The unscrupulous detective in Conan

Chapter 1385 Xiaolan was puzzled, but greatly shocked.
"Tomorrow?"

Rena Mizunashi pondered for a moment, then said, "I need to change my clothes and get a suitable weapon..."

"And besides, I also need to take a shower."

Vermouth glanced at her briefly: "I suspect you'll use this opportunity to contact them..."

"Please..." Rena Mizunashi shrugged, her tone full of helplessness, "I'm covered in surveillance cameras, tracking devices, and listening devices right now. Even if I wanted to contact them, you would find out immediately, right?"

"No one cares about your suspicions." Vermouth just smiled slightly, stepped forward, and gently stroked two stray strands of hair that had fallen on her forehead: "The most important thing is to get Shuichi Akai hooked."

"You should understand, right?"

“I understand.” Rena Mizunashi’s face showed a slight look of disgust. “Compared to me being a so-called traitor, eliminating Shuichi Akai is of greater benefit to the organization.”

She trailed off, then sighed helplessly, "But before I can deal with him, I need to relax a bit, right?"

"He might kill me..."

"Even if I'm going to die, I can't die smelly, can I?"

Vermouth crossed her arms and stared at her for a moment, then shook her head slightly: "A cleaning is fine, but you'll have to come with me."

"no problem."

Rena Mizunashi responded, knowing that this was the old lady's final concession.

However, that's enough...

Fujino, who was listening nearby, was well aware of Mizunashi Rena's intentions.

They probably wanted to go to their own territory to retrieve blank ammunition or something...

It's probably similar to the project he remembers being directed by the renowned director Ke.

Using blank rounds and the corpse of Kusuda Rikumichi, they could fake Akai Shuichi's death to gain the organization's trust.

But where do blank rounds come from?
It's likely that Director Ke planned this in advance.

But now the older woman won't let her go, what should she do?
They've been monitoring the whole thing, and I bet the old lady has all the weapons ready. She'll just fire a 7.62 Tokarev round, and Shuichi Akai will be dead for sure.

You can even modify blank cartridges on a vehicle?

Fujino was confused.

However, he didn't know the specific details either.

After all, when he watched it in his previous life, that's how Aoyama, the old scoundrel, did it, giving Shuichi Akai a fake death, and he didn't know how the blank rounds came about.

But thinking about it too much is pointless.

It all comes down to whether Shuichi Akai or Conan is more resilient.

If Director Ke is a good director, then everything will be fine.

The director failed...

Then Ai will probably lose a cousin.

Fujino also felt it was a difficult situation. It wouldn't be right not to help his cousin at this crucial moment, but if he did help, he would feel uneasy.

He had a hard time judging his cousin.

Objectively speaking, it was his actions that led to the complete annihilation of the remaining two sisters in the Miyano family.

But subjectively speaking, he didn't know that Miyano Akemi was his cousin.

From a purely personal perspective, Shuichi Akai certainly didn't do anything wrong. As for what happened afterward, there's no point in saying more. If you say Shuichi Akai was wrong, then Akemi Miyano knew he was an FBI agent and went up to him willingly. So, if you say Shuichi Akai wasn't wrong, then from his personal perspective, he really didn't do anything terribly wrong.

However, judging from the perspective of "your position determines your opinion," Fujino did not have a good impression of Shuichi Akai.

In any case, it was because of him that the Miyano sisters got into trouble.

Fujino was well aware that his assessment was flawed; after all, he had lived for so long, it would be a waste to not see himself clearly...

But that's just how some things are; what can you do even if you understand them?
You have to define your position and position based on what stance and status you're in, what you say and what evaluations you give.

Could it be that Fujino is going to say that Shuichi Akai is a qualified FBI agent, or that he is a hero to the Japanese people and free America for his dedication to his duties?
forget it.

We're all just products of being dragged along by the system.

Fujino also sees himself this way: a serial killer, a paragon of virtue, a liar, someone with warped values, a snob, and so on...

It can only be said that no matter what kind of person you are, you will always have different opinions depending on your perspective.

Your position determines your perspective, which in turn determines your words and your mindset.

