Chapter 118 Unable to look Jing Guang in the eye…
Morofushi Kagemitsu did not feel too good.
While being busy can be exhausting, it's the leisurely pace of others that truly breaks your heart.
The resentment emanating from him was almost tangible. Think about it: he'd been spinning like a top all day, tirelessly running between the Metropolitan Police Department and various crime scenes with this walking case-trigger beside him, starving. And what was the result? He turned around and saw his two beloved childhood friends, enjoying a romantic date at a restaurant, with soft music playing and dim lighting!
...This comparison is just too stark. Morofushi Kagemitsu silently ground his back teeth.
This is infuriating!
Especially since their leisure time is built on his busy schedule—who gave him that little detective with the accident-prone nature who seems to be involved in every case wherever he goes?!
Thinking of this, Morofushi Kagemitsu immediately performed a smile-disappearing technique, took Conan to sit down in a seat a little further away, and turned his resentment into beams of condemning light, which he then directed at Nekono Ikuya from a distance.
As for Rei Furuya, he was only slightly hit by the tail end of the typhoon. After all, Rei Furuya wasn't the mastermind behind taking over Conan's care, and since he was organizing an undercover operation, Hiromitsu Morofushi couldn't afford to appear too familiar with him. So he had to focus most of his attention on someone else.
Since they're lovers, I doubt they'd mind. (Image: Morofushi Kagemitsu's dark smile)
Perhaps it was the penetrating gaze from this side, because Nekomata Ikuya, who was smiling and resting her chin on her hand while looking at Furuya Rei, seemed to sense something. Her emerald green eyes turned slightly and met Morofushi Kagemitsu's resentful gaze.
"!!!"
The smile on Nekono Ikuya's face froze instantly.
Ah... it's Hiro.
He even brought Conan with him.
Looks like you've just finished a long and tiring trip...
Meanwhile, he was happily on a date with Zero, and when he didn't see Jing in the morning, he didn't tell him, and now he's been caught red-handed.
Haha, Nekono Ikumi's eyes almost unconsciously began to drift away, no longer daring to meet the gaze of those eyes filled with resentment from working overtime in the distance.
A palpable sense of guilt crept onto his handsome face.
In his mind, the chibi version of Yuuya silently fiddled with her fingers, her emerald green cat eyes darting around, and invisible cold sweat seemed to be dripping from her forehead, along with the tangible words "guilty conscience."
He had always entrusted Conan to Hikari's care, but he, as the nominal guardian, was here enjoying a romantic dinner with Zero.
It seems... well, a bit unreasonable, both logically and emotionally?
Not daring to look Jingguang in the eye, her green eyes flickered slightly. (Green-eyed cat: Guilty.jpg)
Although Nekono Ikuya's movements weren't large and she quickly adjusted her expression, none of these changes escaped the observation of the little detective not far away.
Conan's detective radar beeped, glancing at Teruaki Akashi beside him, and then at Ikuya Nekono not far away.
Something's wrong! Something's very wrong!
That's so strange...
Akashi's brother's reaction went beyond the scope of the police looking at a protected person or an ordinary person looking at a friend dating a suspicious person; he wasn't specifically targeting Amuro Tooru.
Unlike a busy worker seeing a leisurely employer, whose eyes, though filled with resentment, also seemed too intimate.
And there's a hint of resentment and condemnation about being betrayed? (Being abandoned by his childhood friend and betrayed by both of them, Zhu Fujing: There's no light left, fake smile.jpg)
betray? !
Conan Edogawa: "???"
Conan Edogawa was confused and bewildered.
Conan was even more puzzled by Nekono Ikuya's reaction, because he seemed to see a guilty and apologetic look on Nekono Ikuya's face.
Hmm, the little detective looked left and right, and a white light reflected from the lens.
The relationship between Nekono-nii and Akashi-nii is definitely not as simple as it seems.
So what exactly is their relationship? The little detective quietly typed out a question mark.
The next day, perhaps feeling guilty after being stared at by Kagemitsu's resentful gaze the day before, Nekono Ikuya had a rare moment of conscience and decided to fulfill her guardianship duties by spending time with Conan.
"Conan, are you free today? Want to go to the bookstore together? Didn't you say you wanted to buy the latest issue of a mystery magazine?" Nekono Ikuya leaned against the door, extending an invitation in a lighthearted tone.
Let's give Jingguang a break and let him experience what it's like to be a little detective with a knack for causing accidents.
Conan Edogawa looked up from his detective novel, blinking behind his glasses. This was a perfect opportunity! He immediately smiled broadly, "Great! Thank you, Nekono-nii-san!"
They went to a famous book center to replenish their intellectual nourishment.
In a quiet bookstore filled with the fresh scent of ink, while Nekono Ikuya was helping him find a set of out-of-print books, Conan finally asked the question that had been lingering in his mind all night.
Holding a few selected books, he looked up at the figure flipping through them on the upper shelf and casually asked, "Nekono-nii, have you and Akashi-nii known each other for a long time? You two seem very familiar with each other."
It's not surprising that police officers appear around influential figures; it could be for protection or surveillance. It's also not unusual for the protected and the protector to get along well, but the kind of close relationship between Nekono and Akashi is quite unusual.
