I'm in Conan, I'm not a gangster

Chapter 351 An unexpected encounter with Akai and his mother at the restaurant (1st update)
In the tasting room of a high-end restaurant in Beika, Tokyo, Sawaki Kohei is adjusting his bow tie in front of the mirror.

The man in the mirror was impeccably dressed in a suit, a professional smile playing on his lips, but only he knew that his tongue could no longer taste anything.

He went outside and began introducing the fine wines to the guests: "The 1982 Lafite, with its smooth tannins."

As he spoke, a bitter taste rose deep in his throat.

Since that accident, he has lost his sense of taste and can't taste anything.

Right now, he's just barely hanging on by his own wine tasting knowledge!

After a brief introduction, he smiled and asked, "Sir? Would you like to open this bottle now?"

The guest readily agreed.

The waiter's voice repeatedly brought him back to reality.

Sawaki Kohei opens the wine with professional techniques, then decans it, and then teaches guests how to appreciate the wine.

As he worked, he thought to himself: K and Q have already been played, now it's J's turn.

Meanwhile, in the hotel restaurant, by the window, Shiraishi E was slowly and methodically cutting her steak.

His gaze remained fixed on Sawaki Kohei.

He had considered changing his appearance and rushing in, then shooting the other person dead with two quick shots.

But doing that is really not very satisfying.

Letting this guy die like that is too easy on him.

Therefore, Shiraishi E decided to deal with the other party in a different way.

Just as he was enjoying his steak, he suddenly noticed a familiar figure entering the restaurant.

Shuichi Akai?

Shiraishi E glanced at the other person with surprise, then looked away and continued cutting her steak.

He was surprised; he never expected to run into the other person in such a place.

Why is this guy not busy arguing with the organization's people, but instead running over here?
With this question in mind, Shiraishi E put down her knife and fork, picked up her coffee, and glanced at the other person out of the corner of her eye as she drank it.

Shuichi Akai walked up to a girl with short blonde hair and stood there for nearly thirty seconds before sitting down in front of her.

Although Shiraishi Echo's position didn't offer the best view, it was just enough to see the face of the short-haired blonde girl.

The girl was probably a middle school student. Her features resembled Shuichi Akai's, especially her sharp eyes, which looked as if they were made from the same mold.

Shiraishi E was absolutely certain that the other person was Akai Shuichi's mother, Akai Mary!

He was quite surprised; he hadn't expected the other person to appear here!
Instead, he directly confronted Shuichi Akai face-to-face.

What exactly is going on?

Shiraishi E thought for a moment, then gave up on thinking about it any further.

Anyway, whatever happens, it doesn't really concern me.

In the end, it's all about the various games played between the black-clad organization and the red side.

He was confident in his martial virtue and didn't care much about these conspiracies and tricks.

Eat your food, eat in peace.

..............................

Shuichi Akai arrived at the restaurant, looked around, and finally fixed his gaze on a girl wearing a panda headband as he walked over.

He could tell at a glance that the other person was not old, probably only twelve or thirteen years old.

This made Hideki Akai frown instinctively, somewhat speechless.

She felt her mother was a bit unreliable, actually letting such a young girl meet with her? And she was even responsible for delivering the important medicine back?
Shuichi Akai hesitated for a moment. Although reluctant, he was ultimately someone his mother had sent, so he decided to go over. As he approached, about to say something, he was utterly shocked when he saw the other person's face!
Like, so similar!
This girl looks so much like her mother!
No, it's not that it looks like them, it's that they're exactly the same!
How is this going?

Did her father return home while she was working away from home? And did they have a child together without informing her?

Or has Mom found another man and had a daughter with him?
Just as he was lost in thought, Mary Akai spoke up: "Alright, stop overthinking. I'm your mother!"

"Because of Vermouth's poisonous hand, she ended up looking like this!"

Upon hearing this, Shuichi Akai was taken aback.

If you were a normal person, you definitely wouldn't believe this explanation and would think that the other person was making fun of you.

But Shuichi Akai is not a normal person; he is an elite agent who has recently come into contact with APTX4869, and he immediately realized what was going on.

He quickly sat down, his eyes wide with disbelief, and said, "What... what happened?"

Mary Akai didn't hide anything and told the other person what had happened to her.

To be honest, if Shuichi Akai hadn't called her and mentioned the APTX4869 drug, she would never have revealed her situation to him.

After learning that Shuichi Akai had obtained this experimental drug from the organization, Mary Akai immediately realized that the improved version of APTX4869 that her eldest son had brought back might be able to solve her physical problems.

So, after thinking it over, she decided to meet with the other party in person and confront them.

When Shuichi Akai learned what had happened to Mary Akai, he couldn't help but feel incredibly lucky.

He recalled everything that had happened and realized that if the ruthless bandits hadn't actively sought trouble with him, it wouldn't have triggered the subsequent series of events.

I doubt I'll be able to get my hands on the improved version of APTX4869.

Without the medicine, I figure even if I contact my mom, she won't tell me about these things.

After a moment of reflection, he bluntly stated, "The kind you're eating is a capsule; I used to use it specifically to kill people and cover up their crimes."

"Once ingested, it's practically a death sentence. Even professional forensic doctors can't find any traces of poison."

"You're still alive? Looks like you're really lucky!"

“Yes…” Mary Akai knew that she had just escaped death after a brush with death.

However, this wasn't the first time she had escaped death.

She was a former special agent, and having teetered on the brink of death, she was used to such things.

As Mary sipped her coffee, she remarked, "I never thought you could actually infiltrate that organization... If I had known this would happen, I should have helped you out."

"But didn't you leave that organization three years ago? How could you still get your hands on this potion?"

Shuichi Akai didn't rush to answer. Instead, he asked the waiter for some food and said, "Let's eat something first, and then we can go outside to talk later."

Seeing that Shuichi Akai was being so cautious, Mary stopped asking questions and instead began inquiring about his private life, then habitually started urging him to get married:

"You're not young anymore, almost thirty. When do you plan to get married?"

"Your line of work is dangerous; you might lose your life at any time."

"Get married early and have children early, so I can rest assured."

"........."

Shuichi Akai found this very troublesome and simply said, "I don't have time to think about this right now. You should let Hideyoshi get married as soon as possible."

“Hideyoshi has already been adopted into the Haneda family. Even if he has children, they will be descendants of the Haneda family and have no relation to our family,” Mary reminded her. “So strictly speaking, you are the only male heir in our family.”

"..." Shuichi Akai really didn't know what to say, so he could only mumble "uh-huh, okay" and move on.

On the other hand, Shiraishi E was unaware that Akai Shuichi was caught up in a marriage-urging storm.

After he caught a glimpse of Sawaki Kohei leaving the restaurant, he immediately put down his knife, casually wiped his mouth with a napkin, tossed down a few bills, paid the bill, and left.

(End of this chapter)