting Miyano Shiho back "home" is indeed more useful than his explaining "I have not sorry to Natafi" a thousand times.

After all, no scumbag who has really cheated can bring his current girlfriend's best friend back to the golden house where he hides his love without changing his expression.

When he actually saw Akai Shuichi's house, the remaining doubts in Miyano Shiho's heart were completely dissipated.

——The decoration in this suite is so "Natafi", it is her favorite style and decoration. People who are familiar with her will know the style of her home as soon as they step into it.

Miyano Shiho breathed a sigh of relief, took the slippers handed over by Akai Shuichi and put them on, no longer suspecting Akai Shuichi of cheating.

Akai Shuichi said: "I'll get you a towel." Then he entered the bathroom.

Miyano Shiho looked at the decoration in the room curiously, and upon closer inspection, he found a few subtle inconsistencies.

The decoration in the room is very exquisite and meticulous, but most of the furniture and decorations are in brand new condition, as if no one has ever used them - maybe it's because Natafi and Akai Shuichi don't usually come back?

After all, no one in the organization knows about the house they have outside, which is probably because they don't come here often.

Just as he was thinking about it, Akai Shuichi had already brought the towel back to the living room and handed it to Miyano Shiho.

Miyano Shiho thanked him, took the towel and wiped the wet clothes on his body.

Akai Shuzheng on the side was holding another slightly smaller towel to wipe the wet milk tea next to him.

But this little golden retriever seemed to have a hard time getting along with Akai Shuichi, and squirmed its body to prevent him from touching it.

Akai Shuichi frowned and let out a "tsk" sound. He used some force on his hands to pick up the furry child, wiped the hair clean, and then let go.

His movements were awkward and jerky, and he looked like he didn't often do such daily housework.

...How to put it this way, if Haibara Ai were to evaluate it in the future, she would think that this scene would be completely normal if it happened to "Okiya Subaru".

But when it comes to Shuichi Akai at this moment, it is indeed a strange and terrifying thing to let those hands that are used to holding guns and killing people wipe the fur of a puppy.

Miyano Shiho glanced at Akai Shuichi's hard movements, then at the reluctant milk tea, and finally couldn't help but speak out.

"...You'd better wait until Natafi comes back to give it a bath."

Forget milk tea, it's just a little milk dog.

Akai Shuichi paused for a moment, then let go of the milk tea in his hand and stood up: "I hope you will keep this matter a secret for me."

Miyano Shiho: "?"

His tone was sincere and serious, not the usual cold and hard tone of Shuichi Akai: "She doesn't know this place yet."

Miyano Shiho was even more confused.

She looked at the surrounding arrangements, then thought of the furniture she had just discovered without any traces of use, and gradually came to her senses.

"...You didn't tell her that you bought such a house?"

Akai Hide nodded.

Not only Natafi, but he actually didn't even tell his FBI colleagues that this property was supposed to be purchased by him, where they would live together after he completed his mission and left the organization and properly settled Natafi.

But of course, all this cannot be said to the current Miyano Shiho. He can trust her friendship with his girlfriend, but due to the other party's identity, he will not take the risk of letting any organization members know.

So he just paused for a while and slowly gave a general answer: "This is a surprise."

Although the 16-year-old Miyano Shiho was still relatively innocent, she was already very keen in certain aspects. She crossed her arms and looked at Shuichi Akai for a while, and then spoke calmly.

"If you are proposing, I would like to remind you in advance that she does not like Cartier's designs. If you choose a diamond ring, avoid this brand."

Akai Shuichi:......

He didn't know what the little girl in front of him was thinking about, and she fast-forwarded to the proposal for him, but this was indeed within the scope of his plan.

So Akai Shuichi nodded seriously, wrote down this information, and then asked sincerely: "I understand, so does she have any favorite brands?"

Miyano Shiho also thought about it seriously and said, "Bvlgari, she quite likes his snake-shaped design."

"Does she have a color preference?"

"...Don't want rose gold? She thinks it's too tacky."

"What about the style? She likes..."

…

So, on this heavy rainy evening, Shuichi Akai accidentally obtained such inexplicable (crossed out) extremely precious information about "what ring should I order when proposing to my girlfriend?".

After asking a series of sincere questions, Miyano Shiho had completely dispelled all doubts and readily agreed to the confidentiality request.

The rain outside the window was still pattering, and Miyano Shiho couldn't go out for a while. Akai Shuichi walked into the kitchen: "Tea? Or coffee?"

"Cafe."

After a while, Akai Shuichi poked his head out of the kitchen: "Currently, we only have the sweet mocha that she likes more...but I can help you add less powder."

Miyano Shiho: "...Forget it, let's have tea."

Unlike Natafi, who has a sweet taste, Miyano Shiho has always been indifferent to these sweet and greasy things.

...Wait a minute, did she remember that Natafi doesn’t like to drink bitter tea either?

Ten minutes later, Miyano Shiho looked at the colorful flower tea brought by Akai Shuichi and was slightly speechless.
To be continued...