He's in Detective Conan, and he's the mastermind behind everything.

"She's a housewife now, of course she needs to take a nap. You woke her up."

"Sorry, sorry, I meant the Six-Eared Macaque area. Anyway, let's get to the vicinity of the Mikasa branch of the 4L Bank first. I'll wait for you here."

"Huh? Is it really okay for me to show up so openly? It feels so different from the life of a dead person that I imagined, where I'm out and about every day."

"Do you want to stay at home all the time? Then this place is fine too."

"Hmm...it just feels a little strange. I was actually planning to learn flower arranging this afternoon."

"Haha, in that case, my dear wife, just pretend you're having an affair with me. Remember to wear a mask and sunglasses so the main wife doesn't find out."

"Hey~~ Wait for me!"

Ying Sheng smiled and shook his head, hung up the phone, and when the car arrived at the coffee shop on the street corner where the bank was, he got out of the car, pushed open the coffee shop door, looked around, ordered a caramel mocha, and walked to the most secluded corner to wait.

About twenty minutes later, a young woman wearing a beige dress entered the coffee shop. She was wearing a white wide-brimmed sun hat with a blue rose pinned to it, and a face mask and large sunglasses.

She looked around the store, ordered an iced Americano, walked towards Ying Sheng, and waved: "Darling, long time no see."

Ying Sheng chuckled: "Long time no see, Mrs. Gao Yuan."

"No, you should call her Mrs. Shuiyue."

"Oh my, when did this happen? Congratulations!"

Kiyoko pulled out the chair next to Hotaru, sat down, slightly lowered her mask, and whispered in his ear, her red lips parting gently, her breath sweet as orchids: "Tonight, is that alright?"

"Ugh……"

Ying Sheng gently shook his head: "I told you, Qingzi, you are special, you don't need to do this at all."

[Love +1]

"Huh? Am I still special to Hotaru-kun? You're kidding me." Kiyoko moved her chair to face Hotaru, took the caramel mocha in front of him, took off her mask, and sipped it on herself.

The clerk brought over the freshly made iced Americano. Ying Sheng pointed to the one in front of him, and after he put it down, he drank it all in one gulp. Then he rubbed his throbbing temples and sighed softly, "I don't know why you think that way."

"Didn't you get a good night's rest last night?" Kiyoko asked.

"I don't think I've had a single night of proper sleep, and last night was no exception."

"Would you like me to give you a massage?"

"No need. I mean, you weren't also affected by that recency effect, were you?"

"Any questions?"

Kiyoko took off her glasses, her bright eyes misty and dreamy: "We're living together now, you know."

"........."

Ying Sheng was speechless: "Thank you for your performance. It makes my conscience feel much better. But if you tell me that this is another layer of acting, I'll start to feel heartbroken."

"Eh... does Hotaru-kun actually have feelings too?"

Qingzi pouted and put her glasses back on: "Let's get down to business. Anyway, I'm just a tool."

Ying Sheng was speechless again, staring at her for a long while: "Have we known each other before?"

"That's a strange statement, otherwise what?"

"The timeframe I'm referring to is before the wisteria blooms, when I was still Shuiyue Yingsheng, just Shuiyue Yingsheng."

Kiyoko tilted her head in confusion: "Then aren't you Shuiyue Yingsheng anymore?"

"Tsk, never mind."

Ying Sheng already had a general idea in mind, but he didn't care much. Let's get back to the main topic:

"I need you to go find Akemi Miyano and get yourself into the operating room at the brewery."

Chapter 178 Kiyoko feels that life after death is a bit strange

3 PM, Mikasa Branch of 4L Bank.

Akemi Miyano finally finished the troublesome training, breathed a sigh of relief, and sat down at the counter.

It was Friday, and there weren't many people around. The senior colleague thought this was a good time for her to gradually familiarize herself with the business. Although Miyano Akemi sat very dignifiedly, her eyes were actually constantly glancing around, collecting all sorts of potentially useful information.

Operation route, security personnel, firepower...

After accidentally catching a glimpse of her senior giving her an encouraging gesture out of the corner of her eye, Miyano Akemi felt quite apologetic. If her senior knew that the person she had just been teaching had been thinking about robbing a bank from the very first second she walked in, she would definitely be very disappointed.

Huh?

Someone's at the door. Judging by her attire, is she a lady?

No wonder her senior encouraged her; he probably intended to give her this client to practice on.

Akemi Miyano quickly sat up straight, watched as the lady took her number, glanced at the electronic notice board, and then walked straight over to her, gathering her skirts to sit on the swivel chair.

If there's no one ahead of you, you can just come over, but she hasn't called your number yet...

Miyano Akemi glanced somewhat hesitantly at her senior colleague who was watching them, and seeing her make a pressing gesture, she quickly completed the calling-number procedure.

Yes, if we don't call out numbers, wouldn't the next customer have to press the button again?

