Chapter 140 Win-Win Cooperation
Higashino Xi mocked Edogawa Conan twice and then stopped talking. They came here to discuss serious matters tonight, so that was enough.
The four of them sat around on the sofa, and the scene seemed to have returned to a few months ago. The only difference was that Kudo Yusaku and Amuro Toru were missing.
Why didn’t you call Amuro Toru?
Akai Shuichi said: If you don't want to share information with me, I won't play with you. I also have a temper. Hum╭(╯^╰)╮
He very considerately poured Conan a glass of milk and said, "Drink more, you will grow taller."
Edogawa Conan: ...
He sighed deeply and said, "I say, you all know my situation, and you still tease me. Isn't that a bit too much?"
"Oh? What do you know about your situation?" Dong Yexi asked knowingly.
Edogawa Conan glanced at him and asked, "You are the organizer of today's game, right?"
Dong Yexi raised his eyebrows, folded his arms across his chest, and leaned back in his chair, saying, "You know this again?"
"Those who received the invitation are all acquaintances. How could it be such a coincidence? It must have been done by someone who knows us. Among the people I know, only you and Sonoko have the ability to build a new real scene for a game, and Sonoko would not do such a thing. The person who is in charge of this team must be you." Edogawa Conan said confidently with a slight smile on his face.
"I didn't expect to be exposed here." Dong Yexi touched his chin and shook his head and said, "Alas, being too rich is also a disadvantage~"
Conan Edogawa: ...Do you want to listen to what nonsense you are talking about?
Hatori Yui couldn't help but glance at Higashino Hiroshi with a complicated look. Although he had never had the opportunity to deal with money since childhood, he had fully realized the importance of money during his time living abroad.
"And today's game doesn't use an ordinary script." said Conan Edogawa.
Dong Yexi looked up at him, his eyes full of interest.
Edogawa Conan took a deep breath and asked, "The main family of Shiraha Village in the script refers to the Karasuma family, right?"
Subaru Okiya frowned and asked, "What do you mean?" He had invited Higashino Xi over tonight simply to talk to him about Hatori Yui, but he hadn't expected Higashino Xi to bring him over directly. He had a hunch that something was wrong with the daytime game, but he didn't associate it with the Karasuma family.
Conan Edogawa said, "The script says that this case is adapted from a true event. A tragedy where an entire village is wiped out will definitely be reported by the media, so I asked Dr. Agasa to help me check it out. The only case that meets the requirements is one. Forty years ago, a small village in Nagano Prefecture was burned down overnight, and all the villagers were killed. And this village is the ancestral home of the Karasuma family. Even more coincidental is that the fire occurred on the night of the Dusk Annex tragedy."
Subaru Okiya's pupils suddenly shrank. When Kudo Yusaku deduced that the Black Organization's boss was Karasuma Renya, the FBI began investigating his deeds, but they hadn't investigated this matter at all.
Seeing his expression, Conan Edogawa explained: "The case was suppressed because it involved too many people. It's normal that the FBI couldn't find it." After all, this is not their home ground.
"That means the Karasuma clan was exterminated at that time?" asked Subaru Okiya.
"I'm afraid it's not that simple." Edogawa Conan shook his head and looked at Higashino Hiroshi. "From today's script, it seems some people with bad intentions took advantage of Karasuma Renya's death to go to the Karasuma family's territory to pan for gold, but they definitely didn't get anything in the end. As for the fire at the end, perhaps it was just a deception."
"The fire was set by the main family, right?" Although it was a rhetorical question, Edogawa Conan's tone was very certain.
Dong Yexi smiled and nodded.
After receiving the affirmation, Edogawa Conan continued: "The main family doesn't want people to work, right?"
Higashino Xi nodded again and said meaningfully, "It's rare for Karasuma Renya to live to be a hundred years old. No matter what method he used, the family must have contributed to his success."
"I see." Okiya Subaru understood his implication. "Then the fire could indeed be a deception. His fellow tribesmen are also a resource for him."
Edogawa Conan suddenly glanced at Hatori Yui. He stroked his chin, thinking silently: Karasuma... Hatori... Could he actually be a member of the Karasuma family?!
Hatori Yui noticed his gaze, pursed her lips, and remained silent. Mainly because she didn't know what to say. It didn't matter whether they were surnamed Karasuma or not. As Subaru Okiya had said, they had become a "resource." It was because of this bloodline that they lived in endless pain.
He would rather not be.
Conan Edogawa had no interest in exposing people's scars, so he brought the topic back to the script: "The news that Dr. Agasa found out said that in the end, over a hundred bodies were cleared out. These are..."
Dong Yexi said indifferently, "Oh, those are the people who died at the auction. There was no place to clean them up, so they just burned them. Anyway, those celebrities and politicians will definitely cover up this matter."
"Yeah, it's been covered for forty years." Edogawa Conan sighed.
Dong Yexi didn't care what others thought. He said, "Since you are so smart, do you want to guess why I called you here tonight?"
Edogawa Conan replied, "Do I need to think about it?" He glanced at Hatori Yuiichi and said, "Since Hatori-nii has told you everything, he must have also told you my identity."
"Ha, you really guessed wrong." Higashino Xi defended Hatori Yui, "He didn't say it in such detail, and he didn't mention Edogawa Conan at all."
In fact, Hatori Yui was also very curious about how Higashino Hiroshi knew about the Black Organization. When he revealed his true identity, he was very vague in many aspects.
