Chapter 180 2-in-1 (400 mines)
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From the moment he entered the castle, Conan Edogawa felt that something was wrong with the butler.
But this feeling of uneasiness does not seem to indicate any conspiracy against them.
If he had to say something, Conan Edogawa felt that he had a kind of indifference, as if the death of some of these people or the murderer had nothing to do with him.
He felt a little anxious and bored, as if he was looking forward to all this ending soon.
If the owner of the castle had not invited these people, the butler might not have appeared here at all.
However, these were just Conan Edogawa's feelings and had nothing to do with the current case. He just paid a little more attention to the butler.
But Conan Edogawa could never have imagined that the butler would be related to Hane Ling!
The moment the black-haired young man appeared, he subconsciously reduced his breathing to the minimum - the other party was very sensitive, and if he was not careful, he might be discovered!
The narrow cabinet also made him clearly feel that the person next to him did the same thing as he did at the first moment!
It seems that there is more to it than that…
Amuro Toru's heartbeat became so fast...
Conan Edogawa tried hard to clear his mind and see the situation outside clearly.
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The housekeeper was startled when he saw the person coming.
Then he reacted and calmed down a little: "How did you get in?"
The young man jumped in from the window: "He used some not-so-good means."
The butler grinned: "What? You finally realized your mistake? You want me to go back?"
"yes."
"Don't move." The butler said, "Stand there for now and tell me who you are."
The young man stopped obediently. His hands were empty, his skin was very white, and his expression was different from those sharks that swallowed people whole, flesh and bones. The corners of his lips were raised, making him look extremely harmless.
"My name is Yu Renling. You may not know me, but it doesn't matter, because I have been looking for you for a long time. What you have done in the past two months is really wonderful."
The housekeeper's eyes lit up with surprise: "So, you are here..."
"I'm here... to invite you to enjoy a game." The young man's eyes suddenly turned sinister and cold.
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Invite him back?
What have you done in the past two months?
Conan Edogawa didn't understand at all, but he roughly understood that Yu Renling had been looking for a butler recently!
What do you want him to do?
Games?
Edogawa Conan suddenly had a bad feeling.
The closet was so cramped that the temperature kept rising from the breathing of the two people. Sweat broke out on their foreheads, and they could hear their heartbeats beating violently, but they didn't know whose heart it was.
"This is specially prepared for you." The young man said something incomprehensible.
He disappeared from sight, and within two seconds the butler let out a scream, but was forced to stop the moment he made the sound.
This made Conan Edogawa very nervous. Would Hane Ling just kill the butler directly?
He put his hand on the edge of the cabinet and was about to push the door open, but was held back by the person next to him.
Edogawa Conan was stunned.
However, Amuro Toru held him tightly and whispered, "Don't move..."
Now, the person outside is most likely Magno who is here on a mission.
If Edogawa Conan goes out, not only will he not be stopped, he will also be killed.
As Bourbon, he had no reason to stop Magnus from carrying out his mission.
Conan Edogawa was anxious: "But..."
Amuro Toru was silent for a moment and covered his eyes.
The vision in front of my eyes is dim, but the hearing in my ears is clearer.
"You may have heard of my game?" His tone was gentle, yet it had a chilling sense of nonchalance:
"Come on, choose a way to die."
Edogawa Conan suddenly widened his eyes.
...game, choose how to die?
A cool feeling spread from the feet to the top of the head.
Game Designer...
Bounty Hunter, good and evil coexist...
Police trust...
No, it's more than that. What is it?
What was the thought that just flashed through his mind?
The young man listed three horrific ways to die in a smiling voice. Not long ago, he had asked Conan Edogawa about his health in the same tone.
How could this happen?
The closet was extremely hot and stuffy, but Conan Edogawa felt cold all over.
As for Toru Amuro and Rei Furuya, their moods are even worse than Conan Edogawa.
He heard the sound again.
