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After being taken from her planet in the midst of a war, Quenin is shipped to Earth and thrown in a cell to be experimented on by humans.



The previously well-ordered book review section was filled with malicious posts about Pi. While Zhang Zian was thinking of solutions, he heard someone behind him say, "I've always assumed the worst when it came to what the Chinese would do."

When he turned around, Zhang Zian saw Famous was staring at the computer screen.

As if it had sensed Zhang Zian's astonishment, Famous explained, "Wu Ning said that before I woke up from my Imagined Landscape. Wu Ning always brought magazines and newspapers to the Temple for the Righteous Cat and the Chivalrous Dog, and explained what the articles meant."

No wonder Famous could cite Lu Xun's famous saying, it entered its Imagined Landscape whenever it fell asleep. 

"I think I've heard this sentence." Old Time Tea put on its bamboo hat and joined them. The word "chivalry" was woven in the rim of the hat. After so many years, it still looked new. 

In real life, there was a Temple for the Righteous Cat in the barren mountains, and only Old Time Tea had been there to hear Wu Ning read the articles. However, in its Imagined Landscape, Famous had been there with Old Time Tea. 

Famous and Old Time Tea looked at each other and smiled. 

Pi came out of the bathroom, and the hair on its face was wet, as if Pi hadn't fully dried its face after washing it.

"Eeek?" Pi was surprised to see Famous and Old Time Tea surrounding the computer. 

Old Time Tea smiled and said, "Pi, listen to me. If you've done nothing wrong, there's nothing to worry about. Just ignore those posts. I believe that evil can never prevail over good. Those who use despicable tactics must be shameless scoundrels. If you get distracted, you'll fall into their traps!"

Undoubtedly, Old Time Tea's words were filled with wisdom. Both Zhang Zian and Pi felt that they had learned something. Pi, who had secretly wept in the bathroom, felt touched to know Old Time Tea and Famous were concerned about it. 

However, Old Time Tea changed its tone and said, "With all that said, since evil people have targeted Pi, we must prepare our counterattack. If we do nothing and allow the posts to continue, they'll become arrogant and think that we're afraid of them." Old Time Tea's eyes were cold and intimidating. 

"What should we do? It's not enough to ignore the comments, it'll affect the normal readers." Zhang Zian glanced at Pi. Apparently, the comments had affected Pi's mood, which was what the enemies wanted, so that Pi stopped writing. 

Old Time Tea had taken this into consideration. It winked at Zhang Zian and then said, "Pi, you don't need to worry. You just need to continue writing your novel. We'll handle this for you."

Pi nodded, sat back on the chair, and opened a new Word document.

In the Book Group, some readers had discovered abnormal dynamics in the book review section and reminded Pi to pay attention to these anomalies through QQ, notifications popping up one after another.

"What's going on? I need to sleep!" Fina yelled furiously.

"Quack! I awakened just when Billy Zhang was about to take off his clothes. How are you going to make make it up to me for ruining my sexual dream?" Richard chimed in. 

If the elves were awakened by the alerts, Pi would be distracted instead of writing. 

Zhang Zian frowned and logged out of QQ on the computer. Since his mind was occupied, he didn't pay attention to Richard. 

"Pi, continue to write. We're going downstairs to eat."

Zhang Zian winked at Old Time Tea and Famous, a gesture for them to follow him downstairs, leaving Pi alone. 

Galaxy was playing hide-and-seek with the kittens on the first floor. Zhang Zian found a place to sit with Old Time Tea and Famous, so they could think of solutions.

Old Time Tea sighed and said, "I don't know how to write novels, and I know nothing about the internet. I'm afraid that I can only provide some general suggestions."

There's nothing Famous could do to help Pi either, so it said, "I'll try my best to find Pi's enemies in the real life, but I'm basically useless on the internet."

Zhang Zian thought for a moment and told Old Time Tea, "I'd like to hear your ideas, even if they are vague."

Old Time Tea stroked its whiskers and said, "I think whoever chose to slander Pi did so because their writing is inferior to Pi's. All conspiracies are weak, so Pi should just try its best increase its strength and beat them fair and square." 

Zhang Zian thought that what Old Time Tea said made sense, but how could Pi increase its strength? 

Pi's strength increased whenever more people read its novel. However, it was easier said than done. 

To avoid disturbing Pi, Zhang Zian had logged out of QQ on the computer. He logged into QQ on his cell phone and on behalf of Pi, he responded to the reminders of the readers one by one. After all, the readers had good intentions, and he shouldn't ignore their messages. 

Ding!

His cell phone rang again. Zhang Zian thought that it was another reader message, but when he looked, it was someone who wanted to add Pi as a friend. The verification message was, "Hello, I am Feather of the Specter."


1. Download a suspicious game
2. Catch a few magical pets as partners
3. Go through interesting daily routines and lead the pet shop to a whole new level

