Chapter 29 (Exclusive to Jinjiang Literature City)
Changing someone's mindset is difficult, especially given the delicate relationship between Japan and America, so Jingyuan didn't say anything more.
"Since you're not a member of the Black Organization, what's the deal with GIN?" Conan Edogawa asked.
He still couldn't forget GIN, whose gentle temperament had almost reached the point of being out of character.
"What do you think?" Jing Yuan did not answer directly.
Conan Edogawa is not an idiot after all, even if his conclusions are too absurd.
"Gin... him..." Conan Edogawa whispered, "is he also an undercover agent?"
Otherwise, he really couldn't imagine why Gin would be so...gentle when facing Kyungwon.
Jing Yuan propped his chin on his hand, smiling as he looked at the two children sitting opposite him: "Oh? What do you mean?"
That's for sure.
The two of them gasped, especially Ai Haibara.
"How is this possible? That Gin! How could Gin be an undercover agent?" Many images flashed through Ai Haibara's mind, her body trembling slightly with anger. "He killed so many people, so many people died because of him!"
Her sister, her beloved sister, died at Gin's hands! How could she accept this?
“No undercover agent has clean hands.” Jing Yuan wasn’t making excuses for Gin, just stating the facts. “Otherwise, how could they have infiltrated the organization’s upper echelons?”
Gaining the trust of the Black Organization is extremely difficult. Take Rena Mizunashi, codenamed Kir, for example. In order to gain the organization's trust, she even killed her father, who was also an undercover agent in the organization. However, even though she had gone to such lengths, she was still put on the organization's suspicion list because of a bugging device.
It has been a century since the Black Organization was founded. As the founder, Renya Karasuma was able to develop the organization into a transnational criminal syndicate. He was definitely not a fool. Therefore, it is by no means easy to gain his complete trust.
So far, only Vermouth, Rum, and Gin are considered confidants. As for the others, they are just pawns that can be discarded at will.
Just like Atsushi Miyano and Elena Miyano back then.
This couple were not only outstanding scientists, but Elena Miyano was also known as the "Hell Angel" in the organization. But what was their fate?
As their children and second-generation members of the organization, Shiho Miyano and Akemi Miyano have always been under the organization's control. Shiho Miyano, with her outstanding talent, is in charge of the most important drug research. Logically speaking, the two sisters should definitely be considered core members of the organization, but what happened? Akemi Miyano was discarded like trash.
That's how ruthless the Black Organization is.
"I will never forgive him," Ai Haibara said. "Never!"
After saying that, he got up and left.
Jing Yuan was not surprised by this, and understood it perfectly.
Watching Ai Haibara get up and leave, Kagemoto asked Conan Edogawa, "Aren't you going to follow her?"
The young detective shook his head and said, "No, it's better for her to be alone for a while now."
He had spent a considerable amount of time with Ai Haibara and knew very well how deep her bond was with her sister, Akemi Miyano. Now, suddenly learning that Gin was not actually a member of the Black Organization but rather on the side of justice, she naturally could not accept it.
"Actually, I'm also a little unable to accept it," Conan Edogawa said. "If it weren't for Gin..."
He won't turn from a high school student into a child, and he'll need to remain anonymous no matter what he does.
He can't go shopping with the girl he loves, and he can't solve cases with the police...
Perhaps one day when he dies, he can only be buried as Conan Edogawa.
Seeing that he was feeling down, Jingyuan didn't know how to comfort him, so he took out a candy from his pocket and handed it to him: "Here, it's orange flavored."
Conan Edogawa did not refuse.
Unwrapping the candy, Conan Edogawa put it in his mouth, the sweet and sour taste mirroring his current mood.
It's a good thing that GIN isn't an enemy.
However, he could not accept that GIN was on the side of justice.
This is not what he considers justice.
Jing Yuan did not interrupt his thoughts, knowing that all of this was too complicated for this underage child.
Unlike the quiet atmosphere here, Ayumi Yoshida and her two friends became so engrossed in playing with the lion cat that they didn't want to leave even when their parents called.
"Brother Jingyuan, can we come and play with Mimi again tomorrow?" The three children looked at him with expectant eyes.
Jing Yuan smiled and said, "Of course."
"That's awesome!" Genta Kojima and the others jumped up excitedly. "Thank you, Keigen-nii!"
When saying goodbye to Kagemoto, the observant Ayumi Yoshida noticed that Ai Haibara was missing, so she hurriedly asked what happened.
“She’s already gone back,” Conan Edogawa explained. “The professor needs to speak with her about something.”
Trusting Conan Edogawa, the three children had no doubts and obediently said goodbye to Jingyuan.
After seeing the children off, Jingyuan checked the time. Hmm, there were still two hours until the time he was supposed to meet Rokudo Mukuro and the others. He could take a short nap.
