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Hello,
I'm really sorry, but I just can't help myself and have to put you under the torture a little longer. So have fun with this little additional chapter

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"Dad, there you are", Ran called and went to him. It took her father a long time again before he got fully into the detective agency, but she really wanted to tell him this news.
"Ran? Is that you?", He came home drunk, like so often before and this time he was surprised that the girl didn't complain. He'd gotten drunk because he'd lost in the horse race, which wasn't so new anymore. It happened again and again and was nothing new to Ran.
"Oh dad, that can't be true. Be glad you weren't here a few hours ago," said Ran and looked at him.
"I want to sleep," he grumbled and sat down on the chair in his office. He didn't pay attention where he was reaching and took the flower vase that Ran was putting on its side when she was cleaning a little earlier. His eyes were small and because he had drunk a lot, he no longer paid any attention to his surroundings. Suddenly he pulled the flowers out of the vase and drank their contents. Only when he realized what he was swallowing did he spit it out.
"Oh man, dad, you can't be helped either", Ran grumbled and watched him. "You will never guess who was here earlier," said the girl.
Now she just wanted to tell her father what was going on and was curious about his face.
"Don't torture me. Tell me who was here," said Kogoro, and Ran brought a coffee. He took a sip from it and felt a lot better, at least better, than before.
"So it was Chris Vineyard!" She said.
Kogoro didn't realize anything at first, but then he almost spat out the sip of coffee in his mouth. "W ... what? The Chris Vineyard? The great actress?"
"Exactly these!"
"But what was she doing here?And where was I at that time? "
"She invited us both to her party! And you were ... yourself again, getting drunk after losing horse races", Ran grumbled. She had been glad her father wasn't home, it would have just looked embarrassing to see him like that.
"What? Both of us? Wait a minute, is the nuisance not coming with you?" It was almost as if he would be happy if Conan couldn't come along.
"If you mean Conan by nuisance, then I have to disappoint you. He's coming with you, he just doesn't need an extra invitation. You will see everything else on the cards. I'll keep them, otherwise you'll bet them," said Ran .
"If you have to," grumbled the older man. “Wait, then I have to have my tuxedo cleaned!” And with this sentence Kogoro jumped out of the detective agency.

"I'm back here," Conan called as he walked through the door. He was happy to be able to go home again as the last few days were really stressful. But he wasn't in a really good mood. Everything he had learned from Ai today had been too much for him and he hadn't been sure if he could think of anything else that day.
"It's good that you're here, Conan," grinned Ran. She wanted to tell him about the invitation too.
"Has something happened? You suddenly smile like that," Conan interjected and frowned.
"Something nice happened. I met Chris Vineyard today and she invited us. You, me and Dad to her home. She's having a party and we're at it, that's great. I'm so happy," smiled the girl.
"Chris Vineyard?" Conan muttered.
Chris Vineyard ... Jodie Saintemillion ... a member of the organization, Conan thought. He still had the suspicion that Jodie and Chris were one and the same person and was therefore not exactly thrilled when Ran told him that they were going to the party."Yes, the famous actress was here. She wanted to talk to Dad, but he wasn't there, so she told me. I'm so happy," said Ran.
"And she was only here because of the invitation?" Conan asked. Somehow it all struck him as very Spanish. But if they were all together with the actress, nobody would be in the detective agency and nobody would be there if something happened to Professor Agasa.
"Yes, she didn't say more. We talked a little more about her and her mother, and then she left," Ran replied softly. She felt sad at the thought of Sharon.
"You, Ran? Can I stay with the professor and Ai that evening?", Conan wanted to know. He almost didn't dare to ask anymore after he saw how sad Ran was.
"You want to stay with Professor Agasa?"
"Yes, he has a new computer game and I wanted to try it out. I would really like to stay with him," Conan moaned in his childlike voice.
"I was hoping you would come with me ... well, then stay with the professor, he will surely be happy when you are with him again. I'll give him a call and ask him if that works."
"It's okay, I already asked him this morning, so don't worry about it," the little one interjected.
"Well then," agreed Ran.
She hadn't expected that Conan didn't want to come, but if he was complaining like that, then she didn't want him to be disappointed if he had to come. She was surprised at his behavior, but didn't ask any further questions.
"Thanks."

