Stay away from Conan.

Thinking back to the situation at the time, the organization that planned this for the sake of Nishikawa Taijo's legacy, and the fact that Hanada Emi returned to Japan from the United States, clearly indicated that none of this was a spur-of-the-moment decision.

Therefore, given that Hanada Emi was already in Japan, it is quite natural that she had already established contact with Saeki Tadashi.

Therefore, given the current situation, it is quite normal to encounter Hanada Emi, who also seems to be heading to Saeki's residence, on the way there.

Therefore, when he suddenly encountered Hanada Emi at this time, although Takato had not disguised himself in any way—that is, his current appearance was undoubtedly that of the original Mitarai Kyosuke—Takato was not worried about any unexpected events. On the contrary, he felt that the matter had become simpler from this point on.

After all, even though the fact that the original body died at the hands of Hanada Emi indicates that Hanada Emi clearly recognized the appearance of his current body, it also means that for Hanada Emi, the appearance of him in front of her was absolutely unexpected.

Therefore, after seeing Hanada Emi's figure, Takato walked straight towards her. Just like that, when Hanada Emi realized that someone was approaching her, she turned around and noticed Takato's presence. Sure enough, the first reaction of Hanada Emi when she saw Takato was surprise.

Someone who had clearly died at her hands reappeared before her. Even if her composure prevented her from feeling fear, a trace of doubt would still arise—

Is it that the person who deserved to die didn't die, or is it simply that they look alike?

Before Hanada Megumi could even think, Takato had already arrived in front of her and took the initiative to speak to her:
"Ms. Hanada Emi, right? Do you know who your biological father is?"

Without any probing questions, Gao Yuan directly asked him the question—

After all, his stated purpose was to find Nishikawa Taijo's illegitimate daughter, so it was perfectly reasonable for him to ask about it after meeting his target.

However, when Hanada Emi was asked this question, she was stunned for a moment. She had not yet fully recovered from seeing the "original body". Since the organization's plan to "set her up to pretend to be Nishikawa Taijo's illegitimate daughter" should not have been communicated to Hanada Emi at this time, so that she would not realize that the time was right, Hanada Emi did not realize the reason why Takato said this.

Therefore, from Gao Yuan's perspective, after Hanada Emi finished listening to his words, her reaction went from being a little stunned to hesitant, and finally, he vaguely sensed a hint of murderous intent flashing in her eyes. Then, she began to observe her surroundings, as if to confirm whether anyone was around.

Gao Yuan clearly understood what the other party wanted to do, so he wasn't surprised and simply said:

"How about it? If you don't feel comfortable here, shall we talk somewhere else?"

With that said, Gao Yuan took the lead and walked towards the alleyway by the roadside.

Seeing this, Hanada Emi did not hesitate. After realizing the direction Takato went, she followed him instinctively, even though she had doubts.

And so, following Takato's figure to the side alley, Hanada Emi first roughly observed the area, confirming its seclusion and the possibility that no one else was around since it was a dead end. Then, Hanada Emi immediately made a decision—

Regardless of who the person in front of us is or what their purpose is, let's subdue them and interrogate them to find out the truth first!

After all, the other party had come to this place on his own... Just like that, Hanada Emi moved quickly forward and took a step, seemingly intending to defeat Takato in one fell swoop.

However, it is clear that Gao Yuan dared to do this, guiding Hanada Emi to this place, because he had anticipated Hanada Emi's reaction. After all, Gao Yuan understood Hanada Emi's personality. Through their previous interactions in the real world, Gao Yuan knew what Hanada Emi would do in this situation.

So, as soon as Gao Yuan entered the alley, he heard Hanada Emi making a move behind him. Gao Yuan immediately launched an attack, turning around and delivering a whip kick to meet Hanada Emi's attack head-on.

Faced with this sudden counterattack, Hanada Emi was somewhat surprised. She hadn't expected that the person in front of her looked exactly like "Mitarai Kyosuke," yet their styles of doing things were completely different. Therefore, Hanada Emi subconsciously felt a sense of unease.

I think I've been misled by my original understanding of Mitarai Kyosuke. Why would I think that dealing with this person would be the same as dealing with Mitarai Kyosuke?
Immediately after blocking Gao Yuan's counterattack and roughly sensing the opponent's strength, Hanada Emi made a quick assessment of the opponent's abilities and resolutely became serious, preparing to go all out.

However, after his counterattack was blocked, Gao Yuan continued his offensive without any hesitation.

Although Gao Yuan knew this body wasn't untrained, and that "himself" didn't have any special defensive gear, he had considerable experience fighting Hanada Emi. Combined with his own combat experience, Gao Yuan, using this body, quickly and perfectly exploited the weaknesses in Hanada Emi's reactions.

Ultimately, the swordplay techniques of Hanada Emi clearly showed the influence of the swordsmanship she had learned. Therefore, without breaking free from these constraints, Takato directly attacked with the concept of "disarming the opponent." He grabbed Hanada Emi's main attacking hand with one hand, then rushed in and, taking advantage of the momentum, touched Hanada Emi's shoulder with his other hand. With both hands exerting force, using his experience in wrestling as the "Hanged Man," he quickly and decisively threw Hanada Emi to the ground before she could react.

Thus, Hanada Emi felt as if her actions had been completely seen through by her opponent, and she was directly defeated in this situation...

The difference in experience between myself and my opponent is obvious. I was deceived because I judged my opponent's strength based on the feeling of force when I dealt with his first move.
With this feeling of apprehension already creeping in, Hanada Emi couldn't help but hesitate.

Without giving him much time to think, Gao Yuan immediately said with a serious expression:
"Your techniques were learned from 'Camus,' weren't they? That's really strange..."

"Don't you know that twenty years ago, your mother's code name in the organization was 'Louis'? As for why she fled to the United States while pregnant with you, it has nothing to do with 'Camus'."

"But now, he has brought you back..."

"Ah, how interesting!"

—In terms of skill, by quickly and decisively defeating the opponent, one can maximize one's abilities to temporarily suppress the opponent. At the same time, relying on complete intelligence and a "God's-eye view" perspective, one can further undermine the opponent's fighting spirit through words.

Such feelings stirred a sense of melancholy in Gao Yuan's heart.

Right now, I feel like I've "leveled up and returned to the starting village"... (End of Chapter)