Conan: I'm Not a Model Worker in the Winery

Chapter 678 Red Party Seminar - Part

Rice Flower Hotel, 11th floor, room 1111.

A very auspicious room number.

At this moment, there were two people standing at the door... to be precise, two women.

One of the people was familiar to Conan. It was Masumi Sera, with whom he had gone yesterday to help investigate the whereabouts of Hondou Eisuke's sister.

Of course, Conan couldn't help being surprised and asked, then he remembered that Sera Masumi was Mr. Akai's sister...

Suddenly, Conan's heart moved:
Wait, so... Mr. Akai called all the people he is familiar with this time?
The white-haired woman next to Sera is...

"Eh? Conan? Why are you here?"

Masumi Sera was also surprised when she saw Conan.

She didn't realize anything yet and thought it was just a coincidence.

only……

"Conan?"

The white-haired woman wearing sunglasses, Akai Mary, lowered her head and looked at Conan with a little curiosity.

Because she had frequent contact with her son, she understood with a simple thought that these people were probably called by her son, and for some reason, she even called her daughter as well.

After thinking for a while, she simply took off her sunglasses and smiled at Conan, "You are the boy that Shuichi was talking about, right? Thank you for your help to my son recently."

…It turns out to be Mr. Akai’s mother!

Conan came back to his senses and scratched his head embarrassedly, "Ah, that, nothing, hahaha... By the way, Mrs. Akai, were you and Sister Sera also called here by Brother Shuichi?"

"Yeah, that's right." Akai Mary nodded and stared at the door. "I asked the hotel front desk. Although the person who booked this room is a pseudonym, from the description of his appearance, it's definitely him...

It’s just that we knocked on the door just now and there was no response from inside.”

Conan glanced at the closed door and went up to knock twice, but no one answered.

"Could it be that Brother Shuichi went out?"

"No, I called the front desk and no one downstairs saw him go out."

Mary Akai walked to the door and carefully observed the door lock to see if there were any signs of prying.

As an agent, she has developed the habit of observing the environment at all times, and she would consider the worst possible scenario in any situation - for example, she has already considered whether her son was killed in the room by some means...

Or maybe there was a bomb in the room, deliberately luring them into the trap.

She even doubted whether those text messages were sent by her son...

of course.

Conan also thought of what she thought of.

Because Conan also called Akai Shuichi, but no one answered, and no sound came out of the room...

It’s tricky!
Conan and Mary Akai stood on both sides of the door, holding their chins, their movements in perfect unison.

Both of them inadvertently ignored Sera Masumi who was standing next to them with a puzzled look on his face.

Who can tell her why Conan seems to be so familiar with his brother?
And why did her mother have an expression like "I understand"? ?
as well as……

Masumi Sera: What are you thinking about standing at the door? Can you please tell me?
The three of them stood at the door for several minutes amidst the strange looks from other residents passing by, until they heard footsteps stopping beside them.

"Eh! Conan...ah, there's Sera-san too?!"

Conan looked up in astonishment, "Eisuke...brother?"

The person standing behind him was none other than Hondou Eisuke.

However, it was very different from his usual attire, he was wearing a long windbreaker.

This seemingly quiet boy also looked confused, but then he clapped his hands as if he realized something, "I know! It was you, Sera-san, who texted me, right? But, when did you change your phone number…"

He and Masumi Sera exchanged cell phone numbers.

But today, he received a text message from an unknown number, telling him that if he wanted to know the whereabouts of his sister, he should come to Room 1111 of the Rice Flower Hotel...

"Well, Brother Yingyou, actually we came here because we received the text message." Conan spoke after hesitating for a moment.

In fact, he seemed to understand Akai Shuichi's plan, but the problem was that Akai Shuichi had not appeared yet...

Mary Akai knew as much as Conan and had more guesses in her mind.

In order to avoid misunderstanding, the four of them checked the text messages on their phones and confirmed that the sender was Shuichi Akai.

