Chapter 445

Amuro Tooru couldn't help but retort, "At least I know it's not because of Samikawa Shinryu's gender."

No matter how much Usaku Saiki favors women over men, Kanakawa Shinryu is still a man, so he usually won't receive good treatment unless someone like Morofushi Kagemitsu has helped Usaku Saiki in some way, and that might even be for a long time.

Considering that Usaku Saiki disappears frequently and no one knows what he does, it's not impossible that he might have some contact with Kanakawa Shinryu in private.

Usakabe Saiki: "Of course it's a man. What are you thinking... guess again."

Amuro Tooru cautiously glanced at the others' movements, then asked, "Is he connected to the organization?"

Usoya Saiki smiled with relief: "Not bad, not hopelessly stupid."

Amuro Tooru frowned.

You know, Han Chuan Shenliu is very close to his old classmates, and they seem to have a good relationship. What if he finds out something from his old classmates and discovers that he is an undercover agent as soon as he enters the organization?

Even without mentioning that, he was still worried about someone connected to the organization hanging around his friends. Who knew when they might harm his old classmate, a policeman, or take advantage of them...

But then Amuro Tooru thought about it again and suddenly felt that something was wrong.

The focus now isn't on what relationship Hanukawa Shinryu has with the organization, but rather on why Usakabe Saiki treats Hanukawa Shinryu so well!

He knew perfectly well what kind of attitude Bo Yezaki had towards the organization's members!

After much deliberation, Amuro Tooru tentatively asked, "So what exactly makes you so optimistic about Suikawa Shinryu? He's not actually that great, it's just your personal bias, isn't it?"

Usakabe Saiki disagreed and immediately gave an example: "It's not just me, even Gin thinks highly of it."

Amuro Tooru: "Gin??? Really?"

How is Gin involved here?

Moreover, the person Gin favored, Usui Saiki, actually had this attitude. I always felt that Shuichi Akai was unfairly targeted and died an even more unjust death!

Could it be that Usaku Saiki is spouting some strange nonsense that most people can't understand?

Under Amuro Tooru's suspicious gaze, Usui Saiki continued slowly, "Of course it's true. Gin even asked me to recruit people."

Upon hearing this, Amuro Tooru's thoughts suddenly became exceptionally clear.

Undercover agents all have excellent memories. After all, some information can only be kept in the mind, while other information, if wrong, can cost them their lives. In addition, less than half a year had passed since the incident, and Amuro Tooru immediately recalled something.

He remembered that Gin once said he failed to kill Sherry, and Usui used that as an excuse to make a big fuss. It seemed that it was during that incident that Gin discovered a promising talent and wanted to recruit him.

He later heard about it from Morofushi Kagemitsu, who said that Morofushi Kagemitsu met Usaku Saiki at the organization's base and they happened to talk about this topic.

Usui Saiki said that Gin was looking to recruit people with impeccable credentials... like former detectives or something, and took the opportunity to mock Gin's judgment, even bringing up Shuichi Akai... uh...

Could this phrase, "正正苗红" (a phrase implying a strong and upright lineage), be used to describe something like "寒川深流" (a phrase implying deep and untamed flow)? No way, no way!

However, Amuro Tooru's intuition is exceptionally accurate at times like these.

"However, when I told the Boss that Gin was blind and insisted on recruiting a former elite detective who was so well-connected that the organization couldn't control him, the Boss told me to give up and said that Gin's judgment of people was indeed terrible."

Usakabe Saiki said smugly, "If he had any sense, he wouldn't have been able to recruit Shuichi Akai!"

Toru Amuro: "…………"

—Hanchuan Shenliu really is one of those "pure and upright" individuals!

Alright, he gradually came to understand everything.

Why did Usakabe Saiki unusually praise someone? Because this person was essentially a tool for him to embarrass Gin, to sow discord between Gin and the boss...

When something happens that could bring Gin bad luck, Usui becomes very tolerant and magnanimous, and it's unclear what deep-seated hatred she has for Gin.

After chatting for a while, Ran Mouri finished her task and handed the chopped ingredients to Tooru Amuro for inspection.

