Chapter 53 Bourbon Chapter·Ending

Inside the Poirot Café.

"Ai--"

The children's clear voices mixed with worry broke the silence of the early morning in the café.

The brown-haired girl just pulled up her hood, hiding most of her face, and hurried to the door amid the worried inquiries of her companions.

Didn't they say that the guy took a day off today? ! Why did he come back suddenly?

She originally agreed to Yoshida Ayumi's invitation to come to the café because Amuro Toru took a day off today, but who knew that the blond-haired, dark-skinned man would come back not long after they sat down.

Ai Haibara endured the strong beating of the radar in her heart, walked hurriedly, and tried to ignore the gaze of the blond-haired waiter behind her.

Almost there -

seeing the glass door in front of her getting closer and closer, the girl changed from walking fast to jogging. When she stretched out her hand to push the door open, the glass door was suddenly pulled open from the outside.

Damn!

Huihara Ai ran in a hurry in the last few steps, and did not notice the person outside the door. She also put all her weight on the last moment of pushing the door. Who knew that now the door was pushed open, she had nothing to stabilize her body, and fell straight to the ground.

The next second, she only felt that she fell into an embrace with a sweet fragrance mixed with the smell of laundry detergent of an unknown brand.

"Are you okay?"

A gentle voice sounded above her head. Huihara Ai hesitated and opened her eyes that had just been closed due to the fall. Because they were too close, she could only see the clear jawline of the other party when she looked up.

The man waited until she stood up again before releasing her hand, but he did not stand up. He remained squatting and asked carefully, "I'm sorry, I didn't see it. Are you hurt anywhere?"

"No, I'm fine. Thank you..."

She felt very gentle, just like her sister.

When asked about the situation, Haibara Ai quickly pulled herself out of her emotions and shook her head. Then, when she raised her head and saw the man's face clearly, the girl's pupils shrank instantly and she couldn't help but take a step back.

"Hello, what happened?"

Noticing the movement at the door, Amuro Toru, who had already changed into a waiter's apron and was ready to go out to work, walked over quickly with a skilled smile on his face.

Seeing the man approaching, Haibara Ai didn't have time to pay attention to the man's appearance. She tightened her hood again and ran away quickly.

Unlike his gentle smile on the outside, Amuro Toru was in a particularly heavy mood today.

Originally, he had a mission from the organization, but who knew that Gin suddenly sent him a message this morning, asking him to suspend the mission immediately.

Because Cointreau is back.

The sharpest knife of the organization returned to his Japan again after completing a mission in France that lasted for a year and a half. Thinking of this name, the first scene that Amuro Toru recalled was still that day in the base, when the other party held a cigarette in his hand and winked at him lightly.

At that time, he was almost swept by the ecstasy of regaining what he had lost, but afterwards, Cointreau's behavior became more and more brutal, and there was only gloom and indifference in his eyes. If it weren't for the fact that Amuro Toru had hurriedly met Morobushi Kagemitsu, who had changed his name to "Midorikawa Hikaru" a year ago, he would have thought...

His thoughts were drifting, and the man who could switch seamlessly between three jobs still maintained a proper smile on his face until the customer stood up and turned to face him.

—— His black hair fell obediently on his fair skin, and his peach blossom eyes with smooth lines at the end of his eyes were large and bright. Although he had a gentle and friendly smile on his face, the familiar arc between his eyebrows made Amuro Toru tremble in his heart, and he subconsciously held the tray at an angle in his hand, posing a not-so-obvious defensive posture.

The visitor did not notice his hesitation and still smiled as usual, "Hello, I'm Tsukiyama Asari. I spoke to Miss Azusa on the phone yesterday. It's..."

"Hey--" the long-haired saleslady broke the somewhat stagnant atmosphere at the moment and said in a cheerful tone, "Is it Mr. Tsukiyama?"

"Miss Azusa, good morning." Tsukiyama Asari greeted with a smile, "Mr. Yamashita said that the business of this store is very good. Thank you for your hard work, Miss Azusa."

"No, no, it's actually all thanks to Mr. Amuro." The saleslady's face was flushed with a light blush. She patted the arm of the man next to her and introduced, "This is Mr. Amuro. You shouldn't have met Mr. Tsukiyama yet, right?"

Amuro Toru finally reacted, adjusted his state, and smiled, "Hello, I'm Amuro Toru."

From the conversation between the two just now, the man in front of him who was dressed like a college student was the general manager. It's just... he and Cointreau are too similar.

It seems that even the black hair of the same color, the upturned peach blossom eyes, and even the facial contours are somewhat similar, but Cointreau's facial features are obviously sharper and more aggressive.

The man in front of him was wearing a beige wool sweater with two bleating sheep painted in light brown on the pockets. This soft sweater of this color itself brings a sense of affinity, and his eyebrows and eyes are relatively soft. Even if the peach blossom eyes are similar and the upturned arc at the end of the eyes is consistent, it is different from Cointreau in the gentle temperament of the other person.

Not knowing what the other person was thinking, Tsukiyama Asari smiled politely and said, "I heard Yamashita mention you, saying that Mr. Amuro is handsome and capable."

