Chapter 346
Not only Shuichi Akai thought there was something wrong with Saiki Usaku's words, but even Conan Edogawa was puzzled and somewhat suspicious.
"Mr. Subaru has no grudge against you, so why would he want to kill you?"
If Bo Ye is indeed connected to the organization, it would be understandable for Mr. Akai, as an FBI agent, to want to kill him. However, this level of thinking is not something Bo Ye should be considering right now.
Unless Bo Ye is really a member of the organization and knows that the person behind "Okiya Subaru" is Mr. Akai, but that's impossible... right?
Conan Edogawa's heart suddenly started pounding, and he couldn't help but start having all sorts of wild thoughts.
Bo Yezaki narrowed his eyes slightly: "What strange thing are you thinking about now?"
"N-no, huh?" Conan Edogawa chuckled awkwardly.
"I told you, didn't I? Your acting is truly awful; don't think you can fool my eyes." Usakabe Saiki pressed down on Edogawa Conan's head, forcing him to look at him. "You were definitely thinking something very rude just now!"
"It's nothing."
Conan Edogawa quickly recalled the cases he knew and soon came up with a plausible explanation.
"I was just worried that you and Mr. Subaru might be enemies from many years ago. Now that you've met, one of you recognizes the other, but the other doesn't. And then the one who recognizes you might commit murder because of some old grudge... I've encountered too many situations like this. I just got a little distracted and started thinking the wrong thing."
Akai Shuichi: "…………"
Is this kid slow-witted or perceptive? It feels like he's hit the nail on the head... I just don't know if Potts really didn't recognize him.
Usaku Saiki roughly ruffled Conan Edogawa's hair.
"No need for such a complicated process. You have no idea how capable I am at offending people! I can make someone want to cut ties with me unintentionally, and if I do it on purpose, I can easily offend someone to death!"
Conan Edogawa: "...You don't have to say that so proudly, do you?"
You should reflect on this! Reflect on it! Aren't you afraid of offending too many people and ending up with no friends left?!
But thinking about it this way, Bo Ye's perverse sense of humor has actually become much more restrained when he's with him, Hattori, and his mother. After all, aside from organizational factors, he has never considered breaking off his friendship with Bo Ye, and his mother always speaks highly of Bo Ye.
Hattori... not to mention Hattori, we've been friends since elementary school, if we wanted to break up, we would have done so long ago.
Sigh, Brother Bo Ye really is quite good to me.
Shuichi Akai watched as Saiki Usaba played around with Conan Edogawa, his face expressionless, but his mind was churning with all sorts of thoughts.
Approaching Potts as an ordinary person brings unexpected joy—it turns out Potts is like this in front of ordinary people, and he seems to really dote on Conan.
The way these two interact is actually quite intimate. Conan, who is usually very mature, doesn't resist being touched in the hair and just says "whatever" with a "whatever" look. Potts is the same; he handles his jokes very well... At least compared to what he experienced in the organization, what Potts said to Conan is nothing.
It's clear that when Potts is around ordinary people, his mental state tends to be more like that of an ordinary person.
In that case... it would be better not to break the perception of Potness.
The premise is that he has to keep it a secret from Potnis.
After generating a few waves of suspicion, Usakabe Saiki suggested, "It's getting late, how about we grab a bite to eat together? Conan, do you want to tell Ran-neechan?"
“I said I’m at Professor Agasa’s house tonight… I’ll just tell Professor Agasa.” Conan Edogawa then looked at Shuichi Akai, “Where’s Subaru?”
Shuichi Akai initially wanted to refuse, but now that he planned to observe Saiki Usaku's life in ordinary society, he agreed: "Let's go together, it's on me, after all, I'm the one who's causing you trouble."
Usoya Saiki: "It's good that you know."
Akai Shuichi: "..."
Conan Edogawa is starting to get suspicious again.
Although Usui Saiki has a terrible sense of humor, he wouldn't normally be this rude in front of me... Why is it that I dislike Mr. Akai so much?
On the contrary, Shuichi Akai, who was used to being teased by Saiki Usui, didn't seem to notice anything amiss. He good-naturedly said that he was going to change his clothes and then went into his room.
He knew that Usaku Saiki and Edogawa Conan would probably take the opportunity to chat privately, but he didn't leave any bugging devices or anything. Anyway, Usaku Saiki and Edogawa Conan would have plenty of opportunities to chat privately, and Edogawa Conan might even tell him that there was no need to leave any leverage for Usaku Saiki.
Sure enough, as soon as Shuichi Akai left, Saiki Usui nudged Conan Edogawa: "Hey."
When Conan Edogawa was poked like that, he responded with a simple, "What's wrong?"
"That Subaru Okiya..."
"Hmm?" Conan Edogawa was already puzzled by Saiki Usaku's strange attitude towards Shuichi Akai, and when he heard Usaku bring it up himself, he quickly focused his attention. "What's wrong with him?"
Don't you think there's something wrong with him?