Every word and every sentence tormented his heart, and the pain was real.
[After seeing all this, will Zero continue with his disguise plan? ]
Ling knew he was here.
Ling didn't take his words that day seriously.
[I don't think so, but it's just right. It's too dangerous to be too close to me.]
The voice was faint and the tone was very calm, as if he had already accepted and gotten used to his situation, without the slightest sadness or grief.
But in the current situation, this is like a thorn piercing into the heart of Rei Furuya.
When he was in the organization, he could still feel Ling's need for him...but now, it's gone.
Miyagawa Ryo is really looking at the problem from a third perspective outside of himself.
[After all, I couldn’t have predicted the timing of Magno’s appearance…]
Fūya Rei's heart skipped a beat. This was unexpected? Doesn't that mean he might lose control of his body at any time?
He finally understood what Miyagawa Ryo had meant when he said that being too close to him was too dangerous.
——But at the same time, he thought of something.
Did Ling originally want to save Jingguang when he was on the rooftop that night?
However, because the control of my body was suddenly taken away...
As soon as he thought of this possibility, a huge hatred for the organization and a deeper pain overwhelmed his entire heart. Furuya Rei could not imagine what Miyagawa Rei felt that night after Morobushi Kagemitsu died.
When Furuya Rei was thinking about that night, Miyagawa Rei, who knew that Furuya Rei was in the closet, couldn't help but be distracted and think about the accident that night.
After silently apologizing to Rei Furuya three times, Miyagawa Rei remembered that he cried on the rooftop and was very embarrassed. Later, he ran away from Rei Furuya's questioning because of a fever...
He silently repeated "I'm sorry" three times.
At the same time, the illusion had almost dealt with the butler. Miyagawa Ling glanced at the closet and jumped out of the window.
Tonight's fear level...has increased to an alarming degree.
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After Miyagawa Ling left, there was no movement in the closet for a while.
They were not worried that Miyakawa Ling would come back, but the two of them just stood there stiffly.
Conan Edogawa's death was because of his butler, and Rei Furuya's death was because of the last words he heard.
He could almost reconstruct the whole picture of what happened that night:
After Ling learned the news, he ran to save Jingguang, but on the way, Magno suddenly took control of his body...which led to the scene he saw when he arrived.
He misunderstood completely, and Akai Shuichi was also disheartened.
But they didn't know how devastated and helpless the young man felt after they left.
He stood alone on the winter rooftop and cried all night because of the loss of his best friend and the irreversible reality.
The next day, he got a high fever after returning home. At this time, Furuya Rei was furious and ran to question him...
What could he answer? How should he answer?
He might even suddenly attack Rei Furuya.
He could only run away.
A beam of light shone through the gap in the closet, illuminating one of Furiya Rei's eyes. He looked at the light, but felt that it was gradually getting dimmer - it was as if he was constantly losing the most important people in his life.
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【The mission is to bring people back.】
Miyakawa Ryo: [I killed him because I didn’t like him.]
【……】
In the end, Miyagawa Ryo was not punished by the organization.
He asked Yakasumi: "How is Conan doing now?"
"They have found the murderer and are now close to solving the mystery and leaving the castle."
Miyagawa Ryo: "How is that blond man feeling?"
Yakasumi: "It's terrible. He just accidentally broke the murderer's bone."
"..."Miyagawa Ling.
I have to say it, luckily I ran fast.
Miyagawa Ryo contacted Hagihara Kenji again: "Hagi, how are you doing?"
"It's just as you expected. No problem."
Miyagawa Rei asked Zhufu Jingguang again: "Jingguang, is Gin going to do anything?"
Zhu Fu Jingguang said calmly: "He didn't report the note you gave him. Even Vodka didn't know about it. However, he didn't seem to care too much. He was busy with missions and looking for undercover agents every day."
"You're really patient." Miyakawa Ling smiled.
