He did not respond to her question directly, but asked coldly: "So what if it is, so what if it is not?"

Vermouth bit her lip, a complex emotion flashing in her eyes.

"Actually, I wanted to let Miyano Akemi go, but unfortunately, the organization has its own rules and I have to follow them."

There was a hint of helplessness in her tone, "Your opponent should be Gin, not me."

Vermouth continued, "Mingmei is dead. No matter what the relationship between you and her was, the reality cannot be changed. Instead of dwelling on the past, why not talk to me?"

Her voice became softer, and anyone who heard it could imagine her charming and charming voice.

"Maybe, I can replace her and become the person in your heart."

However, Mauli did not respond to her proposal.

After a moment's silence, he raised his gun expressionlessly and shot at Vermouth again.

Gunshots rang out throughout the warehouse, and bullets grazed Vermouth's side. Obviously, his answer was an unspoken refusal.

Seeing Maori shoot without hesitation, Vermouth's expression suddenly changed, and she finally confirmed her guess in her heart - Maori Kogoro was the golden bullet rumored in that organization.

She frowned, knowing that she was not stronger than Maori at the moment, and it would be unwise to continue fighting.

Vermouth gritted her teeth and made a quick decision. She pulled out a smoke bomb from her waist and threw it on the ground without hesitation. In an instant, thick smoke filled the entire warehouse.

Taking advantage of the cover of smoke, she turned around decisively and quickly evacuated the scene.

In the smoke, Maori stood quietly for a moment, watching the direction where Vermouth disappeared. It was not that he did not want to chase her, but Vermouth was as proficient in disguise as himself. If he could not capture her immediately, she would probably escape.

And... Maori just saw Vermouth's favorability level, and it was 70 points.

In the original work, it might not be false that Vermouth was determined to overthrow the Black Organization. She is a good partner.

In the warehouse where the smoke was gradually dissipating, Kogoro Mori slowly put away the Browning pistol in his hand.

He took a deep breath, as if to calm his inner emotions, then sighed softly, and said in a calm tone: "Come out, Conan, Xiao Ai."

Conan and Haibara Ai slowly walked out from the corner of the warehouse.

Both of them looked at Maori nervously, especially Haibara Ai, with complicated emotions in her eyes.

Chapter 191 You really came out, Shiho

"Uncle Maori..." Conan spoke, with some hesitation and doubt in his voice.

Maori turned and faced them, his eyes dark and unreadable.

He did not answer Conan's question immediately, but looked at the two of them quietly, as if he was considering whether to say something.

Haibara Ai stared at Maori closely, still thinking about the battle just now and the gun in Maori's hand.

She knew that her guess at the moment might be true, and her mood became complicated.

Mao Li finally spoke, with a hint of gentleness in his voice: "You two are really reckless. Now that you have seen it, you should also understand the seriousness of some things."

He paused, his eyes moving back and forth between Conan and Haibara Ai, as if waiting for their reactions.

Conan's doubts and uneasiness gradually grew. He couldn't help but ask directly: "Uncle Maori, who is Miyano Akemi? What is the Black Organization? And the woman named Vermouth just now, is she one of them?"

His questions came out like a barrage, his eyes full of eagerness.

Vodka is the name of a liquor, so is gin, and naturally, Vermouth as well.

They all use the same series of code names, so there is no reason why they are not the same group of people.

Maori looked at the little kid in front of him, suddenly stretched out his hand, and pressed it on Conan's head with neither too much nor too little force, with a hint of teasing.

He said with a half-smile: "The Black Organization is a criminal organization I discovered before. I call it the Winery. I have been tracking them down in recent years. However, the bigger problem now is not the Winery, but how can you, a primary school student, know so many things?"

Conan was stunned and his heart suddenly tightened.

He laughed it off and tried to fool around in his usual way: "Ah, haha, what are you talking about, uncle? I'm just asking casually..."

However, Maori's hand suddenly reached out and took off Conan's glasses.

Conan suddenly became flustered and looked up at Maori with a hint of panic in his eyes.

Mao Li looked down at him, still with a faint smile on his face, but his eyes revealed a sense of insight: "As a father, my precious daughter and a man are childhood sweethearts, how could I not investigate it clearly?"

