Chapter 119 Chapter 119 Hiro, long time no see
The news that Kudo Shinichi was still alive went viral on the Internet in just one day, including the footage of him being captured live on TV: Kudo Shinichi reasoning, and - Kudo Shinichi fleeing in panic.
For a time, the Internet was not only abuzz with the fact that "Kudo Shinichi is still alive", but even a widely accepted conspiracy theory was developed.
The reason is that some people questioned why Kudo Shinichi avoided the media cameras. After all, this "Sherlock Holmes of the Heisei Era" used to be so cute and popular.
Then, someone came up with a conspiracy theory - as a detective, could it be that Kudo Shinichi was targeted by some evil organization while solving a case, and had to turn to secretly fight against the evil organization, so he had to hide his identity and did not want to be photographed?
Soon after, another student claiming to be from Teitan High School posted online, claiming that Kudo Shinichi had indeed not been at school for nearly six months. Furthermore, before the school trip, the school's teachers had repeatedly warned them not to discuss Kudo Shinichi with outsiders.
This adds another piece of evidence to the conspiracy theory.
While many people have argued that the online discussion of Kudo Shinichi's case should be refrained, others have expressed dissent, arguing that if there truly were a sinister organization, it would have been reported on the news by now. So what good would it do if netizens remained silent? It would be better to help Kudo Shinichi directly report the incident to the police.
So, that day, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department’s phone was flooded with calls.
Conan was at the Kudo residence when he received a friendly greeting from Inspector Megure. Having transformed back into a child, and having been ordered by the Kudos not to take the antidote for a while, he was forced to use his voice-changing bow to deal with Inspector Megure.
"It's okay, Inspector Megure. These are just people's speculations online. Hahahaha. How can there be some evil organization hunting me? There's no such thing. Hahahaha, hahaha, ha... I'm really fine! Sorry to bother you guys. Hahahaha, ha..."
By the way, Conan was standing next to the sofa, with a dejected look on his face as if he was admitting his mistake and being criticized.
The people sitting on the sofa were, of course, Kudo Yusaku with a serious face, and Kudo Yukiko, who looked at Conan with worry in her eyes but also with obvious disapproval.
At this time, the Kudo family's door was closed and the curtains were all drawn. But it still couldn't stop the noisy sounds from outside from entering the house - they were surrounded by a group of reporters.
Although Kudo Yukiko had already dismissed some of them, the incident had caused so much discussion online that many reporters were still waiting there and refusing to leave.
It can be said that this is the biggest disaster Conan has ever gotten into.
After hanging up the phone, Conan didn't even have time to breathe a sigh of relief before he heard Kudo Yukiko continue to complain about him:
"It's all your fault, Shin-chan, for insisting on going on this school trip and not paying any attention at all, and causing such a big commotion!"
A drop of cold sweat ran down Conan's forehead. He knew he was in the wrong, but he still tried to refute:
"I-I can't help it. I-I just happened to run into a case!"
But soon, following a word from Kudo Yusaku, Conan immediately fell silent. In fact, under Kudo Yusaku's serious gaze, his scalp tingled.
"You must have been targeted again by that black organization you mentioned."
But Kudo Yusaku's next words made Conan not even feel the tingling of his scalp, but he just froze in place, as if he could not feel anything except the cold. He said:
"This incident is not a coincidence. The fact that you were suddenly photographed by so many media outlets must mean someone is behind this."
Being caught by coincidence isn't unusual. But the sudden appearance of so many media outlets at Kiyomizu-dera Temple, most of which were coincidentally broadcasting live, made it absolutely impossible to say there wasn't some premeditated action.
As soon as Kudo Yusaku finished speaking, Conan already had the answer in his mind. But——
His pupils suddenly shrank, with obvious hesitation in them.
Conan kept denying it in his heart and was unwilling to admit that answer.
If this is really the work of that person...
Conan was unwilling and dared not to imagine the consequences - that person had almost all their information!
*
“A-choo!”
Olga covered her mouth and nose with her elbow and sneezed, a rare occurrence in the mild autumn weather.