Conan Edogawa was a little surprised. He didn't expect Hatori Yui to keep a secret for him. "Then how did you know my identity?" he asked curiously.
Higashino Hi's expression froze, and he asked back, "You don't think you're disguising yourself well, do you? I've suspected you a long time ago. After Kudo Shinichi disappeared, the Mori family gained an elementary school student who was not only extremely intelligent, but also looked exactly like him when he was a child. And since then, Mori Kogoro has become famous, but every time he finishes a deduction, he can't remember what he said..."
He listed the unreasonable points one by one, and Edogawa Conan's face turned green.
It turns out that he has so many flaws?
Subaru Okiya looked at him and said, "You don't know until you hear it. To sum up, you really have a lot of flaws. You're lucky that the Black Organization hasn't discovered you yet."
"I think your luck is about to run out." Higashino Xi put away the smile on his face and said seriously, "If you keep jumping around like this, Gin will definitely notice you. He has already started investigating Maori Kogoro."
Edogawa Conan's expression changed, and he said in a deep voice: "I know."
"Then do you know that Rum is also with you?" Dong Yexi slowly dropped a big bomb.
All three people present looked at him in surprise.
"From the sound of your voice, do you know who Rum is?!" Conan Edogawa asked hurriedly.
Dong Yexi smiled but said nothing.
At this time, Okiya Subaru said: "Mr. Higashino, what are your conditions?"
Conan Edogawa then realized that Higashino Hiroshi's coming here was not to help them unconditionally. This was a little unacceptable to him who was always committed to justice.
However, he could understand. And...
He glanced at Hatori Yuiichi again. This condition was probably proposed for Hatori's brother.
"Let's keep the conditions for now. It's not something that will embarrass you," Dong Yexi said. "I just want to ask what your attitude is towards Rum."
Subaru Okiya raised an eyebrow and asked, "What do you mean by that?"
Edogawa Conan said: "Of course we have to find a way to arrest him!"
Dong Yexi was speechless and said, "You are too naive. Capturing Rum alive might be harder than climbing to the sky. You have to pay for a place to go to the space station." He sneered, "And you can't even catch Gin. Rum is the second in command after all. How could he be captured so easily?"
Subaru Okiya nodded in agreement and asked, "So what do you think?"
Dong Yexi blinked and said, "Of course my opinion is to find a way to kill Rum."
Edogawa Conan's expression changed slightly.
Higashino noticed his expression and thought: This kid is still too naive. No wonder Detective Conan has been running for over a thousand episodes, and almost no one has died at the hands of the Red Team. Except for Shuichi Akai who appeared in the early part and killed a sniper at the winery, all the remaining members of the organization were killed by Gin.
But for him, this was the real world. No matter how powerful the protagonist's aura was, if he wasn't careful, everyone would be finished. Furthermore, the later the game progressed, the more likely people would die. It was impossible for everyone to escape unscathed. It was better for members of the organization to get hurt than for his own people to get hurt.
So, Higashino Hiroshi began to teach Edogawa Conan a lesson. "Let me ask you, of the crimes you've already investigated against the Black Organization, are they each worthy of the death penalty? Selling arms, illegal experiments, malicious murder, and extortion—these crimes would all start with life imprisonment in any country, right? And you still don't know the extent to which the Black Organization has infiltrated each country. As long as Karasuma Renya or Rum survives, the Black Organization won't be destroyed. So even if you capture them alive, they might be rescued. By then, wouldn't everything you've done be in vain?"
Edogawa Conan lowered his head, his heart churning with emotions. He knew that what Higashino Xi said was right, and he couldn't think of any reason to refute it, so he could only digest it secretly.
Subaru Okiya, or rather Shuichi Akai, was more in favor of Higashino Hiroshi. He had never intended to capture anyone from the Black Organization alive. If it weren't for the hand-wringing by Ran Mouri and Shinichi Kudo two years ago, he would have killed Vermouth long ago. He didn't do it because, firstly, he had no chance and couldn't confirm her identity; secondly, he wanted to use her to lure out the big fish, Gin.
Anyway, his first reaction when he saw Gin would definitely be to pull out a gun and kill him, rather than thinking about capturing him alive.
"Besides, only if Rum dies will the organization become more chaotic." Dong Yexi smiled slightly. "He is the second-in-command of the organization. This means that there is a boss above him. Everyone knows that the status of emperor is not coveted by ordinary people, but a position above everyone else will make those below him fight to the death."
"You mean, there's a power struggle within the organization?" asked Subaru Okiya.
"Of course. Where there are people, there are conflicts. Even a small position in a company can be filled with palace intrigue, let alone places where dark power thrives. They are more ambitious than normal people." Dong Yexi leaned forward slightly, his voice deliberately lowered with temptation. "Besides, I already know Rum's identity. Unlike before, he was elusive. Now he's actively wandering around, and he doesn't have as many people protecting him. This may be the only chance to ambush him."
"Also, we can put the blame on Gin and make the organization even more chaotic." The expression on Higashino Xi's face when he said this was like a little devil.
Okiya Subaru's eyes flickered slightly, and he admitted that he was moved. This proposal really touched his heart.
Being able to get rid of Rum in one go and cause trouble for Gin at the same time, I'm afraid I won't be able to encounter such a good thing again.
He also leaned in slightly, supported his chin with his hands, and asked in a low voice: "So what are your plans?"
Dong Yexi put his hands to his mouth and whispered, "We can..."
Edogawa Conan ignored his discomfort and leaned closer to listen.
Thus, the plan to assassinate Rum was born on such an ordinary night.
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