With strange thoughts swirling in her mind, Akemi Miyano looked at the customer with a gentle smile, about to speak, when the customer took off his glasses and winked at her:

"Ms. Akemi, please try to control your facial expressions."

"!!!"

Akemi Miyano felt a pang of panic. Oh no, it was someone she knew, and those words...

They sound like they have ill intentions!

But she was, after all, a peripheral member of the dark organization, and although she was somewhat naive, she still managed to control her expression well, smiling as she asked, "Ms. Kiyoko, did you come to see me on purpose? Is there something you need?"

Instead of answering, Kiyoko asked, "Does Ms. Akemi use an alias here? Should I use a different name to avoid being recognized?"

Akemi Miyano froze. She had deliberately avoided this point, but the other party still brought it up. Did they really know something?

Doubts swirled in her mind, and her eyes became somewhat wary: "Call me Hirota Masami, and what about you, Kiyoko? With this outfit, shouldn't I use a different form of address?"

"This was just a little joke between me and someone, it's not important." Kiyoko smiled gently. "Miss Yami, don't worry, I'm here to help you."

Akemi Miyano was naturally uneasy: "I don't understand what you mean. I don't think I need any help."

"Hmm... So, you don't want your sister, Shiho, to leave the organization?"

"!!!!!!"

Akemi Miyano stood up abruptly. Despite her efforts to remain calm, she was so shocked that she lost her composure and was about to question Kiyoko Yukimatsu about what she knew.

But before she could speak, Kiyoko raised a finger to her lips and smiled at her. Miyano Akemi was slightly stunned, and just as she was feeling confused, the senior who had been watching her came running over and bowed to Kiyoko.

"I'm so sorry, sir, Yami is a new employee today. If she has offended you in any way..."

“Don’t worry, I just want to transfer a sum of money, and the amount is a bit large, which is why Miss Yami is surprised.” Qingzi tilted her head slightly, smiled, and handed over two bank cards and a file folder containing her identification information. “Since you have more experience, Miss, you can handle it.”

The experienced senior immediately accepted the money with both hands and respectfully asked, "What is the specific amount? I'm sorry, but I don't have the authority to handle anything too large."

"Two hundred million," Qingzi said calmly.

"!!!"

The senior colleague also looked up suddenly. This young lady was so young, yet... no, Yamei lost her composure because of this? It's completely understandable. The first customer she encountered after joining the bank was such a big spender.

"Please come to the VIP room first, I'll go get the manager."

The senior's attitude became increasingly respectful.

Kiyoko nodded slightly, then looked at Miyano Akemi: "Ms. Masami, weren't you planning to introduce your bank's financial products to me? Let's go together."

The senior colleague's eyes lit up, and he quietly gave Miyano Akemi a thumbs up. "The first thing she does is sell financial products to clients. What a promising talent!"

Miyano Akemi forced a smile in response, then quickly turned away from the counter and walked to Yukimatsu Kiyoko, leading her to the VIP room. Once inside, she immediately closed the door and, without even letting Kiyoko sit down, urgently asked:

What did you mean by what you said earlier?

"Literally, we want to help you."

Kiyoko slowly sat down on the large leather sofa before speaking casually.

"you?"

Akemi Miyano frowned slightly, but a look of joy immediately lit up her eyes: "Kudo-kun still remembers us, right? Last time, he only pretended not to know us because Mizuki Hotaru and Ran Mouri were there."

A flicker of surprise crossed Kiyoko's eyes, but thanks to her sunglasses, Miyano Akemi didn't notice. She smiled slightly.

"I've come to see you now because of Kudo-kun's request. Ms. Akemi, please sit down, and we can talk slowly."

Akemi Miyano nodded, sat down on one side of the sofa, glanced at the empty mahogany coffee table, then quickly got up, ran to get tea leaves and water, and said with a smile:

"If we don't prepare tea, the senior will definitely think I'm impolite."

Kiyoko smiled and nodded, without saying a word.

Meanwhile, on the other end of her earpiece, Hotaru had already dialed Sonoko Suzuki's number.

"Suzuki-san, I..."

beep beep-

The call was hung up.

Ying Sheng called again, but the call was disconnected again. He shook his head helplessly, quickly typed an email, and sent it. Five seconds later, the phone rang.

"You stay away from my sister! Don't come near her!" Sonoko shouted angrily.

Ying Sheng had the foresight to hold the phone away, but quickly brought it back after the call ended. "Sorry, sorry, I just wanted to ask you about Ran. When did she and Kudo meet?"

"Is that really all?"

"Yeah, if you don't hang up on me, why would I send an email? To pollute your eyes? I don't like being annoying."

"Hmph! You better be. Let me tell you, my sister is getting engaged next month. If you dare to cause any trouble, the Suzuki Group will never let you off the hook."

"...Didn't you say before that she had a fiancé?"

"Back then it was just an intention. I used to call Ran 'Mrs. Kudo' all the time. Then suddenly you appeared out of nowhere. Ran's future..."

"Ran is Ran, always will be. Getting back to the point, where did she and Kudo first meet?"