Chapter 465

After a moment of silence, one of the two older brothers suggested a possibility.

"Could it be Zhen Chun?"

Shuichi Akai thought for a moment: "She is indeed in Tokyo right now..."

Haneda Hideyoshi sighed.

The reason why everyone subconsciously thinks of Shuichi Akai first is mainly because Shuichi Akai's situation is more complicated and dangerous, while Fukari Samakawa also doesn't give off a good feeling, so people subconsciously worry about the one in the most dangerous situation first.

If it were Sera Masumi... well, it wouldn't be good if a dangerous person found out she looked like Haneda Hideyoshi.

Sera Masumi has appeared in front of the organization members before—not to mention Potts, Bourbon and Scotland have both seen Sera Masumi call him "Shu-nii" (a nickname implying he's a slang term for someone who's overly close to Sera Masumi). If he's too closely connected with Sera Masumi, the organization might investigate him through Sera Masumi's connections.

In addition, his impression of Sera Masumi was that she was an immature child, and she almost exposed him in front of the organization members... well, she probably already exposed him in front of Potts... In short, he didn't trust Sera Masumi.

As for his mother, she suddenly lost contact. Sera Masumi's sudden return to Japan was probably because something had happened to her mother. In that case, it wouldn't be safe for Sera Masumi to be by her side. He would keep it a secret as much as possible to prevent Sera Masumi from acting impulsively.

Unlike Hideyoshi Haneda, he had been adopted out and had always appeared as a member of the Haneda family.

Because of Japan's chaotic household registration system, and because everyone had been abroad for quite some time, even if the organization wanted to investigate Shuichi Akai's relatives, it would be difficult to trace back to Hideyoshi Haneda. That's why Shuichi Akai dared to tell him that he was still alive.

Even though the Koji Haneda case, which led to Rum's Waterloo more than a decade ago, was closely related to the organization, Koji Haneda's parents are still alive, which means that the organization has no intention of eliminating them completely. Perhaps after Koji Haneda's death, they will stop keeping an eye on the Haneda family, and then Hideyoshi Haneda will be safe.

But if someone gets in touch with Hideyoshi Haneda through Sera Masumi and realizes they're family... things will get very complicated.

Shuichi Akai couldn't help but press his temples, feeling that things were just one after another, and that it might be easier if he were really dead.

"Is there a problem with that Kankawa Shinryu?" Haneda Hideyoshi asked.

Shuichi Akai fell silent again.

That's what he wanted to know too!

You said there wouldn't be a problem, but his demeanor makes him seem hard to trust.

It's also quite subtle; it feels strange to think he's really a good person.

But to say there's a problem... there's no evidence. He even refused the organization's offer to recruit him—though the organization's recruitment never succeeded, the fact that he's still alive does seem a bit suspicious.

“…I have people investigating on my end.” Shuichi Akai pondered for a moment, then cautioned his younger brother, “He’s dangerous, but there’s no evidence. Be careful. Let’s not contact each other for now unless it’s something important.”

Hideyoshi Haneda agreed.

Shuichi Akai felt much more at ease with his younger brother than with his sister. After all, age was a factor, and no matter how smart Sera Masumi was, he was still just a child in his eyes.

His focus now is to continue investigating Hanchuan Shenliu and to keep track of what's going on with Potts and Bourbon.

Bourbon has been working at Poirot Cafe recently, but he took a day off a few days ago. He doesn't seem to be very busy... Could it be that he didn't get any useful information from the Kudo residence?

Surely not? He's a favorite of Rum in the intelligence team, after all...

Besides, even if Bourbon didn't get any information, Potts would find a way to let him know what he needed to know; that was his trust in Potts.

Not only Shuichi Akai, but Conan Edogawa has also been thinking about this matter.

Now, every day when he goes downstairs, the first thing he does is go to Poirot Cafe to see if Amuro Tooru is there.

Occasionally, he and the members of the Junior Detective Club would come over, order a drink and some snacks, sit there for a while, and secretly observe.

Today, he brought the elementary school students here for snacks.

Last time they were locked in a refrigerated truck, Amuro Tooru came to rescue them, and now everyone is very enthusiastic about him.

"Why doesn't Ai want to come?" Ayumi Yoshida took a sip of her drink and said regretfully, "The snacks here are really delicious."

Conan Edogawa chuckled dryly: "She has to keep the professor company."

In fact, Ai Haibara was already very hostile towards Tooru Amuro, and now that she knows Tooru Amuro is a member of the organization, she refuses to show herself at all.

After being rescued last time, Conan Edogawa always felt that Amuro Tooru's act of being particularly worried about them and full of anger towards the criminals seemed a little too real.

However, even members of illegal organizations know what is right and what is wrong; it's normal for ordinary people to have simple values ​​in their daily lives...

Even assassins can like small animals.

The main reason why Conan Edogawa started to get hung up on this matter was because of his friend Usopp's reaction.

Bo Ye's attitude towards Amuro Tooru was a bit strange. He suspected that Bo Ye might have found out some particularly useful information but was unwilling to tell him.

"Your lemon pie." Amuro brought Conan Edogawa a snack through the door. "Your meals are all ready. Please enjoy."

As soon as he finished speaking, the bell hanging on the door rang, and Amuro Tooru looked up and said, "Welcome."

Conan Edogawa glanced at the newcomer and realized it was someone he knew: "Inspector Hagiwara?"

"You're here too." The elite police officers from the First Investigation Division greeted the elementary school students, whom they often encountered at the scene, with a smile.

Kojima Genta asked curiously, "What's Inspector Hagiwara doing here? Is there some case nearby?"

Kenji Hagiwara blushed and said, "No, I was just passing by and wanted to grab a coffee."

