Shinji Ikari, the pilot of Unit-01 during the Spirit Awakening Era

"I don't know if they have the equipment you mentioned. I only know that the medical equipment inside is very complete, so complete that you can get all kinds of examinations done from head to toe without leaving the premises." Shinji Ikari sighed. It's not fair for you to pass the buck like this, old man. Obviously, the mess over there is related to Sonoko Suzuki. "Let's go see if Rei and Ryoko are ready. After walking around, we should go to the restaurant to see what's for dinner tonight."

"Great! Great! I also want to ask Rei Kurosawa what the hottest outfits are this season!" Sonoko Suzuki suddenly became even more enthusiastic than Shinji Ikari, urging him to hurry up and leave. It can only be said that women have virtually zero resistance to fashion.

"Grandpa Suzuki!" As Shinji Ikari led Sonoko Suzuki into the elevator, the old man of the Suzuki family also walked to the aft deck of the cruise ship. Conan, who was with Ran, quickly called out to him, attracting the attention of everyone present.

"Ran, Conan, please excuse the commotion. Shinji has taken Sonoko to find Rei Kurosawa. You should go too." Although he spoke in a calm tone, it was clear that the Suzuki family patriarch's words left no room for argument or discussion.

"Okay!" Xiaolan smiled awkwardly. Why did she keep running into trouble everywhere she went today? It was really terrible.

"Haozou, there are guests on board; family scandals shouldn't be aired in public." Old Master Suzuki sighed. Although the Suzuki Group was a unified entity, there were still different factions within the Suzuki family.

"I'm sorry to have made you laugh. Some good-for-nothings are always indulging in wishful thinking." Suzuki Gozo, an old man who looked somewhat familiar to Shinji Ikari but whom he couldn't recognize, glanced at the person lying on the ground with disdain, his face filled with undisguised anger.

"Sonoko again?" The old man of the Suzuki family glanced at the thin young man lying on the ground.

"Yes, you're always stuck in a dream! With this worthless attitude, never dream of anything. Don't you know that Sonoko Suzuki has a friend who's a star student? That person is 100 times more successful than you! How could anyone possibly want to be a piece of trash like you?"

"..."

Chapter 79 Finding Trouble

"Yo! Ran! You guys are here too!" Shinji Ikari led Sonoko Suzuki to Rei Kurosawa's room, and then prepared to explore the guest room area. After all, it seemed that the Suzuki family needed some time to deal with their private matters, and Shinji Ikari had plenty of time to finish everything he needed to do before leisurely going to eat.

"Um...sorry." When Ran Mouri pushed the door open, Shinji Ikari wasn't there. The two of them were watching Rei Kurosawa and Sonoko Suzuki trying on dresses. Sonoko's size was similar to Rei's, so both of them looked disheveled while trying on Rei's clothes. Ran Mouri subconsciously covered Conan's eyes, but Conan still saw something through his fingers. His face flushed for a moment, but Ran Mouri didn't notice as she closed the door.

"Shinji's room next to Ran's is open, but there's no one inside. You can let him stay there. You can come in and try it out too. I brought plenty of formal wear!" Kurosawa Rei said from behind the door. He didn't care about the little guy; what did he know? Besides, they had covered everything that needed to be covered.

"Okay!" Ran Mouri took a deep breath after hearing Rei Kurosawa's words, looked down at Conan in front of her, hesitated for a moment, but in the end, her girlish love of beauty prevailed. Opportunities to take photos and do makeup for you, given the level of a photographer like Rei Kurosawa, are rare. "You stay in Shinji Ikari's room and don't move around or rummage through anything! Do you hear me? If you stay put, we'll go get ice cream in a bit."

"Ice cream! Yay!" Conan jumped three feet high immediately. He had just seen Shinji Ikari wandering around on the deck carrying a small waist bag, not the large travel bag he had when he boarded the ship. He could clearly see that Shinji Ikari had a bulging backpack that looked like it contained personal items and clothes, and a similarly stuffed bag that he couldn't tell what it was. Judging from the appearance of the contents, it seemed to have a piece of rope attached to it.

So, upon hearing that he could get into Shinji Ikari's room, Conan immediately perked up and started acting cute. As long as he did what Ran Mouri wanted, he could enter Shinji's room and then thoroughly search it! To see what he had brought with him! If he found any clues, hmph! It's time to end the game.

