Ke Xue: My standards for dating are not problematic!

Chapter 109 Yukiko: Kitahara, I'm very angry, please bear with it.

"Isn't that Jodie Starling from the FBI? What's this woman doing here?"

Shouldn't she be in the United States right now?

"Could it be because of that scam text message that Akemi Miyano sent a few days ago?"

A few days ago, he went to the store to listen to gossip, and then he heard Miyano Akemi and Amuro Tooru loudly plotting to commit telecom fraud, planning to lure Akai Shuichi out and kill him.

Before Shuichi Akai even showed up, Jodie Starling appeared first.

It seems she's going to move into this apartment building and become his neighbor.

He had no problem with being Judy's neighbor because he loved learning, especially learning English.

Fortunately, Judy is an English teacher, and his English needs improvement.

Ms. Judy, I want to learn English!

"Everyone, be gentle, be gentle, don't break my furniture."

Judy spoke to the porters beside her in broken Japanese.

Upon hearing this, the porters paused for a moment, then lowered their heads and laughed, because the accent was really strange.

But actually, Judy's Japanese is very good because she has a Japanese friend, and she learned Japanese from this friend.

The reason for using such broken Japanese is simply to deceive others.

Because her current role is that of an English teacher who has just arrived in Tokyo from the United States.

Since she is a foreigner, it is normal for her to not speak Japanese well, which helps her conceal her identity.

She is currently a teacher on the surface, but secretly she is an FBI agent, and one who hasn't been granted permission to enter the country, so she needs to conceal her true identity.

"Hello, are you a recent resident who just moved here?"

At this moment, Kitahara Natsuyu walked over, looked at the blonde, blue-eyed Judy, and smiled.

Upon hearing the voice, Judy's body tensed up for a moment, then relaxed, turned her head, and smiled slightly.

“Oh, yes, I’m a new resident here. Are you a resident here too?” Judy continued in broken Japanese.

Little did he know, Kitahara Natsuyu had already seen through Judy, including her momentary tension.

But you can't blame Judy for that; it's because she's an FBI agent and an American.

She knew the situation in the United States better than anyone.

Although Japan, like the United States, does not prohibit guns, its gun control is very strict. Anyone who wants to own a gun must register, and there are random checks from time to time, which is quite troublesome.

Furthermore, only hunting rifles and air guns are legally permitted to be owned; other types of firearms are not allowed.

As for the United States, those who know, know.

Free America, gunfights every day.

Therefore, Judy's reaction was perfectly normal, especially when a stranger approaches her.

“Yes, I am a resident of this apartment building, living in 2503,” Kitahara Natsuhiro said. “My name is Kitahara Natsuhiro.”

Upon hearing this, Judy looked delighted: "It seems we are destined to meet. I live in 2504 now, and we just happen to be neighbors."

"May I ask what Mr. Kitahara does for a living?"

Kitahara Natsuyu said, "I am a physical education teacher at Teitan Elementary School."

“Oh my god! We have the same profession. I am an English teacher, an English teacher at Teitan High School. My name is Judy Saint-Temilion, and I am from America.”

English teacher, Judy Saint-Temilion?

She's clearly an FBI agent; it should be Jodie Starling.

"That's quite a coincidence."

"Oh, right." Judy looked down, took a package out of her handbag, and handed it to Kitahara Natsuyu: "This... should be called a souvenir, it's for the neighbors."

Hearing this, Kitahara Natsuyu paused for a moment, then smiled and took the package: "I didn't expect that Ms. Judy would be so knowledgeable about the rules of Japan."

In Japan, it's customary to give a gift to your neighbors after moving.

It could be a towel, or some snacks.

Of course, it's not a problem if you don't send it.

However, in the world of Detective Conan, not giving a gift might lead to bloodshed.

Judy said with a smile, "Because one of my good friends is from Japan and is currently a first-grade math teacher at Beika Elementary School."

