"It's not a tree," the other person pointed diagonally upward to the west, "it's over there."
They all looked up and saw a lighting pole standing alone above a construction fence under the setting sun. There were four large searchlights on the pole, with a wing structure similar to that of a sea glider.
After receiving the news, they hurried to the bottom of the electric pole.
Xiao Ai picked up the telescope to look. In the middle of the upper and lower searchlights, there was a nest that looked like a hollow sculpture. It was made entirely of clothes hangers.
"Yes, I found it."
She handed the telescope to Conan.
He took a look and saw that there were indeed blue hangers inside.
Winnet was not surprised by this, as she would also send some troublesome clothes to the laundry. Nowadays, the economy here has not shown any obvious signs of collapse, and reusable hangers are completely treated as disposable items and thrown away as garbage after being taken back from the laundry.
The clothes hanger was above the light, so Conan had to contact the police.
There is no need to use Kogoro's name this time. After the hanger is found, Inspector Megure praises the Boy Detective Team for their outstanding performance in this case. Genta and the other two jump and cheer as if they are about to fly, and even Ai smiles faintly from behind.
"You guys did such a great job, how about I treat you guys to dessert?"
Winnet smiled.
"Okay!"
"What's good about that... It's already so late today, you should go home for dinner. But since Sister Winnet has already promised us, she will definitely not go back on her word, right?"
"Ok!"
Winnett and Ai waved to Ayumi and the other two.
Conan put his hands behind his head and walked forward with a swagger.
"Mmm! Sister Winnet...you sound so sweet when you call me that."
Winnet muttered as she took out the prepared lunch box from her handbag. They had originally planned to share the meal together, but it was already getting late.
Xiao Ai gave Winnet a blank look.
"Although you are a little older, you are not mature enough mentally. You actually took the acting part seriously. You are really stupid."
Little Ai snorted and walked ahead, and Winnet followed quickly.
Winnet answered quickly: "It's because you haven't called my name for a long time, Ai."
"Oh, a long time. That's too much."
Xiao Ai spread out her fingers and made the number seven.
"Well, love is just like that. A few days of not seeing each other feels like years, and every time we meet, it's like reliving the old days."
"When did you become so sentimental?"
Ai smiled and looked up at Winnet, who nodded, indicating that she had always been like that, but only to Ai.
She sent Xiao Ai back to the doctor's house. Thinking that Mingmei would be back soon, Winnett called Mingmei and hurriedly made a salad dinner at the doctor's house and heated up the lunch box. From beginning to end, she chatted with Mingmei with great interest, talking about the recent recruitment of teachers. Mingmei told her that this is not a popular profession, and the salary cannot keep up with the fast-developing society. Most of the people who stay there have a sense of mission or just use this profession as a stepping stone. Winnett talked to the doctor about what happened today, which led to the doctor making the same complaint.
"Shinichi always runs into cases."
Speaking of the Junior Detective Team, Professor Agasa mentioned their outing.
After this weekend, it will be spring break, and Dr. Agasa agreed to the children's request to take them out camping.
"It's amazing that they can come up with such a proposal in such cold weather," Xiao Ai said without much interest, "Children are really energetic."
Mingmei was packing up her dinner. She immediately said, "This is great. If I have time, I would like to go with you."
Ai was a little unsure of Mingmei's intentions, "Well, next time..."
Before Ai could make a sound, Mingmei put both hands on Winnet's shoulders.
"This time, Miss Winnet will go in my place."
Mingmei winked at Winnett as she spoke, intending to include her in the group. Although Winnett also wanted to go camping with Xiaoai, the participants were all children, which made her hesitate a little; and while she was hesitating, Xiaoai supported her cheek with one hand, stared at her face from the side, and said casually:
"It doesn't matter. If you say you want to participate, they will probably welcome it. Children probably can't do anything to a guy like you who looks friendly on the surface. Isn't the fact that you are popular among children a proof of this?"
As she spoke, she folded the dinner plates. After meeting Winnet's slightly surprised face, Ai walked to the sofa and picked up the fashion magazine on the table.
Dr. Agasa also agreed with her point of view and explained their tentative destination - a stream near Dongdu. Winnet asked him what he needed, but was rejected by Dr. Agasa:
"If you always take these kids to enjoy luxurious things, they will take it for granted and develop bad habits. It's just an ordinary camping trip. As long as Miss Winnett doesn't mind my car, it's fine."
"However, the doctor's car is really bad and always breaks down." Ai said with a smile.
"I've sent it to the garage for inspection - there will be absolutely no problems this time!"
Xiao Ai showed a mischievous look and turned on the TV to watch the news. Her liveliness made Winnett a little absent-minded for a while, with a nostalgic mood. At this time, Mingmei handed her a cup of hot tea:
"Let me guess, you're smiling because you can travel with Ai."
"Am I laughing?"
