Ms. Moriarty wants to save Beika Town today too.

Seeing Miyano Akemi confused, Shirley took the initiative to say:

"Sister, I fell in love with her first, five years ago. When we were in the United States, we lived together for a period of time. Those days were the happiest time of my life."

Winnet shrank her head. Her ears felt hot and her reaction was delayed for a moment.

Mingmei thought of her sister living alone overseas, under the strict control of the organization for many years, and felt that she really needed a spiritual support. Moreover, it was 1999, and although same-sex love was still a sensitive topic, it was no longer classified as a mental illness and subjected to trial.

"I understand." Mingmei said gently, "As long as Shiho is happy."

Her eyes fell on the co-pilot. Winnett felt the gaze and turned her head. She responded with a firm expression, wanting to get Miyano Akemi's approval. Although this was dispensable to her, it was of special significance to Shirley. Winnett took off the mask, revealing her original appearance, fluffy and bright long hair, and lifeless eyes.

Mingmei frowned when she saw Winnet's appearance. She saw a very beautiful European woman, who gave her a sense of innocence, and also a hint of pity. Seeing those flawed eyes, it was hard not to imagine the story behind them - people with physical flaws are often in hardship.

Mingmei found it hard to accept this. Neither her sister nor her sister's lover should be imprisoned for their entire lives by the organization.

She ignored the possibility that Winnet had done it of her own free will.

The delicate bones revealed in her neck made Mingmei feel that Winnet was as thin as a patient. She was also deceived by Winnet's gentle appearance and didn't think that Winnet would be a core member of the organization.

She might be a researcher like her sister. Mingmei deduced this from the fact that they lived together.

In this case——

In fact, it was her sister who got another weak girl?

Mingmei couldn't help but imagine more, including that her sister didn't want to grow her hair long and wasn't interested in most little girls' things...

She felt that her sister Shiho was the more strong-willed one, even a little boyish.

She looked at Winnet and blinked. She touched Shirley's arm again and whispered in her ear:

"Since you have expressed your love to her, you must treat her well."

Shirley thought her sister might have misunderstood something, but she nodded, "Okay."

"Hello, Sister Mingmei," Winnett said, "Shirley often mentioned you to me."

Shirley narrowed her eyes and frowned when she heard that.

She hardly ever mentioned her sister's personal affairs or personality in front of Winnet.

Mingmei smiled like a mother and shook hands with Winette:

"Please take good care of Shiho!"

"Don't talk like that," Shirley said, "as if you were going to leave."

"How is that possible? I won't be able to rest assured until the day Shiho gets married!"

"marry……"

Shirley blushed. She thought this was impossible. The universal prejudice made this kind of love affair have to be secretive and not be seen in public. Just being able to live together was a luxury for them now.

"You can't get married," Shirley took off Mingmei's disguise glasses, "so you have to wait until the relevant laws are enacted. Now tell us everything, sister."

……

192 The missing man

After hesitating for a while, Miyano Akemi said:

"Gin promised me that as long as I get 1 billion yen, he would let me and you, Shiho, go."

"——You are so stupid!" Shirley couldn't stop her excitement. "Do you think he will keep his promise? He is just a killing machine of the organization and has no power to decide to let me go. Sister, do you understand now?"

"I guessed this possibility." Mingmei said.

Shirley shook her head repeatedly, and she put her hand on Mingmei's knee and gently held it.

"Don't be lucky," Shirley said, "Gin and his crew have always done what they do, which is to kill them all when they are no longer useful. If you give him 1 billion yen, he will definitely kill you! You must not follow his orders. Winette and I will assist you now. - Stop your plan immediately and tell us in detail."

Hearing the toughness in Shirley's last words, Mingmei felt that her sister had grown up. She wanted to give Shiho a free life, but if the road ahead was a dead end, she would not insist on going her own way.

Mingmei tells the story:

"I worked at the Beihua Siling Bank branch under the identity of Hirota Masami, gathering information about the money transporter, and then bribed Kishii, who was the person escorting the bank's money transporter. With his help, Hirota Akira, Hirota Kenzo, and Kaizuka Shiro in the organization pretended to be robbers and stole the 1 billion yen in cash on the money transporter."