From his standpoint, he was unable to make an objective evaluation of Shuichi Akai.

I just thought about my own Ai...

Fujino sighed inwardly, "After all, he's Ai's cousin. Let them handle some things themselves..."

"I wonder how Mary Akai will react when she finds out that her son did something like this."

"Let their family handle it."

Fujino felt a little tired when he thought about his gray cat.

I've really gone to great lengths for her...

…………

The winter break seems to be quite long.

Snowflakes slowly drifted down from the sky, turning the earth into a vast expanse of white.

On snowy days, Snow King Ice City remains as cool as ever. Enjoying a cup of ginger tea from Snow King Ice City seems to be a pleasant moment for the elderly residents living nearby.

The Poirot Cafe across the street has been criticized so much that its drink sales have declined, and it can only survive by selling its pastries, sandwiches, and breakfasts.

This is simply competition in the capital market...

It's getting colder.

Fujino didn't receive any requests today.

So, I decided to take my little Ai out to buy two winter clothes.

Hongye arrived as usual, and upon seeing the two of them, she asked with a puzzled look, "You two, are you going out?"

"Yes, it's snowing. Let's go buy Ai a couple of winter clothes."

"Is that so?"

Upon hearing this, Hongye felt a strange and ambiguous emotion welling up inside her.

For some reason, he followed after showing a doting expression.

Then, the gray cat was treated as a daughter as always.

This made the gray cat's little face twitch, and it felt like it was going to have a bad day.

What daughter? Which eye looks like her?

Although she was unhappy, she couldn't say these things out loud.

They could only keep it to themselves, feeling a little resentful.

Fujino was quite helpless about this, and could only say that the trio of himself and these two did indeed have that kind of meaning.

Hongye, on the other hand, seemed to enjoy it immensely.

It seems she really treats the gray cat as her own little daughter, adopting the role of a mother.

This sent a whirlwind through Ai Haibara's mind, making her want to stomp her feet in frustration.

They actually treated me like their daughter or something...

I'm actually a year older than you!

Damn it, just a rich woman.

If anything, you're the daughter!
However, considering that it seemed that the rich woman had already paid for all her clothes, she didn't say anything more.

Ai Haibara remained silent, only silently throwing out her rich woman's gold coins, trying to get back at him.

"Fujino-senpai isn't here?"

"You went out with Ai and Momiji?"

Not long after the three left, Sonoko came running.

Upon hearing this news, she felt a surge of resentment. How awful!
It was so close...

Damn traffic jam!
However, she didn't think too much about it and turned around to head straight for the Mouri Detective Agency across the street.

She was still a little scared of Hongye.

After all, those words, spoken with such ravenous ferocity, were truly terrifying...

She came here today with a heavy heart, and not having had time to come is, in a way, a kind of luck.

So I thought I'd go talk to my best friend about it and see if she could offer some advice.

Ran is home alone today, and Conan went to Professor Agasa's house to do something.

"Sonoko, what brings you here?"

"I just went to my senior's house, but he wasn't home..."

"When I went out to throw out the trash just now, I think I saw Senpai drive away with Ai and Momiji..."

"Let's not talk about that now. There's something I need to tell you."

"Let's talk in your room!"

"To my room?"

"Wait..."

After arriving at Ran's house, Sonoko didn't say much before pulling Ran into her room.

Xiaolan was puzzled, wondering what her best friend was trying to say in such a sneaky way.

Sonoko frowned, glanced around, and then said to Ran, "Hey Ran, I'm telling you this, but don't tell anyone else."

"You know how tight-lipped I am, Yuanzi..."

Xiaolan felt helpless and wanted to complain in her heart, "Sonoko, you're the biggest blabbermouth, so why are you telling me you won't tell anyone else..."

However, without thinking too much about it, she became curious about what her best friend Sonoko wanted to say to her in such a secretive way.

Then she heard Sonoko lean close to her ear and whisper, "That...that Kyoto girl, that Momiji, she actually...she actually..."

"What did she actually say?" Xiao Lan's eyes lit up immediately upon hearing this.

Sonoko felt a little embarrassed and said shyly, "She actually said she had no objections."

