Chapter 241

Three people died in two days. Although there was a near-fatal accident during the cleanup, the outcome was good, and they even managed to break a drug trafficking chain. Inspector Megure was quite satisfied.

Completely unaware of what had happened, Kogoro Mouri was quite pleased to be praised upon waking up.

The one I'm most dissatisfied with is Conan Edogawa.

He always felt that there was something fishy going on between Shinryu Hanakawa and Asagi Minami, but he couldn't find any evidence. He could find plausible reasons for his suspicions, and even Shinryu Hanakawa's identity was perfectly legitimate.

If someone else were to speak to him, ignoring Han Chuan Shenliu's dangerous aura and only listening to the doubts, related explanations, and conclusions, he would think that the other person was overthinking things.

Even after boarding the ship for his return journey the next day, Conan Edogawa was still agonizing over the matter, wondering if he was being too stubborn and unwilling to accept such a drastic difference in first impressions, and was therefore trying to save face.

To cheer himself up, Conan Edogawa went to the deck to enjoy the sea breeze. Not far away were the police officers Kenji Hagiwara, Shinryu Samakawa, and Jinpei Matsuda.

Kenji Hagiwara was talking to Shinryu Kazukawa at the time: "Aren't you going to take a nap? You're usually sleeping at this time, right?"

Conan Edogawa's lips twitched involuntarily.

When they first met on Tsukikage Island, Officer Hagiwara mentioned that his partner was resting at the inn. He initially thought it was due to seasickness or something, but later, after overhearing Inspector Megure chatting with someone, he realized that it seemed to be common knowledge to some people that Fukami Kazuki had a very irregular sleep schedule. Inspector Megure's helpless yet indulgent tone at the time almost hit him hard, and now Officer Hagiwara was also so concerned...

Han Chuan Shenliu is an adult! Doesn't he know whether he's tired or not?! How did you all develop this habit of giving so much unnecessary concern?!

"Fortunately, I've been going to bed earlier these past two days, and my sleep schedule seems to have adjusted a bit."

Matsuda Jinpei sneered: "Without anyone watching, the daily routine will be back to normal in less than three days... I just don't understand, is there anything you can't do during the day and can only do at night?"

"...My customers like to come over in the middle of the night."

"Excuse."

How could Matsuda Jinpei not know? It was because Samikawa Shinryu opened for business at night that customers thought he could only come at night... Now he's using that as an excuse to stay up all night, how can he even say that?

Conan Edogawa was a little confused.

Isn't he a consultant for the Metropolitan Police Department? What kind of customers like to come to the door in the middle of the night? The Metropolitan Police Department can't always choose the middle of the night to ask for help.

That means there are other jobs besides being an advisor to the Metropolitan Police Department.

What jobs are only open at night?

Still a bit sleepy, Hanchuan Shenliu went inside to rest after enjoying the sea breeze.

Conan Edogawa's desire to extract information from Conan was immediately rekindled.

But before he could figure out how to speak, Matsuda Jinpei suddenly called out to him.

"Hey kid over there, what do you want to say? Just say it, stop beating around the bush!"

With that sneaky, furtive manner, do they really think they're blind?

Conan Edogawa was a little embarrassed and could only pretend to be clueless: "Haha, with Mr. Kankawa around just now, I was a little hesitant to get close..."

Kenji Hagiwara thought that Shinryu Samakawa had probably teased the child again—although it was indeed fun to tease this little adult, there was no need to go too far.

He could only continue to explain for Hanchuan Shenliu out of habit: "Although Xiao Shenliu looks scary and sometimes speaks a bit..., he is actually very gentle."

Conan Edogawa: "…………"

This goes beyond blatant lying; doesn't your conscience hurt when you deceive children like this? Where's the gentleness in this?

Matsuda Jinpei tapped on the railing: "Alright, what do you want to ask? Or does Mr. Mori want to know something else?"