At this time, Lu Jingzhi took his cell phone back from Grandpa Lu before he went back to his bedroom to continue video calling his little descendant.
In the past, the old man would always talk about Lu Zongye's engagement to Jiang Yuning and he would always be preparing for their future marriage in front of Lu Jingzhi. Grandpa Lu was always stabbing him in the chest in the past and now, it was finally his turn to do the same to his grandfather.
"Second Brother, why do I feel as though you are in an extremely good mood today?" Jiang Yuning asked because she could see the softness and subtle happiness that Lu Jingzhi was showing on his face.
"I just sent Grandpa off," Lu Jingzhi said as he placed his cell phone on the dressing table and started undressing.
"Wow, Second Brother, it seem as though you are no longer that self-conscious nowadays."
As soon as Lu Jingzhi heard Jiang Yuning's words, he used a book to block the camera on his cell phone.
"Second Brother, what are you doing? I want to see your abs!"
"I don't want to show them to you," Lu Jingzhi rejected without any hesitation at all. "If you want to see them, I will then show them to you when you come back to me."
Jiang Yuning suddenly felt very upset because she had already been waiting the entire day just for this moment and it seemed as though Second Young Master Lu was going to deprive her of the one thing that she craved the most…
She was already so poor and now, she could not even admire his abs. Life was so difficult.
"Second Brother, you must already be feeling sick and tired of me. That is why you do not have anymore patience with me. Sigh. I understand why you are feeling this way. It is because when I have to leave for work, I always have to be gone for at least a few months. You are also a man and I know that you have needs that I am depriving you of."
If the little descendant was at home by his side right now, Lu Jingzhi would have definitely grabbed her and spank her ass really hard.
After that, Lu Jingzhi could not help but remove the book so that Jiang Yuning could see him again. He continued undressing as he asked, "Are you enjoying yourself?"
When Jiang Yuning saw Lu Jingzhi's muscular body, she started blushing and felt that she was losing her self control. "Second Brother…if you feel that you are suffocating and want me badly, you can come to the filming set and look for me, okay?"
"No thank you," Lu Jingzhi refused immediately.
"But why?"
"Because if I have to go over to you whenever I think of you and want you, I will never leave your side."
Jiang Yuning understood the meaning behind his words in an instance.
"Don't worry, it's almost the end of the month. I will be coming back to you really soon. Wait for me patiently!" After that, Jiang Yuning gave Lu Jingzhi a flying kiss through the camera. "Second Brother, I am really curious about this. How do you survive when you miss me badly while I am not by your side?"
"What do you think?"
If Lu Jingzhi could make it through twelve long years of separation, what was this short-term separation to him?
Jiang Yuning smiled and she had a very soft expression on her face because just like Lu Jingzhi, she understood how important they were to each other. They were finally together after being separated and missing out on twelve years together.
"Second Brother, I really miss your hugs."
"You will receive them when you come home."
Both of them continued chatting for a short while and Jiang Yuning shared some of the interesting events that had happened at the filming set lately. After some time, both of them reluctantly ended the video call because Jiang Yuning had to get up early the the morning to film her scene.
However, Jiang Yuning would never have expected that the comment that she left on the Internet using her other account would really be discovered by the fans of the <Yan Huasu> book.
Therefore, Jiang Yuning received a phone call from Vera early the next morning.
"Yuning, you got exposed!"
Jiang Yuning was confused.
"Go online and see for yourself."
Jiang Yuning quickly turned on her laptop and went on the Internet. At this time, she saw the topic <Jiang Yuning Exposed> trending on the hot search.
What was she exposed for? It turned out that the netizens and the fans of the book had discovered the identity of the person who left the comment under <Yan Huasu>'s book review section.
How could they be certain that it was Jiang Yuning?
Although Jiang Yuning did not remember this, she had used one of her own pictures as her avatar in the past and she did not even know that she had left a book review using the same account.
Furthermore, Jiang Yuning had also uploaded several pictures of her calligraphy writing and this was an empirical proof that it was indeed Jiang Yuning's account because the fans of the book immediately recognized her calligraphy writing. It looked exactly like the calligraphy writing done by Jiang Yuning, which had been circulating around the Internet previously.
[Hahaha, who says that Jiang Yuning did not read <Yan Huasu>? I checked her history and found out that Jiang Yuning had even purchased a monthly pass to read the novels online.]
['I created this world and then I destroyed this world with my own hands.' Hahaha. What kind of quotes did Jiang Yuning use in the past? I am laughing so much that my stomach is already hurting.]
[Eh! That quote is from another online novel. Did Jiang Yuning read that novel too?]
[No matter how emotional Chopin is, he can never compete with the sadness that I am feeling now. Oh my god. Is this Jiang Yuning's description of herself? I can't stop laughing at it. Hahaha…]
[Hahaha. She is really hilarious. I am laughing so much to the point of crying. Does Jiang Yuning's fans know that she is like this?]
[And I saw that she actually posted a comment to criticize Hou Da! Hahaha. She complained that she was releasing the chapters for the novel too slowly. Hahaha. Everything is on record…]
[When it comes to other artistes, we always find black materials on them when we look into their past. However, when it comes to Jiang Yuning, everything is simply too hilarious. My abs are hurting…]
[Jiang Yuning, are you a devil or an angel?]
[She had the same routine as a regular girl!]
[Just look at the amount of novels that she has already read…]
[Hahaha. Is this really Empress Jiang? It feels as though she was really a hardcore fan last night.]
Jiang Yuning then asked, "Is it too late for me to delete that account now?"
After reading all the comments, the young paparazzo also had a good time teasing Jiang Yuning. "Sister Yuning, it turns out that you also have this side to you. It seems as though you were not that smart or witty in the past."
"Which one of us can say that we have not been young and frivolous before?" Jiang Yuning replied as she glared at the young paparazzo. "Can't I have my rebellious stage too?"
"To be honest, I think that this is actually a good thing. It is not a bad idea to let the public and the netizens know that you are a genuine person."
At this time, Jiang Yuning leaned against the back of the sofa as she sighed, "I feel so ashamed of myself now…"
Who asked her to be so rebellious and to resort to posting all sorts of comments online in the past?
Who asked her to act that way?
At that time, Jiang Yuning had just entered the entertainment industry and she had not learned how to be patient and control her own temper yet. Moreover, she was only twenty years old then. Wasn't it normal for girls that age to act in that manner?
Jiang Yuning secretly hoped that Lu Jingzhi would not see this…
It was so embarrassing!
However, since her account was exposed, this really helped dispel concerns that the fans of the book had about her playing the role of the first female lead in the drama <Yan Huasu>. Since Jiang Yuning had been actively chasing the novel in the past, she would definitely be more than familiar with the contents and the plot of <Yan Huasu>.
[I suddenly feel that Jiang Yuning is really very adorable. Hahaha. I can't wait to see what kind of character and personality she will bring when she plays the role of the first female lead.]
[Since she is a loyal fan of the novel, then I am certain that Jiang Yuning will definitely know what we are all hoping to see!]
[Since it is already confirmed that she has read the novel before, then I suddenly have some confidence in her!]
[Empress Jiang, please make sure that you perform well and will not let us down!]
Initially, Hou Da was already having a headache as she thought about how she could get the fans to accept Jiang Yuning. In the end, Jiang Yuning had accidentally exposed herself through commenting using her second account. However, this accident turned out to be a blessing in disguise! This actually contributed to the fans giving Jiang Yuning recognition and support to play the role of the first female lead. Was Jiang Yuning some kind of deity?
Hou Da could not help herself from sending a text message to Jiang Yuning at this time. "I heard that you threw shade at me and criticized me in the past?"
After reading Hou Da's message, Jiang Yuning quickly explained herself. "Well…I was just trying to urge you to write faster."
Hou Da then replied, "So, you sure one of those negative commenters? I want to change the first female lead!"
Jiang Yuning grimaced before she replied in a bitter and sad tone, "It's too late, Hou Da. The netizens and book fans already know about this matter now. Please give me a chance and accept me. If I do not perform well or if my acting is not up to your expectations, then you can replace me any time you want."
Hou Da: "You want my forgiveness? Then, tell me how many times you have read <Yan Huasu>?"
Jiang Yuning: "If you do not count the drama script that I had just read again two days ago, then I have already read your novel thrice."
Well, since Jiang Yuning was indeed her loyal fan, she would let her off the hook this time.


“I can’t do it anymore. Stop it…I can’t take it anymore!” The second young master stopped in his tracks and raised his brows as he stared at Miss Jiang. “All you had to do was jog, so—”
…
Everyone knew that Miss Jiang was an artiste who had been defamed and blacklisted before she became famous again. When she got into trouble, she did not give up but fought persistently. Everyone knew that the second young master was the mysterious head of the enterprise. He was an extremely cold person with an exquisite taste. Moreover, the second young master had recently adopted a new hobby. He took in his younger brother’s ex-fiancée and he was extremely fond of her…


