Chapter 28 (Exclusive to Jinjiang Literature City)
Jingyuan still has a good impression of Conan Edogawa. In his opinion, the boy is good in every way, except that he is too reckless and doesn't consider the consequences.
He was worried that the child would be on GIN's death list, but now that GIN has said not to worry about it, Jingyuan has finally put his mind at ease.
There's no way around it; he's always liked talented children.
Unlike Jingyuan's relaxed state, Conan Edogawa fell into deep unease after realizing what he had done.
He himself was not afraid of death, but he was afraid that the people he loved would be hurt because of him.
Not only Ran Mouri, Kogoro Mouri, and Professor Agasa, but also the Detective Boys and Heiji Hattori, whom he always dislikes but can't live without.
Conan Edogawa cares about them and loves them very much.
Seeing Conan Edogawa's perpetually furrowed brow even at school, Ai Haibara couldn't help but kick him under her desk: "That's enough! Those kids all think something happened to your family and are planning to bring their piggy banks with them."
"Huh?" Conan Edogawa then noticed that the three little ones, who were usually chattering in his ear, had been quiet for quite some time.
Ai Haibara whispered, "They're very worried about you."
"Sorry." Conan Edogawa realized he shouldn't have shown that expression in front of the children, so he suppressed his worries and ran to find them to play soccer together.
Conan Edogawa originally thought that the matter was over, but to his surprise, the three children put their pocket money in front of him the next day.
"What are you doing?" Conan Edogawa was both amused and exasperated.
Ayumi Yoshida looked at him with concern: "Conan must have encountered something terrible. He's been unhappy these past few days."
"Yeah, yeah," Genta Kojima nodded in agreement. "We brought all our allowance with us, so you'd better accept it gratefully!"
Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya grasped Conan Edogawa's hand and said earnestly, "No matter what happens, we'll always be on Conan's side!"
“That’s right, that’s right!” The other two children nodded in agreement. “We’re the invincible Junior Detective Club!”
“You guys…” Conan Edogawa looked at the three of them with a mixture of amusement and gratitude.
After calming them down several times, Conan Edogawa chuckled and complained to Ai Haibara, "Those three are really something, how could they think my parents divorced and abandoned me?"
“Children’s thinking is so unpredictable.” Ai Haibara was amused by the children. “But that’s precisely what makes them so lovable.”
"Yes." Conan Edogawa smiled as well.
The two of them spoke in hushed tones while keeping an eye on the three little ones running ahead of them.
The three of them chattered away, as if they had inexhaustible energy.
“…Conan, Ai Haibara, let’s go to Chinatown!” Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya said to the two of them as he turned around. The other two looked at them expectantly.
Conan Edogawa immediately refused: "Yokohama is not safe."
Because of the war, Yokohama is no longer under the jurisdiction of the Japanese government. The forces there are complex and intertwined, and his father has repeatedly told him not to go to Yokohama unnecessarily.
"But I heard there's a magical pet shop there, and they even have mermaids!" Ayumi Yoshida tried to persuade Conan Edogawa. "Don't you want to go see what mermaids look like?"
"If you want to see dugongs, just go to the aquarium," Conan Edogawa said helplessly. "There's no creature in this world with the upper body of a human and the lower body of a fish."
"Huh? Why is it like this?" The three little ones looked disappointed.
Ayumi Yoshida pulled a mini camera out of her pocket and said somewhat disappointedly, "I wanted to show Mom the pictures of the mermaid. Mom really likes the story of the Little Mermaid."
"You said it's a story, how could it be real?" Conan Edogawa ruthlessly shattered the child's fantasy.
"That's not necessarily true," someone said softly. "Mermaids are real."
"Huh?" The five of them turned to look at the person who spoke, puzzled.
The speaker was a young man who was about twenty-five years old. He was very tall, probably about 1.9 meters, and was wearing a white shirt and black pants.
"Wow! Big brother is so tall!" Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya exclaimed.
"Big brother is so handsome." Ayumi Yoshida's face turned red.
"What an adorable kitten!" The first thing Kojima Genta noticed was the kitten perched on the young man's shoulder.
Unlike the three children, who were either surprised or amazed, Conan Edogawa felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave.
It's Jingyuan!
He subconsciously looked around, but did not find GIN as he expected.
Is it a coincidence? No, we can't let our guard down because of this. Especially since he has three young children with him, we must ensure their safety.
Conan Edogawa was in a state of confusion and didn't even realize when Kagemoto had approached him.
It wasn't until his forehead was gently poked that Conan Edogawa came to his senses, staring blankly at Kagemoto, who was squatting in front of him.
"You're only feeling scared now? How come you were so brave before?" Jingyuan looked at Conan Edogawa with a smile.
Touching the spot on his forehead where he had been poked, Conan Edogawa took a while to realize what Kagemoto meant.
Jing Yuan is not a member of the Black Organization.
Seeing the child's dazed expression, Jing Yuan couldn't resist ruffling his hair, then stood up and asked the others, "Want to come eat cake?"
The children looked at each other, then excitedly shouted, "Go!"