Because Conan Edogawa asked many questions under the pretext that "Uncle Mori asked me to ask them," everyone assumed that Kogoro Mori was going to ask him something, which saved Conan a lot of trouble.

This time, however, he felt that Kogoro Mouri wouldn't care about such a question, so Conan Edogawa could only bite the bullet and say, "No, it's just that I'm a little curious... because I just heard Mr. Hankawa say that the guests only come at night, and I'm a little curious about what kind of guests would only come at night."

Kenji Hagiwara and Jinpei Matsuda both fell silent for a moment.

Hmm... I didn't think much of it when I said it, but after being summarized like this, it suddenly feels a bit strange. I can only say that it's a good thing the other person was a child and didn't think in a weird direction, otherwise Hanchuan Shenliu's reputation would have been damaged again.

So Kenji Hagiwara smiled and said, "It has nothing to do with the guest; it's entirely a matter of his own schedule."

"So what kind of job is it...?"

"Alright, children don't need to know so much. Where's Miss Mori? Why were you left alone on the deck? It's too dangerous."

It's best not to talk about entrapment or similar practices with children.

However, these ambiguous words only aroused more doubts and suspicions in Conan Edogawa.

Sigh, forget it. They're keeping it too tight-lipped here. He'd better go back and ask Inspector Megure. At least he can find out where Shinryu Suzumawa lives. Since there are customers, there must be a place open to the public. Asking for an address isn't too presumptuous, is it?

However, Inspector Megure also refused to answer: "Well, you should ask Kankawa. He doesn't really like people looking for him. I've never even been to his place..."

After all, his sleep schedule is different from that of normal people. If a child, being ignorant, comes to disturb Han Chuan Shenliu's sleep, Han Chuan Shenliu might hold him accountable! He would never make such a mistake!

Conan Edogawa: "...???"

Why are you being so mysterious? You won't even give me an address, is there really something wrong?

He had only meant to ask casually, but the way this group of people did it really piqued Conan Edogawa's curiosity.

Damn it, just wait, he'll definitely find out where Han Chuan Shenliu lives!!!

After disembarking from the ship, Conan Edogawa made an excuse, saying that he had arranged to meet Professor Agasa at a certain place. Ignoring Ran Mouri's attempts to stop him, he secretly followed Shinryu Samikawa, trying to find out where the professor lived.

The reason we didn't put a locator was because we had a feeling that if we did, it would definitely be discovered.

Conan Edogawa followed Shinryu Kazukawa and discovered that instead of taking a car, he entered a bustling commercial street.

Having many people around made it easier for him to conceal his stalking activities, but because he was too small, the crowd would obstruct his view and make it difficult for him to see clearly what was in front of him.

After he painstakingly squeezed through the crowd and ran to the alley where he had last seen Han Chuan Shenliu enter, he had already lost sight of him.

"Ugh... Damn it!"

Conan Edogawa grumbled helplessly, walked a little further in disappointment, but still couldn't find the other person, so he had to give up.

As he walked back, he suddenly noticed something out of the corner of his eye, turned his head sharply, and found that it was actually his brother Bo Ye.

This guy hasn't shown up for years, but recently his presence has suddenly become much stronger.

However, it's understandable. A while ago, his parents came back from abroad and, together with Professor Agasa, gave him a beating. He took the opportunity to ask about Usaku Saiki.

Mom admitted that she had given a key to the house to Usakabe Saiki: "Saiki-chan just went to borrow some books, it didn't affect you at all. If he hadn't tipped me off, I wouldn't have found out about your accident so quickly!"

Aren't you worried he'll find out something?

“If you can’t even fool Saiki-chan, whom you barely see, I think you should come back to America with me.”

Conan Edogawa: "…………"

In short, Usaku Saiki has become another pair of eyes for his mother, and with Usaku Saiki's keen observation skills, he is actually a little worried, so he should avoid meeting her if possible.