Teacher Sun was stunned. She had looked at Mother Zhuang and swallowed hard before asking, "Well, Nainai's mother, do you not see the problem?"
Mother appeared puzzled. "What problem?"
"Zhuang Nainai is still young and very immature, but she wants to be in a romantic relationship at so early an age!"
Mother looked even more surprised. "She's already sixteen! It's not early at all! People come of age at fifteen in other countries."
Teacher Sun was speechless. 
Mother pondered for a while and looked at Zhuang Nainai. "Nainai, do you really like this Si Zhengting boy?" 
Teacher Sun brightened at this, thinking that perhaps Mother Zhuang had an alternative teaching style in mind for educating her child. For instance, asking her to study well and attain a certain grade in her studies before allowing her to chase after boys.
Zhuang Nainai replied, "Yes, Mother."
Mother Zhuang nodded and continued, "You must be careful in love. If you do get that boy, bring him home to meet me!"
Zhuang Nainai laughed and reassured, "Don't worry, Mother. Don't you trust your daughter's taste in men?"
Her mother had agreed, "Yes, that's true, no ordinary boy can catch my Nainai's eye!"
Teacher Sun was speechless. 
Was this mother actually supportive of her daughter falling in love so early?
Zhuang Nainai had felt nothing wrong back then, but thinking back on it now, her mother's education was really different and remarkable.
She had employed a special teaching method which made Zhuang Nainai feel that learning was fun and not a chore.
Even though they had to endure the hardships of poverty, the mother and daughter pair were happy.
How could a mother like this possibly be a child thief? She loved and respected her mother dearly.
So… what's the matter with that DNA paternity test results?
She did not believe and cannot believe it.
Zhuang Nainai's eyes darkened at this thought. She sighed and closed the exercise book.
Her eyes glossed over the page on the exercise book just then and she quickly flipped back to the page. There it was, her second dream years ago. 
A princess bed? 
Zhuang Nainai was dazed.
The three-by-three-meter princess bed that stood out from the general room decor flashed through her mind. 
Zhuang Nainai felt a bell ring in her mind and she quickly read her essay.
It was in high school eight years ago, she could not remember the details, but having re-read the essay…
European style, three by three meters, white mesh net…
A layer of thin mist formed in Zhuang Nainai's eyes. She stood up abruptly as she drew the link in her mind.
Was that bed prepared for her?
A wave of excitement washed over her and every cell in her body felt invigorated.
She threw down the exercise book and hastily sealed the box again before rushing out of the house.
She had to ask Si Zhengting if he had liked her before. And if so, did he still like her now?
__
It was 6 pm at the Imperial Group building.
In the top executive suite of the office, the secretaries and employees were still deep in work. They were used to working overtime.
Executive assistant Ji Chen handed Si Zhengting a document for him to review and sign.
Si Zhengting penned his name in one and Ji Chen handed over another. "Sir, this is…"
He was mid-sentence when he noticed Si Zhengting look up at the clock on the wall.
The second hand ticked by, the clock chimed when it crossed number twelve, announcing that it was 6 pm.
Si Zhengting threw down his pen and stood up. "Off work."
Ji Chen was dumbstruck. 


He's the heir of the Imperial Group, ruthless and calculating. Yet, he dotes on his wife so much. 

"Hubby, I'm thinking of getting a pet. What do you think is good?"

"You are the pet."

"…"

"Hubby, is a rose or peony prettier?"

"You are the prettiest."

"…"

Zhuang Nainai: …Can you say something constructive?

One day, someone asks him, "Why are you always the one bowing your head first when you quarrel with her?"

Si Zhengting: "Because I'm 185 cm, and she's 165 cm. When am I not the first to bow my head?"

In short, this is a black-bellied CEO who dotes on his wife in every way you could think of and tries his best to build a family after marriage by baking a little bun baby.
 


"Hey kid! What are you doing?! Hurry up! If you don't hurry up and catch up you'll get lost." Hue finally noticed that Uoron was not following him thus turned around to yell this.

Startled, Uoron hurriedly closed the book, stood up and jog to follow Hue. He cursed to himself, he accidently locked the book when he closed it. Now he was even more curious of its content.

After a few minutes they arrived at a big silver gate with intricate design were a woman wearing an off shoulder peach coloured blouse and a tight feet jeans stood anxiously. 

A small guard house was beside the gate indicating the social class of the owner. The area was fully lighted and was as bright as day for at least 100 meters. Seeing the woman further confirmed his suspicion of this family. 

Upon seeing Hue with the girl in her arms she hurriedly ran towards them.

"What happened?! You've been missing for a few hours already. You said you'll fetch her then immediately return. I've waited and waited and still you didn't arrive. What happened?" She asked as she fretfully stared at the girl in his arms. Seeing no visible injuries on her she exhaled. 

"Calm down Wiz, let's talk inside."

"Oh! Your right, wait! I'll call Ardin." 

Wisteria took out her cell phone and called Ardin, their butler.

"Hello madam? We still--" before he could finish his sentence he was interrupted by Wisteria's frantic voice.

"They're here! Hurry and return with everyone."

He exhaled in relief. "Right away miss!"

After a few minutes, he arrived with a few other people and they drove towards the house. They took a separate car from the other servants as they cannot fit inside one car. It took them only 3 minutes to arrive. Walking would have at least taken 10 to 15 minutes. 

As much as they were curious about the young man together with their madam and master they wisely suppressed their curiosity. Uoron on another hand was rather calm despite the chaotic scenario as though it had nothing to with him.

Wisteria and Hue looked at him then looked at each other's eye, a silent approval cross between them.

Uoron sat at the front as Wisteria and Hue wanted to sit besides the sleeping Reen. Uoron understanding the situation silently sat in front while occasionally looking at the family through the review mirror.

Reen sat between Hue and Wisteria while her head was placed on Hue's shoulder. Wisteria was holding Reen's hand while wiping the mud stains on her face. 

Uoron rather than feeling anxious was actually excited finding such a big secret that he could properly find some use in the near future. He smiled evilly which went unnoticed by everyone who was inside the car.

The group silently made their way towards the Nadia's house upon their arrival. 

Author's Notes:

I've edited and rewrote most of my chapters again and again to the extent that I do not even know if the grammar and spellings are right so if you do find something wrong please do leave me a comment.

After experience a broken heart and a series of unfortunate events, Reen had remembered everything.  While all this were happening, he came into her life.  Should she forgive and forget everything and live the life she always wanted or should she stay and fulfill her need to be free from her past’s dark constraints? 

Need or want which should she choose...?

Hey guys! Updating another chapter, because I really want to start the action! I've decided to stick with calling him Conan instead of switching off the names between Conan and Jimmy/Shinichi. It's just easier that way. To my first review, thank you so much for the review and suggestion! The gears are still turning in my head for this story, and I'll definitely consider it. I haven't fully decided on what to do in the next chapter yet, to either have him stay in Marineford, or escape. Either way, he meets Ace. And sorry if Coby and Helemppo are a bit out of character, they don't appear much in the anime or manga, so I tried my best. Thanks a bunch and enjoy!

Disclaimer: I don't own One Piece or Case Closed

"Excuse me, Mr. Edogawa?" Conan woke with a start to a voice. Glancing at the entrance of the cell, he saw two fairly young looking soldiers. One had an x-shaped scar above his right eye, had pink hair, tall, thin, and seemed to be about seventeen. The other one was blond, thin tall, had an odd assortment of colors for a navy officer compared to his partner, and had a black sun glass band that hid his eyes, he looked meaner and older of the two. "It's 01600 hours; we've come to get you for breakfast. Conan sighed, and got up and went to the cell. The two men entered and cuffed him, and then lead him out into the normal hallway of the Naval base. "My name is Coby, and this is my friend, Helmeppo, he and I will be your guards during your stay here."