However, the content of the text messages that Shuichi Akai sent to Conan and his mother and sister all said that he had something and asked them to come over, while the text message to Hondou Eisuke was the most straightforward.

To be honest, there was a hint of threat in it - probably because he was afraid that if he didn't say it more harshly, he wouldn't be able to trick people into coming over.

After the four people had a conversation...or rather, mainly three people, because the unfortunate child Sera Masumi could hardly express anything over her mother.

Their attention returned to the door.

"How about... prying it open?" Sera Masumi felt that she finally had a chance to make a debut, and weakly raised her hand, "I have practiced prying open this kind of hotel door before, I can pry it open..."

Conan and Hondou Eisuke both looked at her strangely.

Who would contact someone to break into a house and pick the lock?
"Let's contact Shuichi first." Akai Mary rejected her daughter's suggestion directly, "It's safer this way."

She was still worried that there was a bomb or something behind the door...

Hondou Eisuke poked Conan nervously, "Ah... who is this 'Shuichi' you are talking about?"

Conan's mouth twitched, "Who else could it be... It's Sister Sera's brother, this aunt's son, an FBI agent..."

I don’t know if it’s because the description of Shuichi Akai is too accurate.

The door of the room suddenly opened a crack at the moment he finished speaking.

The four people's reactions were surprisingly consistent. They took a step back in unison, becoming extremely alert and looking at the head sticking out of the door.

Akai Hideichi looked dazed, his clothes were a little messy, but his mind was still clear: "Sorry, I was sleeping just now and didn't hear the phone call... Come in."

Crowd: "..."

This was something they never expected.

It turned out to be because... I overslept?
Conan was the first to walk in with a subtle expression, and Akai Mary, who followed him in, also had a subtle expression.

However, the two of them and Sera Masumi were relatively calm, except for Hondou Eisuke, who was very excited. After he came in and closed the door, he immediately walked to Akai Shuichi who was about to pour a glass of water, and said in an excited voice:

"Hey! Mr. Akai! You said you know the whereabouts of my sister? Where is she now? Is she doing well? Exactly..."

"Cough, cough, cough!" Akai Shuichi tried to answer without swallowing a mouthful of water, but ended up choking several times...

He wondered if he had a conflict with water recently?

Previously, he was sprayed with water by the fire prevention device, which left him with a psychological trauma. Now he was choked by the water again...

But thanks to this choke, Shuichi Akai became much more sober, and even his vision became completely clear, without the previous blurry feeling.

After drinking some water to moisten his throat, he turned to look at the anxious boy and said calmly:

"You are the master, right? I will tell you about your sister in a moment... Please stay there for a moment."

He gestured toward a chair in the living room.

With the funds for the event, he didn't have to save money and simply booked a suite.

Conan and Sera Masumi both sat on the sofa consciously, looking at Akai Shuichi longingly.

Except for Akai Mary.

This mother with a strong aura stared at her son expressionlessly, as if to say, "You'd better give me an explanation"...

However, Shuichi Akai inherited the character strengths of his parents. Although he has not seen his mother for many years, this tit-for-tat aura makes him miss her.

Hondou Eisuke, who was invited to sit down, realized belatedly that the atmosphere was a little strange. After hesitating for a while, he went over and sat... uh, or rather, he sat down next to Conan.

The three of them sat on the same sofa with Akai Mari, but even Sera Masumi kept a distance of twenty centimeters from her mother.

The only single sofa opposite was naturally reserved for Shuichi Akai himself.

Holding a glass of hot water, Shuichi Akai sat down opposite them.

"I need an explanation." Akai Mary said coldly, "Why did you call Masumi... and these two children here? They are irrelevant personnel and do not comply with the rules of our operation."

The way she spoke was not like a mother speaking to her son, but more like a boss speaking to his subordinate.

Conan felt the long-lost cool air and couldn't help shivering - this auntie, her aura is really strong...