"If he knew you were an undercover agent, he would be furious," said Zhu Fujingguang.
"The biggest undercover is right next to me—" Hagiwara Kenji said with a smile.
Miyagawa Ryo exchanged information with the ghosts in other key positions one by one. Finally, he suddenly asked Hagiwara Kenji and Morofushi Kagemitsu:
"When this is all over, as teammates who have fought side by side with me, facing life-threatening dangers, will you stand in front of me?"
Hagiwara Kenji thought for a moment and said, "But Kenji-chan is also afraid of pain!"
Morofushi Kagemitsu comforted Miyagawa Rei: "Don't worry! Kenji will help you!"
"? Why only me?"
"I mean, you'll be at the front."
"What about you? Staying behind me?"
"I'll take this opportunity to run away with Ling!"
"???"
Miyakawa Ling raised his hand in agreement: "I agree!"
"?" Hagiwara Kenji complained: "Does anyone care about my opinion?"
"That..."
Zhu Fu Jingguang felt a little sorry: "When the time comes, if you really feel pain, just tell me."
"Would you like to exchange with me?"
"I'll run faster."
"……?"
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Although he successfully found the murderer of the murder in the castle and prevented the subsequent incidents, Conan Edogawa was hard to be happy.
He watched as the police intervened to investigate the housekeeper's death, and finally pinned the crime on the original murderer. The murderer denied it, but was only considered a sophistry.
I don't know if it was because of someone else's interference, but the crime was decided very quickly, without giving Edogawa Conan any chance to speak... However, he didn't know what to say or do.
Even now, he had no sense of reality, as if he were dreaming, full of absurdity.
Is that person...really Hane Ling?
Yu Renling killed a man in front of him.
It's as relaxing and enjoyable as playing a real game.
He could have jumped into the water without hesitation to save himself.
Surprisingly, one can kill a life so coldly and casually.
"Finally we left this haunted castle. It was so hot that I could hardly breathe!" When leaving the next day, Maori Kogoro complained, "Xiaolan, come and see if this kid has a heat stroke?"
Mao Lilan also felt too hot, "Conan, are you okay? Do you want to go to the hospital?"
Conan Edogawa forced himself to cheer up and shook his head.
Maori Kogoro glanced at his phone and suddenly became happy again: "Xiao Ling is back, and he lost his key again. Really, he is so careless... Let's go faster! Let's go back quickly!"
When they got home, they saw the young man who had lost his keys squatting at the door pitifully, like a homeless puppy.
"You're back!" Seeing them, he raised his head happily, and his light golden eyes gave people the illusion of sparkling.
Maori Kogoro walked in front: "How long have you been back? You always lose things. Now that we are all gone, there is nowhere to go..."
The young man narrowed his eyes and said, "Because there is a backup key. It's with Mr. Maori."
Maori Kogoro complained: "You are causing me so much trouble..."
Mao Lilan couldn't help laughing. She felt that her father was quite happy.
"Conan, hurry up, wait...Conan, why are your hands so cold?"
Conan Edogawa was unable to say a word, because when the young man heard what he said, he looked at him with his eyes still as gentle and calm as before.
He lowered his head: "It's a little cold."
"Why is it so cold in this weather?"
"It's already autumn," said Miyagawa Ryo.
"But the temperature has been quite high these past two days."
As they talked, they walked into the house.
Miyagawa Ryo had dinner here, and during the meal, Edogawa Conan listened to their conversation without saying a word.
"Did Mr. Amuro go with you?"
"Well, but when he was leaving, Amuro suddenly said he had something to do and left first. I don't know what he was busy with."
"I see, it seems Mr. Amuro has more than one part-time job."
After dinner, Miyagawa Ling left and Edogawa Conan returned to his room.
"Click." The door closed.
He leaned against the door, slid down to the ground, his eyes dim, and he didn't move for a long time.
After a while, there was a knock on the door: "Conan, are you okay?"
