Amidst the familiar banter, Jingran learned what had happened in "that" world since his return.

First, it's about the winery.

Under the influence of the antidote, Karasuma Renya was finally restored to the appearance of a 130-year-old man.

Despite the meticulous care provided by doctors and expensive medications, the human body cannot escape aging.

Karasuma Renya, who already suffered from underlying health conditions, was devastated by this major upheaval and suffered a sudden heart failure, dying in front of his granddaughter, Absinthe.

But both he and Vermouth seemed to have anticipated this.

When the police and officers stormed into the villa, they found one dead and one alive, both with varying degrees of relaxed smiles on their faces.

Absinthe surrendered without any surprise. Even though she had reached a consensus with the police, the formalities still had to be followed.

Gin is dead, Rum is arrested, Curaçao is arrested, Vodka is arrested, Ireland has betrayed them, and Bourbon and Kiel were traitors all along...

The brewery's influence, built up over many years in a large area of ​​Tokyo, seemed to crumble overnight, leaving nothing behind.

The situation is similar in other regions.

There was no leader, no money to maintain daily activities, and not even an organizational action plan.

Both materially and spiritually, the distillery has long been a ruin.

Now, it can be completely overturned with just a flick of a finger.

The only thing to consider is how the police and the FBI will split the profits from this pile of ruins.

Jingran couldn't be bothered with those things.

He cares more about people.

"So, I..."

In the end, it was Rei Furuya who was kind enough to tell him the actual situation.

When everyone hurriedly moved Yoruichi Toyama off Gin, trying to give him first aid or rush him to the hospital, they discovered that he had stopped breathing.

That slightly awkward smile on his face was just as irritating as it was in his "previous life".

It's impossible for these longtime best friends not to feel sad, but there are more important things to do right now.

When things at the distillery were almost over and it was time to take stock of the spoils of victory, they realized they didn't have much right to be too sad, since there were others who were even sadder.

Akechi, Furuya Rei, Kudo Shinichi, and even Hakuba Saguru and Kuroba Kaito couldn't help but want to help comfort Akemi, but only Akai Shuichi wisely avoided it.

The thoughtful Rei Furuya even called Ai Haibara over from the lab.

However, one female PhD student seemed to be the most composed among the group.

Moreover, since she had a long private talk with Akemi, Akemi has also regained her outward composure.

Aside from constantly holding the black cat left behind by Yoruichi Toyama and muttering to herself, there was nothing abnormal about her.

...So you all think it's normal to talk to cats, right?

Jingran originally wanted to complain like this, but then she thought that Mingzhi talked to Kotaro every day, and whether he understood or not, they always had a back-and-forth conversation, so she could only shrug helplessly.

So, Miss Mingmei knew about her secret pretty quickly.

Given the temperament of the female PhD student, she certainly wouldn't stand to see her sister wallowing in pain.

Regardless of whether what Gao Yuan told her was true or false, she would tell Mingmei.

only……

Jingran glanced sideways at the two guys sitting opposite him.

"How did you know that?"

I didn't ask Gao Yuan to tell everyone!

Gao Yuan himself is certainly not a gossip-loving person.

Then there's only one option...

“It’s Miss Akemi,” Akechi answered crisply.

He also glanced at Furuya Rei, deflecting his disapproving gaze.

It seems to be saying that if you don't shift the blame to the young lady in this situation, are you just asking for trouble?

Jingran was also impressed.

When you try to shift the blame to my girlfriend in front of me, do you think I can't beat you?

Well……

It seems...now...

I really can't beat them...

That's alright then.

“One day, Ms. Akemi brought Mr. Kotaro to me and Furuya and told us about you,” Akechi said.

"To dispel our doubts, she also called on Ms. Haibara and Takato to testify."

There's certainly no problem with that, but those two short sentences contain quite a lot of information.

One of them is Kotaro, oh, I should say Taro. Didn't he complete his mission too? Why didn't he return to the transfer station?

But if he didn't go back, what was Shanshan dressed for?

Or are they saying that after they travel through time to become elves, they also have to clean up the mess? ...

Another thing is, "Miss Haibara"...

"Didn't Ai turn back?" Jingran asked.

The two people opposite him stared at him with familiar looks, as if an Alaskan Malamute and a Samoyed were jointly looking down on a Husky.

“Why does he still think like this?” Mingzhi said.

"He hasn't changed at all, has he?" Rei Furuya said. "Look how clumsy he was when he caught the thief!"

"Did you get some kind of cheat code when you came to our area?" Mingzhi said.

“Definitely!” Furuya Rei said.

"despise!"

“…Hey you two,” Jingran covered his face speechlessly, “did you come here to perform stand-up comedy?”

"When did you become so in sync?"

Upon hearing this reminder, the two people who had been chatting and laughing immediately stopped and turned their heads in the opposite direction.

“No,” Mingzhi said, “how could I possibly be acquainted with a former spy!”

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