Chapter 69 Chapter 69 "Having you alone is enough to kill me.
19.
Kudo Shinichi felt that there might be something wrong with his eyes today, or maybe he was dreaming, otherwise how could he see such a scene.
His nominal "aunt" - Kaimen Yingzi, was affectionately holding a man's arm, and asked him to call her "uncle" with a beautiful smile.
And that man...
Kudo Shinichi's eyes were almost instantly locked on the silver-haired man.
His immense height created a strong sense of oppression, and his meticulously tailored black trench coat accentuated his towering, imposing form. His long, silver hair cascaded down his shoulders like an icy waterfall, resembling a demonic force emerging from the depths of winter. Most disturbing of all were the hawk-like, dark-green eyes beneath his hat, which scanned him with a cold, indifferent gaze, as if examining an ant.
Frankly speaking, ever since that man walked into the restaurant, the dark aura emanating from him had caused Kudo Shinichi, who sensed the danger, to get chills on his back.
Danger!
Kudo Shinichi was able to sound the sharpest alarm.
This man is extremely dangerous. He definitely has blood on his hands, and more than one person is at fault.
Kudo Shinichi could feel the man's inherent disregard for life and the ruthlessness with which he controlled the life and death of others.
But Kaimen Yingzi, who was standing next to him, seemed to be completely unaware of this terrifying aura.
Today she wore a warm apricot sweater, which accentuated the softness of her brown hair. Her round, almond-shaped eyes, always smiling, curved into beautiful crescents, and her cheeks dimpled in her radiant smile. She was like a little sun, radiating a warm glow under the warm light. She exuded the pure brightness of someone well-protected and unworldly. She appeared sweet and harmless, her childlike face, with a touch of naiveté, younger than her years.
One is like the biting cold wind of the northern icy plains, the other is like the bright sunshine of a southern summer. Their temperaments are completely opposite, even extreme.
But strangely, when they stood together, the strong contrast formed a strange harmony and balance.
The petite girl nestled fearlessly within the vast shadow, and the cold shadow seemed to condone, even... imprison, the ray of sunlight. That invisible, close connection made Kudo Shinichi's heart sink.
He should have discovered it earlier.
During this period, Kaimen Yingzi's reply speed was ridiculously slow, and the frequency dropped drastically. The occasional voice messages she sent also sounded vague, with a kind of... sweetness and absent-mindedness as if she was immersed in some kind of emotion.
He had initially assumed she was obsessed with some new idol or game. The first time he saw her today, he noticed she was wearing a turtleneck sweater, but with her occasional movements, he could still see a faint, ambiguous, hint of a faint reddish mark on the side of her neck...
All the clues instantly connected in his mind -
She is in love.
The target is this... extremely dangerous man in front of me.
Shock, disbelief, and a strong sense of worry and vigilance instantly gripped Kudo Shinichi. He almost subconsciously took half a step forward, a protective gesture, although he knew it might be meaningless in front of this man.
"Yingzi?" His voice unconsciously rose, full of tension. He stared at her intently, trying to sober her up. "You... who is he?"
He even ignored the ridiculous title of "uncle-in-law" and got to the heart of the matter.
He saw Kaimen Yingzi blink her brown almond-shaped eyes in confusion, as if she didn't understand why he reacted that way. The silver-haired man beside her, with his dark green pupils slightly shifted, finally focusing his gaze on him.
There was no warmth or curiosity in those eyes, only a condescending scrutiny.
Kudo Shinichi felt a chill run down his spine.
No. Absolutely not.
No matter who this man was, no matter how much Kaimen Yingzi liked him, he felt that this was too dangerous. They were simply not from the same world. With Yingzi's innocent and eccentric personality, getting involved with such a dangerous person... was simply courting death.
Kudo Shinichi subconsciously ignored the premise of how the "simply crazy" Kaimen Eiko knew and interacted with such a dark and dangerous man. He looked at Eiko's smiling face without any gloom, and then looked at the man exuding a deadly aura, and was extremely worried.