"Yeah, there are wrinkles at the corners of my mouth."
"But you guessed wrong. Although this is also a pleasant thing, what makes me happier is Xiao Ai's relaxed attitude and smile now. It's the same for you to get rid of the haze from that place and regain vitality, isn't it?"
Mingmei's eyes widened slightly, staring at Xiao Ai. She sat in front of the TV, listening to the news program, her short legs swaying, as if she had encountered something happy, as if she was looking forward to camping. She looked at it and nodded slowly - that's it; the organization is like an abyss, after leaving it, everything that was swallowed up comes back.
Will be back for more.
Winnet stretched her body a little, not because she was stiff from sitting for a long time, but because she finalized an idea: to make herself a barrier between Ai and the organization to prevent her from getting any more contact.
As for the detective boy, what can he do with the attitude of an elementary school student? He will just return empty-handed like he did last time at the Haido Hotel. As long as he doesn't put Ai in danger, let him go.
In the days before the elementary school students went on spring break, Winnet went to take a look at the sushi restaurant where she and Mingmei had gone. She asked the clerk and learned that Bourbon no longer worked there. To be polite and attentive, the clerk also told Winnet that Bourbon was collecting job information in the Rice Flower Town area.
Winnet frowned slightly.
I don’t know whether he wants to confirm Mingmei’s identity or has some other intention.
During these two encounters, Winnett was able to confirm that he had the habit of looking for part-time jobs everywhere, and was used to the flow of people, which was quite rare in Japan.
However, the residence should not change so frequently.
Winette didn't plan to send anyone to observe Amuro Toru. She estimated that his reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance abilities were excellent. If they set up surveillance on him, he might end up tracking them down.
She left the restaurant and came to the activity building rented by Akane Fanta. In the corridor, Winnett ran into the object she had just been thinking about -
Toru Amuro was wearing a white waiter's professional attire and holding a box filled with small sporting goods.
At the same time, Fan Tianqian, who came to greet her, also came down from upstairs. She happened to see the strange atmosphere between the two people. She looked at Winnett with some doubts:
"Pastor, what happened?"
"No, nothing." Winette shook her head slightly, then stared at Amuro Toru, "What a coincidence, Mr. Amuro."
"Indeed, Miss Winnett. I didn't expect to see you here again."
"How are you going to explain this time?" Winnet gently raised the umbrella in her hand.
Toru Amuro didn't care about it and explained that he was here as a part-time job.
Akane Fantian also explained that part of the first floor of the building was converted into an activity center for senior citizens, and so some on-site staff were recruited.
"Ms. Fantian, you still have to be careful when recruiting people," Winnett said, "some idle people in society may cause a bad influence--"
"I'm sorry, Mr. Amuro... I'm certainly not talking about you. Although you change jobs frequently, I think that's because you want to experience life - even though you appear around us again and again."
"Please don't get me wrong, I don't have any issues with foreigners like you."
"Well, I don't like Latinos either, either. But God and Christ treat everyone the same, even Jews. I think you should avoid such a tempting coincidence even if you don't have any ideas. Your profession is quite sensitive to people like me."
"Miss Winnet, I must correct you on one point - I am a native Japanese. Also, I have not accepted any commission to investigate you. This is just your imagination. Indeed, you are very young, beautiful, and very rich. There must be a long queue of men who like you, but I am not yet qualified to join this queue. I think you are too sensitive."
"hope so."
Winnett said coldly, then turned and passed by Akane Fanta.
Akane Fantian, who had watched the entire verbal battle, had a look on her face that showed that she had reacquainted herself with Toru Amuro. She was holding the account book that she was going to give to Winette, but it was no longer needed. When Toru Amuro was about to continue working, she stopped him:
"Do you have a grudge against her? This is the first time I've heard a minister's daughter speak so harshly."
"Ah, because I am also a detective, and Miss Winnet seems to have misunderstood me," Amuro Toru said, "It seems that I have met her friends a few times, so she finds me annoying."
"Let's go to the finance department to settle the bill," said Akane Fantian. "What a pity."
"I'll finish the work at hand first." said Toru Amuro.
"No, Mr. Amuro, you'd better leave immediately, because women are very sensitive; if she knew that I kept you for one more second, the pastor might be unhappy."
He had no choice but to leave the box where it was and accept Akane Fanta's advice. His purpose of coming here had been achieved. He had learned a lot about Winnet. She came to Japan just before the organization recruited him. She herself was extremely mysterious and rarely showed up. These industries were only recently established and were all handed over to other people to manage. She was even rarely seen in the church.
Although her identity as a pastor reduced his suspicion to a great extent, these doubts combined still made him feel that she was related to an organization or an official organization.
If Miyano Akemi were alive, only these two groups would be able to provide her with shelter.
In addition, there is another person.
Toru Amuro thought of the traitor that the organization asked him to investigate not long ago, a woman codenamed Shirley.