"Coby, don't be too friendly with the prisoner." Conan guessed right, the blond one was meaner. The blond man glared down at the young detective. "Here are the rules: you get uncuffed to eat, do research, bathe, and sleep. That's it. We're not your friends, or your baby sitters, you cross us, we punish you. Understand brat?"

Conan blinked, and then remembered what Sengoku said. No one knew who he was except for the people in that office, so these two probably thought he was some pirate prodigy or something. Conan made a mental note to ask what the cover up story about him was later. Nodding smartly, he replied. "Understood, sir."

"Good." Helmeppo grunted in approval. "Come. You're on a tight schedule, brat." Tugging at the chain, Conan followed behind the two marines. "Can't believe that Granny assigned us this. I mean, we're under Vice-Admiral Garp's command! We shouldn't have to do this shit!" Conan's ears perked at the mention of an old woman, it could be Tsuru.

"I know, but Vice-Admiral Tsuru specifically asked Vice-Admiral Garp for us, this is a real honor for us, yah know; to be trusted with something like this." Coby reasoned. Conan's suspicions were confirmed, Tsuru asked for guards she trusted not to hurt him, but the question was, how much did she tell them?

Helmeppo snorted and turned abruptly to Conan, making the young detective jump slightly. "What are you staring at boy?"

"N-Nothing!" Conan quickly replied. "It's just, you guys were talking about me, and I was wondering what the others were saying about me?" He smiled innocently.

"Why does that matter?" The strict guard raised a brow.

"I'm a kid. Aren't I allowed to be curious when someone talks about me? After all, you get curious when people talk about you, don't you?" Conan couldn't help but smirk a little. Helmeppo stopped short, causing Coby and Conan to stop as well.

He glared and raised his hand. "Why you…" He brought his hand down, but Coby stopped him at the last second.

"Helmeppo! Control yourself!" Coby glared shoving Helmeppo's arm back a little. "It's as Tsuru said; this boy was raised by terrorist pirates specifically plotting to destroy the Navy. It's not the boy's fault he has no manners, and that's why we have to help him. As his guards, it's our duty to start his recovery into normal life." Coby knelt down and gave a sad look to Conan, petting his head slightly. It annoyed the little boy, but the detective was more surprised by the pink-haired boy's kindness. "Don't worry. You're safe now, those pirates won't hurt you anymore." Coby smiled and stood back up. "Helmeppo's just an unfriendly person, it takes him awhile to warm up to people, so don't worry, he'll get used to you."

"Thanks…Mr. Coby." Conan nodded tamely.

"Good." Coby smiled and turned back around as did his partner. "Let's get to breakfast, you're probably hungry." Helmeppo grumbled something inaudible, and the three started walking again, introducing the life of the Navy to Conan Edogawa.

At Breakfast

If there was one thing Conan could count on here, it was good food. The breakfast they served him was incredible! Scrambled eggs, toast, and bacon; he was used to having a glass of milk and cereal on account of: he couldn't cook himself, Rachel was too busy to shop most of the time, and a starving stray dog wouldn't eat Mr. Moore's cooking. The detective knew he most likely was given special treatment because they wanted his brain in proper working order, so he had to be careful. He noticed the Coby and Helmeppo were eating with him too, but passed it off as the Navy reassuring him that they weren't going to poison his food until he was no longer useful to them.

"So." Conan turned to Helmeppo. "We heard that you were kidnapped from Fishman island because of your deduction skills, the pirates used you to find treasure and crap, right?"

"Helmeppo!" Coby kicked him under the table harshly. "Don'y be so rude! He's just a kid! Lighten up!" The pink-haired boy smiled politely. "I'm sorry about him, it's just…you came on rather short notice, and we heard a pretty gruesome story from Vice-Admiral Tsuru, so we've been curious to ask about your circumstances for awhile. Is that all right?"

"I guess…" The detective boy nodded. "What do you want to know?" This was his best chance at getting Tsuru's story about him, as well as determining Tsuru and these two to be allies or not.

"First of all…is it true, a pirate crew slaughtered your whole family to get you? It must've been awful." Coby frowned sadly.

"…Yeah…they did." Conan looked down to hide his face. His expression would give away too much, and he needed to act the part of a quivering child anyways. "I don't remember why, though."

"As I asked. It was because you could figure out codes and riddles that would normally be impossible, right? Vice-Admiral Tsuru said you were some history or deduction prodigy or something, The pirates kidnapped you, because the Mayor of your village sold you out or something like that." Helmeppo grunted suspiciously.

"Ah." The fake-child clenched his fists to act as if he was angry. "He hated my family due to their…unconventional ways of living." Conan didn't know what Tsuru said, so he had to be careful what he said here.

"We heard your family contradicted the islands predominant religious beliefs, and that Mayor was starting to ose face because of that. Your family was very brave." Coby smiled reassuringly.

"If he's so good, then why was he at the sight of the attack?" Helmeppo demanded. "It was where Fire-Fist Ace and that Blackbeard-bastard fought!"

'Blackbeard?' Conan blinked at the familiar pirate name, so the infamous pirate captain was in this world too. Then what time period was this compared to his world?

"Helmeppo, that's enough!" Coby sighed. "We'd like to know that, actually. Vice-Admiral Tsuru said that after the fight between Fire-Fist Ace and Blackbeard, you were found drifting along the island's edge on a large piece of drift wood. The pirate crew that kidnapped you, had been wiped out because of the immense collateral damage from the fight. The whole island was destroyed in that fight, everyone in the island's vicinity died, how did you survive?"

Conan was starting to get a little freaked from what he was hearing. An island got destroyed from collateral damage? Just what kind of universe is this? Quickly making up a story, he replied. "…After I lead them to the island, the captain beat me and then threw me off the ship. I remember grabbing onto a piece of drift wood, and I passed out soon after."

"Checks out with Vice-Admiral Tsuru's story." Helmeppo went back to eating. Conan sweat-dropped. That's why he had been grilled? To see if he was telling the truth? But that also made Conan think. If they were questioning their orders, despite how little they showed it, that meant they didn't fully trust the situation they were in either. Which meant, neither did their superior…Garp-san, they said, right?

"Thank you for sharing with us, Conan-kun." Coby gave an approving smile and went back to eating as well. Conan went back to eating too, seeing as how he only had ten minutes left.

Resaerch begins

Conan was amazed by how big the facility was, it had taken them at least twenty minutes to walk to the library of the giant Naval base, and even after they arrived there, Conan was half-surprise they didn't shove illegal immigration families in here. The library was at least four stories tall, and had entire rows or book and journal entries…for only one topic. Yes- this entire library was a dedicated research archive to One Piece. 'No wonder they're giving me so much time to do research, it's going to take me a few days just memorize what the different sections are.' Conan thought, as his handcuffs were taken off. "We'll be waiting by the entryway." Coby pointed towards the door they used to enter. "Let us know if you need something, the librarian will get you the research materials you need. Good luck!"

"Don't waste our time, brat." Helmeppo snorted and followed Coby.

