Chapter 374
Upon hearing what Usaku Saiki said, Conan Edogawa's mind went blank for a moment.
If it were anyone else, it wouldn't matter, but the problem is that he had already suspected Bo Yezaki before, and now that Bo Yezaki is suddenly behaving this way, it's hard not to think about it more deeply.
But... but when we found out he was Shinichi Kudo, everything was fine, wasn't it?
Why the sudden change of heart?
If Brother Bo Ye really is a member of the Black Organization... could it be that Brother Bo Ye didn't know before that the organization he was looking for was the one he belonged to?
...By the way, I don't think I've ever mentioned to Bo Ye why I shrunk. Haibara said that the Black Organization uses this kind of drug as a poison. If I don't know its effects, it might not match up. It's normal that I didn't have any reaction before.
Has Brother Bo Ye finally realized something was wrong through some channel, and that's why he's come knocking on our door?
Once Conan Edogawa regained his composure, his mind raced. He proposed a possibility, then quickly dismissed it with hesitation—why would someone come knocking now? Ran is at the museum, and Usopp had a date with her. They both disappeared together; Ran would definitely be looking for Usopp…
Why aren't you saying anything?
Usaku Saiki's tone was very gentle. Conan Edogawa had almost never heard Usaku Saiki speak in such a tone before. It was like a night fog, bringing a strange chill.
Despite being toyed with by Usaku Saiki for so long, Edogawa Conan bravely kept his composure and tentatively asked in a helpless tone, "Usaku-nii, stop messing around. Aren't you going to go shopping for clothes with Ran?"
These words made Conan Edogawa quite nervous. What if he had thought too highly of Usopp?
Usoppei said quietly, "What are you pretending for now? You suspected me before, didn't you? By the way, don't move. I know you have an anesthetic needle in your watch."
At the same time, something pressed against the back of Conan Edogawa's head, and Saiki Usaba's voice was tinged with laughter: "This isn't the model I gave you to play with before, this time it's the real thing. Don't shout, or I can't guarantee what will happen to the people who come over."
Conan Edogawa: "...!!!"
He actually misjudged Bo Ye Ge! But why! Why did he choose this time? It shouldn't be like this...
Just when Conan Edogawa was caught between a rock and a hard place, and waiting to die was also impossible, Ran Mouri's puzzled voice rang out from the alleyway entrance.
"Bo Ye-kun? Conan-kun? What are you doing here?"
Ignoring the resemblance to a gun barrel on the back of his head, Conan Edogawa abruptly turned around, wanting Ran to run. But turning around would have been better; his pupils dilated in shock.
...It's a cell phone!!! The thing on the back of his head is just a corner of a phone case!!!
"Tch." Bo Yezaki muttered under his breath, "If we've been found out, then we're not going to act anymore."
Conan Edogawa: "………………"
You're still cutting?! What the hell are you cutting?! Do you know I was almost ready to die just now?!
Usoppai straightened up, put his phone back in his trench coat pocket, then turned around and greeted Ran Mouri at the alley entrance with a smile: "What kind of code-breaking game does he want to play? I'll talk to Conan-kun for a bit more, then I'll be right out."
Ran Mouri looked at him knowingly, thinking that this was just a reenactment of Heiji Hattori and Conan Edogawa's daily routine: "Okay, I'll wait for you at the museum entrance."
Soon, Ran Mouri's figure disappeared at the entrance of the alley.
Conan Edogawa squinted at Saiki Usaku and said in a slightly angry tone, "Usaku-nii! You've gone too far with your joke! What do you mean this time it's the real deal? It's just a cell phone, isn't it?"
Usoya Saiki disagreed: "It's true."
Conan Edogawa was taken aback and looked hesitantly at his pocket, suspecting that the shape of the phone was a disguise. In order to pass a body search, many guns were hidden with strange shells.
Conan Edogawa: "Is it a real gun?"
Usakabe Saiki: "It's a real cell phone."
Conan Edogawa: "…………"
Seeing that Conan Edogawa was about to explode, Saiki Usaba immediately turned the tables: "Who told you not to tell me anything? Heiji Hattori knew, but I didn't. If Yukiko-neechan hadn't told me, I would still be in the dark!"
Conan Edogawa's face darkened: "You used that excuse last time."
It turns out it was his mother who told Brother Bo Ye! He wondered why Brother Bo Ye suddenly brought up the Black Organization... Thinking about it carefully, the Black Organization was just a nickname they gave to the organization; the people in the organization themselves probably wouldn't call it that. He should have realized this earlier.
“Alright.” Usaku Saiki sighed regretfully. “Actually, I heard yesterday that Yukiko-neechan and Yusaku-san came back after receiving the news and pretended to be members of the Black Organization to scare you… It’s a bit of a pity that I couldn’t participate, so I wanted to make up for that today.”
Conan Edogawa: "………………"
How dare you say that?! What kind of reason is that to be so self-righteous?!
Facing Conan Edogawa's intense glare, Usui Saiki acted as if he hadn't seen it and continued nonchalantly, "So, do I look like him?"
Conan Edogawa sneered, "Not at all like it."
Silver hair, green eyes, black trench coat... These elements, when combined, have a high degree of similarity to Gin, but when applied to Usui Saiki, they don't seem threatening at all.
Wearing a black trench coat made Saiki Hakuba look a bit taller than usual, probably because black is slimming.