"what?"

Xiao Lan was puzzled. "What do you mean you have no objections?"

"I mean...I mean..." Sonoko hesitated, shuffling her toes on the ground, her fingers still clutching the hem of her clothes, "I mean...I mean..."

As she spoke, her face flushed and she began to breathe heavily: "It means, to become family with her or something!"

"...?"

Xiaolan smiled upon hearing this, then said, "What... is this all there is to it? I thought it was something big..."

As she was laughing, she suddenly realized something, her smile froze, and then she turned to her best friend, her expression becoming uncontrollable, and asked, "Wait, Sonoko, what did you say?"

"We're all family!"

Sonoko looked at her best friend with a very expressive face.

"what?"

Upon hearing this, Xiaolan's mind went completely blank.

No, what is this all about...

What does it mean to be a family?

The image that immediately popped into her mind was: the story of my best friend trying to steal someone else's man from his fiancée but being accepted by her; such a plot.

This feels a bit outrageous.

She couldn't help but ask, her expression strange but forcing a smile, "Hey, Sonoko, that 'family' thing, you must have misheard, right?"

"I couldn't have misheard!"

Sonoko said confidently, "That's exactly what he said, what else is there to say? I have no objections!"

"..."

Xiaolan fell silent.

Clearly, as a young girl, she couldn't possibly have imagined such an outrageous thing.

No, this kind of thing, this kind of thing...

How is this possible?
She didn't understand, but she was greatly shocked.

Sonoko then asked, "Ran, what do you think this means?"

Xiaolan: "..."

No, sister, what should I say?
The meaning is pretty obvious, isn't it?

I don't know either!
After a moment of silence, she forced a smile: "Maybe, it means, this, that..."

"So, you mean you want to... and... that kind of thing with me?"

"Hmm...probably so."

"What...what should we do?"

"This... I don't know either..."

Sonoko pressed for answers, and Ran was completely bewildered. Both girls were at a loss, having no idea what to do.

For a moment, the scene fell silent.

All I can say is that Hongye's move was still too ruthless.

This was far beyond the comprehension of the two little girls.

"Um, I'll go make you a pot of tea. You can calm down and clear your head..."

Xiaolan felt that this occasion was a bit too outrageous, so she quickly left the room to calm down and process the huge amount of information she had just received.

Sonoko remained silent, unsure of what to say.

The two left Ran's room and went to the Japanese-style room of the Mouri Detective Agency.

Xiaolan took out a teacup, poured in some tea, and waited a while until the tea was warm before taking a sip to calm her thoughts.

Sonoko also took a sip, and after a brief silence, asked, "So, Ran, what do you think we should do?"

"I...I'm not really sure either," Ran stammered. "Sonoko, what are you thinking? After all, I don't really understand these things either."

“This…” Sonoko touched the teacup. “It seems that what she meant was, ‘one family means one family.’”

Her ears turned slightly red: "But, how can you do something like this..."

“It really doesn’t seem like it would work…” Xiaolan nodded in agreement. “If it were ancient times, it probably wouldn’t be a problem, but now, it’s really a bit… well, a bit outrageous.”

"However, it seems that... this was the case in ancient times, with concubines and such, until it was completely abolished in recent decades."

"Perhaps it's because... because Miss Momiji is from Kyoto, and people in Kyoto are quite conservative, so there's this kind of tradition?"

Sonoko's expression was unusually complicated: "So, if that's the case, then you're basically asking me to be your concubine."

"It's like being a mistress to a tycoon or something."

"Well..." Xiaolan hesitated for a moment, "I'm not too sure either, since I've never encountered anything like this before."

But after thinking about it, she comforted her best friend: "However, since she said that, she's actually still willing to accept you..."

"Well, at least he doesn't seem to have any hostility towards you, Sonoko."

"Huh?" Sonoko was slightly puzzled by what she heard.

Xiao Lan then explained to her vividly, "Think about it, since she's figured out what you're thinking, at least she doesn't see you as an enemy yet..."

"And she definitely likes you too."

"Although I don't know what she's thinking, it's probably not wrong to think that way."

(End of this chapter)