Amuro Tooru then took the opportunity to end the topic and readjusted his persona back to that of an ordinary waiter at Poirot Cafe.

With everyone's efforts, the cold noodles were finally ready. Ran Mouri and Sonoko Suzuki planned to go upstairs to see how Conan Edogawa was resting and prepare to bring the food up.

Bo Yezaki said, "Make me a small bowl first."

Amuro Tooru: "...??? Are you really that short of a minute?"

That's what he said, but because he didn't want to get entangled with Usaku Saiki, Amuro Tooru's body honestly and quickly pulled out a bowl, mixed a small portion for him, which he could probably finish in three or four bites, just to fill his stomach.

While Amuro Tooru was giving him a favor, Usaku Saiki sighed, "There's nothing I can do. Conan is prone to accidents. I see he's having such a bad day, and I have a feeling there's more to come. I'm afraid he won't get to eat."

"It can't be that bad..." Amuro Tooru's voice became weak before he could finish speaking.

He recalled the information he had compiled while investigating Conan Edogawa.

Conan Edogawa does seem to have a knack for causing trouble, especially when he goes on long trips...

Usoya Saiki's concerns actually had some merit!

Amuro Tooru handed the small bowl of noodles to Usaku Saiki with mixed feelings, then suddenly asked, "Edogawa Conan is indeed an alias, isn't he?"

Bo Yezhai picked up a mouthful of cold noodles with his chopsticks, remaining calm: "What, you've already apologized, and now you suddenly don't want to admit defeat?"

Amuro Tooru's lips twitched: "...How dare you bring that up!"

If his guess is correct, then that kid, Usoya Saiki, is a complete fraud!

"Why should I be embarrassed?" Bo Yezhai said frankly, "If you have any doubts, just show me the evidence!"

Amuro Tooru said, "I'm still investigating..."

The undercover system, which had been constantly monitoring the all-powerful navigation, alerted: [Ran Mouri and Sonoko Suzuki are coming back.]

Usoppei quickly finished his food in a few bites. Amuro Tooru noticed something, so he naturally shut up, took the bowl and chopsticks, and began to destroy the evidence of his sneaky eating.

Sure enough, Ran Mouri and Sonoko Suzuki returned to the kitchen shortly afterward, carrying the same trays they had carried upstairs back in the same way.

Amuro Tooru asked in confusion, "Is Conan still not awake?"

"He's probably still asleep. I knocked on the door but there was no response," Sonoko Suzuki said. "Never mind, everyone else is busy with their work, like putting out ice water and fixing rackets... It'll be a while before we can eat, so let's wait a bit longer. The cold noodles can sit for a bit longer."

After everyone else had finished their tasks and gathered together, Ms. Momozono, the owner of the villa, looked puzzled upon hearing Ran Mouri and Sonoko Suzuki's description.

"I knocked on the door several times, but no one answered... Are they sleeping that soundly?"

Amuro Tooru frowned, remembering what Usui Saiki had said: "Could something have happened?"

No sooner had the words left his mouth than a strange noise, like a heavy object falling to the ground, came from upstairs.

The atmosphere created by Amuro Tooru's speech was reminiscent of a horror movie, and many people's expressions changed on the spot.

"Hey, what was that sound just now?"

"I don't know! Let's go check it out!"

So a group of people rushed upstairs.

Since only Conan Edogawa and the fat guy who said he wanted ice cream cake were not present, everyone went straight to the fat guy's room. Unsurprisingly, there was no response when they knocked on the door, and to make matters worse, the door was locked from the inside and couldn't be opened. When they asked for the spare key, they were told that it had been lost yesterday...

"What should we do? Break down the door?"

Amuro Tooru glanced at Usaku Saiki, whose face clearly said "This has nothing to do with me," sighed, and stepped forward: "Leave it to me. I have a friend who works at a security company, and I've learned a little bit from him."

Bo Yezaki nodded: "Indeed, you look like someone who knows how to pick locks."

Faced with the subtle glances from the people he had only met today, Amuro Tooru fell silent: "...Um, I'm a detective...and sometimes I have those kinds of needs too..."