"Are you Edogawa-kun?" Conan jumped and turned to an attractive blonde woman in a blue tight-fitting uniform, and glasses. The boy nodded dumbly, blushing slightly. "My name is Trish Imora, right this way, please." She motioned towards the elevator, in which Conan followed. Going to the second floor, he followed her down the random aisles of books, until they reached a study-lounge area of the floor. There was a meeting table, and several chairs surrounding it. On the table, were rather tall stacks of books. Conan guessed, that was what he had to get started on. "Good luck on your research; by finding One Piece, you will be repenting for the sins you've been forced to commit. Relish the opportunity."

"Yes ma'm, thank you." Conan sat down. 'I wonder what she thinks I'm researching.' Conan knew that her eavesdropping was unlikely; places like this had harsh punishment for any form of insubordination. She most likely was just following her orders and nothing more, but it was also best to be careful as well. The boy sighed and picked up the first book, The Autobiography of Gol D. Roger. Frowning, Conan looked at the title of the second book: Chronicles of Gol. D. Roger. Deciding to see if his theory was right, he dug through the stack of books for any other titles that didn't have Gol. D. Roger. He sighed when he finally found a book that didn't have Roger's name, but this just made him frown more. The Grand Line: How it became the Pirate's grave yard, Conan raised a brow, from Tsuru's explanation, the Grand Line was just a natural geographic feature of this universe. Perhaps he put too much stock in the title.

Walking up to the librarian, he asked. "Do you have any books on the Grand Line, it's most popular routes, I mean?"

"I'm sorry, dear. But my orders were to make sure you used you study time to analyze those books on the table." Conan's eyes widened at what she said, and the woman's voice suddenly started to become poison. "If you don't finish by lunch, know that a course of discipline will be in place. Please follow the schedule of studies during your stay here. You are not permitted to research anything else or in any other order. Is that clear?"

"Crystal." Conan nodded, clenching his fists.

"Good." She ushered him back to his seat. "Please get started. The clock's ticking."

Lunch

Conan ate his sandwich silently while Coby and Helmeppo chatted. This was very disturbing, he knew that these people were desperate in going through all this trouble to kidnap him, but they were literally watching every move he made. They were even air-locking the research he could do, which made him extremely suspicious. They only allowed him to research Gol. D. Roger today, and they were only going to allow him to research the books given to him. This information was given to him on a schedule, and they most likely wanted him to make a chronological deduction about where One Piece was hidden and why. In other news, they already knew it wasn't on Raftel, they just had no idea where to look next. This wasn't just about finding a treasure, this was a race; someone was close to finding One Piece. From what he read, everything Tsuru had said about Roger was true. Being the first to Conquer the Grand Line, and consequently became the world's richest man through various treasure hunting excavations, he became King of the Pirates. He also had a lover named Portgas D. Rouge, who had died giving birth to their son, Portgas D. Ace; as he read in the archives he was given to read. He assumed that Roger's son was still alive, otherwise the report would've mentioned otherwise, but it didn't mention anything else about Roger's personal life. Which was strange, considering the amount of fame he had, perhaps pirates just liked their privacy.

"Hey Conan." The boy snapped his head, and realized he had finished eating and was staring at his plate. He turned to Coby, who looked a bit concerned. "You okay?"

"I'm fine. The research was just a bit overwhelming." The detective gave a reassugin smile. "Is lunch over already?" Noticing that the two marines were finished eating as well.

"Yeah." Helmeppo spoke up. "Take your pick: tour, exercise, nap."

After thinking about it, Conan picked. "Tour please."

"Fine. Let's go." Helmeppo and Coby stood up, and cuffed Conan. The detective concluded that if he was a trapped rat, he had to start learning the weak points of his cage.

Tour

After working with idiot police officers over the years in his detective work, Conan learned how to smile and nod to people when needed. He occasionally gave a fake-interested response when Coby or Helmeppo turned to him to make sure he was paying attention. But all the detective could see was a giant fortress with a bunch of little cracks. After being shown the docks, Conan had estimated how long it would take him to run from his cell down to the dock to snake onto a boat; approximately 20-30min if he didn't get caught. There had to be another way out, but it'd be suicide to go out into those waters without a hint of navigation on his side, so hitching a ride was his only option of escape. But even if he did escape, then what? How was he to get home? What would happen to Rachel and the others? He was certain these Navy-bastards were good to their threats.

"COBY! HELMEPPO!" Conan stopped short when the two marines halted, stood straight, and saluted.

"GOOD AFTERNOON GARP-TAICHO!" They said at the same time.

"At ease men, I'm out for a stroll myself." He grinned but frowned when he noticed the boy in chains. "Eh? Who are you?"

"Sir! That Conan Edogawa! Quarantined prisoner who is recovering from post traumatic stress disorder!" Coby answered quickly.

"PTSD victim? Why's he in chains?" Garp raised a brow.

"We were given orders to have this inmate under lock unless if he is to eat, research, exercise, sleep, and bathe. Due to his mental instability it is suspected that he might know of a terror plot setup by the now-dead Bare-Knuckle Pirates!" Helmeppo answered.

"Really?" Garp didn't buy it at all, Conan could tell. Garp walked past his two marines and knelt down to Conan's level, who was still put off by his massive height. In his world, pro-wrestler's weren't that big. "My name's Monkey D. Garp, kid. Vice-Admiral of Navy; I'll beat some sense into Sengoku for imprisoning a kid. Honestly, he takes rules way too seriously." Garp stood up and waved cheerfully to his men. "Well…I'm off. There's paper work to do, and I've got to hide." The three younger males sweat-dropped, not expecting anything else.

"Let's go. We don't have much time left." Conan nodded and followed Helmeppo and Coby. Hat was interesting, a Vice-Admiral knew nothing about this, yet he was the Fleet Admiral's friend? Very interesting indeed…

Afternoon Research

Conan glared at the materials in front of him. As he thought, there were no longer books on Gol. D. Roger available for him to research, now it was all about the Grand Line. Conan sighed; this was no way to solve a case. Shoving a bunch of facts in front of him, doesn't tell him anything except that you're disorganized. Not only were they pushing him to solve the case, they wanted to see how good his memory was too. They were keeping him on a straight and narrow line with no room to research anything else, Conan assumed there was a lot of dirt under the rug, it was all about finding it, though. He smirked, he had an idea.

Dinner

Even though he was pissed, Conan could get used to this luxury way of living. Lobster with clam chowder and asparagus for dinner! In his world, this would cost a fortune, if this was there way of bribery, then bring on the bacon!

Bath time

He was relieved he had privacy here.

After Bath

Being provided with pajamas by the Navy, Conan was almost done with his first day. "What would you like to do, Conan? Star-gaze or research?" Coby asked.

"Star gaze." Conan replied dryly. He read 16 books in the course of 8-9 hours, he needed a break.

"Come on then." Helmeppo grumpily lead them up to the observatory. From the stairway, Conan observed the actual size of Marineford, as well as its layout. He inwardly smirked, plans already forming in his mind of escape, he'd start tonight.

"They're beautiful, huh?" The detective looked to Coby who smiled happily at the stars. "That's one of the best things about the Navy, we keep things peaceful so everyone can look at the stars."

"You think so, huh?" Conan managed not to snort.

"I know so!" He smiled in affirmation, clenching a fist for emphasis.