"Okay! It's a deal! Stay put!" She pushed open the door, glanced around, and seeing that Shinji Ikari didn't seem to have much in the room, she confidently pushed Conan inside. Before leaving, she specifically reminded him, "Sit here and watch the anime. Don't touch anyone else's things, and don't wander off! I'll be right back!"

"Great! Ice cream!" Conan exclaimed loudly, feigning delight.

"Okay! I'll be right back, okay?" Ran took another look and, seeing that there seemed to be no major problem, took a deep breath, turned around and left the room. A few seconds later, she opened the door again and found Conan sitting there obediently, seemingly not going to run around. Only then did she leave with peace of mind.

"Hey!" Conan saw right through Ran's scheme. After confirming that Ran wasn't coming back, Conan stood up and glanced around the room. Since the rooms on a luxury yacht couldn't be too big, they were generally easy to see at a glance.

There wasn't much room to put things in the room. The small cabinet next to the sofa was almost the only thing that could be easily hidden from view, so I opened it immediately to take a look. The small bag that Conan had been spying on was indeed in there, but the contents had already been taken out, and it was now empty.

Conan closed the wardrobe, then turned his gaze to the cabinet in the corner. There wasn't anywhere else to hide it except in the cabinet under the television. Conan knew that the only things in the room were the safe and the refrigerator, but based on what he'd noticed, the bulging size of the package couldn't possibly fit inside those things. The size was wrong; it shouldn't be able to fit. Even so, Conan opened the cabinet. The safe was open, and Conan glanced at it before ignoring it. "It shouldn't be in the refrigerator, right…?"

"What...are you looking for?" Just as Conan opened the refrigerator, Shinji Ikari's voice was almost close to the back of his neck. It was just a quick search, and Shinji finished quickly. Upon entering, he noticed his door wasn't closed properly, immediately becoming suspicious. He quietly pushed the door open and went inside. Thankfully, the thick carpet on the luxury yacht perfectly concealed his light footsteps.

"Ah!" Conan was so scared he almost jumped out of his skin. He'd been caught red-handed while doing something naughty! But as expected of him, he immediately came to his senses. "I'm thirsty, let's get a drink!" He looked adorably silly.

"Hmm, I can't find fault with the reaction, but... a normal child would have already cried from fright! It would be too deliberate for him to start crying now." Shinji Ikari sat down on the bed with his legs crossed and flicked Conan's forehead. "Little brat, no, I should say, it's been a long time, Shinichi Kudo."

"Huh?" Conan's heart skipped a beat, and his eyes darted around for a moment. But before he could play dumb and say something like, "You know Shinichi, right?", Shinji Ikari had already grabbed him by the neck, taken the voice-changing badge from his collar, and then, as Conan struggled violently, took off his shoes. Finally, as Conan yelled, "Let me go!", Shinji slid his arm down and confiscated the little guy's watch.

"This is... a microphone? Hello? Hello?" Shinji Ikari turned on the knob, and Kogoro Mouri's voice came from it. Shinji Ikari struck a pose of sudden realization, "Oh~ a voice changer."

Then he picked up the shoe, twisted the knob on it, and soon felt a flash of light on the shoe, and then it seemed that a motor inside was running for a moment. "Power enhancement? Aren't you afraid of breaking your own bones with this thing?" Shinji Ikari, seeing the real thing for the first time, immediately started playing with it happily. All that's missing is a jet skateboard, and his childhood will be complete.

"What is this?" Shinji Ikari, who had already abandoned Conan, examined the watch for a moment. The watch face clicked open. "Oh! It looks like some kind of aiming device. As for the caliber, hmm, is this the firing button?" Shinji Ikari pressed it directly. With a thud, a needle shot out, grazed Conan's nose, and embedded itself in the opposite wall.

“Great, this is much better than the equipment in our NERV intelligence department!” Shinji Ikari looked at the thing. “It doesn’t seem to be lethal, so it should be a tranquilizer dart? Professor Agasa, aren’t you afraid you’ll cripple someone by giving you this? Of course, I understand that these are all legal toys, not lethal, and even if they are discovered, there won’t be any major problems. But you should understand, even a slight tremor of your hand? If it hits a vital spot, it can kill you.”

