Chapter 238 Thirty-two Gachapon

"What did you say—?!"

The brown-haired girl stood up in shock and looked at her companion sitting next to her. She tried hard to resist the urge to grab the guy's collar and shake it, and asked in a low voice, "Detective, didn't I warn you not to get in touch with members of the organization? What about 'being invited by Bourbon to the cafe to try new products'?"

Conan Edogawa's hands trembled, and he almost shook the juice out of the cup. He sighed helplessly: "It's just what it says. Actually, I don't want to... and it's just my guess for now. I'm not sure if Mr. Amuro is Bourbon."

Huihara Ai sneered, crossed her arms and glanced at him: "Really? Why do I remember that someone was brought back by Brother Yue when he was in Kyoto? Then, as soon as he got back to the hotel, he couldn't wait to tell me that person might be Bourbon. You are amazing, aren't you?"

Someone silently shifted his gaze, looking up at the sky and down at the ground but not daring to look at her, trying to defend himself: "It was an accident, how could I have known it was such a coincidence!"

After accidentally learning about the existence of Bourbon from the butler that day, Conan immediately connected this matter with the information that Haibara Ai had previously told him, and obtained a more complete reasoning result.

As Haibara said, Shozo Tsuji did cooperate with the organization's research institute. This is the truth about the cruel experiments and research revealed by Hinata in the report letter and USB flash drive, and Hinata was silenced because of this incident.

Similarly, Haibara also believes that Masazō Tsuji is just an ordinary partner of the organization. He is insignificant to the members of the organization and cannot be a starting point for them to investigate the organization. Therefore, the other party would invite Bourbon just to get involved with the other party in the name of a detective party.

In other words, the essence of this party was a springboard for Shozo Tsuji to get in touch with Bourbon and try to get closer to the organization.

If it had only stopped here, Conan would probably have needed to choose one of the three Bourbon among Dr. Shinde, Mr. Amuro and Mr. Midorikawa. However, with Haibara Ai's hint, he already knew that Dr. Shinde was most likely Vermouth, who was good at disguise, so the only suspicious candidates for Bourbon were the latter two.

He was more inclined to the conclusion that Toru Amuro was Bourbon... Coincidentally, when he learned about Bourbon's existence that day, Toru Amuro "happened" to hear it and said those meaningful words to Conan, which made Conan feel for a while that the other party seemed to know something.

Otherwise, would a normal person use that kind of look and tone to talk to a seven-year-old elementary school student? Conan guessed that he was too excited when he was reasoning before, and he covered it up too badly.

"There's nothing we can do about it!" He argued with his companions, "Look, Hattori didn't confirm my identity. Mr. Amuro is a member of the organization and is very powerful. It's natural for him to doubt me, right?"

As he said this, the researcher rolled her eyes at him and punched him in the face, saying, "Who needs you to praise the enemy at this time?"

Life is not easy, Conan sighed.

Anyway, no matter whether Mr. Amuro is Bourbon or not, he is definitely an insider of the organization, and the aura of a senior code member is completely undisguised, which makes Haibara tremble every time she thinks about it.

He no longer dared to fantasize about whether he would be exposed. He just thought that even if he was exposed, Brother Yue should not be exposed.

But when he thought about the end of the trip to Kyoto, when he was threatened by the bad adult, it was Brother Yue who suddenly appeared and found an excuse to get him out. Conan no longer had any hope.

Conan is still able to remain calm now, all because of the tombstone on Mount Tsukimi. He also suspected whether it was a bait set by the other party, but after investigation, he found out that people go there to worship and sweep the tomb every year. This does not mean anything, but it can barely prove that Amuro could recognize the Tsukimi brother based on his appearance early on.

Even so, just the fact that Brother Yue is still living peacefully with him is enough to show that the other party did not spread the news about Brother Yue for some reason.

Ah, but speaking of this...

Conan fell into deep thought, recalling the scene at that time.

【“…Well, I’m just curious. Because the butler said that the person Mr. Tsuji wants to invite is Bourbon or something!” The little detective responded quickly in a cold sweat at the critical moment, showing the advantages of being a child to the fullest.

In short, playing dumb.

"It's weird, isn't it? Since Bourbon is the name of the wine, why did the butler say that Mr. Tsuji invited that person?" His expression was very stiff, but fortunately, Amuro Toru was squatting behind him and couldn't see his face. Conan could only try his best to keep his voice from shaking and pretend to be an innocent child, "And there's no one named Bourbon here."

Amuro Toru was silent for some reason. The hand on the child's shoulder seemed to be without much strength, but it was absolutely impossible for him to break away. He and the child were in a stalemate for a few seconds, and then they guessed in agreement: "It's really strange, maybe it's a nickname?" "Bourbon whiskey with a sweet and soft taste, rich aroma and a long aftertaste - from this perspective, bourbon and Mr. Detective are also a good match."