She had just pulled out a tissue when her cell phone rang.
Olga frowned and tapped the connect button with the tip of her left little finger.
Before he could even press the receiver button, a voice came from the other end of the line that could be heard from a long distance without the need for amplification - Vermouth's tone was unusually out of control, filled with anger, and her voice was eight octaves higher.
"Arthas, what the hell are you doing!? Why are you broadcasting to the entire network that Kudo Shinichi is still alive—"
The sound at the end became muffled. It wasn't that Olga hung up the phone, but she simply left the phone on the table and went to the bathroom to wash her hands.
I think that by the time she washes her hands and goes back, Vermouth should be able to calm down.
Olga shook the water off her hands and quickly pulled out a lot of tissues. After drying her hands thoroughly, she returned to the small coffee table by the floor-to-ceiling window and sat down on the small sofa.
Strangely, Vermouth was still talking, though her tone was much calmer than at the beginning, and her voice had returned to its normal volume.
Olga raised her eyebrows, leisurely squeezed some hand cream onto herself, and slowly spread it on.
By the time she finally and slowly finished all this, Vermouth's voice had disappeared for less than half a minute.
Then, Olga finally picked up the phone and said lightly:
"What's up?"
One can imagine how Vermouth felt after realizing that she had been questioning the air.
"I'm curious, why are you so concerned about Kudo Shinichi's safety?"
Olga could never understand Vermouth's inexplicable concern and protection for Kudo Shinichi and Mao Li Ran.
Just because they saved her life in New York?
Even if she had fallen from the building, she wouldn't have died. It was only three stories high.
As soon as she finished speaking, Olga could even hear the sudden increase in breathing on the other end of the phone.
She thought it was very interesting, so she added:
"Have you really forgotten your identity, Vermouth?"
The next second, a "beep-beep" sound came from the other end of the phone.
“Eh—?”
Olga glanced at her phone, which had automatically turned off, and felt a sudden sense of boredom. Had her defenses been breached to this extent?
She threw her phone on the sofa, stood up and stretched.
Since Vermouth already knew this just by guessing, then Kudo Shinichi and the others must have known this as well.
Olga raised the corners of her lips. She didn't tell Kiel to shut up. Then Kiel would definitely tell Akai Shuichi that Olga had instructed her to send reporters to Kiyomizu Temple to surround Kudo Shinichi. If Akai Shuichi knew, it meant Kudo Shinichi knew too.
Oh. Of course, even if Kiel hadn't told them, such a simple thing, as long as they went to any TV station and asked, they would probably be able to deduce the answer quickly.
Olga took off her nightgown and changed into casual clothes suitable for going out, and the corners of her lips curled up even more. This is what makes it interesting.
*
Olga's guess was correct. Rena Mizunashi did tell Hong Fang the truth about Kudo Shinichi being surrounded by reporters at Kiyomizu Temple.
Kudo Yusaku's guess was correct; Kudo Shinichi had been targeted by the Black Organization again. Rum saw the news almost immediately, and saw Kudo Shinichi's reasoning at Kiyomizu Temple.
Of course, Rum still doesn't know that Conan is Kudo Shinichi. After all, even the second-in-command of the organization wouldn't just casually guess that someone can rejuvenate and grow or shrink at will. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been so unsure about the boss until now.
Therefore, Rum still hasn't found any trace of Kudo Shinichi until now.
But in reality, Rum never really took Kudo Shinichi seriously. So his response was simple - he sent a disguised Vermouth to test the Kudo couple.
That's right, he was testing the Kudo couple. Compared to Kudo Shinichi, a mentally immature brat who would even expose himself for a school trip, the Kudo couple's connections and the power behind them were what Rum feared more.
Did the Kudo couple return to Japan to help Kudo Shinichi fight the organization? Has Kudo Shinichi contacted them? Do they know where Kudo Shinichi is? Did Kudo Shinichi tell them about the organization?
These are what Rum cares about.