"..." Leaning against the wall, Conan's face showed fear. In front of Shinji Ikari, he suddenly felt as if he had been completely seen through. After being stripped of his equipment, his disguise was useless in an instant. No matter who he showed it to, the other party would definitely not believe that he was just a simple little guy. Not to mention that Ran Mouri knew very well that these things were his "Edogawa Conan's" treasures! He basically never let them out of his sight.

"When did you find out?" Conan, standing against the wall, looked somewhat frightened, and cold sweat was already seeping through his back. After stripping away the strange gadgets given to him by Professor Agasa, his current body was really just that of an elementary school student. In front of Shinji Ikari, he was completely at a disadvantage, being easily defeated by him. After all, this guy in front of him could actually take down a team of police officers by himself. So now he could only use his brain to think of a way to at least convince the person in front of him.

Conan didn't need to think too much about it. He knew very well that if Shinji Ikari really decided to expose him, he would be doomed, if nothing else. However, Conan, or rather Shinichi Kudo, thought about it and realized that although he did have some relationship with Shinji before, he seemed to have offended Shinji quite a bit when he lived as Conan. There was really no good topic to start the conversation.

"Ran, it's Shinichi Kudo!" Shinji Ikari spun around a few times and decisively uttered a deadly voice from inside. He then took out his phone and started recording. Shinji Ikari spoke directly in Shinichi Kudo's voice, "I'm studying in the United States with my father and I basically don't come back. Thank you for all these years! But it seems we are destined to be apart in the end."

After recording, Shinji Ikari listened to it again, seemingly dissatisfied with the overly cheerful tone! He then re-recorded it in a deeper voice. "I'll get some photos of you and the blonde beauties from Yoshito Kikuchi later, and that'll do the trick!"

"..." Faced with such a blatant threat, Conan couldn't utter a single word. This was entirely his own doing; now, all his weaknesses were in the other party's hands! If he had just sat there obediently, the other party might not have been able to cause him any trouble. Otherwise, if he had simply shouted, the ladies next door would have come over to bother him. But now... he was at their mercy! He was going to die! He was going to die!

"Here you go." Seeing that Conan seemed a little scared but didn't react, Shinji Ikari simply stood up, a mischievous grin on his face, and took out his package from the cabinet. Conan was cautious and didn't touch the package directly, so the other party didn't notice any of his little visual tricks. So Shinji Ikari simply took the package that Conan had been wanting to know what was inside, revealing the Divine Mirror. "If you're not afraid of dying, take it out and see for yourself."

"..." Conan glanced at it, and an indescribable fear rose from the bottom of his heart, chilling him to the bone. The Divine Mirror of the Barrier Rope, wrapped around the hero, lay there in his travel bag. "Why did you suddenly show it to me?"

"I'm tired of this. I'll let you die knowing why. I'll hand these things over to Ran in a bit. How she decides what to do next is up to her. How did it feel to bathe together last time?" Shinji Ikari smiled and revealed his trump card.

Conan, or rather, Shinichi Kudo, turned pale instantly! Although he and Ran Mouri were childhood friends, they were always in a state of being more than lovers. Even though they both knew it, they hadn't taken that final step. What if Shinji Ikari gave these things away, or played the recording for Ran Mouri...

"...Shinji-san! I was wrong!" Conan suddenly realized what it meant for circumstances to be beyond one's control.

"No, no, no, how could Japan's number one high school detective be wrong? Don't worry! She's your girlfriend anyway, it'll happen sooner or later." Shinji Ikari stood up, pretending to leave!

"No! I was wrong! I was wrong!"

"That's right!"

"I was wrong!"

"It's okay, at most I'll get a beating."

"No! I'm really going to die!"

"Ha...you're actually afraid of dying?"

Chapter 80 Before Dinner

"So, you can be afraid after all." Shinji Ikari looked at the little guy, whose face was filled with fear and who dared not move, and a playful expression appeared on his face. "This is the mystery you've been waiting for all this time. What, you don't want to get involved anymore?"

As the sacred mirror used by Shinji Ikari and Kirie Himuro for their daily communication, offerings, and dragging away demons, it has become increasingly tainted by Kirie Himuro's aura as a malevolent deity. It has become something that ordinary cursed spirits and evil spirits avoid at all costs, and ordinary people will naturally feel a deep-seated fear upon seeing it.

