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

Ai Haibara said, "Actually, there's a question I've always wanted to ask."

"please."

"I don't know the full picture of your original plan, but given the current situation, what should Shinichi Kudo do?"

"Kudo and you both have a close relationship with Kiyoko Yukimatsu, and he is also an innocent victim who knows nothing about the truth of the matter. As long as the brewery doesn't do anything stupid, it won't do anything to him, and will even show a gentle and harmless attitude, letting him out to lure the two of you."

Honestly, you can suspect I'm someone with ulterior motives, but Ran is also concerned about this matter, and I will absolutely not let anything happen to Kudo.

What Ying Sheng said was absolutely true.

If he wanted Shinichi Kudo dead, he wouldn't have gone through all this trouble. He could have just sneaked in at night while Shinichi was sleeping and slit his throat, or thrown a grenade through the window.

More importantly, that way he wouldn't let Xiaolan participate in the whole thing from beginning to end.

Otherwise, wouldn't you just be making yourself uncomfortable?

Ai Haibara pondered for a few moments, thinking that Hotaru's words made some sense, but she was still quite pessimistic: "You mean, Shinichi Kudo will be tricked into joining the organization?"

Ying Sheng smiled and said, "Identity is not important. What matters is what you do. As Kudo's childhood friend, you should know his sense of justice very well."

"Let's not talk about this anymore; it happened a long time ago."

"Mainly because I think you and him are a better match than Kiyoko Yukimatsu. Besides, her personality is really terrible. Not to mention, if we catch her later, she'll definitely be left for you to get revenge."

"...I'll organize the intelligence. That's all."

"Have Mingzhi call me after dinner."

"it is good."

Listening to the dial tone, Ying Sheng couldn't help but stroke his chin, feeling like he was becoming more and more like the fountain commander.

Fortunately, no more phone calls rang. Ying Sheng turned around and saw Qingzi bringing dishes to the table, looking up at him.

"It's time to eat, you busy person."

Ying Sheng glanced at the time; it was 11:20, which was definitely lunchtime.

The celery and beef and Kung Pao chicken dishes on the table were delicious and visually appealing. Qingzi could easily open a restaurant as a head chef if she could serve the dishes in such a short time.

Ying Sheng walked over, picked up his chopsticks and started eating: "If I die from poisoning, I will definitely be resurrected to take revenge on you."

Kiyoko served the rice and sat down, but didn't start eating immediately: "What are you talking about? How could such a thing happen? But it's a pity that I ended up cooking, and I didn't get to see your cooking skills, Hotaru."

"I already said it wasn't good, maybe next time."

Ying Sheng continued picking up food without any hesitation.

Kiyoko rested her chin on her hands and looked at him.

Not long after, Ying Sheng finished eating, wiped his mouth and stood up: "If you don't have an appetite, that's fine. You can order something later if you get hungry at the hotel. I'll take you out first, just in case something unexpected happens later. Can you change into men's clothes? I'll wait for you in the basement."

Kiyoko smiled knowingly: "Hotaru, are you in such a hurry to leave because you want to find a place to throw up?"

"Heh, there's nothing inside. Sorry, I was just joking."

"In this case……"

Kiyoko stood up, picked up half a plate of Kung Pao Chicken, poured it into the kitchen waste bin, and smiled back.

"Is Ying still so sure now?"

Ying Sheng shook his head helplessly: "Your personality is too twisted. Can't you just say what you mean?"

Regarding Shuiyue Yingsheng, I know you didn't want to kill him, you just wanted to help him make up his mind.

Based on my observations at school, he was originally described as having a cold personality, but he's probably actually quite weak.

Then something unexpected happened, and that's how it went..."

Ying Sheng paused for a moment, then suddenly realized something, and the corners of her lips curled up slightly: "I say, Qingzi, isn't the current Shuiyue Ying Sheng exactly what you've been hoping for? In a way, you deserve a lot of credit for me waking up in this body."

Like Xiaolan, Yingsheng doesn't shy away from mentioning the past, but he doesn't go too deep into it.

Now, Kiyoko has clearly misunderstood him, believing him to be another personality of Mizuki Hotaru, so let's just go along with her.

What caused this personality to emerge?

Naturally, there is an intense desire to save oneself and those one cares about, but the conscious mind is powerless to do so!

If that's the case, then Kiyoko's final action was definitely the catalyst.

Upon hearing this, Kiyoko stared at Hotaru for a long time, then suddenly chuckled softly, her eyes sparkling.

"What? Don't you know perfectly well? Then why did you say those things about them before?"

"Well, it's because I'm looking for trouble."

Ying Sheng smiled and said, "Let's just pretend this never happened, okay?"

The reasons are actually quite complicated, but the main reason is probably a lack of awareness.

Furthermore, Kiyoko's PUA skills are actually quite impressive, and coupled with her naturally pure and beautiful face, it's no wonder she can gather so many accomplices.