"That's what the Nav'y about." Conan turned to Helemppo. "Maintaining order and 'Absolute Justice'.

'Absolute Justice?' Conan pondered, but then remembered something. When he first came here, there was a sign in the Fleet Admiral's office that said Absolute Justice! It's not just a phrase, that's their motto. The young detective narrowed his eyes, he just found a spec of Navy's dirt!

After settling the matters regarding the Outstanding Employee Selection, Pei Qian returned to his rented apartment. He took out the express delivery package that had just arrived. 
Pei Qian bought two phones this time around. 
The first phone was Shenhua's latest flagship phone model—Shenhua N7. It was priced at 4199 yuan and was mainly targeted at office workers. The other phone was the latest flagship phone model of an overseas company called MSC—the B90 model. It was priced around 4600 yuan. 
Many industries in that universe were a little different from those in Pei Qian's memory. In the current year, domestic phone companies should only be at their developing stages. They found it hard to fight against overseas phone companies. However, in that universe, Shenhua's mobile phones were developing very quickly. 
Although the overall strength of their flagship phone model could not be compared with Pineapple phones, the value of their phones could be reasonably priced at the 4000 range. What they achieved was three or four years ahead of the progress of the domestic phone companies in Pei Qian's memory. 
Of course, considering the development stages of cell phone and mobile games in that universe, Shenhua's achievements did not give Pei Qian too much of a shock. 
Anyways, those were just a side note. 
The main thing was that the Shenhua N7 was about to become the second victim today. 
He should leave the MSC cell phone for the next episode. 
Similar to the previous episode, Pei Qian shot the video with his cell phone and ran through the procedures. He dipped it into the water, threw it from midair, smashed it apart, and rewound the clips. Anyways, he did whatever he could to give the phone a hard time. 
After completing the standard procedures, he did some simple editing and rendering to the clips and uploaded the final video. 
"Good. I'm done!" 
Pei Qian stretched his body. Working was really tiring. 
To his surprise, the Shenhua N7 model had pretty good drop protection. Its rear cover was even sturdier than the Pineapple phones. Pei Qian had some difficulty trying to pry the rear cover of the phone open, and he spent quite some effort in doing so. However, as the saying went, blunt force led to miracles. There was not a single phone in the world that Pei Qian could not pry open. 
After completing all of that, Pei Qian felt that the duration was shorter than he had expected. He still had some time to do other things. 
"Umm… that's great, why don't we finish the MSC flagship cell phone model today as well? 
"After that, we can stop working on cell phones temporarily. We can explore other digital products, such as headphones, cameras, and laptops. Those were all worth considering."
Pei Qian yawned and opened a can of cola to wake himself up. He continued working on the third episode of Hardcore Reviews. 
He most certainly could not upload two episodes at the same time. Pei Qian wanted to wait for the responses of this video that he had just uploaded. If the responses were good, he could upload the MSC episode either tomorrow or two days later. 
… 
… 
After 'Hardcore Reviews Episode 2: Shenhua N7' had been uploaded onto Aili Island, viewers that had previously subscribed to this account quickly received a notification. 
Even if the 'Hardcore Reviews' account did not have many fans, many viewers that saw the first episode had subscribed to this account. Therefore, when the second video was uploaded, there were quickly many voices in the comments section. 
"Holy sh*t. Episode 2 was uploaded so quickly!" 
"Previously, it was Pineapple 4, now Shenhua N7? The total number of views for these two videos had not even reached 5000, and yet the production cost of both videos reached 10,000?!" 
"Pineapple 4 was almost 5000 yuan while Shenhua N7 was 4199. The cost was around 9000 in total! I can only say that we cannot understand the life of a baller!" 
"Could these videos be reposted?" 
"They are not reposted. You can't find the 'Hardcore Reviews' account at any other platforms. Aili Island seems to be the first platform that these videos had been uploaded onto." 
"That's a real baller!" 
"There's no need to say anything. Like. Tip. Share. I need to support this video no matter what simply because of its production cost!" 
Many viewers shared the video. 
Because of the user volume from the first video, there were more views for this episode. 
Moreover, there was no news conference for new products during this period. Therefore, the electronics area in the platform was rather inactive. There was not much new content that was uploaded. 
Since the video was uploaded at such timing, it naturally had more views. 
Furthermore, the keywords of the video's caption included words such as hardcore, reviews, and Shenhua N7. If people searched for similar words, this video would appear in the search results. 
… 
At night… 
Shenzhen… 
Hu Xiao had just finished a 'battle' with an enthusiastic netizen in the forum. He was still trying to calm himself down. 
As the creator of Shaohu Reviews, Hu Xiao had been living a rather lavish life due to the earnings from his videos. Viewers nowadays could be easily fooled, and it was easy earning the money of his fans. Many overseas companies were also very generous with the money they offered him. 
As a professional hater of Shenhua, Hu Xiao took the responsibility of criticizing Shenhua. However, Shenhua's cell phones were becoming increasingly popular. That made him very angry. 
He had just had a 'battle' with an enthusiastic netizen in the forum and had ended the conversation by demeaning each other's relatives. 
Hu Xiao opened the page leading to the electronics area of Aili Island. He originally wanted to just scroll through the videos and check if there were any new videos. 
"Huh? 'Hardcore Reviews Episode 2: Shenhua N7'? I have never heard of this review organization. Is this new?" 
Brimming with curiosity, Hu Xiao clicked on the video. 
The video was not very long and was only about ten minutes. Although most of the content was recorded in a single shot, he could tell that there was some evidence of simple editing in some parts of the video. 
However, the content caused Hu Xiao to almost laugh out loud. 
How the f*ck was that a review? That's just aggressive testing! 
He dipped it into the water, threw it onto the ground, and chopped it with a kitchen knife… 
The dismantling part at the end was even more hilarious. He used a flat head screwdriver and pried the rear cover of the phone along its gaps. The way he dismantled the components of the phone proved the 'blunt force leads to miracles' theory. He did not care if the cables at the back were connected and was also unconcerned if there were any dispensing. He simply gouged the components out of the cell phone. 
One could clearly see the veins on his hands. That showed how much force he was using. 
When there was nothing more to dismantle, the phone was utterly ruined. It was similar to the scene of a car accident. 
The most absurd part was that the video creator said that he would revive the phone, and yet the only thing that he did was to rewind the clips of him dismantling the phone aggressively. 
"Good job! It feels nice watching someone smashing a Shenhua cell phone. I need to share this video! I want to smash it too. It's a pity I do not have the money for it." 
After arguing with the netizen who supported Shenhua phones, Hu Xiao was still a little enraged. Seeing a video that smashed and cracked a Shenhua cell phone made his mood turn for the better. 
No need to say anything. Share! 
Hu Xiao mainly used Weibo for his Shaohu Reviews. However, his account at Aili Island had three to four hundred thousand subscribers. 
Although he did not have many subscribers, they were all very active. Moreover, Hu Xiao also had the contacts of professional fake reviewer teams. Therefore, he had a strong influence on the internet. 
After sharing the video, he added a caption: 'A Baller Smashed the Shenhua N7 in Anger. The Reason was…' 
After writing those words, Hu Xiao almost laughed at what he wrote. 
Those who did not know what happened might think that the baller smashed the Shenhua N7 phone because he was unhappy and angry about its quality. 
It was a little unethical of him to do so, and yet Hu Xiao did not go overboard. His actions could only be considered ordinary title sensationalism. It was not enough to spur public hate and cause him to be scolded by all netizens. 
If there were people who really came to him looking for trouble, he could resolve it by teasing them: If you treated that seriously, that meant that you have a glass heart and you wanted to raise ordinary issues at the level of big issues about nation, society, morals or politics. 
That was the highest realm of creating disgust for others. Hu Xiao was extremely familiar with that. 
After sharing the video, Hu Xiao had a question. 
What kind of team was behind Hardcore Reviews? Reviewers like Hu Xiao would normally make videos to earn money and get a free phone. 
However, it was evident that Hardcore Reviews did not have any sponsored partnerships. 
If Shenhua really wanted this review organization to promote their cell phones, they would definitely have some requests regarding the actual content of the video. How could they allow the video creator to demean their cell phone? 
Moreover, everyone within the industry knew that Shenhua did not like to look for review organizations. Hu Xiao did not receive sponsored partnerships with Shenhua. Therefore, his love for Shenhua products gradually turned into hate, and he became a professional Shenhua hater. 
Then… could it be that the Hardcore Reviews spent its own money to seek attention? 
Before the testing, the display was on. The video creator had also toggled the functions of the phone after soaking it in water. It was obvious that he was using a real phone instead of a duplicate. 
Ruin a real cell phone in each episode of the show? 
Hu Xiao did not really understand the life of the ballers… 
Hu Xiao did not take the matter to heart. Contented, he hummed a song and went to take a bath. 