As expected of Bo Ye Zhai Ji, he's truly the number one nitpicker.

Although the atmosphere was a bit awkward, Amuro Tooru still helped to pick the lock despite past grievances.

As soon as they pushed the door open, they realized something was blocking it from the inside. Conan Edogawa, who was standing in the doorway, shouted at them, "Don't push! There's a corpse behind it! Mr. Ishikuri's corpse is blocking the door!"

If we push it any further, the crime scene will be destroyed!

Amidst the visibly agitated reactions of Amuro Tooru, only Usaku Saiki remained completely composed and spoke calmly.

"See, I told you something bad was going to happen today. Conan is really a nuisance."

Conan Edogawa, who woke up to find himself in a room with a corpse: "…………"

My emotions suddenly became disjointed again.

Can't you read the room when you speak, Brother Bo Ye?!

Fortunately, although his ability to solve cases was not very reliable, Kogoro Mouri had been a detective for many years and did a good job in the early stages. After realizing that the situation was not good, he immediately took charge, ordering people to call the police and have Conan Edogawa unlock the window so that people could go around to the balcony to investigate the scene.

Although Usoya Saiki didn't intend to do any work, he joined in the fun and climbed through the window into the room.

"It's so hot in here. When did you turn off the air conditioning?"

Conan Edogawa shook his head: "I don't know, it was already this hot when I woke up... Usopp-kun, what do you think of this case?"

Usaku Saiki: "If I hadn't met you, things would have been perfect."

Conan Edogawa: "...This is not the time for jokes!"

Forget it! Brother Bo is going to give up today! We can't count on him! He'll have to investigate himself!

So Conan Edogawa began his investigation very seriously.

Regardless of the Japanese police's crime-solving rate, the local police arrived incredibly quickly after the person who reported the crime mentioned that Kogoro Mouri was also there, because the detective in charge was a fan of Kogoro Mouri.

He seemed to be really looking forward to seeing Kogoro Mouri's detective show. Whenever Kogoro Mouri was trying to deduce something, he would ask, "Aren't you going to pose as if you're asleep this time?"

Conan Edogawa glanced nervously at Tooru Amuro, who was probably there to investigate Kogoro Mouri, hoping that the other party wouldn't glean anything from those words.

Hopefully this case will be resolved quickly, otherwise it will be troublesome if Bourbon discovers that Kogoro Mouri is indeed a good-for-nothing!

After a period of investigation and questioning, Conan Edogawa finally discovered the truth and was just waiting to make Kogoro Mouri pass out so he could take his place.

But just as Conan Edogawa habitually opened the watch case containing the tranquilizer dart and was about to raise his hand to aim at Kogoro Mouri, he suddenly remembered that Bourbon was still nearby... This made him hesitant to make any rash moves.

However, despite his best efforts to remind Kogoro Mouri, Kogoro Mouri still couldn't guess correctly. On the contrary, Tooru Amuro was often able to follow Conan Edogawa's train of thought.

If this continues, it would be strange if Bourbon didn't realize something was wrong!

But what could he do in a situation like this? Bourbon was watching Kogoro Mouri so closely; what if he did something...?

Conan Edogawa anxiously scanned the surroundings, trying to find a solution.

Sonoko… No, even though Kogoro Mouri used to use Sonoko Suzuki as a scapegoat when he wasn’t around, making her even think she was some kind of mystery queen, Kogoro Mouri solves cases while asleep, and Sonoko Suzuki also has to solve cases while asleep. It’s fine if they’re separate, but it would be too obvious if they were left under Bourbon’s nose.

Damn it! What is he going to do...?

Conan Edogawa's gaze suddenly fell on Usaku Saiki, who was leaning against the wall playing on his phone.

Brother Bo Ye! Brother Bo Ye must have figured something out, but he's just not willing to say it! If we could get Brother Bo Ye to talk, everything would be much easier!

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Amuro: I'm gradually coming to understand everything. It's just because Gin is unlucky, it makes perfect sense.

Then he missed out on a lot.

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Conan is like a ghost searching for a substitute everywhere...