It was after receiving Rum's task that Vermouth, who doesn't like to read the news or go online much, finally learned that Kudo Shinichi was in the news and has now topped the hot search list.
Almost immediately, Vermouth guessed who was behind this incident. After all, as Kudo Yusaku said, only a fool would think that so many reporters just happened to appear at Kiyomizu-dera Temple on that day and at that time, and happened to broadcast the footage of Kudo Shinichi live.
Vermouth's first reaction was disbelief. Then anger. After sending Rum away, she almost immediately called Olga.
Then, he received Olga's perfunctory response and questioning.
"Have you truly forgotten your identity, Vermouth?"
Olga's words pierced deeply into Vermouth's heart like a thorn.
Yes, she was a member of a criminal organization, and her crimes were heinous. How could an angel smile at a demon from hell?
Sitting in the car, Vermouth closed her eyes.
When she opened her eyes again, there was no extra emotion in her blue eyes. She seemed to have regained her previous relaxed and leisurely state.
After patiently and meticulously disguising herself for the first time in a long time, Vermouth stepped on the accelerator and drove towards the Kudo residence. After all, with Kudo Yukiko around, if the disguise was too perfunctory, it would be easily discovered.
Of course, we can't let Kudo Yukiko completely fail to notice the clues.
*
Just five minutes before Vermouth arrived at Kudo's house, Akai Shuichi, disguised as Okiya Subaru, had just left Kudo's house.
He brought the latest information from Kiel to the Kudo family - Kudo Shinichi was being targeted by the media, and the mastermind behind it was Arthas.
Regardless of how stunned and panicked Kudo Shinichi looked upon hearing the news, Kudo Yusaku, standing beside him, remained remarkably calm. He rested his chin with one hand, a ray of light reflected through his glasses.
This result was no different from what he had guessed.
However, Kudo Yukiko was really surprised:
"Eh?! Is Arthas-chan really a member of that organization?!"
No one answered her. Of course, she didn't need anyone's answer. Kudo Yukiko quickly reacted.
"Ah! Sharon is also a member of that organization, codenamed Vermouth." She said, looking a little regretful. "If you think about it this way, it's not surprising that Arthas-chan is also a member of that organization. After all, she is Sharon's niece-"
"What?!"
This time, it was Conan who interrupted Kudo Yukiko. He looked at her anxiously:
"Mom, what did you just say?!"
Even Kudo Yusaku and Akai Shuichi looked over. Although their expressions were much calmer than Conan's, the doubt in their eyes was not false.
Kudo Yukiko was a little confused: "I said 'Arthas is a member of the organization'——"
"Not this one!" Conan once again hurriedly interrupted Kudo Yukiko.
Kudo Yukiko thought for a moment and asked, "'Alsace is Sharon's niece'?"
"That's it!" Conan exclaimed, "Is this true? How did you know, Mom?"
Kudo Yukiko blinked her eyes and said, "Ah! Sharon mentioned it by chance before..."
She glanced at the surprised eyes of the people around her and said, "Huh? Didn't I tell you that before?"
"..." Conan's eyes turned into crescents, and a drop of cold sweat fell from his forehead. How could you forget such important information, Mom!
But Kudo Yusaku's glasses reflected a ray of light again: "Yukiko, in your opinion, do you think what Vermouth said is true or false?"
This time, Kudo Yukiko answered quickly: "It can't be a lie. Sharon mentioned she had a niece when we were chatting before. But when I asked her again, she refused to say more. At that time, I thought Sharon was just kidding."
That was when Sharon Wynyard and she were learning disguise together from Kuroba Toichi. As an actress with extraordinary acting skills, Kudo Yukiko was sure that Vermouth must have really let the cat out of the bag at that time.
"It wasn't until I saw Alsace-chan later that I realized Sirloin really did have a niece."
Conan's mouth twitched. Even if Vermouth really had a niece, it couldn't be so easy to conclude that Arthas was her niece, right?
On the other hand, Kudo Yusaku looked thoughtful. Kudo Yukiko does look careless, but in fact she is very reliable. Kudo Yusaku knows and trusts his wife very well.