Amuro Toru's voice was full of laughter, as if he was hinting at something: "But when I think about it, our invitations all have names written on them, but Mr. Detective's invitation doesn't have his name on it, which is a bit strange. So maybe Mr. Detective is this 'Bourbon Whiskey'."

Conan, who had heard from his brother that the other party's previous code name was Kaluuya, secretly complained in his heart: It seems that Mr. Amuro's intelligence search work is not very successful. This kind of misleading method can't fool anyone at all!

"It would be a lie to say I don't like it. I do appreciate the taste of bourbon... and Scotch is not bad either." A third voice came from the side of the two, "But in terms of pairing, bourbon and I are not particularly compatible."

That Yue brother!

Conan's eyes lit up with hope, and then quickly turned into anxiety: No, we can't let Brother Yue come into contact with the guy who looks like Bourbon.

Toru Amuro's grip finally loosened. He stood up and met the eyes of the black-haired young man who was walking towards him. He then smiled gently, "So that's what you think, Detective. Can I know why?"

The detective spoke with a calm expression and didn't seem to be interested in talking, but after he came over, he suddenly curled the corners of his mouth, a gentle smile appeared on his face, and he moved a little closer to Toru Amuro.

When he stretched out his hand, Amuro Toru inexplicably did not dodge, allowing the detective to grab his bolo tie, and his pale and thin fingers gently pressed on the round, indigo-colored gemstone in the center.

"Very beautiful, and very similar to your eyes." The detective avoided Amuro Toru's question and spoke softly about an unrelated topic, "Who gave you this as a gift?"

"...No, I just bought it casually." Amuro Toru was smiling, with no intention of retreating. He stood calmly with his arms half hanging in the air. Out of courtesy, he did not press the detective to push him away. "If you like it, Mr. Detective, you can leave me your address and let me send you one when I get back."

The fingers pressing on the gem rubbed it, slid lightly to the back of the gem and opened the secret buckle fixed on the strap. In a few seconds, he untied the black strap along with the gem and held it in the palm of his hand.

"Then there's no need to trouble Amuro-kun." The person who spoke raised his eyebrows, looked at Amuro Toru with his watery red eyes and blinked twice, "I like this one better."

Conan, who had witnessed the entire strange conversation, shuddered strangely. He looked up and, as if in a trance, he seemed to look past the two people in front of him and saw a person standing in the shadow behind the police car...

By the way, besides the housekeeper and the eldest daughter, is there also a chef in this manor who has always been ignored by them?

Before he could remind himself, the man disappeared from his sight, and the conversation between Toru Amuro and the detective came to an end.

"It's really shabby to give my old things as gifts, but if Mr. Detective doesn't mind." The blond man's smile looked like honey that would stick to anyone if he stretched out his hand. His purple-blue eyes drooped slightly at the corners of his eyes, and he looked extremely innocent. He happened to be very good at using his appearance. "I'm honored."

The detective didn't say whether he minded or not. He seemed to have just remembered that his younger brother was here, so he bent down and held the child in his arms, allowing Conan to gain a sense of security from this embrace that was much colder than usual.

Then the detective's expression suddenly turned cold. He turned around and walked away holding the tie without any intention of responding to anything. Even Conan, who buried his face in his brother's shoulder, couldn't help but sigh in his heart, 'That Yue brother is really amazing sometimes.'

The detective paused for a moment just before he was out of the range where Toru Amuro could clearly hear the sound.

"I like bourbon, but I don't like rum mixed with bourbon," he said, answering Toru Amuro's initial question. "It ruins other people's good mood. This combination is disgusting."

"Isn't that what you said?" the detective asked, and continued walking forward without stopping.

Conan secretly looked up in that direction, and the last thing he saw was Toru Amuro staring at the detective's back with a strange expression on his face.

Now that I think about it, Mr. Amuro must have understood what Yue-ge meant at that time, which is why he looked at Yue-ge like that, right? Conan thought.

After returning from Kyoto that day, Conan unexpectedly learned from his brother that Toru Amuro was working part-time in a store near Teitan Elementary School. He later happened to meet him on the street, and was invited to taste the food. He thought about bourbon, rum and so on, and agreed.

Looking at Huibara Ai's angry expression, Xiao Tian said: Next time there is such a dangerous thing, it is better not to tell Huibara. She has such a big psychological shadow on the organization...

Conan guessed that the chef was probably also a member of the organization, and that he was in the manor just as a spy. He was not sure who was behind the chef at first, until he heard the detective specifically mention Rum, then he boldly guessed that the chef was Rum's man.

Thinking about it this way, the detective and Toru Amuro were obviously acting in front of Rum's spies at that time.

But what does Yue Ge want to do?

Conan held his face in his hands and immersed himself in thought again.