This is really not reassuring at all.
20.
Regarding the matter of letting Kudo Shinichi meet Gin in advance, or letting Gin know that Kudo Shinichi is my beloved nephew, I have actually been thinking about it, brewing it and laying the groundwork for a long time.
I had promised before that as long as Kudo Shinichi was willing to call me "Auntie", I would definitely keep Kudo Shinichi at Gin's place. So after the recognition, I kept telling Gin and Vodka that I had a precious nephew.
Unlike Kuroba Kaito, Gin didn't know who my beloved nephew was. He just knew I had a nephew, and that I loved him and visited him often. Gin had always turned a blind eye to my friendships. He knew that most of my friends were within the Black Organization, and as for those outside, he had only told me to be careful not to reveal my identity or put myself in danger.
But ever since I slept with him, his control and protectiveness over me have only gotten stronger. For example, he clearly expressed his disapproval of me helping Vermouth take care of Kuroba Kaito. But it was also because of this that I started thinking about the possibility of having Kudo Shinichi himself "register" with him in advance.
Originally, I was worried that my favorability with Gin was not high enough. Even if we had known each other beforehand, Gin would still take action against Kudo Shinichi in order to keep the secret of the Black Organization.
So my initial plan was really to wait for Gin's favorability towards me to rise a bit, to rival the Black Organization's status. Or, worst case scenario, I'd wait for Kudo Shinichi to become Edogawa Conan, then tell Gin that the little boy was my nephew—after all these years, should that be enough? And if I'm always by Gin's or Edogawa Conan's side, even if Gin wanted to attack, I'd either physically stop him, or be too concerned about letting me die to actually attack Edogawa Conan, right?
And now, I feel that I can protect Kudo Shinichi from the root.
Although Edogawa Conan is indeed cute, but...
It’s too painful to take medicine to grow bigger or smaller, it’s too painful to be forced to hide my identity, it’s too painful not being able to recognize my family and friends and worrying that I will hurt them... It’s too painful.
Although I have always been looking forward to Edogawa Conan defeating the Black Organization, and although I know that Kudo Shinichi's transformation into Edogawa Conan may be a necessary ordeal for the protagonist, I still can't bear to see it happen in my heart.
Besides, they are both the protagonists, so what's the problem with changing "Detective Conan" to "Detective Shinichi"? Kudo Shinichi and Edogawa Conan are the same person, so what's the problem with not changing to a smaller account?
And... I believe that even if Kudo Shinichi does not become Edogawa Conan, with the efforts of so many people on the Red Team for so many years, the Black Organization will definitely be eliminated.
Well, I never thought that even though I called Gin over, the warm family recognition scene that I had been looking forward to for a long time was stuck at the first step, and it was stuck with Kudo Shinichi.
"Eiko?" Yes, this brat didn't call me "Auntie". Kudo Shinichi stared at me nervously and asked, "You... who is he?"
No, I think I speak clearly.
I tilted my head in confusion and repeated patiently, even slowing down my speech: "Uncle-in-law, uncle-in-law, uncle-in-law, uncle, uncle, did you hear clearly? This is your uncle-in-law."
Wait, Gin isn't the problem, is he? He's so scary, he even scared middle schooler Kudo Shinichi? We've always known that Gin can stop children from crying at night, but Kudo Shinichi! Even after learning that Gin is dangerous, he wasn't so scared he couldn't hear people talking, right?
This time, I looked up at Gin, puzzled. It was normal. Big Brother, expressionless as always, was that scary? Wasn't it just a little cold? Or was it just me getting used to it, and Kudo Shinichi wasn't?
I shook Gin's arm and said angrily, "Hey, be gentle and don't scare our nephew."
I don't know how this sentence made Kudo Shinichi break down. The cocky detective who always liked to act like an adult in front of me actually grabbed my hair and said, "Eiko, let him go!"
"Huh?" I was completely confused.
