Rebirth from Conan

Chapter 33 Neighbors
Why did the winery target his father?
Xia He couldn't figure it out.

First of all, it is absolutely impossible for someone like his father to have anything to do with the FBI or the CIA.

Secondly, the Metropolitan Police Department should not be involved.

As for his father being a member of the winery...

That's even less likely.

After all, with Xia He's keen observation skills, he thought that it was impossible for Sakurano Ikki to disguise himself in front of him for ten years without being exposed.

"Perhaps the business is so big that it attracted the attention of the winery?"

He muttered to himself.

After all, from sweeping robots, phone watches, to smart phones, plus the many popular stand-alone games produced according to Xia He's "creativity" in recent times... it can be said that Chunxia Game Company has successfully ranked among the top and become one of the most well-known companies in Japan.

And according to the development trend in recent years, it is probably only a matter of time before the word "Spring and Summer" spreads around the world like "Apple" or "Amazon" in the past.

So the question is, why are other companies, such as the Suzuki family, not targeted by the Black Organization?
Nonsense, how many years has the Suzuki Group existed in Japan?

They are confident, unlike their winery, which just came to the fore a few years ago. It took them only six years from its inception to its current scale, just like a nouveau riche.

If you think about it carefully, it seems reasonable that the winery would target you in this situation.

Furthermore...

Or maybe he is coveting Dr. Agasa's cutting-edge technology?
After all, "smartphones" are really too advanced for this era.

He had a lot of wild thoughts.

He even thought about how he would respond if the winery kidnapped him and threatened his father to join the Black Organization.

It wasn't until Meatball rubbed his hand with his head that he came to his senses and immediately sent an email to his father.

……

Two hours later.

The email was replied.

As Xia He expected, the Mr. Uozuka mentioned by the "female secretary" was actually named Saburo Uozuka.

That is, the member of the distillery, the real name of vodka.

Speaking of which, few people knew his name in the original work, and the reason why Sakunio Ikki knew this guy... was because half a year ago, Chunxia Company went abroad to discuss cooperation with high-end technical talents in this field regarding the smartphone project that Dr. Agasa was developing.

Through someone's introduction, Vodka met with Kazuki Sakunio and expressed his desire to invest in the project being developed by Chunxia Company, but was directly rejected by Kazuki Sakunio on the grounds that he had sufficient funds.

It was not until the beginning of this month that the two met again by chance at a banquet. After three rounds of drinks and a pleasant conversation, they finally reached a cooperative relationship.

Xia He knew very well that this so-called coincidence had a 99% probability of being deliberately arranged by Vodka.

But if their purpose was really just to force my dad to join the Black Organization, why would they install a bug in my house?
He shook his head and was about to send another email to remind his father to be careful during this period, but he deleted all the words halfway through typing and replaced them with this message:

"Dad, I've been studying very hard recently in order to get into my dream university as soon as possible. If you don't have any special circumstances, you can stay abroad for a while. At worst, you can fly to find mom. Anyway, just don't come back to disturb me."

This time, my dad replied to the email quite quickly.

"o(╥﹏╥)o"

"Okay son, Daddy won't come back to disturb you for a while. But besides studying, you should also pay more attention to rest, don't exhaust yourself. You know, Daddy only hopes that you grow up healthy and happy, and he doesn't ask for anything else. After all, the money Daddy earns now is enough to support you and your son for a lifetime."

Xia He just stared quietly at the messages his father sent him.

After a long time.

Only then did he reply with a heart, then stood up and put rice on Meatball.

...Time passed quickly and more than two months passed.

"Sharon Wynyard has been nominated for another Academy Award..."

Watching the entertainment news on TV, Xia He stopped petting the dog.

Sharon Wynyard?
Isn’t this Vermouth?
Day by day, you can just enjoy life as an actor in the United States, right?

But then again, it’s been more than two months and the winery hasn’t taken any action…

I really don't understand what these guys are thinking.

So he changed the channel.

"This afternoon, a major explosion occurred in the square of the Asai Villa District in our city, resulting in one death and two serious injuries. Among them, police officer Kenji Hagiwara unfortunately died on the spot. He was only 22 years old..."

what?
Xia He froze on the sofa.

Hagiwara Kenji?

Isn’t he one of the five people from the police academy who had dinner with him two months ago?
This guy, just died like this?
He recalled the part of the plot about those five guys that was hidden in his mind, and finally remembered that, except for Furuya Rei, the other four guys seemed to have died one after another before Shinichi became Conan.

But unfortunately, he only watched the drama sporadically in his previous life, so he had no idea how these four people died.

But to be honest, he really didn't feel anything about Kenji Hagiwara's death.

After all, he was just a stranger whom he had met once. After sighing for a while, Xia He went to the study and began to read books on biology.

Just before dinner, the doorbell rang again.

Nakatsuru Hirota, who was helping the nanny in the kitchen, shouted at the top of his voice, "Who is it?"

"I'll drive it."

Hearing the sound, Xia He walked out of the study and trotted all the way to the entrance.

Then I heard a female voice coming from outside: "Hello, I'm the neighbor who just moved in today. I'm here to bring you some soba noodles."

Neighbor?

Xia He pushed open the door, but the moment he saw the other person, he was stunned.

It was not because he was fascinated by the other person's beauty, but because... the woman in front of him was the "leather jacket girl" he met by the river nine years ago when he was just one year old.

Nine years have passed, and time does not seem to have left any traces on her face. On the contrary, because she wears a pair of glasses, she now looks more intellectual.

However, Wu didn't recognize who Xia He was at all, "Oh, why is it a child? Aren't your parents at home?"

"Um, I'm the only one living in this house for now."

"I see..." The woman nodded, and then handed the bag in her hand to Xia He, "This is my little gift. In addition to buckwheat noodles, there are also soap, towels, laundry detergent and other things..."

"Thank you, I will put it to good use."

"By the way, little friend, I still don't know what your name is?"

"My name is Jiu Niang Xiahe, please take care of me."

"Sakuno Natsuwa... My name is Wakasa Rumi. If you need any help in the future, you can always come to the next door to find me."

The words fell.

The expression on Xia He's face suddenly became a little strange.

(End of this chapter)