Conan Edogawa, who was wondering if there was something wrong with Bo Ye, thought: "...Huh?"
My train of thought suddenly became disjointed.
Could it be that Brother Bo Ye's strange attitude towards Mr. Akai is because he senses something is wrong with him?
That makes sense...
Conan Edogawa tried to find out: "What's wrong with him?"
"He's been suppressing his emotions, but he's gone too far! Most people would be more likely to show some signs of anger when facing me, right? Maybe he has something much bigger in mind!"
"...Since you know you easily anger people, why don't you change it...!"
Conan Edogawa was both speechless and helpless.
What a ridiculous excuse! It would be incredibly unlucky for FBI elites to be exposed simply because they don't like to get angry easily.
Usoppon pursed his lips: "Fine, since this reason doesn't convince you, I'll come up with a more convincing one."
Conan Edogawa revealed a serious expression again.
Usakabe Saiki: "My intuition tells me there's something wrong with him."
Conan Edogawa: "…………"
The previous reason was much more convincing! Why would he still believe Brother Bo Ye's nonsense?!
But then, Usakabe Saiki said, "You should also have a detective's intuition, right?"
Conan Edogawa's expression turned serious.
Hmm... a detective's intuition... is indeed quite convincing...
Wait a minute! He already knew Subaru Okiya was an FBI agent! He doesn't need to worry about that!!!
But he really should give Brother Bo Ye a reply. It's rare for Brother Bo Ye to care about him so much, and even worry about him... He didn't even ask why he shrank when he saw him!
“Don’t worry, Mr. Subaru isn’t a bad person,” Conan Edogawa said. “Even my dad believes him.”
Bo Yezaki sighed, "You've become like this, you should be more mindful."
"...Yeah, I've become like this, and you still deliberately don't answer my calls, playing weird jokes on me and making me worry unnecessarily!!!" Conan Edogawa looked at Saiki Usui with resentment, "Don't you have any explanation?"
"Didn't Yukiko tell you? So you'd learn your lesson." Usui Saiki said righteously, "Now look at you, actually bringing this kind of person into your home, you really haven't learned a thing."
Conan Edogawa was no longer willing to argue with Saiki Usaku: "Hey hey hey... Anyway, Subaru-san isn't a bad person, but he doesn't know my identity either, so be careful."
Usoya Saiki: "Don't worry, even if you give yourself away, I won't."
After chatting for a while, Shuichi Akai changed his clothes and returned. Saiki Usui and Conan Edogawa then fell silent and got up to leave.
Where should we eat?
"I'm not familiar with this area." Shuichi Akai diligently maintained his persona in front of two people who already knew his true identity. "Does Conan have any recommendations?"
Conan Edogawa readily led the way: "There are more restaurants on that street, let's go take a look."
The last few people chose a Western restaurant.
After ordering, Usoya Saiki rested his chin on his hand and sighed.
"Why are you sighing when we're out for dinner..." Conan Edogawa squinted at him. "If you don't want to go out, just say so."
“That’s not the problem,” said Usakabe Saiki. “It’s just that I have a feeling that something terrible is about to happen.”
Shuichi Akai raised an eyebrow: "Oh? Why do you say that?"
Conan Edogawa was speechless: "I guess it's some kind of blame-shifting remark about how cases always seem to happen around detectives. The Metropolitan Police Department had the same reaction when they saw Uncle Mori. It's really just a matter of probability."
No sooner had the words been spoken than a loud crash of cutlery breaking on the ground came from not far away, followed by a gasp and a sudden burst of whispers.
It seems someone suddenly collapsed.
Conan Edogawa and Shuichi Akai tensed up almost simultaneously.
Conan Edogawa wanted to rush over to check the situation, which was his subconscious reaction when he encountered a case. However, just as he put his leg down and tried to jump off the chair, Saiki Usaba grabbed his shoulder.
He turned his head anxiously: "Don't..."
Then he saw the deep look in Usakabe Saiki's eyes, as if they were filled with "Where's the acting?!"
Conan Edogawa was getting impatient—damn it! Mr. Akai already knows he's smart, there's no need to act like this! Let him solve the case!
He glanced at Shuichi Akai instinctively, only to find that Shuichi Akai seemed to be deep in thought.
Shuichi Akai was shocked and confused.
What happened? Are these people really not shills hired by Potts?
But this store was the one he chose...
Could it be that Potts's eyesight is so good that he could tell something bad was going to happen to the people at that table not far away as soon as he sat down in the store?!
So, is his disguise really as secure as he imagines?
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Bonus chapter for landmine!
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Thin Leaf (turning the tables): Don't you think Subaru Okiya has a problem?
Conan: ...
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It's a [universal navigation app] that uses keywords to mark nearby murderers.
But the effect it produced was...
Akai: I was terrified at that moment.
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Shuichi Akai painstakingly maintained his persona in front of two people who already knew his true identity.
↑As I write this, I really feel for him; he's had a tough time (wiping away tears)
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