Ms. Moriarty wants to save Beika Town today too.

"Sorry, I had a little accident. Let's talk next time."

Winette hung up the phone.

Xiao Ai listened to the dripping sound and felt mixed emotions. She didn't know if something really happened or if Winnet was angry and didn't want to hear her explanation.

She changed her mind and realized that Winnet was not the type to beat around the bush, especially with her, she was always honest.

There are only two possibilities.

Something really happened, and this incident really disappointed her.

……

Winette pulled the telephone cord and moved the sofa away.

She looked at the socket next to the wiring harness. The edges weren't in tight contact and the dust density wasn't right.

Someone tampered with it.

Winnet broke out in a cold sweat.

It's eavesdropping.

Could it be the organization's doing?

If she has already come under suspicion, it is normal for the organization to do this.

With sweat on her forehead, she went to the hut in the yard to look for tools. After finding the toolbox, she circled the edge of the fence and checked with a flashlight. After about ten minutes, she finally found a lawn that had been trampled by someone. However, she could not tell the gender, weight and identity of the person just by this, but at least she knew that someone had sneaked into the yard before. Combined with the feeling of being followed by someone during her last trip to Osaka, she couldn't help but feel a headache. At the same time, she was determined to cut the grass and eradicate it.

Back inside, she disassembled the power outlet and found a small transmitter inside.

Judging from the time, it is very new, perhaps it was just started today.

She immediately asked Mingmei if she had gone out in the evening. Mingmei said she had planned to decorate the tree, so she went to the mall to look at the items that might be used in advance, and wanted to make a reference. She also cited the ornamental tree species in the courtyard as an example, and planned to decorate it as a Christmas tree - although it was not an oak tree. After seeing Winnett's reaction, Mingmei asked: Who do you think did this?

Winette was still undecided.

The person who might have done this was Vodka, who was at the Beihu Hotel, and Pisco and Belmode were also there. If it was Tequila, with his height of 1.9 meters, he could tell from the lawn. Her blood sisters, Cohen and Chianti, were an action team, and they usually didn't participate in similar matters. She didn't think Cohen and Chianti could do this kind of work, especially the latter.

Winette crushed the bug with her bare hands.

"Mingmei, do you feel like someone is following you when you're out and about?"

Mingmei made a nostalgic expression.

He immediately shook his head.

She was just shopping in the mall like an ordinary person, without any special behavior, and she didn't feel that anyone was following her.

The vigilance she developed in the organization was not enough to make her unable to distinguish.

but--

"When I was taking a break in the coffee shop in the mall, I met a detective. He was covering himself with a newspaper. After talking to him, I learned that he was asked by a lady to find out whether a man was loyal."

"detective?"

"Yes, that's what he said. Also, he has blond hair and his skin looks like it was tanned on the beach. He should be mixed-race like me. I think he looks a lot like a little boy I met when I was a child, but when I asked him, I found out that they have different names. Maybe it's just a coincidence that their features are very similar."

When her parents were still running the clinic, there was a little mixed-race boy who often came in injured.

If that were all, she wouldn't remember it so clearly.

But the more interesting point is that Mingmei realized that he was injured on purpose just to run over to see her mother.

914 The Thirty-year-old Kirin

Cute but impure motives.

Of course, it's better to keep this a secret for him.

——What’s his name.

I was going to ask that.

But combined with the characteristics described by Mingmei, and the title of detective, there is a guy who fits the bill perfectly -

Bourbon.

Is it made of bourbon?

The words he said to Mingmei were probably just an excuse. It was easier to be suspected of targeting someone with a clear purpose. This was a simple psychological trick. His real target was probably Mingmei.

Winette frowned. If he knew her true identity, then there was no need for him to follow Mingmei. Could it be that the purpose of eavesdropping here was not for Abby, but for Mingmei?

"Are you familiar with that little boy?"

Mingmei was not expecting Winnet's question and was stunned for a moment.