"You're wearing the same clothes as when you were a kid, you have the same face, you have the same mind, you're just wearing a pair of glasses to disguise yourself, do you think others can't tell? Don't you take people too lightly, Kudo Shinichi?"

Conan's whole body trembled, as if he was struck by lightning, and all his disguises seemed to be revealed at this moment.

He opened his mouth, but no sound came out, and an indescribable emotion surged in his heart.

Kudo Shinichi, a high school detective, disappeared after being poisoned by Gin...

Haibara Ai looked at him, and with her observation skills, she naturally discovered Conan's problem.

Maori looked at Conan, smiled faintly and shook his head: "Boy, you think you are disguising yourself very well, but in fact, in the eyes of some people, you have too many flaws."

He handed the glasses back to Conan, and his tone became more serious: "You don't have to be nervous. I don't intend to expose you, but there are some things you have to know in your heart. This road is not easy. Now that you have chosen it, you must be prepared to face everything."

Conan took the glasses in a daze. The complicated emotions in his heart made him not know what to say for a moment.

He responded in a low voice: "Uncle Maori..."

"Kudo Shinichi, now that we have laid our cards on the table, why don't you let me guess how you became what you are now."

Mao Li took two steps with his hands behind his back and began to talk: "Something must have happened during the time you were missing."

"As a very smart high school detective, you suddenly disappeared from the face of the earth. Logically, such a big change cannot be without a trace. You changed from Kudo Shinichi to Edogawa Conan. If such a change is caused by some external force... I guess it should be some kind of drug."

When Conan heard this, his palms began to sweat and his whole body tensed up.

The scene at the tropical paradise flashed through his mind, the moment when he was forced to drink APTX-4869 by the Black Organization.

Maori's reasoning was so accurate, as if he was there at the time, and this feeling made Conan feel extremely depressed.

"According to this logic, the winery organization should have unknown technological power. They have developed a drug that can shrink people. And you are one of their experimental subjects."

Maori's words made Haibara Ai clench her hands, and she looked at Maori with the same suppressed expression.

"You definitely weren't forced, so there is only one most reasonable inference."

Maori walked behind Conan and pressed on his big head, "When you were spying on the people in the winery doing something, you were discovered and subdued, and then you were drugged. When you woke up, you were forcibly shrunk from the state of a high school student to your current appearance."

"am I right?"

Drops of cold sweat dripped down Conan's face, soaking his clothes.

He was speechless and could only nod stiffly, but his heart was filled with excitement.

He never thought that Maori could deduce the truth of the matter without any direct evidence.

The man in front of him was far more terrifying than he had imagined.

"As for Ai..."

Maori looked at Haibara Ai. She bit her lips, clenched her fists, and trembled all over, suppressing her anger.

Conan looked at Haibara Ai, secretly guessing her identity in his heart.

Just as Conan was lost in thought, Haibara Ai suddenly exploded.

Anger and sadness surged in her eyes. Without warning, she pounced on Maori Kogoro and beat him with all her might, her voice filled with sobs and questions: "You are the golden bullet, right!"

Haibara Ai's voice was hoarse and desperate, as if the pain that had accumulated over the years had finally found an outlet.

She punched Maori again and again with her fists, tears rolling down her face, soaking her face: "You obviously have such strong reasoning ability and such powerful spear skills, why... why can't you save my sister! Why don't you save her!"

Her emotions completely broke down. Her usual calmness and self-control completely collapsed at this moment. She became hysterical, as if all the pain burst out at this moment.

This little girl, who had always been calm and rational, is now just a sister who has lost her loved ones, and the sadness in her heart can no longer be suppressed.

Kogoro Mori neither pushed her away nor avoided her.

He just looked at her gently and let Huibara Ai's fists hit him.

After a moment, he gently picked her up, as if comforting a wounded child, and whispered, "You are Shiho, right?"

Haibara Ai's body shook and she stared at Maori blankly, tears blurring her vision.

Mao Li's voice was still gentle, like a loving father comforting his injured daughter: "Amei stole 1 billion just to rescue you. She used her life to buy your freedom now. Now, you are really out, Shiho."

