Chapter 317
Due to various reasons, Conan Edogawa didn't actually contribute much suspicion to Shinryu Samakawa on a regular basis.
If Ai Haibara hadn't said she sensed the organization's presence from Shinryu Sakkawa, Conan Edogawa probably wouldn't have offered any more suspicions for quite some time after learning that the source of those misunderstandings about Sakkawa was actually a sting operation.
After all, having misunderstood Senkawa Shinryu so many times, Conan Edogawa had developed a habitual way of thinking. Whenever he encountered something suspicious, he would immediately wonder – could it be another misunderstanding?
Even when he questioned the extent to which Hanchuan Shenliu could influence the Yakuza organization, the doubt he contributed was much less than before.
The only thing that could shake Conan Edogawa's resolve, which had gradually stabilized, was something truly related to the organization.
This is why, previously, Hanchuan Shenliu only vaguely misled people with rhetoric, but this time he directly brought up the keyword "alcohol".
My psychological threshold is already too high, so I need to do something more stimulating.
Compared to Conan Edogawa and Heiji Hattori, who suddenly became more alert and started contributing a lot of suspicion, Kogoro Mouri was completely out of it and didn't think much of it, just continuing the conversation along the lines.
"Alcohol... normally, beer is fine," Kogoro Mouri said pragmatically. "But if someone's treating, red wine is even better. And if you go to a bar, you can try all kinds of whiskey; maybe you'll find one you like..."
As a heavy drinker, Kogoro Mouri felt a sense of superiority as a senior, and began to ramble on to Shinryu Samikawa about the taste of various sakes, occasionally mentioning how someone had treated him to such an expensive sake...
Conan Edogawa's eyes twitched as he listened to this completely absurd topic.
He was very anxious because he suddenly remembered that Gin had fired two shots in the elevator of the Twin Towers. One shot was aimed at Suzuki Sonoko, whom Gin mistook for Sherry, and the other shot was aimed at Kazukawa Shinryu.
If Shinryu Hanakawa is not a member of the organization, then it means that Gin has probably already set his sights on him.
The reason... he couldn't guess because there was too little information. But even if Gin had met Shinryu Suzawa for the first time that day and immediately felt that Suzawa was a promising talent, firing a shot to test his character, he thought it wasn't impossible.
If that's the case, the Black Organization has probably already sent someone to contact Hanchuan Shenliu over this period of time.
Even if Hanchuan Shenliu had no connection with the organization before, he'll probably have one now!
It sounds like they've even reached the point of choosing codenames... If it were anyone else, Conan Edogawa wouldn't think it's that far off, but with Shinryu Sakkawa, it seems like this development is very likely.
Moreover, the impression that Conan Edogawa had of Shinryu Sukawa was always very vague and confused.
He is intelligent but has a terrible personality. Although he was a policeman, he strangely gives people the feeling that he could morally deteriorate at any time.
This also means that even though he already knows that the things about the "advisor" were all misunderstandings, and that he and Ran were even saved by him, Conan Edogawa still can't completely trust Shinryu Samikawa whenever he thinks about the Black Organization having contact with him.
After all, people who are too smart are prone to finding everything in the world boring, so they start looking for thrills... Conan Edogawa thinks that Shinryu Samakawa becoming a "consultant" who is crossing the line is actually a restrained version of this mentality.
What if Hanchuan Shenliu suddenly becomes unwilling to restrain himself?
What if! What if Mr. Hanchuan finds being a consultant boring and thinks the Black Organization is interesting, so he goes and joins it?
Given Mr. Hanchuan's moral compass, I can't completely rule out this possibility! He's even capable of watching people nearly die before taking action!
Under the deliberate provocation of Shinryu Samikawa, Conan Edogawa's trust in him became extremely fragile. He had a bellyful of questions he wanted to ask, but unfortunately, none of them were appropriate for him to ask in his capacity as a human being.
It was Hattori Heiji who noticed Edogawa Conan's urgency and seized an opportunity to interject: "Mr. Kankawa, why did you suddenly ask about the sake?"
"Yeah, I just feel like maybe I should try drinking alcohol." Han Chuan Shenliu touched the Sprite next to him. "When we have dinner together, everyone drinks alcohol, but I only drink juice. I feel a little excluded."
Hattori Heiji: "…………"
Conan Edogawa: "…………"
—So you asked that question because of this!?
Ran Mouri was somewhat surprised: "So, Mr. Hankawa, you don't drink alcohol at all?"
"I find it difficult," Han Chuan Shen said with a serious expression. "So I wanted to ask Mr. Mao Li if there are any suitable beginner courses..."
After that, Conan Edogawa couldn't remember what else Shinryu Hanakawa said. He only felt extremely tired, even more tired than Heiji Hattori who had been locked in the attic and beaten up.
After dinner, Shinryu Hanchuan took his leave. Ran Mouri and Kazuha Toyama chatted in the kitchen, Kogoro Mouri watched TV, and Heiji Hattori and Conan Edogawa went to the balcony to look at the night sky and quietly shared their feelings.
“If I weren’t worried about something going wrong, I would have told Mr. Hankawa to be careful of the organization codenamed Sake…” Conan Edogawa leaned against the railing and muttered to himself, “I still think Gin might be targeting Mr. Hankawa. That shot last time… was completely unnecessary.”