Gin, however, pulled me to sit down, tapped the table with his finger, and cast a calm gaze at the black-haired boy opposite him who was looking like he was facing a great enemy: "Sit down, what's your name?"
"Kudo Shinichi, you can call him 'Shin-chan'." I sat down with Gin's force and waved to Kudo Shinichi to sit down first.
It wasn't until then that I realized that Kudo Shinichi didn't understand me, nor was he scared by Gin. He was... worried about me! He saw that Gin was dangerous at first glance, and maybe he was worried that I was being forced by Gin.
Woo woo woo, he is worried about me, he has me in his heart!
Deeply moved, Aunt Ben held her heart and comforted him in what she believed to be the most sincere tone: "Xin-chan, don't be afraid. Big Brother is... a good man."
"Good man? Are you sure?" Kudo Shinichi's voice was full of undisguised doubt, and his aqua blue eyes stared at me, obviously trying to find signs of coercion on my face.
I even suspected that his next sentence would be "If you're kidnapped, just blink."
Gin also didn't believe it. He glanced at me indifferently, and when he met my big, blinking eyes, his eyebrows moved, but he didn't expose my adjectives or reveal his true nature.
He tolerated Kudo Shinichi's offense with a rare good temper. Well, it was good temper. He looked Kudo Shinichi up and down, his face full of defensiveness. In front of him, he shook my hand, interlocked our fingers, and placed them on the table: "As you can see, Yingzi is mine."
Kudo Shinichi immediately complained to me: "He has been provoking me."
I was confused: "Huh?"
The great detective, Ben Tan, accurately grasped the loophole in Gin's words: "He said you were his, but he didn't even admit that you were his girlfriend. Maybe this guy has many girlfriends, no, lovers. Yingzi, you've been deceived!"
I was even more like: “Huh??”
How should I put it? Many times, I admire Kudo Shinichi's courage.
I know he is always reckless. In my previous life, I have seen him rush forward even though he knew it was dangerous, dancing on the edge of death, and even confronting Gin face to face.
However, I really didn't expect that when he was still a junior high school student, he dared to make such a comment about Gin in front of Gin.
Or is it because Kudo Shinichi has always been childish and unruly around me, and he's just used to it? Or maybe he knows Gin won't do anything to him for me... Or is it that he really follows his aunt's lead and is testing Gin, just like I used to?
I kept my expression of astonishment and turned to look at Gin, only to meet his helpless gaze. Then, his thin lips moved, and he uttered two words: "Idiot."
Wow, I'm not happy right now, okay? I stomped on Gin's foot in dissatisfaction: "Xin-chan said you, and you called me an 'idiot'? You don't really have another lover, do you?"
"Having you is enough for me." Gin said it bluntly in a tone I had never expected him to say. He kissed me even more bluntly, then turned to look at Kudo Shinichi, who was sitting opposite him with his mouth wide open enough to fit an egg, and raised his eyebrows slightly. "Is that enough?"
Kudo Shinichi seemed to have been paused. After several seconds, he suddenly came back to his senses, shifted his body very unnaturally, and cleared his throat tactically: "I'm just reluctant. Ah, you haven't introduced yourself yet."
"He is..."
"Kurosawa Jin." Gin actually said his real name. "What else do you want to know?"
"He probably wants to know your last name, where you're from, where you came from, how many people are in your family, how many acres of land per person, and how many cows you have on the land." I couldn't help laughing and said with crooked eyes, "Okay, Xinjiang, Big Brother and I are colleagues. We've known each other for a long time. In fact, he actually trained me~"
Kudo Shinichi snorted, his expression becoming even more indescribable: "That's even more abnormal."
"Hey, hey, hey, what are you talking about?"
Kudo Shinichi complained unhappily, "It sounds unethical to develop such a relationship. And you're still talking about colleagues? What kind of company can have two employees like you at the same time?"
...Haha, that's really eye-opening. Unexpectedly, right? Our Black Organization is such an unethical company.
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The author has something to say: Our Yingzi is just not following the ordinary path [kiss]
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