“It seems we two are really destined to meet,” Kitahara Natsuhiro said with a smile. “I also have two friends who are teachers at Beika Elementary School, and they should know each other.”

He was naturally referring to Akiko and Minori Nakamura.

"Since we're so destined to meet, if you don't mind, could you give me your phone number?" Kitahara Natsumi blinked.

Judy smiled and did not refuse. She took out her phone from her pocket and exchanged phone numbers with Kitahara Natsuhiro.

Afterwards, Kitahara Natsuhiro and Judy entered the apartment and took the elevator to the 25th floor.

When they arrived at the 25th floor, the furniture movers also arrived at the 25th floor via the freight elevator and had already moved the furniture inside.

High-end apartments like Mihua Apartments all have freight elevators, which are not only spacious but also don't cause residents to compete for elevator space, making them quite convenient.

"Oh, right, Ms. Judy, wait for me a moment."

As he spoke, Kitahara Natsuyu took out his key, opened his front door, changed into slippers, went inside and fiddled with something for a few minutes, and then came out carrying a transparent glass jar.

Furthermore, there were white strip-shaped objects and yellow objects inside the glass jar.

These are the pickled radishes and pickled peppers that Kitahara Natsuhiro personally pickled.

"Here, this is for you, consider it a thank-you gift."

Kitahara Natsuhiro handed the glass jar to Judy.

Judy instinctively caught the jar, and when she came to her senses, she picked it up, looked at it closely, and couldn't help but ask, "What is this? Is it something to eat?"

Kitahara Natsuyu explained, "This contains white radish and chili peppers, which are soaked in salt, sugar, and some boiled water, etc. I made it myself."

"You can eat it right away after opening. It might be a little spicy, but I hope you like it."

One of his main principles is reciprocity.

"OK, OK."

Judy did not refuse Kitahara Natsuyu's gift of thanks: "So this is food. I'll go back and try it to see what it tastes like. It's the first time I've ever seen food like this."

"If you think it tastes good, you can come find me after you're done eating. I made a lot!"

"Oh, thank you, Kitahara-sensei, you're so kind."

Just then, the movers came out of the room and came to Judy's side.

"Miss Judy, we've finished moving your things. A staff member will check with you shortly, so we'll be leaving now," the staff member said.

"Oh, thank you."

"You're welcome."

The staff then left.

After they left, Kitahara Natsuyu exchanged a few more pleasantries with Judy, and then the two went their separate ways.

As Judy turned to leave and closed the door, the smile on her face vanished instantly, and she sighed, "Pretending to be an ordinary English teacher is really tiring."

"But this neighbor seems pretty nice; he even gave me this as a gift."

Judy looked at the glass jar in her hand, changed into slippers, went into the living room, and casually placed the jar on the table.

Then he took out a black, walkie-talkie-like object from his bag, pressed one of the buttons, and a green light started flashing.

Next, Judy took the item and carefully examined it in the living room, then went in and out of the other rooms.

After confirming everything was in order, she completely relaxed. "Great, there are no listening devices or transmitters in the furniture or the room. It's safe here."

"worn out."

But what she didn't know was that the person living next door was a human-shaped listening device.

Judy tossed the detector onto the table and plopped down in a chair.

When she saw the glass jar on the table, she suddenly felt a little hungry.

"I remember there were some tableware included when I bought the gift set. Let me see."

Judy found her bag and rummaged through it to find some cutlery, including chopsticks.

She knows how to use chopsticks, thanks to Natsuko Shibuya.

"However, before eating it, we need to check if there are any problems."

Next, she took some things out of her bag, opened the jar, and dripped the water inside onto the test strip.

It won't take long, just a few minutes will suffice.

If the test strip changes color, then it is toxic; if it does not change color, then it is not toxic.

Time passed minute by minute.

After a long wait, the time finally came.

Judy breathed a sigh of relief after discovering that it wasn't poisonous.

"Let me taste what this tastes like."