"No, I hardly ever talked to him. But my mom often treated his wounds, and he loved her very much... By the way, Shiho was just born at that time, and the baby was red and wrinkled. It took a few months for her to become cute."

I am a sister complex.

㈨㈤０一８０90九

"Uh……"

The topic has deviated a bit.

If the other party was really Bourbon, knowing that she called Mingmei "Mingmei" would be equivalent to holding a handle on Ablis. Winette thought, if he came for Ablis, he would definitely not miss this opportunity, but if it was for Mingmei, he would probably not mention it.

——Because in the organization’s database, Miyano Akemi is already dead.

……

355 Christmas

Winnet did not act rashly.

She had seen photos of Miyano Elena in the database, and she looked very similar to Akemi, and her current appearance was very similar to the period when Miyano Elena was called "Hell Angel".

Winette thought about it. If the little boy mentioned by Bourbon and Akemi is the same person, he might care a lot about the Miyano family.

The cause of death in the file only contained a few vague lines of text, which was not convincing.

Whatever the reason, Bourbon will definitely find a way to contact them after learning that the bug has been destroyed. She can use this to test them and then seek a conclusion.

Winnet looked at the messed up telephone line and the silent phone and sighed.

Mingmei saw her expression and thought it was a minor issue, so she asked, "Should I hide away for a while?"

"Ah...it's not that serious."

Winnet answered. She was just worried that Ai would misunderstand her, after all, she hung up the phone suddenly and the reason she gave was not very clear. And there was something unpleasant before, if there was another misunderstanding, she would be in trouble.

"Maybe it's a stalker, or a criminal who's after money... it's all possible," Winnett said. "If it's really an organized operation, it's a bit crude."

"It's said to be rough...but I didn't even notice it."

Mingmei murmured. She had done similar work before. She felt that only someone with outstanding intuition and observation could discover it at the first moment like Winnet did.

However, since she was trying her best to avoid this topic, Mingmei gave up on it. Then she asked Winette about the list of materials for baking gingerbread. She was going to go out to buy them early tomorrow morning. This could be considered a small event. She liked this happy atmosphere.

Winnet also calmed down and said she would go with them.

On Christmas Eve, church affairs were also busy, and mass activities became a hot topic. At the same time, the teaching of preparing for Christmas was also well received. Miss Winnet taught step by step how to decorate the Christmas tree indoors, make green plant wreaths that can be hung on the wall, and share the making methods of various candies and gingerbread. In addition to participating in the activities, she also thought of "adding bricks and tiles" to the place where she lived. Although Mingmei thought that it would be fine to decorate it outdoors, Miss Winnet still got a cypress sapling and stuffed it into the house, and bought some small gifts and packaging. If Xiao Ai's friends come, let them draw gifts from the tree.

Time flies.

While Winnet felt fulfilled, Ai was worried every day when she went to school, and she cared more about the calendar than before.

During this period, Winnett had little contact with her.

However, inviting Ayumi and the others was quite successful. In Japan, the mainstream culture still emphasizes that couples spend Christmas together, and there is no such thing as a family reunion or eating at the same table. With Dr. Agasa's endorsement, things went smoothly.

It started snowing lightly in the evening on Christmas Day.

The direction of the home of Yuanta, Ayumi and Mitsuhiko is different from that of her and Conan. They plan to go home first and then go to Winnet's house.

Ai rolled her eyes at Conan and said:

"It's Christmas, why don't you spend some time alone with your girlfriend?"

What about you?

Conan just thought about it and didn't say anything.

Conan made an appointment with Xiaolan in advance to meet at this station. The reason was that Suzuki Sonoko heard about this and said she must go, so she asked Xiaolan to go along, and the result turned out to be like this.

Conan laughed dryly twice, his expression awkward and slightly apologetic.

"I say, you are not still angry about what happened last time, are you? It was me who took the initiative to contact them at the beginning, but it was you who went to the hotel!"

