Chapter 662 Bertrand, you're something else!
As agreed, Kawasaki Maru took Akai Shuichi away and settled him in before leaving, without waiting for him to regain consciousness.
After all, he didn't contact him as Kawasaki Maru, but as Alex.
After this incident, Conan never saw Hondo Eisuke again. He assumed that Hondo had accepted the FBI's witness protection program and had left Japan.
...
Having probably dealt with the organization's number one rival, Shuichi Akai, the atmosphere within the organization became slightly more relaxed.
—Yeah, right.
The atmosphere remained tense.
Bourbon glanced discreetly at Asti, who was also present, and looked at the silver-haired boy who had summoned him.
Bertrand walked up to him with a bright smile. "Hi, Bourbon~ Long time no see, how have you been?"
Bourbon: ...You've given me almost a year's worth of tasks, how could you not know how good I am?
"Just tell me why you called me here." He had a smile on his face, but it was hard to tell if it was kindness or a hidden grit of teeth.
"Oh, it's nothing really~ It's not a big deal~" Bertrand clasped his hands together and blinked.
"It's nothing serious, yet you called people over. Bertrand, you're something else..."
A muttering sound could be clearly heard coming from the quiet room.
Bertrand's smile remained unchanged as he turned to look at Asti, who was fiddling with a small knife in his hand. "Huh? What did you just say, you perverted Asti?"
“No, I didn’t say anything,” Asti said matter-of-factly.
Bourbon's eyes flickered slightly as he listened to his lively tone.
Bertrand snorted and said to Bourbon in an annoyed tone, "The organization wants you to investigate Sherry. With your abilities, this task shouldn't be too difficult for you, so do your best. You can go now."
He finished speaking in one breath, then grabbed a stick and ran towards Asti, shouting, "Asti!"
Asti quickly dodged, still yelling, "I just made a comment! Why are you so angry? If you hurt me, I'm going on strike!"
Bertrand rolled his eyes at this, then stopped in his tracks. "Fine, I won't bother with you."
He tossed the stick aside and casually remarked, "I see you've been pretty free lately, so why don't you go and help Bourbon out?"
"...Huh?" Asti asked in surprise. Was this in the script?
Seeing Bertrand's gaze directed his way, he nodded. "Oh, I see."
Then he walked up to Boben and said casually, "Leaving now?"
Bourbon's probing gaze fell on him, he nodded and turned to leave first.
Bertrand smiled, his eyes narrowing, as he watched them leave.
I'm really looking forward to it!
"No way...?"
Kawasaki Machi and the rest of the Junior Detective Club stood in front of the burned-down Wooden Horse Manor, completely bewildered.
After learning what had happened from Officer Gong Chang, they met the three suspects.
Sensing the lingering smell of alcohol on Shuichi Akai, Ai Haibara immediately tensed up and subtly moved to stand behind Conan.
Seeing this, Kawasaki Machi blinked, then looked at her with concern and whispered, "Ai, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
Ai Haibara snapped out of her reverie and looked at Machi Kawamoto, who was looking at her with concern. She shook her head slightly and said, "I'm fine. I probably just didn't sleep well."
"Oh, I see. You should get some rest early tonight." Kawasaki Machi seemed completely unsuspecting.
"Yes, I will." Ai Haibara nodded gently, but her gaze remained lingering on the three suspects.
Suddenly, she noticed that the aura emanating from the Black Organization had vanished.
"What do red, white, and yellow mean?" Mitsuhiko muttered to himself.
Yesterday, Kairen asked them to investigate a tenant with strange behavior, and today they saw in his charred diary that he used colors to describe the tenant.
The person who set fire to the apartment was very likely the 'yellow man'.
"Speaking of which, yesterday Kaito also referred to Conan as black and white, right?" Kawashima Machi suddenly spoke up, looking at Conan.
Genta recalled, "That's right, he called Conan in black and white twice."
"Look, police cars are black and white too. White ones are ambulances, red ones are fire trucks, and yellow ones can be construction vehicles, right?" Kawasaki Machi pointed to the police car in front and said, "The colors that Kaito mentioned could also be the colors of the cars, right?"
"However, relying solely on color to distinguish them is a bit unreliable."
He continued to think as he spoke.
Conan thought it wasn't impossible. As he pondered this, a police officer nearby spoke up, saying that there were many toy cars in Kaito's room.
He understood instantly.
After some simple deduction, they concluded that the yellow figure represented Makabe Ginya, who was also the arsonist.
While Shuichi Akai, disguised as Subaru Okiya, was talking to the Detective Boys, a questioning voice sounded from behind them.
"Conan? What are you all doing here?"
They looked up and saw Qianzhu and Liu Qingyao standing together.
"Brother Qianzhu!"
Liu Qingyao yawned and then gave them a shout.
"What happened?" Qianzhu frowned slightly as she looked at the burned-down apartment.
"This place was set on fire, but we've caught the culprit!" Yuan Tai excitedly told them what had just happened.
Qianzhu smiled and said, "I see."
Looking at the boy who seemed quite familiar with Conan and the others, Subaru Okiya raised his hand and pushed up his glasses.
"Brother Qianzhu, where are you planning to go?" Bu Mei pointed to the things Qianzhu was carrying and asked.
"Yes, this is a book I borrowed from the library a few days ago, and I'm about to return it now."
Qianzhu smiled, took out a mystery book from her pocket, and handed it to Conan to take a look. "By the way, this mystery book is quite good."
Conan flipped through it and his eyes lit up. "Thank you, Chizuru-nii! I'll go find the same one right away!"
Qianzhu took the book back from his hands and waved to them, "We'll be going now, goodbye."
"goodbye!"
Ignoring the faint gazes behind her, Qianzhu pretended to chat with Liu Qingyao as they headed towards the library.
After turning in another direction, Liu Qingyao turned and left, heading in a different direction from Qianzhu.
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