Chapter 52 Ryuzaki says, "Let's eat cake together!" [VIP]
Cheng smiled kindly: "Hi, Wendia."
Wendy was shocked: "You actually know my name?!" They had only talked briefly and hadn't exchanged names, so how did the other person know her name?
Oh no! This is coming for me!
Wendy's internal alarm bells were ringing, completely oblivious to the speechless looks from Cheng You and Takeda Ryosuke.
Takeda Ryosuke was also surprised, after all, he had never known that Wendy could know such an amazing person as Cheng You. However, he quickly calmed down and realized that they didn't seem to know each other very well, and had probably only met once.
I wonder if the BOSS was scared.
Cheng gave Takeda Ryosuke a look, signaling him to quickly explain.
Takeda Ryosuke nodded slightly to Cheng You before calmly looking at Wendia: "Wendia Eck, this is our organization's BOSS, Mr. Kurosaki Shinji. That face just now was just a disguise."
Wendia: "!!!" She was shocked and needed to calm down.
No way! You're telling me that this person, who was negotiating a partnership with me three years ago and ruined my workplace... has suddenly become my boss?
Oh! I must say, Takeda Ryosuke has a really good eye for people! She knew from the start that this person was a capable leader, and sure enough, my judgment of people is as accurate as ever. And look, he really has become her leader.
Shouldn't we be clinging to their coattails?
Wendia immediately stepped forward: "Oh! Boss! It's you! I knew you were extraordinary when I first met you. You exude a composure and meticulousness that ordinary people don't have!"
Takeda Ryosuke pushed her away with a look of disgust and said apologetically to Cheng, "It's my fault for not managing my subordinates well. I'm sorry, Boss."
"It's alright, don't be so formal." Cheng You waved his hand. "It's good that everyone has their own personality traits. I'll hire two more managers later, personally."
Speaking of this, an ordinary person would definitely think that Cheng recruited his own confidants, which was undermining the power of the administrators. However, for Takeda Ryosuke and Wendy, there was no such suspicion.
They nodded repeatedly: "Indeed, the organization will definitely grow bigger and bigger in the future, and there will be more to manage. We are very reassured that you, BOSS, are in charge."
Cheng You smiled slightly: "Alright, I have other things to take care of. You guys take a look around and see if there's any place in our organization that's close to the Mihuayuan residential area and could be converted into a laboratory."
Wendy shrugged: "Well, I'm not in charge of that area. You should ask Takeda."
Ryosuke Takeda: "The issue of the area's administrator has been resolved. However, I am fully capable of taking over management, and we should have news tonight."
"Okay, let me know after it's turned into a lab." Cheng You picked up his bag of disguise tools and left.
In this alley, Amuro Tooru received a call from Kazami Yuya and left urgently to meet with him first, and then continue searching for the heterochromatic-eyed girl who broke into the police station yesterday. However, this was not an easy task.
When he reached a corner alley, he felt someone following him from behind, and it seemed they had been following him for quite some time.
"This is terrible, I only just found out." Amuro Tooru suddenly had a bad feeling, after all, he had been feeling uneasy ever since someone broke into the police station yesterday.
Seeing Zero stop, Morofushi Kagemitsu, who was following behind, realized that he had finally been noticed. Why was Zero's vigilance so poor? Or was something worrying him so much that he couldn't keep his eyes on his surroundings?
Thinking this, Morofushi Kagemitsu walked out confidently and said, "Hi~ What a coincidence."
Amuro Tooru narrowed his eyes: "You are... an employee of the North-South Alley dessert shop?"
"No, he's Cheng You's friend, and he's helping him watch the shop."
"Oh." Amuro Tooru looked into the other person's familiar eyes and for a moment felt as if Hiro was standing in front of him.
I only caught a glimpse of it from afar this morning, but now, observing it up close, I discover that its blue cat eyes hold the same gentleness and strength as Hiro's.