"Ms. Azusa has also taught me a lot." The blond man responded skillfully.

It was the first time the two met and they didn't say much. They only exchanged a few polite words before stopping chatting. Tsukiyama Asari was led to a seat in the cafe by Enomoto Azusa, who was smiling all the time. Amuro Toru returned to the kitchen to serve the other party the newly invented cake.

Tsukiyama Asari... Asari.

The blond man had his back to the booth, his smile gradually faded, and his face was cold when he cut the cake.

It was a familiar name, as if he had heard it somewhere. The usually cautious man frowned, feeling uncomfortable with this feeling of being unable to grasp the clue.

Whether as a member of the code name or the public security, his vigilance would never let these similarities and familiarity be fooled by coincidences, but his mind was too confused at the moment and he couldn't make any sense of it for the time being.

Where on earth have I heard this before...

On the other side, the boy who had been paying attention to this side since the door opened said in surprise, "Asari brother——"

The boy in a blue suit and a red bow tie was so excited that he jumped directly from the booth and ran to the store manager who was studying the menu with his head down. Hearing the childish voice, Tsukiyama Asari lowered his head in confusion with a look of surprise in his eyes, "Little boy, do you know me?"

Oh no, he forgot that he had become small!

Conan Edogawa's smile froze on his face. He broke out in a cold sweat and explained in a panic, "No, I heard about it from Kogiri-nii...haha."

After saying that, the boy even laughed dryly, as if he was afraid that others didn't know that he had something to hide. Tsukiyama Asari sighed at the other party's intermittent vigilance and poor acting skills, and couldn't help but complain in his heart.

Is it one of the rules of the world that others have no doubts when you act like this?

But it's still quite cute.

Tsukiyama Asari's original final mission was just to completely destroy the biggest reactionary brewery in this world's rules... Ever since he finished browsing the forum, he also started to call that organization like this.

However, who knew that the world rules would screen him out of the main field as soon as they officially started running. Tsukiyama Asari thought about it calmly yesterday and felt that both the original body and the vest were extremely suitable to be the white moonlight who was killed by the sword at the critical moment to be killed by the Asuka Kirirai, who is already considered the protagonist.

I don’t know if Beika Town will be sharpened by the main line after the sword is put in. I heard from the forum that the important regular characters after the appearance are rarely killed...

Those who participated in the three choices of new sake must be important regulars! Tsukiyama Asari immediately decided to put both the vest and himself into the three choices. It just so happens that the Bourbon chapter is coming to an end, so it’s better to directly connect the Cointreau chapter after the Bourbon chapter.

To prepare for this, Yuya Miu came back from France and snatched Toru Amuro's organization mission, so that he could stay in the cafe quietly today.

Unexpectedly, it was so smooth, and he happened to meet Shiho, which was a double explosion effect. When the comic is drawn, these details will definitely be magnified... I can already imagine what the forum will look like. Tsukiyama Asari completely relaxed because the mission today was over, and was ready to take good care of the funny and shrunken famous detective in front of him.

"Xiao Wu has mentioned me to you?" The man's expression softened as if he heard a familiar name. He lowered his head and looked at the boy's face carefully, sighing, "The kid looks a lot like a kid I know."

Hearing this, Edogawa Conan began to sweat again. He laughed and pretended to know nothing and responded with a few words, "Haha... Who is it? What a coincidence..."

"He's a bit of a cocky kid, a total mystery geek. He's a bit picky about food, and he never stops talking about things he likes." Hearing his question, Tsukiyama Asari didn't plan to just brush it off, but thought about it carefully, "He's a good kid with a strong sense of justice and responsibility, and he's also very capable. However, he always risks his life at the critical moment and lets his favorite people take the responsibility on themselves, which is very worrying."

What good kid? I'm already 17 years old, am I still a kid in his eyes?

The little boy lowered his head in a depressed mood under the other's smiling gaze, but he couldn't hide his red ears.

Tsukiyama Asari has watched him all the way from elementary school to high school. He is nine years older than him and likes to take care of others. In his eyes, he is no different from his brother. Now, hearing such a straightforward evaluation from his brother whom he has not seen for a long time, it is really...

The blushing boy awkwardly changed the topic and revealed his current identity to the other party.

"Living in Xiaolan's house?" Although he has seen it in the comics, Tsukiyama Asari's eyes are still complicated for a second. He touched the head of the child in front of him and smiled, "Xiaolan said that she will bring a mysterious person to the dinner party tonight. It turns out that she is talking about Conan."

Conan was about to say something with a smile, but he saw that the man who had been smiling all the time suddenly became gloomy, and his fingers unconsciously pinched the paper in his hand, curling up a corner of the menu.

"Asari... Asari-nii?"

Conan Edogawa asked hesitantly.

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About why Toruko sounds familiar

Kasugawa Shugo: I won't go to the cafeteria today, Asari brought me a lunch box——

↑Some bragging that can be beaten up by the same classmate in the police academy for a day

[some capital letters and bold] The total number of additional chapters as of 3.8 is 12, and there are 11 remaining. There are too many, too many, and I can't write them all, so I'll write a long review and add more chapters until 3.15. Hmm (slips away)

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