Dr. Ali’s house.

Hui Yuan Ai woke up in a daze and rubbed his eyes.

She woke up from a nightmare last night and couldn't sleep at all. After the anesthetic effect of the sleeping gas wore off, she fell asleep easily.

The circular-structured house, the wooden bookshelves placed next to the wall, the circular cooking table, the large fish tank with six small goldfish swimming around, one of Dr. Agasa's coats still draped on the chair... Everything around it is...

Very familiar, and she was sleeping on the sofa.

Was everything before just a dream?

Hui Yuan Ai sat up, and the more he thought about it, the more confused his expression became.

At first, she dreamed that she and the young detective were discovered by Gin on their way home from school, and then they were hunted down, and their friends were killed one by one...

Then she woke up and found that it was midnight and she was still at Dr. Ali's house. Dr. Ali was sleeping soundly next to her.

After dawn, she went to school. On the way back from school, she and Conan discovered Gin's car and tracked it all the way to the Abeido Municipal Hotel, but was caught by Pisk...

Then, she found that she woke up again and fell asleep in the classroom. Ayumi next to her was concerned about whether she was feeling unwell...

Then, she heard Conan's voice coming and going from far away, and when she woke up, she found herself in the wine cellar. She had really been caught by Pisk, and those things that Ayumi cared about her before were just dreams...

And then again, while she was talking to Conan, she seemed to hear the sound of beads falling to the ground, and fell down in a daze. When she woke up, she found that she had fallen asleep at Dr. Ali's house...

So the question is, which experience is a dream?

Or is this a serial dream within a dream within a dream within a dream... and she just woke up now?

No, maybe she is still dreaming now?

If this was a dream, would she be chased when she woke up, or locked in a wine cellar, or in school?

No, no, maybe it was in the dream earlier. This is a long time. So when did she start dreaming?

Has she really become smaller?

who is she?

Where is she?

what is she doing?

For a moment, Hui Yuan Ai, who couldn't tell the difference between dreams and reality, was stunned. The more he thought about it, the more he became confused.

I touched my head and felt something.

If you pinch your face silently, it will hurt.

However, the feeling in the dream may not be real...

Looking down, I am wearing a gray coat. It seems that I have always been wearing this coat in my dream...

Turning around, I saw that it was already dark outside, and there was a layer of snow piled up in the lower corner of the window frame. It seemed like it was all winter in my dream...

After thinking for a long time, Haibara Ai realized that Dr. Ali seemed not to be there, and jumped off the sofa, "Doctor? Doctor, are you there?"

no respond.

Haibara Ai went to the phone and dialed Dr. A Li's mobile phone number.

On the other side, Dr. Ali and Conan were still sitting in the car.

Conan's face and body were all blackened by fire smoke, but he was in no mood to tidy up and stared at his feet in a daze.

Dr. A Li was also in a heavy mood, but he still comforted him by saying, "Shinichi, didn't they find Xiao Ai?"

"Well," Conan replied, not immersed in depression, "Hai Yuan should have been taken away by someone else, but I don't know who it was, or Pixar had other intentions and hid Hai Yuan somewhere else.

Yes, there is a timed ignition device in the wine cellar. It may be a trap for Gin, but why did he do this? Where was Haiyuan taken..."

"If it is really Pixar who did it, he is already dead, and we have no idea where Xiao Ai was taken," Dr. Ali said worriedly, "The communication was cut off. If it was some closed place, Xiao Ai would have no idea

There is no way to contact us..."

"Don't worry, I'll think about it again," Conan still stared at his feet and frowned, "There must be some clues! There must be something I overlooked!"

Dr. A Li heard the ringtone of his mobile phone and took out his phone to look at it, "Uh, my home number..."

Conan was stunned and looked up at Dr. Ali.

Who else will be in Dr. Ali’s family now?

Even if Xiaolan goes there, it's impossible for her to break in by herself, right?

Dr. A Li answered, "Hello..."

"Doctor, where are you?" Haiyuan Ai asked tentatively.

