"Clone" is one of the long mystery novels written by the famous Japanese mystery writer Keigo Higashino. The novel tells the story of two heroines, Mariko Ujie and Futaba Kobayashi, who have no relationship at all. Each other has always been influenced by "themselves and their parents". "Unlike", and then in order to investigate the truth about the mysterious death of their respective mothers, they gradually uncovered the secrets of each other's life experiences. The two gradually got closer to each other, and finally learned the truth and embraced each other in tears.

The novel unfolds with the self-narrations of the two heroines. It promotes the development of the plot through the perspectives of the heroine Ujie Mariko and Kobayashi Futaba, two people who seem to be "doppelgangers" of each other. When the mystery is lifted, as the lives of the two are revealed, the truth about an "in vitro fertilization" case that occurred more than 20 years ago and the mysterious death of their mother will be revealed.

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Ju Zi Chapter 8

Ju Zi and Miss Shimojo continued to visit the members who once stayed in the same club as their father, but very unfortunately, this Although the members have a good impression of Ujie Kiyoshi, they do not have any information about Abe Akiko. Mariko believes that according to the current situation, the best way is to appear in front of her father together with her "twin" sister Futaba. Let him tell him the truth, but Futaba's whereabouts are unknown now, and neither of them can contact each other.

Mariko and Miss Shimojo met Mr. Kasahara by chance. It happened that Mr. Kasahara had a photo album of the club at that time, and he promised Mariko to help pay attention to the name Akiko Abe.

Mariko couldn’t understand why Miss Shimojo was so enthusiastic about investigating her life experience, but Miss Shimojo didn’t explain. She had just been investigating Futaba’s whereabouts and learned that Futaba was currently teaching at her father’s school. Near Hakodate, he notified Mariko to arrange a time to meet Futaba as soon as possible.

Teacher Kasahara took out a photo of Abe Akiko, and all the mystery finally came to light. It was a face that was exactly the same as Ju Zi’s. Ju Zi realized that her mother must have known that her daughter looked like her husband. The secret of her ex-lover was exactly the same. Her mother tore up Akiko Abe’s photos and chose to commit suicide to destroy everything. Ju Zi’s whole body trembled and she cried silently. In her mother’s eyes, a kind husband, a happy family, and even the daughter she gave birth to It's all fake!

Miss Shimojo persuaded Mariko to visit another member of the club named Yasuyuki Takagi, and maybe she would also find news about Akiko Abe.

Futaba Chapter 8

Through investigation, Wakisaka Kosuke found out the current residence of Ujie Qing, the father of Ujie Mariko. People around him seemed to regard Futaba as Mariko, so along the way There was no obstacle, but they still didn't see Ujie Kiyo. The two decided to go to the school for noble girls that Mari Zi had attended, and investigate if there were any clues.

The behavior of the people around her made Futaba very uneasy and confused. Why did the daughter of the Uji family look exactly like herself? Could it be that Ujie Mariko's mother is her biological mother? But why did the mother separate the sisters?

Futaba pretended to be Juzi’s twin sister and entered the school where Juzi had been. Juzi’s former partners told her that Juzi lost her mother because of a fire, and Juzi herself had suspected that she was not He is the real child of his parents. In this case, there is only one possibility left.

Even if Futaba and Mari are both test-tube babies, if neither of them looks like their mother, then who is the real mother? Were they conceived by different mothers?

If the force that killed her mother is trying to get her, is Ju Zi also in danger like herself? Ujie Mariko must be informed of this matter as soon as possible, otherwise she will be the next target.