Seeing that no one was talking, Kudo Yukiko sighed to herself, "So, Arthas-chan must be the same as Ai-chan. Growing up in that organization, she had no choice, so she had to do things that went against her will. Sigh."
To be fair, Kudo Yukiko has watched Olga grow up. She really likes Olga very much, and is even a little partial to her.
But Kudo Yusaku suddenly denied it: "No."
"Um?"
Kudo Yusaku also sighed and shook his head: "I think Arthas and Ai are different."
Akai Shuichi, who had been silent all along, suddenly echoed, "It's indeed different."
In reality, even though the Red Team seemed to be working closely together, there was actually a lot of information that was not shared, such as what Akai Shuichi was saying now.
"I saw it when I was still undercover in the organization."
For example, Olga watched with great interest as they hunted undercover agents.
"Although she claimed it was Champagne's orders, her indifference to death and her excitement about torture were all her own."
Shuichi Akai will never forget how Olga took him and Kiel to the barren mountains of Arizona and ordered them to "hunt" those undercover intelligence officers captured by the organization. In the end, she blew up all the survivors.
No matter how strong Shuichi Akai's mind was, he would still see the corpses with blown heads, red blood, gray-white brain matter, and minced flesh on the ground when he woke up from his dreams at midnight.
Listening to Shuichi Akai's description, Conan and Kudo Yukiko both looked surprised and stunned. Even Kudo Yusaku, who had expected this, was slightly stunned.
And Conan... although he already knew that Olga had a bad personality, Conan thought that the degree described by Shuichi Akai was rare even in the organization.
Members of the organization like Vermouth kill only to achieve their goals, but Olga, as described by Akai Shuichi, kills for fun.
It's like they are born psychopaths. Only when they receive this level of stimulation can their poor, abnormally developed brains feel a hint of excitement and happiness.
At this time, Akai Shuichi changed the subject and looked at Kudo Yukiko: "Actually, regarding what you just said about Arthas being Vermouth's niece, I still have some questions."
"Eh?" Kudo Yukiko, who was still immersed in the 'truth about Alsace', had to come back to her senses.
Then, she heard Akai Shuichi slowly say, "I once got some information. I don't want to reveal the source, but it's very reliable."
Everyone was unable to see the momentary vacancy in Akai Shuichi's eyes behind his disguised lenses, and only heard him speak in a normal tone:
"Arthas seems to be related to the Miyano family."
After hearing what Akai Shuichi said, Conan also remembered and said excitedly: "That's right!"
After successfully attracting everyone's inquiring gazes, Conan felt a little embarrassed again.
"I, I mean—"
He seemed to want to scratch the back of his head to ease the embarrassment, but in the end he didn't raise his hand. Instead, he slowly clenched the hand hanging at his side into a fist and lowered his head again.
"Arthas is actually..." After a moment's hesitation, Conan seemed to have finally made up his mind. When he raised his head again, only determination remained in his eyes. "She is Huibara's blood-related sister."
Although he didn't want to involve Haibara in this matter, not to mention that this matter was a privacy that Haibara valued very much, but at this moment, Conan had to tell her such important information.
At this point, Kudo Yukiko was confused: "But Sharon shouldn't have lied at that time. Could it be that her niece is really someone else?"
But Kudo Yukiko still felt that Vermouth's attitude towards Olga was not simple.
But Kudo Yusaku finally put down his hand that was supporting his chin and raised his head slightly, so that people could finally see his eyes clearly behind his reflective lenses.
He seemed to change the subject suddenly and talked about something else:
"The code left at the murder scene of Haneda Hiroshi—"
Conan didn't understand why Kudo Yu suddenly changed the subject: "Asaka and Rum?"
Kudo Yusaku nodded and said, "If you don't separate the eight letters into ASACA and RUM, but instead combine them into another name."
"Make up another name?"
Conan lowered his head and began to think. After a while, his pupils suddenly shrank, and he looked up at Kudo Yusaku in disbelief.