Those eyes overlapped with the eyes in countless midnight dreams, as if the owner of those eyes was beckoning to him and gently calling him, "Zero!"
Very similar.
They recognized each other because they recognized each other's eyes because they knew the emotions in each other's eyes when they suddenly met in the Black Organization.
Now, Zhu Fujingguang's eyes showed a hint of vicissitude.
Despite the presence of nine images, Amuro Tooru dared not recognize them. The rooftop incident three years ago was still vivid in his mind; could it be that the person who died three years later was now standing before him in a different form?
All of this is related to Cheng You, and it's definitely not simple! Amuro Tooru thought.
Seeing Amuro Tooru's struggle, Morofushi Kagemitsu suddenly stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder, wanting to talk to him about something that only Zero and Hiro could talk about to get closer, and then take the opportunity to reveal his identity.
Just as they were about to speak, Morofushi Kagemitsu and Amuro Tooru simultaneously heard footsteps. It sounded like a woman wearing high heels, and they could deduce the woman's figure from the sound.
Morofushi Kagemitsu had a strong ability to distinguish footsteps. He knew that this was Vermouth from the Black Organization, a person who could also disguise herself. She was very dangerous and it was not advisable to meet her directly.
He had to abandon his plan and slipped into the alley.
Amuro Tooru looked up in the direction where Morofushi Kagemitsu had left, then quickly turned around. He was still somewhat concerned: it seemed like he had something to say to me just now.
Could it be...?
That glimmer of hope was extinguished by Amuro Tooru as soon as it appeared.
Now is not the time to think about this.
He looked at the person who had come: "What are you doing here?"
Vermouth smiled, a scarf draped over her arm. As she approached, Amuro Tooru realized that the scarf concealed a gun, its dark muzzle pointed mercilessly at him.
Amuro Tooru silently raised his hands; what was bound to happen had finally arrived. From the moment Kazami Yuya made that phone call to him, he knew he would go through this, but he also believed in Kazami Yuya's abilities, and... that little detective.
Cheng You had already returned to the dessert shop in Nanbei Alley with the bag of disguise props. Finding that Zhu Fujingguang was not there, he casually asked, "Where's Midorikawa Kei?"
Yuu looked up: "Brother Midorikawa said he was going to find Brother Chengyou, isn't that right?"
Cheng explained, "Oh, yes, he just had something to do and we parted ways." Even without saying it, Yuichi knew that Morofushi Kagemitsu had gone to deal with his own affairs, but he still wanted to tell Yagami about it.
After Cheng You finished speaking, he glanced at the front desk of the Poirot Cafe across the street. Only Miss Xiao Zi was there serving customers. Cheng You understood, but he didn't care much. He turned around, put his bag on the second floor, and lay back down in his own chair at the front desk.
He and Conan keep in touch via mobile phone, and Conan also reports on Curaçao's situation from time to time to prevent Curaçao from fainting due to headaches caused by amnesia.
A moment later, the wind chimes in front of the shop rang.
Cheng looked up and saw that Zhu Fujingguang had returned.
He smiled at Cheng You, casually found a seat, and started fiddling with his phone.
Shortly after, Cheng You received a message from Morofushi Kagemitsu: [Midori: I just saw a Vermouth. I'm sure I didn't mistake her. She took Zero away.]
Just like in the original storyline, Curaçao sent the undercover information and it's normal for her to take it away. However, she had already told Conan about this beforehand, which saved a lot of time. Conan should have also used Curaçao's phone to send the message denying that Bourbon and Kir were undercover.
Cheng You: It's alright, don't worry.
[Midori River: Is it related to the explosion near the overpass last night?]
[Cheng You: Yes, Curaçao, a henchman of Rum from the Black Organization, broke into the police department's database.]
Upon hearing this, Morofushi Hiromitsu seemed to understand something. So Zero was taken away because his undercover identity was exposed? Cheng You's ease in handling the situation might mean he had a backup plan.
