Chapter 300

After solving the case, the group returned to their seats and continued chatting.

When the conversation turned to Conan Edogawa and his friends often going out to play with Professor Agasa, Saiki Usaba jokingly asked him, "Would Conan-kun like to come to my house to play? I have lots of games at my house."

Conan Edogawa was a little confused because he didn't really feel like he was that familiar with Saiki Usaba! He could count the number of times they had met on one hand... Was Saiki Usaba really that outgoing?

Kogoro Mouri voiced his own question: "Young people your age usually don't like playing with elementary school kids, right? You're an exception."

Usakabe Saiki readily admitted, "Yes, I'm not interested in ordinary kids, but Conan is different... He's not like an ordinary kid; he's almost as smart as Shinichi was when he was a kid."

Ran Mouri: "..."

Conan Edogawa: "...!!!"

He didn't know whether to be worried about Ran's reaction or to wonder if Bo Ye had discovered something.

“When I went over there just now, I saw him deep in thought, and he seemed just like…” Bo Yezaki blinked, “Hmm? Wasn’t he?”

Having already seen Shinichi Kudo and Conan Edogawa standing in front of her at the same time, Ran Mouri recalled that she had suspected they were the same person not long ago, which she found a bit absurd and funny. Now, hearing what Saiki Usaba said, Ran Mouri didn't doubt it too much.

"Because we're relatives, and Conan has always admired Shinichi, he might be deliberately imitating him. Kids like to imitate adults," Ran Mouri naturally offered an excuse. "But Conan is indeed very smart."

“Hmm~” Usakabe Saiki smiled, “It’s rare to see such a smart child.”

Conan Edogawa is sweating profusely again.

Listening to the conversation alone was fine, but as Usui Saiki spoke, her eyes kept glancing at him... and then she remembered Hattori Heiji's question from last night, "Does he suspect you?"...

Conan Edogawa began to reflect on whether he had made a mistake in his performance yesterday. After all, when he suddenly saw his idol involved in the case, he seemed to be too eager to prove his idol's innocence and did not pay attention to the details as usual.

It's better not to reflect on it, because once you do, you'll find it full of loopholes.

When chatting with Heiji Hattori, his expression wasn't like a child's; when explaining the case to the police and why he felt the suspects were innocent, his train of thought seemed to shift too quickly; and when Usui came to talk to him, his acting was also...

So now, is Bo Ye suspicious of him? After all, he specifically mentioned that he resembles Shinichi Kudo...

Conan Edogawa begins to rapidly increase his suspicion level.

As Usaku Saiki chatted with Ran Mouri, he felt his anger subside.

System: [You deliberately wore that earring to draw attention away from your appearance, so what's wrong with you being unhappy that Sato Miwako didn't give you any suspicion points? Besides, she did give you some when she doubted your reliability as a detective!]

Usui Saiki: [It has nothing to do with Sato Miwako; I just think Conan's suspicion level is too low.]

System: […Didn’t you say there would be more after Vermouth was exposed?]

Usoppei: [But he can't be doing this so infrequently! Is it easy to even meet once?!]

system:【……】

He's so hard to please, I feel sorry for Conan.

After a series of suspicious moments, Conan Edogawa finally arrived in Tokyo, where they could part ways.

He felt as if he hadn't slept all night and was mentally exhausted.

As a result, Usakabe Saiki seemed to have forgotten that he had invited him to his house, waved and left, leaving Edogawa Conan staring blankly behind, completely confused about what was going on with the other party.

He went back and found an opportunity to tell Ai Haibara about it, but Ai Haibara remained expressionless.

"With your acting skills, Heiji Hattori has already figured it out, so what's so strange about one more person finding out? If it weren't for my help, you wouldn't even be able to fool your Ran-neechan."

"That's what I said... but I'm actually not very familiar with Brother Bo Ye. I felt uneasy when he found out."

In the end, he didn't even know what Bo Yezaki did! And he appeared and disappeared like a ghost!

Ai Haibara offered her advice: "Ask your mother."

Conan Edogawa: "..."

This was indeed a solution, and Conan Edogawa had no choice but to obediently call Yukiko Kudo to ask for information about Saiki Usubaba.

"Huh? You're asking about Saiki?" Yukiko Kudo pondered. "Ah, actually I don't know what his profession is either. Sharon didn't mention it, and I didn't ask... You said he might suspect you? That's quite normal, isn't it? That kid is very smart, and your acting skills are... Whether you admit it or not is up to you. Of course, I think the fewer people who know, the better..."