So Conan Edogawa swallowed his greeting and silently reduced his presence.

Having successfully evaded Conan Edogawa's pursuit and returned to his original form, Saiki Usaba felt that he was quite energetic during the day and should go back and check on things.

After Shuichi Akai was exposed, he moved out of his original house, bought a new one, and as usual, Akemi Miyano would come to clean it for him regularly until recently.

As a result, Akemi Miyano was suddenly canceled from this part of her work recently, which made Saiki Usuba very unhappy.

When he got home and found his room looking like it hadn't been cleaned for days, he couldn't take it anymore and called Vodka: "When are you going to give Miyano Akemi back to me?"

Because he almost got framed for the murder of Usui, Vodka has been somewhat timid around Usui lately: "This...it's still under investigation..."

"What are they investigating now? Because the FBI contacted her again? Where do Japan get so many FBI agents?!"

Vodka was also wronged: "But I did see FBI coded messages near Akemi Miyano's apartment..."

"You should first confirm whether Miyano Akemi has deciphered those codes... Is she interrogating me now? Have her come over today to clean my room, and I'll put it back for you later."

Vodka paused for a moment, somewhat hesitant, but then, remembering how he had almost killed Usoppai Saiki last time, he guiltily agreed: "Okay."

Anyway, it's just a day of cleaning, and we'll pick them up again in the evening. It should be fine. There's no good in continuing to offend Usakabe Saiki.

Soon, Akemi Miyano was brought to the doorstep of Saiki Usubaba's house.

“Mr. Potts…” Akemi Miyano gave Saiki Usaba a slightly uneasy smile, “Long time no see.”

Bo Yezaki gestured for her to clean up: "What's wrong with you?"

"The FBI tried to contact me, and I pretended not to see it, but they even tried to use a code... I didn't even realize the code; it was the person monitoring me who cracked it." Miyano Akemi was also speechless. "Just because I'm related to Akai Shuichi, it seems like both the FBI and other organizations assume I'll definitely side with the FBI..."

"Your mental state isn't very good."

"...Yeah, I was interrogated after all. It wasn't too bad, but it was really tiring."

Miyano Akemi didn't intend to complain that Usaku Saiki noticed her poor mental state and still made her continue cleaning. After all, she was already there, and she had to do what she was supposed to do. Otherwise, if the organization found out she hadn't done anything, they would suspect what she was doing there.

However, she does harbor resentment, though not directed at Usui Saiki: "I had already chosen the organization and refused Akai Shuichi's proposal, but it still turned out like this... I feel like the organization's suspicions are a bit excessive. If it weren't for Shiho, I might be dead by now."

“That’s true.” Usoppai didn’t try to comfort her. “Gin is inherently suspicious. The fact that you are related to an FBI undercover agent by blood is unforgivable to him. He always believes in the principle of ‘presumption of guilt’.”

Akemi Miyano sighed, "I made some inquiries, and it seems that even if I pass the review, I won't be able to live like before. They said they'll start assigning me tasks to participate in, to prove my determination..."

"What mission?"

Miyano Akemi had nothing to hide from Usui Saiki, and answered expressionlessly, "Smuggling drugs, I guess. It seems that if I do something like that, the organization will have something on me, and I'll just accept my fate."

Bo Yezaki pondered for a moment: "What do you want to do?"

"How is that possible!"

“Then why don’t you just contact the FBI and run away?” Saiki Usaba said, resting his chin on his hand. “I’ll pick a good sniper to send you on your way.”

Akemi Miyano: "...???"

—Which road are you referring to when you say "road to go"?

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The FBI agent who came to see Akemi Miyano wasn't Shuichi Akai; rather, it was someone who did this behind Akai's back, knowing he wouldn't agree.

If they were discovered, it would cause trouble for Akemi Miyano... and that's exactly what's happening now.

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Bo Ye also likes to say strange things; in fact, he just likes to say strange things (...).