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Chapter 167 Sera Masumi: You actually know I'm a girl, I'm starting to get interested in you!
The kitchen of Kitahara Chinese Restaurant.

"Yami, are those two by the window your aunt and cousin in London?" Kitahara Natsuyu glanced outside, asking knowingly.

“Yes,” Akemi Miyano replied while preparing the ingredients. “Aunt Mary is my mother’s older sister. She married and moved to England a long time ago and settled there.”

"This might be the first time she's brought her daughter back to Japan!"

This wasn't actually the first time Mary Akai had returned to Japan after getting married. Ten years ago, she had brought her second son and daughter to Japan to escape the pursuit of the Black Organization.

But what she didn't expect was that Japan was one of the important strongholds of the black organization, and they were like lambs to the slaughter.

Fortunately, they concealed their whereabouts, which is why the organization did not find them.

Mary Akai did not tell Akemi Miyano about this, so naturally she was unaware of it.

"I see." Kitahara Natsuhiro nodded. "But where is Miss Mary's husband?"

"Is such that."

While Kitahara Natsumi was chatting with Miyano Akemi, Amuro Tooru was also listening intently.

He was somewhat surprised by the arrival of Mary Akai and Masumi Sera, as he had not known about it beforehand.

But he also knew what kind of person Mary Akai was.

Although he is now Bourbon of the black organization, he is also a public security officer of the National Police Agency and can use the National Police Agency's intelligence network to investigate intelligence.

He thoroughly investigated information about Shuichi Akai, including some information about Tsutomu Akai.

Because this intelligence was not top secret at the time, anyone with a source of information could basically find out about it, not to mention that he was using the police department's intelligence network.

Therefore, Mary Akai knew her MI6 identity.

However, Mary Akai had stepped down from the front lines a long time ago, and to some extent, they were still allies, so he wouldn't touch Mary Akai and Masumi Sera.

Shuichi Akai, however, was different; he wanted to settle both old and new scores.

Furthermore, he has already sent his right-hand man, Yuya Kazami, to follow Shuichi Akai, which should bring him some good news.

It wouldn't matter much if Kazami Yuya got lost.

To reiterate, Tokyo is his territory. Even if we lose track of him, we can use street surveillance footage to deduce his new hiding place.

However, this method is not very effective against black organizations.

As a public security officer, he was well aware of the influence of the black organization in Tokyo and in Japan. They had people in the Metropolitan Police Department, the National Police Agency, and even politicians.

Therefore, he was very cautious when dealing with criminal organizations and never acted recklessly.

But there's no need to be timid when dealing with Shuichi Akai, and he definitely has illegal possession of firearms, so if we catch him, the FBI won't be able to say anything.

Furthermore, he could also make a deal with Vermouth, handing over Shuichi Akai or an FBI agent to her in exchange for a promotion within the organization.

Since he was killing and arresting FBI agents anyway, he had no psychological burden whatsoever.

Why are you FBI agents getting involved in this mess in Tokyo when you should be staying put in the US?

As for the criminal organization, he can handle it himself.

“So Mrs. Mary’s husband has passed away.” Kitahara Natsuyu said apologetically, “I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have brought this up.”

Akemi Miyano waved her hand: "That happened more than ten years ago, you don't need to act like this."

"And Aunt Mary no longer cares."

Before Sera Masumi was born, Akai Tsutomu had already disappeared. Although his body has not been found, seventeen years have passed.

Mary Akai's hope that Tsutomu Akai was still alive had long been exhausted over the past seventeen years.

So she really doesn't care about this anymore, unless Akai Tsutomu appears in front of her alive.

“Akai Tsutomu, I remember that name. He was also a member of MI6, but he disappeared seventeen years ago while investigating something.” Amuro Tooru’s eyes flickered. “And not long after that, Akai Tsutomu’s second son, Akai Hideyoshi, was adopted by Haneda Yasuharu and renamed Haneda Hideyoshi.”

"So Akai Tsutomu's disappearance may be related to Haneda Yasuharu's son, Haneda Koji, but we don't know if he has any contact with the organization."

After all, this happened seventeen years ago, and some information is severely lacking, making it extremely difficult for him to investigate.

But now that Mary Akai and Masumi Sera have both arrived in the eastern suburbs, he can continue his investigation. He feels that starting with these two people should yield some results.

However, he is not in a hurry right now; it should be Shuichi Akai who is in a hurry.

Vermouth must have already learned of his presence in Tokyo, and with the arrival of his mother and sister, he is now in a passive position.

The advantage is his!

"Sister Yamei"

At this moment, Enomoto Azusa arrived at the kitchen and looked at Miyano Akemi with some embarrassment.

"What's wrong, Azusa?" Miyano Akemi asked.

Kitahara Natsuhiro and Amuro Tooru also looked at her.

