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

Ying Sheng chuckled: "You're an adult, how can you talk so childishly? Use your brain and think it through. If we had followed my original plan, the one you told your sister on the phone, would I have kidnapped you?"

That way, apart from the villains from the brewery, no one would be harmed. But now...

Well, no matter how you look at it, it should be blamed on Qin Bar. He's really tough; he didn't die even after all that.

Of course, I also bear a tiny bit of responsibility; I was too arrogant and wanted to leave her to Miss Ghost to take revenge herself.

what……

I should have used a grenade.

His words startled Akemi Miyano for two seconds, but her eyes remained cold, even tinged with mockery:

"So, you lost to Gin, right?"

"Tsk, I suppose so, but what are you so smug about? You haven't actually developed a sense of belonging to the distillery during this crisis, have you?"

Miyano Akemi was silent.

If Hotaru's words are true, then Gin won... isn't that the current situation?

She should be the one feeling sad.

She shook her head, trying not to think about it. She knew too little information to distinguish between truth and falsehood.

"What do you want from me by kidnapping me?"

She asked coldly.

Chapter 233 Naïve and innocent girls are destined to be fooled to the very end! Unbelievable!

"Kidnapping you was just an accident, but what's done is done, and regret is useless now."

Ying Sheng sighed softly, "If you can swear that everything that happened at the Shihling Bank Mihana branch was an accident, a bank robbery that was mistakenly started by your companion, I'll let you go right now."

Akemi Miyano sneered: "I swear, do you dare believe me?"

“That’s how it is,” Ying Sheng shrugged. “We simply can’t build mutual trust, so I can only leave you here temporarily. As for how long…”

"Ha, I guess it'll have to wait until you're sure I mean no harm to Ms. Shiho and are willing to cooperate with my lies."

Miyano Akemi just sneered and didn't answer. She didn't believe that a schemer like Hotaru would go to such lengths to rescue her sister only to get nothing in return.

how can that be!

Ying Sheng saw through her thoughts and smiled, "My initial goal in wanting to save Miss Shiho was, of course, Drug A. But fate has been kind to her, sending me a substitute, Junairik. Did Miss Shiho ever mention that name to you?"

In addition, the organization is developing software for drug A, so Ms. Shiho's value is no longer so scarce.

This can probably be seen from the distillery's subsequent attitude towards her, whether they just want her alive or don't care if she lives or dies.

I guess it's more likely the latter.

Then, there's something else quite interesting.

Hotaru pulls out a photo of Ai in a hoodie that he secretly took on his phone and shows it to Akemi Miyano: "This is what Shiho looks like now, isn't she adorable?"

Akemi Miyano froze for two seconds, her pupils dilating in shock!

Shiho... she's turned into a child?!

Hotaru continued, "You know her very well, so you should be able to recognize her as she was when she was little. I've never seen her before, so I can't lie to you. Her current name is Ai Haibara, and I plan to have her live with Ran from now on."

"Yeah, they're probably sleeping together right now. I wonder if Ai is having trouble sleeping."

Ying Sheng flipped to Junai Ruike's photo again: "I don't know if you've ever met him, but to say something a little offensive, he seems to be even more of a genius than Ai."

She was adopted by the organization at the age of thirteen, which is only four years ago, and she only received conventional education in the past. It's amazing that she can independently improve drug A.

But it seems you don't want your sister to continue her research, and Ai herself is quite opposed to it. It's really lucky to have someone like that.

Hotaru put away his phone and snapped his fingers near the dazed Akemi Miyano's ear:

"Come back to your senses."

"Ms. Akemi, is there anything you'd like to say?"

Akemi Miyano remained stunned for a long time before asking blankly, "Is this true?"

Ying Sheng chuckled: "What do you think? You don't know anything about what drug A does, do you? It's practically a miracle."

Why did Shiho take drug A?

"Because she was about to die."

"what?!"

Akemi Miyano was shocked, then gritted her teeth: "You must have forced her, right!"

Hotaru pouted: "Is your brain just for show? Did you ignore everything I said before? Let me tell you the truth, I came here for this matter. It was Vermouth who hurt Ms. Shiho, and I need you to lure her out of the way."

"Belmod?!"