"CARASUMA?!"
Kudo Yusaku just nodded calmly, acknowledging Conan's reasoning: "Karasuma Renya."
Now, Conan's expression became completely serious.
If the deduction that "Karasuma Renya" is the Black Organization's boss is correct, then...
They are practically making an enemy of the strongest person in all of Japan!
"But what does this have to do with what we were just talking about about Arthas's life?"
Conan still didn't understand.
But Kudo Yusaku suddenly turned around and said: "A guest will be here soon, as for these things,"
He turned around and looked at Conan. But the lens reflected a light, making it impossible to see his eyes.
"We'll soon have clarity."
*
Kudo Yusaku was right. Soon, the Kudo residence welcomed an unwelcome guest—Vermouth in disguise.
Conan and Shuichi Akai had already gone to Dr. Agasa's house together in advance to avoid Vermouth.
At Kudo Yusaku's suggestion, Kudo Yukiko and he acted out a play to fool Vermouth.
Of course, will Vermouth be deceived?
In fact, they have this tacit understanding with each other.
Kudo Yusaku is very clear that Vermouth will not do anything that will endanger Conan's safety. This is a conclusion drawn based on the various situations between Conan and Vermouth in the past. Although Kudo Yusaku is not clear about the reason behind it for the time being,
Eliminate all impossibilities, and whatever remains, no matter how improbable, is the truth.
In less than an hour, Vermouth quickly left the Kudo residence.
When Kudo Yukiko breathed a sigh of relief, Vermouth in the car also breathed a sigh of relief. She tore off the disguise on her face, revealing her true appearance under the mask.
Then, he held the steering wheel with one hand, stepped on the accelerator, and dialed Rum's number with the other hand:
"Yes, the Kudo couple will not pose a threat to the organization. They know nothing."
"No, they don't know where Kudo Shinichi is either. It seems they only found out their son was alive after seeing the news, so they returned to Japan."
"Perhaps Kudo Shinichi didn't want to implicate them, so he didn't contact them."
"In short, based on my judgment, the Kudos do not pose a threat at this time."
After Rum hung up the phone first, Vermouth casually threw the phone onto the passenger seat, picked up the sunglasses beside her and put them on, then stepped on the accelerator to the bottom.
The corners of her lips curled up slightly. Arthas, in this round, I'm still the winner after all.
Rum would believe Vermouth's words. But he often doubted Olga's words. Olga had been a liar since she was little. Nine out of ten of her words were lies. She was so good at deceiving people.
Of course, it wasn't that Vermouth was lying. She simply "didn't realize" she'd been tricked by the Kudos. All the information she'd reported to Rum was the information she'd just extracted from them.
However, what Vermouth didn't expect was that Rum was still the suspicious Rum. Even though he believed Vermouth wouldn't lie to him, he would still conduct multiple verifications.
So, Rei Furuya, who had just returned to Tokyo in a daze and with a lot on his mind, received a text message from Rum urging him to investigate the Kudo residence.
*
Rewind time three hours ago.
At that time, Furuya Rei received a call from his direct superior in the Public Security Bureau, the behind-the-scenes director Heibei Kuroda.
"Bourbon." The man used to call him by his organization's code name.
At that time, Furuya Rei was on a mission. Not from the organization, not from the public security, and certainly not from the Poirot Café or his "master," Mouri Kogoro.
But he still found time to answer Kuroda Bei's call. Actually, this task was not too urgent.
Then, Furuya Rei heard Kuroda Heibei say something. One sentence that made his heart almost stop beating for a moment, and he stood there in shock.
"There's a man who just woke up. You have to meet him," Kuroda said. "He's in Nagano Prefecture."
In fact, Furuya Rei almost immediately guessed who it was, even though it was unbelievable.
It took a long time, until the phone went silent, until the fingers holding the phone to his ear had grown cold, until his pounding heart made him feel dizzy, before he came to his senses. His eyes changed again and again. Finally, he became firm.
He put his right hand, which was a little cold in the autumn, into his coat pocket and booked the next flight to Nagano.