"I'm fine." He replied in a normal tone.
"Are you in a bad mood?"
"no."
"Brother Ling said that if you are in a bad mood, he will not let you learn duck talk."
Edogawa Conan was stunned.
What does it mean?
"Although I don't know why you're unhappy, Ling said this to make you happier." Mao Lilan's voice was gentle, "He probably meant that he could answer your question directly."
Conan Edogawa jumped up instantly and opened the door: "Did he really say that?"
Mao Lilan smiled and nodded, "Do you want to call him?"
Edogawa Conan nodded heavily.
Mao Lilan helped him make the call. When the call was connected, Conan Edogawa immediately asked: "Can I ask you a question directly? Will you answer it truthfully?"
"You should call him 'Brother Hane' and be polite." Mao Lilan tapped the boy's head gently.
But I felt a little dazed inside - this scene seemed somewhat familiar.
A long time ago, there was a time when Shinichi insisted on pulling Kazuki for an answer.
Although neither of them was from that time, this scene seemed to be repeating itself...
Conan Edogawa didn't know what Mouri Ran was thinking. After he asked the question, he waited anxiously for the answer.
It's terrible... I can't calm down at all...
What is going on?
Who is lying? What lies did Yu Renling tell?
Why would he do that!
"Of course, I will." The young man chuckled, his tone very gentle, giving Edogawa Conan the illusion of doting, as if no matter what he asked at this moment, he would get an answer.
Edogawa Conan paused for a moment, and then his heartbeat quickened.
He thought of the department store, the dim lights, the empty floors, the partners waiting for rescue, and the fangs behind the camera.
Thinking of Huibara Ai trembling with fear in the small wine cellar, the killer's cold eyes, the helpless waiting and the unwillingness to face death.
Thinking of the dark passage under the temple, the flickering candlelight, the sudden appearance of the man and the undisguised murderous intent.
Thinking of those desperate and terrified faces beside the fountain, those pale and slow three seconds, and in the end, everyone’s heartfelt joy and excitement!
He thought of the pain of suffocation in the dark river, the despair of being unable to move, and the hands that finally held him, and the golden warm sunshine he saw when he woke up.
Finally, he thought of the always silent boy in his class.
For unknown reasons, Conan Edogawa suddenly hung up the phone, rushed to the door, and ran out!
"Conan??"
The moonlight is very bright tonight, and the vision is clear under the moonlight. As soon as Edogawa Conan went downstairs, he saw a black-haired young man on the opposite building, holding a mobile phone, leaning on the railing, looking up at the moonlight.
The wind blew through his hair, his golden pupils were looming, and a small part of his white chin was pale in the moonlight. He looked quiet and lonely.
Edogawa Conan felt his heart beating faster and faster, he ran over quickly and rushed up the stairs!
If it were someone else, he wouldn't be so reckless.
If it weren't for the phone call just now, he wouldn't have made up his mind.
There are still too many uncertainties, but the answers are already emerging.
Even if the answer is Pandora's box, he will open it.
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What questions would Conan ask?
Stalker?
What happened at Highland Island last time? Yakasumi?
Ah Xiu? Zero?
That organizational mission last night?
Leo...Magno?
Miyagawa Ling really couldn't guess.
After he finished speaking, he waited for Conan Edogawa to ask, but he didn't expect that Conan Edogawa would run directly over to him.
He turned sideways and looked at the boy running up, a little surprised: "Conan?"
Conan Edogawa took two breaths, and behind the lens, his eyes were bright and sharp: "Can I only ask one question?"
Miyakawa Ling: “Yes.”
"Well, I want to ask——"
"Your target is me, right?"
Miyakawa Ling was stunned.
Conan Edogawa stepped forward and said, "Your current mission target is me, right?"
Miyakawa Ling smiled and said, "What are you talking about?"
"You showed up at a very good time. You came for me." Conan Edogawa said firmly, "You approached me on purpose."
