Chapter 46 Going Home [VIP]
Cheng personally saw Zhu Fujingguang off at the airport. As they parted, he simply smiled and said, "I hope we can meet again in three years."
Yes, it will.
Because this mission was indeed dangerous and would take a long time, the system did not force the host to return to the world of the first year of Detective Conan at any time, and indicated that the host could take a short break here.
But Cheng You really, really wanted to leave this timeline where he couldn't openly show his face, which made him live like a wanted criminal, sneaking around for a year.
"Let's go back," Cheng You said to the system. Thinking about it, he missed the little detective and Youyi a little.
Finally, he and Morofushi Kagemitsu sent a message wishing each other peace, only to be left dizzy and disoriented by the system's time-traveling ability.
Back in the world of the first year of Conan, it was exactly dawn. Since Cheng You couldn't sleep anyway, he decided to browse the Grey Fox Killer Dark Network for a while and find out about Morofushi Kagemitsu's return to Japan.
Cheng opened his phone and saw an unread message. Curious, he clicked on it and found that the last message was from three years ago.
[Cheng You: Be careful in everything, wishing you peace. Goodbye.] After sending this message, Cheng You traveled back in time and did not see the message sent by Morofuki Kagemitsu later.
[Zhu Fu: See you in three years. I'll be waiting for you to come back.]
Cheng didn't quite understand this ambiguous message. He didn't know if Zhu Fujingguang had figured anything out, but even if he had, it didn't matter. They were on the same side, and there were no special secrets between them.
Cheng You smiled and replied: [Cheng You: I'm back. When are you coming back?]
The other end replied instantly: [Morofushi: According to our agreement, isn't it tomorrow?]
When Cheng You made an appointment with Zhu Fujingguang for a reunion, he said it was the day after the day he traveled back in time for his mission, which was tomorrow.
Cheng was slightly surprised.
Cheng You: So fast?
[Morofushi: I want to see Zero. I chatted with Zero, but he didn't seem to believe me, well... he probably suspected I was testing him, so the chat didn't go well. Besides, without you, the tech guy, I'm hesitant to discuss private matters online that could help verify my identity.]
[Morofushi: Let's talk about this when we meet in person.]
[Cheng You: Where is your contact? Are they still safe?]
[Morobuchi: Yes, he's fine. The police are taking his protection very seriously. He doesn't completely trust me either. But... um... I mentioned you to him.]
[Cheng You: You mentioned me? It's nothing. It's fine if you don't completely believe it; these kinds of things should indeed be taken seriously. No one would believe such a bizarre method of faking death if you told them.] Bizarre, but scientifically accurate.
[Morofushi: He also has doubts about you, I wonder if it will... well... affect you.]
Cheng You: It's okay, how could this possibly affect me, hahaha.
Cheng You: You didn't mention my dessert shop, did you...?
[Zhufu: No.]
Cheng You: So you revealed my name?
[Zhufu: ...No.]
Cheng You: That's it. No matter how amazing your contact is, they can't possibly find me, so how could they possibly affect me?
[Zhu Fu: ...] Although he said that, he felt a little uneasy.
[Cheng You: How are you returning to China this time?]
[Zhu Fu: Disguise. I've spent three years mastering the art of disguise; I can now skillfully transform myself into the very person who made me the fake document.]
[Cheng You: Wow! Amazing! Congratulations! Ahem, could you teach me?] Cheng You was filled with anticipation. Disguise is an essential skill for creating a disguise, he had to learn it!
[Zhu Fu: Good.]
The story of Grey Fox Killer is so popular that it's been circulating on some online forums for hundreds of posts.
Cheng went inside and saw that it was gossip about Sakura Blade Pavilion becoming the Invincible East Pavilion.
This reminded Cheng Youcai of what he had experienced in the first year of Ke Xue before his time travel mission.
Wow, that was incredibly dangerous. First, he negotiated a cooperation with Shinichi Kudo, even though Shinichi wasn't entirely sincere about it. Then, he threatened Vermouth to protect Yuichi. Next, he rescued Takeda Ryosuke from the rooftop, became the leader of the Sakura Blade Pavilion, renamed the organization the Invincible East Pavilion, and then used the research institute to clean up the remaining members of the organization.
What else was there...? Cheng scratched his head.
Yes! At that time, I was so preoccupied with Takeda Ryosuke that I completely forgot about Yuichi downstairs in the apartment complex.
Tsk, how irresponsible! Even though he's just a brother in name only, some of his actions still hurt the other person.
Cheng was thinking that he must make it up to Yuichi tomorrow, but after thinking about it carefully, he realized that he had changed the history of his meeting with Yuichi during the retrospective mission, so... Yuichi would have an extra memory now, and he didn't know if the integration was appropriate or if Yuichi would have any doubts.
He forced himself to distract himself from this matter and looked at the gossip about his organization, the Invincible East Pavilion, on the Gray Fox Assassin's Dark website. He only picked out a few posts with a few points of information to read; most of them were just fluff.
[lz: Hiss, I heard from a certain organization's little devil that there's chaos within the Sakura Blade Pavilion, and a new big boss has appeared. Now, the other faction might be in dire straits.]
[#1: I knew it! Sakura Blade Pavilion's recent behavior has been too abnormal. It's an organization on the verge of extinction, yet it's still struggling. Turns out, it's found a new boss.]
[#7: Tsk, I wonder if the Japanese underworld will still be a two-kingdoms rivalry in the future, maybe it'll become a three-kingdoms battle, hahaha.]