*
After standing in front of the white door on the fourth floor of Nagano Public Security Hospital for a long time, Furuya Rei finally took a deep breath, reached out, and pushed the door open.
Then he saw the man.
The man also looked at him. In an instant, a gentle and happy smile broke out on his frail face.
“Zero.”
He called him that.
The corners of Furuya Rei's mouth twitched. After a long moment, he finally forced a smile by controlling his facial muscles. But his hands in his pockets grew cold again, his fingertips trembling slightly.
He couldn't control this natural physiological reaction, so he could only clench his hands into fists in his pockets, trying to stop his disobedient fingertips.
He has realized that he will soon have to face some truths that he has been avoiding.
If I see this person again, it would be a lie to say I'm not happy, but it would also be a lie to say I'm happy.
"Then I'll take my leave for now."
Beside the bed, Zhufu Gaoming stood up naturally, leaving space for the two people who had not seen each other for a long time. As he passed by Furuya Ling, he nodded to him.
"Bang."
The door of the ward was politely and gently closed.
Zhu Fushigi Jingguang looked at Furuya Ling, who was still stunned at the door. He smiled gently at the pale and weak face and said, "Long time no see, Zero."
*
In reality, Furuya Rei didn't stay in Nagano Prefecture for very long. Morofushi Kagemitsu was still very weak and not suited to long meetings with guests.
He simply told Rei Furuya everything that happened the night he was found, every detail was still vivid in his mind.
Returning to Tokyo, Rei Furuya was burdened with worries. Alone, he seemed unusually lost. It was a crisp autumn day, but even someone who wouldn't be afraid of the cold in winter felt a chill.
The appearance of Zhu Fu Jingguang forced him to face some realities, realities that he had been trying to escape from.
Champagne.
With his hands in his pockets, Rei Furuya stood alone on the streets of Tokyo. Amidst the neon lights illuminating the night sky and the hustle and bustle of traffic in front of him, he silently recited the code name.
But why did you save him?
Fūya Rei lowered his eyes, the vibrant night lights unable to reach his eyes. The autumn night breeze rustled past, lifting a few strands of hair from his face and casting a hazy shadow in his eyes.
The next second, the phone sounded a text message alert.
Fūya Rei managed to calm down his chaotic thoughts and turned on his phone.
The text message came from Rum - 'Give me information about the Kudo family. Quick!'
Fūya Rei just glanced at it casually and put away his phone.
He knew everything about Kudo Shinichi and the Kudo family. He even knew Olga would send the media to siege Kudo Shinichi. But...
Furuya Rei closed his eyes.
Then he turned around and walked into the depths of the night.
He had copied the key to the Kudo family from Mao Lilan long ago, even before the Kudo couple returned home. Of course, even without the key, he still had plenty of ways to sneak in without being noticed.
He also had people monitoring the Kudo residence.
So Furuya Rei knew that according to the usual pattern, the Kudo couple would not be at home between 8:00 and 9:30 tonight.
Now, all I have to do is go to Kudo's house and "investigate" it, and provide Rum with some trivial information.
Furuya Rei knew that Rum must have sent others to investigate, but they hadn't gotten the answers he was looking for. And the person sent to probe the Kudo couple was most likely Vermouth.
Then, all she had to do was give Vermouth the same information she had given him. Furuya Rei could almost predict word for word what Vermouth would say to Rum. In short, she wouldn't do anything to harm Kudo Shinichi.
After reaching a certain intersection, Fūya Rei opened the passenger door of an inconspicuous black sedan and got in.
"Mr. Furuya."
In the driver's seat was Yuya Kazami, who was ready for action.
Fūya Rei nodded, and Kazami Yuya stepped on the accelerator and began to circle aimlessly on the street.
"Mr. Furuya," Kazami reported seriously, still looking straight ahead at the road, "We will continue to monitor the Kudo family as you requested. Currently, everyone in the Kudo family has gone out."
Kazami didn't get an answer from Rei Furuya. He stole a glance at his boss in the rearview mirror. He looked dispensable. And...
