Ke Xue: My standards for dating are not problematic!

Chapter 396 Mrs. Mary, your secret has been discovered!

Flute~~~
The Suzuki zaibatsu's luxury cruise ship is slowly making its way towards the port and will soon enter the harbor.

So far, there have been no problems with the voyage, including the absence of Kaito Kid. Apart from that, the only other thing that happened was that the magician Sanada Ichizo, arranged by Suzuki Tomoko, performed a magic trick, and he even worked overtime to perform a magic trick for Kaito Kid.

Suzuki Tomoko even fired a shot at Sanada Ichizo.

Kaito Kuroba witnessed this scene firsthand, and when he saw it, he was truly drenched in cold sweat.

Because Suzuki Tomoko didn't hesitate at all when she fired the shot. Even though Suzuki Tomoko knew it was all fake, most people would hesitate before firing a gun, but Suzuki Tomoko didn't hesitate at all.

Therefore, what Tomoko Suzuki said is absolutely true.

Fortunately, Kitahara Natsuyu mediated, preventing the most dangerous situation from happening.

It's fair to say that Kaito Kuroba's survival this time is entirely due to Kitahara Natsuhiro's help. There's absolutely no problem for Kaito to call him "father."

However, when it comes to being stubborn, Kaito Kuroba and Shinichi Kudo are very similar; neither of them is willing to admit it.

If you don't want to, then you don't want to. Anyway, there's plenty of time in the future.

"Honestly, why won't they expose this thief?"

Conan leaned against the railing of the luxury cruise ship, looking at the brightly lit port in the distance, feeling quite displeased.

He originally intended to capture the Phantom Thief Kid, since he already knew who he was impersonating. However, the Suzuki Zaibatsu abandoned the capture operation for the sake of its so-called face, not wanting any trouble to occur during the 60th anniversary celebration.

So he and Sera Masumi returned empty-handed.

“Some things aren’t as simple as we want to do them,” Sera Masumi said softly. “After all, the Suzuki Zaibatsu is more important than catching Kaito Kid.”

"You have to understand that the Suzuki Zaibatsu is a prestigious conglomerate. If they lose face, it would be worse than killing them. What's more, their rival, the Ooka Zaibatsu, is watching and laughing at them. So we absolutely cannot allow any problems to occur at this celebration."

“I know all that.” Conan pouted. “But I’m just not happy. I’m a detective, but I’m giving up my job for the sake of a little face. I’m really unhappy.”

"But Sonoko is my friend, so I can only accept it even if I'm unhappy."

After all, Sonoko still took good care of him after his body shrank, and she would take him along to play whenever there was something fun, including this luxury cruise trip.

So he's just venting here.

"Sonoko?" Upon hearing these two words, Sera Masumi said with a half-smile, "Shouldn't you call Sonoko 'Sonoko-neechan'? Why are you calling her Sonoko directly?"

"Conan, that's very impolite of you."

Upon hearing this, Conan immediately broke out in a cold sweat and quickly said, "Oh, I forgot for a moment. Sorry, sorry, I should have called Sonoko-neechan."

Oh no! Because Sera Mami is also a detective, I thought I had encountered Hattori Heiji, so I called Sonoko-neechan "Sonoko" and almost gave myself away!
And after noticing Sera Masumi's ambiguous smile, he felt that Sera Masumi seemed to be hinting at something else, not just because of this matter.

Is it possible?
At this moment, Conan also thought of something: ten years ago, he went to the beach with his dad, mom, and Ran, and he met a few people there.

These people were Sera Mary, Sera Masumi, and Akai Shuichi.

Actually, he remembered something the moment he met Sera Mary on the first day, but he hadn't paid attention to it before.

But looking at it today, he can't ignore it anymore. After all, he remembers Sera Masumi, Sera Mary, and Akai Shuichi from back then, and maybe the three of them will remember him too.