Perhaps only Ryoko Sakaki and Ryuji Danma, who spend a lot of time with Shinji Ikari, are almost immune to the aura of the Divine Mirror because they see it almost every day, and Himuro Kirie is particularly tolerant of them out of affection for Shinji. However, when Shinji Ikari communicates with Himuro Kirie, he still asks them to stay away.

As for Conan, he's naturally not on Himuro Kirie's list of friends. If Conan had just opened Shinji Ikari's bag without permission and taken out the Divine Mirror... well, that would be a huge mess. Himuro Kirie, who feels her connection to Shinji has been broken, isn't someone to be trifled with. Whether she takes away ten years of Conan's lifespan or sends him away in one fell swoop, it all depends on Himuro Kirie's mood.

"...Can you tell me what this is?" Although he wasn't from the other world, Conan had been to the shrine before. Looking at the layers of barrier ropes outside, Conan knew perfectly well that this was something sealed away. What he was curious about now was why Shinji Ikari would carry such a terrifying-looking thing with him. You say I'm not afraid of death, but aren't you even more fearless?

"The Mirror of the Gods that leads directly to the Himuro Mansion." Shinji Ikari had no interest in being a riddle teller and directly revealed the answer to Conan.

"The Himuro Mansion?!" Conan had no idea what Shinji Ikari was talking about. It wasn't shameful for people from two different worlds not to know some "common sense" about the other. "What kind of place is that?"

"Nice place, wanna go?" Shinji Ikari's malice was practically overflowing the screen, but seeing Shinji's malicious smile, Conan Edogawa finally remembered what it meant to protect himself and shook his head violently.

"Oh, what a pity! So you don't want to watch it now?" Shinji Ikari shook the Divine Mirror at Conan, who continued to shake his head vigorously.

"So I'll put it away? Don't you want to touch it? Or should I open it and take a look?" Shinji Ikari looked at the "elementary school student" who had caused him a lot of trouble and had no intention of letting him off so easily. He bombarded the little guy with a series of questions, making him nod and then shake his head, keeping him very busy.

“…Phew!” After watching Shinji Ikari put away the Divine Mirror, Conan let out a long sigh of relief. The fear that had almost frozen his body began to melt away rapidly, like frost under the sun. Then Conan began to breathe heavily, feeling that his back was almost soaked with cold sweat. He subconsciously looked in the direction of Shinji Ikari in front of him.

With his identity almost exposed and his props exposed, his previous actions not only were meaningless but he had also offended the boy in front of him to the point of no return... Even Conan's brilliant mind was a complete mess at this moment. Looking at Shinji Ikari in front of him, he felt that he had suffered a huge setback today.

“We’re not from the same world. I don’t know why you have to pick on me. If there’s a next time, then…” Shinji Ikari smiled, “Believe me, death is not the end.” Shinji tapped Conan’s forehead, whose eyes were already glazed over, and unceremoniously frightened the little brat from the underworld who had never experienced the insidious ways of the world.

"Buzz!" Just then, Shinji Ikari's phone rang. It was Yuu Aso calling. Shinji was a little puzzled. What was there to talk about now that the ship had just set sail? "Hello, Aso? Oh, I went back to my room. There was an unexpected visitor, so I came back to check on things. It's nothing, just a little kid who ran into my room!"

"Huh!" Conan felt a wave of dizziness as Shinji Ikari tapped him on the forehead. A clear red mark on his forehead showed that Shinji Ikari was really not polite when he hit him.

"Okay, I'm coming right away." Shinji Ikari nodded, then tossed a pair of sneakers to Conan, picked up the voice changer, and continued recording a confession that was extremely damaging to Conan. Conan's face turned pale as he listened, but now Shinji Ikari had too many leverage over him, so he couldn't object at all. He could only put the shoes on himself with trembling hands.

"If you're interested, you can come to NERV sometime. NERV's biotechnology is incredibly advanced; you might even be able to return to your original identity." After hanging up the phone, Shinji Ikari shrugged. How advanced is NERV's biotechnology? Replicating gods, you know!

"Eh!?" Conan was pleasantly surprised. To be honest, he had already accepted his situation to some extent. If it really didn't work out, then he would have to relive his growth process. His only regret was Ran...