"Although the process went smoothly, there were problems among the personnel. Hirota Kenzo, who had hidden 1 billion yen, attempted to betray the organization. His proposal was not accepted, so he hid the 1 billion yen he had robbed alone."

"Hirota Akimasa and I were responsible for finding him, but we didn't have much time left. So I thought of hiring a detective, compiling a story, and finding his whereabouts."

While Mingmei was talking, Winnett changed back into disguise.

The racecourse was just around the corner. After Winnett understood the general situation, she began to think about how to deal with it. "We'll be there soon."

"Or give up 1 billion yen——Alas, if that's the case, you'll have to live in disguise..."

Xue was halfway through her speech when Bianli rejected this idea. Even if her sister was willing to keep her identity secret, there was still a risk of being discovered by the organization - they would not let a person who betrayed and escaped from the organization live.

There is always a sword of Damocles hanging over her head in life, and for the sake of her sister, she cannot compromise so easily.

"There's a chance," Winnett said firmly, "Gin owes me a favor. Give him 1 billion yen. He should let Sister Mingmei go, provided you give up the idea of ​​'leaving the organization'."

Mingmei felt helpless when she heard this. This meant that what she did not only did not solve any problems, but also caused trouble for her sister and...

Uh, what should she call this Miss Moriarty from now on.

Just like calling her Shiho, just call her Winette.

"Well," Mingmei gave up the idea of ​​leaving the organization after being persuaded, "Then the first thing is to find Hirota Kenzo as soon as possible. The deadline given by Gin is only ten days."

"I'll send someone to keep an eye on it as well."

Clyde, who felt that he had heard a lot of things he shouldn't have heard, opened the door for the passengers. On the other side, the Maori family also got off the bus. Akane Takata bowed to Clyde.

After buying the tickets, they rushed into the Tokyo Racecourse. Because this was the only racecourse nearby, and Hirota Kenzo was currently unable to carry such a large amount of cash out of Tokyo, the corresponding numbered banknotes could not be circulated.

The racecourse was packed with people and the noise was deafening. The fanatical horse racing fans cheered and the seats in the circular building, like the ancient Roman Colosseum, were almost full. Many horse racing fans and horse betting fans stood in the aisles. They felt crowded just by moving. Winette thought that even if Kenzo Hirota was really in the venue, the probability of them finding him was very small.

In Winnet's opinion, it would be a better choice to find someone to keep an eye on Kenzo Hirota from morning to night.

"Wow - this is my first time at a racetrack! It's so spectacular!" said Mao Lilan in surprise.

"It's my first time here too," Akemi smiled. This girl made her feel very energetic. She had imagined what Shiho looked like before, and she had also hoped that her sister would be like this girl. "The atmosphere is very lively."

Maori Kogoro muttered:

"How can I find this?!"

Conan walked at Kogoro's feet with a dead look in his eyes. He felt that Xiaolan underestimated the work of detective.

Idiot... Conan thought to himself, and said:

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"How can I find it in such a chaotic crowd?"

When Winnet heard Conan's complaints, she felt the same way. This arc-shaped facility severely limited the field of vision. Even people with good eyesight would feel their eyes tired after searching for a while.

Just when they were about to lose their fighting spirit—

"There!" exclaimed Mao Lilan.

Everyone looked over. Hirota Kenzo was walking in the aisle not far from them with a smile on his face.

"I actually found it!"

Conan and Maori Kogoro were so shocked that their jaws almost dropped. Winette was also amazed that this girl named Maori Ran seemed to be a little too lucky.

Old bell

Seeing Mingmei pretending to smile with joy, Maori Kogoro reacted more quickly:

"He is missing now, and we don't know the reason yet. We should follow him first and meet him at his residence, Miss Guangtian."

As he spoke, he showed a serious expression as if he was guessing something.

If Kogoro Mori guessed correctly, Kenzo Hirota might be in financial difficulties, and the reason why he was smiling so happily might be that he won a horse racing ticket.

Once the problem is solved, it will be a joyous reunion of father and daughter after a long separation, and it would be inappropriate for outsiders like them to be present.

Kogoro Mori is very immersive.

He was a professional in tracking. Kogoro asked everyone to wait for his news and call back after he found Kenzo Hirota's residence.

