conan but winery

Chapter 768: So your name is Bai He?

"How was your recent conversation with those two people?"

When they all gathered at the dining table again, Sharon suddenly asked.

Needless to say, Bai Heqing also knew what she was asking.

"It doesn't feel right. There should be no chance." Bai Heqing replied.

"What's the reason? Didn't we have a good negotiation before? Could it be that the conditions were not agreed upon?" Sharon looked at him doubtfully and asked.

"It's not these reasons." Bai Heqing frowned slightly, shook his head and replied: "The main reason is that their curiosity is a little too divergent. Last time, Dr. Miyano's wife had already realized that I am now The identity is false..."

"Are you kidding me?"

"I also find it a bit incredible. Logically speaking, the internal situation of the Karasuma Group and the Karasuma family should not be investigated by ordinary people without any channels, but she does know it.

And based on her reaction at the time, she probably wasn't defrauding me. She was very sure that my identity as 'Mr. Karasuma' was fake.

I think there should be some special connections behind them that can help them investigate information that ordinary people cannot find. Considering their status as scientists, this guess is not completely impossible.

Of course, the main mistake still lies with me. I thought they were just a couple of scientists with no background, so I relaxed my vigilance. It was my mistake..."

"Then what are you going to do next?" Sharon continued to ask, her eyes narrowed slightly, obviously with murderous intentions.

They know better than anyone that once Bai Heqing's true identity is exposed, endless trouble will inevitably arise.

"It doesn't have to be to this extent."

Knowing Sharon's thoughts, Bai Heqing spoke up to stop her.

"She just discovered that my identity as 'Mr. Karasuma' was fake. She didn't notice my true identity. She only needs to find a real identity in the Karasuma Group in the future to cover it up."

"Okay..." Seeing that he had already made up his mind, Sharon said no more.

Bai Heqing is obviously rejecting "killing", or... he is trying to avoid "unnecessary killing" as much as possible.

I don’t know whether this came from his own thoughts or the constraints imposed by Sister Keiko during her lifetime.

Or, there is another possibility, that he is unconsciously "self-destructing"?

Whether it was letting go of the little girl named Judy from the Steline family before, or not taking action against the Miyano couple this time... it was as if they were deliberately creating weaknesses for themselves and cultivating enemies...

"Yoko should be out of school soon, right?"

When Sharon was distracted, Bai Heqing suddenly asked.

"Well, it's almost time. It's almost time for me to pick her up." Sharon nodded after looking at the time.

"It's up to me to pick her up today."

Just as she was about to stand up, she saw Bai Heqing had put down his chopsticks and said:

"I may go to Europe next and I won't be home for a few days. If I don't accompany her for a while before leaving, she will definitely have trouble with me when I come back."

"Going to Europe?"

"Well, there will be a cutting-edge scientific research conference in Europe in the next few days. There is no hope for the Miyano couple. I have to look for new candidates."

"Okay, remember to come back early... Then I'll prepare dinner first?" Sharon nodded and said nothing more.

"No... for dinner, you should wait until I come back to make dinner..." Bai Heqing flatly refused. Although his words seemed to be discussing, his tone was very firm.

"What do you mean..." Sharon expressed dissatisfaction with this and muttered in a low voice: "Obviously I have made a lot of progress during this period..."

"..."

Picking up children from school is not a very complicated matter. When he was still in the Metropolitan Police Department, Shirakawa Qing would occasionally go to the kindergarten to help Okino Mina pick up Yoko from school.

If there is any trouble, it is that Yoko's character is a bit reckless. When she is with him, she will often cause some innocuous little troubles for Shirakawa to clean up for her.

Occasionally, Shirakawa Qing would worry about what such a reckless Yoko would do when he grows up...

But then I thought about it, it’s normal for children to be a little reckless. As they grow older, they should be able to change it little by little...

【Um? ] Suddenly, Bai Heqing, who was immersed in these thoughts, noticed that there seemed to be a strange look around him, but the moment he wanted to look back, the look disappeared.

【Being targeted? Or is it an illusion? 】

Glancing calmly at the parents waiting for their children to finish school, Bai Heqing didn't notice anyone obviously strange.

Even if there was such a dense flow of people, if the other party wanted to hide, it would be difficult for him to find it.

Rather, he might be the strangest one among the parents. After all, he seems to be the only one wearing a mask...

【What a headache...】

"Dingling bell~"

As the prescribed time gradually came, the school bell rang on time. Under the leadership of teachers from each class, the students who had already lined up walked out of the school gate in an orderly manner.

Gazing across the group of primary school students, Shirakawa quietly waited for Yoko's class to come out.

Fortunately, this didn't keep him waiting long.

Not long after, Bai Heqing saw Yoko carrying her schoolbag and looking around as soon as she left the school.

At the same time, Yoko also saw Shirakawa Qing in the crowd, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, and he ran over quickly.

She obviously didn't expect that Bai Heqing would come to pick her up in person today.

And just when Bai Heqing raised his hand to signal her, in the corner of his sight, he suddenly caught a familiar figure from the group of students.

It was also a little girl carrying a schoolbag, similar in age to Yoko, and like Yoko, she was running towards her parents in the crowd.

There was nothing unusual about this scene, but what made Bai Heqing unable to look away was the little girl's face... He had seen that face before.

She is the daughter of the Miyano couple, Miyano Akemi.

[The child is also studying in this elementary school? 】

Upon noticing this, Bai Heqing was stunned.

[Doesn’t this mean that her parents are also among the people around now? 】

[Could it be that the gaze I just noticed is...]

Just when Bai Heqing was stunned, Yoko had already run in front of him, took his hand, and whispered the name she had always called Bai Heqing.

"White River."

"...Shirakawa?"

Almost the moment Yoko's voice sounded, another familiar voice of Shirakawa Kiyo also sounded behind him.

His pupils shrank suddenly and he looked back suddenly.

He saw that Elena Miyano, whom he had decided not to see again, was standing behind him, looking at him doubtfully.

"Mr. Karasuma, is your real name Shirakawa?"

[Well, there is nothing worse than this...]

Looking at her, Bai Heqing narrowed his eyes slightly, and his eyes gradually darkened.

"Mom! So you are here?"

At this moment, Miyano Akemi finally came over and happily threw herself at Elena Miyano.

"Eh? Why is Uncle Karasuma here too?"

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(End of this chapter)