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Miyano Akemi took the initiative to join the action.

When Morobushi Kagemitsu sent the information to Akai Shuichi, Miyano Akemi, who was watching from the side, suddenly brought up the matter.

Morofushi Jingguang thought for a moment and agreed.

As a companion who has been together for a long time, he understands that the other party is not the type to take risks without reason. Since he proposed this, he must have his own plans. Of course, whether to agree or not is not something that Morobushi Kagemitsu can decide. After telling Miyano Akemi the contact information of Akai Shuichi, he continued to busy himself with his own things.

And Akai Shuichi, as expected, refused.

In response, Miyano Akemi just smiled, then directly used the White Alliance's intelligence network to lock the other party's location, and drove there.

I don't know what happened in between, but anyway, Miyano Akemi participated in the operation.

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Question: What should I do if I open my eyes and find that the person who was supposed to want to kill me has suddenly turned into the annoying child I raised, and is acting cute and coquettish without realizing it?

Noel saw the detective who had recovered his high school appearance after seeing him sober up, and he leaned over like a cat smelling fish, and called him "Brother Noel" in a half-voiced voice. The rising tone of his voice really made him think he was still an elementary school student!

His hand twitched unconsciously, and Noel resisted the urge to reach out and touch it. He rolled his eyes inwardly and started pretending to be Grappa.

"Brother Nor?" Kudo Shinichi called out again tentatively, and seeing that the other party didn't respond at all, his eyes dimmed a little. Then he took the initiative to reach forward and touched the straps on the other party.

Noel woke up faster than they expected. They were not even halfway back home at this time, and he did not have time to remove all the annoying belts on his body.

Noel dodged subconsciously, thinking that this child was still so unvigilant, and if it was Grappa who woke up, he might still attack.

The detective who noticed the other party's action suddenly said:

"I know that neither Norgo nor Mr. Grappa will hurt me."

As he spoke, he helped the other person untie the restraints. A detective's dexterity was not much inferior to that of a thief. The layers of interwoven straps were soon scattered on the seat, and the outer layer of something that looked like a body bag had been opened with disgust and thrown into the trunk as soon as he got in the car.

However, the freedom of his limbs did not make Noel feel much relieved. He sat there very awkwardly, watching the detective beside him busy himself for a while, then stuffed the belt into the trunk, took out a coat from somewhere and handed it to him.

Noel, who was still pretending to be Grappa, was stunned for a moment, hesitating whether to accept it. However, before he could finish the tangle, the detective suddenly came over and was ready to help him put it on.

"I can do it myself."

Noel finally couldn't help but speak. He reached out and grabbed the clothes and put them on. When he looked up, he saw the detective with a cunning look on his face.

"Pfft, I knew it was you, Noel." The detective's blue eyes were filled with smiles after his plan succeeded. Even Inoue, who was driving in the front seat and had no sense of presence, couldn't help but smile. For a moment, the car was filled with a happy atmosphere.

Noel didn't want to talk, he was about to break, he just wanted an explanation.

"The clothes were prepared by Jing Guang. He told me about you and Grappa, and said that you would probably pretend not to know him in order to avoid him."

There is a difference between knowing that your underwear has been stripped and being stripped on the spot. For example, at this moment, Noel has inadvertently become murderous and points at the detective... Inoue in front of him.

"Who is he?"

"This is Mr. Inoue, sent by Brother Jingguang," the detective immediately guessed what the other party was thinking and introduced him immediately. He emphasized the pronunciation of "Brother Jingguang". As expected, seeing the other party's calmness, the detective was sure that Inoue would not be killed by the angry Nor brother. He breathed a sigh of relief and introduced him simply: "Mr. Inoue originally worked in the organization's hospital, and was recommended by Sister Mingmei to assist you with your subsequent treatment."

When he heard the word "treatment", Noel lowered his eyes slightly, avoiding the detective's expectant gaze. He did not answer, his fingertips unconsciously stroking the corner of his coat, then turned his head to look at the gradually familiar scenery outside the car window. This is the road leading to Miyano Akemi's flower shop, where the underground laboratory is located.

Obviously, the next logical step was to leave the organization, receive treatment, and then... and then...

"Noel!"

The detective suddenly broke the silence and said, "The Metropolitan Police Department will begin a crackdown on the organization tomorrow."

His voice became inexplicably urgent, as if he was being chased by something, or as if he was chasing and trying to catch something.

"Gin is dead, and the organization has no chance of resistance now. Tomorrow night, Jingguang and the others will be back, and soon, we can go out and play together."