Upon hearing this, Enomoto Azusa said, "Yami-nee, I'm sorry, there are quite a few customers outside, so I need your help. I can't manage on my own."

"Sorry, sorry, I'll be right there to help." Miyano Akemi smiled apologetically, wiped her hands on her apron, and immediately came over.

Yukiko took the day off today, so there are only four people in the shop now, including Kitahara Natsuhiro. It's dinner time, so there are a lot of customers, and Azusa is having a hard time keeping up with everyone.

"Thank you for your help," Enomoto Azusa said.

"This is within my job scope, what's the trouble?"

Akemi Miyano patted Azusa Enomoto on the shoulder, then energetically went to the front to greet the guests.

After Miyano Akemi and Enomoto Azusa left, only Kitahara Natsuhiro and Amuro Tooru remained in the kitchen, along with the sound of the stove.

Before I knew it, it was time to leave work.

Enomoto Azusa and Amuro Tooru had already left, while Kitahara Natsuhiro and Miyano Akemi were still standing at the store entrance, and Akai Mary and Sera Masumi had reappeared at the same place.

“Makoto, Aunt Mary.” Akemi Miyano greeted her.

Sera Masumi nodded to Akai Mary, then turned her gaze to Kitahara Natsuhiro beside her.

Looking at Kitahara Natsumi, Akai Mary smiled and extended her hand, saying, "Hello, I'm Ayami's aunt. Ayami has been well taken care of by you these past few days."

Upon hearing this, Kitahara Natsuyu also reached out and clasped hands with him.

Wow, these little hands feel so nice to touch, so fair and tender, they don't look like the skin of a fifty-year-old woman at all.

Mary Akai looks no different from a woman in her thirties; she's really well-preserved.

However, you can't hold a handshake for too long, or you might get punched.

“Ms. Mary, you’re too kind. Miss Yami works here, so I will naturally take care of her.”

"No need to be so polite," Kitahara Natsuyu said.

To be honest, he didn't take care of Miyano Akemi much. If I had to say, he did take care of Miyano Shiho.

And he will continue to take care of Shiho Miyano from now on.

So, rounding it off, it's a way of taking care of Akemi Miyano.

“If you don’t mind, please accept this.” Mary Akai handed over the gift bag in her left hand: “It’s a London specialty, I hope you like it.”

London's specialties?
It's not fish and chips, is it? Or maybe dry bread?!

If it's these kinds of things, then I definitely won't like them.

But given the atmosphere, he had no choice but to accept it: "You're too kind, then I'll accept it."

"If you encounter any trouble in the future, you can come to me. I still have some influence in Beika Town."

Just kidding, Gastly Xia Yu is the king of Beika Town, and even Tokyo.

There's nothing he can't do here; even if Gin is driving an Apache, he'll still take care of me.

“Okay, I’ll definitely ask if I need to.” Akai Mary smiled.

“Oh, right, Mom, aren’t we looking for a place to live? We could ask Mr. Kitahara for advice,” Sera Masumi suddenly said from the side.

Hearing this, Miyano Akemi was somewhat surprised: "Masumi, Auntie, are you looking to rent a house?"

She thought that Sera Masumi and Akai Mary had come to teach Akai Shuichi a lesson, take a short trip, and then go back.

But now it seems they intend to settle down here.

“Yeah.” Sera Masumi grinned, revealing her fangs. “Mom said we’re going to live here from now on and not go back to London.”

"So we need to rent a house, and I also need to transfer to this school."

"Then we can see each other every day."

Today was her first time meeting Miyano Akemi, but she felt quite fond of her cousin, especially her pitiful appearance and slightly melancholic temperament, which made people want to protect her.

She also wanted to meet her other cousin, and she wanted to investigate the matter of Conan Edogawa.

So I'm not going back to London.

“That’s perfect, then we can keep each other company from now on.” Miyano Akemi was very happy.

Shirley could only come out a few times a month, or sometimes she couldn't come out at all.

If Mary Akai and Masumi Sera were here, she would have someone to confide in, to relieve her frustrations, and to discuss any troubles she might encounter.

They are relatives, after all.

“That means I’ll probably transfer to a school nearby, then I can come here every day.” Sera Masumi smiled broadly, then turned to Kitahara Natsuhiro: “Especially the food at this restaurant, I really love it.”

Upon hearing this, Kitahara Natsuhiro said, "I'm very happy that Miss Sera likes it."

“You don’t need to call me Sera-san anymore. You can call me Sera or Masumi, it’s fine.” Sera Masumi leaned closer, looking at him and said, “I’m so glad you could tell I’m a girl.”

"Because of my body shape and clothing, I am often mistaken for a boy, but you can tell at a glance that I am a girl."

"Mr. Kitahara, you have a keen eye for observation. It seems you're more than just a PE teacher and a restaurant owner."

(End of this chapter)