Chapter 450

After all, it involves the organization and one's own identity, so it's not appropriate to call outsiders.

Besides Shuichi Akai, the only other person who could be of usefulness in this regard is Heiji Hattori. However, Shuichi Akai has already admitted that he hasn't found anything out. Conan Edogawa himself isn't exactly an expert in this area either, so we can only hope that the unconventional Saiki Usaku can play a role.

Conan Edogawa assumed that Saiki Usaba was unaware of Shuichi Akai's identity, and probably guessed that he had a complicated background but was too lazy to ask, so he felt more at ease letting Saiki Usaba come.

Shuichi Akai agreed with mixed feelings.

Anyway, this wasn't the first time he'd asked Potts for help, so let him lose face.

Conan Edogawa also said, "Usoba-san might not agree; he doesn't seem too keen on going out... Anyway, I'll ask him first."

Shuichi Akai declined to comment.

To Conan Edogawa's surprise, Usaku Saiki actually agreed.

Conan Edogawa was deeply moved: "It must be because Usui-nii cares about me!"

Akai Shuichi: "…………"

He wasn't too surprised, because it was obvious that this kind of spectacle was something Potts would enjoy.

So Shuichi Akai personally drove to pick up Saiki Usui.

While in the car, Conan Edogawa briefly explained the situation: "...That's it. Mr. Okiya said it feels like the Kudo residence has been invaded by someone."

The Suspicion System sighed deeply: [Of all the people in this car, Conan knows the least… He even calls Shuichi Akai 'Mr. Okiya' in front of you and refers to his home as 'Kudo House,' completely unaware that he and Shuichi Akai have actually been exposed.]

Usuha Saiki: [I quite like his naiveté; he has the feel of a shonen manga protagonist.]

Suspicion System: [...I don't even know if you're praising or criticizing.]

Usui asked Akai Shuichi, "Why do you feel like someone is intruding?"

“Intuition.” Shuichi Akai observed Saiki Usaba’s expression in the rearview mirror while the light was red. “If someone really broke in, then the other party must be very professional, not an ordinary thief.”

Bo Yezhai casually chimed in, "He wasn't an ordinary thief to begin with."

Conan Edogawa's eyes lit up at first, then he fell into confusion: "Bo Ye-nii, you haven't even arrived yet, how do you know it's not an ordinary thief?"

And his tone was so confident!

Shuichi Akai couldn't help but take another look at Saiki Usui. If the light hadn't been green, he would have loved to pry open Saiki Usui's head to see what he knew.

However, he did not suspect that it was Usaku Saiki himself who broke into the Kudo residence, because he knew that Usaku Saiki would not be so diligent.

Besides, what could he possibly stop Bo Yezhai from coming in to do? He might even have to invite him in, watch him finish what he was doing, and then see him off. He might even have to keep it a secret...

He merely suspected that Usakabe Saiki might know something—and if so, he had some ideas.

Hasn't Bourbon been hanging around Beika Town lately? And he even knows Usui Saiki, maybe...

Unfortunately, Shuichi Akai's conjecture was quickly thwarted by Saiki Usui's next words.

Usakabe Saiki said confidently, "Because Mr. Okiya said he didn't find any traces, which means nothing was stolen. If it were an ordinary thief, how could he just walk in and leave without taking anything?"

Conan Edogawa's lips twitched: "Ha, ha...you're right..."

He didn't even realize how obvious the answer was; he was completely misled by Bo Ye's tone!

Shuichi Akai took a deep breath silently.

Basic stuff, this is all Potts's basic stuff... Don't think too much, just wait for his conclusion!

"...It's just that nothing was out of sight. After all, I'm just a guest staying here. If something were really missing from the Kudo family's room, I wouldn't have noticed."

Usoppei nodded: "I see. Based on your conclusion just now, I thought you had searched the Kudo family's house thoroughly after you came in, to the point that you could find even a missing piece of candy."

Sensing the malice from Potts, Shuichi Akai paused for a moment before replying, "...I'm a guest, why would I do such a thing?"

Although he did search the room roughly... he didn't go into anyone else's room!

Conan Edogawa, embarrassed, said, "Well, what Mr. Okiya means is that nothing valuable or noticeable was stolen from the house, and I trust Mr. Okiya's character..."

"Alright, all of you, please be quiet. Let me have some peace and quiet. I'll take a look when we get there and then we'll talk," Bo Yezaki sighed, unable to bear it any longer. "I'm already starting to get carsick."

Akai Shuichi: "..."

It's only been three minutes since it started.

Conan Edogawa only mentioned his character briefly, not even in a compliment, so why all the fuss?!

Tokyo is small, and they arrived at the Kudo residence before Saiki Usaba even showed signs of motion sickness.

At the door, Conan Edogawa explained, "I just checked, there are no signs of the lock being pried open..."

Bo Yezaki entered the room, walked around the first floor, and then went to the second floor.

Conan Edogawa followed Saiki Usaba into his room, watched him rummage through drawers and cabinets, and then complained, "Your childhood clothes are all gone. Aren't you going to fix such an obvious flaw?"