So when Conan Edogawa heard what Shinji Ikari said, his eyes widened in disbelief. Could it really be possible? This might be a glimmer of hope! Traditional medical Conan was already feeling hopeless, but what if it was NERV, the legendary entity that had just defeated the invading alien Angels…

"Hey..." Shinji Ikari smirked as he looked at Conan, whose eyes were shining and whose face was filled with anticipation. No one could resist the temptation of returning to youth. Ritsuko Akagi would be very happy to see this free "sample" walk right into her trap. Shinji had experienced all sorts of tests and experiments before, and he might as well give this kid a taste of it too.

Shinji Ikari thought to himself, "Even with my mental fortitude, Ritsuko Akagi has really worn me out. Hmm, Conan shouldn't be ruined, right? He should be..."

"We'll talk about this later. Right now, you want to play your game, and I'm not interested in getting involved. But next time... if you drag me into it, remember to practice your swimming, understand?" After saying this to Conan, Shinji Ikari gave him Conan's shoes and voice changer. As for Conan's watch, he took another watch out of his bag and tossed it to Conan. Shinji crushed Conan's original watch in one swift motion. "This thing is too dangerous. I'll talk to Professor Agasa about it later. He must be crazy to give you something like this."

"Huh?" Conan looked at the Hypnosis Watch, now a pile of shattered pieces, which Shinji Ikari had tossed into the trash can with a resentful expression. No... Conan, who had just felt the heat wave, noticed that the pieces showed signs of dissolution, clearly indicating that they were completely ruined. This once again shocked his worldview.

"Conan!" Before Conan could get a good look, Shinji Ikari's room door was pushed open, and Ran Mouri, dressed in a formal suit and sleeveless vest, walked in. Upon seeing Shinji Ikari in the room, she apologized to him, "Sorry, we were changing clothes next door, so Conan was watching anime in your room."

"It's alright, I had a great time chatting with Conan," Shinji Ikari said with a smile. "I accidentally broke Conan's watch, so consider this waterproof Casio mechanical watch my replacement for him."

"Oh! I can't accept this..." Ran Mouri was a little embarrassed because Conan's watch wasn't bought by her, but given to her by Professor Agasa. So Ran Mouri subconsciously thought it was a child's toy, the kind that wasn't expensive. But a Casio mechanical watch, while not particularly expensive, would still cost at least tens of thousands of yen, not something so cheap.

Because of the special circumstances, Shinji Ikari and Yuu Aso were very particular about their timing and positioning equipment. They bought high-quality Casio mechanical watches, which were relatively less susceptible to interference. However, before each mission, Shinji Ikari would still check the time with Yuu Aso.

"It's alright, I have several spare watches. The little guy is quite cute, just a bit mischievous." Shinji Ikari glanced at Conan in front of him, and then Conan gave an awkward smile.

"Let's go, Conan, there's a big meal tonight!" Ran Mouri didn't think much of it. She waved to Conan, signaling him to come with her. She felt quite embarrassed that she had left Conan in Shinji Ikari's room without his permission.

Shinji Ikari stood up. Ran Mouri came out, which meant that Yuu Aso had probably arrived as well. So Shinji Ikari also had to change his clothes. This is often the annoying thing about eating with people from these big families. They always have to wear formal attire and have a lot of rules to follow when they eat together.

"Shinji, why aren't you dressed yet?" Ryoko Sakaki walked in wearing a dark blue dress. The form-fitting dress perfectly outlined Ryoko Sakaki's curves, making Shinji feel like he couldn't get enough of looking at her.

"You idiot! Change your clothes right now!" Ryoko Sakaki was instantly very satisfied with the effect of the dress she had specially chosen, and Shinji Ikari's reaction was the best compliment to how well the dress looked on him.

"Ugh! Every time I wear this suit, I feel like a hotel doorman." Shinji Ikari shook his head, simply put on a suit and tie, and then put on a simple bow tie around his neck. Tying a tie is too troublesome, so Shinji Ikari always wears a bow tie. Fortunately, Shinji Ikari is quite muscular, so the suit looks pretty good on him.

"So, beautiful lady, would you have the honor of having dinner with me tonight?" After Shinji Ikari finished dressing, Ryoko Sakaki helped him tidy up. Just as Ryoko was admiring the result, Shinji Ikari made a cheeky remark.