Although he is now a child and wears glasses, even Ran doesn't recognize him, let alone Sera Masumi, whom he has only met once.

But now, Sera Masumi seems to really recognize her. Who exactly is this person? How can she have such a good memory?
Now, Conan has sensed that Sera Masumi is acting differently, and if Sera Masumi is acting differently, then maybe Sera Mary is also having some issues, or even Shuichi Akai.

so.
He needs to keep a low profile in front of Sera Masumi; he can't be so high-profile!
Of course, Conan was just thinking about it, but when it's time to be high-profile, you still have to be high-profile. A detective never says no to difficulties!
"Conan, I always feel like you resemble someone I know from the past." Sera Masumi looked at Conan, who was sweating profusely, leaned forward, and smiled, revealing her sharp canine teeth.

She felt that Conan must have realized that she might know his identity, which was why he was sweating so much and even remembered the murder case that happened ten years ago.

"An old friend?" Conan chuckled. "Sera-neechan, you're not saying I look a lot like Shinichi when we were kids, are you?"

"Sister Xiaolan said the same thing, but we are actually different people. You may have mistaken us for someone else."

"Could it be that you knew Shinichi when you were little, Sera-neechan?"

Although he believed in his heart that the Sera Masumi in front of him was the little girl from ten years ago, he still lacked some evidence, so he asked her directly.

While Sera Masumi was testing Conan, Conan was also testing Sera Masumi.

All I can say is that both Sera Masumi and Conan Edogawa are incredibly cunning detectives.

If it were anyone else, they would definitely have been tricked by these two.

only.
"Yes, I do know Shinichi Kudo." Sera Masumi made no attempt to hide anything, smiling as she said, "I met Shinichi Kudo ten years ago, on a beach."

Sera Masumi slowly began to recount what happened back then.

After hearing this, Conan was completely certain that Sera Masumi and Sera Mary were the mother and son he had encountered before.

So the man who came into the store earlier was Sera Masumi's brother.

However, it seems that Sera Masumi's brother is not so simple now.

Although Conan and Shuichi Akai had only met a few times, Conan had noticed something from Akai's actions.

However, while Conan was observing Shuichi Akai, Shuichi Akai was also secretly observing Conan.

Now, Shuichi Akai has no time to deal with Conan's affairs, because he is too busy taking care of himself.

"Oh, I see." Conan laughed. "So you and Shinichi are really friends, Sera-neechan."

"But, Sera-neechan, why did you suddenly come to Tokyo?"

Upon hearing this, Sera Masumi said, "Of course it's to find someone important!"

An important person?

Could it be me?
Or does he know that I am Shinichi Kudo, and even have some connection with the Black Organization? Or perhaps I am a member of the Black Organization?
Thinking of this, Conan felt a sense of foreboding and broke out in a cold sweat.

"Conan, Conan!"

Just then, Conan heard someone calling him, and it was his older sister Ran's voice.

"Sister Xiaolan, I'm here."

Conan immediately ran over, leaving Sera Masumi alone there. Ran, you came just in time! You're a lifesaver!

Sera Masumi smiled slightly after seeing Conan's back.

"This kid is suspicious of you, how naive."

At that moment, Sera Mary appeared out of nowhere and stood beside her daughter.

Upon hearing this, Sera Masumi asked, "What does he suspect me of? Does he think I'm one of those guys?"

Now, the two of them are basically certain that the Conan in front of them is the missing Shinichi Kudo.

They don't know yet why Shinichi Kudo turned into Conan, but it's definitely related to the Black Organization and some kind of drug they developed.

After all, Sera Mary is Miyano Elena's older sister, knows a lot about the organization, and even harbors suspicions about her sister's death.

After all, it was truly unbelievable that his sister, a top scientist, would die in a fire, especially an accidental one.

“It should be,” Sera Marie said. “He went from a high school student to an elementary school student, which is probably related to the drug that Elena developed, and that’s what caused the death of him and his wife.”