“The organization’s people have already come once, someone helped me cover it up, and I’m registered as dead with the organization, so no one will care about this anymore,” Conan Edogawa explained casually.

Theoretically speaking, his judgment was actually correct. Even Gin in the organization didn't know the true effects of the drug. Even if others found that their childhood clothes were missing, they would assume that the children had grown up and their parents had given them away or disposed of them.

Shiho Miyano discovered cases of mice becoming younger during her experiments, which led her to suspect that missing childhood clothes might be related to this. Otherwise, Gin wouldn't have suspected that Shinichi Kudo had become an elementary school student.

Unfortunately, one of the Japanese public security officers came in with a pre-set answer to the investigation...

After inspecting the room, Usoppei Saiki remarked, "Isn't this room a little too clean?"

Conan Edogawa said awkwardly, "Ran came to help with the cleaning a few days ago..."

Ever since Shinichi Kudo "went to handle an important case and therefore didn't come home," Ran Mouri has been kindly helping to clean the house every now and then, since a house that is not lived in can easily become dusty and even grow cobwebs.

There was even an instance where Ran Mouri brought Sonoko Suzuki to clean the house, unaware that someone lived there. They bumped into Subaru Okiya and almost mistook him for a thug.

Although Subaru Okiya is currently living there, Ran Mouri feels that it's inconvenient for guests to enter the Kudo family's master's room, and Subaru Okiya isn't familiar with the Kudo family, so she's the one who's helping out.

It was thanks to Ran Mouri that Amuro Tooru could conduct his investigation so easily; removing footprints from dust takes quite a bit of time.

After looking around, Usaku Saiki came to the conclusion: "Besides this Mr. Okiya, there are indeed traces of other people."

Conan Edogawa was pleasantly surprised; he never expected that Usakuya-san would be so reliable!

Shuichi Akai asked, "Where?"

Is Potts really willing to help? He can hardly believe it.

Usakabe Saiki: "There's a trace of Yukiko-neechan. Has she come back recently?"

Akai Shuichi: "…………"

Conan Edogawa: "...Yes."

Because Shuichi Akai needs to disguise himself as Subaru Okiya, Yukiko Kudo comes back every week to check if his disguise mask is worn out... Recently, she's gotten tired of the hassle and wants to take Yusaku Kudo back to Japan to live for a while.

Before Usui Saiki spoke, Conan Edogawa hadn't realized that this was also someone else's trace, because he and Subaru Okiya were both in the know and subconsciously ruled out any "reasonable" traces.

Shuichi Akai paused for a moment, then felt relieved.

Ah, just as expected, it's the same old recipe, the same old taste, the same old Potts. It's good that he's behaving so normally.

Conan Edogawa, unwilling to give up, asked, "Besides this, are there any other traces?"

“If none of you can tell, how could I? I’m not good at this kind of thing.” Usakata Saiki put his hands on his hips. “But I can provide some suspects.”

Conan Edogawa: "Who?"

Usui Saiki looked at Edogawa Conan in shock: "It's Amuro Tooru, the guy who played tennis with us! You haven't forgotten, have you? Isn't he suspicious enough?!"

Conan Edogawa, exasperated: "Uh, it's not that I forgot... it's just that first we need to confirm whether someone has actually intruded..."

"You detectives are just too obsessed with evidence!"

At this point, Usaku Saiki was no longer a detective, but no one present paid any attention and listened to Usaku Saiki continue speaking.

"Regardless of whether there's evidence or not, you're just assuming Amuro Tooru broke in. What harm will that do you? If you're not vigilant now, when are you going to be? He seems like the kind of guy who breaks into people's homes to do shady things!"

Akai Shuichi: "…………"

Alright, it's confirmed that it was Bourbon who infiltrated!

Judging from Potts' attitude... he'll try to probe him privately again. He recently came up with a new way of speaking, which might be able to get some information out of him.

Only Conan Edogawa was still moved, thinking that Usui's dissatisfaction with Amuro Tooru must be because the other party was a member of the organization...

Bo Ye has him in his heart!

But thinking about what Usaku Saiki had said, Conan Edogawa had a headache: "If he infiltrated, what kind of information did he obtain? And in which direction should we be on guard?"

Usoya Saiki then encouraged them: "You can choose to go to America."

Shuichi Akai: "…………" Does this mean he should go back to where he came from?

Conan Edogawa: "…………" Does this mean he should stop investigating the organization and go back to his parents to stay away from danger?

"You can't run away from this kind of thing. Running away won't solve anything..."

Bo Yezaki: "But they can solve your problems, and they can also solve your problems with your relatives and friends."

Conan Edogawa fell silent.

Shuichi Akai coughed and tried to get information out of them using his old method: "How about we discuss what their purpose is in infiltrating here? Is it me, or something else...?"

Usoya Saiki: "Speaking of which, I think it's perfectly normal for you to be suspected."

Shuichi Akai raised an eyebrow: "Why?"

"You're a graduate student, and you never go to school. Aren't you suspicious enough?" Bo Yezaki said righteously. "Even the neighbor's kid, Ai Haibara, suspects you!"

Akai Shuichi: "…………"

The old approach of using persuasive tactics has failed; it's time to start a new one!