The unscrupulous detective in Conan

Chapter 1417: Holding the Emperor Hostage to Command the Lords?
Memories of the past flashed through my mind like a revolving lantern.

Despite her reluctance to admit it, Sato Miwako eventually realized that she had been completely set up.

The one who orchestrated the whole thing was his trusted younger brother.

He even gave himself to...

Did they put medicine in the black tea?

A complex mix of emotions welled up in Sato's heart, causing her a sharp pain.

Finally, in a fit of rage, he grabbed the nearest water glass and threw it at the culprit.

"go out!"

"what?"

"roll!"

The cup shattered with a crisp sound.

Fujino dodged the cup almost instinctively.

He looked at Sato sitting on the bed and saw her face turn dark in an instant, mixed with resentment, and the darkness was tinged with red, or rather, it was dark with a hint of red.

This left Fujino somewhat bewildered.

I'm a little confused about what this woman is up to now.

"Woooooooo..."

After throwing the cup, Sato Miwako seemed to have all her strength drained away.

Her eyes turned red, and she clutched the small blanket covering her body before sobbing.

She never imagined that her innocence would be taken away like this, especially since the person was her most trusted younger brother.

She couldn't help but wonder why this had to happen.

That's illegal!
Even if it is, even if... never mind!
Even if they were to make a move, they chose a time like this...

What if someone dies?
Fujino was even more confused and bewildered when he saw the shrew sitting on the bed sobbing.

So, what exactly is wrong with this woman?
He was speechless for a moment, then poked his head out of the door and asked, "Big sister, what's wrong with you again?"

"Miss?"

"Hey!"

Miwako Sato was still sobbing and hadn't recovered yet, so she couldn't hear a word Fujino said.

Recalling the past, she felt increasingly distressed and even began to experience sharp pains.

A variety of complex emotions lingered, including hatred, estrangement, or something else entirely.

Crying harder.

Fujino: "..."

So, could this woman have gone insane from the tonics Hongye gave her?
Dry!
That shouldn't be the case. Even if she has psychological problems, this woman only has some psychological trauma.

How could someone develop such a severe mental illness?

Could it be that the excessive supplementation caused liver fire to rise and make it impossible to control emotions?
Fujino's mind raced, but he couldn't come up with a solution.

Meanwhile, Miwako Sato was still crying.

The scene suddenly felt very strange.

After a while, it seemed she had cried until she couldn't cry anymore. Finally, the shrewish older sister looked at him standing at the door with teary eyes.

She didn't speak, but just stared at me with teary eyes, remaining silent.

Seeing this, Fujino didn't know what to say and could only remain silent with a bewildered expression.

After a long silence.

Finally, Sato Miwako let out a long sigh, rubbed her eye sockets twice with her hand, and with an extremely complicated look in her eyes, she took Fujino into her gaze.

Then, she lowered her eyes, and her whole demeanor appeared extremely depressed.

"You and I……"

Her lips parted, as if she didn't know what to say.

Fujino crossed his arms, squinted at her, and said helplessly, "Feeling better now?"

"..."

"Once I've calmed down, I'll wash my face and refresh myself. The medicine should be ready by now; I'll drink it in a bit. The porridge is cooking right now; I'll go check the fire and have a bite when I come out."

"..."

Sato Miwako stared blankly at Fujino, who was standing at the door, her eyes wide open.

Why would you show such an indifferent expression?

We just did that yesterday...

He actually acted as if nothing had happened, putting on the act of a virtuous and devoted husband.

Don't look so natural, your teeth!
If you didn't know better, you'd think they were an old married couple!
She gritted her teeth and said, "Don't you have anything else to say?"

"What do you want to say?"

"You did something like this, and putting everything else aside, don't you want to take any responsibility at all and pretend nothing happened?"

"Isn't this what I'm doing to take responsibility?"

Fujino crossed his arms and gave a speechless sarcastic comment.

To be honest, I've been taking care of you all night, and I even made you medicine and cooked for you this morning. Aren't I responsible enough?

If that wasn't enough, Fujino felt that this older woman was being a bit too aggressive.

"..."