"Hey, Kudo old house, call me again," Heiji called into the receiver. He had been in Osaka, at his desk, at home, finishing some homework.
"I need to talk to you, Hattori," Conan muttered into the receiver. He had been quiet and had to make sure that Ran didn't catch him.Conan himself was upstairs in the Moris' apartment, sitting on his bed. Still, he had to be prepared for Ran to come in again and again.
"What is it ... organization again?" Asked Heiji. He got up, went to the door first and peeked outside. There had been no one there to eavesdrop on him, and certainly not Kazuha, who lately had had such good timing that she was annoying. With a jerk Hattori closed the door and went to his window, where he looked out.
"You could say that. Ran and uncle got an invitation from Chris Vineyard, she's giving a party in her villa, I'm invited too," the little one began.
"That's crazy, a famous actress invites you to her party, are you still hesitating? Go there," interjected Hattori.
"That's the problem. I forgot, I think the English teacher is ..."
"Oh yeah that Jodie, Jodie Saintemillion ... we mustn't forget that she took a lot of pictures of us last time," Heiji mumbled and thought. He remembered going to Jodie together.
Allegedly it was in the bathtub and therefore would have left the two of them outside for so long, but when they came in and briefly disappeared in the bathroom, they noticed that there were no water droplets on the tub and the hairdryer had been cold.
The woman was hiding something, she didn't know what yet and Conan suspected that Jodie was really Chris Vineyard, who had undergone an operation. In addition, both thought that the young actress was connected to the organization.

They just pretend they don't speak our language well to distract from something ... Heiji had said at the time. He actually hoped that Jodie would give himself away or say something else.
Heiji also noticed that the teacher secretly took photos of him and Conan, both of which noticed that Jodie had done something that should not be public."She's acting quite suspiciously, but I think she's really nice," said Heiji to Conan. "You assumed that the English teacher and this American actress in hiding, Chris Vineyard, are one and the same person. They both have great bust sizes, but that's about it," Hattori grinned a little red when he thought about it as he had seen Jodie.
"Yes, they don't look alike. At least not at first sight. She could have changed her appearance in between," Conan replied.

"I know that, you don't have to tell me about the photos. I never forget something like that," Conan interjected.
"And has she made herself suspicious lately?", Heiji wanted to know.
"Not yet, but what isn't, it can still be," Conan frowned. It was easy to pull their hair out that they got stuck on this case.
"Have you ever considered that the two are not one and the same person?" Hattori snapped.
"Of course, but then there would be no explanation for all of this. I told you that Ai had started to tremble back then on the bus, as if someone from the organization had been there. And as Jodie, together with Doctor Araide in the Bus came and sat down in front of us while Jodie talked to me and wanted to know who the girl next to me was ... Ai was really scared, "said the little one. "And I believe her that somehow she can recognize the members of the organization ..."
"Then that would be proof that this Jodie Saintemillion is one of them. But I still can't really believe that she and Chris Vineyard are one and the same person."
"If I didn't know better, then I would have to assume that you want something from her," Conan said into the receiver and almost pulled a face.
"That's not true. But look at those two times and you said yourself that recently Chris Vineyard was at this party, back then the thing with that pisco ... did you actually ask Ran how Chris got here?That alone should make you think it wasn't Jodie, "said Heiji.
"That may be, but her mother was Sharon Vineyard, a friend of my mother and you know what? Sharon knew how to transform herself very well, she could play other people as well as no one else and she showed her daughter how it works, "said the little one.
"So it would be possible that she is the English teacher after all," Hattori frowned and looked outside.Oh crap, Kazuha, he swallowed imperceptibly when he saw the girl slowly walk to the front door and ring the doorbell below.
"What are you going to do now, Kudo? Go to the party and when the English teacher is there and the real Chris Vineyard, you know that both are not the same person."
"That could be possible, but remember, the second person could be dressed up to distract us. I also have no plans to go to the party," he said.
"You don't want to go? You let Ran and Kogoro go there alone?" Heiji was amazed. He hadn't thought that Conan would ever take his eyes