It's true that I'm getting old. I just went out to buy a few gifts and chatted with Conan Edogawa and the others for a while, and I already felt tired. Back when I was fighting against the bountiful monsters, I could go for days and nights without sleep and it wouldn't be a problem.
"Getting old," Jing Yuan said with a smile, scratching Mimi's itch. "Stay with me for a nap."
The lion cat meowed obediently, as if to say "okay".
Let's go back to Rokudo Mukuro's side.
Chengshima Inu and Chrome were so busy preparing for their meeting with Jingyuan that they were practically jumping around, wishing they could coat the already clean floor with wax so that even flies would be splitting on it.
"I said, that's enough, you guys." Rokudo Mukuro couldn't stand it anymore. He paused the game, took off his headphones, and said helplessly, "Jingyuan isn't an outsider, what are you doing?"
Besides, what hadn't Jing Yuan seen of them? When they first met Jing Yuan, they were as disheveled as beggars, but Jing Yuan not only showed no disgust, but even had a hint of heartache in his eyes.
"The main problem is that it's been such a long, long time since I've seen Mr. Jingyuan," Joshima Inu said, rubbing his nose sheepishly. "Besides, Chrome hasn't met Mr. Jingyuan yet either."
The girl nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, video calls don't count."
There was nothing Rokudo Mukuro could do but let them go.
Soon, the agreed time arrived, and the children stood by the roadside, eagerly waiting.
A taxi stopped in front of them, and as the door opened, Jing Yuan's familiar figure appeared before them.
"Mr. Jingyuan!" Joshima Inu rushed forward first, his excitement so great that if he had a tail, it would have wagged like a propeller. "You've finally arrived!"
Ruffled the child's hair and handed him the prepared gifts: "These are gifts for the four of you. Take a look and see if you like them."
"I'll love anything Mr. Jingyuan gives me, no matter what it is!" Chengdao Inu still looked at Jingyuan with starry eyes.
In his heart, Jingyuan was the only one who could stand on equal footing with Rokudo Mukuro. In fact, because the other party was much older than them, Shirojima Inu regarded Jingyuan as his own elder, so he had no pressure to act cute and flirtatious.
Jing Yuan laughed and said, "Then I am so happy."
Compared to the lively Joshima Inu, the other three were much more reserved, especially Chrome.
She stood beside Rokudo Mukuro, her slender figure and timid expression making one feel an irresistible pity for her.
“Mr. Jingyuan…” The girl mustered her courage and walked up to him, her voice trembling with joy, “I am Chrome, it’s nice to meet you.”
“Me too,” Jing Yuan said to the girl with a smile.
Rokudo Mukuro was a little unaccustomed to such a warm scene, so he cleared his throat a few times and said, "Don't just stand there like an idiot, let's go inside and talk."
"Okay." ×4
Once they got to the living room, the children surrounded Jingyuan, chattering away as they recounted their experiences over the past few days.
“That tenth Vongola boss can't even walk straight without tripping!” Ken said, gesturing as he spoke. “He’s nowhere near as good as the ninth boss’s son. I don’t know why he would abandon the successor he personally nurtured and instead include that good-for-nothing Tsuna from Japan as one of his successors.”
"Of course it's because his father is an external advisor, what else could it be?" Kakimoto Chikusa revealed a mocking smile. "Why does the heir have to be the Ninth Boss's son? As an external advisor, Sawada Iemitsu can only enjoy the same power as the Boss in special circumstances, but if the Tenth Boss is his son, then he can completely control the Vongola."
“No one hates power.” Rokudo Mukuro tossed the apple over, his heterochromatic red and blue eyes full of mockery. “Besides, the Vongola holds a special position in the Mafia world.”
Jing Yuan wasn't interested in these dark forces, but since they were talking about it, he was happy to chime in.
“I’m more interested in the Bovino family than the Vongola,” Jingyuan said.
Rokudo Mukuro thought for a moment and said, "A ten-year bazooka?"
“That’s right.” Jing Yuan said with a smile. “I’m very curious why the family with the ability to glimpse the future is not the Leader in the Mafia world, but the Vongola family instead.”
Rokudo Mukuro hesitated for a moment and said, "Perhaps it's related to the Vongola Rings."
"Oh?" Jing Yuan's interest was piqued. "What kind of ring?"
“The Vongola Rings are proof of the Vongola Family’s Boss and their Guardians. Every Boss and Guardian must be recognized by the Rings,” Rokudo Mukuro explained. “I once heard a nursery rhyme: ‘The sea, vast and boundless, has no end; the shell, passed down through generations, changes its appearance; the rainbow, echoing the arc, vanishes in an instant.’ The shell in the nursery rhyme refers to the Vongola Rings.”
“I see.” Jingyuan seemed to understand something, and said, “It seems that I need to meet with that candidate for the tenth generation.”
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A note from the author:
The nursery rhymes are from the original work.
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