"Excuse me, could you help me get the phone?" Xian asked the nurse with a smile.

"...Ah, yes, sir." The nurse was just a small medical staff in the hospital, but because the entire hospital was owned by the organization, most of the medical staff were also members of the organization, but they were of a lower status and could not get in touch with the core content of the organization. This nurse was no exception. However, those who were assigned to take care of the code-named members were not rookies, so the nurse knew the mystery and terror of the organization, and also knew that the wounded she needed to take care of were not people she could afford to offend, so she was extremely cautious.

However, she did not expect that this adult was surprisingly easy to talk to, and his personality was also very gentle, which was somewhat different from the members she had taken care of or heard about before. However, even so, she could not easily let her guard down. After all, this person was her superior anyway, and she could not neglect him. Thinking of this, the nurse quickly handed the phone to Xian, not daring to look at it any more.

"Sir, I'll go out first. Call me if you need anything." The nurse bowed respectfully, then left quickly and closed the door. Since she was going to make a phone call, she naturally couldn't listen here. If she heard something she shouldn't hear, it would be terrible.

"Okay." Xian nodded, secretly admiring the good eyesight of the medical staff of the organization. He watched the nurse leave, then looked down at the caller ID on his phone.

Xian: ...? Gin? Why did he call him suddenly? He is seriously injured and has not recovered yet. There is no way he can do any mission, right? Is there anything else besides the mission that needs to be personally called by Gin to ask? Thinking of this, Xian answered the phone with confusion.

"Hello? Gin?"

[From this perspective... it's hard to deny, host.]

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At this time, a straight ball is much better than a riddle man, right?! Xian continued to speak slowly: "Anyway, he didn't hear anything important, and he's not the kind of kid who doesn't know the organization at all. Just think of this as setting an example of an excellent member of the organization for the kid?" Xian said with a smile, "Conan-kun has a very useful brain and a strong observation ability. With proper training, he can have very strong reasoning ability. This kind of intelligent talent is what the organization lacks, right?"

"Is that so..." Xian said in a long voice, "In that case, why don't you just spare him, Gin?"

This won’t do! Xian and Vermouth thought to themselves.

Because the surroundings were very quiet, and Vermouth quietly moved forward when Gin was on the phone, and stopped reluctantly after being warned by Gin's eyes, Vermouth could still vaguely hear what Finlandia said on the phone. Hearing Finlandia's doubts, Vermouth just thought that Finlandia had not paid special attention to any children recently. After all, if he really paid attention, he would have started to show off long ago.

Xian: ...? Which child did you pay attention to? What child? Xian was confused. Logically, Gin's description sounded very familiar, as if he had done it on purpose in the past to create a persona. He picked up a few children that the organization didn't want or from an orphanage that was about to be destroyed by the organization, taught them, and then showed off in front of that gentleman intentionally or unintentionally, creating a persona that he liked to pick up children and raise them. But... why did Gin suddenly bring up this matter?

“…Huh?” Finlandia’s voice paused slightly.

[…Don’t complain at this time, host!]

“Ah, yes.” Vermouth leaned against Gin regardless of his murderous intent. She did not show any panic on the surface and even dared to make a move on Gin. However, she was quickly suppressed by Gin. “I’m very sorry, I don’t have any intentions towards the good boy you like, but now there are some small misunderstandings. I think you may need to explain it to Gin.” Vermouth’s faint voice came.

"I think you should have some idea of ​​the situation, but it's better not to tell everyone about it. Oh, I don't really like you investigating privately either. After all, we don't know who will be angry at that time, don't you think?" Xian's tone was relaxed, but what he said was not relaxed at all.

Well, although Vermouth didn't reveal much to him, fortunately he knew Conan's identity and character very well, so he was able to figure out the whole story. Now it seems that Gin and Vermouth were on a mission, and then they happened to be bumped into by Conan, so the stubborn Conan followed and eavesdropped on Gin's mission without hesitation, and then was caught by Gin for the second time. But because Vermouth, the famous Conan godmother, was present, she naturally couldn't bear to be killed by Gin like this, so she could only try her best to ask for help.

"Finlandia, which child have you paid attention to recently?" Gin's cold voice came.

Thinking of this, Xian couldn't help but ask hesitantly: "...Um, what child do you mean?" After all, his children are not limited to "children", and he didn't know what Gin was referring to.

And "recently"? He hasn't raised a child recently? He hasn't paid attention to it either. Not to mention recently, he hasn't done this in recent years, right? Before and after the main storyline was opened, he restrained himself a lot in order to earn whitewash points, right? In addition, he did all the previous things abroad, so Gin shouldn't know much about it.

"Huh? Vermouth, you're here." Xian said in a somewhat surprised tone, then pondered for a moment and asked hesitantly, "The kid with glasses... you mean the one from the detective agency...?"

"Please, of course I have it." Xian felt that he seemed to have said too much. It would be better for Conan not to have too much presence in front of Gin. After all, there will be more confrontations in the future, and Conan's childish appearance has given him a lot of advantages. Gin must not be allowed to explore Conan in depth.