Miyagawa Ling squatted down, looked straight into Edogawa Conan's eyes, and after a long time, nodded slightly.
Edogawa Conan's face suddenly turned pale.
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After the boy walked away in despair, Yakasumi couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Miyagawa, why do you have to tell the truth?"
Miyakawa Ling opened the door and walked in: "It doesn't matter, after all, I promised him."
"But, this will be detrimental to your plan, right?"
"No," said Miyakawa. "He can start to distrust me."
"Do you allow this?"
That's a strange statement.
He actually allowed Conan Edogawa to distrust him... Miyagawa Ling wanted to laugh: "The image of me in your mind seems a little strange."
"No! I just think so."
"You're right." Miyakawa Ling lowered his eyes, the prayer sign reflected in his eyes: "I have mastered the rules and am gradually speeding up this game."
The next day, Miyakawa Ryo contacted the police.
The public security department had asked him to find someone before, and suspected that person had contact with the organization. Miyagawa Ryo had already found him - the butler who was killed the day before yesterday.
The butler has been a member of the organization for a long time, but he is not satisfied with the organization's low-key principle and wants to make some "achievements" in a high-profile manner. For this, he has been warned once by the organization.
This time, based on what he had done, even if Miyagawa Rei didn't kill him, he would most likely die if he returned to the organization.
To take a step back, even if the organization is not looking for him, the police are still looking for him, and Miyagawa Ryo himself is looking for him as the culprit because of the recent frequent murder cases.
Miyakawa Ling reported the butler's death to the police, but did not say that he killed him. He only said that the organization killed him.
After the report was completed, Mayumi Akira asked, "Mr. Hane, are there any important events in the organization recently?"
Miyakawa Ling: “No.”
"Please be safe."
"I will."
After the conversation ended, Miyagawa Ryo flipped through his phone in the car. He would be relatively free for a while. After making sure that Edogawa Conan and the organization were within his budget, he would only need to do system tasks every two days.
The "number of kills" originally required by the system has now been largely achieved.
"Zero has returned to the organization." Morobushi Kagemitsu suddenly said to him: "According to Gin, he may be receiving a new mission."
Not long after, another ghost told Miyagawa Ling: "Mr. Fūya reported that he knows Shirley's location."
"?" Miyakawa Ling's heart skipped a beat.
What is this new plan?
Sure enough, there are still too few people...
In fact, up to now, Miyagawa Ling has a lot of helpers around him, but the huge size of the organization makes those ghosts like a drop of ink falling into the sea, and they are quickly diluted everywhere.
Miyakawa Ling could only transfer people to the positions where they were most needed at each stage. Recently, the organization needed a lot of people, and he arranged almost all of them, leaving no one by his side.
The ghost quickly added: "Rum gave the order to kill Shirley, and Mr. Furuya accepted it."
"But he said he needed a codename to work with him and asked about Kiel's whereabouts."
"We didn't get permission. Rum said that Gil was on Gin's side and there was no need to let her in to take the credit."
Miyagawa Ling seemed to be thinking about something.
Zero reported Shirley's matter and took on the task of killing her, just like he killed important figures under public security protection at that time, also to gain more attention and a higher status, right?
Why did you suddenly take this risk?
But, Gil...
Recalling the other party's cold and clueless eyes during the organization's meeting that day, Miyagawa Ryo knew that she was planning to kill him.
However, out of fear and caution, Kiel never dared to take action, and even hid his murderous intentions very well and never showed them.
But Zero definitely knew this.
Zero asked about Keel's whereabouts... Miyagawa Ryo probably understood and decided to take direct action against him!
"Thank you for your hard work. You can leave that place for now and stay with Ling for the time being." Saving your life is at stake!
"OK."
Miyagawa Rei was on guard, but Furuya Rei was unable to contact Kiel, which made him feel more uneasy.
Is Kiel ready to take action?