Under Mao Li's insistence, everyone agreed to this plan. If they all rushed forward, they would not be able to track him.

"Nerima?"

"Living in such a shabby apartment, it seems that this is probably a financial problem."

Maori saw Hirota Kenzo walk into the apartment, and he called Mingmei. Clyde started the car and went to the place described by Maori.

After they got off the bus, Kenzo Hirota walked out of the apartment not long after. Akemi, who played the role of Masami Hirota, rushed to Kenzo Hirota and excitedly called him "Dad" twice.

Hirota Kenzo looked shocked.

Maori, who looked like he was hiding his achievements and fame, patted Conan and said to Xiaolan:

"Now is not the time for detectives to appear..."

Winnet was happy to see the three people leave, and she asked Akane Fanda to send them back to the detective agency.

……

193 The Devil's Master

The deep love between father and daughter is indeed deceptive just by looking at the outside.

After seeing off Maori and his group, Winnett found a man hiding in the corner of the street. When she signaled Clyde to investigate, the man had already left.

Judging from his attire alone, he could be another detective hired by Mingmei's accomplices.

Winette made sure that no one else was watching, so she followed Shirley and Clyde into Kenzo Hirota's room. As soon as they entered the room, they saw Kenzo Hirota being pinned to the ground by Akemi like fat meat on a chopping board.

For the first time, she realized that Miyano Akemi also mastered certain fighting skills.

That’s right. If you want to survive in an organization, it’s hard to stay safe without some self-defense skills.

"Where did you hide the money?" Mingmei asked.

Hirota Kenzo panicked, "You have to promise to let me go. If I tell you where the money is, you will definitely kill me!"

Mingmei felt embarrassed.

Clyde took over the task of subduing him and tied him up with hemp rope.

Winnet ignored Kenzo Hirota's words and searched the room, but found nothing special. Soon, she noticed the parts hanging on the cats' necks. Three of the four cats had bells, and only one had a small box hanging on it.

Winnet quickly caught the cat and took down the box, which contained a key.

She handed the key to Clyde. "I guess this is the key to a hotel room or a pay locker. It won't take much time to check it. You would rather die than tell us, so we have no choice but to oblige you. If you tell us now, we can spare your life. As for whether you can survive, it's up to you—"

"Large counter number 7, in the basement of the Sanchome department store in Haido-machi." Hirota Kenzo said, his face showing helplessness and fatigue, "Let me go."

Winette motioned to Clyde.

Clyde untied Kenzo Hirota and knocked him out with a knife just as he was about to move.

"What to do with him," he asked, "Miss?"

Winnet saw that the room had traditional Japanese tatami and made her judgment.

"Hang him," said Winnett.

"Hang him? But you said you let him go."

Mingmei felt mixed emotions. Winnet was not as kind as she imagined. When making this decision, she saw Winnet had no hesitation or mercy, as if everything was natural. Just like a killer like Gin, cold-blooded and ruthless, like a madman. She also saw that Shiho remained silent and did not seem to intend to stop Winnet's decision... Her sister was too deeply influenced by the organization, so she asked again:

"Do you really want to do this?"

Winette looked at Mingmei, expressionless, "He's going to die eventually."

"Maybe that's the case." Mingmei sighed.

"Even if I let him go, he will still be hunted down and killed by Gin." Winette explained more, "If he leaks the matter, it may attract the police, and Gin may also know about our conspiracy. Although we disguised ourselves, it is easy for him to guess that it was Shirley and I who assisted..."

"I understand, Winnet."

Mingmei understood that this was also to protect her and Shiho.

"Sister, you don't have to feel guilty." Shirley comforted Mingmei. She couldn't be as indifferent as Winnett. "Even if you didn't participate in this, they were pawns that the organization could use and discard. In this cruel situation, personal will can hardly control anything, and the outcome is almost fixed. His death has nothing to do with you. I think you were already prepared when you took on this matter."

Mingmei smiled bleakly but did not answer. Her expression gradually became firm. Shirley looked at her face and realized that she had never seen the full picture of her sister's character. After living under the control of the organization for more than ten years, her sister had already made up her mind. She suddenly realized what her sister was thinking. If they continued to stay in the organization, they would also be corrupted and destroyed. It would be better to fight back.