Sato Miwako was stunned for a moment, her expression became strange, and her tone was somewhat incredulous.

This kind of thing is definitely illegal...

But the thought of sending the other person in would make her feel uneasy; she couldn't bring herself to do it.

But they don't even want to take any responsibility!

She suddenly felt a little confused, as if the person in front of her was a stranger.

But what else can be said about the things I'm responsible for?
Let's talk about it later; there's really nothing more to say right now.

That’s it for now, let’s eat first.

In the end, she could only sigh helplessly and try to compose herself.

I got out of bed.

I washed my face, but it still felt a little unreal.

He was clearly subjected to that kind of thing...

But why do I feel so calm?

She had thought about this before, after all, her silly best friends often talked about it, but she never imagined it would actually happen to her...

She felt that, in theory, she should be crazy enough to accidentally kill someone, but she wasn't.

I was angry and resentful, but seeing that look made it hard to bring myself to do it...

After all, he's the younger brother.

After calming herself down, she came out of the bathroom and into the living room.

Fujino was wearing an apron and cooking porridge, and he looked quite skilled at it.

Sato Miwako felt helpless. Although she found the scene quite heartwarming, she still felt a sense of loss.

If things had progressed normally, she might have been very happy to have reached this point, but now, her feelings are complicated.

"Just thinking about it, if things had gone normally, things wouldn't have come to this, right?"

She shook her head and slowly walked to the table.

On the table was a bowl containing what appeared to be clear, reddish medicine. "This must be the medicine he was talking about, right?"

"Speaking of which, he seems to know something about traditional Chinese medicine, so it looks like he figured it out..."

"That's true. After all, it's better to be safe than sorry. How could someone as meticulous as him not have thought of that?"

She picked up the medicine and drank it quickly. After finishing, she coughed lightly, her expression slightly resolute.

Fujino turned around and glanced at her: "Did you choke because you drank so fast?"

Sato pursed his lips: "The sooner we finish drinking, the sooner we'll be done."

"Come on, your body isn't something that can be dealt with by drinking it sooner rather than later." Fujino retorted speechlessly, "The accumulated coldness in your body has caused illness, and even if you take medicine, you'll need to recuperate for a while. It won't have any effect unless you drink it for a month."

Sato frowned: "What kind of medicine is this that you have to drink for a month?"

“It’s a warming medicine, for regulating the body. Specifically, it’s for regulating uterine coldness while also warming the body.” Fujino glanced at her out of the corner of his eye: “Although it’s a bit inappropriate for me to say this, as a doctor, next time when your period comes, just rest properly and don’t push yourself.”

He paused, then threatened, "To put it bluntly, even if someone has a constitution different from others, they will eventually lose their fertility."

Sato: "..."

"Treating and recuperating, ah, this isn't the kind of medicine that's used to prevent problems before they arise?"
Normally, it shouldn't be about avoiding it as soon as possible...

Something's not right. What exactly are you trying to do, kid? Could it be that your ultimate goal is actually...?

A whole host of thoughts immediately flooded her mind, and one possibility came to mind:
"This kid is now forcibly drawing his bow and shooting arrows, and in the end, he'll use the emperor to command the feudal lords!"

"So, that's what he's thinking? But then, wouldn't that forcibly tie him to me..."

"Could it be that he's serious?"

Sato's mind raced for a moment, and after imagining strange things, he came up with the most perfect logic. He continued to imagine and came to an even stranger conclusion.

That's how your imagination works. Once you fill in the blanks with your imagination in some outrageous way, your subsequent thoughts will become increasingly outrageous.

Fujino's track record is undeniable, so she finds it unlikely that he would do something like this. If it's unlikely, then there must be other reasons.

As for the reasons for doing such a thing...

Logically and logically, Sato Miwako estimates that this is the case.

She touched her lower abdomen, her feelings becoming even more complicated:

"Because the gap between us is just too big, and I deliberately distanced myself from him, he must have realized that, which is why he did that..."

"In this way, we are completely bound together, and all the blame will fall on him, leaving me with no other choice."

"Could it be that he read my mind and that's why he did this?"

"They actually anticipated this far?"

"Get on the train first, buy the ticket later. In that case, there's really no other way..."

