Xian sat behind the counter, leaning on the table, his head resting on one arm, while his other hand was flipping through a book boredly.
Finally!!! I was finally released from prison... No, I was released from the hospital!
[You have revealed your true thoughts, host. ]
But that's the truth.
That's right, after a period of recuperation, Xian was finally successfully discharged from the hospital. Although his wounds had not yet completely healed, they no longer affected his normal activities. Of course, he was still some distance away from being able to jump around, so he was just recuperating in another place.
But compared to staying in the hospital doing nothing every day, Xian chose to come back. At least he was freer at home.
You say... What did Bourbon mean last time? Did he find out something? Xian stopped flipping through the book and thought about the time when Bourbon came to his ward for no apparent reason to test him.
"Ah..." Conan felt a little awkward. He actually wanted to learn about the organization from Boss Hinamori, but he didn't know where to start asking. And... he didn't seem to know what Boss Hinamori's code name was. If he didn't know the code name, it would be difficult to get started...
The correct version of this content can be found on 6/9*Shu.ba%! 【6*9*S*H*UBA.CX】
"Is that so?" Bourbon seemed unconvinced, but couldn't find any other words to refute.
“……” Huibara Ai opened her mouth, not knowing what to say.
"I see." Conan quietly clenched his fists. He could not get any useful information if he continued talking like this. Boss Hinamori should not know his identity, but he should be able to recognize Huiyuan. He had to think of a way...
She didn't want Edogawa to know about the apology. This guy who was addicted to being a detective would definitely find out the whole story once he caught a clue, and she could not resist at all.
Without waiting for Conan to continue, Huihara Ai took the cup from his hand, pulled him off the sofa, and dragged him downstairs. When she reached the stairs, she looked back at Xian, her brown eyes full of seriousness: "Brother Xian, Edogawa just likes to ask random questions. Sorry to bother you. We'll go back first."
Xian: ...
I said that for fun.
"..." Looking at Finlandia without any flaws, Bourbon pursed his lips and fell silent. After a long while, he snorted, "It's better this way, Finlandia." Then he turned and left.
Before Xian could finish his words, he heard rustling sounds coming from the door.
Xian looked up with some doubt, and a pair of eyes appeared from the counter, looking out the door.
You don't have to be so curious... Xian was a little speechless, and answered carefully: "Well... she is a very independent girl." Xian smiled, "She is very smart, but she doesn't like to talk much."
Right now...
Because what he wanted to know was more important than Akemi Miyano, so he used Akemi Miyano's information to test him. If it was Rei Furuya, what he cared about more than Akemi Miyano was...
"Thank you, Brother Xian." Conan took the drink that Xian handed to him, took a sip, then held it in his hand, thinking about what to ask.
So, is there a possibility... that Toru Amuro knew that Keimitsu Morobushi was still alive? ! [Wow, exciting. ]
As expected... Boss Hinamori disappeared because of the organization's mission, right? Conan thought to himself, after completing the mission, he would come back to open the store. But... if that was really the case, why did Boss Hinamori open a store here? If it was to maintain his public identity, it would be more suspicious to open a store like this, with a three-day job and a two-day job? Seeing that she could no longer stop Conan, Huihara Ai could only silently follow Conan up to the second floor. But she was not thinking that Xian disappeared because of the mission.
But does he know that there is any connection between Keimitsu Morobushi being alive and Akemi Miyano being alive? ! [It seems that there is no connection. ]
Well... Bourbon doesn't know anyway, so just say it boldly. And if he was testing me, he wouldn't have verified it with Vermouth. What's more, Miyano Akemi is someone that Amuro Toru cares about.
"No, we passed by today and saw that Brother Xian had opened a store, so we wanted to come and take a look." Conan scratched his head, "Because Brother Xian hasn't opened a store for a long time! Is he doing something? It doesn't take that long to get the goods, right?"
She knew very well that Finlandia was a member of the task force, and seemed to be stationed in Japan. If that was the case, they would not send him to such a long-term mission casually. And... this guy has disappeared for a long time, right? It has been at least one and a half months, if not two months. Is it possible that the task force can do such a long mission? Even if there is, it must be a big one, right? But Tokyo has been relatively quiet recently, and there have been no outrageous major cases? Could it be that he was injured? But looking at Brother Xian, it seems that there is nothing serious. Is he recovering? But would a member of the organization really wait until his wound is completely healed before wandering around? Haibara Ai was skeptical about the reason for the mission.
[But isn't Miyano Akemi the daughter of Toru Amuro's childhood sweetheart? If he asks you this, wouldn't it be like exposing her to you if you were a real person?]
This is... Conan, and Haibara Ai?
"Brother...Xian, this is Haibara Ai, my...classmate." Conan almost called her "Boss Hinamori".
It’s a bit confusing…Xian rested his forehead on his arm and put his other hand on the back of his head.
While Haibara Ai was in a daze, Conan broke free from her restraints and boldly pushed the door open.
That makes sense...but he still came to test it, which means that the person he wanted to test might not be Miyano Akemi, but perhaps he found Miyano Akemi after many twists and turns.
Really, so to be honest, my hospital stay was like being in prison. I feel like I was released from prison after more than ten years, and the world has developed to a level that I cannot accept.
That won't work. It's totally different for them to reveal their cards first than for me to reveal my cards first, right? And Conan... he can't expect to get anything useful from me, except what I want him to know.
[Host, I remember that it was Vermouth who took Shirley away first, right? How could she have time to see Miyano Akemi? ]
So now...what should I say?
Xian: ...