[Host?! Did you just say it so directly?!]

You know, some complaints need to be made right away, otherwise the fun of complaining will be lost afterwards.

Hearing that Gin didn't speak, Xian's tone became somewhat cheerful: "Well, you also know that I suddenly moved out of Lewen's apartment and opened a bookstore. You don't think I'm idle, do you?"

"Is Conan so bold?" Xian held it in for a moment, but finally couldn't help but say it out loud.

"This kid is following us and trying to eavesdrop on our transaction. What do you think we should do?" Gin's voice sounded without any fluctuations.

"Ah... I see. So, what's the little misunderstanding, Gin?" Xian said slowly, putting extra emphasis on the word "little".

As for Vermouth thinking of herself, it should be because she saw that she and Conan seemed to have a good relationship during the last murder, plus her usual personality in the organization, so she wanted Conan to think of her as a "good boy" that he favored, so that she could be spared from death. Ah, Vermouth really has a good plan. Xian sighed silently in his heart.

Sure enough, Finlandia knew and was paying attention! Vermouth didn't know what she should feel at this moment. In the past, she would have been filled with murderous intent, but now she felt a little fortunate, probably because she saw a hope for survival.

"That's about it." Xian slowly described Conan's various characteristics. "...Hmm." Gin replied calmly, with no emotion to be heard, "It seems that you do know him very well."

Wait, Conan? Some misunderstanding with Gin?! This... Could it be that Conan did some stalking and eavesdropping again and was gloriously discovered?

Xian: ...

Gin: ...What is this guy doing every day? Since he likes to look after children so much, why not just let him train those little brats who just joined the organization?

It was still possible to hear it at the corner, but Gin and Vermouth knew exactly when Conan reached the corner, so he probably didn't hear anything, or didn't hear anything important. Gin didn't add much to this.

Gin's green eyes narrowed suddenly, and along with Xian's question, an answer emerged in his mind.

"Little brat? You mean... Conan? Edogawa Conan." Xian had no choice but to slowly describe Conan's characteristics. He tried to keep his tone calm and pronounce his words more clearly. "He usually wears glasses, a small suit, a red bow tie, and a round face..."

"You know, Conan is the child of Maori Kogoro. His background is clean. He goes to school and plays games every day. You say, a child like this...how did I notice him? Or, who made me notice him?"

When this question came to Gin, it was interpreted as Finlandia caring about more than one child, but many. With such a direct question, he didn't know which one he was asking about.

"..." Gin really didn't expect that this kid could have such a skill, but the organization was indeed lacking in intelligent talents. "But, are you really training the members of the organization well?" Gin was very skeptical about Finlandia's method of "raising children". "If there is such talent, it should be handed over directly to the organization."

Gin thought about the exact location of Finlandia's bookstore, and then thought about the location of the Maori Detective Agency he saw during his last investigation, and the answer in his mind gradually became clear.

Probably not. She probably thinks that I do like children more. Conan is so well-behaved, maybe I will be interested. And even if I am not interested, her obvious request will definitely arouse my interest, so I am going to take a gamble. Moreover, if I agree, Vermouth will owe me a favor, why not? Xian carefully leaned back on the pillow, feeling a little helpless. How can I put it? Even if he becomes smaller, he will still be discovered by Gin. Conan should improve his skills, otherwise he will die in some corner one day. Fortunately, I know his identity, so I will definitely agree to Vermouth's request, otherwise... Conan will have a direct ending.

“……?” Some small misunderstanding?

"Huh, you raised it, don't you know?"

【……】

So is that so?! Did Conan really use himself to test Gin's sensitivity again?! I've never seen anyone more reckless than him! A grassroots hero?!

"That's it." That's the protagonist.

"Perhaps, you should tell me first, whether the little brat you are thinking of and the one in front of me are the same person." Gin was unmoved. Although if Finlandia said so, he might indeed let the little brat go, but this required him to confirm again and again.

[But host, how can Vermouth be so sure that you will help her? Could it be that you have revealed something? ]

Thinking of this, Vermouth couldn't help but panic. She immediately took a few steps forward, put one hand on Gin's shoulder, and said to Gin's ear in an ambiguous tone, "Ala, what's wrong, Finlandia? Don't you remember it? Didn't you admire the reasoning ability of the kid with glasses last time?"

"Well... to be honest, he probably can't hear anything at this distance." Vermouth quickly added.

"...Well, it's not like I raised him completely." Xian said in a low voice, then returned to his normal volume and asked Gin, "So, he followed you, did he hear anything?"

"... Humph." Gin snorted. If it was really as Finlandia said, he would not investigate further, nor would he continue to ask questions. "However, I suggest that you teach the little brat a lesson on what it means to overestimate one's own abilities."

"I know." Xian was a little helpless. He also wanted to teach Conan what it meant to stop when enough.

The call between Xian and Gin ended here. Gin was successfully fooled by Xian's long speech. Not only did he spare Conan's life, but he also did not investigate further. He just asked Vermouth to take Conan to where he should go.

A situation that everyone was happy with was created, but Vermouth did not feel relaxed at all.

(End of this chapter)