Chapter 78 Songchuan[VIP]
After Cheng arrived at his destination, he wanted to send a message to Yuichi to ask how his collaboration with the research institute as Fukada Yuuyu had been this past year.
But after typing out a line, he felt it wasn't right, so he deleted and revised it repeatedly, always feeling that such questioning words couldn't express his feelings at that moment.
He agonized for a while, then heard his phone vibrate and realized he had accidentally sent a message. It was Yuuichi's reply: "I only did three things for the research institute, and I left clues for all of them. The police should be able to follow the clues to the institute's location. There were a few other times I made excuses to refuse. Cecil was very enthusiastic towards me at first, but later, I don't know why, maybe because he saw I was being cold, he stopped messaging me as much."
He was very confident in Yu Yi's ability to handle things.
Cheng couldn't help but send a big thumbs-up emoji.
Yuichi: [Has Brother Cheng remembered everything?]
"..." Looking at this passage, Cheng You fell into deep thought. Everything was a closed loop. From his perspective, he had only met You Yi a few times. At that time, they were not familiar with each other. He just felt that he had a tool that he could use.
From Yuichi's perspective, however, it's a guy who was like family to him who returned a year later to keep his promise, but his attitude had changed, and he seemed to have lost his memory. Yuichi might feel lost and panicked.
Cheng You: [Um... I'm sorry to have worried you.]
Yuichi: [It's okay, Cheng You's older brother, I understand.]
Yuichi: [Is Brother Cheng You planning to use this pseudonym again?]
Cheng You: [Yes, I need to find a suitable opportunity.]
He originally intended to use this identity to get close to Cecil and find out Cecil's purpose in looking for Matsuda Jinpei, but Fukada Yuu was just a tool by Cecil's side after all. If he appeared rashly without Cecil telling him the location, it would only arouse Cecil's suspicion.
Cheng You also didn't want to reveal his true form to Cecil, in order to prevent bringing trouble to his friends.
After much deliberation, Cheng decided to disguise himself as Matsukawa Yuki.
But... Conan and Morofushi Hiromitsu didn't know that Matsukawa Yukiki was also himself. It's hard to explain why he suddenly revealed his identity. He was only a few years old seven years ago!
So Cheng spoke up: "I remember a friend of mine, Matsukawa Yuki, who seems to have some connection with Cecil."
When the name was mentioned, Morofushi Kagemitsu didn't react much. He knew that Cheng You knew Matsukawa Yuki, since Cheng You had found him three years ago on Matsukawa Yuki's behalf.
He knew that Matsukawa Yukiki was no ordinary person, so it wasn't surprising that he knew Cecil.
Conan narrowed his eyes, feeling that the name sounded somewhat familiar, as if he had heard it one night seven years ago.
He thought about it carefully and felt that this group of people had come to Beika Town for the same purpose: to crack down on organized crime. It didn't seem like a big problem, so he didn't pay too much attention to it: "So, you plan to use that identity to contact Cecil. Is that okay?"
His worries were not unfounded. Although he had not witnessed Cecil's cruelty and bloodlust firsthand, the thought that the research institute was even more inhuman than the Black Organization made him imagine how cold-blooded the institute's owner must be.
Cheng You is not Matsukawa Yuki after all. If Cecil finds out, or if he is exposed because of some small detail, he will lose a friend, which is not the result Conan wants.
"Don't worry, Matsukawa Yuki and I are best buddies, we know each other very well," Cheng You patted his chest and answered confidently.
"Be careful in everything," said Morofushi Kagemitsu as a final remark, offering no further advice.
They went to a nearby shopping mall to buy the materials. Zhu Fujingguang sketched a rough outline based on his memory, and Cheng You then filled in the details.
It has to be said that Morofushi Kagemitsu's face is so well-recognizable that you can tell just by looking at the outline; his memory is truly amazing.
"I didn't expect that after all these years, Zhu Fu, you still remember it so clearly," Cheng You couldn't help but praise.
"An essential skill for the job is facial recognition and having a photographic memory for faces, especially when it's someone you used to be in frequent contact with," said Morofushi Kagemitsu.
After Cheng put on the □□, Zhu Fujingguang really felt like time had gone back seven years.
Since he didn't know what Matsukawa Yuki would look like seven years later, Morofushi Kagemitsu only changed his skin and added a few wrinkles, so from a distance, you really couldn't tell the difference.
Upon seeing this face, Conan suddenly remembered when he had seen him before—it was on the way home with Ran that day, when that strange man walked up to him…
It's exactly the same. Conan thought in shock, even the body shape seems the same, it hasn't changed at all.
Morofushi Kagemitsu couldn't help but have his doubts.
