“Before, I was used by Moroboshi, and I kept deceiving myself, thinking that one day we could really be together.”
"When I met you, even though I knew you were an upright and kind person, I was still unconsciously drawn to you..."
"But I hesitated for a long time before I decided to confess my feelings to you."
"Perhaps this has caused you trouble..."
"No, not at all!" Yoruichi Toyama blurted out, then scratched his head helplessly.
"Mingmei, stop cursing. Aren't all of these things you're saying about me?"
"If it weren't for that last time, when Ai teamed up with Amuro and Akechi to stage that scene, I probably would still be..."
He suddenly couldn't continue speaking.
Akemi tilted her head slightly, looking at him with a questioning gaze.
"So, Yoruichi, is it just that you've never been in a relationship before and that's why you feel uncomfortable, or... is there something you're having trouble bringing up?"
Being gazed at like that by the girl she liked, Yoruichi Toyama suddenly felt an urge to blurt out everything: her time travel, her impending departure after completing her mission, and her unwavering desire to never leave her.
"Mingmei, I..."
Before I could think of what to say, my phone rang suddenly.
Yoruichi Toyama breathed a sigh of relief as if she had been saved and quickly answered the phone.
Akemi, sitting opposite, sighed softly and leaned back against the sofa.
He seemed to have a sense of relief amidst his disappointment.
"Hey, Conan? By the way, how's it going on your end? Anything going smoothly?..."
When other people's affairs were mentioned, Yoruichi Toyama immediately perked up and kept asking questions.
But after hearing Conan say a couple of words, he put his phone on the coffee table and turned on speakerphone.
“Akemi is right here, go ahead and speak.”
"Oh, oh..." Conan's voice on the other end of the phone was a little excited, but also a little reserved.
"Toyama, and Akemi-san, I...I've already told Ran...my true identity, that I'm Shinichi Kudo..."
Akemi, who had been feeling a bit listless, suddenly brightened up.
"I see! So, Xiaolan's memories have also returned?"
"Yes," Conan answered confidently, "I took her to the place we had planned to go to before..."
"Just admit you went on a date!" Yoruichi Toyama teased with a laugh. "Did Ran suddenly recover because Detective Kudo made a heartfelt confession in a place full of memories?"
Conan coughed dryly on the other end of the phone, and then a loud voice rang out.
"Toyama-kun! I knew it was your bad idea! You and this Kudo kid have been in cahoots for a long time, haven't you!"
"Uh..." Yoruichi Toyama instinctively moved away from the phone, as if Kogoro's saliva would spray through the microphone.
After a pause, I realized something.
Even Kogoro knows that Conan is Shinichi Kudo?
So……
"And me." As if confirming his thoughts, Eri Kisaki's calm voice came from the other end of the phone, "I already know that too."
"Oh, hehe... Hello, Auntie Fei!" Yoruichi Toyama greeted her awkwardly.
Hmm, so... this is a family gathering!
It seems that Conan, no, I should say Shinichi Kudo, got thoroughly interrogated by his father-in-law's family after his identity was revealed, and was then forced to call his cronies who shared the secret.
However, Eri Kisaki's next words completely surprised him.
“Mr. Toyama, we are with Mr. Amuro.”
"In other words, we are already aware of the dangers that Shinichi and Akemi are facing."
"Kogoro, Shinichi's parents, and you will keep this secret together."
Although Yoruichi Toyama had anticipated this development, she still didn't expect it to receive official approval from the police.
Of course, upon closer reflection, it's one thing for Yusaku Kudo and his wife to know about Professor Agasa's completely unrelated identity, but to keep it a secret from Kogoro's family, who are Conan's guardians, is simply too much.
“Toyama,” the voice on the other end of the phone changed again, becoming Officer Furuya’s familiar voice, “you should stop taking matters into your own hands.”
The agent's tone wasn't stern; rather, it carried a hint of helplessness.
Yoruichi Toyama laughed as a result.
"I understand. I will follow Officer Furuya's instructions from now on."
The complaint in those words, "All talk and no action..." is enough to make one immediately picture the expression on Amuro Tooru's dark face.
"That's all for now. Conan, and Akemi and Ai, from today onwards you must be extra careful."
To prove he wasn't just making things up, he immediately added, "A rather difficult person from the distillery is coming over, and..."
“She is very familiar with the Miyano family.”
...
Because Amuro Tooru used the pronoun "she" when he mentioned that troublesome person at the end, Yoruichi Toyama quickly guessed who it was.
At his prompting, Akemi and Ai also thought of that person from different perspectives.
Out of caution, they really kept a low profile for a while, and their activities did not extend beyond Fudoyama City.
Ai still goes to school every day; that's actually her best disguise.
Meanwhile, Yoruichi Toyama and Akemi routinely went to open the detective agency, which also served as a coffee shop.
Fortunately, due to several cases, the reputation of "Black Cat Detective Agency" gradually spread within a small circle of the wealthy, making it less likely for them to receive cases.
Yoruichi Toyama, who doesn't rely on commission fees for food, is happy to have some peace and quiet, spending her days chatting with people in a café exclusively for regular customers with Akemi.
As for the relationship between the two, due to some unspoken understanding, it remained in an ambiguous state of no further progress.
Xiao Ai once scoffed at their attitude.
“My sister is a stupid woman,” she said, rolling her eyes at Yoruichi Toyama while hugging Taro, “and you can’t even handle a stupid woman.”
"A complete and utter idiot!"
“Ah, yes, yes,” Yoruichi Toyama nodded earnestly and replied, “I’m an idiot.”
"By the way, has the Puppet Master contacted you recently?"
Ai immediately dropped the cat and ran back to her room to do her homework.
It wasn't until Yuanshan Yelu passed by her door that he heard her mutter something like, "They're all idiots, every single one of them!..."
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