“I went back to the distillery to inquire, and they said that there is a shortage of 'Sherry' recently, and they are looking for sources to supply it…”
Amuro Tooru skillfully made the coffee and pushed it over from the bar, speaking in a low but undisguised voice.
Enomoto Azusa, who was not far from him, overheard most of what was happening, but assumed he was just chatting with a guest and went to clean elsewhere.
Yoruichi Toyama and Akemi exchanged a glance, both seeing the seriousness in each other's eyes.
Because Shiho Miyano is only missing and her death has not been confirmed, the organization is also sending people to look for her.
The most likely explanation is that they killed her on the spot to prevent her from leaking information.
“Shirley… no, ‘Shirley’…” Akemi murmured, picking up the coffee in front of her and taking a big gulp.
It was as if it were a potent liquor that could cure all sorrows.
Yoruichi Toyama couldn't help but reach out, paused for a moment, and then gently patted the back of her hand.
"Don't worry too much," Amuro Tooru comforted him. "It's actually better if there's no news."
"But what about your young master..."
When he turned to Yoruichi Toyama, Yoruichi Toyama shook her head.
"Gao... that puppeteer isn't playing this kind of escape game for the first time."
"And it's not even certain that he has 'Sherry' with him..."
Upon hearing this discouraging news, Amuro Tooru snorted with a smug look, appearing quite pleased with himself.
"So you see, Your Excellency Special Advisor, the work efficiency of some people is actually..."
"As low as the winery?" Yoruichi Toyama casually retorted.
The two glared at each other for a long time, neither willing to back down, until Amuro Tooru finally calmed down first.
"Fine, I knew you'd always side with him..."
Moreover, the current situation is not something that can be resolved in a short period of time.
The silence allowed all three of them to calm themselves down.
When he spoke again, Amuro Tooru's voice returned to its sunny and cheerful tone.
"By the way, why didn't you bring Kotaro-kun with you? Was he not allowed on the bus, or was he sick?"
Yoruichi Toyama also snorted.
"He's helping us watch the shop... with Peng Zhijie."
Clearly, the time-traveling elf was neglecting his duties and indulging in pointless play with his friends.
Imagining a cat and a bird running amok in the store, Amuro Tooru couldn't help but chuckle.
Then he looked at Akemi, who had remained silent.
"Miss Akemi..."
"Oh, it's nothing..." Akemi, who had been unconsciously rubbing her coffee cup, snapped out of her reverie and smiled apologetically. "I just... suddenly remembered something about my sister when she was little..."
"Really, I must have been a little disoriented after seeing the child earlier, thinking she was still that young..."
"Um?"
Yoruichi Toyama suddenly realized something and exchanged a glance with Tooru Amuro.
Sure enough, the other party also showed signs of alertness.
"That child from earlier?"
Although we only passed each other by and I couldn't see him clearly, I remember him as a young boy being accompanied by a full-time housewife, and he was wearing a local team's sports uniform.
Akemi, who was being stared at by both men at the same time, seemed to understand something.
Therefore, he nodded slowly, the more he nodded, the more certain he became.
"Although he was dressed as a boy, looking back now, he really looks a lot like my younger sister when she was little!"
"However, the women around her..."
"It's not like Mr. Puppet Master hasn't dressed up as a woman before!" Yoruichi Toyama quickly retorted.
"Mr. Amuro, did you hear where they said they were going?"
Amuro Tooru, who was already reminiscing, shook his head, but his expression showed no hesitation.
"They didn't say, but they left after seeing Conan and his friends leave."
"Don't forget, all our speculations are based on the premise that 'she' and Conan experienced the same thing..."
"Then let's go after them now!" Yoru Toyama jumped off the high stool and turned to reach out to Akemi.
Without a second thought, Mingmei ran out the door with him.
"Hey, you guys... I still need to ask the manager for leave... Hey!..."
Amuro called out for a while, but seeing that neither of them turned around, he could only sigh and take out his phone to dial.
"Conan-kun, where are you guys going?... Oh, the movie theater... Toyama and the others went after you, I'll be there shortly... Yes, we'll talk about it when we meet..."
"No, I think it's actually good news..."
...
"Gomera! Gomera!" the chubby boy with Conan shouted enthusiastically, "If you're a man, watch Gomera!"
"What are you saying, Genta!" The skinny boy with freckles corrected him, "Ayumi is a girl, she likes watching Gomera too!"
"No, no problem at all! I'm talking about Conan. How can you not watch Gomera, Conan?"
Looking at Conan's stiff smile from afar, Shiho sighed softly.
"It must be tough on him, hanging out with these little brats."
"Really? I think he's enjoying it," Gao Yuan replied with a smile, casually patting her head.
"Hello!"
Caught off guard, Shiho glared fiercely at the guy who had been messing around.
However, Gao Yuan remained oblivious, continuing to chuckle with his chubby, middle-aged woman-like face.
“Miss, as you said yourself, it will take more than a day to create a medicine that can restore you. In other words, you will have to live with this appearance for a long time.”
"Whether or not you can form an alliance with that Kudo-kun, you have to try to accept this kind of thing."
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