While speaking, he never looked at Amuro Tooru, but his partner, Date Wataru, who came with him, greeted Amuro Tooru with a smile.

"Hello, two glasses of Blue Mountain coffee."

Amuro Tooru's eyes flickered, and he smiled as he replied, "Okay, please have a seat, I'll be there in a moment."

Kenji Hagiwara and Wataru Date came specifically to see their classmates.

After Matsuda Jinpei mentioned that he had discovered Furuya Rei was working at Poirot Cafe, they had actually wanted to come and see for themselves. However, they felt that coming one by one would be a bit too obvious, so they decided to take advantage of a good opportunity to come and see for themselves while they were on patrol during their shift. Otherwise, the squad leader would be spending time with his girlfriend during the holidays.

Anyway, there's no need to talk about anything. The main thing is to see with their own eyes that their peers are okay, and that will put their minds at ease. Just relying on others to tell them will still make them a little uneasy.

The two calmly finished their coffees and left the shop.

Genta Kojima said with some regret, "So you really came here for coffee?"

Conan Edogawa seemed lost in thought.

Although everything seemed normal at first glance, Officer Hagiwara had never stopped for coffee when passing by here before...

However, recalling what Ms. Enomoto Azusa said before, that Officer Hagiwara had brought Mr. Kankawa here for a meal, he was probably quite satisfied with the place.

Not long after the two policemen left, Usakabe Saiki also arrived, and at the enthusiastic invitation of the elementary school students, he sat down next to them so they could chat.

"I've been playing video games lately," said Bo Yezaiji calmly. "When you grow up, you can play however you want."

Conan Edogawa's lips twitched: "Wait a minute, can't we teach kids like this?"

“Why not?” Bo Yezhai retorted. “After working so hard for so many years, isn’t it all so that we can enjoy life when we grow up?”

"...Couldn't it be for the purpose of contributing to society?"

Usakabe Saiki thought for a moment: "The GDP generated by my game purchases can be considered a contribution. Ah, actually, if you put it that way, money laundering also counts as increasing GDP..."

The drink suddenly landed heavily in front of Usui Saiki, and Amuro Tooru, who came to serve the food, said with a fake smile, "It's probably better not to say such things in front of children, sir?"

Conan Edogawa: "..."

He subtly observed Amuro Tooru.

Well... although the smile was fake, the emotions were very real, much more so than when facing them and other guests.

If it weren't someone you know well, you wouldn't react this way.

Back at Sonoko Suzuki's villa, Usui-san was bossing Amuro around all the time, and he actually managed to get this kind of result?

He hadn't quite understood before that owing favors was a way to build relationships, but now he seemed to suddenly understand something...

Resentment made Mr. Amuro less concerned with hiding his true emotions in front of Usui-nii. Is this how Usui-nii tests people?! Who taught you to test people like this?!

...I have to say, it actually works pretty well.

Conan Edogawa considered it for a moment and realized he probably couldn't learn it...

After Amuro Tooru left, Conan Edogawa tentatively asked in a low voice, "What do you think of Mr. Amuro?"

"It's alright. Actually, I have quite a few complaints about him, but his delicious cooking can cover up most of his flaws."

Conan Edogawa: "..."

Who asked you that!

Looking at Conan Edogawa's face, which was full of sarcastic remarks, Usaku Saiki couldn't help but laugh.

Bourbon already knows so much, he can't afford to favor one over the other, it's about time to balance the intelligence.

So he lowered his head and whispered in Conan Edogawa's ear, "He seems to know a lot, but he hasn't done anything. What do you think is the reason?"

Conan Edogawa's pupils contracted, and he glanced at Saiki Usaku with a slightly frightened look, trying to determine if Usaku was joking.

How much do I actually know?!

They didn't do anything... Is it because they have ulterior motives, planning something big, or...?

Conan Edogawa ended the meal without eating and then went to Professor Agasa's house to discuss things with Ai Haibara first.

After hearing this, Ai Haibara asked, "Was it your Usui-nii who said that?"

“Yes,” Conan Edogawa said. “I know that Usopp sometimes likes to joke around, but I don’t think it’s like this time, especially since Bourbon has probably already been to the Kudo residence… So what exactly is his purpose? What is he thinking?”

Ai Haibara recovered from her shock and thought for a moment: "...Is it because of me? If I'm not mistaken, he already reported my death to the organization last time. If he finds out now that I'm actually alive..."

Conan Edogawa realized: "He'll try to resolve this privately!"

“Moreover, this drug of the organization is classified.” Ai Haibara tried to analyze calmly. “Bourbon doesn’t know that this drug is used as poison. He probably thinks we are the organization’s test subjects. In addition, the organization’s style has always been ruthless. Bourbon might even be worried that he will be silenced because he has the authority not to know such things after reporting it.”

Conan Edogawa was unsure whether he should thank the organization for its actions.

Ai Haibara was silent for a moment, then concluded, "The intelligence team are all smart people. They know when to play dumb. Maybe if I, this hidden danger, really die, he will leave."

Conan Edogawa: "…………"

What kind of time is this?! Can you please stop thinking about killing yourself all the time?!

Even now, you still won't tell me what the organization is called!

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We suddenly had guests over, and I've been keeping them company until now. I'll go eat after I finish writing this, so I guess I'll just update at midnight from now on.

My sleep schedule is almost back to normal now, I'm so touched, let's see how long I can keep it up.

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What's the Black Organization actually called? Does it really not have a name? An organization without a corporate spirit doesn't seem likely to last.

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It feels like Detective Conan is a giant riddle-solving paradise.

I tried really hard to analyze why Shuichi Akai kept it a secret from his mother and sister but not his brother. Sigh.