But the issue of their age stopped them from speculating.
Zhu Fujingguang finally spoke up: "You must be careful." Then, he handed Cheng You the pistol he had hidden in his sleeve: "There are only eight bullets in total. Be careful."
"Don't worry, it's okay~"
After disguising himself, Cheng You headed towards the alley to the east, following the directions given by Shuichi Akai.
After he left, Morofushi Kagemitsu received a text message from Furuya Rei. After reading it, he couldn't help but frown: "Kudo, things aren't looking good."
The surrounding environment suddenly became serious, and Conan frowned: "What's wrong, Mr. Morofushi?"
"Zero said that the Black Organization and the Invincible East Pavilion seem to be in Sekiya, but we don't know what they're up to." Morofushi Kagemitsu's tone was serious. Originally, the research institute and the police were enough here, but as a result, wave after wave of people came.
At that moment, Morofushi Kagemitsu received another message on his phone, again from Furuya Rei.
"He said he saw Shuichi Akai."
Conan: "What's going on? Mr. Furuya is here on behalf of the Public Security Bureau? The FBI is here too?"
“Yes, he came on behalf of the Public Security Bureau. But it’s uncertain whether the FBI will come. Zero said he only saw Shuichi Akai. He covered his face, but Zero still recognized him by his figure. He seemed to have come alone and didn’t want to attract attention.”
Several of Japan's most powerful organizations have arrived, but we have no idea what their purpose is, so we don't know where to start.
Cheng walked to the corner of the alley and saw Cecil leading a group of people toward him. Matsuda Jinpei was not among them.
So, Matsuda Jinpei is in the alley?
While thinking about this, Cheng You took out his alternate account, which he hadn't used in a long time, and sent Cecil a message: "I heard you're in Guangu."
He hid in the shadows of the alley, observing Cecil. When he saw Cecil pick up his phone to check a message, a wicked smile crept onto his lips.
Cecil: [You really are well-informed.]
Songchuan: [I found out there are so many people in Guan Gu, it's so lively, so I came too. Where are you? Send me your location, I want to hang out with you~]
Cecil laughed out loud when he saw the message: "Hahaha."
Hiding in the corner, Cheng You's heart skipped a beat. What was going on? Why was he laughing all of a sudden? It sounded really creepy.
Cecil: [Positioning]
Cecil: [It's certainly lively.]
"Wow, it actually came." Cheng You saw that Cecil stood still after sending the message, apparently waiting for someone. He deliberately waited a while before going over, pretending that he had walked for a long time to get there.
Strangely, Cecil simply said, "It's certainly lively." Does he know how much influence Guan Gu has? Or has he set up a trap nearby?
However, this is impossible. Guan Gu is not a complex and intricate organization. If he were to plant any bombs or hide any people, it would be very easy to discover.
After waiting for a while, Cheng You finally came over. True to Matsukawa Yuki's personality, he swaggered over to Cecil's side.
Cecil's bodyguards tried to stop him, but Cecil raised his hand to stop them, smiled, looked at the person in front of him carefully, and said, "Long time no see, old friend~"
"I'm not here for anything else," Cheng said arrogantly, ignoring his laughter, "I just want to see what could possibly warrant such a massive involvement. Who knows what interesting story might unfold? What do you think it could be…?"
The alley was pitch black and seemed to stretch on forever; in the depths of the night, a dangerous mad dog lurked.
Cecil waved his hand: "I don't know anything about this. But Matsukawa, do you really not know?"
Cheng You stopped pretending and laid his cards on the table: "I'm here to see Matsuda." Even if he didn't say it, Cecil could probably guess his purpose.
Just when they were about to make a move against Matsuda Jinpei, Matsukawa Yuki suddenly appeared. Cecil knew they were friends, so it was easy for him to guess that relationship.
"Hahaha, I knew it, that policeman must be very important to you." Cecil narrowed his eyes, pulled a handkerchief from his breast pocket, and very gentlemanly wiped his hands.
Cheng You: "You pulled this whole thing just to lure me out?"
Cecil raised an eyebrow, took two steps forward to get closer to Cheng You: "No, no, no, it was purely accidental to bring you up. After all, you've been out of contact for so long, I was almost forgetting who I used to like the most."
“This time, I simply want to kill that guy.” Cecil’s eyes were full of mockery, as if he was bored lately and wanted to kill someone for fun.
Upon hearing this, a hint of ruthlessness flashed in Cheng You's eyes: "What if I insist on saving him?"
The air suddenly became heavy, and Cecil's bodyguard suddenly raised his gun and aimed it at Cheng You.