He didn't know if it was his imagination, but Kazami always felt that Furuya Rei was a little absent-minded, even though his performance in all aspects remained the same as always.
After just a quick glance through the rearview mirror, Kazami quickly looked away, pretending that he had been concentrating on driving and had never thought about anything else.
You know, although Mr. Furuya usually appears gentle and friendly, that's all because he's pretending! Kazami silently complained in his heart. The real Mr. Furuya is a terrifying person.
But suddenly I heard a slight noise coming from the seat next to me.
Now, Kazami finally had a legitimate reason to turn around and look.
Then, he saw the small tools that Furuya always kept in his car and disassembled his phone. After a while, he pried out a tiny object from the pile of parts and dropped it into the space between the driver and the front passenger seat.
Feng Jian naturally knew what it was. After all, he was also an elite public security officer.
Tracking locator!
Who would have installed a micro-locator in Mr. Furuya's phone? What was their purpose?
but……
Judging from Mr. Jōgō's expression, it seems that he has known that this thing is in his phone for a long time?
Then why did he take it down only now?!
Before Kazami could figure it out, he saw Rei Furuya find three more tracking devices from the cuffs of his coat, the collar of his shirt, and the back of his belt buckle. They were all the same model!
Even though his mouth was already open in an O shape, Kazami didn't dare to say anything. This was his instinct as a social animal. He had a feeling that Furuya Rei wasn't in a good mood. Of course, it wasn't because of those tracking devices...
Four tracking devices!!! Yet, Rei Furuya acted completely at ease with them, as if he had just found four candies.
Feng Jian didn't understand, but was shocked - since they had known about the existence of these locators for a long time, and even knew their exact locations, why did they not remove them until now?
Is this some new game?
But Feng Jian didn't dare to ask.
When the car reached a certain intersection, Furuya Rei got out of the car. Before getting out, he told him to send someone with the four locators to different places.
What else could Feng Jian do? Feng Jian could only suppress his strong curiosity, pretend to be serious, and nodded.
Of course, Furuya Rei didn't see his efforts. He had already turned and left.
*
When Rei Furugaya arrived near Kudo's house, he saw from afar that the house was pitch black.
According to custom, no one would be in the house between 8 and 9:30 tonight. Furthermore, the men who had been monitoring the Kudo residence had confirmed with him that the Kudos had already left before then.
So, Furiya Rei put on gloves and easily opened the door of Kudo's house with the key he had copied and entered the room.
This wasn't difficult at all. Infiltration was the easiest part of all the training he had received before going undercover in the organization.
Of course, even so, Furuya Rei still did not relax at all as always.
Because of this, the moment he gently closed the door of the Kudo family and was about to turn around, he realized something was wrong!
Almost in an instant, Fūya Rei raised his gun and aimed at the target.
He was also held at gunpoint.
Compared to Fūya Rei who had just entered the dark room from outdoors, the other party who had been staying indoors had obviously adapted his eyes to the darkness much better than him.
"—Bourbon."
In the darkness, he heard that annoying voice: Shuichi Akai.
It was at this moment that Furuya Rei's eyes finally adjusted to the darkness. Looking at the man in front of him with a gun pointed at him, Furuya Rei couldn't help but frown slightly.
He had been deceived. He realized that someone had deliberately lured him to the Kudo residence.
But it couldn't be Akai Shuichi. That wasn't his style. So—
Before the name appeared in Fūya Ling's mind, bright light instantly enveloped the entire room, accompanied by a "click" sound.
Someone turned on the light.
Furiya Rei narrowed his eyes and looked toward the source of the sound. As expected, he saw the man—Kudo Yusaku. And standing behind him, smiling Kudo Yukiko.
"Hello, I'm the owner of this house, Kudo Yusaku." "I'm Kudo Yukiko!"
Furuya Rei put away his gun. Even though Akai Shuichi was still pointing the gun at him. Furuya Rei's face was expressionless, but his posture was unusually calm. His eyes, which made it impossible to tell any emotion, looked at Kudo Yusaku, tilting his head slightly:
"Tell me, why did you go to so much trouble to trick me here?"