Chapter 192: Be Frank and Honest

When Haibara Ai heard Maori mention her sister's name, her tears flowed even more violently.

She could no longer control her emotions, buried her head in Maori's chest and burst into tears.

The pain and anger that had been pent up in my heart were finally completely vented at this moment.

Conan stood aside and watched the scene quietly.

His emotions were extremely complicated. He could empathize with Huibara Ai's pain.

He knew only too well the helplessness and grief of losing his loved ones, falling into despair, and being unable to resist powerful enemies.

Haibara Ai cried so hard that her tears soaked Maori's clothes.

Maoli patted her back gently, giving her some comfort and patiently waiting for her emotions to calm down.

Conan silently pushed his glasses, turned around, leaving Haibara Ai with a little last bit of decency, and considerately avoided her vulnerable moment like a gentleman.

Haibara Ai's crying gradually became weaker and turned into suppressed sobs.

Maori patted her back gently, as if comforting a sad child.

His movements were very gentle, and his tone was low and gentle: "I will give you a surprise when we get back. Don't tell anyone now."

Haibara Ai's sobbing stopped abruptly. She raised her head from Maori's arms, with a hint of surprise and expectation in her eyes.

She seemed to have suddenly thought of something, and her originally dull eyes were instantly lit up.

Conan also turned his head at this time, and seeing that Haibara Ai's mood had recovered a lot, he coughed lightly, breaking the silence at the scene.

He asked, "Huiyuan, what is your true identity? What is your relationship with this organization?"

Haibara Ai returned to her usual coldness and mystery, with a hint of indifferent distance in her eyes.

She said to Conan, "My real name is Miyano Shiho, and I'm a member of the Black Organization. As Mr. Maori said, the organization is called the Brewery."

"My sister's name is Miyano Akemi, and her common alias is Hirota Masami. She has been executed by Gin, yes, just like you."

Conan's eyes widened instantly, and a storm of emotions suddenly rose in his heart.

Huihara Ai continued: "My code name is Shirley, and my main task is to develop a drug called APTX-4869. And this is exactly why you, Kudo Shinichi, have become what you are now."

Conan's face suddenly turned pale, as if he saw the mastermind he had been looking for.

This drug, this drug that turned him from a high school student into a child, was actually developed by Haibara Ai herself.

Haibara Ai noticed Conan's expression and a complex emotion flashed in her eyes.

She said coldly: "What's the matter, Detective Kudo? Do you want to arrest me or hand me over to the police?"

There was a hint of sarcasm in Haibara Ai's tone, as if she was mocking Conan's helplessness.

Her eyes were cold and indifferent, as if she had seen through her past.

Conan gritted his teeth. Faced with Haibara Ai's sarcasm, he was speechless for a moment.

The friend in front of him who once fought alongside him turned out to be a member of the organization he hated the most, and her own hands had once created the poison that changed his fate.

Maori looked at Huihara Ai's face full of guilt and self-blame, and said gently: "Shiho, you didn't kill anyone directly. The drugs you developed were originally for medical research, which is not a crime in itself. Just like Einstein developed nuclear energy, but later used it to make atomic bombs, which was not his original intention."

"The ones who actually used drugs to kill people were Gin and the members of the organization who manipulated everything behind the scenes. These crimes have nothing to do with you. You don't need to blame yourself too much for this."

Tears glistened in Haibara Ai's eyes, and she hugged Maori tightly with emotion. She found comfort in Maori's arms, and the heavy burden on her heart seemed to be lighter.

Conan watched this scene silently from the side. He lowered his head, and the complex emotions in his heart gradually subsided.

He understood what Maori said and also understood the pain and struggle in Haibara Ai's heart.

Conan said slowly: "Haibara, I won't do anything. My real target is the winery and the real criminals."

Haibara Ai snorted lightly and didn't say anything else. She still held Maori in her arms, as if she was unwilling to let go.

The unprecedented sense of security made her feel unprecedented warmth and dependence.

Maori patted Huibara Ai on the back, then turned to look at Conan and said seriously: "Now that everyone knows the situation, let's cooperate openly. Conan, Ai, you two continue to pretend to be children and act in secret. Especially you, Conan, don't get too excited and don't expose your goal."

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