"Hmm... then I'll reluctantly accept your invitation."

Chapter 81 The Dinner That Was Out of Reach

When Shinji Ikari, arm in arm with Ryoko Sakaki, entered the restaurant, most of the people were already there. The Suzuki family members were mostly seated inside, with Sonoko at a separate table, happily waving to Shinji and Ryoko.

However, Shinji Ikari noticed that the atmosphere in the restaurant seemed a little strange to him. The atmosphere in the entire cafeteria was somewhat odd, with two groups of people glaring at each other without any politeness. The atmosphere was several times worse than when they took a group photo earlier, when the wealthy families put on a perfunctory smile. It was almost at the stage of a family feud.

However, it seems that not everyone participated. Several people were clearly watching the spectacle with amusement. To be precise, although Sonoko Suzuki's family wasn't particularly large, they were noticeably more united than the disgruntled family across the street.

"It's a great outfit~" Shinji Ikari didn't say much when he sat down, but first praised Sonoko Suzuki's dress.

"Hey, that's right! I'm naturally beautiful! And now I have Rei-nee's blessing!" Suzuki Sonoko was still full of energy as always. To be honest, as the second daughter of the family, Suzuki Sonoko generally doesn't consider things like inheritance. She's very easygoing and doesn't have much scheming, which makes her particularly likable. Just like now, Suzuki Sonoko's bright smile has enlivened the entire restaurant.

"Why hasn't Gozo arrived yet? Shoji, go check on him. It's almost lunchtime. It's too embarrassing to keep the guests waiting..." Suzuki Sonoko's grandfather, Suzuki Gosei, sighed. Gozo had a bad temper and often scolded people. His own brother, even after all his life, still couldn't change his bad temper.

“Okay.” Suzuki Shoji nodded readily in agreement. Suzuki Hosei was the head of the Suzuki family. Although his grandfather had also expanded the Suzuki Group’s territory, there was no doubt that the head of the Suzuki family was the one who was in charge.

Shinji Ikari sighed silently. Was it time to begin? He glanced subconsciously at Conan beside him. Conan, whom he had just dealt with, clearly showed a hint of lingering fear. However, not long after, the sound of shouting came from Suzuki Shoji, who was heading to the Gozoku with the butler.

"Hmm?" Shinji Ikari quickly scanned the room. After a few names were called, Shinji's childhood memories were awakened. Basically, everyone present matched up except for the surname. And what was different from his memory was that... there was only one second daughter, Sonoko Suzuki. There was no Juliet who married the daughter of his enemy.

So this silly guy is eyeing Sonoko Suzuki? Shinji Ikari glanced back at Ichiro Suzuki, whose expression was gloomy. What a casual name.

"It's best if no one leaves without permission." Just as a group of people were about to stand up and rush out, Shinji Ikari stood up. "This is for the good of everyone here."

"Who the hell are you?!" A thuggish-looking young man glared at him, about to retort, when in the next instant, a cold light flashed past his face, and a dinner knife was embedded in the table between his fingers, sinking straight into the hilt.

"So, I happen to be a sorcerer. Is that reason enough? Although I'm not a policeman, it shouldn't be a problem to investigate this matter casually." Shinji Ikari straightened his collar, and the murderous aura he exuded amidst the mountains of corpses and seas of blood on Reach glared back without hesitation. The arrogant, blond-haired thug-like man instantly fell silent, wilting like a frostbitten eggplant after encountering a truly tough opponent like Shinji Ikari.

"Notify the captain to leave the necessary control personnel behind. The rest of you, assemble here. The Suzuki family members, please assemble first." Shinji Ikari calmly and decisively began issuing orders. "Aso, please take a look at the scene and bring the items over."

“Okay!” Asou Yuu stood up. The reason he would team up with Shinji Ikari was that Shinji never panicked when faced with a situation. He was very calm and could make quick and clear judgments, so that he wouldn’t miss an important clue due to panic.

As for why Shinji Ikari was able to remain so calm? Ah, a Covenant CAS flew overhead, and our supporting escort ship was destroyed again! Ah, dozens of Oni-faced Beasts jumped down from the other side! Damn it, we ran into those invisible bastards again in a confined space! After experiencing things like this a few times, anyone would understand what it means to be completely unfazed.