"That kid is a real scoundrel!"

Having thought about this, Sato Miwako felt that she had seen through everything, and her feelings became increasingly complicated and heavy.

She felt that this boy was far too mature for his age, taking on all the burdens himself...

It's clear that this kind of thing shouldn't be something he has to bear alone.

He's still young...

I should be the one who's upset.

After thinking for a moment, she raised her head and sighed deeply: "Let's forget about it. I understand your feelings, but..."

As she spoke, her face flushed slightly: "We're still young, let's talk about things like this later."

"There's still plenty of time."

"Still young?"

At this moment, Fujino ladled out two bowls of porridge and placed two plates of pickled vegetables on the table: "Big sister, you're almost thirty now, if you don't take care of yourself, you're doomed."

"Because of me?"

Sato Miwako was stunned for a moment, then thought about it and realized that it seemed to be true.

If I wait another two years, I'll be in my thirties, and getting pregnant then will definitely be very difficult.

Was it to take care of me?
After all, there's a ten-year age gap...

As she thought this, she clutched the hem of her skirt, feeling increasingly conflicted.

But inside, I felt a strange warmth.

Fujino was quite puzzled by the smacking of her lips at the shrewish older sister's inexplicable reaction and began to wonder if he should get some medicine to calm his nerves.

He sensed that the woman was somewhat mentally unstable.

Then, he said, "Alright, let's not talk about this now, let's eat first..."

"By the way, about your clothes, change after dinner. If you don't mind, I can wash them for you. After all, the blood is hard to remove from the suit fabric of your skirt without detergent."

"No need... I'll handle it myself."

Sato Miwako looked up, shyly waving her hand hastily, despite her complicated feelings and the somewhat unpleasant experience...

However, she felt that she should keep something like this as a memento.

"Oh." Fujino felt that helping someone wash clothes was indeed a bit much, so he didn't say anything more.

Actually, he had originally intended to tidy up the woman's house, since it was such an outrageous mess, but then he thought about it...

Well, it would be terrible if we found something outrageous.

Moreover, if she accidentally loses a couple of things, she'll probably blame herself and think she's some kind of weirdo.

The porridge was ordinary porridge. As Sato Miwako took a spoonful, her heart softened, and she became somewhat absent-minded.
"There's no other way now, we have no choice but to deal with this kid..."

"Thinking about it, it's alright. There's no other way now. Although it's a bit awkward, I don't feel any psychological burden this way."

"But this kid is really selfish."

"This shouldn't have been his problem alone, yet he took it all upon himself..."

"Sigh, from now on, I'm sure people will think I'm an old cow eating young grass when I go out."

"How should I put this..."

"But I guess things won't be easy for him either?"

After thinking for a moment, she looked up at Fujino sitting opposite her and asked, "What are you going to do about that? How are you going to explain things to that girl named Momiji..."

"It's nothing." Fujino waved his hand. "I've already explained it. I'll explain it again later."

"Oh."

Sato nodded, already understanding what the other person meant by explanation.

To be honest, she felt it was a bit of a pity.

She's so outstanding, and she even had the chance to date a rich woman, but she chose someone like me, an old woman nearing 30 with not much money.

She felt a little awkward; even though she seemed to be the victim, she inexplicably felt a bit guilty.

Okay, I'll take care of him from now on.

Although she may not become a rich woman, if she works hard and improves herself, she can still provide him with a good life.

Sato Miwako made this decision in her heart.

Having figured things out a bit, her expression gradually relaxed slightly. Then, she raised her head, a touch of shyness on her face, and said:

"Well, I understand what you're thinking, although... well, it is a bit much, but I can understand."

As she spoke, she seemed to force the words out, "When you have time, come home with me and meet my mother."

Fujino: "...See your mother?"

Sato Miwako gave a soft "hmm," and then slowly explained:
"After all, you still need to talk to your family about things like this."

“My mom keeps urging me to hurry up, so that I can put her mind at ease.”

As she spoke, she awkwardly rubbed her fingers together: "Besides, for important matters like this, you always need to inform your elders in advance and make preparations..."

(End of this chapter)