[Midori: What can I do? I don't know if you know Curaçao's location? This is a good opportunity to send a message to my contact revealing Curaçao's location. I think Zero's contact will be very anxious. They don't quite trust me right now, so this is a good chance to communicate more.]
Cheng You: Great idea!! As expected of you, Jingguang! Of course you knew the location.
[Midori: I didn't expect you to know that.]
[Cheng You: Ah~ This isn't entirely my doing~ A little detective helped me a lot too, I'll leave the rest to him. But you absolutely must tell your contact person, Furuya Rei, not to act directly. Wait until tonight!]
Although he didn't understand why he had to wait until night, Morofushi Kagemitsu didn't ask too many questions. What he needed to do now was to find a way to convince his contact of the message and then tell Zero's contact.
Once they get to that location and find that woman, they will inevitably become suspicious of the person who claims to be Morofushi Kagemitsu, making it easier to uncover his true identity.
Thinking this, Morofushi Kagemitsu found the contact number of his contact, L. Ryuzaki. He had contacted Ryuzaki three years ago, and the other party asked a few questions that didn't involve much privacy, such as how Morofushi Kagemitsu faked his death and where he was going. Morofushi Kagemitsu only gave a general answer, since such things were not suitable to be discussed online.
The two never contacted each other again, mainly because Ryuzaki directly rejected him: "You're fake."
Even after Morofushi Kagemitsu sent several more messages, the other party did not reply.
The police liaisons are trained to handle such matters and generally don't readily admit or acknowledge them, so it's normal, and Morobushi Kagemitsu didn't pay much attention to it.
Faced with chat logs that were stuck three years ago, Morobushi Kagemitsu was unsure whether the other party had blocked him.
The fact that Ryuzaki didn't block them means he still has some trust in them, and he took this opportunity to confirm his identity.
However, Morofushi Kagemitsu was also worried that Ryuzaki might be gone or had left the Public Security Bureau, but he thought it was impossible, as the Public Security Bureau valued a genius detective like Ryuzaki extremely highly.
[Midori: Hello, L. I heard about what happened last night from a friend. Rei Furuya's contact person must urgently need to find the woman who broke in last night. I know her location.]
After a short wait, Ryuzaki replied. Upon receiving the reply, Morofushi Kagemitsu felt a sense of déjà vu, as if he had returned to three or four years ago, when he was adventuring alone in the organization, occasionally chatting with Ryuzaki, who would sometimes joke around with him, and sometimes send cute emojis or show off the cake he had eaten that day.
They must have been happy then, at least in that environment.
[L: Oh? You know quite a lot? Who told you this? The one who approached you for a collaboration three years ago?]
[Midori River: This will be kept confidential for now. If I succeed this time, please give me a chance to meet in person to verify my identity.]
L: Okay.
Morofushi Kagemitsu sent the message to the address Cheng You gave him, and also put forward a few requests. He wondered if Ryuzaki, with his intelligence, could deduce anything from these conditions.
The other party replied quickly.
L: Sure. I can keep the police in line to prevent them from acting rashly, but I can't control the black-clad organization.
[Midori River: Thank you.]
After sending the message, Ryuzaki didn't reply for a long time. Just when Morofushi Hiromitsu thought their chat was over, another message popped up in the chat box.
[L: When are we going to eat cake together?]
"..." Morofushi Kagemitsu stared silently at the words, unsure whether they were a test.
He remembered that three years ago, Ryuzaki had said, "When Mr. Morofushi returns, we'll eat cake together."
I wonder if this kind of regression counts?
Morofushi Kagemitsu gave a bitter smile and slowly replied: "Tomorrow, where do you want to go?"
[L: Let's go to the dessert shop in Nanbeixiang. It just opened recently. I went once, and the desserts were delicious; I really liked them. So did the manager.]
Morofushi Kagemitsu: "?!"
Ryuzaki has been here? He probably doesn't know about Cheng You's relationship with him...
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