Now, with his hands in his pockets and slightly bent over, Usaku Saiki was looking at him. His shadow could completely envelop Conan Edogawa. If it were Gin, it would be enough to cause Conan Edogawa's heart to race, but since it was Usaku Saiki, he only felt mentally exhausted.
Bo Yezhai said nonchalantly, "Alright, I meant well, just warning you to be careful of scams by acquaintances... no, I mean, be careful that acquaintances are members of that organization."
"I think I only need to be wary of you," Conan Edogawa said bluntly. "Only you would commit fraud."
However, he didn't take the part about the acquaintance being someone from the organization to heart.
This person was, after all, a man several years older than him, and Conan Edogawa wanted to show him some respect. The problem was, he felt he couldn't bring himself to do so!
After a brief argument, the two finally calmed down and walked out of the alley together, where they met up with Ran Mouri and Kogoro Mouri.
Conan Edogawa said he was going to find Professor Agasa and work with him to decipher the code.
Ran Mouri was used to his style, and since she also had an appointment with Saiki Usaba, she gave him a few instructions and then released him.
Kogoro Mouri originally planned to return to the hotel to rest, but after hearing that the two were going to buy clothes, he looked at Saiki Usaku with suspicion, doubting that he also had ill intentions towards his daughter, thus contributing a lot of suspicion points, and insisted on going along.
When he arrived at the children's clothing store, Kogoro Mouri realized that he had been overthinking things.
Ran Mouri helped Saiki Usaba pick out a few clothes suitable for a junior high school girl. The group then spent some time at the coffee shop next door, exchanged hotel addresses, and then parted ways.
However, exchanging addresses was of little use, since it was already difficult to get Usakata Saiki to meet up; when asked, she would just say she was too tired and wanted to rest at a hotel.
Ran Mouri was also quite busy. The next day, she was caught up in the operation to crack the code and also discovered that Shinichi Kudo was in London. This caused another uproar, and no one paid attention to Saiki Usaku's whereabouts.
Vermouth is the same; only Usui Saiki is really here for a vacation. Vermouth still has a mission to carry out, having spent several days investigating and preparing.
Out of curiosity, Bo Yezaki asked, "Where? When? I'd like to see too."
Vermouth wasn't as fussy as Gin. When Usui asked, she just told him directly, since Usui always had a way of getting what he wanted: "It's on the bridge opposite the MI6 headquarters. You'd better not go and join the fun. If something happens, no one will care about you."
Bo Yezaki replied obediently, "I know, I understand."
Vermouth looked at him and felt that his knowing answer was rather subtle. Why couldn't he just say, "Okay, I won't go"?
With the same worry that Vodka had learned that Usui Saiki was also involved in a similar mission, Vermouth disguised herself as Akai Tsutomu the next day, had the other members of the organization pretend to be passersby and wait nearby, and went to the destination to meet Akai Mary.
Mary Akai was very clever. After asking a few questions, she saw through Vermouth's disguise as Tsutomu Akai and immediately declared righteously, "I've already told MI6 that if I can't go back, then Tsutomu Akai is a fake!"
Vermouth: "..."
Usui Saiki was right, Akai Mary is indeed a smart person! She doesn't have to risk her life to infiltrate MI6 anymore!
Thank you, Mary Akai!
As a token of gratitude, let her send Akai Mary off in a romantic way!
Vermouth held the medicine in her mouth, forcefully kissed Akai Mary, and passed the capsule to her.
"...Fine, I can't infiltrate MI6, but killing you is also my mission objective...How does it feel to be poisoned to death by a drug developed by your own sister?"
Vermouth smiled and took two steps back, watching as Mary Akai screamed and fell into the Thames.
The commotion on the river attracted the attention of passersby. Vermouth signaled the organization members who had been shielding her from the view to disperse, and she quickly put on her hat and left the dangerous place.
However, Mary Akai did not stop breathing as quickly as the organization had predicted.
She felt pain throughout her body, as if someone was burning her bones, but she was still able to use her senses to realize that she had fallen into the water and could no longer make a sound, otherwise she would drown sooner or later.
The icy river water quickly cooled her down, and Akai Mary's feverish mind cleared up. She lay in the river, calculated the distance, and after confirming that she was out of sight from the bridge, she found a spot under the bridge and planned to climb ashore away from others' view.
Just as Mary Akai, dragging her soaking wet, ill-fitting adult clothes, climbed ashore and pondered how to continue avoiding the sight of others to find her daughter, a stranger's voice suddenly came from under the bridge.
"Hmm? Little sister, what are you doing here? Do you want me to help you find your family?"
Mary Akai turned her head sharply and saw a young man in a black trench coat emerge from the shadows of the bridge arch.
The silver-haired youth was young and handsome, with a childlike smile. His gaze swept over her wet body without any discomfort before he raised the bag in his hand.
"I don't mean any harm, I just think you should change your clothes... I happen to have some new clothes and towels that are suitable for junior high school students, do you need them?"
Akai Marie: “…???”
Is it possible for such a coincidence to happen in the world?
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It might not be feasible to update all at once in the afternoon, but I updated earlier today than yesterday, taking it one step at a time.
I'll update a little earlier tomorrow... and I'll make up for it with an extra chapter! Don't worry!
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It seems Jinjiang is going to release a paragraph comment feature... Those who want to reread the series can wait and check back later when this feature is released.
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Thin Leaf: This is real!
Conan: Is it a real gun?
Thin Leaf: It's a real cell phone.
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