"Eh?" Conan was stunned for a moment, "I..."
Bourbon couldn't have suddenly wanted to bring up Miyano Akemi. Could it be that he really saw Akai Shuichi taking Miyano Akemi with him? Xian was very confused. He felt that Akai Shuichi was not the kind of person who could take Miyano Akemi around. This was too inappropriate. Isn't this very dangerous?
Huiyuan Ai: ...
"Finlandia, you'd better stop playing dumb. After all, this is a big matter involving a traitor to the organization." Bourbon folded his arms and looked down at Xian.
Edogawa was also very brave. She wanted to push the door open and go in. No one could stop her. Now... she didn't know what to say to Brother Xian.
She's dead, huh.
Seeing that Conan wanted to ask something, Huihara Ai endured it for a while, but finally decided not to let him go to his death. She put the cup on the coffee table, then stood up and said to Conan: "Hey, Edogawa, did you forget that you haven't done your homework yet? If you don't go back, you won't have time. You will be scolded by the teacher tomorrow."
Xian really wanted to bang his head on the ground. He always felt like he had overlooked something, or there seemed to be some gaps in his information. He simply couldn't connect it to Toru Amuro's behavior. This made him feel very uncomfortable.
Zhu Fu Jingguang?! Xian paused and couldn't help but widen his eyes.
"What are you doing here today? Do you want to buy some books? Or do you want to sit upstairs?" Xian walked to the back row where children's books were placed, picked up a few books and held them in his hands.
With the sound of the bell, Huihara Ai's eyebrows jumped, and she sighed deeply, and could only follow Conan into the bookstore. "Um... welcome?" Xian stood up and looked at the person who came in with a normal expression, "Hey, Conan? Long time no see." Xian smiled, "And this... little sister? Is she Conan's friend?"
"Her." Xian continued to smile flawlessly, "She is studying abroad... I haven't seen her for a long time."
Okay, I can’t go to Jingguang today.
[No, host! ! Ai is still here, please don't say that! ]
"What I want to say is that I just hit her, but it was Vermouth who confirmed Miyano Akemi's death. After all, she was the closest to her at the time." Xian answered calmly.
"Yeah!" Conan nodded heavily and followed Xian up to the second floor very skillfully.
"Hey, does brother Xian have a sister?" Conan boldly pulled the corner of Xian's clothes.
[What truth are you talking about, host? These two people are well aware of your identity, right? Why are you still pretending? ]
"What kind of person is Xian's sister?" Conan looked at Xian with his big curious eyes.
"What do you want to say?" Bourbon frowned.
She was supposed to come here by herself today, but who would have thought that she would meet this stubborn detective again, who insisted on following her. She came here many times in the past few days, but the bookstore was never open, so she relaxed a lot. Who would have thought that this time...
"... Let me think about it. If it has anything to do with Akai Shuichi, then you should be talking about Miyano Akemi." Xian raised his eyebrows, completely unaffected by Bourbon. "I killed Miyano Akemi. To be precise, I fired the gun and shot her in the chest. There is no doubt about that."
"Is that so? Hello, Huibara-san." Xian showed a friendly smile. He slowly squatted down and looked at Huibara Ai tenderly with his black eyes. After looking at her for a while, he sighed and stood up. "Huibara-san... looks a lot like my sister."
When Conan heard what Xian said, he immediately had a guess in his mind. It turned out that Haibara and Boss Hinamori had a special relationship.
Through the glass door of the bookstore, you can see two children standing at the door, pushing each other.
Hmm? Is there anyone at the door?
This guy doesn't come to see me every day, does he? How does he know that I haven't opened a store for a long time?
"Eh...where is she now? I don't think I've ever seen her before." Conan continued to ask.
【Do you want to go now? 】
Xian complained silently in his heart, but his face remained calm: "Yes... It's true that I'm not buying goods. Something happened at home, so I went back home. Now that I've dealt with it, I'll naturally come back to open the store." Xian walked to the stairs with a book, "Thank you for your concern. Do you want to go upstairs and sit for a while?"
The two people were pulling each other at the door, and it seemed that Haibara Ai was trying to stop Conan from entering the bookstore. Although Xian wanted to wait for them to "decide the winner", Haibara Ai accidentally glanced at him when she was pulling Conan, and happened to meet his eyes.
"...Ah, sort of. Not a biological sister, but the kind of sister we had a very good relationship with when we were young." Xian replied with a smile, and calmly saved the corner of the clothes from Conan, then walked to the bookshelf in the back row, "But she has grown up now. I mean, Huiyuan looks a lot like her when she was a child."
In this case, I will learn more about the current situation and try to keep up with the times. I haven't been to Jingguang for a long time, so it's time to go and see him.
"Yes, if you doubt that Miyano Akemi is alive, it may be that I didn't hit her vitals, and she was saved by Akai Shuichi." Xian showed a regretful expression, "I'm really sorry, if you are interested, you can investigate further. My current situation is not convenient for me to investigate with you."
[Not really... but very vivid. ]
Xian: ...
Anyway, there is no point in keeping Conan here to ask questions, and in the end he will still have to make up his own story.
[But is it really okay to leave like this? Didn't you say anything? If you want to be more honest, you want Conan to know something, right? ]
Sequence, this is a question of sequence. I have to get in touch with Ai first. After all, I shouldn’t know Conan’s identity yet.
Xian stood up. He always felt that this matter was not over yet. The last look of Huiyuan Ai... It felt like we would see each other later. Recently, the transcoding is serious. To make us more motivated and update faster, please move your hands to exit the mode. Thank you
(End of this chapter)