Conan: Rice Flower Spring

Chapter 233 227.FBI: Yeah, there’s an unexpected gain!

Whether it is Yukiko Kudo or Yusaku Kudo, they are rare guests in such social occasions.

There are no couples living in Los Angeles in Tokyo's social circles, right?

So, all those who were related and those who were not related rushed towards the couple.

Even if Kudo Yukiko has retired from the film industry, there is still a top mystery novelist like Kudo Yusaku to support the film industry, right?

In Tokyo or the entire island nation, fans of mystery novels or detective stories are almost becoming politically correct.

Like everyone else, Vermouth was among the crowd approaching Kudo Yukiko.

"Ms. Kudo, nice to meet you." After the previous person finished chatting with Kudo Yukiko, Vermouth took the opportunity to stand in front of Kudo Yukiko.

Looking at the radiant Western face in front of her, Kudo Yukiko was dazed for a moment.

Looks like, really looks like.
"Chris?" Yukiko Kudo recognized the identity of the woman in front of her. She was the only daughter of her deceased friend.

It’s just that this “little girl” named Chris did not have a very good relationship with Kudo Yukiko’s deceased friend.

Yukiko Kudo remembers that the last time she saw Chris was at the funeral of her good friend Sharon?
"It's me, Ms. Kudo. We meet again." Chris nodded to Yukiko Kudo, indicating that she did not recognize the wrong person.

Meeting her old friend's daughter at the memorial service undoubtedly made Yukiko Kudo very happy.

Because of the invitation that could not be refused, the couple had to come to Beihu City Hotel to "show their face".

They didn't know what kind of malicious intent was waiting for them ahead, but being able to chat with the daughter of an old friend at this moment was enough to relax Kudo Yukiko's heart a little.

"Just call me Sister Akiko. Your mother and I are very, very good friends."

When Kudo Yukiko said this, her eyes inevitably looked a little dim. When she thought about the fact that her deceased friend did not seem to be that "old", Kudo Yukiko felt a little sorry for her friend.

At this moment, Vermouth was not bothered by Kudo Yukiko's behavior of "taking advantage". In fact, Kudo Yukiko was not really taking advantage.

After all, Chris Wynyard is less than 30 years old, so there is nothing wrong with calling Kudo Yukiko "sister".

But Chris is a foreigner after all, so she doesn't care about "sister" or "not sister". She chooses to call Kudo Yukiko by her full name.

"Yukiko, did you come back to Tokyo specifically to attend this memorial service?" Vermouth asked without deliberately lowering her voice.

The reporters who had been hovering around the guests all pricked up their ears to listen to Kudo Yukiko's answer.

When Yukiko Kudo, who was sitting opposite Vermouth, heard this question, her index finger trembled subconsciously.

This question happened to be one of the questions that Kudo Yusaku asked Kudo Yukiko before leaving for the venue.

"Of course, Director Sakamaki is my mentor after all!" Kudo Yukiko slowly restrained the smile on her face, and a hint of nostalgia appeared just right.

"My debut film was directed by Sakamaki, and I will never miss his memorial service."

No matter why the Kudo couple returned to Tokyo, from now on they had to come back to the island country from Los Angeles specifically for this memorial service.

After saying this, Kudo Yukiko added: "Yusaku and I just got off the plane today, and we didn't even have time to go home, so we rushed here."

Not going home means that the couple didn't know what was going on at home, and they rushed to the venue as soon as possible, so they naturally had no time to understand what was going on at home, or to find out why their son didn't go home for so long.

Vermouth also acted as if she had suddenly realized something, and then said to Kudo Yukiko:

"I see. It seems that you have a very good relationship with Director Sakamaki. Then Yukiko, continue to enjoy your party. I'm sorry for the inconvenience."

Vermouth has already heard the words that she wanted to hear most from Kudo Yukiko. Considering that there were people queuing behind her waiting to communicate with the Kudo couple, Vermouth had no intention of monopolizing the couple.

After toasting Kudo Yukiko with the champagne in her hand, she quietly left the social center.

Not far away, Pisco, who was communicating with another entrepreneur, glanced at Vermouth's back and then looked away.

Although he was about to be executed, Pisco was not panicking at all. He had performed countless such trivial tasks when he was young.

At that time, the organization's distinction between the executive department and the intelligence support department was not so clear. It was normal for those who engaged in assassination to be good at intelligence work, and most of those who engaged in intelligence work had two ruthless skills.

Moreover, after a night of thinking and planning, Pisco has already formulated today's execution plan. He only needs to wait for the target to arrive so that he can kill Shigehiko Tsuguchi cleanly and neatly.

As one of the few old guys in the organization, or one of the few old guys who can survive to this day, Pisco's "sense of smell" is undoubtedly keen.

Although he had suspected that Gin's behavior was crazy before, when he learned about the configuration of this mission, he found something strange.

Shigehiko Tsuchiguchi is obviously Rum's subordinate. If he is to be executed, it must be neither Gin who does it nor Rum's men who are cleaning up the mess.

Instead, let him, a third party, do it.

Pisco realized that Rum seemed to have done something recently that angered his boss, which made him even more annoyed about his previous stupid behavior.

I have been conscientious and cautious all my life, but why am I not as cautious as I was when I was young when I got old?
Even if you have retreated to the second line in the organization, you cannot relax at all. Fortunately, the mission is not difficult, and Gin doesn't seem to hold a grudge.

Pisco has decided that after this mission is over, he will live a quiet life in his own base.

By then, it won't be his business if Rum and Gin fight over their brains. As long as he does his job well, no one can make things difficult for him.

As the chairman of a car company, Pisco was not out of place in such a social occasion, but the exotic Chris attracted the attention of many guests.

These gazes naturally include those from the FBI.

"Is it her?"

"Yes, it's her!"

"Did you take any pictures? Be careful, that woman is not easy to deal with!"

Three men, two with Western faces and one with an Eastern face, stood in a corner of the memorial service and talked in low voices.

From their tone, one can inevitably hear how surprised they are at this moment.

These three are the FBI field agents sent to the memorial service to look for members of the organization.

Apparently, they had just entered the venue not long before they made a surprising discovery.

(End of this chapter)