Ying Sheng's skill level is generally higher than hers, but considering that Qingzi is the biggest contributor to his affections, and also considering the need for authenticity in affections, he has to be careful about the degree and adjust according to Qingzi's mindset in real time, and take it back if he goes too far.

After a while, he started to seem conflicted.

Actually...

Ah, there's probably some genuine feeling involved.

should.

Kiyoko shook her head: "No."

"why?"

“Because I understand you better now, Hotaru. Our relationship is clearly closer now.” Kiyoko put down her plate, clasped her hands in front of her chest, and bowed deeply to Hotaru. “I’m so sorry about what happened before. I was too insecure and wanted Hotaru to stay by my side forever.”

Unusually, Ying Sheng didn't avoid the question. After a moment, she smiled gently and said, "It's not your fault. I was just too unreliable. I'll try my best to do better. Let's eat."

"Ah."

Kiyoko sat down again and began to eat. Midway through, she looked up at Hotaru, who was typing on his phone:

"I promise I will not do this again in the future."

Ying Sheng looked up and said, "You don't need to do this, Qingzi. I've told you many times that you're special. Weren't you in a good mood last night?" He put away his phone and tapped the door. "Then I'll go downstairs first and wait for you."

Kiyoko nodded: "I'll be down soon."

[Love +1]

Ying Sheng smiled slightly, turned around and went out, took out her earphones, put them on, and went straight to the supermarket next door after going downstairs.

"What would you like, sir?" the clerk asked.

“Milk, the three-liter kind,” Ying Sheng said.

Thirty minutes later, at 11:55 a.m., the Akita yakiniku restaurant was scorching hot and bustling with noise.

"Hey, didn't you say you'd eat before coming over? Why are you acting like a starving ghost?"

Sonoko Suzuki looked at the vulgar actions of that annoying guy with a disgusted expression.

Ying Sheng took a sip of his iced cola, slammed it down with a "thud," and groaned with satisfaction. He laughed and said, "Eating barbecue on a hot day like this is exactly what I'm looking for. Besides, the chef at my usual restaurant is in a bad mood today, and I don't want to go there and provoke her."

"Pshaw, would she poison you?"

"Of course not. Rather than torturing me, she's torturing herself. Sigh, most of the time I can see through her, but sometimes... how should I put it, there are some things I can't do, so I can only pretend to be confused."

Bang-!

Sonoko slammed her hand on the table and stood up, glaring at Hotaru: "The way you're saying it clearly means you've gotten involved with another woman. She's fallen for you, hasn't she? And you, this scumbag, don't want to take responsibility, so you're deliberately keeping your distance from her, which is why she's in a bad mood!"

"Hey, calm down, don't get so worked up."

Ying Sheng continued to eat heartily, pointing with his left hand to Xiao Lan, who was separated from him by a latticed wooden window not far away.

"You and Xiaolan are best friends. If I really had something like that, would I dare tell you?"

Sonoko looked over there and saw Ran looking at her with a puzzled expression. She cursed that scumbag a thousand times in her mind, then laughed heartily, picked up her cola, and raised it to the distance.

"Xiao Lan, cheers!"

After finishing her drink and sitting down, Sonoko glared at Hotaru with murderous intent: "You bastard, you're threatening me with Ran, aren't you? You think I wouldn't dare tell her?"

Ying Sheng laughed and said, "Of course not, didn't you already advise Xiao Lan in the same way before?"

"Damn it! So you're so confident that even if Xiaolan finds out, she won't leave you, right?!"

"No, I'd be happier if she could be more independent. Sonoko, don't you know that love isn't everything in life?"

"You bastard!"

Sonoko gritted her teeth: "But Ran has already fallen for you! You're not going to bring up that same old excuse again, are you? Saying it's just Ran's own opinion and has nothing to do with you? I mean, don't you think you're disgusting?!"

Ying Sheng shrugged: "I didn't say that."

"But that's clearly what you think!"

"Ha, how did you know I was thinking that?"

Aa ...

Sonoko was internally screaming, but with Ran and the karate club members around, she could only force herself to endure it, her eyes practically spitting fire as she looked at Hotaru.

"You! Do you have to toy with other people's feelings to survive?!"

She spoke slowly and deliberately.

Ying Sheng paused slightly while eating, but immediately resumed his normal actions and nodded: "In a way, that's true. If it's just a single goal, not only is the affection unstable, but my life and death are also in someone else's hands."

Of course, life is precious, but love is even more valuable.

If I could find true love, I wouldn't care much about living or dying, but unfortunately, there's no sign of that right now.

Sonoko said coldly, "A playboy like you would probably just slip away even if true love came along."

"Ok?"

Ying Sheng looked up: "What do you mean?"

"Heh, it's exactly what it sounds like." Sonoko sneered. "You may be good at manipulating other people's feelings, but you've always been just a technical expert. You've never actually been moved by them yourself. You don't really understand feelings at all."

"That's strange. Did you consult some experienced senior? I'm sorry for the previous injury."