She picked up her chopsticks, took out a piece of radish, put it in her mouth, and gently bit it with her pearly teeth.

The radish snapped with a crack.

"Hmm, this tastes pretty good. It's a bit sour and a bit spicy, but it's still within my tolerance range. I'll have another one."

Buzz buzz.
Just as Judy was enjoying her meal, her phone rang. She turned to look at it, and when she saw the number, her eyes narrowed. She then answered the call.

"Xiu, I'm all settled here, no problems at all. How about you?"

The person who called was Shuichi Akai.

She and Shuichi Akai were part of the advance team sent by the FBI headquarters; the rest of the team would arrive soon.

They are specifically responsible for investigating intelligence about criminal organizations.

Just in case, the two did not gather together, but instead found their own places to stay.

They were afraid of being discovered by the criminal organization and being wiped out.

"I've already got it all set up on my end, and there are no problems."

"if."

Just as Shuichi Akai was about to say something, he was suddenly interrupted by Jodie.

"hiss"

In an instant, Judy stuck out her tongue, a tear welled up in her eye, and she gasped.

"Judy, what's wrong?" Shuichi Akai's expression changed.

Upon hearing this, Judy quickly replied, "No, it's nothing, I just... got a sore throat from the spiciness of my food."

She accidentally picked up the pickled peppers and radishes together and ate them without noticing, and now she's been burned by the spiciness.

"That's it."

Seeing that Judy was alright, he was relieved.

"You eat first, I need to go investigate some things."

"Call me again if anything happens."

After saying that, Shuichi Akai hung up the phone before Judy could react.

"Hey Hey hey"

Judy stared at the phone that had been hung up, her eyes dimming.

"Did you go investigate information about Akemi Miyano?"

"Ugh"

Night falls.

Yukiko arrived at Kitahara Natsuhiro's house again, looking quite energetic.

"Xia Yu, can I borrow your computer? Chris sent me something again, let me take a look." Yukiko rushed over after get off work.

Her purpose was to borrow the computer to see what Chris had sent her.

"Okay, wait a minute."

Kitahara Natsuhiro stood up from the sofa, turned around and went into the bedroom to take out his laptop, which he then placed on the table.

"What did Miss Chris send you?" Kitahara Natsuhiko asked curiously.

However, this is most likely evidence of Kudo Yu's infidelity.

It seems that Kudo Yusaku leaving with nothing is a foregone conclusion.

"I don't know, it must be about that bastard Edogawa Yuhei!"

Yukiko's expression darkened at the mention of that name.

Kitahara Natsuhiro didn't say anything, but came closer to see what it was.

When Yukiko logged into her email and opened a video file...
The computer then emitted sounds that were inappropriate for children.

Kitahara Natsuhiro and Yukiko paused for a moment, then subconsciously looked at each other.

Kitahara Natsuhiro's eyes were full of mockery towards Yukiko.

A short film to liven things up?
I do not know!
What on earth did Chris send me?!

Yukiko spat, and then her expression changed drastically, turning ashen!

Because the sound coming from the video was familiar, like the one Yukiko was making.

It was the voices of Yusaku Kudo and Rias.

Snapped!
Yukiko slammed the laptop shut; she knew what the rest of the content was without even looking at it.

It's nothing more than that.

Kitahara Natsuyu thought to himself, "That woman Vermouth has even installed surveillance cameras inside writer Kudo Yu's body. Impressive!"

This is tantamount to having a mole within Yusaku Kudo's inner circle.

There's a mole inside; terminate the transaction.

The next second, Kitahara Natsuhiro felt his collar being pulled, and when he turned around, he saw Yukiko's gloomy face.

"Kitahara, I'm really angry right now, so please bear with it."

?

Shouldn't that be my line?

Why did you tell me?

You're doing cosplay, huh?
Since that's the case, then I'll play along to the end.

"My lord, please have pity on me!"

(End of this chapter)