Hattori Heiji, having heard Conan Edogawa talk about the Twin Towers, pondered for a moment: "Do you think Mr. Hanakawa saw him and wants to silence him?"
“…At that distance, it’s generally impossible to see, right? I could barely find it with my glasses.” Conan Edogawa sighed. “And even if he did see it, and someone fired in his direction, Mr. Kagawa would at least dodge, wouldn’t he? He really didn’t react at all. It’s impossible for him to know he couldn’t be sniped from that far away…”
Although Conan Edogawa didn't consider Shinryu Samakawa a bad guy, he was still worried, feeling that Samakawa's stance was not actually firm and depended entirely on his own mood.
Heiji Hattori comforted him, "Mr. Hanchuan is alright. There's not much evidence that the Black Organization has contacted him. But we should pay more attention to Brother Boye, right? What's the situation between him and Vermouth?"
Conan Edogawa slumped his shoulders: "I don't know what's going on between him and Vermouth, and I don't know if what he said about my mother lying to him is because he saw through my identity... I can only hope that he really isn't a member of the organization anymore. If I have the chance, I want to ask him what kind of inheritance he inherited. I'm a little worried that the organization will kill him after they get it."
Hattori Heiji: "..."
He said he didn't know this or that, but judging from his remarks, Kudo's subconscious inclination was already very obvious: he felt that Bo Ye was not a member of the organization.
This inexplicable protectiveness reminded Hattori Heiji of the incident in Osaka where Kudo's idol committed murder...
Sigh, last time was last time. This time, Usopp's situation is completely different. I hope Usopp won't let Kudo down.
Because he had saved someone with the help of the Yakuzai's power that day, Bo Yezaki stopped being lazy and started operating for a while after returning home that night.
However, since being a consultant no longer generated any suspicion for him and was merely a way to pass the time, he became passive and unhelpful. He only served two people and, feeling that the quality of today's guests was not very high, closed the door and refused further visits, essentially just going through the motions.
This situation lasted for several days, with each visit having shorter hours than the last. When Kenji Hagiwara came to visit him again, he was pulled aside by the overly friendly yakuza member and chatted for a while.
"He's obviously tired of it," a member of the yakuza group said resentfully. "It seems like the advisor is getting more and more impatient..."
Kenji Hagiwara said thoughtfully, "I understand. I'll ask him."
For Kenji Hagiwara, having served as an advisor for three years, it was probably about time he reached his limit.
Even if you don't have to get up early and whether you're open for business depends entirely on your mood, actually, Shinryu Hagiwara doesn't really like the feeling of being expected by too many people... This is something Kenji Hagiwara himself discovered.
After most of the members of the First Investigation Division initially turned positive towards Shinryu Samakawa, even regarding him as a powerful ally in times of trouble, Samakawa's attitude towards the First Investigation Division suddenly turned cold.
It's just that Hanchuan Shenliu is usually very cold to others, so most people don't notice this difference.
...Of course, the final reason for resigning was still the issue of work schedule, but it took Kenji Hagiwara a long time to figure out the reason for that inexplicable coldness.
Hanchuan Shenliu doesn't seem to be good at accepting other people's positive emotions, and he feels more comfortable when surrounded by suspicion.
This made Kenji Hagiwara reflect on whether he and Jinpei had put too much pressure on him, and he finally concluded that Shinryu Kagawa truly considered them friends! He was so touched!
In short, ever since he learned that more and more people were coming to consult with Shinryu Kanakawa, Kenji Hagiwara felt that this day was bound to come sooner or later.
Sure enough, after he asked Hanchuan Shenliu, Hanchuan Shenliu answered.
"I'm really getting bored, and I'm planning to move soon."
Kenji Hagiwara then asked, "So what do you plan to do after that?"
With his chin propped up, Shinryu Hanchuan lazily replied, "Isn't continuing to be an advisor to the Metropolitan Police Department enough?"
"...Won't you get bored sooner or later?"
“Yes,” Hanchuan Shenliu admitted, “I’m also thinking about what to do in the future.”
Kenji Hagiwara was a little worried.
If a police officer is unwilling, and even a consultant at the Metropolitan Police Department is getting bored, then what can possibly make Shinryu Sakkawa find interesting?
"—Sometimes I think being a bad guy is quite interesting."
Hanchuan Shenliu said frankly, "Anyway, as long as we don't get caught, it'll be fine, right?"
Kenji Hagiwara: "...Are you asking for a beating for saying that in front of me?"
“I almost thought it was Matsuda speaking… I was just saying that sometimes I think like this…” Hanchuan Shenliu leaned back in his seat, the topic jumping around, “Last time I was sniped, I suddenly really wanted to shoot.”
Kenji Hagiwara remembered that Shinryu Samakawa had once said about the feeling of killing out of curiosity, and he felt a headache coming on.
We can't let him be idle!!!
This guy tends to overthink when he's not doing anything!
"Come back to work with me in a bit." Kenji Hagiwara, who was at work today and just happened to be nearby during his lunch break, said, "I have a rather troublesome case on my hands."
Han Chuan Shenliu was still considerate of his friend. Although he thought it probably wasn't a very interesting case, he still nodded and asked, "How troublesome?"
"...It's probably the kind of trouble that involves an undercover police officer. One of the undercover officers died."
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Extra chapter tonight
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Don't worry, it wasn't one of those undercover agents everyone knows who died, nor was it a case from Detective Conan.
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