I really just want to lose money! T_T
Best boss ever, prodigy of the business world, genius creator, visionary of the century.
These are the descriptions used for Pei Qian, President of Tengda Corporation.
Ever since his rebirth, Pei Qian finds himself in possession of a system that rewards him if he manages to lose money.
Instantly, a brilliant idea comes to mind — making crappy games!
"If the game flops, all my investment cost will be lost!"
"How difficult can it be to lose money?"
Indeed... how difficult can it be?
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This book is highly popular in China and has set off a new trend. Webnovel has very high expectations for this book and has gotten the author to refine the first chapter as an exclusive for global readers. We hope everyone will enjoy reading it.

In a maximum-security prison, with no windows, Jackson was held as a prisoner. When his plane landed, he was arrested without any explanations. No one was ready to talk to him or even hear his explanations. He was immediately transported to this prison and all the things which he brought along with him had been confiscated.
He was being monitored for almost all day and no one would tell him why he was arrested. When almost two days passed like this, one day he was handed a handwritten book to read. When he opened the book and saw the title, "The Deathly App", he lost interest in reading that book. He kept it aside and once again went near the door and shouted,
"Anybody there? Why are you doing this to me? I did not do anything wrong. I have to see my son immediately. At the least give me an explanation of why I am being held captive."
However he shouted it just echoed inside the closed doors and no one answered. They gave him 2 meals a day through the small door. He was not allowed to go anywhere other than the room he was confined in.
He went and sat in a corner. Once again his eyes laid on the book, 'The Deathly App'. Because of boredom, he opened the book and flipped through the pages. Suddenly, the name Hastin caught his attention.
"The author of the book, Hastin. My son! It's my son's book? Does he actually write horror and thriller novels? What a total waste of time! Once I meet him, I will make him stop all this bullshit and train him properly to become my successor."
He threw the book away into one corner. Because of the force, when the book landed a page opened and it displayed,
'Dedicated to Jackson, by THE APP'
"Did my son know that I am here? Why does it say 'The app' instead of my son's name."
Out of curiosity, he picked the book and started to read,
'How are you Jackson? Even though we have never met, I have heard a lot about you from Haruto. Poor soul, may his soul rest in peace.'
"What happened to Haruto? What did you do?"
'Let us just be clear about one thing first, how much ever you shout no one would respond to you. Do you even know why you were arrested? For carrying an ultra weapon that could destroy half of this country. Do not worry, I would make sure you would rot in that prison forever.
You should have stayed hidden when you found out that you survived the accident. I will tell you the truth, I am the one who caused that accident in the first place. Do you know why? Every time Haruto opened his mouth, he would blabber about you non-stop.
In truth, you are actually not that great. I know all about you, investors. If you did not find out that he was actually a genius who could make your investments grow ten folds, do you think you would have even rescued him from those evil men?
No! Definitely not! Let us just keep all these talks for some later time. Do you want to know what I have converted your son into? Then go ahead, read the terminating stories of your friends from all over the world. I picked your most favorite ones and gave them the ultimate scare of their life.
Oh! I even asked Akemi to include her life in this story, which Hastin didn't know. I hope you will enjoy reading this book and please all your feedback is welcome. You can just look at the camera which is placed on the right corner of the roof.
Your feedback will be added to the review section, definitely after severe filtration and alteration, to encourage the author to write more and more such real horror to entertain you.
Now let us not waste any more time, and see how your friends died.'
"Akemi? What is Akemi doing here? Is she staying with my son? How do they know each other? Didn't Akihiro say that she went missing a few days back? What is happening? Who is this person? Why is he doing all this to his family?"
The book dropped from his hands and he shivered. He cannot believe anything that was written. He went towards the door of his cell and started to bang on it.
"Someone opened the door. My son's life is in danger. I need to go now. I have nothing to do with the weapon. Please, I beg you. Let me out!" Jackson shouted.
Inside the monitoring room where Jackson's face appeared on the screen,
"Sir, He talked about the weapon! Should we go and interrogate him now?" an officer dressed in a blue uniform asked his senior officer.
"No, let us wait for a few more days. Only when all his will power is lost, then we could make him confess. We might have to declare war on another country for helping a terrorist bring such a powerful weapon into our country. And currently that weapon was being tested to analyze its power. Let us wait for the results, at least. Till now, I have received news that no one had ever seen such a tiny weapon with massive power in it. Just think, if there were many such weapons, then this whole earth would be destroyed in no time." Colonel Gary said.
"Yes, you are correct, Colonel. Let us monitor him more, he might even be willing to talk on his own."
"Closely watch him and do not let anyone near his door. We do not know what he is capable of doing. I have asked the team to do a search using his face in our system. And you know what was the result I got? This person here was declared dead twelve years ago in an accident in Japan. And now, he came back alive. I don't know if the dead man came back alive or the person had a surgery to resemble the dead man."
"He definitely looks dangerous. I will increase the security level for him. And would never allow such a man to cause any trouble for our nations."
Officer Carson saluted the colonel and declared. Colonel Gary responded back and left to carry on with his other duties.
Jackson did not want to lose hope. He kept on knocking on the door until his hands started to bleed. But no one answered him despite how loudly he shouted. He was not sure if anyone was even there behind the closed doors.
Suddenly the light went off and complete darkness surrounded him. It was very difficult to see anything around him. He sat near the door and closed his eyes.
"Do you know, Jackson, what I want to build? A super artificial intelligence app that would make this world shake in terror!" Haruto said while shaking his head in one direction.
"Sure! Haruto. If you say so. But remember to add your favorite animals in it. By the way you are a good painter. I would like to hold an exhibition of your paintings one day. Would you allow me to?" Jackson said and held Haruto's hand.
A few years back, when Jackson saw Haruto being tortured on the streets, he chased away the men and rescued Haruto. He was just twelve at that time. All he could see was a boy similar to his son. He asked him where his parents were? But when the boy spoke, he understood his problem.
"Parents…. parents… parent's…" He repeated the words but later when Jackson soothed him, he realized that Haruto was not a normal kid.
Most of the time, he repeated what he heard rather than answering the questions, Jackson asked. He couldn't find anything useful and tried to take him to the police station. But the minute he saw the place he was brought to, he immediately ran away and hid behind a bush.
When Jackson reached him, he saw Haruto shiver and tremble in fear.
"It's ok. Let us not go there, if you do not like it. Relax!" Jackson took his hand.
They went to Kayoko and Jackson described her what happened. Kayoko tried to talk to him for a long time. But he would not open his mouth and would rather cling to Jackson. Haruto hid behind Jackson all the time.
After a long time, Haruto finally got used to Kayoko. She gave him food and water. Haruto, who was hesitant at first, later grabbed the food when Jackson signaled him to take it. He hungrily gulped the food down.
Looking at him wolf down and almost cleared the whole plate in a few minutes, like he never saw food before. Kayoko brought even more food for him to eat. Once she noticed that he was full, Kayoko approached him and asked for this name.
"I am… Haruto…"
"Good boy, Haruto. Can you now tell me where are your parents?"
"Parents...Parents...Parents…" Haruto repeated the words once again.
"Even I tried to ask him before about his parents. All he did was repeat that word and shake his head in one direction. I am not sure what is wrong with him."
"I think we might need to take him to a psychiatrist to find out more. He really repeats our words a lot rather than answering our questions.." Kayoko said while trying to disinfect the wounds on Haruto's body.