Ai was unhappy and didn't bother to pay attention to him. Because he didn't know the inside story at all, and didn't know that the mysterious visitor dressed as Miyano Shiho that night was Winette, and he didn't know the additional impact of this incident.

And it was just as he said, she thought it was too simple and didn't pay attention to the details.

Since Conan and the others were planning to go directly after school, she decided to stay and wait with him for a while. On the surface, this was true, but in fact, she was uneasy about meeting Winnet alone.

After a while, Suzuki Sonoko appeared, waving her arms and shouting hello.

Xiao Ai looked normal.

"Hey, you are really cold!"

"So you're saying hello to me? Why are you using English?"

Xiao Ai said as she turned and walked away, leaving the three people looking at each other in bewilderment.

Suzuki Sonoko leaned her face towards Conan, "Did you make her angry?"

Conan was about to answer "No," but when he thought of what happened at the Haido Hotel, he suddenly lost his confidence and simply did not answer her question.

"What's going on? One or two of them are like this... Xiaolan, am I really unpopular with the little ghosts?"

Sonoko pointed a finger at herself.

Xiaolan smiled awkwardly. It was not that she was not welcome, but that she could not read the atmosphere. She scratched her face and said, "Children nowadays are much smarter. Yuanzi, you should be careful with your words."

"How smart can he be? Is he as smart as that annoying guy Shinichi when he was a kid?"

Speaking of Kudo Shinichi, Sonoko became excited. "Today is Christmas, it's the one time of the year, and that guy has gone off again, leaving you alone." She complained, "Why don't you just ignore that guy, Xiaolan, that bastard who does reasoning, I think he's just pretending."

Sonoko's complaints made Conan, who was walking in front, look gloomy.

Xiaolan smiled and nodded, "That's right."

Her voice almost made Conan fall down as he was walking on the road.

"He's just pretending to be something, and he has a lot of tricks up his sleeve." Xiaolan raised her head slightly, "But even so, he still has some points."

Ai looked back and saw Conan looking amorous, so she looked back with disgust.

Xiaolan skipped the topic and asked Yuanzi: "It's you, Yuanzi, do you have a sweetheart?"

Sweetheart, of course I have one! Sonoko didn't look like she was in love when she answered. Her attitude was rather perfunctory. She listed the lead singer of a popular band on TV. Xiaolan even complained that her sweetheart changed every day. "Just kidding!" Sonoko pouted, "If I had a sweetheart, I would have prepared a date for today. Why would I go to Miss Winnet's house to celebrate with these brats...ah, I'm not saying that celebrating is bad, it's just——"

"I know what you mean, Sonoko."

Xiaolan expressed her understanding. If Shinichi was here, she would probably invite him out. Originally, Miss Winnet had not invited high school girls like them.

Ai and Conan walked one after the other, while Sonoko and Ran talked about interesting stories about Christmas.

The distance was only a few streets away, but we arrived quickly.

When Xiao Ai looked up, she saw colorful lights hanging in the house.

"..."

"Why do you look so surprised?"

Conan was surprised by Ai's reaction. In his impression, she should also be one of the arrangers because they have a close relationship.

“Because the layout is a bit exaggerated.”

"It's okay." He said subconsciously, "Miss Winnet is British, so she pays more attention to festivals?"

Xiao Ai didn't refute, but she knew that Winnet was not that kind of person. It must be that her sister spent a lot of time arranging it. She was the kind of person who would easily go too far once an idea came to her mind. Of course, she was not talking about interpersonal relationships, but hard work.

Entering the courtyard, a bloated red and white object emerged.

If you look closely, it is actually a human figure. Ai raised her head slightly and noticed a long hat hanging down from the snow-colored pompom, with a chubby face at the end, bulging.

"Doctor, why are you dressed like this?" Conan said speechlessly, "But you are really suitable to be Santa Claus. I think Mitsuhiko and the others will be happy to ask you for gifts."

"You have to guess the riddle before receiving the gift!"