In reality, even if the organization can be rounded up tomorrow, the follow-up processing will take a lot of time, but the detective doesn't want to think about it now, and keeps saying:

"After the organization is destroyed, I will resume my identity as Kudo Shinichi and continue to study in high school. Brother Nor, do you want to come too? You can enroll directly next semester. I can help you with your lessons this semester. I am a good student. And Xiaolan, she is better at Chinese than me, and she will definitely be happy to help."

Apparently, the detective with an extraordinary IQ seemed to have forgotten that the person in front of him had already obtained a college diploma. Although it was very watery, considering that if he continued to live, his identity would definitely have to be changed and his academic qualifications would naturally be reset, it seemed that there was no problem for someone who was only a few years older than the detective to go to high school.

"But I haven't figured out how to explain it to the kids in the detective team. Brother Nor, I remember you told them you were going abroad. Isn't it a coincidence that I use this excuse? And Huibara, she..."

“Dongdong—”

There was a knock from the car window, and the girl in a white coat knocked on the window expressionlessly, signaling the two to get out quickly.

Apparently, the car had already arrived for a while. The driver, Inoue, considerately did not make any noise. The girl, who had been standing at the door for a while, just watched the car stop in front of her. No one got out after she spoke, so she finally couldn't bear it anymore and knocked on the window.

"What have you been talking about for so long?" Looking at the guilty look on the face of the detective who got off the car first, the girl felt itchy. Then, she saw Noel who got off the car slowly.

Even though she knew it, the white hair still made her frown slightly.

"Long time no see, Shiho-chan."

Noel was troubled about how to address her. Now he no longer needed to hide his identity and call her by the pseudonym of Haibara Ai, but in the past when the two of them were together, the way he, as Grappa, addressed her always changed depending on the occasion. He had called her by her last name, first name, and nickname. However, just like when he used the title of "Miss Researcher" in the letter, he was a little unsure of how he, as Noel, addressed her as Miyano Shiho.

He finally chose a name that sounded somewhat familiar, rather than a dry last name.

The girl didn't react to the title. She still had that indifferent look on her face. She just nodded and then looked at the other two people.

"Come back to help tomorrow." These words were said to Inoue, who accepted it well and turned away. It was obvious that Morobushi Kagemitsu should have already given him some instructions.

"As for you..." Turning to look at the detective's expectant expression, the girl said without wavering, "You are of no use here."

She ignored the complicated expression on the detective's face, looked at Noel and said directly: "Come here and have a physical examination first."

After saying that, she turned around and walked towards the flower shop again. Noel had no choice but to follow her and went into the underground laboratory.

"Shiho..."

"How have you been feeling recently?"

"It's not bad."

"Is it okay to gradually lose your five senses?"

Noel was rebuked after just a few words, and realizing that he would be rebuked no matter what he said, he shut up and followed the other party into a quiet room, where he underwent a physical examination according to the other party's instructions.

"Okay, that's it for today."

The strange and quiet atmosphere between the two people finally eased after the girl announced the end. Noel, who was still lying on the instrument, wanted to say something, but was suddenly grabbed by the collar.

"Noel," the terrifying girl who had just been calm and stable seemed to have suddenly changed into a different person. She grabbed the white-haired man by the collar, and her jewel-like green eyes were filled with extremely intense emotions.

"No one knew Grappa was here. Whether it was the organization or the police, they only knew that Grappa had completely lost his self-awareness and had been brainwashed into a weapon. Even if they didn't find him in the end, they would just think he was dead in a corner."

The voice tried its best to remain calm and rational, yet it was trembling slightly.

"No one cares about your ending except us."

"Even those innocent people you killed, they only hated the organization. Now that the organization is gone, the matter is over,"

"If you really want to atone for your sins, you can. There are many ways to save people. Noah's Ark even said that they want to team up with you to save the world together. The detective also thinks so."

"Yeah," Noel lowered his head and responded softly. He gently placed his hand on the other's hand that was holding the collar, and felt the trembling that could not be ignored. "I know."

As if it was just an episode, the girl let go of her hand, avoided the other person's eyes, and whispered:

"The examination is over. You can go home. The treatment will officially begin tomorrow morning. I will wait for you here."

"Going back?" Noel repeated the word subconsciously, and then heard the girl with her back to him say:

"You should still remember where your home is."

———

As for Silvani's death, it was the senior police who discovered the abnormality before the organization, and locked the suspect on Ikaros. The traces of the White Alliance found later were regarded as cooperation between the two.

But now is definitely not the time to break up with a hacker organization that holds a lot of confidential information.

Both parties tacitly put the matter aside for the time being.

The next day, the crackdown officially began.