But he was also very curious about what Mr. Akai asked them to do.
“That’s what I was going to say, too.”

Akai Shuichi was not overwhelmed by his mother's aura. His expression was as calm as ever, and he had a convincing confidence. "This matter should start from the last time the organization purged us... but I may extend it to the shooting incident of the parliamentary candidate before.

So, mother, please be patient for a moment. I want to talk to this...classmate of ours first. Her sister is cooperating with us."

The 'we' here, of course, does not refer to them, but to the FBI.

Conan and Akai Mary both understood it in a second.

The latter nodded, indicating that he had no objection.

Hondou Eisuke swallowed nervously, "Mr. Shuichi, what happened to my sister?"

Akai Shuichi did not give a direct answer, as if he was thinking about how to tell him the truth.

——Originally, he hadn’t planned to reveal the answer so early…

But, who made him agree to Mr. Lin’s plan?
After thinking for a while, he took out a small plastic bag from his inner pocket and took out a photo: "You should know the person in the photo."

Hondou Eisuke looked over subconsciously, his lips unconsciously pursed, "Well... her name is Mizunashi Rena, and she's a host."

"I know you've been investigating her whereabouts recently. I'm sure you already know that she disappeared during the last shooting."

Akai Shuichi took a sip of water and paused:
"She is your sister."

The air was quiet for a moment

……Snapped!

Hondou Eisuke suddenly slapped the table, or to be more precise, the photo, with a ferocious expression, "Impossible! She is not my sister!"

Akai Hide looked at him for two seconds, picked up his paw, silently put the photo into the bag, and then said slowly:
"I don't know why you are so determined that she is not...but listen to me first, and then make your decision.

If after I finish speaking, you still hold your opinion, I won’t stop you…”

After a pause, he continued speaking without waiting for Hondou Eisuke to respond, his speech speed slightly faster.

He was waiting to finish it before going to bed.

"Let's start with Mizunashi Reina's story." Akai Shuichi sorted out his thoughts and looked at his mother, "Mom, for some reason, I didn't tell you the specific news about her before. You should listen to it too."

Akai Marie raised her chin and said, "Go ahead."

Akai Hide nodded, "Rena Mizunashi, your code name in the organization is Kiel, you should all know this."

Hondou Eisuke's pupils shrank.

He wanted to say that he didn't know, but Akai Shuichi didn't give him a chance to interrupt:
"In the previous assassination attempt on a parliamentary candidate, she acted as bait, leading the target to the sniper's gun... Although we knew about their plan at the time, we were unable to stop it in time.

However, due to our intervention, part of the organization's plan was disrupted...

In the chaos, we held each other hostage.”

Akai Shuichi exhaled, "That is to say, her disappearance in the beginning was caused by us."

"I reached an agreement with her after I knew she was captured."

"She told me intelligence about the organization, and the condition was that I, the FBI, would protect her brother and, if necessary, ask us to activate the witness protection program."

"...Wait, wait!" Hondou Eisuke was a little confused. "Why would she make such a request? And what about that organization you mentioned?..."

"All you need to know is that it's a huge criminal organization." Akai Shuichi raised his head, "Well, the story about Gil... that is, Rena Mizunashi, whose real name is Hondou Eikai, starts from when I just joined the organization...

But it’s too much trouble, so I’ll keep it short.”

Conan: "..."

Something is wrong. Mr. Akai's speaking style is wrong today!

In every sense!
"...In short, your father, Ethan Hondou, and your sister, Eimi Hondou, are both CIA agents. They infiltrated the organization for a mission, but due to some mistakes, your father had to sacrifice himself to protect your sister's position in the organization.

And now your sister has returned to the organization to lurk...

This is the whole truth about your sister."

Akai Shuichi paused again.

"Of course, if you want to know more details, I will tell you in detail another time."

Hondou Eisuke: “…”

No, it's not...

Why do I feel like there is too much information in these few minutes? ?
(End of this chapter)