"Hey, don't panic." Cecil said, glancing back at his men and bodyguards, and waving them away to put away their weapons.
Cecil turned around and looked at the alley in the distance: "Sure, but I always need some benefits." A life in exchange for important information is worth it.
Old fox.
Cheng You: "You promised me you wouldn't kill him, but now you're going back on your word. Why should I give you any benefits?"
“Hehehe,” Cecil said, “I did agree at first, but the condition for not killing him was that he didn’t come looking for me. But now, he’s the one who came looking for me and stumbled upon my secret, so of course I have to kill him. However, there’s one piece of information that makes me not care.”
"What do you want?" Cheng asked.
Cecil pondered for a moment with "gentlemanly" grace before slowly speaking: "I want... recent news about the Invincible East Pavilion, such as its several strongholds, and news about their new BOSS."
"Heh, that's easy." Cheng You snorted coldly. "Give me Matsuda's whereabouts, and I'll tell you one of the strongholds of the Invincible East Pavilion. As for the rest, we'll talk about it after I rescue him."
Cecil smiled with narrowed eyes for a while, then suddenly changed his expression, his whole demeanor turning cold. He slightly raised his hand, and his men all raised their guns in unison.
Cheng You remained outwardly calm and arrogant, but inwardly alarm bells were ringing: "What are you doing?"
Cecil said, "I just want to remind you that I can take care of you anytime, anywhere here. I'm not killing you just because you're useful."
Cheng Youzhen really wanted to shoot Cecil. With so many people around, Cheng Youzhen was certain that he could take Cecil down with him.
But reason prevailed. The important thing now was Matsuda; the information was only partially true, so it didn't really matter.
Cheng You: "How many do you want?"
Cecil: "Give me three outposts near the center of Beika Town, and after I rescue that policeman, I'll add three more."
That's outrageous! They're asking for three central bases in Beika Town right from the start?
If they were to actually give it to them, the power of the Invincible East Pavilion would be greatly weakened, since the central areas of Beika Town are the most prosperous and profitable places.
"Okay," Cheng You said calmly.
Fortunately, although some of the disloyal elders of the Dongfang Bubai Pavilion are dead, the strongholds they once occupied have not been fully recovered. After all, they are all Tianna people, and it is useless to take them back by fighting and killing. On the contrary, it will make the brothers of the organization feel disheartened.
But now, Cheng has an idea. He will have the research institute attack the stronghold for him, and then go there like a savior to drive the research institute away and save the stronghold. Those disloyal people will die and that's it. There won't be many left, so he can just silence them and then put the blame on the research institute.
Cecil's words really struck a chord with Cheng You.
Cheng immediately took out his phone, typed some code, and then packaged all the information he had obtained and sent it to Cecil.
Cecil glanced at it, made another call, and only after receiving an accurate answer and confirming that it was correct did he send Matsuda Jinpei's location to Cheng You.
As Cheng was rushing towards the location, Cecil suddenly reminded him from behind with ill intent: "That officer has one of my men with him..."
Cheng You was confident he could win against just one person, but Cecil's warning made him quite nervous.
If Cecil is silenced, then Cheng Youzhen really wants to destroy the research institute first.
In fact, Cheng You had already conceived this idea after the conversation just now: to quickly infiltrate the winery using Li Hua's identity, provide the winery with information about the research institute, and destroy this evil organization as soon as possible.
Thinking this, Cheng You was already very close to the location; he could smell a strong stench of blood.
Getting closer, Cheng You saw the somewhat familiar man slumped on the ground. If it weren't for the rise and fall of his chest, he would have been terrified.
A man stood in front of Matsuda Jinpei. The man slowly turned around after hearing footsteps. Cheng You's hand was gripping a gun tightly in his pocket.
The man turned his face and looked at Cheng You with a fierce expression.
Only then, by the moonlight, did Cheng see the man's face clearly—it was exactly the same as the face of Matsukawa Yuki, whom he had disguised himself as!
Is this the secret Cecil was talking about?
His subordinate has such a face. Is it because he misses Matsukawa Yukiki, hates Matsukawa Yukiki, or is it just for killing?
Cecil said that Matsuda Jinpei came to see him, but Cheng You didn't believe it at all. Only when he saw this face did Cheng You realize that Cecil had wanted to kill the people around Matsukawa Yuki for a long time.
Since Matsukawa Yuki has been missing for a long time, those who know him will naturally be deceived by his face and fall into Cecil's trap.
"Having a face exactly like mine is disgusting," Cheng You couldn't help but complain.
Hearing the familiar voice, Matsuda Jinpei struggled to lift his head and saw the real face.
"Matsu...Matsukawa..."
“I am here, Matsuda, my old friend.”
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