Conan: Death is Watching Me

Chapter 67 Career Achievement, 20 Stars

"Mr. Amuro?"

As soon as Gao Mo came down from the second floor, he saw Jiang Gu Ling soaked in rain at the entrance.

He panted as if doing strenuous exercise and frantically wiped away the water droplets that blocked his vision, completely losing his usual calm and powerful aura.

"Just now... was anyone here?" Fūya Ling was very puzzled by the lively and cheerful atmosphere in the house.

There is no assessment... or has the assessment ended?

What exactly does the email from Rum mean?
Did the boss intervene?

Fūya Zero tightened his fingers.

Because the boss has not really appeared for a long time, undercurrents have been surging within the organization, and it has been roughly divided into two factions.

One faction is Vermouth, who directly represents the boss's will, and the other is Rum, the second-in-command who actually manages the organization's affairs.

The boss can still suppress Rum, but if he continues to stay away from showing up for a long time... it's hard to say how long this time will last.

Even he doubted whether the boss was dead or alive.

The agreement to recruit new employees and meet with the boss within a year seems more like a delaying tactic.

"No, it's just that the chef we hired just left." It was the first time Gao Mo saw Fūya Ling nervous, and he continued to act, "We were lucky because the original chef couldn't come, so they arranged a top chef there."

"Top Chef?"

Jiang Guling felt a little confused.

Did Rum send a chef over?
"Take a shower and change clothes first, Mr. Amuro," Gao Mo found a towel for Furuya Ling from the bathroom stall, "Since you're here, stay and have dinner together... I was planning to invite you too, but I didn't get in touch."

"I have something urgent to do..."

Fūya Rei suppressed his doubts and took the towel to wipe his face under the gaze of everyone in the restaurant.

"Who is this?" It was the first time that Kogoro Mouri met Rei Furuya.

"He's Kido-san's neighbor, Mr. Amuro," Xiaolan explained happily, "Mr. Amuro's cooking is also very delicious."

"Neighbor?"

Haibara Ai was standing on the second floor wearing a mask, and she took a quick glance at Rei Furuya before he went to the bathroom.

Public Security Undercover Bourbon...

She was becoming increasingly confused.

Rum and bourbon.

Why did these people appear in advance, and they all seem to be related to Gao Mo?

"Kirouto," Maori Kogoro finished a bottle of wine and stood up, slightly tipsy, and said, "Isn't it time to officially open the shop? The rain seems to have stopped outside."

The rain has indeed become much lighter and now only comes in a sparse manner.

There is sunlight leaking through the clouds in the distance after the rain.

It seems to symbolize rebirth and departure.

……

"call!"

The time is 12 noon.

Gao Mo walked out of the door under everyone's gaze, and grabbed the red cloth that had been half washed away by the rain.

With a ray of golden sunlight, the sign of "Kiroudo Detective Agency" was completely exposed in the after-rain glow.

[Career Achievement: Founding a detective agency, rewarded with 20 stars]

The belated projection text overlapping with the sign also made Gao Mo breathe a sigh of relief.

Although it is a one-time reward, it greatly alleviates the problem of lack of stars, and the reward is much richer than a single case.

Moreover, there are many career achievements that can be achieved. Even if not every achievement can get rewards, it is enough for him to make a fortune.

"What's wrong?" the mustache-faced man asked in confusion, "Why are you daydreaming? Aren't you going to take a photo now?"

"A photo?"

Gao Mo was pushed to the middle, and finally it was Furuya Rei who helped take the photo. Besides Furuya Rei and Xiao Ai who didn't want to be in the photo, even Takagi, who had little presence, showed his face. Xiao Huzi, who originally wanted to stand with Gao Mo, was squeezed aside by his daughter and Sonoko, and could only stare at the children.

I don't know what happened when the photo was taken, but the guy with the mustache and big head punched Conan hard: "You little brat! You make me so angry!"

"Crack!"

Take photos to capture the moment.

Ai Haibara stood behind the curtains on the second floor, with a hint of envy and confusion on her face, but soon her eyes became determined.

……

After the photo shoot, Furuya Rei, Takagi and others left one after another, but the party still did not end.

Conan seized the opportunity and went to the second floor, where he saw Haibara Ai standing with her hands behind her back by the balcony window.

He had just felt the gaze.

"Are you really the Miyano Shiho who developed that drug?" Conan asked, "I don't understand. Since you know I'm not dead, why..."

"APTX4869, that's the name of that drug."

Haibara Ai came back to her senses from her memories, turned her head and looked at Conan with a serious expression as if she knew him again.

"Because you are a subject of great interest to me, I want to keep you alive... If you report it to the organization, you may be killed before you are even sent to me."

"Damn it," Conan was very annoyed by the look of people treating him as a test subject, "Then what is your purpose in coming here? Is it really as simple as defecting from the organization? Brother Kido is willing to believe you, I..."

"What else? The chances of your body shrinking after taking APTX4869 are extremely small. Most people will die. Do you think I would casually eat something this dangerous?"

Without waiting for Conan's response, Haibara Ai walked away with her hands behind her back.

"Don't worry about the antidote. Just hide yourself and don't reveal your identity. I'll give it to you once I develop it... Oh, and a reminder: don't drink white wine when you have a cold. It could kill you."

"what?"

"Your body hasn't simply degenerated into that of a child. Breaking the taboo will inevitably lead to punishment, both for you and me..."

Ai Haibara put her hands behind her back and muttered something incoherently, then turned back as if warning.

"It's best not to play your detective games in front of the organization members, especially the two who made you shrink. Otherwise, it will only bring unforgivable misfortune and pain to yourself and those around you."

"What is this guy talking about?"

Conan watched in confusion as Haibara Ai closed the door and returned to the small room - that was his former bedroom.

"and many more……"

"She's right."

Gao Mo stood at the stairs and called Conan.

"It seems she will leave Japan once the storm has passed. There should be a way to develop an antidote, so there's no need to rush."

He is now increasingly certain that this Haibara Ai comes from the future, and it is very likely a very dark and cruel future.

In the original work, Conan almost exposed his identity several times, and he got away with it almost entirely by luck.

But this strange world is not necessarily the case...

"Kirouto!!"

Suddenly, a scream for help from Kogoro Mouri was heard downstairs.

However, after Kageyama confirmed the true identity of the mustache man, he shouted that he wanted to start the physical transformation.

"You actually lied to me and said you were Kogoro Akechi... I was saying it sounded so familiar!"

“I don’t have any money…”

"It's okay. For Kido's sake, you can try it for free for one day!"

Facts have proved that in the face of absolute strength, the mustache boy's judo is useless, let alone throwing skills, the whole person was lifted up by Kageyama.

"Oh, by the way," the mustache-faced man quickly added, "I still have to be on a TV show with Kido... We'll talk about the meat modification another day."

It will be on the shelves next Wednesday. I will work hard to save the manuscript, and try to update it as regularly as possible starting tomorrow.

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