Rebirth from Conan

Chapter 169 Who is Karasuma Ren?
Today is Friday.

As usual, there weren't many customers in the restaurant, but there weren't too many either.

Looking around, there were thirty tables in total, with about thirteen or fourteen tables filled with guests.

Xia He took a quick glance.

Four old men...

Twelve middle-aged people...

Twenty-five young people...

He stood at the door without taking a step, as if he was waiting for something.

Five seconds later, Kuroba Kaito's voice came through the headset: "There are a total of four tables that haven't been served yet. They are probably waiting for people. The other ten tables have already started eating..."

There were five young people, three men and two women, at one table, and they looked like they were having a social gathering.

At one table, there was a middle-aged man sitting alone, holding a bouquet of flowers in his hand.

At one table were two young men and women who were wearing hats and sunglasses, wrapping themselves up tightly.

At one table there was an old lady pushing a baby stroller.

"Is Karasuma Renya among these nine people?"

Xia He still had a blank expression on his face, but in fact he was already secretly observing the expressions of the nine "suspects".

Soon, he moved and took the lead to walk towards the five young men in their early twenties.

It was not for any other reason, but because these five people were located closest to the restaurant door and were the only way to the other three tables.

"I just spoke to Yumi on the phone. She said she's in the car now and will arrive in ten minutes at the latest. Please forgive me."

"It's okay. It's understandable that there's traffic jam right now. Let's order some drinks first. We'll see what to eat when Yumi arrives."

"But coming to the point, what do you do? Well, let me introduce myself first. I opened a clinic in Tottori Prefecture, and my current annual income is quite considerable."

"..."

A normal social conversation.

The reason I didn't order any food was that I was waiting for the last girl who had not arrived yet.

Sure enough, when Xia He passed by this table, his eyes met those of two boys, but they didn't react at all. They just stayed there for less than a second and then moved away very naturally.

So Xia He passed by the table and walked towards the two furtive young men and women.

……

"Who do you think it could be?"

It's still the same van.

In front of a large number of surveillance cameras, James asked Kudo Shinichi who was sitting next to him without turning his head.

"That middle-aged man and that old lady are more likely." Shinichi supported his chin with his index finger and thumb, pretending to think.

"But isn't Karasuma Renya a man? Do you mean that he disguised himself as a woman?"

"It's not impossible."

"Then is there another possibility that Karasuma Renya...is not actually among these people?" James said, "What if he ordered the food first and started eating on his own?"

"No, Karasuma Renye only eats the meals prepared by his own nanny. This can be seen from the communications on Rum's phone." Shinichi shook his head with certainty, "Unless he noticed the problem in advance, so he ordered meals in advance as a cover-up... But this possibility should not be very small."

In addition, the FBI had already surrounded Karasuma Renya's residence. If Xia He failed to find Karasuma Renya in the restaurant, they would immediately rush into the villa, arrest everyone inside, and bring them back to the FBI base for interrogation.

Although it is highly likely that no one can figure it out, there is probably no other way.

"So... who is Karasuma Renya?"

Shinichi chewed his nails, which was a rare occurrence for him.

It can be seen that he is much more nervous than Xia He in the restaurant.

After all, if Karasuma Renya escapes, his plan to travel with Xiaolan as Kudo Shinichi will be ruined. At that time, he will have to continue to disguise himself as Edogawa Conan, play house with those little kids to form a young detective team, and learn the knowledge he learned when he was a child in class...

Even these are not the key points.

More importantly, the safety of people around you is still not guaranteed.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but start shaking his legs.

Who is it...

Who is it?

I kept repeating it in my heart.

At the same time, Xia He had already passed the two young men and women and walked towards the next table of guests.

……

"Damn it, I told you to find a secluded place! At worst you could book a private room, why did you choose a place like this?"

"Haha, I heard that the taste of this rooftop restaurant is very famous in the local area... But it doesn't matter, this is Tottori Prefecture. Compared to Tokyo, there are basically few paparazzi here."

It is not difficult to hear from the conversation between these two "fully armed" young men and women that these two seem to be well-known figures who are engaging in an underground love affair.

And both the man and the woman should be somewhat famous.

Otherwise, if one of them is an amateur, there is no need to wrap his or her face like a dumpling like the other.

However, when passing by this table, Xia He suddenly thought of something.

That is……

Why doesn't Karasuma Ren'ya find a restaurant with a private room to meet Rum?

Are you absolutely confident that you won't be recognized?

Thinking of this, Xia He couldn't help but turn his gaze to the old lady.

Could it be her?

I feel that the most unexpected person among these people is this old lady with wrinkles all over her face.

"But you still have to be cautious."

After all, it is very possible that after taking APTX4869, the -year-old Karasuma Renya's body age would return to middle age...

He muttered inwardly.

Unexpectedly, just as I walked up to the middle-aged man and before I had time to sit down, I saw him suddenly stand up, and greeted a young woman who had just pushed the door in with a smile on his face: "Ms. Takeda, this way!"

Upon hearing this, the young woman named Takeda walked over quickly, took out an envelope from her purse, slapped it on the table and said, "Take your money back, and don't give this kind of thing to my house anymore. We will never have anything to do with each other again!"

"Ms. Takeda... No, Sachiko, I can't live without you. Give me another chance. If one million is not enough, then I'll give you ten million. I still have money. I can even sell my house for you."

"Haven't I made it clear enough? I'm getting married next month, and I hope you won't disturb my life anymore!"

After saying that, the woman turned around and left without looking back.

The middle-aged man was left behind, holding flowers in his hands, crying out in despair with tears in his eyes: "Sachiko, don't leave, don't leave. Even if you get married, I won't despise you, wuwuwu..."

Xia He: "."

What the hell.

The corner of his mouth twitched.

Then he walked calmly to the old lady's table and sat down face to face with her.

"Boss, here I come."

Grandma: “.”

(End of this chapter)