After all, as the fighting progressed, Shinji Ikari and his remaining resistance forces basically thought: Damn, I survived again today! Tomorrow will be another good day to kill a bunch of Covenant trash! In order to deal with these crazy remaining Hellscreamers, the Covenant had to send out the Brutes with powerful shields to pursue them. In the end, when they tried to destroy the enemy's anti-air base, they were killed by a single blow from a Brute's hammer.

"What is this?" Suzuki Ryuzo, the eldest brother-in-law who had also married into the family, looked at Asou Yuu with a dissatisfied expression. Asou Yuu was spraying something on them, especially demanding that they put their hands out.

“A special fluorescent reagent can easily detect bloodstains,” Aso Yuu said simply. Since the captain needed some time to gather the crew, Ikari Shinji planned to go through the Suzuki family members in front of him first. After reading the script, Ikari Shinji felt that there was no need to go to so much trouble.

"Wait! Are you saying you're treating us like prisoners? We're all in the hall, we haven't gone anywhere! You bastard!" Longzang roared angrily.

"You have nothing wrong with you, so what are you feeling guilty about?" A special light shone on Longzang's body, but there were no light spots.

"You..." Ryuzo was about to say something when someone suddenly shouted and rushed out, frantically heading in the other direction.

"Ah!" Then Shinji Ikari threw a chair at him, knocking him to the ground, and before anyone could react, he stepped on his back.

"Ichiro!" Ichiro Suzuki's mother screamed, "How could you hurt my son? What right do you have! When did sorcerers start investigating cases?!"

"The reason is simple. Because the creation of cursed spirits and vengeful spirits often involves very serious public security cases, we basically have certain investigative authority, and it doesn't have much to do with those detectives in the private sector." Shinji Ikari glanced at everyone present, and when he said the last few words, his eyes swept over Conan, who looked somewhat unconvinced.

"My son Ichiro has been frail and sickly since he was a child. He can't even kill a chicken, let alone kill someone! Don't even think about spraying my son with whatever you don't know about!" The expression of Suzuki Ichiro's mother, Suzuki Mariko, began to change drastically. Her son's behavior was too suspicious. In the end, she clearly gritted her teeth and began to stubbornly resist.

"Oh?" Shinji Ikari looked at the woman in front of him with interest. Her face, though well-maintained, still showed signs of her youthful good looks, but she had aged, and with her current ferocious expression, she was incredibly ugly. "A villain with a combat power of less than five," Shinji Ikari said, bowing slightly. "If necessary, we can perform spirit summoning, although it can only be used as supplementary evidence. But do you really want to?"

After saying this, Shinji Ikari and Yuu Aso exchanged a glance. Yuu Aso then walked over and said, "Sonoko, help this auntie stand up. If I do it, I'll be a bit rougher."

"Mariko, stand up yourself, don't make a scene." Just as Sonoko Suzuki was about to move, Takeo Suzuki pulled her back and spoke.

"You!" Mariko Suzuki didn't dare to confront Howard Suzuki, and could only glare angrily at Shinji Ikari. "I remember you! I won't let you get away with this! I won't let your family get away with this!"

"Oh! My father, Gendo Ikari, please do whatever you wish to do!" Shinji Ikari said calmly, betraying his father without hesitation. Sonoko Suzuki, who was on good terms with Shinji, and Ryoko Sakaki, who knew better, both smiled wryly upon hearing Shinji's words.

After that, Gendo Ikari was indeed inexplicably assassinated several times, but after all, trying to assassinate the Commander-in-Chief of NERV in Tokyo-3 was indeed a pipe dream... and these bribed assassins really didn't have a good ending.

"Looks like... there's nothing to doubt anymore." After spraying the liquid, Asou Yuu shone a light on his hand, revealing the unfortunate man lying on the ground. His hands were covered in fluorescent light, his trouser legs were also covered in fluorescent light, his shoes were covered in fluorescent light, and even his face had many fluorescent spots.

"When you splattered the blood of your elders, did you ever regret it?" Shinji Ikari sighed. Family feuds are always a mess. The anime itself was full of hints, and perhaps even if this young man hadn't made the move, some people wouldn't have been able to hold back.