Hastin was running out of ideas for his horror novel. By chance, he comes across an app which gives him ideas for his story. In the beginning, everything was smooth flowing. But later he finds out that whoever reads his story disappears and becomes the story character themselves... 

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Arial was trying day by day to get stronger to return to her normal routine but was grateful for Terri still putting up with her presence. The two had become fast friends, and the accident had just furthered that bond. As she hobbled to the studio on her crutches, she was contemplating how she could get some coffee into her system. She had so much to do this morning and needed to make a final decision on the narrator for her books. Her team from Hertzign had been on the phone with her nearly daily since her release from the hospital. While trying to respect her healing process, they gently prodded to keep the process of her book release moving forward.

She stopped outside the studio to ensure she wasn't interrupting Terri. As she pushed open the door, her heart soared and caused her to feel off balance. The voice that was radiating from the speakers was the one she had been searching for to bring her story to life. It was perfection in her opinion, and she wanted to cry. 

She surged forward as best she could, and caught the figure of a slight blonde girl. She couldn't be fully out of her teen years, and she was sitting cross-legged on the floor of the studio. 

"Is that your voice?" Arial asked the girl without directing any attention toward Terri. 

"Yes," the girl said biting her lip. 

"She is amazing," Arial said turning to Terri. 

"I agree. She wants to do voice over work so bad and just turned eighteen yesterday. Before that her father was a bit of an ogre, wanting college and business to be her focus."

"I just love the idea of bringing books, Pixar voices or other characters to life. Though I would never want to be the actress in a film like Zander."

"You know Zander?" Arial asked turning back to her intrigued. 

"This is my niece," Terri said answering before the girl had a chance to respond. "Grace Maine, this is Arial Heart a new author, trying to find a voice for her books."

"I think I found it," Arial said turning back to Terri. 

"Are you sure? She isn't trained or had a job before doing this," Terri responded. 

"Which makes it perfect!" Arial felt like jumping up and down for glee. "Can we have her do a few paragraphs at least, and you work your magic. I would love to have her to Holly and the team at Hertzign by end of the day, if possible."

"If you are certain," Terri said again causing Arial to stop and question her reasoning. 

"Is there any reason she won't work," she asked quietly.

"No, but the big houses like more seasoned voices. I love her take on things, but she reads a bit younger and naive almost."

"Have you read the part of Atara in my books, they are from her perspective and when I heard Grace as I walked in, literally it all came together in my head!"

"Who am I to question you. Let's give this a shot," she said as Arial sank into the nearest chair. The pain on her leg was overwhelming for any period putting her weight on it. 

"You good?" Terri asked worry lines marking her face. 

"Yep," Arial said keeping the attention on the task at hand and not her woes. 

A few hours later, with the final product in place, she called the group back in the city. After forwarding the mp4 to them for review, she headed to the room when Terri's cell phone rang. As she glanced at the caller ID, her heart sang when she saw Zander's name emblazoned on the device. Terri was still in the studio, so she picked it up. 

"Hello?"

"Hey, how's it going?"

"Great. How is the movie?"

"It's okay, the first days are boring and just logistically challenging to get everyone moving int he same direction. Anything new by you?"

"I found the voice-over narrator for my books."

"Arial?"

"Yep, sorry wrong number but I picked it up because Terri is in the studio."

"Thank goodness, for a second I thought I was going crazy. I tried calling you, but when I got no answer I called Terri. I thought I was imagining how much your voice sounded like her, but I guess not."

"Nope, all me!"

"Glad to hear about the narrator, I figured Terri could help."

"Yeah, you know the narrator I was told. Gracelynn Maine."

"Oh my god! That is amazing! She has been dreaming about doing narration for years. Her dad is a bore, but she is so sweet. I hope it all works out."

"I walked into the studio and heard her voice, and fell in love. I hope the team at Hertzign feels the same. They told me we would know shortly."

"When are you headed back?'

"I have a doctor's appointment on Friday and if all checks out, I will be headed out next Tuesday."

"I'm glad you are recovering so nicely. You missing me at all," he added causing her to stop and consider if it was a trap or true curiosity. She thought about her answer for only a moment and then went straight truth.

"Yes. I love hanging with Terri, but I had gotten used to having you around."

"Maybe, when you are 100% healed you come out here to see me?"

"I did promise that should you make the request, I would."

"I know. I am saving that card until I can't handle it any longer," he chuckled. "But if you came without an invitation it wouldn't count against me. I would get to see you twice."

"Hmmm. I think you probably have a lot of people around you and don't need the distraction this early in a new project. Maybe though as my leg heals and I get the book all taken care of, I can find a weekend to visit."

"That would be amazing. D#mn, I have to run. They are already calling us back."

"No worries, take care and will talk to you soon."

"Yeah. Hey, Ms. Right just remember to think about me often, and not find anyone else until we meet again."

"Same Mr. 1288."

"Will do," he said and disconnected. 

She stood staring at the phone. She did miss him, but hearing that it might be mutual was emboldening her. She hadn't expected to hear from him, but every time she did it built on the last. She was fast forgetting his movie star status, and wondering about the possibility that her original wrong number might be Mr. Right himself?

When Arial calls the wrong extension at work, she find a voice on the other end she wants to call again or maybe he could be the one she was looking for all along.

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