Compared to protecting Nekono-nii, Akashi-nii was protecting him more. Nekono-nii trusted Akashi-nii, and even though he had placed himself in Akashi-nii's protective circle, he wasn't worried at all that Akashi-nii would report his shrinking to the police. Akashi-nii didn't betray Nekono-nii's trust and truly kept the news a secret.
They have a unique understanding when they get along; the older brother, Nekono, even has a room that's exclusively for the older brother, Akashi...
Conan could tell that the room wasn't recently furnished like his own; rather, it seemed to have been there for a long time.
The little detective was curious again: So what exactly is the relationship between Nekono-nii and Akashi-nii?
Nekono Ikuya looked down from the bookshelf and glanced at the little detective beside her, whose curiosity was practically overflowing.
Her emerald green eyes curved slightly, a knowing smile flashing across them.
I still asked, and sure enough, a mystery is to a detective what catnip is to a cat—the little detective simply can't resist paying attention.
The detective's curiosity!
Nekono Ikuya, on the other hand, was quite frank and didn't keep the young detective in suspense, answering simply.
Seeing that no one was around, he revealed the answer to Conan: "Yes, we grew up together, we're childhood friends!"
"Childhood friends?!" Conan was somewhat surprised. Although he had guessed that their relationship was unusual, he did not expect it to be such a deep bond.
This answer resolved part of Conan's doubts and explained why Nekono and Akashi sometimes gave off a sense of tacit understanding that was difficult for outsiders to connect with.
But this only deepened the doubts in Conan's mind.
Why does something always feel off?
If they were childhood friends with a deep bond, wouldn't Akashi's eyes yesterday, filled with resentment and a sense of betrayal, and Nekono's obvious guilty and evasive behavior seem strange? Would ordinary childhood friends show such expressions when the other goes on a date?
Lacking crucial information, and unaware that the handsome blond-haired, dark-skinned young man who went on a date with Nekono Ikuya last night was also their childhood friend, the junior detective, unable to explain the strange misunderstanding between Morofushi Kagemitsu and Nekono Ikuya, is completely baffled.
"Oh, I see!" Conan pretended to suddenly understand, quickly digesting the information, and pressed on with the next question: "Then... what about Amuro-nii? What is the relationship between Nekono-nii and Amuro-nii? Nekono-nii said he was going on a date yesterday morning, and then I saw you having dinner with Amuro-nii last night."
Could Amuro Tooru be Nekono's date? He stared intently at Nekono Ikuya's expression.
Nekono Ikuya pulled out the out-of-print book that Conan wanted from the bookshelf, her emerald green eyes appearing somewhat deep in the sunlight.
Zero is undercover, so it's best not to reveal too much information about him to too many people, lest the organization inadvertently discover something amiss. Therefore—
Nekono Ikuya handed the book he found to Conan, his emerald green eyes slightly lowered, his long eyelashes casting a small shadow beneath his eyes. A playful smile curved his lips: "Mr. Amuro? Conan already knows, doesn't he? So, you could say we're... in a relationship where we can go on dates."
This vague definition startled Conan: "A relationship that allows us to go on dates... does that mean we're lovers?"
"If we can go on dates, then we're lovers, right? Is there anything else going on?" The innocent elementary school student blinked her clear blue eyes in confusion.
The impure adult Nekono Ikuya, who is well-adult and fond of all kinds of play, met Edogawa Conan's clear and flawless sapphire eyes.
Key point—sapphire!
Although I know that the little detective's soul is actually that of a high school student, and that as a renowned detective, he must understand the meaning of love, being gazed at by such innocent eyes...
Why can't I say the word "lover" that I was originally going to say?
Nekono Ikumi cleared her throat nonchalantly, her emerald eyes becoming clear and innocent: "He's a suitor who suits me perfectly!"
He smiled and spoke in a light tone.
He paused, then turned his gaze entirely to Conan, his tone becoming serious, "However, Conan, remember to stay away from that Mr. Amuro. If possible, it's best not to have too much contact with him."
It's not good for either the inquisitive detective or the undercover agent who has to hide himself to be too close.
"Why? Is Amuro a bad person?" Conan immediately asked, his heart pounding.
Nekono-nii knows his true identity and wouldn't speak without reason. Could it be that he also sensed Amuro Tooru's suspicious behavior?
Nekono Ikumi opened his mouth as if to say something, but just then, his ears twitched and his gaze fell on an inconspicuous backpack in the corner of a bookshelf not far away.
His face instantly darkened: "...Looks like now is not the time to chat, we're in trouble."
Conan Edogawa: "?"
Nekono Ikuya pointed to the backpack, signaling Edogawa Conan to listen carefully.
His detective instincts kicked in, and Conan's attention was instantly drawn. He listened intently, his expression changing: "Something's not right!"
"Tick-tock, tick-tock." That was the sound of a bomb!
They quickly and carefully checked the backpack and saw the tangled wires and the heart-pounding countdown inside.
This backpack is already more than half empty!
In other words, Nekono Ikuya and Edogawa Conan exchanged a glance, indicating that there was likely more than one bomb planted here!
Nekono Ikuya immediately took out her phone and dialed a number. The call connected extremely quickly, and Nekono Ikuya spoke rapidly and clearly: "Matsuda, it's me. A bomb was found on the second floor of the Beika-cho Central Bookstore, and I suspect there's more than one..."
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