The mother and son made a phone call, but Conan Edogawa didn't get any useful information. Instead, his mother unintentionally criticized his acting skills again.

Conan Edogawa pondered for a moment. Even though Heiji Hattori hadn't met him many times when he discovered his identity, he trusted Heiji so much... It must be because Heiji was usually too mysterious!

If you have the chance, you should learn more about Brother Bo Ye... Next time Brother Bo Ye invites him to his house, you should go with him.

Back at his own home, Usaku Saiki was relieved that Edogawa Conan hadn't actually agreed to come over, otherwise he would have had to find an excuse to send him back.

Because Scotland has arrived.

Although he complained that Conan Edogawa had given him too few suspicion points in the past two days, he didn't plan to contact the organization through his side right now.

"Welcome back." Scotland's hand rested on the mop handle, and noticing that Usui Saiki was still carrying a bag, he raised an eyebrow. "You went on a long trip?"

"I went to Osaka." Usui Saiki didn't hide anything, tossing his bag onto the sofa. "You've been quite free lately?"

This is not sarcasm, but a simple question.

Since Vodka couldn't find a cleaner that satisfied Usui Saiki, he had to ask Scotland to help out when it was free. So Scotland got a key to Usui Saiki's house again and would come over to help clean whenever it was free.

Vodka's influence is quite valuable; in any case, Scotland is very satisfied with the deal.

For example, when faced with this question from Usakabe Saiki, Scotland could laugh and reply, "There was a mission, but Vodka was on the way, so he said he would help me with it."

Bo Yezaki frowned: "Don't always bully honest people."

Scotland:"……???"

Scotland stared at Usui Saiki speechlessly for a few seconds, thinking he was doing it on purpose, so he changed the subject: "Vodka said he feels like you've been targeting Gin lately... If this continues, Gin really will kill you."

“I know.” Bo Ye Saiki sat down on the sofa and adjusted the angle of the cushions. “But I really don’t like Gin, that shrew. Besides the undercover agent, who else is as shrewd as him? I’ll never forget the times he made me work overtime and called me around back then.”

Scotland frowned.

There are two interpretations to this statement. One is that because Gin was acting like an undercover agent, he suspected Gin was an undercover agent and it was only natural for him to target Gin. The other is that Usaku Saiki wanted to get rid of Gin out of personal motives.

With both sides fully aware of each other's identities, Scotland knew Bo Yezaki quite well and could tell immediately that the latter was the truth.

But Scotland doesn't know the source of this selfishness.

Is it simply because you don't like Gin, or... because Gin is very important to the organization?

If it's the latter...

Sometimes he felt that Usuo Saiki was indeed carrying out the will of his undercover predecessor and trying his best to be an undercover agent, but most of the time he doubted whether he had thought too highly of him...

Regardless, Scotland was very worried about the extent of his predecessor's adopted son's willfulness, which was really challenging from the start: "Aren't you afraid that next time Gin plots against you, you won't notice and you'll actually be blown up?"

"It's alright, not too scary." Bo Yezhai raised an eyebrow. "What, you want me to back down? Then you really are a good cadre of the organization."

Scotland felt as if he was being mocked, but he couldn't get angry at this attitude. Instead, he felt quite relieved, thinking that if Usoya Saiki's position was not on their side, why should they mock him?

“I’m just worried about you,” Scotland said calmly.

Usakabe Saiki held up two fingers: "Actually, it's not that we can't let Gin go at all, but there are only two possibilities."

Which two?

"First, Gin couldn't stand me and defected on his own. We're no longer in the same organization, so of course I won't go after Gin."

Scotland's lips twitched: "What about the second one?"

"second."

A cloud drifting slowly past the window temporarily blocked the sunlight, casting half of Usui Saiki's shadow as he sat on the sofa.

His light green eyes, shrouded in shadow, held an air of eeriness and gloom.

"If I become the organization's boss, then he'll be my employee. Why would I resent my employees working too hard, right?"

Scotland paused, then asked, "...Are you serious?"

The clouds drifted away, and Usuha Saiki's eyes regained their clear and vibrant tender green.

He said with a smile, "Guess?"

Scotland:"…………"

—Oh no, it seems like Usuo Saiki is capable of anything! There's no way I could have guessed this!