Akemi Miyano exclaimed, "That Thousand-Faced Witch? She was involved in this too?!"

"Don't be so dramatic like an NPC, it's driving me crazy."

Ying Sheng rubbed his temples impatiently and said, "Can't you use the few brain cells you have left to think carefully? Who exactly is Vermouth and what is her goal? Isn't it all very clear now?"

Upon hearing this, Akemi Miyano froze again. After a long pause, an indescribable sense of horror suddenly appeared in her eyes:

"Sakiko Yukimatsu is Vermouth!"

Bang bang bang bang——!

Ying Sheng clapped for her and nodded in satisfaction: "She's not completely stupid. Now you know why she was willing to risk her life to save Miss Shiho. Kudo is secondary; the main reason is to avenge the past."

Of course, she's like the mantis stalking the cicada, while I'm the oriole behind; if everything goes smoothly, her bad intentions will turn into good.

Unfortunately, it's all Gin's fault again. Things took an unexpected turn, and Vermouth couldn't hold back any longer. Ran and I also forced our way into the research institute. Through a series of coincidences, things ended up like they are now.

"Do you understand, Ms. Akemi?"

Akemi Miyano nodded silently, then smiled sadly: "I should have thought of that sooner. Are there many people in this world who know the organization so well and are skilled in disguise? I just don't understand why the Thousand-Faced Witch is still so young, even though her reputation has been known in the organization for so long."

Hotaru chuckled: "This problem is not difficult. Look at Ai now."

"!!! You mean she's reversed her aging process?!"

"Vermouth's drug modifications were done by your parents. Isn't it incredible that she experienced rejuvenation?"

Akemi Miyano nodded thoughtfully, remained silent for a while, and then asked in a deep voice:

"What do you want from me?"

"The software I just told you about for developing drug A was developed by a man named Itakura Taku. He's currently living in his private studio in Beika Town. I need you to take a floppy disk to him so he can decipher the data on it and use his software to make calculations," Hotaru said.

Akemi Miyano originally just wanted to listen, but whether she would agree was another matter.

But when Ying Sheng said this, she was still stunned, even though she had prepared herself mentally.

"You're going to let me out?" she asked in surprise.

Ying Sheng nodded and pointed to Hua Ying, who was standing to the side, saying, "She'll go with you. If you don't behave well, she'll kill you. If you're obedient, your freedom will increase in the future. To be honest, we don't have any real conflict. Everything before was just a misunderstanding."

Akemi Miyano glanced at Hanakage, who was waving at her, her eyes flickering:

"Is there anything else I need to pay attention to?"

"Um……"

Ying Sheng thought for a moment: "Be more assertive, show the spirit of someone from your organization. Carry a pistol with you later. If Itakura Taku doesn't cooperate, just point the gun at his head and then throw a wad of cash in his face."

Gold and copper, wealth and death.

Let him choose for himself.

"???"

Akemi Miyano swore that it wasn't that she was being naive, but wasn't she a prisoner?

Is it not enough to just send her out? Do they also need to give her a gun?

This……

What was this person thinking?

She couldn't help but glance at Hua Yingxi again. Yes, she knew this little girl was very strong, but if she was only focused on escaping...

It's definitely not hopeless!

Thinking of this, her eyes immediately darkened. She looked up at Ying Sheng and calmly spoke:

"I agreed."

"OK, thank you."

Ying Sheng smiled slightly; the show was about to begin.

I'm planning to set up a street stall tonight. Does anyone have any good project recommendations?

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Chapter 234 Amuro Tooru's Lucky Day and Day of Suffering

"call--"

A hand with its sleeves rolled up reached out from the corridor. Under the dim sky, the cigarette butt held between the fingers glowed a dark red, flickering light.

Something's happened to the organization.

Amuro Tooru gazed at the sparsely starlit, pitch-black night sky, his eyes also becoming profound.

He was unsure what had happened to the organization tonight, but judging from the information he had gathered through various channels, the organization had significantly reduced its troop strength and concentrated a large number of vehicles, as if a key base was about to be relocated.

Take advantage of the chaos and win amidst the confusion.

As an undercover police officer, Amuro Tooru would naturally want to get involved in this kind of thing.

But Rum didn't call him, and he couldn't possibly enter voluntarily; that would only be suicide.