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

Of course, this also presents another problem.

The organization doesn't seem like a charity that would support idle people. After "Vermouth" becomes useless, they might eliminate her for secrecy reasons.

Therefore, we need to accelerate Kiyoko's growth. We'll give her special training for a while.

As his thoughts raced, Ying Sheng felt a little drowsy.

His current body is, after all, just a weak, natural human body, without AI assistance, which makes him, as Xiaolan said, somewhat lacking in energy.

Come to think of it, he hasn't had a good night's sleep in ages. He just wants all this to end soon.

Anyway, it's pretty boring.

clatter--!

Everything in the research lab was proceeding according to plan when suddenly, communications were cut off.

Ying Sheng raised her eyebrows slightly. What does that mean?

It couldn't have been a sudden power outage, could it?

Her little finger, resting on her knee, trembled slightly. For a fleeting moment, Hotaru wanted to call and ask Aida Masayo what was going on over there.

It's rush hour now, the roads are congested, taxis are stopping and starting intermittently, and the air is quiet and stuffy.

Time passes slowly.

Kiyoko's voice also came through the earpiece: "Is Hotaru-kun here? Should I make my entrance?"

"Do not."

Ying Sheng suddenly spoke.

Xiao Lan, who was also dozing off, looked at him with confusion and asked, "What are you talking about, Shuiyue-kun?"

Kiyoko immediately became alert in the earpiece: "Has something unexpected happened?"

"It suddenly occurred to me that whatever happens to Kudo and Yukatsu seems to have nothing to do with us," Hotaru sighed softly. "We seem to be meddling in other people's business too much, Ran, don't you think?"

"Eh?"

Xiaolan was surprised for a moment, then hesitated: "That makes sense, but... we've come this far, are we going to give up halfway?"

"What step have we taken?" Ying Sheng asked rhetorically.

"It's that step Mr. Kurosawa took."

"That was actually an independent incident, don't you think? It was related to the grudges that my parents had inherited, but it didn't really have much to do with Xuesong. I was just doing my own thing at that time."

Ying Sheng kept his eyes closed, rubbing his temples repeatedly. Xiao Lan took his hand, her face showing some concern, and gently massaged them in his place.

Following her force, Ying Sheng slowly tilted to the side, resting his head on her thigh.

Xiao Lan paused for a moment, then immediately resumed her normal movements.

"What happened?" she asked softly.

"What I just said is true, but there is indeed another very important reason. Xiaolan, have you heard the story of Bi Gan cutting out his heart?"

"No, please tell me, Mizuki-kun."

"It is said that at the end of the Shang Dynasty, Daji bewitched King Zhou and neglected state affairs. A loyal minister named Bigan bluntly said that Daji was a demon. Daji was not happy and said to King Zhou: 'I have heard that Bigan has a heart with seven orifices. Please cut it open and see it.'"

King Zhou agreed, and Bi Gan then had his heart cut out in the palace. Though his heart left his body, he did not die; he went straight out of the palace and encountered an old woman selling vegetables by the roadside. The vegetables she sold were called "heartless vegetables."

click-

Click——! ! !

A sound like shattering pearls came through the earphones, and Qingzi's voice trembled slightly:

Is that really possible?

Ying Sheng did not respond to her, but continued: "Bi Gan asked the old woman: Can vegetables live without a heart, can people live without a heart?"

The old woman replied: No.

Bi Gan then breathed his last and collapsed by the roadside.

Xiao Lan's gentle movements also paused immediately, and she spoke incredulously:

"Does Mizuki-kun mean... Mr. Kurosawa?"

"There's only one possibility, otherwise it wouldn't make sense." Ying Sheng smiled. "Is your house finished being renovated?"

"It's ready."

"I'd like to stay at your place overnight, is that okay?"

"it is good."

Ying Sheng smiled, his expression gradually becoming calm.

In the earphones, Kiyoko's tone finally calmed down:

"If Shinichi Kudo connects with Gin and Vermouth, Hotaru-kun will be exposed immediately. We can't go back to Ian Apartments anymore, right? Hotaru-kun isn't the type to run away from problems. What should we do next?"

Chapter 196 In this round, Ying Sheng suffered a crushing defeat! (Foolish)

After learning that Vodka had used a trick to escape the police, Ying Sheng had a vague doubt.

That guy looks simple-minded, but is he actually very smart?

And they even easily detected the car bomb?

Given the detailed instructions he gave to Kiyoko beforehand, it's unlikely that he would have done so in that state of mental instability.

So he wondered, is Gin some kind of cockroach? Did he not only survive that situation but also not lose consciousness?

Because of his existence, vodka had a backbone and a brain, which is why he was able to do those things.

He just felt that the possibility was unlikely.

After hearing Vodka angrily yell at Kiyoko, "It's a headshot," his doubts completely vanished.

Headshot!

It's one thing if he doesn't die, but he doesn't even lose consciousness for a moment. Does that make sense?

He probably underestimated vodka before.

Mr. Gin, may you pass away soon.

With this in mind, Hotaru continued with his subsequent plans, the main theme of which was:

The goal is to make Kiyoko a subordinate personality of Vermouth in the eyes of the organization, then control Vermouth and use her as nourishment, allowing Kiyoko to gradually replace the real Vermouth through continuous learning.

The lies between Sherry and Shinichi Kudo will be buried forever because of her promise to Kiyoko.

If everything goes smoothly, the truth will remain unknown.

wrong,

[The real Kiyoko Yukimatsu was assaulted by an unknown man several days earlier, and they died together. Vermouth took her place, and after an unexpected car accident, she survived unharmed and lived happily ever after with Shinichi Kudo.]

This should be the truth!

However, within the research institute, the communication in Vermouth's ear canal suddenly went down.

An accident happened.

At first glance, this seems like a small matter, after all, Shinichi Kudo had already been locked up in the research lab, and Sherry... no, it seems to be a guy named Junelek, who had helped the hesitant Sherry make a choice and released the drug.

Only one final step remained in carving the boat from the wood; everything was about to happen irreversibly.

But thinking about it carefully, wouldn't a sudden communication interruption in that situation be even more suspicious?

Most importantly, suddenly.

It's a signal jammer, isn't it?

If someone suspects or knows that someone might be listening in, the sudden use of a signal jammer seems suspicious. The reason is obvious: it's to cover up something else that's even more suspicious.

For example:

Gunshots?

Or was it someone's rebuke?

And any accident that might happen in that situation, no matter which one, seems rather ominous.

Although there's also the possibility that he's overthinking things...

No, no, no, actually not at all.

Anyway, if that were really the case, he would immediately get another argument.

"Excuse me, Miss Hope, I need to take this call."

Through the earpiece, Akemi Miyano spoke apologetically.

Ying Sheng sighed softly, reached into his pocket, and pressed a button on a remote control.

Feel sorry,

My lovely money.

Boom! ! !

A huge explosion resounded through the headphones, right there at the Mika branch of the Yotsubishi Bank!

At the counter, Akemi Miyano looked up in shock towards the vault. Her hand instinctively pressed the answer button, but before she could speak or even look back in surprise...

boom--! ! !

A gunshot rang out, piercing the eardrums of many listeners.

"Everyone."

Hua Ying's smile gradually turned into a loud, unrestrained laugh. Suddenly, the short woman stood on the round stool, her left hand sweeping across the pure black Lolita dress, revealing an MP5, along with her Glock 17 in her right hand, all accompanied by her sweet laughter.

A frenzied outburst!