Edogawa Conan ate the delicious chocolate cake in small bites, watching helplessly as the three children surrounded Kagemoto.
"Where is your sense of vigilance as members of the Junior Detective League? Is it really okay to go home with a complete stranger like this?"
"What does it have to do with anything? Isn't Jingyuan-nii Conan's friend?" Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya said without turning his head. "Besides, Jingyuan-nii is so handsome, he doesn't look like a bad person at all."
Conan Edogawa sighed, "Bad people don't write 'bad' on their faces."
But nobody cares about him anymore.
"Brother Jingyuan, can I pet your kitten?" Ayumi Yoshida would rather play with the kitten than eat cake.
"I want to touch it too!"
"Me too!"
"Sure, but since this is the first time it's seen you, it's not very familiar with you yet. So you should slowly reach out your hands and let it sniff you before you can touch it." Jingyuan patiently taught them how to greet their cat.
Following Kagemoto's instructions, Ayumi Yoshida first let the kitten sniff her, and seeing that it didn't dislike her, she carefully stroked the kitten's head.
"It's so cute~" The little girl's heart melted.
"It's so beautiful." Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya's eyes were also full of kittens. "It looks like a little lion. Is it a Maine Coon?"
“No, it’s a lion cat,” Jing Yuan said with a smile.
"A lion cat?" Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya, who had a wealth of extracurricular knowledge, pondered for a moment, then excitedly asked, "Is it the Linqing lion cat? Brother Jingyuan, are you from the Flower Country?"
"Yes." It's just that they're not from the Flower Kingdom of this world.
"So Jingyuan-nii is from the Flower Country?" Yoshida Ayumi asked curiously. "What kind of kittens are there in the Flower Country? Are they all cute and well-behaved kittens like Mimi?"
“There are also tabby cats and Kenshin cats…” Jingyuan patiently introduced to Yoshida Ayumi, “They are all quite mischievous, so you have to play with them often.”
Kojima Genta wasn't interested in those things. He poked the cat's little paw, then looked at Jingyuan and suddenly said, "Brother Jingyuan, you look just like your kitten."
"Huh?" Jing Yuan's eyes widened in surprise.
Genta Kojima continued, "Brother, you're just like Mimi, you're fair-skinned and your eyes are golden."
"Wow, it really is!" Ayumi Yoshida and Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya couldn't help but exclaim after comparing the person and the cat. "They really look alike."
Seeing the four of them chatting happily, Conan Edogawa couldn't help but mutter under his breath, "When did you guys become so familiar with Kagemoto?"
"Oh dear, is the great detective jealous?" Ai Haibara teased.
Conan Edogawa was completely baffled: "Why would I be jealous?"
"You were here first..."
"Hey," Conan Edogawa interrupted her hastily, "Don't always look at weird things."
"Hmm~" Ai Haibara ignored him and focused on enjoying the cake.
Once the cat was no longer afraid of Yoshida Ayumi and the others, Kagemoto let the three of them take the cat and play on the side, while he went to talk business with Edogawa Conan and Haibara Ai.
"Is the cake to your liking?" Jingyuan asked.
Ai Haibara nodded: "It's delicious, thank you for your hospitality."
"That's good." Jingyuan picked up his teacup, took a sip, and then said to Conan Edogawa, "Is there anything you want to ask me?"
"I'm asking, will you answer?" Conan Edogawa said.
Jingyuan said, "That depends on my mood."
"Then I have nothing more to ask." Conan Edogawa stopped looking at him, seemingly taking a keen interest in the cake in front of him.
Jingyuan: "Oh."
"...Is that all you're going to do?" Conan Edogawa found it a bit unbelievable. He stopped staring at the cake and instead stared intently into Kagemoto's eyes.
Jing Yuan couldn't help but laugh and said, "What kind of reaction do you want to see?"
"You're here to stop me from investigating the Black Organization," Conan Edogawa said confidently.
Jing Yuan did not deny it: "That's right."
"If that's the case, why are you saying nothing now?" Conan Edogawa asked. "Or is it that whatever I do won't affect your actions?"
“You are indeed very smart,” Jingyuan said with a smile. “No wonder you were able to elevate Kogoro Mouri to the position of a famous detective.”
Conan Edogawa felt a chill run down his spine.
He found out.
His fingers trembled involuntarily as Conan Edogawa suppressed his inner turmoil.
"What is your relationship with the Black Organization? Or rather, which side do you belong to?"
"What do you think?" Jing Yuan asked in return.
"FBI?" Conan Edogawa asked tentatively.
"Um……"
How should I put it? Do the people of Japan have too high an opinion of America's Facebook?
"Then...the CIA?" Conan Edogawa came up with another guess.
Jing Yuan was utterly exasperated: "Child, if I were really a member of those two organizations, your first reaction should be to report them to the relevant authorities..."
Instead of looking at me with that kind of look you give your teammates.
"But so what if you're from the Flower Country?"
Shuichi Akai may be Japanese, but that doesn't stop him from being an FBI ace agent!
Although Conan Edogawa didn't say it aloud, his eyes conveyed the message.
Jing Yuan sighed inwardly.
They're still just innocent kids.
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