……
Winnett called Clyde and told him in the car: "Bourbon has doubted my identity."
"He suspected you were Abis?"
Clyde frowned. Although he knew that the other party was not an easy guy to deal with, he didn't expect that he was so powerful.
"That's not the case," Winnet said. "He just suspected that as Winnet Moriarty, he might not have linked me with the organization members for the time being... and he might not be loyal to the organization."
At least for now, no news about Mingmei has leaked.
……
377 Why, do you want to sit?
On the first day of spring break for the elementary school, the camping plan started as scheduled.
Winette discussed camping equipment with the doctor the day before and bought necessary items such as a gas stove. With her accompanying him, Dr. Agasa did not ask the children to prepare lunch boxes and planned to cook food on the spot.
Winnett handed over the preparation work to Dr. Agasa, who had more experience in this area - that's what she thought. Winnett herself was quite knowledgeable about wilderness survival, so she prepared a toolbox with an ordnance shovel, headlamp, water bag and other items. Considering that the destination was close to the city and beside the stream, it would not be difficult to get drinking water and ask for help, so she calmed down and waited for departure.
As it got dark, Winnet received a call from Bourbon.
"I have thought of a way," Bourbon said, "a way to catch Akai Shuichi."
Winnett was silent for a while, then she changed her voice and said slowly, "Bourbon, why are you telling me this? I'm not interested in that guy."
"Oh, not interested?" Bourbon laughed, "If you were really not interested, you wouldn't have made such a big fuss, right? That means there were no major casualties, otherwise the police would have launched a carpet search." He was betting on Abris's attitude towards Akai and imagining the source of it. If Abris's hatred for Akai came from Miyano Akemi, everything would make sense.
Abby may know the woman named Winnet Moriarty, and there is an unclear relationship between the two.
"You are really well-informed, but I am no longer interested in him," said Winette nonchalantly.
"Why aren't you interested? Could it be because Miyano Akemi is still alive?"
Winette was suddenly silent.
Is he so sure? Winnett stopped on the street. There was a sudden noise from the construction area next to her, and the fallen steel bars hit her several times.
"It's quite noisy over there," Bourbon thought, "If I investigate the construction site, I should be able to find out where Abis might be. If she's in Beika Town, I'll be more confident." He waited until the noise died down, and found that Abis still didn't make a sound. He walked to the window, opened it, and came under the moon.
"Do you know what you're talking about, Bourbon?" She tightened her coat around her and glanced at the pit where she had dealt with the minor characters tonight.
The person who buried her was a black middleman, and Winnett made a small deal through him - she got some chemicals that would help Ai, but the other party was not very clean, so she followed the organization's usual way of doing things and made him shut up forever.
"Abis, as a good partner, I will not tell anyone about this 'groundless' thing." Amuro Toru was more confident in his guess. "At first glance, there was no flaw in the case of Akemi Miyano, but the body turned out to be indistinguishable... At the same time, other women disappeared. Just three days ago, a female corpse was unearthed not far from the scene." He told the information that was beneficial to him. The female corpse mentioned was severely damaged and lacked relevant items to confirm her identity. The police were completely at a loss. It was also far-fetched to link it with the Akemi Miyano case.
During his last collaboration with Ibis, he concluded that she was a bold and aggressive criminal, and compared to her wild ideas at the time, it was not difficult for her to steal and change.
"Oh, do you think that this female corpse replaced Miyano Akemi?" She laughed, "That's ridiculous." Winnet ignored his temptation. She did not intervene in the matter at that time, nor did she arouse Gin's vigilance - that guy never remembered the dead, let alone imagined the resurrection of the dead. She left the scene and walked on the night road, tapping the ground lightly with the umbrella that accompanied her.
"Maybe not, but she's alive..."
"I have no interest in making fun of the dead."
"I'm sure of that, because I've seen Miyano Akemi before... and Miyano Shiho."
Amuro Toru thought about it. Although it was a baby, he had seen it before. He had never expected that the man's daughter would become a scientist valued by the organization and was still wanted. He expected that Abris, like him, had a close relationship with the Miyano family. Although he had only met Abris a few times during the mission, he had changed his initial impression of Abris - those were just smokescreens she deliberately released.
After hearing what he said, Winnett felt relieved. At present, Bourbon did not regard her and Winnett as the same person. After all, an old man in the organization and a woman in her early twenties were too inconsistent. After thinking it over, Winnett decided to test Bourbon in turn and pry more information from him.
"Bourbon, who is the Miyano Akemi you are talking about?" she asked, with no emotion in her tone.
"I can't tell you yet," he replied. Now, he couldn't be sure that Abris was on the side of the Miyano sisters. However, he had heard from Vermouth that "Abris had 'special care' for Xuelili", and seeing her half-smile, he could roughly determine that it was definitely not the special fetish that Vodka thought.
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