"Countries around the world send undercover agents to infiltrate criminal organizations, probably for this very reason!"

Compared to others, she knew more information because she was Elena Miyano's older sister and had passed on some information before Elena Miyano's death.

And only she, as the older sister, could decipher this information.

However, because of this intelligence, her current identity is somewhat complicated and extremely dangerous.

"The drug developed by my aunt?" Sera Masumi sighed. "Why did my aunt go to that research institution to conduct research in the first place?"

"Your uncle is a mad scientist, and your aunt is no less so. She only lowered her research desires to stay at home and take care of her husband and children for the sake of her daughter."

"However, she was very devoted to her husband's career, so she decided to go to that guy's research institute, which resulted in her losing her life."

"This led to an accident involving their daughter as well."

"Oh, I see." Sera Masumi suddenly realized, "Mom, why are you telling me this now? You never told me this before!"

Sera Mary said, "Now that you're all grown up, there's some information I need to tell you."

After all, Sera Masumi has gradually come into contact with this matter, and it's no big deal to just share some information.

Besides, many people already know this information, so there's no need to hide it from your daughter.

"So, Mom, you're letting me get involved with the Black Organization?" Sera Masumi exclaimed excitedly.

The next second, Sera Mary shook her head and said, "No, I'm just telling you some information. As for contacting the Black Organization, that's not something you should be doing right now."

"You can be a detective and investigate everywhere, but you can't actively contact these people; it's too dangerous."

“Gin and Vodka are not people a high school student like you can handle. Even Shinichi Kudo couldn’t handle them!” Sera Mary said with a serious expression.

Although Shinichi Kudo is a detective and is known as the savior of the Japanese police, he is just a high school student and has no idea about the behavior patterns of the Black Organization.

They are not the kind of people who would show mercy; if they could, they would kill the entire family.

It's truly baffling why Gin didn't kill Shinichi Kudo or his family.

Could it be that Shinichi Kudo has some special value?

If we're talking about special value, then yes, it certainly has some. After all, so many people died, and only Shinichi Kudo went from a high school student to a child, which certainly has great value.

But if others knew about this value, his life would be miserable; he would definitely spend the rest of his life in the laboratory.

Whether it's a criminal organization or an agency from another country that obtains this intelligence, it's all the same.

After all, the idea of ​​turning back the clock can drive many people crazy, even though the failure rate is very high!

"I understand," Sera Masumi said. "I won't actively contact the Black Organization. If I do encounter any cases related to them, I'll notify you first, Mom. Is that alright?"

"now it's right."

"Hehe, Mom, did you have fun today?" Sera Masumi asked.

"Are you happy?" Upon hearing this, Sera Mary paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "Not bad."

"Humans are indeed social animals. Living alone can be lonely, and people tend to become more gloomy."

"Fortunately, I still have you, and I still have those neighbors."

"Alright, your friends will be here soon, so I'll be going now. Let's all go home!"

"Okay, stay safe."

"You too."

As soon as she finished speaking, Sera Mary's figure disappeared from Sera Masumi's sight.

After Sera Mary left, Sera Masumi also left to go find Ran and the others.

However, Sera Mary ran into trouble not long after she left, and the trouble came from a guy named Kitahara Natsuhiro.

“Mrs. Sera Mary?” Kitahara Natsuhiro said with a smile as he stood in front of Sera Mary.

Upon hearing this, Sera Mary's expression remained unchanged: "I'm sorry, you've mistaken me for someone else."

“Have you mistaken me for someone else? I just overheard some of your conversation with Masumi, and” Kitahara Natsuyu leaned closer and sniffed, “you smell exactly like Sera Mary.”

"I'm a chef, I'm extremely sensitive to taste, you can't fool me!"

"Besides, if I were to make a phone call now, do you think it would be..."

He shook his phone.

"When did you find out?!"

(End of this chapter)