"Xiao Ai!" Dr. Ali was surprised, "Where are you? No, no, are you at home now?"

"Yes," Haiyuan lamented, "I woke up and found that I had fallen asleep on the sofa..."

Dr. A Li: "?"

what's the situation?

Judging from Xiao Ai's condition, it seems that she was not frightened and acted like a normal person. Could it be that it was the fake Xiao Ai who was taken away?

Is it true that Xiao Ai is always at home?

Or is Xiao Ai a clone? He never closes his eyes and comes back to life... Bah, bah, bah, could it be that he is dreaming?

Or maybe the person who called him wasn't actually Xiao Ai?

"You...are you Xiao Ai?"

"I...don't I?"

Conan leaned close to the phone to listen: "..."

What kind of confusing conversation is this?

"Doctor, let me speak."

"Ah, okay, um...Xiao Ai, Shinichi will tell you." Dr. A Li said and handed the phone to Conan, looking a little confused.

Conan answered the phone, "Haiyuan, do you remember what happened before?"

"What happened?" Haiyuan Ai was confused. She couldn't tell the difference between dreams and reality, so she called Dr. A Li to confirm, okay?

Conan hesitated for a moment, wondering if it was Haibara Ai across from him, or if the organization had discovered something and was looking for someone to talk to, "Ahem, Acupido Municipal Hotel...remember?"

"Are those true?" Haiyuan calmed down and put aside the chaotic thoughts, "I was caught by Pisk and locked up in a place that looked like a wine cellar, and the door was locked. I just contacted you,

I wanted to tell you the drug information of aptx-4869, but I heard a strange sound and fainted... I thought it was a dream..."

"Well, Dr. Agasa and I are still outside the Abeido Municipal Hotel." Conan was a little confused as to why Haibara Ai thought it was a dream, but he still breathed a sigh of relief. "You should have been rescued by others. After that, Gin and

Vodka went to the wine cellar, and I followed them. They didn't find you, and Pisk's murder was exposed. Before he could tell you about your shrinkage, Gin killed him. You're safe now."

Haibara Ai:"……"

Just take a nap and everything will be fine?

This... she must be dreaming.

A dream weaved to escape reality.

"By the way, you said you heard a strange noise, what was it?" Conan asked.

Haihara Ai suddenly felt that it was a good thing to be in a dream. If he could wake up later, he would wake up later. "It seemed like the sound of beads falling... near the fireplace."

"Maybe it's something like a tranquilizer bomb..." Conan analyzed and asked, "What about the person who took you away? Do you remember anything?"

"I fainted very quickly and didn't see who the other person was," Hui Yuan Ai frowned and thought about it, "However, in the end, I seemed to see a bright silver ring flying over on the dark gray background.

…”

"Huh? What is this? Could it be that you are confused and saw it wrong? There seems to be no silver ring in the wine cellar..." Conan said, "Anyway, Dr. A Li and I will go back immediately and wait for us when we get back.

Say it again!"

"good."

After hanging up the phone, Haihara Ai returned to the sofa and sat down, recalling the background he saw before he fainted.

I was very confused at the time. Could it be that I was really dazzled?

However, that shiny silver ring... She seemed to have seen that kind of ring many times, like a ring?

No, the ring is usually worn on the hand. Even if it shines against the light, it will only see a cross-section, similar to a rectangle. What she sees is the ring side, so...

When Conan and Dr. Ali returned home, they saw Haihara Ai squatting in the living room, holding a thin rope loop with a ring in it, dangling back and forth.

Like a little girl who discovered a new toy, she stared at it intently and had a great time playing with it...

If this was an ordinary eight-year-old girl, it would be normal, but when it comes to Haihara Ai, it would be very strange.

Dr. A Li looked at Haibara Ai, who was squatting and playing with the ring, and remained silent.

Could it be that Xiao Ai was overly frightened and mentally a little abnormal?

Speaking of which, Haihara Ai seemed a little confused when he called me before...
To be continued...