Some people started commenting that the Dongfang Bubai Pavilion, led by the new BOSS, might actually be quite capable, considering that they had offended a gang leader before, yet managed to escape unscathed.
However, some people have raised questions.
[#28: What are you thinking? Sakura Blade Pavilion is already severely weakened. Even if they change the name, it won't change the internal chaos. Besides, the other members within the organization may not fully accept this new BOSS. Ha, to fight external threats, one must first secure internal stability. He'll need a lot of time just to stabilize the internal situation, and he also has to guard against external threats. How could he possibly succeed in a short time?]
Cheng You looked at the post and couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth. You think I can't do it? Well, I'll do it anyway.
Looking below, there are many more posts following this one expressing their skepticism towards Dongfang Bubaige.
Cheng You wasn't too concerned. He needed to quickly convene a meeting of all the administrators of the Dongfang Bubai Pavilion. Apart from the traitor Kawamura Hide, there were five others. Among them, Takeda Ryosuke was already 90% loyal to him, but the others were a bit troublesome.
The next morning, Cheng You was the first to get up, having not slept all night. To take care of the high school student in the family who needed to go to school, Cheng You made an extra breakfast for Ye Shen Shangcan this time, and so the three of them sat neatly at the dining table to eat.
"Yu-yi, I'll make you your favorite chocolate cake for lunch today. Can you forgive your brother?" Cheng You asked, blinking his bright eyes.
Yuichi seemed a little dazed after waking up. He stared blankly at Cheng You for a few seconds, but when he saw the other's gentle face, he immediately came to his senses: "Ah? It's okay, Brother Cheng You."
"What were you so busy with yesterday?" Yagami asked casually as he sat at the dining table enjoying his delicious breakfast, though he was also a little puzzled. "You actually left your brother downstairs."
"Your younger brother?" You curled her finger slightly, feeling a little scared that Cheng might not like this address.
"..." Tsk, why ask such a question right off the bat? Can't I even have a happy meal now? Cheng You smiled helplessly: "I've been busy with work, and, well... doesn't Youyi have to go to school too? I had to deal with it. But I have indeed neglected his feelings." He looked at Youyi and gently patted the other's head.
"Go to school?" Yuichi was clearly shocked when he heard this word. He should be in elementary school at his age, but he felt that it would be a waste of time for a high school student to go to elementary school. Yuichi was more obsessed with things like researching drugs.
“Hmm… If you don’t want to go to school, that’s fine too. I can ask you for leave,” Cheng Youyi said. He knew what Youyi wanted to do. He remembered that he was going to prepare a laboratory for Youyi. He spoke without any hesitation, “At your age, you definitely need to have a name in school.”
"Hmm, I see..." Yuichi nodded with satisfaction, as if all the worries and setbacks of yesterday had been swept away.
Yagami no Kami: "…………" Tsk, I don't want to go to school either!
"Cheng You, why don't you pretend to be my guardian and help me ask for leave?" he asked cautiously. In his mind, he kept cursing his bastard cousin.
Cheng smiled with narrowed eyes, "It's different. High school is too busy, it's impossible." This is your family's requirement for you to go to school, I wouldn't dare to mess it up.
Yagami is so powerful, who knows if his family is easy to mess with? The system also said that this person has a secret relationship with the FBI. What if he fails and the FBI comes after him?
Tsk, I'm a Japanese yakuza boss now, so I'd better keep a low profile in front of the red authorities.
"..." Tsk. Yagami thought to himself, [School gets out so late every day, I wonder when I'll finally be able to join my dream gang.]
Cheng You sighed inwardly. He used to prevent Ye Shen from joining the distillery because of system tasks, but now he really couldn't let Ye Shen join the gang. If the FBI found out and investigated that he had people around him, and if they really found out that Cheng You had a relationship with the gang, wouldn't Cheng You be finished?
Although the probability of them finding that Cheng You had connections with gangs was very small, the FBI is still a powerful organization, so Cheng You couldn't completely deal with their investigation of him.
Hmm, looks like I need to find a way to nip this idea in the bud.
After the meal, Yagami Kamisama went to school with a sour face. Cheng You finished cleaning up, thinking that since it was only him and Yuichi at this time, Yuichi might tell Cheng You about that memory that appeared out of nowhere...
But after waiting for a long time, Cheng pretended to be busy cleaning the whole house, while Youyi continued to help without saying a word.
"Am I wrong?" Cheng wondered. Could this memory not have appeared out of thin air, but rather seemed to have truly occurred in the past, naturally blending into his existing memories?
That's possible, after all, the power of the system is immense, unscientific but scientific.
All right.
Cheng was deflated and decided not to pursue the matter any further, since it wasn't appropriate for him to bring it up himself. So he simply dragged Youyi to the dessert shop.
At the dessert shop, Cheng found a sunny spot to think alone, while arranging a bright and convenient place for Youyi to read.
I wonder when Morofushi Kagemitsu will arrive... He should know why my appearance hasn't changed...
And then there's the Dongfang Bubai Pavilion; this must be dealt with as soon as possible. Ideally, they should achieve some great feat.
For administrators like Takeda Ryosuke, their greatest achievement was probably going against the research institute. But even with Cheng You's abilities and methods, he still couldn't obtain accurate information about the institute.
The only ones who can stand up to the research institute and know its activities are probably the distillery.
From this perspective, the plan to gradually encroach on the winery should be put on the agenda.
Cheng You stared blankly at the crowds outside when a familiar-looking boy with messy black hair suddenly entered his field of vision.
"...?!"
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