Kudo Yusaku smiled, a rare gesture: "Please sit down and enjoy the black tea my wife brewed."
Kudo Yukiko poked her head out from behind, still smiling and lively. "Would you like lemon or milk?"
Actually, Furuya Rei wasn't in a good mood today. Of course, even under normal circumstances, being cheated wouldn't make anyone feel good. But there was only one exception in Furuya Rei's life, a situation where he willingly and happily allowed himself to be cheated.
So, Furuya Rei almost immediately turned around and pressed the doorknob with his gloved hand: "If there's nothing else, I'll leave first. I'm sorry to bother you so suddenly."
Although he was apologizing, there was no trace of apology in his tone.
Just as he was about to press the doorknob, he suddenly heard Kudo Yusaku's voice behind him: "Guest, please stay. We want to talk to you about——"
Furuya Rei heard the two words he least wanted to hear tonight.
"Champagne."
Kudo Yusaku said as he said.
In an instant, the hand on the door handle seemed to lose all strength.
Furiya Rei closed his eyes. When he turned back around, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, and his eyebrows raised slightly. It seemed as if he was genuinely interested in this.
Akai Shuichi had already put away his gun, and the group headed towards the living room.
Furuya Rei admitted that he was surprised for the first time tonight. It was not because Kudo Yusaku said the word "champagne", but because -
There were quite a few people gathered in the living room. Besides Conan, who was standing there with a serious expression, there was Wakasa Rumi, Akai Mutake, and—the shrunken Akai Mari.
Before this, Rei Furuya had only seen photos and information of these three people in intelligence.
"Then please take a seat."
Furuya Rei knew what they were going to do. He wanted to leave. But he sat down, maintaining his expression of interest yet indifference.
*
In the pitch-black room, Olga sat up from her desk. The chair slid back across the carpet without a sound, leaving only the laptop screen emitting a faint white glow.
An hour ago, the five locators on Rei Furuya moved in five different directions.
It's nothing.
Olga knew that Rei Furuya had long known about the gadgets he carried. It was a tacit understanding between them, a twisted one. Just like Olga had never cared about the gadgets she carried.
When Rei Furuya has to do something he doesn't want Olga to know about, he does this—temporarily removes the locators. Olga does this occasionally, too. It's no big deal.
but,
Olga didn't turn on the lights; she was well accustomed to darkness. She walked over to the refrigerator, opened it, and squinted slightly at the bright light from inside. She grabbed a can of iced Coke and closed the door again.
At this point, the annoying light completely disappeared.
"Squeak—"
She opened the can with her left hand, tilted her head back and took a sip.
However, Olga also installed a small surveillance camera opposite Kudo's house. Initially, it was actually to monitor Kudo Shinichi. Who made Vermouth care so much about that guy?
but,
Olga placed the can on the bar. Metal collided with marble, making a dull sound.
Rei Furuya has been staying at Kudo's house for a full hour.
Yes, he still had a locator on him. That was why Olga remembered to check the surveillance outside Kudo's house.
Lingling, what are you doing at Kudo's house?
Will Lingling tell the people in the Kudo family about her?
Why not remove this locator as well, Zero Zero.
By the way, Lingling also went to Nagano Prefecture today.
After the plane landed, all the locators remained at the airport without moving. Three hours later, they returned to Tokyo.
What did Lingling do?
Will Lingling talk about her to Zhufu Jingguang?
Was it really only after arriving at the airport in Nagano Prefecture that I remembered I still had five locators on me, Lingling?
Olga took another sip of Coke. The cool temperature and the stimulating sensation of the carbon dioxide bubbles calmed her mind.
"Well, let's get rid of Rum first."
Or maybe, he didn't calm down.
In the darkness, she crushed the empty can and threw it into the trash can.
Lingling, whether you love me or hate me, I will eventually become an indelible part of your life.
Even if I die one day, you will never, ever be able to get rid of me.
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